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StuartWilsonwill not stand 

for council in the upcoming 

local bodyelections, 

preferringinsteadtoretire 

from politics after 12 

rewarding years. 

He was born in Kirwee and 

raised in Hinds, where he ran 

adairy farm for 49 years with 

his wife Betty. 

Stuart has always had a 

strong involvementinthe 

community and before 

becoming an Ashburton 

District councillor he served 

on various boards and 

committeesincluding 

Federated Farmersprovincial 

president. 

‘‘We usedtosubmit to 

council on the annual plan and 

used to get frustrated, because 

they wouldn't take any notice 

of farmers,’’hesaid. 

Councillor Stuart Wilson and wife Betty with his first car,aMorris Eight Sport. 

The progression into local 

government seemedanatural 

choice for man passionate 

about his region and the 

farming community. 

‘‘I’ve always been interested 

in politics whether nationalor 

international. 

Federated Farmersissort of 

apolitical organisation, 

submitting on behalfof 

farmers and roads,’’ Stuart 

said. 

‘‘I was virtually the first 

councillor south of the 

Ashburton river for years.’’ 

For people considering 

standingfor council Stuart 

said it helps to havesome life 

experience and understand 

meeting procedures. 

‘‘I had always been a 

committee person, Iknew 

meeting procedure, Ithink 

that is important, whenyou go 

to acouncil meeting, thereisa 

protocol. 

‘‘It is agreat advantagetobe 

selfemployed or have your 

own businesstogooncouncil 

because if you have some 

financial background it gives 

you an idea on how systems 

and balance sheets work.’’ 

Althoughbeing acouncillor 

could be considered parttime 

workStuart says the time 

involved, with afew days of 

meetings each week, 

workshops and board 

meetings can mean it is more 

like afulltime job. 

‘‘We can spend days and 

dayswhen we get to the annual 

plan and long term plan 

finances, there’s pages of it.’’ 

Stuart also reads every 

submission presented in a 

document. 

‘‘People put asubmission in 

they expect acouncillor to read 

it, everybody has aslightly 

different opinion so you should 

read every submission, then 

you get the general gist.’’ 

Stuart has areputation as 

someone who speaks up and 

calls aspade aspade, 

particularly when it comes to 

the districtsroads. 

‘‘I didn't have one burning 

ambition when Icame to 

council, hopefully Ihave 

brought the emphasis on our 

roads. 

‘‘Not many people criticise 

you to your face, most of the 

Ashburton council policy gives 

people agood chance to 

submit, and if they have 

something on their chest they 

can have agoatitthrough the 

consultation process.’’ 

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Food truck location needed 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Councillors have discussedthe 

TradinginPublic Spaces draft bylaw 

proposal,which received 29 public 

submissions. 

The main central business district 

location used by food trucksisonEast 

Street, next to Baring Square. 

One proposal in thebylaw wasto 

move this location upEastStreet 

oppositethe old post office, where Bel 

Air Supermarket has recently moved. 

At thehearingfoursubmitters took 

the opportunity to voice their views to 

the council, includingAndrew and 

Melissa Poswillo fromTuMeke BBQ 

who have beenoperating theirfood 

truck at the EastStreet Baring Square 

location sincethe start of the year. 

Andrewdid not agreewith the 

proposed location opposite the old 

post office building 

‘‘We have observed there is never a 

free parkingspot in thislocation, and 

with the openingofBel Air 

Supermarket this willonlyget worse,’’ 

Andrew said. 

Andrewpointed out there wasno 

lighting or power to accommodatethe 

food trucks at theproposed location. 

‘‘Our dream for food trucksin 

Ashburton is to havealocationwhere 

everyone is welcome, there is seating 

or grass area forpeople to enjoy 

amazing foodand coffee,’’ he said. 

Cr Lynette Lovett said shefavoured 

leaving thelocationonEast street 

eithersideofthe clock tower forthe 

food trucks. 

‘‘We needthose people there as 

their food is different fromwhat the 

new (Civic) cafewillhave. If we are 

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to go andsit there and enjoy it, andif 

thefoodvendors are there it addsto 

thevibrancy of thearea,’’ she said. 

Cr Rodger Letham disagreed saying 

he didnot want food trucks on East 

Street asthey were untidy. 

‘‘Iamtotally opposedtohavingany 

food wagons on East Streetoutside 

theclock tower,it’s agreatentrance to 

ourtownwhen we come in and to have 

food wagons dotted down there Ithink 

destroys theimage of thetownas 

people come into it and Ithink we 

wouldbefarwiser to look at 

somethingelse.’’ 

Themajority of councillors voted 

last week tokeepthe sitesonEast 

Street next to Baring Square, between 

theclock tower andHavelockstreet. 

It wasalso suggested additional 

Gilmour 3Seater 

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sites could be made available on East 

Streetbetween the clock tower and 

Cameron Street when power points 

are installed aspartofthe Baring 

Square upgrade. 

Havelock Street, aroundthe corner 

of East Street wasrecommended to 

remain alocationfor mobilefood 

traders with therestriction of 

operating after5.30pmbecause of 

parking andtraffic congestion with 

the new civic building in that location. 

Thebylaw will be finalised andis 

expected to beadopted by council at 

their July 27 meeting. 

If adoptedbythe councilthe 

currentbylaw known as the Mobile 

Shops, Stalls and Hawkers Bylaw will 

bereplaced by the new Trading in 

PublicSpacesBylaw. 

Wilson not running for council 

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RetiringcouncillorStuart Wilsonis 

satisfiedwith what he hasachieved 

during his 12 yearsasacouncillor. 

‘‘WhatIhaveachieved is being 

able to have confidence enough to 

put the point of view at the council 

tablewhat people aretelling me,I 

triedtocontributeinapositive way. 

‘‘It great for your mental ability, it 

stimulates the brain,ifyou are going 

to do the reading, take part in the 

debate and ask question, it really is 

mentally stimulating.’’ 

Stuarthas enjoyed working with 

the current councillors and mayor. 

‘‘Atthe Ashburton District 

Council, we becamefriends, we’ve 

got avery goodmayor,Neil really 

workshard,he's gotnofavourites at 

the council table, everybody gets a 

fair go.’’ 

Thedecision not to standagain 

wasn’t easy, but Stuart seems happy 

with hischoice. 

‘‘I'vehad 12 years, I’m 81 so would 

be 84 in threeyears and feelIam 

still able to keep up,ifyou start to 

loose your abilitytokeep up, people 

wouldsay ‘silly old soandso, why 

didn't he retire when he was going 

well?’’’ 

With moretime on his hands come 

October, Stuart will keeptaking an 

interest in his sons farmsinHinds 

and tinkering on his firstcar. 

Stuart bought the Morris Eight 

Sport when he was 16, owneditfor 

around fiveyearscourtinghis future 

wife Betty in it before selling it. 

Throughthe yearshehas kept an 

eyeonthe car hopingtobuy it back, 

thenafterover50yearsthe owner 

offered to sellitback to Stuart. 

‘‘So it hashad four ownersand I’ve 

hadittwice,that's out in the shedso 

Ipuddle aroundwith that.’’ 

‘‘Imight buyanother one,Ilove 

puddling withvehiclesand things,’’ 

he said. 

‘‘I will miss the council, I’ll miss 

being informed and I’ve toldmyself 

I’mnot going to comment in the 

paper, youhave to bite yourtongue 

andthe newcouncillorwill do what 

theywanttodo.’’ 

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Nourishing the rural narrative 

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Ruralco’s Instore Days were abustling 

success, with farmers from around 

Canterbury flocking to take part in the 28th 

annual celebration of ‘all things 

agriculture’. 

The twoday event washeld in the 

Ashburton store, with strong references to 

Ruralco’s Farmers. We’ve got your back 

campaign, which is focused around 

supporting farmers through thick and thin, 

andchanging the narrative of how some 

people viewagriculture. 

The campaign was launched following 

increased adversity towards farmers 

nationwide, whichpredominantly 

stemmedfrom efforts to tackle 

environmental declines. 

Ruralco chief executive officer Rob 

Sharkie said it’stime people acknowledge 

themassive role farming plays in New 

Zealand’s economy, and start appreciating 

farmers for everything they do. 

‘‘They’re the backbone of New Zealand.’’ 

Having been in the agricultureindustry 

forover 40 years, Mr Sharkie has 

witnessed highs andlows of New Zealand’s 

farming culture, and continues to advocate 

forfarmers everyday through his position 

with Ruralco. 

‘‘We started (as ATS) in 1963 to support 

farmers, and that’s what we’re still here to 

do today.’’ 

The remoteand often isolating farming 

lifestyle has been exasperated in recent 

years due to Covid19 restrictions, but 

Ruralco areletting agriculture workers 

know the impact on their wellbeing hasnot 

gone unnoticed. 

“We have longrecognisedthat farming 

canbealonely vocation, so providing 

opportunities for farming folk to come 

together has always been one of the big 

drivers behind Instore Days,’’ he said. 

The agricultural event, held on 

Thursday andFriday last week, provided 

an opportunity for farmers to get offthe 

farm andintotown, with foodtrucks and 

refreshmentsavailable onsite. 

The busy store and marquee areas 

boasted avariety of farm supplysales, and 

provided opportunity forfarmers and 

ruralfolktonetworkwith other likeminded 

people. 

Ruralco board chair Jessie Chan said 

farmers and thelocal community have 

been craving facetoface interactions, 

seeking out ‘‘that connection that they’ve 

been missing over the last couple of years’’. 

Ruralco chief executive officer Rob Sharkie with Ruralco Directors, Sir David Carter, 

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Roughly 90 supplier businesses 

attended, smiling from behind interactive 

stalls and offering advice on individual 

farming needs, from supplies to seed, 

fertiliser to fuel, and everything in 

between. 

Members whopurchased with eligible 

suppliers went in the draw to win oneof 

two major prizes a2022Honda Pioneer 

520 side by side or a$10,000 House of 

Travel voucher. 

Meridian Energyand Ruralco teamed up 

to repurpose one of the Ruralco Ashburton 

store’s parking lots into electricvehicle 

charging stations. 

Thenew EV stations, unveiled on day 

one, were developed forAshburton’s 

community and are free to use. 

Mr Sharkie said the charging stations 

‘‘adds to the fabric of what we (Ruralco) do 

as abusiness; providing for the greater 

good’’ and will hopefully attract more 

business to local companiesinthe area. 

Ruralco took the opportunity to 

incorporate acreative and uplifting 

message into their Instore Days, erecting a 

farmingthemed colouring wall where 

people were invited to grab avivid and 

write what farming meant tothem. 

‘‘I think it’s important for farmers to 

hear,’’ said Ms Chan. ‘‘Everybody wantsto 

feel valued in what they do,and at the 

moment farmers don’t necessarily feel that 

valued and we just want to remind them 

that we do (value them).’’ 

The campaign is targeted at rural 

communitiesnationwide andinvolves 

telling the taleofdifferent farmers’ 

successes and experiences to highlight 

their value within New Zealand, and 

change thenarrative surrounding 

agriculture. 

POLICE ACTION 

Police havearrested two people 

in relation to ashooting in 

Rolleston on Saturday. 

Twosearch warrants were 

carried out in Ashburton on 

Monday,withthe Armed 

Offenders Unit in attendance, 

after aperson was shot on 

Maddisons Road, in Rolleston on 

Saturday, July 9. The victim of 

the shooting is in astable 

condition. 

Oneaddress searched is 

associated to theMongols MC. A 

31yearold Mongols MC affiliate 

has been charged withwounding 

with intent tocause grievous 

bodily harm andunlawful 

possession of afirearm.He 

appeared in the Christchurch 

District Court on Tuesday and 

was remanded in custody. 

A32yearold man has been 

arrested and charged with drug 

related offences and was due to 

appear in the Ashburton District 

Court. 

TheArmed Offenders Unit 

were avisible presencein 

Ashburton thisweekhelping 

police carry out the search 

warrants. They were seen in 

Hampstead andAllenton.But 

there was alsoaheavy police 

presenceatthe skatepark in 

downtown Ashburton. 

APolice spokespersonsaid on 

Monday ‘‘Police were executing 

search warrants in Ashburton 

today in relation to an ongoing 

investigation.The AOS attended 

as aprecaution.’’ 

There wasalso areport of a 

disorder incident at the 

Ashburton skatepark, involving 

predominantly young people, 

they said. 

Monday’s arrests come amid a 

nationwidecrackdownongangs, 

OperationCobalt. 

Police believe anumber of 

others were involved in the 

shooting and further arrestsare 

likely. They are seeking 

information on ablue Holden 

Commodoreand acar trailer in 

the MaddisonsRoad area on the 

morning of July 9. 

Anyonewith information can 

call 105, visittheir localPolice 

station or contact Crime 

Stoppers anonymously on 0800 

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Pasifikajourneyto prosperity 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Fale PasifikaOAoraki is 

running buildingcapability 

supportsessionsforPasifika 

living in MidCanterbury. 

The first gathering was held 

last week at the Ashburton 

Public Library. 

Fale PasifikaOAoraki 

general manager Buddy 

Taafaki, of Timaru, said the 

five sessions in the series 

gathering was to help Pasifika 

peoplelearn some useful skills 

and knowledge to help with 

living in New Zealand. 

‘‘It’s an understandingsonoone 

missesout,’’ he said. 

‘‘It’s ajourney to prosperity.‘‘ 

Therewas also avisit from 

Police constable Steven Sula, 

of Christchurch, who is pacific 

liaison officerinCanterbury. 

Mr Sula was invited to speak 

to the group about the laws in 

New Zealand,expectations of 

youth,and ageneral overview 

of thepoliceforce as an option 

for those interested in acareer 

in law enforcement. 

The building capability 

programme was designedasa 

buildingblock for those in the 

Fale and was given through 

Pasifika lensesthere were no 

wrong questionsorwrong 

answers. 

The first series stated with a 

Fale Pasifika OAoraki facilitators Tumanu Paiaaua, of Ashburton, 

and Buddy Taafaki, of Timaru, with youth, from left: Maa Asu, 9, 

Mapu Asu, 6, and Manu Asu, 10 at the first Pasifika support 

gathering in Ashburton. 

session on new beginnings, and 

planting the seedofanew life. 

It includedthe importance of 

getting into the right mindset 

about startingover fromany 

point or walk of life, andgave a 

basic understandingofthe 

journeytoprosperity and 

being comfortable living in 

New Zealand. 

Learninghow to change from 

afixed mindsettoagrowth 

mindset was an important step, 

as ‘‘nothinggetstransformed in 

your life until your mind is 

transformed’’. 

Theseriesisalso beinggiven 

in Timaru andOamaru, Mr 

Taafakisaid. 

TheAshburton sessions will 

gather every three weeks at the 

librarytowork throughthe 

building blocksfor abetterlife. 

Futuresessions include 

nuturing priorities, pruning/ 

guidancetogrowth, 

maintenance/directions and 

harvest/goal achievementand 

success. 

Amongthe latter sessions 

werepathways to helping 

families looking to buytheir 

first, or second, home or 

businessthrough 

introductions to professionals 

able to assist. 

Mr Taafaki said at the 

completion of theseries, it 

would startover again so 

peoplewould not miss out. 

Anyone interestedin 

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contact Fale PasifikaOAoraki 

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Chaptercloses onoverduefines 

INDI.ROBERTS 


‘Finesfree’ is one of the latest 

effortstocomeinto effect as 

part of the AshburtonDistrict 

Council’s AnnualPlan for 

2022/2023. 

The Ashburton Public 

Library announced the 

cessationofits overdue loan 

fines as of July 1, claiming the 

decision is part of anational 

drive to remove fines and 

encourage the use of district 

libraries. 

Council community services 

group manager Steve Fabish 

said ‘‘I hope that it will bring 

more users into the library. 

Nervousnessabout incurring 

fines will be keeping some 

peopleaway,especially in 

times when they are busy,and 

the cost of livingisrising, as it 

is now.’’ 

Anumberofcouncilsacross 

Canterbury have made similar 

decisions, with fees freeefforts 

aimed at promoting library use 

and removing barriersto 

equity. 

For these same reasons, 

children’s fines were removed 

in 2019. 

Mr Fabish said “Council was 

happy to drop the overdue fees 

asmembers caneasilyrenewa 

book online and avoid afine as 

in the past. Our customers are 

increasingly using thisservice, 

which hasresultedinour 

overdue fines reducing over a 

number of years.” 

Borrowing books without 

returning themwill not be 

without consequence, 

however. 

Userswill have 30 daysfrom 

thetime of borrowing to renew 

their loan or returnthe item, 

after which they willbe 

charged for the full cost of the 

item if it is notreturned, and 

no notice is provided. 

The same rules apply to 

items that are destroyed or 

returned in adamaged state. 

The new systemwill ensure 

borrowers receive email 

reminders for their loan, and 

provide adigital platform in 

whichloans can be extended if 

morethan 30 days is needed. 

Overduefines issued before 

July 1still stand, and 

members willneedtopay 

these. 

Thelibrarywill shift to a 

new purposebuiltpremises 

oncethe new library andcivic 

centre hasfinishedbeing 

built. 

The new libraryis2450msq, 

and includes an 

environmentally sustainable 

design and publicparking 

facilities. 

It is duetobecompleted by 

October thisyear. 

The library encourages 

existing members to update 

their contactdetails if they 

havenot alreadydone so,by 

emailing library@adc.govt.nz, 

with name/s, borrower 

number/s,and email. 

Anyone interested in 

becoming alibrary member 

can visitthe library, or the 

library’s website, or emailfor 

furtherinformation. 

OUT AND ABOUT 

JULY15 

Winter wonderfun at the Ashburton 

Public Library has achildren 

sessionmaking bookmark toppers 

from 10.30am,and aboard game 

evening, from 7pm to 9pm,either 

usingalibraryboard gameorbring 

one from hometoplay andshare. 

JULY 16 

Geraldine FloralArt Club will be 

hosting a‘Deck thehall’display. 

Memberswill display an exhibition 

of traditional and contemporary 

Christmas designs. SaintAndrews 

Church Hall, Wilson Street, 

Geraldine,10amto4.30pm. 

Admission $10,Children free. 

JULY 18 

Winter wonderfun at the Ashburton 

Public Libraryhas achildren 

session creatingping pong trick 

shots and marble mazes,from 

10.30am. 

JULY 20 

Holidayfun at Ashburton Public 

Library encourages children to play 

with their food in an edible play 

session from 10.30am, toppedoff 

with aboardgameevening from 

7pmto9pm. 

JULY 22 TO 24 

Ashburton Glow in the Parkfrom 

6.00 pm till dark. 

Athree-night spectacular of lights 

at theTinwald Domain,including 

The Plains Vintage Railway & 

Historical Museum area. It is 

organised byEANetworks and 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil. 

JULY 24 

The Women’sRugby WorldCup will 

be on show during the Heartland 

Rugby 10sFestival at Methven 

Rugby Club grounds, which kicks 

off from 11am. 

AUGUST 67 

MethvenCraft Fair, fundraiserfor 

MethvenPlaycentre,craftclothing 

and more, at Mt Hutt MemorialHall 

from 10amto4pm. 

OCT 8 

Pendarves YoungFarmers are 

celebrating the club’s 75th Jubilee. 

It will be held at Hotel Ashburtonon 

Saturday, October 8from 6pm. 

Register through the Pendarves 

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University head visits rural heath centre 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Professor Suzanne Pitama, 

deanand head of the 

Christchurch campusofthe 

University of Otago, visited the 

Rural Health Academic Centre 

Ashburton(RHACA) last week. 

TheRHACA wasestablished 

in 2017 in collaboration with 

the CDHB andOtago University 

with support from Advance 

Ashburtonand the Mackenzie 

Charitable Foundation. 

ProfPitamansaid Otago 

University wascommitted to 

growing arural health 

workforce as wellasrural 

health research hub. 

‘‘This academiccentre 

provides areally great way for 

our university to get behind 

thosekaupapa in away that is 

meaningful and useful to the 

communityand clinicians and 

also supports our aspirations as 

an organisationaroundrural 

health,’’ shesaid. 

University of Otagosenior 

clinicallecturer Dr Steve 

Withington describedthe 

RHACA as ahub for rural 

research, rural workforce 

development andeducation for 

health professionals. 

‘‘The courses hereare 

conductedfor nurses and 

doctors fromrural hospitals 

from all over thecountry.’’ 

Thefacility is well setup to 

offer practical courses 

including alargelectureroom 

and mock emergency and 

From left; Dean and head of the Christchurch campus of the University of Otago Professor Suzanne 

Pitama, Deputy Dean Suetonia Palmer, Director, Centre for postgraduate nursing studies University 

of Otago Philippa Seaton, Advance Ashburton Chair Mary Ross, Doctor Steve Withington and General 

Manager Heath services Berni Marra. 

resuscitation simulation rooms 

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participants thechance to 

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‘‘It is scenarioand simulation 

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simulate emergency situations, 

things that happenrarely but 

when they do its really 

important that youare as 

prepared as you can be. 

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so rare you don't have the 

benefit of experience in real 

life,soletsget experience in a 

simulated, protected andsafe 

environment where it is as 

close to yourown situation as 

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team workingtogether,’’ he said 

Teams of five from 

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part in the three daycourse. 

Dr Withingtonsaid the 

course is in arural areafor 

ruralpeople applicable to 

ruralsituations, ‘‘there is 

plenty of discussion, in that 

sense it hasbeenavalued 

source.’’ 

Research is an important 

function of the centre, 

publishingninepapersinthe 

past two and ahalf years. 

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improving rural outcomes, 

improving equity for rural 

people andimprovingthe 

developmentofthe nursing 

andmedicalworkforce, and get 

that published andout there to 

benefit other parts of the 

country,’’hesaid. 

Deputy dean Suetonia 

Palmersaid althoughthey are 

underthe University of Otago 

‘‘withinCanterbury we’re 

really keen to supportrural 

health, so this is an important 

partnershipfor us to work with 

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getting asqueeze, it is really 

dire,workforceisanimportant 

problemthat we want to help 

invest in andthat’s through 

investmentand workforce 

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Family Notices 

Deaths Deaths Deaths 

ELLIOTT,Jean Naomi (nee 

Doig), passed away July 

11, 2022, now at peace, 

surrounded by her loving 

family. Dearly loved wife 

of Murray. Loved mother, 

mother-in-law and Nana 

of Sharron and David, and 

the late Jock, Brandon and 

Hannah, Tod and Steph; 

Jane and Kenneth, Jessie 

and Tom, Charlie and Jack. 

