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Pasifika pride 

Wild Brew Coffee House owner Cheri Wills in her renovated foodcart. 

Southern hospitality, good food 

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With acharmingdispositionand mouthwateringsnacks,WildBrewCoffee 

House is 

on tracktobecomealittle localhospitality 

icon. 

WildBrew owner Cheri Willsis 

passionate about providingservice justas 

good asher food,remindingpeople 

fantastic customerservice isn’t dead. 

‘‘I think that’s what peopleare missing, 

youcan go tosomanyplacesthesedaysand 

theydon’t checkonyou andtheydon’t give 

youaweesmile andtheydon’t give youtwo 

minutes to have awee chat, andthat’svery 

frustrating,’’ shesaid. 

‘‘I think peoplejustmiss that oldschool 

southerncharm, you know?Whenthey 

come here,Idon’t care if there’s aline, I’m 

stillgoingtoask them howtheir day’s 

going.’’ 

ParkedintheAshburtonBusiness Estate, 

Cherirecognised it as abustlingarea 

lacking hospitalityoptions. 

Cheristarted thebusiness,only afew 

weeks old,afteralifelongdream of 

becomingselfemployedinthe hospitality 

industry. 

Shefoundastrippeddownsecondhand 

food cart whichshebought,using her 

weekendsand sparetimetopaint and 

redesigninside and out, sourcing 

inspirationfromthe Instagram accountsof 

similar successfulhospitalitybusinesses. 

With experienceinmarketing, andhaving 

previouslyworked asachef,Cheri wasable 

to visualise andrealiseher dream, callingit 

a‘manifestation’ofpositive thoughts. 

Wild Brew Coffee House’s socialmedia 

profiles are filled with funky,inspirational 

postsdesignedtobrighten your spirits and 

boostyourmotivation. 

‘Youlookphenominal today!’ is splashed 

across thecoffeecart’s awning,earning 

smiles fromcustomers andoffering them a 

boost ofconfidence. 

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TheSouthernParallelSports Campus 

development isontrack to break 

ground andbegin construction in 

early2023andhasannouncedan 

equinesportscentrewillbeincluded 

in thecomplex. 

Thedevelopmentsituated on the 

west side of Lake Hood isafull service 

campus deliveringtargetedresilience 

training, academic and business 

education programscatering 

specifically to high performance 

athletes, disabledathletes, wounded 

servicemen andwomen’s physical, 

mental, selfesteem andeducation 

needs. 

SouthernParallelSportsCampus 

projectdirector Catherine Stuart said 

theinternational standard equine 

sports centre willbeworldclass and 

includealarge indoor arenatocater 

to equestrian andPolocompetition, 

outdoorequestrian arenasand two 

full sizepolofields. 

‘‘Theindoor equestrian arenawill 

be thefirst in theSouthIslandand I 

believethe firstindoor poloarena,’’ 

Catherinesaid,‘‘Therewill alsobea 

specialized horsefloatpark with 

powerand water andfully equipped 

bathrooms andlocker roomsfor 

riderstoprepare before competing.’’ 

Accommodationandcatering 

facilities including acafe,bar andfine 

dining restaurant will be available to 

thepublic andclub members. 

‘‘Webelieve this will bring 

enormous benefits to Ashburtonand 

growthinthesportand prepare riders 

to compete overseas,’’ Catherine said. 

Thecampus is expectedtobring in 

1200 jobsfor Ashburtonand boost the 

Ashburton GDP by around2.4 2.8 

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percent. 

It is thefirstintheworldmixing 

woundedveteranswithexsports 

people.Research showed former 

athletesand warveteransfacedthe 

samechallenges assimilatingback 

into societywhen theyfinishsoldering 

orcompeting. 

‘‘Both sectorsstruggletoassimilate 

backintosociety, so we are goingto 

changethe game by specific appraisal 

forall sportskills, individual 

assessmentcoaching, self 

managementleadership, career 

development,injury prevention, swim 

therapy andresilience training. 

‘‘Butthe mostimportantis 

education,wehave beensponsoredby 

MIT outofBoston to offer 

entrepreneurial anddegree level 

study, it is really to set them up for 

theirfuture,’’ shesaid. 

Theveterans will come from 

coalitionpartner countrieslikethe 

UKandUSA,exNew Zealand military 

personal will use thefacilitiesand 

also host excursions forveterans from 

overseas. 

NZ Armyveteran AaronHorrellwill 

facilitate excursions in Southland and 

Otagoand thinks the campuswill offer 

avitalservicefor returnedservice 

people. 

‘‘Notjustmyself butothers outthere 

havebeenwanting to getsomething 

upand running thatwillfinally be 

looking afterveterans andhelpthem 

get backontrack.’’ 

Aaronwas in thearmy for 16 years 

andserved in overseas deployments 

includingEastTimor and 

Afghanistan. 

‘‘Military personalhaveworkedfor 

yearsinastructuredsystem,you work 

your gutsout,you serveoverseas, see 

anddothings, your bodygoesthrough 

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20% 

off 

alot ofchallenges thenyou come 

home, leave themilitary andthey 

leave youtoyourown devices.’’ 

Thecampuswillwork with 

physically andpsychologically 

wounded veterans. 

‘‘Roughly125 veteranswill be on the 

campusatone timefromdifferent 

countries andcultures, it’sagreat way 

forcoalitionexmilitarypersonal to 

build close connections,’’ Aaron said. 

Aaron believes afacility for 

veterans is longoverdue. ‘‘We’ve lost 

soldiers through mental healthsince 

I’ve comeback, itsgettingworsethe 

way theworld is going at the moment, 

itsnot just soldiersthere's emergency 

services outthere as well that need 

helpand this campus willbeideal for 

everyone.’’ 

ThecampusisaNewZealand 

owned companywith NewZealand 

directors andinvestors. 

‘‘Wealsohaveinvestment from 

overseas,’’Catherine said. 

‘‘WehaveAmericanand UK 

partners,partnerswithin thecoalition 

forces andpartners within 

international sport,sponsorship for 

veterans to attend programs willcome 

from anumber ofcoalition defence 

forces.’’ 

Catherine meetswiththe The 

Ashburton Districtcouncilonan 

ongoingbases. 

‘‘Wecan’t do thiswithout them they 

have beenextremely helpfultous, 

they havegiven usadviceand support, 

Imet with theCEO and themayor and 

planning department,Ashburton 

Councilsupports thisprojectbecause 

it is asignificant growthopportunity 

forAshburton.’’ 

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Pasifika community working together 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Mid Canterbury’s growing 

Pasifika community has the 

ongoing support of advocate 

TumanuPaiaaua. 

She is acommunity 

connector at Fale Pasifika O 

Aoraki, Ashburton, based at 

Community House Mid 

Canterbury and is helping 

Pasifika newcomers,orthose 

already settledinthe 

community, findwork,housing 

or to access medicalor 

financial help. 

There are antiviolence 

services,digital technology 

training sessions and 

collaboration partneringwith 

many agencies. 

They also help with covid 

response, such as supplying 

RAT tests to thoseinneed. 

We are here to help people 

seeking assistance and to 

empower people to become 

prosperous in the community, 

Tumanusaid. 

They also organise and run 

many community events under 

the FalePasifikaumbrella, 

such as the recent60th Samoan 

independence day 

celebrations at Ashburton. 

It was run on the June1 

anniversaryand involved 

members of the Samoan 

community gathering to stand 

tall and be proudasaSamoan. 

But it is not exclusive. 

Fale Pasifika OAoraki 

service was created to helpall 

Pasifika peoplelivinginthe 

region, Tumanu said. 

It helps people with a 

pathway after beginning anew 

life away from the islands. 

Limited housing, language 

barriers and elders adopting, 

and raisinggrandchildren 

away from the islands can 

cause some issues. 

But by planting agreat seed 

we can growacommunitywith 

identity and traditions, she 

said. 

Tumanuispassionate about 

makingsure youngadults are 

surrounded by good ethos, 

have good support with good 

Photos; above, Tumanu Paiaaua is acommunity connector at Fale 

Pasifika OAoraki, Ashburton: at right, Mid Canterbury Samoan 

community at the 60th Samoan independence day celebrations at 

Ashburton. 

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leaders and parenting advice. 

Fale Pasifika OAoraki offers 

afree service, open to any 

adulttoaccess. 

It coversMid Canterbury to 

Waitaki and is set up to 

empower people to become 

prosperous in their 

communities. They have 

offices in Ashburton,Timaru 

and Oamaru, and staffspeak 

many languages including 

English, Fijian, Samoan, 

Tongan and Cook Islands 

Maori. 

Tumanu has been in the role 

for the past four months and 

has many years experience 

helping in the community. 

She has experience in 

governance roles, servedasa 

public servant, an interpreter, 

legalsecretarial servicesand 

with adultlearning,aswell as 

beingavolunteerin 

community development and 

as achampion of communityled 

initiatives. 

She is alsoachurchleader 

withthe Congregational 

Christian ChurchofSamoa 

(Ashburton) (CCCS),atrustee 

of Mid CanterburyMulti 

Cultural Bite and asmoking 

cessation advocate. 

Tumanu’s parents were both 

missionaries,and while she 

was borninNew Zealand then 

adopted by her grandparents, 

alsomissionaries, she has 

lived in New Zealand, Samoa, 

Tokelau, PapuaNew Guinea 

and Australia. 

She still trulycalls 

Wellington home,despite 

happily living in Ashburton 

withhusband,UosetaU 

Paia'aua. He is Reverend at 

CCCS. 

The couplehave nine 

children, seven of whom are 

adopted. 

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Couple running for good cause 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Geoffrey andRebecca Barr are 

gettingoff the couch and outof 

their comfort zonetorun the 

South Island Half Marathon to 

raise funds andawareness for 

CysticFibrosis (CF). 

The couplehave two nephews 

in Christchurch with CF andare 

takingonthe marathonaftera 

successfulfundraiser lastyear. 

Geoffrey said they tookpart 

the CF fundraiser called 

Sweatember. ‘‘We were 

challenged if we raised$1000 

thatwewould havetodoahalf 

marathon,soweare honouring 

and takingthatchallengeon 

board.’’ 

CF is an inheritedlifethreatening 

disorder that 

damages the lungsand digestive 

system. 

The South IslandHalf 

Marathon will be heldatLake 

HoodonAugust7,and is the 

first halfmarathon the couple 

haverun. ‘‘Training is an 

interesting one, this is ourfirst 

marathon,sotraining is slow 

but we are certainlygetting 

there, and even if we crawl over 

the finish line we will be 

completingthishalfmarathon. 

‘‘Snap Fitness havejumped 

on boardand they haveset us up 

withastrengthening 

programmewhich will 

hopefullystop us doing an 

injurywhenwedothe run.’’ 

Geoffrey andRebecca are 

Geoffrey and Rebecca Barr train for ahalf marathon to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. 

selling raffleswithover60 

prizes donated by Ashburton 

businesses. ‘‘Thesupport is 

amazing, we’vegot some wicked 

prizes,restaurant andcafe 

vouchers and tool sets.’’ 

Themoneyraisedwillgo 

towards thebreath4CF physical 

activity grant, agrantavailable 

to allCFfamilies. 

Geoffreysaid the grant money 

would go towards exercise, 

‘‘exercise is oneofthe key 

elementsinhelping CF and 

keeping their lungs moving.’’ 

The money raised willalso 

subsidiseequipment like 

trampolines,bikesand 

swimming lessons. 

‘‘Tobefair it’ssomethingwe 

never thought we’d do, it’sbeen 

alot of hardwork but it’s 

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Geoffrey said. ‘‘If anyonewants 

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aremore thanwelcome,our 

biggest goal is to raise 

awareness.’’ 

If you would liketosupport 

Geoffrey and Rebecca, visit 

theirFacebookpage:Team 

Barr sweating for Cystic 

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POP UP FUN 

The YMCA and SportCanterbury 

are back in actionwith their pop-up 

playground, locatedatFriedlander 

Park in Hampstead. It runsevery 

Thursday from 3pm to 5pm,the 

initiative is aimed at keeping 

children active and entertainedafter 

school. The YMCA welcomes 

tamarikiofall ages and their 

whanautocome andplay,with 

interactive gamessuch as Tug o’ 

War,cornhole,badminton, giant 

Jenga,aswell as the use of bean 

bags, and child-sized Zorb-like 

bubbleballs.There is plenty of fun 

to be had,and useofthe equipment 

is entirely free. Thepop-up 

playground will be available for 

extendedperiods of time over the 

school holidays, located in local 

parksoratthe Ashburton Domain. 

LAKE WATER 

Water levels at LakeHoodhave 

beenloweredtoallowfor 

maintenanceand excavation works. 

The lake is closed to allpowered 

craftuntilfurther notice. 

The workscould takeuptosix 

weeks 

RURALCO 

TheRuralco Instore Days is a 

celebration of allthings agricultural 

and focused on bringing the rural 

communitytogether. 

This year’s eventisshaping up to 

be another exciting opportunity for 

farmers to network with other 

farmers and the wider agricultural 

industry.The Ruralco Instore Days 

areonJuly 7and July 8. 

Pyjamas welcomed 

Ashburton’s BASE YouthCentre’s stock 

of donated children'spyjamas,orPJs,got 

aboost lastweekwhenmembers of the 

Mid Canterbury Choir gaveover 40pairs 

to thecentre. 

Mid Canterbury Choir managerCarol 

Gunn said saidchoir members were 

feeling alittle glum after not singing for a 

few months due to covid restrictions. 

‘‘SoIthought the best thing to do when 

people are glum is to do something for 

someone else.’’ 

Thechoir groupgavemoney towards 

kidsPJpurchasesand others donated 

pyjamas andwinterjacketsforthe cause. 

Carol went to The Warehouseto 

purchase 14 pairs of kids PJ’s and told 

The Warehousemanager Amy Debeer 

why she was buying so many,‘‘I askedwas 

there anychanceofadiscount and Amy 

said‘how about 19 pairs forfree!’’ 

The Warehouse Ashburton sales 

support manager Teresa Cornelius said 

thecompanylovedtosupport community 

services, ‘‘welove to support schools and 

community groups whoask for 

donations,’’ she said. 

BASE YouthCentrecoordinatorJenny 

Rae said the donatedpyjamas were very 

welcomeaseachweek the shelves 

holdingthe pyjamas are emptied, ‘‘so this 

is fantasticfrom the choir.’’ 

From left: The Warehouse’s Zarah 

Hasan, Teresa Cornelius with Mid 

Canterbury Choir’s Carol Gunn and 

BASE youth centre coordinator Jenny 

Rae with pyjamas donated by the Mid 

Canterbury Choir. 

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Proving alittle land goes along way 

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Aspotoffrost won’t stopMethven man 

ClaytonYaxley from getting his ‘five 

plus aday’ thiswinter. 

Thoughthe airisnippy andthe soil 

isn’t quite as fruitful during the colder 

seasons,Claytonhas savedmore thana 

fewdollarsbygrowingand harvesting 

his own fruit and vegetables. 

‘‘I like livingoff the land,’’ he says. ‘‘I 

haven’t bought apotato forsix 

months.’’ 

While maintaining he is no expert, 

Clayton says growing your own food is 

agreat wayofbeing productiveand 

gettingsomefresh air. 

He encourages peopletotry it for 

themselves, claimingavegetable 

gardenoffers asolution to people who 

maybefeeling the financial pressure 

of buyinggroceries. 

Clayton hasprovedthat you don’t 

need much to create athriving 

vegetable garden. 

‘‘Just aspade andafork andtrowel. 

You can pick up some good gardening 

toolsfrom the RedCross.’’ 

Livinginacouncilowned complex, 

Claytonislimited withhow he’s 

allowed to usethe land, andhasn’tyet 

been successful in convincing the 

counciltolet himbuild araised 

vegetable garden behind the flats. 

So,insteadheutilisesthe small 

flowerbeds aroundhis frontsteps and 

thesoilrunningalongthe side of his 

flat to plant ahealthyvariety ofcrops 

that keephis plate colourful and his 

stomach full. 

In ayearClayton will grow 

everything from tomatoes to pumpkins, 

cauliflower to corn, sowing seeds into 

every spot of sunny soil. 

Knowing he can’tdamagethe lawn, 

he hasusedanarrowstrip of soil along 

the fencelinetoplant potatoes,which 

he’s been abletoharvestcontinually 

foroversix months. 

On average Clayton spendsabout two 

hoursaweek in the garden,keepingon 

topofweeds andscattering seeds from 

vegetableshe’s grown. 

‘‘I’ll digintomatoes thatfallontothe 

soil andnextyear they’ll grow again,’’ 

Clayton Yaxley turning soil along the fenceline where he grows his potatoes. 

PHOTOINDI ROBERTS 

he said, demonstratinghow to make 

the most of thehomegrown produce. 

He salvages the seedsfromalot of 

his produce and turns theminto the 

soil so they regrowthe following 

season. 

Claytonsaysthe tricktogrowing 

goodvegetablesistolook after the soil. 

Clayton turns the soil of his 

vegetablepatches regularly to keep the 

dirtwarm andaerated. 

Over winter he coversthe seeded 

areaswithpeastraw for insulation, and 

is careful not to overwater the earth as 

it candrown seeds and turn roots 

mouldy. 

Grateful for what he’s able to 

produce, Clayton saidhegives away 

Clayton showcasing afresh potato. 

Runner beans harvested from apatch 

beside Clayton’s front steps. 

anyexcess producetothe other 

residents in the complex. 

He hopes to expandthe space which 

he can usetogrowfoodtohis porchby 

buildinghimself asmall raised garden 

outofrecycled pellet wood,and next 

year wouldlike to try growinghis 

vegetablesorganically. 

Turning back time 

It’s time to dust off your flapper 

dresses, furs and bow ties, and 

come out to theMighty Mount to 

to have aball for agood cause. 

TheGreat Gatsby Ballwillbe 

heldonSaturday in the Mt 

Somers Hall, starting at7.30pm. 

Localduo Landgirlswill start 

offthe musiconthe night, 

followedbythe Black Velvet 

Band. 

Supper is included, and there 

will be alicensed bar. 

Sisters Ailieand Nina Jaine 

areorganising theballtoraise 

funds forthe Mt Somers 

swimming pool committeeto 

helpwithbuilding anew fence 

andgeneral upkeep of the 

community pool. 

They said the Mt Somers 

Community Pool is avaluable 

asset in the community, ‘‘it is 

wellutilised in theheat of 

summerbyboth locals and 

holidaymakers.’’ 

There is asmall group of 

volunteers who help tokeepthe 

pool running over the summer 

and who complete maintenance 

jobs during thewinter. 

‘‘We have worked hard over 

the last five years to improve our 

facility tothe great standard that 

it is today.’’ 

The committee's projects for 

the pool includereplacing the 

front fence, anew locking system 

for the side gate toallow easier 

access to toilet facilities for pool 

users, repainting thepooland a 

BBQarea. 

‘‘We feel the pool is agreat 

placefor people to come 

together and connect as a 

community,’’ theysaid. 


Landgirls duo Abbey McKenzie and Anna Munro.


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7 

Royal tree planting tour 

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AshburtonSociety of Arts, Kay Begg, sets up artwork for the 

exhibition. 

PHOTO INDI ROBERTS 

Artists frame up 

Artistsfrom aroundthe 

country willhave works on 

displayatthe 58th Annual Art 

Exhibition presented by the 

AshburtonSociety of Arts. 

There will be 16 awards 

presented on openingnightat 

the Ashburton Art Galleryon 

Mondayfrom 7pm. 

Kay Begg, president of the 

AshburtonSociety of Artsand 

the convener of the 

presentation, said she is 

particularlyhappy with the 

quality of the submissions in 

this year’s exhibition. 

‘‘We’re very happy to accept 

allworks,’’she said. 

‘‘We take them all,and 

judge them later.’’ 

The exhibition will boast 

over 300 artand sculpture 

projectsaswell as displays 

from several guestartists. 

An anticipated 250 people 

willattendthe opening night, 

with peoplefrom all walksof 

life coming to admire the 

different artworks. 

‘‘It’spretty much asellout,’’ 

Kaysaid. 

Someofthe guestartists 

includeBanks Peninsula 

artist AnnaGibbs,andlocal 

artist and sculptor Brian 

Laubscher. 

In addition to theannual 

exhibition, theAshburton 

Society of Arts presents 

smallerexhibitions from 

their Short Street Studio and 

offer artclassesand 

workshopsusing different 

media forms. 

‘‘We’re abusysociety and 

contribute quite alot to the 

artsceneinAshburton,’’Kay 

said. 

AshburtonDistrict mayorNeil 

Brown toured aroundseven 

localdomains planting trees in 

commemoration of the Queen’s 

PlatinumJubilee. 

Seven London Plane trees 

were planted to represent 

Queen Elizabeth II’s seven 

decadesof service to the people 

of the Commonwealth realms. 

With asmall entourage in 

tow, Mr Brown began the royal 

tree planting ceremony in 

Tinwald. 

From there he travelled to 

Hinds, Mayfield andMtSomers, 

then to Methven and Rakaia 

before finishing at the 

AshburtonDomain. 

Donnedinmayoralchains, 

Mr Brown said the tree planting 

was a‘‘momentous occasion 

celebrating theQueen’s 

jubilee’’. 

Thetrees have been 

honouredwith bronzeplaques 

whichrecognise both Mr 

Brown’srole, andHer Majesty 

Queen Elizabeth II for her 70 

yearsof service. 

London Plane trees 

(Plantanus acerifolia) area 

deciduous species that grow up 

to35metres tall and can stand 

for several hundred years. 

In the Ashburton Domain a 

cherry tree was planted in 1952 

in commemorationofHer 

AshburtonDistrict mayor Neil Brown beside the London Plane tree 

plantedatAshburton Domain. 

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Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 

coronation. 

The Queen first visitedthe 

domain in 1954 during her New 

Zealand coronation visit, and 

returned in October 1981 where 

she planted alime tree which 

still stands today, 40 years on. 

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Helping role behind the scenes 

‘‘Let it outsix inches, take it in six inches, 

that needstogoup, that needstogo 

down.’’ 

No, these arenot thewords from asong 

from one of the Variety Theatre Ashburton 

shows, butthey are words familiar to 

Yvonne Harrison, one of thepeople 

behind thescenes of the Variety Theatre 

Ashburtonand the AshburtonEvent 

Centre. 

Yvonne is thismonth’s Volunteering 

Mid&SouthCanterburyand the Hotel 

AshburtonVolunteer of the Month. 

Yvonne gotinvolved in the Performing 

ArtsTrust in1998 as theyset aboutraising 

funds to bring the Braided Rivers Trust 

Event Centretolife. 

Yvonnewas willing to give anythingago 

to raise funds from guidingbehindthescenes 

tours of the theatreto riding abike 

at thegym. 

Volunteering has been abig part of 

Yvonne’s life along withfamily and more 

than 50 years nursing, including29years 

working nightshift at Rosebank 

residential carefacility. 

Yvonne volunteered withthings her 

three children wereinvolvedinlikethe 

kindergarten and did this for 17 years. 

She said if she is partof something she 

‘‘likes to be in boots and all’’. 

Her involvement with the Variety 

Theatre Ashburton andthe event centre 

has leadtoher family also getting 

involved, in factinthe recent show ‘Born 

Free The Oscar Winners’ five of her family 

were involved. 

Her volunteering at the event centre has 

her in afront of thehouse role, she is an 

usher and she said they arealways 

needing more volunteers to helpin this 

role and if peopleareinterested theycan 

makecontact withthe eventcentre. 

While Yvonne does get to see some of 

Resettlementsupportcontinues 

ImmigrationNew Zealand 

(INZ) has extended its 

contract with Safer Mid 

Canterbury to provide refugee 

settlement services in the 

district. 

The new contract begins 

tomorrow. 

The remaining eight 

refugee resettlement 

locations have also been 

announced and will continue 

to be provided by the New 

Zealand Red Cross (NZRC). 

New Zealand Red Cross are 

delighted to continue their 

work withresettling refugees 

in Palmerston North, Levin, 

Masterton,Wellington, 

Yvonne Harrison. 

the showwhile ushering, ushers also keep 

an eye on the audiencetoensure there are 

no behaviour issues or medical eventsto 

attend to. 

