Ashburton Courier: March 31, 2022
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NEWS<br />
8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
New World goes online<br />
DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
NewWorld<strong>Ashburton</strong> is on<br />
tracktolaunch it’s newonline<br />
shoppingservicenext week.<br />
Foodstuffs has been rolling<br />
outthe service throughout the<br />
SouthIsland,starting in<br />
Christchurch with <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
beingthe latest store to offer<br />
onlineshopping.<br />
NewWorld <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
owner/operators Jeremy and<br />
EmmaRooneyhadput<br />
together adedicated team to<br />
operate the service.<br />
‘‘It’s awhole new team<br />
including afew current staff<br />
that were moved to online,<br />
basically it is anew<br />
department and team for us,<br />
which is really exciting,’’ the<br />
couple said.<br />
The online shoppingteam<br />
have hadspecific training,<br />
spent time in the store getting<br />
to know the layout and will<br />
have atrial run delivering to<br />
friends and family before<br />
launching.<br />
The store plans to offer<br />
onlineshopping fromnext<br />
week, ‘‘but with covid there<br />
could be alittle bitof<br />
movement withthe launch<br />
date.’’<br />
Keep an eyeonthe New<br />
World <strong>Ashburton</strong>Facebook<br />
pagefor the service start<br />
announcement.<br />
Emma said the store is<br />
offering an extra service for<br />
their click and collect<br />
New World <strong>Ashburton</strong> shop owner/operators Jeremy and Emma<br />
Rooney, from left, online assistant manager Mel Sole, online<br />
delivery Michelle Murray and Darryl Martin.<br />
customers. ‘‘With our click and<br />
collect service we have a<br />
concierge who will bring the<br />
groceries out to your car, so we<br />
are justtrying replicate the<br />
servicewehave in store,’’ she<br />
said.<br />
The launch of online<br />
shoppingisgoodtiming with<br />
people self isolating, Jeremy<br />
said. It could have been<br />
sooner, but was worth the wait<br />
to get it right.<br />
‘‘We’rejust excited to be<br />
able offer ourcustomers<br />
something that they have been<br />
wanting for along time,’’he<br />
said.<br />
Aprofessional photographer<br />
came to the store to take<br />
photosofproducts not already<br />
on the New World site. ‘‘So<br />
peoplecan order those special<br />
items that youcan only get at<br />
our store,’’ Emma said.<br />
Theonline shopping<br />
deliverywill initially be<br />
available to those in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
and Lake Hood. ‘‘Inacouple of<br />
months, when thesecond<br />
vehicle arrives, we will be<br />
expandingtoMethven, Rakaia<br />
and possibly Geraldine,’’<br />
Jeremysaid.<br />
Rangitata Diversion Race Management Ltd's engineer manager<br />
Kees Beentjes inspects the fishscreen.<br />
Fishscreen tour<br />
Membersofthe public have the<br />
chance to getupclose to agiant<br />
stateoftheart fishscreen being<br />
installed at theKlondyke intake<br />
of theRangitataDiversionRace,<br />
near the Rangitata River.<br />
An open day, from10amto<br />
3pm, isplanned for April 10 and<br />
free tickets can be booked online<br />
at www.eventbrite.co.nz<br />
Thescreen,which comprises<br />
of seven 8.5metrelong screen<br />
sections, is part of a$17.2million<br />
project by water supply company<br />
RangitataDiversion Race (RDR)<br />
Management Ltd to protect<br />
salmon,trout andnative fish<br />
stocks inthe river.<br />
Thefishscreen will keep the<br />
fish stocks out of theRDR’s<br />
canaland in the river. The seven<br />
cylindricalscreens, each<br />
measuring2.1m in diameter,<br />
make up the mechanical screen<br />
which arrivedfrom Australia.<br />
The Rangitata Diversion Race<br />
fishscreenwas constructed by<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> company GrantHood<br />
Contracting, under the watch of<br />
construction projectmanager<br />
JamesGreene, with ateamfrom<br />
SmithCrane and<br />
Construction, and was likely<br />
the largestand mostcomplex of<br />
its kind in theworld. Work is on<br />
track for itsMay <strong>2022</strong> connection<br />
to the canal;the end of the<br />
irrigation season.RDR<br />
Management Ltdsupplies water<br />
forirrigation, stockwater and<br />
hydrogeneration across Mid<br />
Canterbury.It is alegacy piece of<br />
engineering, built 80 years ago to<br />
stimulate agriculture in<br />
Depressiontimes,and remains<br />
vital to the district’s economy.<br />
<strong>2022</strong>-23<br />
DRAFTANNUALPLAN<br />
Opening for your feedback next week,the AnnualPlanisour budgetfor the coming financial year.<br />
It explains what we’ll be doing, howmuch it will cost and howwe’re planningtopay forit.<br />
Want to find outmore?<br />
Learn moreand ask questions at one of our upcomingcommunity meetings:<br />
ONLINE<br />
Thursday 7April –7pm<br />
itsourplace.nz<br />
facebook.com/<strong>Ashburton</strong>DC<br />
ASHBURTON<br />
Monday<br />
11 April –7pm<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> EventCentre<br />
METHVEN<br />
Tuesday<br />
12 April -7pm<br />
Mt Hutt MemorialHall<br />
RAKAIA<br />
Wednesday<br />
13 April-7pm<br />
Rakaia Bowling Club<br />
Visit itsourplace.nz to find out moreand haveyoursay from Thursday7April
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