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Earthships, built for the future 

Luxon hits 

town 

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DANIEL.TOBIN 

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

As building supplies become more 

expensive andscarce,constructing ahome 

from theearthisasolution some peopleare 

embracing. 

Dawn Kirtlan andhusbandLance started 

building theirecofriendly home fiveyears 

agoafter reading an article aboutthe 

AmericanarchitectMike Reynoldswho 

came up withthe Earthshipconcept. 

EarthshipsNew Zealand website 

describesanEarthship as abuilding with 

soul,‘‘designed as aselfcontained, low 

impact, landbased ‘ship’ constructed 

largely fromwhatothers throwaway and 

designedtoworkinharmonywith the 

environmentusingsimple physicsand 

common sense design.’’ 

It justinterested us,Dawn said,‘‘and we 

thought we couldactually build one.'' 

Thecouple researched theconstruction 

of Earthships, reading Mike Reynolds’ 

books and hiringanarchitect andengineer. 

‘‘None of us knewaboutEarthships,the 

Dawn and Lance love their Earthship lifestyle. 

guythatdesigned it, the engineer, the 

buildinginspector and us.Itwas alearning 

experiencefor everyone, and bless the 

council, theysaid ‘‘youbringall the 

appropriateinformationback, andwe’ll 

treat it like anyotherhouse.’’ 

With themain material beingclayand 

tyre bricksthe insulatingproperties is one 

of themain advantagesofthe home. 

‘‘In thewinterthe last house we hadwas 

like an icebox,itwas so cold,thishouse is 

beautiful, you comehomeatnight after it 

hasbeen shutupall dayand you walkinthe 

door andits warm! So we love it.’’ 

Utility bills arealmost nonexistentwith 

thehousesolar poweredand water is 

heated by thepizza oven. 

Dawn describesanEarthship as ahouse 

built in the earth, notonthe earthand for 

anyone thinking of building theirown 

Earthshipthereare mainly pluses.‘‘The 

only minusisabit of hardwork,the end 

result is ahome thatlooks after youand will 

stand foryearswith littleorno 

maintenance,’’ she said. 

‘‘Basically youturn atyre into abrick,by 

pounding clayinto the tyre untilitis tight, 

thenthattyrebecomes abrick, itsavery 

solid house.’’ 

Bottlesare alsousedinthe walls as a 

decorativefeature and to bringmore light 

intothe rooms. 

The houseismade up of three rooms; a 

bedroom, kitchen/lounge and spare room 

withbathroom. 

Dawnsaidthe build was satisfying anda 

little bitdifferent,‘‘and we have ahome that 

willlookafter us foryearstocome.’’ 

The couple arekeen to share their 

knowledgeand experienceofthe 

constructionprocesswith anyone 

interestedinbuildingtheir ownEarthship 

home. 

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Tractors set for pull event 

Wheels Week Plus winds up this 

weekend with abarrage ofactivities. 

Among them the two day tractorpull 

event at Mayfield, run by the 

Canterbury TractorPull Club. 

The event is on Saturday and 

Sunday, starting each day from 9am. 

Organiser Robbie ‘Gooserooter’ 

Shefford said around 35 tractors had 

registered forthe fun event with 

bragging rights onthe line. 

There were amix of classic, modern 

and modifiedtractors scheduled in 

the lineup, with at least six modifieds, 

a1937Lanz Bulldog, a1948 Case as 

well as avery large Fent, he said. 

It will‘‘sort the operators from the 

seat warmers’’. 

It’sanewevent whichwill seemany 

driversget plentyofrunsover the two 

days. 

It has been in theplanningfor many 

years; Robbiehas built asliding 

weight transfersled. 

It’spossibly thebiggest oneofits 

style in New Zealand, Robbie said. It 

had passed itspaddocktest runs. 

It washoped theevent would leadto 

more tailored events in the near 

future. 

It’spopular as agrowing sport again 

and the plan is to have more specific 

modifiedweekend events, he said. 

Tinwald Schoolprincipal and 

entertainer PeterLivingstone is MC 

which willbefun andentertaining, 

Robbie said. 

There will befood and beverage 

sellersonsite,araffle supporting 

Review of rural intersections 

BY MICK JENSEN 

Ashburton District Council 

has committed to reviewing 

79 of the district’s rural 

intersections andareport 

outliningthe findings could 

result in ways to improve 

intersection safety. 

The council wasalready 

reviewing 12 intersections 

before acoroner’s report 

last month into atriplefatality 

at Mitcham Roadin 

2019 recommended it 

review 79 intersections 

with asimilarlayout. 

The current review chose 

12 intersections based on 

their level of risk from 

crashdata over the past 

five years. 

Ashburton Mayor Neil 

Brown said council had a 

Robbie ‘Gooserooter’ Shefford makes arun in his Fordson Major Diesel during 

tractor pull competition at last year’s Mayfield Show. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

mental health works and arange of 

stallholders selling their wares. 

PantherRock are running abar area 

with sound system, andonthegrounds 

there will berides specially for the 

duty of care to see that 

intersections wereassafe 

as theycould possibly be. 

‘‘Theintersection report 

will show that and there 

may be improvements 

needed, or there maynot.’’ 

Councilhad been shown 

to have noblameinthe 

2019 crash,but everything 

needed to be done to help 

lower the risk of another 

terrible event occurring 

again, hesaid. 

Speaking at council last 

week’s council meeting 

councillorJohnFalloon 

asked staff if this district 

was worse as far as 

intersections went 

comparedtoother 

territorial authorities with 

similar flat land and alarge 

roading network. 

He was told by council 

infrastructure services 

groupmanagerNeil 

McCann thatthe district 

was not worseoff and 

similar to neighbouring 

councils and otherswith 

similar networks. 

‘‘All that we do know is 

that comparedand 

benchmarked withour 

statistics of fatalitiesand 

accidents we are slightly 

lower.’’ 

Mr McCann said council 

did annual inspectionsof 

intersections andalso 

reviewed intersections 

afterany accidents. 

Council has reviewed its 

signage since the 2019 

crashandhad replaced 

somegive way signs with 

stop signs. 

Any recommendations 

from the intersection 

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taken on boardfor further 

inspections this year, he 

said. 

Mr McCann said stop 

signs for rural roadswere 

bigger than those on urban 

roads and councilhad now 

opted to go up afurther size 

for its rural stop signs. 

Councillor Diane 

Rawlinson said awork 

programmethat used 

bigger and bolderroad 

signingwould be well 

recommended. 

The 12 high risk 

intersections will have 

inspections completed and 

the results compiled by the 

end of June and the 79 from 

the coroner’s report will 

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Preloved coats of all colours 

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racks in the foyer of thecentre, 

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seeking ajacket forachild. 

BASE coordinator Jenny 

Rae said winter coats could be 

abig expense and kids often 

grew out of them in aseason, so 

the Coats For Kids campaign 

was setupfor the public to give, 

receiveorevenswap warm 

coats. 

Havingthe jackets in the 

foyer meantpeoplecould pop 

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As part of the initiative BASE 

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good quality secondhand or 

new pyjamas for children. The 

pyjama campaign hadproved 

popularinthe pastand the 

centre was keen to provide 

quality pyjamas again 

alongside the Coats for Kids 

initiative. 

Anyone with donations of 

good condition jackets, or 

quality secondhand or new 

pyjamas, can drop them off at 

BASEonBurnett Street, 

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Skills Park and along the nearby track. 

Track funds 

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Four local groups will benefit from thefirst 

allocation of money from anew Trail 

Maintenance fund. 

The fund was set up by Ashburton District 

Council after it was gifted $102,443 by the 

Braided Waters Trust. It wasset up in 2009 

to establish the BraidedWaters Cycleway, 

but has since beenwound up. 

Over the next 10 years thenew fund will be 

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National Party leader Christopher 

Luxon poppedinto The Courier 

newspaper office for achat with editor 

Daniel Tobin, duringhis visit to 

Ashburton. He also spoke at apublic 

meeting. 

Mr Luxon said he liked to visittwo 

or more towns aweek,‘‘because 

getting outofWellington is agood 

thing, you hear whatthe real issues 

are.’’ 

Thecost of living andinflation 

were someoftheconcernsMrLuxon 

had identifiedfrom locals during his 

visit, as well as labour shortages. 

‘‘Thereare real challenges around 

labour shortages here,that’s a 

consistent themefrom arangeof 

businessIhavespokento,’’hesaid. 

He agreed the lack of rental 

propertiesinAshburton were linked 

to the labour shortages. 

‘‘Wehave to have the 

infrastructure so we can grow... 

across thecountrythere is areal 

shortageofrental properties, that’s 

not helpedbythe Government 

putting in extra costs like removing 

interest deductibilityand brightline 

tests, on day one we wanttoremove 

those very quickly,’’ he said. 

‘‘Farmersaren't villains,’’ Mr 

Luxon said, when asked what the 

farming community couldexpect 

from aNational government. 

‘‘Our farmers arethebest andthe 

most carbonefficientinthe world, 

cullingthe herd is not the answerfor 

removing emissions, because all we 

aredoing is moving the production 

from NewZealand to another part of 

theworld. 

‘‘So we need to changeour mindset 

andsay we are going to back our 

farmers to be the best in the world. 

‘‘If we are going to continuetolead 

theworld in agriculture andmake 

sure ourfarmers are productiveand 

thebest, we have to get innovative 

andimprovepractices through 

research anddevelopment in a 

science lead way,’’ he said. 

Oneofthe highlights of Mr Luxon’s 

visitwas atourofAshburton 

manufacturing business Ashfords, a 

company he described as ‘‘world 

class.’’ 

‘‘I was really impressedtosee a 

greatcommercial success, really 

good culture and amazing people 

with outstandingproducts and 

services.’’ 

Mr Luxon’spublicmeetingwas at 

theAshburton Event Centre,where 

he took questionsfrom locals, 

including Ashburton District Council 

Mayor Neil Brown whoasked what 

National’spromisetorepeal the 

National Party leader Christopher Luxon during apublic meeting at the 

Ashburton Event Centre. 

ThreeWaters reform would look like. 

Mr Luxonsaid the criticalthing 

wasthe loss of localcontrol and 

influence, ‘‘that's the thing you have 

to protect, because we believe in 

localisms... we hate bureaucracy, 

want outcomes and we believe 

empoweringlocal community 

organisationstodeliver those 

outcomes. 

‘‘We will be able to unwindthisone 

pretty quickly, the questioniswhat 

arethe models we go to,toget good 

managementofthese water assets 

overthe next 30 years, as long as it 

stays in local control, that's thekey 

thing.’’ Otherquestions asked at the 

public meeting includedthe rising 

crimerate, and the qualityof 

National Party candidates in the 

South Island. 

The question that drew aroundof 

applausefrom thecrowd was about 

the change of names and 

departments in NewZealand,with no 

mention of these changes in the last 

election. He replied perhaps the 

bigger issue the question addressed 

wascogovernance. 

‘‘This country has said we are going 

to pursueaprocess of treaty 

settlements, the vastmajorityof 

people said yep,there were wrongs 

committed and we need to address 

those, whenJohn Keywanted to 

change the flag abig constitutional 

choice, he takes it to the New Zealand 

people. 

‘‘The point is on aconstitution 

issue you take it to the people, you 

take them withyou, you don't leave 

them behind,you make the case, 

that's nothappening here, that's got to 

be done. 

‘‘Webelieve we are onecountry, we 

can have asingle system and within 

that single systemwecan have 

components of innovation that can 

target people on the basis of need, not 

ethnicity.’’ 

Mr Luxon described education as 

the most alarming issue forhim since 

he came to politics18months ago. 

‘‘In the last18months,they(Labour) 

havespent five billion dollarsmore 

and yet we are only getting sixty 

percent of our kids going to school 

regularly... it’s abig problem.’’ 

He said this year almost forty 

percent of 15yearolds failed themost 

basic global reading test. 

‘‘That's notjust asocial issue,that's 

actuallyaneconomiccrises because 

that's New Zealand in 1520 years time, 

we don’thave thepeoplewell enough 

educated to move thecountryforward, 

to move the economy forward, to 

create more wealth,’’ he said. 

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as ayoung man he would drive down 

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taught atTinwald School and his 

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SAFER COMMUNITIES 

NeighbourhoodSupportiscontinuing its work 

within theAshburtonCommunity. 

Connectedness and neighbourwelfare 

provide asenseofsecurityand care knowing 

there areneighbours aroundwho will keep an 

eye on your home, or be aware of any irregular 

happeningsinyourstreet. 

Burglary andtheft never go awayand 

prevention isbest;lock up your homewhen 

going out, not leaving valuables in vehicles and 

markingtools to deter awouldbe thief. 

For further security,Neighbourhood 

Supportoffersmarking kitsfor the home. The 

loanofamarkingkit is free. 

We ask that you useyourunique identifier – 

yourdriver’s licence number, and record it on 

all things marked.Thatway if stolenitems are 

retrievedPolice knowwho to contact. 

The Menz Shed alsodoengraving,atacostof 

$4 per item,worth it for anyhigh ticket items 

suchas tools, ebikes, bikes, sportsand 

recreational gear. 

Work continues inthe community in other 

areasofprevention andconnectednesssoif 

you have aconcern or need in your areaand 

wantassistance, contact Sue Abel, District 

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MarieMcAnultyisretiringand 

leavingthe district aftereight years 

coordinatinglocal familywellbeing 

programme SEEDS anddoing her 

bit in the community. 

SEEDS,which stands for Sharing 

Everyday Experiences andDrawing 

on Skills, is afree programme and 

matches afamily with an 

experienced and trainedvolunteer 

parentsupport worker to teach 

various parentingand homeskills in 

aoneononesituationintheirhome 

environment. 

Marie,who hails fromMasterton, 

saidher stint running the 

programme had been rewarding 

workand she wouldmissher 

interaction with volunteers, 

colleagues at Safer MidCanterbury 

and others at Community House. 

SEEDS clientnumbers hadbeen 

generally around the 40 mark each 

yearand volunteernumbershad 

beensteadyatbetween 12 and 15, 

but numberswere down abit since 

covid, she said. 

Marie saidthe SEEDS programme 

was about empowermentand 

teachingyoungmumsand dads basic 

skills and makingsuggestions 

without puttingpressureonthemto 

followthrough. 

‘‘The feedbackwe’vehad through 

evaluations and word of mouth has 

alwaysbeenreally good,which 

makes the programmeworthwhile.’’ 

Marie saidher jobhad opened up 

her eyes to the issue of rural 

isolation for somepeople and she 

had pushed formoresupport for 

them. 

Arural driver licensing scheme 

had nowbeen running successfully 

in thedistrict over the past few years 

and wasmaking adifference, she 

said. 

Communityminded,Marie has 

Departing SEEDS coordinator Marie McAnulty. 

always shared her ideas and been 

involvedwithotheruseful projects 

that havebenefitted residents. 

They include building and placing 

six minilibrariesaround Ashburton, 

afood pantry based at Community 

House and twoprintedbooklets 

featuringbudgetrecipes ideas and 

activities forkids. 

She has also organisedspeed 

networking eventstogive 

community groups, organisations 

and agencies the chancetopromote 

themselves andbeenavaluable 

Agate education evenings lined up 

Two education eveningstosupportthe agate 

exhibition currently on display at the 

Ashburtonmuseumand the art gallerywill be 

held this month. 

CalledFrom the Hills, the exhibition 

explores agatesformed in the Mid Canterbury 

foothills overmillions of years. 

On May 18 localagateexpertand rockhound 

Malcolm Luxton willspeak about Mt Somers 

member of Ashburton County Lions, 

where shehas been involvedwith 

organisingStars In YourEyesand 

otherclubfundraisers. 

‘‘WhenIfirstcame to Ashburton I 

didn’t knowanyoneand after a 

month Iwantedtoleave.But over 

time I’ve made friendsand really 

enjoyedmystinthere.’’ 

Marie andhusband Mikeintend 

takingtheircaravan on aroad trip 

aroundthe South Islandbefore they 

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7 

Bikes glimmer and glean for show 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Wilby Little’s modified Harley 

Davidson got its first showing 

last weekend at the Ashburton 

Originals show and shine bike 

show. 

It is one of five motorcycles 

the Ashburton Originals 

member owns. 

More than 50 motorcycles of 

every make, modeland agewere 

on display at the show held at 

the Ashburton RSA. They 

spilled over from the Linton 

Lounge and itscourtyard, out 

into themain car parkarea. 

There was everything from a 

firered Norton, a1949 Ariel 

Square 4, through to aunique 

1964 Solex and modern twists of 

chrome owned by people 

throughout MidCanterbury and 

further afield. People attending 

the show also came from far and 

wide. 

Many from Timaru and 

Christchurch arrived on 

motorcycle. 

Wilby’s 1996 Sporty Chopper 

modification was labour of love 

undertaken as a‘covid project’; 

it took him twoyears to finish. 

The 1200cc bike, as originally 

bought from its Christchurch 

owner Aaron, was painted 

electric blue. It is now sporting a 

black ‘‘old peanuttank’’, with 

six inch over springer front end 

with ahomemade sissy bar, inch 

drop at thebackand chain 

conversion kit. 

‘‘It’s aSunday rider,’’ Wilby 

said, of its newsmaller fuel 

tank. 

Wilbyiskeen to use the bike 

for shows,suchasthe show and 

shine,which wason 

Ashburton’s Wheels WeekPlus 

programme, and the Ashburton 

Originals motorcycle show in 

November. 

He said planning was well 

under way forthe club’s 

Novembershow with new 

sponsorshipfrom Jack Daniels, 

who had alsobacked the show 

andshine withproduct prizes 

for people’s choice awards. 

It’s good to have Jack Daniels 

on board as asponsor, he said. 

Unlike the show andshine, 

open to any make and model, 

theNovember motorcycle show 

will only feature British, 

European and American bikes. 

Thedatehas been set for 

November 19. 

All up Wilby estimates buying 

thesporty chopperand carrying 

outits modifications cost 

around $10,000. 

And he is already thinking 

abouthis next project, which 

will involve amuchbigger, 

Harley Davidson Shovelhead. 

Photo top: Wilby Little and his 

modified 1996 Sporty Chopper 

at the Ashburton Originals 

show and shine at the 

Ashburton RSA; bottom: afew 

bikes on show. 

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Honour for new patron 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Ashburton A&P Association 

stalwart AndrewBrown 

(pictured) has been named 

patron of the A& Pshow. 

His appointment follows 

after the passingofformerpatron 

Ray Colville,who died 

on November 25, aged 85. 

Mr Brown was extremely 

honoured at being selectedby 

his peers. 

It’s alifetime role that is 

‘‘whatever you want to make of 

it’’ he said. 

It could involve helping with 

presentations or just being in 

support of the standing 

president, he said. 

Mr Brown startedwith the 

associationasayoung steward 

in the sheep sectionin1964. 

He was around18yearsold 

and amember of the former 

Wakanui YoungFarmers Club. 

The lateAndy Begg recruited 

me as asteward, he said. 

He has not lookedback. 

Wakanui YoungFarmers may 

no longerexist, but Mr Brown’s 

involvement with the 

associationhas continued. He 

has also been asteward at the 

Christchurch A&P Show, which 

was ‘‘quite adifferentset up’’. 

‘‘Youmeet alot of good 

people... likeminded people 

who turn up in all sorts of funny 

Jo Luxton 

MP forRangitata 

NewAshburton officehours: 

Monday – Wednesday: 

9am – 2pm 

Thursday and Friday: 

Open by appt only 

75 Harrison Street, Ashburton 

03 339 1030 

RangitataMP@parliament.govt.nz 

Authorised by Jo Luxton MP, 

Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

places,’’ he said. 

He spentmany years on the 

committeefrom 1974 working 

his way through the ranks 

beforetaking on the oneyear 

president role in 1990. It has 

since changed to atwo year 

term. 

The show,which runs at the 

Ashburton A&P Showgrounds 

on the weekend following 

Labour Weekend, sees 

committeeand membersincluding 

Mr Brown’s wife, 

Marion, crack into an almost 

week long working bee in 

preparation for their annual 

event. There werefewer people 

on the committee now than in 

the past, but ‘‘it’s easier.Aheck 

of alot better,’’ he said. 

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‘‘Everything gets done. A 

lot of peoplecome out of 

the woodwork to help,’’he 

said. 

Mr Brown, who is a 

second generation farmer 

at Elgin, was at the helmfor 

the official opening of the 

homeindustries pavilion, 

rebuilt after being 

destroyed by fire.Itwas a 

90s themed show with 

clothing and attireworn 

from the 1900stothe 90s. 

‘‘It was good showday. It 

didn’t rain,’’ he said. 

‘‘You always remember 

the wet ones.’’ 

Mr Browntook over the 

mixed crop and sheepfarm 

from his parents Hugh and 

Aileen. 

He is also apotato grower 

and aregularatthe 

Ashburton Farmers 

Market. 

He joined the association 

and followed in the 

footsteps of his forefathers; 

his grandfather, 

also called Andrew,was 

presidentin1924/25,and 

his father,Hugh,was on the 

committee in the mid 

1930s. 

His daughter, Liz, since 

returning to Ashburton, is 

also followinginhis 

footsteps and is secretaryof 

the sheep section. 

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Deaths 

GORDON, Leithen Catherine, 

on April 30, 2022, 

peacefully at Christchurch 

Hospital, aged 78 years. 

Dearly loved wife of the 

late Herbie. 

Loved Mum 

of the late Rowan, Darrell 

and Jane, Kerren, Brad and 

Sandra, and Shelley-Anne. 

Farm Nana of Teesha, and 

Shania; Chelsea and Heath; 

Candice, and Matthew; 

Brooke, and Jade; and Eli. 

GreatNana of Avalin, Bjorn, 

and Emmett. Messages 

to 189 Stanley Road, RD 

2, Ashburton 7772. At 

Leithen’s request aprivate 

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JEKYLL, Doreen Anne on 

April19, 2022. In her 100th 

year. 

Dearly beloved wife of 

Ralph, loved mother and 

mother-in-law of Trish 

and Michael Dick (Perth) 

and Kevin. Loved eldest 

daughter of the late 

Mick and Jessie Rooney 

(Winchmore), lovedsister of 

the late Jim and DotRooney 

(Timaru), Des (deceased) 

and Jo, Brian (deceased) 

and Kath, Valda and the 

late Stan Holland, Adrienne 

and the late Garry Newton. 

Highly respected by all 

her nieces and nephews. 

Intermenthas been held. 

VALLENDER, Iris Eileen: 

On May 5,2022, at Radius 

Hawthorne,Christchurch, in 

her 98th year.Loved wifeof 

the late William, cherished 

mother and mother-in-law 

of Laraine and the late Ian, 

Glenn and Elaine, adored 

granma of Craig and 

Rachel (England), Marc and 

Charlotte (Melbourne), and 

great-granma of Schyler 

and Raegan. Messages may 

be addressed to The Family 

of the late Iris Vallender, c/- 

PO Box39001, Christchurch 

8545. Ourthanks to the staff 

of Radius Hawthorne for 

their loving care. Aprivate 

cremation has been held 

and she will be taken to the 

Isle of Wight, England,tobe 

reunited with her husband 

William. 

Family Notices 

Deaths 

BUTTERICK, Peter 

Norman, on May 6, 2022, 

peacefully at Rosebank 

Lifecare, Ashburton, after a 

short illness, aged 70 years. 

Dearly loved son of the late 

Neal and May Butterick. 

Loved brother and brother 

in lawofSue and Andy Kent, 

Fiona, and Hilary. Loved 

uncle of Emma, and Sarah; 

Hamish, and Duncan, and 

great-uncle of Amelia, 

Libby, and Charlotte; and 

Brayden. Friend of Kay 

Herbert. Messages to 

the Butterick family P O 

Box 472, Ashburton 7740. 

A Memorial service to 

celebrate Peter’s life will 

be held at the Mid-Cant. 

Vintage Machinery Club 

Rooms, Ashburton A & P 

Showgrounds,Seafield Road 

Entrance, on Friday May 20, 

commencing at 2.00pm. For 

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Acknowledgements 

WEILY, Jenefer Anne: 

Stephen, Maree, Lynley 

and families would like to 

thank everyone for their 

love, kindness and support 

at the sudden passing away 

of Jen. 

She was a much-loved 

mother, mother-in-law, 

grandmother, great 

grandmother and friend. A 

talented patch worker and 

scrapbooker. 

Thank youtoall thefriends, 

neighbours and relatives 

who made phone calls,sent 

texts, cards, flowers and 

baking. 

Thank you toRosebank for 

the great care Jen received 

in her last fewmonths. 

A special thank you to 

Michael and Mary-Jo 

Holdaway for the lovely 

servicefor Jen. 

Please accept this as our 

personal thank you toyou 

all. 

WILSON, Ritchie: Sandra, 

Carolyn, Tania, Edward and 

families would like to take 

this opportunity to thank 

everyone for their kind 

wishes and support atthis 

sad time.Also thank youfor 

flowers, cards, phone calls, 

carepacks, visits. 

Thank you to Radius 

Millstream for the care of 

Dad over the 6yearshewas 

aresident. 

Thank you to Carol Gunn 

for the lovely service and 

Paterson’s Funeral Services 

for the care and support 

they gave Dad and his 

family. 

Please accept this 

as our personal 

acknowledgement. 

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Oscar Gray, 10, Lachie Robinson, 11 and Finlay Cosgrove, 10 are some of the boys in anew 

allboy netball team. 

PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

Netballlads oncourt 

FinlayCosgrove, 10,was theonly boy 

playingnetball at Allenton School so he 

tookthe initiativeand started the firstall 

boys netball teaminAshburton. 

‘‘I justwanted more boys to play with,’’ 

Finlaysaid, ‘‘so Igot someofmyfriends 

involved, andtheygot someof theirfriends 

involvedand that’s how aall boys team 

started.’’ 

Thenetball is sixaside, the boyshave 

seven in theirteam and play all girl teams 

on Saturday mornings. 

‘‘People always think girls areonlygood 

at netball but wewanttoshowboys can be 

good at netballtoo,’’hesaid. 

Fellowteammate Lachie said he liked 

netball because ‘‘youget to move around 

and trynew positions.’’ Finlay likes 

shooting. 

Theteamiscalled the Allenton AllBoys. 

Finlay’smum Amyhas beeninvolved in 

Pumpkins set 

to be judged 

The heaviest, biggest and 

weirdest pumpkins grown 

from Mitre 10 Mega 

Ashburton seedlings will 

be underscrutiny this 

weekend. 

Thegiantpumpkin 

growing contest willbe 

judged instore on May 14. 

Spokesperson Lisa 

Scammell said Mitre 10 

Megaresurrectedthe 

pumpkin growing contests 

of many yearsago, and 

brought it back as a‘‘fun 

competition as so many 

familiesare getting into 

growing their ownveges.’’ 

Staff gaveaway 40 

AtlanticGiant variety of 

pumpkinseedlings in 

November last year to 

growers of all ages, and 

feedbacksofar had beena 

mixedbag of success. 

Thevariety was 

renowned for producing 

the largestpumpkins, but 

somegrowers had 

reportednoluck to giant, 

to justplain weird, she 

said. 

‘‘(It) willbevery 

interesting tosee what has 

become of the seedlings 

since leaving the store in 

November.’’ The official 

weighin runs from8am 

until11am,with the 

prizegiving at 2pm. 

netball alongtimeand thinks it can only be 

good for the sport to have more males 

involved. 

‘‘It’s50% of the population we are missing 

outon, Ithinkit’s awesometheseguysare 

forming ateam. Ihopeother clubs see that 

anddothe same.’’ 

Theboysare also keen rugbyplayers,and 

theskills picked up playing netball are 

helping the boys rugby game. Amy said 

Saturday morning is netballand afternoon 

rugby, ‘‘that’s thegreatthing about it,they 

canplay two sportsthere's no clash. 

‘‘It’sgoodfor kids to be playing multiple 

sportssothemplayingnetball reallyhelps 

theirrugby skills as well, justthe handeye 

coordination ,kidsshould be given 

exposuretoas many sports as possible.’’ 

Thesageadvicethe boys have forothers 

is ‘‘You never know if youlikesomething 

untilyou try it.’’ 

Turner 

show 

Afull stageproduction 

featuring TinaTurner hits from 

the 1960s, 70s,80s and 90s is 

coming to Ashburtonin 

October. 

Theconcert experience 

featuresthe powerful, raspy 

vocalsofSowetoborn actress 

and singerCarolineBorole, 

complete with band,brass 

section, backingvocalists and 

dancers. 

Thetribute show willfeature 

the energetic rockand soulhits 

thatmade Tina Turner one of 

the 20th century’sbiggest 

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11 

Seniors share childhood experiences 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Recalling the every day sayings 

of their mother’s generated 

robust discussionand laughter 

last week for clientsof206 Club. 

Theyranged from ‘‘ifyou 

don’t have anything nice to say, 

don’t say anythingatall’’, to ‘‘do 

you think money growson 

trees?’’and ‘‘go outsideand 

play’’. 

Manysayings arestill used by 

younger generations today. 

206Club director of day 

servicesJulieLuxton said in 

honourofMother’s Day club 

members sharedtheir 

childhoodexperiences from 

living in ruralCanterbury, 

through to othersgrowing up in 

urbanAshburton. 

It brought up many memories 

for clientsattendingsuch as 

weekly bake days or washing 

days, looking after siblings with 

large broods of children,to 

family planning withcareful 

financial plans. 

Clients remembered 

anecdotes fromtheir youth 

such as mothercounting 

biscuitsinthe tin before 

heading out, beingona 

household cleaning roster from 

age five,tousing the coal range 

to heatupthe iron for ironing 

clothes. 

Remembering mothers for 

Mother's Day are 206 Club's 

David Parkyn, director of day 

services Julie Luxton, Kelly 

Rose Blackburn and Dot Font. 

There were some large 

families in the mix with one 

client having 14 siblings. 

Julie also had household 

items more commonly usedin 

the 1950s and 60s on display. 

AmongthemaJeyes Fluid 

can,ironweights, story books, 

tea cupsand saucers, cream 

bottles and dolls. 

The club has sessionson 

Mondays,Tuesdays and 

Wednesdays at AgeConcern 

Ashburton’s rooms at 206 

Cameron Street and is alow 

costday programme for retired 

folk. 

It offers companionship, 

entertainment andactivitiesas 

awell as atwo courselunch 

withmorning and afternoon 

teas. Thereare around45 

clients over theweek, with 25 

volunteers and 11 cooks.But 

we’d really likesome more 

clientsand acoupleofcooks, 

Julie said. 

The club organises plentyof 

activities for clients ranging 

frommusical entertainment, 

guest speakers, housie, quizzes, 

themed days, movie sessions, 

bustripsand garden visits. 

Clubmember Dot Font said 

‘‘wehavealot of fun.’’ She 

attendsthe club twice aweek. 

And otherslike David Parkyn 

andKellyRose Blackburn only 

attendonce aweek. 

‘‘It’sabout company and 

companionship,’’KellyRose 

said. 

David saidgetting together 

with people in the sameage 

groupwas just oneofthe 

benefits. 

‘‘We are together and alltry 

to getalong together,’’ he said. 

‘‘We all look after each 

other,’’ Dot said. 

David lines up for another 

alpine scooter safari run 


David Oakley is hoping for good weather and asmooth 

and steadyrun whenhetackles theTranz Alpine 

ScooterSafari next weekend. 

He is not theonly MidCantabrian to tacklethe ride; 

Trevor Croy, under the nameTeamChilly Willy, will 

alsobeonthe May 21 adventure. 

However, for David,it’s his second time and hewill 

be riding his 49cc Yamaha Riva Razz for the 250km 

trip from Christchurch to Hokitika . 

His scooterwas stuck at halfthrottle for hisfirst run 

in 2020 andittook him seven hourstocomplete the 

trip. 

‘‘Therewas alittlebit of dirt in the carburettor 

whichmeant Iwas doing around2530 kmh on the flat 

and10kmh uphill. It was slowprogress, but Igot there 

andIhad time to appreciate thescenery at that 

cruisingspeed.’’ 

The1989Yamaha RivaRazz sat in David’s garage 

David Oakley with his 49cc Yamaha Riva Razz and in 

the background his 1926 Austin 12. 

for 20 years before being cleaned up for the scooter 

fundraiser. 

The safari hasraised $1,428,000 for theCanterbury/ 

West Coast division of NewZealand CancerSociety 

over thelastseven events. 

David raised $700in2020 andhis total is currently 

sitting at $1525. 

‘‘A good friendofmine,who is acancer sufferer, 

gaveagenerous donation, whichhas boostedthe total 

thistime,’’ he said. 

David, who is 73, willhavehis wife Marion as 

support crew for thesafari. 

Local business McKayand Donaldson Yamaha will 

give the scooter afinal check over before the May21 

event . 

David, amember of the Ashburton Vintage Car Club, 

usually prefers morecomfortable driving adventures 

in his 1926 Austin 12. ‘‘I am looking forward to it, 

otherwiseIwouldn’t beback. If all goes well, I’ll be 

cruising at atop speed of 50kmhand enjoyingthe 

sceneryonabeautiful autumn day.’’ 

To support thescooter efforts go to the 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 13 

12 May 2022 

DeputyPrincipal Message 

Direction, Goals and Planning forSchools 

Forany of us,ifwewanttoachievesomething,it 

always helps to set agoal.Ifweare clearonwhat 

we want to achieve, write it down and look at it 

regularly. This will help to keep usfocused on 

the outcome we arepursuing.Agoal is,however, 

only as good asthe actions that weput in place 

to help us achieveit. 

In the case of schools,our goalsare based around 

aStrategic Plan and Annual Goals, with associated actions and targets. 

TheStrategicPlan is developedbythe BoardofTrustees in collaboration 

with school leadership and sets the direction for the school over the 

next three to fiveyears.This direction provides ashininglighttokeep us 

focused on whereweare headed. 

To move us forward, the school leadership develops Annual Goals with 

associatedtargetsand ActionPlans.These support us to move in the right 

direction with specific,measurablesteps. 

AshburtonCollege has twomajor areas of focus.These are: 

Curriculum and Pedagogical Change 

Looking at what is learnt, and how itislearnt, to enable our students 

to be better equipped for their future. Students will need to be 

collaborative, connected, creative, future problem-solvers. They need to 

be independent thinkers and effective communicators. This aligns with 

aglobal movement that requires widespread change to the traditional 

secondary model of education. This will be further supportedbyour new 

build. 

Culturally Responsiveand Relational Pedagogy 

This is about growing our ability to deliver teaching and learning 

that is responsive to astudent’s culture, and underpinned bypositive 

relationships that are focused on learning. This will strengthen our 

commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supports success for our 

increasingly diverse population within theMid Canterburyregion. 

If youwouldlike to seemoredetailonthis, theAshburtonCollege Charter 

can be foundonthe school website www.ashburtoncollege.school.nz or 

obtained from the College Office. 

School Evaluation 

The Education Review Office (ERO) is an external organisation that 

supports schools to ensurethey areheaded in the rightdirection, andto 

evaluate howthey areoperating and progressing.Their role also includes 

checking that schools are compliant with amyriad of legislative and 

regulatoryrequirements. 

The model that ERO uses has recently changed. Each school now has an 

evaluation partner who we have an ongoing relationship with. For all 

schools,the work donewillculminate in apublicly availablewritten report, 

every three years. Wewelcome Lena Tuiloma in this role, supporting 

Ashburton College, and look forward to working in partnership to 

continually improve our school forour students and our community. 

NCEA Level1CommunityConsultation 

As partofour reflectiontoensurethatAshburton Collegeisbest meeting 

the needs ofour students and our community, we are undertaking a 

comprehensive consultation process regarding the pros and cons of the 

NCEA Level1qualification as aprimaryfocus forour Year 11 students. 

Forany member of our community, please attend one of theconsultation 

sessionsadvertised in this newsletter to learn moreand have your say. 

Nāuterourou,nākuterourou, ka oraaiteiwi 

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive. 

This whakatuakitalkstocommunity, to collaboration 

and astrengths-basedapproach. 

It acknowledges that everyone has somethingtooffer,apiece of the puzzle, 

andbyworking together we canall flourish. 

Jono Hay 

DeputyPrincipal•Tumuaki Tuarua 

Staff -Welcome 

JawadDeljo 

Bilingual SupportWorker,based out of 

AshburtonCollege,and working within 

the Hakatere Cluster forall former 

refugee students in MidCanterbury 

schools and Early Childhood Centres. 

TheAshColl 

Way 

Information 

Consultation Process– 

NCEA Level1:Hui Confirmed Dates 

As has been advised previously, Ashburton College is undertaking 

acomprehensive consultation process to consider if our College will 

retain NCEA Level1asaprimaryfocus forour Year 11 students. 

As part of this process, we are seeking the input of current and former 

students, whānau,employers andour staff. 

We are reviewing the role that this qualification plays in supporting the 

best outcomes forour students, and asking relatedquestions like: 

• Whatare the benefits andlimitations of NCEALevel 1? 

• Doall of ourstudents need to complete NCEALevel 1? 

• Are we supporting studentwell-being? 

• How does NCEA Level1supportour Vision? 

While ourfocusisverymuch on Ashburton College, this is aconversation 

which is taking place in secondary schools and their communities 

around NewZealand. 

As part of this process we will host severalhui, as follows: 

• Tuesday31May 7:00pm College Auditorium 

• Thursday02June 10:00am Hakatere Marae 

• Thursday02June 2:00pm College Auditorium 

• Thursday02June 7:00pm HakatereMarae 

• Friday03June 10:00am College Auditorium 

• Saturday11June 2:00pm College Auditorium 

If youare interested in hearingmore, we inviteand strongly 

encourageyoutoattend one of thesehui to gain information 

and to provide feedback to us at College. 

It is anticipatedthe huiwill be forapproximately one hour. 

An opportunity to share your thoughts will also be made available 

viaasurveyinthe nearfuture. 

Cultural Programme Events Return 

It is areal pleasure to be able to advertise cultural events, anumber 

which havehad to be absent from our calendar forthe past twoyears. 

Currently we advertise twotransferred nowfromTerm One. 

Putthese in your calendar if youcan join us in the audienceto 

enjoy thetalentsofCollegestudents. 

Parent/Student/SubjectTeacher Interviews 

and Early Closures 

Next Thursday19May and Tuesday24May 

2:30pm–8:00pm, HotelAshburton. 

Theinterviews arefor all yearlevels. 

For Year 9students,interviews arewith subjectteachers only, 

(not option teachers). 

Thelength of eachinterview is fiveminutes. 

It is expected thatstudentsattendwith their parents/caregivers, 

in order to be part of the three-way conversation. 

Bookingsfor Interviews went liveonTuesday 03 May 

and areable to be booked through: 

https://ashburton.schoolpoint.co.nz 

Your SchoolPointlogin is the sameasyour Kamar login. 

If youdonot have an onlinefacility, 

youare able to bookbycontacting the 

CollegeOfficeon3084193, Ext0. 

Further information will be advised to families. 

School Early Closure-Both Days,from1:20pm 

Please Note: schoolearly closure forall students, 

at 1:20pm,onboth of these twodays. 

Theclosures areBoardofTrustees-approved. 

Events 

Year 10 OutdoorEducation Hike and 

Camp at Peel Forest 

Prior to the end ofTerm One, on 04-05 April and 07-08 April, the 

first two ofthree Year 10Outdoor Education classes undertook their 

overnight camp at ClarkeFlatand the hikeupLittle Mt Peel. 

Outdoor Education teacher Luke Martin said that many students had fond 

memories of their Year 8experienceclimbingLittleMtPeel,only to findthis 

time would be slightly more challenging. Thedifference was these groups 

weretaking the south ridge routetothe top, whichisjust alittle bitsteeper 

thanthe usualDeer SpurRoute. 

Luckily the weather was pretty good for both excursions which made for a 

pleasant two trips. Only some rain on the last day ofthe second trip put a 

dampeneronthe twosmall walks they did thatday. 

Luke said that itwas great tosee all students challenge themselves and, 

aside from two students, all made it tothe top, which is no small feat. 

The perseverance and mental toughness shown bysome of the students 

was great to see.Then seeing, atthe end ofthe hike, most ofthe students 

feeling proud of whatthey had achievediswhatmakessuch an exerciseall 

worthwhile. 

At the time of writing this article,the thirdYear 10 Outdoor Education class 

wasscheduledtoundertaketheir trip on 05-06 May, which will be reported 

on in afuturenewsletter. 

Additionally this term, Year 10 students will be honing their skills in 

Navigation and alsoRock Climbing. 

(Pictured above): Students making theirway down Little Mt Peel. 

Students Pitch-in to Clean Up Rubbish at 

College and in the Community 

As canbeseen from both articles below, rubbish is asocietalchallenge. 

Put simply, if it’s not dropped or dumped itdoesn’t have tobepicked 

up. However, the outcome doesn’t seem as simple asthat, and a 

number of our students pitched in to clear‘stuff’. 

AshColl WayCommittee InitiatesPre-Holiday 

Lunchtime Campus Clean-up 

The College’s Student AshColl Way Committee initiated this clean-up, 

involving student leaders, in order to make sure the school was clean 

and tidyfor the holidayperiod. 

Committee Members 

This activity was spearheaded byJonathon Kilgour, leader ofthe 

AshCollWay Committee. 

Committee members are Year 13 students Neiv Sol, Cairo Hawkes, 

Kane McDonnell; and Year 12 members Luis Varias, Jacob Wilson, 

Gianna Butler. 

On the day there were spot prizes available to win and ‘heaps’ofMihi Pai 

givenout. The work started in the Canteen area,and thenspread out across 

the variousareas of the College.

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Events 

(Pictured above, left to right): Ready to get underway are Neiv Sol, 

Gianna Butler and AshColl WayCommittee Leader Jonathon Kilgour. 

(Pictured above,leftand right): Head Boy 

Millar Newlands and Blue House Co- 

Captain Charles Savage attacking the 

task. 

(Pictured below): And the good work 

continues on the field. 

Congratulations 

ImpressiveSuccesses at Nautique 

NZ National Water-Ski Championships 

This week-long event was, this year, hosted bythe Canterbury Water 

SkiAssociation,atLakeHood,Ashburton,from21-26 March. 

Skiers from around the country competed at this evening, including 

Ashburton College students Simon Moore (Year 12) and Harriet Hill 

(Year 10). Both of these skiers qualified as part of the thirty-five-strong 

Canterburyteam. Both gained finals berths, whichistestimony to theirlevel 

of capability. 

(Pictured right, leftand right): 

SimonMooreand 

Harriet Hill. 

Simon Moore 

Simon, who was attending 

his first nationals, skied well 

in the first round gaining 

a personal best score, 

enabling him to ski inthe 

final where he earned 6th 

place in the Under 17 Boys’ 

Slalom. 

Harriet Hill 

Harriet, who skied in all 

three events for the Under 

17 Girls: Slalom, Jump and 

Trick Skiing; reached the 

finalsinall three events. 

Finals Placings –and Silver Medal Overall 

Placing 2nd in the Jump, 3rd in Tricks and 4th in the Slalom gave Harriet 

somegoodpodiumtime and the Silver Medal overall. 

(Pictured right): 

Simon Moore 

attacking the 

Slalom Course. 

CoDriVR -Competition 

In Februarywereportedonthe CoDriVR ProjectAshburtonCollege is a 

pilotschool for, andoutlined detailsofthe DrivingSimulatorwhich had 

been installed at thattime. 

(Pictured left): 

Alastair Kilgour ‘driving’ the 

simulator. 

In the period leading up to Easter and the student holiday break, students 

had the opportunity towin aJBL Pulse 3Bluetooth Speaker, plus abasket 

of snacks. 

The students booked atime, undertook the modules and had to achieve 

8/10-plus in the Mind-the-Gap Driving challenge, inorder to go into the 

prizedraw. 

Entries closed on Wednesday 13April, with the winner announced on the 

last dayofterm, on Thursday14April. 

LilyRutledge -Competition Winner 

Thewinner of the Easter CoDriVRCompetition wasYear 9student Lily 

Rutledge, with abest qualifying score of10/10. This result augers well 

forher safedriving in the future! 

123 attempts were made at the Challenge at AshburtonCollege,within the 

competition timeframe. 

Only 31 of these entries gained 8/10 or above, which qualified them to 

go into the prize draw. The 31 qualifying entries were made by eighteen 

different students and, of these, just four students gained the maximum 10 

result. 

(Pictured below): HarrietHillinfull action in the SlalomEvent,atLake Hood. 

Jonathon said thatthe pick-up went really well.Heand the committee were 

very impressed with the number of students who lent ahand and helped 

out overall,sayingthe improvementwas very visible and especially around 

the field. 

Jonathon hasissued abig thank youtoall who helped out. 

StudentsJoin Litter-FreeAshburtonVolunteers 

During the student holiday period, on Thursday 21April, thirteen 

students from the College’s Student Executive and House Captains, 

joined Litter-Free Ashburton Volunteers to continue inroads into 

clearing dumped rubbish. 

Theworkonthatday wasundertaken at the Melrose Road riveraccess area 

where‘so much rubbish had been dumped –from nappies, tobottles and 

even apogo stick’. 

Apparently,inless than an hour thatpartofthe AshburtonRiverbed looked 

pristine, per favour of the twenty-plus bags filled, alongside bigger items 

and the burnt-out couch. 

Shirley Falloon, an AshburtonVolunteer organiser,thanked the students for 

their enthusiastic response, saying they were marvellous. The volunteers 

were pleased to hear the students arekeen to join them again. 

(Pictured above): The volunteers on the completion of their transformation 

of the Melrose Road riverarea. 

New Zealand Junior Masters Tournament 

Medals forHarriet 

From Saturday 23–Monday 25 April, tofinish the season off, Harriet 

also flew up to the above tournament atWilliams Dam, Whangārei, in 

Northland. 

This event was billed as a three Round 3 event, world ranking tournament 

forthe Under 21,Under17, Under14and Under 10 age groups. 

It is exciting for Harriet to be gaining such positive results from the hours 

spent training each week and, especially, asshe has just moved upanage 

group from Under14toUnder 17. 

Medals in all events 

Harrietmedalled in eachofher events,returninghome with: 

• SilverMedal in the Jump. 

• SilverMedal in the Overall. 

• BronzeMedal in the Tricks. 

• 4th placinginthe Slalom. 

HarrietgainedaPersonal Best scoreof22.5m in theJump event. 

(Pictured below, right): Harriet with her impressive clutch of hard-earned 

medals. 

(Pictured below): Harriet performing in the 

jumpevent. 

(Pictured left): 

Lily with her JBL 

speaker and large 

boxofsnacks. 

Forthcoming Events 

May 

13 Mid Canterbury Sports Awards, Hotel Ashburton, doors open 

5:30pm, function commences 6:15pm. 

Hockey Boys’1st XI, Nunweek Park or Nga Puna Wai 

17 College Cross-Country 

18 Supernet Reserve Competition, ANetball, 

Avonside Girls’HighSchool,Christchurch 

Hockey Girls’1st XI Ngā Puna WaiorMaristParkHockey turfs, 

Christchurch 

South CanterburySSRugbyGirls’Under 18, PointDomain, 

AshburtonCeltic and Geraldine 

19 Parent/StudentSubjectTeacher interviews, Hotel Ashburton 

(refer information section forfull details) 

20 Hockey Boys’1st XI, Ngā Puna WaiorMarist Park Hockey turfs, 

Christchurch 

21-22 New Zealand SecondarySchools’Artistic Gymnastics,Auckland 

24 Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Cross-Country, Timaru 

Parent/SubjectTeacherinterviews, Hotel Ashburton 

(refer information section forfull details) 

25 Supernet Reserve Competition, ANetball, 

Avonside Girls’HighSchool,Christchurch 

Hockey Girls’1st XI Ngā Puna WaiorMaristParkHockey turfs, 

Christchurch 

South CanterburySSRugbyGirls’Under 18, PointDomain, 

AshburtonCeltic and Geraldine 

BoardofTrustee Meeting,6:00pm, Menorlue 

26 NZ Careers Expo,Christchurch Arena 

27 Aoraki Swimming Championships 

UC Pasifikaschool visit 

Hockey Boys’1st XI, Ngā Puna WaiorMarist Park Hockey turfs 

28-30 NZSS Rhythmic Gymnastics,Auckland

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‘‘I didn't do much hiking inCanada, 

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‘‘It’s agoodway to look back on 

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well, because you start small and 

move to biggerhikes. 

‘‘With the travel log it’s great to 

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‘‘The biggestthing is nothaving a 

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Laurenplans to expand her 

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Demand for church foodbank 


Acommunity food cupboard run 

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in Rakaia is continuingtohelplocal 

residents with emergency supplies. 

The foodbankinitiativewas set up 

in mid2020 during the firstcovid 

lockdownand continues to see a 

steady demand for nonperishable 

foodand other goods. 

Rev MichaelHoldaway from St 

Mark’sChurchsaidthere wasa 

constanttrickle of people looking 

forfoodassistance. 

He said the foodbank,like others 

in the district,had recently received 

funding being usedtotop up stocks. 

Thefunding of$3000from the 

Community Trust of Mid&South 

Canterburywas paidintwo 

instalmentsand administeredfrom 

Inside the food cupboard run through 

St Mark’s Church. 

aseparate account, he said. 

Rev Holdaway said theRakaia 

Lions had topped up the foodbank 

late last yearafter aTootFor 

Tucker driveinthe townshipand 

there hadbeenharvestfestival 

services andprivate donationsover 

the pasttwo years. 

The church hadrecently 

purchased afreezerwhich meant 

meatdonationscould be stored. 

RevHoldaway said peoplewho 

had lost their jobsorbeenon 

reduced hours duringthe covid 

epidemic had been supported by the 

foodbank,aswellasothers who 

werestruggling. 

‘‘Once peoplemake contact with 

us we usually arrange atimefor 

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we leaveoutsidethe church.’’ 

St Mark’shas also recently 

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PresbyterianChurchinRakaia to 

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Former refugees sharemayoral lunch 

Thursday,12May 2022 |ISSUE 78 

Late surgeof 

AnnualPlan 

submissions 

Council was delighted to receive a 

flurry of last-minute submissions 

duringthe final week of consultation 

on the draft Annual Plan, withatotal 

of 131peoplehavingtheir say before 

the deadline. 

Staff are now processing the feedback, 

howeverroadingisalready emerging as a 

hottopic. Some submitters haveindicated 

theywantto speaktotheirviewsin-person 

whenCouncil meets on 24 and 25 Mayto 

considerthe submissions. Thesehearings 

and the Council deliberation process will 

be livestreamed. 

Ashburton MayorNeil Browninvited 

some special newcomers to lunch 

last week to hear how they are 

finding theirmovetoAshburton. 