Yvonneisresponsible for organisingthe 

rosterofvolunteers to act as ushers at 

shows,funeral and other events, it’sabig 

job especially at this timewhen 

volunteers can call in sick or need to 

isolate. 

Yvonnehas attended morethan90% of 

the events held atthe event centre.She is 

in acrucial rolewith the team of volunteer 

ushers ensuring guestshave an enjoyable 

experience. 

As well as being responsible for 

organising sufficientushers for each event 

and ensuring the audience is seated in 

time forthe event to start, Yvonne liaises 

Nelson, Blenheim, Dunedin, 

and Invercargill. 

Irrigation New Zealand 

general manager, refugee and 

migrantservices Fiona 

Whiteridge saidthere was a 

productive relationship with 

NZRC in providing 

resettlementservicesand we 

are pleased to have NZRC 

continuing to make apositive 

impacton the livesofrefugees 

in AotearoaNewZealandin 

these eight locations. 

‘‘We announced three new 

refugee settlement location 

providers for Auckland, 

Hamilton, Christchurch, and a 

contract renewal for 

Ashburton and Timaru 

providers to provide 

settlementservicesto 

refugees from July 1, 2022. 

‘‘Those providers are: 

Kāhui Tū Kaha (Auckland), 

Hamilton Multicultural 

Services Trust (Hamilton), 

Purapura Whetu Trust 

(Christchurch), Safer Mid 

Canterbury (Ashburton), 

Presbyterian Support South 

Canterbury (Timaru).’’ 

She said NZRC were 

pleased to be continuing with 

their resettlement services in 

the eight locations and 

respect the decision to bring a 

more diverse range of service 

with stage managementand the technical 

team, providing clearance for the event to 

start. 

Yvonne alsoassists with catering at the 

theatre, this could be making sandwiches 

after ashow or her much soughtafter dish 

the setup crews ask for. She also helps 

with thecleaning. 

As well as these roles Yvonne hasbeen 

the wardrobe mistress for many showsover 

many years and is stillone of the people 

who make or alter the costumes for shows 

such as the beaded dresses in “Born Free”. 

She loves sewing and is extremely goodat 

it. 

Hervolunteering isn’t limited to the 

event centre and Variety Theatre 

Ashburton,she also volunteers in their 

Party People shop washing, mending, and 

ironing the 100s of outfits they hire out. 

Party People also welcome volunteers to 

help; their shop is open Wednesday 

122.30pm and 57pm and Thursdays 57pm. 

When Yvonne isn’t in one of these places 

she could be found packing groceries for 

the St Vincent De Paul Foodbank, knitting 

for babies at Ashburton or Middlemore 

(Auckland) hospitals or looking after the 

altar linen or volunteering in other ways at 

her church. 

Shehas been atrust member at the 

Ashburton EventCentre since 1998, Front 

of House coordinator since 2008. Shehas 

been president of the VarietyTheatre 

Ashburton twice and been awarded Life 

Membership of theVariety Theatre. 

If you areaNotfor Profit organisation and 

have avolunteer/s whoyou would like to 

nominate for the VolunteeringMid &South 

Canterbury/ Te Rōpū Tūao itewaenga o 

Waitaha andthe Hotel Ashburton Volunteer 

of the Month email 

managermidmc@vmsc.org.nz 

providers to support the 

resettlement of refugeesfor 

Auckland, Hamilton, and 

Christchurch. 

The new contracts begin on 

July 1, 2022, which will 

consequently markthe new 

changes to these contractsfor 

allproviders includingan 

increase from 12monthstoup 

to 24monthsofsettlement 

support for refugees, as well 

as an extension of assistance 

for families, andtheir 

sponsors, whohavebeen 

approved to come to New 

Zealand under the ‘Refugee 

Family Support Category’ 

visa. 

OUT AND ABOUT 

JULY1 

Rakaia SportsAwards.The 

biennial awards will recognise 

achievements from 2020 and 2021 

and will be presented at the Rakaia 

Golf Club. All of the finalists are 

either Rakaia residents or 

affiliated to aRakaia club. 

Ashburton College Astronomical 

Observatory open night. 

Openfor publicviewing of the 

nightsky7.30pmifskies are clear. 

Dress warmly and come along to 

the Ashburton College 

observatory, WalnutAvenue, 


JULY 2 

MtSomersGreat Gatsby Ball 

celebration in the Mt SomersHall. 

The eventwillstart at 7.30pm and 

go tilllate. Local duo Landgirls to 

play, followedbythe Black Velvet 

Band. Tickets cost $60. Supper is 

included, licensed bar.All funds 

raised will go to theMt Somers 

swimming pool committeetohelp 

with buildinganewfenceand 

general upkeepofthe community 

pool. Contact Nina (0274052985) 

or Ailie (0274915154)for tickets. 

JULY 5 

DairyWomen’s Network calf 

rearing expo in Ashburton for dairy 

farmers and calf rearers. The 

event, at the Hotel Ashburton is 

oneoffour nationwide showcasing 

best practice and recent science 

being held around the country. It 

includes speakers Seales Winslow 

nutrition and qualitymanager 

NatalieHughes, andAgriVantage 

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Natalie Chrystal and arange of 

exhibitors.Visitdwn.co.nz/events 

to register. 

JULY 16 

Geraldine Floral Art Club will be 

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Memberswill be display an 

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contemporaryChristmas designs. 

Saint Andrews Church Hall, 

Wilson Street, Geraldine. 

Admission $10, Children free. 

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Family Notices 

Deaths Deaths Deaths 

Deaths 

Deaths Acknowledgements Acknowledgements 

JACKSON, Earle George, 

on June 24, 2022. 

Suddenly at Ashburton 

Hospital. In his 91styear. 

Dearly loved husband 

of Bevley. Much loved 

father and father-in-law 

of Dianne and Butch Te 

Nana, Bruce, and David 

and Verity. Loved Pop 

of the late Cristina, Rhys, 

and Kadin; Emma, Laura, 

Brittney, and Alana, 

and great-Pop of Stella, 

Poppy, Esme, Luna, Crew, 

Raya, Max, Caleb, Jordie, 

and Charlotte. Messages 

to the Jackson family PO 

Box472, Ashburton7740. 

A service to remember 

Earle hasbeen held. 

Paterson’s 

Ashburton 

FDANZ 

03 3077433 

JACKSON, Earle George, 

passed away suddenlyon 

Thursday June 24, 2022. 

Dearly loved only son of 

the late Roma and Albert 

Jackson. Loved brother 

and brother-in-law of 

the late Maureen and 

Norman McDowell, the 

late Carol and Ray Hay, 

Isobel, and the late Alan 

Hutchison, and Jeanette 

and Murray Early. Loved 

by all his nieces and 

nephews. “Rest In Peace” 

KASPAR Lidka, on June 

21, 2022, passed away 

peacefully, surrounded 

by her family,atAshbuton 

Hospital, aged 90years. 

Dearly lovedwifeofKarel. 

Much loved mother and 

mother-in-law of Lidka 

and Leicester Wilson, 

and Zdena and David 

West. Treasured ‘Babi’ of 

Karla, Ryan, and Adam; 

Jen, and Steven, and a 

special great-Babi of her 

9(soon to be 10) greatgrandchildren. 

Messages 

to the Kaspar family PO 

Box 472 Ashburton 7740. 

Aprivate celebration of 

Lidka’slifehas been held. 

Paterson’s 


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LINDORES, John 

George (Jock), on June 

23, 2022, peacefully with 

family, at Ashburton. 

In his 90th year. Dearly 

loved husband of June 

for 57 years. Loved 

father and father-in-law 

of Alison and Benny, 

Robert and Joanna, 

and Stuart and Sharyn. 

Special Grandad of 

George, Emily, and 

William; Samuel, and 

Ethan. Loved brother 

and brother-in-law of 

Margaret and Dennis, 

the late Ella and Gordon, 

the late Elspeth, and 

Kit, the late James, 

and Jean and their 

extended families (all 

of Scotland). Messages 

to the Lindores family 

PO Box 472, Ashburton 

7740. Donations to St 

John, Ashburton would 

be appreciated and may 

be made on line at bit. 

ly/jglindores2306. A 

service to celebrate 

Jock’s lifehas been held. 

Paterson’s 


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Family Notices 

Birth, engagement, anniversary, death, 

acknowledgement, and in memoriam notices 

will be charged $18 foramaximum of 35 

words, thereafteronaper-line basis of $2.50 

for5words. 

Deadline forthese notices 10am Wednesday 

prior to Thursdaypublication date. 

Complete 

Local Care 

Since 1982 

McCONNELL, Rona 

Dorothy Grace (nee 

Edgar), passed away 

peacefully on June 

21, 2022 at Ashburton 

Hospital with her family 

by her side. Dearly 

loved wife of the late 

Ken, loved mother and 

mother-in-law of Kaye 

and Lawrie Halkett, the 

late Wayne, Dean and 

Carol, Blair and Sharon. 

Loved grandmother of 

Scot and Jenna, Brett 

and Michelle, Leigh and 

Leif, Kate and Joel, Ben 

and Lisa, Sam, Todd, 

Jade, Grace, Quinn, and 

great-grandmother 

of Kingston and 

Monty. Messages to 

the McConnell family 

POBox 472, Ashburton 

7740. In Lieu of flowers 

donations to the Blind 

Low Vision NZ would be 

appreciated and may 

be made online at bit. 

ly/rdgmcconnell2106. 

ManythankstoRosebank 

Lifecare and Ashburton 

Hospital staff for their 

care of Rona. Family 

and friends are welcome 

to the celebration of 

Rona’s life which is to 

be held at the Sinclair 

Centre, Park Street, 

Ashburton on Saturday 

July 2nd, commencing 

at 2.00pm, followed by 

private cremation at the 

AshburtonCrematorium. 

Paterson’s 


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McDONALD, Garfield 

James Dryden (Jim). 

Passed away peacefully 

at The Margaret 

Wilson Rest home 

on Wednesday, June 

22, 2022 surrounded 

by love. Dearly loved 

husband of Irene, and 

a cherisher father and 

father-in-law ofChristine 

and Mark Osborne, 

Sharon and Jamie Reid, 

and Stephanie and David 

Batterbury. A loved 

Granville of Michael and 

Claire, and Craig; Leone, 

Cass and Jayden; Ezri, 

Lili, Finn, Brie and great- 

Granville of Harriet. A 

respected brother of 

David, Mavis, Bev, Allan, 

and brother-in-law and 

uncle to their families. 

Jim’s family wish to 

thank Dr Rob Hepburn 

and the wonderful staff 

at Margaret Wilson 

Rest home for the 

consideration given to 

Jim while in their care. 

Messages to 70 Hunter 

Hills Drive, Timaru 7910. 

At Jim’srequest aprivate 

family service and 

Intermenthas been held. 

POOKE, Audrey Jean, 

on June 26, 2022, after 

ashort illness, with her 

family by her side, aged 

90 years. Dearly loved 

wife of Desmond for 

66 years. Much loved 

mother and motherin-law 

of Prisilla, the 

late Malcolm, and Trish, 

Donald and Cathy, Kate 

and Leo, and Quentin 

and Yoshie. Treasured 

Grandma of Jason, and 

Samantha; Nicholas, 

and Rachael; Oliver, and 

Francis; and Dylan, and 

Mitchell. Loved great- 

Grandma of her 5greatgrandchildren. 

Messages 

to the Pooke family PO 

Box472, Ashburton7740. 

A service to remember 

Audrey will be held at our 

chapel, corner East and 

Cox Streets, Ashburton 

today, Thursday June 30, 

commencing at 1.30pm, 

followed by interment 

at the Seafield Lawn 

Cemetery Seafield Road, 


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Acknowledgements 

ABBOTT, John 

Christopher Digby: 

Digby’s family wish to 

express their gratitude for 

messages of sympathy, 

baking, flowers, and 

support after the death 

of a much loved Dad, 

Grandad, and great- 

Grandad. Also a big 

thank you tothe staff at 

Rosebank for caring for 

Dad forthe last 2½ years. 

CARTNEY, Scott: The 

family would like to 

thank everyone for 

their help and support 

in the passing of their 

belovedson, brother and 

brother-in-law. We are 

so grateful for your visits, 

food, phone calls, cards, 

flowers and words of 

sympathyand support. 

Thanks to all those 

who attended Scotty’s 

Memorial Serviceon27th 

May atHotel Ashburton, 

and aspecial thanks to 

the Pakeke Lions and 

friends who took such 

good care ofour house 

and garden while we 

were in Australia for 5 

months. 

Please accept this as a 

personal thank you. 

CRACK, George Andrew 

Alexander: 18.8.1929 

- 16.5.2022 Stephen, 

Carrie, (Caroleen) Sharon 

and Pip, (Philippa) and 

their families wish to 

sincerely thank all those 

who have supported us 

following the sad and 

unexpected passing 

of our dear Dad -Pops. 

George and recently 

passed Ursula, lived 

a very full and active 

life, as represented by 

the volume of cards 

and messages received 

from their friends, past 

sporting clubs and 

hospitality members 

from New Zealand 

and overseas. Please 

personally accept our 

grateful thanks for all 

your cards, messages, 

visits and calls, and a 

huge thank you tothose 

who attended Dads 

Funeral in Tinwald and 

Interment ofhis ashes in 

Invercargill the following 

day. RIP Georgie. 

DOLAN, Phillip Joseph 

(Phil), Pam, Chris, 

Brendon, Tim, Nick and 

Anthony along with their 

families wish to sincerely 

thank all who sent lovely 

cards, beautiful floral 

tributes ,baking, phone 

calls to support us in 

the sad loss of Phil a 

much loved husband, 

father, father-in -law and 

grandfather. To those 

who visited Phil while he 

was inRosebank and to 

Frs Nolan andTran thank 

you. To Father Geoff 

Gray who travelled from 

Akaroa to officiate at the 

service, a sincere thank 

you. To Rosebank Lifecare 

for your compassionate 

care, especially during 

the trying days. To the 

Rakaia Fire Brigade First 

Response Team and also 

St John, thank you for 

your promptness to duty. 

To the Rakaia Medical 

Centre and Dr Penny 

Holdaway, thank you. 

To Paterson’s Funeral 

Services thank you. To the 

Rakaia Golf Club, Lions 

Club of Rakaia and Eagles 

Golfing Society, thank 

youfor forming Guards of 

Honour forPhil,hewould 

have been humbled 

and proud. Last but not 

least a huge thank you 

to all family and friends 

who have travelled this 

journey with us. God 

Bless youall. 

McATAMNEY – Kevin 

William (Mac): Julie, 

Stewart, Carol and 

families would like to 

thank everyone for their 

kindness and support on 

the sudden passing of 

Kevin. 

He was a much loved 

husband, father, fatherin-law, 

Poppa and friend. 

Atalented mechanic and 

fix-it man who will be 

sorely missed. 

Thank you to all the 

friends, neighbours and 

relatives who visited, 

made phone calls, sent 

cards,flowers andfood. 

It was very much 

appreciated. 

A special mention to 

Carol Gunn for her lovely 

servicefor Kevin. 

Please accept this as our 

personal thank you to 

youall. 

McDOWELL, Norman 

Andrew: Rodney, Alison, 

Brenda McDowell 

and family would 

like to express their 

appreciation of the cards, 

flowers, kind expressions 

of sympathy and for the 

attendance at Norman’s 

farewell. Your support 

at this difficult time was 

very much appreciated 

and agreat comforttoall 

the family. 

WILSON, Margaret Joy 

(Joy Rountree): Don, 

John, Rose, Melinda, Nic, 

Lea, Gary and Janice and 

family wish to express a 

heartfelt thanks to family 

and friends for the love 

and support you gave us 

with the sad loss of Joy. 

The flowers, messages, 

care, baking, visits and 

attendanceatthe service 

was soappreciated. Also 

aspecial thank youtothe 

District Nurses and Dr 

Young for your help with 

Joy. Please accept this as 

apersonal thank you for 

your kindness. 

Give us 

acall 

Enquiriesphone 

Mary,Jann or Karen 

on 


or call into 

199 Burnett Street.


Starting the day right 

NEWS 


11 

Adults from left: Breakfast Club organisers Jordyn Love and Graeme Dowie, NBS Ashburton 

branch manager David Jones and Netherby School principal Phil Wheeler. 

The tamariki at NetherbySchool are getting 

their school days offtoagreat start thanksto 

the school’s WhānauHui Group andanew 

partnership between the school and NBS 

(NelsonBuildingSociety). 

The school’s Whānau Huibreakfast club 

has been operating for sometimeand in the 

lasttwo years hasbeen managed andrun 

daily by Jordyn Love and Graeme Dowie. 

Following NetherbySchool’s recent 

changetobank with NBS, the banking 

services provider has looked to strengthen 

the relationship by sponsoring the 

programme forthe next two years. 

School principalPhil Wheeler was very 

happytohave received the level of support 

from NBS. 

‘‘Theirgenerouscontribution will make 

such adifference to ourbreakfast club and 

ultimately our tamariki. 

‘‘Whentheir puku’s are full,our children 

are ready to learn,” he said. 

NBS has been present in the Mid 

Canterbury region for over six years andis 

seeing asteady growth in its clientbase. 

The bank prides itself on its personal 

serviceand connection to local 

communitiesinthe NelsonTasman and 

West Coast regions with Ashburtoniansnow 

recognisingand enjoying this same levelof 

serviceand seeingthe commitmentthat 

NBSmakes to the community. 

Nowinits 160th year,NBS redistributed 

over $1 millionofits profits back into the 

community lastyear and are keentogive 

more this year. 

NBS Ashburton branch manager David 

Jones said NBSwas partofthe fabric of the 

communitiesand sought to grow their 

market shareand strengthen connections. 

‘‘Themorewegrow, themore we can give 

back to the community.” 

“Netherby is the firstschool in the region 

to partnerwith us,but they areingreat 

companywith numerousotherschools 

choosing to bank with NBSacross ourother 

regions. Schools are an important part of the 

community, so partnering with Netherby 

Schoolisagreat fit for us,’’hesaid. 

‘‘Welook forward to building alongterm 

relationship with the school and to 

providing furthersupporttoNetherby every 

year.” 

Mr Wheeler said the transition to NBS 

had beenastraightforward process, made 

easierby the relationshipbuiltwith Mr 

Jones over the past few months. 

‘‘He has always beenavailable to chat 

things throughand has visitedourschool on 

severaloccasions,” he said. 

Acoffee and achat 

From Page1 

Wild Brew Coffee House owner Cheri 

Wills has realised her lifelong dream of 

becoming selfemployed. 

‘‘I just lovetomake people happy with 

food and beverage,’’ Cheri said, thinking 

about ways she can brighten someone’s 

day. ‘‘There’s just so many things going on 

right now and if you can just cometoacool 

funkyplace andhavesomething yum,it 

just kindofmakesitabit better. It 

changesthe trajectoryofyourday.’’ 

Wild Brew’s Nutelladonutspacked full 

of whipped cream and chocolate sauce 

offered adelightfulsenseofguilty 

pleasure. 

The menu changes daily, boasting a 

selection of indulgent sweet treats and 

scrumptioussavouries,withavariety of 

dairy and nondairy barista milk 

available. 

Making sure noone missesout, there is 

always an allergyfriendly option on the 

menu, such as homemade bliss balls, 

vegan donuts, and gluten free slices. 

Cheri prepares the food everymorning 

in herhomekitchen,and iscurrently 

incorporating ahot savoury optionfor 

customerswantingtocounterthechill of 

thesewinter days. 

Whilecurrently parkedinthe industrial 

area, Cheri says Wild Brew Coffee House 

will be available for workshouts and 

events, and can be contacted viaFacebook 

for more information. 

Friendship New Zealand’s Warren Jeffs, with Ashburton Ladies 

Friendship Club life members Annette King, Mavis Trott, and Noma Kell, 

with the Club’s rovingpresident Margaret Watson at its 35th 

anniversary celebrations. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

Friendship honours 

Life memberships, twonew 

inductions andananniversary 

were all partofthe recent 

celebrations by members of the 

Ashburton Ladies Friendship 

Club. Members met at TheLake 

House restauranttocelebrate 

their 35th anniversary over lunch 

with guests, Friendship New 

Zealand’snorthern South Island 

district councillor WarrenJeffs 

andMid Canterburyarea 

representative Carl Ruddenklau. 

Roving presidentMargaret 

Watsonalsomadesurpriselife 

membership presentations to 

Annette King and NomaKell. 

Annette joined the Ashburton 

Ladies Friendship Club 

(previously Probus)onJune26, 

1991 (31 years). She was on 

committee from 2002 until 2011 

and duringthistimehas held the 

positionofbus convenor as well as 

president and past president. She 

regularlyattends meetings and 

has been amentor and friend to 

many. “Always willing to helpand 

advise when needed.” 

Noma joined the club on May 26, 

1993 (29 years). Shewas on 

committee for sevenyears and has 

held the position of secretary and 

treasurer and was involvedinthe 

printing of the programmes for a 

number of years. “Alwaysaquiet 

workerinthe background.” 

Both ladies were surprisedby 

their award anddelighted; it was 

aclub they had thoroughly 

enjoyed being involved with over 

the years. 

New members Marion Brown 

and Monica Hanrahan, 

sponsoredbyMargaret Watson 

and Adrienne Lambie, 

respectively, were also 

welcomedand a35thceremonial 

cake, cutbyexisting life member 

Mavis Trott wasenjoyed. 

Getyour second booster shot at 

Eastfield Health Covid Vaccination Clinics 

Make abooking or just walk-in 

Second Boostershots areavailable for: 

•Anyoneaged over 50 years. 

•Health,aged-careand disabilityworkers agedover30years. 

You can get your booster six months after your last shot. Ifyou 

have had covid youneed to wait at least three months aftertesting 

positivetoget your booster shot. 

Clinic opening hours: 

Tues 5th July –11:00 to 12:45 Thurs 7th July –2:30 to 4:15 

Tues 12thJuly –11:00 to 12:45 Thurs 14th July –2:30 to 4:15 

Tues 19thJuly–11:00 to 12:45 Thurs 21st July –2:30 to 4:15 

Tues 26thJuly–11:00 to 12:45 Thursday28thJuly –2:30 to 4:15 

You can walk into our clinic at 135 Tancred Street (car parking 

available at the rear of the building). Youdon’t have to be enrolled at 

our practice to get your vaccination with us. 

To bookonline go to: 

www.bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz or phone 0800 28 29 26 

2494186

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 20 

30 June 2022 

Message From ThePrincipal 

College Ball 

Last week was our annual Ashburton College Ball. 

This is always the social highlight for our senior 

students, who arrive in awide variety ofvehicles, 

walk down the redcarpet and always look amazing. 

Last Thursday was cold and crisp and we had over 

400 students attending. 

Ialways enjoy the community buzz created by 

those watching the arrivals and having such large 

numbersjust adds to thatvibe. Congratulations to Deputy Principal Helen 

Shore-Taylor andthe StudentBall Committee fortheir organisation.Next 

week’s newsletter will carry photos and moreinformation. 

Mask Wearing 

At the momentwehaveasked our staff andstudents to wear masks when 

they are inside, albeit we acknowledge that teaching with amask on is 

less than ideal. However, the combination of communityCOVIDand the 

rapid spread of coughsand winterfluhas helped us reachthis decision. 

Last week aChristchurch secondary school was forced toclose for the 

daywhen they had 50% of their teaching staff unavailable. 

My plea to staff and students is that this is one small step wecan do to 

help protect our friends and families.Wecertainly have plenty ofmasks 

availablefor use. 

Pride Celebrations 

As we have done previously, we flew the rainbow flag as an 

acknowledgement of ourselves as an inclusive school. It was 

disappointingtohave asmall group disrespectthe flag,its meaning, and 

agroup within our school.Equally,subsequentsupportwas heartening. 

We take great pride in the accepting nature ofour Ashburton College 

communityand all of our studentsare entitled to our support. 

Matariki 

Matariki isanew public holiday acknowledging an important event for 

many of our community. There are many aspects of Matariki that could 

be included within aschool setting. Iencouraged staff to think ofan 

appropriate acknowledgementfor them personally andhowthey could 

incorporate some aspectintotheir classroom programmes.For me it was 

appropriate to markthe passing of my father. 