Wonderful memories that 

we will hold forever inour 

hearts. Messages to the 

Elliott family POBox 472, 

Ashburton 7740. Aservice 

to celebrate Jean’s life will 

be held today (Thursday, 

July 14) at our chapel, 

corner East and CoxStreets, 

Ashburton, commencing 

at 11.00am, followed by 

intermentatthe Ashburton 

New Lawn Cemetery. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

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KERSHAW Norman, 

(Norm/Curly), on July 

11, 2022, peacefully at 

Ashburton, aged 78 years. 

Loved and loving husband 

and best mate of Lorraine. 

Dearly lovedand loving Dad 

of Brent and Rebecca, and 

Blair. Proud Pop ofBailey, 

Josh, and Nick. Dearly 

lovedbrother and travelling 

companion of Barbara and 

David, and loved uncle .In 

lieu of flowers,donations to 

Ashburton St John would 

be appreciated and may 

be made on line at bit.ly/ 

nkershaw1107. Messages 

to the Kershaw family PO 

Box 472, Ashburton 7740. 

A service to celebrate 

Norman’s life will be held at 

our chapel, corner East and 

Cox Streets, Ashburton on 

FridayJuly 15, commencing 

at 11.00am, followed by 

private cremation at the 

AshburtonCrematorium. 

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 4pm Tuesdayprior to 

Thursdaypublication date. 

Complete 

Local Care 

Since 1982 

PEARSON, Samantha: 

It is with great sadness 

we announce Samantha 

passed away suddenly 

at home in Ashburton 

on Saturday July 2, 2022 

aged 55 years. Very 

dearly loved mother of 

Nathan, his partner Amy, 

granddaughters Ryleigh, 

and McKenzie.Dearly loved 

eldest daughter of Edna 

and the late John, much 

lovedsister of Nicola (Perth) 

and Simon. Very loved 

niece and cousin of the 

Brownand Pearson families 

in New Zealand, England 

and Australia. A private 

family servicefor Samantha 

will be held in Ashburton. 

Paterson’s 


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TARBOTTON, RexEdward, 

on July 10, 2022, died 

peacefully, surrounded 

by family, inhis 90th year. 

Dearly loved husband 

for 65 years and farming 

companion of Pat. Loved 

and loving father and 

father-in-law ofGavin and 

Rose, the late Alan, and 

Trudy, and Tony and Jane. 

Much loved Pop to Anna 

and Mike, Erin, Tim, Cooper 

and Jack, James, Grace and 

Josh; Luke, and Maia, Alex, 

the late Gemma, George,Liv 

and Maisie; Cameron and 

Kate,Julia and Chris.Weare 

grateful for the loving care 

of the staff at theAshburton 

Hospital and Rosebank 

Lifecare. Messages to the 

Tarbotton family P O Box 

472, Ashburton 7740. As 

per Rex’s wish a private 

family service will be held 

at alater date. 

Paterson’s 


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Acknowledgement 

LYTTLE, Dulcie: Dulcie’s 

family thank you for your 

phone calls, cards, baking, 

visits, flowers and support 

and to those whoattended 

the service for Dulcie. 

Special thanks to the 

staff at Radius Millstream 

for their love and care 

of our Mum. Please 

accept this as a personal 

acknowledgement. 

SCLATER, Robert John 

(Jack): Deborah, Kathryn, 

Joanne and their families 

sincerely thank you for the 

lovely cards,flowers,baking 

and support inthe passing 

of our much loved Dad and 

Grandad. Your attendance 

at Dads service, visits, 

phone calls and messages 

meant alot to us and were 

greatly appreciated. A 

heartfelt thank you also 

to Bernard Egan for the 

service, and along with 

Paterson’s Funeral Services 

for literally going the extra 

mile to reunite Mum and 

Dad forone last time.Please 

accept this as a personal 

thank you to all for your 

kindness. 

In Memoriam 

Nan Hyland 

10/01/1930 –18/07/2021 

In memory of our dear Mum 

Youare with the angels now 

it wastime to say goodbye, 

yet still it’s hard to hide the 

pain 

no matter howwetry. 

For you were such aspecial 

Mum 

with lots of love to share, 

and knowing you’re no 

longer here 

is very hardtobear. 

And though the grief will 

pass 

and time will help to heal the 

pain, 

somehow life without you 

Mum 

will never be the same. 

Always lovedand missed 

Catherine,Lynette, 

Jacqueline and families. 

LYSAGHT,KerrieMichelle 

17.5.77 –14.7.07 

15 years without our 

beautiful Kerrie. 

Youcan shed tears because 

sheisgone, 

or youcan smile becauseshe 

has lived. 

We all miss you somuch 

Poppet. 

Mum, Dad, Tony, Michelle, 

Jordan and Emma. 

Family 

Notices 

Enquiries phone 

Mary,Jann 

or Karenon 

308 7664 

or 

call into 

199 Burnett Street 

NEWS 


Children watch acraft demonstration at the first Winter Wonder 

school holidays activity hosted by the Ashburton District Library. 

PHOTO INDI ROBERTS 

Midwinter fun 

Ashburton Public Library is 

helping keep kids entertained 

during these winter school 

holidays by running their 

Winter Wonder programme 

from July 11 to 22. 

The first workshop was a 

craft session where children 

got to make cardboard 

constellations that mimicked 

starlight when used with a 

torch in the dark. More than 18 

children attended alongside 

their caregivers. 

Activities are designed to be 

fun for the whole family, with 

family movies and board games 

on hire, and aseries of 

interactive craft workshops to 

help keep those little brains 

buzzing. 

Ashburton Public Library 

children’s librarian Jonathan 

Nixon said they are hoping to 

reschedule the ‘reach for the 

stars’ astronomy observation 

activity at the Ashburton 

College for next week. 

It was originally planned for 

the last Monday, but was 

cancelled due to cloudy skies. 

There is no limit to how many 

children can partake in the 

activities, and families are 

encouraged to attend if they 

can. 

Enquires about the activities 

can made by emailing 

library@adc.govt.nz or phoning 

03 308 7192. 

Activities include: 

Making bookmark toppers on 

Friday 15th at 10:30am. 

An evening of boardgames on 

Friday 15th between 79pm. 

Ping pong trick shots and marble 

mazes on Monday 18th at 

10:30am. 

Edible play on Wednesday 20th 

at 10:30am. 

An evening of boardgames on 

Wednesday 20th between 

79pm. 

Make the Matariki game, Mū 

tōrere on Friday 22nd at 

10:30am. 

Family movie night on Friday 

22nd between 79pm. 

Lifeguards wanted 

Ashburton District Council is 

looking for more lifeguards and 

other staff to join its stateoftheart 

indoor sports facility, 

the EA Networks Centre. 

Council community services 

group manager Steve Fabish 

says there’s avariety of roles, 

fulltime and parttime, 

working across the pools, 

stadium and gym areas. 

“Lifeguards are an essential 

part of our business and at our 

sports centre they are also 

involved in looking after the 

stadium and customer services. 

In return, they learn some 

pretty useful skills that will 

stick with them for life. 

“These roles are agreat way 

for young people to try working 

in the sport and recreation 

industry, and they also offer 

flexible hours for other people, 

like working mums or older 

people wanting to work parttime.” 

Hannah O’Reilly was a 

lifeguard for ayear while she 

was at Ashburton College and 

said the afterschool job taught 

her many skills, including first 

aid. 

“I became really good at 

talking to the public as it was an 

important part of my job, as 

well as advocating about water 

safety. Ican do small talk, as 

well as be authoritative but in a 

polite and professional tone.” 

Hannah is currently studying 

to be agraphic designer at 

Massey University. 

“I enjoyed the community 

that was at the EA Networks 

Centre because there were so 

many different people that you 

get to talk with and see on a 

shift. The people skills Igained 

help me on adaily basis.” 

Mr Fabish said Hannah was 

typical of the many young 

people who had worked at the 

recreation centre over the 

years, though some stayed on 

and progressed to managing 

roles. 

For more information visit: 

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11 

Budding scientists, engineers tested 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


MidCanterburypupils have 

hadtheir engineering, 

innovation andteamwork 

tested in theEPRo8Challenge 

and semi finalists have been 

found. 

Schoolteamsacross Years 

7/8andYears 5/6tackledset 

challenges involving practical 

skills, logical thinking and 

communication withtheir 

peersinatimed eventat 

AshburtonIntermediate 

School. 

The Year7/8 topfourteams 

were from Ashburton 

Intermediate,Wakanui, Hinds 

andAshburtonChristian 

schools and will head to the 

semi final eventatAshburton 

Intermediate School on 

September 19.TheYear 5/6 

semi finalisonSeptember20. 

The annualevent, sponsored 

by EA Networks,sees up to 12 

teamsoffourpupils work 

throughasetoffourdifferent 

challenge options, undertime 

pressureand vying forpoints. 

Amongthe challenges this 

year weretheoptionsof 

buildinganalarmclock, aroad 

marker, amagic show anda 

vendingmachine. 

EPro8 Challenge event 

manager KelvinThielesaid 

teamshadtochoosea 

challengefrom within atask 

book,and work throughitto 

getpoints forcompleted tasks. 

Themore taskscompletedthe 

morepoints theycouldearn. 

Theinterschool 

competitionwas designed to 

give pupils afun and 

rewardingintroduction to 

science andengineering. 

Twoother semifinals will be 

held at Kirkwood 

IntermediateSchoolin 

Christchurch before thetop 

threewinnersfrom eachsemi 

finalevent will compete in an 

age group grandfinal on 

September27(Year7/8) or 

September28(Year5/6 ). 

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2491183

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 22 

14 July 2022 

Message From ThePrincipal 

Media Coverage 

Recently there has been considerable media 

coverage over the level of sickness of schools’staff 

and how schools are attempting to cope with this 

challenge. 

Thereare twomain areas that have caused absence 

over this last term. These are: COVID, with either 

staff testing positiveorbeingahousehold contact, 

or having to lookafter sick children. 

Then we have the winter colds and flu viruses which have returned this 

year with avengeance now that everyone isnolonger in lock downs at 

home. Thereisalso anastygastrobug in circulation. 

We had aweek this term where wewere sixteen to eighteen teachers 

down for the entire week. Wehave about eight relievers on our books, 

but some of themare unavailable on certain days or fall ill themselves. 

We do the best wecan to avoid rostering home ayear level at atime. 

However, on three occasions, wehave found this necessary in order to 

keep our classes running withteachers available. 

The holiday break should provide acircuit breaker for everyone’s health 

but then Term Three will be frantic, especially for our seniors who need 

to have completedtheir internal assessments during this coming term. 

AttendanceisaLegal Requirement 

On the subjectofattendance, we areexperiencing some frustration with 

afew students who are not attending school without valid reason. This 

is acauseofconcern, especially if the student is asenior.The parentwho 

justifies an absence without avalid reason may blame teachers and our 

College when their child doesn’tachieveinNCEA. My thankstothe vast 

majority ofour parents who are doing their best to ensure their child 

succeeds. 

Academic Blues Assembly 

It was areal pleasure tohold this assembly, outdoors for the whole- 

College, onWednesday 29 June. This provides agreat opportunity to 

celebrate academicsuccesses at NCEA levels in 2021, andtoacknowledge 

our top students. These successes are highlighted elsewhere in this 

newsletter. 

Sports Exchange with RangioraHigh School 

Last week,onMonday 04July,wehad asports exchange with Rangiora 

High School which was asignificant day for our students with four busloads 

of competitors travelling to Rangiora.Whilst the final result didn’t 

go our wayinterms of theoverall exchange,our students really enjoyed 

the experience. 

My thanks to Darion Gray,our SportsCo-ordinator, and to all members of 

our communitywhohelped out with ateam in anyway.Aspecialthank 

you tothe people who carry out the unseen, thankless but necessary 

taskssuch as washing the team uniforms andsimilar. 

Lip Sync 

Last week,wealso hosted LipSync which is always hugely popularand a 

greatway to finish the term. 

Best Wishes forthe StudentHolidayBreak 

We wish all the best for the holidays for College’s staff and students. 

We hope both groups are able to use some time tocatch-up but, most 

importantly,torechargethe batteries at some stageoverthe break.Stay 

warm and enjoy. 

Ross Preece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

Information 

Staff Welcome 

Staff Appreciation 

Information 

Chris Buckland 

Welcomed backtoCollege as 

Teacher of Japanese 

Mary Buckland 

AshburtonCollege is very fortunate to have former full-time staffprepared 

to committolonger-termteaching positions. 

On this occasion weacknowledge, with huge appreciation and athank 

you toMary Buckland. Mary has been teaching inthe Maths Faculty for 

the first half ofthis year. Wehave greatly appreciated her work, and 

support ofstudents and staff. Ithas been very positive tohave someone 

of such experienceand ability, available and able to covertheseclasses. 

Mary concluded this input at the endofTermTwo. 

Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment 

Open Evening 

Thursday28July 2022, 

5:30pm–7:30pm 

TheAshColl Way 

Quality Pride Respect 

Futurestudents,parents/caregivers,whānau 

and communitymembers are 

warmly invited to attend our OpenEvening. 

Aparticular welcome,and encouragementtoattend, 

is extended to students who will be in Year 9in2023, 

and family members. 

During the evening youwill havethe opportunityto– 

• Meet and talk with the Principal, staff and students. 

• Hear and see whatthe College can offer your child and family. 

• View our facilities,and Subjectdisplays. 

• Meet with BYOD Retailers -College is aBYODschool [Bring Your Own 

Device] 

• Enjoyasausage sizzle,coffee,tea, juiceinthe staffroom. 

To makedecisionsreadyfor Enrolment Week (02-06 August) – 

therewill be information to help selectoption subjects for2023 

(Year 9students) 

Option subjects: nine subjects to be taken from twelveavailable: 

• Choose at least one from TheArts: Art, Drama, Music. 

• Choose at least one from Languages: German, Japanese,Māori. 

• Choose at least three from Technology: Agriculture, 

Designand Visual Communication, Digital Information Technology, 

Fabric Technology,Food and Nutrition, HardMaterials Technology. 

• Note: all Year 9students take English, Mathematics, 

Physical Education and Health, Science, Social Studies. 

• Additionally available: English as an additional language for 

students forwhom English is asecond language. 

If youhavenot yetchosen option subjects,orrequireassistancein 

choosing them through SchoolPoint, therewill be staff available in 

the College Office to assist you. 

Presentationsstart in the College Auditorium 

at 5:30pmand6:15pm. 

These arefollowedbyguidedtours of the College, 

or youmay choose to self-tour by following the signs. 

EVERYONE MOST WELCOME 

Events 

‘Welcome to the Decades’flourished 

at the College Ball 

Averysuccessful eventwas held on Thursdaynight23June and,again, 

we thankthe manysectors of the communityfor their involvementand 

support. 

The effectiveness and buoyancy of this annual highlight on the College 

calendar wouldn’t be as significant as it is without the help and input of 

the community – across businesses, parents and caregivers, co-operation 

around the road closure and the high number of spectators who viewed the 

students entering thevenue. 

(Pictured above): Spectators viewing the studentarrivals. 

(Pictured above and below): Once inside, attendees were greeted with 

warmth, colour and adornments across the decades. 

Information 

ASHBURTON COLLEGE 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

TRIENNIAL PARENT ELECTION –2022 

Theoption of parentelections everyeighteen months has been 

taken by this Boardtoallowfor continuityofmembership. 

NOMINATIONS ARE THEREFORE INVITED FOR THE ELECTION OF 

THREE PARENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR ATHREE-YEAR TERM 

TheCollege Board’stotal parentcomposition is 

six electedparentrepresentatives. 

NOMINATION FORMS 

If youare on the College ElectoralRoll aNomination Form, 

EligibilityCriteria, Candidates’ Guideand acopyofthis information 

will be emailed to you, 

and posted if youdon’t have email. 

Otherwise,forms maybeobtained from the AshburtonCollege Office 

or by contacting the Returning Officer(details below). 

NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT NOON, MONDAY 03 AUGUST. 

CANDIDATESTATEMENT 

Candidatesmay provide abrief statement(up to 400 words) 

supporting their nomination. This can include aphotograph. 

This must be enclosed with the nomination form, when it is returned. 

ELECTORALROLL 

Thevoting roll is open forinspection at the AshburtonCollege Office,and 

can be viewed or enquired about during normal College hours, 

from Thursday14July. 

CANDIDATES’NAMES 

Therewill also be alist of candidates’ names,asthey come to hand, 

available forinspection at the College. 

Note: Anyone can stand forelection as aparentrepresentative. 

Acandidate does NOTneed to be aparentofastudentenrolled at school. 

Aperson on the electoralrollmay nominate themselves. 

Acommunitymember not on this roll must be nominated 

byaperson who is on the roll. 

Both parts of the form must be signed. 

(Ineligibilityclauses arelisted on the reverse of the nomination form). 

Sheena Tyrrell,Returning Officer 

E-mail: ts@ashcoll.school.nz 

027 247 8003

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 22 

14 July 2022 

Events 

Appreciation 

The College’s appreciation goestoDeputy PrincipalHelen Shore-Taylor for 

her organisational oversight and to the College’s Ball Committee for their 

commitment, planning and hardwork. 

Planning for this key event onthe calendar starts at the beginning of 

the year, with the Ball Committee led this year by Caendal Harris and 

Henry Wallis. Each committee member had a specific portfolio 

responsibility, updating their progress at weekly meetings, and with the 

committee working enthusiastically. 

Ball Committee Members,with DeputyPrincipal Helen Shore-Taylor 

(Pictured above, left to right): Deputy Principal Helen Shore-Taylor, 

Sophie Fine, Caendal Harris (Ball Committee Co-Head), Henry Wallis 

(Ball Committee Co-Head), FelicityJohnston, MiaJessep,Mao Nishioka. 

(Absent from the photo): ZoeBarry. 

We acknowledge with real appreciation – the many people and groups 

who work behind the scenes to help make this event run as smoothly as 

it does: 

Roger,Casey,James andTravis at the Braided Rivers AshburtonEvent Centre; 

Denise from Balloons and Flowers forthe decorations; DJ Boogie Beats; the 

team at Somerset Grocer for the food; photographer Tony Stewart from 

Photoshots, Christchurch; Luke Rhodes and Connor Duffell for standing in 

the cold to open the doors of the vehicles as they arrived; Anna Raukawafor 

announcing the names of students as they arrived; Spray MarksAshburton 

fortraffic managementofthe event; Neumann’s Tyresfor allowing their yard 

to be the right-of-wayfor the Ball attendees’vehicles; Rural TransportLtd for 

moving the tiered seating for spectators to have agrandstand view of the 

event; Colin Sweetman forloaning his 50-plus year old classic car to add to 

‘The Decades’Display; and the manyAshColl staff forgivinguptheir time to 

supervise the event. 

Best DressedCouple and 

Students: 

Towardsthe end of theevening‘Best 

Dressed Students’were announced, 

chosen by the Ball Committee, 

Executive Committee and Staff. 

Best Dressed Couple 

(Pictured right, leftand right): The 

bestdressed couple recognition 

went to Freedom-Lee Gleave and 

Johnny Kennard. 

Congratulations 

Academic Blues and PerformanceAwards 

Ceremony 

This full-Collegeassembly washeldonthe Chessboard, on Wednesday 

29 June, torecognise the academic achievement ofstudents who 

were in Years 11 (Level 1) and 12(Level 2)during 2021. The College 

is proudofthe academicachievementsofour studentsand valuesthe 

opportunitytoacknowledge theirsuccesses. 

PrincipalRoss Preecewelcomed visitors, students and staff to the occasion 

and acknowledged the hard work and diligence ofstudents, families and 

staff, which brought about positive results. This was particularly pleasing 

in ayear acknowledged as challenging, and especially sodue to remote 

learning during the COVID lockdown period. 

Threecategories were celebrated - 

Academic PerformanceAward 

To receiveaPerformanceAward Certificate astudentachieved atotalof46 

or more Excellence and Merit Credits combined. 

AcademicBlues Award 

To receiveaBlues AwardBadge astudent had achieved46 or more Excellence 

Credits. They receiveanAcademic Blues Certificate and aBlues Badge, but 

do not also receiveaPerformanceAward. 

TopScholarAward 

The top scholar is the student who achieved the greatest number of 

Excellence Credits inthe Level 1or22021 NCEA results. TopScholars also 

receiveaTopScholar Certificate and aColoursBadge. 

Awards were presentedto– 

Level1 

PerformanceAward Recipients 

Kaimana Acidera LauraCameron Lily Cameron RileyCampbell 

Andreea Ciora KyleDickson Jordis Double Anna Ford 

Simone ForsterLobato de Faria Alyssa Gilbert Jessica Hayman 

Kasey Higson Fletcher Hobbs AliceHomer LauraJensen 

Denise Jerao EvaKelly Jonathon Kilgour RubyLeverton 

Emma Lill Braden Luxton MollyMcKenna CharlotteMcKenzie 

SeanMcQuillan Hayley McQuillan-Ross MollyMeehan 

Jack Middleton Erin Murray Cedrick Orena Mykel Pascual 

Princess Pureza Hershel Ranay Jim Reyes Sam Roberts 

Sifala Sagaga McLeod Sherratt Orpah Sildo Arlina Smith 

SophieSmith Maddy Soal Sama Sooialo Rere Strickland 

Jack Templeton HenryThomas Jess Thomas Lloyd Tuhao 

LuisVarias Joelle Watson Lily Williams Alexia Wilson 

Jacob Wilson LauraWinchester 

(Pictured above): Level1PerformanceAward recipients. 

Academic BluesRecipients 

Ollie Bubb Gianna Butler Angela Ciora EmmaCochrane 

Janelle Galos Amelia Harris Maria Lawn SebMcMillan 

Laura MihailescuBogdan LynMilitante Sam Orr Olivia Pearce 

LaraShierlaw Isabel Wall SarahWilson 

Level1TopScholar 

Isabel Wall 

Level2 

PerformanceAward Recipients 

Annalise Ackroyd Amanda Adachi TiffanyAgacer LibbyAlford 

Chris Angus Julianna Apoldo Alex Bateman Ashleigh Blakemore 

Zane Cameron Lana Clark-Powell Boaz Drye Luvepa Falealili 

Heer Giroti Emma Graham Anna Gray Ethan Gray 

RubyGray CairoHawkes Dominic Hay Chinatsu Hunt 

Jack Jessep Jade Jung Ngahuia Maeva Joanne Mafiti 

AmyMcLachlan Yuto Onagi Eli Orena Luke Pasion 

Ionnie Ranay Amelie Robertson Dillon Rogers CiaraRoss 

Ella Shanks Claudia Thomas Lucas Vainerere William Wills 

Matthew Wong Ophelia Yao Maddy Young 

(Pictured above): Level2PerformanceAward recipients. 

