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NEWS 18 Ashburton Courier, April 21, 2022 Riders shake for cause As emergency ambulance staff continue to face unprecedented demand, St John is asking New Zealanders to support its annual appeal in April. They have a$2m fundraising target. Due to the ongoing risks associated with covid, St John cancelled its nationwide street collections and other facetoface fundraising activities. But as restrictions have eased, St John has been grateful to see people like Surrey Hills horsewoman Danielle McKenzie take up the reigns to make a difference. Danielle was organising an eventfor Distance Riding New Zealand’s (DRNZ) SouthIsland season at Montalto,Surrey Hills, in Mid Canterbury on April 10. It promisedhigh number of participantsfor the South Island season and saw 58 riders head out on track. She thoughtthe event wouldbeagreatplace to ‘shake abucket’ for St John. “While organisingthe ride,itcame to our attention St John waspromoting their HeartofGold.Hearingofthe increaseddemand, challenges, barriers and impacts on services and fundraising due to covid, we contactedStJohn to see if we couldbeofhelp with fundraising at our upcoming ride.’’ St Johnstaff were very appreciativeofour offer, she said. “We oftendon’t give much thought to how importantSt Johnare until we needthem, usually when we’re at our mostvulnerable. St John is a charity, and in turn needs supportfrom us, the community, through fundraising,tohelp them to continue to provide their services.” St John extends its thanks to the riders,crew and DRNZSIteam, for getting behind the fundraiser, as wellassharing the appeal on social media,the team raised $81 fromthe ‘bucket shake.’ Donations to St John’s Heart of Gold Annual Appeal can be made onlineby searching St John Appeal, directly at heartofgold.org. nz, by texting APPEAL to 2790orbycalling 0800 ST JOHN(0800 785 646). Red Cross project Good and Ready is a communityprojectaimed at buildinganetwork of people in our communitiesthat will do more than pay lipservice to being prepared in timesof disaster. Preparedness is alot more than waterand baked beans! Red Cross is seeking Good and Ready volunteers. Afterpeople have completedthe onehour training, we hopethat they wouldbecomechampions of preparednessinour communities. The goal is to have increasednumber of householdsthat are better prepared for amajor disaster. This may be forevacuation Living at Orange It’s been great to have been able to enjoy the long weekend with greater freedoms across the country, now that we have moved to Orange. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the case numbers and hospitalisations continue to drop, despite the relaxation of settings, so we’re confident a move to Orange can lock in those gains while helping the country return to agreater degree of normality. Under Orange there are no indoor capacity limits and the seated rule for hospitality venues lifts. Iknow this will be welcome for our bars, cafes and restaurants so they are able to fill up again. We’ve also now moved to the next step in our recovery plan and have welcomed our Australian friends and family back! Having Australian tourists back in time for the long weekend and ahead of the ski season will make ahuge difference for our local tourism, businesses and our economy. I’m really looking forward to www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz or isolationand wouldgive increasedconnectedness in communitiesand increased capacity to respondto emergencies/adverseevents. We will achieve this goal with active engagement with different communities. Meaningful collaboration to help further promote disaster preparedness and community resilience. Red Cross would hope to recruit Good and Ready volunteers who can support programmes associated with community resilience, disaster preparedness, response and recovery. We prefer to collaborate with otheragencies. We all have our part to play. Red Cross plan to have every household preparedfor evacuationorisolation. If Ican talk to yourgroup pleasecontactkathy. oneill@redcross.org.nz or phone 027 272 1983 welcoming international tourists back to Mid Canterbury and showcasing our hospitality and all the beautiful scenery and adventure Mid Canterbury has to offer. Winter tourism is also getting alift from agovernment decision to allow 275 experienced workers to enter the country to support businesses operating ski fields and snow sports destinations. Kiwis fill the majority of ski field and snow sports