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Local jumper flying high in USA 

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Ashburton horse jumper 

Kimberley Bird is flying high 

after winning the WEC Ocala 

1.45m Jumper Classic in the 

United States last week. 

Kimberley has been in the 

States since the beginning of 

the year competing in the 2022 

Winter Spectacular Show 

Series at the World Equestrian 

Center (WEC) in Florida. 

Kimberley's parents, Kate 

and Alan Bird went over to 

Florida to support their 

daughter and described 

watching Kimberley’s win as 

‘‘incredible.’’ 

‘‘She rode really well, Ican’t 

believe how much her 

riding has developed 

from riding in New 

Zealand to riding over 

there, she has just gone 

next level,’’ Kate said. 

Kimberley, 25, has 

been riding 13yearold 

Holsteiner mare 

Cera Cassina 

(Beezie) for seven 

years. 

The pair are competing 

overseas to gain experience 

not available in New Zealand. 

‘‘There are not enough big 

competitions in New Zealand, 

we’re too small, if you want to 

progress in the sport you have 

to go abroad,’’ Kate said. 

Kimberley funded the trip 

herself, selling ahorse in New 

Zealand to pay to get Beezie to 

the States, ‘‘She is doing it on a 

shoestring budget,’’ Alan said. 

‘‘A lot of the Americans have 

great accolades 

for that 

because she 

has done it 

herself.’’ 

It was an 

epic trip for 

Beezie to get to 

the States. She was 

trucked to 

Auckland where she was flown 

to Sydney, then after six days 

she was flown to Chicago, 

finally taking a17hour 

truck ride down to Florida. 

‘‘The horse had ahuge 

trip, we were abit 

worried because she 

had to go so far, but 

Beezie travels 

well, she 

has been to 

Australia 

and around 

the North 

Island,’’ 

Kate said. 

In an interview for the WEC 

website Kimberley said the 

course suited her horse very 

well. 

‘‘The time was tight, but Iwas 

lucky because my horse likes to 

travel. As long as Idon’t start 

pulling, we are usually good on 

time,” she said. 

Kimberley and Beezie 

completed the course without 

touching asingle rail to stop 

the jumpoff clock at 40.612 

seconds to claim her victory. 

Kimberley Bird and horseCera 

Cassina (Beezie) in action at the 

World Equestrian Center in 

Florida. 

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Budget service there to help 

BY MICKJENSEN 

Afree budget service operated by 

Presbyterian Support is providing 

valuableadvice,support andagroup 

programmefor people struggling 

with debtand other problems. 

Financial mentors from 

Presbyterian Support last year 

helpedover200 clients –many of 

them families with young children. 

The assistance included advice on 

debt management, help with 

applying forentitlements and 

adjusted budgets when there was a 

loss of income, often due to 

unforeseen circumstances. 

TeamleaderMurielMorganwas 

appointedlast yeartooversee the 

runningofthe growing budget 

serviceand anew group programme 

calledMoneyMates wasalso 

introduced. 

Theprogrammeoffersaseries of 

workshops thathelp participants 

developbudgeting skills andis 

beingoffered onceevery school 

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Working with aclient are (from left) 

Muriel Morgan and financial mentor 

Pam OliverHylands. 

term. 

Money worries can have aserious 

impactonpeople’s lives andthe best 

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TheBoy from GorgeRiver by Chris Long 

Thestory of howanextraordinarychildhood shaped an extraordinarylife 

Chris Long grew up on the South Island’s West Coast,two days’hike from the 

nearest road.Bornintothe country’smost isolatedfamily,his parents were 

committed to freedom from capitalist societyand connection to the natural 

world. 

In this inspiring memoir,Chris describes achildhood with 

natureonhis doorstep–helping his father catchcrayfish 

and his mother grow vegetables,playing with toys crafted 

from driftwood and jade,and learning to liveinthe wild– 

until,inhis teenage years,hebegan to wonder:could he 

surviveinthe widerworld? 

By the son of the authors of ALifeonGorge Riverand 

AWifeonGorge River, TheBoy from GorgeRiver 

is an enthralling accountofchasing 

adventurewhile foreverstaying true 

to whereyou come from. 

Mrs Morgan said. 

Theteamoffinancial mentors was 

there to offersupport, whetherit 

wasamatter of struggling withdebt 

or otherproblems. 

‘‘Everyone can benefit from 

learning budgeting tipsand skills 

throughonetoone mentoring or the 

MoneyMates group programme,’’ 

shesaid. 

When the Ashburton Budget 

Advisory Service went into recess in 

2016,itdonated funds to Advance 

Ashburton which nowallocates the 

income fromthe fundstosupport 

ongoingfinancial mentoring 

services. 

Over thepast three years 

Presbyterian Supporthas received 

over $30,000 in grants fromAdvance 

Ashburton andamuchneeded topup 

offunding. 

Anyonewishingtospeak witha 

financialmentor or wantingtoenrol 

in aMoneyMates workshop, can 

contact Presbyterian Support on 

0800 477874 or by email 

budgetservice@psusi.org.nz 

Red Cross branch wound up 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


TheTinwald RedCross Branch has 

wound up after 57 years of helping 

people in thecommunity andoverseas. 

Disasterrisk management,first aid 

courses and education,Mealson 

Wheels deliveries, migration 

programmes, restoring family links 

and fundraisingopportunities have 

beenthe organisation’s focus in recent 

years. 

Tinwald branch president Pat 

O’Briensaiditwas asad occasion but 

withnomembers abletobe office 

bearers to keep thebranch afloat,the 

decision wasmadetoclose.Manyof 

the members were agedover 70, with 

three agedintheir90s. 

It’s been an emotional timefor the 

lastremaining 13 members of the 

branch. 

‘‘It’ssad we’re no longer in the 

community(as abranch),’’ shesaid. 

However manymembers would 

continueasindividual members with 

RedCross. 

Thosethat could,would be on hand 

to helpas required, shesaid. 

Theannual general meeting,held in 

July2021,was paused withno 

nominationsfor the role of president, 

secretaryortreasurer. Thelossof 

cheques andthe movetoonline 

bankingdid nothelp. 

Tinwald Memorial Hall committee president John Harris receivesafirst aid 

kit forthe hall from Tinwald Red CrossBranch membersPat O’Brien 

(president), Audrey Bruce (treasurer) and Brenda Whittaker (secretary) as a 

parting gift. 

In February amotion was passed 

that the TinwaldBranchNew Zealand 

RedCross give notice to closethe 

branch. 

The branch officially closedon 

March 18;coincidentlythe sameday as 

when it started in 1965. 

Members acknowledged theclosure 

with a‘‘lovelyhigh tea’’ bringingout 

theChina teacupsand saucersfor an 

afternoon tea with cake and other tasty 

delights. 

‘‘It’s beenawonderful journey,’’ Mrs 

O’Briensaid. 

Afinal actofmemberswas the 

donation of aRed Cross first aid kit to 

Tinwald MemorialHall committee 

presidentJohnHarris for use in the 

hall. 

Theyalso donatedtwo lightweight 

tablesinmemory of foundingmember, 

thelateMoiraMackenzie. 

While thebranchhad closed, 

members plannedtocatch up socially. 

‘‘We’ll keepincontact,‘‘Mrs O’Brien 

said. 

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Ashburton Courier, April 7, 2022 

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Simon O'Neill lands Grammy award 

Worldrenowned, operasinger Simon 

O'Neill has won aGrammyaward. 

TheformerAshburtonlad landed the 

Grammy for Best Choral Performance as 

part of arendition of Mahler's 

Symphony No. 8conductedby Gustavo 

Dudamel. 

It was one of twonominations. 

He wasnominated for best choral 

performance, and bestengineered 

album,classical but missed outonthe 

secondaward on the night. 

Simon, nowliving in Auckland, said in 

astatement latelastyear he was excited 

by the nominations and had hoped to 

take his 10yearold daughter to Los 

Angeles forthe ceremony in the new 

year. 

However, the delayed awards, and 

now work committmentshave seen him 

overseas, where he will be based for 

much of the year. 

‘‘Congratulations to my fellowartists 

with the Grammy Award for our 

DeutscheGrammophon recordingof 

Mahler's Symphony No.8,’’ he posted on 

Facebook. 

He gave specialmentionto‘‘Maestro 

Dudamel, Tamara Wilson, Leah 

Crocetto, MihokoFujimura,Tamara 

Mumford, Erin Morley, RyanMcKinny, 

MorrisRobinson, the Los Angeles 

Master Chorale, PacificChorale, Los 

AngelesChildren’s Chorus,National 

Children’s Chorus and with the Los 

AngelesPhilharmonic. 

‘‘Bloodyhellagreat honour!’’ he 

said,ofthe award. 

Simon’sdouble nomination 

recognised his contribution as asolo 

tenor in the role of Doctor Marianusin 

Mahler's Symphony No.8, which was 

conducted by GustavoDudamel for the 

Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

‘‘It was ahugethrill to make my debut 

with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic at 

theincredible Walt Disney ConcertHall 

conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. 

‘‘This Mahler Symphony is massive 

and Iwas so honoured to be partofthe 

amazing soundscape that was captured 

by Deutsche Grammophon,’’ he said. 

The Grammy nods marksSimon's 

third nomination hewas previously 

nominated for the prestigious music 

awardin2006inthe ‘Producerofthe 

Year' category forhis recording of 

Chausson Le RoiArthus with fellow 

NewZealand Wagnerian bassbaritone, 

Sir Donald McIntyre. 

~additional reporting NZ Herald 

Simon O’Neill often returns to his home 

town of Ashburton to support groups 

and organisations. 

NZ remains 

at red traffic 

light setting 

New Zealand is not ready to move to an 

orange traffic light setting, Prime Minister 

Jacinda Ardern says. 

Many parts of the country, including Mid 

Canterbury, are still facing asurge in 

Covid19 cases and will remain in the red 

setting. 

‘‘We're doing well but we're still in a 

large Omicron outbreak in New Zealand,‘‘ 

she said. 

Daily new Covid19 cases were 

numbering about 13,000 and even though 

the pandemic appeared to be running out 

of steam in Auckland it was still too soon to 

open up the country. 

There was still significant pressure on 

our health systems, so would not look to 

move Auckland out of red. It was possible 

to do this in future, she said. 

Ms Ardern said unvaccinated people and 

those who had not received booster shots 

were still disproportionately showing up in 

hospital with Covid19 and many 

healthcare workers were themselves 

infected, adding more pressure to the city's 

hospitals. 

It was still possible in future for some 

regions to change traffic light settings, 

where one region might go to orange while 

others were in red. 

Masks will still be required in many 

indoor settings as the red traffic light 

system stays in place. 

The Government was mindful of the 

impact the red traffic light setting had on 

the hospitality sector, especially those 

reliant on indoor events. She said 

regardless of what setting we're in now, 

outdoor events could continue. 

While the event management sector was 

taking ahit, government support was 

available, she said. 

‘‘Of all the sectors, they really are the 

ones that are bearing the brunt.’’ 

As of Tuesday morning vaccine passes 

vaccine mandates will be limited to the 

health and disability, aged care, 

Corrections and border workforce sectors. 

They are no longer compulsory for entry 

but some business can still use the passes 

if desired. 

The next traffic light review will be on 

April 14, she said. 

‘‘I know there is an eagerness to move to 

orange [but] there is still pressure across 

our hospital network,’’ Ms Ardern said. 

The decision comes after the addition of 

nine more covidrelated deaths and 10,205 

new community cases on Monday. 

There were 734 people in hospital, 

including 25 in intensive care. 

The deaths toll also reported that day, 

took the total number of publiclyreported 

deaths with Covid19 to 405 since the 

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Anewlybuiltpumptrack at Mountain 

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The asphalttrack is around 70mlong 

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It is designedtoberiddenbyriders 

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by up and downbody movements 

ratherthan by pedalingorpushing. 

The track hasbeen constructed at a 

costof$25,000and has received 

fundingsupport fromthe Lion 

Foundation and Advance Ashburton. 

It was built by local trail builder 

Cam Bissett. 

MountainBikeAshburtonpresident 

James Reidsaidthe pump track had 

beeninthe pipeline foracoupleof 

years. 

It was fastand would be lower 

maintenance thanthe current gravel 

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‘‘It’sriding reallywelland we’ve had 

somegreat feedback. 

‘‘It’sanother great addition to what 

we’ve build up at theACL Skills Park 

overthe lastfiveyears,’’hesaid. 

Mr Reid saidthe club was grateful 

for the funding received for the track 

and thefavourable rates given for 

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MountainBike Ashburton members were among the first to ride thenew track 

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Morelandscapingwas planned 

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The skillspark contains many 

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skillsand includes jumps, rock 

gardens, aseesaw andmanual 

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Hundreds of natives plantedover 

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Dog park project 

progressing well 


Fencing is up and security gatesare 

being built and the Rakaia dog park 

project is getting close to completion. 

The new facility is located on unused 

landatthe northern end of Railway 

TerraceWest. 

The area is 200m longand more than 

20mwideand runsparallel to therailway 

line. 

Two thirds of the dog park will be 

allocated for biggerdogsand the rest for 

smaller dogs. 

Four security gates are currently being 

made, with two gates to be installed in 

each area. 

The project is the brainchild of dog 

owner Debbie Renga, who approached 

the Rakaia Community Associationabout 

it somemonths ago. 

With backing and some funding via the 

association, the project hasbuilt 

momentumand interest. 

‘‘It’s exciting to see things getting 

closer to reality and it’sgreat to also see 

dogs andownersalready using the area. 

‘‘If all goes well, we hopetohavean 

official opening in the next coupleof 

months.’’ 

MrsRenga said Ashburton District 

Council had been supportive of the 

project and much of thecost of fencing 

hadcomefromagenerous grantfromthe 

Lion Foundation. 

The communityhad also got behindthe 

project, shesaid. 

‘‘We heldadog agility display and car 

Debbie Renga and her dog Kaka at the 

Rakaia dog park prefencing. 

show event at the Rakaia Domain in 

November andthat raised over $5000 and 

drew over 200 vehicles. 

‘‘We also producedadog calendar and 

most of the 200 calendars printed have 

sold andraised morefunds,’’ MrsRenga 

said. 

Calendars had gone around theworld 

anda2023 calendar was planned, she 

said. 

When the dog park is officially opened, 

asign will alsobe revealed to show the 

names of majorsponsors andbackers of 

the communitydriven project. 

Water fountains, rampsand dog 

tunnelsare also plannedatthe site in the 

future. 


Celebrating 60 years 

The Ashburton Community 

Committee for Blind Low Vision NZ 

(BLVNZ) is celebrating 60 years of 

helping visuallyimpairedpeople in 

Mid Canterbury. 

On April 41962 the first minute book 

records that ‘‘A meeting was held in 

the MunicipalChambers, Havelock St, 

in connectionwith adesire to discuss 

the possible formationof an interim 

advisory committee of the New 

Zealand Foundation of the Blind.’’ 

Sincethen the committee’s 

volunteers have beenassistingthe 

blind in the community organising 

events,equipmentand mobility help. 

Committee secretary Eleanor Weir 

said normally (before covid)there is a 

monthly meeting held for members. 

‘‘With food, entertainment and 

socialising with others whohave 

vision problems.’’ 

Committee chairman Dennis 

Swaneysaid oneofthe best things for 

someone diagnosed withavision 

problem is meeting other peopleina 

similar situation. 

‘‘It’smoremeaningful for someone 

to talk to aperson who has 

experienced and overcomethe same 

problems.’’ 

Mr Swaneygot involvedwith the 

organisation when he was wondering 

what to do whenheretired. 

‘‘I thought, whatwould be the worse 

thingthat could happen to me, so I 

thoughtbeing blind Iwould be totally 

lost,soIdecidedtocomealong and 

help,’’ he said. 

‘‘When they get diagnosed with the 

condition, the Blind Foundation 

contact us, we go and visit them and 

see what we candotomake their life 

easier. 

‘‘It’snot justelderly, it’s all ages, it 

Ashburton Community Committee for 

Blind Low Vision NZ chairman Dennis 

Swaney, and secretary Eleanor Weir 

with the first minute book from 1962. 

can be avery stressful time,’’ he said. 

Ashburtonissetup well forthe 

visually impaired. 

‘‘The towncentreisbetter now than 

what it was, Ithinkthe centre of town 

is flatter now,(but) the business signs 

on thefootpath can be aproblem, 

people just walk into them.’’ 

The organisation is always looking 

for new volunteers, if you would like 

to help outcontact Mr Swaney on 027 

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Kindness instead of dollars 


Service clubslike Ashburton 

CountyLions have been 

findingitincreasingly 

difficult to fundraiseand 

carry outtheir usual 

community duties becauseof 

covid restrictions. 

With limitedfundraising 

opportunitiesinrecent 

months, CountyLions have 

beenforced to show their 

support for local causes with 

gestures of kindness rather 

thanwithdollar and cents 

funding. 

CountyLions cocoordinator 

of publicity and youth 

exchange Lynda Taylessaida 

recentdonationand delivery 

of baking to Presbyterian 

Supportwas an example of 

doing something nice, rather 

thangiving money,which 

simply wasn’tavailableat 

At the hand over of recentbaking to PresbyterianSupport are 

(fromleft) Pam OliverHylands (Presbyterian Support), Francie 

Prichard (AshburtonCountyLions), LyndaTayles (Ashburton 

CountyLions), Suz Hutchinson and Jenny Gill (both Presbyterian 

Support). 