Thirty-five men, women and children 

who fled Afghanistan and resettled in 

Ashburton overthe past year were invited 

to share food with Mayor Brown, deputy 

mayor Liz McMillan and Councillors Leen 

Braamand Diane Rawlinson. 

It wasanoccasion to celebrate their new 

beginnings. 

Refugee Settlement support team leader 

Kathy Harrington-Watt said the latest 

arrivals had only been in Ashburton a 

fewdays, and another 22 were dueinthe 

coming months. 

“They all originate from Afghanistan but 

havehadtoleave forfearofpersecution or 

other frighteningreasons. Theyare loving 

livinginAshburtonandsaythecommunity 

has been very welcoming.” 

She said many refugees spent years 

after fleeing Afghanistan incountries like 

Malaysia or Iran, waitingtobe resettled. 

“Now they are here, they are keen to 

improve theirEnglish, fortheir children to 

gotoschoolandtolearnnewskillsthatwill 

securethemjobs in ourlocal community. 

“The biggest reason why they are 

flourishinginAshburtonthoughisbecause 

the community is so supportive, generous 

and accepting.” 

The resettlement service finds homes 

for the newcomers and arecent plea for 

bicyclesresultedinabout200 beinggifted. 

Mayor Brown said the shared lunch was 

an important part of helping the former 

refugees adapttotheirnew lives. 

“It is good forthem to understand that in 

New Zealand, the local mayor and local 

government politicians are people they 

canapproach andtrust. Their experience 

of authorities in other countries may not 

havebeen so positive. 

“They should havenoreasontobefearful 

living in our district and Iknow many 

membersofourgenerouscommunityhave 

goneoutoftheirwayto showkindnessand 

hospitality.Welook forwardtothem taking 

the next step and joining community 

groups and the local workforce.” 

Council is proposing an average 9.4 per 

cent rate increase, driven by arange of 

challenges includinghigh inflation.People 

were also asked for their views on using 

$1.7 million from forestry reserves to 

do more roading work and whether the 

Council should further review its day-today 

services. 

Strategy and ComplianceGroup Manager 

Jane Donaldson thanked submitters 

for taking time toread the consultation 

documentand provide feedback. 

“The number of submissions doubled in 

the lastweekand theycontainedarange 

of views aboutthe work we haveplanned 

forthe next financial year.The next step is 

for Councillors toconsider that feedback 

and make decisions on the final form of 

the plan, whichwill be adoptedatthe end 

of June.” 

Youcanreadwhatpeoplehadto sayabout 

the draft AnnualPlan at itsourplace.nz. 

Rodger Letham, Councillor 

Do it right andkeep it local 

We arealmoststarting the run-up 

to the next LocalBody Elections, 

which aredue to be held in 

October. Where has the lastthree 

yearsgone? 

It has been abusy three yearswith 

somebig projects completedor 

still under way, plus youcan throw 

in Covid-19, the Three Waters 

Programme, LocalGovernment 

Reform and ResourceManagement Act 

review. 

Thisisontop of our completion of the 

CBD upgrade, with the newLibrary 

and CivicBuilding underconstruction 

and thefurther development of Baring 

SquareEastplanned, plus anew bridge 

on the horizon. 

In the midstofall this Council still has 

to run and maintain the everyday 

activities of thedistrict.Our staff 

areunder extreme pressurebut are 

holdingthe line well. But first things 

first. 

Three Waters is going to be the biggest 

challengewehaveseenfor decades 

and it has notstarted well. No one 

denies thatamassiveinvestment 

in waterinfrastructureisneeded 

throughout the country. 

Spacedoes notpermit me to giveafull 

run-down of events,ormyopinions, 

but sufficetosay Councillors, whoever 

theyare,willneed to be wary,watchful 

and focusedinensuring we getthe 

bestdealfor our ratepayers. 

The Governmenthas notgiven us 

confidenceintheir performanceso 

far. The programme has been poorly 

researched, badly presentedand has 

cost millions of dollarsinchildish 

propaganda to tryand sway the public 

to theirpoint of view. 

On topofall that, the Ministerblatantly 

mandatedthe newentities before the 

endofthe agreed time forstudyand 

questioning by councils. In my previous 

life, if apersonbroke acontractin 

thatmannertheywould havebeen 

promptly marched intocourt.Iamnot 

even going to start on “co-governance” 

but it appearsthatideologyisgetting 

in the wayofpractical commonsense. 

However, it has, to agreaterorlesser 

degree, always been thus. We area 

resilientcommunity which has over 

the yearswithstood floods,snow, 

gales, drought and storms.Attimes 

of disaster, we pulltogetherand get 

throughand we will do so again. All 

these things will pass and we will face 

different challenges. 

We havesomeofthe bestsoils in the 

world, the most successfulfarmersand 

business people that arethe envyof 

many.Wehavegood educational, 

cultural and sporting facilities. 

The enquiryfor building sites both 

residential and commercial is huge, 

whichindicatesapositivefuture. 

In light of all thatishappening around 

the world, Iamprivilegedtolive, work 

and play in this district. Aplacewhere 

motherscan take their children to the 

playground in peaceand safety, where 

our children canwalk safely to school. 

Wherewecan gather and socialisein 

comfort and safetyasand when we 

wish (exceptduring covid lockdowns). 

Long may it last. 

1 Thursday,12May 2022 |ISSUE 78 

ashburtondc.govt.nz

Tight contestfor People'sChoiceaward 

Just one vote separated the top 

twointhe ANZ Business of theYear 

Awards People's Choice in Retail 

Category and the winner will be 

announced at the awards' gala 

evening onFriday27May. 

Membersofthe publicdecided the winner 

and just over 500 votes were cast inthe 

voting periodlastyear. The finalists in the 

category (in no particular order) are Big 

Al's, The Stork Network, Stoked Cycles, 

Hyundai Mid Canterburyand GarageGym. 

Ashburton District Council is partnering 

with ANZ and Ri Ra Events tohost the 

inauguralawards, whichaim to recognise 

and promote local businessexcellence. 

Council Community Services Group 

Manager Steve Fabish said was great 

that people had voted for their favourite 

business or outlet. 

“There were11businessesinthe category 

and theywerearealvariety,all with good 

voting support. We’re looking forward 

to honouring the finalists and winners of 

all the different categories at the awards 

evening.” 

The awards evening in Methven was to 

have been in February but was delayed 

by Covid-19. Tickets to the event, and 

information about all the finalists, are 

available at businessoftheyear.nz. 

ANZ BUSINESSOFTHE YEAR CATEGORYFINALISTS 

EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY INDUSTRIES 

(sponsoredby Catalyst Performance 

Agronomy): 

Agricultural ConsultingServices -AlignFarms 

-Bio Oils -Carrfields -Midlands Apiaries 

EXCELLENCEIN MANUFACTURING 

(sponsoredby HEB Construction): 

Kaipak -Mount HuttPods -NZSockCo- 

TransalpineHoney 

EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM 

(sponsoredby NZ Ski): 

Adventure BalloonsNZ-AshburtonAviation 

Museum -Bella VistaMotel -BrinkleyResort 

-SouthernCross Lodge 

EXCELLENCE INNOT-FOR-PROFIT 

(sponsored by Naylor Love): 

Ashburton Aviation Museum -Ashburton Trust 

Event Centre -BikeMethven -Methven Lions 

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(sponsored by Croys): 

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Testing regimekeeps close 

tabsondrinking water 

Ashburton District Council 

monitoring officers travel hundreds 

of kilometres every week taking 

samples from water treatment 

plantsand bores aroundthe district 

to check waterquality. 

Samplesarecollectedregularlyfromwater 

supply networks and water treatment 

plants including the Ashburton, Methven 

andRakaiatownships aswellasnine other 

smaller community supplies. 

The frequency of testing ranges from 

daily on the Ashburton supply, 

twice per week at Methvenand Rakaia, 

and weekly on the smaller supplies 

–all as required by standards set by the 

drinking waterregulatorTaumata Arowai. 

The water is sampled for E.coli and 

Total Coliforms and field readings are 

collected for chlorine, pH and turbidity. 

Additionally,regular chemical samples are 

also collected, including monthly nitratenitrogensamples 

from all supplies. 

The E.coli andTotal Coliform samples are 

tested in the council’sin-houselaboratory; 

this test involves samples being placed 

in an incubator for 24 hours, meaning 

resultsare available the following day.Any 

positiveresult is investigatedtosee what 

caused the problem,and fixed. 

Chemical samples which are less time 

sensitiveare sentawaytoanexternal lab 

for testing. Currently Council uses the 

EurofinsRolleston labforthis analysis. 

At the timeofE.colisample collection,field 

readings for chlorine, pHand turbidity 

are also taken. These are collected 

using portable field instruments and 

confirm the treatment process and 

waternetworksareperforming as expected. 

While the focus on water quality has 

historically been testing after it leaves 

the boreorplant, newonlinetechnology 

to be installed inthe coming year will 

automatically test raw bore water and 

treated water, and send the results 

electronically to Council. Any issues will be 

picked up in real time,not the next day. 

Council operates 12 water supply 

schemes, servicing about 70 per cent of 

thepopulation.The Ashburton scheme is 

thebiggest, withmorethan 200km of pipe 

supplying about 19,000 people. Methven’s 

supply is the next largest,with 1700. 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager 

Neil McCann said ensuring the safety of 

drinkingwaterwas an important joband 

part of Council’s duty to comply with 

standards, ensure adequate supply and 

monitorscheme performance. 

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Irrigation -Kaipak -Mt Hutt Aviation -NZ 

Sock Co 

BEVANRICKERBY FUTURE BUSINESS 

LEADER AWARD 

(sponsoredby SheepMilkNew Zealand): 

Anna Johnson -GeorgeWilson -James 

Hannon -Justin Skilling -KirstyNaish 

PEOPLE'S CHOICEFOR RETAIL AWARD 

(sponsored by MediaWorks): 

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-Hyundai MidCanterbury -GarageGym 

UPCOMINGMEETINGS 

Meetings areatCouncilChambers, 

137 Havelock Street,unlessspecified 

Council Meeting, Wednesday 18 May, 

1pm (live-streamed) 

Annual Plan SubmissionHearings, 

Tuesday 24 May,9am (live-streamed) 

AshburtonWater ZoneCommittee, 

Tuesday 24 May,1pm (live-streamed) 

Annual PlanSubmissionHearings, 

Wednesday 25 May,9am (live-streamed) 

PUBLICNOTICES 

METHVEN WATER WORK 

Methven residents arebeing askedto 

conservewater on Friday 13 May during 

plannedworkonthe Methvendrinking 

watersupply. 

Contractors willbedoing underground 

pipeworkatthe watertreatment plant 

so no waterwillbeflowingintothe 

plant,howeverthere will be enough 

waterinthe reservoirtoservice the 

town if people useitconservatively. The 

work will begin at 8am andshouldbe 

complete by mid-afternoon. 

InfrastructureServices Group Manager 

NeilMcCann saiditmadesense to do 

someundergroundwork foranew 

treatmentplant whiletwo newwater 

reservoirs were under construction at 

the site. People areasked to conserve 

their wateruse wherepossible to avoid 

drainingthe reservoir. "People can 

still have showers andflush toilets, 

butminimiseactivitythatwoulduse 

large amounts of waterduringFriday 

morning.” 

The work is being donebyACL and 

Reliant Solutions. 

PUBLICNOTICES 

ALCOHOL LICENSING: 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

The District Licensing Committeewill 

hold apublichearing to consider the 

proceedings setout below: 

Date:Thursday 19 May 2022 

Venue:CouncilChambers, 137 

Havelock Street,Ashburton 

Time: 10.00am 

Committeemembers: RobinKilworth 

(commissioner),Simon McDonnell 

(Member) and TracyMcIlraith(Member) 

IN THEMATTER ofthe Saleand Supply 

of AlcoholAct 2012, AND 

IN THE MATTER of an application by 

TeghveerEnterprisesLimited foranOFF 

licencepursuanttothe Actinrespectof 

premises situatedat175 Alford Forest 

Road ASHBURTON. 

RICK CATCHPOWLE 

DistrictLicensing Committee 

Secretary 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON LICENCE 

StaveleyStore: Public notice of 

application foranONlicence. 

The StationFarmshop Limited 

has madeapplicationtothe District 

Licensing CommitteeatAshburton for 

an issue of an ON licenceinrespect 

of the premises situated at 2Burgess 

Road, Staveley. 

The general nature of thebusiness 

conductedunderthe licenceis 

restaurant. 

Thedaysonwhichand thehours during 

which alcoholissoldunderthe licence 

are: Sunday to Thursday: 9.00am 

-5:00pm, and Friday to Saturday 

9.00amto9.00pm. 

The applicationmay be inspected 

during ordinaryofficehours at theoffice 

of the Ashburton DistrictLicensing 

Committee at 5BaringSquareWest, 


Any person who is entitledtoobject 

andwho wishes to objecttothe grant 

of the applicationmay notlaterthan 

15 working days after the dateof 

publication of this notice, file anoticein 

writing of the objection with: 

The Secretary,Ashburton District 

Licensing Committee, PO Box94, 


No objection tothe issueofalicence 

may be madeinrelationtoamatter 

otherthan amatterspecifiedinSection 

131ofthe Sale and Supply of Alcohol 

Act2012. 

Objection period closes 24 May 2022. 

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING 

UNWANTEDCHEMICALS? 

Unwantedorexpired agrichemicals 

in your shed? Agrecovery is running a 

chemicalcollectionevent inCanterbury 

in June and people who want to dispose 

of unwanted chemicals need to bookin 

by 27 May.Book via agrecovery.co.nz or 

by calling 0800 247 326. 

COUNCIL OFFICE 

5Baring Square West 

Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am -5pm 

Thursday 9am -5pm 

ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY 

180 Havelock Street,Ashburton 7700 

Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm 

Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm 

EA NETWORKSCENTRE 

20 River Terrace 

Mon -Fri 6am-9pm (pools 7pm) 

Sat&Sun 7am-7pm (pools 5pm) 

ASHBURTONART GALLERY & 

ASHBURTONMUSEUM 

327 WestStreet 

10am -4pm daily.Closed Public Holidays. 

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Menz Shed open day 

The AshburtonMenz Shed is 

lookingfor new membersand 

is holding an openday on 

Saturday to showthe public 

whatgoes on behind the 

scenes. 

Menz Shed members Keith 

Robertson and PeterMurray 

said they would like to show 

the publicwhat they do, the 

projects theyare involved with 

and attract newmembers. 

‘‘Lots of people say they have 

heardofthe Menz Shed but 

haven't seen it,’’ Keithsaid. 

Theshedcomplex on William 

Street is kitted out withwell 

equippedwoodworking space 

andseparate engineering 

workshops. 

TheMenz Shed are often 

asked to help outwith 

woodworking and engineering 

projects fromaround the 

district, like refurbishing park 

benchesfromthe Tinwald 

Domainand making pony 

jumps for the Methven Pony 

Club. 

Keith said the projects 

usuallycome from word of 

mouth around thecommunity. 

‘‘Someone willmentionthey 

need something made and 

people often saythe guys at the 

Menz Shed coulddothat.’’ 

Theclubisopen afew days a 

week for members and part of 

thereason forhavingthe open 

dayistofind out if people 

would joinifthecomplex was to 

open on weekends. 

They wouldalso likepeople 

with experience with 

Menz Shed members Peter Murray (left) and Keith Robertson 

with arefurbished bench from the Tinwald Domain. PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

machinery to join up. 

‘‘We’d liketomeetguyswho 

have experience and would like 

to be supervisors, get some guys 

who know machinerytopass on 

their skills,’’ Keith said. 

Communityinvolvementand 

support is abig part ofwhatthe 

Menz Shed is about. 

TheChristian School use 

their facilities on Monday’s, and 

Dementia Canterbury come 

once amonth to workon 

projects with themembers 

help. 

Peter said he gets alot of 

satisfaction helping people, 

‘‘and forthe retired guys its a 

way to keep connectedand 

keep theirskills active andbe 

involved in the communityina 

practical way.’’ 

Peter joined the Menz Shed a 

fewyears agowhen he was 

looking for work,which led to 

him getting ajob as avocational 

support worker withdisabled 

adults. 

‘‘The Chris RuthCentre send 

their clientshere, they saw me 

workingwithone of their 

clientsand sawIhad patience, 

was good working with disabled 

adults and offered methe job,’’ 

he said. 

Keithfindsthe support work 

personally rewarding. 

‘‘Ihad acoupleofprojects 

with one fellow, it teaches you 

to beabitmore patient 

yourself,tojustslow down.’’ 

The open dayisonthis 

Saturday 11am2.30pm at the 

Menz Shed, 8Williams Street. 

Sixyearold Angus Laing checks out the chorus cabinet artwork. 

Fish catch immortalised 

Another impressive artworkhas 

been completed on aChorus 

cabinet inAshburtonand this 

time it features ayoung 

fisherman with hisfirst ever 

catch. 

Theartwork called First Fish 

is on acabinet at thenorthern 

end of Melcombe Street and 

catches theeye as yougounder 

the Tinwald viaduct. 

It has been painted by local 

artist Charlotte Riley and 

features herson Angus, who was 

fouryearsold when he landed 

his first fish. 

he fish, arainbow trout, was 

caught in theRangitata River in 

May 2020 andwas straight away 

released by theyoung angler. 

Angus still remembered that 

first catch and was happy with 

his mum’s effort in 

immortalising it, Charlotte said . 

Interestingly herson has a 

double jointed thumb, which in 

the photo she workedfrom for 

the artwork was quite 

pronounced. 

‘‘I’ve toned down the thumb a 

bit on the cabinet, but Istill 

think it nicelycaptures ahappy 

boy withhis firstfish.’’ 

Charlotte said there had been 

positive encouragementfrom 

the public during thepainting 

process. 

‘‘Locals tooted and gave me 

the thumbsup and it was really 

fun anduplifting to feel the 

appreciation. 

‘‘One guy stopped on his push 

bike and said as far as he's 

concerned it washis grandson 

with the big, open smile toan 

artist that is all that matters.’’ 

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Branch closure ends awonderful journey 

The TinwaldRed Cross Branch 

members spent the past 57 

years helping people in the 

community andoverseas. 

Thesub branchofthe 

nationalorganisation helped 

with disaster riskmanagement, 

first aidcourses andeducation, 

Meals on Wheels deliveries, 

migration programmes, 

restoring family links. 

Manyoftheir efforts included 

organising fundraising 

opportunities. 

Tinwald branchpresident 

Pat O’Briensaid many branch 

members were aged over 70; 

there were three aged in their 

90s. 

Thebranchofficially closed 

on March 18 andmembers 

donated aRed Cross first aid 

kit to Tinwald Memorial Hall 

for use in the hall the home of 

their regular meetings since 

thoseearly days. 

Theyalso donated two 

lightweighttables in memory of 

founding member, the late 

Moira Mackenzie;life member 

andbranchpatroness from 2014 

to 2018. In 2012 Mrs Mackenzie 

wrote about the beginnings of 

the branch. 

It was one of the first subbranches 

opened afterthe war. 

Minutesunearthedduring 

the closure included a 

newspaper clipping noting its 

closure on July 3, 1919. There 

also articles from Papers Past 

dating back to 1915. 

‘‘Very little is know aboutthe 

firstbranch of Red Cross in 

Tinwald, except from a 

paragraph in abook ‘Tinwald A 

Canterbury PlainsSettlement’ 

by MissEBaylis, where she 

mentions that the Tinwald Red 

cross started in 1916 duringthe 

First World War (1914 1918). 

Much sewing was needed and 

duringtheir first year775 

garments were handedinto the 

depot in Ashburton. The branch 

was disbanded after the war,’’ 

Mrs Mackenzie wrote. 

Theinaugural meetingon 

March 18, 1965 was held in the 

privatehomeofMrand Mrs D 

Barr, on the Main Road in 

Tinwald. Nineteen ladies were 

presentwith 21 apologies, she 

said. 

MaryShawwas elected 

president, apositionshe held 

for eight years and later 

becamebranchpatroness.Mrs 

BRussell waselectedsecretary 

and Miss DSkilling treasurer. 

Themeetingsalternated 

Tinwald Red Cross Branch members Pat O’Brien (president), Brenda Whittaker (secretary) and Audrey 

Bruce (treasurer) with the minutes of the first branch meeting in March 1965. 


betweenafternoon and evening 

sessionstoallow youngerfolk 

to attend. 

Affiliation was one shilling 

andnine pence permember. 

‘‘Members were encouraged 

to take along something to each 

meetingthatcould be sold on 

stalls later in the year, like 

various sewed items.’’ 

Mrs RLill, presidentofthe 

MidCanterbury centre, 

addressed themeeting on the 

importance of Red Cross in the 

world.Atthe time there were 

over187 millionadult and 

junior members in the102 

societies of the league at 

Geneva. Thepeace time 

activities of Red Cross at the 

time includedcare of the aged, 

the blind,therapy work at 

hospitals and disaster relief. 

Over the years members took 

part in annual garden parties, 

financed therapy classes at 

Ashburton Hospital, knitted hot 

water bottle covers,peggy 

squares for rugs givento 

hospitals andrest homes. 

They collected milk bottle 

tops andnewspapers for 

fundraising,which were sentto 

Christchurch. 

Second hand clothes were 

another good moneyspinner, as 

were cake stalls, pie lunch sales 

at Tinwald School, plantsales 

and sellingofsewing goods. 

The branchmembers helped 

with the nationalannual 

appeal andinpast yearscalled 

on every house in the Tinwald 

township,aswell as 

surrounding rural homes. 

In lateryears they used two 

collectionsites; outside Sims 

Bakeryand Tinwald 

Supervalue. 

‘‘Theseplaces were also the 

venuesfor theselling of roses 

on Red Cross Rose Day.’’ 

In 1990 the Tinwald branch 

gained additional members 

with the closure of Flemington 

Waterson, and then Willowby 

branches. In 1992 members 

werecalled on to help with 

relief efforts forthe community 

afterasevere snowstorm. 

And in 2011 several Red 

Cross members from Ashburton 

District were called to help at 

welfare centres in 

Christchurchfollowingthe 

February 22 earthquake. 

With an influxofpeopleto 

Ashburtonfollowing the 

earthquake, awelfare centre 

was set up at New Life Church 

in Tinwald and Red Cross was 

asked to take over the welcome 

andregistration. 

Tinwald Branchmember 

andmost recent president Pat 

O’Brien was tasked with finding 

volunteers to man the12hour 

daily roster. It was amammoth 

effort that lasted16days, before 

the centre wasmoved to 

Community House in 


In 2012Moira wrotethe main 

annual fundraiser was astall at 

the Tinwald Hall Market. 

‘‘As the needsofpeople 

change so have thestalls. 

Wheretherewas alot of sewing, 

it was found that people no 

longer wanted aprons, pegbags, 

covered coat hangarsoven 

cloths. So nowmembers 

concentrate on baking and 

other saleable items for aone to 

five dollar donation.’’ 

MrsO’Brien said in 2015, the 

branchcelebrated its 50th 

Jubilee and the 

commemorations included the 

planting of atree in the 

Tinwald Domain. Thatyear the 

nationalbody alsocelebrated 

100 years of Red Cross in New 

Zealand. 

Tinwald branchmembers 

continued efforts to be visual 

presence in thecommunity and 

supported eventssuch as Multi 

Cultural Bite andInternational 

Childrens Day at the Tinwald 

Domain.There werealso 

knittingprojects with members 

supplying beanies, slippers and 

fingerless gloves to Mid 

Canterbury schools and 

Plunket. 

In 2020 Mid Canterbury 

welcomed the first of 10 Afghan 

refugee families to thedistrict 

under theRefugee Settlement 

Team of Safer Mid Canterbury. 

New Zealand Red Cross 

assisted with employment 

opportunities andTinwald 

branchmembers donated first 

aid kits, alongwithother 

branches, for the families. 

In the same yearthe Covid19 

pandemic reached New 

Zealand and their were 

lockdowns,cancelled events, 

meetings and gatherings. The 

branch members met justthree 

times that year andhad a 

December gathering. The Red 

Cross volunteers assisting the 

eveningDistrict Nurses was 

also impacted and came to a 

close after a37year run. Four 

branchmembers assisted over 

the years: Margaret Blair, Jill 

Bennett, Lynette Lovett and 

Ailsa Lovett. 

MrsLovett, along withfellow 

branchmember Mary Miles 

were awardedtheir 70 years 

membership in 2021. Audrey 

Bruce, treasurerofthe New 

Zealand Red Cross Tinwald 

branchfor 25 years, was also 

given aNew Zealand Red Cross 

honorary lifemembership. 

The annual general meeting, 

held in July 2021, waspaused 

with no nominations for the 

role of president, secretary or 

treasurer; the loss of cheques 

and the move to online banking 

did not help. 

In February this year a 

motionwas passedthat the 

Tinwald Branch NewZealand 

Red Cross give notice to close 

the branch. 

‘‘The Tinwald Branch that 

began (again) in 1965 on March 

18th was closed on March18th 

2022,’’Mrs O’Brien said. 

‘‘For all it has beena 

wonderful journey.’’ 

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Above,Dawn Kirtlan outside her Earthshiphome.Right, Dawn in 

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Baptistella, Sofia CorreaInacio, Sophie Sheppard and Gabrielle Reeves with the balloon faces; 

the beginning of their cartoon learnings. 


Balloon faces of all colours recently lit up 

the classroomofYear3and 4pupils at Hinds 

School. 