roles, however there are not enough locals with the required skills, certification or experience to meet seasonal shortterm needs. Having tourists back will further spur our economic recovery, especially for workers, businesses and communities who rely on international visitors. Having the right mix of skilled technicians and experienced workers keeps our mountains operating safely so that visitors and locals alike not only have a great time, but are well looked after. This week is arecess week and I’ll be out in the electorate for community visits, anice change after being in Wellington for the last sitting block. I’m looking forward to catching up with people across the electorate including Mayor Neil Brown, Mid and South Canterbury Fed Farmers and Venture Timaru. 040 trainsNmodels 2473583 03 307 0155 040@040trainsnmodels.co.nz www.040trainsnmodels.co.nz Openbyappointment 2470815
THE geraldinenews NGĀPŪKŌREROOTE WIKIKIRAUKĀPUKA THURSDAY, 21 APRIL, 2022 |16,000+ copies distributed with the Ashburton Courier view online at gnews.co.nz Geraldine District Golf Club woodchoppers take abreak. FROM LEFT: Jim Worner, Bill Pearsall, Doug Sheldon, Nigel Dewe, Dave Lapthorne, Alister Ensor, and Campbell Paton. PHOTO: Debbie Oliver Denfield golfers chop wood to keep club swinging Ateam of keen woodchoppers has been supporting the Geraldine District Golf Club with their cutting skills for the last ten years, selling woodtobenefittheDenfield golf course. Organiser Nigel Dewe says, We havebeen doing the woodcuttingsince the big winds of 2013. It started with all the fallen trees, and we have just continued. We have been very lucky tohave golf club members who have donated trees for us to chop up and then sell for club fundraising. Nigel, who works at FreshChoice Geraldine, began by mentioning the fundraiser tolocal customers. I would say to people in the supermarket, Have you got afire? Would you like to buy some wood? Most people have a fire, so it was agreat conversation starter. Sales are by word of mouth; we have never had to advertise. GNews visited the team recently as they chopped their way through apile of wood donated by club member Campbell Paton. Nigelsays, We areincredibly lucky to have generous members. Today we have eight guys here helping; our best day had seventeen of our members on the job. It is abit of hard work, but we enjoy abit of banter, and if we get acold beer in the clubhouse afterwards, it is all good. Thegolf ladies do agreatjob providing us with food for the day, which is much appreciated. Members are very generous in bringing theirsplitters, chainsaws andtractors, and we never refuse any offer of fallen trees. This season has sold out already; we are only just keeping up with supply. Recent fundraising efforts have raised around $20,000annually, all of whichhelpswith the clubs upkeep. DEBBIE OLIVER Where Where the the choose choose foodies PREMIUM QUALITY to to shop shop NEWS IN BRIEF GERALDINE BUTCHERY MEAT & SMALLGOODS T-BONE STEAKS $22.99kg PRIME BEEF CASSEROLE STEAK $14.99kg STICKY PORK SPARE RIBS $12.99kg LIKE US ON FACEBOOK 6WILSON ST, GERALDINE 03693 8538 Aldous new album tops NZ Music charts On 4April, Aldous Harding topped New Zealandsalbum charts forthe first time with Warm Chris, her new studio album and follow-up to 2019sacclaimed album Designer.Lorde and Hollie Smith arethe only other female Kiwi soloists to have scored aNo1album in the last six years. (nztop40.co.nz) Aldouspreviously reached No 6with 2017s Party and No 5with Designer. On their website,Kiwirecordcompany Flying Nun, who released the album on 25 March, says, An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does morethan sing; she conjures asingular intensity. Stuff journalist Alex Behan writes, Warm Chris is as confident as all Hardings records, but feels more comfortable, as thoughshe has shrugged off anyniggling self-doubt. Itlooks likely to drastically increase her popularity -this isnt her only glowing review ... It scored acoveted 8+ from notorious pop snobs Pitchfork; the New York Times calls her songs gloriously peculiar, while the Guardian is rolling with endearingly introspective. (stuff.co.nz) Singer-songwriterand former Geraldine High School student Hannah Harding, who performs professionally as Aldous, wrotemuchofthe album while based in Geraldine in 2021. FI MCCAFFERTY Aldous Harding in ascene from the official video for Lawn, the lead single on her new album Warm Chris. PHOTO:Pitchfork
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