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present. 

‘‘We’ve been doing what we 

canasaclub, but it’sbeen 

difficult. 

‘‘We’ve had to cancelour 

main fundraiser,StarsinYour 

Eyes, andotherevents that 

usuallybringinmoney, and 

hencewe’ve not beenableto 

pass those fundsonto 

community causes.’’ 

Instead baking hadbeen 

giventothe likes of 

Presbyterian Support, whose 

clients wereamixofelderly 

andyoungfamilies in need, to 

theSEEDS (Sharing Everyday 

Experiencesand Drawing on 

Skills)programme and to the 

group GrandparentsRaising 

Grandchildren. 

MrsTayles said therewere 

no clubfundraisers linedupat 

present and arecent monthly 

meetinghad beencancelled 

because of the covid situation. 

She said it had been 

challengingtimes for alot of 

people over the lasttwo years 

andCounty Lions, like other 

clubs, werelooking forwardto 

seeingthingsget back to 

normal. 

New youth volunteer awards 

to recognise work in community 

VolunteeringMid &South Canterbury 

and AshburtonYouth Council have 

launchedanawards event to recognise 

theworkofyouth volunteers. 

Theinauguraleventwas launchedthis 

week to to coincide withStudent 

VolunteerWeek. 

Manager of VolunteeringMid &South 

Canterbury Dellwyn Moylansaidyoung 

peoplegavetheirtime across adiverse 

rangeofroles in thedistrict and the 

awards are to recognise their inspiring 

andselfless work. 

“While there areawards like the 

council’s community awardsand New 

Zealand Honours,young people are not 

often nominated duetothe length of 

servicerequiredtoqualify,”she said. 

“It’sexcitingtonow be ableto 

celebratethe mahibeing done by our 

youthand to recognisethe timetheyare 

giving to othersand their community..” 

AshburtonYouthCouncil2021 

member JanreLim,headboy at Mt Hutt 

College andalsoonthe volunteering 

organisation’s board, has been the 

driving forcebehind the new awards and 

gained plenty of event management 

planning skills along theway. 

“The awards seektorecognisethe 

hard work,community serviceand 

dedication of rangatahi within our 

Dellwyn Moylan 

district. 

‘‘These awards acknowledgeand 

honour young people whohave made an 

outstanding positiveimpactwithinthe 

community through volunteering,” he 

said. 

Nominations for theawardsare open 

now andwillbeaccepteduntil May14. 

An evening to present the awards is 

planned in June. 

There are three categories that 

organisations, workplaces and schools 

cannominate young peoplefor: 

community andsocialservice,cultural 

and environmental,and sport 

Josiah Tualamali’i 

volunteering. 

Theyoung person mustbeaged25or 

underatthe time of nomination. 

Theawards nightthis yearwillbean 

inviteonly event due to covid and will 

feature guest speaker Josiah 

Tualamali'i, asemifinalistinthe Young 

NewZealanderofthe YearAward. 

Entertainment willbeprovided by 

youth fromthe district. 

Nominationformsare available from 

Community House MidCanterbury,44 

Cass Street, Ashburton,and Methven 

iHub,160 Main Street, Methven, or by 

emailing managermidc@vmsc.org.nz 


Melanoma 

death rate 

highest 

in world 

New Zealand hadthe highest 

melanoma death ratein2020, 

accordingtoanew studyin 

JAMADermatology,whichalso 

predictscaseswill rise 50 per 

cent globally by 2040. 

Thestudy authors took alook 

at theglobalburden of 

melanoma,estimating there was 

aworldwidetotalof325,000 new 

melanoma casesand 57,000 

deaths for2020. Basedonthese 

rates,the authors estimate the 

burden frommelanomawill 

increaseto510,000 new cases (a 

roughly50per centincrease) 

andto96,000 deaths (a 68 per 

cent increase) by 2040. 

Dr GeriMcLeod, whoisatthe 

University of Otago, 

Christchurch and also in the 

DepartmentofPsychology, 

Speechand Hearing at 

Canterbury University,saidthe 

results of thestudysend aclear 

message to the NewZealand 

governmentand local territorial 

authoritiesthatmore 

investment is neededtoreduce 

risk factorsfor the development 

of melanoma. 

“Previousresearch hasshown 

that theNew Zealand 

population is toooptimistic 

abouttheir ability to sunprotect 

andasaconsequence are 

experiencing sunburn. 

‘‘Thisisknownasthe sunburn 

paradox. Thatis, individuals 

have atendency to incorrectly 

believe thattheirchosen sun 

protection methodwill be 

adequate,’’shesaid. 

“The easiest way to protect 

yourself from excessUV 

radiation is to restrict outdoor 

activity when UV radiation is at 

apeak, usually afew hours 

either sideofmidday. 

‘‘To properly protect theskin 

from excess UV radiation when 

outdoors, we need to use 

physicalcover such as ashirt 

andhat, in addition to seeking 

shade wherepractical.’’ 

Thestudy showedthat 

education campaigns suchasthe 

successfulSunSmart 

programmes neededtobe 

continued,DrMcLeod said. 

Melanoma accountsfor nearly 

80%ofall skincancer deathsin 

NewZealandand death rates 

arehigher among men.


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Triathlete Sophie wins at 

nationalchamps 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


9 

Mid Canterbury Time Bank Coordinator Kate White (left) and Mid 

Canterbury Newcomers Network coordinator Mercedes Walkham 

get ready for the Ester Egg hunt at Violinos. 

Egg hunt at 

musical oasis 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


The hunt is on this Saturday for 

hidden chocolate treats at an 

Easteregg hunt at Violinos 

Music Adventure land. 

Mid Canterbury TimeBank 

coordinator Kate White and 

Mid Canterbury Newcomers 

Network coordinator 

Mercedes Walkham have 

organised thefamily friendly 

event,which is thelatest in a 

series of events the 

organisationshave 

collaborated on. 

‘‘We are both about helping 

people to connect,’’ Katesaid. 

There will be at least 90 eggs 

hidden for children around the 

property,whichisalso filled 

with an eclectic mix of musical 

instrumentspeople can play. 

Guests can have agomaking 

musicondrums, bellsand 

pipes, explore the music 

themed garden andtake atour 

of the collectors gallery 

featuring apianola played by 

The Beatles. 

The owner of Violinos,Ruth 

Hall, is amember of TimeBank 

andoffered her property for 

events. 

Mercedes said it wasthanks 

to thegenerosity of sponsors 

that helped events happen. 

‘‘Wereceivedfunding from 

Braided Rivers Trust for 

events, some of that money has 

gone towards buying the easter 

eggs.’’ 

Katesaid it is an eventtohelp 

people connectwith others. 

‘‘For newcomers and people 

that havebeeninAshburton 

foreverit’s agreat chance to 

see this world class attraction 

and meetother people. 

‘‘Weare encouraging people 

to bring aplate for ashared 

afternoon tea, it’s reallyabout 

helping peopleconnect and 

enjoy anice place,’’ she said 

Every monthTimeBank 

organises events to help people 

connect. 

‘‘It is importantfor us to 

reduceisolationand help 

people feel that sense of 

belonginginthe community, 

that's whywerun these events, 

get people of all different ages 

mixing and mingling.’’ 

TheEaster egghunt is on this 

Saturday from 1pm to 5pm, 

ticketsare $11,people need to 

registeronthe Eventbrite 

website, more informationcan 

be found on the organisations’ 

Facebook pages. 

Above: Sophie Lampe with her winning medal and trophy; 

below, Sophie with national iron woman Andrea Hewitt and 

Neve Mackenzie, of Blenheim. 

Triathlete Sophie Lampehas 

won her first national event 

competingatthe New Zealand 

Schools TriathlonChamps 

2022. 

Shewon the Under 13 girls 

event in atime of 25minutes, 

46seconds, just over aminute 

ahead of the second placed 

competitor. It washeld last 

month alongside the New 

Plymouth ITU Triathlon 

World Cup,atNgāmotu 

Beach,inTaranaki. 

Sophie, 12,ofHinds School 

took the championshipevent 

all in her stride and was 

excited aboutthe race. 

Prior to the nationalsshe 

had placed second in the 

Under 14 category at the South 

IslandSecondarySchool 

TriathloninOamaru. There 

she was mainlycompeting 

with athletes at least ayear 

older. 

Sophie is aYear 8school 

leader who mainlytrains 

herself as well as swimming in 

town onceaweekand she is 

no stranger to the winners 

podium despite only starting 

running competitively in late 

2018. 

Shehas longterm goals for 

her ownrunning future. They 

are Olympicsized but she is 

on trackto succeed already 

competinginhigh level 

competition. 

Andshe is learninghow to 

improveher performance 

from everyrace she competes 

in and has made some great 

friends through the events. 

She has also met former 

Olympian triathlete Andrea 

Hewitt, received racing tips 

from Olympic bronze medalist 

Hayden Wilde and inspiration 

from professional triathlete 

HannahWells. 

Sophiehas won many agegroupcross 

country events, 

but also triathlons and multichallenge 

eventsagainst 

adults. 

In her first fullyear 

competitively running she 

won school ageevents such as 

theMid Canterbury Cross 

Country, MidCanterbury 

Triathlon, Canterbury Zones 

Athletics 1000m, Mid 

Canterbury Athletics 1000m 

andwas amember of the 

Canterbury Cross Country 

team competingatinterregionals 

competition in 

Hanmer Springs. 

She also wonpast events 

against adults;the Geraldine 

MultiChallenge (a 5km race) 

and the LongbeachChallenge. 

She has competed in the 

LakeCrichton series and most 

recently placedsecond female 

overall in the short course. 

The Lampe familylive 

rurally justout of Hinds, and 

Sophie doesmuch of her 

trainingaround the property 

fromswimming in the 

irrigation pond (she has set 

out buoystoswim around) and 

either biking on gravel tracks 

or has to be driven to atarseal 

road for aroadbike. 

She has also been given help 

with transition tips by Kerry 

Clough(multisporterMatt 

Clough’s father) and regular 

bike servicing from sponsor 

Stoked Cycles,inAshburton. 

Sophiehas kept training 

despite the disruption of 

covidand loves goingtoPeel 

Forest for amore exciting 

run. 

In the coming months sheis 

lookingatdoing some cross 

countryevents,competing in 

duathlonswhen able,aswell 

as playinghockey. 

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ABBOTT, Norma May 

(nee Neutze): Passed away 

peacefully at Rosebank 

Resthome, Ashburton onApril 

1, 2022, aged 92. Dearly loved 

wife and soulmate of the late 

Bill Abbott for 61years. Loved 

and cherished mother of Bryan, 

Geoff andTrish, Lindsay, Darren 

and Debbie, Kathryn and Leo 

van den Beuken. Much loved 

Gran of Kristyn and Mark, Cole 

and Elicia, Josiah and Julia, 

Luke, Mitch and Abbi, Beau, 

Jago, Beryn, Phoenix, Stacey 

and Logan, Brooke and Matt 

and Kim. Loved great-Gran of 

Savana, Lilly, Harper, Penelope, 

Trey, Rocco and Ashton. Dearly 

loved sister of the late Ruby 

and Alister Martin, the late 

Owen and Audrey Neutze, 

Bryce and the late Judith 

Neutze. Special thanks to all of 

the staff at Rosebank for their 

wonderful care and love they 

gave Norma. Messages to be 

sent tothe family of the late 

Norma Abbott, C/- Galbraith 

Funeral Services,26King Street, 

Temuka, 7920. As per Norma’s 

wishes, a Memorial Service 

will be held at St Andrew’s 

Presbyterian Church, 10 Cox 

Street, Geraldine, onTuesday, 

April12at1:00pm. 

SMITH, Allan Tayler, on 

March 31, 2022. Passed away 

peacefully, surrounded by his 

family, atAshburton, aged 92 

years. Dearly loved husband 

of Erna. Much loved and 

respected father and father in 

law ofStuart and Julie, Graeme 

and Sandy, Kerry and Karen, 

and loved father- in-law of 

Debbie. Treasured Grandad 

of Hugo, Louis, and Fenella; 

George; Lee, Callum, and Josh. 

Loved brother of Len, Billy, 

Colin, Margaret (all deceased), 

and Ian. Messages to the Smith 

family POBox 105, Methven 

7730. AMemorial Service to 

celebrate Allan’s Life will be 

held at the Methven Golf Club, 

Hobbs Road on Friday April 8, 

commencing at 11.00am. 

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passed away peacefully on April 

2, 2022, aged 86 years. Dearly 

loved wife and sweetheart of 

the late Allan Wright. Loved 

and respected mother and 

mother-in-law of Grant and 

Shirley, the late Susan and Ken 

Evans, Stephen and Shelly, 

Lynda Small, Diane, Karen and 

David Boag, and the late Zania. 

Precious Nana of Allan, Johnny; 

Sarah, James; Michael, Carl; 

Milly, Kari, Lizzy, Chris; Vanessa, 

Nicola, Jessica, Kacey, Karley; 

Tim, Holly; Clinton, Tayla; and 

their partners. Loved by all her 

great-grand children. 

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again with Dad. You have left 

us with the most amazing 

childhood memories.” 

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Fishing fun for cubs 

Teachakid to fish and they 

can feed themselvesand 

others for alifetime. At least 

that was theplan for Tinwald 

Cubs leader Wayne Moore 

who took around adozen of 

his troop to Lake Hood last 

week for afishing session, 

learning the ins andouts of 

fishing. 

Mr Moore, and other adult 

leaders, had fun teaching the 

group how to prepare their 

lines, cast andreel in a 

whopperortwo. 

The cubs this particular 

evening caughtthree small, 

but edible, perch. 

Photos, at top: Tinwald Cub 

James Davidson with his 

impressive perch catch from 

Lake Hood, bottom left, cub 

leader Wayne Moore gives 

casting advice to cub James 

and right, cub Lilly Hadley 

Chinn and parent help Bianca 

Fell show their catch of the 

day. 

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Scarecrow trail returns 

Methven’s annual scarecrow 

trail is back and this year’s 

theme is children’s 

television characters. 

Eachyear during the April 

school holidays membersof 

the Methven community 

build scarecrowstoa 

particular theme. 

The scarecrows,which 

usuallynumberaround40, 

are scatteredaround the 

town for children and 

families to find and identify 

the nameofthe character 

represented. 

The trail is suitable for all 

ages and trail maps/entry 

forms areavailable from the 

Methven iHub. 

There aresponsored 

prizes for the most correct 

entries and for the most 

popular scarecrows and trail 

maps cost $10 (cash only). 

The Methven scarecrow 

trail runs fromApril 16 until 

May 1and proceeds will go to 

anumber causes, including 

Methven Primary School. 

Excitement is growing for 

this year’s Methven 

scarecrow trail, which starts 

on April 16.


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Methven Community Pool committee members, from left, Lisa Quinn, Jenny Thompson and Emily 

Cooke, pull up the covers on the final day of the swim season last week, unsure if the pool will reopen 

again next summer. 

PHOTOS TONI WILLIAMS 

The Methven Community Pool 

has been asummertime water 

haven for its community for 

near on 100years. But now it 

needs urgent repairs. 

Thepool facilityisanonprofit 

organisation run by a 

committee of dedicated 

volunteers. 

Among them pool committee 

membersJenny Thompson 

(treasurer), Emily Cooke (key 

master), Lisa Quinn and Juanita 

Richards who covered the pool 

for the final time of theseason 

last week, notknowing if it will 

reopen again next summer. 

It needs anew filtration 

system, sealing, professional 

painting and facility upgrades at 

acost of $250,000. 

It’s abig ask, but the pool is a 

valuable asset used by its closeknit 

community, thethree 

schools in Methven and 

members of the general public. 

AGivealittle page is being set up 

and requests for funding grants 

being carried out. People can 

also deposit money in thepool 

bank account 

020868001362300. 

Pool 

repairs 

needed 

Pool committee chairman 

Jimmy Newport, in thefirst of 

many funding requests, said an 

upgrade to the efficiency of the 

pool’s operating system was 

urgently needed. 

‘‘Over the past four yearswe 

have replaced bothheat pumps 

and upgraded thechemical 

system and thenextstepisto 

replace the filtration and pump 

system. Unfortunately this 

season we have hadamajor 

breakdown with thepumpand 

had to close the pool for over 

three weeks while apart was 

Ella Quinn, 12, helping out 

committee members in the 

learners pool on closing day. 

sourced and an engineer was 

available to help our 

maintenancecrew complete the 

repair. This onlyfurther 

highlighted to the committee 

that we need to urgently replace 

this machinery.’’ 

It involves the replacement of 

the filter, pipes and pump to 

improve the efficiencyofthe 

pool system, he said. 

There had alsobeen 

deterioration of pool surfaces, 

traditionally painted by 

committee members, and aneed 

to replace damaged tiered 

seating poolside with ‘‘more 

family friendly seating 

including tables, benches and 

small sections of tieredseats’’. 

Pool committee secretary Jo 

Newport saidithad been a 

difficult season. 

‘‘Attimes we did wonder if we 

would even make it through but 

we are veryfortunate to have a 

dedicated maintenance crew 

andwewereblown away by the 

offers of help from the 

community.’’ 

‘‘The committee now face a 

verybusy offseason 

fundraising, applying for grants 

andhopefully upgrading the 

pool equipmenttoallow the 

Methven Community Pool to 

continue to service our schools 

and wider community in the 

comingyears,’’ she said. 

