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Volunteers for Rakaia Search and Rescueduring arecent search operationfrom left Darren 

Armstrong, Stuart Wicks, Kat Greenand Gerard Darby. 

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With weather warmingupand 

the borders open, it’s time for a 

reminder for people to stay 

safe whenventuring into the 

outdoors. 

Land Search and Rescue 

(LandSAR) operates from62 

bases across the country, with 

over 3500 volunteers. 

They are actively involved 

with search, rescue, and 

recovery of hundreds of lost, 

injured, or missing Kiwis each 

year, andthey do it all out of 

love for their communities. 

LandSAR CEO Carl McOnie 

said ‘‘between 1st July 2021 

and 30th June 2022, Land 

Searchand Rescue volunteers 

were involved in 373 search 

and rescue operationsand two 

Civil Defence operations, 

bringing home364 people and 

committing acombined 

100,345 volunteer hoursto 

searchand rescueactivities.’’ 

He said searches were up 

18% compared to the previous 

year. 

Recentmonths have seen 

volunteers from Methven and 

Rakaia groups kept active. 

They were called in to 

search for atramper who had 

been separated from hisgroup 

in August while walking near 

Benmore Hut. 

Several Canterburyteams, 

including two search dogs, 

were helicoptered in and the 

tramper was located alive and 

well. 

Paul McFall, avolunteer at 

the Rakaia Search and Rescue 

base,said, the mostimportant 

thingtoremember when in the 

outdoors is to staytogether 

neversplit from your group or 

companions. 

‘‘Most searches happen 

because of separation,’’ he 

said.‘‘Ideally have aPersonal 

Locator Beacon (PLB), which 

can be easily hired from 

Outdoor Adventure Sport in 

Ashburton.’’ 

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The rarechance to own aslice of 

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international significance orbuild a 

dream homehas gone on the market. 

Trott’sGardens, at 371 Racecourse 

Road, is up for sale. 

It has beenlisted for tender through 

Property Brokers Ashburton. 

Realtor PaulCunneen is excitedby 

the saleopportunityand said there 

wereavariety of possibilities 

availablefor the four hectare site, with 

its formal English gardens segmented 

by hedges intovarious styles, water 

gardens andwoodlands. 

He has had alot of inquiries. 

‘‘It’sarealopportunitybecause it is 

so different.Itiskind of unique, 

especially unique in these parts for 

somebody that doeswant to take 

advantageofeverything there. 

‘‘There’s 40 years constructingand 

planning thosegardens,and before 

covid it wasapopularenterprisethat 

had multiple touristbuses and allsorts 

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‘‘Sothe realopportunity Ithink is a 

variety of things... Ikindofimagine 

somebody hostingevents in there, like 

chambermusicorlittle country 

concerts,and in the churchbook 

readings... or driveinmovies. 

‘‘It’sbasicallylet yourimagination 

run wild, it cancater to so many 

differentthings,’’hesaid. 

Trott’sGarden is arenowned garden 

of international acclaim40years in the 

makingbyAlan andCatherineTrott, 

and haswon numerous awards. 

The freehold siteisaresidential 

lifestyle property and comes witha 

1920s three bedroom, onebathroom 

homestead witha180m2 floor area, 

which has had some renovations. 

There are also older outbuildings, 

includingold cobbledstablesand a 

church. 

‘‘It’svery difficult to narrowitdown 

to one strategy reallycos it is different 

Trott'sGardens have goneontothe open market providing arare opportunity 

to own asliceofparadise with endless possibilities. 

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Cunneensaid. 

‘‘It’s ahard oneinterms of whatit 

might sell for andwho mightbethe 

buyer.’’ 

There arefunctionsbookedatthe 

gardensthroughuntilthe endof 

December, and therewas atenantin 

the houseonsite whowould need 

notice. 

However thegardens,whichtakeup 

around 80 percent of theproperty, 

werenot underany protection, he said. 

The propertyisownedbya 

community trust and the listingsays 

thesale ‘‘opensthe door to take the 

gardens to thenextlevel. We see 

opportunity cafe markets,music or 

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Around thegroundsthere are open 

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College prohibits use of cellphones 

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Ashburton College has made acall on 

the use of cellphones within the school, 

with principal Ross Preece saying the 

new policy will address anumber of 

concerns, including bullying. 

Anotice was sent out to parents last 

week which outlined the new school 

policy on the use of cellphones. 

‘‘Following due consideration, our 

Board of Trustees has made the 

following decision effective from the 

start of the 2023 school year,’’ Mr Preece 

wrote. 

‘‘From the beginning of the school day 

until the end, the phone is to be turned 

off and kept in abag (not in apocket). 

This includes interval and lunchtime. 

‘‘If aphone is seen by astaff member 

it will be confiscated. Refusal to hand 

over the phone will become apastoral 

matter. Year 13 students will be allowed 

discreet use of cell phones. 

‘‘College management will provide 

more detail on the daytoday 

management of this policy in due 

course.’’ 

Mr Preece outlined the reasoning 

behind the decision which included 

creating abetter learning environment 

for students and reducing the amount of 

harmful content distributed through 

social media. 

‘‘Our aim is to enhance both the social 

and academic curriculum,’’ he said. ‘‘We 

have gathered evidence over the past 

year which shows the impact of cell 

phones on student learning and ability 

to relate to others.’’ 

He recognised that cellphones are 

distracting and can impact students’ 

ability to focus which can have a 

negative affect on achievement rates. 

He also acknowledged cellphones 

provided platforms in which students 

can access, create and distribute 

harmful content which may be used to 

bully or harass other students. 

Mr Preece said by eliminating the use 

of cellphones within school hours, he 

hoped to see an improvement in social 

interactions between students. 

‘‘Currently, we see large numbers of 

students sitting at breaks and staring at 

their screens,’’ he said. 

‘‘Strengthening skill sets such as oral 

language requires time spent talking to 

other people. 

‘‘This is developed through formal 

and informal situations, both in class 

time and during interval and lunchtime. 

‘‘Conversations are required in order to 

work together, to connect and 

collaborate. The ability to relate and 

engage positively with others also plays 

an important role in enhancing the 

culture of our school.’’ 

Mr Preece said the board had spent 

the last year evaluating the use of 

cellphones during school time before 

reaching this decision. 

He had previously claimed alarge 

portion of student bullying occurred on 

social media platforms, of which the 

school had little jurisdiction due to 

privacy laws. 

‘‘It’s areal challenge for schools to 

deal with the influence of social media,’’ 

he said. ‘‘Particularly when parents give 

their children unfettered access.’’ 

He said when it comes to bullying, ‘‘If 

it happens at school then we can deal 

Ashburton College principal Ross Preece 

has announced the decision to ban the 

use of cellphones within school hours. 

with it. But the vast majority of stuff is 

online, it’s actually quite rare to have a 

physical encounter ... most of the 

damage is done via social media.’’ 

He said the Board of Trustees had 

considered changing the policy on 

cellphone use last year, but had opted to 

give it more consideration. 

‘‘Ashburton College is working to 

develop learners who are engaged in 

learning for life, collaborative, 

connected and creative. 

‘‘We want to ensure that Ashburton 

College is providing an environment 

where students are encouraged to 

develop these skills, attitudes and 

attributes.’’ 

He said that parents who need to 

contact students throughout the day will 

still be able to do so through the school’s 

office. 

The new policy will come into effect at 

the start of the 2023 school year. 

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their end of year Christmas shows. 

The three to five yearolds are 

amongthe scores of dancers from the 

academy to perform under the 

spotlightthis monthin their annual 

Christmas showcase. 

Dance teachers MadiWilson and 

Anna Raukawa say thedancers have 

been busy practising awayso they 

can show everyone their dancing 

goodness. 

They will put on six end of year 

shows,opentothe public, at the New 

Life Church, Melcombe Street in 

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Fire chief reassures community 

Chief fire officer Alan Burgess, of 

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, 

is reassuring the public of their 

safety during nationwide strikes this 

month planned by members of the 

New Zealand Professional 

Firefighters Union (NZPFU). 

NZPFU represents 1739 employed 

firefighters and issued strike notices 

for three onehour full stoppages of 

work from 11am to noon on 

November 21, 25, and 28. 

Mr Burgess said ‘‘We have 

received comments from concerned 

members of the public who are 

worried that the strike action puts 

them at risk. 

‘‘I can reassure the public that the 

volunteer fire service in Ashburton 

is not part of the union action and 

will continue to turn out and protect 

the community as usual.’’ 

Volunteer firefighters make up 

85% of New Zealand’s frontline fire 

services and are the first responders 

across 93% of New Zealand’s land 

mass. 

The United Fire Brigades’ 

Association (UFBA) says local 

firefighters will turn out as usual and 

protect the public during the 

employed firefighters union’s latest 

stop work action. 

Earlier, strikes scheduled by the 

NZPFU were called off while 

negotiations took place. 

They were reestablished later 

that day. 

While the UFBA says they support 

fair pay for employed firefighters 

and is keen to see the ongoing 

dispute settled as soon as possible, 

they stand by their decision that 

significant funding to settle the 

claim must not come from funding 

needed to equip and train volunteers 

brigades, it must be new money for 

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UFBA board chairPeterDunne 

said ‘‘While we respect the union’s 

role is to advocate for the terms and 

conditions of employmentfor 

employed firefightersasitsees fit, 

thecosts to settle their industrial 

claimmustnot come fromfunding 

to supportvolunteers,either 

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‘‘NewZealand’s fire servicesare 

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DONALDSON, Ernest 

Murray (Murray): Passed 

away on Monday, October 

31,2022. Aged 81. 

Dearly loved father and 

father-in-law of Katie and 

Paul Chapman. Loved 

grandad of Alex, Jesse, and 

Sophie. Much loved brother 

and brother-in-law ofDenise 

and Mike Pelvin and the late 

Viv. Loved uncle to all his 

nieces and nephews. 

Messages for Murray’s 

family may be posted to 

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186 Talbot Street, Geraldine 

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At Murray’s request aprivate 

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Geraldine Funeral Services, 

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Family Notices 

Deaths Deaths Deaths 

GALLAGHER, Rachel Margaret 

(Margs) - On November 

2, 2022, at Ashburton, 

peacefully with her family. 

Aged 93 years. Dearly 

loved wife ofthe late Colin. 

Much loved mother of Blair, 

Richard, Deirdre, and the late 

Roslyn and their families. At 

Margaret’s request aprivate 

family servicewillbeheld. 

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GREENAWAY, Winifred 

Marjorie (Marj), on 

November 4, 2022. Peacefully 

at Rosebank Lifecare, 

Ashburton, in her 91st 

year. Dearly loved wife of 

the late Harry. Most loving 

mother and mother-in-law 

of the late Graham and Ella, 

Russell, Sheryl and Grant 

Watson, and Kevin and Lisa. 

Loved Grandma of Cole 

and Angelica, Marge, Olivia, 

Gloria, Jessica, Mayleen, and 

the late Vanessa; Kimble and 

Matt, and Dean and Alex. 

Special great-Grandma of 

Montell, Te Ātamai, Tāmina, 

Shyla, and Azasia. Most 

adored ‘GG’ of Connor, Ayla, 

Elsie, and Thea. Messages 

to 24 Woodham Drive, 

Ashburton 7700. Special 

thanks to Dr PennyHoldaway 

and the staff at Rosebank 

Lifecarefor their careofMarj. 

‘Now at Rest’. Donations 

to the Alzheimer’s Society 

may bemade online at bit. 

ly/wmgreenaway0411. A 

service to celebrate Marj’s 

life will be held at St David’s 

Union Church, Allens Road, 

Ashburton today, Thursday 

November 10, commencing 

at 1.30pm, followed by 

interment atthe Ashburton 

New Lawn Cemetery. 

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SCOTT, Dorothy Jean 

(Jean), on November 3, 2022. 

Passed away peacefully at 

Ashburton Hospital, aged 

84 years. Dearly loved wife 

of the late Malcolm. Loved 

mother and mother-in-lawof 

Andrew, Val, and Myles and 

Marie and treasured Nana 

of Michelle and Rodney, and 

Thomas; Harry, and Maddie, 

and great-Nana to Skyla, 

and Van. 

Messages to the 

Scott Family, c/- PO Box 472, 

Ashburton7740. Aserviceto 

celebrate Jean’s life has been 

held. 

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SHARPLIN, Dawn Lynley 

Lesley(nee Adams): 

On November 4, 2022 at 

Ashburton, aged 78 years. 

Beloved wife ofNeil, mother 

and mother-in-law ofDaniel 

and Caroline (USA), and Nigel 

and Beatrice (France), and 

Super Gran of Jacob, and 

Amelia; Lukas, and Kiara. 

Our sincere thanks to Terrace 

View staff for their loving 

care. 

Messages to: The Sharplin 

Family, c/- PO Box 6035, 

Ashburton7742 

Pain free at last. 

According to her wishes 

Dawn has been cremated 

and aprivate remembrance 

will be held at alaterdate. 

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SHARPLIN, Dawn Lynley 

Lesley: Passed away 

peacefully at Ashburton. 

Loved and cherished 

beautiful sister of Patricia 

(Pat) Hopwood and adored 

Aunt of Mark Bradley, Kym 

Bernathand families. 

WINCHESTER Edward 

Charles, on November 4, 

2022. Peacefully at Terrace 

View Retirement Village, 

Ashburton, aged 45 years. 

Loving partner of Joanne. 

Much loved Dad of Georgia, 

Laura, and Ruben. Dearly 

lovedson of Ronand Pamand 

brother of Miles, James, and 

the late Randall, loved uncle 

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NEWS 

10 Ashburton Courier, November 10, 2022 

Young talent on show 

The Magic Carpet Music 

Trust has an ambitious 

13concert tour of theSouth 

Island planned for talented 

young musicians. 

The Bloom tour concerts 

will happen over 15 days 

from November8to22. 

They will be at theSinclair 

Community Centre in 

Ashburton on November13. 

Four young musicians will 

be travelling and performing 

together as astring quartet. 

They will alsoperform in 

Bannockburn, Wanaka, 

Arrowtown,Tarras, Oamaru, 

Moana, Reefton, Cheviot, 

Rolleston,Oxford, 

Christchurch and Dunedin. 

The Bloom tour is led by 

22yearold tourdirector 

Rakuto Kurano, who has 

establishedhimself as a 

multiawardwinning 

violinist/composer in New 

Zealand withextensive 

touring experience;hehas 

performed in over 40 

concerts this year alone. 

This is his fourthnational 

concert tour this year. 

The Magic CarpetMusic 

Trust was formed earlierthis 

year by Kurano andLyn 

Milne to provideconcert tour 

opportunities to young 

musiciansand provide 

smaller communitiesin 

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“It is important that we 

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to country churches and 

halls,tothe woolsheds or 

wherever ithas notbeen 

heardbefore, to enlighten 

andenrich the dailylives of 

workers who may never have 

had this opportunity,‘‘ Lyn 

said. 

Other musiciansjoining 

Kurano to formthe string 

quartet are: Cameron 

Stanley,aviolinist who 

worksasadata analyst/ 

transport engineer and 

swimming coachinWanaka, 

UniversityofCanterbury 

violistHarry Kim, and 

University of Otago cellist 

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DrHeleenduPlessis, 

seniorlecturer at the 

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Bloom tour director Rakuto Kurano. 

beenBoudewijn’s cello 

teacher for the lastsix 

years. 

“It is wonderfultowitness 

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Theprogramme features 

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Thestringquartet will 

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TheAshburton concertis 

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Stringquartets andeven 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 37 

10 November 2022 

Message From ThePrincipal 

NCEA Exams Underway 

Our NCEA exams are underway. For all secondary 

schools there isaremarkable change of emphasis 

regarding the importance attached to external 

exams. 

When Iwas in Year 11, School Certificate exams 

were very much ‘all or nothing’, which placedhuge 

pressureonstudents. 

Now students can achieve apass in NCEA with a 

healthy diet of internal assessments. This means that, for the students 

who are satisfied with passing, there isadistinct lack of enthusiasm for 

serious study orspending three hours in an exam. This is anation-wide 

trendand the studentsattempting the exams areeither aimingfor Merit 

or Excellence Endorsement; or they have‘lefttheir runlate’and they need 

someextra credits to passthe year. 

Interestingly, the changes to NCEA Level 1which apply from 2024 will, 

by design, force students tocomplete external assessments in arange 

of subjects. 

NetsafeWebinar 

My thanks toall whānau members who took the opportunity to access 

the NetsafeWebinar that was organised and advertised for last Tuesday 

evening. As mostofuswillappreciate,the misuse of social media has the 

abilitytocause serious harm. 

In my experiencemanyparents/caregivers areaware thattheir child has 

received potentially harmful messaging via some form ofsocial media. 

However, it is alsoveryclear that many parents/caregivers areunaware of 

the potentially harmful messaging their child maybecreating orsharing. 

We work very hard toensure the well-being of our students but, of 

course, wecannot control the messaging and content that happens 

outside of school. 

2023 College Cellphone Policy 

Ashburton College is working to develop learners who are engaged in 

learning forlife, collaborative, connectedand creative.Wewanttoensure 

that Ashburton Collegeisprovidinganenvironmentwherestudents are 

encouraged to develop these skills,attitudes and attributes. 

Ouraim istoenhanceboth the social and academiccurriculum. We have 

gathered evidence over the past year which shows the impact ofcell 

phones on studentlearning and ability to relate to others. 

Strengtheningskill sets such as oral languagerequires timespenttalking 

to other people.This is developedthrough formal and informal situations, 

bothinclass timeand during interval andlunchtimes.Conversationsare 

requiredinorder to work together,toconnectand collaborate. Theability 

to relate and engage positively with others also plays animportant role 

in enhancingthe cultureofour school. 

Afterdue consideration, our BoardofTrusteeshas made thefollowing 

decision, effectivefromthe startofthe 2023 school year: 

1. From the beginning of the school day until the end, the phone isto 

be turned off andkeptinabag (notinapocket). This includes interval 

and lunchtimes. 

2. If aphone is seen by astaff memberitwill be confiscated. 

3. Refusal to hand over the phonewill become apastoral matter. 

4. Year 13 students will bealloweddiscreetuse of cell phones. 

5. College management will provide more detail onthe day-to-day 

management of this policyindue course. 

Thereare three drivers behind this decision: 

Firstly-cell phones aredesigned to be addictiveand distracting,and not 

having them around will improve our learners’ focus and ability to stay 

on task;thusimproving results and achievement. 

Secondly -some students arecreating or sharing content thatisharmful 

or incites others to do somethinginappropriate,which causes disruption 

to aschool environment. 

Thirdly -the lack of phone accessibility will encourage students to 

interact with others orbeactive atbreak times. Currently, wesee large 

numbersofstudents sitting at breaks andstaring at their screens. 

This decision has been under consideration for ayear. Our Board of 

Trustees wantedassurancethatstudentswouldn’t miss out on access to 

learning devices. 

If you need to get amessage toyour child during the day, then the 

College Office willbeabletodeliver anyessential messages. 

We thank youfor your supportinthismatter. Ross Preece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

Information 

College Closed forInstruction for 

ACCORD Teacher Only Days 

Mondayand Tuesday21and 22 November 

TheACCORD Teacher Only Days areMinistry of Education 

nation-wide granteddays allocatedtosupportthe implementation 

of forthcomingchangestoNCEA. 

Four days have beenallocatedfor 2022. 

Theabove datesare the final twodaysfor 2022. 

Teaching staff willbeworking in differentways on these days, 

on-siteand/orsomemay be with staff from other schools. 

Therefore, thereisnoschool forstudents on this day. 

We thank youfor your co-operationand support. 

Congratulations 

Year 13 Graduation Ceremony 

It wasavery real pleasure,after twoyears ofrestrictedceremonies,to 

be returning toafull Graduation Ceremony; with afull audience, live 

music performances, andaguest speaker. 

It wasalso apleasure to returntothe Ashburton EventCentrewith its 

greaterseating capacityand pleasant environment. 

This formalfarewell evening acknowledgingsignificantsuccessesand 

farewelling Year 13 students washeldonMonday31October. 

Phoenix Chorus 

Music from thePhoenixChorus, under the batonofskilled andexperienced 

Musical Director Angie Cresswell and accompanied superbly, as always, by 

HeadofMusicStephen Diedricks,enhanced the evening’s programme. 

The Chorus performed ‘Sisi ni Moja’byJacob Narverud for the Processional; 

‘Bring Me Little Water, Silvy’ by Huddie Ledbetter as aperformance number; 

and the Recession was, fittingly, ‘And Wherever YouGo’byDouglasWagner. 

(Pictured above): Musical Director Angie Cresswell and members of the 

PhoenixChorus performing the Processional. 

National Anthem and Performance 

Following the Processional we were led in the National Anthem by 

Year 13 student Ngahuia Maeva who sang it beautifully, as did Year 13 

vocalist Imogene Felton who sang ‘La Vie enRose’ by Edith Piaf, following 

the presentation of the Achievement,Service, Sports and Arts Awards. 

(Pictured right): 

Ngahuia Maeva 

leading the 

National Anthem. 

(Pictured left): 

Imogene Felton 

performing ‘LaVie en Rose’ 

Principal’s Address 

Following the welcome by 

Deputy Principal and MC for the 

evening, Jono Hay, Principal Ross 

Preece welcomed and addressed 

attendees. Acknowledged was 

the celebratory purpose of the 

evening, andthe opportunityfor the 

AshColl community to celebrate the 

achievements. 

Ross noted that senior students 

had had three years of disruption 

and challenges as they navigated 

the interruptions of COVID, time 

out of school, illness or that of 

family members, teacher absences 

and online learning. The out-ofclassroom 

activities which often provide lasting school memories had 

certainly been disrupted over the past three years. 

COVID,Ross said,had providedaunique world-wide shared experiencewith 

everyone on the planet facing the same health and communitychallenges 

at the same time. 

Looking to the future Ross reminded students that certain skills and 

dispositions will be required for success, and especially for future 

employment. Included in this are the skills of flexibility and adaptability, 

creativityand co-operation, plus working with digital tools in their entirety. 

Ross suggestedthatthe students’experiences over the last three years had 

equipped them well for acquiring these skills, through learning outside of 

anormal classroom setting, and becoming creative problem-solvers and 

working collaboratively with others,inmanycases via online or social media. 

Ross acknowledged the challenges for teachers, and their hard work over 

the challenging COVID years working with and for students, online and in 

the classroom and, attimes, managing both learning options at the same 

time,while also supporting catch-up learning. 

Thanked were the Board ofTrustees who continued to provide oversight 

and wisdom during the challenging time. Ross thanked them for their 

governance on behalf of our students and staff. 

Ross wished students all the best as they leave College, saying they 

had every reason to be excited about their future prospects with career 

opportunities availableand the returnofinternational travel. 

Students were remindedthatthe AshColl WayValues of striving to Achieve 

Quality, Show Pride, and be Respectful to others would always stand them 

in good stead. His one piece ofadvice for students into the future was to 

find something that challenges and brings asense of fulfilment, saying a 

workingcareer is toolong to be doing something youdon’t enjoyorwhich 

doesn’t bring satisfaction. He concluded with the advice that students are 

in charge of theirown destinyand should look to have afuturewhich feeds 

their soul. 

Traditionally,Ross looks back eighteen years to inventions that arrivedinthe 

worldatabout the same time as the Year 13 students. 

In 2004 thecool newthing to do wasblogging! Theother notable invention 

was the creation of Facebook which now regularly connects two billion 

people around the world, albeit the social media platforms often provide 

amixed blessing. 

Ross concluded by congratulating the students on their successes, and 

wishing them well fortheir futures. 

Head and DeputyHead Students 2022 

DeputyHeadStudentsTCTrusler-Clark andMillarNewlands announced 

the Academic and Subject Awardees, which were presented byGuest 

SpeakerHayleyWhiting; whileHeadStudents JorjaRoulston and Jack 

Brownspoke. 

Head Student Speech – 

Jorja Roulston 

Jorja noted that Year 13 students 

never thought this day would 

come; saying they wished for 

its quick delivery, crossed days 

off calendars, counted hours, 

minutes and seconds and 

now that it’s here she said ‘I’m 

sorry it is, because it means 

leaving friends who inspire me 

and teachers who’ve been my 

mentors,somanypeople who’ve 

shaped my life, and my fellow 

students’ lives impermeably 

and forever. It is abitter-sweet 

feeling, with afamiliar chapterclosing and another unknownone opening’. 

Jorja said that their College journey had been full of inconsistency and 

change; unexpected, unrelenting,unusual,uncertainand unprecedented. 

However, Jorja linked the word ‘unprecedented’ with all of the Year 13 

students, emphasising they areunprecedented,theyare asecondaryschool 

class thathas donesomething never knownbefore. 

Jorja said that, as ayear group, all had grown and overcome so much 

during the last year three years, and the fact they were sitting at the 

Year 13 Graduation Ceremony showed their strength and resilience. They 

had formed relationships with the people they love, people they care 

about, people who went on this crazyjourney along with them, the journey 

without aconsistent school week, yet still being stressed out over internal 

assessment deadlines! Students were challenged to continue to encourage 

and inspire themselves and the people aroundthem, adding thatmanyhad 

inspired her. 

Looking ahead wasafuturefast approaching,moving away from our friends 

and families for many, and leaving behind the familiar. Itwould beafirst 

time venturing into the ‘big wide world’ whether tertiary, apprenticeships, 

jobs or agap year. 

Acknowledged were parents and family members who had brought 

students tothis point, believing in their children, with Jorja specifically 

thanking her family for all of their support, including when the challenges 

of being overwhelmed set in. 

Appreciatedwerethe dedicatedteachers at Ashburton College,notingtheir 

commitment tostudents’education and ability tomake College both fun 

andasafeplacefor acquiring knowledge. 

Jorja thanked staff and the Year 13 Leavers for entrusting her with the role 

of Head Student, one ofher most challenging yet rewarding experiences. 

Jorja said she would be forever indebted to the number of opportunities 

which had arisenduring her timeinthe ‘red stripes’. Supportand help from 

the HeadStudentteam andfellowStudent Leaders wasacknowledged with 

appreciation, including from all students. 

In conclusion Jorja had one sentiment she wanted students to take away 

from her speech, saying ‘you are all capable of taking on any obstacle that 

maylie in your life’. 

Allhad faced achallenging high school experiencethathad never happened 

before,had overcome it andmade it worthwhile. 

Thestudents were challenged to grasp everyopportunitythatcomes their 

way. Having shown immense grit and determinationthey were encouraged 

to embracethisresilienceinfuturegoals,jobs and aspirations. Jorja signed 

off with the wise words of Harry Styles –‘Treat People With Kindness’–as 

this will get youwhereyou want to be in life’.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 37 

10 November 2022 

Congratulations 

Head StudentSpeech –Jack Brown 

Jack opened by also thanking his 

parents, staff, students, Year 13 

students and fellow Head Students 

and StudentLeaders. 

Jack advised that hewanted tomake 

his last speech fun and to the point, 

so he startedwith agame‘put afinger 

down’ifstudents had – 

• more than one fire alarm gooffat 

school in aday. 

• forgotten to wear sunscreen and 

got sunburnt on asummer day at 

school 

• achange of Akoteacher at least onceduring their time at AshColl 

• forgotten to bring acoin on non-uniformday. 

• forgotten what aprevious Head Student had said in their prize-giving 

speech. 

Jack then said he knew the above was‘cringeworthy’but he wantedtoget 

the point across that everything is temporary, with all of the above having 

happened in the past while students are now moving forward into the 

future. 

He suggested that students may have thought they would be Year 9 

students forever, but nowthey are‘big,scary Year 13 students’. He said that, 

yes, he is aHead Student now, but next year all Year 13s move out oftheir 

AshCollnest into the big, wide worldand anew set of students will fill that 

space. 

However, no matter whereeach Year 13 studentisheaded,thirteen years of 

schooling has been aride for all, and Jack noted they had make it through 

and are ready for the sequel; all on their own paths –whether university, 

apprenticeship,orfull-time work. 

Forall thatmay be forgotten, Jack reminded students thatnow is ‘our time, 

keep going’. 

Jack concluded withsome wordsfromhis‘best friend Taylor Swift’!’So make 

the friendship bracelets,take themomentand tasteit. You’ve no reason to 

be afraid.You’reonyour own, kid. Yeah, youcan facethis.’ 

Guest Speaker –HayleyWhiting 

It was our very real pleasure to 

introduceHayley Whiting as our guest 

speaker forthis evening. 

Hayley is a former College student 

who, this year, represented New 

Zealand at the Birmingham 2022 

Commonwealth Games in her chosen 

sportofweightlifting. 

Hayley’s story included what is 

required to achieve highly, rather 

than just achieving well, and what it 

takes to respond to pressure. 

Hayley introduced herself as a 

proud Mid Canterbury and former 

AshburtonCollege wahine,feeling greathonour at being asked to speakto 

those who sit whereshe oncesat. 

Hayley did ask what she had to add, what value did she bring, and 

determined her value as being in sharing her story. Thestory of having big 

goals,following her heart, being sensible,taking risks,being brave,ensuring 

she had strong supporters and working hard toprove to herself that she 

could be great. 

Hayley outlined her history inAshburton through to graduating with a 

Bachelor of Physiotherapyin2014,being based in Christchurch in 2019 when 

she relocated toher current home in MtMaunganui where she has been a 

self-employed physiotherapist for the last two years. Hayley highlighted 

her AshburtonCollege experienceasone she will alwaystreasure, saying it 

prepared her academically for progressing through university and into her 

chosen career, taught her many resilience and hard work lessons through 

both academic and sporting pathways. Abreak from sport ensued while 

at university asshe chose to focus on studies and enjoying the university 

experience. 

From 2013 she began somecasual training and cross-fit exercise.Moving to 

Christchurch in 2014 was when the love for weightlifting really took hold, 

despiteitbeing abrutal sport. Training forapproximately 15 hours per week, 

all year, year after year, leads into two ormaybe three big competitions a 

year –amaximum of six minutes on stage, and three chances only at each 

discipline: the Snatch, Clean and Jerk. 