Te AhuoTe Reo 

Congratulations to thetwentystaff who completed afifteen-week course 

of Te Ahu OTe Reo. This required 2.5-3 hours per week, plus homework, 

and two day-long wānanga. This year’s course was forced tobeonline, 

asidefromthe second wānangaday,which can be less ideal forlearning 

forsome. 

July HolidayBreak 

Finally,wehaveone week of term remaining beforewegointo our July 

holiday break.Mymessage toour students and staff is the same.Please 

staywarmand get healthy. Usesomeofyour time to catchupon missed 

work and mostimportantly have aholiday as Term 3will be hectic! 

Ross Preece,Principal •Tumuaki 

Information 

CanYou Help? 

Youth Driver Mentor Programme 

Do youhavesometime available,and the skills, 

to support the Youth DriverProgramme? 

Pleaseread the details belowand,ifyouare interested 

or want moreinformation, please contact: 

Anne SheehanattheCollege on 308 4193, ext881; 

or email heronsn@ashcoll.school.nz 

Information 

Lip Sync 2022 -NextThursday 

Look to put this in your calendar,for the end of term, if you 

canjoin us in the audiencetoenjoythe 

talents of College students. 

Year 13 Business Studies Groups– 

QualityProducts forSale 

Business Studies students are responsible for setting uptheir own 

business, operating along business management lines, with expected 

accountabilitiesregarding income,expenditure and profit. 

Below, we highlightthreeofthesegroups, their products forsale 

and opportunityfor the public to purchase. 

CoffeeCare 

Weare aYear 13 Business Studies group who have createdabusiness called 

Coffee Care.CoffeeCareisanall-organic and natural coffeeand sugar body 

scrub. 

Our business members are: Devon Flannery our Managing Director; 

Ella Shanks in Finance; Ruby Gray inCommunications; Millar Newlands in 

Production; and Xavier Dalton in Marketing. Each Director offers different 

skillsand contributes differentstrengths to help the business operate. 

ForSale 

Wewillbeselling bodyscrubs for$8.99 and will also be offering refills 

toreturning customers for$6.99. 

Asagroup,wehave decided to donate $1.00per sale to the Cancer Society 

Ashburton, to help give back to the community. 

If youare interested in purchasing 

one of our body scrubs please 

contactusby: 

texting 027 832 6899, 

or emailing at 

shae8145@student.ashcoll.school.nz 

or youcan dm (directmessage)us 

on Instagramatcoffeecare_22 

and we will get back to you 

rightaway. 

Many thanks,Coffee Care! 

Kiwi Soaps 

Kiwi Soaps is aYear 13 Business Studies group selling homemade soaps for 

our internal assessment! 

We have arange of soaps available,each for $7 abar. 

The scents we haveonoffer include: 

Black RaspberryVanilla; Mango Coconut;Plumeria; Rose Petals. 

Our scents all revolve around the primary theme for our business: nature. 

One way that wehave incorporated this into our scents is with the scent 

Plumeria, which is aRarotonganflower. 

We are environmentally friendly and package our soaps with paperwrapping. 

This paper-wrapping has the ability to be recycled. However, in 

addition tothis, this paper has the capacity tobereused in anumber of 

differentways. 

One waywhich we would recommend to our customerstoreuse our paperwrapping 

would be to utilise thescent remaining on it from our soaps.For 

example, acustomer could place the paper wrap within adrawer, which 

would leave the scentthroughout,makingitmorepleasantfor them when 

they open their drawer. 

10 cents from each sale is being donatedtothe Cancer Society. 

To placeanorder: 

Youcan email us on 

bata8021@student.ashcoll.school.nz; 

We also have an Instagram 

account@ashcollkiwisoaps22 

whereyou can followupdates 

about our soaps and placeorders. 

Thank you! 

Alex Bateman, LibbyAlford, 

Holly Trotter, 

CharlotteSinclair-Donnelly. 

Beeswax Wraps 

We areaYear 13 Business Studies group,hand-makingand sellingreusable 

Beeswax wraps.Our wraps aredesigned as asubstitutefor singleuse plastic 

wrap andcan be used to wrap food items and coverbowls.They aremade 

withfabric and coated in abeeswax mixturewhich uses organic and locally 

sourced beeswax. 

We areselling three sizes of wraps, 

andeach sizecomesinadifferentpattern. 

Sizes and Orders 

OurSmall wraps(22x18cm) aremade withabee design fabric; 

our Medium wraps (26x26cm) aremade with asheep design fabric; 

and our Large wraps (33x33cm) aremade withagingham designfabric. 

Ourwraps arepriced: 

Small:$6.00; Medium:$8.00; and Large: $10.00. 

Aportion of our profit will be donatedtothe charity‘Forthe Love of Bees’. 

To purchase our product 

contactusby: 

Email: 

Beewrapped4@gmail.com 

InstagramDirectmessage 

beewrapped _ 

Events 

NCEA Japanese Workshop at the 

UniversityofCanterbury 

On Thursday 09 Juneaone-day workshopwas heldfor NCEA students 

of Japanese in Christchurch at the University of Canterbury. 

Teacher of Japanese Hiromi Horsley said that thirty-one Ashburton senior 

students of Japanese attended theevent.The workshopisorganised jointly 

by the Japanese Programme, School of Language, Social and Political 

Sciences,Department of Global,Cultural andLanguagesStudies,University 

of Canterbury, and theCanterburyNetwork of Teachers of Japanese. 

(Pictured above, back row, lefttoright): Luvepa Falealili, Aiono FalealiliTafu, 

Paige Williams, Angela Allen, Amanda Adachi, Ron Sildo, Jesse Nieman, 

Latham Brown, Kaia Kereopa. 

(Middle row, left toright): Keisha Power, Maia Protheroe, Emily Rouse, 

Ashley Gee, Geneveve Felton, Ellie Glenn, Lara Shierlaw, Caitlin Stewart, 

Lily Campbell, Simone Forster Lobato de Faria, TeacherHiromiHorsley, 

(Front row, left to right): Patrizio Novello, Iela Mangubat, Ela Marilla, 

Amelia Bruce, Princess Pureza, LibertyMandez,Gabe Rigor,RavenTayaban, 

SirAronDa-al,HectorDiamante. 

The workshop aims tohelp senior students of Japanese prepare for NCEA 

assessments by taking part inthree workshops specifically targeting these 

assessments.Itisintended that these activities increase motivation andlead 

to positiveperformancesinNCEA. 

Theteachers areteachers of Japanese in the Christchurch area and lecturers 

from the University. Students worked in groups, according to their level of 

NCEAstudy,and with no morethan fivestudents from the sameschool. 

About 400 students from fourteen schools participated inthe event and 

Hiromi said that all the students met lots of new friends who are studying 

Japanese in this area. They hadaguestspeaker who studiedJapanese,and 

is having greatexperiences as aresult. 

(Pictured left): Guest speaker 

presentation. 

Students had three sessions 

on ‘how to succeed in NCEA’, 

a Taiko Drum performance 

by Takumi and had a video 

taken of the Danceproject. Also,they had delicious Japanese bread forthe 

morning tea. 

(Pictured above): Taiko Drum performance. 

Taking part inthis event broadened the perspective ofthe students and 

provided avaluable experiencelooking to the future. 

Ashburton College -Japanese Dance Competition Winners 

Therewas also aJapanese Dancecompetition on the programme.Students 

practised the Japanese Dance for amonth and sent the video to the 

organiser. Ashburton College won the competition again this year as they 

did in 2021.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 20 

30 June 2022 

Events 

2022 International Languages Week 

CelebratedatCollege 

Information provided by LucasVainerere, 

Year 13 student and member of the Student Cultural Committee 

From 13-17 June manyschools in NewZealand celebrated International 

Languages Week. The week-long event isdesigned to promote and 

showcase the diverse cultures within our schools. 

Ashburton College proudly took part 

in this initiative and put on arange of 

activities throughout the week. 

Foreach dayofthe week,selectcountries 

and nationalities had their flags raised 

on the flagpole by the Chessboard. 

These included: Japan, Germany, Māori, 

India and the Philippines. 

Monday saw adisplay put up in the library toexplain the purpose of 

International Languages Week,which is to recognise language and culture 

from around the world and within our school. Anotable fact is that there 

areover150 languages spoken in New Zealand! 

Movies from Germany, Japan and New Zealand were also shown in their 

respective language classrooms. This gives students achance towatch 

some original films from these countries in their nativelanguage to provide 

an immersive and entertaining experience. This was done onWednesday 

lunch time. 

Something that the Cultural Committee put together was ashort video 

with native students and staff introducing themselves in their own 

language.These featured asmall portion of the differentcultures within our 

school and encouraged students to 

get involved in learning about each 

individual’s cultural heritage. 

Themain highlightfor the week was 

on Friday 17 June where students, 

teachers and caregivers participated 

in our very own Cultural Bite! We 

were fortunate enough to host five 

different cultures who gave us a 

tasteoftheir ownlocal cuisine.These 

included food from Māori, Japanese, 

South African, Filipino and Samoan 

cultures.The Bitewas very successful 

with a lot of food being sold at 

lunchtime. 

(Pictured above, right): Action at the 

Cultural Bitestalls. 

(Pictured right): South 

African traditional 

Koeksisters on sale. 

(Pictured below, right): 

Teacher of Japanese 

Hiromi Horsley and 

Chinatsu Huntshare 

aconversation on the 

Japanese food stall. 

TheSamoan stall 

proved to be very 

popular amongst 

the students with 

their fried rice 

and sapasui (an 

alternativeversion to 

the Chinese version 

of chop suey), and 

vai mango (a sweet 

beverage with its 

main ingredient 

being mango). 

(Pictured above): Salatielu Iakopo hands over change to apurchaser at 

the Samoan staff with the popular rice and sapasui evident, while Sivailoa 

Teomatavui keeps an eyeonarrangements. 

Overall,the Cultural Bitewas abefitting manner forthe students and staff to 

experienceculturewithin our school. 

Congratulations 

AshburtonCollege -Burnside High School 

Sports Exchange 

Another ‘first forsometime’event occurredonTuesday14June when 

schools were able to reboot inter-school exchanges, the first since 

2019. Theday washosted by Burnside. 

Although conditions were initially cold, the day developed into pleasant, 

sunny, comfortable temperatures. Aside from the benefits for the outside 

sports, this turned into abonus when the afternoon concluded with an 

unscheduled and real fire, firealarm, necessitating all staff and students to 

gather outside forsomesignificant time. Fortunately,all gameshad finished 

at this stage and,ultimately,itwas decidedthatthe presentation section of 

the day not be held in the interests ofallowing the busloads to return to 

Ashburton forthe estimatedreturn time. 

Allstudents representedCollege very well,inasportingand well-behaved 

manner. 

Results 

Although Ashburton College has been successful against Burnside High 

School in the two years prior to COVID lockdowns, repeating the 2018 win 

and adraw of games played in2019 (although awin to Burnside due to a 

injury/illness team default at the venue), such aclose outcome was not to 

be the case this year. 

Burnsideistobecongratulatedongaining a7-4 overall games’victory. 

Games were played atamix of venues with E-sports, Football, Netball and 

Basketball played oncampus at Burnside High School; while Hockey was 

played at the Nunweek Park Hockey Turf; Squash at the Burnside Squash 

Club;and Golf at the Templeton Golf Course. 

Individual Sports’Results were: 

Sport Winto Winto 

Ashburton Burnside 

College High School 

Basketball– Boys’ Under 15A 86-68 

E-sports –two teams of fivemembers 3-1 

Football –Girls’1st XI 5-3 

Football –Boys’ Junior 1st XI 15-0 

Golf –three players 2.5-.05 

Hockey –Boys’ 1st XI 8-2 

Hockey –Girls’1st XI 2-1 

Netball –Year9A 24-18 

Netball –Year10A 29-10 

Netball –Senior B 30-16 

Squash –three players 3-0 

Reports and some photos to share from some of these 

fixtures, areasfollows: 

Boys’Under 15A Basketball 

Year 13 Co-Coaches EthanReodiqueand Caleb McNulty-Burnswerelooking 

forward tohaving their Junior ABoys’ team tested against ateam which 

plays inthe Christchurch competition.The intensity and pace ofthe game 

versus Burnside High School, proved to be astep-up from the Aoraki, South 

CanterburyBasketball Competition, which the Junior A’splayin, weekly on 

Fridaynights. 

Playing four 10 minutequarters,with astopand shot clock,the game called 

foraconsistentand physicaleffort by theJunior Ateam (three Year 10 and 

four Year 9students). 

At half-time Burnsidewas up by 8points,finishing withawin by 18 points. 

The score showed, to their credit, that the College team kept in reach of 

their opposition throughout the whole game. During the third quarter 

the team had anice run of goals, including three pointers, which had the 

AshColl team within 6points. 

27 points were contributed by team captain Daniel Ditmer, but this was 

matched by the opposition’s pointguardand play-makerRyanChoi with 27 

points. Hewas supportedbyGeorge McBrydie with 20 points,thus making 

the differencefor Burnside. 

Ashburton’s Taniela Palavi was able use his skill toconvert 10 points in 

lay-ups, while William Woods had asolid game with 12 points. There was 

betterdefensive pressure by AshColl on Burnsideinthe second half,byLiam 

Elliott and Riki Philpott, creating reboundswhich the Junior A’swereableto 

secure. JackSpicer ended the game with athree point swish. 

ManagerLisa Elliott said thatgood sportsmanship was shown by all players. 

Lisa wasjoined by Debbie vanRooyenassupervisor. 

Team members were: Daniel Ditmer (Captain), Liam Elliott, Taniela Palavi, 

Riki Philpott, Oliver Prince, Jack Spicer, William Woods. Josh King was 

injured, and Ranz Buenafewas absent. 

(Pictured left, 

clockwisefromthe 

left): Taniela Palavi, 

Daniel Ditmer 

having released 

his secondfree 

throw,both being 

converted; and 

number 13, 

Riki Philpott, 

covering in case 

there wasa 

rebound. 

(Pictured left, from 

number 10 forward): 

Liam Elliott, 

William Woods 

(number 8) and 

Taniela Palavi taking 

on the defenders with 

alay-up. 

Netball 

Year 9A Team 

This exchange provided valuable experience for the team, with all players 

getting court time inpreparation for the Junior Tournament being held in 

July. 

Coach Ange Mitchell said the girls started slowly, with Burnside taking an 

early lead. However, once the players settled into the outside conditions 

their performance improved, with the team winning the second half but 

unable to pull back the first-half deficit. 

Team members were: Lucy Pearce and Savena Fagalima (Co-captains), 

Ally Thomas, Amelia Mitchell, Chanelle Ula, Emma Lowry, Kalotia Ula, 

Layla Ward,Lulu Kilworth, RubyPatterson; with Ange Mitchell as Coach and 

Jemma Hurst,Manager. 

(Pictured left): Goal Attack 

Kalotia Ula takes ashot at goal, 

with Goal Shoot Chanelle Ula 

watching on. 

Year 10A Team 

The Year 10A team got off to astrong start against Burnside. Coach Leisel 

Lambert said that the team continued to build on the lead throughout 

the next three quarters, showing no sign ofdisruption toplay when player 

changes were madeateachquarter. Theplayers finished strongly,totake 

the win. 

Team members were: Isla Hart, Abbey Henderson, Harriet Hill, 

Ashleigh Houston, Taylor Lamont, Meg Lill, Milla Overend, Makeleta Ula, 

Marnell Vaaelua, TorryWilson-Brown. 

Senior BTeam 

This proved to be an open game, with all players abit tentative initially on 

the wetand slipperysurface. With only eightplayers available forthis fixture 

therewas little room forerror regarding substitution in the eventofinjury. 

Some accurate shooting from wide out in the goal circle, in the early part 

of the game by Goal Attack Sasha Williams, kept the team in the game 

throughout Quarter 1. At the end of this quarter Burnside had only a slim 

two goal advantage. At this stage of the game there was also some accurate 

passing into the goal circle and edge of circle play, by Centre Sienna Skilling. 

Burnside, however, pulled away inQuarter 2tobring the score to15-5 in 

their favour. This, and Quarter 4,was where the damage was done to the 

final score, despiteAshburtonCollege winning the thirdquarter6-5. 

Wing DefenceIzzyHarrisand GK Alexia Wilson worked hardtogain ball. 

BTeam members forthe 

daywere (pictured right, 

back row, lefttoright): 

Alexia Wilson, 

Chloe Braas, 

Sasha Williams, 

CharlotteBota, 

Ryleah Eden-Pinnell, 

Coach KarlaNewlands. 

(Frontrow,lefttoright): 

IzzyHarris, Tara Nevin-Smith, Sienna Skilling. 

(Absent): Forthis fixturewereBriar Clark, Kasey Higson, MollyMcKenna, 

Katie Shearer. 

(Pictured left): 

Defender 

Ryleah Eden-Pinnell 

making everyeffort to 

influencethe shot at 

goal. IzzyHarriswaits 

forthe outcome. 

Further Burnside 

Exchange Sports 

will be reported 

on in our next 

Newsletter.

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Thursday,30June 2022 |ISSUE 85 

Skatepark nowvestedwith Council Wasteplan 

Ashburton District Mayor Neil 

Brown politely declined totake a 

spin around the Methven skatepark 

yesterday; the body was willing but 

the mindcalledcaution. 

The skatepark was built byagroup of 

parents who wanted ahealthy outdoor 

activity for their kids and it has now 

been officially handed over toCouncil to 

maintain intothe future. 

ParentsSally-Ann Kircher and Liz McMillan 

sealed the exchange byhanding over a 

much-loved stakeboard that has seen 

plentyofaction on the concretebowls and 

ramps sincethe skatepark opened in 2020. 

The project has been amission for more 

than 10 years, after the Canterbury 

earthquakes damaged Methven’s indoor 

skatepark. 

Parentsofthe town held apublicmeeting 

and proposedsome alternativeactivities, 

then Mrs Kircher spotted askatepark in 

Wanakaand thought it would be an ideal 

fit in Methven. 

Deputy Mayor Liz McMillan was among 

parentstojoin KidzMethven and she said 

the group first had to find appropriate 

land, then setabout fundraising $150,000 

to build the skatepark. 

Council offered land on McMillan Street 

and adesignfirst sketchedonthe back of 

aservietteatthe Green Parrot became the 

conceptplan. 

The idea was to provide asafe place for 

young people to ride their skateboards, 

scooters and bikes. 

NeilBrown, Mayor 

Standing the test of time 

The last dayofJune marks the 

end of Council’s financialyear 

and a12-monthperiod thathas 

beenchallenging, uncertain and 

rewardingall at the sametime. 

We started the year trying to bring many 

roadsbackuptoscratchfollowing the 

floods of May2021 andhaveended it 

by agreeing to draw $1.7 million from 

reserves to keep up thatmomentum 

-through aroadingprogramme of 

repairs, renewals and maintenancethat 

is part of our Annual Plan 2022-23. 

ThatAnnual Plan setsout an average 

9.4 per cent rate rise forthe coming 

financial year,and thathas beendriven 

by the rising costsofgoods and services 

everywhereand property revaluations 

thatwill impacturban peoplethe most. 

The budget forthis period wasdifficult 

and is about needs rather than wants. 

We havesome big projectsstill on 

the go:the libraryand civic centre 

continuestotakeshape on Baring 

SquareEastand will inject many more 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, Sally-Ann Kircher (centre) and deputyMayor Liz McMillan at 

the official handing overofthe Methven skatepark this week. 

Ms McMillan said the group applied for 

grants and ran fundraisers that ranged 

from selling teeshirts to organising 

fireworks and movie nights.The Methven 

Community Board also gave its backing, 

and some financial help. 

“We begged and borrowed and leaned 

on our community, which has been so 

generous, helping with fencing, lights 

and landscaping. We think the skatepark 

is areal asset toMethven and it has the 

potential to host skate jams and other 

competitiveevents.” 

workersintothe CBD when Council 

movesintoitnextyear. 

The detailed business case forasecond 

urban bridgeisalso progressing 

and thatwill be back beforeCouncil 

on 17 August. Our roadingstaffand 

the consultant engineershavebeen 

meeting withstakeholdersabout the 

proposed design, andIwill be on a 

plane to Wellington to talk to Prime 

MinisterJacinda Ardern anddeputy 

GrantRobertson as soonasthe costs 

areknown. 

Muchofour otherworkhas been 

business as usual, and thatisongoing 

but crucial work to ensure we get 

clean waterfromour taps, thatour 

wastewaterisdealt with properly and 

our rubbish collected and disposed of. 

It has been great to see the CBD come 

back to lifeand the importanceofthat 

project,and the job well done, was 

acknowledged withacommendationat 

local government awards recently. 

ARoyal tree planting tour around the 

Mayor Brown said Council would now 

oversee maintenance onthe skatepark, 

and that included the gardens, rubbish 

collection and mowing. 

“Methven parentshaveworked very hard 

to create this great facility and it is well 

used by the kids of the town. It would be 

great to see some skateboarding tourists 

check it out too.” 

Council contributed $10,000 to the 

skatepark project in its development 

stagesand has included $7540 in its2022- 

23 Annual Plan to maintain the site. 

district, to plant sevenLondonPlane 

treestocelebrate the Queen’s platinum 

jubilee year,was anotherreminder 

about projectsthatwill stand the test 

of time. 

Thiswill be my last columnahead of 

the LocalBodyElections, as the preelection 

period begins on 8July and 

there arerules aroundcommunication 

and campaigninginmyrole as Mayor. 

Thatdoesn’t mean electedmembers 

stop work,wewill all be carrying on 

in the business of Counciluntilanew 

group is electedon8October. 

Nominations forrolesasdistrict 

councillors, Mayor andMethven 

CommunityBoard membersopen 

on 15 July andCouncil willholdan 

evening forpotential candidateson19 

July. If youarethinking about standing, 

thenthisisagreat timetosee whatis 

involved in shaping our district. 

draws good 

feedback 

A waste minimisation plan that 

proposes anew kerbside collection 

for food waste has attracted 129 

submissions and the Council is 

pleased with the enthusiastic 

response. 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager 

Neil McCann said the majority of 

the submissions on the draft Waste 

Minimisation and Management Plan 

focused on the proposal to introduce a 

food wastecollection forhouseholds and 

offeritasauser-paysservicetobusinesses. 

“There was arange ofviews from the 

community, with some supporting an 

opt-in service and others wanting the 

collection expanded to include garden 

wasteaswell. 

“Some other submitters were againstthe 

food wastecollectionaltogether.” 

If Councillors adopted the plan as 

proposed, staffwould investigate options 

for how the food waste collection could 

operate and how much itwould cost. 

Further consultation with the community 

would be held once that work was 

completed, likely during an upcoming 

AnnualorLong Term Plan. 

The draft Waste Management and 

Minimisation Plan aims to reduce waste 

going to landfill; in 2020, nearly 4000 

tonnes of material was prevented from 

going to landfill, through recycling and 

reuse. 

“We know wecan divert more and at 

this stage, and we wanted to obtain 

the community’s feedback regarding a 

household food waste collection service 

and our other proposedactions.” 

Councillors will hear from submitters and 

deliberate on feedback on the draft on 6 

July, with the final form of the plan due 

to be adoptedbyCouncil on 27 July.Both 

meetings will be livestreamed. 

On 6July,Councillorswill also consider28 

submissions received on the draft Trading 

in Public PlacesBylaw. 

Peoplecan viewthe submissions forboth 

consultations online at ashburtondc.govt. 

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Watermetersrolling outfor Methventrial 

ACL ismaking good progress on a 

project toinstall 1200 water meters 

on Methven properties, aspart of a 

trial to assistwith themanagement 

of the water supply and identify 

leaks. 

Covid supply chain delaysmeant thebulk 

of the watermetershaveonly justarrived 

in the district and ACL will install them 

over the next fewmonths on behalf of the 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil. 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager 

Neil McCann said ACL had previously 

identified the location of toby boxes, 

and which connections would also need 

manifolds. 

“Now theyhavebegun installingthe water 

meters and asatthe end of last week 

about300 hadbeen fitted.” 

Thecontractorisworking street-by-street 

andMethven residentscanexpectacard 

in theirletterboxadvising whenwaterwill 

be shut off in their area for meters tobe 

installed. 

“The card will tell residents the date and 

time ofthe shut off, and how long it will 

last.Weadvise peopletomakesurethey 

have enough drinking water and the jug 

full. It cantakethree or four hourstodoa 

typical street.” 