The pool, tucked away on 

McDonald Street, operates 

annually from November to 

Marchwith access to the pool 

via the purchase of akey, visits 

by pupils from Mount Hutt 

College, Methven Primary 

School and Our Ladyof the 

Snowsschools and until this 

season lifeguarded hours for 

public access. 

The poolcommitteewas 

unable to find sufficient 

lifeguards this season, which 

restricted public openings, but 

did sell around95keysto 

keyholders. 

In anormal season the 

committee ranfundraising and 

community events and 

corporate races, which were 

impactedbycovid restrictions, 

but also swimsquads and 

popular learn to swim lessons. 

The poolwas opened in 1929 

but then enlarged and 

reconstructed in 1966. The 

facility hastwo outdoor heated 

pools, aregular 33m pool and a 

learnerspool, each witha 

temperature of around 27 

degrees. 

The poolisfunded by key 

sales, admission charges, 

fundraising andanannual 

$15,000 taxpayers contribution 

fromthe Ashburton District 

Council. 

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Food crisis coming, Clark warns 

The price of diesel has gone up 

so much,itcostValetta grain 

farmer David Clark $4000 to 

fill up hiscombine harvester. 

By the time he hadfinished 

harvestingamilling wheat 

crop that night it was empty 

and needed filling again. 

Afull tank only costhim 

$1700 lastyear. 

Mr Clark said there was no 

alternative,but to pass on the 

extra cost to shopperswho 

would have to pay more for 

their bread. 

He said it was asharp 

reminder for all those in 

favour of banning oil and gas 

that substantially increased 

food priceswould follow. 

‘‘The tank of dieselweburnt 

in oneday went to harvesting 

wheat that will be milled into 

flour to makebread,’’ saidMr 

Clark, whoisthe Federated 

Farmers MidCanterbury 

president. 

‘‘Weuse that dieselonbehalf 

of the peoplewho eatthe 

breadand we have to makethe 

connection between costs and 

food and the price that food 

has to be.’’ 

Theprice of fuel has been 

risingover the past year and 

more rapidlysince Russia 

invaded Ukraine. Norwill 

farmers benefit much from 

government’s temporary cuton 

fuel excise and road user 

chargesby 25 cents alitre as 

they do not pay roadcharges 

for farm equipment. 

Mr Clark said government’s 

Pain to come ...Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Clark foresees afood crisis 

fast approaching as aresult of rising costs. 

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‘‘big posturing statement’’ 

about taking 25c off petrol 

would help motorists, but did 

nothing to reduce the 

increasingcostoffood 

production. 

His rising harvester costs 

were revealed in aFacebook 

post. 

He saidthe reaction was 

‘‘huge’’aspeople 

comprehended theimpact on 

foodprices. 

Fertiliser prices were 

‘‘doublingand trebling’’ in a 

year. A12tonne cropofwheat 

removed30kgofphosphorous/ 

ha andthe sameamountof 

potassium andsulphurwhich 

hadtobereplaced or 

nutrients would be depleted, 

he said. 

‘‘Everythingisgoing up. The 

food crisis we areheading into 

as aresult of the Russian 

invasioninUkrainecould be 

thebiggest food crisis globally 

in history. People haven’t 

grasped that yet.’’ 

The public was startingto 

feelthe pain of government’s 

EmissionsTrading Scheme 

andban on oiland gas 

exploration. Government 

policieswould reducefood 

production and increase the 

cost, he said. 

He would be unabletogrow 

irrigatedwheat on his farm 

with new fresh water rules ‘‘as 

they arewritten today’’. 

~Central RuralLife 

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RYLIB GROUPJABS 

Rylib Group is offeringfree flu 

jabs to people aged over 18 in 

the Hinds and surrounding 

communities aspartoftheir 

communitygivingprogramme. 

Thesession willtakeplace at 

theSouthern Rugby Clubrooms 

on May 6, from 9amto12pm. 

Anyone aged 18 years or over 

is welcome toattend,have abite 

to eat, chat with the RylibGroup 

team and getvaccinated. 

Therewill be two nurses from 

Maxwell Healthadministering 

vaccinations and Rylib Group 

will have healthand safety 

delegates on site. 

VARROA HITTING 

NewZealand beekeepers have 

reported varroa tobethe most 

common reason for overwintering 

hivelossesfor thefirst 

time, according to therecently 

releasedNZColony Loss 

Survey. 

The2021Survey found varroa 

wasresponsible for nearly40% 

of alllosses. 

It used to bequeen problems. 

Thesurvey noted an estimated 

5.3%ofall living colonieswere 

losttovarroa andrelated 

complications over the 2021 

winter, significantly higher than 

the1.6%recorded just fiveyears 

ago. 

Beekeepers sayreasons for 

thelosses duetovarroa;include 

reinvasionposttreatment and 

timing issues with treatments. 

Nineteen percent believed 

their varroalossesweredue to 

ineffective products. 

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Youth advocate Juanita Richards knows working in the rural sector can be very rewarding and 

wants to help farm owners keep their young workers. 

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13 

Scholarship score 

for young farmers 

Three NewZealand Young 

Farmers (NZYF) members have 

beengiven ahelping hand to 

further their education through 

the organisations three exclusive 

scholarships. 

Lincoln University student 

Georgia Moody has becomethe 

first recipient of the new NZYF 

Future Me Scholarship, receiving 

$1500for planned professional 

development. 

While Lincoln University post 

graduate student JeremyKilgour 

and aspiring MasseyUniversity 

veterinarian NeridaBateuphave 

beenawarded the NZYF World 

Congress Charitable Trust 

Scholarship, receiving $1500 cash 

in handeach. 

Georgia is studying in her 

second yearLincoln University 

Bachelor of Agricultural Science 

and has apassion for improving 

sustainability and balancing 

farming practices. 

She has acareer goal to work 

with farmers to better their 

operations in relation to the 

environment and production. 

NZYF Boardchair KentWeir 

was pleased NZYF could provide 

these opportunities for members 

to develop their education and 

skillsets. 

‘‘I would justlike to say abig 

congratulationstothe three 

scholarship recipients, as well as 

to all those who applied,’’ he said. 

‘‘Jeremy(23) hasbeen avalued 

member of NZYF and has 

competed in contest, volunteered 

with events and also held 

multiple leadership positions 

within the Lincoln University 

Young Farmers Club, most 

recently as chair.’’ 

‘‘ForNerida (18), its extremely 

rewarding to see her involvement 

with the organisation which 

started with AgriKidsin2016. She 

has since moved through the 

differenttiersof NZYFwith FMG 

Junior Young Farmer of the Year 

andTeenAgbefore joining 

Massey University Young 

Farmers. She’s agreatasset to 

have in our organisation.’’ 

‘‘Georgia’s also had asimilar 

path, starting as amember of her 

FieldingHighSchool Teen Ag 

Club and competing before 

joining Lincoln University Young 

Farmers.’’ 

On farm support offer 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Juanita Richardshas seen firsthand the 

pressure farmowners,managers and 

workers are working under onfarm.And she 

wantstohelp. 

Ayouth advocate formany years,Juanita 

hasset up amentoringand support 

programme whichfocuses on youngpeople 

working onfarm where ‘‘there is areal 

need,”she says. 

Andithas seen herreturntoher rural 

rootstoget thelay of theland. 

“Once (young people) get ajob onfarm, 

theyare just expected to stepupand kindof 

push through andit’s notthateasy even as 

an adult going backintothe sector. 

“Andyou’vereallygot to have some skills 

in order to make it.” 

Herroleistohelptake the pressureoff 

farmowners andmanagers, and help them 

grow strong and healthy workforces,starting 

with their entry level andyoungworkers. 

Herbusiness,OnFarm Yarn,offersa 

mentoring andsupport programmes for 

youngpeopleonfarm, people new to the 

area andnew to working in the rural 

industry. 

She is availablenow forpeople in need, 

buthas a12weekmentoringand support 

programme starting on July 4. 

It will be afortnightly session withoneonone, 

facetoface contact onfarm,she says. 

It’s supported growth and development for 

employees andemployers seeking 

sustainability in their workplace. 

The topics are varied butinclude daytodaylivingsuch 

as budgeting,meal planning 

anddaily affirmations,aswellasweeklyon 

farmroutines and gettingwork/life balance. 

It also includes goal setting and preparing 

forthe future. 

Working in the rural sector canbevery 

rewardingbut young “New Zealanders are 

missingout on jobs”. 

“They arevery,verycapablebut theyalso 

getburnt out really quickly,” Juanita said. 

“Farmstaff are living week by week, 

they’re not saving anything and they’renot 

gettingahead. It’s reallysadtosee.Then 

theyburnout andwonder why they did it.” 

Juanitawas working with young motivated 

rural workersmorethan ayear agowho 

neededhelp in someareas.Itwas then the 

concept forher programmewasdevised. But 

there waswork to be done forthe former 

youthand family mentor. 

“IknewIhad to go backfarmingingeneral 

to have an understandingofwhatthe layof 

thelandlookedlike(now) becauseIwasa 

little bit removed,” she says. 

“It’s noteasy,” shesays, of beingback on 

farm working. Shetook up areliefmilking 

role. 

Shehad workedondairy farmsinthe past 

despite growing up on asheep andmixed 

cropping farm, near Methven. 

Her parents, Tom and Colleen Richards, 

are generation farmers; they still owna 

sheepand mixed cropfarm, whichTom took 

❛Youngpeople have adifferent 

mindset andneedthesupport of 

adifferent perspective on farm 

workings, with the support of 

their bosses❜ 

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over fromhis fatherand namesake, Tom 

senior. 

Juanitaknows howitcan be hard to getoff 

thefarm,soshe goesonfarm for the 

programme. 

Since workingonfarm andalongside 

young people Juanita hasdevelopedthe 

majority of herprogramme. 

As ayoungperson thereare different 

stressesinayoung worker compared to the 

managerorboss, shesaid. 

Youngpeoplehaveadifferent mindset 

andneedthe supportofadifferent 

perspective on farmworkings, with the 

support of their bosses, Juanita says. 

It’s the farm owners who are the referrers 

of theworkers to herprogramme. 

“They’rethe ones sayingIwould like 

support forthisyoung person,” Juanita says. 

“And at theend of the12weeks we actually 

all go back and sit roundthe table and we 

talk about where we’ve come fromand what 

we have achieved and planning forward.” 

“It’s notjustkindof sayingtothe bosses 

“I’llsortthat”, it’s bosses investing in their 

youngpeople.” 

Facetofacesessionsaswellasonline 

optionscan be made available to work with 

staffrosters. 

There are also sessionsabout connecting 

with others,especiallyimportant forthose 

working and living in rural communities. 

Juanitaalsohas wellbeing andhealthtips 

on herOnFarmYarnFacebook page 

covering stress and planning forthe future. 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 9 

7April 2022 

Message From ThePrincipal 

College ClosureLast Friday 

Last Fridaywewereclosedfor aRecoveryDay.This 

closure was approved by our Board ofTrustees 

in an effort toensure that our staff could keep 

providing quality service during these unique and 

challenging times. 

The latest COVID outbreak has been with us all 

term and the challenge of keeping the school still 

running is significant. 

To help your understanding wehave teachers who are organising faceto-faceteaching,but 

also providingonline material forthoseinisolation. 

They also face the challenge of catching up for those who are just 

returningtoschool (whomay or maynot have completed work at home). 

Additionally, many ofthem are setting additional cover work for classes 

of colleagueswho areonsick leave and unable to do so. 

Theholidayswill be welcome and hopefullyprovideacircuit breaker for 

the infection. 

AonRowing Maadi Cup 

Last week we had asmall team competing at the Maadi Cup. Several 

of the regular squad had contracted COVID andthus were unfortunately 

unable to compete. 

Rowing New Zealand has been very responsible with their rules 

regarding‘Return-to-Play’. Thereisconsiderablescience around the harm 

to recovery caused by rushinganathletebackintofull competition. Spare 

athought for those students who have been training for twenty hours 

plusper week,and then were unable to attend Maadi. 

My thanks is given toCoach Justin Wall and the parents who supported 

our team. 

AshColl COVID Update 

Just averybrief update re COVID hereatAshColl.Eventhough the current 

outbreak has been with us all term,wehavestill had less than 30%ofour 

total studentpopulation test positive. 

The real challenge has been around covering classes for absent staff. 

At its peak we had eighteen teachers absent (not all with COVID) and, 

without the rostering home ofyear levels, wewouldn’t have been able 

to coverall lessons. 

Consultation Process –NCEA Level1 

We are inthe early stages of acomprehensive consultation process to 

consider ifAshburton College will retain NCEA Level 1as the primary 

driver forour Year 11 students. 

This is adiscussion which istaking place insecondary schools and their 

communities aroundNew Zealand. 

We willbeconsulting with ourstaff,current andformer students, parents/ 

caregivers and employers. 

As part of this process we will hostseveral hui. 

Thefirst of these willbeonTuesday 31 May, at 7:00pm. 

Venue (physical or online) will be advised closertothe time. 

There will be other hui at different times ofthe day tosuit members of 

our community, and we encourage you toattend one of these to gain 

information and provide feedback. 

Rebuild 

As many of you have observed, our new build has begun. The first step 

is to relocate the Phoenix Pre-school Inctothe other side of ourcampus. 

Once they have the formal consents to occupy their new building they 

can begin the relocation process, with the aim of this being completed 

by theend of May. 

Followingthis,thecurrent Phoenix Pre-schoolbuildingcanbedemolished 

and our newthirty-two classroom block will begin itsbuild laterthis year. 

We await thestartofthe build processwith much anticipation. 

RossPreece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

Forthcoming Events 

Please note: dates are as at the time of publishing. Alterations, due to 

COVID Omicron level restrictions will be advised torelevant groups as 

soonasdetails areknown. 

April 

07-08 Year 10 Outdoor Education Hike 2, Peel Forest 

08 Auckland UniversityLiaison zoom, 10:15am-11:10am 

09-10 New Zealand SecondarySchool Trampoline and 

Double Mini Champs,Auckland 

Senior Girls’Basketball pre-season tournament, 

SouthernTrust Events Centre, Timaru 

11-12 Year 10 Outdoor Education Hike 2, Peel Forest 

12-14 HomeworkHub,4:00pm-5:30pm, AshburtonPublic Library 

13 Matesand Dates 

UniversityofCanterburyLiaison Zoom meeting,12:30pm 

14 Year 13PED Duathlon, AllentonRugbyClub/AshburtonRiver 

Final dayofTerm 1 

15 Good Friday 

18 Easter Monday 

19 Easter Tuesday 

23-24 South Island SecondarySchools’AdventureRacing,Kaikoura 

25 ANZACDay 

26-28 Hockey Boys’1st XI pre-season tournament, 

Trust Aoraki Hockey Turf,Timaru 

May 

02 StartofTerm 2 

Information 

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organisation offering personal development 

courses in the outdoors for New Zealanders, 

young andold. 

Their coursesare run from their school inAnakiwain 

theMarlborough Sounds. 

OutwardBound saytheyareexcited to offer twonew 

fully-funded coursesfor youth with aphysical disability. 

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Events 

Target Achievedfor StudentExecutive 

Ronald McDonald ‘House to House’ 

CharityEvent 

Friday 25March drew this specific fundraising effort toaclose with 

senior students rostered to cycle from 9:00am- 

6:00pm outside McDonald’s Ashburton, inthe car 

park. 

Deputy Head Boy Millar Newlands, Head of the 

Ambassador Committee Alex Bateman, Board Student 

Representative Chinatsu Hunt and Head Boy Jack 

Brown were busy from 8:30am setting upthe gazebo, 

equipment, signboardand the bike. 

(Pictured above, left toright): The first shift ofthe day with Chinatsu Hunt 

on cycling duties,and Alex Bateman and Skyla Cramond,ready foraction. 

(Pictured right): 

Alex and Skyla 

were soon joined 

by Salatielu Iakopo. 

The9:00am-3:00pm slots essentially coincided withthe school daystructure, 

and students’study periods; with the rostered timeframes covered byAlex 

Bateman,Chinatsu Huntand Head of the StudentCultural CommitteeTielu 

Iakopo, and Skyla Cramond; Millar Newlands and Head of the Community 

Services Committee Zane Cameron for adouble slot; Jack Brown, Head 

Girl Jorja Roulston and Head of the Sports and Recreation Committee 

Lusungu Mbambo; Student Executive Secretary/Treasurer Claudia Thomas; 

Head of Environment/Canteen Committee Amelie Robertson; Head of 

Student Welfare Committee Campbell McBride and Head of the AshColl 

WayCommittee Jonathon Kilgour;then arepeatrun forClaudia, Amelie and 

Campbell. 

The 3:00pm-6:00pm slot was filled by Campbell teaming up with Head of 

the Ball Committee Henry Wallis, and Tielu Iakopo; while Millar, Campbell 

and Henrywereonpack-up duties after6:00pm. 

During the day some additional Year 13 leaders were able to join the 

rostered-on students. 

Events 

Target AmountReceived 

Head Student Jorja Roulston said their daydownatMcDonald's fundraising 

was very successful! Over the course of Friday they raised an additional 

$900, and ended upreaching their fundraising goal of $2000 which, Jorja 

said,‘is absolutely awesome!’ 