Academic Blues Recipients 

Kyly Apaipo Marc Calzada Imogene Felton FelicityJohnston 

MyaJohnston Parixit Maharjan Caleb McNulty-Burns Aaliyah Power 

ZoeRitchie Jorja Roulston Ella Skinner 

Level 2 Academic Blues Award recipients (pictured above, left toright): 

Marc Calzada, Parixit Maharjan, Imogene Felton, Jorja Roulston, Ella Skinner, 

FelicityJohnston, ZoeRitchie,Mya Johnston. 

(Absent from thephoto): Kyly Apaipo,Caleb McNulty-Burns,Aaliyah Power. 

Level2TopScholar 

MyaJohnston 

Best Dressed Year 13 Students 

(Pictured above, leftand right): 

SkylaCramond and 

Lusungu Mbambo. 

Best Dressed Year 12 Students 

(Pictured right, leftand right):| 

Kasey Higson andOliverDavies. 

Level 1Academic Blues Award recipients (pictured above, back row, left to 

right): SamOrr,Seb McMillan,Janelle Galos,Maria Lawn. 

(Front row, left to right): Gianna Butler, Emma Cochrane, Isabel Wall, 

Olivia Pearce,Lyn Militante. 

(Absent from the photo): Ollie Bubb, Angela Ciora, Amelia Harris, 

Seb McMillan,LauraMihailescu Bogdan, LaraShierlaw, Sarah Wilson. 

Forthcoming Events 

July 

15 Hockey Boys’1st XI, Ngā Puna WaiorMarist Park Hockey Turfs, 

Christchurch 

Basketball Junior AGirls’, Pioneer Stadium, Somerfield, Christchurch 

South Canterbury Secondary Schools’Basketball –Junior Boys’ 

A&B,Senior Boys’B,Southern Trust Events Centre,Timaru 

16-17 NZ SecondarySchools’ KarateChampionships,Christchurch 

19 Basketball –Senior ABoys’and Girls’,Thomson and 

Whelan TrophyCompetitions,Christchurch 

20 Supernet Reserve Competition, College ANetball, 

Avonside Girls’HighSchool,Christchurch 

Hockey Girls’1st XI Ngā Puna WaiorMaristParkHockey Turfs, 

Christchurch 

South Canterbury SecondarySchools’RugbyGirls’Under 18, 

PointDomain, Ashburton Celtic and Geraldine 

22 Hockey Boys’1st XI, Ngā Puna WaiorMarist Park Hockey Turfs, 

Christchurch 

Basketball Junior AGirls’, Pioneer Stadium, Somerfield, Christchurch 

South Canterbury SecondarySchools’Basketball –Junior Boys’ 

A&B,Senior Boys’B,SouthernTrust Events Centre, Timaru 

24 South Island Cycle -Cross Championships,Cycling South Canterbury, 

Timaru

NEWS 

14 Ashburton Courier, July 14, 2022 


Lions International’s presidential visit 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


The Methven Lions have had a 

flying visit from new Lions 

Clubs International president 

Brian Sheehan. 

Mr Sheehan, of Bird Island, 

Minnesota, USA,has been a 

member of Lions since1991, 

and took over the president 

role just prior to his arrival in 

New Zealand.Hewas 

accompaniedbyhis wife, Lori, 

who is also aLion and a 

Progressive Melvin Jones 

Fellow. 

Methven Lions Club almoner 

Mac McElwain said it was an 

extraordinary honour for the 

70odd members of the Mid 

Canterbury club to be 

acknowledged through his 

presence. 

‘‘It was aflying visit, but he 

was delightful to be with and he 

had areally good time here,’’ he 

said. 

It was avisit Mr Sheehan was 

keen to make to the South Island 

following financial aide given by 

Lions International after the 

Christchurch earthquakes. He 

was keen to see developments. 

Duringhis threehours in 

Methven, Mr Sheehan met with 

members, and heard fromguest 

speaker James McKenzie, of Mt 

Hutt Ski Field,who spoke of the 

Methven Lionsrole in the 

development of the ski field, and 

then enjoyed lunch with 

members and joined by some 

Ashburton,Pakeke Lions and 

County members. 

Mr Sheehan was also given the 

honour of officially opening the 

Methven Walkway in front of 

club members and others from 

the community,among them 

AshburtondeputymayorLiz 

McMillan. 

The 12kmwalkway is three 

quarters completed with 

another 4km left to do on limited 

funds. 

But,MrMcElwainsaid one of 

the things you don’t tellMethven 

Lions is that they can’t do it 

they willfind away. 

In his address to membersMr 

Sheehan spoke of the obvious 

camaraderieand fun among 

Methven Lionsclub members 

and their senseofcommunity. 

But he warned all Lionsofthe 

need to adapttochange as away 

to appeal to youngermembers, 

and aneed to think bigand plug 

into their communities. 

Nothingcould be bigger than 

helping to open aski field, which 

the Lionsdid many moons ago in 

the early70s and Mr Sheehan 

was taking his viewof whatwas 

happeninginMethven around 

the world. 

There are about40,000 clubs 

worldwide, with around 

1.5million people in them. 

In recognition of his visit, the 

Methven Lionspresented Mr 

Sheehan with acarved ponamu 

toki. 

‘‘We had all the members of 

the club holdit, and said‘so 

wherever you go in the world 

we’re with you’.’’ 

It was wellreceived,Mr 

McElwainsaid. 

Mr Sheehan is the founder and 

chief executive officerof 

computer softwaredevelopment 

company, Rural Computer 

Above: Lions Clubs International president Brian Sheehan, and wife Lori, officially openthe Methven 

Walkway; below left, Lions club members and community gather for the occasion. 

Consultants. 

He is amember of Bird Island 

Lions Club, and during the past 

30 years has heldmany offices 

withinthe association, including 

chairpersonofcouncil, long 

range planning, membership, 

retention and women's initiative. 

Mr Sheehan also visited 

Timaru,and followinghis visitto 

Methvenwas headed to 

Geraldine, beforeflying out to 

Australia. 

Two1bedroom apartments 

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15 

Jumper Brittany flies high in Australia 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Equestrian rider Brittany Fowleris 

back in New Zealand after success at the 

Oceania International ThreeDay Event 

in Melbourne. 

Brittany’s NZ team won the 2022 

YoungRider Oceania Team 

Championship,and she got forth overall 

in the three star long,the second highest 

level at the event. 

Brittany capped off success withher 

horse GameKeeperwinningbest 

performed off the track Thoroughbred. 

Brittany said that was aspecial class 

in Australia. 

‘‘A lot of people over there support life 

after racing so that was abig thing to win 

as well.’’ 

Brittanysaid it was amazing to do so 

well at the event, but it took alot of work 

to get there. 

‘‘It’svery long road,with plenty of ups 

and downs just to get there and 

everything to go well was more than you 

could ask,’’ she said. 

Brittany’s mother Cheryl raised 

$12,000dollars to help get Brittany and 

her horse over to Australia. 

It was amuch needed boost to the 

funds required to compete on the 

international stage, with Brittany 

describing the money neededfor her 

sport as ridiculous. 

‘‘Just the flight thereand backfor the 

horse was $13,000 and to buy ahorse 

with good breeding from awell known 

stud is around$95,000,’’ she said. 

Brittany is aiming for the top levelof 

her sport after her success in 

Melbourne. 

‘‘I wanttostep up to four star, which is 

the highest levelinNew Zealand, Iam 

aimingfor the four star long whichisa 

three day event at Puhinui in 

December.’’ 

In 2023 Brittany would like to compete 

in the NZ Three Day Event 

ChampionshipsinTaupo, then aim for 

the Senior Oceania team. 

‘‘If everythingfalls into place I’d love 

to go back to Aussie in 2024 to do my first 

five star event whichisthe highestlevel 

in the world,’’ Brittany said. 

The Olympics is also in Brittany's 

sights,but not on her current horse. 

‘‘He’s not quitethat calibre, he’s an 

amazing horse to learn on and get 

experience. I’ve got areally nice young 

horse that will set the worldonfire he is 

just so flash.’’ 

Thisfuture star to keep an eye on is 

called Moosewith the show name I’m 

Extreme. 

Brittanyisbased in Cambridge in the 

North Island and was coached by 

Olympic rider Clarke Johnstone. 

Clarke moved to the UK earlier in the 

year and now Brittany works with 

Vanessa Way and Jeff McVean. 

Although she has top coaching and 

support Brittanysaid it is still up to the 

individual to back themselves. 

‘‘At the end of the day the only person 

who is going to believe in you is you.’’ 

Her advice for youngsters who are 

keen to take up equestrian as asport is 

to ‘‘understand that everyone starts 

form nothing and hardwork surpasses 

everything. 

‘‘Working hard and being agood 

personwill give you alot of 

opportunities, and train with the best, 

you wanttotolearn from the absolute 

best. 

‘‘Your dreamsdon’twork unless you 

do,’’ she said. 

Above; Brittany andhorse Game 

Keeper in actionduring the 

event. Right; Brittanywith her 

friendKelli Frewinwho was her 

groom for the competition. 

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Thursday,14July 2022 | ISSUE 87 

Librarydrops overdue book fines 

The Ashburton Public Library is 

hopingtosee more usersnow it has 

scrapped finesfor overdue books. 

The library dropped fines for overdue 

booksborrowedfromthechildren’s library 

in 2019 and this month it dropped overdue 

fines forthe adult library. 

Council Community Services Group 

Manager Steve Fabish said overdue fines 

had been reducing in recent years as 

moreborrowers took advantageofonline 

services. 

“Council was happy todrop the overdue 

fines,asmemberscan easilyrenew abook 

onlinenow anywaytoavoid fines. 

“But this is moreabout removingbarriers 

for some users. Nervousness about 

incurring fines has been keeping some 

people away, especially when they are 

busy and with the cost of living rising, as it 

is now.” 

The decision to remove the overdue fines 

was made by Council as part of setting 

the Annual Planfor 2022-23. It brings the 

Ashburton Public Library into line with 

many other libraries around NewZealand 

and the world, which have become fines 

free. 

“Library fines particularly affect those 

who cannotafford to payand then those 

peoplestopusing the library. We’rehoping 

that byremoving fines, we’re removing 

abarrier to using our libraries,”MrFabish 

said. 

“We are looking forward towelcoming 

back anyone who has stopped using the 

librarybecause of the fear of accumulating 

fines.” 

He said income from fines was not 

significant. 

LibrarymanagerJill Watson returns books to the shelvesinthe nowfines-free library. 

“When youput it against the whole library 

budget and the investment that council 

makes, it’s a small amount of money 

really, and staff nolonger have tohave 

those negativeand often time-consuming 

conversations with members.” 

Borrowers who do not return overdue 

books will besent anaccount for items 

lost.Ifbooksarenotreturned,thenCouncil 

willseek to recoverthe amount owing. 

“Borrowers will receive email reminders 

wellbeforethishappensandshouldrenew 

their bookswhen promptedbyemail.” 

The libraryisaskingthatmembersensure 

their email addresses areuptodate,and 

advise of any changes. Details can be 

updated by emailing library@adc.govt. 

nz, with name/s, borrowernumber/s, and 

email. 

Among those that have also removed 

overdue fines are Auckland Libraries, 

Central Hawkes Bay District Libraries, 

Rangitikei District Council Libraries, 

Masterton District Library, Upper Hutt 

Libraries, Selwyn DistrictLibraries, Nelson 

Public Libraries, Waimakariri Libraries, 

Timaru District Libraries and Ōpotiki 

Libraries. 

The new policy for the Ashburton library 

took effecton1July,sofines outstanding 

priorto thatdatewillremainonborrowers’ 

accountsand need to be paid. 

Ashtrees 

comingdown 

on EastSt 

EightunhealthyAshtreesontheEast 

Street green opposite Farmers will 

be carefully removedbycontractors 

on Thursday21July. 

The trees to be removedare between the 

footpath and the paved shared path for 

pedestrians and cyclists. Aline of older 

Ashtrees on the western side of the shared 

pathwill remain. 

Community Services Group Manager 

Steve Fabish said the trees had been a 

lovely feature ofthe green for years, but 

had been deteriorating. 

“Our specialist tree staff have nurtured 

them for as long aswecan but the trees 

look noticeably poorly and it’s time for 

them togo. They’ve had along life and 

been enjoyed byvisitors and locals alike, 

either walking along the green or seeking 

shade while having lunch. 

“We will replace them with aspecies of 

Oak treescalled Quercus ellipsoidalis.” 

Contractors are aiming to remove the 

treesinaday,and will be managing traffic 

on East Street while work is in progress. 

Parking along the western side of East 

Street in the area will also be affected. 

The felled trees will be taken away for 

disposal. 

NeilMcCann, InfrastructureServices GroupManager 

Keeping our essential services in shape 

Ourinfrastructure teams were on 

alert this week when MetService 

issued orangeheavy rain 

warnings forparts of the district. 

Whennotifiedabout such events, 

council staffand contractors 

immediately preparebyclearing drains 

and sumpsatknown flooding spots, 

and reducingflowinstockwaterraces. 

During the event we closely monitor 

our water, wastewater, stormwater 

and stockwaternetworks and respond 

to issues as theydevelop,which can 

sometimesbeoverwhelming in severe 

rain events, as in May2021. 

The Council InfrastructureServices 

Group is responsible forthe 

management of drinkingwater, 

wastewater, stormwater, stockwater, 

roadsand wasteminimisation (rubbish 

and recycling). 

This past year,wehaveticked off some 

significant projects forthe district. 

TheCBD upgrade,ataround $18 

million, started justbeforecovid struck 

anddespitesomeprettybig challenges, 

including twolockdownsand 

maintainingaccess forbusinessesand 

their customers, the project finished 

on time and within budget.The only 

outstanding issueisthe installation 

of the parking sensors, astheyare 

currently held up overseasdue to 

supply chaindisruptions. 

Theupgrade wasimportant as a 

vibrant CBD is essential forthe town 

andCouncil is doing itspart alongside 

building ownersand businesses to 

encouragemorepeople intothe CBD. 

The$10m Ashburton Relief Sewer 

project wascompletedrecently,and is 

already takingwastewater(sewage and 

grey water) from the eastern area of 

Ashburton underthe Ashburton River 

to the pumpstation andtreatment 

facility at Wilkins Road. 

This kind of infrastructurewill help 

Ashburton town cope with the 

anticipatedpopulationgrowth over 

the next 50 years, andifthe demand for 

moredevelopment continues, we will 

certainly need it. 

Our roads continue to be abig focus 

with an extra$1.7m put intothis year’s 

budget forimprovements.Wateris 

the enemy of roads, andlastyear’sbig 

flood and rain likethis week canleadto 

morepotholes and failuresofthe road 

surface. Whenpotholes open up at this 

time of the year,wetemporarily repair 

them until we canpermanently repair 

them in the warmer months. 

As aresult of consultationonour 

Annual Plan,Council added some new 

footpaths to the roading programme. 

One is agrit pathalongside State 

Highway77fromMethven to the 

newOpukehot pools, and the other 

is agrit pathonRacecourse Road, 

from CharlesworthDrivetoAllens 

Road. This latter pathwon’t be sealed 

untilEANetworks has completed 

undergrounding theirelectricity 

network in the area,but will provide 

safer passagefor pedestrians in the 

meantime. 

Keyprojects forusinthe waterspace 

include theMethven and Methven 

Springfieldcombined watertreatment 

plant, the Mount Somerswater 

treatment plant, asecond borefor 

Rakaia, andahostofsewer main 

renewals andrelining work. 

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Excitement growsfor Glow in the Park 

Atetheredhot air balloon will addto 

theatmosphereatGlowinthe Park 

at Tinwaldlater thismonth. 

Methven’s GraemeChurch from Adventure 

Balloons willbeinflating ahot air balloon 

on the Saturday night of the three-night 

lighting event, which is being held to 

celebrate 100 years of EA Networks 

providing powertothe district. 

Ashburton District Council ispartnering 

with the electricity lines company to host 

the activity, which will feature atrail of 

special effects light installations around 

theTinwaldDomainandthePlainsVintage 

andRailway Museum. 

The show will run on 22, 23and 24 July, 

beginning at 5.30pm. 

Council Community Services Group 

Manager SteveFabish saidthere washigh 

excitement about the event, which was 

supposed to havebeen held lastyearbut 

waspostponedbycovid. 

“We’re hoping to see hundreds of families 

walkingaround theopen spaceatTinwald 

andenjoyingsome pretty special lighting 

effects. 

Ahot air balloon from Adventure Balloonswill join the Glowinthe Park celebration. 

“The hot air balloon, on Saturday, will 

bring adifferent sort ofglow and we’re 

thrilled to add Adventure Balloons to the 

line-up.” 

The trail of lights will include interactive 

displays and there will be places forselfies. 

Information panels will also tell EA 

Networks’ story, from its beginnings as 

the Ashburton Electric Power Board to 

the presentday as aprovider of electricity 

lines and fibre-optic cables forinternet. 

Food trucks willalso be onsite. 

Mr Fabish said that the event was timed 

to coincide with the last weekend ofthe 

July school holidays and with astart time 

of 5.30pm, it would be dark enough forthe 

lightstobeattheir bestbut nottoo late for 

youngchildrentobeout andabout. 

Newgarden under wayatAshburtonDomain 

Regularvisitorstothe AshburtonDomain 

will have noticed anew garden under 

construction. 

A70-metre strip along onthe eastern 

edge ofapath from the water feature to 

the domain playing fields has been dug 

up,composted, and rotary hoed ready for 

planting. 

The garden will mirror plantings on the 

western side of the path and serve to 

create an avenue entrance into this area 

of thedomain. Buxus,hydrangeas, dahlias 

and delphiniums will be planted. 

The picnic area andtables adjacent to the 

pathisreferredtoas the RoyalLawnand is 

well used throughout the year,with access 

from the carpark, orvia the domain’s 

path network. The area features aTillia 

(European Lime) tree,planted on 4August 

2000 to celebrate the 100th birthday of 

Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother. 

The domain itself was planned when 

Ashburton was first laid out in1864 and 

over the yearsithas been developedinto 

abeautiful open space, accommodating 

trees and gardens, as well as swimming 

pools and amultitude of sports. 

PUBLICNOTICES 

ALCOHOL LICENCES 

Council hasreceived the following 

applications fornew alcohollicences. 

Theapplications may beinspected 

at the office of the Ashburton District 

Licensing Committee at 5BaringSquare 

West, Ashburton. Objections mustbe 

notifiedtoThe Secretary,Ashburton 

District Licensing Committee, PO Box94, 

Ashburton by thedate specified. 

No objection to the renewal ofalicence 

may be madeinrelationtoamatter 

other than amatterspecified in Section 

131ofthe Saleand Supply of Alcohol 

Act2012. 

METHVEN RESORT-public notice of 

applicationfor anew OFFlicence. 

The Methven Limitedhas made 

application to the District Licensing 

CommitteeatAshburtonfor anew 

OFF licenceinrespectofthe premises 

situatedat51 Main Street, Methven 

The general nature of the business 

conductedunder thelicence is Remote 

Sales.The days on which andthe hours 

during which alcoholissoldunder the 

licenceare:Sunday to Monday9.00am 

to 8.00pm 

Objection period closes 26 July 2022. 

KRUNG THEP THAI STREETFOODpublic 

noticeofapplication for a new 

ON licence. 

Thai Express Limited has made 

application to theDistrict Licensing 

Committee at Ashburton for a new 

ON licence in respect of the premises 

situated at 96 Harrison Street, 

Ashburton. 

The generalnatureofthe business 

conductedunder thelicenceis 

Restaurant. The days onwhich and 

the hoursduringwhich alcoholissold 

underthe licenceare:Tuesday-Sunday; 

11.00am -2.30pm and4.00pm-9.00pm. 


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ASHBURTONLIQUOR CENTRE-public 

notice of applicationfor anewofan 

OFF licence. 

KD Kumar Investments Limited has 

madeapplication to the District 

Licensing Committee at Ashburton 

for a new OFF licence in respectofthe 

premises situated at 160 TancredStreet, 


The generalnature of the business 

conducted under the licenceisBottle 

Store. The daysonwhichand the hours 

duringwhich alcoholissold under the 

licence are: Monday-Sunday;9.00am - 

9.30pm. 


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RURAL 



Methven lads do well at finals 

Jack Foster andJames Clark, 

of Mount HuttCollege,won the 

module section of the FMG 

Junior YoungFarmer of the 

Year. 

Theduo were representing 

the Aorangi region at the 

annual event in Whangarei. 

Theoverall competition was 

won by ErinHummand Amelia 

Ridgen, of ChristchurchGirl’s 

HighSchool,runnerup was 

CameronBrans andQuinn 

Redpath fromNapierBoys’ 

Highand third place was Tia 

Fowle andRenee Zwagerman, 

ex Southland Girls’ High 

Schoolstudents. 

Thewinners became just the 

second femalepair towin the 

coveted title, announcedlast 

Friday nightatthe awards 

ceremony at Semenoff 

Stadium, after two days of stiff 

competition among 14 teamsof 

two from aroundthe country. 

Thetop two teams from all 

sevenNew Zealand Young 

Farmers’ regions qualified for 

the GrandFinal from their 

regional final,atthe startofthe 

year. 

Contestants completed an 

examonThursday before 

heading into Practical Day on 

Friday. They also had to 

Mount Hutt College duo Jack Foster and James Clark testing 

their bridge for strength during competition in the FMG Junior 

Young Farmer of the Year grand final at Whangarei. PHOTO DAVID CLARK 

present a10minute speech in 

frontofapanel of judges on 

one of two topics: DoesNZ 

have aresponsibility to the 

world to keep increasing food 

production to catertothe 

risingglobalpopulation, or, 

Technology has changed how 

food is produced –discuss the 

impact of foodbeing produced 

in alaboratoryasopposed to 

being field grown. 

The teams’skills and 

knowledge of the food and 

fibre sector weretested 

throughaseries of moduleson 

practicalday, which included; 

preuse checks on aquad bike 

andsecuring atrailer,planting 

andsoil requirements to grow 

kumara, matching wooltraits 

and samples, calf welfare and 

humanedisbudding, 

reassemblingachainsaw while 

using the correct safety 

equipment andassemblinga 

watertight vessel to transport 

and collect as much water as 

possibletoput out a‘fire'. 

They also went headtohead 

in a‘farmlet’ challengewhich 

they had two hours to 

complete. 

Teams had to construct a 

footbridge across awaterway, 

strong enough to holdajudge 

walkingacross it. Theywere 

also tested on their knowhow 

of riparianplanting, andwere 

judgedontheir ability to 

identify where and why a 

riparian stripwas required 

and how it should be laid out 

and planted. 