Staff undertaking the work may also 

requireaccesstoanoutside tap. 

Installingthe watermeter usually involves 

excavating around the toby, installing a 

manifold(if thereisnot one already) and 

then fittingthe meter. 

“A survey in April showed there were 

about 400 properties that required new 

manifolds and they typically have older 

pipe connections,”MrMcCann said. 

“The meters will be read digitally using 

radio technologysimilartobluetooth, by a 

staff memberinavehicle, goingdown the 

street everysix to eight weeks.” 

Council has previously estimated 

up to 65 per cent of water in the 

Methven community water supply was 

unaccounted forinthe system. 

“Once we get meters on all the 

connections we candetermine where the 

waterisactually goingand whether there 

is leakage isonthe public network or on 

private property. 

“The information will also eventually be 

used to prioritise acoustic leak detection 

activities on the public network.” 

He said education around water use was 

also part of the wider programme and 

in the future Council would behelping 

residents understand the data collected 

from their meters. 

Gallery prepares forartssociety annualevent 

Vanja Venrooyprepping her art forthe 

exhibition. 

Atypical waterconnectioninMethven, during and after meterinstallation. 

The Ashburton Art Galleryand Museum is 

preparing forone of itsbusiesttimes of the 

year,when it hosts the Ashburton Society 

of Arts' annual exhibition. 

Entries began arriving last weekend and 

staffhavebeen busy workingondisplays, 

and helping artists arrange their work. 

Winners in the various categories will be 

announced at a special opening night 

event on Monday 4July. 

It is the society's 58th annual exhibition 

and it will be open to the public daily from 

Tuesday5Julyuntil Friday 29 July. 

There are 11 awards for art and 

sculpture, three for applied art, craftand 

photography, and one for miniatures. 

Thereisalso aPeople'sChoiceaward. 

The gallerytraditionally recordsits highest 

visitor numbers during the exhibition, 

which features about 200 works that are 

alsoavailable to purchase. 

The visual feast is provided by local, 

national and guest artists in avareity of 

media, and commissions from sales help 

run the society'sShort Street studio. 

Society members will be present at 

the gallery everyday throughout the 

exhibition, sothis is agreat opportunity 

to visit and learn more about one of 

Ashburton’s longest established art 

organisations. 

The society was formed in 1964, with 

the philosophy to encourage the study, 

practiceand creativityofthe visual arts. 

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

Meetings areatCouncilChambers, 

137 Havelock Street,unlessspecified 

Submissionhearings:Waste 

Management andMinimisation Plan, 

and TradinginPublic Places Bylaw, 

Wednesday 6July, 9am(live-streamed) 

MethvenCommunity Board, Monday 

25 July, 10.30am, at Mt Hutt Memorial 

Hall 

AshburtonWater Zone Committee, 

Tuesday 26 July,1pm (live-streamed) 

Councilmeeting, Wednesday 27 July 

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Rakaia 

revisited 

Rakaia School hasbeenthe learning 

institute of many families over its 150 

year history. 

It startedits journeyatthe South 

Rakaia Hotelin1872, where the first 

school committee was formed. 

Sincethen it has remained an integral 

part of thecommunity and taughtpupils 

through three major world wars, aflu 

epidemic,heavy snowfalls, district wide 

earthquakes and, oflate, Covid19. 

Its150 year history is beingcelebrated 

this year over Labour Weekend andwill 

seemanyfamilieswho learnedatthe 

school reconnectagain. 

People like 89yearold Natalie 

Gardiner (neePalmer) who went to 

Rakaia School from 1939 and still has 

familialconnections withthe school 

throughout the decades ranging from 

nieceCarol Muckle,(nee Mead), and 

Carol’s daughter, Heidi,22, to current 

pupil Mila Hislop, 7. 

Natalie wassix yearsold when she 

started school and walked 2km to school 

from thearea known as ‘the settlement.’ 

Sheremembers her teacher MissLucas 

wearing alongsleeve cream smock.She 

was strict, shesaid. 

Natalie’s lateparents,BillPalmer 

and Gladys, (nee Douglas), as well as 

Carol’s parents Rosalie (nee Palmer) 

andthe lateIvan Mead also went to 

Rakaia School. 

There arealso many other 

connections. 

Mila’sgrandfather,Peter, is thefirst 

cousin of Carol, whosegrandparents 

thelateHenry Mead and Ethel (nee 

Greygoose) were alsopupils. 

"Weeachhad allour siblings go to 

Rakaia School alumni from left, Natalie Gardiner (nee Palmer), Audrey Smith (nee Burrowes), Carol Muckle (nee Mead), back, 

Heidi Muckle and, front, current pupil Mila Hislop, 7, are keen to share stories with others at the school’s 150th jubilee over 

Labour Weekend. 


Rakaia Schooltoo," Carolsaid, of 

herselfand cousin Peter. 

Audrey Smith, (neeBurrowes), 84, 

wasalso apupil, as washer mother, the 

lateGladys Burrowes(neeMead). 

Gladyswas acousintoCarol’s 

grandfather,Henry Mead. 

Audrey went to Rakaia Schoolinthe 

early 1940s andremembers theschool 

buildings on thewestsideofthe 

grounds.She was at theschoolwhen 

the schoolwas movedtothe northern 

side of the grounds. 

She wastaught by Miss Templeton 

and MissWalkham and of thetwo 

remembersthe latter as being“alovely 

teacher”. 

Both Audrey andNatalieremember 

apaddockonthe easternsideofthe 

school wasusedasaponypaddock for 

horsesriddentoschool bypupilsofthe 

time. It wasthe thenequivalentofa 

bikerack, or scooterstand. 

Heidi’s firstteacher wasMrs Doody 

back in 2004. 

“She was good,nice.She was 

everyone’sfavourite teacher,” Heidi 

said. 

Mila has been taught by teachers 

Miss Grantand MrsHall sincestarting 

school andbothhave been giventhe 

thumbsupby the Year 2pupil. 

The150th jubileereunion kicks off 

on Friday,October21with a 

‘conversazione’and plenty of timeto 

gather, share stories and collect 

registrationpacks. Peoplecan register 

to attend viathe Rakaia School 

website. 

COVID-19 and 

Measles vaccinations 

Eastfield Health 

135 Tancred Street, Ashburton 

Saturday 2July, 10am–2pm 

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Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains president Bob Girvan, Almond Royds and 

citation reader John Duncan. 

PHOTO SUPPLIED 

Almond honoured 

AlmondRoyds,along standing 

memberofRotaryClub of 

AshburtonPlains,was awardedone 

of Rotary’s top honours,aPaul 

Harris Fellowship. 

It was presented by Rotary Clubof 

AshburtonPlains president Bob 

Girvanand is theRotary 

Foundation’s way of expressingits 

appreciation for the substantial 

contributionstoits humanitarian 

andeducational programmes.Itis 

named after Rotary founder Paul 

Harris. 

The club designates it as 

recognitiontoaperson whoselife 

demonstrates asharedpurpose 

withtheobjective of the Rotary 

Foundation, service aboveself. The 

presentation recognises Almond’s 

supporttothe Rotary Clubof 

AshburtonPlains,Rotary Inner 

Wheeland the wider community. 

Almondjoined Rotaryasa 

memberofthe Plains Club in 

November2011. 

In Rotary year2012/13 she was a 

member of theinternational 

committee, the following yeara 

member of thecommunity services 

committee. She was elected as 

president elect nominee in 2015/16 as 

well as beingthe new generationsand 

community servicesdirector. 

In 2016/17 she was president elect 

and administrationdirector.And in 

2017/18 clubpresident,the first 

woman to hold this position. 

Almondisnot aperson to sit back 

and notcontribute evenhaving served 

as club presidentand in 2020/21 she 

wasnew generation’s director. She is 

director of thefoundation committee 

in thiscurrent Rotary Year. 

As well as Almond’s outstanding 

contribution to Rotary,she has also 

held club,district, nationaland 

international positionsinInner 

Wheel. 

She has also provided long standing 

service tothe Girls Brigade along with 

herdedicationtothe Hakatere 

PresbyterianChurchasalong time 

pastoral leader within the parish.


Warm winter woollies 

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Scores of babyblankets, 

singletsand hats, knittedby 

the ladies of the Women’s 

Institute, havebeengiven to 

Plunket Ashburton. 

Wool garments for infants 

are regularly knittedby 

membersofthe Mid 

CanterburyFederationofWI 

membersand thelatest 

donationtoPlunket included 

36 blankets, 20 hats, 15 pairs 

of booties, eightsinglets, 

seven fish‘nchip jerseysand 

five cardigans. 

Federation president 

MavisWilkinssaid the 

knittedwool garments were 

madefromladies withlife 

experienceand thedonation 

Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institute members 

Mavis Wilkins, from left, and Dianne Carter with Plunket 

Ashburton clothing exchange coordinator Neroli Cross and a 

selection of woollen knitted goods made by WI members. 


wasaway to share theskills 

of those in the WI. 

It was alsoagreat wayto 

usewool. 

‘‘Wejustwant to keep our 

friends (atPlunket)very 

happy,’’ shesaid. 

The collection,along with a 

brandnew onemetre tall 

Lindt rabbit, won in a 

promotion, weregratefully 

received by Ashburton 

Plunket clothing exchange 

coordinatorNeroli Cross. 

TheMid Canterburybased 

Plunket hasbabies from 

aroundthe districtonits 

booksand wool knitwear a 

natural productwas the best 

materialtokeepbabies 

warm. 

It wasbetter thanpolar 

fleece material. 

Thebrightly coloured 

blanketswerealso ideal for 

cots, pepe podsand carseats, 

andaswoolwas breathable 

helped support safe sleeping. 

Netherby School's Rippa Rugby players celebrate success with 

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principal Phil Wheeler and Semi Ratu. 


Rippa rugby action 

NetherbySchoolplaced an 

impressive second in the 

SubwayCup,Rippa Rugby 

tournament last week in 

Oamaru. 

The Year 6pupils won six of 

their games, evenbeating 

Lauriston School in semifinal 

play, before coming up against 

Gleniti School in the final.It 

wasNetherby’sfirst lossofthe 

tournament. 

PrincipalPhilWheeler said 

it was suchagood achievement 

by the teamtomakeittosemifinalplaywith 

20 teams in the 

competition, andthen to the 

grand final. 

He wasvery proud. 

He said it wasacredit to the 

wider team whoall contributed 

totrainingpractice, injury and 

illnesscover, and for those 

there to support the team on 

the field onthe day. 

‘‘Ashout out toRoz forher 

coaching ofmanyofthese 

playersoverthe years, Tuvale 

forhisonthe daysupport, and 

Semi for coaching us to 

anotherlevel to be more 

competitive in this 

tournament. 

‘‘Wehad atruly awesome 

day. Great workNetherby 

community. Notbad forasmall 

family orientedschool,’’ he 

said. 

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Heatingupgrades and modern 

technology has given new life to 

the Hinds Community Centre. 

But there is still more to do. 

The centre, under anew 

12strong community 

committee, has been the hub of 

the Hinds community and 

surrounding districts for the 

past40plus years. 

It has hosted community 

balls,fundraisers, regular 

meetings, training sessions, 

Anzac Day services and many 

privatefunctions. 

Of late there have been much 

neededupgrades to the heating 

system,waterleaks fixed and a 

redoofasection of roof, but 

there is more fundraising 

neededfor roof works as wellas 

interiorand exteriorpainting 

needed, which aloneis 

estimatedat$38,000. 

Hinds Community Centre 

committee chairperson Fiona 

Keir, who took over after the 

suddenrecent passing of 

committee president John 

Jefferson, said the committee 

members were full of 

enthusiasm. 

They were ablend of longtimeusers 

of the hall, and 

passionate about its future. 

The Hinds Hall building 

committee includingcurrent 

members Stuart Wilson and 

RuthSheppard was formed in 

May1976 and carried out a 

range of fundraising activities 

to raise money for its build. It is 

not on council land. 

Activities ranged from 

auctions, raffles, fattening 

cattle,events with notable 

guest speakers such as Richard 

Hadlee, to growing potatoes for 

sale. 

There wasalso around 

Community 

asset boost 

$300,000 fundraised by agroup 

known simply as the Hinds 

ladies’ catering group. 

The supper room was opened 

in 1979 and the main hall in 

1983. 

Hinds is anatural gathering 

spot for the southern part of the 

district. The complex, which 

also includes asmaller meeting 

room, is still used by the 

adjoining squashclub, the 

Lions service club,Women’s 

Institute and adinnerclub. 

It is also booked for events 

hosted by Fonterra, MHV Water 

and Environment Canterbury, 

and used regularly by Hinds 

School. 

Mr Wilson said the complex 

was in goodcondition though a 

few jobs needed attention. It 

was acommunity asset,alow 

cost venue in the district and a 

gathering point for the 

community, he said. 

There had been grants 

received recentlyincluding 

$9943 from the Mid and South 

Canterbury Community Trust 

for technology upgrades, but 

there wereongoingfundraisers 

regularly added to on their 

Facebook page. Morethan 40 

years ago, many local 

organisations offered to help 

with raising money for its build. 

In July 1976 the committee 

had abalance of $6200. 

Some farmers in the district 

donated slink skins payments 

and one farmer two and half 

acres(just over ahectare) rent 

free for the growing of potatoes. 

The following year the plans 

were drawn up for the supper 

room/kitchen, andbyJuly 1978 

the balance had risen to 

$30,500, and tenders were 

requested. 

The committee then raiseda 

mortgage with South 

Canterbury Savings Bankof 

$35,000 at10.56 percent over 25 

yearsbut it tookuntil 

December 1979 for the local 

authorities loan boardto 

sanction the committee raising 

amortgage, Mr Wilson said. 

The opening of the supper 

room was on March30, 1979. 

The building of the squash 

courts, instigated by the Hinds 

and District Jaycees, soon 

followed. 

The lateBobBurnett 

donated asection nextdoor to 

the supper room for car 

parking. 

And fundraisingcontinued 

with running cattle or growing 

potatoes. 

In November 1980 aplan was 

made for anew main hall. 

In February1983, after the 

demolition of the old hall 

construction on anew one 

started. 

Pupilsfrom Hinds School 

wrote abook on the hall’s 

building works after spending 

time on the grounds at the 

building site. It was simply 

called ‘The building of the 

Hinds Hall’. 

Hinds Jaycees offered to 

supply chairs for the meeting 

room and, after consultation, 

named the committee room 

‘The DavisonRoom’ in memory 

of Bill Davison, one of the 

original committee. 

The new hall and meeting 

room was officially opened on 

July 30, 1983. 

The Hinds Building 

Committee was disbanded and 

the running of the hall, andits 

final payments, was taken over 

by the Hinds Community 

Centre committee. 

The hall is available for hire, 

whether the full complex, or 

any of the wellheated rooms. 

Anyone interested in hiring 

the hall, or donating money for 

future works, can check out the 

centre’s Facebook page or 

contact KateWilliams on 

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Canterbury’s bullselling 

season got away to aracing start 

with biddingtoppingat$47,000 

for an Okawa Poll Herefords 

2yearold earlier this month. 

The MtSomersstud was 

second caboff therank with its 

afternoon sale following the 

morning start at Orari Gorge 

Station in Geraldine on June8. 

Okawa Saracen 0175 was sold 

to the Davies family at Charwell 

Herefords from Bay of Plenty, 

while the second highestprice, 

$35,000, was for Okawa Kingpin 

0156 which went to 

Maungahina Stud near 

Masterton. 

Owners Nick and Penny 

Francewere as pleased with 

the depth of commercial bulls 

in the catalogue as the top end 

of the sale,which was not far 

away from their sale best of 

$60,000 in 2019. 

Mr Francesaid theyoung 

bull’s exceptionalwidth and 

depth was backed up by good 

figures. 

The product of their embryo 

transplant programme 

provided good buying, he said. 

‘‘Itwas aperfectly structured 

sale for the commercial guys 

too and there was plenty of 

bulls for everyone. 

‘‘We only ended up passing in 

three bulls and there were 

plenty of $4000 to $5000 bulls 

for the commercialsale.’’ 

Some of these bulls went to 

cover Angus cows for hybrid 

vigour, he said. 

The average price of $9600 

Bullish start ...Interest was high for Okawa Saracen 0175, a2yearold bull that made $47,000 for 

Mt Somers couple Nick and Penny France at their Okawa Poll Herefords sale. 

PHOTO: SUPPLIED 

for the 57 bulls from the 

60strong catalogue was up 

about $1000 on last year. Within 

the catalogue were 22 sons from 

Matariki Kingpin which they 

bought in 2019 as the secondhighestpriced 

bullfor the 

season. Another key 

contributor wastheir keeper 

bull, Okawa Saracen 7036. 

Theseason’s quality lineup 

accountedfor the superior 

average price, Mr France said. 

He said buyers were doing 

their homework when they 

went looking for qualitybulls. 

‘‘They are being pretty 

shrewd with what they are 

buying. They are better 

educated and arespending alot 

of time to get betterquality for 

their money. They’re notjust 

looking at figures —that’s the 

easypart; they look for atype 

and demandstructure and 

width.’’ 

Thecouple have already 

reinvested some of their 

earnings into geneticsafter 

buying Limehills Stardom from 

Central Otago’s Limehills stud. 

Mr France saidtheyliked the 

look of theHerefordbull 

because of hisdataset and as 

he hadtop full brothers and 

camefrom an exceptional cow. 

The new addition would tie 

in nicely withtheir breeding 

programme, he said. 

‘‘We are increasingour intramuscular 

fatfor thegrassfed 

market, but keeping the 

structure and constitution of 

the Herefords.’’ 

~Central RuralLife 

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Entriesare openfor theArable 

Awards of NewZealand. 

FederatedFarmers, the 

Foundation of Arable Research, 

United Wheatgrowers and the Grain 

&SeedTradeAssociation are 

working together to makethe 2022 

New Zealand Arable Awards a 

showcase of the sector’s people 

and products, recognising, 

celebrating and rewarding 

excellence. 

Thereare ninecategories 

includingEmergingTalent, 

Environment &Sustainability, 

Innovationand an ‘Arable Food 

Champion’ award opentoboth 

growersand end product makers. 

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on July 26. 

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Beef+Lamb New Zealand, 

FederatedFarmers and Deer 

Industry New Zealand have written 

to ministersrequestingapause on 

government’s latest indigenous 

biodiversity proposals. The joint 

letter, sent to ministers James 

Shaw, Damien O’Connorand David 

Parker, reiterates the primary sector 

groups’concernsover the timing of 

the Indigenous BiodiversityNational 

Policy Statement exposuredraft, 

with farmers already inundated by 

water, climate and conservation 

policychanges. Theindigenous 

biodiversity proposals are of 

particularrelevance to sheep, beef 

and deer farmers,and industry have 

requested the processbepaused or 

at the very least, for the consultation 

periodtobeextendedfrom six to 10 

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Hope remains for wool industry 

Stuart Cattoisadyedinthewoolwool 

man —literally. 

Thismonth Mr Catto (67) 

acceptedthe lastwool at his 

Oamaru wool business, Catto 

Wool, andshutthe doors for 

good, after alifetimeinthe 

industry. 

While he hadnoregrets 

about hischosen career, he 

did have asmall regret he 

had not managedtogeta 

buyer to take over the 

business, he said. 

But retirement was 

beckoningand he waslooking 

forwardtospending more 

time with his wife, trout 

fishing andwhitebaiting, 

hunting pigs, deer,wallabies 

and goats, and drivingdown 

somebackroads never 

traversed before. 

Broughtuponafarm near 

Gore, Mr Catto started 

rousieing for localshearers 

fromwhenhewas about 12 

until he left school at 17. He 

went to Lincolnfor twoyears, 

studying wool. 

After Lincoln, he had a 

selectionofjobs offered and 

he chose to work for Mair 

Wool in Christchurch, a 

business which was 

essentially an auction 

appraiser. 

Then, in 1986, he bought an 

existing woolbuying 

business in Oamaru and 

moved south. 

Hehad spent twoyears 

driving heavymachineryin 

Twizel, with the hydro 

End of an era ...Stuart Catto, awool judge, has closed the 

doors of his Oamaru business, Catto Wool. 

PHOTO FILE 

development, in thelate 

1970sand hadgot to know 

someNorth Otago folk,soit 

wasnot entirely unfamiliar. 

At thatstage,the business 

wasbasedinTyne St butit 

later neededmorespaceand 

Catto Woolmovedinto 

Harbour St, inthe heartof 

the town’s historic precinct, 

in 1991. 

But back then, it was not 

the bustlingattractionthatit 

laterbecame —‘‘noone 

cared about it back then’’— 

andheinitially took half the 

building, then threequarters 

and then theentire space. 

Later, more spacewas 

required and premises in 

TyneSt werealso leased. 

Thelastsix or seven years 

hadbeenparticularly tough 

and,while Mr Catto said he 

always triedtohave a 

glasshalffull approach 

rather thananegativeone, it 

was getting verydifficult to 

do that. 

But he remained hopeful 

that the industry would come 

right. 

‘‘I’m alwayslooking for 

hope at the other end.Surely 

there’s light at the endofthe 

horizonnow.’’ 

Knownfor his ownwoollen 

attire, Mr Catto said one of 

his pet beefs wasfarmers who 

did not believeintheir own 

industry, whether that was 

wearing synthetic orplastic 

clothing, or laying synthetic 

carpets in their homes. 

‘‘When thatstarts 

happening, youmay as well 

throw in the towel.You have 

to believe in your own 

products,’’ he said. 

Mr Catto’s work covered a 

large area,fromthe top of the 

StyxtoWaikouaiti, the Lindis 

Pass, Twizel, the top of the 

HakatarameaValley and 

Waimate.During theheyday, 

it wasnot unusualtodo 

14hour days and he hadthe 

same routines;breakfast 

used to be amuttonpie at 

McGregors tearooms in 

Palmerston, latterly it had 

beenatVanessa’sCottage 

CafeinHampden. 

~Central RuralLife 


Trials plan 

FAR's growersleadingchange 

programmeisseeking arable 

growers nationwide to take part in 

onfarmtrials around alternative 

Nproducts. 

With the price of synthetic Non 

the rise, andthe impending 

introductionofpricing for 

nitrogen related nitrousoxide 

emissions, the programme is 

setting up aseries of simple DIY 

onfarmtrials looking into arange 

of alternative Nproducts. 

Trialproject leader Donna Lill 

is lookingfor arablegrowers 

anywhere in NewZealand who are 

keentobe involved. 

“We’re looking for growerswho 

are either already using 

alternativesources of nitrogen in 

their crops or who are interested 

in tryingout some of theoptions,’’ 

she said. 

‘‘The nitrogen sources we’re 

considering maybealternativeN 

products, nfixing products, 

manures or legumes. 

“These onfarm trials, which are 

really ‘tryouts’ as they are not 

fully replicated, will start in 

paddocks sown this spring, and 

continue into nextyear’sautumn 

and spring sowings. 

‘‘Ideally, it will incorporatea 

range of arablecrops including 

cereals, grassand vegetable seed 

crops as well as maize.” 

Final tryoutdesign will be 

discussed with individual growers 

dependingoncroptype, 

alternativeN source and paddock 

variables. 

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to donna.lill@far.org.nz 

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Our new public holiday, establishedtocelebrate 

the Māori New Year, was primarily a quiet 

affair as many local families simply enjoyed 

being together for the holidaywhile also sharing 

their celebrations on Facebook. 

Alistair Bolland and his family headed to 

the beach, taking some time away from the 

Running Duck to enjoywhat he described as 

TimaruTacos - barbeque sausageinbread. 

Bianca Sheed says that her family enjoyed a 

familyfavourite-hangi-in-a-crockpot, including 

stuffing from her mothers recipe (there are 

recipes online). 

Matt Searles, Peel Forestcafé owner,postie 

andphotographer, captured the Matariki cluster 

from Arundel for those that didnt get to see 

it in the flesh. Greg Wilkinson, whohad climbed 

Little Mount Peel for the best vantage point, 

managed agood viewofVenus, but Matariki 

was hiding in acloudbank. 

Merryn Blake of Joosh says that there was 

steadyfoot trafficaround the town on Friday. 

At the Page and Post, Belinda Roberts noted 

that people seemed very relaxed.Maybe it is 

becausehaving the holiday onaFridaymeans 

people are heading into their weekend. 