The pupils were learningthe artofcartoon 

drawing by Brent Harpur,who was visiting 

the schoolfor classroom workshops 

sessions. 

Legally blind, Mr Harpur, ofOamaru,has 

been workingasacartoonist formorethan 

30 years. He has worked in NewZealand,as 

well as Australia, theUnited States and 

South America. 

He has astudio/shop in theheritage 

precinct in Oamaru butspent three daysat 

the school teaching workshops to pupils 

across the ages. 

During his workshops he taught the 

children about 2D drawing, including facial 

features and howtodraw cartoon animals. 

Thenusingthe balloonstaughtabout 3D 

drawing,and positioning of facial features 

suchasears, eyesand noses whenthe head 

turns. 

There was alsoasectiononsimpleclay 

characters. 

Mr Harpur wasalsogoing to help identify 

pupils to helphim design amural for the 

school, whichwas anexciting future project.

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hardy stall holders are carrying on over the 

winter and running a‘‘Winter Market’’. 

They will be in the north end of the West 

Street car park on Saturday mornings, from 

9am. 

Our number of stall holders has increased 

this past season, with that the variety has 

also, we encourage more if there is anyone 

interested or has queries please contact the 

secretary. 

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supported us, we have enjoyed avery 

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operation. 

The Winter Market and the rest of the stall 

holders will be back at the end of September 

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Road repairs 

Could Iplease congratulateour localdistrict 

council fortheir promptaction in dealing 

with thewaterfeature that appeared on 

MoorhouseRoad six years ago. 

Thisfeatureappearedten daysafter they 

resealedthe road,and complaintsfromlocals 

have beenongoing, but youknowithas not all 

been bad, because traffic has hadto usethe 

beams eachsideoftheroadithas travelled 

slowly, many aday Ihavemetaneighbour 

negotiating therut’s andhad afiveminute 

yarn. 

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pairofparadiseducks have eachyearraised 

theirbroodin this water feature,theywill be 

missed. 

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Local MirandaLuck RVN 

has been recognised 

forexcellence in theIntern 

rnati tional 

Animal 

Welfar are 

sector by the Royal 

College ofVeteri rinar ary 

Surgeons 

(RCVS) in the UK. 

This week, in an announcement of the annual 

honour ursandawar 

ards 

win inn nners, the RCVS recogni 

nised 

veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, and 

laypeople whohaveworked internationally. The 

annualal awards are an opportunityty for individuals 

who haveexceeded expectations to behonoured. 

Miranda was 

raised in Woodbury 

and attended 

Geraldi 

dine High School in the 80s before travelling 

to the UK,where she qualified as a veterinaryry 

nurse. After many years inpractice, Miranda 

set up her own business, Miranda Luck and 

Associates, providingservices to improve animal 

welfareworldwide. 

Working with organisations like theRSPCA, 

she works on training andhands-on veterinary 

work in countries as varied as Costa Rica,Latvia, 

Poland, EUA, South Korea, Japan and Greece. 

She has specificinterestsinimproving Trap- 

Neuter-Release practices and theplightofferal 

and non-pet cats held long term in shelters. 

Other activities include campaigning on 

fear-free handling and the development of 

humane animal handling equipment, including 

the revolutionary Wrapsio, a scratch-proof 

calming blanket for the gentle restraint ofcats. 

On receiving the news,Miranda said, Thank 

you so very 

much to the RCVS Councilfor this 

amazing accolade. Iamtruly honoured and 

humbled. I am so fortunate to have people who 

believe inmeand my workand support 

me on 

thisfantasticjourney. 

Miranda attributes her passion for animals 

andth 

their irwell ll-bein 

ing to her upbrin 

ingi gin ing in Wood 

odbury 

ry, 

surrounded by farmanimals, goats, dogs, cats, 

chickens and guinea pigs. Although residing in 

the UK, she returns to New Zealand when she 

can to visither mother, siblings (including rock 

legendJordanLuck), and friends. 

The award ceremonywill take placeinLondon, 

England, in July. SUBMITTED 

Local Miranda Luck has been honoured for 

her work in improving animal welfare; 

RIGHT: Miranda developed the revolutionary 

Wrapsio, amagical swaddling blanket 

for pets. PHOTOS: Supplied

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High Street Stitchand Print,modelledbyStaceyCifford. 

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Hugh made the most of the autumn sunshine last 

Saturday to take his camera for awalk around the 

soccer happening at the Domain and the rugby 

at Raukapuka. Those who know him will appreciate 

that his understanding of both codes is rudimentary 

at best. 

Last Saturday,though,aswell as enjoying the action 

on the field, he wasimpressed by the sporting nature 

of the encounters. When afreekickorpenalty(Hugh 

is never sure ofthe difference) was awarded on the 

soccer pitch, the ball was handed over with good 

grace. The womens rugby was afierce high-scoring 

game. Generally, atthe end of arugby match, you 

see eachteamformaseparateprotectivecirclebefore 

giving the customary three cheers and one for the 

ref.The women doit differently at the end of the 

game -they form one big huddle as they celebrate 

the contest and offer the customary cheers. In aworld 

where there are all sorts of conflicts, itisgood to see 

friendly rivalry and respect. 

Apologies onceagain to our readers on the periphery 

of Geraldine. Apparently, your papers ended upin 

Gore. On the good news front, itlooks like wewill be 

able to get deliveries to the Temuka Rural Delivery 

addresses we used to serve. 

Congratulations to Miranda Luck,featuring on this 

weeksfront page.Itisalwaysgood to hear of Geraldine 

people making their mark onthe world. If you have 

family or friendswho areformerresidents and doing 

exciting things,let us know,and we will seeifwe can 

get them totell their stories. 

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James and Richard Koia with the latest medal belonging toWilliam Husband, found at Browns beach. PHOTO: FiMcCafferty 

Twins score metal-detecting hat trick 

Many Geraldine locals have been following 

with interest, on social media and in 

GNews, animpressive series of metaldetecting 

discoveriesbybrothers James 

andRichard Koia. The latest instalment 

has the twins locating athird medal 

belonging to Colonel Sergeant William 

Joseph HusbandatBrownsBeach. 

James found the latest medal on 

1May. Hesays, We couldnt believe it 

when we saw it had the same name on it 

as the first two. It was agreat feeling, 

especially being so close to Anzac Day. 

We had thought about him when we 

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delicac 

(now n Pakstn) 

attended theservice this year. 

All three 9-carat gold medals were 

found within two kilometres of each other. 

Richard says, The family were again 

amazed and so grateful. The finds have 

createdgreat excitementfor them.They 

have been sharing stories and have also 

been researching his life. They are not 

sure how many medals he won. 

James says, Colonel SergeantHusband 

lived in the Browns Beach area and did 

alot of fishing at the beach.Healso served 

in the First World War and helped train 

theHomeGuard on the beach duringthe 

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around his neck alongwith his army tags. 

Whileresearching hislife,the family have 

found afew articles about him in the 

Temuka Leader, including rifleshooting 

results from 1913 and 1914. 

James and Richard both agree they 

willcontinue metaldetecting at the beach. 

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very hightides recently that helpchange 

thebeachslayout. Who knows how many 

more medals of this soldier wemay find. 

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DID YOU KNOW? 

FROMLEFT: Acting Corporal Jolie Mockford ready for action back inthe day; Carew Peel Forset School students enjoyed getting to 

try onthe RNZAF uniforms. PHOTOS: Supplied 

Teaching assistant shares airforce 

experience with students 

Last week Carew Peel Forest School 

students were surprised and delighted 

to learnthat one of their teaching assistants, 

Jolie Mockford, hadservedinthe Royal 

NewZealand Airforce(RNZAF). 

Jolie says, I havent been working at 

Carew for very long, so none of them 

knew my background; they were surprised. 

Alot of themdidnt know anything about 

the RNZAF either, so it was good to be 

able toshare some ofmyexperiences. 

Having my old uniform and some of my 

husbandstotry on helped engage them. 

The gas mask was areal hit. 

While most RNZAF recruits join up 

straight out of school, Jolie, having just 

returned from her big OE, joined at age 

25. She says, I decided Iwas sick of 

working in hospitalityjobs. Isaw an advert 

on TV for the airforce and thought, that 

looks cool! Having trained as aground 

radioofficer, Jolie undertook some work 

out in the field, but most of her time was 

spent in aradio room supporting RNZAF 

aircraft. 

I was anacting corporal when Ileft 

the airforce. Iwas in for about five years, 

got out, had two of our three boys and 

thenre-enlistedpart-time untilthe birth 

of our third boy, and we moved down to 

the South Island. My husband Andrew 

served 15 years -first as an avionicstech 

(maintaining electronic systems on the 

aircraft)and laterasanengineering officer. 

Sometimes Ihad to salute him, which 

Ididntenjoy. He was sentoverseas quite 

abit, transporting troops in and out of 

Afghanistan. 

Withthe Year 5and 6students learning 

aboutAnzacDay, Joliewas keen to show 

them aslightly different side of the military. 

She talked to them aboutthe New Zealand 

Defence Forces role in peacekeepingand 

disaster relief... its not all war. I also 

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spokeabout life in the military. Training, 

friendship, and sport made up abig part 

of my military life. 

The students loved hearing about the 

airforceand asked some great questions: 

Didtheyteachyou how to stay calm when 

wearing the gas mask? Ifthere is awar, 

would you have to go and help? Lots of 

the children seemed keen to hear about 

joining the airforce. South Canterbury 

children are not really exposed tothe 

military with no army camps and no 

airforce or navy bases nearby. So its 

good for them to see that the military is 

agreat career option; training with no 

student loan. 

Jolie and Andrew are happytotalkto 

anyone thinking about acareer inthe 

military. She says, We made lifelong 

friends, travelled, studied for free and 

played lotsofsport. We loved it. 

DEBBIE OLIVER 

Anzac studies at GPS 

Geraldine Primary School teacher 

ShelleyLeovsaysrecent learning by 

students around Anzac Day has been 

ahighlight for the senior classes. 

Shelleysays, The Year 6students 

researched thenames on thecrosses 

to get amore human and personal 

understanding of the people who 

died during the war. Manyhad local 

connections and the children were 

stunned at the young age of many 

of the soldiers.Several children were 

able to bring medals, photos and talk 

about their ownfamilymembers. We 

researched places on maps, baked 

an awesome batch of Anzac biscuits 

and dressed up in soldiers uniforms 

to see what itmight have felt like. 

DEBBIE OLIVER 

Year 6Geraldine Primary School 

children experience dressing like 

soldiers; memorial crosses at the 

school gate. PHOTO: Supplied 

FROM TOP: SoldiersofSecondNew ZealandExpeditionary 

Force 20 BattalionCCompanymarching in Baggush, Egypt, 

September1941during the North African Campaign. PHOTO: 

Ref: DA-03717-F. War History Branch, Alexander Turnbull Library 

Australianand NewZealand soldiers in afrontline trench 

on the Gallipoli Peninsula,1915. PHOTO: anzacportal.dva.gov.au 

Anzac: Acronym or proper noun? 

Here atGNews, weve been wondering about the 

use of the noun Anzacand the acronymANZAC. So, 

we decided to do some research. Heres what they 

had to say at anzacmemorial.nsw.govt.au: 

The term ANZAC began as an acronym for the 

Australian andNew Zealand Army Corps. Acorps is 

amilitary formation of between two and five 

(occasionally, but rarely, more) infantry orcavalry 

divisions. 

In November/December 1914, the ambitiously 

titled 1st Australian Division arrived in Egypt on its 

way towar. Recruiting for the Australian Imperial 

Force(AIF)had beensostrongthatafourth brigade 

had accompanied them. Only three brigades are 

required to form adivision. At the same time, the 

NewZealand ExpeditionaryForce (NZEF)arrivedin 

Egypt with one brigadeofinfantryand abrigade of 

mounted rifles (dismounted). 

The AIF loaned the NZEF its spare brigade to 

bring ittodivisional strength and thereby forming 

the NZ&A Division. British Army Headquarters in 

Cairodecided to combinethe barely trainedtroops 

of the 1st AustralianDivision and the NZ&A Division 

into acorps foradministrativepurposes, thusforming 

the Australian and NewZealandArmyCorps. British 

Lieutenant General William Birdwood was given 

command of the corps. In Cairo, an anonymous 

British military clerk created the acronym A&NZAC 

abbreviated to ANZACprobablyaroundmid-December 

1914, and the name stuck. 

In April 1915, the A&NZACwas used as partofthe 

Mediterranean ExpeditionaryForce (MEF)inadoomed 

attempt to capturethe Gallipoli peninsula.The exploits 

of the A&NZAC received such popular press at the 

time that the soldiers of the corps began to call 

themselves Anzacs. By the end of 1915, the nickname 

had achieved acceptance asaproper noun. 

The Manatū Taonga (Ministry for Culture and 

Heritage) agrees, saying, Werecommend using the 

term ANZACwith all capitals only when referring to 

the specific corps. Forall other usesAnzac is preferred. 

(mch.govt.nz) FI MCCAFFERTY

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KUPU OTEWIKI 

PHOTO: inaturalist.nz 

Coprosmarobusta,commonlyknown as karamu,isa 

flowering plant in thefamily Rubiaceae,whichisendemic 

to NewZealand.Itcan surviveinmanyclimates, but is most 

commonly found in coastal areas,lowland forests,or 

shrublands.The fruit that karamu produces canbeeaten, 

and the shoots of karamu aresometimesused formedical 

purposes. (Wikipedia) 

Haratua 

Haratua -May 

Maramataka -Lunar calendar 

This week wewelcome the final month ofthe Māori 

maramataka, that of Haratua. The moon cycle of 

Haratua will bring us to the closing of one Māori year 

and the opening of another, upon which Matariki 

celebrations will ensue -more onthat next month. 

Traditionally,Māori would look out forthe natural tohu 

of the Karamu (Coprosma robusta)plant beginning to 

fruit,whichsignalledthe arrivalofHaratua. Theyalso 

recognised the migration and spawning of pākirikiri 

(blue cod) and maomao as asign that the year was 

coming to aclose. 

Haratua was used as atime for preserving kai, 

finishingplanting, and preparingfor thearrivalofwinter. 

It was atime of intensive labour aspeople made the 

final push to do all they could in preparation for the 

colder months. Haratua also prompted self-reflection, 

with iwi looking backoverthe triumphs and failures of 

the year just passed as ameans of informing goalsetting 

and preparation forthe one to come. Today we, 

so attunedtotheGregoriancalendar, usuallyundertake 

reflection and goal setting in December. But perhaps 

we could use Haratua as aprompt to revisit anygoals 

we may have set for 2022 and observe our progress 

thus far. 

-Kua uru ngā kai kai terua, kua mutu 

ngā mahi atetangata. 

- Crops are now stored in pits. The tasks 

of man are finished. 

JORDYN OSBORNE 

KarenPaceand Leigh Barrywith the MothersDay JoyJars. PHOTO: Hugh McCafferty 

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The team fundraising forRoger Harpers 

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(seelastweeks GNews page 5).The Joy 

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sale at the Pin Tin. Leigh Barry says, We 

sold something like 115 Joy Jars. People 

loved thepinks in particular. 

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Four-year-olds Pippa and Toby seem toapprove oftheir snacks. PHOTO: Supplied 

Kindergarten teams upwith FreshChoice 

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Geraldine Kindergarten teacher Bella-Jane 

Hardiehas been the driving forcebehind 

acooperative venturewith FreshChoice 

Geraldine to create nutritional snack 

packs for their young charges. She says 

that she hadthe idea towards the end of 

lastyearand waspleased to seeitbecome 

areality on Monday of last week. 

Bella-Jane saysparents andcaregivers 

are time-poor. We werent sure what 

could be done. These snack packs have 

exceededour expectations.Althoughthey 

have towrap them inGlad Wrap for 

hygienereasons, thebases arerecyclable. 

Aaron Sheed says that FreshChoice 

was pleased to collaborate with the 

Kindergarten. They use quality products 

from their deli, bakery, and produce 

selectiontocreate affordable, nutritious 

packs,availablefrom thesnackfridgeat 

$5 each. We are really passionate about 

promoting healthy food choices in our 

community; supporting whānautohave 

access togood quality, nutritious food 

that is actually affordable and reduces 

waste. 

One mother, Anna Mackenzie, says, 

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as agrab and go. Ive got three lunches 

to make, and everyone likes something 

different, so these packs offeranoption 

to split it three ways. It ticksall theboxes. 

Headteacher Rachel Johnston says, 

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good. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

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Geraldine High School PrimaryIndustryAcademy students recently spent aday in frontofthe camerasfilming an episode forthe 

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PIA fundraiser covers unfunded extras 

Geraldine High SchoolPrimaryIndustries 

Academy(PIA)haslaunched itsannual 

fundraiser sellingAgria potatoes(see ad 

this page). Teacher Sarah Foley-Smith 

saysthatshe is gratefultoIan Smith of 

Winchester who donates the potatoes 

even though he no longer has children 

at the school. 

She says, Funds will beused to 

subsidise level three students on our trip 

to the Young Farmer of the Year 

competition in Whangārei. The remainder 

will be used to cover all those extrasthat 

are not funded. Selling anddelivery will 

take place over the next 10 weeks. It is 

great to see the enthusiasmofour students 

committing to their education in 

thisway. 

The PIA featured in arecent film 

seriesmade by the MinistryofEducation 

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Augusts Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge, afundraiser for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. PHOTO: Facebook/Geraldine 

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Firefighters step up to fight 

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Low compression socks 

Five Geraldine Volunteer Fire Brigade 

firefighters will pound their way up 

Aucklands Sky Tower, the southern 

hemispheres tallest building. They are 

raising money for Leukaemia &Blood 

Cancer New Zealand (LBCNZ) in Augusts 

annual FirefighterSky Tower challenge. 

It will besenior firefighter Graeme 

Dwyers seventh challenge, which sees 

firefighters leveragetheirlong-time,most 

trustedprofessioncachet for LBCNZ.He 

says, Its about helping people. The 

money helps leukaemia andblood cancer 

patients families as well. Its puttingour 

recognition to agoodcause. Donations 

are beginning to pileup. 

He will be joined by firefighters Glenn 

Chittock andMatt Harrison, newrecruit 

firefighter Neil Partridge, and qualified 

firefighter Tash Rankin in the event. 

Participants ascend the Sky Towers 

51 flights, 1,103 steps in all, intheir 

25-kilogram full kit,includingbreathing 

apparatus. 

Anentry category choice is to go donned, 

or started. Donned is wearing, but not 

using, breathing apparatus; entrants 

opting for the started category use the 

breathing equipment.Graemeisgoing a 

step further -nine flights further -in 

entering theFirefighterofSteel category. 

Since 2015, this gives fireys the chance 

to climb tothe 328 metre Sky Towers 

Level 60 with an old-stylesteel compressed 

aircylinder weighingsix kilograms more 

than its now more commonly used alloy 

counterpart. The category is limited to 

100 entrants and is donned only. 

Training and fundraising are in full 

flight. Graeme says, Ivebeenbike riding, 

Glennsbeen using the piazza in Timaru, 

and Matts been using the D3 (the dry 

powder plant at Fonterra; he worksthere). 

Raffle and quiz profits and secondhand 

goods sales have addedtoasteady 

stream of private donations to the 

campaign. Rides in adecommissioned 

fire truck have been especially popular 

generators of cash. 

The annual Firefighter Sky Tower 

Challenge began its support forLeukaemia 

andBlood Cancer New Zealand in 2005, 

raising $17,500. Each years event now 

routinely generates over $1 million in 

total donations. 

The Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge 

is Saturday, 20August. Donations to 

the Geraldine team or its individual 

members can be made through the 

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McCafferty 

Good start to the soccer season 

In their firstouting of the season, Geraldines 

grade 13/14 team played Waihi School 

last Saturday morning. The 2-1 win to 

Waihi was afair reflection of an even 

game. Geraldine coach Jeremy Barnes 

says, Our side is abit rusty at the start 

of the season. there isasquad of 18 

players to choose from, so giving everybody 

game time is not easy. 

In the afternoon, Geraldines division 

two team faced anewly formed Temuka 

team, about half of whom played for 

Geraldine last season. Salvesh (Savvy) 

Chandra had beenkeen to form aTemuka 

team for some time, as many dairyworkers 

live towards that end of the district. 

The nil-all result reflected agoodspirited 

but hard-fought game. Coach 

Shaun Stack says, It was agreat spectacle, 

avery even first half. In the second half, 

Geraldine dug inand was determined 

not to lose, defending doggedly and yet 

creating afew chances. 

Players of the day were Salvesh Chandra 

and James Stack. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

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Smaller donations to your 

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to Hammer Hardware Geraldine 

To leave your items, use the customer parking off 

Wilson Street. If you need assistance just ask the 

friendly Hammer Hardware team. 

Larger items please call 

03 6883965 

and we will arrange collection 

Thanks for your support 

GERALDINE WOMENSRUGBY On Saturday,Geraldineswāhine toawerewell-matched against Christchurch team 

Suburbs at Raukapuka. The lead went back and forth inahigh scoring game, with Geraldine eventually winning 

38-32. Pictured with the ball is Sophie Kerr, well-supported onher way totouching down atry. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

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Geraldine Rugby Football Clubs newest life members, Bill Henderson and Sharon (Shaza) Hand. PHOTO: Facebook/Geraldine Rugby Football Club 

Honoured for alifetime of dedication 

On acoolAutumnevening in April,inapacked 

houseechoing withrapturous applause, friends 

and family looking on, Bill Henderson and 

Sharon Hand were honoured with life 

membershipsbythe Geraldine Rugby Football 

Club (GRFC). 

The awardrecognises alifelongcommitment 

to the service of GRFC, service that has required 

time and sacrifice in putting the needs of the 

othersahead of their own year afteryear. Both 

Bill andSharon havebeen unwavering in their 

duty and presence within this volunteer club. 

Bill Henderson has been apart of GRFC 

since the 60s, playing JAB through into the 

70s. He ventured off for school and work, 

returning in the 80s as asenior rugby player. 

He played through until 1988 and took up the 

club presidency in1990. Bill was primarily 

responsible for the work done onthe main 

field in 1991 with drilling, flattening, and 

levellingthe surface and manyother jobs. Hes 

been the handyman around the club for over 

20 years and the mainstay of the legendary 

Raukapuka Roosters barbeque machine. His 

sons Phil and Stuart have both been apart of 

the club at various age grades, and his wife 

Helen is alsoalifemember. 

Sharon Handhas been involved with GRFC 

since she was atoddler, following her father, 

Bill Hand, who coached the senior side at the 

time, into the clubrooms and around the 

grounds. She became afounding member of 

the womens club and, as ateenager, also ran 

the JABcafeteria. Sharon coachedher son Sam 

in JAB for ayear or two and now takes great 

pride in watching her daughter Angel play for 

the Geraldinewahine toa team.Sharon is most 

recognised for hersignature cooking on Thursdays 

and Saturdays. Across all rugby clubs in the 

district, Sharons food has been voted the best 

kai in South Canterbury. Sharon is the heart 

of the club, not only with her cooking but with 

her constant presence anddedication to making 

the club run smoothly. 

Bill and Sharon, we salute you and thank 

you for your commitment to GRFC. Volunteer 

clubs would not survive without people like 

you, asthe important work you doisoften 

unseen and often thankless. To all those who 

support our clubs with your time and dedication, 

we thank you also. 

Saturday 14 May sees the GRFC Club Day 

at Raukapuka Domain. Agreat day out for all 

withactivities for kids, food anddrink available 

to all spectators from our vendors. We have 

action starting with our JAB from 9am right 

through to the IAB and into the seniorgrades, 

with the Axemen kicking off at 2.45pm. 

We have the wāhine toa coming off atoughfought 

win over Christchurch Suburbs and 

looking to clear off theleaderboard;the mighty 

Senior Bs will be looking for three wins ina 

row after beating MacKenzie on Thursday 

night, and the Axemen who will be looking to 

putitall together as they need awin to stay in 

the finals hunt. Come ondown for agreat 

family day out and support your local. 

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residents. We have opportunities for people 

to join our team: 

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT 

Permanent part-time 2-3 shifts per week - 

must be able to work mornings, afternoons 

and weekends, and willing towork 

extra shifts to cover leave. 

Morning: 7am-3pm; 7am-1.30pm; 

8.30am- 2.30pm 

Afternoon: 2.30pm-10.30pm/3pm-11.15pm 

Night: 11pm-7.15am 

COOK 

We are looking for someone who can cook 

for acrowd (up to 35 meals), is well organised 

and is agreat team player. Afood safetycertificate 

would be abonus. 

Permanent weekend shift 7am-1pm 

(every second weekend) 

With the opportunity ofrelieving coverage 

HOUSEKEEPER 

Permanent part time shifts 

available per fortnight: 

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 

Week 2: Monday and Tuesday 

Housekeeper hours: 8.30am-1pm 

Weekdays only -willing to work extra shifts 

to cover leave. 

We are looking for people who have agenuine 

caring attitude and empathy towards elderly people, 

with initiative, who can work well in ateam 

and can communicate well. 

Experience and qualifications in residential aged care 

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Experience not essential but agood 

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Caring and friendly disposition essential. 

Please send CV to: 

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39c McKenzie Street, Geraldine 7930 

Phone 027 237 8037 for further details 

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STARTING: Throughout May2022,6-7pm 

CONTACT: Gisell Johnson 021 0228 7049 

Children need to be 6years and older, and accompanied 

by an adult. Parent(s) areencouraged to join in. 