New Zealand Young 

Farmers chief executive Lynda 

Coppersmith said it was 

fantastic to see high school 

students’ knowledge of the 

foodand fibre sectoronfull 

display. 

“All 14 Grand Final teams 

and those who competed in 

Regional Finals truly are an 

inspirationtothe future of the 

industry.” 

Helping bring sexy back to farming 

DunsandelYoung Farmer 

Jonny Brown representing 

Tasmanregion in theFMG 

Young Farmer of theYearhas 

placed thirdinthe grand final 

event at Whangarei. 

The 31yearold, adairy farm 

manager for Dairy Holdings 

Limited,was aseasoned 

competitor giving it hislast 

shotbefore ageingout of the 

organisation. 

DairyHoldings Limited’s 

head office isinAshburton. 

“Theleaduphas beenabit 

of astruggleand Isalvaged a 

goodresult offsome not ideal 

preparation so I'm very,very 

content,” he said. 

“Now Ijust wanttomake 

sureweall get behindour 

winner andhelp achieve his 

goalof‘bringingsexyback to 

farming’,” he laughed. 

Thetitlewas eventually won 

by AucklandYoung Farmer 

Tim Dangen. 

The Northern 

representative broughtthe 

trophy hometohis region, 

afterthree daysofgruelling 

challenges. 

Waikato Bay of Plenty 

Jonny Brown in action during the FMG Young Farmer of the Year 

grand final. 

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representative Chris Poole, 27, 

adairy farmer,was runnerup. 

Thewinnerwas announced 

at theFMG Young Farmerof 

the Year Evening Show at 

McKay StadiumonSaturday 

night(July 9), takinghomea 

whopping prize poolworth 

over$75,000. 

The conteststartedon 

Thursdaywith technical day 

beforeheadinginto the biggest 

day practicalday onFriday 

where theybattledthrough the 

pouringrain for eight hours 

completing aseries of modules 

and timeand points races. 

Theypresentedtheir 

speeches to acrowd of 350at 

the FMGJuniorYoung 

Farmer of theYearand 

AgriKidsNZ Awards 

Ceremony. 

Saturday evening show, 

involvedabuzzer quiz in front 

of acrowd of 650,rackingup 

lastminute points beforethe 

winnerwas announced. 

It was the first Grand Final 

in several years that allseven 

grand finalists havebeen 

sheep, beefordairy farmers. 

Theother competitors, Tom 

Adkins from Aorangi, Alex 

Field from Otago Southland 

andMarkWallacefrom East 

Coastwereall sheepand beef 

farmers. 

David Reesby from 

Taranaki Manawatu,was also 

adairy farmer. 

IN BRIEF 

FOREIGN PORK FEARS 

New Zealand’s pork sector is 

concernedgreatervolumesof 

importedpork produced using 

practices illegalinthis country will 

floodthe marketinthe wake of the 

EU-NZ FreeTradeAgreement. 

Pork importedfrom Europeis 

currently subject to tariffs of up to 

five per cent, howeverthese will be 

eliminated following the ratification 

of the FTA. Much of the pork 

produced incountriessuch as 

Spain andPoland comes from 

farmsusing practicesbanned in 

New Zealand. 

“This FTAwill comeatarealcost 

to New Zealand pig farmersand 

that’s really disappointing,” says 

Brent Kleiss,chiefexecutive of 

NZPork.“More than 60 per centof 

porkconsumed in NewZealandis 

importedand the removaloftariffs 

on importedcountries will inevitably 

see this risefurther. 

MAIZE WORKSHOP 

FAR will hostamaize winter 

workshop in Ashburton early next 

month. It is part of their Beyond First 

Principle Winter Workshop 

roadshow. 

The roadshowisscheduledfor 

seven locations nationwide and 

Ashburton is the only one in the 

South Island. 

The workshops are led by David 

Densley, of FAR,and will include 

exploring and discussingmaize 

agronomy practicestohelp improve 

profitabilityand system resilience, 

and 2021/22 maize researchproject 

updates, andthe practical on-farm 

considerations and application of 

research findings. It will be held at 

the HotelAshburtononAugust 4, 

from 10amto3pm. Peoplecan 

registervia the FAR website. 

AUDIT RELIEF 

An on-the-groundaudit of 

Indonesia’s palm kernel supply 

chain shows it is meetingNew 

Zealand’s strictbiosecurity 

requirements forfoot-and-mouth 

disease, saysBiosecurity New 

Zealand Deputy Director-General 

Stuart Anderson. “Wesentour 

experts to Indonesia to checkthat 

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Pendarves take win in awards 

Pendarves Young Farmers 

have won the best event 

category for their annualAfter 

Harvest Party in the New 

Zealand Young Farmers 

Norwood NationalAwards. 

Theyoungfarmers were one 

of two award winners from the 

Aorangi region, the otherwas 

JamesHurst, of UpperWaitaki 

YoungFarmers, who wonan 

awardfor leadership. 

Other winners included Club 

of the Year which wasawarded 

to MorinsvilleNgaruaYoung 

Farmers,and Tasman region’s 

Roshean Woodswas awarded 

Service to Young Farmers. 

Theawardwinners were 

announced at an evening event 

aheadofthe New Zealand 

YoungFarmers grand final in 

Whangarei, last week, and 

hostedbyJay Reeve and 

Duncan Heyde from ‘Rock 

Drive with Jay and Dunc’. 

ThePendarvesYoung 

Farmers held its annual After 

Harvest Party in April 2021 and 

celebrated adecadeofthe 

eventinthe Mid Canterbury 

region, which has alarge arable 

industry. 

Nearly 300 people turned out 

in full force to celebratethe 

event’s milestone, which aimed 

to encourage farmers to let 

their hair downafterharvestis 

finished,get off the farm, have 

some fun and goodbanter. 

Despite adecline in numbers 

in the fouryears previous, the 

club utilised advertising, 

communications, social media 

and its members to promote the 

eventtoboost numbers and 

even managedtogain new 

memberswho attendedclub 

meetingsfollowing. 

Members were adamant 

giving back to their community 

was incredibly important and 

something they loved to do. 

Theyhired the Rakaia Fire 

Brigade as gatemen and 

security for the night and 

donated to their2021Sky 

Tower challenge. 

The Pendarves Fire Brigade 

ran the bar and all proceeds of 

the bartakings were donated to 

them,and the Rakaia preschool 

was hired to caterthe 

event withall food proceeds 

alsodonated backtothe preschool. 

At the award presentation 

departing New Zealand Young 

Farmers boardchair Kent Weir 

saiditwas agreat nightto 

celebrate the hard work of all 

their members after another 

tough year. 

“The NorwoodNZYF Awards 

are agreatcelebration of 

everyoneand their successes 

andachievementsboth as 

individuals and collectively,” 

he said. “Covid restrictions 

havedisruptedmultiple clubs 

and events so it was great to 

celebrate all our fantastic 

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members, their 

achievements, and the fact 

our Young Farmers Clubs 

have beensuccessful 

through adifficulttwo years. 

Membersare the heart of 

this organisation, their 

volunteerwork, time and 

passionkeep our grassroots 

clubs alive and thriving, he 

said. 

‘‘Congratulationstoall our 

award winnersand 

nomineeswhoseselfless 

contributions don't go 

unnoticed and are greatly 

appreciatedbyeveryone 

involved in YoungFarmers.” 

19 

Forestry bill 

misses mark 

New forestry amendment rules 

fall short of delivering alevel 

playing field when overseas 

investors buy farmland for 

forestry, Federated Farmers 

says. 

There was aslight hurdle for 

investors but nothing like the 

farmland test. 

Feds GisborneWairoa 

president Toby Williams said it 

was astep in the right direction 

to scrap the special forestry test 

and instead require overseas 

investors, purchasing farmed 

land for conversion to forestry, 

to meet the Overseas 

Investment Office ‘general 

benefit to New Zealand test’. 

‘‘But it will continue to be an 

uneven landuse playing field 

because investors buying 

farmland to continue to raise 

crops and livestock run up 

against the much more 

stringent Farm Land Benefit 

test,’’ he said. 

Speaking to the Finance & 

Expenditure Select Committee 

on the Overseas Investment 

(Forestry) Amendment Bill, Mr 

Williams said the general 

benefit test that would apply to 

farmland to forestry 

conversions ‘‘provides a 

slightly higher hurdle but it is 

nothing like as onerous as the 

farmland test. ‘‘In our view it’s 

very strange that conversions of 

farmland will not, under this 

Bill, be considered under the 

farmland test. Farmland is 

farmland after all.’’ 

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Longbeach trio take out third in final 

EdwardPottinger, LiamLash 

and Edward White,of 

LongbeachSchool haveplaced 

third in theAgriKidsNZ grand 

final eventinWhangarei. 

It was wonbyRDSixer’s, a 

teamofWaikato Primary 

school students, runnerup 

was TheTasman Tykes from 

North Loburn School. 

TheLongbeachtrio,inteam 

LongbeachFarmwise, were 

also theagriquizwinners. 

Thewinnerswere 

announced at the awards 

ceremony at Semenoff 

Stadium on Friday night, 

alongside the FMGJunior 

Young Farmersofthe Year. 

The AgriKidsNZ grand 

finalists were testedontheir 

knowledge of simple everyday 

ways to reduce thehuman 

impactonthe environment, 

growing avocados and making 

guacamole,apiculture and 

wintering hives, native plants 

and wherespecificcuts of 

meatwere from. 

Theirpractical skillswere 

put to thetest by making a 

smoothie withoutany 

electricity wheretheyhad to 

useabiketogenerateenough 

power to work theblender and 

inspect, disassemble and 

reassembleaHondaCRF 125F 

aircleaner on the twowheeler 

motorbike. 

They alsochannelled their 

inner firefighterwithFire and 

Emergency NewZealand 

(FENZ) in acombat challenge, 

completing ascaleddown 

AgriKidsNZ’s Edward White, Edward Pottinger and Liam Lash, of Longbeach Farmwise, getting a 

general overview of motorbikes from Honda Country Ashburton’s Haydon South ahead of the national 

grand final at Whangarei. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

versionofthe FENZ obstacle 

coursewhich included, 

climbingand descending a 

twostoryscaffold tower witha 

bandolier hose, hoistinghoses 

to thetop of thetower, hitting 

aweight alongachannel,zigzaggingdownanobstacle 

course through fire 

extinguishers, hittingatarget 

with ahoseand pulling a 

weighted sledge10meters. 

The raceoffsaw teams build 

aplanter boxwithappropriate 

lining,place soiland plant 

seeds before they paintedit 

andconstructed an Irrigation 

NZ watersystem to irrigateit. 

They thenmovedontothe 

ratchet challenge,where they 

hadtothreadratchets 

properlyand securealoadon 

atruck. 

NZYF chief executive Lynda 

Coppersmithsaidshe was 

impressedwiththe 

commitment andpassionthat 

thecompetitorsbroughttothe 

contest this year. 

“AgriKidsNZ teamsalways 

take the contestseriously, 

studyhard, showenthusiasm, 

initiative, andcommitment,” 

shesaid. 

“They all have such a 

competitivespirit andit's 

awesome to watch them on the 

day, puttheir heartand soul 

into theevent and showcase 

their passion forthe food and 

fibresector.” 

“Mostofthese teamshave 

hadtofundraise formonths to 

be abletocompete in agrand 

final, andwewanttosay a 

huge thank youtothe 

contestants, their families, 

friendsand localcommunities 

forgettingthemto Whangarei 

andsupportingtheir teams,” 

shesaid. 

TheFMG Young Farmer of 

the Year Contest Series is 

supported by FMG, 

Ravensdown, Worksafe, 

Ministry for Primary 

Industries,Environmental 

Protection Authority,Honda, 

STIHL,Lincoln University, 

Massey University, New 

Holland Agriculture andPTS 

Logistics.

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School’s Matariki experience 

INDI.ROBERTS 


Ashburton IntermediateSchool has 

embraced the spiritofMatarikibysowing 

the seedofculturaleducationand taking 

on theresponsibility of teaching their 

pupils aboutmore thanjuststars in the 

sky. 

Withthe goalofcreating alocalised 

curriculum, principalBrent Grayand 

relief teacherHuiaCrawford haveused 

Matariki to createtieswithinAshburton’s 

economic,environmental andcultural 

communities. 

‘‘I’velearnt that there’s been abig need 

for morecultural support and 

encouragement,’’MsCrawford said. 

Celebrating NewZealand’s first 

indigenousnationalholidayhas giventhe 

school the foothold to incorporate 

indigenousculture intoits curriculum. 

‘‘Matarikiwas agoodopportunityfor us 

to sit andtalkabout what types of things 

we canincorporate, and connectwith 

Matariki to teach ourstudents.’’ 

Onfarmfield trips providedpupils the 

opportunitytolearnhow crops are grown, 

how to identifycleanwatersources,and 

evenvisitone of Ashburton’sseed 

processing plants. 

Inclass, the Matariki experience 

involved guestsfrom thecommunitywho 

helpedpupilsengage in cultural 

activitiessuch as flaxweaving and 

makingKānga Waru, atraditionaltypeof 

Maori dessertbread. 

Guest NathanPomare lead an 

interactive class on whakairo, traditional 

carving,giving pupils theopportunity to 

practice woodcarving. 

Amember of Ashburton’sAstronomy 

Group gave the pupils apresentationon 

the Matariki stars,while studentsfrom 

Ashburton College volunteeredtoteach 

pupils Te Reo through aseriesofactive 

games that incorporatedlistening skills 

withcoordination. 

Adaam Ross, aformer under19s All 

Black qualifier, taughtstudents aboutthe 

significance of theHaka,educating them 

on thelanguage,vocal, andphysical 

performance. 

Ms Crawford saidalocalised 

curriculumwill giverecognition to 

Pupils are instructed to move left or right using Te Reo, in afastpaced game led by 

Ashburton College students. 

Ashburton’s cultural diversityand 

agriculturalfoundations,and she hoped 

theMatariki experiences would ‘‘createa 

better sense of belonging’’for thestudents 

andmake them‘‘want to contribute as 

they get older’’. 

Studentsfinished their Matariki 

experiencewithaperformanceatthe 

Ashburton EventCentre, where they 

creativelytoldthe story of various Maori 

legends through avibrant‘wearable arts’ 

exercise. 

Mr Gray said theMatarikiexperience 

Kānga Waru, atraditional type of Maori 

dessert bread made by pupils. 

had everyone ‘‘abuzz’’and reflected how 

the school plannedtodevelopits 

curriculum overthe coming years. 

Ms Crawfordsaid,‘‘Although some 

schools do identifywith(Matariki)and 

teach ourkidsabout it,now that it’s 

becomeapublicholiday it’sbecome more 

of an interest forpeople to talk about and 

learn about, which Ithink is apositive 

shift towards Te Reo me ona Tikanga 

(language and culture)and Matariki.’’ 

Guest Nathan Pomare demonstrates 

whakairo, traditional carving to pupils. 


Girls fired up 

for national 

netball 

tournament 

Asquad of 12 players are set to 

represent Mid Canterbury at next 

weeks NetballNew Zealand Under 

18 Championships. 

Thereare 38 teams from around 

NewZealand taking part in the 

competitioninChristchurch, from 

MondaytoThursday. 

CoachClaire Tappin said the 

players come fromclubs andacross 

grades ‘‘from premier 1, 2and 3our 

Saturdayafternoon andour social 

grade, so it is areallybig rangeof 

players.’’ 

Mount SomersplayerPenina 

Vaaelua willcaptain the team. 

‘‘She brings some maturityand 

high expectationstothe team as well 

as being an amazing goal keeper,’’ 

Clairesaid. 

Penina will be backed up by vice 

captain Billie Surridge.‘‘Sheisa 

young lady whohas natural mana 

with the team,’’ Claire said, ‘‘she sets 

the standard by what she puts on 

court herself.’’ 

The tournament is an annual event 

but due to covid restrictions this is 

the first time MidCanterburyhas 

sentateam in two years. 

‘‘We have done alot of work in the 

off season,’’Claire said, ‘‘including 

the netball MidCanterburyemerging 

talent programmeatthe beginning of 

the year, to try to make sure we could 

provideateam.’’ 

The teamwill have abaptism of 

fire with their firstgame of the 

tournamentagainst Auckland 1, a 

teamthat is expectedtomakeitto 

the semi finals. 

‘‘It’s very exciting, it’sareal 

privilege to be abletoget ateam and 

haveatournament to take them to, 

it’s an exciting opportunity for our 

under 18’s to be representing Mid 

Canterbury at anational 

tournament,’’ Claire said. 

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militaria and aviation 

extravaganza 

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•HighlandDancing 

•Music 

•Food available 

•Suitablefor allages 

Labour Weekend 

Saturday 22nd &Sunday 23rdoctober 2022 

RAISINGFUNDS TO EXTEND OUREXISTINGDISPLAY 

The Ashburton Aviation Museum is recognised as one of the finest 

facilities of its type in Australasia, but nearly 50 years ago it was just a ‘‘pie 

in the sky’’ dream of a few local enthusiasts. 

The museum has a collection that includes a Hawker Harrier - one of 

its star exhibits, a Skyhawk, Vampire FB5, Harvard, Porterfield, Airtruk, 

Olympia, Flying Flea, Harrier GR3, Meteor, Zlin, Vampire T11, Link 

Trainer, Tiger Moth and DC3. 

It also has many new attractions including a control tower, an aeradio 

shed, and a flight simulator of an ATR72 series 500. Anyone keen on 

booking time in the simulator can contact the Ashburton Aviation 

Museum on 03 3086408. 

This event is being co-hosted by the Ashburton Aviation Museum 

and MAG to help the Museum raise funds for a much needed display 

hanger. Come along and visit the to view what is an out standing 

collection of Military and Non Military Aircraft. 

The MAG display will see one of the largest presentations of military 

uniforms, weapons, and equipment ever assembled at one display, 

with dates in history ranging from the New Zealand Maori Wars 

through to Timor. 

So from all of us involved in getting this off the ground we welcome 

you to come and enjoy the Militaria and Aviation Extravaganza. 

Getupclose to a 

military vehicle 

anduniforms, 

weapons, aircraft, 

vintagecarsand 

living history. 

Full event programme 

at www.aviationmuseum.co.nz 

387 Seafield Road, Ashburton Open 9am to 4pm both days 

Adults $15 – Children $5 (15 and under). 

Family Pass $35 (2 adults, 2 children) 

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World cup to be on show at 10s festival 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Women’srugby will be on show 

in Methven next weekend 

when five unions clash during 

the HeartlandRugby 10s 

Festival. 

It is thesecond planned 

festival eventthisyear,but the 

lastchancefor people to seeit 

in Mid Canterbury;the final 

event is at Fairlie. 

MidCanterburyRugby 

Unionwomen’s rugby 

developmentofficer Kirsty 

Arps said the event was a 

chance forpeopletosee 

women’srugby in action,take 

part if keen, or view the 

Women’sRugbyWorld Cup in 

personwhich will beonshow 

during the event onJuly24. 

Thecup will also be on show 

forpublic viewingatthe 

women’srugby finalPractice 

to Perfecttrainingsession at 

the Ashburtonshowgrounds 

on July 26 from 4.30pm. 

The10s festival was away to 

grow theHeartlandevent and 

involved teams from Mid 

Canterbury, South 

Canterbury,NorthOtago,West 

Coast andBuller. 

Thereisthe possibility 

teams will be 15aside,with 

shortergames played,but it 

will depend on player 

availability,she said. 

Thefirst gamesstart at the 

Methven RugbyClubgrounds 

from 11am. 

It’s ashowcase of women’s 

rugby butalsoafun, familyfriendly 

event watching local 

rugby action, shesaid. 

Therewillbeabouncy 

castle, coffeecart,and the 

chancetoget up close to the 

Women’s RugbyWorldCup 

and takephotosorupload 

videos to TikTok. 

Thereare also spotprizes 

throughout the day. 

Anyone interested in 

playing,whether its firsttime 

players or those returningto 

the gameweremore than 

welcometoget in touchahead 

of the festival,Kirstysaid. 

Thefirst 10s festival for 

women aged 18 yearsand over 

was held at Southern Rugby 

ClubinHindsearlierthis 

month. 

It includedplayers from 

North Otago, South 

Canterbury, and Mid 

Canterbury playerscombined 

forces with Prebbleton. 

New Zealand is hosting the 

Women'sRugby WorldCup set 

to start on October 8, through 

until November12. 

Thethird and final 

Heartland Rugby 10s Festival 

will be at Fairlie onAugust7. 

Mid Canterbury Rugby Union women's rugby development officer Kirsty Arps looking forward to the 

upcoming Heartland Rugby 10s Festival. Below; action from the Hinds event earlier this month. 

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MATARIKI NIGHT 

TheAshburtonChristian School community 

gatheredfor MatarikiUnder the Night Sky 

recently. 

Morethan400students, families and 

friendscametocelebrateMatariki 

together, thefirstschoolgathering likeit 

since 2020. 

It wasatime forsharingkai, stargazing 

and playing. 

It was also atimetopray, sing and reflect 

onthelove, power and provision ofGod 

overthe past year, andseekhis blessing for 

theyear ahead. 

Students didaweekofactivitiesand 

classes aheadofthe eveningtobetter 

understand the history and significance of 

Matariki. 

Thecoldbutbeautiful night was agreat 

finaletothe learning, and agreat startto 

theMaori newyear.

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Within the Timaru District, the Geraldine 

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of the successive community boards in Geraldine 

anddescribesthe wardasvery proactive. He 

maintains that the benefits Geraldine enjoys 

today arethe fruits of efforts made by pastand 

current community boards. 

He says, Just in the current term alone, 

the community board has secured funding for 

astrategic plan for Geraldine, been awarded 

$200,000 for aCBD refresh in the Timaru 

District Council long-term plan, lobbied for a 

greater share offunds to upgrade street furniture 

in 2020, supported the Geraldine domain 

redevelopment, been instrumental in the 

development of anew health hub, commissioned 

the refresh of the pavilion interior and change 

of management,instigated additional footpaths 

across the ward, completed atransportation 

strategy,lobbiedfor speedlimit reductions in 

Woodbury and Peel Forest, participated in the 

development of the GeraldineSculpture Trail, 

and installed the first of aseries of welcome 

to Geraldine plinths. 

Geraldine Ward Councillor, Gavin Oliver, 

is also proud of Geraldines achievements 

during this period. We are blessed to have 

skilled and motivated people who want to get 

involved, which reflects in the thingshappening 

around the Geraldine area.Wewant to ensure 

that our community maintains that strength 

and depth of experience by encouraging people 

to consider the local body elections as another 

wayofcontributing and serving the community. 