Hayley then outlined her various selections,the firstfor aNew Zealandteam 

being at the end of2016, having ‘hit’AGrade and being eligible for New 

Zealand team qualification, competing forNew Zealand forthe first time in 

March2017 inMelbourne. 

Significantly,competitors had to fully fund their uniformand travel.Hayley 

tellingly noted –‘enter here the endless support ofher parents, family and 

community’. 

However, success is seldom linear, and Hayley outlined very honestly the 

times of under-performing and what this requires from an athlete. Her 

first telling event was at her second New Zealand national championships 

in September 2017 where she missed all her snatches and was out of the 

competition. Devastation wasdescribed as an ‘understatement’. 

Events were to follow, with some misses and some close outcomes on a 

thirdattempt,and some placings; and being ruledineligible forthe Oceania 

Championships in New Caledonia due to her log whereabouts not being 

updated. Drug testers can and do turnuptoanathletes house to bloodand 

urine test at 5:00am. 

However, with family support, it was decided to attend this trip as part of 

the team and with qualification standards within weightlifting New Zealand 

increasing, Hayley saw this as maybe alast chance tobeapart ofthe high 

performanceenvironment. 

This trip changed the trajectory of her weightlifting career due to sitting 

on the plane beside Ray, who was to become her coach. He asked many 

searching questions of her during the flight, all related togoals, standards 

andreasons fornot aiming higher. 

From this arose lessons we can all learn from. Hayley realised since, that it 

seemed easier and safer to set the success ceiling low and touch it easily, 

rather than set it high and risk never touching it. Essentially, she said, she 

had limited herself by setting the ceiling low. 

2018 and 2019 broughtdevelopment, both in strength and belief gains,and 

SilverMedal in the Snatchatthe Pacific games,but missing her three Clean 

and Jerks. Nationals thatyear broughtawin, but Rayand Hayley reviewed 

and decided that getting to the Commonwealth Games was going to 

requiresomechanges. 

Here came the reminder quote from Albert Einstein, being ‘the definition 

of insanity isdoing the same thing over and over and expecting different 

results’. 

Courageously, Hayley made some huge changes professionally and 

personally and movedtoMtMaunganui forJanuary2020 to anew city, new 

lifestyle and in-personcoaching.Despite some wobbles,inMay 2021 Hayley 

had personal best numbers and in July 2021 broke her first New Zealand 

record. COVID also impactedhowever, on competitions with February2022 

bringing one competition only for lifters to qualify for the Commonwealth 

Games. 

At 29, she beat her arch-rival for the first time in her career, broke the New 

Zealand Clean and Jerkrecordagain,and the New Zealand record total and 

qualified forthe Commonwealth Games with 98/125 and 1kg morethan her 

key competitor.She said ‘I did it.Wedid it.Itwas worthit’. 

Again, Hayley givesussome valuable advice, highlighting –‘so manytimes 

in thatprocess it would have beeneasier to stop,playitsafe, pretend Ihad 

givenitmyall’. 

Idobelievethatthe saying ‘everything youeverwantedisonthe other side of 

fear’,isabsolutely on the money. 

Again, at the Commonwealth Games,lifeofferedanother lesson. Hayley said 

she learned youactually have to go and get up on thatreally big stage! 

Her summary was that she ‘placed 5th at the Commonwealth Games with 

aperformancewell under my best. Iamnot satisfied,but Iamproud of my 

determination, bravery andstaying powerwhich nowstands me foreveras 

aCommonwealth Games athlete’. 

Publicly she has said she is still not done. Her internal drivetopush formore 

than whatisperceived is huge,with the 2026 Commonwealth Games and a 

medal being the goal. 

As sheconcluded, she observedthat, throughout theselast few years of her life 

acouple of thingshavesat with her and pushed her toward her purpose,being: 

• It’sonlywhen yourisk failurethatyou discoveryour fullest potential,and - 

• Bewho youwerecreated to be and youwill set the world on fire 

To students she recommended –‘As you navigate your life post-high school, 

Iurgeyou to choose the path thatreally lights youonfire, apaththattruly 

fulfils you. If youdonot know,thatisoktoo -take your time,have fun, give 

yourself permission to figure it out’. 

Hayley covered many options thatthe future could be,orwhatthe priorities 

could be, but over-riding all of it should always be about prioritising 

happiness and seeking growth, while also knowing it takes some hardwork. 

Hayley said that‘Istand here tonight and Iamapartner, daughter, sister, 

friend, business owner, Commonwealth Games athlete, and agirl proudly 

from the mighty Ash Vegas. Iget up every day and choose to follow my 

passion, Ichoose to work hard, to not settle and to be great. 

Isincerely look forward towhat greatness evolves as you all take the next 

step in your lives’. 

(Pictured right): 

Caendal Harriswith the 

Duncan NorrieFarrier 

Equestrian Trophyand 

her AshColl WayAward. 

(Pictured left): 

Ma Apoldo having 

received her Level3 

and AshColl Way 

Awards from 

Principal Ross Preece. 

Awards 

The awards presented indicated commitment, hard work, focus and 

contributions from each student, and support from families and staff. 

Each recipient is commendedfor all thattheyhaveachieved. 

It is also with very grateful appreciationthatthe College recognises the 

significantcommunity supportofmanyofthese awards. 

Special Congratulations aregiven to – 

DUX of AshburtonCollege2022 

Ella Skinner 

and therefore recipientofthe 

RotaryClub of AshburtonTrust Scholarship Award 

and the Ashburton High SchoolCentennialTrustPlaque 

Ella’s pathwaytothis achievement came via 

General Mathematics (General Mathematics Cup) 

Business Studies 

Accounting (GabitesLtd Prize) 

Level3ExcellenceAward 

Ella also attainedthe 

AshColl WayAward 

Proxime Accessit (Runner-Up to the Dux) 

Georgia Blundell 

Andrecipientofthe RotaryClub of Ashburton Scholarship Award 

Georgia’s pathwaytothis achievement came via – 

English (Maria Jarman Prize andCup) 

History(John Stewart Memorial Prize and DigbyProsser Cup) 

Lawand Society(Argyle Welsh Finnigan Prize andMarkGleason Cup) 

Designand VisualCommunication 

TopSenior StudentinDesignand Visual Communication 

(Studio 4Architects’ Prizeand A W Thomson Trophy) 

Level3ExcellenceAward 

Georgia wasalso presented with the – 


RakiruaTrophyfor theTop All-Round Achievement 

by aMāori studentinYear 13 

Ngahuia Maeva 

Ngahuia also received the awards of – 

Te ReoMāori 

Level3MeritAward 


Senior Speech Trophy 

AshburtonMusical Club Trophyfor TheBestPerformanceStudent 

Please see next week’s Newsletter forthe 

CommunityContributed Awards and additional photos 

from the Year 13 Graduation Ceremony. 

We will also publish successes and photos from the 

Year 11 and 12 Prize-giving.

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Driver licencecourse needs helpers 

Ashburton College is looking for 

volunteer drivers to sit alongside 

students working towards their 

restricted driver’s licence. 

The volunteers, who must hold a full 

licence, arebeingasked to give twohours 

aweektohelp seniorstudentsmove from 

beinglearner driverstorestricteddrivers, 

and principal Ross Preece says it will be 

life-changing formany. 

“There is acar supplied so the only thing 

we are asking for istime, because we 

knowthatbeing able to drivelegallyhelps 

our students get jobs and become good 

membersofour community.” 

The college has fundingfromthe Ministry 

for Social Development to pilot adriving 

programme thatwill be rolled out around 

New Zealand ifitissuccessful. All senior 

students who have held their learner 

licence for five months can apply todo 

the 12-week programme –they will be 

matched with amentor whowill drivewith 

them twiceaweek until theyare readyto 

sit their restrictedlicence. 

Salvation Army is delivering the course 

and instructor Heather Daly will ride 

alongonceamonth to monitor the young 

driver’s progress. She will undertake a 

mock test before the learner driver signs 

up forthe restrictedtest. 

Mr Preece said young people needed to 

practise driving after theyget their learner 

licence, but it was hard if there was no 

access to avehicle, if there was no fullylicenseddriver 

available to sit alongthem, 

orifhousehold funds could notstretch to 

coverthe cost of petrol for practicedrives, 

or the cost of the test itself. 

“Weare finding thatthe sixmentor drivers 

we havesofar haveformed quiteabond 

with their students. 

Neil Brown-Mayor 

Drivingwith purposereaps rewards 

The silly season has begun,and 

the next sixweeks is awhirl of 

events, from acknowledging 

the effortsofmorethan 200 

apprenticestolightingupthe big 

Christmas tree on EastStreetand 

hearing submissions on Council’s 

alfrescodining policy. 

This week we also hope to hear some 

good news from Waka Kotahi about 

the re-opening of the WalnutAvenue 

intersections andthatwill provide some 

timely Christmas cheer as traffic flows 

returntonormal. 

With traffic lightsinsteadoftwo 

roundabouts, ourschoolchildren will 

finditsafer to crossthe state highway 

on their bikesoronfoot, and that hasto 

be agood thing. 

Our young driverstoo needsupport 

“Thesad thingisthatwehaveseven other 

studentswanting to do theirrestrictedbut 

no volunteers toride with them. We’re 

hoping retired folk or businesseskeenfor 

their staff todosome community work 

might step up.” 

Volunteersmustbeoverthe ageof 20and 

haveheld afull licencefor twoyears.They 

willneedtoattend ashort session with the 

SalvationArmydrivinginstructortoensure 

theyknowwhatisexpected. 

The car, whichisstoredatthe college,will 

be available from 7.30am until 7.30pm in 

the summer, and from 9am until 6pm in 

the winter. 

Mr Preece said the college washoping to 

start the new school year with adecent 

number of both learner drivers and 

mentor drivers. 

“Potentially we will have 260 students in 

Year 12 andtobeabletoequipthem with 

arestricted licence, orhelp them move 

from arestrictedtoafull licence, would be 

ahugeboosttotheir chances of getting a 

and Iamhoping thatCouncil canhelp 

encourage afew morevolunteers 

to help Ashburton College students 

working hardtomovefromtheir learner 

to restrictedlicences. 

A12-week programmepairsup 

experienceddriverswith learner 

driversand helps themprepare to 

take therestrictedtest, but the college 

desperately needs morevolunteersso 

thatthe programme cankeepgoing 

next year.Ifit’ssuccessful, it will be 

rolled out aroundthe country. 

Ashburton is agoodplacetotry it 

because we don’t have public transport 

and many jobs requireworkers to 

travel, eithertothe place of work or as 

part of the job itself. Helping students 

gettheir licencesmeans theyare much 

morelikely to land ajob andhelp 

contributetoour economy. 

job. 

“Mid Canterbury was chosen to pilot 

the programme as we have no public 

transport, soitiseven more important 

for our young people to be able to drive 

safely.” 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown supports 

the driver programme and said having a 

driver’s licence was important and also 

helped remove abarrier to employment. 

“I remember learning to drive when I 

was ateenager and then teaching my 

ownchildren, and it is askill youneed to 

practise. Having your restricted licence is 

nowalso something thatmanyemployers 

look for. 

"There are nobarriers now to getting 

your licence as they have been removed, 

so Iencourage allstudentstotakeupthe 

offer.” 

People wanting to help students should 

get intouch with Anne Sheehan, inthe 

college officebyphoning 03 308 4193. 

Also still on their ‘restricted licences’are 

our newcouncillors,who arerapidly 

getting to grips with Council business 

followingthe LocalGovernment 

Elections. 

This week elected membersand senior 

staffpaid avisit to Te Pātaka akā 

Tuhituhi andTeWaharoa aHine Paaka, 

the newlibraryand civiccentreunder 

construction at Baring SquareEast. For 

the newcouncillors, this wastheir first 

look insidethe building thatwill meet 

our growing district’s needs foranother 

50 years. 

It is an ongoing challengetokeep 

construction coststowithinthe original 

budget,and we aredoing our bestto 

keep the projectontrack financially. 

Ilook forwardtothe day whenthe 

scaffoldingcomesdown and we can 

see howthis landmark building will 

Thursday,10November 2022 | ISSUE 104 

Join Mark's 

60kmmission 

forMovember 

Rakaia School principal and 

volunteer firefighter Mark Ellis is 

ticking over the kilometres this 

month to support Movember and 

men’smental health. 

He aims to walk 60kmduring the month, 

sometimes wearing his full firefighter kit, 

andheishopingothersmaychoosetowalk 

withhim –therewill be an opportunity on 

Wednesday 16November, when he will 

be walking at the EA Networks Centre 

between 4pm-8pm. 

He’ll bewearing his firefighter kit that 

day and says walking for four hours will 

be achallenge. The kit will also help 

raise awareness for emergency staff, 

who encounter mental health issues and 

suicide on aregular basis. 

“I decided to do Movember because 

mental health and suicide prevention 

in New Zealand needs funding urgently. 

Working in education and Fire and 

Emergency NZ, Ihaveseen both issues. 

“Everyone has a story and by raising 

awareness of mental health we let 

everyone know that itisnormal to have 

challenges anduncertainty.” 

Marksaidmen usually grew amoustache 

inMovemberbutashealreadyhadone,he 

decided on aphysical challenge toshow 

his support.Peoplewho want to support 

him candosoatthe EA Networks Centre 

on Wednesday 16 November,orbygoing 

to the Movember website and donating 

there by searching his name https://nz/ 

movember.com/ 

Read Mark's full storyonour website. 

sitinthe 

spaceand 

serveits 

community. 

It willbewell placed foreventslike 

Lightupthe Night and other special 

occasions. 

Next week Iwill be meeting with 

mayors around theSouth Islandata 

zone 5/6local government conference 

in Nelson, andthen with mayorsofrural 

andprovincialdistricts afew days later 

in Wellington. 

Twotopicsboundtobewell discussed 

will be the futureoflocal government, 

on the back of the first draft report 

into Government’sreviewfor local 

government,and thealternate three 

waters plan proposed by the mayors of 

Auckland and Christchurch cities. 

1 Thursday,10November 2022 |ISSUE 104 

ashburtondc.govt.nz

Newproperties in 

updatedtsunamizones 

The Ashburton District Council 

has released updated tsunami 

evacuation zones after scientific 

modelling showed new areas that 

couldbefloodedinsome worst-case 

tsunami scenarios. 

The modelling was commissioned by 

Environment Canterburyand has already 

been completed for many other parts of 

Canterbury. In theAshburtonDistrict, the 

changes arerelatively minor with around 

10 newproperties included in the revised 

zones. Settlements such as the South 

Rakaia Huts, Lower Hakatere Huts and 

NorthRangitataHutswerealready located 

withinexisting tsunami evacuation zones. 

JaneDonaldson,StrategyandCompliance 

Group Manager, said most of the newly 

included area is rural land rather than 

homes, however the Council still 

encourages people who liveorspend time 

near the coast to familiarise themselves 

withtheupdatedevacuation zones. 

“Coastal residents should search for 

their address on our website and see if 

any of their property is within atsunami 

evacuation zone. These events arerare, so 

people don’tneedtobealarmed,however 

theyshould haveaplan forwhattodoif 

theyneedtoevacuate.” 

The Ashburton District has two tsunami 

evacuation zones: red and orange. The 

red zone ismost likely tobeaffected by 

atsunami and includes estuaries, river 

mouths,and beaches whereatsunami of 

any size could cause strong currents and 

surgesinthe water. 

The orange zone is less likely to be 

affected byatsunami than the red zone 

and includes areas ofland that could be 

floodedinalarge tsunami. 

Ms Donaldson said that people in the 

red and orange zones need toevacuate 

immediately if they feel along or strong 

earthquake, or receiveanofficial tsunami 

warning. 

“Our message hasn’t changed, if you feel 

an earthquake that islong or strong, get 

gone,” she said. “There may not be time 

foranofficial warning, so once the shaking 

stops, head immediately inland until 

you’re outside of the evacuation zones.” 

Helen Jack, Senior Scientist - Natural 

Hazards at Environment Canterbury, 

said the likelihood of atsunami being 

created close to Ashburton’s coast is 

small, and thebiggest tsunami threatsfor 

the Ashburton District are those created 

by large earthquakes on the Hikurangi 

or Kermadec subduction zones (to the 

east and north ofthe North Island), the 

Puysegur subductionzone(to the southof 

Fiordland),orbylarge earthquakesoffthe 

coasts of CentralorSouth America. 

“These tsunami evacuation zones 

represent an ‘envelope’ around many 

different possible worst-case tsunami 

scenarios,” says Ms Jack. “Most tsunamis 

will only affectthe beachand river mouth 

areas inthe red zone, but occasionally 

we may experience alarger tsunami that 

could inundate partsofthe orangezone.” 

Ms Donaldson said residents in the 

affectedareascanexpecttoreceivemore 

information in their mailbox shortly and 

tsunami evacuation signage at coastal 

locations willbeupdated. 

Ashburton Civil Defence Emergency 

Management will also work with coastal 

communities to update their local 

response plans as required. 

“Many of our coastal settlements already 

have good plans for warning and 

protecting theircommunitiesfromnatural 

disasters,”she said. “These can include 

phonetreesorlocal firesirens,soifyoulive 

in one of these areas, makesureyou know 

whatyourcommunity hasinplace.” 

She says as with other natural hazard 

information, the tsunami evacuation 

zoneswill be reflectedin Land Information 

Memoranda (LIMs). 

COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD 

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

Meetings areheld in theCouncil 

Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, 

(unless otherwise advised). 

Ashburton WaterZoneCommittee 

– Tuesday 22 November,1pm (livestreamed) 

Submissiondeliberations for 

Draft Alfresco DiningPolicy and 

Draft Speed ManagementPlan 

– Wednesday 23 November,9am 

(live-streamed) 

Council Meeting – Wednesday 23 

November,1pm (live-streamed) 

Submissiondeliberations 

continued – Thursday 24 November, 

9am (live-streamed) 

Council Activity Briefings – 

Wednesday 30 November, 9am 

Audit and Risk Committee– 

Wednesday 30 November, 2pm(livestreamed) 

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING 

CANTERBURY 

ANNIVERSARYDAY, 

FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER 

Thereisno changetokerbsiderubbish 

and recycling collectionsonFriday 11 

November andthe kerbside collection 

will take placeasusual. The Ashburton 

Resource Recovery Park will be 

open from 8amuntil 6pmonFriday11 

November. 

Pleaseuse your windstrap, no matter the 

weather! 

ALCOHOL OFFLICENCE 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

A hearingbeforethe Ashburton District 

Licensing Committee in the matterofan 

application byKDKumar Investments 

Ltd foranofflicence under the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act2012 has been 

adjourned until Friday 2December. 

Venue: Council Chambers, 137 Havelock 

Street, Ashburton. 

Time: 10am 

RICK CATCHPOWLE 

Secretary, District Licensing 

Committee 

BUSKERSWANTED! 

Councilislooking forbuskers 

to help spreadsome Christmas 

cheer aroundthe CBD on Friday 

23 December andSaturday 24 

December,between 10amand 2pm. 

So if youare feeling the Christmas 

spirit and wouldliketoshareyour 

musical skills during our Nightsof 

Lightsfestival, pleaseget in touch 

withusatevents@adc.govt.nz 

PUBLICNOTICES 

EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTTOLEASE LAND 

The Ashburton DistrictCouncil seeks expressionsofinteresttolease some, or all,ofland 

described below; 

1. 15-35 Bryant Street,Tinwald 

Area:Approximately 1hectare 

2. 20 Bryant Street,Tinwald 

Area:Approximately 1.3 hectares 

Both sitescontain anumber of sheds,aswell as 

yard space. Alease of up to 2.5years will be offeredto 

the successful tenderer/s. 

Interestedparties arewelcome to contactCouncil 

officerstoarrangeaninspection of the land and 

buildingsprior to lodging atender. 

Interestedpartiesmay express their interestby 

completing the appropriatetenderdocumentation 

which may be obtained from Council’sCommercial 

Property Team at5Baring Square West, Ashburton, 

by phoning Councilon033077700orbye-mailingcommercial@adc.govt.nz. 

Tenders aretobe enclosed in an envelope labelled “Bryant StreetLease Tender” and 

aretobeeitherdelivered or postedtoreach Councilbyclosing time of 4pm, Friday18 

November2022. Address fortenders: Bryant StreetLease Tender,The ChiefExecutive 

Officer,Ashburton District Council, POBOX94, Ashburton 7700. 

The highestoranytender willnot necessarily be accepted. 

Officerforenquiries –Michelle Hydes, Property Advisor: 027 573 0265 

TRIENNIAL MEETINGS 

Mt Somers Reserve Board - 

Tuesday 8November,7.30pm atMt 

SomersHall (supper room) 

Tinwald Memorial HallBoard - 

Wednesday9November,7pm at 

Tinwald Hall 

Greenstreet/Ashburton Forks 

Reserve Board-Monday 21 

November,7pm 

Methven Reserve Board -Tuesday 

22 November,7pm at Methven 

United Club 

Dorie Reserve Board -Thursday 24 

November,7pm 

Lagmhor Westerfield Hall Board - 

Monday 28 November,7pm 

PendarvesReserve Board -Tuesday 

29 November,7pm 

Tinwald ReserveBoard -Monday12 

December,5.30pm 

HindsReserve Board -Tuesday 13 

December,7pm 

COUNCIL OFFICE 

5Baring Square West 

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

Thursday9am -5pm 

ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY 

180 Havelock Street,Ashburton 7700 

Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm 

Sat10am -1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm 

EA NETWORKSCENTRE 

20 River Terrace 

Mon -Fri 6am-9pm (pools 7pm, gym8pm) 

Sat&Sun 7am-7pm (pools 5pm, gym6pm) 

ASHBURTON ARTGALLERY& 

ASHBURTON MUSEUM 

327 WestStreet 

10am -4pm daily,late night Wed to 7pm 

ashburtondc.govt.nz Thursday,10November 2022 |ISSUE 104 

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NEWS 


Rural driving mentors wanted 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


It can be daunting moving to a 

new countryand culture, 

having the independence to 

drive acar on the road is one 

way of preventing isolation 

and encouraging self reliance. 

The Mid Canterbury rural 

driver licensingscheme was 

createdfive yearsago in a 

partnership between Rural 

Support Trust and Safer Mid 

Canterbury with the goal of 

preventingisolation of 

migrants in rural 

communities. 

Rural licensingcoordinator 

WendyHewitt said often when 

families come over the 

husband worksonthe farm 

and the wife can get stuck at 

home, ‘‘so our main focusis 

migrant women in the rural 

communities because there is 

no one there to help them.’’ 

The programme caters for 

migrants who don't have a 

licenceand are new to driving, 

or those who have adrivers 

licenceinanother countryand 

need to pass the New Zealand 

drivingtest. 

Wendy said the participants 

are put through aroad code 

course to learn the road rules, 

to get alearners licence. 

‘‘Then they are matched 

with avolunteer driving 

mentortodothe driving 

practice, teachthem to drive 

and also get them up to test 

standard.’’ 

The participants also get 

four lessonswith a 

professional driving 

instructor,‘‘so the bonusiswe 

have over a90percent pass 

rate, whichisdown to our 

really good volunteers and 

giving them the four lessons 

covers off everything.’’ 

The service is funded by 

variousnational and local 

WendyHewit is looking forvolunteer driving mentorsfor migrants. 

organisationsincluding, 

Advance Ashburton, Braided 

Rivers Trust, Ashburton 

District Council, Community 

Trust Mid/South Canterbury 

and the LionFoundation. 

Wendy said she has acore 

group of regular driving 

mentors including originals 

whowhere there at the start of 

the programme five years ago, 

but she is on the huntfor more 

volunteers. 

‘‘We are looking for 

volunteerdriving mentors, so 

they need to be over 25 with a 

full NZ licence that they have 

held for two years,orthey can 

have aconverted licence if 

they have held alicence in 

their country of origin for two 

years,’’ Wendy said. 

Ideally the volunteers take 

two lessons aweek, ‘‘but it is 

up to what the volunteers can 

fit in.’’ 

The volunteer mentors 

undergo atraining session 

with the professional 

instructor when they start to 

bring them up to speed with 

the latest road rules. 

The student provides the 

car but the volunteers need 

Iron backing for Ironman race 

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in 2023and 2024. 

Beef and lambare highsources of 

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and everyday Kiwis andthe Ironman 

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than2800 athletes, 2000 

volunteers and thousands of supporters 

line thestreets of Taupō each March as 

competitorscomplete the gruelling 3.8km 

swim, 180km cycle and42.2km run to earn 

the righttobecalled an Ironman. 

Anzco Foodsgeneral manager of sales 

andmarketing Rick Walker saidthe 3000 

employeesatAnzco Foods focusedevery 

dayonprovidingNew Zealanders with 

to travel to the students 

place. 

Wendy said the volunteers 

love helping people learn to 

drive and settle in to their 

new home. 

‘‘Some of them have made 

lasting friendships and some 

become part of the migrants 

family.’’ 

If you are interested in 

becoming avolunteer driving 

mentor contact Wendy on 027 

611 3301, wendy. 

hewitt@safer.org.nz or visit 

the Safer Mid Canterbury 

Facebook page. 

the highest quality nutrition nature can 

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Sheep 

breeders 

open day 

Spinning, knitting and other 

wool crafts being shown at a 

past MidCanterbury branch of 

the Black &Coloured Sheep 

Breeders Association open day. 


The MidCanterbury Branchof 

the Black &Coloured Sheep 

Breeders Association of NZ are 

hosting an open day thismonth. 

It will be held on Sunday, 

November20at155 Burnham 

School Road, Rolleston from10 

am to 4pm. 

MidCanterburyBranch 

secretary GeorginaFairless 

saidthe theme for the day was 

‘Crafting with Wool'. 

‘‘Our members willbe 

demonstratingspinning, 

knitting, crochetingamong 

othercrafts using wool. 

‘‘There willbebooks, 

posters, informationand sheep 

to seeand fleeces for sale,’’ she 

said. 

Refreshmentswill also be 

available. 

‘‘Our membershaveawealth 

of knowledgeonbreeding 

coloured sheep,what agood 

qualityfleeceshould like and 

feellike andhow to useit,’’ she 

said. 

‘‘There are different breeds 

of sheep that produce fine or 

strong wool for different end 

uses. If youare newtowool, 

whereitcomes from and what 

to do withit, then thisisthe 

place to learn.’’ 

For more information on the 

openday visitwww. 

colouredsheep.org.nz

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Police search warrants, arrests 

Three people at arural Ashburton 

address have been arrested and face 

several charges relating to drugs and 

firearms. 

Aman and woman who were arrested 

will appear in the Ashburton District 

Court today, and another person staying at 

the address has been summonsed to 

appear at alater date. 

Police senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins, 

subarea commander for Ashburton, said 

the arrests were the result of apreplanned 

search warrant by members of 

the Armed Offenders Squad, executed in 

relation to aburglary. 

Police recovered a.22 rifle and 

ammunition during the search. 

The operation carried out last week 

involved police from Ashburton, Timaru 

and Christchurch. 

“Residents in the district can be 

assured that we will act on the 

information they give us about offending 

and illegal activity. 

‘‘Our staff do an awful lot of work in 

order to identify, monitor, and prosecute 

those who create harm in our 

communities. 

“Criminals can expect to see us, and we 

will call on the resources of our district 

colleagues in Christchurch and Timaru to 

hold these people to account. 

‘‘To the members of the public who 

reported suspicious activity when they 

saw it, Thank you. 

“We rely on the public to help stamp out 

this offending in our community. 

‘‘When someone supplies information, 

it helps Police to form apicture of what’s 

happening in our communities. 

“You may feel the information you have 

is not significant, however, it could be the 

missing piece of the puzzle Police need to 

put offenders before the court. 

‘‘Information can be passed to Police 

via 105 by phone on online, or 

alternatively information can be provided 

anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 

555 111 or online at www.crimestoppersnz.org 

In other court news an alleged fatal hitandrun 

driver has been charged with 

conspiring with another man to have him 

prosecuted, despite knowing he was 

innocent. 

Sean William Russell Innes, 45, was hit 

by acar on Linwood Ave in Christchurch 

just before 4pm on September 13 and was 

rushed to hospital. 

He died two weeks later. 

Initially, a43yearold Ashburton man 

was charged with driving dangerously 

causing injury, driving while disqualified, 

and failing to stop or ascertain injury. 

Now another man, Anthony Alexander 

Thomas, a31yearold farmer from 

Ashburton, is charged with dangerous 

driving causing death and failing to stop. 

He is also charged with conspiring with 

the other man while in Ashburton to have 

him prosecuted for the crash knowing he 

was innocent. 

The charge carries amaximum penalty 

of seven years’ imprisonment. 

Thomas appeared in the Christchurch 

District Court on Monday before Judge 

Tony Couch for abail application which 

was granted. 

He is next due to appear in court on 

November 22. 

~Additional reporting NZ Herald 

Canterbury anniversary day action 

The New ZealandAgricultural 

Show in Christchurchthis 

week is boasting free public 

transport, along with ahostof 

other initiatives. 

It’s Christchurch’s biggest 

week andhas historically seen 

more than100,000people flock 

to the Canterbury Agriculture 

Grounds.Free public 

transport will run on buses 

transferringfrom Eastgate, 

Hornby and Riccarton at 

various morning times. And 

hundreds of securebikeracks 

have beeninstalled, paper 

platforms havebeenmoved to 

digital and mobile hydration 

stationswith reusable cups 

will reduce singleuse plastic 

water bottles. 

Generalmanager Tracey 

Ahern said ‘‘We’re spending a 

lot of timetalking with key 

stakeholders to better 

understandtheir thoughts and 

requirements so that we can 

support them to minimise and 

divert waste from landfill.” 

Organisers were also looking 

at other eventsinthe region to 

learn from their waste 

managementexperiences. 