Great fitness training afterthelockdowns 

Learnamartial art in afriendly atmosphere 

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GERALDINE LIONESS LIONS’MOTHER’S DAY 

RAFFLERESULTS 1st prize: 319, Jenny;2nd prize: 

441; Maria Ortiz; 3rd prize: 193, Sonia Foster.drawn 

underpolice supervision.All prizewinnershavebeen 

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EMPLOYMENT 

SUPPORT PERSON REQUIRED for teenager with 

autism. 2-4 hours per week in your home. Day of the 

week flexible. Extra hours may become available. 

Phone 03 693 9348. 

BUY, SELL OR HIRE 

SHOPRIDER WHEEL CHAIR Good order.Geraldine. 

Phone 03 692 2883. 

MOVING HOUSE SALE Saturday 21May, 8am- 

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TRADES &SERVICES 

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES for all 

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on 03 264 8196 or 027 274 3264. 

AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. North End 

Motors, phone 03 693 8673. 

BROOKSIDE BOARDING KENNELS Farmstay for 

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BUILDER Qualified LBP,20years experience, forall 

building work. Phone Ants 027 309 0798. 

CARPET CLEANING Powerful equipment, fastdrying. 

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owner-operator.Phone John 0274 351 042. 

CHIMNEY SWEEP &REPAIRS Call Dan McKerrow 

021 1187580. 

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS and mending. Phone 

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COMPUTERTAMING GeraldineComputerSolutions. 

03 693 9496. 

DOUBLE GLAZING ENQUIRIES. Phone Geraldine 

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NATIONAL SUPERANNUATION GOLD CARD 

DISCOUNT 15% offall and labour pricesonly.Phone 

Geraldine Auto Restorations 03 693 1401. 

PAINTING AND INTERIOR PLASTERING Contact 

Stephen Foster painting and decorating on 

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PAINTERGERALDINE-BASED Friendly professional 

service, good rates, excellent local references. 

Phone Wolffie 03 693 9803 or 027 962 4841. 

SHARPENING SERVICE Knives, scissors, blades. 

Geraldine Forge and Blades 029 646 6327. 

SPYWARE /MALWARE /VIRUS REMOVAL Geraldine 

Computer Solutions. 03 693 9496. 

TECH SUPPORT GERALDINE Help with computers, 

phones and TV.Phone Shane 029 646 6327. 

HEALTH &WELLBEING 

GERALDINE SQUASH CLUB What to do now that the 

evenings are dark? Get offthe couch,come on down 

to the squash courts at 144 Talbot Street. All levels 

of experience wholeheartedly welcome. Club night 

Monday and Thursday from 6pm, come down for a 

hit and get to know everyone. Tuesday interclub will 

start at the endofthe month. Wednesdayhas potential 

for ladies night. Fridaynight fish and chips kids night. 

Enquires on our facebook page or contact Toby How 

027 303 1033. 

THE HONEY SHOP, WOODBURY ROAD CORNER. 

Clover Honey Special 1kg$15,2kg $25. Newseason’s 

Honeycombalsoavailable. 

NATUROPATH MandyWallace,Registered Naturopath, 

20 years in practice. Naturopathyconsultation, Therapeutic 

Massage, Reiki, Chakra Balance. Phone or text 

027 7053210 Email:MandyWallace@xtra.co.nzorlook 

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Winning Methven scarecrows 

Sculptor Hannah Kidd took out the 

coveted title of most popular scarecrow 

in the Methven Scarecrow Trail with 

her rendition of Oscar the Grouch. The 

theme was Characters from Childrens 

TV Shows. 

Ms Kidd entry was voted for by those 

who submitted entries in the annual 

event, which was so popular this year 

an additional 100 trail maps were sold 

than the previous best result. 

Second placed was Big Bird by 

Deidra O’Shea and third place was 

Homer Simpson by Jackson Holmes. 

The judges award for creativity went to 

Upsy Daisy by the Cooke Family. 

In all 59 completed entries got all 

answers correct. The winning entry, 

randomly drawn by Ashburton District 

councillor Liz McMillan, was Connor 

Copland, 7, and Mason Copland, 4, from 


Methven Primary School and 

Methven St Johns were recipients of 

money raised through the event. 

Trail organisers Gillian Heald and 

Karyn Robertson said Methven 

township was packed during the April 

school holidays as arecord number of 

participants took to wandering the 

streets with trail maps in hand. 

Beautiful autumnal weather no doubt 

contributed to the huge turnout, 

alongside Opuke Thermal Pools 

opening and the Enchanted Forest and 

Piwakawaka Walk, they said. 

There was also increased marketing 

in Rolleston and Christchurch, bigger 

signage and astronger social media 

presence. Due to the trail map sales, it 

was estimated there were an extra 

400500 visitors to the town. 

‘‘Our thanks to the scarecrow makers 

who continue to produce some 

wonderfully creative characters,’’ they 

said. 

‘‘The feedback from participants was 

very positive about the standard of 

scarecrows this year all the more 

commendable as anumber of makers 

struggled to get their scarecrows made 

in time with businesses and families 

having covid or in isolation.’’ 

‘‘We are also grateful for our sponsors 

support: Methven Four Square, 

Brinkley Resort, Jackson Holmes, 

Ashburton District Council and Opuke 

Thermal Pools.’’ 

The winning scarecrows, in first place 

Oscar the Grouch, right, in second place 

Big Bird and Homer Simpson looking 

stoked to make third place. 


39 

National 

to select 

Rangitata 

candidate 

Therewillbealengthy process over 

the next few months to decide who the 

NationalParty will putforwardas 

theircandidate fortheRangitata 

Electorate at the next election. 

Rangitata Electorate chair John 

Driscoll said the selection process 

would be rigorousand thorough and 

was set to take place inJulyand 

August. 

The successful candidate was likely 

to benamed in October, hesaid. 

MrDriscoll said the selection 

process was driven the National Party 

board and would featurepre selection 

andselection processes and afinal 

decision by partymembers. 

In 2020, the National Party 

nominated Environment Canterbury 

councillor Megan Handsastheir new 

candidate forRangitata, but the 

electorate was captured by Labour’s 

Jo Luxton, who won with afinal 

marginof4408votes. 

Previously Nationalheld theseat 

since 2008 when the electorate was reestablished.

CLUB NEWS 



Ashburton Petanque Club 

Overthe weekend several of 

our players competed in the 

Otago TriplesinMosgiel with 

Jan Guilford, Marion Harrison 

and their Caversham partner 

runners up in the 

ChampionshipTrophy.These 

three were chuffed being the 

only all women’s team to finish 

in the top six. Richard Browne, 

Neville andKaren Bensdorp 

won the Consolation. 

Congratulationstoyou all.Our 

members continuetolearn 

from Adeyls and his wife Lani, 

with coaching last Thursday 

and on Saturday. Thishas to fit 

in with shift work so will not be 

aweekly event, but we all really 

appreciate themboth giving 

their time. Saturday afternoon 

play is proving popular withthe 

members especially with the 

lovely weatherwehavebeen 

experiencing. Two newbies 

joined us last week.The next 

event is South Canterbury 

Doubles in Timaru this 

Saturday to which several of 

our players are going. On the 

last Sunday thismonth we hold 

the ClubDrawnDoubleswhich 

will prove to be another 

popularevent where wecan put 

the new skills we arelearning 

into practice. 

We held our AGM last 

Thursday with thesame 

committee being reelected. 

PresidentKaren Bensdorp 

reflected on the busy and 

successfulyear we have had 

and is pleased with the growth 

in the Club. We have several 

promotional items on the go 

which you will soon see. There 

Some 186 cars took part in the Rotary Club of Ashburton’s recent 

classic car rally. Held as part of the Wheels Week Plus programme, 

the rally started at the Ashburton Showgrounds and finished at 

Mount Somers Station. 


was onechange on the Match 

Committee, thank you to 

Bernice foryour time,and 

welcome to Adair. Remember 

you aremost welcome to join us 

anyTuesday, Thursday or 

Saturday at 1pm,at115 

Racecourse Road. Equipment 

andtuitionisavailable. 

Ashburton Dahlia Circle 

The recent mini flower show 

was held in April with agreat 

turnoutofmembers and we 

welcomed2new members to 

the circle.This month’s show 

saw an impressive number of 

dahliabloomswith the 

wonderfulweather that we’ve 

been havingitalso included 

Fuchsia, Chrysanthemum, 

Hydrangea, Pansies, autumn 

foliage, fruitandvegetables to 

nameafew,animpressive108 

entries across21classes. 

Overall results, 1st place 

Brian Glassey stunning white 

Chrysanthemum “Dorridge 

Lady”, 2nd place Graham 

Gunn Dahlia “Coralie”,3rd 

placeJoyce ReadRose“Gold 

Medal”. 

Themeeting was held and 

discussionwas around the 

National DahliaShowthat the 

circle is organising for 2023 this 

willbehostedinAshburton,a 

spectacularshowso something 

to look forward too nextyear. 

Current topic Whatdo we do 

with our Dahlias now? An 

excellent write up is on ourFB 

page if anyone would like to 

read that information. Our next 

meeting is our AGM andweare 

looking forward to alovely 

dinner and presentationof 

trophy’s to celebrate the past 

season of dahlia growing. Get 

excited and plan your spaces 

for planting more dahliasin 

your garden,our annual tuber 

salewill be coming up again, 

Labour weekendatthe 

Ashburton Farmers Market. 

Ashburton Astronomy Group 

The AshburtonAstronomy 

Group met on the 26th of June. 

It was great to see 5new people 

at our meeting. Greg Hay gave 

us atalk on Matariki. Greg 

explained why it was so 

importanttothe Maoris. Their 

existence actually depended on 

the rise of Matariki. Ross 

Hawthorne then gaveusatalk 

on Deep Space1.Itwas a 

pioneeringspace craft 

programmethat paved the way 

for futurespace exploration. 

Ross showed us the new 

development for Deep Space1 

suchasion propulsion as 

opposed to chemical burning 

rockets andthe auto nav which 

enabled the craft to navigate 

itself millions of kilometres and 

passingclose to asmall 

asteroid andpassingthrough 

the tail of acomet. 

We had agreat public turnout 

for theplanetary alignmentand 

also forour public Observatory 

night thoughonFriday night 

there was thin cloud which 

partly blocked our viewing. We 

will be showingthepublic 

Matariki again this yearbut the 

dates arestill to be decided. 

For furtherinformation 

about the Group or what's going 

on up above contact Ken308 

9203 or Alistair308 9219. 

Winchmore Rural Women 

All meninthe districtare 

invited to attend aMen’s 

Dinner to be held on the 25th 

May 2022 at theWinchmore 

Hall at 6.00 p.m. The costis$30 

for refreshments and ameal. 

TheguestspeakerisHamish 

Riach who will speak on his 

involvement in Canterbury 

rugby (if inclined you maywear 

arugby jersey). 

Please registeryour interest 

by the 20thMay to: Ben Streeter 

0276143374, Chris Curd 

0272498844, Steph Butchard 

3024848 or TimParsons 

0273024218. 

Ashburton Writers’ Group 

Julie Fechney welcomed 

members to the April meeting 

held recently.Stacey 

Broadbent gave aquotation 

“Reading is likebreathing in, 

Writingislikebreathing out”. 

Theassignmentwas “Liar, Liar, 

Pants on Fire”. Members wrote 

of defamation case,diamond 

ring,argument, informers, 

NYPD,literary assignment, 

bestseller andpoem about a 

cow. The instant exercise was 

“Asachild, whatwas your 

dream job and how successful 

didyou imagineyou’d be”. 

Members spoke of school 

teaching,journalist, travel 

agent, working with animals, 

dancer as Madonna’s backup, 

veterinarysurgeon, work in a 

shop and sell lollies, air hostess 

andhairdresser.The May 

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Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury 

Feedback for He Waka Eke Noa options 

DairyNZ and Beef+Lamb NZ 

(B+LNZ)are taking farmer 

feedbackonboard and working 

to improvethe agricultural 

emissions pricing options, 

including drivingdown 

administration costs. 

Thesector has listened to 

farmers’ views on the two 

optionsdeveloped by the 

Primary Sector Climate Action 

Partnership, He Waka Eke Noa, 

as alternativestothe Emissions 

Trading Scheme (ETS). 

DairyNZ chair Jim van der 

Poelsaid government had 

madeitclearifthe sector could 

not deliver acredible 

alternative,agriculturewill go 

straightintothe ETS. 

‘‘But that’s not theonly 

reason we need to act,” he said. 

“We want to ensure farmers 

can continue running 

sustainable businesses while 

meeting the expectations of our 

communities and consumers 

that we'reworkingtoreduce 

our emissions. It’s alsohugely 

important the sector and 

government continue investing 

–and invest more –inR&D to 

develop newtechnologies to 

achievethis.” 

Thefeedbackfrom DairyNZ 

and B+LNZ’srecent 

nationwide roadshow was 

resoundinglyclear–99percent 

of farmers did notwant 

agricultural emissions to be 

priced through theETS. 

They want asystemthatis 

costeffective,fair and will 

recognise andreward the 

actions they’re taking to reduce 

Jim van der Poel 

Andrew Morrison 

emissions behind the farmgate, 

he said. 

B+LNZchair Andrew 

Morrisonsaid the focus was on 

doingeverything to minimise 

costs to ensure farmers’ 

businesses remainedviable, 

profitable and rural 

communitiescontinuedto 

thrive. 

‘‘We’reworkingtomake sure 

what’s eventually introduced is 

practical andsensible, and 

works on the ground for 

farmers,” he said. 

TheHeWaka Eke Noa 

partnershipincludesB+LNZ, 

DairyNZ, Dairy Companies 

AssociationofNZ, Federated 

Farmers, Foundation for 

ArableResearch, 

HorticultureNZ, 

IrrigationNZ, Federation 

of Māori Authorities, 

Deer Industry New 

Zealand, Meat Industry 

Association and 

Apiculture New Zealand. 

Unlike theETS,the He 

WakaEke Noa options 

recognise andreward 

farmers’onfarmactions, 

reduce emissionsand will 

invest moreinR&D. 

Farmerswant 

transparency over where 

themoney is going, and 

proof of an effective planto 

deliver technology to farmers. 

“Farmers have expresseda 

strongpreference forthe farmlevel 

levy option,sothey are 

recognisedand incentivised for 

onfarmactions. They want 

control over their farm 

emissionsand farm 

management,” Mr van derPoel 

said. 

Eightsix percent of feedback 

supportedfarmlevel pricing as 

the final outcomeofHeWaka 

EkeNoa. 

Farmershad different 

opinionsonwhat pathway 

should be taken to reach farmlevel 

pricing. Fortyseven 

percent want to move straight 

to farmlevel pricing in 2025, 

followed by 40 percent 

supporting atransition to farmlevel 

pricingfrom processorlevel. 

Farmersare clearlysaying 

moneyraised through any levy 

needs to be reinvested in the 

sector and distributedinafair 

and transparentway. 

Farmers also support the 

recognition of awider range of 

onfarm vegetationnot eligible 

in the NZ ETS. Many farmers 

told us during theconsultation 

they don’t like theproposed 

2008 sequestration baseline 

andwanttosee soil carbon 

included once the scienceis 

robust. 

“Farmers want the sector to 

have aseat at the table when 

levy prices areset and price 

setting should be sciencebased, 

notinfluenced by 

politics. Thepricingsetting 

criteria needs to be transparent 

with industrybodies involved,” 

Mr Morrison said. 

Mr van derPoel said farmers 

deserved afar betterdeal than 

theETS. In theconsultation, 

there was strong support for 

split gas pricing andthe use of 

bettermetrics for setting 

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Offloading cull cows can be astruggle 

Dairy farmers have more sleepless 

nights ahead of them as freezing works 

struggle to make room for their cull 

cows. 

This is the time for empty cows and 

others lagging behind in the milk sheds 

togooff to the works, but short rosters 

from Covid19 on top of earlier labour 

shortages mean space is tight. 

They still have the optionofselling 

them to sheepand beef farmersbut at a 

reduced price as more of themgoonthe 

market. 

It’s aconcern on top of rising costs for 

fuel, staffing, and fertiliser and 

increased interest rates which are 

taking theedgeoff of Fonterra’s record 

milk price forecastatamidrange point 

of $9.60 per kilogram of milk solids. 

Federated FarmersSouth Canterbury 

Dairy chairman Ads Hendrikssaid 

offloading cull cowswas going to be 

challenging for most farmers because of 

staffingissues at meat companies. 

He said atough decision wasahead of 

them whether to keep milking empty 

cows through winterwhile therewas 

still plenty of feed around or dry them 

off and try to sell them. 

‘‘Currently your cull cowsare only 

Ads Hendriks 

getting $1 to $1.20 akilogram if you try to 

get rid of them somewhere else for 

people who have grazingasyou aren’t 

going to get them to the works. 

‘‘That’s quite adifference from afew 

weeks agowhenwewere getting 

$1.30$1.60/kg and probablyeven 

higher.’’ 

Theinflux of cull cowsonthe market 

as dairy farmers winddown for the 

seasoniscoincidingwith the meat 

companybottleneck. 

Mr Hendriks said he had sold 50 

empties earlierthismonth andwould 

keepanother 60 of themfor as long as 

he could until amarketwas found. 

‘‘What’s more important—having 

grass next seasonfor freshlycalved 

cowsand hopefully the payout is good 

or carrythe empties? Ialways say Iam 

adairy farmer, not ameat farmer, so 

although it’s anice bonusatthe end of 

the day Ihave to protect the cows for 

nextseasonand we need the cows and 

feedfor that.’’ 

Largerdairycompanies will have 

contracts withmeat works obliged to 

takethem. 

Mr Hendriks saidthere was 

apparently alot of cull cows in grazing 

blocksbecause there’s not enough 

spaceatthe meatworks and that’s 

building up abacklog —atsome cost. 

Thatwas unlikelytohelp with any 

lift in the price which wouldhopefully 

continuetohold as it had the past few 

weeks at $1$1.20/kg,hesaid. 

He said$1.10/kg was agood price for 

South Canterbury drylandsheepand 

beef farmers whohad plentyoffeed as 

aresult of heavyrainfall. 

‘‘Considering how buoyant the meat 

industry is, that’s not alot of money.’’ 

He saidmost animals were selling 

for$500 to $600which was on the cheap 

side, but ‘‘better thannothing’’. 

Dairyfarmers welcomed the high 

payout, but this headachehad arrived 

with manyextra costs andthey had 

their own staffingissuestodealwith, 

he said. 

Mr Hendriks saidthe concern ahead 

was the availability of works space 

when cows were calving again. 

‘‘Hopefully the freezing works will be 

back operating after the winter 

because then we have the bobby 

calves.’’ 

He said Fonterra was insisting next 

seasonthat euthanisinganimals was 

not a‘‘done thing’’ and farmers had to 

find amarket forthem, butthat would 

be difficult if the freezingworks 

couldn’t takethem. 

~Central RuralLife 

Foot and mouth watch 

Biosecurity New Zealand is closelymonitoring 

reports of aFoot and Mouth disease (FMD) 

outbreak in Indonesia, says Biosecurity New 

Zealand deputy directorgeneral Stuart 

Anderson. 

It was yet to be formally reported to the 

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 

but New Zealand officials were keeping an eye 

on developments. 

‘‘New Zealand has some of the world's 

toughest biosecurity measures for FMD and 

although the risk is low, we have notified our 

primary sectorpartners. 

‘‘Our multilayered biosecurity system 

includes risk assessment, visual inspections, 

Xray screening, scanning technology, and 

detector dogs to prevent risk goods from being 

carried into New Zealand by travellers or 

arriving by mail. 

‘‘All shipping containers and imported goods 

are assessedfor biosecurity risk,’’ he said. 

Biosecurity New Zealandwas working to 

acquire more information from Indonesia and 

would also talk to its Australian counterparts, 

Mr Anderson said. 

‘‘We are planning to offer our experts to 

providetechnicalassistance onthegroundto 

Indonesia as well as seekfurther assurances.’’ 

The suspected outbreak is atimely 

reminder for our farmers to have strong 

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animals overseas. It is essential that farmers 

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farm. 

‘‘Anyone concernedabout their animals’ 

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Canterbury dairying leader Jessie Chan had 

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NewZealandOrderofMerit last week at 

Government House, in Wellington. 

Ms Chan,who farms at Dorie,near Rakaia, 

made the New Year Honours list for services 

to dairy and agriculture. She was 

investituredbyGovernorGeneral Dame 

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Ms Chan is thechairwoman of the RuralCo 

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She was the first president of the 

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amotherborn in HongKong. 

She hasdedicated the honour to the 

memory of herfather, Victor Sorenson, who 

died last year. 

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andlaid thefoundations for everything I 

have learnt so far. 

‘He always said to me, ‘If you don’t know 

more than me by the time you leave home 

then Ihaven’t done my job properly’.’’ 

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dairy farm andhas only ever 

wantedtomilk cows. 

Karen, in thesmall 

Waikato settlement of Otaua, 

hasbeensupported by a 

network of dairy farmers in 

andaroundPukekohe,many 

of them participants in the 

IHC Calf &Rural Scheme 

fundraising scheme, who 

raise animals and donatethe 

proceeds to IHC. 

This year, the IHC Calf & 

RuralScheme marksits 40th 

anniversary by celebrating 

all thefarmerswho have 

made lives better for people 

withintellectual disabilities 

in their communities.Over 

those 40 years, thescheme 

hasraised $40 million. 

Karen’s dream looked 

prettyhopeless because her 

dad, Noel Chapman, a 

sharemilker, died while she 

wasstill ateenager and she 

andhermum Oliveshifted 

into Pukekohe. 

Then,inadouble tragedy, 

hermother died suddenly 

too,and Karen moved into 

IHC residential care. But 

local farmers, once they 

knew of her love of dairy 

farming, welcomed Karen 

into their milking sheds. 

Karen has milked all over 

the northern Waikato and 

South Aucklanddistricts. 

Alongtime familyfriend, 

GlenLee,has driven her 

around the farms for as long 

as anyone canremember. 

Karen says sheis“a good 

friendtome, Ihaveknown 

herfor along, long time”. 

Glenwouldcall farmers to 

see if Karen could visit.“It 

seemed to work best with the 

Goodwrights.” 

Karen used to milk for Syd 

andJennyGoodwright. 

Thesedays their son Tom 

farms thehomefarmand 

Karen milks for their 

daughter BeckyPayne and 

herhusband Mike on their 

farmnot faraway. 

Another sister Hannah 

farms close by too with her 

husband Trevor Turner. All 

of them aredonors to the IHC 

Calf &Rural Schemeand 

knowKaren well. 

The IHC Calf &Rural Scheme is celebrating 40 years making 

lives better for people with intellectual disabilities. 

Syd andJennyhave been 

donating calves–real and 

virtual –tothe calf scheme 

for more than 30 years, and 

for half of that timeJenny 

has worked as acanvasser 

for the scheme, visiting 

around 50 local farmerseach 

season to encourage them to 

pledge calves. 

“I am really luckybecause 

Ihave gotalot of farmers in 

the district like mewho want 

to keep supporting thecalf 

scheme. Howluckyare we 

that we have had four 

children and15 

grandchildren who haveno 

disabilities,” Jenny says. 

Karen says she usedto 

help her dadmilk around100 

FriesianJerseycrosscows 

after school. Nowshe is 

milkingcows on farmswith 

bigger herds andmore 

complex andautomated 

rotary cowsheds. “I have 

been doingitfor alongtime 

now,” she says. 

IHC national fundraising 

manager Greg Millar said the 

IHC Calf &Rural Scheme 

gives IHC an important 

connectiontothe rural 

sectorand has evolved along 

with changes to the sector 

over 40 years, particularly as 

smaller farms andlocal 

relationships have given way 

to largerdairy units. 

More than 10,000 dairy 

farmers have supported 

their communities over many 

yearsthroughthis unique 

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technology advanced on to 

farms,farmers began 

profiling their favourite cows 

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ones. 

“We are incredibly grateful 

to themanyfarmers whohave 

supportedusoverthe years – 

some of them down through 

generations,” Gregsaid. 

“We’re also enormously 

thankful forthe partnerships 

with oursponsors –PGG 

Wrightson who has been with 

us from the startand VW who 

provides us with Amarok 

vehicles and is matching 

donationsfromthe public, 

dollar for dollar, this week. ” 

‘‘The work done by IHC and 

funded by donations is 

critically important and can’t 

happen without them. This 

includes work withfamilies 

of childrenwith intellectual 

disabilities, community 

support provided by nearly 30 

local IHC associations, our 

strong advocacy voice, a 

library providing resources to 

families aroundthe country, 

avolunteer friendship 

programme, anationalart 

competition for people with 

intellectual disability, and 

support for anational kapa 

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China’s covid lockdowns felt in NZ 

Strict lockdowns in many major 

cities in China are not only 

affecting its local citizens, but 

also having flowon impacts on 

trading partners, including 

New Zealand, according to 

RaboResearch general 

manager for Australia and New 

Zealand Stefan Vogel. 

Mr Vogel, speaking in 

recentlyrecordedpodcast 

‘What’s the impact of China’s 

LockdownWave?’ saidthere 

were four specific impacts of 

the covid lockdowns set to have 

increasing ramifications for 

New Zealand agribusiness; 

disruptionsto freight logistics, 

Chinese corn plantings, dairy 

demandand hog pricing. 