Thedonation page,atthe time of writingthis article, wascurrently sitting at 

$2015, inclusiveofthe $550 thatwas raisedalongside the money forTaylor 

Doyle’s surgeryonthe College’s non-uniformday. 

Fundraising forTaylor Doyle 

From the non-uniform day held on 01 March, and additional donations, 

$1200 was able to be put to the fund to support life-changing surgery in 

Sydney forYear10Taylor Doyle. 

Appreciation 

Jorja said ‘we are so incredibly grateful for all of the support that we 

have had from both students and the wider community over the past 

three weeks,tohelp us reach this goal!’ 

OutdoorEducation -Year 11Hiketo 

Mt Somers 

Over the days of 23-25 March, the Year 11 Outdoor Education class 

went on their first hikefor the year. 

Head ofOutdoor Education Luke Martin said that, fortunately, even with 

COVID around,the trip wasable to go aheadand most of the class wasable 

to make it.The trip involved athree-day hikearound Mt Somers,staying at 

boththe Pinnaclesand WoolshedCreek huts. 

Luke claimed this asone of the best hikes locally. Considering summer is 

nearly adistant memorythe weatherwas greatfor the group, whichmade 

thetripthat much moreenjoyable. Infact, they had perfecthiking weather, 

with somepredictedrainnot eventuating. 

(Pictured above): Theclass having afinal rest stop beforereaching Pinnacles 

Hut,inthe background. 

(Back row, left to right): Noah Curwood, Josh Pitney, 

Dave Walker, Jack Bull, Katie Ashworth, Hannah Joyce (obscured), 

Tayla Davidson,Gracie Trotter,Hayley Smith,E-JElliott,PoppyJemmett. 

(Front row, left to right): Sean McArthur, Will Watson, Elliott Ward, 

Charlie Scammell,Zac Douglas, Keagan Nel. 

Thefirst twodays made forsomechallenging but shorterdays, giving the 

students time to iron out any issues that arose -from poorly-packed bags, 

straps that needed adjusting, and figuring out apace that everyone could 

walk comfortably andstayasagroup. 

By Day 3the students had these minor issues all sorted, which was good 

timing as the last day was the ‘biggie’. This was aneight-hour hike back to 

the Sharplin Falls carpark, from Woolshed Creek Hut. 

Staying in the huts gave everybody the chance torest up and enjoy afew 

card games or, for the mountain goats of the class, achance to explore 

aroundthe area. Adip in theEmerald Pool proved cold but refreshing,after 

arriving at Woolshed Creek Hut. 

Luke summarised that itwas great tosee all students improve their hiking 

skills over the three days,and take on boardadvice from eachother as well 

as learning from their ownmistakes. 

(Pictured left): Students making 

their way upone of the steeper 

sections towardsPinnacles Hut. 

(Pictured below): Students checking 

out one of thewaterfalls.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 9 

7April 2022 

Events 

Marine Sciences Biology Trip for 

ImogeneFelton 

Information provided by Imogene Felton 

This month Iwas thankful to be able to go on abiology trip to the Marine 

Sciences Centre in Portobello,with my online biology class. 

The Marine Studies Centre provides awindow into marine research at the 

UniversityofOtago.Itshowcases localmarine life and offers marine education 

programmes for all ages,offeringuniquehands-onmarine experiences. 

Under current COVID circumstances, Iwas only able to attend through my 

NetNZ online class. 

NetNZ is acommunityofsecondaryand area schools from across New Zealand 

who work together to provide online learning opportunities for their students, 

based on the New Zealand Curriculum. 

NetNZ’smission statement recognises that, above all,itspecialises in innovative 

education regardless of location: to develop an environment for sustained 

innovation and development of quality, online learning experiences, for 

anyone,anywhereacross New Zealand and beyond. 

AshburtonCollege’s Teacher Librarian and eDean Anne Williams,isamember 

of the NetNZ Board. 

It was awonderful experience and Iamsoglad to have met some of the 

awesome people Isee on my computer screen everyweek. 

We learned howtoconductsafeand ethical experiments,beforemovingon 

to conduct our own experiments on live Half-Crabs, Petrolisthes Elongatus, 

to gather data and writereports forinternal assessmentlateron. 

(Pictured above): Surveying crab populations on the beach outside Marine 

Sciences Centre. 

Ifocused on the kinesis response to lightintensityinHalf-Crabs,investigating 

whether-or-not the crabs demonstratedgreatermovementunder brighter 

conditions wherethey would be morevisible to predators. 

TheCentreprovided ample resourcesand amazing instructors who helped 

us along the way. Ialso have to include aquick thanks to the reception staff 

who let me build abox fort in the lobby for my experiments! We also had 

the support ofour online teacher, MsArkless, and each other throughout 

the entireexperience. 

Congratulations 

(Pictured left): Boxfort 

setup fortesting crabs, 

in the Marine Centre 

lobby! 

When we weren’tmeddling with crabs,westayedinalodge on Quarantine 

Island, just afew hundred metres by boat from the Marine Studies Centre. 

Along with our time working at the lab, we had some greatexperiences on 

the island and the view over Port Chalmers wasjust incredible. 

(Pictured above): One of the amazing views over Port Chalmers, from 

Quarantine Island. 

Overall, itwas an unforgettable experience, and Iamextremely grateful to 

have been able to go and meet so manyawesome people. 

The Marine Studies Centre provides awindow into marine research at the 

UniversityofOtago.Itshowcases localmarine life and offers marine education 

programmes for all ages,offering unique hands-onmarine experiences. 

Summer Sports TournamentWeek 

This annual event had fixtures scheduled from Sunday 27 March 

through until Sunday 03 April. While there were a number of 

cancellations due to COVID restrictions, itwas superb to have some 

codes able to hold events. 

We report onsome of the sports in this newsletter and, innext week’s 

newsletter, wewill carry reports of the Aon Maadi Cup and Aoraki 3x3 

Basketball. Some competitor numbers were also impacted on as can be 

seen through the reports. 

Congratulations 

Aoraki FutsalCompetition 

Held on Tuesday 29 March at the Southern Trust Events Centre in 

Timaru, the AshColl Mixed Team came away with four wins from four 

games. 

Futsal is an association football-based game, avariation of mini football 

played onahard court which is smaller than afootball pitch, and mainly 

indoors. 

It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor soccer. Futsal is played 

between twoteams of fiveplayers each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. 

Team members were – 

(Pictured above,back row,lefttoright): Boaz Drye,Elliott Ward, 

Kingsley Olawale,Logan Scammell,AshtonMcGrath, 

teacher Duncan McKee. 

(Front row,lefttoright): Alastair Kilgour,Sarah Mattson, E-JElliott, 

Hayley Smith, Jonathon Kilgour,Solomon Bagenda. 

The team played inthe Festival Grade which, with asignificant number of 

teams having to withdraw,leftfive teams to contest thegrade. 

Duncan said the players showed good sportsmanship and skill, for ateam 

playing together forthe first time. 

Special mention was made ofSarah Mattson’s cold-blooded hat-trick 

within four minutes,which concluded with ashot through the keeper’s legs. 

Results: 

While this grade wasessentially an ‘experience’ there wasnoformal winner 

or presentation. However, AshburtonCollege wonall four games –against 

Ashburton Christian School (14-0); Waimate High School (8-2); and two 

close games against Mt Hutt College (3-1 and 4-3). 

Duncan is hopeful there will be further opportunities for students to get 

involved in Futsal this year. 

(Pictured left): 

Solomon Bagenda 

lining up to scorea 

goal,with 

Elliott Ward (left) 

in support, in the 

game against 


Christian School. 

Aoraki SecondarySchools’GolfCroquet Championships 

This event took place onThursday 31March at the Waireka Croquet 

Club grounds,Ashburton. 

Seven teams were involved, with Ashburton 

College represented by Alice Homer and 

Jessalene Eclipse (pictured right, leftand right). 

Coach/Manager wasGail Benseman. 

Gail said the factthatthe eventtook place at all 

wasappreciatedbyall competitors,who enjoyed 

playing within the very even competition. 

The College pair always played as a team; 

thinking and talking about their actions and,like 

all the teams, had to suffer the lack of practice 

opportunities leading up to the event. 

Aliceand Jessalene’s competitiveplaydid notalways showintheir results as 

their attempts to gain hoops on the daydidn’tgoaswell as usual.However, 

it wasapositiveand worthwhile outing. 

Gail summarised by saying that itwas great tosee all teams taking more 

control oftheir games and, bythe last rounds, they required little support 

from the supervising referees. 

Results 

Alice and Jessalene won three of their six games, including the game 

against the eventual winning team. This result stopped the winning team 

from having success over allteams. 

TheAshburtonCollegeTeam finished fourth in the round robin event, which 

sawclose competition amongst the three regional competing schools. 

Final placings in the topfour were: 

1st MountHutt College 2 

2nd MountHutt College 1 

3rd MountHutt College 4 

4th AshburtonCollege. 

Theremaining team from MountHutt College,and twoteams from Timaru 

Boys’High School filledthe remaining three places. 

It is hoped that next year the event will be able to return toabigger 

competition, with moreschools participating. 

Aoraki SecondarySchools’Golf Festival 

This tournament was held at the Highfield Golf Course in Timaru, on 

Monday28March, with fiveteamsattending -WaitakiBoys’and Timaru 

Boys’HighSchools,StKevin’s and Roncalli Colleges. 

Team Coach/Manager Liz Cabout said that, in addition to the teams’ 

competition, less experienced golfers were given some lessons and then 

playedinaninformal Ambrose Competition. SamOrr participatedinthis. 

The CollegeTeamMembers were – 

(Pictured above, left to right): 

Mitchell Leath, Olly Prince. 

IndividualResults 

Mitchell Leath 

(Pictured above,leftand right): Mitchell Lyeand Olly Prince. 

Team Results. 

Timaru Boys’High School were overall winners with the best Team Gross of 

248, and best Team Net of 211. 

The 

AshColl 

Way 

Sam Orr, Seb McMillan, Mitchell Lye, 

2nd equal in the net competition, 

with anet scoreof69. 

Mitchell Lyeand Olly Prince Both finished with net 74 

SebMcMillan 

Had the best gross scorefor 

AshburtonCollege,with 88. 

(Pictured above): Second equal place-getter Mitchell Leathinaction. 

(Pictured right): 

Seb McMillan, 

best College 

gross score. 

Forthcoming Events 

Term Dates2022 – 

Term One - Thursday 14 April 

Term Two Monday02May - Friday08July 

Term Three Monday25July - Friday30September 

Term Four Monday17October - Year level final dates tobeadvised, 

but final days forYears 13, 11 and 12 likely to be in the week 

beginning 31 October;while Year 9and 10 students’final day 

is Thursday08December.

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Harry Galbraith is keen to showcase Mid Canterbury’s rugby talent. 

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Harry’srugbymad 


Netball talent shines 

Anew netball initiativebyMid 

Canterbury Netball introducing new 

emerging talent has just wound up at EA 

Networks Centre. The programme 

startedlate last year initially to help 

secondary schoolaged players develop 

andstrengthen, butended up being so 

much more. It wasalso used as an 

opportunity to develop andupskill 

coaches and umpires. 

Mid CanterburyNetball (MCN) 

development officer/umpire coordinator 

Natalie Corbett said ‘‘ifwe’re 

doingsomething for playersweneed to 

look at howwecan also incorporateour 

coaches and umpires in to what we’re 

doing, because for netball in Mid 

Canterbury to be strong, we need all 

three of the legs of that stool to be 

strong.” 

MCN coach developerClaire Tappin 

came up with the Rōpū Whakaako 

concept to include coaches and Corbett 

invited local umpires and umpire 

coaches along to thegame play session to 

assist withtheir development. 

MCN’s Emerging Talent programme 

saw players invited along, either because 

they were part of Mid Canterbury rep 

teams in 2021and would be eligible for 

rep teams again in 2022, or after being 

nominated by their club. They were 

given an offseason trainingplans and 

then came together for three Friday 

evening sessions, before theprogramme 

culminated in two full on days at theEA 

Networks Centre last weekend. Sessions 

were takenbyAndrea Cousins, Cindy 

Meadows, James Love,Sally Carr and 

Kirsty Naish. As well as former Mainland 

NNL coach Ronelle Van Dongen,Netball 

NZ NetballSmart development officer 

Hannah Coutts, andNetball NZ trainer 

Tom Houghton. 

Harry Galbraith has been appointed 

media intern at Mid Canterbury 

Rugby. The 21yearold has just 

finished two years study at New 

Zealand Broadcasting School and is 

now completing his internship with 

the rugby union in his home town. 

The six month position is the final 

step toward his broadcasting degree. 

Harry, keen on social media 

content and creating sports podcasts, 

will be kept busy making use of social 

media channels and produce more 

content for the rugby union’s website. 

There are plenty of avenues to 

pursue and the creation of podcasts 

focusing on Mid Canterbury Rugby 

and the impressive people involved 

with the game in the district. 

He will also be writing articles and 

publishing fortnightly rugby updates 

on the website which will go into 

detail on events and news happening 

with rugby in Mid Canterbury. 

Harry is keen to raise the exposure 

of local rugby of all levels in the 

media. “It’s always been an area of 

mine that I’ve been enthusiastic 

about, and Iwould love to celebrate 

more of our local rugby, and everyone 

involved with the game,” he said. 

“I hope by the end of my time in this 

role, Ihave been able to showcase the 

local rugby for the whole of Mid 

Canterbury to see, also Iwould like to 

highlight all of the talented rugby 

players of all ages and genders in the 

region.” 

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during Mid Canterbury Netball’s new emerging talent programme. 

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Meningitis vaccine call 

Alistair and Marion Perkins growing giant spuds and apples. 

PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

Garden yields 

giant produce 

Marionand AlistairPerkins 

call their garden a‘food 

jungle’ andgiants can be 

found among the foliage. 

This seasonthere has been 

an abundance of fruit and 

vege notjustinquantity but 

in size,with some applesthe 

sizeofpumpkins and asingle 

potato weighing in at 2kg. 

But thereasonisamystery. 

Marioncan’t identify 

anythingout ofthe ordinary 

thathas promptedthe 

bumper harvest. 

The couple make most of 

their meals fromthe garden 

where beans, tomatoes, 

courgettes andpumpkins 

grow. 

‘‘For most of ourmeals Igo 

in the garden, pickitbring it 

in andcook it,’’ Marionsaid. 

Rows of jars line the 

kitchenbench filledwith 

preserved apples,friends 

andfamilyare kept supplied 

withapplesand black boy 

peaches. 

Marion also donates fruitto 

theSalvation Army andKai 

forKids. 

Adelegation from the 

Meningitis Foundation, 

including Ashburton couple 

Gerardand Claire Rushton, 

havemet withpoliticians at 

Parliament to push for the 

funding of vaccinesfor all 

16yearolds to protect against 

the killer disease. 

TheRushton’s, wholost their 

daughter Courtenay to the 

disease in 2014, werejoined by 

the parents of two other 

teenagers who also died 

suddenly frommeningitis. 

Theypresented a 

6357signatureonline petition 

to NationalParty health 

spokesman Dr Shane Retiand 

met with anumberofother MPs 

to discussthe issue. 

Meningococcal disease 

affectsbetween 100and 200 

Kiwis ayear, witharound 

1020% of those dying from the 

disease –typically within 24 

hours of contractingit, saidMr 

Rushton, the delegation leader. 

But many more patients –up 

to 30% of those affected –suffer 

severe permanentimpairment 

and disability including loss of 

limbs,hearingloss, learning 

difficulties, cerebral palsy and 

brain damage,hesaid. 

“It’s adisease that can 

progress very rapidly and if not 

detected and treated in time, 

doctorsmay be powerless to 

save the patient’s life.For those 

who do survive,but are badly 

Claire and Gerard Rushton at Parliament. 

disabledbyit, the cost of care 

overthe rest of their lifetime 

can be enormous. But all that 

can be avoided by asimpleset 

of vaccinations.” 

The petitioncalledfor 

Parliamenttomake two 

currently available vaccines, 

that cover the most common 

strains of meningococcal 

disease, freefor all Year11 

students or young peopleaged 

16. They can be administered 

safely alongside other 

vaccinations, includingthe flu 

andCovid19 jabs, withno 

standdown period. 

One of the two vaccines which 

protects against meningococcal 

strains ACW&Y is currently 

only free to 13to25yearolds 

entering their firstyear of 

livinginboardingschool 

hostels, tertiary education 

hallsofresidence, military 

barracks or prisons. But the 

othervaccine for the 

meningococcal Bstrainisn’t 

part of that arrangement–and 

currentlyaccountsfor a 

significantproportionofthe 

casesarising, Mr Rushton said. 

Aboosterisrequiredfor the 

meningococcal Bvaccine, so to 

be fully protected a16yearold 

requires athreejab course, 

currentlycosting $450 –out of 

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College rowers win medals at Maadi 

Ashburton College rowers have won 

medals and made anumber of finals 

at the covidaffected New Zealand 

Secondary Schools Rowing Regatta 

at Lake Ruataniwha. 

The girl’s under 16 coxed quad 

sculls crew of Sophie Gibson, Isabel 

Wall, Sienna Skilling, Honor 

Bradford with coxon Lily Davidson 

won bronze in the Afinal. 