Theshowattracts Kiwis 

from farand wide andthis 

year’s eventwill be free for 

children, thanks to agenerous 

grant from the KiwiGaming 

Foundation. 

In SouthCanterbury,also 

Timaru builder James South is coordinating a60hour build of a 

60metre tiny home to raise funds for IAmHope. PHOTO CLAIRE ALLISON 

celebrating their anniversary 

day, Timaru builderJames 

South is hoping atiny house 

built over the weekend will 

becomeabig donation for 

mental health support. 

His 60hourbuildathon for I 

Am Hope, pulling together an 

armyoftradiestobuilda60sq 

mtiny home in just 60 hours. 

The plan has beenayearand 

ahalf in the makingbut an 

avalanche of support fromlocal 

businessesmeansitisnowall 

systems go for thebuild,which 

beginstomorrow. 

The build will takeplaceon 

Ara’s highprofile site on the 

corner of Theodosia and North 

Sts, and withspace for the 

publictowatch progressaswell 

as alivestream, Mr Southhopes 

it will attract plenty of support. 

Guests will include IAmHope 

founding ambassador Mike 

King, andMatt Watsonfrom 

television’s TheITM Fishing 

Show. 

Foodwill be availableonsite, 

alongwith raffles and souvenirs. 

Mr Southsaid he had always 

wanted to do something to help 

mental health services. 

‘‘I struggled with mental 

health through my teenage 

years, and it’s beenanissue 

closetomyfamily. 

‘‘Being abuilder, Iknewquick 

builds hadbeen done before, so 

Ithought I’d give it acrack.’’ 

He hasbeen blown awayby 

the enthusiastic responsefrom 

localbusinesses,withnearly all 

materials and labourprovided 

to the project free of cost, 

including kitchen,bathroom, 

flooring, the roof and cladding, 

window dressings and 

insulation. 

Windowsare being provided 

at adiscounted rate, and Mr 

South’s uncle, an architect, drew 

up the plans. 

Immediatelyafter tradies 

havedownedtools, the 

Harcourts’auctioneer willpick 

up the hammer to sell the 

property, which has a$100,000 

reserve. Information packs are 

available on therealestate 

firm’s website. 

Building beginstomorrow 

from 6am, with tools downat 

6pm on Sunday. 

OUT AND ABOUT 

NOVEMBER 10 13 

The HarcourtsGeraldine Festival at 

the Geraldine Domain. Official 

opening Thursday night, Fridayand 

Saturday will have130 -250 market 

day stalls across two full days as well 

as performances, workshops and 

exhibitions and art. 

NOVEMBER 11 

Armistice Day remembrance to 

commemoratethe end of WorldWar 

Iat11am at the Ashburton RSAcar 

park, next to the Lone Pine tree. 

People are invited into the RSAfor 

refreshments followingtheservice. 

NOVEMBER 12 

SouthCanterbury Iris Groupopen 

day at the Makikihi Iris garden, 

behind the Makikihi Country Crafts 

shop.The gardenswill be open1.00 

pm –4.00 pm 

NOVEMBER 13 

Magic CarpetString Quartet: Bloom, 

performed by talented young 

musiciansatSinclair Community 

Centre, ParkStreet, 3pm. $25 

Adults; $20 Seniors; School students 

FREE. 

NOVEMBER 18 19 

CrossStitch Fridayat Annie’s 

Country Quilts Main SouthRoad, 

Tinwald, from 5pmto8pm.Bring 

your stitching, nibbles anddrink to 

hang out with like-minded people. 

The MethvenTennis Club 125th 

Jubilee at the club courts in the 

Methven Domain. Includes Junior 

Interclub tennis on Saturdayfrom 

9am and asocial doubles 

tournament from 2pm. Register via 

email methventennis@gmail.com 

NOVEMBER 19 

Ashburton Originals Motorcycle 

Show,with the AshburtonTattoo and 

Body Piercing Show,atthe 

Ashburton Racecourse. Full details 

and bike registrations on show’s 

Facebook page. Tattooregistrations 

from 10am,show from 1pm. 

Spectator entry $15. 

Retro Party, R18 eventwith DJ, 

being hosted by the Ashburton 

CadetUnit at the Ashburton RSA 

from 7.30pm. Tickets $25, includes 

supper and best wearing of purple 

prizes. Profits to Base and Birthright. 

Tickets via cadet unit Facebook 

page,orby phoning0277104673. 

South CanterburyIris Group open 

days at the Makikihi Iris garden, 

behindthe Makikihi Country Crafts 

shop.The gardenswill be open1pm 

–4pm. 

Four 1bedroom apartments 

now available 

These apartments won’t last long. 

Each serviced apartment has open plan living/kitchenette, ensuite bathroom, 

laundry facilities and of course anurse call system for peace of mind. 

One apartment also offers north facing scenic views. 

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John Bertrand Collectables 

Buying in Ashburton,Winchester 

&Geraldine Next Week 

nce again the buyers from Wellington based 

Ocompany John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd are 

coming to Ashburton, Winchester and Geraldine next 

week.MrTony Grant from the company says“This is a 

great time to bring along those unwanteditems you’ve 

sorted out during the lockdown period and turn them 

into cash”. Particularly wanted by the buyers are Gold 

andSilver (in any of its forms) and Collectablessuch as 

Old Coins and Banknotes, WarMedals, Old Wind-up 

Watchesand otherinteresting OldCollectables. 

“We are keen buyers, especially of the items in the 

list below” said Mr Grant. 

“I’m sure everyone has 

unearthed something we 

want in the past few weeks 

and we would like tosee it! 

Nothing is too small for our 

consideration. We are just 

as happy tobuy one item as 

we are buying 1,000 items”. 

The buyers will be in 

convenient locations in 

Ashburton, Winchester 

and Geraldine next week 

(see details below). As Tony 

Grant says “if you are inany 

doubt about any items you 

wish to sell,takethem along 

for an instantappraisal” 

Mr Anthony (Tony) 

W. Grant 

Fellowofthe RoyalNumismatic 

Society of NewZealand Incorporated 

Director and Buyer 

John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd 

Author of the John Bertrand 

NZ Coin &Banknote Catalogue 

Gold &Silver 

At Very High 

Prices 

D uring these 

uncertain times 

we have seenasharp 

increase in the price 

of precious metals. The gold 

price in New Zealand is still at ahigh 

level so gather up all your unwanted 

items and take them along to thebuyers. 

Tony Grant says “We can buy old gold 

items in all forms, including Jewellery 

(Rings, Chains, Brooches etc), Coins 

(Sovereigns and thelike),Alluvial(River 

Gold), virtually anything, even Gold 

Teeth! We also need all Sterling Silver 

including Cups, Tea Services, Cutlery 

and OldCoins”hesaid. 

SomeBig Dollars in EarlyBanknotes 

arly New Zealand Banknotes dated 

Ebefore 1932 are currently fetching 

big money! ThisisaccordingtoMr Tony 

Grant, author of the John Bertrand New 

Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue. 

Mr Grant is in Ashburton, Winchester 

and Geraldine next week on abuying 

trip for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd 

and would be very keen tosee any of 

these issues. “We will pay atleast $300 

for any undamagedTen Shilling orOne 

T 

Interesting Small 

Collectables Wanted 

he buyers from John Bertrand 

(Collectables) Ltd, visiting 

Ashburton, Winchester and Geraldine 

next week, are happy to look at any 

interesting items, for example vintage 

pocket and wristwatches such as 

Rolex, Men’s Omega, Breitling and gold 

watches etc. Also wanted, pre 1950’s 

picture postcards, Maori and Pacific 

artefacts, old fountain pens and other 

small antique or historical items. 

“Ifyou havesomething unusual which 

you would like to sell, please bring it 

into one of our venues, we would like 

the chance toatleast have alook at it” 

said Tony Grant,buyer for the Company. 

“We will consider anything which may 

be of interest to acollector” hesaid. 

Pound banknote from a New Zealand 

trading bank dated 1932 or before. 

Denominations of five pounds and 

higher would be worth from $700. “Any 

banknote dated prior to 1900 would be 

worth at least $1000” said Mr Grant. 

Also purchased are any Reserve Bank 

of New Zealand pre-decimal issues, 

especially 50 Pound notes. All overseas 

banknotes are also wanted, especially 

early Pacific Island issues. 

C 

I 

Collectors Need WarMedals 

urrently, throughout NZ and the world there is a big 

demand by collectors for war medals. These cover all 

wars right through from the New Zealand Land Wars and the 

Boer War, to the First and Second World Wars and the later 

Korea and Vietnam conflicts. New Zealand Servicemen and 

Women first served overseas in the Boer WarinSouth Africa 

around 1900 and the war medals awarded for this service are 

needed by the buyers,asareany other Medals from early New 

Zealand and the NewZealand Wars. 

General service medals from both the First and Second 

World Wars will also be purchased, but ascan be imagined 

these were awarded in fairly large numbers. “If a group 

of medals has any special award for bravery such as the 

Military Medal, Military or Flying Cross or other medals for 

Distinguished Conduct or Meritorious Service, these can add 

great value toagroup” stated Mr Tony Grant, buyer for John 

Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd. “Many families have old medals, 

somedating back to early Imperial days,that they arenot sure 

what to do with. These arebetter off in the handsofcollectors 

who will look after them. We will be happy tolook at any war 

medals whatsoever,just bring them in to venues”hesaid. 

Old Coins CanToss Up aRarity 

n lockdown when you sorted out your drawers and 

cupboards you may have come across some old 

coins. Youjust never know what rarities may be lurking 

there. The advice of Tony Grant from John Bertrand 

(Collectables) Ltd is to bring them in to the venues and 

have them appraised. “We want to see any old foreign 

coin accumulations. Weare quite happy togothrough 

your coins on the spot and give you an idea what wecan 

pay. You just never know what can turn up. Weare also 

particularly keen to buy pre 1946 New Zealand Silver 

Coins for at least 10 times their face value” he said. 

JOHN BERTRAND (COLLECTABLES) ARE BUYING NOW!! 

OLD GOLD 

• Unwanted Jewellery or Broken Rings 

• Gold Chains 

• Gold Watch Cases 

• Alluvial (River) Gold 

• Dental Gold 

• Gold Coins 

• Gold Racing & Trophy Cups 

COINS 

• All Gold & Silver Coins 

• Gold Sovereigns 

• Gold Half Sovereigns 

• NZ Silver Coins 1946 & Before 

(at least 10 times face value) 

• Also wanted NZ & World Coins 

after 1946 

• Australian Silver Coins to 1963 

• English Silver Coins to 1946 

• NZ 1935 “Waitangi Crown” 

• USA Coins up to 1964 

• Old Collections & Accumulations of World Coins 

• Modern Collector’s Coins & Sets 

• NZ Reserve Bank Sets 

*No Pennies or Halfpennies Please* 

GOLD &SILVER 

• Racing Cups 

• A&P Show Cup 

• Sports Cups 

• Presentation Keys & Trowels 

• Show Pieces 

• Sterling Silver Tea Sets 

• Sterling Silver Cutlery 

• Scrap Gold & Silver 

*No EPNS or Silver Plated items Please* 

WRIST &POCKET WATCHES 

• Gold & Silver Pocket Watches 

• Any Rolex Watches 

• Omega Gents Watches 

• Any Breitling, Jaegar Le Coultre, Vacheron & 

Constantin, Patek Philippe, or IWC Watches 

• Moon Phase Watches 

• Chiming or Alarm Watches (Pocket or Wrist) 

• Military Watches 

• Divers Watches 

• All other pre 1950s wind up watches 

(parts value only) 

*No Quartz or Battery Operated Watches Please* 

TOKENS 

• NZ & Australian “Tradesmen’s” Tokens 

• NZ Transportation Tokens 

• Railway Passes 

• Tram Tokens (not Dunedin Tramways) 

• Presbyterian Church Communion Tokens 

• Bread Tokens 

• Theatre, Cafe, Discount Tokens etc 

• Any other tokens relating to early New Zealand 

COLLECTABLES 

• Albums & Accumulations of Pre 1920s Postcards 

(used or unused) 

• Old Fountain Pens 

• Maori & Pacific Artefacts 

WAR MEDALS ETC 

• The New Zealand Wars & Boer War Medals 

• 1st World War Medals 

• 2nd World War Medals, Stars etc 

• Orders and Decorations 

• Korea & Vietnam Medals 

• Antarctic or other Polar Medals 

• Fire Brigade Medals 

• Lodge Medals 

• Shooting Medals 

• Military Badges and all other 

Military Medals 

• Gold returning Fob Medals or “Tokens of Honour” 

from residents of small town New Zealand 

HISTORICAL MEDALS 

• A&P Show- Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals 

• Commemorative Medals & Medalets 

• Prize Medals (Gold & Silver) 

• Sports Medals (Gold & Silver) 

• Life Saving Medals 

• Shipwreck Medals 

• Coronation Medals 

• etc, etc, etc 

BANKNOTES 

• NZ & Australian “Trading Bank” Notes pre 1932 

(e.g. Bank of New South Wales, Bank of NZ etc) 

• Reserve Bank of NZ Pre-Decimal Notes 

• Any £20, £50 or £100 Notes 

• Hong Kong & Malayan Banknotes 

• Australian Pre Decimal Notes 

• Australian “Star” Notes 

• Early Fijian and Samoan Banknotes 

• NZ Traders Promissary Notes (1840s) 

• NZ Government Debentures 

• NZ Banknotes overprinted for 

use in Fiji, Cook Islands etc 

• Postal Notes 

• All other World Banknotes 

No item too small for 

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St John crew, from left: Jude Reid, Kate Parsons and Melissa Groom with the calendar. 

Photo comp for cause 

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Six photosdepicting 

‘Canterbury Pride’were 

selected from arecent 

photocompetitionrun by 

Newlands Group andhave 

nowbeen printedona 

charitycalendar,with 

proceedsfrom sales going 

directly to St John Mid 

Canterbury. 

Overall winner was Harry 

Fielding, who alongwith 

the following entrants have 

hadtheir photosselected 

for printing on this superb 

tribute to theCanterbury 

region; Donna Shaw,Ray 

Logan,Campbell Duncan, 

Di Wakefieldand Elaine 

Marett. 

Harrywas elated to learn 

he had won first prize and 

would receivethe $200 

ArmadillosRestaurantand 

Barvoucher (kindly 

donated by the Ashburton 

venue.) 

While at work, grooming 

the slopesonMtHutt ski 

field Harry capturedthe 

stunningsunrise imagethat 

unanimously earned him 

firstprize by the judges. 

Selecting the fiveto 

accompany himtoprint on 

the calendars, however,was 

no easy task. 

“We were thrilled to 

receive 88 photo entries 

throughout the competition, 

many of whichwere of a 

veryhigh calibre.Wecould 

haveprinted five different 

calendarsreallyeventhe 

printers commented on the 

spectacular images,” 

Newlandsmarketingcoordinator 

Charlotte Riley 

said. 

“A bigthankstoallthe 

entrants whoare 

supportingthe causeby 

allowing us to use their 

photographs. 

‘‘Wewillkeepanonline 

gallery of allthe images that 

weresubmittedonthe 

Newlands website.” 

Newlands Group hasbeen 

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supportsamyriad of events, 

groups and initiatives 

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“Mostofthe timeexternal 

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theacceptance andaid of 

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21 

Community Trust makes 

first impact investment 

For the first timeinits history, the 

Community Trust of Mid &South 

Canterbury has confirmeditis 

proceeding with an impact 

investment,partnering with the 

Geraldine DistrictFoundationto 

buildanew healthhub facility on 

the former GeraldineTown and 

Country Club site, in Geraldine. 

Thetrust isinvestingequity into 

anenterprisefor the firsttime, as 

opposed to makingagrant of 

fundingtoassistanentity with a 

project.Thismeans ratherthan 

sourcingfunds fromits annual 

grants budget (whichtotals around 

$2m per annum), it is redirecting a 

portionofits investmentportfolio 

into this project as an equity 

investment. 

Trust chairman Nathan Millssaid 

the trusthas beenopentolooking at 

alternativewaysoffunding quality 

projects. 

“By assisting this projectinthis 

manner, itmeans we’re ableto 

contributeasignificantly larger 

amountinto the project,roughlyby 

afactorof10. This doesn’tmean 

other grant applicants to the trust 

willbedisadvantagedasthere is a 

commercial aspectaswellasa 

community aspecttothis 

investment.” 

Part of thebuilding willhave 

commercial tenants which will 

ultimately providethe trust with a 

commercial return forits 

investment. It will also havea 

community andsocial aspect with 

rooms available for community use 

as well as for visiting health 

professionals. 

Mr Mills saidasidefromthe 

financial merits of the investment, 

Geraldine Foundation Trustees, back row from left, Wayne O’Donnell, Jimmy 

Wallace and Rosie Morten and, front, Trustees for the Community Trust of 

Mid and South Canterbury Gail Thompson and Alistair Wing. 


the other significant benefit is the 

Geraldine township and 

surroundingrural communitieswill 

have medical and health 

practitioners providing their 

servicesinamodernpurposebuilt 

facility,underpinning healthcare in 

the district for decades to come. 

It would haveareal impact on the 

community as wellasmeeting the 

Trust’s goals of achieving healthy, 

vibrantand caring communities, he 

said. 

GeraldineDistrict Foundation 

chairJimmy Wallacesaid having 

thecommunitytrust on board as an 

investmentpartneradded 

significant impetus to theproject, 

enabling it to be completedfasteras 

‘‘wedon’t have to raisesomuch 

money fromother charitable and 

community funders.’’ 

Mr Wallacenoted the needfor a 

modern health facility in the 

districtand that it wouldalso 

accommodate the Civil Defence HQ 

andEmergency Centre. 

The Geraldine Foundation has 

been working hard on planningand 

financing this project foranumber of 

years and are now in the process of 

finalising its shareofthe capitalfor 

the project. 

Once it and otherdetailed drawings 

are completed, construction will 

begininthe second half of 2023 in line 

with the constructioncompany’s 

projectschedule. 

Imagination play wonderland 

Princesses, fairies and dragons have 

all walkedthrough the door of the 

AshburtonToy Library aplace 

where imagination play knows no 

boundaries. 

Ashburton Toy Librarypresident 

Anthea Moore saysdress up 

costumes, doll houses, musical 

instruments, construction toys, 

puzzlesthrough to rideontoys, 

farmyard scenes, sensory toys and 

board games the library has them 

all, and more. 

Signingupwas easy, and there had 

been no increase in membership 

costs, which had remainedatthe 

same level for many years. 

“Even though everythingelseis 

going up in life, we made a 

conscientious decision to not put 

(membership fees)up.” 

Anthea said the variety and 

growingnumber oftoys at the 

library made membership 

worthwhile with more than 900 toys, 

suited for babies andtheir 

developmentthrough to young 

primaryagedchildren. 

“There are family board games as 

well,” she said, which saved people 

storing gamesathome. 

Shesaid beingamemberwas an 

easy process, and gavepeople access 

to agreat selection of toysin 

fortnightly hires. 

“It’s the perfect length of time for 

kids interest and when youdon’t 

want toyscluttering up your house.” 

Most times children’s 

developmental levels or interests 

change, but if they don’t people can 

rehire,she said. 

The toylibrary, at 106 Victoria 

Street, is open Thursdays and 

Saturdaymorningsfrom 9.30am to 

12.30am,and alternative Tuesday 

Eighteen month old Angus White shows Ashburton Toy Library president 

Anthea Moore just how to reverse acar safely off atransporter truck. 

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afternoons from3.30pm to 5pm. 

They alsohave aFacebook page. 

Memberships range from$30 

(plus duty twice ayear)to$60 (non 

duty), plus toy hirefee. 

While mostlibrary toys were 

boughtnew through funding grants 

fromthe likes of LionFoundation 

(who also helped withoperating 

costs),Lotteries, Advance 

Ashburton,there were also local 

businesseswho had donated toys. 

They included apopular three 

storey dollhousefrom realtor 

Kirsty ClayofProperty Brokers, 

handmade MenzShed toys, a 

Fonterracowshed andRockit 

boardsdonated fromCoronation 

Holiday Park and Canterbury 

Chiropractors. 

“Theyaredurable,goodquality 

toys thatdon’t fall apart,” Anthea 

said. 

Plusall toys were checked over 

when they werereturned and 

cleaned for piece of mind. 

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Get your tickets for Methven 

Theatre Company pantomime 

Tickets are nowonsalefor 

Methven Theatre Company's 

upcoming show‘Dick 

Whittington andhis cat’ 

which willrun November24 

to 26 at the Mt Hutt Memorial 

Hall. 

Ariproaring, inyourface, 

sidesplitting romp through 

the Dick Whittingtonfolk 

story,thisadult pantomime 

willbeagreatendofyear 

work function or get together 

forfriends andfamilies as we 

headintothe Christmas 

season. 

With ahilariousscript full 

ofinnuendo anddouble 

entendre,directorRichard 

Norrish saysthe company's 

2022offering is notfor the 

faintheartedorthe easily 

shocked, and certainly notfor 

the kids. 

‘‘It's definitely got mature 

themesbut we know Methven 

audiencesloveagood 

pantomime, andthis one is 

fullofpace,hilarity andfun, 

featuringsongs fromthe 70s 

to the 2000s,’’ he said. 

‘‘With enoughnaughtybits 

to make youraunty squirm 

(butalso enough humour to 

make your unclegoclose to 

wetting himself)thisshow 

certainlypromises to be a 

hilarious, rowdyand 

energetic night's 

entertainment,’’ Mr Norrish 

said. 

Tickets,which are $30per 

person,can be purchased 

from theAshburton Events 

Centre box office;cashsales 

areavailable at Topp Cafe in 

Methven, or those living near 

Methvencan arrange to 

collect tickets by emailing 

methventheatreco@gmail. 

com 

This is thefirst showfor 

MethvenTheatre Company 

since the stagingofTheFour 

Musketeers in 2020. Overthe 

past 18 months, thecompany 

triedtwicetoput on Snow 

White and theSeven Dwarves 

butpandemiclockdownsled 

to the cancellation ofboth 

productions. 

Mr Norrish said the actors 

are several weeks into 

rehearsaland hugelyexcited 

about bringing theatreback to 

the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 

after atwo year absence. 

‘‘The showisshaping up 

reallywell, with lotsoffun 

being had by thecastand 

crew. 

‘‘Wehopepeoplewilltake 

advantageoftheopportunity 

to havean adult nightout in 

November, enjoythe music 

andchoreography,and a 

laughwiththeirmates.’’ 

Jenny Thompson and Clancy Brown (standing) and Becky Dirks 

(on floor) rehearsing for the Methven Theatre Company adult 

pantomime ‘Dick Whittington and his cat’. 



Abba 

returns 

New Zealanders will be able to 

dance their way into the festive 

season this yearwhen Dancing 

Queen: ATribute to ABBA tours 

nationwide from November4to 

December 19. 

It will be inAshburton on 

December 1. 

Directfrom Australia,the 

welltravelled showreturnsfor 

its first NZ performances since 

2020and will stop at a 

mammoth33venues in 46 days. 

Theshowbringsnew cast 

member Brit Jess Driverinthe 

role of ‘Agnetha’ –toperform 

alongside Australian Zac 

CoombsasBjorn and South 

AfricansGiselle Bouwer as 

AnniFrid and André Behnke as 

Benny. 

Producers Showtime 

Australia used the forced 

‘downtime’torevamp 

production on theshowsoeven 

repeat attendees willfind the 

showfreshand fun. 

“Abba is famousforhaving 

those catchy classic tunes that 

never get old so it’s ahard show 

to get sick of!” saysvocalist 

Giselle Bouwer. 

TrackssuchasMammaMia, 

DancingQueen, Waterloo, 

Super Trouper,SOS, Fernando, 

and ThankYou for the Music 

haveall made theset list. 

Dancing Queen:ATribute to 

Abbaisonatthe Ashburton 

Event Centre on December 1. 

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NEWS 



County sports day action in the domain 

Around 350 primary school 

pupils took part in the Mid 

Canterbury Primary School 

Sports Association county 

sports last week in the 

Ashburton Domain. 

Association Primary Sports 

Coordinator Alex Lodge said 

pupils aged Years 48 

participated in discus, shot 

putt, long jump, high jump, 

short and long sprints, long 

distance and relay events. 

Year 3athletes also joined in 

for sprint events. 

While no Mid Canterbury 

records were broken on the 

day the top three placing 

athletes in each event plus 

the first placed relay teams 

will now head to the 

Canterbury Primary School 

Sport Athletics Day at Nga 

Puna Wai, in Christchurch, on 

November 30. PHOTOS DANIEL TOBIN 

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FROMLEFT: Nicky Taylor with Zoe, Amelia Taylor, Maia Blair, Blake Taylor, Ayla Blair, and Ange Blair with Tain. PHOTO: Becky Talbot Some of last years entries. PHOTOS: Archives 

Its time to Light Up Geraldine 

Itstimetountangle those stringsofChristmas 

lights and dust off your decorations. LightUp 

Geraldine isback for 2022 and promises to 

add alittle sparkle tothe district during the 

festive season. 

Light Up Geraldine isthe brainchild of 

Ange Blair and Nicky Taylor, who, with the 

cancellation of so many events last year, were 

finding it hard to getintothe Christmas spirit. 

Ange says, It started after the Geraldine 

Christmas Paradewas cancelleddue to Covid. 

We were all so disappointed -especially our 

kids. Afterseeing arural SouthlandChristmas 

display competition, we decided to do something 

simple at our gates. Then, the next minute, 

others were joining in,and we realised wewere 

onto awinner. 

Thefriends saw an opportunity to make the 

townand country twinkle and decided to bring 

Light Up Geraldinetolife.Overwhelmedwith 

the support the initiative received last year, 

they say it was ano-brainer to bring it back 

for 2022. 

Nicky says, Last year was beyond words; 

we couldn't believe how many got on board 

considering itwas pretty last minute and we 

didnt really knowwhat we were doing. 

In 2021there were entriesfromall over the 

district, with some displays going the extra 

mile and adding interactive experiences or 

photo opportunities. The duo were especially 

blown away by the Woodbury and Tripp 

Settlementcommunities. Angesays,Wewere 

pretty proud of their contributions. We are 

proudly rural ourselves, so to have the rural 

crew support us back by joining in was really 

special. 

Ange and Nicky say they are grateful for 

the support of their local sponsors, which 

enablesthem to offer prizes in various categories. 

Nicky says, We have lots of categories that 

cover both home and workplace, as well as 

town and country. We recognise that most 

rural displays are solar powered,whichadds 

anotherdimensionofdifficultytowork with. 

With entries now open, they are looking 

forward to evenmore people taking partthis 

year. Ange says, Its heart-warming tosee 

everyone donating their time and energy to 

spread Christmas joy. Wecant wait to see 

more homes and businesses get involved,and 

the community out and about during the 

evenings viewing thedisplays. 

Light Up Geraldine entries close on 

Wednesday, 7December, withdisplays to be 

up and ready to be viewed byFriday, 

9December. Interested in enteringorviewing 

the displays?Information is available on the 

LightUpGeraldine Facebook page,orcontact 

the organisers at lightupgeraldine@gmail.com. 

Winners will also be announced on theFacebook 

page. BECKY TALBOT

WHĀRANGI 2|NGĀ PŪKŌRERO OTEWIKI KI RAUKĀPUKA |TAITE, 10WHIRINGA-Ā-RANGI, 2022 

EDITORIAL 

Hugh and Imanaged a24-hour getaway last week 

to take in the opening ofour cousins Lissy and Rudi 

Robinson-Coles Wharenui Harikoa exhibition at the 

Dowse Art Gallery inLower Hutt. The wharenui project 

is crocheted entirely out of neon wool, and includes 

pou designed in collaboration with many Kiwi and 

international yarn artists. Completion date is set for 

Matariki 2023. Its really worth atrip to visit it for reals. 

With Hugh focusing on other duties, we welcome 

another newreporteronboard: Anna Veaux (you will 

haveseenher name on last weeksfront cover).Anna 

has agardening blog and can also be found on her 

Facebook page, Running aStitch.Thank youfor this 

weeks article about the bike shop. Welook forward 

to reading more ofyour work. 

Time will tell, butthe forecast forthe weekend looks 

reasonable. Likemanyofyou, we look forwardtothe 

Harcourts Geraldine Festival. We willbeout andabout 

withour cameras,apart from Fridaynightwhen Hugh 

and Iwill run and perform inthe Soul Food concert, 

afundraiser forthe Geraldine Foodbank -see the ad 

on page 6. Sometimes it is usefultoown anewspaper. 

We wishthe organisersofthe various components 

every success. Like many organisations, last year 

Geraldine.nz made the tough call to cancel because 

of Covid. Seeing people out and about and doing 

things again is great.Aword of caution, though; some 

of our local friends have tested positive recently, so 

mask-wearing in confinedspaces is to be encouraged. 

On page 3, we read about Renee Whites project 

to help children identify and manage their feelings. 

According to an article in Mondays New Zealand 

Herald,titled Why we aresoangry andwhatitmeans 

for election year, David Fisher says that the events 

of recent years have left some ofusinemotional 

overload; New Zealand and the world have seen a 

rising tide of anger.MaybeRenee will expandtohelp 

big people deal with big emotions. 

Once the festival is over, itwont be long until 

Christmas. Well done to Ange Blair and Nicky Taylor 

for encouraging ustolight upour property for the 

season. Lets take iteasy asweenter the holiday 

season -lets pace ourselves and not listen to the 

angry voices. FI 

Speak whenyou 

are angry, andyou 

will makethe best 

speech you will 

ever regret. 

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Rock Cajes inhis new Bike Apprentice premises on Peel Street, previously the community bus office. PHOTO: Anna Veaux 

Bike shop aims toreflect needs of community 

Geraldine now has its own bike shop. 

Rock Cajes, who has been offering his 

bike expertise from his mobile van, has 

now expanded his business, Bike 

Apprentice,into retail space onPeelStreet, 

where he is offering e-bikerentals, bike 

services andsales of bikes andaccessories. 