He said the alreadystressed 

globalcontainer logistics 

situation is becoming more 

complicated due to massive 

delays around the Shanghai 

port. 

‘‘The dry container index, 

which tracks average prices 

paid for the transport of dry 

bulk materials across more 

than 20 internationalroutes, 

increased fivefold through 

2021 as aresultofcovid 

lockdowns in different parts of 

the world. 

‘‘While the index has since 

declined and is down 16 per 

centsince early March and 25 

percent downfrom the 

September 2021 highs, it looks 

likely that the massiveongoing 

covid lockdowns in China will 

addtocontinued container 

logistics issues and keep 

containerfreight priceswell 

above historic levels for 2022 

andalso likely to remain 

elevated well into 2023.’’ 

Mr Vogel saiddisruptionsto 

cornplantings in China the 

worlds secondlargest corn 

producer and alsothe worlds 

primary corn importer were 

alsoraising more concerns in 

an already extremelytight 

globalgrains markets. 

‘‘Chinese corn planting faces 

delays in two key provinces as 

somefarmers aretrapped in 

majorcities andare unable to 

accesstheir fields duetothe 

covid lockdowns,’’ he said. 

‘‘We understand the 

lockdowns have created delays 

in planting this important feed 

cropinsome partsofJilin and 

Liaoning provinces, and these 

two provinces account 

❛‘‘Dairy demand in 

food service is 

slowing in China 

while, according to 

our calculations,dairy 

products in China 

produced from 

imported Oceania 

whole milk powder 

(WMP) are now more 

expensive than those 

from locallyproduced 

dairy for the first time 

in eight years,’’❜ 

—Stefan Vogel 

combined for 20 per cent of 

China’s cornacreage. 

‘‘The delay in planting 

increases the risk of frost 

damage later in the season, but 

at this point it is too early to say 

whatthe impact will be on 

yields.Itwill depend on the 

weather through the season.’’ 

Mr Vogel acknowledged 

delays in planting Chinese corn 

and China’s feed grain import 

needs more generally werenot 

the biggest driverofcurrent 

global grain prices. 

Rather, world Chicago Board 

of Trade(CBOT) corn prices 

had hit a10yearhigh in April 

this year and remain above 

USD8/bu.. 

In addition, cool and wet 

conditions for corn planting in 

the US andanexpected 

reduction of about 50 per cent 

in Ukrainian corn production 

(as well as export uncertainty 

fromUkraine) in 2022 were also 

putting upward pressure on 

globalgrain prices, he said. 

Globalfeed grain prices are 

expectedtoremainhigh over 

the course of 2022 and result in 

higher production costs for 

livestock farmers globally. 

The spread of the Omicron 

variant and China’s ‘‘dynamic 

zerocovid’’ policy were also 

bringing strong headwinds to 

consumption in the country’s 

food service sector, Mr Vogel 

said. 

And this was playing outin 

reduced dairy demand. 

‘‘Dairy demand in food 

service is slowing in China 

while, according to our 

calculations, dairy products in 

China produced from imported 

Oceania whole milk powder 

(WMP)are now more expensive 

than those from locallyproduced 

dairy for the first 

time in eightyears,’’ he said. 

‘‘After arecordbreaking 2021 

in milk powderimportsby 

China, the demand uncertainty 

from covid restrictions is likely 

to dampen thedragons import 

appetite slightly in 2022.’’ 

In addition, restrictions had 

resulted in abig drop in food 

service sales of meat products, 

as well as supply chain 

disruptions, which had 

impacted hog production and 

prices, Mr Vogel said. 

‘‘Chinese hog producers have 

liquidated herds to avoid 

further losses, imposing further 

downward pressure on Chinese 

pork prices which can also 

impact Chinas feed grain 

import needs,’’ he said 

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The couple, who movedto 

New Zealand in 2008, were 

among the first Filipino 

workers to arrive in the 

Waitakidistrict when the 

dairyindustry was 

undergoing significant 

growth. 

In their 30s, and with two 

young children, they saw an 

opportunity to chase a 

dream, and 

Mr Monoy accepted ajob 

as the assistant herd 

manager on a1200cow dairy 

farm in Corriedale. 

As wellascaring for their 

children, aged 2and 4atthe 

time, Mrs Monoy helped on 

the farm, and workednights 

at NewWorldpacking 

shelves. 

Twoyears later, thecouple 

received residency and 

started thinkingabout how 

they could work their way up 

in the dairy industry. 

Theymadethe moveto 

Papakaio, whereMrMonoy 

rose to secondincharge at 

DK Farms,and Mrs Monoy 

also worked on thefarm fulltime. 

Theywere well supported 

bytheir employers,Doug 

and Kirsti Rogers, and loved 

the Papakaioarea,where 

their children settled in to 

school well. 

But after three yearswith 

the Rogers, they wereready 

to progress their career 

again and started looking 

for farmmanagement 

positions. 

‘‘DougRogers, who might 

be one of thenicest people 

around to work for, Icould 

have stayed with him for 

years,’’MrMonoy said. 

‘‘But...there was just a 

part of me thatalways 

wantedtomoveup.’’ 

OneofMrs Monoy’sclose 

friends, Barbara 

Richardson, suggested they 

also consider applying for 

contractmilkerpositions. 

Her advice, andbeliefinthe 

couple, was pivotal for them, 

and they received an offer 

The Monoys credit their success to their staff, (from third left) 

Carolyn Belita, Ronell Bautista, and Joviel Laraga. 

from Dairy Holdings to take 

on a420cow farmnearbyin 

Papakaio. 

‘‘We got the contract 

milking job withoutactually 

havingany experience farm 

managing,’’ Mr Monoysaid. 

Two years later, Dairy 

Holdings who have their 

headquarters in Ashburton 

offeredthem the 

opportunity to take on a 

bigger,920cow dairy farm, 

Awanui, also in Papakaio. 

They went from employing 

onestaffmember, to three 

fulltimestaff, andtakingon 

anotherthreeparttimers 

duringcalving. They started 

at Awanui milking 920cows , 

and theynow have1050, and 

hope to grow to 1200 in the 

coming season. 

Before moving to New 

Zealand, Mr Monoy, who has 

abachelor’s degree in 

agriculture, majoring in 

animal science, spent10 

years working in the poultry 

industry. 

Mrs Monoy workedasan 

insuranceunderwriter in 

the Philippines,but she 

camefromafarmingfamily 

andwas used to the lifestyle. 

At present, she is studying 

agribusinessmanagement, 

workingasaqualitycontrol 

inspector at Alliance 

Pukerui and taking careof 

theadministration side of 

their farming business. 

Thecouple, who werehigh 

school sweethearts, loved 

workingfor Dairy Holdings, 

appreciating the company’s 

support network and 

investment in people, and 

said therewas muchtoenjoy 

about their job. 

It was hard workattimes, 

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flexibility it gave them, as 

they both valued family time. 

Their daughter, Leyanne 

(17), is in her firstyearat 

Otago University, studying 

health science,and son 

Drewbert (15)isinyear11at 

St Kevin’s College. 

Running their own 

farming business,Woodland 

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curve but they enjoyed the 

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Inspiration to solve farming challenges 

Adiverserange of keynote speakers and 

workshopsatthe South Island’slargest 

dairy eventnextmonth will offer 

inspired thinking to help solve farming 

challenges. 

SIDE (SouthIsland Dairy Event) will 

be held in Oamaru,onJune 89. 

It is run by farmers, for farmers, and 

chairperson AnnaWakelin said this 

year’s event themeis‘dynamic.’ 

“Asfarmers we are operatingina 

dynamic world andwealways need to 

change andimprove to stay on topofour 

game,”she said. 

“Tohelp farmers remain dynamic, 

SIDE 2022 is hosting arange of exciting 

speakers from different professions, 

who have innovativesolutions to tough 

farming challenges. 

“SIDE will alsogive farmers the 

opportunity to take part in awide range 

of practical workshops, and to discover 

thelatestdairy technology and 

research.” 

“SIDE is agreat opportunity for 

farmers to getofffarm and networkwith 

other farmers. 

‘‘Withexhibition space already sold 

out, we encourage farmerstoregister 

soon to avoid missing outonSIDE this 

year,” she said. 

Guest speakers include Craig Piggott 

(founder andCEO of Halter), Geoff and 

JustineRoss (cofounders of 42 Below 

South Island Dairy Event guest speaker Craig Piggott will share how he found 

solutions to help his dairy farmer parents reduce their working hours. 


vodka) and Dr Tom Mulholland (doctor, 

entrepreneur,author and CEO). 

Aformer Rocket Labengineer,Craig 

Piggott will share howhefound 

solutions to help his dairyfarmer 

parents reduce their workinghours. 

Thissearch led him to launchHalter,a 

technology company which has 

developed afarmingsystemthat allows 

farmers to easilymove and manage their 

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Geoffand Justine Ross will sharehow 

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DrTom Mulholland will talk about 

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times of stress. He spent 25 years in 

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As part of SIDE 2022, aseparate 

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82022 at Oamaru. 

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technology to make managing farms 

easier, career progression 

opportunities in dairy and developing 

good financial habits. 

SIDE 2022, supported byDairyNZ, 

Ravensdown andFonterra, is being held 

for the firsttimeatthe heritage town of 

Oamaru.The event will be held at the 

historic Oamaru Opera House andthe 

Brydone Hotel, withthe dinner being 

Steampunk themed. 

To find out more and register for SIDE 

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Mbovis eradication enters new phase 

Fouryears after making ajoint 

worldfirst attempt to eradicate 

mycoplasma bovis, there is now 

only one confirmed infected 

property in New Zealand. 

It is the ANZCO Five Star 

Beef Feedlot, at Wakanui; 

alwaystippedtobethe last 

property to be cleared of the 

bovine disease due to the 

logistics of clearing thesite. 

Agriculture Minister Damien 

O'Connorsaid after amajor 

eradication programme, no 

working farms had the disease, 

and plans were beingmade to 

clearthe beef feedlot thisyear. 

Thefeedlot is of significant 

economic importance and it 

has alwaysneeded careful 

consideration to minimise the 

impact of depopulation on all 

those connected to it; and with 

norisk of reinfection. 

As at May 5, there were still 

twofarmsonnoticeofdirection 

(NOD) and46propertiesunder 

active surveillance. Morethan 

$220.3 million compensation 

has been paid. 

Mr O'Connor said the 

MbovisEradication 

Programme, introduced in 

2019, wouldnow transfer to an 

agency under aNational Pest 

ManagementPlan (NPMP). 

‘‘We areaimingtomove 

from delimiting –controlling 

the last known pockets of the 

disease –toprovisional 

absence,’’ he said. 

‘‘This will be followed by 

significant surveillance 

testing of herds around the 

country to provideassurance 

there arenoundetected 

pockets of disease.’’ 

Theplan wouldbe 

developed with farmers and 

be opentoconsultation in the 

second half of theyear. 

Mycoplasma bovis (Mbovis) 

programme director Simon 

Andrew acknowledgedthe 

instrumental role of farmers 

in reachingthis important 

milestone. 

“Farmers underpin the 

success ofthe eradication 

effort. Farmersand whanau 

directly affected by Mbovis 

Stock personnel in action at Ashburton's Five Star Beef feedlot. 

have especially done it tough 

and theimportanceoftheir 

part to the effort should not be 

understated. 

“We know many farmers 

across the country have taken 

proactive measures to 

strengthen biosecurity 

practices and increase 

traceability of animals 

through the national animal 

tracing system. 

“Working together, farmers 

are helping to protect our 

national herd, farming 

communities and dairy and 

beef industries”. 

Mr Andrew cautioned those 

at thecoalface that work was 

from done. 

“We areinaphasewhere we 

will be working hard to find 

the remaining pockets of 

infection. Our bulk milk 

❛“Farmers underpin 

the success of the 

eradication effort. 

Farmersand whanau 

directly affected by 

Mbovis have 

especially done it 

tough and the 

importance of their 

part to the effort 

should not be 

understated.❜ 

—Simon Andrew 


testing and beef herd 

surveillance will continue to 

be crucialtools for detection. 

“We still have years of 

critical work before we are 

able to declareconfidence of 

eradication. To remain on 

path to eradication, farmers 

are strongly encouraged to 

maintain robust biosecurity 

practices and uptodate 

records”. 

Mr Andrewsaid MPIand its 

Mbovis Programmeindustry 

partners –DairyNZ and Beef 

+LambNew Zealandwere 

currently working on the 

move to theNPMP. 

The focus of the work ahead 

means the current 

operational frameworkwill 

no longer be fitfor purpose, 

he said. 

When Mbovis Programme 

was stood up in 2018, it was 

designed as atimely response 

to awidespread outbreak.In 

the first two years there were 

249 confirmed infected 

properties compared to 10 in 

the last year. 

The NPMP is designed to 

provide coordinated 

management or eradication of 

pests anddisease. It sets out 

how pests are to be managed 

and by which agency. There 

are currently three national 

pest management plans in 

operation:National Bovine 

Tuberculosis (cattle), 

AmericanFoulbrood (bees), 

and PsaV (Kiwifruit). 

An agency with the 

appropriate capability and 

capacity will be able to 

effectively managethe final 

phases with the efficient use 

of resources. 

DairyNZ chairman Jim van 

der Poel said alot was owed to 

farmers fortheir efforts in 

eradicatingMbovisand the 

robust biosecurity practices 

onfarm, which continuesto 

be important. 

“This programme hasat 

times been challenging for 

farmers andit’simportant we 

acknowledgethat. That work 

means we arenow on aclear 

path to eradication andthis 

transition will help maintain 

that status,” Mr van der Poel 

said. 

Beef +Lamb New Zealand 

chairmanAndrew Morrison 

said it was committed to 

ensuringthe pest 

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Wintering rules more practical 

Ongoing work by the farming 

sector has seen government 

make wintering rules much 

more practical onfarm,which 

is goodnewsfor farmers. 

Government announced 

that, following consultation 

andcontinuedwork withthe 

farming sector and other 

stakeholders, significant 

changes have beenmade to 

several winter grazing 

requirements. 

DairyNZ general manager 

for sustainable dairy Dr David 

Burgersaid the changes 

addressed farmer concerns 

that the rules were 

impractical and unclear, and 

wouldn’t improve 

environmental or animal 

welfare outcomes. 

‘‘Farmers and the 

community both wanttosee 

improvements in winter 

grazingpractices andfarmers 

are committed to delivering 

that on farms. 

“We’repleased the 

Governmenthas listened to 

feedbackand amended the 

newrules so they'repractical 

andinformedbygoodscience, 

so willactually deliver better 

outcomes.” 

Dr Burgersaid DairyNZ 

would request government 

workwiththe farmingsector 

on guidance on thenew 

regulations. 

‘‘DairyNZ willcarryout a 

comprehensive review of the 

changes tochecktheywon’t 

create any issueswhen 

implemented onfarm,and 

will keep farmers informed of 

the assessment.” 

DairyNZsupported the 

removalofpugging and 

resowing rules, whichwere 

some ofthe key changes 

announced. 

‘‘These werechallenging 

forfarmerstoimplement, for 

example weatherconditions 

candelayresowing,” said Dr 

Burger. 

“The focus on critical 

source areaswillhelpprotect 

ourwaterways. These areas 

have ahigher riskofnutrient 

lossand avoiding cultivating 

andgrazing these areas 

during winter makessense. 

Wintering rules have been made more practical onfarm, which is good news for farmers. 

“By setting 1November 

2022for the regulations to 

become operative, farmers 

can now start planning for 

winter 2023. However, we also 

need to seefurther guidance 

fromthe Governmenton 

freshwater farmplan 

regulations, so thatfarmers 

have all the information they 

need to meet thenew 

regulations.” 

Dr Burgersaid the dairy 

sector has made significant 

improvements in wintering 

practicesoverthe pasttwo 

years. 

‘‘Last season,80percent of 

dairy farmers had awintering 

planatthe startofthe season 

and 89 percentalsohad a 

contingency plan to protect 

their animals andthe 

environmentinbadweather.” 

He saysDairyNZ, the 

farming sector, andfarmers 

are alreadyplanningahead 

forthe comingwinter, and are 

continuing to work togetherto 

raise thestandardof 

wintering practices. 

The changes announced by 

government are that: 

paddocks willneed to be resownfollowing 

winter 

croppingassoonas 

conditionsallow,insteadofby 

afixeddate. 

Rulesabout pugging depth 

in paddocks have been 

removed andreplaced with a 

requirement that farmers 

take steps to minimise the 

effects of puggingon 

freshwater. 

Farmers must protect 

criticalsource areas,bynot 

cultivating andgrazing them 

duringthe winter grazing 

period from Mayto 

September. 

Andfarmerswho carry out 

winter grazing in paddocks 

with slopes over 10 degrees 

will alsoneedtoeither obtain 

aresourceconsent, or include 

how theywillmitigaterisks in 

theircertified freshwater 

farmplanoncethese are 

available. 

Biosecurity 

funding 

increase 

An $111 million funding 

injectionfor biosecurity is a 

pragmaticacknowledgement 

how vital it is to stoppest 

organisms at ourborders, 

FederatedFarmers says. 

FederatedFarmers arable 

chair and plantbiosecurity 

spokesperson Colin Hurstsaid 

extra money in theMay budget 

showedanappreciationby 

government how pest 

incursions can wreak havocin 

primary industries. 

‘‘Plenty ofbudget rounds go 

by withoutany bolstering of 

funding for biosecurity so we 

congratulatethe government 

for making this apriority,’’ he 

said. 

The funding announcement 

was the same day as thefourth 

anniversary ofNew Zealand’s 

worldfirst attempt to eradicate 

the cattle diseaseMycoplasma 

bovis(Mbovis) indeed the 

$110.9minthe budget includes 

$68 million overthe coming 

yeartocontinue momentumon 

the Mbovis programme. 

‘‘We needtokeep our foot on 

the throat of this disease,’’ Mr 

Hurst said. 

‘‘Overthe last few years 271 

farms have been cleared of 

Mbovis and we’re down to just 

one infected property. 

‘‘FederatedFarmers thanks 

both those farmers who have 

taken ahit on behalf of their 

colleagues and sector, and also 

those officials who have 

workedhard to get the 

programme right. 

‘‘It does underlinethe huge 

costs anddisruption that can 

be avoidedwhenwe stop these 

organisms from getting into 

New Zealand, or when they’re 

here, stopthem from wider 

spread in our herds and 

environment. 

‘‘Our biosecurity personnel 

deserve proper resources to do 

their work well,’’MrHurst 

said. 

‘‘This will be increasingly 

importantasour borders open 

up to internationalpassenger 

travel.’’ 

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Cheyenne’s new role as voice for future 

Cheyenne Wilson has been appointed 

chairperson of theFood andFibre Youth 

Network. 

Lincoln Roper, an AucklandKPMG 

advisor, has been appointed vice 

chairperson. 

The network was establishedinJuneto 

enableyoung people across the primary 

sector to raise industry issuesand 

provide input into criticaldecisions to 

shape the future of our food andfibre 

sector. 

The pansectorgroup ismade up by 

nine councillors who areambassadors of 

the sector, explore and consider issues, 

connect to timely initiatives andprovide 

advice to ministers, MPI andother 

stakeholdersonissuesthat relateto 

young peopleinthe primary industries. 

Cheyennesaidshe wasextremely 

humbled to be given the opportunity to 

lead andbeinvolved with decision 

making that will affect the futureofthe 

industryand generations to come. 

“I am personally really passionate 

about seeing rangatahi in the primary 

industries and making sure thesectoris 

fit forrangatahitothrive in,” shesaid. 

Havingbeen involvedinthe dairy 

sector for most of her life, Cheyenne,of 

Tuhoe and Ngati Awadescent,is 

currentlyaGraduate Māori Relationship 

partner with DairyNZ. 

“It’sanice feeling to be able to leadthe 

Cheyenne Wilson will help decision making affecting the future of the industry. 

network and act as avoice forthe future. 

For me coming throughthe sector Ididn’t 

seetoo manyyoung women, let alone 

young Māoriwomen in the primary 

industries. Ihope to usethis position to 

inspire people to come into thesector, 

pursue acareer, or agovernance position 

andpush anybarriers aside.” 

Since launching, thenetwork has 

worked out its goals and what it wantsto 

achieve as acollective,established a 

charter andhadanumber of meetings. 

Councillors have been involved with 

theAgri Women’s Development Trust 

Generation Change Workshop,had a 

meeting government ministers to ask 

hard questions and madesubmissions to 

thePrimary Production Committee on 

thefutureofthe workforce needs in the 

primary industries. 

Slowlybuilding momentum and 

industryrecognition, Cheyenne 

anticipatesabig year ahead, noting the 

identification of skills and labour 

shortages and public perceptionaskey 

cross sector challengestowork on. 

The network’s settohaveanother 

meeting government ministers in 

Wellington andawider network meeting 

industry CEOs around June,aswellas 

conduct research and surveys to better 

represent youth. 

“We wanttobethat point of contact for 

people when theyare wantingayoung 

voice.Wealsowant to be knocking on the 

door and saying ‘hey you need to be 

considering us’, and notbeing used as a 

box ticking exercise. We want to be part of 

the processandnot just consulted on 

later when the decisions have already 

been made.AsaMāoriwoman,forsolong 

we’ve beenknocking on doors andvoicing 

our opinionsandmaking sure we matter,” 

she said. 

“The network has the potential toreally 

rock theboat andmake alot of difference. 

We’re so unique, we’re thefirstofour 

kind in the foodandfibre sector.” 

Cheyenne wanted to acknowledge and 

thankTeTaumata (thesteering 

committee),New Zealand Young 

Farmers and MPI fortheirdedication, 

help and support in establishingthe 

network andrecognising the group was 

needed. 

“I’m really excited by thisopportunity. 

Ourteam areall go getters andreally want 

to get stuffdone and that makes me feel 

groundedinthispositiontohavesuch an 

awesome team around me,” she said. 

NewZealandYoung Farmers, in 

collaboration with the Ministry for 

Primary Industries, launched the Food 

and Fibre Youth Network lastJune. 

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NATURE MATTERS 

Bird survey 

revealing 

BY MARY RALSTON 

It’s good to think that what we do inour 

backyards canmake asignificant 

difference to native birdlife. There’s been 

lots of publicity around plantingnative 

plantstosupport native birds, trapping 

predators andusingless insecticides, and it 

maybestartingtopay off. 

The resultsfrom lastyear’s NewZealand 

GardenBirdsurvey suggest thatweare 

making apositive differencetobirdlife. 

Almost15,000people counted the birds 

theysaw in their gardens, parks and 

schools last July, and the resultsare 

promising. 

The numberofkererū morethandoubled 

in thepast10years,and counts of fantails/ 

pīwakawaka have gone up by nearly 50 

percent.Tuī are also doingwell (up 30 

percent), andthe decline of silvereye has 

slowed. 

“The surveydoesnot attemptto 

determine the causes of changes in bird 

counts, but itistempting to suggestthat the 

increases in bird counts of nativebirds 

reflect the results of increasedpredator 

control and habitat restoration activities 

around the country,” says survey founder 

Dr Eric Spurr. 

So let’s keep up thegoodwork.Plantlots 

of flowering natives andother shrubsthat 

flower throughout the year, and minimise 

spraying so there’splenty of insects for the 

fantails.Predatorcontrol is crucialtoo, so 

set traps anduse bait stations to control 

rodents. 

Cats are the worst enemy of native birds, 

so if youhaveacat, keepthem insideas 

much as possible,put abellonthem and 

resolvetomakethis one your last. 

Autumn is agreat time to be outside and 

it’s an enjoyable activity to seehow many 

native birds youcan spot in yourgarden, 

school oraround theneighbourhood.It 

would be greattohearreports of tui in the 

Ashburton district–they are flourishing in 

Geraldine so if we providedthe food and 

habitat for them,they would turn up sooner 

or later. 

Wouldn’t that be agreat result to report 

in the GardenBirdSurvey! 

Art show 

Avarietyofart will be displayed at the 

upcomingAshburton Societyof Arts 

AutumnShow. 

Theshowisopen to the public fromMay 

21 at the ShortStreet Studio. 

Theshow’s guest artist is LiviaDias. 

Originally fromBrazil, Diasnow livesin 

New Zealandand has beenpainting since 

the ageof13. 

Sheisaprofessional artist and art tutor 

and is influenced by everything fromOld 

Mastersand impressionismthrough to and 

contemporary styles. Theexhibitionis 

openwhen signsareout. 

Army band 

play brass 

The NewZealand ArmyBandwill perform 

aselection of brass bandmusicin 

AshburtononJune10. 

CalledTraditional Brass, the concert 

will featureworksbyfamiliarcomposers 

suchasPeterGraham and Philip Harper. 

It willalso showcase the band’s worldclasssoloists 

including PTENicholas 

Scott andSGT Kevin Hickman. 

The 7pmconcertisatthe Ashburton 

Event Centre.Tickets fromthe venue or 

venue website(ateventcentre.co.nz). 

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at the back of the mouth. They usually 

erupt towards the end of teenage years. 

Sometimes there isnot enough space 

for them and they partially erupt. This 

situation develops asmall piece ofgum 

covering the tooth, called operculum. 

Food debris and bacteria can get 

under the operculum creating a 

painful inflammation and swelling. This 

condition is called pericoronitis. 

Under local anaesthesia adentist can 

clean away the food debris and bacteria 

under the operculum to alleviate the 

symptoms of pericoronitis. 