On Mondayised holidays, peopleare tired and 

on their wayhome, already thinking about the 

week ahead. 

Jan Finlayson writes, Gathering early on 

Matariki Eve, the Carew Peel Forest School 

community celebrated New Zealandsnewest 

public holidaywith foodand culture. Principal 

Craig Sedgwick says, It was for the whānau. 

We sang them a song,and the childrenshared 

astory with the community. And we had our 

first annualMatariki breakfast. 

Geraldine Kindergarten opened its doors 

to thepubliconWednesday, 22 June. Former 

mayor Damon Odey began the evening with 

amihi whakatau (formal welcome). Tamariki, 

kaiako and guestsweretreatedtofirepoi, live 

music, adventures and story-telling in the 

Domain of Tane (the wooded area behind the 

building), and of course, plenty of kai to share. 

Members of the community rallied around to 

help,including a contingent ofGeraldine High 

School students in their red blazers. 

The celebrations atGeraldine High School 

were fast and intense. The week began with a 

new karakia to bless the students and staff on 

their journey for the day, then on to Matariki 

sports -Turbo Touch and Fast 5netball. 

Wednesday was quizzes in class, the Whetū 

Amazing Race and akai cook-up, both firsts 

for the school. Year-13 student Charlotte Marriot 

says, The week was incredibly special. It was 

ahuge privilege tobe able to organise the 

events and amassive reward to see everyone 

taking part and having fun. 

On Sunday, American-born local Mark 

Bourassa chose to travel toLake Tekapo 

(Takapō)for amidwinter swim. Although the 

glacier-fed lake is the coldest in New Zealand, 

he says he will do it again. 

Matarikiisacelebrationthat keeps on giving, 

as Geraldine Primary School prepares for 

acelebration onWednesday, 6 July, with an 

invitation for the public to view the artwork 

the following day. HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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EDITORIAL 

Bianca Sheedand herBaseFitness team enjoyaMatariki 

breakfast around an open fireafter Fridaysmorningworkout. 

PHOTO: Facebook/Bianca Sheed 

We hope youenjoyednot only aday off but the joyof 

abrand new indigenous public holiday. Mānawatia 

aMatariki isthe greeting recommended by Massey 

Universitys Professor of Mātauranga Māori, Rangi 

Mātāmua (Tūhoe). The sense of it is celebrate or 

honour. Professor Mātāmata was aconsultant to 

the government in implementing the new holiday. 

Readerswith good memories will remember that he 

gave atalk at the primary school on 27 June, 2018 

(GNews 5/7/2018). Those with access to YouTube can 

find informative and interesting items byhim. 

His book Matariki:The Star of the Year is anaccessible 

introduction. Hugh borrowed itfrom the library a 

whileago -hethinks it wasoninterloan from another 

library. 

As we grow into the new public holiday, itwill be 

interesting to see what traditions pass into families 

of European or Asian backgrounds. Will Hangi-in-acrockpot 

be to Matariki what Turkey is to Christmas 

or lamb to Easter? There are recipes online, but we 

will get Whaea Bianca toshare her familys recipe 

with us next year. 

We areenjoying aholidaywhichhas its roots here. 

We agree with Dr Rangi Mātāmua that there is 

something odd about snow and flying reindeer in 

summer or egg-laying rabbits in autumn. To gather 

around afire and sharehot food,takingtime to reflect 

in winter makes wonderful sense. 

On apersonal note, we have pulled the plug on 

the 2022 Geraldine Ukefest. Inthe end, the decision 

was obvious. We are now scurrying around trying to 

salvage afew activities for the diehards who are 

coming to Geraldine anyway. They love this place - 

and so do we. 

Mānawatia aMatariki. HUGH &FI 

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chapterinabook, 

waiting to be written. 

We can help write that 

story by setting goals. 

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Clyde-based group Stone The Crows, seen here atGUF21,will be back next month to performatBarkersEatery. PHOTO: Peter Towers 

Ukefest cancelled; future music festival envisaged 

The organisers of the Geraldine Ukefest 

(GUF) took the decision last week to 

cancel the festival. FiMcCafferty says, 

It is with sadness that we announcethe 

cancellation of what would have beenthe 

10th and final GUF. The unprecedented 

low sales are, we think, due to Covid 

hesitancy, increasedfinancial restraints, 

and other festivals popping up around 

us.Anunreasonable fearofpiratesmight 

have played apart too. 

Full refunds are already on their way 

to those who had made bookings. Hugh 

McCafferty says, While thoseintending 

to comeare disappointed,theyhave been 

gracious and understanding. As it is, a 

goodnumber of enthusiastshavedecided 

they will come toGeraldine for the 

weekendanyway. 

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planned withalineupofquality entertainers. 

Restaurant co-owners Sam and Dhillon 

have devised somepirate-themed cocktails. 

Then on Saturday, 23 July, localgroup 

Geraldine Ukulele Jam will set the ball 

rolling for aday of ukulele at BarkersFood 

Store and Eatery. Fi says, We have made 

aprogramme of performers attending - 

acts fromAuckland,Kapiti, Christchurch, 

Clyde, and Kerikeri willbestruttingtheir 

stuff duringthe day. Strumalong sessions 

will be interspersed between the acts - 

words and chords provided. It salvages 

something for the diehards,and ends the 

festival just like it began back in 2013, with 

the Big Strum. Sheaddsthatbothofthese 

entertaining events are open to the public; 

no cover charge. 

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Myra Martin and Ollie Christensen plant the Jubilee tree while (from left) Jan Finlayson, Janene Adams, Susanne West, 

Gavin Oliver, and Wayne ODonnell look on. Also in attendance were Deana Averill, Nora Faulks-Beck, Jo Drake, Jan Oliver 

and McGregor Simpson. PHOTO: Hugh McCafferty 

Geraldine Community Board 

plants tree to celebrate Jubilee 

Asmall gathering attended the ceremonial 

planting of an English beech tree to 

commemorate the Jubilee of HM Queen 

Elizabeth II. 

Wayne ODonnell, chair of the 

community board, said it was important 

to markHer Majestys70years of service. 

Councillor Gavin Oliver noted that this 

tree in Toddpark matchesthe coronation 

tree in the domain and that the idea had 

come fromboard member JaneneAdams. 

He is unaware of any other trees being 

planted in the district for theJubilee. 

Myra Martin and Ollie Christensen, 

whānau leadersfrom Geraldine Primary 

School, led the ceremonial planting. Gavin 

says, At 150kg, wepre-planted it for 

safetys sake. The other eleven people 

present took their turn shovelling abit 

of compost around the tree. 

Gavin says that the tree, which will 

have asuitable plaque, is part of aplanned, 

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Carew Peel Forest School students learnt how toskip aspart oflearning about heart health. PHOTO: Supplied 

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CarewPeel Forest Schools childrenhave 

been skipping toraise funds for the 

NationalHeart Foundation ofNew Zealand 

and to boost their own heart health in its 

Jumping June event. 

Itsabout raising awareness and raising 

cash -and itsabout teaching thechildren 

how to have ahealthy heart, says principal 

Craig Sedgwick. But first, the children 

had to pick up some basics. 

They had to learn how to skip. Its a 

lost art. We learned doubledutch,teddy 

bear turn around, and afew others; it 

was fun. Then the children went out and 

got sponsorship. Some got sponsorship 

of hundreds of dollars.Theycan get prizes 

for it. 

As well as skipping and fundraising, 

Jumping June saw Carew Peel Forests 

children investigate the basics ofheart 

function andcare. Craig says, Welooked 

at healthy diets and asheeps heart 

dissection. The event has raised $1,000 

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KUPU OTEWIKI 

Whalersand sealers were the firstEuropeanstolivein 

NewZealand.Theylived in one-room huts that were built 

likeMāori wharebut contained European-style furniture 

such as bunksand tables,and sometimes stools madeout 

of whalevertebrae. 

Missionaries arrived from 1814. They builtcottageswith 

severalrooms,and withseparate bedrooms, reflectingtheir 

belief thatparents should sleep separately from children. 

The cottages hadwooden floors and simplefurniture, 

generally imported from Australia. Only afew Māori, mainly 

chiefs,adopted European-style housesand furnishingsin 

this era. 

Theformer whalerpictured herewith his Māori (or 

possiblyMoriori) wife in the Chatham Islands is Bill Lennent, 

who wasprobably an American. Certainly the hut behind 

them wasbuilt from the wreckage of the Alabama, an 

American whaling vessel. In the1830s manyofthe offshore 

whalers who visited NewZealandwaterscame from the 

United States, often beginningtheirvoyages ateast-coast 

ports such as Nantucket.(teara.govt.nz) IMAGE: Nantucket 

Historical Association, Reference: P1978. Photograph by W.H. Rau. 

Rūma noho 

Elselijn Bakkers stall Leavened has been astalwart ofthe farmers market since 2019. PHOTO: Facebook/Geraldine Farmers Market 

Farewell party tothank popular baker 

Customers of Leavened Baked Goods, a 

regular at Geraldine Farmers Market, 

will be saddened to hear that Elselijn 

Bakkerand her family areleaving Geraldine 

in acoupleofweeks and will be heading 

to anew life in Australia. 

Born in Zimbabwe to Dutch parents, 

Elselijn moved to New Zealand with her 

family when she wasfour.Elselijn remembers 

standing next toher father while he was 

baking bread and not leaving his side until 

he gave her someraw bread dough. 

I would always eat some raw dough; 

even now, Istill pinch awee bit to eat. 

Initially training as adraughtsman, 

she worked in aChristchurch chocolate 

shop before moving to Geraldine, where 

afriendgave her asourdough starter. 

It fully died on me -orIkilled it. 

Ayear later, she successfully attempted 

another starter, which is still being used 

today. (GNews 14.11.19) 

Elselijn has added much to the markets 

vibrancyover the years, withher products 

selling out most weeks. She also gained 

afollowing during lockdown by keeping 

her regular customers well-supplied. 

In her farewell announcement, Elselijn 

said, I have some news; Ill be finishing 

up baking shortly as we are heading to 

Brisbane fornew adventures. My husband 

has foundajob there, so we will be moving 

in early July. Iwanttosay an absolutely 

massive thank you forthe supportyouve 

shown me over the years. Ihave really 

appreciated all the encouragement, words 

of support andchats. You all helpedmake 

adream of minecome true. 

Asagesture of thanksfor all her efforts, 

afarewell party will be held for Elselijn 

at the Academy on Saturday 2July, 

2pm-4pm. All stall holders, musicians, 

family, friendsand customers areinvited; 

please bring asimple plate for shared 

refreshments. FI MCCAFFERTY 

Rūma noho -Sitting room (lounge) 

This week we will learn somekuputhat canbeusedin 

the rūma noho,orlounge.Like rūmakai (kitchen), this 

kupu hastwo partstoit; rūma meaning room and noho 

meaningtosit.What do we sit on in thesitting room? 

A hōpa, orsofa. Some other useful kupu; pouaka 

whakaata meaning television, roumamao meaning 

remote, and tūru meaning chair. 

In arecent edition, we talked about using Homai 

te pata tosay pass the butter. This phrase can also 

be used for the speaker toask for any object tobe 

passed along; homai teroumamao can be used to 

say pass the remote. Of course, it can beuseful to 

ask for the whereabouts of the roumamao too. To do 

so,wecan sayKeihea te roumaomao?.Inthis sentence, 

keihea indicatesthat thequestion is aboutthe location 

of the noun. 

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cup ofhot brew. Tooffer ahot drink to others inthe 

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Just days before his 20th birthday, Ben Williams obtained his private pilot licence. PHOTO: Supplied 

Ben flies ever closer to goal 

BenWilliams celebrated his20th birthday 

last week with the added excitement of 

passing his private pilot licence (PPL) a 

few days earlier. 

With my PPL, Ican take passengers 

and be in control of the plane, but Icant 

be rewarded or paid for the flight, so the 

next step is to get my commercial pilot 

licence, says Ben. 

Ben first showed interest in flying at 

around 12 years old, with his first flying 

lesson at 14 and first solo flight on his 

16th birthday. Ben has achievedrecognition 

throughout those years, including the 

RossMacPherson Memorial Scholarship 

through the South Canterbury AeroClub, 

thePrimeMinisters Vocational Excellence 

Award while attending Geraldine High 

School (GNews 28.11.19), and thePauwels 

FlyingScholarship Special Award (GNews 

02.12.21). 

To have achieved the goalofobtaining 

his PPL meansalot to Benand his family. 

Ben says, It is still hard to believe that 

Iamaprivate pilot. The licence hasnt 

turned up yet, so it doesnt quite seem 

real. Iheadstraight to Christchurch now 

to start at the International Aviation 

AcademyofNew Zealand to study for my 

commercial licence,soIamgetting abit 

nervous. 

The flying school is based at 

ChristchurchInternational Airport on the 

other side of the runway, solooking out 

the office window,you have somepretty 

amazing views of aircraft landing and 

taking off. The school also has another 

airfield at WestMelton. My commercial 

licencewilltakearound18monthstotwo 

years to obtain. Still, it will allow additional 

parts to myqualification, includingmultiaircraft 

ratings and instrumentrating,as 

in being able to fly indifferent weather 

conditions. 

Its[goingtobe] prettyfull-on;Monday 

to Friday, 7am till 5pm, with no holiday 

during the year apart from Christmas 

time. After this, Ican start with smaller 

jobs like scenic flying orbecoming an 

instructor.Onceyou have flown the required 

number of hours, then you can apply for 

an airline job. 

While Covidheld up obtaining his PPL, 

Ben took agap year after finishing at 

Geraldine High School and continued 

working at FreshChoice Geraldine. Ben 

says, The gap year has been beneficial 

to me as Ihavebeen out in the real world. 

Ihave grown as aperson and, at the same 

time, earnt money that has gone towards 

this next step.Iwouldreally like to thank 

FreshChoice, who has supported meso 

much and given me opportunities that 

have helped me grow into the person 

Iamtoday. 

Bens mum, Lynda, says, Both myself 

andmyhusband Trevor aresovery proud 

of Ben.Its abit emotional,really, but we 

are super-excited for Ben and for what 

he has achieved and wish him nothing 

but success in his life. 

Ben appreciates the support and 

assistance the South Canterbury Aero 

Club havegiven, saying, Rightfrom when 

Ijoined as aYoung Eagle, the club has 

been amazing. Iamstill amember, and 

it will always be my home aero club. 

Bens final goal is still the same as he 

had when GNews first spoke tohim in 

2019. I want to flyfor Air New Zealand. 

Ihave always followed them, and itis 

home here in New Zealand -although if 

Ihad to move overseas, Iwould. As soon 

as my licence arrives, Mum and Dad will 

be the first passengers Ifly. 

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RAC squad member Ryan Chambers receives his First XV Cap from father Craig. PHOTO: Supplied 

Ryan stoked to receive RAC First XV Cap 

Rugbyispart of who Iam,says 17-yearold 

Ryan Chambers, who last Saturday 

received his Roncalli Aoraki Combined 

(RAC) School First XV Cap in front of 

family and friends. 

Ryan says, Rugby means alot to me. 

Ilove being able to run around with my 

mates andhavefun.Ialsolovethe challenges 

that thegame gives me. 

AFirst XV Cap is awarded as amilestone 

for playing acertain number of games. 

For RAC, its ten games, and the caps are 

generally presented by the father of the 

player receiving it. Traditionally, before 

each match,capped playerscome forward 

and present their capsatthe halfway line 

as amark ofrespect before challenging 

the opposition with ahaka. 

Ryans dad,Craig,says,Ihave always 

been proud ofRyans achievements in 

rugby across all of theteamshehas played 

for, and this is no different. Ryan is really 

passionate about his rugby and just loves 

being part of the team environment. 

He is stoked toreceive his cap and 

is looking forward tothe challenge of 

the rest of the season. 

Ryan started playing rugby when he 

was seven years old for Celtic in Ashburton. 

In 2016 his family moved to Geraldine, 

where his rugbyhas continued. Last year, 

Ryan playedfor the Geraldine U16 team 

before being called into the RAC squad 

midway through the year. 

WhileRyan says hesnot surewhathis 

long-term goals are for rugby, he says, 

I just wanttoplay as well as Ican for as 

long as Ican. DEBBIE OLIVER


MEMORY LANE 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Rhododendrons in floweronthe Waihi River walking track, 

soon to become partofthe GeraldineSculptureTrail. 

PHOTO: The Vicarage Geraldine 

Geraldine istops 

Ithink Geraldine is atop place to live. Ilikewalking, 

and Geraldine has anamazing variety oftracks on 

offer.Last year the floods did alot of damage to the 

river and walks close by. Recently, the powers that 

be have spent many hours realigning and adding 

improvements, which should help control the river 

within its banks infuture floods. 

To add to these river achievements, [existing 

walkways havebeen restored, and newtrackshave 

been added]. These newtracksare adelight to look 

at, their gentle curves adding anartistic touch to 

what could otherwise be averyordinary path as well 

as the trails, [gaps havebeenfilled]inthe greenery 

nearby, specimen trees, their names promising us 

fine displays of autumn splendour in the coming 

years. 

Iwould like tomake aspecial mention here ofa 

favouritewalkofmine -the Waitui river walk.Iwould 

liketosay abig thank youtothose hardy volunteers 

who do so muchworkonthat track. Thankyou, guys, 

forall your work and upkeep; it is muchappreciated. 

My thanks also to the many other volunteers who 

give their time and energy to make Geraldine the 

lovely place itis. 

Ilove Geraldine. It is just tops. 

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CLOCKWISE FROMLEFT: Alison Bragg hands the ceremonial spade to Queen Elizabeth; standing with theQueenafter the successful 

planting; The lateHarold Bragg(left) readyto welcome the Queen aboardthe TSSEarnslaw. PHOTOS: Supplied 

Reflections on meeting the Queen 

For Geraldinelocal AlisonBragg,watching 

the Queens Platinum Jubilee on television 

recently was ahighlight. Shesays, 

I watched every single bit of it. The 

event also brought back memories of 

meeting the Queeninperson in 1990. 

Alison says, Iwas vice president of 

the Queenstown Altrusa Club, aladys 

service club. As part of the royal tour, 

there was agathering in Earnslaw Park 

on the foreshoreofLakeWakatipu. Iwas 

one of four lucky representatives from 

Queenstowns Altrusa, Lions and Rotary 

to participate in atree-plantingceremony 

with the Queen andthe duke. 

I thought Iwould just get aspade 

from our local hardware store, but no, 

it had to be aspecial ceremonial spade 

which came from Invercargill. Myjob 

was to hand the spadetothe Queen, but 

first Ihad to curtsey,and thespadewas 

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I hadalovely new dress for the occasion, 

andwegot ourhair done at the hairdressers 

that morning. Itwas avery exciting and 

bigday for the Queenstown community. 

Around 8,000 people gathered in Earnslaw 

Park that day to see the Queen. She was 

so beautiful andbeautifullydressed, and 

she chatted away with us. She asked if 

Iwould like her to plant the tree and asked 

what type of tree it was. Itold her it was 

an English tree, aPin Oak,says Alison. 

Alisons late husband, Harold Bragg, 

also played asignificant role during the 

royals trip around the Frankton Arm on 

the TSS Earnslaw. Having earlier been 

successfullyinterviewed by ScotlandYard 

to get clearance to be aboard,Harold,the 

pianist on the Earnslaw, was on this 

occasiongiven the responsibility of doing 

the ropes and showing the duke around 

the ship. 

Alison says, I have always liked and 

followed the royals. We visited England 

in 1995 and saw the Queen onvarious 

occasions, including aparade and a 

ceremony of dignitaries from avisiting 

country. We completed awalking tour of 

London, whichtookinKensingtonPalace 

Gardens, and we also saw Prince Charles 

afew times. 

It felt special to attend our local 

St Marys Anglican church for the Pentecost 

service on the Sunday morning and then 

come home to watch the same service on 

television for the Queens Platinum Jubilee 

church service. Ialso attended the Sing 

for the Queen fundraiser at St Thomas 

Church in Woodbury, whichwas alovely 

way to celebrate the Queens Jubilee 

celebrations locally. DEBBIE OLIVER 

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Michael HurstplaysLucius, aman who has mistakenly turned himself intoadonkey. PHOTO:Supplied 

Virtuoso Kiwi actor Michael Hurst 

returns to Geraldine in brand new play 

Celebrated actor Michael Hurst brings 

his new solo show, The Golden Ass, to 

Geraldineon13July as part of itspremiere 

tour, courtesy ofArts on Tour and the 

Geraldine Community Arts Council. 

The play, written by Michael and 

Auckland Theatre Company musician 

JohnGibson, is an adaptation of Apuleius 

latesecond-century novel Metamorphoses. 

AugustineofHippo nicknamed the story 

AsinusAureus (GoldenAss).ArtsonTour 

artistic director Steve Thomas says, Its 

new.Itsneverbeen seen.Itsgot comedy 

and tragedy, all the thingsofgoodtheatre. 

The play, like Apuleius novel,follows 

the fortunes of ayoung man interested 

in witchcraft whomistakenlyturnshimself 

into adonkeyand takes aparlouspicaresque 

through societys nooks and niches. In 

the end, The Golden Ass is aportrait of 

acceptance. 

The script is reputedly superb, if still 

tantalisinglyunknown.More importantly, 

to many,itisthat Michael Hurstisdelivering 

it. Michael is aMember of the New Zealand 

Order of Merit and has won numerous 

awards, including an Arts Laureate. Steve 

Thomas says, He is aleadinglight a 

virtuoso performer. He deliversextensive 

script and imbues it with all the skills of 

aveteran actor. Hes phenomenal. Hes 

in his senior career now. 

Arts council chair Elaine Taylor says, 

He [Michael] has performed here twice 

before,both to fullhouses. Watchingand 

feelingthe magnitude of atrueprofessional 

holding the audience spellbound with his 

craft is an absolute privilege. Iseriously 

cannot wait to share this evening 

with others. 

The Golden Ass is at the Lodge Theatre, 

7.30pm on Wednesday,13July.Tickets 

$25atLOUKClothing(cash only); R16. 

JAN FINLAYSON 

Aaron has been aGeraldine Combined Sports 

Associationmember fornine years and chair forthe 

last six. In 2016,Aaron instigatedareviewofGeraldines 

sportingand recreationalfacilities. The study identified 

the need for anall-weather, multi-purpose turf for 

Geraldine. Aaron saysthis wasabig, hairy,audacious 

goal, but he went for it. 

Aaron created aproject team who he guided, 

mentored,and led through the many steps to succeed 

in creating a$1.1m development,whichwill see the 

Geraldine domain transformed. Hehas given up 

hundreds of hours of personal time, often spent 

away from his young family, to make this project 

happen forGeraldine. His positive attitudeand focus 

on the end goal never wavered, andhecarried the 

team with him along the way. 

This has been an enormousundertaking, achieving 

afantastic resultfromwhichthe Geraldine community 

will benefit formanyyears. Aaron hasmadeapoint 

of thanking all the other volunteers who have 

contributed to this project, but while there have 

been many people involved, Aaron has been the 

driving force. We want to acknowledge his enthusiasm, 

dogged determination,and commitmenttobringing 

this massive project tofruition. 

Aaron, youare atrue GeraldineGem if ever there 

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SHED 

Thanks to the following sponsors/supporters, 

Men’s Shed Geraldine has been operating since 

October 2021: Timaru District Council, 

Aotearoa Gaming Trust, Environment Canterbury, 

Mid &South CanterburyTrust,NPD Geraldine, 

and FreshChoice Geraldine among others. 

We are up and running in the old 

Borough Council Depot at 117 Talbot Street 

(behind the Scout Den), and meet at 

10am on Thursdays and Saturdays. 

The Men’s Shed Trust Geraldine, 

administered by five trustees, has, at present, 

around 20 paid-up associates. Acomprehensive 

Mission Statement is available at the shed. 

We have progressively been tidying 

the building and making it fit for purpose. 

Thanks to all (including other MenzSheds) who have 

donated electrical tools, hand tools, timber, paint, 

and furniture et cetera. We must have as many 

screwdrivers and drill bits as ITM Geraldine. 

Most items will be put to use in the shed, but items 

we cannot use will be sold for fundraising. 