Back in the Philippines, Rockwas into 

BMX biking. He began servicinghis own 

bikesand then his friends bikes.After a 

few career changes, including dairy farming 

and courier driving, Rock is now living 

his dreamand givingback to thecommunity 

he loves. 

IN BRIEF 

Rock believes its important for children 

to be outside, not on devices.Tohelpthe 

next generation of Geraldine bike 

enthusiasts build their passion, be active 

andget out biking,heisofferingdiscounted 

rates for students whobike to school. 

He wantsthe shop to reflect theneeds 

of the Geraldine community.The location 

of hisshop is much more convenient than 

travelling to Timaru for bike servicing. 

Rocks goal is to be competitively priced 

and available when itbest suits his 

customers. He alsohas extensive knowledge 

of the bike tracks in the area. Rock says, 

Festival raffle supports local children 

The Geraldine Children Social Work 

Trust are running araffle during the 

Harcourts Geraldine Festival this 

weekend, raising money for the 

continued support ofGeraldines 

children and youth. 

To support their raffle, youcan buy 

tickets at their Friday stall (just up 

LightUp 

GERALDINE 

Be in to 

WIN! 

Entries to lightupgeraldine@gmail.com 

or message our Facebook page 

Geraldinehas such agreatrangeofgreat 

biketracks from easy grades like the Ōrari 

Riverthat the whole family can enjoy to 

more challenging trackssuch as in Riddells 

Reserve. Rock can help guide people to 

select the most suitable track grade 

for their ability. He also offers multi-day 

hire and discounted rates for locals on 

e-bike hire. 

Bike Apprentice is located at 13 Peel 

Street, next to Fresh Choice. Hours: 

Saturday,10am-2pm,seven days aweek 

by appointment. Phone 022 547 7920. 

ANNA VEAUX 

from the Police Station) or their 

Saturday stall in the domain area at 

the back ofthe pool. DEBBIE OLIVER 

Let’s light up 

the town for 

Christmas! 

Just one light, 

or hundreds... 

it’s up to you. 

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Shirley Lindroos (left) and Adelaide 

Couch-Snow atFresh Choice on 

Tuesday with the GCSWT raffles first 

prize, aKubota ride-on tractor. 

PHOTO: Debbie Oliver 

LightUpGeraldine

THURSDAY, 10NOVEMBER, 2022 |THE GERALDINE NEWS |PAGE 3 

Renee Whiteandson Eli(3) play with feelingscards in theirpeacefulplace; Renee hasdesigned aseries of products designed to helpchildren identify theirfeelings. PHOTOS: Facebook Little People, Big Emotions 

Local business helping children 

navigate their emotions 

Two years ago, Geraldine local Renee White 

was anew mum looking for waystonavigate 

parenthood andraiseher son to be an emotionally 

intelligentand literateyoung man. Sherealised 

that she herself had never beentaughthow to 

cope with feelings of stress, sadness orgrief 

and wanted adifferent path for her son. 

Thats when Little People, Big Emotions 

was born. Reneebeganrunning asmallbusiness 

selling resources for parents, teachers and 

professionalstouse with children to helpteach 

them emotional intelligence. Renee says, 

I wanted to dosomething that would help 

support parents, help them connect andfoster 

agood relationship with their tamariki, 

something that would open the lines of 

communication where it was okay tohave 

feelingsand to identify,discuss andfind ways 

to copewith these. 

Shehas designed arangeofproducts,from 

posters and feelings cards to positive affirmation 

setsthat can be used to create apeacefulplace 

(calming corner) for children and adults to 

use in place of the traditional time out method. 

These productsfocus on the fivekey components 

of emotional intelligence and can be used to 

identify and namefeelings and provide calming 

coping strategies. 

Shesays, Itsabout, as asociety, reframing 

feelingsfrom good andbad,insteadidentifying 

whether they are low or high energy feelings 

and if they feel pleasant or unpleasant in our 

bodies. Thereare times we are all angry or feel 

like crying; these are not bad feelings; they 

just feel unpleasant in ourbodies. We need to 

be abletoidentify and work through them. 

Renee has seen the success of her products 

first-handinher son, Eli, whoregularlyengages 

with the resources in his own peaceful place. 

I seeour productsasalong-term investment 

because they will literally give backtoyou your 

entire childs life. Having the skills to name 

feelings and strategiestocope with them will 

hopefully ensure that tamarikiwont be resorting 

to drasticmeasures to cope with their emotions. 

She is currently studying with the Peaceful 

ParentsInstitute to become acertified peaceful 

parent coach and educator while raising her 

twochildren Eli (3) and Lyra(10 months), and 

runningher businesswhichhas just celebrated 

itsfirstanniversary. Renee says,We launched 

through the CHOICE website for New Zealand 

small businesses ayear ago, and wehad 

70 orders inthe first weekend, which then 

averaged out to about seven aweek, and we 

thought, This is great.But then, just lastweek, 

we had over 170 orders from 15different 

countries; its incredible to see the growth. 

Using mainly social media to promote and 

share itsresources, LittlePeople, Big Emotions 

nowhas over30,000followers on TikTok,and 

Instagram combined. I am super grateful for 

thesupport we have received from all over the 

worldand the feedback we get fromthose using 

our products,says Renee. They are available 

in both English and Te Reo, and we have 

Spanish, German and French in the pipeline; 

every day we are getting more requests for 

different languages. 

Though there have been many challenges, 

such as the risingcostofshipping andjuggling 

being amother while running asuccessful 

business, Renee says she is overwhelmed by 

the success and by the support she has received. 

She says, One really special moment was being 

able to gift resources to Oranga Tamariki and 

Gumboot Friday organisations. People have 

seen ourresources and reached out to askhow 

they can donate these to children that need 

them the most. Knowingweare abletosupport 

theseorganisations that are helping our tamariki 

andtheirmental well-being is such aprivilege. 

There is no slowing down for Renee, who 

will complete her studies at the end of the year. 

I am looking at running parenting courses, 

continuing to create more resources, having 

ourproducts stocked in shops and opening a 

fulfilment centre in the USA to make our 

products accessible to evenmorechildren.The 

future islooking busy and bright, which is 

terrifying and exciting at the same time. 

To learnmore about Reneeand LittlePeople, 

Big Emotions, visit littlepeoplebigemotions.co.nz 

or Instagram _littlepeoplebigemotions. 

BECKY TALBOT 

Abusy time for Lioness Lions Club 

GNews recently caught up with Geraldine 

District Lioness Lions Club President 

ElizabethWilson (pictured left) for an update 

on the clubs activities. 

ANNUAL QUIZNIGHT Twenty-twoteams 

of four tookpart in the annual quiz. Around 

$1,000was raised for Geraldine Foodbank. 

Local businesses and individuals donated 

prizes.Elizabethsays,Wereever so grateful 

to the community for that. 

REUNION CATERING The club recently 

raised around $2,000catering for agathering 

of people attending Geraldine High School 

in the 70s. Elizabeth says, Its the experience 

of members that comes to thefore whenever 

we have catering to do. The band of helpers 

from the club is tremendous. We have two 

or three Geraldine causes for the money 

to go to. 

GERALDINE SUMMER FETE Elizabeth 

says, Its aregular source of income for us 

to do the gate entry and taking and to help 

out in the area. Its sonice tobeasked to 

assist. Working alongsideGeraldine Lions 

Club members todo the job, Its acase 

where theLions and our club jointogether. 

SECRET SANTA Aweek to 10 days before 

Christmas, club members facilitate Secret 

Santa,basedatGeraldineCommunity Resource 

Centre. Elizabeth says,The Lionessesgoin 

and group the gifts, so theyre ready for 

transporting to the recommended families. 

We also donate tothe cause through boxed 

biscuits,chocolate, and other gifts that fill the 

gaps. Its aservice to the community. 

GERALDINE COMMUNITYVEHICLE TRUST 

THANK YOU EVENING The Lionesses are 

about to begin planning for the annual 

January event they put on for Geraldine 

Community Vehicle Trustcoordinators and 

drivers. Elizabeth says, Its athank you 

from the Lionessesonbehalfofthe community. 

We generally have itatGrande Vue [Golf 

Club].Weprovidethe food,and they generally 

have one or two speakers. We have about 

eight helpers. 

To join the GeraldineDistrictLioness Lions 

Club or to find out more, visit the club sFacebook 

page or call Elizabeth on 027 3083538. 

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Artists work inspired by 

New ealands dynamic geology 

Exhibition 

Ao-Terra is the title of thelatest exhibition 

at theMcAtamney Gallery. The title gives 

acluetoartist Andrew Craigs approach 

to landscape painting.The dynamic geology 

of our young country, New Zealand, 

inspires his paintings which focus on 

abstract geological forms. 

In an articleinthe 29 Septemberedition 

of Art Beat, hesays, The New Zealand 

landscape is particularly active where 

belligerent tectonic forces continually 

shape the land, as do the erosive effects 

of aboisterous climate. Consequently, 

the land is constantly rising and falling, 

particularly in areas where erosion strips 

away theland surface, exposing what lies 

beneath. It is this interface which interests 

me, not only because it tells of our countrys 

origins, but, in asense,weasindividuals 

are faced with similar contests -for 

example, the simultaneous effects of 

growth versus decay and restlessness 

versus contentment. Similarly, like the 

earth, we are subject toforces beyond 

ourcontrol. Andwhere theseare exposed, 

aterrible beauty oftenfinds expression. 

Originally from Taupo, now living in 

Christchurch, Andrew says that he has 

been interested in art for as long as he 

can remember. As ayoung man he was 

all set to attendart school, but marriage, 

mortgage, and family responsibilities 

precluded the required full-time 

commitment. He elected to complete an 

arthistory degreeinstead. He says on his 

website, The craftofpainting Ilearntat 

numerous workshops, many of which 

were based at the School of Fine Arts 

at Ilam. He followed that up with a 

postgraduatequalification in landscape 

architecture, which hesays pays 

the bills. 

He was encouraged to paint and to 

exhibit his paintings by Christchurch art 

patron Philip Carter, among others. His 

abstract landscapes are often composed 

of different geological features, sometimes 

inverted. There is no sky to escape to 

andnopeople to giveareference of scale. 

Andrew is amused when people claim to 

recognise the location of landscapes he 

produces, as almost invariably, they are 

abstract composites. Recently, people 

have claimed to see animals and people 

in hiswork. He has therefore begun putting 

somesubtle humanforms into the paintings. 

He says that he will let Carolyn McAtamney 

knowwhere they are, so people cancheck 

whether what they see is the product of 

their imaginations or the artists. 

Ao-Terra runs until 11 December at 

McAtamney Gallery,40A Talbot Street. 

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MaryBurgess (right)withsisterRachel Reed at their pop-up shop at the LuckyClub Parade siteinTalbot Street PHOTO:Jan Finlayson 

Surprise pop-up ariot of colour 

Colourful local Mary Burgess and her 

Dunedin-based sister Rachel Reed surprised 

Geraldine shoppers with their riot-ofstyle-and-colour 

Pop-Up Shop at Talbot 

Streets Lucky Club Parade site last week. 

Theyalso say theywillbepoppingback 

on Friday. 

Their impromptushopisalavisharray 

of vintage and new homewares, 

contemporary baskets from Sweden and 

Myanmar, preloved shoes and clothing, 

including plenty of Trelise Cooper items, 

crystal and glassware, jewellery, and 

pottery by Dunedinartisan Maggie Treweek 

who will be on-site on Friday to talk with 

visitors about her work. 

The sisters,veterans of tradein 

household treasures, enjoy turning up 

ad hocwithacornucopia of special things, 

many of which have spent time in their 

own households. We took theopportunity 

to fill avacantspot; there was no plan, 

says Mary. 

Rachel says, Were passionate about 

providing preloved beautiful things and 

some new bits for people. The preloved 

things important now; were trying not 

to be throwaway. She says, And Ilove 

seeing people get excitedabout thethings 

Ilove because Icant keep everything. 

Rachel is aformer owner of Dunedin 

gifts and floral outlet Step in Thyme. Mary 

has run several Geraldine pop-ups, and 

the duo ran an Invercargill gift shop for 

many years. The Lucky Clubpop-up has 

thebest of the best, says Mary. 

Pop-Up Shop returns to the Lucky 

Club Parade with guest potter Maggie 

Treweek at 36 Talbot Street from 8.30am- 

6pmFriday,11November. JANFINLAYSON 

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KUPU OTEWIKI 

Tākeke (piper eggs) come ashore during Matiti 

Muramura (the third stage of summer), when the 

Rehua star shines bright in the sky, during aturning 

tide around the Oturu moon. IMAGE: Hyporhamphus ihi/piper, 

Frank Edward Clarke, 1875, Te Papa 

Whiringa-ā-rangi 

Whiringa-ā-rangi -November 

It is hardtobelieve that the marama (month)ofWhiringaā-rangi 

is upon us already. 2022 is zooming to a close 

at top speed, and we look ahead to the Christmas and 

New Year seasons with trepidation. According to the 

maramataka (lunar calendar) we are well into the 

second phase of summer; the weather is beginning to 

warm up, and as the season continues to change, 

pōhutukawa flowers across the country will start to 

bloom. In some areas, Māori use the colour and size of 

the pōhutukawa flower todetermine the readiness of 

kaimoana (seafood)for thecatch;when theyare bright 

red, the kina (sea urchin) are said to be the most 

succulent. 

The maramataka, as we have learned, was the 

primary method used by early Māori to determine how 

andwhentheyinteracted withthe natural environment. 

By taking their cues from the environment rather than 

sticking to a predetermined schedule, Māori were able 

to work in harmony with their food supplies, helping 

to maintain thewellbeing of food chains and ecosystems. 

In Whiringa-ā-rangi, one key sign they looked for was 

the arrivalof tākeke (piper)eggs onshorefor very short 

periods of time. 

It wasnt for collection that Māori took care to look 

forthe arrivalofthese tinyeggs; tākekeare an essential 

food supplyfor kahawai, which areasupplyfor kingfish, 

which are asupply formarlin, and so on. What seems 

to ustobeasmall,irrelevant changeinthe environment 

was, to early Māori, acritical sign that the ecosystem 

washealthy and replenishing itself.When thisoccurred, 

it also informed the people ofaspecific turning tide 

that happens in this phase of summer, assisting them 

in recognising the changing season too. 

The maramataka isextremely specific, just not in 

the way weinthe Western world think it should be. 

While it lacks specific dates and does not marry with 

the Gregorian calendar,itcan be used to trackthe most 

specificmovements and changes in the environment. 

Amanda Johnston (left) and Geraldine PrimarySchoolseniorsyndicateleader Fiona Wilcox get spottedwith Year-6 students. 

PHOTO: Jan Finlayson 

GPS shines spotlight on melanoma 

Reminders about staying safe in the sun 

are on point as the UV Index rises with 

summers onset. Last week, Melanoma 

New Zealands (MNZ)Get Spotted 

campaign got behind Geraldine Primary 

Schools (GPS) SunSmart work with 

messaging, spot-themed clothing, and 

UV-detecting wristbands foreveryone. 

With the spotted clothing and spots 

stuckand daubedonto faces,the children 

shone aspotlight on molesand freckles, 

which can sometimes be cancerous. They 

also raised $906 for MNZ, asum that 

school parent and melanoma survivor 

Amanda Johnston has pledged to match. 

Amanda, also treasurer of MNZ, was 

instrumental in bringing Get Spotted to 

Geraldine primary. New Zealand has 

the worstrate of melanoma in the world. 

More people die from skin cancer than 

on our roads. However, skin cancer is 

unique in that there are active steps we 

IN BRIEF 

can take to prevent skin cancer, especially 

whenweare young: slip, slop, slap,seek, 

andslide. 

GPSprincipal,Andrew Leverton, says, 

The classes have been working on it 

across the week, and we talked about 

it at assembly. The message is:Everyone 

likes being out in the sun, but you should 

look after your skin.Its an age-appropriate 

campaign. 

Amanda explored the five S-words 

with the schools Year 6students: slip 

on along-sleeved non-transparent shirt, 

slop on SPF50+ sunscreen, slap on 

abrimmed hat, seek shade,and slide 

on sunglasses. She says, Protect your 

skin and get your skin checked. Skin 

cancer is related to how much UVradiation 

you absorb in your lifetime. 

Senior syndicate leader Fiona Wilcox 

says, With oncoming transitionstonew 

schools and with peer pressure, Year 6 

can be avulnerable year group. Were 

very aware, andwehaveapositiveculture 

of hat-wearing. But we know that it can 

become optional when they go to other 

schools. We want them to carry themessage 

through. Peer pressure is tough. If they 

think wearing ahat and sunscreen is 

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FROMLEFT: Academy founders Lorina Harding, Jill Griffin-Roberts, and Fiona McKenzie toast its 10 years. PHOTO: Jan Finlayson 

Academys decade well-celebrated 

It was standing room only atGeraldine 

AcademyofPerformanceand Arts recent 

10th-anniversary celebration. Present 

andformer students,tutors,their families, 

andthe wider community came together 

forthe event.Therewas feasting, tuition, 

jamming, and performance by present 

students. 

Openedin2012 by founders Jill Griffin- 

Roberts, Lorina Harding, and Fiona 

McKenzie, andwith thesupportofalarge 

anonymous donation, the Academy has 

played asignificant role in fostering visual 

and performing arts locally ever since. 

Jill says, It was so wonderful seeing 

the Academy filled to the brim, with all 

jointly experiencing and sharingthat joy 

and connection only the arts can bring. 

The celebration honoured Finding Our 

Voices (FOV), performance tuition for 

students with special needs. FOV began 

with the Academy and has run 

uninterrupted since. Its students took 

the finale spot in the anniversary 

performance line-up. 

The centre has its sights set on the 

next decade. Academy committee chair 

Noel Trezise says, Bring it on.Weve got 

the community behind us. Bring on the 

next 10 years. JAN FINLAYSON 

TUESDAY-FRIDAY 

10.30am-3.30pm 

4PEEL STREET 

Rotary is 

NOW 

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ticeboard 

Rotary Dream Day Out 

Thursday 8 December 

We are proud to be supporting the 

visit of Jake Bailey to the Temuka/Geraldine 

region. Bringing Jake here and allowing 

young people in our communities 

to hear and beinspired byhis message 

aligns with one of the key goals of Rotary 

-tosupport youth. 

Previously planned tobe open to the public, 

Rotary iskeen for asmany young people aspossible 

to hear Jake’s message. Jake’s visit will now comprise 

speaking to students from both Opihi College and 

Geraldine High School, with aspecial evening 

presentation to GHS Year 10 students and guests. 

NEWMEMBERS WELCOME To learn more about 

the exciting projectsRotaryhaveonthe go,and to 

discuss becoming amember, contact club president 

DavidBrayon021 1918902 

JACOB CUNNIFFE: RACER 

At our well-attended 25 October 

meeting, we were delighted to have 

local 15-year-old race car driver 

Jacob Cunniffe speak to us. 

Jacob is aGrass Kart, Speedway 

and Formula Firsts racer whose racing 

journey began when he was four years 

old. During his 11 years of racing, hehas 

won many titles, including Speedway 

New Zealand Competitor 

of the Year in 2020. 

Jacob is extremely passionate 

about his sport and thankful tohis 

family and sponsors (some ofwhom 

are Rotary members). One sponsor, 

Timaru Signs and Graphics, provides 

his car wrap for free. It was inspiring 

to hear ayoung man talk about his 

role models, share his journey and be 

grateful for the help he has received. 

Well done, Jacob. 

If you want to learn more about 

Jacob and his journey, follow him on 

Facebook: Jacob Cunniffe Racing. 

On Saturday, 29October, we 

took seven local children ona 

Dream Day Out, aday planned 

by Rotary tointroduce them to 

experiences that might broaden 

their outlook and give them the 

courage to try new activities 

outside their comfort zone, 

now and in the future. 

The day began at Simon 

Pemberton’s airstrip with aflight 

around Geraldine and Temuka. 

Having seen their home from the air, 

the children disembarked with big 

smiles on their faces, chatting nonstop 

about their adventure. 

Geraldine Cheese Company was 

the next stop; cheesemaking and 

tasting with lots of questions, and 

more smiles when owner Paul 

Fitzsimons brought out the ice 

cream. Then across the road to 

Barker’s Foodstore and Eatery, 

where the children enjoyed trying 

out the different fruit syrups; cola 

was voted the best. 

Feeling refreshed, we piled in the 

van for adrive to Alistair and Debbie 

Millar’s farm Clandeboye. Debbie’s 

dog rounding up the sheep 

provided much entertainment 

before watching the machinations 

of combine harvesters, tractors, 

sprayers and adigger as apile of 

lime was tomaneuvered from one 

spot to another. 

Time for alate lunch at 

Mes Amis Café in Ōrari (with 

asession of mini golf) before 

heading out to Riding for the 

Disabled, where the children rode 

the horses. At first, there was an 

atmosphere of excitement mixed 

with hesitancy, but by the end of the 

session, all had big smiles and had 

made friends with the horses. 

At the end of the day, the happy 

(but maybe alittle tired) children 

each received abag of goodies. 

We thank our generous sponsors 

and helpers who made the 

Dream Day Out possible. 

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John Bertrand Collectables 

Buying inGeraldine 

Next Friday 18 November 

nce again the buyers from Wellington based 

Ocompany John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd are 

in Geraldine next Friday 18 November. Mr Tony 

Grant from the company says “This is agreat time to 

bring along those unwanted items you’ve sorted out 

during the lockdownperiodand turnthemintocash”. 

Particularly wanted by the buyers are Gold and Silver 

(inany of its forms) and Collectables such as OldCoins 

and Banknotes, War Medals, Old Wind-up Watches 

and other interesting OldCollectables. 

“We are keen buyers, especially of the items in the 

list below” said Mr Grant. 

“I’m sure everyone has 

unearthed something we 

want in the past few weeks 

and we would like to see it! 

Nothing is toosmall for our 

consideration. We are just 

as happytobuy one item as 

we are buying 1,000 

items”. The buyers will be 

in convenient locations 

in Geraldine next Friday 

18 November (see details 

below). As Tony Grant says 

“if you are in any doubt 

about any items you wish 

to sell, take them along for 

an instant appraisal” 

Mr Anthony (Tony) 

W. Grant 

Fellow ofthe Royal Numismatic 

Society of New Zealand Incorporated 

Director and Buyer 

John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd 

Author of the John Bertrand 

NZ Coin &Banknote Catalogue 

Gold &Silver 

At Very High 

Prices 

D uring these 

uncertain times 

we have seen a 

sharp increase in the 

price of precious metals. 

The gold price in NewZealand is still at a 

high level so gather up all your unwanted 

items and take them along to the buyers. 

Tony Grant says “We can buy old gold 

items in all forms, including Jewellery 

(Rings, Chains, Brooches etc), Coins 

(Sovereigns and the like), Alluvial (River 

Gold), virtually anything, even Gold 

Teeth! We also need all Sterling Silver 

including Cups, Tea Services, Cutlery 

and OldCoins”hesaid. 

SomeBig Dollars in EarlyBanknotes 

arly New Zealand Banknotes dated 

Ebefore 1932 are currently fetching 

big money! This is according to Mr Tony 

Grant, author ofthe John Bertrand New 

Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue. 

Mr Grant is in Geraldine next Friday 

18 November on a buying trip for 

John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd and 

would be very keen to see any of these 

issues. “Wewill pay at least $300 for any 

undamaged TenShilling or One Pound 

T 

Interesting Small 

Collectables Wanted 

he buyers from John Bertrand 

(Collectables) Ltd, visiting Geraldine 

next Friday 18 November, are happy to 

look at any interesting items,for example 

vintage pocket and wristwatches such as 

Rolex, Men’s Omega, Breitling and gold 

watches etc. Also wanted, pre 1950’s 

picture postcards, Maori and Pacific 

artefacts, old fountain pens and other 

small antique or historical items. 

“If you have something unusual 

which you would like to sell, please 

bring it into one of our venues, we 

would like the chance toatleast have a 

look atit”said Tony Grant, buyer for the 

Company. “We will consider anything 

which may be of interest to a collector” 

he said. 

banknote from aNew Zealand trading 

bank dated 1932 orbefore. 

Denominations of five pounds and 

higher would be worth from $700. “Any 

banknote dated prior to 1900 would be 

worth at least $1000” said Mr Grant. 

Also purchased are any Reserve Bank 

of New Zealand pre-decimal issues, 

especially 50 Pound notes. All overseas 

banknotes are also wanted, especially 

early PacificIslandissues. 

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Collectors Need WarMedals 

urrently, throughout NZ and the world there is a big 

demand by collectors for war medals. These cover all 

wars right through from the New Zealand Land Wars and the 

Boer War, to the First and Second World Wars and the later 

Korea and Vietnam conflicts. New Zealand Servicemen and 

Women first served overseas inthe Boer WarinSouth Africa 

around 1900 and the war medals awarded for this service are 

needed by thebuyers,asare any otherMedals from earlyNew 

Zealand and the NewZealand Wars. 

General service medals from both the First and Second 

World Wars will also be purchased, but as can be imagined 

these were awarded in fairly large numbers. “If a group 

of medals has any special award for bravery such as the 

Military Medal, Military orFlying Cross or other medals for 

Distinguished Conduct or Meritorious Service,these can add 

great value to agroup” stated MrTony Grant, buyer for John 

Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd. “Many families have old medals, 

some datingback to early Imperial days,thatthey arenot sure 

what to do with. These arebetter off in the hands of collectors 

who will look after them.Wewill be happy tolook at any war 

medals whatsoever,justbring them in to venues”hesaid. 

OldCoins CanToss Up aRarity 

n lockdown when you sorted out your drawers and 

cupboards you may have come across some old 

coins. Youjust never know what rarities may belurking 

there. The advice of Tony Grant from John Bertrand 

(Collectables) Ltd is to bring them in to the venues and 

have them appraised. “We want tosee any old foreign 

coin accumulations. Weare quite happy togothrough 

your coins on the spot and give you an idea what we can 

pay. You just never know what can turn up. We are also 

particularly keen to buy pre 1946 New Zealand Silver 

Coins for at least 10times their face value” hesaid. 

JOHN BERTRAND (COLLECTABLES) ARE BUYING NOW!! 

OLD GOLD 

GOLD &SILVER 

TOKENS 

WAR MEDALS ETC 

• Unwanted Jewellery or Broken Rings 

• Gold Chains 

• Gold Watch Cases 

• Alluvial (River) Gold 

• Dental Gold 

• Gold Coins 

• Gold Racing & Trophy Cups 

COINS 

• All Gold & Silver Coins 

• Gold Sovereigns 

• Gold Half Sovereigns 

• NZ Silver Coins 1946 & Before 

(at least 10 times face value) 

• Also wanted NZ & World Coins 

after 1946 

• Australian Silver Coins to 1963 

• English Silver Coins to 1946 

• NZ 1935 “Waitangi Crown” 

• USA Coins up to 1964 

• Old Collections & Accumulations of World Coins 

• Modern Collector’s Coins & Sets 

• NZ Reserve Bank Sets 

*No Pennies or Halfpennies Please* 

• Racing Cups 

• A&P Show Cup 

• Sports Cups 

• Presentation Keys & Trowels 

• Show Pieces 

• Sterling Silver Tea Sets 

• Sterling Silver Cutlery 

• Scrap Gold & Silver 

*No EPNS or Silver Plated items Please* 

WRIST &POCKET WATCHES 

• Gold & Silver Pocket Watches 

• Any Rolex Watches 

• Omega Gents Watches 

• Any Breitling, Jaegar Le Coultre, Vacheron & 

Constantin, Patek Philippe, or IWC Watches 

• Moon Phase Watches 

• Chiming or Alarm Watches (Pocket or Wrist) 

• Military Watches 

• Divers Watches 

• All other pre 1950s wind up watches 

(parts value only) 

*No Quartz or Battery Operated Watches Please* 

• NZ & Australian “Tradesmen’s” Tokens 

• NZ Transportation Tokens 

• Railway Passes 

• Tram Tokens (not Dunedin Tramways) 

• Presbyterian Church Communion Tokens 

• Bread Tokens 

• Theatre, Cafe, Discount Tokens etc 

• Any other tokens relating to early New Zealand 

COLLECTABLES 

• Albums & Accumulations of Pre 1920s Postcards 

(used or unused) 

• Old Fountain Pens 

• Maori & Paci 昀 c Artefacts 

• The New Zealand Wars & Boer War Medals 

• 1st World War Medals 

• 2nd World War Medals, Stars etc 

• Orders and Decorations 

• Korea & Vietnam Medals 

• Antarctic or other Polar Medals 

• Fire Brigade Medals 

• Lodge Medals 

• Shooting Medals 

• Military Badges and all other 

Military Medals 

• Gold returning Fob Medals or “Tokens of Honour” 

from residents of small town New Zealand 

HISTORICAL MEDALS 

• A&P Show- Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals 

• Commemorative Medals & Medalets 

• Prize Medals (Gold & Silver) 

• Sports Medals (Gold & Silver) 

• Life Saving Medals 

• Shipwreck Medals 

• Coronation Medals 

• etc, etc, etc 

BANKNOTES 

• NZ & Australian “Trading Bank” Notes pre 1932 

(e.g. Bank of New South Wales, Bank of NZ etc) 

• Reserve Bank of NZ Pre-Decimal Notes 

• Any £20, £50 or £100 Notes 

• Hong Kong & Malayan Banknotes 

• Australian Pre Decimal Notes 

• Australian “Star” Notes 

• Early Fijian and Samoan Banknotes 

• NZ Traders Promissary Notes (1840s) 

• NZ Government Debentures 

• NZ Banknotes overprinted for 

use in Fiji, Cook Islands etc 

• Postal Notes 

• All other World Banknotes 

WE WANT 

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No item too small for 

our consideration 

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Geraldine croquet and hockey club members outside the pavilion. Foundation member Marjory Matheson is seated centre; 

BELOW: Geraldine Combined Hockey Club President Meg Catherwood (left) hands over the pavilion key toher croquet club 

counterpart, Sue Hutchins. PHOTOS: Debbie Oliver 

Pavilion ownership transfers 

to Geraldine Croquet Club 

On Wednesday,26October, theGeraldine 

Croquet Club hosted representatives of 

the Geraldine Combined Hockey Club 

for aspecial occasion: the handing over 

of the key to the old hockey pavilion to 

its new owners, the croquet club. 

