Ashburton Courier: May 12, 2022

NEWS
8 Ashburton Courier, May 12, 2022
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Honour for new patron
TONI.WILLIAMS
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
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
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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.
GREAT
RATES
‘‘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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Subdivision work is driving up building consents in Methven.
Housing demand
drives consents
March has been anotherhuge
month forissued building
consents in Methven and
demand forhousingisleading
the way.
Sixteenconsents, totalling
$6,586,027,were issued by
AshburtonDistrictCouncilin
the month, far surpassing the
four consents totalling$394,650
in March 2021.
Thirteenofthe consents were
for new houses ($6,325,227), 11
of them in the CamroseEstates
subdivision, another was a
schoolre­roof($250,00) andtwo
werefor heaters ($10,800).
Some 237 sections are
proposed for theCamrose
Estates subdivision, which is
willbedeveloped in 13 stages
and is situated on the edgeof
township between Barkers and
Mt Hutt Station roads.
Thesubdivision is currently
working on stage7and many of
the sections have been soldby
the developer.The total value
of the 28 consents issued for
Methven for the firstthree
monthsof2022is$13,187,377
and already ahead of last year’s
recordfull year total of
$12,585,993 and 51 consents.
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Garrett and hisFlying Kiwi
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challenge the record on a
stretch of McCrorysRoad at
Pendarves this month,but has
pulled the pin for now in his
attempt to clock320kmh.
After manymonthsofbattling
delays with parts andmaterials
and the restrictionsofthe
current pandemic, the call has
beenmade to wait another
year,hesaid.
There was still too much to do
to make the bike safetorideat
over 325kmh and notenough
timetodoitall.
‘‘We cannot afford to make
any mistakes, or someone will
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‘‘Andthen many peoplewho
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‘‘We now haveanextra year
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Garrettblew up his enginein
his2021 attempt on the record
in Mid Canterburyand went
back to thedrawing board.
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