Gavinsays it is vital forasmallcommunity 

like Geraldine to have apositive andstrong 

voice to represent its needs. Whether you 

stand this time, or in three or six years time, 

we want to highlight the importance of the 

community board to Geraldine and to having 

passionate, talentedpeople standing for those 

positions. 

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GNews welcomesnewcomer Lissy vanHoren who recently 

returned to NewZealand with partner Ben Allan after a 

15-year absence and found what shedescribes as adream 

job as personal administrativeassistant at the Susan 

Badcock Gallery. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

It is showing signs of being ahard winter in more 

ways than one. Some wild weather is predicted this 

week following the weekends rain.Readers will notice 

that for the second week running, we are offering 

eight pages instead of our usual 12.The lastfew months, 

has seen adownturn inadvertising, nodoubt a 

combination of Covid, economic uncertainty, and the 

usually quietwinter period. We deeply appreciate our 

faithful advertisers who enable us to keep bringing 

youthe news.Readers, if youuse their services, do tell 

them you saw their ad in the GNews. 

As an interesting aside,weknowfromthe crossword 

puzzle entries that readers in Ashburton are having 

alook at GNews.Anecdotally we also hear that some 

of youare feeling like youknowGeraldinealittlebetter 

now and are finding your way here tosample some 

of our eateries. Enjoy. 

Speaking of Covid, we are all fed upwith it. 

Unfortunately,itisnt fedupwith us. In the last week 

of term,Geraldine High School sent severalclasses to 

work from home because of ashortage of teachers. 

Closer to home for uspersonally, our Thai takeaway 

is closed for the second week running as our staff 

recover from Covid. The advice seems to be to keep 

wearingthosemasks despite the inconvenience, keep 

washing hands and stay home ifsick. We ourselves 

havebeengetting carelessaboutmask use and have 

given ourselves astern talking to. 

Hugh hadabirthday on Saturdayand waspleased 

to be on the sidelines to enjoy the Wāhine Toa win 

(see page 4). What amudbath, but regardless, they 

seemed to enjoy themselves. And (said very quietly) 

the Irish in him relished Irelandsvictory thatevening. 

He realises thisisaminorityview. Among the birthday 

gifts from his loving wife isthe book Nudged into 

Lockdown by Auckland professorofeconomics Ananish 

Chaudhuri. It is acool academic look at the wisdom 

and effectivenessoflockdownasameans ofcontrolling 

apandemic. Once heopens the cover, Fi does not 

expect tosee him for aday or two. 

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Bastille Day, 14Juillet. FI &HUGH 

Andrew Lewis fine-tuning the 30-year-old Arnold Holstein still. PHOTO: Hugh McCafferty 

Humdinger increases production fourfold 

For the last two years, Andrew andSaskia 

Lewis, aka Humdinger Gin Distillery, 

havebeen developing and producinggin 

in a50-litre copper still. Havingsucceeded 

in creating agin that has won aslew of 

awards internationally, they found 

themselves in need of astill that would 

produce agreater quantity. 

Last October, the couple tracked 

down aGerman-made Arnold Holstein 

still, which had been imported by 

aMarlborough-based winemaking 

company. Putting hisengineering skills 

to use, Andrew shoehornedthe 30-yearold 

still into the available headroom at 

their premises in the old Morrisons 

garage. He also modified the original gas 

heating to electricity for safety. Ihave 

renewed all the valves and joints, butthe 

body of it is pristine. For all that, it has 

cost us more than anew one would, but 

they are very sought after, and thereisa 

two-year wait time. 

With a220-litre capacity, the stillwill 

allow Humdinger to quadruple its output. 

Andrew says that demand is growing. They 

havehad four more storescome on stream 

this week and have just signed up with 

Nelsons Kahurangi Estate tolook after 

the distributionside of the business. That 

way, wecan do what weare passionate 

about -making great gin -and they can 

do what they do best -sellingit.Andrew 

saysthey are workingtoproducethe highest 

quality gin. There are over ahundred 

boutique gin distillers inthe country, so 

we havetostand out.Wereallywantthat 

international gold medal. 

The distillery isproving to be an 

attractionastourists start to flow through 

the town again. There are people who 

drive down from Christchurch for the 

day, and weve already had two family 

groups from Singapore and people from 

Australia and Canada. Andrewand Saskia 

have plans to make more ofavisitor 

experience to add to the tastingsand will 

be looking for staff over the summer. 

On display, but not for sale, are two 

rare bottles of wine spirit made by the 

still when it wasworking in Marlborough. 

When the still moves on, they will go 

with it, says Andrew. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

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Jenny Buchanan (left)and BronnyChapmanget their components ready fortheir Christmas designs. PHOTO: Debbie Oliver 

Christmas display toadd sparkle to winter 

St Andrews Church Hall will be all decked 

out this Saturday foramidwinter 

Christmas display bymembers of the 

Geraldine Floral Art Club, says club 

secretary Liz Chapman.This exhibition 

is goingtobequite aspectacle. 

Our Deck the Hall floral artexhibition 

will feature traditional and contemporary 

festive floral designs, including displays 

of traditional and alternative Christmas 

trees. There will be how to do it 

demonstrations every hour, showing 

people quickand affordable festiveideas. 

Adisplay of traditional and contemporary 

wreaths will also be on show. 

Club members Jenny Buchanan and 

Bronny Chapman are busy getting their 

components ready for theirdesigns, which 

IN BRIEF 

caninclude materials such as cane, paper, 

wood, fruit,and dry materials; anything 

that has started life as plant material can 

be used. 

Bronny says, The exhibition will be 

achance for localstocome and see what 

we do and some alternative ways to 

decorate for Christmas. The creativity 

will be amazing; some members will do 

more than one design. With it being 

winter,wehave to use whatever is 

available to us. 

Jenny says, If you gaveour members 

all the same materials, everyone would 

come up with acompletely different 

design; with aChristmas theme, there 

will be adiverse range of designs from 

our members, including some really 

alternativetrees-but thepublicwill have 

to come along to see what Imean. 

Liz says that demonstrating that you 

do nothavetopurchase alot of expensive 

decorations isone of the aspects ofthe 

exhibition. We will show how to make 

great decorations with everyday items 

andsustainable plant materials such as 

starsfrom pine needles.Wealsowantto 

bring some cheer and sparkle to brighten 

the winter days for the community. The 

exhibition is also awonderful way to 

promote our club. 

The Deck the Hall FloralArt Exhibition 

is on Saturday 16July, 10am-4.30pm 

at St Andrews Hall, Wilson Street. 

Admission is $10, and pre-school and 

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Staff at Geraldine High School (GHS) 

haverecently been noticing acorrelation 

between increased consumption of 

energy drinks and behavioural 

problems. They are now banned. 

In the school newsletter of30May, 

RichardHarveysays, The highlevel of 

caffeine and sugar in these drinks has 

been found to be linked to health 

problems in children, including 

hyperactivity, sleep issues, obesity, 

headaches and stomach aches.Some 

studies suggest there are also links to 

sensation-seeking behaviour, selfdestructive 

behaviour, insomnia, 

problems withbehavioural regulation 

and poor lifestyle behaviours, such as 

poordietand consumption of fast food. 

Principal Simon Coleman saysthat, 

in general, parentshavebeen supportive 

of the move. The school canteen has 

promoted healthy choices for along 

time. The problem was students 

bringingthe drinksontothe premises. 

Enforcing theban willinclude education 

about the effects of these drinks for 

those students who persist. 

Support onsocial media was also 

evident, withsome suggesting the ban 

widen toinclude vaping and phone 

usage.GHS reminds parents that cell 

phones were banned from use in late 

2020. Vaping is, ofcourse, illegal in 

schools. HUGH MCCAFFERTY 

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KUPU OTEWIKI 

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Wharepaku 

Wharepaku -toilet 

This week we will explore some kupu related to the 

wharepaku, ortoilet. This kupu finds its root in the 

word whare, meaning house or building, with the 

addition of the word paku, which simply means 

small. Wharepaku, then, means small house. 

Were slightly limited for language to be used in the 

wharepaku (after all, theoretically we usually visit it 

alone). One obvious kupu that could come in handy 

is whēru, which can mean toilet paper. Ifyouve 

forgotten tocheck the roll before you sit down, you 

could shout out Mauria mai hewhēru, meaning 

Bring me some toilet paper -mauria mai meaning 

bring towards the speaker. Ifyoure unlucky enough 

to live with adoor open wharepaku user, reuse one 

of our phrases from aprevious edition to tell them 

to shut the door -Katia te kuaha! Wewont get 

into the business end of the wharepaku (Idraw the 

line at toilet paper), but below Iwill leave afew other 

kupu and phrases for you to explore. 

Whēru -toilet paper 

Wharepaku wahine womens toilet 

Wharepaku tāne mens toilet 

Kua pau te whēru! -The toilet paper has run out! 

Kua mutu koe? -Have you finished [in there]? 

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Geraldine Rugby Football Club Wāhine Toa celebrate Saturdays win. PHOTO: Gideon Snow 

GRFC Wāhine Toa favourites for semi-finals 

Last Saturday saw torrid conditions at 

Raukāpuka domainasthe Geraldine Rugby 

Football Club (GRFC) WāhineToa faced 

Christchurch High School OldBoysWomen. 

The WāhineToa again showed their class 

as they powered pastthe visiting team 61- 

5. In their first year together they have 

made thesemi-finals,beating much-fancied 

opponents through hard work, dedication, 

and teamwork. Standouts this week were 

LouiseNalder, Hannah Davies-Parnham, 

Jess Kaihe, and Ashley Young. This result 

sees them not only finish top of the table 

but with a previously unheard-of 

achievement of having every single team 

member score atry in the season. 

Down the road at Pleasant Point, the 

GRFC SeniorBsfaced the Mud Dogs, still 

with aslight chance of making the top 

four semi-finals. Starting in torrential 

conditions,the home side knocked through 

apenalty in the first five minutes, while 

the GRFC side struggled to get its hands 

on the ball. Isaac Bolts penalty tied the 

score with30minutes leftinthe first half. 

Abreakdown on the right side allowed 

the Bs to get close to the line where the 

big boppers rumbled over it to go up 8-3 

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guar tion 

anteed 

after 20 minutes. The Mud Dogs rallied 

and ventured wide with surprising ease, 

where quick passingand assured handling 

soon found holes in the Bs defence. This 

proved to be the winning formula as the 

home teambegan scoring outwide despite 

the strong defensive efforts of Andrew 

Newark and Jian Hernawan. Mud Dogs 

24-8 at halftime. Despite firm resistance 

from the GRFC, the second half saw the 

same formula applied with the Mud Dogs 

running out as 36-8 victors. It wasablow 

to their semi-finalshopes,but the Bs can 

still be proud of the grit they showed for 

80 minutes; they never stoppedfighting. 

In the days final game, the Mud Dogs 

Senior As were looking for revenge after 

the lastroundsnail-biter sawthe Axemen 

steal the game in the last seconds of play. 

The game started well for the home side, 

up 3-0 afterfiveminutes thanksto 

the Axemens ill-discipline. From there, 

ading-dong battle ensued as both teams 

played classic wet weather rugby. The 

muted thwack of collisions was constant, 

the impacts driving the rain sideways as 

no inch was given by eitherside. It wasnt 

until the 25th minute of the game that a 

lineout at five metresout allowedthe Mud 

Dogs to maul over the line, 10-0. We saw 

glimpses of the Axemen in full flight as 

Atu Katoa and KD Paulo waded through 

the opposition with ease butcouldnt link 

up as thecovering defencescrambled well. 

The second half saw more pressure 

from the home side, making metres around 

the ruck, and marching the Axemen straight 

back down toscore under the posts, 

17-0 after 10 minutes. Again, the Axemen 

began to dominate the home side,phase 

after phase, only to have the last pass go 

astray, the ball knocked on over the line 

and three tries missed. It took amoment 

of brilliance from Blue Tetuila totake a 

quick tap from apenalty 30 metres out, 

step through three defenders and outsprint 

the cover defence to score inthe 

70th minute, 5-17. Unfortunately, that 

was as good as it got for the Axemen, 

as the score never changed, and three 

further opportunities were missed -5-17 

atfull-time to the MudDogs. 

These twoteams willmeetagain in two 

weeks for the Scott Cup semi-final and 

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Successful trapping has seen tomtits (miromiro) return tothe forest. PHOTOS: doc.govt.nz; nzbirdsonline.org.nz 

Trapping project reports high body count 

The Orari River Protection Groups (ORPG) 

predator trapping annual tally is in. Thanks 

to the groups work, pest animals from 

the gorge to the coast have had arough 

time of the 2022-23 season. 

One hundred and seventy-eight pest 

animals, including78hedgehogs, 58 rats, 

and 20mustelids (ferrets, stoats, and 

weasels), were recorded across three 

trapping areas in the gorge and areas at 

Ōrari Back Road, Vance Road, and the 

coastal oxbow. 

Set upto support the rivers whole 

ecosystem, the project has aspecial role 

in protecting the nationally endangered 

black-fronted terns and declining blackbilled 

gulls that call the riverbed home. 

Im really pleased with the results, 

says ORPG treasurer and trapping 

convenor Tony Doy. 

He says the high hedgehog count is 

typical; the animals thrive in South 

Canterburys braided river systems, 

courtesy of ground-nesting native birds 

eggs and chicks, native lizards and 

invertebrates, and others. They eat any 

IN BRIEF 

animals going. But stoats and weasels 

are specialists. They go for more fleshy 

things, like mice and baby birds. Rats go 

for anything and everything. We get alot 

of them, mostly in places of human 

occupation. 

As for any trapping project, some 

things are known, others are surmised, 

and plentyisnt yetunderstood.We get 

alot of pests in autumn. Theyd mostly 

be the youngsters. There couldbeadults 

that are trap-shy. How to attract those 

wily animals is an enduring challenge. 

And we didnt get many feral cats; 

itd be good to findother ways of getting 

feral cats. Wed like to figure out the size 

of thepredator populationsusing tracking 

tunnels. You can estimate the population 

and see if youre making adifference. 

There are many questions. But what 

seems clear is that trapping makes a 

positive impact. Tony says, Over the 

years, yes, it does. Acouple of years ago, 

we started to see tomtits after three or 

four years of trapping. 

Tomtits are indicative of ahealthy 

environment. Id like to think that the 

trapping has increased the regeneration 

of the bush as well as reducingthe 

predators. 

Tony says group members love what 

they do and would like to expand the 

project.We have really dedicated, keen 

people. But wed like more people, so we 

are able to do more trapping. 

He invites anyone interested to get in 

touch. You just need to be able to walk 

acouple of kilometres on flatground. We 

match new people with peoplewho have 

already got experience. 

Findout morebycontacting Tonyon 

03 6974877 or tadoy00@gmail.com. 

Alternatively, catch up with him at the 

Groups AGMat7pm Wednesday27July 

at the Catholic church hall, where hell 

report further on the trapping project. 

Otherpresenters includeDanette McKeown 

on the Barkers Creek denitrification 

project and Derek Holmes on his work 

with kakapo. Everyone is welcome. 

JAN FINLAYSON 

Lionesses press on despite challenging year 

TheGeraldineLioness/Lions Club recently 

held their annual changeover of officers 

and board members meeting. Those 

attendingworepinkand made donations 

to BreastCancer Research. 

Our club has continued tofunction 

with members contributing when able 

despiteour thirdchallenging Covid year. 

Donations were made tothe Lions 

International Ukraine Appeal and South 

Canterbury Ovarian Cancer Research. 

Service projects included donations of 

food to the annual Secret Santa and 

delivery torecipients. Some members 

havebeenbusyknitting woollen clothes 

andblanketswhichhavebeendonated 

to the Christchurch NeonatalUnit. 

It is hopedthatthe coming year will 

see us back tosome sort ofnormality 

with anumber of fundraising projects 

in thepipeline. GLENNYS SULLIVAN 

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Timing iseverything 

JACQUI DEAN 

Anyone following the news recently will be aware 

that our health system isstruggling. Deemed by 

some to be at breaking point, hospitals and GPs 

are battling to keep up with the number of sick 

patients coming through the door. 

This demand waswidely anticipated, withexperts 

warning that Covid and the seasonal flu would be 

adouble whammyfor asystemalready feelingthe 

pinch with ashortage of healthcare workers. 

As theysay,timingiseverything. In this instance, 

the early July launch ofHealth NZ and the Māori 

Health Authority isproblematic, tosay the least. 

People can make their own minds upwhether 

embarking on health reform in the middle of a 

pandemic is brave orbonkers, but Ithink its been 

arecipe for disaster. 

Health officials have been distracted by this 

reform, ashas the health minister, seemingly at 

odds with medical professionals overhow bad the 

current situation is. Thenursing shortage hasbeen 

apparent for some time, and yet westill have 

immigrationsettings that make it hardtobring in 

the skilled workers wedesperately need. 

Imsurethe Health Ministerhas good intentions, 

but his centralised model sends ashiver down the 

spine of those of us who value localdecision-making 

and accountability. This government has ignored 

advice from those it paid to provide it with 

recommendationsonhow to improve the healthcare 

system. Theyweretold to retain and streamlinethe 

District Health Board model but chose not to. The 

Government also chose to rescind the cabinet 

decision madebythe previousNationalgovernment 

to develop aschool of rural medicine, something 

we were confidentwould bring moredoctors to the 

regions. 

This governmenthas done these things because 

it thinks itknows best. 

The proof will be in the pudding as to whether 

Health NZ and theMāori Health Authoritycan deliver 

abetterhealthsystem. But right now, doctors and 

nurses need toknow that the health minister 

understands the reality oftheir situation. 

July will see the start of this new centralised 

system. Isuspectthat doctors and nurses would far 

ratherstart July with adequateresourcesand enough 

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ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES for all 

your business andtax requirements.Phone Raylene 

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AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. North End 

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HEATPUMPS Clean,service, repairand install. Please 

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Phone Wolffie 03 693 9803 or 027 962 4841. 

PC UPGRADES /REPAIRS Geraldine Computer 

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

and lunch menu are available 8am to 3pm. Izakaya /Japanese food is open every 

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THE LUCKY CLUB PARADE Thai Street Food Takeaways. Closed again this 

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Your vote needed in elections 

People are encouraged to 

standand vote inthe local 

body electionslaterthisyear. 

The electionwill be heldby 

postal votewith voting papers 

and information aboutthe 

candidates arriving in 

mailboxesfrom September 

16. 

Voting closes onSaturday, 

October 8. 

MidCanterburyvoters will 

electamayor,nine district 

councillors, five Methven 

Community Board members 

and six Braided Rivers 

Community Trust (formerly 

Ashburton LicensingTrust) 

members. 

In the leaduptothe 

elections, councilwill hold a 

free candidateinformation 

evening to help potential 

candidates learnmore about 

the election process andwhat 

is involvedrepresenting their 

community. 

AshburtonDistrictCouncil 

chiefexecutive Hamish 

Riachsaid now is the time to 

think of anyonewho would be 

agood representativefor the 

communityonthe council, 

and encouragethem to 

consider standing for 

election 

The candidate information 

eveningwillbeheld on July 

19 at AshburtonDistrict 

Council Chambers, 137 

Havelock Street, Ashburton, 

from 5.30pm. 

Mr Riachsaid to garner 

interest in the electionsthis 

year, therewas apromotional 

campaignfeaturing some 

wellknown people from the 

district, and their 

photographs were takenat 

various spots aroundthe 

district. 

“Howbetter to encourage 

peopletovote, thanto 

highlight our own people and 

some of the thingsthat are 

important to our district.” 

Mr Riachsaidnone of the 

people featuredinthe 

campaignwere standingfor a 

position themselves. 

“Buttheyare keentolend 

their support to this 

important message, and 

highlight issues suchas 

supporting thelocal 

economy, ruralcommunities, 

opportunities for young 

people and lookingafterour 

environment.” 

Alongsidethe campaign, 

thecouncil has alsolaunched 

anew website for the election 

period voteashburton.nz 

with information for voters 

andcandidates. 

Laterphases of the 

campaign will encourage 

residents to vote, with staff at 

the AshburtonPublic Library 

readyto help people change 

theirdetails online, or 

register as newvoters. 

“Enrolmentpacksare 

hitting mailboxes now,so 

please check your detailsare 

uptodate or if you haven’t 

receivedone, then you should 

make sureyou’re enrolled.” 

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33 

Farmer 

knowledge 

Farmersacrossthecountryare 

beingaskedtogobacktoschool 

as apartofaneweducational 

programme forchildrencalled 

FarmerTime.The initiative, 

which originatesfrom theUK, 

linksfarmers withprimary and 

intermediateschoolchildren 

through virtualclassroom 

sessions using video call 

technology. Studentschat live 

withtheir matchedfarmer, 

gaining an understanding of 

farming acrossthe seasons and 

providingrealworld examples 

of whatthey’relearning during 

theschool year.Kit Arkwright, 

CEOofBeef+Lamb Inc,which 

is drivingthe initiative,is keen 

to seefood producers from all 

sectors getinvolved. 

CHRISTIAN COMMENT 

In NewSouth Wales flood 

waters aredrowning homes, 

streets, parks, shops,carsand 

bridges. Rain,sea and rivers 

are eroding land.The human 

response is fear,awe, andan 

urgentdesire to help.After 

emergency rescue and 

evacuationcentre comfortwe 

willapplaudthe kindness of 

strangers, the bravery and 

preparation of civil defence, 

police, fire andambulance 

personnel. 

Butwhat arethe longer term 

responses? Thishappened 

earlier this year. Willithappen 

again? Climate change 

combined withhuman 

attraction to rivers andthe 

coast as placestoliveand work 

makesitlikely. When 

thousandsofhomes and 

livelihoods are affectedwho 

takes thelead in making 

changes forasafer more 

sustainable future forevery 

community,every suburb,every 

village? 

ThisisnotjustanAustralian 

problem; residents in many 

coastal areas in New Zealand 

and around theworld are also 

askingthesequestions. 

Questions of safety, insurance, 

house and landvalue, 

questions about the futurefor 

our communities. 

We make our personal 

choices forhome making, 

eating, travelling, celebrating, 

within aglobaleconomic 

system so inextricablyweshare 

responsibility for climate 

change.Someofussuffer more 

of the costs of climatechange. 

Inequality in the distributionof 

wealth sitsalongside injustice. 

Our economic system seems to 

be predicated on growth onthe 

idea thatIfwekeep getting 

more andbigger we willsolve 

allour problems. It islargely 

led by politiciansand 

corporations whomay have 

altruistic humanitarian 

principlesbut areworking in a 

webwherepowerand profit are 

incredibly strongdrivers. 

Perhaps we canhelpthem set 

goals that we agree withand 

build towards the kind of future 

we wanttolivein. 