Speaking onbehalf of the club, 

Peter McAuliffe says, The Geraldine 

Croquet Club has been working with 

Geraldine Combined Hockey Club and 

is pleased to confirm that ownership of 

the pavilion has been transferred to 

Geraldine Croquet Club. The croquetclub 

appreciates the significanceofthe building, 

which opened on 22 October, 1923 as a 

memorial to theeight hockey club members 

who died in World War I.Amemorial 

plaque sitsabovethe door,intheir honour. 

Hockey club presidentMeg Catherwood, 

on passing over the key to croquet club 

president Sue Hutchins, says, We are 

thrilled to hand over the building to the 

croquet club, and we wish to thank them 

for the careand attention they havegiven 

the building over the last20years ... they 

have made many improvements to both 

the pavilion and surrounding area. 

Karen OKane, hockey club youth 

delegate, has been liaising with the croquet 

club and knows the pavilion is in safe 

hands. She says, The Geraldine Croquet 

Club realises the significance of the 

building,and we knowthey will preserve 

the heritage and history behind it. We 

discussed thesalewithour life members 

to reassure them that its history will be 

preserved. The time was right to let the 

croquet club continue with the pavilion 

as their own. 

Peter says, Next year willbethe 100th 

anniversary of the pavilion, so celebrations 

will be planned to mark this event. The 

hockey club is arranging to have ahistorical 

information board mounted outside the 

pavilion and looksforward to celebrating 

the anniversary with us. 

Croquet has been playedinand around 

Geraldine for over 100 years, and itis 

great we nowhave ourpermanenthome 

alongsideour groundsthat we canplay 

on all year round. This is great for the 

future of croquet in Geraldine. 

An extract from the book 150 years 

of Geraldine reads, The early fortunes 

of the Geraldine Croquet Club were in 

the hands of Mrs Hislop, the inaugural 

president in 1911. Some of the original 

members were Mesdames WA Sherratt, 

Donald MacDonald and JP Cliff. 

Two foundation members, Mr and Mrs 

WHKirk, gainedNew Zealand honours. 

By 1927 the membership had grown to 

40, and games were played against Temuka 

and Timaru clubs, though the club was 

affiliated to the Christchurch Croquet 

Association. 

One of the croquet clubs foundation 

members, 95-year-oldMarjory Matheson, 

attended the celebrationsand was excited 

to see it still going strong. She says, 

I played croquet for many, many years, 

and Iremember right back at the start 

using this wonderful pavilion. Ihave a 

lotofmemories, and Iloved everymoment 

of it. The club hasdone alot of hardwork 

keeping the pavilion and lawns looking 

lovely. 

The Geraldine Croquet Club always 

welcomes new members. If you want to 

trycroquet,turn up at the croquetlawns, 

just off Huffey Street on aWednesday 

morning, by 9.15am for a9.30am start. 

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Brianand Margaret Tanner,PeelForestCampgroundcamp hosts. PHOTO:Jan Finlayson 

Peel Forest Campground all go 

You know youre heading into the best 

timeofthe yearwhen Peelcamp is open, 

says GeraldineDepartmentofConservation 

supervisor Chris Dyson. Its that time 

now. Peel Forest Campground is all go, 

and Chris recentlywelcomed Brian and 

Margaret Tannerasthe 2022-2023seasons 

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Having the Oamaru couple as summer 

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Chris says, Therellbethreesets of camp 

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the season. 

Hosts rolesincludewelcoming campers, 

being apoint of contact, checking that 

fees have been paid, giving information 

about local activities, and keeping an eye 

on camp maintenance needs. 

Brian, who has managed Peel Forest 

Campground as wellascommercial and 

other local conservation campsites with 

Margaret, says hes repeatedly drawn 

back to the camp. Its the walks, and the 

facilities, and the birds -the birdsong 

morning and night. Margaret says the 

grounds,shelteredbymature podocarps, 

are amajor drawcard, especially for 

families. She says, Theyresoopen, and 

thesites are so big.The children can ride 

their bikes. 

For many guests, amainattraction is 

the proximity of walks in Peel Forest 

Park Scenic Reserve, including to the 

1,311-metre Little Mount Peel summit. 

Chris says, A big thing is having the 

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JamesTaylorsinks hisputtunder the close eyeofhis fellowGrandads Team members. PHOTO: Supplied 

Woodbury golf tournament 

fundraiser asuccess 

Thesun was shining,and the skies were 

clear for the Woodbury School Ambrose 

Golf Tournament Fundraiser held on 

Sunday,23October,atGeraldines Grand 

Vue golf courseand organised by Woodbury 

School Support Group. 

Due to unease around Covid restrictions 

earlier this year, the decision was made 

to hold off on the Woodbury HillCountry 

Challenge for 2022, meaningthe support 

group werelooking for something to fill 

the gap. 

Year 2-3 teacherBronwyn Patrick put 

her hand up to take charge of the event, 

along with adedicated team of parents. 

WoodburySchoolPrincipal MikedeJoux 

says, Weare incredibly fortunatetohave 

acommitted staff membersuchasBronwyn 

to put an event like this together, spending 

alarge amount of her own time organising 

donations, arranging foodand alsolining 

up parentstohelp out on theday. As with 

all our events, we had alarge number of 

parents turnout to support the school, 

primarily inthe kitchen, making sure 

everyone waswell fed. 

Bronwyn says she was happywithhow 

the day ran. There was agreat turnout 

on the day with 14 teams of five players 

taking part. Teams included amix of 

school whānau, local golfers and those 

visiting for the day. It was great to see 

people getting in the spirit by dressing 

up and enjoying golf in thesun. 

Wewere overwhelmed by thesupport 

from both the school and the local 

community. In particular, Fresh Choice, 

who gave us their monthly community 

grant towards catering, Barkers of 

Geraldine, and Geraldine Butchery,who 

continually supports Woodbury School 

-inthisinstance, providing sausagesfor 

the barbecue and meat packs for prizes 

and raffles. 

Woodbury School students were also 

on hand to help with the running of the 

event; from decorating prize bags to 

helping on the barbecue topresenting 

prizes to winners at the end of the day. 

Mike calledthe day asuccess,saying, All 

money raised will go towards further 

equipment resources for the children, 

whichotherwise we wouldnot be able to 

provide. BECKY TALBOT 

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Arts in the spotlight 

The arts hold aspecial place inmyheart. In my 

younger years, Idid some acting and television work; 

in fact, my first professional acting gig was with a 

touringchildrens theatrecompanywherewevisited 

schools in remotecommunities. Im afirm believer 

in the value of music and theatre toall. 

Readersmay be familiar with therecentcontroversy 

surroundingCreativeNew Zealandsdecision to cut 

funding to the annual Sheilah Winn Shakespeare 

Festival. While that move made headlines around 

the world, theres another funding stoush that Id 

like to address. 

Many local people will be familiar with Arts on 

Tour NewZealand (AoTNZ) and may be awarethat 

their funding arrangement with Creative New 

Zealand -aCrown entity-has changed, putting its 

future atrisk. Ive received messages from people 

in Geraldine and further afieldfor whom this change 

has come as ashock and massive disappointment. 

The Geraldine Community Arts Councilhas done 

afantastic job in bringing dozens ofAoTNZ acts 

here over the years, and Iknow this change has 

caused alot of upset. Ive askedthe prime ministers 

office to lookintothe situation surrounding Creative 

New Zealand and await areply. 

Of course, AoTNZ is not the only option available 

to small towns. Geraldine isblessed with agood 

number of talentedlocal peoplewho love to perform 

for their fellow community members. Whether it's 

musical performances or plays, Geraldine has put 

on some classicsoverthe years.Itsnot easyputting 

together ashoworevent in regional NewZealand, 

itsincredibly time-consuming, and the cost canbe 

prohibitive. Its different to big cities where people 

havesomanyoptions available to them, and event 

organisers have afar larger number ofpeople to 

appeal to. 

Ihopeasolution canbefound that allowsAoTNZ 

to continue with greater certainty and with the 

ability to bring acts toGeraldine for many years 

to come.


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STAFF 

REQUIRED 

Here at Geraldine TOP10 

Holiday Park we have 

unfortunately lost along-term 

staff member and are currently 

looking for areplacement. 

Generally, you would work from 

9.30am to approx 1pm and, while this 

important role has some flexibility in the 

days required, it does include weekend 

and school holiday hours. 

An eye for detail is amust, asisthe 

ability tobeateam player. 

While experience would be an 

advantage itis not necessary aswe 

are willing to train the right person 

If this sounds like you, wewould love to 

hear from you. Either call in and see us 

at the park orphone uson0800 393 693. 

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US ON 

NOTICEOFAGM 

The Geraldine Rugby Football Club 

Annual General Meeting will take 

place on Sunday 20 November, 

4pm at the Geraldine Rugby 

Clubrooms on George Street. 

Bar will be open after the meeting and snacks provided 

Kate Haugh on Cinchinher winning 7.455-second breakaway roping run; RyleeWardinhis winning85pteffortinthe open bull ride. 

PHOTOS: Stephen Mowbray 

Winchester Rodeo rides again 

The skies were blue, and the dust was 

flying asalarge crowd cheered on the 

cowboysand cowgirlsatthe 51st Winchester 

Rodeo held on Saturday, 22October. 

After Covid-19 restrictions forced first 

the postponement and then the 

cancellation of the rodeo last year, the 

Winchester Rodeo Club has worked 

tirelessly to ensure this years event would 

go ahead. 

With 25 members from the local 

community, the club meets monthly, 

more frequently in the lead-up to the big 

day. Holding numerous working bees at 

the arena and grounds to get them in 

order, the club members areall volunteers 

who saythey do it for the love of the sport 

and to provide alocal event. The club is 

well supported by local businesses that 

make the day possible through their 

ongoing sponsorship. 

Media manager Gemma Oliver says, 

Theyre the real stars here, and we are 

incredibly grateful fortheir support. She 

says she was pleased with the turnout at 

Saturdays event, with high numbers of 

both competitors andspectators.There 

were327 competitorsin18events, which 

shows how the sport is growing across 

the country. In terms of the crowd, the 

banks were full early inthe day, with 

between 2,500-3,000people. Theweather 

was perfect, which always helps, but 

Ialsothinkpeople wereexcitedtobeable 

to attend the rodeo again. 

With competitors travelling from 

around the country to compete, the club 

wasexcited that someentrants, whohave 

recently been competing inthe USA 

and Canada, travelled back home to 

New Zealand to participate in the 

Winchester event. 

Gemma says she was particularly 

excited for the Winchester Club to hold 

their inaugural womens breakaway 

roping competition,aneventshowcasing 

the riders abilitytocatch acattle beast. 

The rope is attached to the saddle horn 

by athinpiece of cotton string designed 

to break away whenthe beast reaches the 

end of the rope, meaningthere is no actual 

stopping of the animal. The timer stops 

when the string breaks, and the fastest 

time wins. 

The event was won by Geraldine 

competitor and mother of three, 

Kate Haugh, of Woodbury, on her horse 

Cinch. She also placed second in the 

openbarrel raceatMethven Rodeo, held 

on Sunday, 23October. Husband Ben 

placed fourth in the rope-and-tie on both 

days, and second atWinchester in the 

mens team roping. Their daughters Bianca 

and Hannah also competed in events at 

both rodeos, making it ahectic and 

successful weekend for thislocal family. 

Winchester andMethven arethe first 

rodeos of the season. The next stop on 

the circuit is the Christmas run, with 

Millers Flat on Boxing Day, followed by 

Omarama, Te Anau,Waikouaiti, Wanaka 

and Canterbury in the same week. The 

next South Canterbury event is the 

Waimate Rodeo on 25 February, 2023. 

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PUBLIC NOTICES 

GERALDINE FESTIVAL CAR DISPLAY Saturday 

12 November, Cox Street carpark. Cars, motorcycles, 

classics, vintage, unique. Allwelcome. To display, phone 

Colin03693 9093. 

BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES 

CANNONBarbara Lynn Hunt Passed away peacefully 

on Sunday, 30 October,2022. Aged 86.Belovedmother 

of Taber (Phoenix, USA), loved sister of her devoted 

brother Jim (Denver, USA) and sister Sandy (Utah, 

USA). She touched manypeopleslives and will be sadly 

missed. Special thanks for the wonderful care she 

received from the staff atMcKenzie Healthcare. 

At Barbara’s request aprivate cremation has taken 

place. Geraldine Funeral Services, Geraldine. 

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TRADES &SERVICES 

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES for all your 

business and tax requirements. Phone Raylene on 03 

264 8196 or 027 274 3264. 

AUTOPARTS ANDACCESSORIES.NorthEnd Motors, 

phone 03 693 8673. 

BROOKSIDE BOARDINGKENNELS Farmstay for dogs. 

208 Woodbury Road. Phone03693 9929. 

BUILDER Qualified LBP, 20 years experience, for all building 

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CARPETCLEANING Powerful equipment,fast-drying. 

Upholstery, mats, rugs. Experienced owner-operator. 

Phone John 0274 351 042. 

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS and mending. Phone Raylene 

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HEATPUMPS Clean, service, repair and install. Please 

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NATIONAL SUPERANNUATION GOLDCARD DISCOUNT 

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Restorations 03 693 1401. 

PAINTING AND INTERIOR PLASTERING Contact 

Stephen Foster painting and decorating on 

021 041 3318. 

PAINTER GERALDINE-BASED Friendly professional 

service, good rates, excellent local references. Phone 

Wolffie 03 693 9803or027 962 4841. 

PC UPGRADES /REPAIRS Geraldine Computer Solutions. 

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WILTON SMALL MOB SHEARING Available for your 

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yoursheep, alpacas and goats.Please phone /txt Mike 

and Nicola 020 40117629. 

HEALTH &WELLBEING 

THE HONEY SHOP, WOODBURY ROADCORNER Clover 

Honey Special1kg$15, 2kg$25. New season’sHoneycomb 

also available. 

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

menuincorporating Barker’s products with seasonalingredients. Monday-Sunday 

8.30am-4.30pm. Phone03693 9727. 

THE GREEN MAN PEEL FOREST Come relax in the forest. Cafe &Bar open 

Thu-Sunand Fri&Sat evenings. Phone 03 696 3567. 

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

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Festival car display to support SCCancer Society 

The Geraldine Festival CarDisplayhas 

been running for the last 15years. 

Organiser Colin Johnstone says, Myself 

and local man Ken Johnston started 

it up, joking that it was ababysitting 

servicefor all the husbands thatdidnt 

want to wander around shoppingwith 

their wives. 

Anyone is welcome to come along 

and display their vintage, veteran, 

classic cars, motorcycles, trucks or 

tractors on Saturday 12 November in 

the CoxStreetpubliccarpark, opposite 

the rose gardens. 

Colin says, Wewelcome anyunique 

vehicles. It is agold coin donation to 

viewthe display,withall moneygoing 

to the South CanterburyCancer Society. 

Just turnuponthe day from 9am; we 

lookforward to another great display. 

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3rd JMeijer &GHole 50.00%. 02.11.22 North 

South: 1st CHamptom &MHyde 62.50%, 

2nd MThatcher &MBray 49.17%. East West: 

1st KMiles &MBourassa 58.33%, 2nd 

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Stay safe outdoors 

From Page 1 

PaulMcFall has been with Land 

Search and Rescue for 25 years, and 

worksclosely with local authorities to 

coordinate local searches and 

regional trainingevents. 

He cautions Cantabrians to be 

smartwhen venturing into their 

backyard, ‘‘Ifthey are going for awalk 

or tramp, tell someonewhere they 

aregoing, plan the walk or tramp, 

have adequate food and clothing and 

have two forms of communication.’’ 

Paul is the LandSAR chairperson 

forthe Canterbury region,which 

ranges fromHanmer Springs to the 

Mackenzie valley. 

He recognisesthe challenges that 

Canterbury’s diverse landscapes 

pose to both outdoor enthusiasts and 

SARvolunteers, saying it takeshours 

to train volunteers ‘‘to ahigh 

standard to be able to search in all 

thevast landscapesinCanterbury... 

beaches, flat land, rugged terrain, 

suburban and alpine environments.’’ 

He said he finds satisfaction in 

volunteering for his community, and 

that ‘‘it is enjoyable working with like 

mindedpeople throughoutthe 

country.’’ 

LandSARvolunteers operate in 

urban, suburban, coastal,rural, 

mountain, and wilderness 

environments, and trainthroughout 

theyear to equipthemselveswith 

skills in everything from first aid to 

radio communications, stretcher 

management, rope work, and river 

crossings. 

They train alongsidepolice, 

familiarisingthemselveswithsearch 

and tracking techniques, outdoor 

SAR volunteers on asearch. 

Land Safety Code 


safety strategies, andeven missing 

person psychology. 

Carl McOnie, CEOofLandSearch 

and Rescue New Zealand, said, 

‘‘Luckily for New Zealand, the 

LandSAR volunteers arehugely 

givingintheir time, money, efforts, 

equipmentand personal sacrifice.’’ 

There is always aneedfor more 

volunteers, so anyonewho is keen to 

learn more about how they can get 

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should visit www.landsar.org.nz or 

get in touch with alocal base to 

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The land safety code offers five simple 

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plan on going into the outdoors. 

1. Choose the right trip for you. 

2. Understand the weather. 

3. Pack warm clothes and extra food. 

4. Share your plans and take ways to 

get help. 

5. Take care of yourself and each other. 

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High country anglers 

Beautiful weather greetedthe thousandodd 

anglers who celebratedthe 

Canterbury High Country fishery opening 

at the weekend. 

Thecalmconditions that greeted 

anglers enjoying the highcountry's 

stunning sceneryalso enabled easy fish 

spotting. 

On Saturday afternoon,around 300 

anglers attended the annual North 

Canterbury Fish &Game Lake Coleridge 

Fishing Competition prizegiving. 

North Canterbury Fish &Game officer 

Emily Craig said, ‘‘it was greattosee so 

many familiesout fishing together for the 

day. There was plenty of excitement when 

the junior anglersbrought their fish in for 

weighing.’’ 

‘‘Just over athirdoffish entered were 

caughtbyjunior anglers.One junior 

angler hadthe biggestsalmon caughton 

the day,and other junior anglers gave the 

adults arun fortheir money, catching 

somereasonable fish as well.’’ 

Withover $7500 in prizes, some anglers 

were out fishing at midnight to ensure 

they had thebestchanceofcatching afish 

in the competition. 

However, there wasalso aspotprize 

draw, whichmeantanglers only hadto 

presenttheir fishing licence to gointo 

the drawgenerously sponsored bythe 

three Canterbury Huntingand Fishing 

storesChristchurch,North Canterbury 

and Ashburton. 

Ninety fish wereweighedin, andthe 

heaviestfish wasabrowntrout from 

LakeSelfe weighing 3.41 kgs. 

Theheaviest 25 fish wereeither 

brown or rainbow trout, andexactly half 

of the fish weighedinweresalmon, 

followed by 24rainbowsand then21 

browns. 

Kaiapoi angler Adrian Staal wasup 

beforedawn to be oneofthefirstanglers 

41 

Stacy Pratley and Tristan McKenzie fish at 

Lake Georgina. 

PHOTO RICHARD COSGROVE 

casting out on to LakeGeorginaasthe 

sunroseoverthe mountains. 

Lincoln anglerGlennPratley caught a 

beautifully coloured brown trout from 

Lake Georgina on the fly rod. 

Withlotsoffish activity on the water, 

Glenn changed from adry flytoa 

streamer, and twocasts later,caught the 

secondheaviest fish of the day, weighing 

in at 2.73kg. 

The three Lloyd sisters,Hannah, 

Charlotte and Lucy from Rangiora, each 

caught afish whilst out trolling onLake 

Coleridge and came to weigh them in, all 

dressed in matching Tshirts. 

Many more anglers were outenjoying 

the opening of the fishery, withplentyof 

fisharoundtotempt anglers. 

Emily said,‘‘With the longweekend 

coming, it's agreattimefor ahighcountryfishingtrip, 

with the bonus that 

the conditionsfor searun salmon are 

coming right forthe weekendaswell.’’ 

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ASHBURTON COLLEGE YEAR 12 PRIZEGIVING 2022 

Achievement Awards 

Rachelle Bernarte AshColl Way Award. 

Zara Bull AshColl Way Award. Gianna Butler 

Citizenship Award for mentoring students in 

reading, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Laura Cameron, Level 2Excellence 

Award. Riley Campbell Level 2Merit Award. 

Cassie Chamberlain Achievement in Level 2, 

Photography Online, AshColl Way Award. Mia 

Chambers Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Chrissie Cheesman AshColl Way 

Award. 

Tim Connelly-Whyte Level 2Merit Award, 

AshColl Way Award. OliverDavies Citizenship 

Award for mentoring students in reading. 

Jordis Double AshColl Way Award. Sophie 

Fine AshColl Way Award. Simone Forster 

Lobato de Faria Level 2Merit Award. Eddie 

Galbraith Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading. Janelle Galos Citizenship 


Alyssa Gilbert Level 2Merit Award. 

Fletcher Hobbs Materials Technology: 

Metal, AshColl Way Award. Oliver Hobbs 

Level 2 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award. 

Jordie Hurst AshColl Way Award. 

Laura Jensen Excellence in Level 2 

Psychology Online, Level 2Merit Award. Jack 

Jones Citizenship Award for mentoring students 

in reading, Amember of the Smallbore 

Rifle Shooting Team as the Team that brings 

the most credit to Ashburton College (Bevan 

Bain Trophy), AshColl Way Award. 

Freshta Karimi AshColl Way Award. Jess 

Lamb AshColl Way Award. Ruby Leverton 


Emma Lill Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. 

Seth Lucido Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading. Molly McKenna 


reading, Level 2 Merit Award. Hayley 

McQuillan-Ross Level 2 Excellence Award, 

AshColl Way Award. Sean McQuillan Citizenship 


Jack Middleton Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading, Level 2Merit Award. 

John Montojo CitizenshipAward for mentoring 

students in reading. Mischa Moore AshColl 

Way Award. Tāne Moore Amember of the 

Smallbore Rifle Shooting Team as the Team 

that brings the most credit to Ashburton 

College (Bevan Bain Trophy). Deborah 

Muchiri AshColl Way Award. Delyna Nguyen 

AshColl Way Award. Nuku Penisoni Level 2 

Merit Award, AshColl Way Award. Grace 

Prendergast AshColl Way Award. Princess 

Pureza Citizenship Award for mentoring students 

in reading, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl 

Way Award. 

SunnyRana AshColl Way Award. Hershel 

Ranay Level 2Merit Award. Tom Rosevear 


reading. Harmony Shea Level 2Merit Award. 

Orpah Sildo Level 2 Merit Award. Sama 

Sooialo AshColl Way Award. 

Jack Templeton Citizenship Award for 

mentoring students in reading, Level 2Merit 

Award. Lloyd Tuhao AshColl Way Award.Sera 

Ula Level 2 Merit Award. Ethan van Dijk 

AshColl Way Award. Luis Varias Citizenship 

Award for mentoringstudents in reading,Level 

2 Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award. 

Joelle Watson Level 2Merit Award, AshColl 

Way Award. Lily Williams Level 2Merit Award. 

Alexia Wilson Level 2Merit Award, AshColl 

Award. 

Academic and Special Awards 

Kaimana Acidera German (German 

Embassy Prize), Level 2Excellence Award, 

AshColl Way Award. Harvey Apolonio DrJim 

Benefield Trophy for the student that shows 

the most enthusiasm and appreciation for the 

Classical world, AshColl Way Award. Ollie 

Bubb Physical Education (Joint Award), Boys 

Tennis Trophy for Boys Tennis Champion, 

Level 2 Excellence Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Lily Campbell Japanese (Ton's Thai 

Award), AshColl Way Award. 

Andreea Ciora Accounting (Joint Award), 

Food and Nutrition (Herbert Watts Cup and 

Mid Canterbury Federation of Country 

Women’s Institute Prize), Level 2Merit Award, 

AshColl Way Award. Angela Ciora Classics, 

Law (Argyle Welsh Finnigan Prize) (Joint 

Award), Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading, Level 2 Excellence 

Award, AshColl Way Award. Emma Cochrane 

Contribution to Instrumental Music in the 

Senior School (KBB Music Prize), Music 

Isabel Wall 

Performance, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl 

Way Award. Kyle Dickson Digital Information 

Technology (Heartland Technology Prize), 


Anna Ford General Mathematics (Ashburton 

District Council Prize), Tourism, Level 2Merit 

Award, AshColl Way Award. Henry Goodes 

Foundation Studies, Citizenship Award for 

mentoring students in reading. Amelia Harris 

Chemistry (Ashburton District Council Prize 

and Greg Jones Cup), Firestone Fairplay 

Trophy, Excellence in Level 2 Psychology 

Online, Top Student in Level 2 Psychology 

Online, Citizenship Award for mentoring students 

in reading, Level 2Excellence Award, 

AshColl Way Award. 

Jessica Hayman Materials Technology: 

Fabrics, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Alice Homer Materials Technology: 

Wood, Te Reo Maori (Joint Award), Citizenship 

Award for mentoring students in reading, 


Lachie Jemmett Boys Squash Champion 

Trophy for Squash (Joint Award). 

Alastair Kilgour Prime Minister’s 

Vocational Excellence Award, Level 2Merit 

Award, AshColl Way Award. Maria Lawn 

Music, Citizenship Award for mentoring students 

in reading, Paisley Trophy for Contribution 

to Year 12 Music, Level 2Merit Award, 

AshColl Way Award. 

Mitchell Leath Glover Trophy for best 

aggregate golf score, Stewards Cup for the 

male showingthe most Grit and Determination 

in Sport. Charlotte McKenzie NZ Cadets 

Ladies Challenge Cup – Senior Shooting 

Champion, LClayton Trophy -Best Female 

Shooter, Most Elite Female Sportsperson in 

the College - Senior Girls Sports Cup, To 

Collect on behalf of the Smallbore Rifle 

Shooting Team the Bevan Bain Trophy as the 

team that brings the most credit to Ashburton 

College, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Seb McMillan Economics, Ashburton 

College Golf Challenge Trophy for Golf, Level 

2Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award. 

Laura Mihailescu Bogdan Drama (Jenny 

Smith Trophy), Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading, Level 2Merit Award, 

AshColl Way Award. Lyn Militante General 

Science (Alan West Cup), Business Studies, 


reading, Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way 

Award. Simon Moore Automotive Skills, Ashburton 

Technical High School Old Pupils 

Association Trades Scholarship. 

Mao Nishioka Health, Law (Argyle Welsh 

Finnigan Prize) (Joint Award), Citizenship 

Award for mentoring students in reading, Level 

2 Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award. 

Hamish O'Reilly Materials Technology: Building, 

Level 2Merit Award. Sam Orr Accounting 

(Joint Award), Agriculture Science (Five Star 

Beef Prize and BNZ Cup), Geography –RB 

Ching Prize and Trophy, Level 2Merit Award, 

AshColl Way Award. Olivia Pearce English 

(Mary Bovett Prize and Murrow Cup) (Joint 

Award), Level 2Excellence Award, AshColl 

Way Award. 

Kaiwhaiki Peetitumango Te Reo Maori 

(Joint Award), Corbett Trophy for Dedication 

and Commitment to Tikanga Maori, Citizenship 


Jim Reyes Sport and Exercise Performance, 

AshColl Way Award. Chloe Robinson Child 

Development (Joint Award), Girls Rugby 

Trophy –Most Improved Forward, Citizenship 

Award for mentoring students in reading. Will 

Rollinson Top student in the Year12 Agriculture 

Horticulture Academy (Primary Industry 

Training Organisation Cup). Chloe Rutledge 

Visual Art: Painting (Ashburton District Council 

Prize), Outdoor Education, Level 2 Merit 

Award, AshColl Way Award. Sifala Sagaga 

History (Brian Edmondston Cup) Level2Merit 

Award. Lara Shierlaw Dance (Joint Award), 


Arlina Smith Design and Visual Communication, 

Level2Merit Award. Sophie Smith Dance 

(Joint Award), Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading, Level 2Merit Award. 

Rose Stevens Child Development (Joint 

Award), Citizenship Award for mentoring 

students in reading, AshColl Way Award. 

Rere Strickland Hospitality, English as an 

Additional Language. Nicholas Stringer Gateway 

Award for excellence in the workplace 

and application to Gateway study. Henry 

Thomas 1st XV Trophy for Service and 

Contributiontothe RugbyTeam. Jess Thomas 

Kirsty Trophy for cheerful participation in 

Drama, Level 2Merit Award. 

Daniel Thompson Harmony Masonic 

Lodge Trophy and Scholarship for the Top 

Student in the Trades Experience course. Mia 

Tilleyshort, Visual Art: Photography, Level 2 

Merit Award,AshColl Way Award.Isabel Wall, 

Visual Art: Creative Design, Biology (Ashburton 

District Council Prize),Physics (Ashburton 

District Council Prize and Seagar Cup), Life 

Ashburton PharmacyPrize for the Top Overall 

Student enrolled in three Sciences, Rarakiroa 

Award for the Top Year12 Maori Student, 


reading, Level 2Excellence Award, AshColl 

Way Award. 

Jacob WilsonMihi Pai Trophy for receiving 

the most Mihi Pai Awards in Year12, AshColl 

Way Award. Sarah Wilson Physical Education 

(Joint Award), Level 2Merit Award, AshColl 

Way Award. 

Laura Winchester English (Mary Bovett 

Prize and Murrow Cup) (Joint Award) Citizenship 

Award for mentoring students in reading, 

Level 2Merit Award, AshColl Way Award. 