Gibson also won the Bfinal of the 

under 16 single sculls and teamed 

up with Wall to win the under 16 

double sculls Bfinal. Skilling and 

Bradford were fourth in the under 

With their bronzemedals are the 

girl’s under16coxed quad sculls 

crew (from left) coxon Lily 

Davidson, HonorBradford, Sienna 

Skilling,Sophie Gibson and Isabel 

Wall. 

16 double sculls Bfinal. 

Under 18 single sculler Matthew 

Pearce was fifth in the Bfinal and 

Izacc Carr won the under 16 single 

sculls Cfinal. 

Colloquially known as Maadi Cup, 

the regatta is held in alternate years 

at Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel 

and at Lake Karapiro near 

Cambridge. 

This year’s event drew around 

1300 rowers compared with around 

2400 last year. 

Ashburton College rowers 

numbered 11 plus two coxons. Four 

other rowers were unable to attend 

because of covid. 

The 75th Maadi Cup allowed a 

limited number of fully vaccinated 

spectators at the final two days of 

the sixday regatta, which finished 

on Saturday. 

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19 

Dog trial events interesting characters 

Eighty six year old Alistair 

Dickson has been running dogs 

at theMethven Collie Club’s 

annual trials sincehewas in his 

teens. 

He ran threeheading dogs 

lastmonthattheir 125th 

anniversary trials; seasoned 

runners Bruce, 9, and Jack, 7, 

alongside twoyear old Tina. It 

wasthe first timein70 years he 

hadnot run aHuntaway. 

The trials wereheld on the 

farmpropertiesofthe 

Koopmans andLucasfamilies, 

along Mt HuttStation Road, 

Methven. 

‘‘There’s alot of characters at 

dogtrials,’’ Alistair said, 

unaware he is oneofthose 

interestingcharacters. 

The retiredsheep and beef 

farmer, formerlyof GoreBay 

butnow livinganurban lifestyle 

at Cheviot, runshis dogs daily 

behind his car to keep them fit. 

They run up to six kilometres 

travelling around 30km/hour. 

Alistairalso helps outa 

88yearold mate on asmall 

farmlet,whichhas 150sheep. 

It’s afar cry fromhis youth 

where at agedeight he brokein 

hisfirstdog, whichheusedfor 

stock work on thehomefarm 

outside of Cheviot. 

Ahorseand dogisstill the 

best waytomovestock, he said. 

‘‘Sheepdogs are thecleverest 

of allcanine. 

‘‘Farmingis abusiness, and 

Alistair Dickson, 86, of Cheviot Collie Club, has beenattending Methven Collie Club trials since he was 

in high school. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

with the business youhave a 

good stock dog. It doesn’ttake 

much to haveawell trained dog. 

They’re ahuge helponfarm.’’ 

He spent many yearsdog 

trialling including at least 10 

yearscompeting at dogtrials 

across Australia. 

In the1980s Alistair was part 

of ademonstration dogtrial 

event at the Sydney Show, 

watched by 100,000 people.He 

wasalso placed in the 

AustralianNationalSheepdog 

Trials and the Champion of 

Champions event. 

‘‘Igot to knowthe dog trial 

people,’’ he said,ofhis timein 

Australia. 

Hebelieved New Zealand 

trial clubswere much better 

thantheir transTasman 

neighbours with younger 

membersinvolved, better 

dogmanship, cooler 

temperatures andless distances 

to travelbetween trial events. 

He said dogs were the 

cheapestlabour force in New 

Zealand. 

Theydon’t have aunion, have 

no labourcosts, eatvery little 

anddon’t hold agrudge. 

‘‘A gooddog on the farmdoes 

more work than anyman.’’ 

And he was especially 

appreciative of the Huntaway 

breed,bred in New Zealand. 

‘‘They areamarvellous 

animal, thebestdog in the 

world.’’ 

Alistair has been amember of 

the Cheviot Collie Club since he 

was eightyears old.Heisalife 

member. 

He said when he started, 

older members were reluctant 

to share knowledge. He hadto 

makehisownway and learn as 

he went along and hewas doing 

quite well in trial event by his 

highschool years. 

Nowtherewere 

demonstration events and 

trialistswereonly tookeen to 

helpyoungermembers. 

He wasenjoyingtimeatthe 

Methven trials before heading 

to Mayfield CollieClub trials , 

the following day,andonto 

Cromwell,before returning via 

the LevelsSheep DogClub 

trials, where he is also alife 

member. ‘‘I get four trials in five 

days,’’ he said. 

The four class event at 

Methven drewscoresof 

competitors, many with 

multiple dogs competing in 

multiple runs. Among them 

wereformer national 

champions Steph Tweed, Kevin 

Lamont, Stuart Millar, Peter 

Kidd, Andy Clark, andMark 

Copland. 

The first Methven CollieClub 

trialwas runonAugust27, 1897. 

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Thursday,7April 2022 |ISSUE 73 

Roads, drinking waterbig focusof2022-23 plan 

Roads are amongst our most 

important assets and Council is 

proposing a one-off $1.7 million 

injection in its 2022-23 Annual Plan 

to catchuponmaintenance in some 

areas. 

The floods of May 2021 had abig impact 

on thedistrict’sroading network and since 

then Council has been trying to repair 

damage and get back to its cyclic major 

repair programme. 

Mayor Neil Brown said using $1.7m from 

forestry reserve would go along way to 

repairing more roads and doing more 

maintenance,which would stop acycle of 

temporary pothole repairs. 

“We’ve heard very clearly that our 

community want roads tobeafocus, 

so this funding would allow ustobring 

forwardrenewalofsome keyroads, which 

will help minimise future maintenance 

and the need to fill inthe same potholes 

overand over.” 

He saidthe forestryreservecurrently hada 

balanceof$5.1m,which had builtupover 

time from the sale of forestry and some 

forestry land. 

“While itis unusual to allocate forestry 

reserve money to bring forward the 

major repair programme for our roading 

network, wefelt the time is right to dip 

intothis fund forthis purpose. The forestry 

reserve willbeleft withabalanceof$3.4 

million.” 

As part of its Annual Plan consultation, 

Council is asking residents what they 

thinkofusing the forestry reserve to boost 

roading. 

Mayor Brownsaid Council wasalso asking 

if residentswouldbepreparedtoaccept a 

lower level of day-to-day services ifthey 

wanted to reducerates. 

“While record inflationand things outside 

of our control have affected this coming 

budget, reducing the level of services 

could lower rates. But we want to know 

where people see that happening as we 

have already trimmed this budget as 

much as we can, and put off acouple of 

capital projects.” 

Council says some critical work must 

be completed as scheduled, including 

upgrades to water infrastructure in 

Methven, Mt Somers and Rakaia. 

Mayor Brown said afurther complication 

is the impact of rating revaluations 

completed in 2021, which reflect 

significant increases in urban property 

values compared to ruralpropertyvalues. 

“Despite the common misconception, a 

growth in property prices doesn’t mean 

the Council collects more rates, but it 

does affect how the rates are distributed 

amongstindividual properties.” 

The draft Annual Plan shows Council 

aims to collect $44.264m in rates and its 

operating expenses for the 2022-23 year 

will be $70.6m. The difference ismade 

up of targeted rates and other fees and 

charges, and returns on itsinvestments. 

Special challengesofthis year's budget 

Ashburton Mayor NeilBrown says it 

has been ayear ofchallenges, with 

the ongoing impacts of Covid-19, 

recovery from the May 2021 floods, 

high inflation and increasing 

Government regulation all putting 

pressureonbudgets and rates. 

The proposed average increase for 

the district iscurrently sitting at 9.4%, 

although thiswill vary depending on area 

and property value. 

HamishRiach,ChiefExecutive 

Letusknowyour thoughts 

We hopeagood number of our 

residents will join us tonight 

forthe firstofour community 

meetings on the draft Annual Plan 

for2022-23. 

It will be an opportunity to hear from 

the Mayorand wider Council about 

the discussions and decisions taken 

to this point,inwhatisuniversally 

acknowledged as achallenging year – 

thanks to covid-caused price risesand 

inflation. 

The meeting will be live-streamed 

in the same waythatour Council 

meetings andother hearings havebeen 

broadcastoverthe past year or so,via 

Facebookand YouTube.Therewillalso 

be alinkonour Itsourplace.nz website. 

People do havethe ability to ask 

questions and staffwill be keeping 

“Justlikeany other business,the cost for 

us to purchase goods and services has 

risen sharply in the past year which is a 

major reason we’vestruggled to meetthe 

7.8%increase forecast in the LTP. 

“In response we’ve reduced budgets 

for some of our day-to-day services, 

particularly in areaswhereit’slikely to only 

have asmall impactonthe community.” 

MayorBrownsaidoneexampleis Council’s 

decision to reviewopeninghours at the EA 

an eyeonthe commentsonboth 

channels, passingonquestions as they 

arise. 

Threeface-to-facemeetingsare 

planned next week –atthe Ashburton 

Event CentreonMonday 11 April, at 

theMtHuttMemorial Hall in Methven 

on Tuesday 12 April and at the Rakaia 

Bowling Club on Wednesday13April. 

Electedcouncillorswill be at those 

meetings and these gatherings provide 

another opportunity forpeopletoask 

questionsabout the proposed budget 

andtalk abouttheir priorities and 

concerns. 

Thereare other ways to be informed 

about the plan,whichisavailable in full 

on our website and in summaryform 

as part of theconsultationdocument. 

People canalso request consultation 

Networks Centreafterdatashowedonly a 

handful of people were using the facility 

laterinthe evenings. 

Hesaidsuchadjustmentsmakearelatively 

small difference individually but add up 

when applied across all Councilactivities. 

“If thecommunity waswilling to accept a 

reduction inthe level ofservice insome 

areas, we could make deeper cuts and 

that’ssomething we’d really likehearour 

residents’ views on.” 

documents 

be sent to 

them in the 

mail. 

Making a 

submission canbedone online or on 

the form that is part of the consultation 

document, and Councilwillbe 

acceptingfeedback until 5pm on Friday 

6May. 

All submissions willbereadbyboth 

staffand Councillors, and people who 

want to speak to Council in person will 

be able to do thatathearings on 24 and 

25 May . 

Councillorswill thenconsiderthe 

feedbackand may alter the draft 

Annual Plan. The final version willbe 

adoptedinlate June, before the start of 

the 2022-23 financial year on 1July. 

We’d likefeedback on 

twomain topics: 

TOPIC ONE 

Reviewingour day-to-dayservices 

TOPIC TWO 

Using reservestobring our major 

roading repairsprogrammeforward 

Community Meetings: 

ONLINE 

Thursday 7April –7pm 

itsourplace.nz 

facebook.com/AshburtonDC 

ASHBURTON Mon 11 April –7pm 

Ashburton Event Centre 

METHVEN Tue12April -7pm 

Mt HuttMemorial Hall 

RAKAIA Wed 13 April -7pm 

Rakaia Bowling Club 

Have your say at 

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Rakaia shareslocal history on newsigns 

Stretching your legs at the Rakaia 

Salmon Reserve on SH1? Follow a 

newly-laid path and learn about 

Rakaia’s special history. 

Rakaia Lions Club took this on as their 

project toproduce aseries of historical 

signs, which tell the story of Rakaia 

townshipand itssurrounding districts. 

The signs were officially unveiled on 

Tuesday byMayor Neil Brown, who grew 

up on the banksofthe Rakaia River. 

He said the signs added another level of 

interest tothe reserve, which had had a 

major makeover with new public toilets 

and landscaping. 

The idea for an historical walk had been 

on the minds of the Lions memberssince 

2018 andco-incidedwith Council building 

new public toilet facilities at the reserve, 

which is a popular stop for travellers 

and locals alike. Rakaia’s giant fibreglass 

salmonisafeatureofthe site. 

The panels cover arange oftopics, from 

facts about the nearby Rakaia River to 

early inhabitants ofthe town and how 

the surrounding land is farmed. The first 

settlers had to navigate the tricky Rakaia 

River before rail and road bridges were 

built,and many drowned. 

The first accommodationplacewas on the 

north side of the river, but Rakaia town 

eventually grew on the south bank. Its 

population today is about1500 and local 

businesses mainly support the district’s 

productivefarmers. 

Council Community Services Group 

ManagerSteve Fabish said Lions members 

identified the topics they wanted to 

coverand spent many hourssourcing the 

information. 

“Our Council team provided support to 

help design the signs and also spent time 

collating and refiningthe information. 

“It is afine line between providing too 

much information or not enough, but 

the intention of the panels is to capture 

people’s attention and hold theirinterest.” 

For those wanting to know more, the 

signshaveaQR code, which links to more 

informationandisalsoableto beupdated. 

RDR's fish screen is ready 

forpublic inspection 

An important piece of water 

infrastructure for the Ashburton 

District will be open to the public 

on Sunday,sopeople cansee anew 

$17 million fish screen on the side 

of the Rangitata River before itis 

submergedunderwater. 

The fish screenhas beeninstalled overthe 

past year at the RDR’s intake at Klondyke 

and is especially designed to keep young 

salmon, trout and native fish from being 

trapped in themaindiversion race. 

Young fish that are swept into the intake 

are diverted by the fish screen back into 

the river,wheretheycan continue their life 

journey. 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil is ashareholder 

in the company that owns and operates 

the RDR and councillors visited the fish 

screen thisweek,ahead of the open day. 

RDR chief executive Tony McCormick 

showedthem howwaterwould enter the 

canal and pass through the fish screen, 

which is made up of seven cylindrical 

screens that rotate, and a portion of 

flat screen. The screen and supporting 

concrete infrastructure will all beunder 

waterwhen operational. 

Councillors also saw where the young 

fish, including eel, would emerge and be 

diverted back to the river. 

As part of the monitoring process once 

the screen is operational, some fish will 

be caught at the out-takeand assessed to 

ensuretheyhavesafely madethe journey. 

Waterisdiverted from the RangitataRiver 

for three irrigation schemes, two hydroelectric 

power stations and for Council’s 

stockwater network. 

Mr McCormick said nearly $3m had 

been spent onengineering design and 

management, which included computer 

modelling to ensure the fish screen would 

work as expected. 

The open day onSunday 10 April is free 

andruns from 10am until3pm, but people 

need to booktickets at Eventbrite. The site 

is 6km from the start of Klondyke Terrace 

off MontaltoRoad. Allow30 minutes drive 

time from Mayfield. 

Mr Fabish said the Rakaia Lions had 

generously contributed time, labour and 

money to theproject. 

“Graham Pluck and the team atPlucks 

Engineering Ltdbuiltthe frames; the Lions 

clubpaid forall the materials and powder 

coatingoftheframes;andJohnMcKimmie 

and his very able teamofLions volunteers 

installed the panels.” 

Council's Open Spaces team had also 

improvedthe playground and added new 

landscaping. 

“Weare really pleased at howthe reserve 

is looking and we hope Rakaia peoplewill 

be proudofittoo,” Mr Fabish said. 

PUBLICNOTICES 

PROPOSED ROAD 

CLOSURE 

Pursuant to the LocalGovernmentAct 

1974and theTransport(Vehicular Traffic 

Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice 

is herebygiven thattheAshburton 

DistrictCouncil and NZTransport 

Agency, forthe purposeofallowing 

Ashburton Returnedand Services’ 

Associationtohold ANZACDay services, 

proposestoclosethe following roadsto 

ordinaryvehicular traffic forthe period 

indicated hereunder. 

Roads proposedtobeclosed: 

• HAVELOCK STREET, from Park Street 

to East Street intersection 

• BARINGSQUAREWEST, from 

HavelockStreettoCameron Street 

• SH1(WEST STREET),fromWills 

StreettoBurnett Street 

• CAMERONSTREET,fromWestStreet 

to Park Street 

PeriodsofClosure: From 6.00am to 

8.30pm and 10.00am to 12.30pmon 

Monday,25April2022. 

Anypersonobjecting to theproposal 

is calledupon to lodgenoticeoftheir 

objection and grounds thereofinwriting 

or email to Council by 4.00 pm, Friday 

15 April 2022 

NEIL McCANN 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil 

Infrastructure Services GroupManager 

MARKPINNER 

Waka Kotahi NZTASystemManager 

UPCOMINGMEETINGS 

Meetings areatCouncil Chambers, 

137 Havelock Street,unless specified 

Annual Plan virtual community 

meeting, Thursday 7April, 7pm 

(livestreamed on Facebook,YouTube) 

Annual Plan Ashburton community 

meeting, Monday11April,Ashburton 

Event Centre, 7pm 

Annual PlanMethvencommunity 

meeting, Tuesday 12 April, Mt Hutt 

MemorialHall, 7pm 

YouthCouncilmeeting, Tuesday 12 

April, 4pm 

Lakes Campand ClearwaterPlan 

submission hearings, Wednesday13 

April, 9am (livestreamed) 

Annual PlanRakaia community 

meeting, Wednesday13April, Rakaia 

BowlingClub, 7pm 

PUBLICNOTICES 

PROPOSED ROAD 

CLOSURE 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil givespublic 

noticeofaproposal to temporarily 

closeroads to ordinary vehicle traffic 

to enable theholdingofacommunity 

event – Ashburton Car Club “Street 

Sprints”. 