Formethatisafuture where 

we respect the earth, ourhome, 

and we respectone another. 

Where we recognise that 

resources are not unlimited so 

we share them as justlyaswe 

can. Where every child born 

has cleanwater,good care,a 

homeinahealthy community 

andopportunitiestodelight in 

education and work as they 

grow. This fitsmyChristian 

belief that God cares deeplyfor 

agoodearthand all earth’s 

peopleand creatures,and God 

callsustotakepart in caring 

for earth and building healthy 

communities. 

JohannaWarren, Hakatere 

Presbyterian. 

2497298

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150 years in the borough 

Maddi Lowry crosses the 31.5km Road Race finish line in first place. 

Maddi wins in Chch 

MaddiLowry competed at the 

Cycling NZ Schools South 

IslandRoadChampsat 

Ruapuna Racewayin 

Christchurch on July 9and 10 

in the Under20Women’s 

grade. 

Thecompetition was over 

twodays, with theTime Trial 

on Saturdayand theRoad 

Race on Sunday. 

Conditionswerecold, wet, 

andmiserable for the Time 

Trial;there were afew 

crasheswith theslippery 

conditions, and 

unfortunately Maddiwas one 

of these and waslucky to only 

getafew scrapes andbruises. 

Maddi managed to getback 

on herbikeand finishthe 

race in 10th place. 

On Sunday, the conditions 

forher 31.5km Road Race 

weremuch better for racing; 

cold but adry track. 

Maddi startedthe day sore 

and stiffafter heraccident 


butafter agood warmupshe 

felt betterand readytorace. 

Maddi rodeafantastic 

race, comingawaywith the 

win. 

Maddi and Lola Bryson 

Boe from ChristchurchGirls 

High School broke away from 

thebunch earlyinthe race 

andthe two of them battled it 

outuntilthe final 100metres, 

withMaddiwinningwitha 

welltimed sprint. 

Former pupil, and current teacher, Anna Harper and former pupil 

and anniversary convenor Alison Driscoll put signs up at the school 

advertising the anniversary celebrations. 


Ashburton’s very first primary 

school, AshburtonBorough, 

will celebrateit’s 150th 

anniversaryinNovemberwith 

aweekend of celebrations. 

Theschoolfirst opened in 

February of 1872 with justfour 

pupils in abuilding on the 

cornerofTancred,Park and 

Short Streets,asitenow 

occupied by theStStephen’s 

Church parishcentre. 

Today theschool,acrossthe 

street fromits original site, 

hasarollof340 pupilsfrom 

new entrantsthrough to Year 

8. 

This year’s 150th 

celebrationswill be held on 

November 25 and26starting 

with agettogether for former 

pupilsand their partners, an 

afternoontea at the school 

with aperformance by the 

school’s Kapa Haka group, 

photographs andatree 

planting. 

Aformaldinnerinthe 

evening willconclude events. 

Allformer pupils, staff, 

schoolcommittee and Board 

of Trustees members are 

welcome to attendthe 

celebrations. 

Further details can befound 

on theanniversaryFacebook 

page (AshburtonBorough 

150thCelebration) or by 

emailing 

ashborough150@gmail.com 

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Call for aspiring board leaders 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Peopleinterested in takingthe 

next step in theircareerand 

taking on agovernancerole 

can apply for the 2022 

Canterbury EmergingDirector 

Award. 

The award is run by the 

Institute of Directors (IoD)for 

peopleaspiring to get into 

governance. 

IoD memberAndrew Barlass 

who servesonvarious boards 

and is alocal championfor 

improving governance said 

anyonecan apply,‘‘they might 

be on aboard of trustees at a 

local school or something like 

that and are looking at taking 

that nextstep. 

‘‘What we are trying to 

achieve is liftingthe 

governance skillsand 

capability in the community so 

that people that come into 

these roles can be reasonably 

well placed to contribute from 

day one,’’ he said. 

Pastaward recipient Alison 

van Polanen said it took her a 

while to buildupthe courage 

to apply but chattingtolocal 

directors gave her the 

inspiration to haveago. 

‘‘ Inever felt Iwas quite 

CanterburyEmerging Director Award recipient Alison van 

Polanen. 


ready or had the skillset. 

Fortunately, after 

conversations with afew local 

directors,Iput my imposter 

syndrome aside,appliedand 

receivedthe award.’’ 

As part of the award Alison 

receivedagovernance 

internship at Ashburton 

ContractingLtd (ACL). 

‘‘IunderstoodwhenI 

applied thepotential benefits 

of funding towardsInstitute 

of Directors trainingbut 

attendingthe ACLmeetings 

hasbeenaninvaluable 

opportunity. 

‘‘WhenIattendACL 

meetings,Iameffectively 

sittingatatable with a 

number of mentorswitha 

widerange ofskillsand 

strengths.Iamvery grateful 

to theACL team for 

encouragingmetofully 

participate in board 

meetings.Fullemersionhas 

increased my confidenceand 

Iamnow comfortable withthe 

diversity of thoughtwhichI 

contribute,’’shesaid. 

Alisonthinks it is vital to 

foster governance skills in 

youngerpeople. 

‘‘Overhalfthe worlds 

population is aged under 30 

andaccordinglymakeupa 

largeportion of consumers 

andthe work force.Younger 

directorscan offeradifferent 

perspectiveand diversityof 

thought,’’ shesaid. 

Visit www.iod.nzfor more 

information. 

ApplicationscloseJuly29. 

Funding to help Kiwis save money 

The thirdfunding round of the Support 

for Energy Education in Communities 

(SEEC)Programme has opened. 

Community groups,organisations,and 

businessescan nowapply for atotalof 

$1.7million funding for deliveryofmore 

energyeducationand provide lowcost 

energysaving devicestohouseholds in 

need wanting to bring downtheirpower 

bills. 

Applications closeAugust29. 

Energy andResources Minister Megan 

Woods saidthe successofthe first24 

SEECinitiatives was already makinga 

differencetopeople who neededextra 

support. 

‘‘Fromthe first two funding rounds, 

morethan6500 households have 

received free energyeducation,and 

morethan67,000 lowcostenergysaving 

items like LEDshavebeenhanded out. 

“With the growingcost of living,and 

coldertemperatures increasing energy 

needs,it’s allabout givingimmediate 

andpracticalsupport to householdsthat 

aredoingittough. We knowcommunitylevel 

support is areally effective wayof 

doingthis. 

Small changes like turning offdevices 

that aren’tbeing used,orswitchingto 

LEDlightbulbs canadd up to hundreds 

of dollars’worth of savings ayear,” she 

said. 

In May,five existingSEEC recipients 

weregiventhe goahead to expandtheir 

existing initiativesover autumnand 

winter,bringing forward atotalof 

$350,000offunding. 

“In Canterbury andWestland, Anglican 

Care, is doing great work,soI’m 

delighted it’s gothelptoexpand on its 

important mahi.Todate it hashanded 

out 7367LED lightbulbs and knockedon 

nearly4000 doorsinmanyhigh 

deprivationareas, providing advice on 

how to reduceenergy costs.’’ 

“In thecapital, Sustainability Trust 

has done afantastic job sending out 

trained energyassessors to 144homesin 

the region. Theassessorsprovide 

personalisedadvice improvethe energy 

behaviouradjustments aroundthe home 

to helpimprove energy efficiency. And it 

doesn’tstop there. The assessorssupport 

householdswith free curtains,draughtproofingand 

other small installs.The 

Trust continues to work with households 

after the initial visittoensuregainsare 

maintained and the benefits continue 

fromreduced power bills,” she said. 

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35 

Farm data 

passports 

New Zealand’s primary sector 

needs to get on the digital bus 

now or risk losing international 

market access. 

Trust Alliance New Zealand 

(TANZ) showcased anew 

digital tool at the Primary 

Industries New Zealand 

conference on July 6/7 in 

Auckland, aimed at helping 

food and fibre exporters keep 

up with increasing 

international compliance 

standards. 

The ‘digital compliance 

product passport’ is an 

international standard, data 

sharing technology where 

everyone across the sector is 

able to securely contribute, 

control, collate and protect 

their crucial farm data. 

TANZ executive director 

Klaeri Schelhowe says “At the 

moment there is no easy 

mechanism for farmers and 

food producers to easily and 

directly input their farm’s data 

in atrustworthy way. 

The existing data exchange 

models are inefficient and a 

waste time which is why we 

have acted now to create a 

smarter way of collecting and 

sharing this important data.” 

She says the value in the 

‘digital compliance product 

passport’ is for the whole sector 

keep up with international 

standards or run the risk of 

being left behind and not have 

their products accepted into 

overseas markets”. 

TANZ is amember based, 

nonprofit organisation which 

is focused on helping local 

farmers and exporters navigate 

the complex and changing 

demands from international 

buyers through the creation of 

new digital tools. 

TANZ chair Chris Claridge 

says “It's time for the primary 

sector to get on this digital bus 

so we can all work together to 

build the best solution for 

everyone. It’s the only way to 

collectively stay ahead of the 

increasing standard levels 

demanded for international 

market access.” 

Canterbury 

Branch 

Emerging 

Director 

Award 

The Institute of Directors 

is the professional body for 

directors and isatthe heart 

of NewZealand’sgovernance 

community. 

We supportand enable 

directors to add value to 

their organisations andwider 

communitiesand prepare 

them to positively transform 

the future. 

To be considered for this 

Awardyou will: 

• Aspireand be readyto 

followadirectorship 

path, either by joining 

aboard or broadening 

your current 

experience 

• Beable to demonstrate 

leadership,integrity 

and enterprise 

• Readily explain the 

key features of good 

governance 

Benefits include: 

• agovernance internship 

with EA Networks, 

AshburtonContracting 

Ltd, Connetics, 

The Christchurch 

Foundation or 

Westroads 

• $1,500 towards 

an Instituteof 

Directors governance 

development course 

• one year’s 

complimentary 

membership of the 

InstituteofDirectors 

• complimentary 

attendance at 

Canterburybranch 

functions for one year 

• mentoring with an 

experienced director 

This awardisopen to bothmembers and non-membersofthe 

IoD Canterbury branch whichincludes theWest Coast and SouthCanterbury. 

Kindly supportedby 

Applications close 29 July 2022 

Foranapplication form contact Sharynn Johnson 

03 968 6468 |Canterbury.branch@iod.org.nz 

iod.org.nz/membership/branches/canterbury-branch

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Annual clean up week 

Kiwicharity Keep New 

Zealand Beautiful is calling 

on Kiwis for their annual 

clean up week, New Zealand’s 

largest movement against 

litter. 

It will take place from 

September17 until September 

23,2022 andregistrations are 

open now. 

The annualcommunity 

initiative focuses New 

Zealander's attentiononjust 

how much litter is out there, 

with volunteers last year 

joiningtogether to help 

remove about300 tonnes of 

litter across the country,onan 

area equivalentto2600 rugby 

fields. 

Keep New Zealand 

Beautiful chief executive 

officerHeather Saunderson 

said Clean Up Week 

encouraged Kiwifamilies to 

‘Dothe Right Thing’ andwork 

together to clean up theirlittle 

part of NewZealand. 

“All too often we see litter 

within our communitiesand 

pass it off as somebody else's 

problem. 

‘‘Clean Up Week provides a 

greatopportunity for 

everyone to actively 

participate in looking after 

their local environment, 

creating amoresustainable, 

ecologicallydiverse and 

pollutionfreefuture for all 

NewZealanders.” 

Anyonecan get involvedin 

CleanUpWeek from schools, 

businesses, community groups 

or even justindividuals 

wanting to make adifference. 

“Lastyear we had 30,390 

Clean Up New Zealand event runs from September 17 to 23. 

volunteers dedicate their time 

duringClean Up Week to tidy 

up their communities, and 

we’re urging moreKiwi 

families to take up the 

challengethis year,” Heather 

said. 

Registrations for Clean Up 

Week are open now at www. 

knzb.org.nz 

Clean Up Week is supported 

in partnership with Waste 

Management, EnviroWaste 

andsome councils,which 

allowsvolunteerstodisposeof 

the rubbish they collect for 

freeatselected transfer 

stations. 

With the help of theMars 

Wrigley Foundation, free 

clean up kits will be available 

on request forECEs, schools, 

youth groups, Keep New 

Zealand Beautiful Community 

and Educational branches, 

Individual/Family andNotforProfit 

members who don't 

have access to their own clean 

up materials. 

People can also purchase 

reusable clean up kit 

resources at acost from 

KNZB’s online shop. 

To accessfree resources, 

participants must register 

their Clean UpWeekevent at 

www.knzb.org.nz. Resources 

such as event guides, posters, 

health and safety forms and 

certificates are available to 

download onlineonce an 

event has been registered. 


Historic free 

trade agreement 

Ihope you are all keeping warm 

with this cold snap! Iwas 

caught up in aflight 

cancellation last week and was 

stuck in Wellington for the 

weekend, agood chance for me 

to give the office abit of adung 

out but Iwould have much 

preferred to have been home in 

the electorate! 

Although my travel was 

disrupted, it’s been great to see 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

reconnecting with our 

neighbours across the ditch and 

our Eurpoean trading partners. 

The Prime Minister led New 

Zealand’s Ministerial 

delegation to the Australia New 

Zealand Leadership Forum in 

Sydney, following asuccessful 

trade mission to Melbourne and 

Sydney which included over 30 

New Zealand businesses. These 

visits are ahuge opportunity for 

our businesses to showcase to 

the Australian market. Building 

on our transTasman trade and 

economic links is fundamental 

to ensuring New Zealanders’ 

economic security both now, 

and into the future. 

Our government has secured 

afree trade agreement with the 

European Union. This move is 

set to boost our economy, 

enable New Zealand 

businesses to grow, and unlock 

one of the world’s biggest 

markets. The agreement will 

increase the value of New 

Zealand’s exports to the 

European Union by up to $1.8 

billion per year from 2035, and 

will boost our GDP. This comes 

on top of our recent $1 billion 

United Kingdom free trade 

agreement, and is good news for 

businesses here in Mid 

Canterbury and across the 

country. The agreement now 

levels the playing field for Kiwi 

businesses. It delivers tangible 

gains for exporters into a 

restrictive agricultural market, 

cuts costs and red tape for 

exporters, and creates exciting 

opportunities within the hugely 

important market of nearly 450 

million highvalue consumers. 

We’ve fought hard for our dairy 

and beef exporters and the deal 

could deliver up to $600 million 

in additional revenue. We’ve 

also secured an eightfold 

increase in the volume of beef 

we can export, and we’ve 

improved access for our butter 

and cheese producers, some of 

which will now be able to trade 

with the European Union for 

the first time in many years. As 

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pursue an ambitious trade 

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CLUB NEWS 

CLUB NEWS 


37 

Ashburton Lions 

Themeetingopened with the 

firstwelcome from ournew 

president, Manny Sim. 

Expresident RogerPaterson 

spoke about2024whenitis 

hoped thatwecan host the 

District Convention as afitting 

celebrationofthe Club's 60th 

year. 

Rogerisalso investigating 

possible club projectoption/s to 

mark this importantmilestone. 

Thismonth we hadnoguest 

speaker, andinstead had two 

threeminute speeches from 

our members. 

FirstlyIan Moore gaveusa 

potted historyofhis brief stint 

in teachingfollowedbythirty 

years of dairy farminginSouth 

Taranaki;having to pulldowna 

rotten house in Akaroa and 

rebuilding with lotsof the 

originaltimber, andrunning a 

B&Bfor ten yearsbefore 

moving to aAshburton in 2012. 

Mike Hanhamtold us the 

story of how he cametobeborn 

in Wellington astoryhehad to 

getfrom hisuncles because his 

motherand father wouldn't 

discuss it. 

HisfatherCliff Hanhamwas 

the New Zealand light 

heavyweight boxing champion, 

andbegantodate hismother 

while hiscareer wasgoing well. 

When the War broke outhe 

attempted to enlist butwas 

rejected on medical grounds, 

butthis wasmet with 

skepticism andhefell outof 

favour in Waimate. 

Aftersomeone gavehim a 

white featherheelopedwith 

Mike's mothertoWellington, 

where Mike wasborn. 

The variousClub committees 

had brief meetingsandthenwe 

had afew reminders of existing 

services; bottle tops and wine 

tops can be taken by Tony 

Adams and usedspectaclesby 

Roger Patersonrather thanbe 

wasted. 

And with alot of covidand flu 

circulating right now,ifanyone 

hears thataclub member is 

unwell,pleasecontact Robert 

Keeleysohis team canreach 

outtothem andsee if they need 

help. 

President MannySim 

awardedexPresidentRoger 

withaResting Lion award, 

which is given topast 

presidentsforthe service 

normally forthe preceding 

year, butRoger stood forthree 

years in total. 

Roger Paterson (left) with Ashburton Lions president Manny Sim. 

Ashburton MSA Petanque 

There was great excitement 

on the pistes this weekwiththe 

team of 12 stillabuzz from their 

win in Christchurch.Attraining 

Adelysremarkedonthe 

improvementhehas seenwith 

our players andishappyhis 

adviceispaying off.There is a 

lotmore confidenceinour 

membersathaving agoatshots 

they wouldn't normally try. 

Withthe heavy rain in town 

on Saturday nooneturned up 

to play, but sometimes we are 

challenged with such weather 

duringtournaments,let’shope 

theweather godslook after us 

over the next fewweeks. 

Next Sundaywillsee some of 

ourmembers competing for the 

Bastille Day Trophyin 

Christchurch, andthenwehave 

the Club Singles the following 

week. 

August is busy with 

CanterburySingles and 

Doubles hosted by ourClub, 

andthen afew membersare 

goingtoDunedintwo weekends 

in arow for two separate 

TriplesTournaments. 

OnSunday morning, there 

wasabreakinthe weather and 

we were able to have aworking 

bee at the pistes with agood 

turn outofmembers. 

We spent two hours having a 

generalcleanup, inside and 

outand then afew of us had a 

quickgame, never let achance 

go by! 

We welcomeyou to join us on 

Tuesday, Thursday and/or 

Saturday at 1pm,at115 

Racecourse Road.Equipment 

and tuition are available. 

AshburtonWoodworkers 

President Steve Wise 

welcomed 18 members to amidwinter 

turnout.Brief mention 

made regarding the Fun day 

held in Timaru andwho the 

eventual winners of the 

competitionwere. 

It appearsTimaru 

woodworkers wonall the 

trophies. 

Show and Tell 

Les Mattingley: several 

modeltrucks, bulldozer, 

pyrography figures. 

Geoff Brown: walnutplatter. 

JohnHowe:partly 

constructed chair. 

RogerScammell:recycled 

timber,too good toburn, acase 

to holdacornet instrument. 

BillHealey: acleverly made 

zip up vase,awalnut 

“porcupen”stand holds25 

pens. 

Merv Peckdemonstrated 

multi axisturning.Athree 

glued block of wood, using two 

cedar blocks on the outsides 

with awalnut blockinthe 

middle. 

Mounted in the lathe usinga 

worm chuck at the headstock 

endand asteb end at the tail 

stock.The centres already 

marked and predrilled. 

With aslow speed Merv with 

asharproughing gougebegan 

to turnthe blockinto almost a 

cylinder,leavingthe midsectionuntouched.The 

block 

then turned sideways between 

centres,rounded then sanded. 

Theblockthen band sawed 

throughthe middle using a 

specially adapted jig to holdthe 

unevenitem for stability. 

Merv thenmarked the 

centresofthe two blocks on the 

walnutside then drilled ahole 

for the worm chuck. Back into 

the lathearecessturnedinto 

the cedar side, oncesatisfied 

the rounded blockturned 

round so thatthe walnut end 

was on the outside. Using aturn 

mastergougeMerv hollowed 

out the centre creatingatwo 

tonedinterestingly shaped 

bowl. Thanks Mervfor you 

showing your skillsinthis 

demonstration. 

Altrusa Club 

Seventeen Altrusan members 

spent aday on the “Days for 

Girls”, an ongoingNew 

ZealandwideAltrusaproject. 

211 shields were meticulously 

sewn, readyfor sanitary 

products. Thesewill be sent 

mostlytothe Islands, butalsoto 

be distributed in NewZealand. 

As asocialeventwehad an 

informative and enjoyable 

evening at the Ashburton Art 

Gallery, and Ashburton 

Museum, with thanks to 

Danielleand James, 

concluding withaconvivial 

meal at Noble600. We are 

financially supporting Breast 

Cancer Foundation 

Christchurch, asAshburton 

women also regularly usethis 

service. 

TheJuneFootClinic had 29 

clients plusanewclient.There 

will be anotherclinic in July. 

Nola prepared adisplay of 

Royal memorabilia,magazines 

and knitted toystocelebrate 

the70thJubilee of Queen 

Elizabeth. Around thirty bags of 

muchappreciated booksare 

exchanged fortnightly to 

Ashburton residentsfor “Books 

on Wheels”,working with the 

AshburtonPublicLibrary. 

Zip vase, ‘porcupen’ stand by Bill Healey of Ashburton 

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RESULTS 



Ashburton 9Holers 

Last week,the winners of 

Round 5HeatherSmith 

Stableford Trophy,sponsored 

by Sega Golf were:Sega Golf 

Voucher Chris Anderson(18) 

on countback from Andre van 

Rooyen, Robynne Nicoll and 

PeterWoods –all (18). Smith 

and Church Gobblers were 

scored by Chris Anderson(No 8) 

RobynneNicoll (No 2), Fairlie 

Matsinger (No 16) andPeter 

Woods (No ?). On 14th July we 

will play astroke round 

including ClubChamps 

Qualifier 4and 21 July will be a 

stableford round hidden 

holes. 

Ashburton MSA Petanque 

Club 

There was great excitement 

on the pistes thisweek with the 

team of 12 still abuzz from their 

win in Christchurch. At training 

Adelys remarked on the 

improvementhehas seen with 

our players and is happyhis 

advice is paying off. Thereisa 

Ashburton MSA Patanque club won the silver tray challenge 

against Papanui in Christchurch. 

lot more confidence in our 

members at havingagoatshots 

they wouldn’t normally try. 

With theheavy rain in town 

on Saturday no one turned up to 

play, but sometimesweare 

challenged with such weather 

duringtournaments, let’s hope 

the weather gods look after us 

over the nextfew weeks.Next 

Sundaywill seesome of our 

members competing for the 

Bastille Day Trophy in 

Christchurch, andthenwehave 

the Club Singles thefollowing 

week. August is busywith 

CanterburySinglesand 

Doubles hosted by ourClub, 

and then afew membersare 

going to Dunedin two weekends 

in arow for two separate 

Triples Tournaments. 