The Top Student in Year12 DPI ACA- 

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CLUB NEWS 

Ashburton Toastmasters 

Members from the Ashburton 

Toastmasters attended an area 

contestheldinTimaru recently. The 

travelling party includedparticipants 

destined tocompete in the 

HumorousSpeech contest and the 

Table Topicscontest, as well as 

officialsfrom Ashburton. Four 

toastmasters clubs sent candidates 

to thisarea contest. This wasa 

‘hybrid contest’ so contestants and 

officials couldbepresentinperson 

at the meetingvenue or take part via 

the use of Zoom meetings software. 

Congratulations to our David 

Easonwho was placed thirdinthe 

Table Topicscontest and Coby 

Snowdenwho was third in the 

HumorousSpeech contest. 

At locallevel, our recent meeting 

was convenedbyToastmaster of 

the day,Neysa. She began the 

eveningwith arousing talkabout 

her new pet bees. Chyio compared 

Japanese and New Zealand 

cultures in herculturalshare speech 

covering her25year experiences 

sincecoming to NZ. Her earlier 

anecdotes includedKiwi 

expressions such as “bringaplate” 

and the meaningofbeing ‘invitedfor 

tea.’Chyio explainedthe Japanese 

practices of wearing of different 

footwear inside the family home and 

use of electricalappliances around 

the home. Sheconcluded thatshe 

lovedthe NZ cultureand feels more 

familiarwith theKiwilifestyle. 

David’s speechwas apart of a 

pathwaysspeech wherehetookthe 

opportunity to redo aprevious 

speechentitled‘Culture shock.’ This 

revampedspeech discussed 

differing perspectives of livingina 

newcountry for 10 years.This 

includedthe meritsofnew 

experiences to the realisation of 

flaws or negative perspectivesonce 

becoming familiarwith anew 

culture.David’s presentation 

centredonhis years of livingin 

Taiwanand the differences 

betweenthat and New Zealand. 

David’s talk was evaluatedbyMatt. 

The second formalspeechofthe 

night was by Adiwho shared his 

experiences and evaluations as a 

past Toastmasters ClubPresident. 

Thetitle of the speech was ‘Beinga 

toastmaster president: lessons 

learned.’ Adi discussed 

organisationrequirementsofa 

president before proceedingto 

share shortcomingsand successes 

during his term. Adi’s speechwas 

evaluated by Jamie. 

Ashburton Dahlia Circle 

It was fantastic to seesomany 

people at the Ashburton Dahlia 

Circle's October meeting. Dahlias are 

growing in popularity and so, too, is 

our circle. We are very fortunate to 

have knowledgeable dahlia growers 

like Joyce to assistnovice growers. 

Joyce has 40+ yearsofexperience in 

growing dahlias,and her willingness 

to share her tipsand adviceis 

priceless for those new to growing 

these special plants. The October 

meeting was jam packed with 

information for keen dahlia growers. 

Joyce began by talking to members 

about gall and what to look for and 

how to deal with it. 

Those present for the workshop 

received ahandout to take home as 

aquickguide. Joyce discussed how 

she takes cuttings and pots them up, 

and also brought along some of last 

year's cuttings to show in her 

demonstration, 

which had formed magnificent 

tubers since being potted up. This 

was followed up by tips on how to 

plant and tendtonewly planted 

tubers. 

Later, Joyce had afun dahlia game 

where all members participated and 

went homewith showdahlias to 

grow. Everyone was most 

appreciative of Joyce'sknowledge 

and generosity. 

Ahuge thank you to you, Joyce, for 

being so generous with yourtime and 

knowledge. The AshburtonDahlia 

Circleislucky to have you. 

Labour Weekend saw the Circle's 

annual tuber sale fundraiser take 

place, which was aroaring success. 

We would like to thank everyone who 

donated tubers for the sale, and to all 

who came along on theday and 

supported ourCirclebypurchasing 

tubers from us. We hope you'll come 

along again for nextyear's sale.Our 

next meeting is our annualChristmas 

Dinner and Rose Show. 

Thisis alwaysahighlight of the 

Dahlia Circle calendar and a 

wonderful evening thatwe'reall 

looking forward to. The RoseShow is 

afun event that keeps us motivated 

untilthe dahlias start to bloom andwe 

have our first table show in January. 

Dahlia Circle meetingsare at the 

Tinwald MemorialHall on the third 

Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. If 

you like dahlias and want to learn 

more and get to know other dahlia 

lovers in thearea,we'd love to see 

you. All agesare welcome. Please 

contact 021 0245 8001 if you are 

interested in coming along to our 

January meeting. 

Ashburton Bowling Club 

At the Murton Cup held at Rakaia 

on October 31 ,Ashburton’s Heather 

Goodall was invited to skipaRakaia 

side to replace Helen Boag, their 

injured Skip. The team came 3rd, so 

one good turn reallydoes deserve 

another! 

Ashburton Ladies Championship 

4’s semiFinal on theafternoon of 

November 1was won, after ahard 

fought match,byMargaret Eder’s 

team with AnnetteBlain, Heather 

Gray and Anne Gibson. The runners 

up were Diana King’s teamwith Judie 

Ryk, Kath Muir and LeonieSpargo. 

The Final, versus Diane’s team, will 

be played at adate yet to be decided. 

The Ashburton Ladies 

Championship Singles produced a 

full day’s play on Thursday the 3rd, 

one match on Saturday the 5th with 

matchescontinued on Tuesday the 

8th, and today if necessary. 

Our Friday Triples, sponsors 

Toyota/Skip2it, was played on both 

our superb greens in bright sunshine, 

with the sunscreen flowing freely! It 

wasasuccessfulday for our 

Ashburton teamstaking part! The 

placings are as follows: 1st GEder, 

WLee, Judie Ryk –3wins, 18ends, 

39 points, 2nd RMcGarry, HGoodall, 

LSpargo –3wins,17ends,44 

points, 3rd GBishop, JFord, BMolloy 

–3wins, 15 ends, 35 points, 4th T 

Blain, ABlain, DMurcott –3wins, 12 

ends, 25 points,5th MReid, D 

Watson, AReid –2wins, 1draw, 12 

ends, 34 points,6th MHill,PCollins, 

TPearce –2wins, 17 ends, 41 

points. 

At our Saturday Rollover Triples on 

the 5th, played again in bright 

sunshine, the results were: 1st -C 

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Bird, DMurcott, 3wins, 13 ends, 21 

points, and 2nd -JKewish, OGray, 

2wins, 7ends, 19 points. 

Entrants required for the Milsom 

Cup Triples (MenOnly) 2bowls on 

November 20 at 10am (sponsors 

Patersons). We also need names on 

the white board for our Inhouse 

Quaich Trophy on November 26. 

Thank you. Goodbowling everyone! 

AshburtonMSA Petanque Club 

Over the weekend some of ourtop 

players competed in the NZ National 

Singles and Doubles held in 

Auckland with agood measure of 

success. In the Singles, Adelys 

Taraunu and Richard Browne were 

each 3rd equalinthe Championship, 

and Championship Consolation 

respectively. 

In the Doubles, Adelys and partner 

were 2nd in the Championship, 

Stephen Fitzgerald and partner were 

2nd in the Championship Consolation 

withRichard Browne and Bruno 

Falco and their respective partners 

taking 5th equalinthis section.Lani 

Taraunu and partner were 3rd =in 

the plate. Congratulations to you all. 

This weekendwewelcome 

competitors from the South Island for 

the Clubs NZ Tournament to be held 

from Friday until Sunday with Triples, 

Doubles and Singles being played. 

We held aworking bee last week to 

do ageneral tidy up so the pistes are 

looking smart. Best of luck to our 

strong Ashburton contingent and to 

the Club for asuccessful tournament. 

People are most welcometocome 

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RESULTS 

Ashburton Golf Club 

Saturday 6/11/2022: Competition: Sutherland 

Cup (Combined Stableford) Radius Care 

Winners over the Field: Rodney Harris &Bill 

Mason 77pts (Tinwald GC), 2nd +Winners of 

the Sutherland Cup: David Rush &Perry Hunt 

75pts, 3rd: Dannie Oosthuizen &Paul Greer 

74pts. 

Other good nett scores were: John Ramsay 

& Brian Fauth 71pts, Gaby Jansen & 

Bruce Day 71pts, Ross Chatterton &Robbie 

Bell 71pts, Matt Young &Kevin McStay 70pts 

&Ron Carlson &Chris Lovelock 70pts 

Two’s: Perry Hunt, Richard McKernan, 

Bruce Day &Robbie Bell 

Nearest The Pins: Hole 4# 3 stooges 

(Brown Bombers) Perry Hunt, Hole 8# South 

Island Seed and Processing Co. Hamish 

Niles, Hole 12# Value Plus: Brent Clarke, Hole 

14#: Ashburton Mitre 10: Craig Bain, Hole 6#: 

Hamish Niles Shout! Paddy Bradford, Hole 9#: 

Ton’s Thai: Al Jopson, Birdie Jackpot: Hole 

#17, Nett Eagle Jackpot: Hole #6, Tinwald 

Tavern Bonus Spot Prize: Dave Robertson. 

Sega Golf 9 Hole Competition Stableford 

Harvey Bakehouse Winner over the Field: 

Bruce Leighton 20pts, 2nd Hughie Murchie 

17pts, 3rd Peter Stechman 17pts, 4th Sam 

Prince 17pts. 

Softball 

Friday 4th November 2022: Devon Tavern 

Hampstead Slow-Pitch: 

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Laser Attack 17-3 Retyred 

S & Giggles 22-2 Once Were Winners, 

The Misfits 13-13 Hawkies Hawks, Debbie 

Boon: First National Real Estate U.13: 

Machine Pitch Competition: Ashburton Intermediate 

14-2 Netherby Diamonds, Allenton 

Angels 6-2 Netherby Strikers, Borough 

Berzerkers 17-7 Tinwald Super Sluggers, 

Longbeach Comets 9-4 Hampstead Giants. 

Saturday 5th November 2022: Mid Canterbury 

Softball Association: 

U.13; Little league: Fairfield 15-1 Ashburton 

Subway Hampstead Avengers, Rakaia 

Dairy Services Demons Blue-J's 19-9 Regent 

Cinema Hampstead Braves. 

Senior Mixed: Devon Tavern Hampstead 

Heat 13-3 Fairfield All Sorts, 

Rakaia Dairy Services Demons Rebels 

23-12 Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix. 

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers 

2nd Nov 22, McGee Summer Series. 13 

riders. 1st. Nigel Chatterton 29m 18s. 2nd. 

Emma Waite 29m 18s. 3rd. Chanaide Mc 

Andrew 29m 20s. 4th. Andrew Shepherd 29m 

22s. 5th. Brent Hudson 32m 23s. 6th. Bridget 

Sheed 32m 23s. 7th. Tony Ward 24m 37s F/T. 

8th. Paul Brake 25m 38s 3f/t. 9th. Jelle 

Hendriksen 25m 38s 4f/t. 10th. Mark Summerfield 

24m 41s 2f/t. 11th. Charlotte Cox 25m 

40s. 5f/t. 12th. Paul Sinclair 25m 45s. 6f/t. 

13th. Roger Wilson 27m 04s. 

Tinwald Cycling Friday Night Velodrome. 

04 Nov 22. TRACK BIKES, 1st. Nick Daley 

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.2nd. Eliza McKenzie. 3rd. Nigel Chatterton. 

ROAD BIKES -A. Grade. 1st. Charlotte Neal. 

2nd. Oliva Copland. 3rd.=. Claire Copland & 

Logan Daley. B. Grade . 1st. William Carr. 

2nd. Aleisha Pope .3rd. Oscar McKimmie. C. 

Grade. 1st.=Ruby Carr &Florence Black .2nd. 

=Shaikana Meynall &Riley Wilson. 3rd.= Evie 

Ward & Freya Pain. E. Grade. 1st. Jack 

Copland . 2nd. Tilly Marshall. 3rd. George 

Dytham -Swift. F. Grade Boys, 1st.= Gilbert 

McKimmie &Maddox McCormick, 3rd, Bryce 

Cartwright. F. Grade Girls. 1st.Charlotte Wilson. 

2nd. Summer Burke. 3rd. Georgia 

Morrison. G. Grade. 1st. Shane Whittaker. 

2nd. Charlie Marshall. 3rd. Mila McAtamney. 

BALANCE BIKES . 1st.= Fergus 

McAnamney &Lilah Morrison. 2nd.= Quinn 

Hall &Sophie Dytham -Swift. 3rd.= Maverick 

McCormick &Octavia Pope. 

TRAINER WHEELS . 1st. Lyra Martin. 

2nd. Martin Nogtev. 

TRIKES. 1st. Dustin Burke .2nd. Damian 

Manley. 

ATTENTION 'NOTRACK RACING THIS 

FRIDAY 11TH NOV 22 SHOW WEEKEND. 

BUT WILL BE ALL GO AGAIN ON THE 

18TH NOV 22. if fine. 

Ashburton Golf Club 9Holers 

Last week's winners of the Sega Golf 

Hidden Holes were: first, Joy Nicholas (9 net) 

and second, Bruce Leighton (10 net). Followed 

by on countback Stewart Bennett &Gail 

Gutsell (11). 

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This week, 10th November, Hotel Ashburton 

Irish Stableford and 17th November, 

Closing Day Hotel Ashburton Greensome. On 

24th November, we will play at Lake Hood 9 

Hole Course. 

Tinwald Cycling Club 

The Tinwald Cycling Club travelled to the 

highveld of Methven on Sunday to contest a 

46km handicap event. Ben Knight proved to 

strong over the concluding stages to jump 

clear in the charge to the line to claim the 

victory. 

Andrew Shepherd continued his rich vein 

of form securing second place. 

Gary Weston put his sprinting skills to 

good use leading in the chasing bunch to take 

the third place spoils. Hot on his heels was 

Don Sutton with the evergreen Neil Wylie, and 

Paul Brake rounding out the top half dozen. 

Scratch rider Cole Harris backed up last week 

top effort with astrong ride to claim fastest 

time honours, riding the course in 67.27. 

Co-markers Larry Neal and Tony Ward 

secured second and third time. 

The juniors raced over 15km. Carter 

Shepherd made in a great day for the 

Shepherd stable taking the win with astrong 

ride. Zac Brookland continued his good form 

taking the second place spoils in athree up 

sprint. 

Flynn Turnbull stepped on to the final 

podium position. Jack Gorrie was in the thick 

of the finish to secure fourth place. Thomas 

Stevenson and Charlotte Neal were close 

behind to fill fifth and sixth place. 

Back marker Zoe Spillane claimed fastest 

time, riding the distance in 26.28. Next week 

the Club will contest a48km handicap event 

around the Wakanui Beach block. 

Waireka Croquet Club Interclub 

Intermediate Grade: 1 November 2022: 

Waireka Red vs Waimate: 

Singles: Pat Allnutt 6 vs Margaret 

Leathwick 7; Bev Blair 5vsPaul Kiesanowski 

78; Colin Lamb 6vsDale Munro 7; Audrey 

Leath 4vsElaine Ryan 7; Pat Allnutt 7vsPaul 

Kiesanowski 4; Bev Blair 6 vs Margaret 

Leathwick 7; Colin Lamb 7vsElaine Ryan 4; 

Audrey Leath 7vsDale Munro 6; 

Doubles: Pat Allnutt & Bev Blair 7 vs 

Margaret Leathwicki &Paul Kiesanowski 5; 

Colin Lamb &Audrey Leath 7vsDale Munro 

&Elaine Ryan 4; 

Total games won: Waireka Red 5, Waimate 

5; 

Total hoops: Waireka Red 62 vs Waimate 

56; Waireka White vs West End: Singles: 

Pauline Scott 1vsCarole Graham 7; John 

Davis 4vsAlison Bartlett 7; Joyce Davis 7vs 

Shirley Abraham 9; Sue Whyte 7vsColleen 

Woods 5; Pauline Scott 7vsAlison Bartlett 5; 

John Davis 4 vs Carole Graham 7; Joyce 

Davis 7vsColleen Woods 4; Sue Whyte 7vs 

Shirley Abraham 5; 

Doubles: Pauline Scott &John Davis 7vs 

Carole Graham & Alison Bartlett 6; Joyce 

Davis &Sue Whyte 6vsShirley Abraham & 

Colleen Woods 7; 

Total games won: Waireka White 6, West 

End 4; 

Total hoops: Waireka White 57, West End 

58; 

Primary Grade: 2November 2022 

Waireka Red vs Waimate Blue: 

Singles: Judith Smith 4 vs Lorraine 

Kiesanowski 7; Jocelyn Molloy 4 vs Gloria 

Jensen 7; Heather Kaye 7vsJan Wells 2; 

Donna Lobb 4vsDoreen Greenlaw 7; Judith 

Smith 7vsGloria Jensen 4; Jocelyn Molloy 7 

vs Lorraine Kiesanowski 0; Heather Kaye 7vs 

Doreen Greenslaw 4; Donna Lobb 2vsJan 

Wells 7; 

Doubles: Judith Smith &Jocelyn Molloy 7 

vs Lorrainje Kiesanowski 6; Heather Kaye & 

Donna Lobb 7 vs Jan Wells & Doreen 

Greenlaw 5; 

Total games Won: Waireka Red 6, Waimate 

Blue 4; 

Total hoops: Waireka Red 56, Waimate 

White 49; 

Waireka White vs Ashbury: 

Singles: Carol Greer 3vsLois Beattie 7; 

Jan McClelland 7vsColin Beattie 5; Gaylene 

Smith 5vsBeryl Maglis 7; Ann Richards 4vs 

Daphne Fitzgerald 7; Carol Greer 4vsColin 

Beattie 7; Jan McClalland 5vsDLois Beattie 7; 

Gaylene Smith 5vsDaphne Fitzgerald 7; Ann 

Richards 3vsBeryl Maglis 7; 

Doubles: Carol Greer &Jan McClelland 3 

vs Lois & Colin Beattie 7; Ann Richards & 

Gaylene Smith 4vsBerly Maglis &Daphne 

Fitzgerald 7; 

Total games won: Waireka White 1, 

Ashbury 9; 

Total hoops: Waireka White 43, Waimate 

68; 

Ashburton Bridge Club 

Monday Evening –Oct 31st, B&CLadder 

N/S 1st Pauline Scott &Mervyn Jones, 

2nd Dee Murdoch &Bruce Leighton, 3rd Ray 

Stevenson &Sheryl Reid 

E/W 1st Heather &Bruce Sim, 2nd John F 

Rickard &Derek Prebble, 3rd Andrea Lambie- 

Shaw &Judy Jemmett 

Tuesday Evening –Nov 1st, ALadder 

1st Paul Leadley & Kate White, 2nd 

Wendy &Eric Parr, 3rd Alan Wright &Peter 

Wilson, 4th Jan de Jong &Trish Small, 5th Val 

Palmer &Ian Doel, 6th Maree Moore &Jason 

Vannini 

Wednesday Afternoon -Nov 2nd, Valetta 

Trophy 

1st John Shearer &Bev Turton, 2nd Beth 

McIlraith &Maree Moore, 3rd Shirley Harris & 

Anne Gilbert, 4th Mary Buckland & Trish 

Small, 5th Edna Segers &Perry Jowers, 6th 

Bev Macaulay &John Irwin 

Thursday Evening –Nov 3rd, President’s 

Trophy 

N/S 1st Mary Buckland &Trish Downward, 

2nd Bev Blair &Mary Bruce, 3rd Lois Rose & 

Trevor Coulter E/W 1st Mike Holdaway & 

Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 2nd Colin Clemens & 

Johnny Wright, 3rd John Shearer & Leigh 

Wackrow. 

Ashburton Women’s Golf 

Saturday 5th November: Mid Week v 

Weekend Women 

Weekend women won. 

Tuesday 8th November 2022 

African Stableford 

Sue Hastie &Joyce van der Heide –83 

Erin Porter &Vicki Moore -79 

Nearest the Pins: 

No 4 Chevalier Farm Ltd – Daphne 

McDonnell 

No 12 Lynn’s small Salon –Barb Williams 

No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton –Jeannette 

Montgomery 

No 18 2nd Shot –Barb Williams. 

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Land use change likely in 2040s 

Water use consent, and dairy shed 

renewalsdue inthe early2040s may be a 

catalyst forland usechange in Mid 

Canterbury, according to Our Land and 

Water researchers. 

Our Land and Water (Toitū te Whenua, 

Toiora te Wai)isone of 11 National 

Science Challenges focusedondefined 

issues of national importance identified 

by the NewZealandpublic. 

Areport,recently released by 

researchers and led by Ashburton District 

Council agriculture portfolio advisor 

Richard Fitzgerald,foundaround 40 

percent of all dairymilking sheds in the 

district were built between 2007 and 2015, 

according to resourceconsents. 

Based on life projections for adairy 

shed, 230 sheds will reach the end of their 

economic life between 2040 and 2048 

meaning nearlyhalf of all dairy sheds are 

likely to need replacing. 

Researchers foundfarmersmakingsuch 

decisions would look at climate suitability, 

regulations and the prevailing economics 

of dairying compared to other land uses. 

They also found between 2030 and 2040, 

78 percent of allwater use consents in the 

district would expire. However thearea of 

landinvolved in this process will be even 

greateras water consents for all three 

irrigation companies in the districtalso 

fall due in this period. 

Mr Fitzgeraldisafarmerwith anactive 

involvementinanintensive irrigatedMid 

Canterburybasedfamily farm, and has 

experience as an agribusiness executive 

and consultant. 

Part of this researchincluded running 

farmerfocus groups and examining data 

from the AshburtonDistrict Council and 

Environment Canterbury to analysethe 

economic life of key assetssuch as dairy 

sheds andirrigation consents. 

Most were unfazed. 

One farmer saidthey would follow 

profits and go where the market led, and 

anothertalkedabout planning 

investments to cope with extreme events. 

Overthe past 20 years, irrigation has 

transformed AshburtonDistrict from its 

traditional use as sheep and grain growing 

region. 

Irrigated farming now covers about65 

percent or 220,000 hectares of the 

Ashburton District plains. 

Dairy farming now accounts for $1,129 

millionof thelocal economyand 63 

percent of net farm incomefor the district. 

‘‘The renewal process is significant 

becausethe implementation of the 

National Policy Statement for Fresh 

Water Management (2020) mayintroduce 

new ordifferentconsentconditions for 

water use. This could change theviability 

or feasibilityofsomelanduses under 

those new conditions, especially if the 

fortunes of dairyfarmingdo not compare 

as favourably as other land use options,’’ 

researchers said. 

Mid Canterburydairy farmer Nick 

Richard Fitzgerald 

Giera,ofRuapuna,said owneroperators 

and familyfarmsmaking decisions will 

mean looking at investment returns, but 

also their own personalcircumstances. 

‘‘Makingany decision to changewill 

involvelookingat return on investment, 

but they’llalso considertheir own 

personal stage of their farming career, 

succession plans, andassetvalue 

considerations of alternativeland uses. 

‘‘At the momentthere are not many land 

uses(with the requiredsupporting 

infrastructure) that compete with dairy on 

areturnoninvestmentbasis, but that may 

changeinthe future,’’ he said. 

Another key finding of the research is 

that meaningful climate information at a 

granular 5km x5km resolution would give 

farmers confidence to make changesto 

improve farm circumstances. 

Future water use consent and dairy shed 

renewals may be acatalyst for land use 

changes in Mid Canterbury. 

‘‘Myguess is that mostfarmers will wait 

untilthere are reliable trends and 

patternsoflongterm changes to climate 

before making significant changes to their 

business. 

‘‘This means farmers are likely to have 

other factors thatdrive change firstsuch 

as returns and asset replacement 

decisions,’’ Mr Giera said. 

‘‘Climate data is notoriously inaccurate 

andmodelsthat predict future changes in 

climate have along way to go to givefarmers 

anyconfidence in investingbasedonfuture 

predictions. Soil type andlocalisedclimate 

arebig driversofwhat is possible andthat's 

where we need data,’’ he said. 

‘‘Farmers are alogical bunchwho are 

keen to understandthe changing climate at a 

granular, locallevelastheir whole business 

model is based on climate,’’researchers 

said. 

‘‘It makes goodbusiness sense to 

understand whatiscoming so they can 

futureprooftheirbusiness.’’ 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil chief executive 

Hamish Riachsaidworkingtogether, 

supportedbyindustry and thescientific 

community, farmerscan understand what 

theclimate future will looklike andwhat to 

do about it. 

‘‘If we givefarmersresearchthey cantake 

home anduse straightaway, rather than 

highleveltheory, then they will minimise 

riskand utilise the opportunitiesemerging 

throughachangingclimate.’’ 

IN BRIEF 

SPONSORSHIPS 

Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance) 

is calling all aspiringtertiary 

students wanting afuture in 

agriculture to apply for one of its four 

$4000 sponsorships.Ballance 

generalmanager Sheena 

Henderson says the industry 

needed people able to apply critical 

thinking to join New Zealand’s 

agricultural team.This is their 

chance to makeadifference, 

helping to build asustainable 

primarysector that protects our 

unique naturalresources.’’ Students 

can apply via www.ballance.co.nz 

and mustbestudying afield related 

to agri-business, horticulture or the 

primary sector. Student’swhose 

applications are successful can 

apply for their sponsorshiptorenew 

for up to three years. Applications 

closeNovember 13. 

WINTER PLANS 

An intensive winter grazing 

managementplan is key for farmers 

to ensurethey are getting the best 

environmentaloutcomewith ahighrisk 

activity, Environment Canterbury 

says.New intensivewinter grazing 

rules cameinto force this monthas 

part of government’s Essential 

Freshwaterpackage. Under these 

rules, intensive winter grazing (IWG) 

can be practised as apermitted 

activity only if certain criteria around 

land area, slope, distance from 

waterways andcritical sourceareas 

are met. Farmersunabletomeet 

thesecriteria needtoapply for 

resource consent. They have until 

May 1, 2023 to lodge an application. 

Aformisavailable on the ECan 

website and can be completed by 

farmers. 

DAIRY FARMS SALE 

Agroup of five dairy farms 

encompassing nearly 3000ha is 

beingsold by Fonterra’s largest milk 

supplier Dairy Holdings Ltd (DHL). 

Theysit within the West Coastand 

Tasman districts. Dairy HoldingsLtd, 

who have their headoffice in 

Ashburton, have60dairy farms - 

plus grazing blocks -across the 

South Island, the others range from 

Mid Canterburydownto Southland. 

The farms for sale are in Springs 

Junction in the BullerDistrict with 

anotherone at Maruia, in Tasman, 

and all of themsupply Westland Milk 

Products. The total land area is 

2898hawith an additional32ha of 

leasehold property and an effective 

dairyingblock of 1700ha,running 

3570 cowsthis season. Colliers 

Rural, on behalf of DHL,istaking 

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November23. 

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HOME OWNER 

“I’m interested in knowing what myhome is 

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021 272 0202 mike.grant@raywhite.com 

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96 Tancred Street 


Ashburton •Tinwald •Methven 

rwashburton.co.nz •03307 8317 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)


NEW LISTING |SALE BY DEADLINE 

2-267 TANCRED STREET 2 1 1 

WITHIN THE AVENUES 

An excellent opportunity to purchase a 

tidy &spacious 2bedroom unit. Perfect for 

investors, first home buyers or downsizers. 

7.5m int. access garage. Easy care gardens 

so no need to own alawn mower here. All 

offers considered after 2pm Mon, 21 Nov 

2022. (unless sold prior) Offers Over $319,000 

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By Appointment 

ljhooker.co.nz/88HYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

78B PETER STREET 3 1 2 

TOWNHOUSE WITHIN THE AVENUES 

Positioned for the sun, outdoor entertaining 

for summer barbecues is perfect for those 

who want easy care section. The home 

ideal for a semi retired, retirees, working 

professionalsorarentalinvestor. Lick of paint 

&new carpet will transform this attractive 

town house. Offers Over $479,000 

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Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

1425 LAKE BRUNNER RD 3 1 - 

THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE BRUNNER ROAD 

This could be the place you call home or it 

could be your holiday home, plenty of room 

for all the toys. So close to the gorgeous 

Iveagh bay andlake brunner. Put yourstamp 

of style on this 3bedroomhome. Alittle bit of 

love would really bring this hot spot property 

to life. Offers Over $569,000 

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Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

374 WRIGHTS ROAD 5 2 3 

DUNSANDEL -LIFESTYLE DIY DREAM 

O/plan, 4living/lounges, 5bdrms, 2bthrms 

entertainment area, 4bay shed.This lifestyle 

block has huge potential with ample space 

&opportunity to renovate at your leisure. 4ha 

been leased byafarmer, with land in good 

condition. Lots of potential to develop into a 

premium property. Offers Over $729,000 

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ljhooker.co.nz/7YHYK 

Agent 


129 MAIN STREET, METHVEN 

PREMIUM LOCATION CAFE/RESTAURANT 

Opportunity here to start your own Cafe 

at an affordable price, on the Main Street 

on Methven! Entry level only cost of plant 

&chattels. Commerical Lease 9years left. 

Approved for 50 chairs. Put your own touch 

on the premises &it’s ready to go! 

Price by Negotiation. 

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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 

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ljhooker.co.nz/6ZHYK 

Agent 


1946 ARNOLD VALLEY ROAD 

BUILD OR BANK THE LAND! 

These exceptionally private sections offer the 

ultimate lifestyle with the Moana township 

just astroll away. Situated approx 50 mins 

from Hokitika, Lake Brunner is amagnet for 

tourists &Christchurch residents. Everything 

is right at your doorstep. 2freehold titles left. 

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

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ljhooker.co.nz/6GHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

Or Call us today on 

0800 554 274 

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 

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

RAKAIA 61 Normanby Street 

Opportunity Knocks! 