Roads proposedtobe closed: 

• SMALLBONE DRIVE, from RIVER 

TERRACEtoROBINSON STREET 

• ROBINSONSTREET, from 

SMALLBONE DRIVE INTERSECTION 

to McNALLYSTREET 

• WATSONSTREET,fromRANGE 

STREET to ROBINSON STREET 

• McNALLY STREET,fromRANGE 

STREET to the end of the street 

• RANGE STREET,fromROBINSON 

STREET to WATSON STREET 

Period of Closure: From7.30pm, Friday 

6May 2022 until 8pm,Sunday 8May 

2022 

RANGE STREET: From 6pmFriday 6 

May2022 until 6am, Sunday8May 

2022 

Detourswillbeavailableonadjacent 

streetsand these willbesignposted. 

This proposedclosureismadeunder the 

Local Government Act1974 -Schedule 

10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the 

COUNCILMEETINGon20April 2022. 

Any personobjecting to the proposal 

should lodgenoticeoftheir objection 

andthe groundsfor their objection in 

writingbypostoremail tothe Council, 5 

Baring SquareWest, Ashburton by 4pm, 

Friday 15 April2022. 

NEIL McCANN 

InfrastructureServices Group Manager 

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING 

EASTER,ANZACDAY 

Kerbside collections –EasterFriday 

collections will be collectedonSaturday 

16 April.Noother collectionswillbe 

affectedover the Easterand ANZACDay 

period. 

Rakaia Resource RecoveryPark – 

Closed15April, 16 April, 18 Apriland 25 

April (ANZACDay). 

Methven Green Waste drop-off – 

Closed17 April. 

AshburtonResource Recovery Park – 

Closed15Apriland 18 April. 

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Celtic Sea Snakes need more players 


The AshburtonCeltic women’s 

rugby team is after somenew 

blood to bolster numbersafter a 

spate of recentinjuriesand 

covidcases in the squad. 

The team, nicknamed the Sea 

Snakes, kicked offthe season at 

theweekendfollowingacouple 

of months of training, but 

travelled to Christchurch 

without six injured playersand a 

couple more withcovid. 

As Mid Canterbury’s only 

women’s rugbyteam, they play in 

theChristchurchMetro 

competition. 

This is their fourth season of 

competitionand lastyearthey 

notched up acoupleofwins. 

Club captain Georgia Lysaght 

said arecent call for new 

recruits had drawn three women 

interestedinplaying. 

More women were encouraged 

to come along to atraining 

session or to watch agame. 

‘‘We’dlove to seemore women 

getinvolved,especially with our 

playing numbersdown at the 

moment. 

‘‘ You don’t necessarilyneed a 

rugby background andthere is 

plenty of support around.’’ 

Lysaght said squadnumbers 

werearound 22 and the age of 

playersranged from 16 through 

to 48 years. 

‘‘We’ve gotmums, students 

and everyone in between. 

‘‘There is agreat atmosphere 

and camaraderieatthe club, and 

everyone is friendly.’’ 

Lysaght hasplayed rugby for 

the last 12 yearsand firstplayed 

the game at Ashburton College. 

She has been club captain for 

the last threeyears and, like 

other squad members, is a 

versatileplayer. 

The squad iscoachedbySpud 

Kerrand until recently, by 

Irishman Breffni O’Reilly. 

The Ashburton Celtic Sea 

Snakes play athomethis 

Saturday with kickoffset for 

1pm. 

New recruits are welcome to 

checkout trainingsessions on 

Tuesdays andThursdays at 

6.30pm at the Keenans Road 

grounds. 

Contact theclub through its 

Facebook page. 

Ashburton Celtic Sea Snakes players and supporters. 

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Combined First XV pulls out of competition 

TheMid Canterbury 

Combined schools First XV 

will not compete this year in 

the Miles Toyota Cup 

competition. 

The Combined Under 18 

team had apreseasongame 

victory against Dunsandel 

South Bridge last week but 

duetoalimitednumberof 

eligibleplayers management 

has opted to use this year as a 

rebuilding phase, and focus on 

the Mid Canterbury 

competition instead. Asquad 

of 35would have beenideal. 

Supportersspokesman Brett 

Hobbs said there had been a 

core group of around 12 boys 

training oversummerunder 

theguidance of Geoff 

Chapman, and ‘‘some 

impressive individual 

milestones made’’. 

The training resulted in the 

preseason win 2419 against 

Dunsandel South Bridge 

Combined U18 but itwas not 

enough. 

‘‘We knew yearsago thatthis 

year wasgoingtobeabattleto 

field ateamin2022.All 

involved ... have tried our 

hardest to provide the 

resources to compete withthe 

“big boys” schools,’’ he said. 

The decision to withdraw 

the combined schoolsteam out 

of the Miles Toyota Cup was 

not made because of alackof 

enthusiasm orresourcesbut 

on the availability of capable 

kids able to play, he said. 

TheMidCanterburyside 

hadaround 12 playerscapable 

of taking the field inthe First 

XV Miles Toyota Cup, and 

eight U16 agedplayers,but 

theywereconsidered too 

young for U18 grade, Mr Hobbs 

said. 

‘‘One of the reasons we 

failed to fieldateam is that we 

are avictim of our district’s 

success, asthere arepossibly 

1820 U18 boys thathave left 

schools and taken upvarious 

roles working mostdoing 

good quality apprenticeships, 

so hardly something to 

complain about.’’ 

‘‘We felt that it would be 

irresponsible to try and field a 

team that was too young and 

with the affect that covid has 

had on sport there would be 

too much pressure on kids to 

return to sport without 

knowing the affect this could 

have on them long term.’’ 

The MilesToyota Cup 

competition is set for arevamp 

in 2023andthe Mid 

Canterbury team management 

had beenassureditwould not 

be penalised by notfielding a 

team this year, he said. 

‘‘Itmeans we should have 

our first XV players competing 

within their right age group 

through the year in the Mid 

Canterbury Rugby Union 

competition. ‘‘We are hoping 

that as adistrictweshould 

have three very capable U16 

teamsand oneverycapable 

U18team.’’ 

He said apreseason trip to 

HanmerSprings to play 

shortened games against 

Waimea,Selwyn andRoncalli 

Combined Schools in aday 

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New date for 

Rakaia jubilee 

Rakaia School has set a 

new date for its jubilee 

celebrations. 

They will be held over 

Labour Weekend, 

running from October 21 

to 23, 2022. 

The school is 150 

years old and the 

important milestone 

was to have been 

celebrated last month. 

RESULTS 

Ashburton 9HoleGolf 

On 31st March, the 

winners of Netherby 

Pharmacy Round 2 

Heather Smith Trophy 

werefirst,Joy Nicholas 

(25 stableford points), 

followed by Oliver 

Prince(21),Colin 

Fleming (20) andJenny 

Matthews (19) on 

countbackfrom Chris 

Anderson &Peter 

Woods. 

Two players scored 

Smith &Church 

Gobblers Gavin 

Johnston&Colin 

Fleming. 

This week (7th April) 

we playastroke round, 

the 2ndqualifying 

round forclub 

championshipsand next 

week, 14th April we will 

playHotel Ashburton 

Round 3, Marion 

Marshall Trophy(best 

nett). 

AshburtonGolf Club 

Saturday April2 

Competition:2nd 

Round Club 

Championship Qualifier 

Radius Care Winner 

over the field: Paddy 

Bradford 851768 

2nd GregFleming68 

Nett 

3rdKevinSmith70 

Nett 

Other good scores 

were; Richard 

McKernan71, Tim 

Newton 71, Neil 

MacDonald72, Noel 

Sutton 72,Frits Senekal 

72,Steve McCloy72, 

JoshCoyle 72, Charlie 

Alexander73, Eric Parr 

73, Bruce Ferriman 73, 

Chris Robertson 73, 

OwenMiller 74 &Chris 

Lovelock 74. 

Two’s:Terry Molloy, 

RichardMcKernan, 

Peter Walker,Steve 

Richards&Ray 

Lambert 

NearestThe Pins: 

Hole 4# 3Stooges 

“BrownBombers”: 

Robbie Bell 

Hole 8# Value Plus: 

PaulGreer 

Hole 12#South Island 

Seeds &ProcessingCo: 

Al Jopson 

Hole 14#Dock’s 

SeafoodBar &Grill: 

DaveRobertson 

Hole 6# Hamish Niles 

Shout: IvanBlain 

Hole 9# Tong’s Thai: 

SeanStrange 

Birdie Jackpot Hole 

N.o4# 

Nett Eagle Jackpot 

Hole N.o. 6# 

TinwaldTavern 

Bonus Spot Prize: Al 

23 

Ajubilee committee 

has been working hard 

to prepare for the event 

which will be 

celebrated with the 

wider Rakaia 

community and will 

include displays and a 

parade. Updates will be 

on the Rakaia School 

150th Jubilee Page on 

Facebook. 

Jopson 

Harvey Bakehouse 9 

Hole Competition: 

Stableford 

1st: Harvey 

BakehouseWinner: 

Jamie Stone18pts 

2nd: Sam Prince 17pts 

3rd HughieMurchie 

17pts 

4th Gavin Johnston 

17pts 

5th RobynneNicoll 

16pts 

Ashburton MSA 

Petanque Club 

Presidents Triples 

Winners: Karen 

Bensdorp, LynAllison, 

IanHubbard. 

Runnersup: Mavis 

Thompson, Nicky 

Foden, MickLittle 

Third: JanGuilford, 

JohnnyWright, Adelys 

Taraunu. 

Fourth: JoanHealey, 

KateMarriott, Neville 

Bensdorp. 

Ashburton Veterans 

Golf 

HeartlandBank 

Trophy final: April 4 

play1st RLambert38, J 

Williamson 38, 3rd=C 

Alexander,IBeach,A 

Dixon, TKerr, J 

Lattimore,WMason 37. 

WinnerofHeartland 

BankTrophy: 

Robert Pawsey110, 

2nd=Ian Beach, Trevor 

Kerr, Peter Walker 109, 

5th =WMason andB 

Goodrich107. 

Allenton Bowling 

Club 

April2;Firstly abig 

congratulations to 

DonaldaWatson 

becomingaCanterbury 

Champion Bowler, 

recently winningthe 

under5singles 

Canterbury 

Championship on 

behalf of all at Allenton 

club well done. 

On Saturday 2ndApril 

Rollup Format was 

progressivePairs 

Results were as 

follows: 

Leads1st Ken 

McLaren 3wins 

2ndDick Smitheram 2 

wins14ends 

Skips: 

1st Barry Molloy 2 

wins1Draw 

2ndAlanLeis 2wins 

15 ends 

UpcomingEvents: 

Sunday10th April 

Rickard Cup 

Sunday 1stMay M&G 

Cartwright Trophy 

Sunday8th May 

Walter Johnson Trophy. 

ASHBURTON ANGLICAN PARISH 

EASTER SERVICES 

GOOD FRIDAY 15 April 

10 am –AtStAndrew’s,151 Thomson Street,Tinwald 

2pm –AtStStephen’s,64ParkStreet,Ashburton 

St Mark 

EASTER DAY-Sunday17April 

At St Stephen’s,ParkSt, Ashburton 

St David’s Church 

in Allenton 

Thursday14April –7.30 pm 

Maundy Thursday 

Worship 

Friday15April 

Sunday17April 

8am–Holy Communion 

10 am –Holy Communion 

Come CelebrateEaster 

Parish Office:Phone 308 5438 

Email: stephash@xtra.co.nz 

Easter Services 

15th April-Good Friday Service 

10am–Salvation Army Church, 

cnr Cass &Cameron Streets, Ashburton 

17th April-Easter Sunday Service 

10am-LakeHood,Huntingdon Avenue 

endofLakeHood Drive 

If wetwewill be backatthe Church 

Formore information phone 

Office -03308 7610 .Elizabeth -027 509 0410 

Be still and know that IamGod 

St Patrick 

St James 

St John 

Rakaia Anglican Parish 

Anglican 

Easter 

Services 

Maundy services 14 April : 

5.30pm St Marks, 35 ElizabethAvenue,Rakaia 

Good Friday15April : 

9.30 am St Marks, 35 Elizabeth Avenue,Rakaia 

Saturday 16 April : 

8.30pm Easter vigil, St Johns -8LimeAvenue, Barrhill 

Easter Sunday 17 April: 

9.30pm Combined Service, St John’s Presbyterian church 

StateHighway 1, Rakaia 

– 9.30 am 

GoodFriday Worship 

–9.30 am 

Easter Sunday 

Worship &Communion 

St David’s Union Church 

48 Allens Road,Allenton. Ph 308 5174 

Easter 

Church Services 

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•Palm Sunday 

•Tenebrae Service 

•Good FridayService 

•Resurrection Sunday 

Thurs 7th -Wed 13thApril 

Sun 10th April10am 

Thurs 14th April7.30pm 

Fri15th April9.30am 

Sun 17th April10am 

Corner Cass &HavelockStreets,Ashburton 

Maundy services 14 April 

7.30pmAll SaintsMethven 

Good Friday 15 April 

10.30am AllSaintsMethven 

Saturday 16 April 

8.30pmEastervigil 

St Johns-8LimeAvenue, Barrhill 

Easter Sunday 17 April 

10.30amAll Saints Methven 

AllSaintsAnglicanChurch 

1Chapman Street,Methven 

HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

Easter Services 

Good Friday: 15 April 9:30am 

We join the AshburtonMethodist congregation 

at Paterson’s Chapel,Cox St. 

Easter Sunday: 17 April 10am 

OurMethodist friends join us forafamily celebration 

of the resurrection at 65 Oxford Street. 

Visitors most welcome 

My vaccine pass required 

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All babies cry; it can mean hunger, adirty or wet nappy, 

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disappears afterthe first three months. 

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One of the hardest times can be when your baby keeps 

on crying and youcan’t work out why. 

• Ifyou find yourself getting upset, it’s important to put 

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take abreak 

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• Your baby ismore likely to calm down when you are 

feeling calm and in control 

• Look afteryourself 

• Make acup of teaorcoffee,phone afamily member or 

friend.You can also phone PlunketLine on 0800 933 922 

or Healthline on 0800 611 116 foradviceorsupport. 

~MinistryofHealth 

Children’s Wear Specialists 

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The special but threatened Blue Duck 

BY MARYRALSTON 

Whio,orblueduck,isaKiwibird 

knowntomost of us –it’s familiar 

becausethey feature on the$10 

note.But not many peopleever 

seeone because theyare as rare 

as somespeciesofkiwiand are 

fussyaboutwhere they live. 

Oncecommon in Canterbury 

andall around Aotearoa, their 

presencehasshrunktojust a 

handful of places.Asusualwith 

ourendangered nativebirds, 

whio have been pushed to the 

brink ofextinction by predators, 

especially stoats. They arebig 

birdsbutnestingfemalesor 

young chicks are no matchfor a 

hungry stoat. 

Whioare very particularabout 

habitat,needing fast flowing 

cleanwatertoliveand breed. 

They have large webbed feet and 

clawswhich help them clamber 

on to bouldersand logs. 

In theSouth Island, whio are 

seen in Arthur’s PassNational 

Park,alongsomepartsofthe 

Heaphy Track and along the 

clean rivers of theWest Coast 

down to Fiordland.Away from 

theMain Divide, thereare 

plentyofrivers thatwould have 

once been home to whio, butare 

nowempty of themdue to 

predators. Fortunately there are 

some management programmes 

looking outfor whio andthere 

has been agoodincrease in 

numberswhere stoatsare 

intensively trapped, especially 

inthe moulting season from 

February to May. During this 

time, whioareparticularly 

vulnerable because they can’t 

fly. 

Spottingawhio is avery 

special experience –ifyou see 

one, you’llalwaysremember 

that day. 

Lifting incomes to 

relieve pressures 

Since coming into government, 

Labour has worked hard to 

support low and middle income 

Kiwis. This week, we’re taking 

the next step, with asuite of 

changes coming into force on 1 

April that will see the majority 

of New Zealand families better 

off. 

The rising cost of living, 

driven by global inflation and 

the war in Ukraine, is making 

things tough for many – 

including people here in 

Rangitata. There’s no easy fix, 

but we’re delivering arange of 

measures to ease the pressure, 

including the 1April changes. 

Around 8% of Cantabrians 

are on the minimum wage and 

after the increase to the 

minimum wage on 1April to 

$21.20, fulltimers will be 

earning an additional $48 per 

week, or almost $2,500 ayear. 

That’s money directly in the 

pocket of our minimum wage 

workers. 

Our improvements to 

Working for Families alone will 

see around 60% of Kiwi families 

better off by an average of $20 

per week. Families will also 

benefit from increases to the 

family tax credit and Best Start, 

as well as expanded Childcare 

Assistance. 

It’s not just families who’ll 

see aboost. Both the Student 

Allowance and Student Loan 

Living Costs are increasing by 

$25, while main benefits are 

increasing by up to $35 aweek. 

Seniors will also benefit, with 

single people on 

Superannuation getting aboost 

of $52 afortnight and couples 

receiving $80 extra. From 1 

May, the Winter Energy 

Payment will also start again, to 

help more than amillion 

people with heating bills. 

We’ve taken action to provide 

relief from the petrol price 

spikes caused by the Russian 

invasion of Ukraine, and it’s 

awesome to hear this is already 

making adifference. There’s no 

silver bullet for current cost 

pressures, but these measures 

will provide some relief. They 

build on actions we’ve taken 

since 2017 to ensure Kiwi 

families have more in their 

pocket to get ahead, such as the 

family tax credit, free school 

lunches, and cheaper doctors’ 

fees. 

We’re committed to securing 

arecovery from covid that 

leaves noone behind. 