We “Shedders” are proud of what 

we have achieved to date. 

UPCOMING PROJECTS 

Predator traps, assisting the community garden 

and toy library, furniture repair. 

CONTACTS 

John Twidle: 027 6815244 

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Roger Mahan receives assistanceashebacks thecentreslatestacquisition into themuseum. PHOTO: Hugh McCafferty 

Preserving our cultural heritage 

Last Saturday, the RogerMahanHeritage 

Centre received its latest acquisition, 

a1909 International Buggy. The 113-yearold 

vehicle is in goodoriginalcondition, 

havingbeenwelllooked afterbyits previous 

two owners. 

The InternationalHarvesterCompany 

made these vehicles. With the back seat 

removed,the American-madecar converts 

into apick-up. Peter Lyttle, chair of the 

centres management board, says that 

thisbuggyended its workinglifehauling 

coal for the Lyndhurst Engineering 

workshop in the 1950s before being 

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sold in 1995. 

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NewZealand Cultural Heritage Charitable 

Trust. Pageone of the trusts prospectus 

states, oneofits core objectives [is] 

to promote the retention of items of 

cultural heritage in NewZealand. Roger 

Mahan says that he is pleased to acquire 

this rare vehicle. The prospectus also 

notesthat theownerwantedittoremain 

in New Zealand; had the vehicle been 

advertised on the open market, it would 

almost certainly have been sold toan 

international buyer. Roger says that he 

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The RogerMahan Heritage Centre at 

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volunteers interested in transport and 

machinery fromhorse-drawn buggies to 

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in looking afterthe collection and opening 

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REDS REPORT 

Geraldines Wāhine Toawith Suburbs Heat at the Canterbury Womens Rugby Festival. PHOTO: Supplied 

Wāhine Toa march toward the finals 

Last Saturday saw our table-topping 

Geraldine Rugby Football Club (GRFC) 

Wāhine Toa travel toChristchurch as 

partofthe Canterbury Womens Rugby 

Festival. On abeautiful winters day at 

Hagley Park, theGRFC side performance 

was sublime as they put the Suburbs 

Heat to the sword, dispatching them 

comfortably 67-24. 

CoachJason Hurley saidthe team buzz 

was electric through the warmup, giving 

him an inkling of what was to come. 

Skipper Louise Nalder won the toss and 

chose to havethe breezeand sunontheir 

backs in the first half on what looked to 

be ahigh-speed track that might provide 

some expansiveand fast-running rugby. 

It didnot disappoint, nor didthe GRFC 

side asthey blew through the touch, 

tackling the Suburbs side. Halves 

combination Te Awhe Hurley and Kate 

Brown scored within the first four minutes 

of the game, showing greatfootwork and 

illusiveness. Acouple ofunforced errors 

from the Geraldine side gave Suburbs an 

opportunity, which they took, scoring a 

try inthe 10th minute of play tokeep 

them in the fight. 

Abreakfor thesecond quarter allowed 

our wāhine to re-group, and they came 

on strong in the second quarter with four 

unanswered triestoLucyHarrison, Sophie 

Kerrand the jet-shoes of BeatrixHardie- 

Lyne, who scorchedher way throughthe 

opposition to score abrace of her own. 

Rachel Nalder and Kate Brown successfully 

converted all fourofthose tries. 

As the contest wore on, injuries hit 

both teams leaving Suburbs Heat short 

on numbers.Inthe true spirit of the day, 

the Geraldine wāhine loaned Suburbs 

some of their own to keep the contest 

going. That generosity cost Geraldine 

immediately as April Hurley and Sina 

Stedefeld powered over the line against 

the Wāhine Toa. The match closed out 

with some brilliant long-range tries to 

Libby Geary, Te Awhe Hurley, and the 

evergreen LucyHarrison,who completed 

her own hat trick of tries with electric 

speed and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck-like 

footwork. GRFC Wāhine Toa defeated 

Christchurch Suburbs Heat 67-24. 

This match was afarewell to German 

teammate Anna Weidlich, who heads 

back homewith the goal of wearing her 

nations colours. We wish her all the best 

with her career. The Geraldine Wāhine 

Toa have abye this week, but you can 

catch their last round-robin game at 

Raukapuka Domain on 9July. Theywant 

abig crowd toshowcase their skill and 

see them into the playoffs. GIDEON SNOW 

Jersey auction anticipates 125th Jubilee 

The GRFC senior sides face Mackenzie 

at home this weekend from 1pm. Both 

teams willbelooking for wins:the Senior 

Bs look to push into top-four contention 

andthe Axemen to earn aScottCup playoff 

chance. Both teams will wear aone-off 

custom jersey to garner interest in the 

upcomingGRFC 125-year Jubilee (2023) 

and raise funds for the event. 

The jersey has aspects of the original 

1898 stripand willbeavailablefor purchase 

after the game by blackboard auction in 

the clubrooms. They will have reserves 

of $100 and $75, with 50 available for 

sale. Interested parties can write their 

name and bid on the board.The auction 

will close at 6.30pm, winners announced 

at 7pm. Come on down and support 

your local. GIDEON SNOW 

& 

The Geraldine Rugby Football Club are pleased 

to announce the opening of registrations for the 

club’s125th Jubilee which will take place during 

Anzac weekend, 2023. 

YOUR COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM: 

•can be left at Geraldine Rugby Club Bar 

or at the gates during 

MacKenzie vs Geraldine 2July, 2022; 

• HHA Associates Ltd,Four Peaks Plaza - 

there is abox at the bottom ofthe stairs; 

•emailed to grfcjubilee@gmail.com 

•orposted toPO Box 50, Geraldine 7956 

REGISTRATION 

NAME(S) 

EMAIL 

CELL/PHONE 

DECADE/YEARS 

£ PLAYER £ ADMINISTRATOR £ COACH 

FUNCTIONS VENUE:CLUBROOMS &MARQUE 

£ Meet &Greet Friday,22April, 2023;6pm 

$60 SINGLE No. Attending: __________ 

£ Jubilee Dinner Saturday, 23 April, 2023; 7.30pm 

$80 SINGLE No. Attending: __________ 

Happy Hour, Buffet 

Welcome from Chairman of Jubilee Committee 

Decade Speakers 

Presentation of 100 game cap 

£ TOTALPAID $ __________________ 

DIRECT DEBIT TO: BNZ 02-0840-0014739-005 

REFERENCE: your name 

JUBILEE JERSEYS 

On 2July at the Mackenzie games, 1pm and 2.45pmat 

Geraldine Rugby Club, the players will be sporting 

anew-lookjerseyasaforerunner to the Jubilee. 

These jerseys are numbered and will besold by 

blackboard auction on theday.Auction closes at6.30pm, 

winnersannounced at 7pm. 

Full auction details are onour Facebook page, and watch 

out for the boysmodelling these new jerseys. 

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JULY 2 022 

ONE-OFF EVENTS 

GERALDINE FLORAL ART GROUP Saturday 9July, 10am 

to 4.30pm. “Deck the Hall” Floral Christmas Exhibition, 

St Andrews Hall. 

REGULAR ACTIVITIES 

ALZHEIMERS SOCIAL SUPPORT Tuesday5Julyand Tuesday 

19 July,10.30am, Mundells Café. Phone Rose, 03 687 7583 

BLACKBOARD CONCERT 7.15pm Friday 29 July.$5atdoor, 

local performers at The Academy. Facemasks required.Phone 

Rhys 021 462 260. 

BOARD GAMES 2pm Sunday 31 July ,Geraldine Academy 

foyer.Phone 021 462 260. (Facemasks required) 

BOOKS ON THE BRAIN CLUB Monday 25 July, 2.30pm, 

Geraldine Library.PhoneLiz 03 693 9336. 

BRIDGE CLUB Mondays7pm Geraldine Community Resource 

Centre,Wednesdays1pm at RSAand Thursdays7pm at Bowling 

Club. Phone Leslie 03 693 9801. 

CAFÉ KNITTERS Tuesday 5July 7-9pm, Village Inn. Phone 

Mary 027 427 0815. 

CHILDREN’S CHOIR No events scheduled. Charlotte Talbot, 

021 151 3301. 

COMMUNITY CHOIR (Adults) No events scheduled. 

COMMUNITY GARDEN Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm and Thursday 

10am-12pm. All welcome. Phone Tim021 204 4951. 

COMMUNITY VEHICLE to Timaru, departs from the carpark 

outside Mundells CafeTuesdays 9.30am, returns 2pm. Phone 

03 6931007. 

CRAFT MARKET Saturday &Sunday 9am-3pm, Cox St. 

CREATIVE FIBRE GROUP Monday 10am-3pm, Vintage Car 

&Machinery Museum. PhoneAlison 03 692 2777 or Anne 

03 693 9958. 

CROQUET Wednesdays 10:30am,Sundays 10:30am, Geraldine 

Domain (Huffey St).New members and casual guests welcome. 

Phone Sue 027 630 3990 or Shirley 021 210 9672 for more 

information. 

DENFIELDGOLF CLUB MenSaturdayand Wednesday 12pm, 

Women Tuesday 10am and Saturday 12pm. 

FINDING OUR VOICES - DRAMA. Tuesdays from 12pm at 

the Academy Phone Rhys 021 462 260 

FLORALART GROUP Monday 11 July, 7pm, RSArooms. 

Visitors welcome. Phone Liz 03 697 4868. 

FOUR PEAKS SEIDO KARATE General classes Tuesday 

6pm, Thursday 5pm &Friday 6pm, beginners’ class Thursday 

6pm. Phone Gisell 021 0228 7049 for more info. 

FRIENDS OF GERALDINE All welcome. Wednesday 13 July, 

12.30pm,Lunch at Farm Shop Café. Wednesday 27 July,2pm, 

Coffee at Woodbury Café. Phone Angus 027 4494410orFaye 

03 693 8744. 

FUNERGY FITNESS CLASSES Step class Monday 6.15pm. 

Fighting Fit Tuesday 6.30pm. (Mon &Tuesatthe Base) Retro 

Band Thursday 6.30pm (at Primary School Hall). Cannot offer 

classes until at ‘GREEN’. Phone Lynda 021 264 4400. 

GERALDINE COMMUNITY BOARD meeting Wednesday 

6July, 6:30pm at the Geraldine Service Centre, adjacent to 

the library.Open to the public. Facemasks required. 

GRANDE VUE GOLF CLUB mixed golf Sunday 12.30pm, 

women’sgolf Wednesday 9.30am. 

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE for certifying documents, 

Saturdays 10am-12pm at Geraldine Library. Phone Ross 

027 222 8434. Facemasks required. 

KINDERGARTENPLAYGROUP Notcurrently operating.Phone 

03 693 8888 for information. 

KNITTING&CROCHETINGGROUP Friday9.30am at Geraldine 

Library.Beginners welcome. Phone 03 693 9336. 

LADIESFRIENDSHIPCLUB Monday 18 July,10amatDenfield 

Golf Club. Phone Beth 03 693 8958. 

MEN’S FRIENDSHIP CLUB Tuesday 26 July, 10am at RSA 

Rooms.Phone Alan 03 693 9488. 

MEN’S SHED TRUST Thursday 10am-2pm, Saturday 

10am -12pm at 117 Talbot Street. New members welcome. 

Phone John 027 681 5244 

MORRIS DANCING Tuesdays, 5pm atAcademy.PhoneAnne 

03 693 8726. 

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE JacquiDeanavailable at Geraldine 

Resource Centre by appointment. Phone 0800 679 248 254. 

PATCHWORK GROUPS Tuesdays 7pm, phone Maureen 

03 693 8328 and Thursdays 10am-3pm, phone Kathleen 

03 693 9581 

PETANQUE Tuesdays 10am summer and 1pm winter at 

Geraldine Bowling Club. Phone Gill 03 693 7231. 

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Wednesday 13 July,StAndrews Hall, 

Peel Street. 10th Birthday Party.Phone Donna 03 693 7299. 

PLEASANT VALLEY HALL INDOOR SPORTS Table Tennis 

continues 7pm Mondays $2/person/night (contact John 

027 528 0952). For hall hire contact Joy 6938176. 

PLEASANT VALLEY PLAYGROUP Monday 9.30am-12pm at 

the Old School, Pleasant Valley.Phone Sheree 022 171 4562. 

PLUNKET NURSE in Geraldine, Wednesdays. Phone Jill 

027 258 9725 for appointments. 

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME &CRAFT Wednesdays, 

10.30am at Geraldine Library. Not in school holidays. Phone 

03 693 9336 for information. 

RED CROSS SHOP Tuesday &Thursday 10am-3pm, and 

Saturday 10am-12pm. 

ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB Thursdays, 7.30pm at RSA Rooms. 

Restarts 10 February.Phone Lynda 03 693 8652. 

ROSIE’S RECYCLED CLOTHING Tuesdays and Thursday, 

10:30am-3:30pm 

SALSA DANCING New dates to be confirmed. 

SENIORCARE GENTLE EXERCISE Tuesday,10am at SeniorCare 

Function Centre, Waihi Lodge. (No charge) Phone Marg 

03 693 9521. 

SENIORCARE FRIENDSHIP MORNING No meetings until 

further notice. Phone Marg 03 693 9521. 

ST JOHNYOUTH Meet Tuesdaynights6.15pm-7.30pm.Contact 

Marion 027 439 4060 or Raewyn 027 681 5234 

TABLE TOP GAMES Sunday 31 July, 2pm at the Academy, 

Rhys 021 462 260 

TAICHI CHUAN ChenStyle Saturday9am, QIGONG Saturday 

11am, Geraldine Bowling Club. Phone Tim021 141 9142. 

TOYLIBRARY Tuesday 10.30am-12pm, Saturday 2pm-3.30pm, 

117 Talbot Street (behind Scout Den), geraldinetoylibrary@gmail.com 

U3A No meetingsuntil further notice.Phone Viv, 027 693 9052. 

UKULELE JAM Tuesdays, 7.30pm atRSA rooms. Phone 

Margaretha 027 648 4004. 

WALK IN WARDROBE Saturdays, 10am-12pm at the Lodge 

Theatre. Phone Sharon 03 693 8098 or 027 224 3673. 

WOODBURY LIBRARY open to public, 11am to 2pm. All 

welcome. (Toview history room contact Joanne, 692 2866) 

YOGA Wednesdays, 5:45pm, atthe Academy with Paula 

Flannery.Enquiries 021 0238 1968. 

YOGA WITH LEIGH Monday 5.30pm and Friday morning 

5.30am. Phone 021 105 0750. 

ZUMBA ® Tuesday 10am atRSA Rooms. Phone Gisell on 

021 0228 7049. 

CHURCH SERVICES 

ANGLICAN PARISH For inforation and service times visit 

geraldineanglicans.com or call 03 693 8380. 

CATHOLIC MASS Sundays, 9am Church of the Immaculate 

Conception. Phone 03 615 7527 for details. 

FORWARD IN FAITH CHURCH Sundays 10am atthe 

Ōrari Coronation Hall, 8/10 MacdonaldStreet. Phone Harry 03 

693 7479. 

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Phone 03693 9503 for Sunday 

service times. 

To list an event or activity in the next 

Community Diary phone the Geraldine 

ResourceCentre on 03 693 7001oremail 

info@geraldineresourcecentre.co.nz 

by Thursday 22July.

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CARPET CLEANING Powerful equipment, fastdrying. 

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CLOTHING ALTERATIONS and mending. Phone 

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SHARPENING SERVICE Knives, scissors, blades. 

Geraldine Forge and Blades 029 646 6327. 

TECH SUPPORT GERALDINE for computer help. 

Shane 029 646 6327. 

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BARKER’S FOODSTORE &EATERY Retail shop space and innovative café 

menuincorporatingBarker’s products with seasonal ingredients. Monday-Sunday 

8.30am-4.30pm. Phone 03 693 9727. 

BREWERY CAFÉ Hours: Monday/Tuesday closed, Wednesday 9am-5pm, 

Thursday/Friday/Saturdays 9am to late(kitchencloses 8pm), Sunday 9am-4pm. 

Bookingsadvisablebyphoning 03 697 4959. 

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MUNDELLS CAFÉ Roast is on Friday to Sunday 11.30am to 2pm. Breakfast 

and lunch menu are available8am to 3pm. Izakaya /Japanese food is open every 

Friday night 5.30pm-9pm. 

GERALDINE FARM SHOP &CAFE Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Weekends 

8.30am-5pm. Menu choices change regularly.Somethingfor everyone. Come 

and check us out. Phone 03 6939514. 

THE LUCKY CLUB PARADE Thai Street Food Takeaways. Openfor dinner 

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THE VILLAGE INN Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. For restaurant bookings, please 

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RSA, full of fun and friendship 

The dedication and 

commitment of Ashburton RSA 

stalwarts ColleenHands and 

AllanJohnson has been 

recognised with RSA life 

memberships. 

They werepresented badges 

and certificates by Canterbury 

District RSA presidentStan 

Hansenlastweekat 


Ashburton RSA president 

MervBrenton said the life 

memberships to Colleen and 

Allanacknowledged the 

achievements of “twovery 

loyaland supportive members 

of the RSA.Congratulations on 

beingmade life members, an 

honourwellearned’’. 

Colleenjoined the RSAin 

Ashburton on June 17, 2005 but 

prior to that was amember in 

Twizelfor around nineyears. 

She transferredtoAshburton. 

She initially joined the RSA 

after being encouraged by 

friends, but its the camaraderie 

and friendships since which 

have kept her activeinmany 

aspects. 

“I’ve got alot of good friends. 

They’re all agreat bunch,really 

caring,” she said. 

She was involved with the 

womens’ section before 

becoming its president in 2012; 

aposition she held until 

January this year. Thesection 

has gone into arecess for now. 

Colleen was aregular 

supporter of any function or 

entertainment event, “a 

genuine club member whose 

dedication has never been 

challenged”, Merv said. 

“Colleen was raffleconvener 

RSA Ashburton president Merv Brenton, new life members Allan Johnson and Colleen Hands with 

Canterbury District RSA president Stan Hansen. 


for many years and also along 

service executive member 

whose knowledge and 

experiencehas been invaluable 

to thesuccessful running of the 

RSA.” 

She did not seek reelection 

this year. 

Allan Johnson joined the RSA 

through his latefather, who 

was amember at Geraldine. 

“I love meeting people, it was 

part of my job,” he said. 

Aprofessional career 

working for45 yearsinthe grain 

andseedindustry, Allan 

became amemberofAshburton 

RSAonJanuary 17,2005. 

He was electedtothe 

executive committee in 2010, 

the finance committee in 2014, 

and then chairman in 2016. 

He became AshburtonRSA 

vicepresident in 2018;a 

position he still holds. 

“I love doing it,” he said, of 

his involvement with the club. 

And heencouragedothers to 

join with different sections 

covering different interests 

such as bowls, darts or pool and 

reasonableprices in theclub. 

“Younger ones shouldbe 

joining,” he said. 

“It’s afriendly club, afriendly 

place.” 

There werealso membership 

nights,social events, raffles, 

meals on site throughJacksons' 

Bistro and support for 

businesses or firms wantinga 

social space for staff. 

Businesses and firms come in 

and approach us, Allan said. 

“Allan is dedicated and is 

very devoted to our club in all 

aspects from gardening, 

maintenance, entertainment, 

conveyance through to 

finance,” Merv said. 

“Allanwill be there,heisvery 

much hands on with whatever 

he does and the major player in 

us still being operational under 

what has been extraordinary 

trading conditions over the last 

two years.” 

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landowners asked for an 

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The gorge is rich in native 

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diverse mixed hardwood 

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grasslandsand two large 

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including Canterbury pink 

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withothers that are 

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landmanagement and 

biodiversity advisor, Billy 

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35 

An insulated home is ahealthy home 

Insulation keepspeople out of 

hospitals and reduces the 

pressure on the health system. 

However, not enoughpeople 

know aboutthe insulation 

subsidiesavailable, what the 

eligibility criteria areorfeel 

they should not apply. 

CommunityEnergy Action 

(CEA) is aCanterbury 

charitable trust that can 

provide free insulation to low 

incomehomeowners in 

Canterbury and across the West 

Coast. 

In 2021, CEA’s figures showed 

about half of its thousands of 

clients, covering all the 

demographicsofthe 

community last year, had a 

chronic healthcondition. 

CEACharitable Trust chief 

executiveCaroline Shone said 

figures over the years equated 

to tensofthousands of people 

less likelytoneed atrip to the 

ED or spend any timein 

hospital because their houses 

are warmer and easier to heat, 

keeping them healthier. 

“As we are now seeing 

substantialincreases in the 

costs of living, thiswill put 

pressure on people’s budgets. 

Many willbeinclined to save on 

heating costs by not turning on 

their heating or cannot afford 

to. 

‘‘What this willleadto, is 

colder houses, which in turn 

will create dampnessand 

mould and ultimately can make 

peoplesick. 

“People may think they have 

adequate insulation, when in 

fact our energy assessors find 

on checkingit, thatithas either 

compacted over the years or a 

thinner layer than is now 

recommended was installed. 

CEA’s assessors also find that 

tradesmen working in roof 

spaces quiteoftendisturbed or 

damaged the insulation, which 

again causesissues. 

“Subsidiesfor insulationare 

avery good use of money. CEA’s 

research withthe CDHB afew 

years agoshowed thatthe 

money saved in health care was 

more than what was spent in 

insulationsubsidies. Anyone 

whotakes advantage of the 

subsidies is potentially doing 

thehealthcare systema 

service.” 

Mostclients heard of CEA 

through word of mouth. 

“Wethink it is fantastic that 

people arebenefitting fromour 

service andthat they are telling 

alltheir friends and family.We 

often see neighbourscoming to 

us after we insulated ahouse 

next door. 

“However,the concern is that 

only ahandfulofclients came 

to us through areferral from a 

health professional. We 

understandthe pressures our 

health professionals are under 

and we are working tirelessly to 

Warmer houses equate to thousands of people less likely to need atrip to hospital. 

find better pathwaystoensure 

that patients areaware of the 

preventative measures such as 

insulation that could be 

considered to help with chronic 

coldrelated illnesses.” 

GPs andotherhealth 

providers can refer patients on 

to CEA throughtheirusual 

referral systems. Evenifpeople 

do notqualify for subsidies, 

CEAdoes free,noobligation 

insulationchecks and as a 

charitabletrust works with 

peopletoget the best outcome 

for them withoutany 

commercial sales pressure. 

CEA is an official provider 

thatcan access government 

subsidies for insulation.Ontop 

of the 80% government provides 

through the WarmerKiwi 

Homes programme, they have 

accesstootherfunding, 

meaning that low income 

homeowners can getfree 

insulation through the trust. 

Geraldine sculpture 

trail making progress 

The firstpart of 

Geraldine’s nature 

and sculpture trail is 

nearingcompletion, 

with the footpath 

almost finished. 

Geraldine 

councillor Gavin 

Oliver said they had 

been‘‘playing in the 

mud’’ after therecent 

rainfall, butdespite 

the weather the first 

loop of the trail 

would be finished in 

three to four weeks. 

Theloopwent 

‘‘fromthe pedestrian 

bridge to road bridge 

via the riverside, 

parkside andtown’’, 

trailproject co› 

manager Janene 

Adams said. 

Trail implementation 

manager Steve Sullivan said 

with abit more crusher dust 

and the path compacted downit 

would be ‘‘almost like 

concrete’’. 

Mr Sullivansaidthe edgesof 

the path would be planted up 

and aboardwalkand viewing 

platform addedatalater date. 

He felt there were ‘‘notmany 

places with this in the centre of 

town’’. 

Mr Oliver said ‘‘dropins’’ 

from theroad on to the 

pavement would allow people 

using mobility scooters or 

wheelchairs to access the trail. 

Whatset Geraldine’s nature 

andsculpture trail apart from 

others aroundthe country was 

it wasn’t privately owned, 

meaning it would be 

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loop was finished they would be 

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Janene Adams and Gavin Oliver are 

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of the Geraldine Arts and Sculptures trail. 

ownedbythe community, while 

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always interesting. 

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‘‘interchangeable loops’’, 

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Forest, the Domain and along 

the riverside, the trail‘‘will 

embraceour river and forest’’. 

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marae, which was apartner in 

the trail project, Ms Adams 

said. 