On Sunday morning, there 

wasabreak in the weatherand 

we were able to have aworking 

bee at thepisteswith agood 

turnoutofmembers.Wespent 

two hourshaving ageneral 

clean up, inside and out and 

then afew of us hadaquick 

game, never let achancegoby!! 

We welcome you to join us on 

Tuesday, Thursdayand/or 

Saturdayat1pm, at 115 

Racecourse Road. Equipment 

and tuitionare available. 

Ashburton Golf Club 

Please insert the following 

information in the Results 

section. 

Any questions pleasering 

Matt on 0272123931 or email 

Matt at segagolf01@gmail.com 

Results: AshburtonGolfClub 

Saturday9/7/2022 

Competition:President’s 

Plate Final +Par Round 

President Plate Matchplay 

winners was; JordanBird 4&3 

Radius Care Winner over the 

Field: Gerrard Gallagher +1 

2nd KarlSnowball 0 

Other good scores were; Ron 

Carlson 0, Adrian Hopwood 0& 

Robbie Bell 1 

Two’s: RonCarlson 

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Health 

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As covid does it rounds nationwide again, health officials 

are now recommending asecond booster for people at 

increased risk of severeillness from Covid-19. 

If youare eligible,you should get it at leastsix months after 

afirst booster. 

The following people can receive asecond booster as a 

priority: 

• People aged 65 and over 

• Māoriand Pacific peoples aged 50 and over 

• Residents of aged careand disabilitycarefacilities 

• Severely immunocompromised people who received 

athree-dose primary course and afourth dose as afirst 

booster(this would be afifthdose forthese people) 

• People aged 16 and over who live with disability with 

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Howeverasecond booster is also available for: 

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Asecond booster is notyet needed foryounger people who 

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conditions. This includes people who are currently healthy 

and pregnant. 

For those not considered at risk of severe illness from 

Covid-19, they sayatwo-dose primarycourse and abooster 

dose provides very good protection against severe illness 

from Covid-19. 

Remember vaccination and healthy habits are the best 

protection against the viruses circulating this winter. 

Kiwis have all learnt some greathabits over the last twoyears 

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masks, physical distancing, and increasing ventilation 

when indoors. These measures will help protect usaswe 

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‘‘By having all your vaccinations and staying well this winter, 

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People can also get all of these vaccinations (Covid-19, 

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Margaret isatrue local; born and bred in Mid Canterbury and knows 

the area inside and out. Margaret has almost 30 years experience 

selling real estate in the Methven area. Margaret lives and breathes 

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Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLimited Licensed (REAA 2008)

Allenton 4/131 Harrison Street 

Is it time to downsize? 

This practical, comfortable, sunny 130sqm stand-alone 

townhouse offers low-maintenance living in Allenton. 

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bedrooms,bathroom, separatetoilet,separate laundry 

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WHALAN AND PARTNERSLTD,BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA2008 

Ashburton 97 Wills Street 

Timeless character villa 

This timeless 1910svilla is built to last with many of the 

original features;ornatefinials, high-studceilings, rimu 

flooringand stained-glass accents. 

The 193sqm homecomprisesfourgenerousdouble 

bedrooms which are accessedfrom acentralhallway. 

Onehas an additional spacethat canbeusedasan 

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Thefamilybathroomhas ashower over the bath, 

vanity, and toilet, with asecond shower and toilet 

beside thelaundry.Aspaciouslounge adjoins the 

modernised galley-style kitchen and dining area. 


1,014sqm 4 1 1 2 

For Saleoffers invited over $649,000 

View Sun 3-3.30pm or by appointment 

Sam Gregory 0210283 8791 

sam.gregory@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN ANDPARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA2008 

Ashburton 132 Burnett Street 

Ashburton officebuilding 

Perfectly positionedinthe heartof Ashburton's CBD 

are theseattractive andmodern office premises. 

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thisbuilding could presentthe perfectopportunity to 

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leased for$85,500 plusGST plus outgoings until mid- 

July 2022. 

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andthere is plenty ofon-roadparking forclients. 

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LIM is available on request. 


909sqm 



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NEW LISTING 

Tinwald 5BirchsideLane 

Handy to town 

Builtin2013byDes MillarConstruction this156sqm 

homehas plentyofscope to add value andyourown 

touches,withoutdelaysand thehassle of anew build. 

This well-maintainedproperty is situatedona938sqm 

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as thesectionismainly lawn withsome perimeter 

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938sqm 3 2 1 1 


View Sat 11-11.45amorbyappointment 

Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 

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Tinwald Tinwald Westerfield MayfieldRoad 

Westview -new beginnings 

Secure the dreamnow andlock in your sliceof 

Ashburton'sexciting new subdivision with 4,000sqm 

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Windwhistle Lot 38/623 Coleridge Road 

Slice of paradise 

On offer is Lot 38 TussockLane, aquiet,peaceful and 

private partofTerrace Downs Resort, situated 

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546sqm 

For Saleoffers invitedover $249,000 


Rosa Dekker 0274 655387 

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Methven 83 BarkersRoad 

Premium property 

Neatly positionedonarearsectionin aquiet 

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832sqm fenced section. Thehome boaststhree 

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bothlow maintenance andaesthetically pleasing. 


832sqm 3 2 2 2 

DeadlineSale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thu 21 Jul 2022 


Fee Ensor 021705 014 

fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz 


Boundary lines are indicative only 

Methven Lot 84 Camrose Estate 

Methven Lot223 Camrose Estate 

Easy build in CamroseEstate 

810sqm 

Start your build now 

676sqm 

Sitting in the heart of Camrose Estateisthis flat and easy 

build 810sqm (approximately)site. Build your dream 

home to capture all-day sunand maximisethe mountain 

view corridors. 




Fee Ensor 021 705 014 


WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA2008 

Getyourhands on this highlysought-after section in the 

stunningCamrose Estate. This 676sqm (more orless) 

section,islocated withinwalking distance to the 

Methven Township. 


Asking Price $260,000 





Boundary lines are indicative only 

Methven 13 MemorialCrescent 

Methven Lot174 ArrowsmithDrive, Camrose Estate 

Allthe hard work is done 

805sqm 

Invest in your lifestyle 

705sqm 

Generous sun soaked 805sqm(approx) section in 

Camroseestate is titled,development levypaid and is 

readytogo. This section offers alovely outlookand 

views of the surrounding mountains. 







Be quicktosecure thisperfectlypositioned 705sqm 

(moreorless) sectionlocated in Camrose Estate, 

Methven. The section position and orientationswill 

ensureafternoon sunintoyour outdoor livingarea. 



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Methven Lot 2, 33 Main Street 

Mayfield Lot 2Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road 

The bestoftown and country 

Only a500mstrolltothe towncentre, this perfectly 

located 4,012sqm section (subjecttofinal surveyand 

title) sits on the entrance tothe stunning township of 

Methven. 


4,012sqm 






The hardwork is done 

Located on the edge of the Mayfieldtownshipisthis 

three bedroom home. Recently relocated from 

Christchurch, thishouse on 4,575sqm (subjecttofinal 

survey) of land is theperfectstart. 


4,575sqm 3 1 1 

Asking Price $510,000 


Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 

Mike Preston 027 430 7041 


bayleys.co.nz

OPEN HOME l 11.15am -11.45am OPEN HOME l 11.30am -12noon OPEN HOME l 10.30am -11.00am OPEN HOME l 10.00am -10.30am 

1Michael Street,Rakaia 

•Spaciousmaster bedroom with en 

suite, twodouble bedrooms plus 

office/fourth bedroom 

•Two separatelivingareas 

•West side location, corner section 

•Attached double garage with internal 

access,plus separatestandalone 

double garage. 

135 Walnut Avenue, 


•Solid as arock 

•Large open plan kitchen, dining, 

lounge 

•Renovated bathroom 

•Good double garage with autodoors 

and work bench 

31 Tarbottons Road, 

Tinwald 

•Two separatetoilets 

•Four good sized bedrooms 

•Underfloor heating in living areas 

•Eco friendly log burner 

6Lane Street,Allenton 

•Three double bedrooms 

•Updatedheatpumpand pellet fire 

•Generous livingareaopening to 

aconservatory 

•Doublegarage 

Enquiries Over 

$795,000 

Roberta Counsell 

027 228 7843 


$480,000 

Craig Philip 

027 952 8722 


$599,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 


$520,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 

OPEN HOME l 10.30am -11.00am 

OPEN HOME l 12.00pm -12.30pm 

3Bowen Street,Rakaia 

•3double bedrooms 

•Beautiful rimu throughout 

•Logburner and 2heatpumps 

•Established 1012sqm section 

locatedonthe west side of 

Rakaia 

85 BowenStreet,Rakaia 

•Spaciousopen plan living, withheat 

pump and log burner 

•Master bedroom with en suite, plus 

twomoredouble sized bedrooms 

•1012sqm section with plenty of offstreet 

parking 

•Glasshouse and woodshed 

8NormanbyStreet, 

Rakaia 

•3bedrooms 

•Log burner 

•515sqm, lowmaintenance 

section 

•Single garage 

46 Lot2McGrath Road, 

Elgin 

•Power and fibretothe gate 

•Quiet laneway 

•5000m²section 

•Completewith title 


$545,000 


027 228 7843 

$700,000 


027 228 7843 


$420,000 


027 228 7843 

$330,000 

Craig Philip 

027 952 8722 

118A Allens Road, 


•Brand new and just foryou in this new 

subdivision! 

•Three bedrooms 

•Ensuiteoffthe master 

•Single garage with internal access 

8Carters Road, 

Allenton 

•Three spacious bedrooms 

•Double garage with internal access 

•Ensuitewith tiled shower 

•157.5sqm home on a450sqm section 

9/369 Wrens Road, 

Rangitata Huts 

•Three bedrooms 

•Great living,family bathroom/ 

laundry 

•Two fabulous outdoor areas 

•Excellentsheds to storethe toys and 

tools 

26 Rolleston Street,Rakaia 

•Two spacious bedrooms 

•Heatpump and log burner 

•1012sqmsection with subdivision 

potential 

•West side location closetotown 

facilities 


$599,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 

$684,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 

$200,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 


$480,000 


027 228 7843 

2497054

NEW LISTING 

Baybury Views, Majors Road, Geraldine 

611 -969sqm 

IMAGINE LIVING AT THE FOOT OF THE ALPS IN SOUTHERN CANTERBURY 

WITH UNLIMITED ACCESS TOTHE GREAT OUTDOORS. 

Well now you can at the stunningly affordable Baybury Views, located inthe 

sought-after Geraldine property market. These sections range in size from 611sqm 

to 969sqm with prices starting from $195,000. There are services to the boundaries 

and covenants are inplace toassure investors of the quality of the development. 

Geraldine is abeautiful market town nestled between the Orari and Hae Hae Te 

Moana River, there’s something for everyone. 

The town and wider region is an unmissable destination packed with lots of 

adventures and activities for you and your whole family. Bike, ski, art, walk, drink, 

eat, shop, work, stay –this town is ahaven for art and creativity with an amazing 

array of shops, craft centres and activities. 

These sections are inafast-developing area sought-after by investors and homeowners 

alike. Youwould be best toact promptly given Canterbury, Otago and the 

Lakes District are still performing well in the current property market. 

To discuss your confidential interest further, call our team now. 

FOR SALE 

From $195,000 

VIEW 

Request aprivate viewing. 

Scott Parkin 

027 598 2833 

scott.parkin@remax.co.nz 

Jarrod Ross 

027 259 4644 

jarrod.ross@remax.co.nz 

remaxtowntocountry.co.nz/TTC1055 

Town to Country 

Each office independently owned and operated 

Town to Country Real Estate Ltd | Licensed REAA 2008 

Prices/availabilities subject to change without notice

Dedicated 

to you. 

At RayWhite Mid-Canterbury, our 22 dedicated team members 

areheretohelp from the momentyou make contact. 

From the receptionist to the salespersonwho closes your sale, the strength 

of ourteam is inour combined commitment to ensuring your journeywith 

us is agood one. We work together to makesure that with the RayWhite 

team, youget the results youwant. Chat toustodayon03307 8317. 

RayWhiteMid-Canterbury 


96 TancredStreet 


03 307 8317 

rwashburton.co.nz 

ashburton.nz@raywhite.com 

Tinwald 

117a Archibald Street 

Tinwald 

03 307 8317 



Methven 

4/36 McMillan Street 

Methven 

03 303 3032 



Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed(REAA 2008)

2 1 1 AHB30327

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

NEW LISTING 

UNDER OFFER 

ALLENTON 

Potential In Allenton 

Conveniently located near the Allenton shopping centre 

on asunnycornersection. This property has pure 

potential, ideal for the astute investor or first home buyer 

looking for an affordable home in agreat location. Double 

garage with ampleoff street parking.Bequick ...an 

opportunity not to be missed! 

ENQUIRIES OVER $420,000 

VIEW 

By Appointment Only 

Stephen Watson 

M 027 433 9695 

pggwre.co.nz/ASH36281 

FINAL NOTICE 

HAMPSTEAD 6/19 CambridgeStreet 

Excellent Value! 

Whatanopportunity here! Two bedroom end unit, 

potential to add value. Private,fully fenced outdoor 

living and awellplanted garden area. Separate 

single garage. 

All offers considered after 2pm, 26 July 2022 


VIEW 

11.00-11.30am,Saturday 16 &23July 


M 027 433 9695 

DARFIELD 48 Graeme Foote Street 

Premium Opportunity Awaits! 

• Three bedroomplus office,two bathrooms, new brick 

home on large 1711m2 section 

• Modern kitchen, open plan dining/living/lounge with 

log burnerand heat pump 

• Blank canvasback yard, fully fenced and ready to add 

yourpersonal touch 

• Double garage with internal access 

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

Closes 3.00pm,Friday 15 July 

Dan van der Salm | M 021 918233 

Min Cookson | M 027 249 5417 



METHVEN 

All sold....but now one is available! 

Arare opportunity to purchase adesirablesection in the 

Camrose subdivision located in the growingtownship of 

Methven. All sectionsare sold butone has become 

available...soget in quick!Very nicely positioned 

maximisingviews to the mountains. 

Call today for more info. 


VIEW 

By Appointment Only 


M 027 433 9695 

METHVEN Westward Way 

Exclusive Methven Golf Course Sections 

'Kakariki View'isanexclusive subdivision of lifestyle 

sections, located in Methven featuring 4000m2freehold 

sections with uninterrupted views of Southern Alps and 

titles available now. Grab your clubs and walkoff your 

deck onto the Methven Golf course, or bike any of the 

local trails. Build your dream holiday home, your forever 

homeorsimply landbank. 

PRICED FROM $420,000 

Dan van der Salm | M 021 918 233 

Tim Gallagher | M 027 801 2888 



ALLENTON 108 Creek Road 

FOR RENT -Great Location! 

Sunnythree bedroom home, heatedwith heat pump. Easy 

care section with asinglegarage. Pets Negotiable. 

Move in costs-one weeksrent, four weeks bond=$1950 

$390 per week 

VIEW By Appointment Only 

ALLENTON 32 Galbraith Street 

FOR RENT -Westside Unit 

One bedroom unit in Allenton.Heatpump, private yard, 

off streetparking. 

Four weeksbond, one weeksrent =total move in cost 

$1500. 

$300 per week 

VIEW By Appointment Only 

Kelsi Tait | B 03 308 6173 

Sharon Muir | B 03 308 6173 

Kelsi Tait | B 03 308 6173 

Sharon Muir | B 03 308 6173 



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 

Residential Sales 

M021 0281 3310 

Sharon Muir 

Property Manager 

B03308 6173 

Tomoko Wright 

Lifestyle &Residential 

M021 124 6412 

Kelsi Tait 


B03308 6173 

elping growthe country 

Mark Hanrahan 

Rural Sales 

M027 432 4028 

AnnDwyer 


B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensed under the REAA2008 

Helping grow the country


NEW LISTING |FIRST DAY OPEN 

17A NORMANDY 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/7KHYK 

Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

22 BRUCEFIELD AVENUE 

WARM &COSY 

3 1 1 

This warm & cosy, permanent material, 

1980’s classic home features 3dble bdrms, 

gas hot water, single garage &lots of OSP. 

Located close to schools &shops, with town 

just down the road. Offers over $449,000 -All 

offers considered on 26 July 2022 at 4.00pm. 

View 

Saturday 11.45am -12.15pm 

ljhooker.co.nz/7NHYK 

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 

View 

Saturday 11.00 -11.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/75HYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

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 

View 

By Appointment 

ljhooker.co.nz/79HYK 

Agent 


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 


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 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6THYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

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 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6PHYK 

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! 

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6MHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

3DAVIS CRESCENT 6 2 1 

LIVE IN ONE RENT THE OTHER 

•Six Bedrooms •Sunny North Facing Lounges 

•Separate Kitchen, Laundry &Toilets •Large 

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

Section with potential to subdivide (subject 

to survey). This is an oustanding opportunity 

to secure this unqiue property &benefit from 

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

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6ZHYK 

Agent 


1946 ARNOLD VALLEY ROAD 

BUILD OR BANK THE LAND! 

These exceptionally private sections offer the 

ultimate lifestyle with the Moana township 

just astroll away. Situated approx 50 mins 

from Hokitika, Lake Brunner is amagnet for 

tourists &Christchurch residents. Everything 

is right at your doorstep. 2freehold titles left. 

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

View 


ljhooker.co.nz/6GHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

Julie Srhoy 

Sales &Listings 

021 354 885 

Manu Otene 

Sales &Listings 

022 308 6885 

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

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

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2022 GUIDE 

trades &services 

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

Lubes WOF 

Allmechanical repairs 

TRIANGLE 

GARAGE LTD 

Victoria Street, 

TheTriangle,Ashburton 

Phone: (03) 308 6772 

2461605 

FREE LEGAL HELP 

Help in person by appointment 

Thursday9.15am -1.45pm 

Ph 0508 CANLAW 

(0508 226 529) to makean 

appointment. 

Help by phone Infoline 

03 371 3819 or 0508 226 529 

215 Tancred Street,Ashburton 

2461547 

Letthe team at 

Insideout takecareof 

all your painting and 

property maintenance 

• Painting 

• Carpentry 

• Renovations 

• Projectwisdom 

• Maintenance&repairs 

2010 LTD 

Call Shanetodayon03307 7071 

2461560 

WILSONS 

GLASS 

Wilsons Windscreens 2018 Ltd 

We areyour one stop glass shop for 

AUTO and HOUSE 

REPAIR or REPLACE 

“Your placeorours” 

2461606 

152 Wills Street, 


Ph.308 8485 

Ash Solar Power 

South Island 

www.ashsolarpower.com 

2461484 

•CARS •4WDs •CAMPERVANS 

Automotive 

Diagnostics & 

Servicing 

03 308 6646 

•Automotiveservicing,repairs 

and diagnostics 

•Latest scan tools and 

servicedata 

•All makes and models including 

European and Japanese 

•Vehicle transportand recovery 

TheBig Blue Shed 

CnrJohn &McLean Street,Ashburton 


RESIDENTIAL & 

COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS 

Phone Quentin andPhil on 

027 282 8908 or 027 2828909 

PETFOOD SUPPLY 

Fresh &frozenfood available 

Beef &wild gamemince 

Dogrolls Dogbones 

Frozenchucks 

Briskets 

Interior and Exterior Painting 

Interior Plastering 

Locally 

owned and 

operated 

Wallpapering 


WINTER 

SALE 

on selected sets of Bridgestone and Firestone tyres 

$30 

0800 424 335 

OFF! 

YOUR FIRST 

APPOINTMENT 

www.geeksonwheels.co.nz 

LOCAL MOBILE 

COMPUTER REPAIR 

CARAVANAND MOTORHOME 

PARTS&ACCESSORIES 

Winter 

Special 

$ 

22 

While 

stocks 

last 

0800 4 A GEEK 

CANNOT BEUSED INCONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. 

Thetford 

Aqua 

Kem 

Green 2L 

Septic tank safe 

027 461 9162 

jenandmilzyspetfood@gmail.com 

99 Archibald Street,Tinwald,Ashburton 

WE TAKE CARE OF UNWANTED LIVESTOCK 

2478126 

OIL &FILTER 

PACKAGE^ 

$ 

FROM149 

24 HOUR CALLOUT 

SERVICE –03307 8438 

For Passenger, Commercial and 

Farm Vehicles 

Bridgestone Tyre Centre Ashburton 

Cnr Cox &East St. Book now on 03 307 8438 

PROUDLY LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED 

*Selectedtyres only.^Includes up to 4.5litresofPenrite oiland 

astandardoil filter. Conditions apply,see in storefor details. 

Come in and check out 

our full range 

Available from: 

MAINLAND COACHWORK LTD 

19 J.B. Cullen Drive, Ashburton 

Phone 307 8353 

info@mainlandcoachwork.co.nz 

www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz 

2482997

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JukeBox Hire 

Weddings,21st, 

PrivateFunctions 

Sound Systems &Lighting Hire 

Phone DJ Dave 

03 308 5106 

027 251 0015 

www.soundmanagement.co.nz 

2494834 

Our authorised techniciansns 

service and repair all 

makes and models of 

sewing machines and 

overlockers 

OPEN 7DAYS9.30am -4.30pm 

Main South Road, Tinwald Ashburton | Phone 307 6277 

www.anniesquilts.co.nz 

2497306 

ALL THINGS CANVAS &PVC 

*Awnings/Shade sails/Dropblinds*Auto seat covers &repairs 

*Hay &bin covers *PVC covers &repairs 

*Ute tonneau covers *Furnitureupholsteryrepairs 

*Commercial 

PHONE TRAVIS HOWDEN 027 922 4544 

2461554 

Sales l Service l Repairs 

E-BIKES l MOTORCYCLES 

P 03 308 7982 - E cliff@mckayanddonaldson.co.nz 

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

2461567 

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) 

2461571 

We offer the following: 

• Gutter and DownpipeCleaning • Weed Spraying 

• Moss,Mouldand Lichen Spraying • Spider Proofing 

• Gorse and BroomSpraying • FenceLineSpraying 

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

MENTION THIS AD WHEN BOOKING FOR A10% DISCOUNT 

ON GUTTER AND DOWNPIPE CLEANING 

Call Allan on 027 209 5026 an let us know howwecan help 


2460135 

Retrofit Double Glazing 

Aluminium Windows and 

Doors Replacement 

Glass ShowerEnclosures 

Glass Splashbacks and more 

027 279 6771 

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

•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 

NEAT GARDENS 

Does your garden need monthly 

maintenancetokeep it tidy and 

looking good through the seasons? 

Or perhaps just need aone off tidy 

or pruning completed? 

We can help! 