Supporting households with 

the cost of living is just one way 

we’re making that areality. 

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New Mbovis Eradication 

Programme director 

Simon Andrewhas taken over 

as M.bovis Eradication 

Programme director. 

Mr Andrew wasappointed 

following the promotionof 

Stuart Anderson to Deputy 

DirectorGeneralof 

Biosecurity NewZealand. 

Mr Andrew, who grew up on a 

farm in the Wairarapa,has 

started his new position. 

It is a12month secondment 

from OSPRI where he held the 

role of deputychief executive, 

and general managerfor 

DiseaseControl Planning and 

Integration. It was aposition 

where he was overseeing 

steady progress and 

strengthenedrelationships 

with industry partnersinthe 

TB eradication programme. 

Mr Andrew is passionate 

about the agricultural sector 

and has more than 16 years 

Simon Andrew 

experienceworkinginthe 

primary industries. 

His valuableexperience and 

knowledge was considered 

essential to the director role 

and wouldleadthe programme 

throughthe critical phase of 

finding thelast cases of 

infection.

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Peak Hill track one of the best for views 


The drive out to the Peak Hill 

track sets you up for the 

sweeping views that are set to 

blow your mind. 

The track is rightly regarded 

as one of the best shorterwalks 

in Canterbury. Your three or 

four hoursofwalking will be 

rewarded with vistasthat will 

leave you in awe of the 

majestic high country. 

Peak Hill is accessed off 

Algidus Road, which can be 

pickedupoff the Coleridge 

IntakeRoad some5km before 

Lake Coleridge Village, or by 

going throughthe village and 

up the windy,steep gravel 

road. 

From asigned parking area 

off AlgidusRoad there is an 

easement over privateland 

and then aclearly marked 

route with cairns to the 

summit. 

My recent return to the 

popular spot started witha 

walk around the edge of a 

bountiful field of swedesthat 

were burstingfrom the ground 

and destined for the cows. 

The grunty firstclimb offers 

views of the eastern end of 

Lake Coleridge and the mighty 

RakaiaGorge. 

There is some loose gravel to 

tackle, which will be more 

challenging on the descent. 

Bewarealso the dreaded 

spaniard grass, which is 

waiting for you on the twists 

and turns of the lower slopes. 

From the fence line the track 

continues to climb and follows 

anarrowridgefor awhile 

whereyou will feelontop of 

the world. 

The Department of 

Conservation (DOC) classifies 

the track as expert, simply 

because it is exposedand can 

be hit withsudden changes of 

weather.Check the forecast, 

carryextra clothingand be 

prepared to turn around if you 

need to. 

On aclear, windless day the 

walk is simply one of the best . 

The steady climbrewards 

you with views across the 

western arm of LakeColeridge, 

the Ryton Riverand out 

towards the headwaters of the 

Rakaia and Wilberforce rivers. 

The top at 1240m is marked 

with astacked stone cairn and 

and an information board. 

Thereisplenty of space on the 

flat plateautoescapeyour 

fellow walkersand to enjoy the 

peace, solitudeand views 

whilehaving lunch. 

The track will take regular 

walkers betweentwo and three 

hourstothe top and around 90 

minutes to descend. The walk 

will stay in your memory and 

you will be keentoreturn to 

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1970’s colonial styled home 

3double sized bedrooms 

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Masport fire installed -2017 

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Roof recoated &painted inDec 2020 

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1/19 Tancred Street, Ashburton 

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33 CHALMERS AVENUE 3 2 2 

STYLISH MODERN HOME 

Spacious elegant kitchen, Sep. lounge, O/p 

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bthrm, Indoor/outdoor flow to the private 

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1/110 CHALMERS AVENUE 2 1 1 

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1946 ARNOLD VALLEY ROAD 

BUILD OR BANK THE LAND! 

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29 WAYMOUTH STREET 3 1 3 

FABULOUS FAIRTON FAMILY HOME 

Space galore with 3dble bdrm home in a 

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kitchen &dining •Double glazed •Choice of 

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35 WAYMOUTH STREET 1 1 - 

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Set on a930m2 section with huge potential 

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114 THOMSON STREET 3 1 1 

CUTE AND COMPACT IN TINWALD 

3 bdrm home with easy care fully fenced 

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Int. access single garage. Freshly painted 

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21 CHURCH STREET 3 1 - 

DO THE MAHI GET THE TREATS 

This property comes with: 

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51 MAYFIELD KLONDYKE ROAD 

PICTURESQUE VIEWS LIFESTYLE SECTION 

•1.31ha &1.26ha Bareland •Residential D•1 

min to Mayfield shops •26min to Ashburton 

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CLUB NEWS 



AshburtonMSA Petanque Club 

Last Thursday we joined with the 

Bowling Club and had two games 

each of bowls and petanque. The 

result was that we thought the 

bowlers played better petanque 

than we played bowls! It was agreat 

afternoon with great hilarity on both 

playing grounds, finished off with a 

cuppa. 

On Sunday the President’s Triples 

Trophy was won by Karen 

Bensdorp, Lyn Allison, Ian Hubbard; 

2nd Mavis Thompson,Nicky Foden, 

Mick Little; 3rd Jan Guilford, Johnny 

Wright, Adelys Taraunu; 4th Joan 

Healey, Kate Marriott, Neville Bensdorp. 

Next weekend is abusy one with 

the Stephen Kyle Mixed Doubles 

Tournament being held on Saturday. 

On Sunday the Ashburton 

Doubles are played and with both 

games open toother clubs it will be 

agreat opportunity to see some top 

players in action. 

It is fantastic to see five new paid 

up members at our club, andwestill 

have more thinking about joining. 

There is a very exciting vibe at 

present, with lots of social and 

competitive games happening. 

From 23 April, we are going tobe 

playing on a Saturday afternoon 

from 1pm, so just turn up at the 

pistes and you will be given instruction 

from two or three of our 

Committee members. Boules will be 

available for your use. We are 

starting off with a6week period to 

see what interest there is but we are 

prepared to do this for the winter 

months. 

Wayne McCarthy with his trophy haul after agreat season 

bowling. 

You are most welcome to join us 

on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 

from 1pmat115 Racecourse Road. 

Learn something new and finish off 

with acup of tea and chat inthe 

clubrooms. 

Ashburton M.S.A. Outdoor 

Bowling Club 

Saturday 1st Aprilour bowlingclub 

held its season ending closing day 

with members competing for our 

annual Hec Harper Trophy ,This 

event saw Tony Inwood paired with 

Gus Hurrell the victors defeating 

Linton Muir and Russell Ward. 

Although closing day has been 

PHOTO SUPPLIED 

held our green will be back in use 

over the coming weekend with Mid 

Canterbury Sub Centres 

Singles Lowry Cup being played 

on saturday and we host fellow 

Chartered Club Richmond for our 

annual Loftus Cup challenge on 

Sunday to conclude our season. 

Good luck to our 2 members 

Wayne McCarthy and Linton Muir 

whoboth qualified for the Lowry Cup. 

Our club trophies were presented 

on Saturday during our closing 

seasons champions: 

Open singles Wayne McCarthy, 

Runner Up Colin Dennis 

Pairs Robin Petrie, John Withell 

Runners Up John Argyle, Shane 

Calder 

Triples John Argyle, John Moffatt, 

Wayne McCarthy 

Fours Colin Dennis, CharlieCleghorn, 

Syd Harrison, Gus Hurrell 

Junior Singles Wayne McCarthy 

Junior Pairs Wayne McCarthy, 

Gus Hurrell 

Colts singles Gus Hurrell also Sub 

Centre Champion Of Champion 

Colts Pairs Gus Hurrell Russell 

Ward Sub Centre COfChampions 

Congratulations toall . 

We have enjoyedavery enjoyable 

season with agreat green to play on 

thanks to Greenkeepers Tony 

Inwood assisted byRussell Ward for 

their effortstokeep allbowlershappy 

not an easy task. 

Thank you also for the support 

fromfellow bowling clubsfromassisting 

with the big taskofresurfacing our 

green and supporting our tournaments. 

Enjoy your winter break. 

Ashburton GolfClub 

Another beautiful weekend found 

lotsofgolfers hitting thecourses 

acrossthe district.AtBrandonwe 

had round 2ofthe club champs 

qualifying, andthe bighunky 

Yorkshiremanwas in fineformagain 

shootinganett 68 to just pipGreg 

Fleming on countback.Kevin Smith 

wasafurther 2shots back on 70,with 

Richard Mac andTim Newton 

snagging themselves 71’s. It just 

shows howfickle the golfing gods 

are,whenyoung Perry canshoot 81 

off thestick at Tinwald the week 

before, then follow it up with a99at 

Brandon. Still, luckily for him, he was 

partnering Paddy again, so he 

managed thesnaffle afreedrink off 

David Rushand young Fritz,but true 

to formPerry returnedthe drink when 

he failedtoget past theladies tees on 

number 2. 

This Saturday we have the 

Brandon Cup round3,atpresent 

after2rounds Terry Ksits in the lead 

with75points, 1clear ofKevin Smith. 

Paddyison72and thenBarry Jury, 

Paul Greer and ChrisLovelockare all 

on 71. Shouldbeavery good final 

roundwithquiteafewgood players in 

withashout. 

The whole draw this week is 

sponsored by ourgreat friends at 

Gabites chartered accountants, 

many thankstothe lovely people 

there. 

Sunday pennantshas kicked off 

and as of writing not allthe results are 

in,but Idohavethe Patterson ones 

Dylanand his youngpupsgot their 

dander back, came outyappingand 

nipping at anklesand managed to tip 

over astrong Tinwaldside, goodwins 

forDylan,Tom, Jordy andMitch and 

very unsurprising lossestoyoung 

Spud andJames. 

The olddogswelcomed Davey 

Hampton intothe squadand he 

kicked offwith agreat win as did 

Arkright whowas8upafter9. 

Captain Courageous had ahalfafter 

being 4down with4to go,but Greig, 

Bruce and Perry areall droppedfor 

next time. Next roundisearlyMay. 

Well thatwill do for now. Good 

golfing. 

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type 2diabetes withthisprevalence 

expected to increasetoseven 

percent (430,000) people withinthe 

nexttwo decades. 

Dr Jian Guan, an Auckland 

Universityscientistwho is 

consideredthe world’sleading 

expert on cyclicGlycineProline 

(cGP)research, says cGPMaxwillbe 

tested in an openlabel trialamong 

agroup of diabetic participants 

livingwith arange of metabolic 

syndromes. 

The patient trial is nowunder way 

at auniversity affiliated hospitalin 

Chinausing cGPderived from New 

Zealand blackcurrants at a 

Canterburyproductionfacility. 

Dr Guan saysthe aim of thetrial is 

to establish theefficacy of the 

natural form of cGPontype2 

diabetes associated with 

dyslipidemia,hypertension, 

peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy 

and kidney dysfunction. 

“Metabolic syndrome isacluster 

of disorders resultingfrompoor 

metabolism,including 

hyperglycaemia, high blood 

pressure, poorinsulinfunction and 

excessiveLDLcholesterol. 

“Thereis astrong correlation 

between poor metabolism,heart 

disease,cancerand premature 

death. 

“The trial, whichisexpected to be 

completed later this year,will 

investigate whetherconsumptionof 

thenatural formofcGP canimprove 

bloodpressure, cholesterol, and 

complications fromdiabetes 

including poor eye function and 

nerve damage,” she says. 

Dr Guan who hasstudied cGP for 

over 30 yearsatAuckland 

University saysfeedback from those 

taking nonsynthetic cGPasa 

supplementfor brain health suggest 

it mayassistwithother conditions. 

Dr Jian Guan 

“While consumeruse of 

concentratedcGP is stillinits 

relativeinfancy, there are 

indicationsthatitmay offer hope to 

those living withawide rangeof 

metabolic disorders. 

“Amongthe feedback wehave 

received from those takingthe 

supplementinclude type2 

diabeticswho suggest they have 

regained sensation in theirfeet 

aftertakingcGP as wellasthose 

with high blood pressure recording 

improvements in their systolic& 

diastolic measurements. 

“Should the trialbesuccessful,it 

is expected to create more export 

opportunities for theNew Zealand 

made cGPMax supplement in Asian 

marketslike China wherethe 

populations ofthose withmetabolic 

disordershas risen steadily over 

thepast ten years,” she says. 

Dr Guan saysthe discovery that 

SouthIslandblackcurrants are 

uniquely rich in cGPhas ledto 

further research whichis 

investigatingother natural sources 

of thenutrient. 

cGPisabrain nutrient that 

normalises ahormoneessentialfor 

overall bodyhealthandmay playa 

wider roleinimproving circulation 

andcreating new bloodvesselsthan 

we previously understood,” she 

says. 

Farmers divided on prospects 

New Zealand’s primary producers 

remaindivided on the prospectsfor 

the agricultural economy in the year 

ahead,with agrowingrange of 

farmerconcerns weighing on farmer 

sentiment, despite strong prices and 

demand, the first RabobankRural 

Confidence survey of the year has 

found. 

The survey completed last month 

foundnet farmer confidence was 

fractionally downfrom last quarter, 

with the net reading dropping to 

negative three per cent,from 

positive one per cent recorded in 

December. 

The survey found the number of 

farmers expecting conditions in the 

agriculturaleconomy to improve in 

the coming 12 months had fallen to 

24 per cent (downfrom 28 per cent 

last quarter) while the percentageof 

farmers expecting conditions to 

worsenremained unchanged at 27 

per cent. 

The number of farmers expecting 

the performance of the agricultural 

economy to stay the same rose to 46 

per cent (from43per cent 

previously). 

Rabobank New Zealand chief 

executive officer Todd Charteris 

said the result was the third 

consecutivesurvey where farmer 

sentimenthas been ‘split down the 

middle’ with arelatively even 

proportion of farmers expecting the 

performance of the agri economy to 

improve and those expecting it to 

worsen. 

“The supplyand demand 

fundamentals for New Zealand’s key 

agricultural commoditiesremain 

strong, and primaryproducers are 

currently enjoying an extended run 

of elevated commodity pricing,” he 

said. 

“However, countering the positive 

sentimentgeneratedbythis are a 

wholehost of factors creating 

anxiety among farmers including 

government policy,rising input 

costsand shipping disruptions.’’ 

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CLUB DAY 

Sunday 10 th 

April 2022, 2pm 

@ Ashburton Club and MSA 

CANCELLED 

CANCELLED 

All welcome - 

No covercharge 

SITUATIONS WANTED 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

2472420 

EXPERIENCED Housekeeper, 

Carer, full or parttime. 

Mature lady available 

for personal cares, cooking, 

cleaning. Highly recommended. 

Please contact 

Christine on 027 218 0668. 

WORK Wanted: Domestic 

house cleaner, available 

weekdays, reliable and 

honest. Also available for 

Pet walking/sitting, motel 

cleaning. Anything considered. 

Please phone 

Karriane 021 0242 2165. 

FIREWOOD 

FIREWOOD 

OFFCUTS 

$140 per cord 

GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$120 per cord 

SCREENED 

SLABWOOD 

$150 per cord 

3CORD GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$350 per cord 

C.O.D. in town 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 


InwardsGoods 

Customerservice person 

Mitre 10MEGA has avacancy for acustomer 

service person in their Inwards Goods 

department. This position is full-time (40 

hours) per week with aSunday –Thursday 

roster 

Duties will include: 

• Basic inwardsgoods duties 

• Entering stock and other administration 

duties responsible for locating and 

preparing customer orders forcollection 

• Back up forunloading trucks. 

To be successful the applicantwill require 

the following skills: 

• Excellentcustomer serviceskills 

• Administration skills 

• Basic computer skills 

• Acurrent forkliftlicence 

• Workinateam environment 

• Showinitiative 

• Bereliable 

• Physically fit and able to lift 

If youthink youare the person we arelooking 

for, please email your C.V. and covering letter 

to: 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on Tuesday 19th April 2022. 

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

JOB OPPORTUNITY 

We are seeking amechanically minded person to join our team. 

This position would suit someone who is: 

Motivated &Hardworking. 

Has the ability to think logically &problem solve. 

Physically Fit. 

Welding &Mechanical skills are an advantage. 

In return awork vehicle and work phone can be available for the 

successful candidate. 

TRADE &SERVICES 

ALTERATIONS; Sewing 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

BUILD work to do? Contact 

Kiwi Building and Maintenance 

Ltd. Alterations, 

Renovations, New builds 

and repairs. Qualified 

Tradesmen. Phone Cawte 

027 418 7955. 

BUILDER : Specialising in 

home renovations and 

repair work. We also do 

decks, fences and retaining, 

plastering and painting, 

gardening, landscaping 

and tree removal. Call 

Lindsay 027 230 0205 

CARPET 2YOU -for all your 

flooring needs. Supplier 

and installer of carpet and 

vinyl, re-stretch and repair, 

carpet cleaning. Phone 

Mike Gill 027 491 4210. 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $70 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

CHIMNEY Sweep - for a 

professional service call 

Dan McKerrow, Chimney 

Sweep and Repairs on 021 

118 7580. 

COMPUTER Problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving, 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, setup wirelessnetworks, 

spyware 

cleanup. On-site day or 

evening. Low fees. Call 

Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058. 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

Concrete Specialist operating 

locally with 30 years 

experience. No job too big 

or small. Contactless service 

offered. Phone Paul 

021 152 1966. 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can Collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241. 