ThevisionofMichaelBarker 

(of The Vicarage Geraldine) had 

been brought to life thanksto 

the support of the community, 

Venture Timaru Tourism, the 

Timaru District Council parks 

and recreation department and 

Mr Sullivan’s input, she said. 

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CLUB NEWS 



CLUB NEWS 

Ashburton Electronic Organ &Keyboard 

Alison -played aselection of lovely tunes 

before the short AGM,which was followed by 

entertainment organised by Irene. 

Marg –kicked the evening off playing 

You’re the Reason, followed by the Elvis 

version of The WonderofYou (Margsays 

Elvis “is the best singer in the world”). Marg’s 

third tune, My Beautiful Lady, was indeed a 

beautiful, reflective piece.Marg, you are clever 

how you have both hands and foot pedals 

going on the organ! 

Irene &Karen –started with Cottage by 

the Lee, with Irene on her accordion and 

Karen on the piano, followed by Brush Those 

Tears /Baby Blue /Blue Eyes Crying in the 

Rain. Their third tune was Roses in Bloom, 

which is afavourite and sounded beautiful with 

harmony. Ladies, your playingreally 

compliments each other! 

Irene proceededtotell some Scottish 

jokes, which went down well. 

Barry and Glenys Kirwan, our guest artists 

for the evening, sung aselectionoftunes 

starting with So Sad, If IDidn’t Have aDime, 

Walk on By, and finishing with TulsaQueen. 

Playing guitars, they had rich vocals and lovely 

harmony. 

Rose, Irene, Ann -the combo of Rose on 

the piano and Irene and Ann on melodicas, 

created anew sound. They played The 

Wonder of You /I’m in the Mood for Love, 

followed by Four Walls and then Breezing 

Along with the Breeze /It’s aSin to Tell aLie. 

There was some great harmony and toe 

tapping goingon! 

The Cross Street group consisted of Karen 

on piano, Irene and Suzie on accordions, 

Robin and Iain on ukuleles,Margaret on 

drums and Ian on the tea chest bass. They 

played aselectionofmedleys includingMy 

Happiness /Moonlight Bay /China Doll, and 

Blue Skirt Waltz /KentuckyWaltz. The group 

finished off with Suzie on the piano,playing a 

boogie woogie version of Walk Right Back/ 

Your Cheating Heart /You’re 16. 

Barry and Glenys ended our evening with 

PeacefulEasy Feeling, TeachYour Children, 

Bluest Heartache of the Year, and Let It Be 

Me. So enjoyable! 

Thank you to everyone for agreat night’s 

entertainment and to Irene for her organising. 

Creative Fibre 

Members have been busy this last month 

working on articlesthat are being donated to 

Ukraine,Westpac Helicopters and the Cancer 

Society (5 scarves, socks, mittens, about 20 

beanies,Tam o’ Shanta’s, and various other 

hats and another 10 knee rugs)which were 

among the goods on the Show and Tell table 

at the meeting at the Plains Museum recently. 

Other articleswere ahomespun andknitted 

adults jersey (raffle prize),child’s hooded 

jersey and acardigan with agarden of 

foxglovesabove the welt, perendale 

homespun yarn, two crochet bells with 

clangersinfine cotton,toy dog and adice 

(both knitted)and awoven table runner from a 

beginnerweaver. 

It was asmallish gathering of members on 

an extremely cold wet day. Business was 

quickly dealtwith as we were expecting avisit 

from Barb of Tally Ho –onher way home from 

the Wool Fest in Christchurch. She gave a 

From left, Ashburton County Lions Coleen King with the Blake 

Trophy, Audrey Lowe, Ann Smith, club president Jeannette Early, 

Jan Stonyer and Sue Grenn. 


reportonher weekend’s adventure and 

‘opened’ her trailer for memberstoadd to their 

‘stash’ofsupplies and explainedher plans for 

the cardingbusiness she has recently taken 

over. 

Other business and dates to remember 

are:- Mid- Winter Christmas lunch on Monday 

25th July at the Hotel Ashburton. Names are 

being taken now. Contact Sue on 307 1453 or 

22 307 1453 as soon as possible please. Area 

Meeting at the NetballPavilion, Aorangi Park 

Timaru on August 1st at 1:30pm. Craft Cluster 

–first Monday each month at Plains Museum 

10am –2pm. Bring own lunch and acup. $2 

door charge. Weaving Workshop -Ashford’s 

(upstairs) 3rd Saturdayeach month. $2 door 

fee, food available or BYO. Plans are being 

researched for an Open Day in August 2023. 

Ideas for the programmewelcome –onSue’s 

phonenumbers. 

Ashburton County Lions Club 

President Sue welcomedclub members, 

District Governor Christine, visitors from the 

Ashburton, Methven,Mayfield, Hinds, Rakaia 

and Pakeke Lions club to the County Lions 

Club annual changeover of officers night. Past 

Council chairman Neil Blake proposed atoast 

to Lions International, aFamily of Lions, Lion 

Janetreplied. 

Everyoneenjoyed alovely meal and 

fellowship then President Sue gave her annual 

report, expressingher gratitude to Secretary 

Jan and Treasurer Wendyand otherBoard 

members for their support.The club strived to 

achieve in spite of the constraints of COVID, 

with limitedfundraising and service but the 

club helpedwith meals on wheels, assisted 

with catering, held aXmas stall, rugby gate 

keeping duties, Toot for Tucker,baking for the 

community, sellingoflily bulbs,and lots of 

interesting speakers and activities at the 

monthly tea meetings,plus several social 

occasions throughout the year. President Sue 

Thanked all members for their support and 

friendship throughout her year as President 

andwished incomingPresident Jeannette and 

her Board all the best for the upcoming lions 

year. 

District Governor Christine and President 

Sue presented LionsJan Stonyer, Anne Smith 

and Audrey Lowe each with the “Lloyd Morgan 

Lions Club Charitable Trust NZ Honoured 

Recognitionaward “acknowledging their long 

and outstanding dedication and service to 

Lions. 

Lion Coleen King was awarded the “Blake 

Trophy Quiet Achiever Award” for her everwilling 

and dedicatedparticipation in club 

activities, 

District Governor Christine thanked 

President Sue and her Board for the work they 

had done and then inducted Lion Jeannette as 

the new President and the new Board 

members for the 2022/23year. President 

Jeannette’s theme for the year being “Age is 

No Barrier” and she is looking forward to a 

year of service, fun and fellowshipwithin the 

club. 

Rafflesand tailtwistingbrought the 

evening to aclose. 

U3A Ashburton 

This week's speaker was Dr Anne Ford. 

The meeting was on Tuesday. 

First footsteps: the first wave of people into 

Australasiaand the Pacific 

50,000years ago the first modern humans 

arrived in the great continentSahul (what we 

know today as Australia and Papua New 

Guinea) where they colonized amyriad of 

environmental zones in ashort period of time, 

including the first steps into the islandsofthe 

Pacific, headingasfar eastwards asthe 

Solomons Islands. Over time, these first 

settlers developed unique regional cultures, 

including the independent innovation of 

agriculture in the Highlands of New Guinea. 

This talk will explore howthese first modern 

humans came to arrive in Sahul, and what 

they did after their arrival, with particular 

emphasis on changes in Papua New Guinea. 

Dr AnneFord is an Associate Professor in 

the Archaeology programme at the University 

of Otago. She specialises in the prehistory of 

Papua New Guinea, and over the last 15 years 

has completed archaeological fieldwork in 

several provinces. This has included 

examining the first footsteps of modern 

humans into the IvaneValley (the earliest 

occupiedsite of PapuaNew Guinea at 50,000 

years ago). Anne specialises in stone tool 

technology, exploringhow people adapt and 

innovatetechnologies when encounteringnew 

environments, resources or ways of living, as 

well as how they are used in exchange and 

social structures. Apart from Papua New 

Guinea,Anne has completed archaeological 

researchinChina, Mongolia, Russia, New 

Zealand,Samoaand Australia. 

Mid Canterbury Rural WomenNZ 

Provincial 

It was agreat pleasure to attend the 

Ashburton District Council Awards where Mid 

Canterbury Rural WomenProvincial was 

awardedthe Ashburton Medal for their 

contribution to theAshburton District, in 

particular to the RuralCommunity in 2021.It 

was very special to receivethis honour which 

Iconsider was made possible by the huge 

contribution or many groups and individuals 

Friendship New Zealand Mid Canterbury area representative Carl 

Ruddenklau with Ashburton Ladies Club life member Mavis Trott 

and the cutting of the club’s 35th anniversary celebration cake. 


from our local community and from many 

outside our province. What awonderful area 

we live in when you consider how much was 

so generously given in time, food, goods and 

compassion when theFlood of ’21 affected 

many of our farmers. This award is for all those 

who contributed in some way, which in turn 

enabled our RuralWomen to support those 

farmers in need. 

Abig reminderofplanned events for you 

to attend. The Chainsaw information Day on 

Tuesday, will focus on battery chainsaws, 

maintenance, safetyand operation. 

The Movie fundraiser “Phantom of the 

Open” on SundayJuly 17th at 5pm.Tickets 

are still available. Proceeds go to supporting 

our Scholarship programme and Life 

Education throughthe Harold Club. 

Our next meeting is on Friday 8th July at 

the Sinclair Centre, 9.45am. Guest Speaker. 

Any queries pleasecontact president, 

Marg on 3024717 or 027 2677 600 

Ashburton Golf Club 9Holers 

Today we play Round 5Jean Drummond 

and Gordon Clinton trophies, putting,and the 

following week, 7th July, Sega Golf Round 5 

Heather Smith Trophy, mixed Stableford. 

Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 

The Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 

met at The Lake House at 11.30am on the 

22nd of June to celebrate the 35th Anniversary 

of our club with 31 membersand 2guests 

present. The NationalAnthem was sung. 

Awarm welcome to allwas extended by 

our president Margaret Watson and 10 

apologies were received. Margaret introduced 

our two guests-Warren Jeffs our FNZI 

Chairman and Northern South Island 

councillor and Carl Ruddenklau our local Area 

Rep. 

Two birthdays were celebrated and our 

Life member was presented with aspray. 

Marion Brownand Monica Hanrahan were 

the introduced by their sponsors and Carl then 

inducted them into membership. Mavisthen 

cut our anniversary cake assisted by 

Margaret. 

Following asung Grace our main meal 

was served. 

Warren then presented two members with 

Lifetime Memberships -Annette King who has 

been amember for 31 yearsand Noma Kell for 

29 years. Both have served on committee and 

held positions of responsibility and are still 

activemembers. 

Warren and Carl then spoke to members 

of their positions of responsibility. 

Dessert. tea ,coffee and cake then 

brought avery relaxed enjoyable day to a 

close. 

Thank you The Lake House. 

Elgin Smithfield Road 

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0274 612 614 

This cute 121.7 sqm 1910 country home, is roomywith 

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PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008 

191 Burnett Street & 

447West Street 

Phone:03308 6173 

ashburton@pggwre.co.nz 

www.pggwre.co.nz 

Trevor Hurley 

Office Manager/Sales 

M027 543 5799 

Robin Ford 

Rural Sales 

M027 433 6883 


Lifestyle &Residential 

M027 433 9695 

TimGallagher 

Rural&Lifestyle Sales 

M027 801 2888 

Deborah Roberts 

Residential Sales 

M021 075 2180 

Dan vander Salm 

Rural &Lifestyle Sales 

M021 918 233 

Dannii May 


M021 0281 3310 

Sharon Muir 


B03308 6173 

Tomoko Wright 


M021 124 6412 

Kelsi Tait 



elping growthe country 

Mark Hanrahan 

Rural Sales 

M027 432 4028 

AnnDwyer 



PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensed under the REAA2008 

Helping grow the country

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

OPEN HOME 

OPEN HOME 

DARFIELD 48 Graeme FooteStreet 

Premium Opportunity Awaits! 

• Three bedroom plus office, two bathrooms, new 

brickhomeonlarge 1711m2 section 

• Modernkitchen, open plan dining/living/lounge 

with log burnerand heat pump 

• Blank canvasback yard, fully fenced and ready 

to add your personaltouch 

• Double garage with internal access and 

additional secure off street parking 

• New build in anew subdivision,built to allow 

future options 

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY 

(UnlessSold Prior) 

Closes 3.00pm,Friday15July 

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1.00-2.00pm, Sunday 3July 

Dan van der Salm 

M 021 918 233 

Min Cookson 

M 027249 5417 

MAYFIELD 62 MayfieldKlondyke Road 

Country Living, Village Life 

Agreat sized lifestyle property on the fringe of the 

Mayfield village, this is perfect for country living with 

all the perks of town. Within easy walking distance of 

school and shops, you'll find this private and cosy 

3-bedroom home, completewith open plan living 

and alarge,covered verandah on awell fenced 

section. Aseparate single garage has ahobby room 

attached. The 2.6ha is divided into 5main paddocks 

with aformed all-weather access track to the oversized, 

two bay, fully enclosed lock-up, with another 

two bays open. Well hidden, but open enoughto 

view snow on the mountains. 


GST Inclusive 

VIEW 

2.30-3.15pm,Saturday 2July 

Lyz Palmer 

M 027215 9813 


pggwre.co.nz/TIM36170 

ALLENTON Racecourse Road 

ABlank Canvas -8.3 Hectares 

This is abrilliant opportunity to start with ablank 

canvas and build your dream home or land bank for 

the future. 

Power to the boundary but will require awell to be 

put down for domestic water and aseptic system to 

be installed by the purchaser. 

Located on the outskirts of Ashburton town, only a 

short drive to the town centre. With stunning views 

of Mount Hutt, this property has great productive 

soils and beautiful tree lined shelter along all 

boundaries giving Xfactor. 

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION 

Plus GST (if any) 

Dan van der Salm 

M 021 918 233 

Tim Gallagher 

M 027 801 2888 

SPRINGSTON 

Spacious Family Home, Outstanding Location! 

Situated in the idyllic rural town of Springston is this 

spacious family home with rural views to the South & 

West. The property possesses large open plan 

kitchen/dining with separate lounge, three generous 

bedrooms with storage, large hallway with extra 

storage. Heated with alog burner just over 12 

months old and aheat transfer system. Double 

garage with workbench and plenty of off street 

parking. All this on a1019m2 section. Escape the city 

with an easy 25km commute, only 5.4km to Lincoln 

and 7.1km to Rolleston. Vendors are on the move! 

3 1 2 


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By Appointment Only 

Deb Roberts 

M 021 0752 180 

E deb.roberts@pggwrightson.co.nz 



PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008 

191 Burnett Street & 

447West Street 

Phone:03308 6173 

ashburton@pggwre.co.nz 

www.pggwre.co.nz 

Trevor Hurley 

Office Manager/Sales 

M027 543 5799 

Robin Ford 

Rural Sales 

M027 433 6883 



M027 433 9695 

TimGallagher 

Rural&Lifestyle Sales 

M027 801 2888 

Deborah Roberts 


M021 075 2180 

Dan vander Salm 

Rural &Lifestyle Sales 

M021 918 233 

Dannii May 


M021 0281 3310 

Sharon Muir 



Tomoko Wright 


M021 124 6412 

Kelsi Tait 



elping growthe country 

Mark Hanrahan 

Rural Sales 

M027 432 4028 

AnnDwyer 



PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensed under the REAA2008 

Helping grow the country

Town To Country 

Stage 14, Lakehood, Ashburton 

MAKE AN OFFER, MOTIVATED VENDORS 

Sensible offers will be considered with a10% 

deposit due on agreement. 

Twoofthe final sections currently available 

waterside at Lake Hood. With titles due for this 

section imminent, now isthe time to purchase 

and build your own home (house and land 

packages available on request) or invest in aprime 

development with alimited number of sections. 

Lot 112 stage 14 Lake Hood 

has become available -979sqm. 

This is anortheast facing property with all day 

sunshine and some spectacular views of the 

Southern Alps. 

Price: By Negotiation 

View: remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1053 

Lot 114 stage 14 Lake Hood 

has become available -997sqm. 

Imagine living waterside to afreshwater New 

Zealand lake with access to aresidents-only boatramp, 

onanortheast facing section you can build 

your waterfront home on. 

Price: By Negotiation 

View: remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1052 

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 of the 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 toexpand their operations. With enterprises across arange ofindustries, 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 to start 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 of very affordable options to suit your business. 

Price: Wide Range of Options 

to Suit Your Business 

View: By Appointment 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1040 

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


NEW LISTING |FIRST DAY OPEN 

7NORMANDY STREET 4 2 2 

ONCE ASHOW HOME /FAMILY LIVING 

Affordable near new home beautifully 

maintained•Open plan kitchen/dining/living 

•Sep. lounge •Sep. washhouse •WIR •Over 

1/4 acre section •Fully Fenced • Positioned 

for the sun. BIR PBN $700K -$750K 

All offers considered after Wednesday, 13 

July 2022 2pm. 

View 

Saturday 10.00 -10.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/HYK 

Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

7CHAPMAN STREET 2 2 4 

RAKAIA BUSINESS CENTRE 

An entrylevel solid investment. Large 2023m2 

opportunity on offer in 2titles, original old 

home &alargework shop with apit +upstairs 

storage. With modern interior you can rent 

or use as office space. Great opportunity 

to purchase for business or investment 

to lease. BEO $689,000 + GST (if any) 

View 

By Appointment 

ljhooker.co.nz/7BHYK 

Agent 


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 

45 TANCRED STREET 4 1 6 

HOME W/GARAGING +SUBDIVISION 

Potential plus exudes here, modern family 

home with 4bdrms, HRV, wood burner, o/p 

kitchen/dining/lounge. Two titles, Section 

offering the ultimate subdivision (subject to 

survey) up to 6sections. Shed with facilities/ 

sleep out, storage shed/garage up to 6. BEO 

$689,000 

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ljhooker.co.nz/79HYK 

Agent 


21 CHURCH STREET 3 1 - 

DO THE MAHI GET THE TREATS 

•3bedrooms •1Bathroom with shower & 

bathtub! •Separate toilet •Spacious &O/P 

plan kitchen & dining. • Back yard space, 

would make for great outdoor entertaining 

area! Call today to book aviewing, you don’t 

want to miss out on this property! 

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ljhooker.co.nz/6MHYK 

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. Separate large 

garage with loads of storage. BEO $339,000 

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ljhooker.co.nz/6THYK 

Agent 


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). This is an oustanding opportunity 

to secure this unqiue property &benefit from 

it’s rental return. BEO $500K -$550K BIR PBN 

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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) 

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ljhooker.co.nz/6GHYK 

Agent 


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ljhooker.co.nz/7HYK 

Agent 


51 MAYFIELD KLONDYKE ROAD 

PICTURESQUE VIEWS LIFESTYLE SECTION 

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

min to Mayfield shops •26min to Ashburton 

Set back from the road with shared 

driveway, the spectacular property covers 2 

sections of flat land &positioned for the sun 

&Mountains. Opportunity to subdivide down 

to 4000m2 (subject to survey). PBN 

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ljhooker.co.nz/6PHYK 

Agent 


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trades &services 

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

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Thursday9.15am -1.45pm 

Ph 0508 CANLAW 

(0508 226 529) to makean 

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215 Tancred Street,Ashburton 

2461547 

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not aprice” 

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We areyour one stop glass shop for 

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152 Wills Street, 


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• one off spring cleans 

• farm houses 

• builders cleans 

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RESIDENTIAL & 

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Phone Quentin andPhil on 

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Interior Plastering 

Retrofit Double Glazing 

Aluminium Windows and 

Doors Replacement 

Glass ShowerEnclosures 

Glass Splashbacks and more 

Wallpapering 

027 279 6771 

www.3krtrader.co.nz l 163 Tancred Street,Ashburton 

2461478 

Forall your tyre requirements, 

see the localexperts 

•Wheel alignments 

•Wheel balancing 

197 Wills Street,Ashburton l www.neumannstyres.co.nz 

Phone 03 308 6737 (24 hrs –after hours call out applies) 

BUY 1 GET 1 

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For Passenger, Commercial and 

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•Vehicle transportand recovery 

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CnrJohn &McLean Street,Ashburton 

NEAT GARDENS 

Does your garden need monthly 

maintenance to keep it tidy and 

looking good through the seasons? 

Or perhaps just need aone off tidy 

or pruning completed? 

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2461487 

2478421 

•Manufacturer and supplier of 

Rylock aluminium windows and doors 

•Retrodouble glazing installers foradrier, 

warmer,quieter home 

Forafreequote, contactDavid &Lorayne Oakley 

PHONE 308 8493. EMAIL: owdrylock@gmail.com 

8A John Street,Ashburton 

PETFOOD SUPPLY 

Fresh&frozenfood available 

Beef &wild gamemince 

Dogrolls Dogbones 

Frozenchucks 

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operated 

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ASHBURTON 

GLASS LTD 

Experts in glass 

308-3918 

214Wills Street 


www.ashburtonglass.co.nz 

office@ashburtonglass.co.nz 

022 391 8136 

alex@alexreadelectrical.co.nz 

INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL &COMMERCIAL |24/7 SERVICE 

GODSELL 

BRICKLAYING 

•Houses 

•Feature Walls 

•Fences 

•Blocklaying 

Chris Godsell 

027 274 2533 

AH 308 7117 

godsell@xtra.co.nz 

2481921 

Computer/Tech Help 

Need personalised help with your 

computer, programs orbackups? 

Trouble with your –PC–iPhone/iPad 

–printer –network –electronic stuff? 

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Iwill come to you. 

Call Frank 021-120-9292 

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Apple and Windows logos belong to their respective companies 

EFTPOS available 

Lubes WOF 

Allmechanical repairs 

TRIANGLE 

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Victoria Street, 

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Phone: (03) 308 6772 

2461605 

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We offer the following: 

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• Gorse and BroomSpraying • FenceLineSpraying 

• Chimney/Flue Cleaning $90 • Heat Pump Service$90 

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W www.mckayanddonaldson.co.nz -734 East Street,Ashburton 

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2475761 


154 Dobson Street, Ashburton 

admin@threesixtycollision.co.nz 

2485816 

•PCRepairs/Sales •Networks/Servers 

•Firewalls/Security •Spyware Clean-up •Training 

20 YearsExperience Microso Cerfied Professional 

NETWORKS FIREWALLS AND PCS LTD 

Robin Johnstone 67 Aitken Street, Ashburton 

P: 03 308 1440 C: 027 768 4058 

robinbj@xtra.co.nz 

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LED lighting systems 

House rewires 

Sheds,garages,sleepouts 

Call 021 576 044 

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Our authorised techniciansns 

service and repair all 

makes and models of 

sewing machines and 

overlockers 

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ALL PAINTING REQUIREMENTS 

including 

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Residential andcommercial 

Interior gibstopping 

Anyjob bigorsmall 

Call Tony 0273283124 

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free quote l advice l discuss 

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Weddings,21st, 

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Sound Systems &Lighting Hire 

Phone DJ Dave 


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www.soundmanagement.co.nz 

2447382 

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•Restoration 

•Modifications 

•Rust Removal 

•Custom Fabrications 

•WOF Reports 

• MagWheel Repairs &Painting 

16 Cass Street,Ashburton. 03 308 0387 

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Ash Solar Power 

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• Kitchen Utensils & Accessories 

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NEWS 


47 

Farm sales volumes ease, but still robust 

Strong prices have beenpaid 

for farms in the Winchmoreand 

Selwyn districts, likelydue to 

the shortage of quality arable 

properties, accordingtoReal 

Estate Institute of New Zealand 

(REINZ). 

Data releasedbythe institute 

shows nationwide there were 

50 fewer farm sales(11.0%) for 

the three months ended May 

2022 thanfor thethree months 

ended May 2021. 

Overall, there were403farm 

sales in the three months ended 

May 2022, comparedto450 farm 

sales for the three months 

ended April 2022 (10.4%), and 

453 farm sales for the three 

months ended May 2021. 

BrianPeacocke,Rural 

Spokesman at REINZ,said 

sales data for the threemonth 

period ending May2022reflect 

an 11% easing in sales volumes 

from theprevious threemonth 

period, and from theequivalent 

period 12 months ago. 

“Categories mostimpacted 

were arable,dairy, dairy 

support andhorticulture 

whereas finishing properties 

remained resilient with solid 

growth in sales numbers over 

the last two years. 

