Ashburton Courier: July 14, 2022

More documents

Recommendations

Info

NEWS 4 Ashburton Courier, July 14, 2022 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Nourishing the rural narrative INDI.ROBERTS @ashburtoncourier.co.nz 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, Andrew Barlass and board chair Jessie Chan during the Ruralco Instore Days. PHOTOS SUPPLIED 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 555 111. Minions :The rise of Gru ReviewedbyRowenaHart This movie is very funny–the kids next to me were having an outrageously good time. Their Dad wasloving it too! The whole adventure moves along at an alarming pace. Ididn’t trytokeep up,therewas just so much to see ... The little Minions are very cute, Ilike their Minion way oftalking, sometimes it makes sense and we even find away of working out whatthey aresaying. Unbelievably two ofthe little fellas found themselves flying a jumbo jet to San Francisco…crazyfun! Gru gets himself into some tricky situations but his little friends are always there tosave him. Heaps of fun herefor these school holidays! Jo Luxton MP forRangitata 03 339 1030 RangitataMP@parliament.govt.nz Office hours: Monday–Friday, 9.30am–2.30pm 75 Harrison Street, Ashburton Authorised by Jo Luxton MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington WINTERWARMERSALE! WARMER GET $20 OFF APPOINTMENTS BOOKED IN JULY Is your WiFiconnection on thin ice? We can helptogetyour WiFiconnected, syncedand running acrossyour entire home. BOOKAGEEK ! CALL 0800 424 335 Terms and Conditions: Price includes GST. Appointments are booked for aminimum one-hour period. Any additional time is billed per quarter-hour at the standard rate of $38.00 each quarter. Outside rates do not apply. Offer valid for all bookings made prior to31/07/2022. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer including Geek+ discounts, limit one per booking. Letour HIGH readership stats ... ...work foryou! Call our friendly sales team at 199 BurnettStreet, Ashburton (03) 308 7664 bookings ph 307 1230 www.regentcinema.co.nz 2493808 Forlatest breaking news and up-to-date information find us on facebook AshburtonCourier
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ashburton Courier, July 14, 2022 5 Pasifikajourneyto prosperity TONI.WILLIAMS @ashburtoncourier.co.nz 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 attending the nextseries can contact Fale PasifikaOAoraki through theirFacebook page oratCommunity House Mid Canterbury. Chaptercloses onoverduefines INDI.ROBERTS @ashburtoncourier.co.nz ‘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 Young FarmersFacebook page.
Page 1 and 2: 2491117 Delivered free to all homes
Page 3: 177 Archibald Street Tinwald ASHBUR
Page 7 and 8: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ash
Page 9 and 10: $34 HOT DEAL! 99 each IVANOVVODKA o
Page 13 and 14: Ashburton College Individual Excell
Page 17 and 18: Excitement growsfor Glow in the Par
Page 19 and 20: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Pendarve
Page 21 and 22: STAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Interested
Page 23 and 24: militaria and aviation extravaganza
Page 25 and 26: THE geraldinenews NGĀPŪKŌRERO OT
Page 27 and 28: THURSDAY, 14JULY, 2022 |GERALDINE N
Page 29 and 30: THURSDAY, 14JULY, 2022 |GERALDINE N
Page 31 and 32: gnewsCLASSIFIEDS GNews NOTICES DIDN
Page 33 and 34: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Your vot
Page 35 and 36: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Call for
Page 37 and 38: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz CLUB NEW
Page 39 and 40: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz PUZZLE P
Page 41 and 42: Windwhistle Lot 38/623 Coleridge Ro
Page 43 and 44: NEW LISTING Baybury Views, Majors R
Page 45 and 46: 2 1 1 AHB30327
Page 47 and 48: Ashburton NEW LISTING |FIRST DAY OP
Page 49 and 50: trusted 2022 GUIDE trades &services
Page 53 and 54: SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT
Page 55 and 56:
The place where farmers get their q
show all

Ashburton Courier: July 14, 2022

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?