FIRE Extinquisher sales and 

servicing. On farm/ 

contractors - trucks/tractors/balers/combines/cars/ 

boats/caravans etc. Phone 

Mack at Doors and More on 

027 396 0361. 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all your 

domestic and industrial 

pest control needs phone 

AJ Kerr at Ashburton Pest 

Control on 03 308 8147 or 

027 432 5447 

Email your cover letter and C.V to: 

martyn@dairyplatforms.nz 

www.dairyplatformscanterbury.com 

MountHutt College 

School Caretaker 

2472608 

We are looking for aSchool Caretaker who will 

be able to undertake awide range of duties to 

ensure our school is awell maintained and safe 

environment. This position will suit someone 

who is physically fit and active, enjoys working 

outdoors, is able to interact in a friendly and 

professional manner with students, parents, and 

staff at all times as amember of our support staff 

team and welcoming school community. 

The work involves working within a budget, 

liaising with contractors, security, Health and 

Safety, minor maintenance, ongoing upkeep, and 

maintenance ofthe grounds, and refuse disposal. 

The successful candidate will have a keen eye 

for detail, excellent practical, time management 

and problem-solving skills. Asolid knowledge of 

maintenance, grounds keeping, planning and the 

ability to work independently will be essential 

for this position. The successful candidate will be 

required to undertake apolice vet check prior to 

commencementofemployment. 

Remuneration is by negotiation but will reflectthe 

unique skills the successful applicant will bring 

to the position. Alow-rent caretaker’s house is 

available forthe successful applicant. 

To apply, orfor further information, please email 

Sheree Rooney (Principal’s Secretary) 

college@mthutt.school.nz. 


GUTTER Cleaning. Using a 

vacuum system to clean 

out the debris is a faster 

and cleaner process. Call 

Allan on 027 209 5026. 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

GARDENING, mowing, 

pruning, fertilising, projects 

or general spruce ups? Call 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens 

to get the job done right. 

027 765 2899 or 03 307 

1693. 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz 

LAWN Mowing. No job too 

small. Call Les Smith, From 

The Ground Up, for acompetitive 

quote. Ph 027 840 

0201 or 03 308 1500. 

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER 

A NEW LOOK 

that lasts! 

Existing kitchens, doors, 

furniture &appliances 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2450077 

Applications close on 

Wednesday 13 April 2022 


2469948 

LOCKSMITH/DOOR repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and 

bifold door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More on 027 516 

7104. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional, 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

SUN Control Window Tinting: 

Privacy, UV, glare, heat 

control for homes, offices 

and cars. Phone Craig 

Rogers 307 6347, www. 

windowtinter.co.nz, member 

of Master Tinters NZ. 

TILING - For all your tiling 

requirements including kitchen 

splash backs, flooring 

etc. (Full water proofing) 

Call Kevin on 027 496 

8314. 

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV 

block, glare, heat control, 

safety, security, privacy, 

frosting films, solar protective 

window films. Free 

quotes, 20 years local service. 

Phone 0800 368 468 

now, Bill Breukelaar, www. 

tintawindow.co.nz 

Admin Support Team Member 

We are looking for aperson to join our admin 

team. Brophy Knight is awellrespected chartered 

accounting business based in Ashburton that has 

been operating for over 100 years. Our team 

comprises 30 staff who recognise the value of 

encouraging ateam culture and delivering ahigh 

level of customer service. 

The person we seek should have good time 

management skills, be able to prioritise work, 

have agreat phone manner and have agood 

level of proficiency in Word and Excel. The role 

is intended as being full time -Monday-Friday, 

8am -5pm, however flexibility of hours isopen 

for discussion. 

Duties would include: 

• Assisting with Client Debtors &Creditors 

• Supporting theteam with document preparation 

• Reception Cover and welcoming clients 

• Workcollaborativelywithin administration team 

on avarious range of tasks 

For the successful applicant there is the potential 

to advancewithin the firm and become aPersonal 

Assistant to the Management Team in the future. 

Full training will be given, however you must be 

able to work independently and complete tasks 

within time frames and to ahigh standard. 

The remuneration package includes acompetitive 

hourly rate and subsidised health and medical 

insurance. 

Start date would be immediate. 

If you think this is the type of job for you we would 

love to hear from you. 

Applications close 22 April 2022. 

Cover Letter and VC to: 

Heather Ford, Brophy Knight Limited 

Email: heatherf@brophyknight.co.nz 

Locally owned &atrusted name in the community 

since 2017, Memory Funerals provides funeral 

services for the Canterbury region. 

Due to our continued growth, we’re looking for a 

part-time Funeral Director’s Assistant to join our 

dedicated, hardworking team at our Ashburton 

location, possibly leading to full time work for the 

right person. 

A rare opportunity, this is an ideal role for 

someone wanting to enter the funeral services 

profession. We’re looking for a caring and 

compassionate person. 

Our future team member will have the following 

attributes and skills: 

• Current clean full drivers licence 

• The ability to be available at short notice and 

to work after hours and weekends on an as 

needed basis 

• Well-presented with aprofessional manner; 

• Have excellent written and verbal 

communication ability, and superior time 

management 

• Aneye for detail, the ability to take initiative 

and astrong work ethic are also essential, 

• Careful at listening and respectful at 

communicating 

• Bephysically fit and able to work alone or as 

part of ateam 

• Compassionate, with an empathy for people 

• High level of confidentiality and discretion 

• Alongside general office administration 

competencies; an aptitude for technology and 

excellent computer skills are required. 

Local to the Ashburton area amust. 

Please apply with acovering letter and CV, with 

references, to Jo at Memory Funerals on jo@ 

memoryfunerals.nz 

Successful applicants will be required to pass a 

full police, drug and reference check. 

2472631 

2471755 




Sales people 

TwoPositions –Full time 

Mitre 10MEGA Ashburton has 2vacancies for 

Sales people to join their team. 

1. Bathrooms /Kitchens 

Full time position in our bathrooms –Kitchen 

departments. This is a varied role and will 

include consulting & designing kitchens. The 

hours of work will be 40hrs per week with a 

TuesdaytoSaturdayroster. 

Would suit aperson who has: 

• Attention fordetail essential 

• Good computerskills 

• Excellentcustomer serviceskills 

• Aflairfor design 

• Fit and able to lift 

Product knowledge would be an advantage, 

but full product training will be given tothe 

successful candidate 

2. Head of Department– 

Bathroomdepartment 

This is aleadership role, full-time 40hrs per 

week, Sunday toThursday, that would suit 

someone who wants totake the next step in 

their retail career. You will be responsible for 

the smooth running of the department. This 

is very much a‘hands on’role. 

Keyattributes we arelooking for are: 

•Customer servicefocused 

•Drive Enthusiasm &self-motivation 

•Time management&organisational skills 

•Leadership skills 

•Problem solving 

•Handling and resolving complaints 

•Retail Experience 

•Computer skills 

•Goal orientated 

•Merchandising skills 

•Stock control 

Previous experience inaleadership role and 

retail experience would be an advantage, 

howevertrainingwill be given. 

In return weoffer job security and great staff 

buying privileges. 

If youhave the skills required foreither of these 

positions,please send your covering letter and 

C.V. stating which position you are applying 

forto: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz. 

Applications remain confidential and close on 

Tuesday 19th April 2022 

Liquor /Dry Goods/ 

Food Tasting 

Assistant 

Areyou ateam player? 

Have yougot aCAN DO attitude? 

If youenjoy variety-thenwehavethe jobfor you! 

Ashburton New World prides itself onproviding 

outstanding service and a pleasant shopping 

experience toall of our customers. Our staff play 

an importantrole in the success of our store. 

This 40 hour per week role would require the 

successful applicant towork Sunday, Monday and 

Tuesdayinour Liquor department. On Wednesday 

and Thursdaythe role will be split between Liquor, 

DryGoods and Food Tasting. 

This is agreat position forsomeone who is creative, 

highly motivated and who has areal passion for 

retail. 

What we need from you: 

• Ahigh level of initiativeand commitment 

• Honestyand agood work ethic 

• Adedication to qualitycustomer service 

• Tobephysically fit as heavy lifting is required 

We canofferyou: 

• Ongoing training 

• Agreatcompanycultureand work environment 

To register your interest for this position 

please complete an application form or email: 

donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz 

2470785 

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

PARLIAMENTARY MP 

SUPPORT TOJOLUXTON, MP 

Mō te tūnga-Aboutthe role 

Stepping into anenvironment that is unique and rewarding, 

your empathetic nature will help and support local constituents with any 

issues or concerns they may have, lending an ear to make them feel heard 

and supported. Developing strong connections and networks across the 

region is crucial to supporting the MP and assisting with her activities 

outside of Parliament. Youare sole charge within the office, happy to work 

autonomously and thrive inafast-paced, dynamic environment. 

Tō kete -What youwillbring to the role willinclude the following: 

• Strong customer focus with an empathetic and respectful approach 

• Ability to build and maintain relationships within the community 

• Understanding of case management 

• Ability to think on your feet and problem solve effectively 

• Excellent communication, written and verbal with experience within 

Microsoft suite 

Whywork forParliamentary Service? 

JobOpportunities 

SeniorLifeguard 

Are you keen to work in our state ofthe art facility and take the next step in 

yourAquatics career? 

We arelooking to add aSenior lifeguardtoour team of dedicated pool staff. 

You will beaproven team leader or experienced Lifeguard and will actively 

supervise the aquatics facilities and activities while mentoring other team 

membersand passing on your experienceand knowledge. 

Weofferaprofessionalandfunenvironmentandthisisavariedrolesupporting 

the Aquatics and Stadium Manager with daytodayoperations. 

If you think you have what it takestobe successful in thisrole, we would love 

to hear from you. 

Lifeguard 

We have afull-time position available now foranindividual who is attentive 

and canwork well in ateamenvironment.Fulltraining provided. 

If you are16orolder,able to swim 200mundersix minutes, hold or arewilling 

to obtain afirst aid certificate, hold or are willing toobtain aPool Lifeguard 

Practising Certificatewewould liketohearfromyou. 

Group Fitness Instructors 

Join our high performing gym team asaGroup Fitness Instructor. Weare 

lookingfor aSpin Instructor as well as aYogaInstructor to deliver our fitness 

classes to help our customers achieve their health and fitness goals. 

To find out more about these 

vacancies and what the Ashburton 

District Council has to offer you, go 

to our website. 

Applications forthese roles close on 

Monday,18April 2022. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

SELL 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2468593 

SELL 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$28.50 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

2470268 

WANTED TO BUY 

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal 

Recyclers buy heavy metal 

etc. Free light-grade metal 

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm 

weekdays &9.30-11.30am 

Saturdays. 117 Alford Forest 

Rd, (behind 

PlaceMakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 

GARAGE SALES 

MITCHELL Place this Saturday. 

Signs out from 8.30am 

until 12pm. Camping gear, 

hunting gear, furniture, 

homewares, clothing, tools, 

kids toys, plus much more. 

Letour 

HIGH 

readership 

stats ... 

...work 

for you! 

Call our 

friendly 

sales team at 

199 Burnett Street, 


(03) 308 7664 

2459514 

2441365 

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• Toensure our people feel supported and enabled to develop their 

knowledge and careers, you will receive aParliamentary Service 

induction which will set you uptosucceed within this environment 

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities 

• Weoffer arange of benefits including study assistance, five weeks 

annual leave and flexible working arrangements 

As an employee ofParliamentary Service you will be impartial in your role. 

Awareness ofthe political landscape may be beneficial in supporting your 

MP. This is an events-based, fixed-term role linked to the MP, working 

25hours per week. Some flexibility in hours may be required. 

The appointing salary band for this role is $55,752 to $69,690 per annum 

for afull time equivalent. Appointments will be based on your skills and 

experience. 

In order for asuccessful applicant/s to be offered this role, they will need 

to comply with our Vaccine Policy, the requirement to be fully vaccinated 

and agree to provide information and evidence regarding their vaccination 

status. 

Applications close midnightonWednesday,13April2022. 

If you have any questions regarding this role please contact 

Recruitment@parliament.govt.nz 

The Parliamentary Service appoints on merit and is committed to EEO and 

good employer principles. 

To apply forthisjob, pleasegotoour jobsite 

https://careers.parliament.govt.nz/home andenter the job code 29474ACN. 

Reporter–AshburtonCourier 

We arecurrently looking foraversatile reportertojoin our team at the 

AshburtonCourier.Allied Press Limited employs over 450 people on a 

permanentbasis across our 15 sites in the South Island. Weoperate across 

multiple media platforms (print, online,digital) delivering news, information 

and entertainmentthrough our various regional and citypublications including 

the AshburtonCourier,The Star (Christchurch) and the Otago Daily Times. 

Thesuccessful candidate will have: 

• Excellentwriting ability 

• Ahigh degreeofinitiative 

• The abilitytoworkautonomously,juggle multiple tasks and meet regular 

deadlines 

• Afull NZ driver’s licence 

• Photography, video and websiteskills aredesirable. 

• Relevantjournalism qualification (or equivalentexperience) would be a 

distinctadvantage 

What we offer 

• Agreatteam environmentand an opportunitytogrowyour 

journalism skills 

• Enjoybeing partofasmall,dedicatedteam. 

• Employeewellbeing benefits including medical insuranceand EAP 

Acopyofthe full position description can be found at 

alliedpress.co.nz/employment. 

If youthink this role is foryou,please apply to: 

Daniel Tobin (Editor) daniel.tobin@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

with your covering letter and CV, 

or post to 199 Burnett Street,Ashburton, 7700.

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$120 each 

Vaccinated, 

spayedand neutered 

Ph 308 4432 or 

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Tuesday-Saturday 

9:30am -noon 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

PEASTRAW $5. abale, Linseed 

straw $4. a bale, 

sheep manure $8. a bag. 

Medium square bales also 

available. Call Ian 

027-286-3697 or Dave 

027-6011-426. A Hinds 

Lions project. 

PEASTRAW for sale. Small 

bales $6 each on farm, 

$6.50 delivered to Ashburton. 

Phone/Text 027 434 

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HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing 

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illness? 

We can help with: 

PETE’S 

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Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

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Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment. 

•Sittingand companionship 

•Counselling and bereavement 

support 

•Biographywriting 

•Massage,reiki and reflexology 

•Activityand support 

programmes 

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HEALTH &BEAUTY 

OUT&ABOUT 

Locally owned &operated family business for 69 years 

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522 

Allservices 

arefree 


AFTER HOURS 

HEALTH CARE 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall other medical assistanceoutside of normal 

hours please phone your general practiceteam, 

24/7, to speak with ahealth professional who 

will giveyou free health adviceonwhattodoor 

wheretogoifyou need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular general practice, 

call any GPteam 24/7 forfree 

telephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

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New Zealanders to bring some form of ID. 

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June 26: 

FOR LEASE 

AWESOME OFFICE space 

for lease, rent or hire. Park 

like setting. Indoor and outdoor 

areas. North West 

town boundary. Must view. 

Phone 0274 754 241. 

0800 58 78 22 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 

TRAVEL 

CARPET Cleaning. Powerful 

equipment and fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron 

at Supersucker. 027 435 

1042. 

Kindly sponsored by 

Adrienne Patterson 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy, CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on ... 

Saturday from 9am until 1pm 

Sunday from 10am until 1pm 

Public holidays from 10am until 1pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open: 

MondaytoFriday, 9am until 5.30pm 

and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm 

–SundayDrive(mysterytrip) 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the Healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

toyouby 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

FIREWOOD 

Forbookings phone 

03 308 0224 l 027 265 6883 

2468919 

OLD Man Pine. Very dry, well 

split. $400. 4m 3 trailer, 

delivered Ashburton to 

Hinds. Ph 027 444 4521. 

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MENTAL Health Wellness. "I 

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LIVESTOCK 

HORSE Paddock available. 

Approximately 1acre, 1km 

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EDUCATIONAL 

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NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor 

Dangerous Goods Course –½day courses. 

Locally in Ashburtonoryour work place 

Class 2&4course course available on request. 

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Phone Christine 027 245 2563 

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CHAOS 

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CANCER 

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2473111 

An established supportgroup in 

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who areliving with adiagnosis and 

treatmentfor prostate cancer. 

Partners arealso welcome to attend 

CO-ORDINATOR: Doug Collie 027 510 0556 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, April 12 at 3.00pm 

WHERE: Ashburton 

Mackenzie Centre,122 Kermode St,Ashburton 

Email: ashburton@prostate.org.nz 

Formoreinformation call 0800 477 678 

Organised by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ 

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ASHBURTON TROTTING 

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Monday 11 April 7 pm, 

Board Room, Davidson 

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MEETINGS 

ANNUAL 

GENERAL 

MEETING 

Tuesday, 

April12, 2022 

at 7pm 

Tinwald School staffroom 

Allwelcome. 

Enquiries to: 

mcctsecretary@gmail.com 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

FRESH Potatoes; Nadine 

and Agria $2.per kg. 

Peastraw; $5.per bale or 

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Phone 03 308 3195 or 027 

531 9103; 81 Elizabeth 

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POTATOES Ilam Hardys 

extra large $4. for 5kg. 

Deliver Ashburton and Tinwald 

Friday afternoon. 

Please ring EVENINGS, Ph 

302 7272 

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Ashburton Courier: April 08, 2022

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