This condition can reoccur therefore 

the final and permanent treatment is 

alwaysthe removalofthe thirdmolar. If 

pericoronitis is leftuntreated,food debris 

and sugar can cause dental 

decay and destruction 

of the partially erupted tooth’s structure. 

The pain will became worst due to the 

combination of swelling, inflammation 

from the gingiva and toothache. Ifthe 

third molars are not extracted before 

dental decay destroys the tooth, the 

extraction will became harder and more 

expensive. 

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Wisdom teeth –thirdmolars, 

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RESULTS 


53 

Ashburton Bridge Club 

Monday Evening –May 2nd B&C 

Ladder: N/S 1st= Margaret &John 

Rickard andBruce &Heather Sim,2nd 

GeorgeBrown &Jackie Chisnall, 3rd 

Bruce Leighton &Dee Murdoch, E/W 1st 

Bev Blair&David Fisher, 2nd Allison & 

Chris Lovelock, 3rd John FRickard & 

David McCormick. TuesdayEvening – 

May 3rd, ALadder, N/S 1st Bev Turton & 

Raylene Phillips, 2ndJason Vannini& 

Maree Moore, 3rd Maryke Bliganult & 

Colin Clemens, E/W 1st Sonia Gill&Pat 

Jordan, 2nd Paul Leadley &KateWhite, 

3rd Rewa Kyle &MaryBuckland. 

ThursdayEvening –May 5th, 

Duplicate: 1st Maree Moore &Maryke 

Blignault, 2nd Johnny Wright&Edna 

Segers, 3rd Heather Sim &49769,4th 

Mary Buckland &Amanda Evans, 5th 

John Shearer &EricParr, 6th Ian Doel & 

Pat Jordan. 

AllentonBowling Club 

On Wednesday saw the start of the 

winter bowls season 4th May Kiddey Cup 

results were as follows: 1st Pat 

McElwain, Raylene Heads 2wins1draw 

15 ends 29 points, 2nd Bruce Hopwood, 

Graeme Dowie2wins1draw 14 ends 

30points, 3rd MikeQuinn, Sandra 

Holdom 2wins 17 ends 33 points. On 

Saturday 7th May 2bowl triples results 

were as follows: 

1st PatMcElwain,Raylene Heads, 

Diane Callaghan 3wins 20 ends 34 

points, 2nd David Hickman, Graeme 

Clarke, Denys McEvedy 2wins 1draw 15 

ends 33 points, 3rd John Argyle, Robin 

Ford, Lindsay Kearns 2wins16ends 26 

points. Upcoming Events: Friday 13th 

Hunt TrophyTriples 12.30pm start 

Saturday 14th 242 Pairs 12 noon start. 

Goodbowling everyone. 

Ashburton Golf Club 

Saturday 7/5/2022: Competition: 

Watson CupKnockouts +Stableford 

Round.Watson Cup top 16 Knockout 

Winners: Perry Hunt &Bruce Day,Dave 

Fisher &George Brown, Jeff Williamson 

&John Ramsay,Steve McCloy &Stephen 

Lee, Robbie Bell &Royce Jamieson, 

The annual street sprints, won by Josh 

Mitchell, drew arecord crowd. 

Robert Pawsey &Mitchell Lye, Greg 

Fleming &Chris Lovelock&Terry 

Molloy &Bruce Ferriman. 

Radius Care Winner over the Field: 

Ivan Blain 882266 42pts, 2ndJeff 

Williamson 41pts, 3rd Robert Coyle 

41pts. 

Other good scores were; Craig Bain 

40pts, Neil MacDonald 40pts, Trevor 

Watson 39pts, Brendon Davidson 39pts, 

Brent McCabe 39pts, Greg Fleming 38pts, 

Bruce Ferriman38pts, John Ramsay 

3pts, MitchellLye 38pts, Hayden 

McMillan 38pts, Murray Wackrow 37pts 

and Robert Pawsey 37pts. Two’s: Ryan 

Stoddart x2,George Brown,Blair 

Snowball &Vince Carr. Nearest The 

Pins: Hole 4#”: Value Plus: George 

Brown, Hole 8# 3Stooges (Brown 

Bombers): Sharon Bradford, Hole 12# 

South Island Seed Processing &Storage 

Co: Gavin Douglas, Hole 14# Ashburton 

GC: Vince Carr, Hole 6# Hamish Niles 

Shout: Antony White, Hole 9# Tong’s 

Thai: Dylan Stoddart, Birdie Jackpot 

Hole No 5#,Nett Eagle Jackpot Hole No 

11#, Tinwald Tavern BonusSpot Prize: 

Terry Molloy 

HARVEY BAKEHOUSE 9Hole 

Competition: Stableford, 1st:Harvey 

BakehouseWinner: Peter Woods 18pts, 

2nd: Robynne Nicoll 17pts, 3rd Gavin 

Johnston 17pts. 

Ashburton 9Holers 

Round 4Marion Marshall Trophy (Best 

Net) sponsored by Sega Golf was won by 

Allan Bowman (36) on countback from 

Jenny Matthews(36) &Bruce Leighton 

(36). On Thursday12th May,wewill play 

round 4for the two putting trophies 

Jean Drummond and Gordon Clinton 

trophies. On 19th May we will be playing 

at Mayfield. 

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club 

Otago Triples Taieri 7/8h May: 

Championship winners: NicJegosse, 

Mark Richardson, Neville Frost 

Dunedin, Runnersup: Jan Guilford, 

Marion Harrison, Kay George Ash/Ash/ 

Caversham, Consolation Winners: Karen 

andNeville Bensdorp, Richard Browne 

Ashburton,Runners up: Jenn 

Sutherland, BeccaScott, C.J.Barnes 

Dunedin 

MidCanterbury Social Wheelers 

7thMay 22. 29 riders. 16km .1st. Kaylib 

Gorrie 26m15s. 2nd. Monique Brake 22m 

56s F/T. 3rd. Michael Templeton 22m 57s 

2f/t. 4th. Dave Knight 22m57s 3f/t. 5th. 

Kristine Marriott 24m52s .6th. Larry 

Neal 22m57s. 4f/t. 7th.Ross Tempeton 

24m 53s.8th. Paul Brake 24m 54s. 9th. 

Nick Grijns 24m 54s. 10th. CharlotteCox 

26m 32s.11th. Mark Smitheram 26m 35s. 

12th. Doug Coley 25m 22s. 13th. Jack 

Gorrie 29m 52s.14th. Roger Wilson 27m 

01s. 15th.Anton Nicholls 23m 48s. 16th. 

Jelle Hendriksen 24m09s.17th. Andrew 

Shepherd 28m41s.18th. Alan Johns 31m 

16s. 19th.Katherine Gorrie 31m 17s. 20th. 

Brian Ellis 31m 18s. 21st. Kenny Johnston 

31m45s. 22nd. Ron Kennedy 31m 46s. 

23rd. NigelLeary31m 47s. 24th. Kerry 

Clough 32m08s. 25th.Ross Proctor 34m 

11s. 26th.DaveShurrock34m 12s. 27th. M 

erv Grewar 38m13s. 28th. Evan Rodway 

31m 43s.29th. BrentHudson Mechanical. 

DNF. 

Tinwald Cycling U17 

Sunday 8th May 22. North EndInd 

Estate Open 4km Handicap ,8Riders. 

1st. Oscar Gorrie 8m 41s. 2nd. Jack Gorrie 

7m 03sF/T.3rd. Eliza McKenzie 7m 31s 

2f/t. 4th. Nick Dalley 10m 07s. 5th. 

Charlotte Neal 8m 20s3f/t. 6th. Eden 

Brake 8m 58s. 7th. Casey Brake 9m 00s. 

8th. Lucy Brake 10m 05s. GradeResults. 

A. 1st. Jack Gorrie ,2nd. Eliza McKenzie. 

B. 1st. Oscar Gorrie ,2nd. Charlotte Neal 

,C.1st.Eden Brake ,2nd. CaseyBrake, . 

D. 1st. Nick Dalley,2nd. Lucy Brake. 

Teams Relay4Riders. Winners: Oscar 

Gorrie ,Casey Brake, Eden Brake, Jack 

Gorrie, Time 9m 54s. 2nd. Team :Nick 

Dalley, Lucy Brake, Charlotte Neal, Eliza 

McKenzie ,Time 10m 20s.Open 800m 

Time Trial. 1st.Jack Gorrie1m28s. 2nd. 

Eliza McKenzie 1m 34s. 3rd. Charlotte 

Neal 1m 42s. 4th. Oscar Gorrie1m44s. 

5th. Casey Brake 1m 55s.6th. Eden Brake 

1m 59s. 7th.Nick Dalley 2m 00s. Adult : 

Paul Brake 1m 19s. Graded Results. A. 

1st. Jack Gorrie, 2nd.Eliza McKenzie, B. 

1st. Charlotte Neal, 2nd. Oscar Gorrie ,C. 

1st. Casey Brake, 2nd. Eden Brake, D. 1st. 

Nick Dalley. What agreat afternoon, 

same place next Sunday. 

Womens Golf 

Saturday 7th May andTuesday10th 

May 2022, Smallbone Trophy 

Maxine Carter, Nicky Gill 38, Nearest 

the Pins, No 4Chevalier FarmLtd –Not 

Struck, No 8Samantha Rose Flowers – 

Pauline Bell, No 12 Lynn’s smallSalon – 

Not Struck, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – 

Kay Fox, No 18 2nd Shot –Not Struck. 

Ashburton Veterans Golf 

May2nd at Mayfield: 1st IanBeach 37, 

2nd= Trev Kerr and Jeff Williamson 35, 

4th =RogerLake and TrevorWatson, 6th 

David Fisher 33. Twos Snow Pierce, 

David Fisher, Trev Kerr and Mike Gray 

Next game May16th at Methven note 

change of venue Copland Trophy Stroke. 

Runand Walk Ashburton 

Results: Team One: Lap1Judith 

Crozier 32:02; Lap 2Nicky MacKenzie 

38:43; Lap 3Karen Hodgson 39:09. Team 

Two Lap 1Alison Fleming 37:50; Lap 2 

Bill Hood 41:35; Lap 3Lynda Bayne 

35:07. Stacey Hooper walked in theyouth 

Canterbury race walking team and 

walked lap two in 29 minutes. 

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Shirley 

Fitzgerald 

Born and bred in Methven, salesperson ShirleyFitzgerald is devoted 

to selling homes and making dreams come true inthis picturesque 

cornerofNew Zealand. Mother to Shaun and Nana to her two 

beautiful grandchildren Rileyand Eloise. Shirley’s love forthe town 

and the surrounding landscape fuels her motivation to help clients 

achieve their real estate goals and put down roots in this fantastic 

town. Shirleyloves toswim and is an active person in the community. 

027 220 1528 •shirley.fitzgerald@raywhite.com 

Methven•Tinwald •Ashburton •rwashburton.co.nz •03303 3032 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLimited Licensed (REAA 2008)

Town To Country 

NEW LISTING 

82 William Street, Ashburton 

2 1 2 2 

PERFECT LOCATION, PERFECT PRICE 

Are you tired of missing out at Auctions? Ordoes the lack of transparency ofprice bynegotiation properties confuse you? Then this beautiful home 

is for you. The vendor is highly motivated to sell and has priced this property very sharply. Contact menow to take advantage of this opportunity. 

This standout 2-bedroom house is within walking distance ofthe Ashburton CBD with anearby park and sits in the heart of the rapidly growing 

Ashburton District. Walking through the front door you instantly feel at home. Youare welcomed by the expansive, sun-lit lounge with seamless open 

plan access through tothe kitchen. The kitchen area provides you enough space toprepare amazing meals and allows the entertaining of guests. 

If you’re afirst-time home buyer, professional couple, retiree, or an astute investor, this opportunity is right up your alley. Avibrant urban vibe can be 

experienced right herein the Centreofthe Ashburton District, with the wider Canterbury region providing amazing outdoor and indoor leisureoptions. 

Key features ofthis property include: 2double bedrooms and 1combined bathroom. Approx 150 sqm in floor size. Double garage. Open plan lounge, 

kitchen and dining area. Large windows, bringing in warm, natural light year-round. Close to amenities and schools. Rental appraisal available upon 

request. 

Call Jarrod 027 259 4644 NOW to book for private viewing and register your interest . 

Asking Price $537,000 

View: Saturday 14th May, 10-10:30am 

or by appointment 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1051 

4Millibrook Place, Tinwald 

Peaceful Location 

Atruly beautiful family home situated on1373 sqm of immaculately 

presented lawn and garden. The house has afloor area of 254 sqm 

with aseamless, open plan living design including three bedrooms 

with an ensuite tothe master bedroom, two bathrooms and an office. 

Spacious double garage with entry and exit doors for easy access to 

vehicles etc. Plenty of room inside and out with park like setting that 

has to be seen to be believed set in apeaceful location. -3spacious 

bedrooms -2bathrooms -double garage -large section -office space 

Call Jarrod Ross today toview this beautiful and spacious home. 

3 2 2 1 

Price:$837,000 

View: By Appointment 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1048 

Ashburton Business Estate, Ashburton 

The Smart Move For Your Business 

The Ashburton Business Estate isafully serviced 80 hectare commercial and industrial development 

located north-east ofthe Ashburton town boundary. The estate has been developed by Ashburton 

District Council to provide awell-planned and serviced development option for businesses looking to 

come to the district and for local businesses looking to expand their operations. With enterprises across 

arange of industries, its business community reflects the region’s strong, proud heritage founded on 

industry and agribusiness, as well as forward thinking investment and innovation. 

If you are looking for somewhere tostart abusiness orgrow your existing company, then Ashburton 

Business Estate isanideal base for your operations. It is an industrial-zoned development that 

offers some of the lowest industrial-zoned land prices in the region, flexible ownership options, site 

customisation, and low water and rate costs. For your staff, the Business Estate also offers an enviable 

work environment. 

Ideally located 5minutes North of Ashburton; on State Highway 1, 50 minutes from the Christchurch CBD 

and 45 minutes from the Christchurch International Airport, Ashburton Business park is easy tolocate and 

access, and the recent confirmation that itwill connect with the NZ Rail Network, from within the park, 

make itanInland Port with huge potential for Business Development. 

Design and build, or build and lease back -there isarange ofvery affordable options to suit your 

business. 

Price: Wide Range of Options to Suit Your Business 

View: By Appointment 

11 Patton Street, Methven 

Something Special 

Youwill instantly fall in love with this beautiful home oozing with 

character and charm throughout. Whether you are afirst home buyer, 

investor, holiday home or family, this will definitely tick the boxes! 

Featuring three bedrooms, amodern stylish kitchen, with alight 

and bright open plan dining /living room, and aprivate secure back 

section, this makes for the perfect place to call home. 

Call Scott Parkin today tosecure this beautiful and affordable home. 

3 1 2 

Price: Deadline Sale 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz 

Scott Parkin |027 598 2833 

scott.parkin@remax.co.nz 

Jarrod Ross |027 259 4644 

jarrod.ross@remax.co.nz 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz | Each office independently owned and operated 

Town to Country Real Estate Ltd | Licensed REAA 2008 

OFFICE: Lake Hood Drive, Lake Hood 

0800 REMAX T2C or 0800 736 298


6WILLIAMSON PLACE 3 1 2 

STYLISH HOME COUNTRY SETTING 

•Brand New Kitchen •Large Lounge/Living • 

Spacious Bdrms •Int. Dble Garage •Painted 

throughout •Substantial Vegetable Garden 

•Park like Section •New Fire w/Heat Transfer 

•OSP •Tranquil Atmosphere. BEO $629,000 

All offers considered after Thursday, 05 April 

2022 2pm. (unless sold prior) 

View 

Saturday 10.00 -10.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/73HYK 

Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

114 THOMSON STREET 3 1 1 

CUTE AND COMPACT IN TINWALD 

3 bdrm home with easy care fully fenced 

section. Just ahop skip and jump to Tinwald 

School! O/p living allows for easy heating 

via h/pump. Bath +shower with extraction. 

Int. access single garage. Freshly painted 

roof, ready for its new owner. BEO $279,000 

View 

By Appointment 

ljhooker.co.nz/6THYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

21 CHURCH STREET 3 1 - 

DO THE MAHI GET THE TREATS 

This property comes with: 

•3bedrooms •1Bathroom with ashower 

and bathtub! • Separate toilet • Spacious 

and open plan kitchen and dining. • Back 

yard space, would make for great outdoor 

entertaining area! BEO $329,000 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6MHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

29 WAYMOUTH STREET 3 1 3 

FABULOUS FAIRTON FAMILY HOME 

Space galore with 3dble bdrm home in a 

friendly community, Fairton. • Modern o/p 

kitchen &dining •Double glazed •Choice of 

diesel fire or h/pump for heating •Spa pool 

•Internal access carport •2single adjoining 

garages with workbench •Plenty of off street 

parking for all the toys! BEO $449,000 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6EHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

33 CHALMERS AVENUE 3 2 2 

STYLISH MODERN HOME 

Spacious elegant kitchen, Sep. lounge, O/p 

dining/living, Double tiled ensuite & full 

bthrm, Indoor/outdoor flow to the private 

patio. Double int. garage with laundry.Set 

on a manicured low maintenance private 

section, this stylish home offers the lucky 

buyer comfortable easy living. BEO $639,000 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6RHYK 

Agent 


NEW LISTING 

34 SAUNDERS ROAD 3 1 2 

STYLE &SPACE /SUBDIVIDABLE 

•O/p updated Kitchen •O/p dining &lounge • 

3double bdrms •Mod bathrm •Sep.laundry 

• Subdivision potential (subject to survey) 

• Undercover access to garage • Rumpus 

area in garage • OSP. BEO $519,000 

All offers considered after Wednesday, 25 

May 2022 2pm. (unless sold prior) 

View 

Saturday 11.00 -11.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/HYK 

Agent 


2/361 BURNETT STREET 2 1 1 

2WEEKS TOSELL! VENDORS WILL RENT OUT 

Freshly renovated! All the hard work has 

been done ready for anew owner to enjoy. 2 

bdrms BIW. Single garage with storage shed. 

Sunny, easy care courtyard &anallotment 

at the back. Freshly painted, new lights 

& fittings. New floor coverings & curtains 

throughout. New toilet. BEO $325,000 

View 



Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

46 CAMBRIDGE STREET 4 1 2 

4+BEDROOM FAMILY HOME! 

Location is perfect for family living, right next 

door to a kindergarten, short walk to the 

school, sports hall &local park &playground. 

4bdrms +asleepout for either ateenager, 

guests or a home office. Whatever your 

needs may be as your family grows. 

Separate large garage with loads of storage. 

View 



Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

3DAVIS CRESCENT 6 2 1 

LIVE IN ONE RENT THE OTHER 

•Six Bedrooms •Sunny North Facing Lounges 

•Separate Kitchen, Laundry &Toilets •Large 

Double Garage •Rented at $590p/w •1002m2 

Section with potential to subdivide (subject 

to survey) BEO $539,000 

All offers considered after Tuesday, 19 April 

2022 2pm. (unless sold prior) 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6ZHYK 

Agent 


1946 ARNOLD VALLEY ROAD 

BUILD OR BANK THE LAND! 

These exceptionally private sections offer the 

ultimate lifestyle with the Moana township 

just astroll away. Situated approx 50 mins 

from Hokitika, Lake Brunner is amagnet for 

tourists &Christchurch residents. Everything 

is right at your doorstep. 2freehold titles left. 

Asking Price $259,000 +GST (if any) 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6GHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

Julie Srhoy 

Sales &Listings 

021 354 885 

Manu Otene 

Sales &Listings 

022 308 6885 

LJ Hooker Ashburton: When you know, you know | Phone 0800 554 274 | Visit www.ashburton.ljhooker.co.nz 

Robertson Real Estate Limited MREINZ - Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008 *Sources: Ashburton District Council, Property Guru, Vendor Report, Property Management Company

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NEW LISTING 

OPEN HOME 

OPEN HOME 

62 Taits Road 

ID: E740 

Enjoythe tranquillity andlifestyle living on offer with this 1ha block justminutes from Ashburton. Thisvery 

spaciousproperty consistsoffive/six bedrooms, twobathrooms andtwo living areas. The threeheatpumps 

and logburnerconnected to six radiators with pressurepumpkeep the house cosy and warm. 

Plenty of garaging with alarge rumpus room above,plus agoodsized workshop area. 

Manyoutdoor features...toomanytomention, so call to viewthisproperty today! 

All offersconsidered after 2pm, 17 May2022 

$899,000 

Open Home: Saturday14May,12.00 -12.30pm 

124 Michael Street, Rakaia 

ID: R093 

It's been aloving family home forover30years, but nowisthe timetohand over the keys! 

Situatedonthe East side of Rakaia townhip this very large home on a2022m² section. Built buy alocal builder 

this home possesses four bedrooms, spacious living with vaulted ceilings, open plan kitchen/diningand ahuge 

double garage with mechanics pitand drivethrugaragedoor,plus extensivegardens, alarge vege plot anda 

swimming pool. Enjoy, subdivide (subject to your owndue diligence) or landbank, the choice is yours! Don't 

miss this opportunity,viewing is amust! 

Enquiries Over $649,000 

Open Home: Sunday 15 May, 10.30 -11.00am 

5/6 2 4 4 1 2 

MagnificentHome Here! 

ID: W729 

Situatedinaverydesirable Oak Grovelocation this substantial property has so much to offer. 

Boasting four bedrooms, office, formal dining,two living areas, beautiful conservatory and twobathrooms this 

exceptional home comes with everything afamily could ask forand more! The coveredand heatedswimming 

pool,tennis courts and games room arethe icing onthe cake! 

Three cargaraging (including carport), aprivate well and composting station, allona1383m² private,secure 

section. This is onenot to be missed, call foranappointmenttoviewtoday! 

Enquiries Over $850,000 

PRICE ADJUSTMENT! 

4 2 3 

Quiet, Rear & Easy Care 

Desirable townhouse situatedinasoughtafterAllentonlocation. Well presented, sunnyaspect, 

twoheatpumpsplusHRV keepsthishome super cosy. 

Updatedkitchen with newgas cooktop, twogood sizedbedroomsand aconservatory makethis 

weebeauty amustsee! 

These properties areindemand...call nowfor your appointmenttoview. 

OffersOver$379,000 

ID: W730 

2 1 1 

Large Family Home In AGreat Location! 

ID: ROL002 

Getmorehouse foryour moneywith this very spacious 4bed home. Built in 2007 this home is situatedina 

quiet location but within walking distance to allamenities. 

The property possesses 2livingareas, open plan dining and kitchen, masterbedroom with walk-in wardrobe 

and ensuiteand large double garage with workbenches. An added bonus is acovered entertainingareatothe 

rear with access from the mastersuiteand lounge, with plenty of garden to the rear. 

It's definitely worth alook. 

Motivatedvendors! 

Enquiries Over $749,000 4 2 2 

All Sold..But NowOne isAvailable! 

•Arare opportunity to purchase adesirable section inthe Camrose subdivision located in thegrowing 

township of Methven. 

•Verynicely positioned maximising views to the mountains. 

OffersOver$265,000 

Proud supporters of the HeartFoundation of NewZealand! We donate from everypropertysold! 

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Manager 

Sales Consultant 

Trevor Hurley 

0275 435 799 


Stephen Watson 

027 433 9695 


Manoj Rana 

022 453 1964 


Dannii May 

0210 281 3310 


Deborah Roberts 

0210 752 180

SATURDAY 14TH MAY 

55 Davis Crecent, Ashburton 10:30 -11:00am 3 1 1 AHB30261 

37 Geoff Geering Drive, Ashburton 10:30 -11:00am 4 2 2 AHB30244 

24 Trellech Place, Ashburton 11:00 -11:30am 3 1 2 AHB30148 

360 Havelock Street,Ashburton 11:15 -11:45am 3 2 2 AHB30248 

31B Charles Street,Ashburton 12:00 -12:30pm 2 1 1 AHB30286 

63 Glassworks Road, Ashburton 12:00 -1:00pm Sections AHB30181 

13 Millibrook Place, Tinwald 1:00 -1:30pm 3 2 2 AHB30263 

JEANCOULDN’T BE HAPPIER! 

24 Trellech Place, Ashburton 

3 1 2 

29th March 

2nd April 

Property listed 

First open home 

8parties attended the open 

home 

From the momentyou enter this home,you will sense the 

spaciousness that makes this ideal for afamily. 

This home has abathroom that accommodates both bath and 

shower, plus aseparate toilet and separate laundry. Spacious 

open plan dining/living with easyaccess through double doors 

to aspacious lounge, all built to maximise the sun. 

The section offers privacy and room for afamily to spread out, 

fully fenced with gates onboth sides, affording security and 

privacy. 

ForSale 

Price onApplication 

View 

Saturday11:00am -11:30am 

BruceMcPherson 

027 438 4250 

Denise McPherson 

027 242 7677 

13 privateviewings between 

29th March and 7th April 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30148 

Real Estate Mid CanterburyProperty Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

7th April 

5offers received by 7thApril 

9th April 

8C Belt Road, Ashburton goes 

under contact 

19th April 

8C Belt Road, Ashburton is 

SOLD 

“I am one very satisfied customer” said Jean. 

“Nothing has ever been aproblem when Ineeded 

help or advice.Thank youArmand and the Ray 

Whiteteam!” 

-Jean Needham (Vendor of 8c Belt Road, Ashburton). 