Very well presented Keith Hay home situated on the 

West side of Rakaia. Recently painted interior, sunny 

aspect with excellent outdoor living area. Three 

bedrooms, updated bathroom, open plan living with 

heatpump and HRV. Outdoor utility room would 

make agreat rumpus room/storage area. Large 1011 

sqm section which has possibilities worth looking 

into. Be quick...this property won't last! 

ENQUIRIES OVER $459,000 

VIEW 

By Appointment Only 

Stephen Watson 

M 027 433 9695 

ALLENTON 38 AlfordForestRoad 

Investment!! Or Step Onto The Property Ladder! 

Don't miss this opportunity to grow your investment 

portfolio, or to take that first step on the property 

ladder. Very affordable spacious and charming three 

bedroom home in the very sought after and popular 

location of Allenton. Placed on agood sized section 

and close to amenities and schools, it would be great 

for afamily.The property has asingle garage and 

plenty of storage, with an open plan kitchen/dining, 

separate lounge, bathroom with separate toilet, 

laundry and asun room. 

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION 

VIEW 

By AppointmentOnly 

Deb Roberts 

M 021 0752 180 

pggwre.co.nz/ASH36857 


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LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

HAZELBURN 617 Raincliff Road 

'Rockpool' -290 Hectares* 

'Rockpool' is located in the Raincliff area and is 

currently run as adeer unit but would be suitable for 

cattle and sheep. Farming approximately 290ha* 

(freehold and accretion land) and subdivided into 44 

paddocks, including a64hatrophy/game park. 

'Rockpool' has abalance of contours and soils with 

flats, rolling hills and steeper country with 

picturesque limestone outcrops. Good deer handling 

facilities with hydraulic crush and various other 

implement/support buildings. Access throughout 

the property via acentral laneway with arterials. 

*Subject to issue of new titles for accretion claim. 


DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY 

Plus GST (if any) 

Closes 1.00pm,Tuesday22 

November 

Robin Ford 

M 027 433 6883 

Simon Richards 

M 027 457 0990 

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 


M021 918 233 

Dannii May 


M021 0281 3310 

Sue Prendergast 

Property Manager 

B03308 6173 

Tomoko Wright 


M021 124 6412 

Kelsi Tait 


B03308 6173 

elping growthe country 

Mark Hanrahan 

Rural Sales 

M027 432 4028 

Deb Jolly 

Office Administrator 

B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensedunder the REAA2008 

Helping growthe country

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

AUCTION 

ELGIN 347 Wakanui Road 

The Complete Package 

This lifestyle opportunity is unsurpassed.Wherever you look the 

care and thought lavished on all aspects of this labour of love is 

evident.Are you looking for an expansive home, sheds that will 

accommodate all your needs, 8ha of superb soils with the added 

bonus of irrigation, and only minutes to the CBD? Your search is 

surely over! Completed in 2008, the home features agenerous 

open-plan kitchen and living area, formal lounge, three bedrooms, 

games room, and office. The spacious farm style kitchen has been 

well planned for efficiency and easy care. The master suite has 

verandahand spa access and is serviced with an en suite. Two 

further bedrooms aregenerousdoubles and adjacent to the main 

bathroom with separate toilet. The formal lounge opens to the 

main living area and features underfloor heating.Aseparate office 

gives the option to work from home. The diesel burnerensures 

winter cosiness, with the heat pumps offering year-roundcomfort. 

The games room or fourth bedroom is situated above the large 

garage and comes complete withpool table. Shelteredverandahs 

offer alfresco options in all weather conditions. 

The buildingsare nothing short of amazing. Adouble garage near 

the homestead is ideal for garden tools and mowers. There is the 

added convenience of an extra toilet in the garage. The farm office 

is able to be accessed from the main 283sqm enclosed shed. This 

shed has three vehicle access points and two pedestrian doors. A 

smaller enclosed shed of 85sqm, four-bay shed, sheep yards and a 

chook house complete the well-laid out yard. The irrigated 

Wakanui soils are suited to arable cropping or livestock of your 

choice. 

AUCTION 

Plus GST (if any) 

4.00pm, Thursday 1December On site 

VIEW 

1.30-2.30pm, Sunday 13 November 

John Davison 

M 027 436 4464 

pggwre.co.nz/LCN36574 

PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008 

191 Burnett Street & 

447 West Street 

Phone:03308 6173 

ashburton@pggwre.co.nz 

www.pggwre.co.nz 

Trevor Hurley 

Office Manager/Sales 

M027 543 5799 

Robin Ford 

Rural Sales 

M027 433 6883 



M027 433 9695 

TimGallagher 


M027 801 2888 

Deborah Roberts 


M021 075 2180 

Dan vander Salm 


M021 918 233 

Dannii May 


M021 0281 3310 

Sue Prendergast 


B03308 6173 

Tomoko Wright 


M021 124 6412 

Kelsi Tait 


B03308 6173 

elping growthe country 

Mark Hanrahan 

Rural Sales 

M027 432 4028 

Deb Jolly 


B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensedunder the REAA2008 

Helping growthe country

SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 

83 David Street, Hinds 9:30-10:00am 3 1 3 AHB30399 

1Todd Place, Ashburton 10:30-11:00am 3 1 1 AHB22751 

5/11 Cox Street, Ashburton 10:30-11:00am 2 1 1 AHB30430 

126 Middle Road, Ashburton 11:15-11:45am 4 3 2 AHB30417 

244 Racecourse Road, Ashburton 12:00-1:00pm 3 3 4 AHB30427 

6Mason Place, Ashburton 12:45-1:15pm 3 2 2 AHB30249 

SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 

244 Racecourse Road, Ashburton 12:00-1:00pm 3 3 4 AHB30427 

Open Home 

244 Racecourse Road, Ashburton 

*Charming Villa set inWoodland Gardens 

*Numerous Living Zones 

*Outside courtyard, grassed tennis court &swimming 

pool 

*Historic TwoBedroom Pavilion 

*Enormous potential to evolve into exciting options 

*Refined Luxurywith emphasis on nature 

SetDate of Sale 

ChrissyMilne 

closing 23 November 2022, at 027 290 6606 

4:00pm (unless sold prior) 

View 

Saturday12:00 -1:00pm 

Sunday12:00 -1:00pm 

3 3 4 

This home has wonderful charm and appeal. 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30413 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

43 Glassworks Road, Ashburton 

3 2 6 

Open Home 

6Mason Place, Ashburton 

3 2 2 

*1.0232 hectares five minutes to town centre 

*3 large double bedrooms, with main having aWIR 

*Two bathrooms, separate showerroom and toilet. 

*Separate 12x6 metre Skyline garagewith 4, 2.6 metre 

doors 

ForSale 

By Negotiation 

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BruceMcPherson 

027 438 4250 

Denise McPherson 

027 242 7677 

This majestic 3bedroom, 2bathroom split level home 

sits upon 774sqm of stunning, colourful land &gardens. 

All service areas of the home have been updated in 

some form including being re-painted throughout. A 

double internal garagewith automatic openers. 

ForSale 

Offers over$779,000 

View 

Saturday12:45pm -1:15pm 

Armand vander Eik 

021 597 527 


Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLtd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 



41 Redhaven Rise, Ashburton 

4 2 2 

Open Home 

5/11 Cox Street, Ashburton 

2 1 1 

Location ,privacy, sunshine, design &the homely feel 

of this beautiful home makes it stand out from the rest. 

Located inone of Ashburton’s desired and established 

developments. Large double garaging &agarden shed 

to store the cars &toys and plenty of off street parking. 



PricebyNegotiation 

BIR offers over$865,000 

View 

by appointment 

Lynne Bridge 


*Open Plan spacious kitchen/dining/lounge 

*Separate laundry with tub and storage 

*Internal single garagewith newgarage carpet 

*Heat Pump, insulation in walls and ceiling unsighted 

*Aluminium single glazed joinery 


Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA2008) 

SetDate of Sale 

ChrissyMilne 

closing 23 November 2022, at 027 290 6606 

4:00pm (unless sold prior) 

View 

Saturday10:30 -11:00am 

Kim Miller 

Sales Consultant 

027 236 8627 

Denise Russell 


027 432 9717 

ChrissyMilne 


027 290 6606 

Cheryl Fowler 


027 461 2614 

Margaret Feiss 


021 751 009 

ShirleyFitzgerald 


027 220 1528 

Carey VonLubke 


027 697 6948 

Armand vander Eik 


021 597 527 

Lynne Bridge 



Mike Grant ncre 


021 272 0202 

BruceMcPherson 


027 438 4250 

Denise McPherson 


027 242 7677 

Manjit Singh 


020 4079 3871 

Janene McDowell 


027 287 3388 

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

rwashburton.co.nz 

36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032

OPEN HOME 

Saturday12th November 

Sunday13th November 

12:00pm -1:00pm 

Idyllic Character Home 

244 Racecourse Road, Ashburton 

3 

3 

4 

Astunningvilla nestled inanamazing woodland garden just on the town boundary of 

Ashburton. Built in the 1910’s this home has been lovingly updated overthe past 20 

years, ensuring the integral character of the property has been respected and 

highlighted. 

The light and bright kitchen has quality appliances. The dining room opens to the 

outdoors with awrap around veranda and enjoys the vista of alap pool water 

feature. The living room is afamily delight and has abeautiful fireplace, pendant lights 

and classic drapes. 

Three double bedrooms, twowith ensuites ensure this home has plentyofroom and 

space for everyone toenjoy, along with the wonderful grounds with raised gardens, 

hedges and trees forshelter. 

The Pavilion, aseparate building that has been transported onto the site isideal for 

family or guests to stayinand is apart of Ashburton’s history which overlooks the lawn 

tennis court. 

SetDateofSaleclosing23rdNovember 2022 at 4:00pm 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA2008) 

Chrissy Milne 

027 290 6606 

chrissy.milne@raywhite.com

NEW LISTING 

Elgin 36 Innes Road 

2ha 4 2 2 1 2 

ForSale offers invitedover $1,100,000 

View by appointment 

SimonSharpin 027 6318087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 

Mike Preston 027430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS,LICENSED UNDERTHE REA ACT 2008 

Aslice of the good life 

Say hellotospace! This lifestyle property offers agenerously sizedhome, twohectares,and sheds galore.Situated on 

aquietstretchofroad, less than10minutes fromAshburtontownship, thisestablishedlifestyleblock will gift you the 

peaceful life inthe country and the convenience of town amenities. The brick home caterswelltomodern family living 

with large openplan livingareaplus separate lounge,four bedroomsand an office spacefor studyorworking from 

home. 

The family cook will enjoy theinterconnectedspaces withthe modernkitchen trulyatthe heartofthis home. Yearroundcosy 

comfort is asure thingwiththe powerfulWoodsmanlog burner plus two heatpumps installedtowardoff 

the winter chill. 

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FINAL NOTICE 

Ashburton 320A HavelockStreet 

2 1 1 1 

DeadlineSale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Thu 10 Nov2022 

201WestStreet,Ashburton 


Rachel Mulcay 0275443 618rachel.mulcay@bayleys.co.nz 


Soak up the sun 

This practical, comfortable and sunny 120sqmstand-alonetownhouseoffers low-maintenance living, in aconvenient 

town location. The open-plan living, dining and kitchen provide an ideal space to welcomefriendsand family.The 

dining area features alovelybay window, great for plants to soak up the sun.Downthe hallway you will findtwo 

bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and positioned forafternoon sun, bathroom, separatetoilet, separate laundry 

along with an oversized singlegarage.This home hasnew flooring throughout andwillbeasolid option for first-home 

buyers or forthose looking to downsize. Set off theroad, thisrear townhouse hasasimple garden with avariety of 

mature roses of everycolour,awelcomingsight to come home to. The central locationcombined withits easy-care 

nature will make this home apopular choice. 


Netherby 8BridgeStreet 

675sqm 2 1 1 1 

ForSale offers invitedover $420,000 


Emily Smith 027 2224596 emily.smith@bayleys.co.nz 


Red brick beauty on Bridge 

Well-lovedfor many years, this original1940s two-bedroom home on Bridge Street is in immaculate condition. 

Traditional red brickhomewith awhite picket fence,the spacious kitchen anddining areacaptures morningsun, 

whilethe living roomincludes agas fire to keep thehome cosy in winter. Thehouse contains multiple storage options 

including full-length kitchen cabinetsand built-inwardrobesinboth bedrooms. New carpet hasbeen installed 

throughout and built-inshelving in the living room provides aplace forall yourmemories.The 675sqm (more or less) 

section is easy care andincludes an attached single garage andmultiplesheds. Locatednexttothe Netherby shops, 

and close to the Ashburton township this home is theperfect startfor those wanting to get on the property ladderor 

thoselooking to downsize. 


Allenton 16 CountryPlace 

1,167sqm 4 2 2 2 

PricebyNegotiation 


Mick Hydes 027 4379696mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz 

Ray Knight 027 4340139ray.knight@bayleys.co.nz 


Premier position 

We are delighted to presentthisstylish four-bedroomhome seldomly availableinConistonWater. Thisproperty 

reallymakes an impression, with arecently painted exterior and strikingwindowawningsitissited on a1,167sqm 

(moreorless) private section which takesfulladvantage of thesun,offering multiple outdoor entertainingareasthat 

flow seamlessly intothe living area. There is ample room forthe whole familywithalarge kitchen, diningand living, 

andaseparate lounge. Spacious bedrooms, masterhas awalk-inwardrobeand ensuite, whilst theremaining 

bedroomssharethe generousfamily bathroom. 


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OPEN HOME 

Allenton 11 DavidsonStreet 

Generouslyproportioned 

This property is amust-view.Quaint from the street, thehome is generously proportionedwith approximately 230sqm of 

floor space featuring four bedrooms, twofamily bathrooms,openplankitchen anddining, office, laundry, and an internal 

access double garage. Renovatedthroughout including new carpet,updated bathrooms, and in immaculate condition, this 

would be theperfectspace for your family. The outdoorcourtyard with access from thediningarea, is the idealplatform for 

family BBQs andthe gardenbedsand establishedgardens, provide atranquil sanctuary to relax andunwind. Afullyfenced 

back yardprovidesasafe space for childrenand pets. Seton802sqm(more or less) thehome is well heated with alog fire, 

heat pump, heat transfer systemand zoned underfloorheating. You willalways have space foryour householditemswithan 

abundance of storagethroughout. In thesought-afterAllenton area,this homewill impress. 

4 1 2 1 2 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Thu24Nov 2022 

201WestStreet, Ashburton 

View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment 

Ray Knight 027 434 0139ray.knight@bayleys.co.nz 

Emily Smith 027 222 4596 emily.smith@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN ANDPARTNERS LTD,BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REAACT 2008 


Allenton 86 BeltRoad 

665sqm 2 1 2 

ForSale offers invitedover $620,000 


Emily Smith 027 2224596 emily.smith@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDERTHE REAACT 2008 

Aplace to call home 

This is awonderful opportunity forthose looking to downsize, purchase afirsthomeormove closer to Ashburton 

township. Located on Belt Road,this two-bedroom,two-bathroom home has been well-maintained andcared for 

over the years. 

Openplan kitchen and dining captureall day sun, aperfect spot for yourmorning coffee or to host friends and family. 

The generouslivingarea provides plenty of spaceand includes acosy log fire and heat pump forthe coolermonths. 

Recent renovations in the kitchen andbathrooms include classic detailssuch as Perrin &Rowetapware, wooden 

interiorshutters,and LED lighting, along with theaddedbonusofdouble glazing inthe masterbedroom. Both 

bedroomshave theadded convenience of spaciouswardrobes,and thehomeprovides plenty of storagethroughout. 


Ashburton 721WinchmoreDromore Road 

19.8011ha 3 2 2 1 2 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Fri 25 Nov2022 

201 West Street,Ashburton 


JonMcAuliffe 027 432 7769 jon.mcauliffe@bayleys.co.nz 

Emily Smith 027222 4596emily.smith@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDERTHE REAACT 2008 

Lifestyle living closetotown 

Take advantage of this greatopportunity to ownalifestyle property on Winchmore Dromore Road.Situated minutes 

from Ashburtontownship,this19.8ha (moreorless) property is currently run as asmall deer farm andisfully deer 

fenced with sheepyards, an accredited deer shed andmultiplestorage and implementsheds. Make yourway down 

thehedge-lined driveway to the family homecladinOamaru stone andsurrounded by established trees and shrubs. 

The homeboaststhreebedrooms andanoffice (or fourth bedroom), the master includes an ensuiteand walk-in robe. 

Theopen plan kitchen, dining andliving area is light andbright, with alovely rural outlook. 


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NEW LISTING 

Winchmore 35 WinchmoreSchool Road 

1,012sqm 2 1 1 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Wed 30 Nov2022 


SimonSharpin 027 6318087 

Mike Preston 027430 7041 


Quiet country charm 

Located in Winchmore is arareopportunity to purchase this well-set-up property inaquietrural area. 

The two-bedroom, one-bathroom homeon1,012sqm(more or less), is positioned to capture excellentall-daysun, 

whilstalsoproviding expansiveviews acrossneighbouring farmland to the Southern Alps.APyro Classic IV log fire 

and heat transfersystem provideheat throughout the home.The open plan kitchen and living area is agreat spacefor 

relaxing with friendsand family. The twobedrooms are both doubles, with the mastercomplete with built-in 

wardrobe. Arepurposed concreteblock shed is usedasaman cave -with apatio area completewithdetachable 

blinds to keep the weather out,thisareaisideal forentertaining. The property is complete with a6mx9mSteel 

Structures shed. 


Ashburton 683 Winchmore Dromore Road 

10.0908ha 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Wed 30 Nov2022 


SimonSharpin 027 6318087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 



Winchmore lifestyle opportunity 

Located in theheart of Winchmore, this bare landproperty ticks allthe boxes,with excellent Lismoresoils, and 

irrigation watersourced from Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation scheme,applied via awiper pivot. 

Afour-bay pole shed, withone enclosedbay provides excellentstorage. Adomesticand stockwater bore with a 

storage tank is locatedinthe Northeast corner of theproperty. The opportunity to build in aquiet, rural location with 

powerand water connections already established,aswellasviews acrossthe land to Mount Hutt and the Southern 

Alps very seldom arises. Capitalise on the chance to buildyourdream home, whilst alsohaving the potential to create 

incomeoff the land with the easeand reliability of scheme water. 

Boundarylines are indicativeonly 


NEW LISTING 

Methven 2936 MethvenHighway 

4.0468ha 3 2 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Wed 7Dec 2022 

View Sat12-12.45pmorbyappointment 

Simon Sharpin 027631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 



Top lifestyle in adventure country 


Set onfour hectares, thethree-bedroom home offerswarmthand comfortand the land allowsroomfor kids to play 

and animalstoroam.Renovated in 2006, thehouse has been thoughtfully equipped forrelaxedfamilyliving. Three 

bedrooms arecomplemented by afamily bathroom, plus an ensuiteand separate toilet,makingthe morning rushfeel 

like smooth sailing.This home is equipped withnumerousheating andcooling options, withdoubleglazing, ceiling 

insulation,alog burner and four heat pumps, ensuring comfort year-round. 

Outside therange of sheds willcatch theeye of those needing large amountsofstorageorpeople withaneye for 

converting spacestomakeway forhobbies or creativepursuits. Outbuildings include theold stables, concrete block 

storageshed in paddock andatwo-bayhay barn. 


Methven 2378 Methven Highway 

161.8416ha 

Deadline Sale (unlesssoldprior) 12pm, Thu 1Dec 2022 

201 West Street,Ashburton 


Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

Simon Sharpin 027631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 


When quality counts 


Opportunities likethese are seldom available.Withexcellent location, Mayfield soils, and ALIL scheme irrigation this 

property is worthyofinspection. 

Grain storage,drying facilities, shearing shed and sheep yards and afullcomplement of sheds areprovided, and it has 

astronghistoryofproducing cereals, smallseeds, withlamb trading andfinishing, mainlyinthe wintermonths. 

Irrigation is sourced fromapressurisedschemeand applied viaalateral irrigator. 

Thereare tworecentlyrenovated homes that provide awarmand sunny aspect withmagnificentmountain views. 


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OPEN HOME 

Methven 

83 BarkersRoad 

OPEN HOME 

Mt Somers 

59 Pattons Road 

832sqm 3 2 2 2 

896sqm 3 1 1 1 

Asking Price $795,000 

View Sat 12.30-1pm or by appointment 

Fee Ensor 021705 014 

fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz 

Price by Negotiation 

View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment 

Fee Ensor 021 705014 


WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REAACT 2008 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDERTHE REA ACT 2008 

Premium property, premium location 

Country charm 

Escapetoyour own private oasis in Camrose, Methven. 

This immaculately presented three bedroomhome is 

perfectly positioned on aquiet rearsection withthe 

sun and mountain viewstaken into thoughtful 

consideration. The outdoorareaisalsosituated near a 

protected reserve. 

Convenientlylocatedwithinashort distanceofthe 

town centre, local schools andamenities. 


Nestled on apeaceful and fully fenced 896sqm 

(approximately) section, this country cottage is the 

ideal first home, investment or holiday home set in the 

heartofMtSomers. 

The home hasoriginal features throughout including 

wood panelling, stained glasswindowsand alovely 

front porch to relax on and enjoy mulled wine, 

watchingthe lights on Mt Hutt in winter, andthe 

peaceful village atmosphereinsummer. 


FINAL NOTICE 

Methven 

4Arrowsmith Drive 

Methven 

7Burbank Place 

4 2 2 2 

658sqm 3 1 2 2 

Artist's impression 

DeadlineSale (unlesssoldprior) 2pm, Fri11Nov 2022 


FeeEnsor 021705 014 




Price on Application 


Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387 

rosa.dekker@bayleys.co.nz 


Smart and new 

Brand new, modernand convenient 

Indication only, display home image 

Be quicktosnap up this stunning Jennian home Land 

andBuild package. Thehard work hasbeen done,titles 

have been issued andthe plans are approvedbythe 

council. This spacious 203sqm (approx) fourbedroom 

house is ready to be constructed, cleverlydesigned to 

maximise space, sun and privacy. 

With afunctional and family friendly layout, this 

property will be light-filled and offers quality fittings 

andfixturesthroughout. 



Set amidst Camrose Estatejust ashort stroll from 

Methven towncentre and Opuke Thermal Pools, this 

brand-new homecurrentlyunder construction offers 

an exceptional lifestyle. Designed by Detail 

Consultancy with aviewtoefficient and easyliving, 

indoor andoutdoor living bask in anorth-facing 

aspect. 

Withanimpressivecontemporary street frontage, a 

modern mix of shadowcladding and cedar guides 

visitors tothe frontentrance. 


Methven 

46 MemorialCrescent 

Methven 

86 Spaxton Street 

1,440sqm 

420sqm 2 1 1 

Boundary lines are indicative only 

For Sale offers invited over $295,000 









WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDERTHE REAACT 2008 

Aplacetostart fresh 

Modern ease 

Start making thosehouse plans now, ready to hitthe 

ground running when thetitle is issued on this 

generous 1,440sqm (approximately) section in 

Camrose Estate. 

This sizable section hasplentyofroomtoplayaround 

with, in adesirable location with theOpukeThermal 

Poolsand Spamere minuteswalkaway,asisthe 

thriving towncentre of Methven andthe diverse 

selection of restaurants and bars it offers. 


Presented in excellent condition,onalow 

maintenance section, thissuper property has allthe 

ingredients for an easy life.The home hasbeenwell 

maintainedand includes amodern kitchen, bathroom, 

two doublebedrooms andlaundry. Youwillstay warm 

and cosy in winterwith double glazing and aheat 

pump. The easy-care sectionismostly fenced, includes 

asmall gardenshedand provides the perfect amount 

of lawn and garden. 


Methven 

34ASpaxtonStreet 

Methven 

Lot 90 Memorial Crescent 

362sqm 2 1 1 2 

775sqm 

Asking Price $520,000 





Boundary lines are indicative only 






Aserious contender 

Priced to sell 

Tucked away fromthe street forpeace andprivacy, 

thismoderntwo-bedroom 127sqm brickhome is 

presented on alow maintenance 362sqm(more or 

less)fencedsection.Offering comfort, practicality and 

convenience, this propertyisready andwaiting for 

newowners. The open plan living, dining,and kitchen 

area look out onto aprivate, sun-soaked, patio and 

easy-caresection with raised garden beds readytoget 

aveggiegarden flourishing. 

This wellsitedrear 775sqm (moreorless) section, 

locatedinahigh-quality subdivision within Methven, 

offers awonderful platform to design and build the 

home of your dreams. Withtitles due early nextyear, it 

is the perfect time to start theplanning process and 

turn yourdreamsinto reality.Surrounded by 

breathtaking scenery and on thedoorstep to allthat 

Methven andits surroundshas to offer,who wouldn't 

want to live here? 



Photo nottakenfrom site 

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OPEN HOME l 10.00am -10.30am 

OPEN HOME l 10.00am -10.30am 

OPEN HOME l 10.30am -11.00am 

2/7 Havelock Street 

Havelock 

• Twodouble bedroomswith built-in 

wardrobes 

• Kitchen/dining is open plan 

• Heatedbyfloor heatpump 

• Alarge conservatory 

1/7 Havelock Street 


•Two bedrooms 

•New bathroom 

•Large living flowing to the outdoors 

•Single garage 

139B Allens Road, 


•Three bedrooms, master with an 

en suite 

•Open plan kitchen, dining and living 

area 

•Tiled bathroomsand loadsofstorage! 

•Single garage with internal access 

8Andrew Street, 

Allenton 

•Agoodsized 916sqm section 

•Two double bedrooms plus asun room 

•Modernised kitchen with ecofriendly 

log burner 

•Room forboat, camper and caravan 

Enquiries over 

$415,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 

EnquiriesOver 

$415,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 

$614,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 

EnquiriesOver 

$400,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 

7C Carters Road, 

Allenton 

•Three bedrooms 

•Two bathrooms,one being an en suite 

off the master 

•Tiled showers 

•Double garage 

5ElizabethAvenue, 

Rakaia 

•Three bedrooms,low maintenance 

townhouse 

•Double glazingand heatpump 

•411sqm section on afreehold title 

•Single garage with internal access 

18 Elizabeth Avenue, 

Rakaia 

•Recently renovated with new carpets, 

vinyls and paint 

•Sunny, three bedroom home 

•Heatpump and diesel firefor warmth 

•Double garage,large backyard on 

1012sqmsection 

236 Dobson Street, 

Hampstead 

•Three bedroomsplus fourth or office 

•New kitchen and updatedbathroom 

•6car garaging 

•Swimming pool, huge carportfor 

caravan/camper 

Enquiries Over 

$650,000 

Mark Williams 

027 442 2281 

Enquiries over 

$520,0000 

Roberta Counsell 

027 228 7843 


$490,000 


027 228 7843 

Priceby 

Negotiation 

DebbieBoon 

027 448 4006 

133 Middle Road, 

Allenton 

•3bedrooms 

•Master with en suiteand WIR 

•Spacious kitchen with pantry 

•Sunnyliving opening to the outdoors 

$625,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 

87 Cridland Street, 

Rakaia 

•Four generously sized bedrooms 

•Well-appointedentertainer’s kitchen 

•Large internal garage,plus separate 

single garage and workshop 

•Beautiful,landscaped gardens, on 

944sqm corner section 


$875,000 


027 228 7843 

42 Masefield Drive, 

Rolleston 

• Fantastic opportunitytorefreshand add 

value 

• Spaciousfour bedroom, twobathroom 

home 

• Generous 760sqm section 

• Great locationclosetoschools,sports and 

shopping centres 

PriceBy 

Negotiation 


027 228 7843 

58/369 Wrens Road, 

Coldstream 

•Perfectfamily bach 

•Three bedrooms 

•Living,diningand kitchen combined 

•Large shed to storemotorbike and 

fishing gear 

$165,000 

Debbie Boon 

027 448 4006 

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NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 


59 

Former Ecan chair reflects on service 

Outgoing Environment 

Canterbury chairwoman 

Jenny Hughey, who chose 

nottorestand for council, 

reflects on atermof 

achievements in herfinal 

column. 

‘‘Three years ago, Ihad the 

honour and privilege of being 

sworn in as Chair of 

Canterbury’s regional council 

—our first fully elected council 

in just under adecade. 

The electoral cycle means 

there is now a‘changing of the 

guard’, with the final votes of 

the latest election now 

confirmed. 

Idecided not to stand for reelection 

as Ibelieveit’s the right 

time for some new energy 

around the table. 

In stepping aside, Ihave 

found myself reflecting on the 

council’s time together and all 

that we’ve achieved. 

To those councillors who’ve 

also chosen not to return,I 

sincerely thank you for your 

contribution and wish you well 

wherever your journey takes 

you. It’s fair to say our term was 

punctuated by disruption — 

from flooding events to covid 

lockdowns. 

The pandemic meant we were 

unabletoget out and about as 

much as we would have liked. It 

forcedusall to look at new ways 

of working. 

Throughoutthis upheaval, 

our council was determined to 

maintain aconnection with the 

community and bring people 

into the democratic process. In 

this, we succeeded. 

For instance, the number of 

submissionsreceivedfor our 

most recentAnnualPlan was 

remarkable (2800),and it was 

empoweringtohave so many 

voicesinfluence our decisions. 

In fact, one of the most 

rewardingaspects of my time in 

council has been hearingfrom 

you —the public. 

We saw more peoplethan 

ever attendcouncilmeetings 

and speak at our citizens’ 

forums, sharingideasand 

providing asounding board. 

These conversations shaped 

our work and helped us 

understandthe impacts of our 

activities on communities. This 

has gone along way towards 

restoring democracy at the 

Jenny Hughey 

regional council. 

This typeofparticipation is 

vital to ahealthy democracy, 

and Ithank everyone of you 

who took the timetotell us what 

you think. 