Allgarden wasteremoved 

ContactCAROLYN Phone: 027 267 5403 or 308 2333 

Email: cccolt@xtra.co.nz 

2494730 

2478421 

“we clean to a 

standard, 

not aprice” 

022 391 8136 

alex@alexreadelectrical.co.nz 

INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL &COMMERCIAL |24/7 SERVICE 

UNDER NEWAshburton 

OWNERSHIP 

Same exceptional CleaningServices 

level of service 

&quality cleaning 

• regular full house cleans 

• one off spring cleans 

• farm houses 

• builders cleans 

• 

100% LOCAL 

03 307 2656 

www.ashburtoncleaning.co.nz 


COLLISION REPAIR 

SPECIALISTS 

2461566 

•Restoration 

•Modifications 

•Rust Removal 

•Custom Fabrications 

•WOF Reports 

• MagWheel Repairs &Painting 

16 Cass Street,Ashburton. 03 308 0387 

johnsons.panelpaint@gmail.com 

www.johnsonspanelpaint.co.nz 

GREAT 

RATES 

NewPCs 

and Laptops 

forsale 

03 307 0506 

154 Dobson Street, Ashburton 

www.threesixtycollision.co.nz 

admin@threesixtycollision.co.nz 

Approved repairer for: 

Advice &Insurance 

2494479 

FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING 

REQUIREMENTS, GIVE 

Jann or Karen acallon 

308 7664 

PC Repairs, Set-up and Tutoring 

Icome to youday or evening! 

•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 

2461569

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ASHBURTON 

GLASS LTD 

Experts in glass 

308-3918 

214Wills Street 


www.ashburtonglass.co.nz 

office@ashburtonglass.co.nz 

NEED ASPARKY? 

Prompt Service Guaranteed 

EXPERIENCED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN 

 

 

Repairs and renovations 

Switchboardupgrades 

LED lighting systems 

House rewires 

Sheds,garages,sleepouts 

Call 021 576 044 

2458119 

Computer/Tech Help 

Need personalised help with your 

computer, programs orbackups? 

Trouble with your –PC–iPhone/iPad 

–printer –network –electronic stuff? 

Special price for Seniors 

Iwill come to you. 

Call Frank 021-120-9292 

MSc (Electronic Engineering) 

Apple and Windows logos belong to their respective companies 

EFTPOS available 

Food forought ... 

Perfectfor anyevent 

or celebration 

Platters Grazing Tables Sweet Treats 

Jess Moore/Owner &Food Stylist 

thatswhatcheesesaidnz@gmail.com 

@thatswatchcheesesaidnz 

021 237 8536 

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com 

2482154 

Laundrydreams can come true 


115 Archibald Street,Tinwald,Ashburton 

Phone /Fax: (03) 307 2354 

enquiries@tinwaldcanvas.co.nz www.tinwaldcanvas.co.nz 

ALL PAINTING REQUIREMENTS 

including 

Interior andexterior Roofs 

Residential andcommercial 

Interior gibstopping 

Anyjob bigorsmall 

Call Tony 0273283124 

FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING 

REQUIREMENTS, GIVE 

Jann or Karen acallon 

308 7664 

2496464 

2478415 

Protect what 

youvalue the 

smartway 

Manage your 

safety&security 

anywhere, anytime 

Call 0800 788 393 

57 Dobson Street,Ashburton 

www.masterguard.co.nz 

HartleyCurd 021 328 301 

Keeping our communitysafefor over25years 

2461603 

2497309 

Custom made and designed especially foryou 

Free measure and quote 

606 East Street,Ashburton 

www.kitchenexpress.co.nz 

03 307 7131 

2475758 

GODSELL 

BRICKLAYING 

•Houses 

•Feature Walls 

•Fences 

•Blocklaying 

Chris Godsell 

027 274 2533 

AH 308 7117 

godsell@xtra.co.nz 

2481921 

We’re Ashburton local, 

and our team have more 

than 50 years experience 

Your solution for: 

•Security systems • Building compliance • Gate automation 

•Fire extinguishers• Fire alarms • Alarm monitoring 

03 308 7778 

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Contact us today 

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NEWS 


51 

Strengthening the Rangitata riverbank 

Ajoint effort between local andcentral 

government is helping to protect the 

Rangitata River from the debris of an 

eroding landfill. 

Rubbish fromthe surfaceofanold 

landfill site, which sits on asmall cliff on 

the southern bank of the river at Peel 

Forest, was exposedwhen the bankwas 

eroded during the 2019 December flood. 

Funding sourced from rates and the 

Ministry of Business, Innovation and 

Employment’s Kānoa –Regional 

Economic Development Unit, Timaru 

District Council and Environment 

Canterbury(ECan) has workedtogether 

to restoreflood damagedbanks andstop 

landfill from making its way into the 

river. 

Works on the river were completed in 

November2021, priorto the summer 

flooding that hit Waitaha Canterbury 

over December 2021 andJanuary2022, 

during which timethe terraceheld up, 

provingtobeeffective. 

ECan councillor Ian Mackenzie said 

the mitigation works would not have been 

possible without the Covid19 cofunding 

fromcentral government. 

“In partnership with Timaru District 

Council andCentral Government, we 

were able to achieve arobusttemporary 

solution to the exposed anderoded 

landfill bank that will protectthe 

Rangitata from most flooding events, 

allowing timefor apermanentsolutionto 

be found,” he said. 

In 2020, Timaru District Council 

consulted with Te Rūnanga oArowhenua 

and other key stakeholders including 

neighbouring landownersand ECan, on a 

plan for repair and stabilisation works to 

safeguard the bank and river from 

furthererosionand flood events. 

Ian Mackenzie 

Timaru District council group manager 

infrastructure services AndrewDixon 

said they were pleased to have beenable 

to work with ECanand central 

government to deliver theplan. 

“The plan included using shingle from 

the centre of the river to buildaterrace 

at the base of the cliff, planting flood 

protectiontrees and realigning the 

channel to direct the main flow towards 

the centre,” 

“In taking nothing from or adding 

anything to the river,it’s mauri(essence) 

wouldremain intact,” Mr Dixonsaid. 

Timaru District Council and ECan are 

continuing to work together to improve 

the banks of the Rangitata. 

Flood protection trees will be planted 

thiswinter,and investigations are under 

way by Timaru District Council to test the 

soil for contamination, establish leachate 

testingwells,and developthe longterm 

planfor thelandfill itself. 

Floodingofthe Rangitata River in December 2019 

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SITUATIONS VACANT 


ASHBURTON COLLEGE 

‘Individual ExcellenceinaSupportive 

Learning Environment’ 

Examination Centre Manager 

We areseekinganExamination Centre Manager to 

run theNCEAand NZ Scholarship examinations 

in 2022. 

Thesmooth andsuccessfulrunningof 

an exam centre is important for allstudents 

participating inthese examinations. 

Theposition requiresyou to completeanonline 

training programmeand attend aone-day training 

session with NZQAin August. Therewill be an 

additionaltraining dayinSeptember formanaging 

digital exams. Theposition requiresyou to 

completeanumber of administrativetasks to plan 

andprepare forthe exams. You must be available 

to work forthe entire exam period 

(Monday 7November to Friday2December2022). 

Ahigh leveloforganisational skills with great 

attention to detail,strength in following processes 

precisely, confidence leading people of allages 

and proficiencyinusing acomputer areessential 

qualitiesfor this role. 

Remuneration is setbyNZQA. 

Applicationsclosenoon, Friday22July 2022 

Application is by wayofLetterand CV 

Information package enquiriesand applications 

please contact 

Jodee Ross,Principal’sSecretary 

Phone (03) 308 4193 ext809 

Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz 

REF: EXAM22 

2495857 



Header &Chaser Operators – 

Western Australia Harvest 2022 

Two header/chaser bin operators are required 

for the 2022 harvest programme in Bruce Rock 

Western Australia to commence October through 

till Christmas. Bruce Rock is located 250km east 

of Perth. Machinery to operate consists of 2 x 

John Deere S780 and 1 x S680 headers, 8R340 

John Deere Tractor with a45t Nyrex Chaser Bin, 

all with Green Star Guidance Autosteer. Previous 

tractor experience ispreferred, along with good 

communication and acan-do attitude. In return 

we provide your own accommodation with shared 

kitchenarea, payrateof$30 -$35 per hr,depending 

on experience. 

ContactRohan Schilling on +61 427 819 114 or 

email admin@schillingindustries.com 2498084 

Qualified and Apprentice 

Technicians 

We currently have vacancies in our multi franchise 

workshop for qualified &apprentice technicians. 

We have aheated modern workshop and seek 

experienced technicians to join our Service 

team. The successful qualified applicant must 

be focused onexceptional Customer Service, a 

high work standard, have agood common sense 

approach and ability to diagnose faults and be 

able to follow work shop manuals and bulletins, 

be familiar with modern vehicles electronics and 

it would be an advantage if they held aWOF 

InspectorCertificate. 

Allapplicants must have currentnzresidency. 

If youwould like to findout moreorapply 

to become partofour team please forward 

applications and C.V.to; stuart.begbie@ 

gluyasgroup.co.nz 

ASHBURTON 

2498317 


SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

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 

REPORTERS 

Star Media is seeking reportersto 

join its Christchurch news room. 

The roles coverarangeof news from the metropolitan 

focusedThe Star to neighbourhood community titles. 

The successfulapplicants will needtohaveapassion 

forstorytelling andthe communities they will write 

about,and liveand breathe journalism. 

If youthink youhavewhatittakes to be part of a 

progressivecompany andcompetitive news room 

send your CV to EditorinChiefBarryClarke, 

or call him formoreinformation021 359-426. 

Star Media is adivision of Allied Press. 

2491719 

Need some 

extracash? 

Competitive 

ratespaid. 

Whynot get fit 

earning it! 

Learn to Swim 

Instructors 

2496683 

Working in our purpose built facility, you will help us deliver quality swim 

instruction to awiderangeofcustomersfrombabies through to adults. 

Weareseekingafunandmotivatedindividualtojoinourteamonapermanent, 

part-timebasis,with afternoon andweekend shifts available. 

No previousexperienceisrequiredasfulltraining will be provided. 

For more information about this role 

or to apply online visit our website 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz 

Applications close on Monday,18July 

2022. 


www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers



Building Supplies 

CustomerServicerole 

Mitre 10MEGA have vacancy for acustomer 

service role for their busy Building Supplies 

department serving both Trade and DIY 

customers. 

This position would ideally suit someone with 

apassion for DIY or looking for acareer in the 

building supplies arena and enjoys working 

with people. This position is full time 41.5 

hours per week Sunday–Thursdayroster 

If youhavethe following attributes,wewould 

like to hear from you: 

• Strong interest in DIYortrade experience 

• Current forklift certificate or has the ability 

to get one 

• Bephysically fit 

• Reliable 

• Great customer serviceskills 

• Enjoyworking in ateam environment 

Please email your C.V. and acovering letter to: 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on Friday 22nd July 2022. 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

QualityEuropean 

Vehicle Servicing 

•Advanced 

Diagnostics 

•Experienced 

Technicians 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

•Collection/Delivery 

‘Free of Charge’ 

in Ashburton 

Bruce McIlroy Limited 

309MethvenHighway, Ashburton 7776 

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

LIVESTOCK 

SHEEP: 2 ram lambs 40kg 

plus -1Southdown Perendale 

X, 1Perendale. $150. 

each. Phone 302 7272. 

WANTED TO BUY 

DISPLAY CABINET. Pay up 

to $2,000 for old shop 

display cabinet, e.g. ex 

jewellery cabinet or large 

shop display cabinet. — 

Phone 021-441-400. 

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal 

Recyclers buy heavy metal 

etc. Free light-grade metal 

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm 

weekdays. 117 Alford Forest 

Rd, (behind 

PlaceMakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 

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, 


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readership 

stats ... 

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for you! 

Call our 

friendly 

sales team at 

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FIREWOOD 

2498159 

2478970 

FIREWOOD 

OFFCUTS 

$140 per cord 

GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$120 per cord 

SCREENED 

SLABWOOD 

$150 per cord 

3CORD GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$350 per cord 

C.O.D. in town 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

2492082 

FRESH Potatoes; Red Rascal 

and Agria $2.per kg, 

10kg bags for $15. Phone 

03 308 3195 or 027 531 

9103; 81 Elizabeth Street, 



QUALIFIED 

ELECTRICIAN 

Camross Electrical & Air 

Conditioning are looking for 

aqualified electrician to join 

our team. We are a small 

family owned business 

established in 2011 working 

mainly in domestic, air conditioning 

and light commercial. 

Experience with heat pump 

and solar installation would 

be great however not essential 

as training will be provided 

to the right candidate. 

Experience using Fergus 

would also be handy but no 

essential. 

An ideal candidate will possess 

the following: 

* Have a good attitude to 

work 

*Anability to work unsupervised. 

*Behonest &reliable 

*Good time management 

*Sense of humour 

*Full drivers licence 

*Fully qualified or close to. 

In return we will offer excellent 

remuneration, Monday 

_Friday hours, vehicle and 

phone and most of all a 

positive working environment! 

Apply by email to office. 

camross@gmail.com with 

cv attached. 

MACHINERY WANTED 

MASSEY Ferguson 35 or 

similar wanted. Suitable for 

restoration. Phone 027 303 

7290. 

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 

2493775 

0800 58 78 22 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

LINSEED Straw $5.50 bale, 

21 pack $100. Sheep 

manure $8. bag. Medium 

square pea and linseed 

straw available. Call Ian 

027 286 3697 or Dave 027 

601 1426. A Hinds Lion 

Project. 


Plains Rotary 

LINSEED STRAW 

$7 per small bale or 

$40 mediumsquare, delivered. 

Harvested this year. 

Fordetails and ordering go to 

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

or phone Philip 0278 247 050 

2476342 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

Resource consent reviews: 

Consent Holder: 

Valetta Holdings Limited 

Address for service: 884 Valetta Westerfield Road, Ashburton 7771 

CRC200194 (review of consent CRC030336.1) –totake and use water for irrigation from bore K36/0631, 500 

millimetres diameter and 10 metres deep, atorabout map reference NZMS 260 K36/9127-1686, at arate not 

exceeding 24 litres per second for irrigation at 884 Valetta Westerfield Road, Ashburton. 

The Canterbury Regional Council issued anotice ofreview tothe consent holder in July 2019, under section 

128(1)(b) ofthe Resource Management Act 1991, to insert anew minimum flow condition for the South Branch of 

the Ashburton River and the Ashburton River mainstem atthe State Highway 1Bridge recorder site, which must 

be met from 1July 2023, and which is set inthe Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. 

The consent holder proposes tohave no minimum flow condition on the consent. This would mean that from 1 

July 2023, the taking of water from bore K36/0631 will not besubject tothe minimum flow restrictions set in the 

Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. 

CRC200204 (review of consent CRC203381) –totake and use water for irrigation from: 

• bore K36/0387, 100 millimetres diameter and 9.3 metres deep, atmap reference NZMS 260 K36:9132-1676, 

at arate not exceeding 18 l/s; and 

• bore K36/0225, 300 millimetres diameter and 11 metres deep, atmap reference NZMS 260 K36:90577- 

15926, atarate not exceeding 22.7 l/s. 


128(1)(b) ofthe Resource Management Act 1991, toinsert anew minimum flow condition for the South Branch of 

the Ashburton River and the Ashburton River mainstem atthe State Highway 1Bridge recorder site, which must 

be met from 1July 2023, and which is set inthe Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. 

The consent holder proposes tohave nominimum flow condition on the consent. This would mean that from 

1July 2023, the taking of water from bores K36/0387 and K36/0225 will not besubject tothe minimum flow 

restrictions set in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. 

Consent Holder: 

Greenstreet Irrigation Society Limited 

Address for service: 326 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700 

CRC200238 (review of consent CRC224627) –totake and use water from O’Shea Creek and Snowdens Creek, 

at arate not exceeding 1,200 litres per second for irrigation at or about map reference NZMS 260 K36:9839-1431, 



128(1)(b) ofthe Resource Management Act 1991, toinsert anew minimum flow condition for O’Shea Creek and 

the Ashburton River mainstem atthe State Highway 1Bridge recorder site, which must bemet from 1July 2023, 

and which isset in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. 

The consent holder proposes that the taking of water isnot subject tothe minimum flows contained in the notice 

of review and instead seeks the following alternative minimum flows: 

a. The taking ofwater will cease when the flow in O’Shea Creek is atorbelow 50litres per second (compared 

to 450 litres per second in the Council’s notice ofreview). 

b. When there is water flow in the North Branch ofthe Ashburton River atDigby’s Bridge, at or about map 

reference NZMS 260 K37:0792-0512, the taking ofwater will be subject tofull restrictions when the flow in 

the Ashburton River atthe State Highway 1bridge recorder site, is at or below 6,000 litres per second, and 

partial restriction when the flow in the Ashburton River atthe State Highway 1Bridge recorder site are at or 

below the flows specified inTable 1(consistent with the minimum flow inthe Council’s notice ofreview). 

c. When there is nowater flow in the North Branch ofthe Ashburton River at Digby’s Bridge, at or about map 

reference NZMS 260 K37:0792-0512, the taking ofwater will be subject tofull and partial restrictions when 

the flow in the Ashburton River atthe State Highway 1Bridge recorder site isatorbelow the flows set in 

Tables 2and 3(compared tothe Table 1flows inthe Council’s notice for review). 

Please contactEnvironment 

Canterburywithany queries: 

0800 324636 

Table 1 

Flow in Ashburton River (litres per second Reduction in take 

At or below 7,275 25 % 

At or below 6,850 50 % 

At or below 6,425 75 % 

Table 2Flow inAshburton River when full restriction will apply (i.e. taking must cease) 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr-Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 

Flow (l/s) 4.5 3.5 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 8.0 6.5 5.0 

Table 3Flow inAshburton River when partial restriction will apply (50% of allocation) 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr-Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 

Flow (l/s) 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 8.5 8.5 7.0 5.5 

SUBMISSIONS 

For details ofthe review proposal and to make asubmission visit the Environment Canterbury website: www. 

ecan.govt.nz (search ‘Open notified consents’) or view atEnvironment Canterbury office at 200 Tuam Street, 

Christchurch; 

Any person may make awritten submission on the above proposals. 

Asubmission should include your name, address and phone number and the consent holder name and consent 

review number. Asubmission must state your reason for submitting, whether you support, oppose or have a 

neutral view onthe proposal; and if you wish tobeheard insupport ofyour submission. 

All submissions should be sent toEnvironment Canterbury, PO Box 345 Christchurch 8140; oremailed 

to hearings@ecan.govt.nz; ormade online at https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/ 

notifications-and-submissions/notified-consents/..Acopy of the submission must also be sent tothe Consent 

Holder at the address for service stated above. 

For advice on the Environment Canterbury consent review please phone 03353 9007 or0800ECINFO (0800 

324 636) oremail: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz 

Submissions must be received by Environment Canterbury nolater than 5p.m. onFriday 5August 2022 

Stefanie Rixecker 

Chief Executive

B 

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PUBLIC NOTICE 

We can supportyou and 

your family to make 

everyday count. 

Allservices arefree. 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing withalifelimiting illness? 

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Friendly adult cats and tabby 

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Greatcompanyand wonderful lap 

warmers on these winternights. 

Food donations kindly accepted. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

9:30am -noon 

Phone 308 4432 or 

027 332 9286 

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. 

STRESSED? Call Pete. 

Social Worker/Life Coach. 

Phone 027 280 0889. Web: 

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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. 

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. 

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COMPUTER Problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving, 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, setup wirelessnetworks, 

spyware 

cleanup. On-site day or 

evening. Low fees. Call 

Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058. 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

Concrete Specialist operating 

locally with 30 years 

experience. No job too big 

or small. Contactless service 

offered. Phone Paul 

021 152 1966. 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can Collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241. 

FIRE Extinquisher sales and 

servicing. On farm/ 

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

boats/caravans etc. Phone 

Mack at Doors and More on 

027 396 0361. 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all your 

domestic and industrial 

pest control needs phone 

AJ Kerr at Ashburton Pest 

Control on 03 308 8147 or 

027 432 5447 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

HEAT Pumps; Service, 

Clean, Repair and Install. 

Please call Silvery Bauman 

021 544 760 

LOCKSMITH/DOOR repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and 

bifold door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More on 027 516 

7104. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional, 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Peter Blacklow 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

Come andtalktothe people who know... 

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 

TradeZ one 


South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

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

TRAVEL 

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OUT&ABOUT 

26-28 July Cromwell /Wanaka Tour 

August 

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Lunch on Mt Hutt 

Lake Brunner Tour 

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. 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2471059 

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. 

Forbookings phone 

03 308 0224 l 027 265 6883 

2497773 


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 

SELL 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$28.50 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

2493751 

2493763 

SCLATER, Robert John (Jack) 

Deborah, Kathryn, Joanne and 

their families sincerely thank 

you for the lovely cards, flowers, 

baking and support in the passing 

of our much loved Dad and 

Grandad. Your attendance at 

Dads service, visits, phone calls 

and messages meant alot to us 

and were greatly appreciated. A 

heartfelt thank you also to Bernard 

Egan for the service, and 

along with Paterson's Funeral 

Services for literally going the 

extra mile to reunite Mum and 

Dad for one last time. Please 

accept this as apersonal thank 

you to all for your kindness. 

HOME SERVICES 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

BUY 6 

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FREE 

CRC 

556 

Multi-purpose lubricate. 

$59.99 6pack+GST 

1753221 WHILE STOCKS LAST 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

ENTERTAINMENT 


Friendship& 

Entertainment Club 

AfternoonConcert 

Sunday17th July 

2pm 

at Ashburton 

Savage Club 

62 CoxStreet, 


Doors open at 1:30pm 

Public welcome 

Gold coin entry 

fornon members 

2487626 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

AFTER HOURS 

HEALTH CARE 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall other medical assistanceoutside of normal 

hours please phone your general practiceteam, 

24/7, to speak with ahealth professional who 

will giveyou free health adviceonwhattodoor 

wheretogoifyou need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular general practice, 

call any GPteam 24/7 forfree 

telephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders to bring some form of ID. 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy, CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on ... 

Saturday from 9am until 1pm 

Sunday from 10am until 1pm 

Public holidays from 10am until 1pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open: 

MondaytoFriday, 9am until 5.30pm 

and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the Healthline on 0800 611 116 

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CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

EveryHome 

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Phone 308 7664 

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2376123 

MOVEMENT and Breath - 

Yoga - Helps to increase 

flexibility, Relieves stress, 

Increases focus and balance. 

For peace of mind 

and better feeling body, 

phone Marta Levitt 03 908 

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Caring Caller 

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