Across Canterburyand the 

West Coastthere had been a 

reasonablecross section of 

activity on arable, dairy, dairy 

support andfinishing 

properties, with the latter 

category again being dominant 

with strongprices paidinthe 

Winchmoreand Selwyn 

districts; theshortage of quality 

arable properties assisted a 

strong sale in that sector in the 

Ashburtondistrict. 

WestCoast experienced 

subdued, wetconditionswith a 

solitarysaleofagrazing 

property beingrecorded. 

Mr Peacocke said from a 

climatic perspective, welcome 

and wellspreadrainacross 

thecountry duringthe month 

of Mayallowed thoseareas 

mostaffected by droughtto 

recover to alevel sufficient to 

providebetterlevelsofprewinter 

feedthan hadbeen 

anticipated. 

“Early snow was asignal to 

the southern regionsthatsuch 

feed would be very much 

needed before springrelief 

arrives. 

“Like most sectorswithinthe 

New Zealand economy, 

farming is feelingthe full 

impactofincreasing costs, 

Ashortage of quality arable properties helped strong sales in the sector in the Ashburton District. 

Brian Peacocke 

particularlythoserelatingto 

fuel, fertilizer,general farm 

inputs and interest rates, with 

the shortage of labourbeinga 

continuingimpedimentto 

productivity,particularly in 

the horticulture sector. 

“On apositive note, product 

prices havebeensteady, with 

an expectationofupward 

pressure on valuesfor beefand 

lamb, downward pressure on 

the recordpricesfor dairy 

products thisseason, and 

uncertainty surroundingthe 

reducedvolumes of kiwifruit 

andpipfruit in the 

horticultural sector. 

“Beyond speculationor 

debate, of course, is the 

importance of the agriculture 

sector to the overall economy,” 

he concludes. 

He said1697farmsweresold 

in the year to May2022, 130 

fewerthanweresold in the 

year to May2021,with11.9% 

more Dairy farms, 33.6%fewer 

Dairy Support, 12.9%fewer 

Grazing farms,4.1% fewer 

Finishingfarms and15.2% 

fewerArable farms soldover 

thesame period. 

Themedianprice per 

hectarefor all farms soldinthe 

❛Across Canterbury 

and the West Coast 

there has been a 

reasonable cross 

sectionofactivity on 

arable, dairy,dairy 

support andfinishing 

properties.❜ 

three months to May 2022was 

$29,760 comparedto$28,190 

recorded for three months 

endedMay 2021 (+5.6%). The 

median price perhectare 

increased 3.9% compared to 

April2022. 

The REINZAll Farm Price 

Index increased1%inthe 

three months to May 2022 

compared to the threemonths 

FILE PHOTO 

to April 2022.Comparedtothe 

three months endingMay 2021 

theREINZAll FarmPrice 

Index increased 31.4%.The 

REINZAll FarmPrice Index 

adjusts for differences in farm 

size, location, and farming 

type, unlike the median price 

per hectare,which does not 

adjust forthese factors. 

Fourregionsrecorded an 

increaseinthe number of farm 

sales forthe three months 

ended May 2022 compared to 

thethree months endedMay 

2021, withthe most notable 

being Southland (+13 sales) 

and West Coast (+5sales). 

Northland (19sales) and 

Waikato (18 sales) recorded 

the biggestdecreases in sales. 

Compared to thethree 

months ended April 2022, two 

regions recordedanincrease 

in sales,the most notable being 

ManawatuWhanganui and 

Wellington(+4 sales each). 

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Advertise with us today! ContactJann Thompson 03 308 7664 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz

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ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT 

Michael Hurst In TheGolden Ass–Arts On Tour NZ 

Thursday14th July 7-30pm 

Adult $25* /Senior $20* Suitable 16 + 

Michael Hurst is Lucius Apuleius,avirile 

young Roman man who is obsessed with 

magic.OnatriptoThessaly,the weird 

centre of spookiness in the ancientworld, 

he findshimself inaposition to witness 

an actual spell being cast.But his overenthusiasm 

leads him into an alarming 

accidental transformation. Oops! 

MadDoggerel Cabaret –ArtsOnTour 

Saturday20th August 7-30pm 

Adults $25* /Groups 6+ $20* 

Twopoets and amusiciancombine to 

presentacomic and lyric portrait of 

Aotearoa New Zealand and its placein 

the South Pacific today. Acabaret full 

of cascading words, wild musicalityand 

lightning humour. 

Stevie Nicks,Linda Ronstadt,Carole King Songbook 

Thursday15th September 7-30pm 

Adult $49.50* /Gold Card $42 */Kids$35* 

Threeofthe worlds most recognised voices 

arebroughttoyou in the brand new show 

by singer/songwriter Bloom who is known 

as one of Australia’s greatest powervocalists. 

Aftergracing our stage as AmyWinehouse 

and Adele Bloom is set to wowher audiences 

in whatcan only be described as incredible. 

Dancing Queen –ATributeToABBA 

Thursday1st December 8pm 

Adult $61.30* /Group 6+ $56.30* / 

Child $36* 

It’s time to secureyour seats to the ABBA 

showthateveryone adores! This is afull 

scale concertproduction featuring more 

than twohours of fun energetic musical 

performances with alivebacking band, 

theatrical lighting and replica costumes. 

03 307 2010 211A Wills Street, Ashburton 7700 

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz 

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: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 


Friendship& 

Entertainment Club 

AfternoonConcert 

Sunday3rd July 

2pm 

at Ashburton 

Savage Club 

62 CoxStreet, 


Doors open at 1:30pm 

Public welcome 

Gold coin entry 

fornon members 

FOR LEASE 

2487625 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

WELLBEING Personal 

Relationships, Work, Business; 

I promise to listen, 

care, coach and believe in 

you. — Call Pete now 

on 027-280-0889; Web: 

peteyoung.co.nz Qualified 

Social Worker and Life 

Coach; Associate Member 

ANZ Coaching Alliance; 30 

years busines experience. 

*Servicefees apply 

SITUATIONS VACANT 



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 

toyouby 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 




Plains Rotary 

LINSEEDSTRAW 

$7 per small bale or 

$40 medium square,delivered. 

Harvested this year. 

Fordetailsand ordering go to 

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

or phone Philip 0278 247 050 


ANEW OPPORTUNITY 

Driver required withsuitable vehicle 

forbulk deliveryto 

Ashburtonresidential addresses 

Hours negotiable, 

early Thursdaymorning. 

Generous 

payrate 

If this sounds like you, email your interest along 

with your name,address and phone number to: 

deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 

2476342 

2491719 




LABOURER/SCAFFOLDER 

We are looking for areliable, enthusiastic and hard-working 

person forthe above full time position. Do youhave agood level 

of physical fitness and enjoyworking with heights? Youmust be 

able to start at7am on Monday toFriday and occasionally work 

weekends when required. 

Skills/Qualifications required: 

• Experienceispreferred but full training will be given 

• Beable to work overtime when required 

• Due to OH&S requirements you must pass pre employment 

checks including adrug test 

Thesuccessful candidate will be rewarded with agenerous hourly 

rate and further training opportunities. This is arare chance to 

join asmall business thattakes prideinevery job we do. 

Applicants forthis position should have NZ residencyorvalid NZ 

work visa. 

To apply or for moreinformation contact 

admin@elitescaffolding.net.nz 

or Mark 021 440 364 

2494197 

SCAMMELL 

PAINTING &DECORATING LTD 

APPRENTICE 

Theteam at Scammell Painting &Decoratingare 

looking foranapprenticetojointhe team – 

full training will be given. 

If youworkwell in ateam environment, have agood 

eyefor detail andhavepride inthe qualityofwork 

produced,then we wouldlike to hear from you. 

We offerexcellentworking conditions 

andawide varietyofwork. 

Apply to office@scammellpainting.co.nz 

or Markon027 273 2803 

InwardsGoods 

(Full time) 

Mitre10MEGAAshburtonhas avacancyfor an 

InwardsGoodsteam member. This position is 

full time (40 hours) Monday –Friday 8am – 

5pm. 

The role involves checking and receipting 

in orders along with operating Class 2truck 

and forklift for the internal movements of the 

product. 

The successful applicant will need the 

following skills: 

• Class 2licenceand Forkliftlicencepreferred 

or able to get one 

• Basic computer skills 

• Reliable 

• Beable to work in ateam environment 

• Physically fit and able to lift 

If you have these skills please send your 

covering letter and C.V.to: 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on Thursday 7th July 2022 

IN MEMORIAM 

ABERHART, 

CARA ALICE: 

(19892017) 

Cara, 

Your life was ablessing, 

Your memory atreasure. 

You are loved beyond words 

and missed beyond 

measure. 

Always loved and missed 

every day by David and Jo, 

Hayden and Rosie. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

2494195 

2494435 

WILSON, MARGARET JOY 

(JOY ROUNTREE) Don, 

John, Rose, Melinda, Nic, 

Lea, Gary and Janice and 

family wish to express a 

heartfelt thanks to family 

and friends for the love and 

support you gave us with 

the sad loss of Joy. The 

flowers, messages, care, 

baking, visits and attendance 

at the service was so 

appreciated. Also aspecial 

thank you to the District 

Nurses and Dr Young for 

your help with Joy. Please 

accept this as a personal 

thank you for your kindness.



SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Need some 

extracash? 

Competitive 

ratespaid. 

Whynot get fit 

earning it! 

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Post SettlementSupportWorker 

RefugeeSettlement Support 

As aresult of an increase in funding Safer Mid Canterbury iswishing to employ 

aRefugee Post Settlement Support Worker within the Refugee Settlement 

Support Service. We are looking for someone seeking anew challenge in this 

rewarding role, assisting refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and 

economically into their new community. Youwould bepart ofawider team of 

individuals who are passionate about supporting refugees and would be given 

the privilege of playing asignificant role in their lives as you support them on 

their settlementjourney. 

If you enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an 

environment where noday is the same, and are ateam player, then this could 

be the perfect job for you. Asthe Post Settlement Support Worker you will be 

assisting families once they have progressed through their initial settlement 

period.The Post SettlementSupportWorker will provide assistanceand support 

to families who no longer require intensive settlement support, but may still 

need some further education, assistance orsupport asthey goabout their day 

to daylives. 

The person applying forthis job must have relevantexperienceand/or training 

in afield thatfurnishes them with the skills and experienceneeded foraposition 

of this type.Weare looking forcandidateswith the following key attributes: 

• Abilitytorelate with and supportpeople from differentcultural backgrounds. 

• Knowledge and experienceworking with children, youth and families. 

• Excellenttime managementand organisational skills 

• Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel tofulfil job 

requirements 

• Empathy with humanitarian causes 

• Enthusiasm and commitmenttoworkasateam member 

This position is for 20hours per week, weoffer asupportive, flexible, family 

friendly work environmentwith greatworking conditions. 

To apply forthis position please go to the Careers section of our website 

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz/careers to view the job description and 

download an application form. 

Forfurther information, please contactAni on 03 308 1395 

Applications close MondayJuly 11th 2022 

2481142 

2490814 

SUPERVISOR WANTED 

We are looking for a well organised person to 

manage thedistribution of advertisingmaterialand 

local newspapers into household letter boxes in 

Geraldine. 

This is apart-time contract position where you can 

co-ordinate most of your work from home, allowing 

the opportunity to continue orapply for work in 

other fields. The position may include managing a 

team of deliverers. 

This role could suit an at home parent, retiree or 

someone returningtothe workforce. 

You will need a suitable vehicle, mobile phone, 

computer with internet access and be able to 

provide short-term undercoverstorage. 

Forfurtherinformation please contactMark 

Mark.kelly@mainlanddistribution.co.nz 

SELL 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$28.50 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 


2470268 

2494253 

SELL 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2468593 

SHOTGUN 12ga pump. Factory 

XR, XT, XC manuals. 

Gun books and magazines. 

Gun Bag. Gun Safe. Web 

Slings. Old Popular Mechanics. 

Ph 021 140 1392 

ACCOUNTSRECEIVABLE/RETAIL POSITION 

Wecurrently have aposition available in ourbusy 

flooring business. 

Keytasks would include: 

• Accounts receivableinvoicing 

• Preparing quotes 

• Ordering product 

• Booking injobs 

• General clerical work 

• Assisting customers 

The person we are looking for would have an 

enthusiastic personality and who enjoys dealing 

with customersand workinginateamenvironment. 

Anatural abilityfor detail is essential.Computer and/ 

or retail experiencewouldbepreferred howeverfull 

training willbeprovided. 

This position is full-time Monday toFriday and also 

some Saturday mornings. Wewill also consider a 

job-shareposition. 

Please forwardyour application to: 

AR Vacancy 

Skip-2-ItFlooring Xtra 

24 Tarbottons Road 


Or email jen.muir@flooringxtra.co.nz 

Applications close Friday15th July 2022. 

WANTED TO BUY 

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal 

Recyclers buy heavy metal 

etc. Free light-grade metal 

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm 

weekdays &9.30-11.30am 

Saturdays. 117 Alford Forest 

Rd, (behind 

PlaceMakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 

2494236 

HAYMAN 

FENCING 

Fencer required 

Must be reliable. 

NZ driver’s 

licenceessential. 

No experience 

required as on the job 

training available. 

2491934 

Please contact 

Lindsay021 2013391 

Family Case Worker 

RefugeeSettlement Support 

As aresult of an increase in funding SaferMid Canterburyiswishing to employan 

additional Family Case Worker within the Refugee Settlement Support Service. 

We are looking for someone seeking anew challenge in this rewarding role, 

assisting refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and economically 

into their new community. Youwould be partofawider team of individuals who 

are passionate about supporting refugees and would be given the privilege of 

playing asignificant role intheir lives as you support them on their settlement 

journey. 

If you enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an 

environment where noday is the same, and are ateam player, then this could 

be the perfect job foryou.Asafamily caseworker youwill be one of our primary 

supportpeople fornewly arriving families. 

The person applying forthis job must have relevantexperienceand/or training 

in afieldthatfurnishes them with the skills and experienceneeded foraposition 

of this type.Weare looking forcandidateswith the following key attributes: 

• Abilitytorelate with and supportpeople from differentcultural backgrounds. 

• Knowledge and experienceworking with children, youth and families. 

• Excellenttime managementand organisational skills 

• Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s licence and willing to travel to fulfil job 

requirements 

• Empathy with humanitarian causes 

• Enthusiasm and commitmenttoworkasateam member 

This position is for 20hours per week, we offer asupportive, flexible, family 

friendly work environmentwith greatworking conditions. 

To apply forthis position please go to the Careers section of our website 

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz/careers/ to view the job description and 

download an application form. 

Forfurther information, please contactAni on 03 308 1395 

Applications close MondayJuly 11th 

2491177

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TRADE &SERVICES 

ALTERATIONS; Sewing 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248 

BUILD work to do? Contact 

Kiwi Building and Maintenance 

Ltd. Alterations, 

Renovations, New builds 

and repairs. Qualified 

Tradesmen. Phone Cawte 

027 418 7955. 

BUILDER : Specialising in 

home renovations and 

repair work. We also do 

decks, fences and retaining, 

plastering and painting, 

gardening, landscaping 

and tree removal. Call 

Gavin 021 267 1979. 

CARPET Cleaning. Powerful 

equipment and fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Find us at www. 

supersucker.co.nz or 

phone John Cameron 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. 

CHARLIES Blind Cleaning 

Service -same day service 

and repairs. Charlie can 

supply new blinds and 

racks and will hang drapes. 

Phone 03 307 1936 or 020 

4169 0342. 

CHIMNEY Sweep - for a 

professional service call 

Dan McKerrow, Chimney 

Sweep and Repairs on 021 

118 7580. 

COMPUTER Problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving, 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, setup wirelessnetworks, 

spyware 

cleanup. On-site day or 

evening. Low fees. Call 

Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058. 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

Concrete Specialist operating 

locally with 30 years 

experience. No job too big 

or small. Contactless service 

offered. Phone Paul 

021 152 1966. 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can Collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241. 

FIRE Extinquisher sales and 

servicing. On farm/ 

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

boats/caravans etc. Phone 

Mack at Doors and More on 

027 396 0361. 

HEAT Pumps; Service, 

Clean, Repair and Install. 

Please call Silvery Bauman 

021 544 760 


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 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

2493723 

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 

GUTTER Cleaning. Using a 

vacuum system to clean 

out the debris is a faster 

and cleaner process. Call 

Allan on 027 209 5026. 

LOCKSMITH/DOOR repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and 

bifold door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More on 027 516 

7104. 

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER 

A NEW LOOK 

that lasts! 

Existing kitchens, doors, 

furniture &appliances 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2471051 

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. 

ROOF SERVICE -Moss and 

mold treatments, roof and 

gutter leak repairs, residential 

and commercial. For 

prompt service - call your 

local contractor - Tim on 

021 197 8128 

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. 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

Peter Blacklow 

COME INSTORE AND REAP THE REWARDS 

PETE’S 

PICK 

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuumcleaners. 

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

Locally owned &operated family business for 69 years 

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

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


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. 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

FRESH Potatoes; Nadine 

and Agria $2.per kg, 10kg 

bags for $15. Phone 03 308 

3195 or 027 531 9103; 81 

Elizabeth Street, Ashburton. 

MEETINGS 

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. 

MEETINGS 

MidCanterburyCatchment Collective 

AGM 

Tuesday12Julyat 3.30pm 

FederatedFarmersBoard Room 

163 West Street, Ashburton 

All welcome 2494461 

AMERICAR ROD& 

CUSTOM CLUB 

AGM 

Clubrooms 

MaronanRd 

Sunday, 10 th July 

at 10am 

All welcome 

Anyqueries,contactGreenie 

021 267 4209 


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 

Having problems with your internal gutter systems? 

Do your drains keep blocking,causing leakage into the soffits and even your house? 

Areyour soffits falling out due to water rot? 

We canconvert your internal gutters to standard external gutters. 

2492819 

Methven &Districts 

Tramping Club 

AGM 

Tuesday, 5thJuly 2022 

AllentonSports Club 

14 Cavendish Street, 


Following ageneral 

meeting commencing 

at 7.30pm 

All welcome 

HOME SERVICES 

Allworkmanship guaranteed 

2491534 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

2485762 

K 

KING TONY 

219 PIECE TOOL BOX KIT 

Call in and check out the extensive 

range of contents this impressive 

tool boxoffers. 

KT911-000CR9 

$1481.76 +GST 

CAN YOU 

HELPA 

FORMER 

REFUGEE? 

Help aformer refugee learn to 

driveonour programme. 

•Full Full licence(min license(min2years) 

•Caring Caring 

•Patient 

•Can Canoffer2–3hours 2-3hours a a 

week week. 

Forfurther information: 

m.021927370 

heather.daly@salvationarmy.org.nz 

Ph 308 4432 or 

027 332 9286 

Tuesday-Saturday 

9:30am -noon 

FREE KING TONY 

HACKSAW 

PLUS BONUS 

BUILDING BLOCKS 

The Salvation 

Army Driver 

Programmes 

Making our roads 

safer, our families 

mobile and our 

youthemployable; 

a driving licence 

makes a 

difference. 

Transforming 

Lives. 

HOMES NEEDED NOW 

Reliable volunteer 

who likes animals 

needed forthe 

centre. 

Tabbykittens 

ready now. 

Food donations appreciated 

2494379 

Kindly sponsored by 

Adrienne Patterson 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing 

with alife 

limiting 

illness? 

We can help with: 

2485697 

•Sittingand companionship 

•Counselling and bereavement 

support 

•Biographywriting 

•Massage,reiki and reflexology 

•Activityand support 

programmes 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 

email manager@hospicemc.nz www.hospicemc.nz 

Allservices 

arefree 

Thurs 30th 

10.15 

10.15 

1.15 

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2.30 

3.50 

5.30 

5.50 

7.45 

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ELVIS 

Whina 

TopGun Maverick 

HowtoPlease aWoman 

ELVIS 

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ELVIS 

TopGun Maverick 

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10.15 ELVIS 

10.30 Whina 

12.45 TopGun Maverick 

1.10 Jurassic WorldDominion 

3.30 Whina 

4.00 Lightyear 

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7.45 ELVIS 


Sat2nd 

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5.30 Jurassic WorldDominion 

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FIREWOOD 

FIREWOOD 

OFFCUTS 

$140 per cord 

GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$120 per cord 

SCREENED 

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$150 per cord 

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Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

2473520 

SPACE available for next 

weeks Courier -bequick! 

Talk to us about your advertising 

requirements. Phone 

308 7664 or call into our 

office at 199 Burnett Street, 


ALPS 

CONTINUOUS SPOUTING 

Ben Kruger 021 808 739 or 308 4380 

232 BoundaryRoad, Ashburton 

www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz 

E; benkruger@xtra.co.nz 

2492808 

MID CANTERBURY 

Realty 

Look out for 

your copy 

everyweek! 

2375492

SKIP-2-IT 

Warm up 

your home 

for winter 

Book your free in-home 

measure and quote 

CARPET • VINYL • TILES • LAMINATE • BLINDS 

SKIP-2-IT FLOORING XTRA 68 Cass Street, Ashburton P: 03 308 0266 www.flooringxtra.co.nz

• Residential electrical 

• Professional home wiring 

• LED downlight replacement 

• Air conditioning &ventilation 

• Heat pump servicing 

• Home appliancerepairs 

• TV&Audio Installation 

• TVwallmounting &installation 

(including brackets) 

• DistributeTVthroughout 

your home 

• Get wifi in theright spot 

• Outdoorand ceilingspeakers 

• Home automation 

• Motorhome &caravan wiring 

• Dairy/Farm electrical 

• Pivot wiring 

• Dairy shed maintenance 

• Waterpumps -stock &house 

• Generator change overswitches 

• Effluent systems 

• Variable Speed Drive(VSD) 

• Irrigationharmonic filter 

• Motor&pump control 

• Commercial/industrial electrical 

• 24/7breakdownservice


 

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Be in to win aBeautyrest Verve King Bed 

mattress and base -with an RRP of $4999 

Enter at the Bedpost stand! 

Terms & 

conditions apply 

Cosy Homes are auctioning off abrand new 

2bedroom, 1bathroom, consented 50m 2 home 

It’s a 

no-reserve 

auction! 

Photos do not represent final product. 

Photos do not represent final product. 

Auction set for 1.45pm on Sunday, 

3July, at the seminar area 

To placeabid, youmust register your interest at the showattheir stand, or online at cosyhomes.co.nz 

1-3July 2022 • 10am -5pm • Christchurch Arena • www.starhomeshow.kiwi

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Resene 

Kitchen Studio 

NZ Living 

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Comfort Glaze 

Saturday 2nd July 

Learn if solar is right for you, what type of solar is best for what applications 

and how you can make money offsolar with little ornomoney down. Covering 

commercial solar aswell as residential and batteries. 

Discover how totake your favourite colours and confidently design colour schemes 

to suit you, your home and your lifestyle. Make the most of your space and 

maximise the appeal ofyour home. 

From inspiration to installation, take note ofour tips when updating your kitchen to 

ensure itfits in with rest of your house. 

Understanding passive and sustainable design. 

Learn about the simplicity of converting uninsulated single glazed windows to 

thermally efficient high-performance double glazing keeping your home warmer, 

dryer &healthier all year round. 

10.30am Kitchen Studio 

From inspiration to installation, take note ofour tips when updating your kitchen to 



11.30am Sunshine Solar 

Learn if solar is right for you, what type ofsolar isbest for what applications 

and how you can make money offsolar with little or no money down. Covering 

commercial solar as well as residential and batteries. 

12.00pm Resene 


to suit you, your home and your lifestyle. Make the most ofyour space and 


1.00pm 

NZ Living 

Homes 


1.30pm Comfort Glaze 

Learn about the simplicity of converting uninsulated single glazed windows to 

thermally efficient high-performance double glazing keeping your home warmer, 

dryer &healthier all year round. 

Sunday 3rd July 


11.30am Sunshine Solar 

Learn if solar is right for you, what type of solar isbest for what applications 

and how you can make money offsolar with little or no money down. Covering 

commercial solar as well as residential and batteries. 

12.00pm Resene 


to suit you, your home and your lifestyle. Make the most ofyour space and 


12.30pm Kitchen Studio 

From inspiration to installation, take note of our tips when updating your kitchen to 


1.00pm 

NZ Living 

Homes 



 


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