While there weremany 

achievementsthat I’m fiercely 

proud of, afew in particular 

stand out:The passing of the 

Canterbury Regional Council 

(NgāiTahu Representation) Act 

—tobeinparliament as the Bill 

passed was simply magic 

Establishingpublicfacing 

committees 

The launch of It’s Time, 

Canterbury, aregionwide 

campaign to raise awarenessof 

climate change issues and 

challenges 

Making public transport 

cheaperand more accessible, 

withthe scene set for next year’s 

trial of $2 flat fares 

Launching the Waitaha 

Action to ImpactFund to help 

communitygroups deliver great 

projectsonthe ground. 

I'd also like to congratulate 

our staff, including our chief 

executive and her predecessor, 

for their commitmentto 

implementingthe Living Wage. 

We recently applied to be an 

accredited LivingWage 

employer. If successful, we’llbe 

the first regional council to gain 

this recognition. 

I'm passionate about how 

wage levels can affect people’s 

ability to access basic rights 

such as housing and actively 

participate in society. 

Beingacouncillor is not about 

sitting in an office and imposing 

rulesonpeople. It’s about 

working with communities to 

hear as many views as possible, 

makingdecisions and finding a 

way forward. 

Ibelieve the incoming group 

is set up well to take our work 

further, and Iwish them 

tremendous success for the 

term ahead. And finally, Iwould 

like to thank you,the 

community, for getting involved 

and being interested in your 

region. This is how democracy 

shouldfunction. 

‘‘We couldn’t have done what 

we did without you.’’ 

Current ECan council 

Peter Scott (chair) 

Craig Pauling 

Greg Byrnes 

Iaean Cranwell 

Joe Davies 

Paul Dietsche 

David East 

Grant Edge 

Tutehounuku ‘Nuk’ Korako 

Ian Mackenzie 

Claire McKay 

Genevieve Robinson 

Vicky Southworth 

John Sunckell 

Deon Swiggs 

Nick Ward 

Voting opens for Ruralco election 

Voting is now open for the 

Ruralco boardofdirectors 

election with three candidates 

vying for twovacancies on the 

board. 

DirectorTonyColtmanis 

seeking reelection as perthe cooperative’s 

election rotation 

rules. He waselected to theboard 

in 2016 and is manager and 

director of a3400cow equity 

partnership near Dunsandel. 

Also seeking election areMid 

Cantabrians Kate Beaumont 

Smith andRheaBooker. 

Kate is adairy farmer who has 

been contract milkingfor the last 

three seasons and wasformerly a 

lawyer in Mid Canterbury, 

England and Wales, while Rhea is 

achartered accountant with a 

dairy farming background and is 

an equity partner in asmall dry 

stock farm and calf rearing 

operation. 

Currently the board is made up 

of five farmerelected directors 

(Jessie Chan, Kate Acland, 

Andrew Barlass, Sir David Carter, 

BUSINESS OWNERS 

Jessie Chan 

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and Tony Coltman), and two 

independent directors (Sue 

Lindsay andBrent Wheeler)who 

are appointedbythe board. 

As perthe cooperative rules, 

all elected directors are on a 

threeyear rotation. This year, 

chair Jessie Chan retires by 

rotation, andisnot seeking reelection. 

Kate Acland 

“We are delighted to once again 

be holding an election forour 

Board of Directors, with three 

nominations being received. This 

is an exciting time to join 

Ruralco’s highly professional and 

experienced Board of Directors. 

The calibre and capability of the 

board is extremelyhigh, and it is 

aplace where directors can 

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thriveand help to shape the 

strategic direction of agrowing 

business,” Ms Chan said. 

“The election process is 

essential to ensure we have good 

shareholder engagement. As acooperative, 

our shareholdersown 

the business, which means it is 

their business andthey need to 

have asay. This election process 

determines howall shareholders 

retain control of their cooperative.” 

“It is important peopleengage 

in the voting process, and we 

encourage as many shareholders 

as possible to vote and exercise 

their righttohavetheir say,” she 

said. 

All registered voters have 

received an emailwith alink to 

the voting website, with voting 

taking place between now and 

thisyear’s 59th Annual General 

Meeting which will be held at the 

Ashburton Trust Event Centreon 

November 23. Shareholderscan 

vote online, via proxy or at the 

AGM. 

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LPG REFILLS 

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Recyclers buy heavy metal 

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COMBINED Car Boot Sale. 

Sunday, 13 November, 

10am to 2pm at Lower 

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grab a bargain! Sausage 

sizzle operating. 

SATURDAY 12 November, 

Cox St, sign out, 9.30am- 

2pm. Workshop clearance. 

Routers, Hammer drill, 

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accessories, Socket set, 

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SATURDAY 12th November, 

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TRADE &SERVICES 

ACTIVE MAINTENANCE - 

HEATPUMP maintenance, 

installation and repairs. 

HRV filter replacement. 

GUTTER CLEANING for 

single storey homes and 

GENERAL HANDYMAN 

work. Phone Steven on 021 

483 376. 

ALTERATIONS, SEWING, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

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Towing mirrors, Wheel and 

coupling locks, Jockey 

wheels, Reversing 

cameras, Door latches, 

Lights/vents, Batteries, 

Chargers, Solar equipment, 

Satellite setups, Appliances, 

Heaters, Selfcontainment 

kits, Plumbing, 

Awnings, Pumps,Toilets 

and parts. Come and see 

our retail shop. Lifestyle 

Motorhomes, 199 Dobson 

Street, Ashburton. Ph: 03 

308 6627. 

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. 

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. 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $70 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

COMPUTER ASSISTANCE 

- For all repairs, sales, 

training, setup of wireless - 

networks, spyware 

cleanup. On-site day or 

evening. Low fees. Call 

Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd. 03 

308 1440 or 027 768 4058. 

COMPUTER Help - need 

personalised help with 

computer programs, 

backups? Trouble with your 

PC/Mac, iPhone/iPad, 

Internet, printer or internet/ 

electronic stuff. Call Frank 

021 120 9292. 

COMPUTER Problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving, 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

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. 

DENTURES. Dr Peter 

Rumping, retired dentist, 

Makes new and repairs old 

dentures. Phone 027 220 

9997. 

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 Extinguisher 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 

SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Reporter–AshburtonCourier 

We arecurrently looking foraversatile reportertojoin our team at the 

AshburtonCourier.Allied Press Limited employs over 450 people on 

apermanentbasis across our 15 sites in the South Island. Weoperate 

across multiple media platforms (print, online,digital)delivering news, 

information and entertainmentthrough our various regional and city 

publications including the AshburtonCourier,The Star (Christchurch) and 

the Otago Daily Times. 

Thesuccessful candidate will have: 

• Excellentwriting ability 

• Ahigh degreeofinitiative 

• The abilitytoworkautonomously,juggle multiple tasks and meet regular 

deadlines 

• Afull NZ driver’s licence 

• Photography, video and websiteskills aredesirable. 

• Relevantjournalism qualification (or equivalentexperience) would be a 

distinctadvantage 

What we offer 

• Agreatteam environmentand an opportunitytogrowyour 

journalism skills 

• Enjoybeing partofasmall,dedicatedteam. 

• Employeewellbeing benefits including medical insuranceand EAP 

Acopyofthe full position description can be found at 

alliedpress.co.nz/employment. Informal inquiries arewelcomed and should 

be directedto: 

Daniel Tobin (Bureau Chief)daniel.tobin@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

If youthink this role is foryou,please prepareacovering letter and CV 

and apply via SEEK.Applications close 21 November 2022. 

2530679 



ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com 

FRESH Potatoes; Red Rascal 

and Agria $2.per kg, 

10kg bags for $15. Phone 

03 308 3195 or 027 531 

9103; 81 Elizabeth Street, 

Ashburton. 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

2521095 

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 

HEATPUMPS and Ventilation 

Systems: Service, 

clean, repair and install. 

Please call Silvery 

Bauman, Ph 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. 

2521859 

HOME-HANDYMAN/ 

Builder, specialising in 

Decking, Carports, Cladding 

restoration and Timber 

window repairs. General 

home-handyman work. 

Phone Lindsay 027 230 

0205. 

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER 

A NEW LOOK 

that lasts! 

Existing kitchens, doors, 

furniture &appliances 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2519079 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional, 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

ROOF SERVICE -Moss and 

mold treatments, roof and 

gutter leak repairs, residential 

and commercial. For 

prompt service - call your 

local contractor - Tim on 

021 197 8128. 

SPIDER and Fly treatment. 

Weed spraying and lawn 

treatment, plus insects. Call 

Allan from AA Performance 

Services on 027 209 5026. 

"I’ll take care of them" 

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. 

WELDING - Off-site repairs: 

Steel, aluminium, stainless 

steel and cast iron. No job 

too small. Ashburton 

based. Phone Graham 021 

968 494. 

Full Time Truck Driver 

Duetoaninternalpromotion, we have avacancyfor 

aClass 2truck driver to deliver our roofing products. 

We are afamily owned, people focused company 

with branches throughout New Zealand. 

We offer secure employment, working Monday to 

Fridaywithin asmall friendly team. Late modeltruck 

with Hiab,uniformand phoneprovided. 

Competitiveremuneration. 

We require someone with a responsible driving 

attitude that isfriendly and helpful, demonstrates 

great customer service and must be ateam player. 

You must be able to work autonomously. Full 

trainingwill be provided. 

Youwill be required to pass an alcohol and drug test. 

Please send 

applications to 

richelle.a@roofing.co.nz 

or drop your CV to 

42 JB Cullen Drive. 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

QualityEuropean 

Vehicle Servicing 

•Advanced 

Diagnostics 

•Experienced 

Technicians 

2529290 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

•Collection/Delivery 

‘Free of Charge’ 

in Ashburton 

Bruce McIlroy Limited 

309MethvenHighway, Ashburton7776 

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


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 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

EGGS - locally produced 

from pasture ranging hens. 

Delivered around town or 

pickup option, you choose. 

Please contact Lucy @ 

Dolma Eggs &Layer Hens, 

021 116 0252. 

MTAAPPROVED 

Call us for a 

FREE 

QUOTE 

CARS FOR SALE 

2500238 

NISSAN Skyline 1990 GXE 

S/wagon. Registration on 

hold. White, Auto, 

200,000kms, $4,250. 

Phone 028 412 5428. 

CARAVANS &TRAILERS 

★★★ 

WANTED purchasing all caravans 

&vehicles ,needing repairs/ 

broken/no wof reg/ etc etc no 

problem give me atext /call for 

instant sale 021 592 625 


SITUATIONS VACANT 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

Salesperson 

Flooring Department 

Mitre 10MEGA Ashburton has avacancy for a 

Salesperson in the Flooring department. 

The position is full time (40 hours) with a 

TuesdaytoSaturdayroster. 

This is agreat opportunity towork inone of 

our fastest growing departments. The role 

suits someone with an outgoing personality 

who would enjoyworking closely with clients, 

supporting them through the exciting process 

of upgrading their flooring needs. 

To be successful,applicants will requirethe 

following skills: 

• Must be customer focused 

• Attention to detail essential 

• Good computer skills 

• Excellentcommunication skills 

• Solution focused and self-driven 

• Good team player 

• Physically fit as thereissomelifting involved 

• Experienceinfloor coverings an advantage, 

however full training will be provided for 

the successful applicant 

In return we offer: 

• Job securityand growth opportunities 

• Locally owned and national brand 

• Super staff buying privileges 

Please send your covering letter and C.V. 

to:HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Utilities ServicePerson 

Ashburton Contracting Ltd is looking for aUtilities 

ServicePersontoworkinour ACLWaterDepartment. 

If youare amethodical problem solver with acan-do 

attitude,then this could be the position foryou.This 

role is focused around maintenance repair work to 

the waterreticulation and full training is available for 

the rightperson. 

Therightperson should be: 

• Physically fit and willing to manually dig in 

conjunction with machine operation/plumbing 

and drain laying activities 

• Have ahigh leveloffocus on safetyand delivering 

high qualitywork 

• Beable to show initiative and an ability to follow 

instructions 

• Beprepared to be rostered on call 

• Successful applicants must be comfortable with 

technology (tablet,computer data entry). 

Desirable Qualifications 

• Class 2licence, W, T, R, D 

• Working towardsorhave aNational Certificate in 

Utilities MaintenanceL4 

Applicants for this position must have at least 

NZ Residency 

Please send applications, including current CV to: 

Email: aaron.gairns@ashcon.co.nz 

ASHBURTON 

GLASS LTD 

Experts inglass 

2530714 

GLAZIER 

Required for abusy, supportive locally-owned 

glazing company specialising in 

residential repairs and double glazing. 

Genuinelyworking to strengths, not weaknesses. 

Phone Shane on 307-7071. 

2531055 

2527091


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ASHBURTON COLLEGE 

‘IndividualExcellenceinaSupportive 

Learning Environment’ 

MidCanterburyCombined 

First XV Boys’&Girls’ RugbyCoaches 

Expressions of Interest Sought 

Ashburton College, in association with the Mid 

Canterbury Rugby Union, is seeking to further 

enhance the sport ofRugby inthe College and 

invites expressions of interest in akey voluntary 

roles in the Mid Canterbury Rugby Programme. 

The persons appointed are required to maintain 

positive relationships and links with the College 

and ensurestudentmanagementisconsistentwith 

College Policies and Procedures. The coaches once 

appointedwill have theability to appointtheir own 

managers. 

The successful applicants will be responsible for 

leading the preparation and coaching,onand off the 

field,ofthe 1st XV to astandardofexcellencethatis 

required of teams participating in this prestigious 

competition, while embracing the Values of the 

College and the MCRU. 

Key attributes soughtinthe appointees include: 

• Strong technical knowledge of the moderngame, 

combined with sound coaching and analytical 

skills. 

• Experience in coaching sport at teenage 

representativelevel or higher. 

• Special interest in College sport, balancing the 

objectives of success in the short-term, with the 

development of individual athletes in a team 

environment. 

• Anability towork with and challenge agroup of 

aspiring rugby players. 

Applications closenoon, Monday 14 November 2022 

Expressions of interest or enquiries about 

commitmentscan be made via email to 

Ross Preece, Principal, 

at principal@ashcoll.school.nz 

Please provide abrief rugbyCVand referees. 

REF:RUGBY23 

2529340 

MountHuttCollege 

International Director 

We seek an enthusiastic person to lead 

and grow the international dimension of 

our school. 

A person who can use their passion 

for international education and global 

competency, and their excellent interpersonal and 

communication skills, tolead the redevelopment of 

the school’s international programme alongside our 

staff andcommunity. 

We arelooking for aleader who: 

• Has experience relevant to the international 

student market and/or global competency 

education, or the willingness and capability to 

develop this. 

• Is willing to travel within New Zealand and 

overseas to develop relationships and promote 

the school. 

• Can plan strategically and implement effectively 

using good organisation skills and the ability to 

manage quickly developing situations. 

• Has the skills and empathy toprovide ahigh 

degreeofpastoral careand support. 

• Genuinely enjoys connecting with both local and 

international students,families and communities. 

Mount Hutt College, and the Methven township, 

lie at the base of Mt Hutt Ski Area. Our wider 

environment provides amultitude of options for 

outdoor enthusiasts, including the new Ōpuke 

Thermal Resort and Spa, and is ahaven for those 

seeking to become part ofafamily oriented and 

tightknit community. 

Application packs, including the Job Description are 

available by contacting college@mthutt.school.nz. 

Applications close at 

12:00pm on Fridaythe 18th of November. 

Applications should be sent to 

college@mthutt.school.nz. 

Aschool house or flat may be available for the 

successful applicant. 

2531995 

LOCK SHOP ASSISTANT 

We are looking at taking on a new Lock Shop 

assistant towork in our busy retail shop at 519 East 

Street Ashburton. 

We are looking for somebody to advance and learn 

the differentareas of our business including but not 

limited to: 

• Dealing with customers and giving advice 

on both security products and locksmithing 

services. 

• Cutting keysand learning howtore-pinpadlocks 

and locks in general. 

• Selling fireextinguishers in-store. 

This job will require afull NZ driver’s licence and a 

greatattitude. 

Abilitytolearniskey in this role. 

If this sounds like you, then send an email to 

info@talbotsecurity.co.nz 

We requireacover letter explaining whyyou want to 

work forustogether with an updatedCV. 

Jen &Milzy’s Pet Foods are onthe look out for an 

energetic person to join ourteamhereatour shop in 

Tinwald,Ashburton 

The applicant needs to have good experience in 

boning, mainly beef but we also process sheep and 

venison. 

This is afull time position hours areMon –Fri 7.30am 

-5pm and the odd Satmorning when required. 

Keyroleswill include: 

-Boning 

-Trimming 

-Mincing &packing 

-Customer service 

-All round team player 

Applicants should also have acurrent drivers licence 

and NZ residency. 

We make many types of pet food in store toahigh 

standard. We have afront shop selling locally as well 

as sending productaround New Zealand. 

We are a small local team and strive to run 

an efficient, clean and happy work place. 

If you have experience and think this may be 

something thatinterests you, please send your CV to 

jenandmilzyspetfood@gmail.com 

Receptionist/ 

Administration position 

Full time 

Mitre 10MEGA has avacancy for aReceptionist/ 

Administration position. This position is full time 

(40 hours per week) Monday –Friday. Duties 

include overseeing incoming telephone calls, 

also Accounts payable, reconciliation of daily 

bankstatementand other general administration 

work. 

If you have the following skills, wewould like to 

hear from you: 

• Beable to work independently as well within a 

team environment 

• Confidentiality 

• Good computer skills 

In return weoffer job security, excellent staff 

buying privileges. Ifyou think youarethe person 

we are looking for, please email your C.V. and 

covering letter to:HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on Tuesday 15th November 2022 

2530888 

2529166 

2531818 

Recreation 

Services Manager 

This diverse activity management role, which focuses onthe service we 

provide our customers, ourrelationships withstakeholder groups andhow we 

candrive greater utilisation andenjoymentbyall within our SportsFacility. 

Formoreinformation on this vacancy and 

whatthe AshburtonDistrictCouncil has to 

offer you-please see our website. 

Applications close on Wednesday,16 

November 2022. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/ 

Gardening Labourer 

Our Open Spaces team proudly manage and maintain 86 parks and 

reserves through our district. While their work is physically demanding, the 

results of their effort go on show for the entire community to see providing 

much satisfaction. 

Performing arangeofamenity horticulturetasks,weare looking forsomeone 

who isphysically fit to join our team. Our standard working week is Monday 

to Friday, 8hours each day starting 

at 7.30am. 

To findout moreabout this vacancy 

and what the Ashburton District 

Council has to offer you-gotoour 

website. 

Applications close on Sunday, 20 

November 2022. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 


We require an Office Administrator to join our 

friendly support team in our busy Ashburton 

Accountancy practice.This position could be suited 

to afullorparttimerole. 

The role will include duties which will range from 

assisting with the front office through to more 

challenging tasks. To be successful youwill need to 

pride yourself on accuracy and attention todetail 

and have excellent communication and customer 

service skills and ability towork with people within 

our business and externally. 

Responsibilities include, but not limited to, 

liaison and assistance with the Directors and staff, 

management of external communications, office 

payables and receivables, HR assistance, and other 

administration rolesasrequired. 

Full training will be provided for each of the roles 

youwill undertake. 

You should possess: - 

• Sound time management, and a systematic 

approachtotasks 

• Beabletoworkwell autonomously 

• Workwell within ateam environment 

• Possess clear andconcise communication skills 

• Haveanaffinity fornumbers 

• Advancedknowledgeofthe MicrosoftOffice 

software 

Interested persons should apply in writing with 

their CV to swallis@gabitesltd.co.nz 

2531485 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

SHEEP manure $8. a bag. 

4x3 Linseed straw $35. a 

bale. Dry macrocarpa firewood 

$100. per m 3 .Call Ian 

027 286 3697 or Dave 027 

601 1426 with your order. A 

Hinds Lions Project. 

FIREWOOD 

FIREWOOD 

OFFCUTS 

$140 per cord 

GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$120 per cord 

SCREENED 

SLABWOOD 

$150 per cord 

3CORD GREEN 

SLABWOOD 

$350 per cord 

C.O.D. in town 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

2525204

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FARMING NOTICES 

FARMING NOTICES 

MEETINGS 

MEETINGS 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

OPEN DAY 

Black &Coloured Sheep Breeders Assn. 

Sunday20thNovember,10amto4pm. 

155 Burnham School Road,Rolleston. 

Wool Crafting.Demonstrations, Information, 

Fleecesfor sale. 

Refreshmentsavailable. 

www.colouredsheep.org.nz 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

2530042 

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 

Closed all public holidays 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open: 

MondaytoFriday, 9am until 5.30pm 

and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the Healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

toyouby 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

WEDNESDAY 23rdNOVEMBER 2022 

MEETING ROOM 

BASKETBALL MID CANTERBURYSTADIUM 6PM 

BUSINESS: •Adoption of Annual Report 

•Adoption of Financial Report 

•Election of Officers •General Business 

MidCanterburyCommunityVehicleTrust 

AGM 

Tuesday22November 2022, 10.30am 

Guest speaker: Jess Pauling,ECAN 

Thesocial andhealth benefits ofcommunitytransport. 

Rakaia Room, CommunityHouse, 

44 Cass Street,Ashburton 

Please RSVP (for catering purposes) 

Email: Lesley.symington@safer.org.nz 

2531873 

2522032 

Allfamilies of prospectiveNew Entrants 

to Tinwald School from 

December 2022 to June 2023 areinvited to an 

Information Meeting 

on Thursday17thNovember at 9.30 am 

in the Tinwald School hall. 

Allwelcome! 

Forcatering purposes please RSVP by 

phone on 308 4555 or 

email admin@tinwald.school.nz 

2531250 

Lauriston Fire Brigade 50th celebration 

3rdDec 2022 

Communityevent at Lauriston Fire Station 

11am–3pm 

Coffeecartand Free BBQ andsoftdrinks 

Thanks to farming families fortheir support. 

Displays,memorabilia, photos,bouncycastle, 

fireengines and more 

Livewaterdisplayand lolly scramble 1-2pm. 

Celebration dinnerand awards evening 

3rdDec 5.30pm onwards 

If youwouldlike to join us to celebrateatthe dinner 

please contactusbefore15thNovember 

Carol(secretary)0276316642 

2531828 

Covid 19 Support 

SaferMid CanterburyCommunityConnectors Service 

OurfriendlyConnectorsare available to 

supportwhanau and individuals. 

In Self Isolation can assist with carepacks, 

food packages and medication deliveries 

ImpactedbyCovid-19 can supportwith 

anything covid related 

Eg:education engagement, accessing services, 

employment, family harm, aged person isolation, 

long covid,mandates. 

ContactJennyRae 027 247 1094 

ccservice@safer.org.nz 

BLOOM 

MagicCarpetStringQuartet 

Music from Mozart,Rachmaninoff, 

Beethoven&more 

2521587 

Thurs 10th, Fri11th, 

Sat12th, Sun13th 

10.00 


12.00 

12.00 

2.10 

3.00 

3.50 

6.00 

6.00 

7.50 


Mon14th 



12.00 

12.20 

2.20 



6.00 

6.00 

7.50 

8.15 

DC League of Superpets 

Lyle Lyle Crocodile 

Black Panther Wakanda Forever 

MrsHarrisGoes to Paris 

More Than Gold 


Black Adam 




Black Adam 


DC League of Superpets 

TheWoman King 




Lyle Lyle Crocodile 




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R13 

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Tues 15th &Wed 16th 

10.00 Black Panther Wakanda Forever M 

10.00 MrsHarrisGoes to Paris PG 

12.00 TheWoman King R13 

12.50 BlackAdam 

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2.20 More Than Gold M 

3.10 Black Panther Wakanda Forever M 

4.10 DC League of Superpets PG 

6.00 More Than Gold M 

6.00 MrsHarris Goes to Paris PG 

7.45 Black Panther Wakanda Forever M 

8.15 BlackAdam 

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NO COMPS 


CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

PERSONAL 

RURAL LADIES 

Rachel: Acountry lady 

who is seeking alikeminded 

gentleman. She loves the 

outdoors, tramping, fishing 

and cooking. 5ft 5in, blonde 

hair and hazel eyes. 

Nikki: Has aslim build with 

brown hair and blue eyes. 

Her interests include 

country drives, the beach, 

swimming &loves animals. 

To meet one of these 

beautiful ladies, please call 

0800446332 

MEETINGS 

MT SOMERS RFC 

AGM 

Wednesday16th 

November 2022 

in the Clubrooms 

@7pm 

Anyinquiries and 

apologies to Secretary, 

CStanley 027 497 5868 

All welcome. 

2531877 

2524855 

TALKING Helps. Call Pete 

Young experienced Mental 

Health Life Coach and 

Social Worker. Mobile 027 

280 0889. Web: peteyoung. 

co.nz 

FOR LEASE 

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 

Well presented, broad minded ladies 40-70 years 

discretely earn/affordthe things youdeserve. 

Commercial companionship 

without emotional ties or expectations. 

Check out privatearrangements.co.nz 

then phone 028 2552 7060 (no texts) 

MEETINGS 

AGM 

Tuesday15thNovember 

2022, 7pm. 

Pipe Band Hall,Creek 

Road,Ashburton. 

All welcome. 

2530204 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL 

MEETING OF 

MidCanterburyNetball Centre Inc 

Monday5th of December at 7.30pm at 

TheSuites Ashburton 

Business: 

Apologies 

Roll Call 

Confirmation of Minutes of 2021 AGM 

Presentation of Annual Report 

Presentation of Awards 

Election of Officers 

General Business 

Erin Tasker 

Centre Manager 

MidCanterburyNetball 

Southern 

RugbyClub 

AGM 

Wednesday 

23 November 2022 

Hinds Clubrooms 

starting at 7:30pm 

Allwelcome 

Anyenquiries to 

Rhys Johansen 

027 528 2663 

2526219 

CAVENDISH 

CLUB 

AGM 

Friday, 25 November 

2pm 

Clubrooms 

All memberswelcome 

2529188 

2530184 

TINWALD 

GOLF CLUB INC 

Annual General Meeting 

Tuesday15th November 

8pm at the Clubrooms 

Minutesfromthe 

2021 AGM 

Presidents Report 

Financial Report 

Election of Officers 

GeneralBusiness 

Andrew Barrie 

Secretary 

2530569 

MID-CANTERBURY Golden 

Oldies Hockey AGM, 28 

November, at 6pm. 130 

Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton. 

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. 

2532143 

Sunday,13November 2022, 3pm 

Sinclair CommunityCentre 

74 Park Street,Ashburton 

Adults $25, Seniors $20, 

School Students FREE 

Tickets availableat 

Cash sales at thedoor 

2529307 

MONIQUE SMITH 

HAIRDRESSER 

is now available at 

Capelli 

Hair Design 

217 Burnett Street. 

Monday- Friday. 

Phone 033089320 

2531838 

HOSPICE Mid-Canterbury - 

here when you need us. If 

you or someone you care 

about has a life limiting 

illness. Phone 307 8387 or 

027 227 8387.

The place where farmers get their quality agricultural 

replacement parts and equipment 

Arable 

Plough Parts 

Shares to suit 

Vogel &Noot 

Parts tosuit 

Overum 

Dale Shares 

Wings to suit Simba 

Cultivation 

Parts 

Points to suit 

Sunflower & 

Salford 


Vibroflex 

Cast Points 


Overum 


Kverneland 

Reversable Points 

to suit Lemken 

Knife Coulter to 

suit Lemken 


Dowdeswell 


Clough 

Slipdown Points 

Pan Buster Points 

Legs to suit 

Vibroflex 

Legs to suit 

Vibroflex 

STines 

Coil Tines 

Rexius Point to suit 

Vaderstad 


Lemken 

Trashboard to suit 

Kverneland 


Kuhn 


Gregoire Besson 

Landside wear plates 

to suit Kverneland 


Goliath 

Yeoman Clamp 

Coil Tine Clamp 

50 mm 

Topdown Points 


Vogel &Noot 


Kuhn 


Kverneland 

Plough Share 

Rebuilds 

Plough discs 

Springs to suit 

Goliath 


Maxitill 

Springs to suit 

Vibroflex 

Point to suit 

Berends 

and much much more! 

TheBirdscarer 

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

www.palmeragriparts.co.nz 

Powerbuilt Metric HexKey Set 

9PcImperial HexKey Set9Pc 

Powerbuilt Imperial HexKey Set 

9Pc 

HikokiCordless Angle Grinder 

Brushless Safety 125mm 36v 

(Baretool) 

$ 

21 .00 

$ 

21 .00 

SAVE 30% 

Milwaukee Cordless Grease Gun 

2Speed 18v 

KIT $ 872 .00 

SKIN only 

$649 00 

SAVE 30% 

Dewalt Cordless LawnMower 

Self Propelled Brushless 36v 

(Baretool) 

$ 

959 .00 

SAVE $37 

$ 

369 .00 

SAVE $17 

MakitaCordless Tyre InflatorKit 

18v 3AH 

$ 

279 .00 

SAVE $15 

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

2450389

RENTALS 

After20years of ‘selling nicecarstonicepeople‘ from my West Street yard Iam 

nowtaking astepback to focus on my rental business and ease the waytowards 

retirement. Iwill still be operating vehicle rentals at 470 West Street while the car sales 

have been handed over to Jayden at MidCanterburyMotors who Iwish all the best for 

the future. 

Iwould like to take this opportunitytothank my customers fortheir loyaltyand 

supportoverthe last 25 years and look forwardtoseeing youall again soon. 

Next time youneed to move something,pop in forachatand hirethe perfect vehicle 

foryour needs. 

TRUCKS CARS VANS 

9cutruck with towbar 

9cutruck with tail lift 

19 cu truck with tail lift 

Sedans and hatchbacks, 

automatic,air conditioning 

8,10 &12seaters 

+Luggage Trailer 

•Family Outings 

•School Trips 

•SportsTrips 

•Social Outings 

RENTALS 

308 1396 

470 West Street, AshburtonA/H Keith Drummond 0274 367 646 

2523483

Ashburton Courier: November 10, 2022

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