31b Charles Street, Tinwald 

*2bedroom, could be 3oroffice, hobby room or sunroom 

*1980s kitchen and bathroom 

*Bolted ceiling in the dining, lounge 

*Single internal access garage with remote 

*Garden shed, easycare section fully fenced 

rwashburton.co.nz/AH30286 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

ForSale 

Offers over$440,000 

View 

Saturday12:00pm -12:30pm 

2 1 1 

ChrissyMilne 

027 290 6606 

55 Davis Crescent, Ashburton 

3 1 1 

50/1242 River Road, LowerHakatere 

2 1 2 

*New roof recently 

*New tiled bathroom 

*3bedrooms 

*Separate office or studyadjoining the lounge 

*Spacious 723sqm section 


Real Estate Mid CanterburyProperty Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

Deadline Sale 

closing 17th May2022 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

View 

Saturday10:30am -11:00am 

Armand vander Eik 

021 597 527 

The home has two bedrooms with aseparate shower, toilet 

and laundry.Alarge living area in the heart of this batch with 

the compact kitchen area that enjoys beautiful morning sun. 

Off this area isthe sunroom that is an afternoon sun trapwith 

lots of option for use. The batch is heated by anon compliant 

log burner. 


Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

ForSale 

Offers over $135,000 

View 

by appointment 

ChrissyMilne 

027 290 6606 

Kim Miller 


027 236 8627 

Denise Russell 


027 432 9717 

ChrissyMilne 


027 290 6606 

Cheryl Fowler 


027 461 2614 

Margaret Feiss 


021 751 009 

ShirleyFitzgerald 


027 220 1528 

Carey VonLubke 

Property Manager 

027 697 6948 

Armandvan der Eik 


021 597 527 

Lynne Bridge 


027 410 6216 

Mike Grant ncre 


021 272 0202 

BruceMcPherson 


027 438 4250 

Denise McPherson 


027 242 7677 

Janene McDowell 

Property Manager 

027 287 3388 

96 TancredStreet, Ashburton 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317 

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NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 


Law and 

order aim 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

LINSEED Straw $5.50 bale, 

21 pack $100. Sheep 

manure $8. bag. Medium 

square pea and linseed 

straw available. Call Ian 

027 286 3697 or Dave 027 

601 1426. A Hinds Lion 

Project. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT 

Government has announcedapackageoflaw 

andorder measures to increase police 

numbers, addressesgangviolence and 

extend successful rehabilitation 

programmes to breakthe cycle of offending 

andenteringalife of crime. 

The joinedup package was recently 

announced by Justice Minister KrisFaafoi, 

Police Minister Poto Williamsand 

Corrections MinisterKelvin Davis. 

“Ourinvestmentinlaw and order has 

made adifference. Sincewetook office, we 

have 1411 morepolice on the frontline the 

highest numberinour history, youthcrime 

hasdecreased and thereare 3,083fewer 

people in our prisons. But there is more to 

do,” Mr Faafoi said. 

“Inrecent years wehave seenincreasesin 

guncrime, gangactivityand even more 

recentlysome formsofyouthoffendingthat 

puts bothour communities andourpolice at 

riskand we mustaddress that. 

“Ourresponse needs to address the root 

causes of crime, especially when it relates to 

young people, provide morerehabilitation to 

reducereoffending, andactivelypursue and 

prosecutethosewho participate in illegal 

gang activity,”MrFaafoi said. 

“This Budget builds on our investmentin 

record policenumbers, tackling guncrime 

andviolentoffendersand reducing 

reoffending, all of which help to keepNew 

Zealandcommunities safe,” MrsWilliams 

said. 

“The Government is investingover $562 

million over fouryearsinto policeso they 

continue to have the resources they needto 

keep ourcommunities safe. This is in 

addition to our alreadyrecord investment in 

police. 

“Ourfirst priorityisincreasingthe number 

of police on thefrontline. When we took 

office, turningaround declining police 

numbers was ournumber one priority. Once 

we achieve ourgoal of anextra 1800 police 

officers later thisyear we will ensure 

numbers don’t fall away again by 

maintaining an ongoingratioofone police 

officer to every 480 New Zealanders. 

“Under Nationalwesawpolice numbers 

fallaway as new officers weren’t hired when 

police retired. Andwhen we cameintooffice 

thatratio wasstandingatone police officer 

for every 548Kiwis. 

“Inthis budget we areinvesting $94million 

intotacklinggangs andorganised crime with 

strong enforcement being essentialwhilst at 

the sametime working with communities to 

address the social factorsthatleadtopeople 

joining gangs in thefirst place.’’ 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

QualityEuropean 

Vehicle Servicing 

•Advanced 

Diagnostics 

•Experienced 

Technicians 


AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

Bruce McIlroy Limited 

309MethvenHighway, Ashburton 7776 

Tel: 03 3087282•E:bruce.mcilroy@xtra.co.nz 

MTAAPPROVED 



Plains Rotary 

LINSEEDSTRAW 

$7 per smallbale or 

$40 medium square, delivered. 

Harvested this year. 

Call us for a 

FREE 

QUOTE 

•Collection/Delivery 

‘Free of Charge’ 

in Ashburton 

Fordetails and ordering go to 

https://plainsrotary.org.nz/linseed-straw-order/ 

or phone Philip 0278 247050 

2478970 

2476342 

PEASTRAW - Ashburton 

College Cricket Club are 

selling small bales, $6.per 

bale delivered. Please 

phone/text Brent on 027 

441 2466. 

FOR LEASE 

RENT ME! 

Ideal as an extra 

bedroomoroffice. 

Fully insulatedand 

double glazed forwarmth. 

Threeconvenientsizes: 

Standard3.6m x2.4m, 

Large 4.2m x2.4m 

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m. 

Visit our displaycabin 

418WestStreet or callfor a 

freebrochure. 

www.justcabins.co.nz 

2472174 

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 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 


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 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders to bring some form of ID. 

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 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the Healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

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CLUB DAY 

Sunday 15 th 

May 2022, 2pm 

@AshburtonClub and MSA 

All welcome - 

No covercharge 

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 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

2481682 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

2473520 

OLD Man Pine. Very dry, well 

split. $400. 4m 3 trailer, 

delivered Ashburton to 

Hinds. Ph 027 444 4521. 

DRY Firewood. WINZ 

quotes. Hardwood, 3 way 

mix, Bluegum, Birch, Old 

Man Pine 6m 3 $675 .Delivered 

to most of Mid- 

Canterbury. Phone 027 297 

7563 

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HOSPITAL CO-ORDINATOR 

Call for aVolunteer 

 

BORN FREE 

THE OSCAR WINNERS 

Celebrating 

90 years 

of the 

Academy 

Awards 


MENTAL Health Wellness. "I 

promise to listen, care and 

believe in you" Phone Pete 

on 027 280 0889. Dip 

Social Work, Dip Life 

Coaching. 30 years Tradie 

business experience. Member: 

A.N.Z. Coaching 

Alliance. www.peteyoung. 

co.nz 

Director &Musical Director -Kathi Craig MNZM 

Assistant Musical Director -Malcolm Hopwood 

Choreographer -Jessie Thomson 

ON STAGE 26TH-29TH MAY 2022 

Tickets available at Ashburton Event Centre 

OUT&ABOUT 

18 Jun –Girl on theTrain (CourtTheatre) 

21-23 Jun –AkaroaWinterGetaway 

26 Jun –Mystery SundayDrive 

28 Jun –Tirama Mai-LightFestival,Chch 

Forbookings phone 

03 308 0224 l 027 265 6883 

Ashburton Hospital and Tūārangi is looking for someone who is keen to support 

and make adifference in their community. 

Apply today to be aCo-ordinator of the FriendsofAshburton Hospital and Tūārangi. 

For more information please email Recruitment@cdhb.health.nz or visit 

our CDHB careers page. 

2481644 

2481675 

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Supervisors 

Co-ProductsClericalAssistant 

Join ANZCO Foods Canterbury asanAdministration Assistant within 

our Co-Products department. This is afull-time, permanent position 

where you will complete daily administrative duties for the co-products 

departments. 

KeyActivitieswill includethe following: 

• Production data entry -provide timely and accurate information on 

production stock, chemicals, and consumables 

• Production reporting -maintaining and completion ofall production 

reporting and support requirements to required deadlines 

• Logistic processing -coordinate all logistics requirements for loadout 

and receiving of products and chemicals for the different departments 

• E-cert processing 

• Order and invoice processing 

Qualifications and previous experience should include the following: 

• Strong computer skills, Microsoft Word and Excel are amust 

• Experience not essential as full training will be provided 

ANZCO Foods is one of New Zealand’s largest exporters employing a 

team of 3,000 staff worldwide. Together wedeliver taste, nutrition and 

wellbeing to the world with products made from New Zealand finest beef 

and lamb. 

We are committed to supporting and developing our people and we offer 

acompetitive remuneration package. Ifyou are motivated, have the skills 

and experience we require and want to be part ofthe exciting future of 

our company then we want to hear from you. 

Apply todayatwww.careers.anzcofoods.com 

Applications close on Wednesday, 25 May2022. 

JobOpportunity 

Aquatics and Stadium Manager 

Manageour Aquatics team,Stadiumand Recreation Programmes. 

Working in our purpose built facility,you willleadand supportthe team who 

keep our aquatic customers safe and manage our stadium space ensuring 

maximum utilisationand that events,sports and activitiesare supported and 

run safely and effectively. 

You’llbeanoutgoing individual whoiscreativeandmotivating with excellent 

logistical and time management skills and the ability to lead and inspire 

others. 

To find out more about this vacancy 

and what the Ashburton District 

Council has to offer you –gotoour 

website. 

Applications close on Wednesday, 

18 May 2022. 

Cartwrights is an Insurance and Mortgage 

Brokerage located in Ashburton and 

Rolleston. We are a family-based company 

specialising in Commercial, Domestic and 

Risk Insurance aswell as Finance Lending. 

Twofull time positions have become available 

in our Ashburton office for immediate start. 

Financial Adviser Support 

The person we seek for this role should have 

a high attention to detail, excellent time 

management skills, pleasant customer and 

telephone manner, the ability to work well 

both individually and in ateamand extensive 

knowledge in Microsoft products. The role is 

fulltime in our Ashburton office –Monday to 

Friday 8.30am –5pm. 

Duties would include: 

Greeting Clients 

Coordinating tasksfor and liaising with our 

clients and insurers 

Administration Tasks 

Data Processing 

Assisting other members of staff when 

required 

Full training will be given however previous 

computer knowledge is a must. Possible 

future career growth within the company will 

be possible to the right applicant. 

Financial Adviser/Claims Consultant 

The person we seek for this role should have 

a high attention to detail, excellent time 

management skills, pleasant customer and 

telephone manner, the ability to work well 

both individually and in ateamand extensive 

knowledge in Microsoft products. The role is 

fulltime -Monday toFriday 8.30am –5pm. 

Duties would include: 

Following leads that are company 

generated as well as generating your own 

leads and client base 

Maintaining good client relationships 

Evaluating clients’ situations 

Researching the market and completing 

quotes in atimely manner 

Annual reviews and renewals of clients 

policies 

Processing and managing claims on 

behalf of clients 

Full training with be given however the 

applicant must have an active registration on 

the FSP register and have previous computer 

knowledge. Possible future career growth 

within the company will be possible to the 

right applicant. 

If either of these positions interest you please 

send your Cover Letter and CV to 

Rebecca New–Cartwrights 

officeadmin@cartwrights.co.nz 

Teacherrequired 

Full-time PermanentY2/3 

Commences Term 32022 

Please contact 

Neil Simons principal@longbeach.school.nz 

formoreinformation. 

2480863 

2480572 

New World Ashburton isalocally owned business, 

where staff share the same goals and work well 

together to deliver the best customer service. We 

enjoy aculture where people are friendly, helpful 

and passionate about their roles. 

The opportunity tobeapart ofour amazing team 

has become available and applications are now 

invited for permanent positions at our fast paced 

store. 

Expectations forthese roles will mean will: 

 

communication skills 

 

environment 

 

 

Days and hours to be discussed at an interview but 

will include one weekend shift. 

Don’tmissout -applynow with your covering 

letter and CV to: 

donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz 

Applications close 25th May2022 

unless filled earlier. 

Duty 

Manager 

2481913 

At AshburtonNew Worldwewantthe best possible 

experience for our customers, and know that 

employing the right people and working together 

is crucial to gaining the best possible customer 

service. 

This full time position requires a high level of 

initiative and attention to detail, management 

and communication skills and has the potential to 

pave the waytoasuccessful career in Supermarket 

Management through our ongoing training 

opportunities. 

We are seeking ahighly motivated and dedicated 

Duty Manager who is committed to leading 

all aspects of the supermarket in a timely and 

professional manner. This person will need to 

ensure the efficient and safe running of the entire 

Supermarket, with emphasis on maintain high 

standards throughout the store. 

Keyresponsibilities forthisrole are: 

• Managing staff 

• Ensuring complianceofHealth &Safety andFood 

Safety policies. 

• Following store policy inregards to customer 

complaints and queries. 

• Making sureall shelves arekept full and faced. 

• Ensuring all aspects of tobacco,Lottoand Liquor 

laws areupheld. 

Preferred Attributes: 

• Experience supervising staff in a retail 

environment 

• Acurrent ForkliftLicence or theabilitytoobtain 

it 

• A General Manager’s Licence orthe ability to 

obtain it 

• Tobephysically fit,well organized and motivated. 

Hours of work will be 2.00pm –11.00pm and will 

include one weekend shift. 

Take up this opportunity and apply online now 

including acovering letter and full CV to: 

donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz 

Applications close 25th May2022 

unless filledearlier. 

2481912 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

Phone 308 7664 

office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

Receptionist/Dental Assistant 

Part-time receptionist/dentalassistantwantedwith 

goodcustomer serviceand computer skillstowork 

in agrowing dental practice. Experience preferred 

but not essential asfull on-the-job training will be 

given. Please sendyour CV to: 

daseroos102@gmail.com 

2480448 

EveryHome 

EveryWeek-that’s 

Phone 308 7664 

199 Burnett Street 


RAFFLE RESULTS 

KITTYHAWK Hangar Trust 

raffle has been drawn and 

winners notified. Thank you 

to everyone who supported 

this fundraiser. I. Begbie, 

President.

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PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Monster CharityGarage Sale 

Saturday&Sunday, 28 &29May 9am -1pm 

Masks preferredplease 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

MARRIAGES 

MARRIAGE CELEBRANT 

Planning Your Wedding 

and looking for a Local 

Celebrant to make your 

ceremony modern and 

unique. Big or Small Lets 

Tell Your Love Story 

together. Call Sarah 

McCambridge - YOUR 

CELEBRANT Today. Ph 

021 202 7251 or 

skmccambridge@gmail. 

com. Look forward to hearing 

from you soon. 

HOME SERVICES 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

POULTRY 

PULLETS for sale. Brown 

Shavers 11 weeks old. 

Phone WT Copland 03 302 

2826. 

SELL 

KINGSINGLE Electric 

Adjustable bed with remote 

controls. As new condtion. 

$6492.50 new. Offers, 

please phone 302 6120. 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2468593 

Need some 

extracash? 

Competitive 

ratespaid. 

Whynot get fit 

earning it! 

SELL 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$28.50 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

TRADE &SERVICES 

2470268 

SHOTGUN -12gauge pump, 

2barrells. Gun bags. Army 

webslings. Gun books. Gun 

safe. Factory Falcon books, 

XR/XC. Electric Chainsaw. 

Phone 021 1401 392. 

ALTERATIONS; 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

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. 

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, 

and tree removal. Call 

Gavom 021 267 1979. 


CARPET Cleaning. Powerful 

equipment and fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron 

at Supersucker. 027 435 

1042. 

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. 

CHIMNEY Sweeping. 

Includes full firebox inspection 

and internal flue 

Sewing 

camera inspection. An 

inspection report can be 

issued on completion. Call 

Allan on 027 209 5026. 

COMPUTER Help - need 

personalised help with 

computer programs, 

backups? Trouble with your 

PC/Mac, iPhone/iPad, 

Internet, printer or internet/ 

electronic stuff. Call Frank 

021 120 9292 

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 

landscaping Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058. 


2481142 

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 

FRESH Potatoes; Nadine 

and Agria $2.per kg. 

Peastraw; $5.per bale or 

$6.per bale delivered. 

Phone 03 308 3195 or 027 

531 9103; 81 Elizabeth 

Street, Ashburton. 

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com 

FORMER RX PLASTICS BUILDING 

445 West Street,Ashburton 

or through PGW carpark,Saunders Road 

Thousands of items forsale! 

Bargains Galore! 

•Cakes •Crafts •Collectables •China 

•Furniture •Bikes •Garden •Kitchen •Produce 

•Sports •Workshop •Toys 


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. 

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. 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2471059 

SPRAYING Fencelines etc. 

Wood splitter for firewood 

rings available. Call JCR 

Livestock Services Division 

027 267 1959. 

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 

AshburtonPakekeLions 

Charitable Trust 

Servingour Community, 

Helping LocalCharities 

Cash or eftpos 

2468875 

MEETINGS 

2481686 

206 CLUB - provides company, 

fun, entertainment, 

games, speakers and more 

for those 65 years and over. 

Friendly, supportive 

environment, two course 

hot mid-day meal, very 

minimal cost. Come and 

join us. We now have 

vacancies on a Monday 

and Wednesday, 10am to 

2.30pm. Run by Age Concern 

Ashburton, Seniors 

Centre, 206 Cameron 

Street. Enquiries to Julie, 

phone 308 6817 or 027 281 

9113. 

POULTRYSHOW 


Fanciers Society 

Annual Show 

17th &18thJune. 

Entries close 28th May 

Schedules available now 

WritetoB.Glassey 

No 4RD, Ashburton, 

7774 or email: 

brianglassey386@ 

yahoo.com 

Te Huka TaiCharitable 

Community Trust 

AGM 

Borough School 

26 May@3.30pm 

All welcome 

2481197 

2481826 

GreyPower 


MonthlyMeeting 

AGM 

Monday16th 

2.00pm 

at theSeniorCentre 

SpeakerfromWhiteFox 

re PowerofAttorney 

Raffle and Sales Table 

All welcome. 

2481580 

Thurs 12th, Fri13th 

10.50 DowntonAbbey 2 

11.00 Operation Mincemeat 

1.10 TheLast Bus 

1.20 Dr Strange 2 

2.50 Fantastic Beasts 3 

3.45 Sonic 2 

6.00 TheLost City 



8.15 Operation Mincemeat 

Sat14th 

10.00 TheBad Guys 

10.15 Sonic 2 

12.00 DowntonAbbey 2 

12.30 OperationMincemeat 

2.40 FantasticBeasts 3 


5.40 OperationMincemeat 




Sun 15th 

10.00 TheBad Guys 

10.15 Sonic 2 

12.00 DowntonAbbey 2 

12.30 OperationMincemeat 







Mon16th 






3.45 Sonic 2 





Tues 17th 








7.00 TheBig Bike Night 


Wed18th 






3.45 Sonic 2 





NO COMPS 

Dr Strange 2, 

OperationMincemeat 

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 

of Members to beheld on 

Sunday,22 May2022 at the Club at 10am. 

Adoorcheckofmembership cards 

willbeenforced. 

Agendaand business on Club noticeboard. 

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HOSPICE Mid-Canterbury. 

Dealing with alife limiting 

illness? Contact us to see 

how we can support you. 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 

8387. 

MEETINGS 

WILLOWBY RESIDENTS 

Please attend 

Willowby Hall AGM 

Thursday19May, 

7.30pm 

Secretary 

AprilBreading 

0274250463 

dabreading17@gmail.com 

2482198

HAY FEEDERS 

Benefits of 

our feeders 

•Various sizes and types available 

•Safe feeding while eliminating as much wasted hay as possible 

•Longevity of the feeder maximised 

•Competitive prices 

•Deer and sheep feeders also available 

Double squarefeeders 

Cradle Feeders 

Round Feeders 

SquareFeeders 

Rectangle High Side Feeders 

34 Robinson Street,Riverside Industrial Park,Ashburton. Phone 308 6509 

www.palmeragriparts.co.nz 

KEEP WARM THIS WINTER! 

Milwaukee REDLITHIUM 

USB HeatedBase LayerKit 

Available in: S, M, L, XL and XXL 

Milwaukee M12 Heated 

Hoodie (Skinonly) 


Milwaukee M12 TOUGHSHELL 

HeatedJacket Black (Skinonly) 


BONUS! 

M12 REDLITHIUM - 

ION BATTERY12V 2.0Ah 

INSTANT 

with 

every 

M12 

Heated 

Jacket 

$ 

179 .00 $ 

149 .00 $ 

269 .00 

*All pricesinclude GST 

34 Robinson Street,Riverside Industrial Park,Ashburton. Phone 308 6509 

2450368

QUALITY USED VEHICLES 

WARRANTIESAA APPRAISEDFINANCEBIGGEST YARDBEST SELECTIONTRADE-INS 

2009 NISSAN 

X-TRAIL 20X 

• 2000cc, petrol 

• SUV/4X4 

• Auto 

• Cam chain 

• Cruise control 

• Reverse camera 

• 71,395kms 

2019 MAZDA 

AXELA20E 


• Auto 

• Cam chain 

• ABS 

• Air con 

• CDplayer 

• 61,495kms 

2006 TOYOTA 

RACTIS 


• Auto 

• ABS 

• Cruisecontrol 

• Cam chain 

• Reverse camera 

• 88,824kms 

2½ stars 

2008 NISSAN 

NOTE 


• Auto 

• ABS 

• Air con 

• Air bags 

• Verytidy 

• 88,000kms 

2 stars 

$12,995 

2 stars 

$11,995 

$6,995 

3 stars 

$5,995 

NISSAN 

2016 NISSAN TIIDALATIO, 1200cc, auto, cam chain, 34,000kms.................................SOLD 

2016 NISSAN NOTE, 1200cc, auto,cam chain, ABS,40,000kms .............................. $11,995 

2008 NISSAN X-TRAIL 25X, 2500cc, auto, 4WD,ABS, cam chain, 110,000kms.. $12,995 

2012 NISSAN LATIO1.2G, 1200cc, auto,ABS, cam chain, 57,558kms .................. $10,995 

2009 NISSAN X-TRAIL 20X, 2000cc, 4WD,auto, reverse camera, 71,395kms..... $12,995 

2013 NISSAN TIIDALATIO, 1200cc, auto,ABS,41,000kms....................................... $10,995 

2008 NISSAN NOTE, 1500cc, auto,ABS,air con, 88,000kms ........................................$5,995 

MAZDA 

2010 MAZDAPREMACY, 2000cc, 7seats,auto, timing chain, 126,000kms............$9,995 

2013 MAZDADEMIO 13, 1300cc,auto, sedan, cam chain, 75,816kms ........................SOLD 

2011 MAZDADEMIO 13-SKYACTIVE, 1300cc, auto, 2WD,cam chain, 

58,000kms........................................................................................................................... $10,995 

2009 MAZDAAXELA, auto, cam chain, 61,495kms ....................................................... $11,995 

2009 MAZDAAXELA20S, 2000cc, auto, 5door,ABS, air con, 79,000km.............. $11,995 

SUBARU 

2012 SUBARULEGACY 2.5iB, 2500cc, auto, AWD, wagon, ABS,95,000kms........ $11,995 

2014 SUBARUIMPREZASPORT, auto, hatchback,cam chain, 70,000kms .......... $11,995 

SUZUKI 

2015 SUZUKI SWIFTXG-DGE, 1200cc, auto, ABS,cam chain, 61,000kms ...........$11,995 

2012 SUZUKI SWIFTXG, 1200cc, auto, ABS,cam chain, 60,114kms ........................ $9,995 

MITSUBISHI 

2001 MITSUBISHI DION, 1500cc, ABS, 7seats,hatchback, auto, air con...................SOLD 

2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, 1200cc, auto, ABS, cam chain, 79,152kms ............... $10,995 

TOYOTA 

2013 TOYOTASPADE, 1500cc, ABS,air con, cam chain, 53,100 kms....................... $10,995 

2008 TOYOTA MARK X, 2400cc, 7seater, ABS,air con, S/W,89,000kms....................$9,995 

2008 TOYOTA BLADE MASTERS, 3000cc, auto, 6air bags, body kit, 82,000kms $11,995 

2005 TOYOTA RAV4, 2400cc, 4X4, auto, alloys,ABS ....................................................... $12,995 

2005 TOYOTA ALLION, 1800cc,auto, sedan, ABS,75,000kms.......................................$7,995 

2013 TOYOTA AQUA S, 1500cc, auto, 5door,ABS,cam chain, 87,990kms ............ $11,995 

2006 TOYOTA RACTIS, 1500cc,auto, ABS, cruise control,88,824kms.........................$6,995 

2003 LEXUS SEDAN, 3000cc, loaded with extras ...............................................................$5,995 

HONDA 

2008 HONDA FITRS, 1500cc, auto,hatchback,alloys,53,000 kms......................... $10,995 

2010 HONDA INSIGHT G,1300cc, alternative, auto, 5door, cam chain .................. $9,995 

KIA 

2006 KIA CERATO, 2000cc, auto, 2wheel drive, one owner,74,461kms......................$7,995 

 

3081396 

AUTOSLTD 

&RENTALS 

470 West Street, Ashburton 

A/H Keith Drummond 0274 367 646 

www.atob.co.nz 

ENQUIRE NOW 

-about our range of rental vehicles 

Family,Sports, School or Social Trips 

We have 8, 10 &12seaterminivans available.Cars and 3trucks forsmall or big 

loads also available. 

2478951

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