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Heartof 

Ashburton 

opened 

PAGE 9 

Time to shine 

for performers 

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SUSAN.SANDYS 

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About 100 people attended the 

official opening of Ashburton’s 

civic centre and library Te 

Whare Whakatere on Friday. 

On asunny spring day, melodic 

tones of the Mount Hutt College 

choir sounded out across Baring 

Square East, prior to the opening 

beginning about 2pm. 

The estimated $62.4 million 

building has become everything 

it was intended to be, and more, 

speakerssaid. 

They described the building as 

the heart of Ashburton, and as 

representing the district’s 

collective strength. 

After the crowd rose to sing the 

‘COLLECTIVE STRENGTH’: Leading the official party 

at Te Whare Whakatere on Friday is Mayor Neil 

Brown, followed by (from left) whaikōrero for 

Arowhenua, Awatea Edwin (partially obscured), 

Deputy Mayor Liz McMillan, Rangitata MP James 

Meager and district councillor Rob Mackle. Inset Te 

Whare Whakatere forms an impressive backdrop at 

the official opening. 

PHOTOS JOANNE MCCLOY 

National Anthem, emcee and 

district council chief executive 

Hamish Riach invited 

whaikōrero for Arowhenua, 

Awatea Edwin of Rakaia, to the 

stage. 

Edwin applauded the 

building’s opening as 

representative of the strong civic 

relationship between the 

community and its leaders. 

The name of the building was a 

gift from Te Runanga o 

Arowhenua. 

‘‘It’s awonderful day to be 

here in the sunshine and support 

this opening,’’ Edwin said, 

standing in on behalf of 

Arowhenua ūpoko Tewera King. 

At the conclusion of his speech, 

Edwin and fellow Arowhenua 

whānau performed awaiata. 

Rangitata MP James Meager 

was officially opening the 

building alongside Mayor Neil 

Brown. Meager was standing in 

for Prime Minister Christopher 

Luxon, after efforts to get the 

PM’s calendar aligned failed 

following the building opening in 

January. 

‘‘I’m asubstitute nonetheless, 

but he sends his well wishes and 

congratulations,’’ Meager said as 

he spoke to the crowd. 

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Canterbury’s international profile as a 

destination for global productions is set 

to rise. 

This is following the filming of anew 

ad campaignfor arangeofhighresolutionstateoftheartfilming 

drones. 

Industry experts say the campaign, 

which required 70 scenes to be shot 

across Mt Hutt and Canterburyforest 

andbeach locations in two days, could 

not have been made elsewhereinthe 

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Latest data from Stats NZ shows the 

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The campaignisfor HoverAir, 

makers of the drone range. It raised 

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site Indiegogo. 

Diaries Downunder director and 

former professional snowboarder Nick 

Hyne said New Zealand’s dramatic 

landscape provided the perfect 

backdrop for the commercial. 

The advertisement would enhance 

Christchurch’s international reputation 

as ahub for campaignproduction. The 

city already enjoying growing interest 

from global brands wanting to film here. 

“Due to the nature of our geography 

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Mountain specialists were part of the 

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also used professional skiers and 

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combined with the product.’’ 

HoverAir spokesperson Emily Wang 

said the commercial has already been 

seen by millions of viewers in more than 

75 countries. 

“We wanted to leverage New 

Zealand’s dynamic landscapes to bring 

these drones to life. The quality of the 

content created here was well beyond 

what we had hoped for.’’ 

Father of two ‘one of akind’ 

Staveley heliskiing guide Brett Evans 

was a‘‘proud father’’ of two. 

Killed by an avalanche last week near 

Mt Arrowsmith, Evans was farewelled 

at afamily service at The Staveley 

Lodge on Tuesday. 

Instead of sending flowers, the family 

asked people to donate to Canterbury 

West Coast Air Rescue or plant anative 

tree in Evans' memory at the Sympathy 

Store. 

The 38yearold died ‘‘while living his 

best life’’, his family wrote in an 

obituary in The Press on Saturday. 

‘‘He was one of akind and abloody 

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obituary read. 

‘‘He was the dearly loved husband 

and best friend of Renee, and aproud 

Brett Evans 

father to Gus and Rex. 

‘‘He was the beloved son of Martin 

and Ann, an incredible brother and 

brotherinlaw to Claire and Hamish 

Wilson, Nicola and Tim Valentine. 

‘‘He was the biggest hero and uncle to 

Harry, Tommy, William, George, 

Jackson, and Gracie. 

‘‘Brett was also acherished soninlaw 

of Pat and Julie Farnham 

(Canberra), admired brotherinlaw of 

Matt, as well as an uncle to Aaron and 

Ava (Canberra).’’ 

Evans worked for Alpine Guides. 

General manager Arthur McBride 

said last week the avalanche occurred 

about noon on Pito Peak, in the vicinity 

of Arrowsmith Range, during aguided 

day on Wednesday with Methven 

Heliski. 

Evans, who was leading the group, 

was buried by the avalanche and 

extracted. However, he did not survive. 

No other membersofthe group were 

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Ashburton Courier, October 3, 2024 

3 

Contestants strut their stuff 

DELLWYN.MOYLAN 


Long lashes, high heels and 

glamorous hairstyles. 

That is what you will see on a 

weekly basis at the Mt Hutt 

Memorial Hall, as nine lads 

preparefor Ms Methven on 

October 19. 

It is the first time the crossdressing 

beauty pageant 

fundraiser has been held since 

2017. 

The contestants, each 

sponsored by Methven 

businesses, arehaving ablast 

as they get ready to raise 

money for Methven Pre School. 

Ms Team Hutchinson Ford 

Simon Fleetwood is among 

them. 

‘‘The hardest part of the 

contest is remembering all the 

moves in the dances, but we 

are getting the hang of the 

routines,’’ Fleetwood said 

His fellow contestants are 

Ms Dan van der Salm, PGG 

Wrightson Real Estate Bernie Cox; Ms 

Farmsource Wynand Putter; Ms 

Jackson Holmes HarryJackson; Ms May 

Brothers Contracting Ltd Kirk Power; 

Ms Methven Panel &Paint Ltd Matt 

Schofield; Ms Molloy Agriculture Ltd 

Josh Lawton; Ms Rosa Dekker, Bayleys 

Canterbury Glen Limbrick; Ms South 

Pacific Seeds NZ Ltd Marc Jorgensen. 

Each contestant will be dressed in 

outfits, assisted by props from their jobs. 

They will perform an individual dance 

routine to their chosen piece of music. 

With alittle assistance from the 

committee organising the fundraiser, 

each of the contestants have discovered 

their inner strengths, and will perform 

items including musical, physical and 

artistic displays. 

They will strut their stuff down acat 

walk, donning arange of outfits 

including across the categories of 

evening wear and active wear. 

Two of the contestants are getting full 

body waxes, some are shaving parts of 

their bodies, while others are going 

natural. 

Judges will take into account not only 

their performances, but also their 

personality. 

‘ALL THE MOVES’: Ms 

Methven’s nine 

contestants are 

discovering their inner 

strengths as they 

prepare for the pageant. 

Along with bragging 

rights, the Ms Methven 

Trophy is up for grabs. 

Our Lady of the 

Snows School 

previously ran the 

fundraiser. The winner 

of the last competition 

in 2017 was Ms 

Methven Pubs Jan 

Lukasek. 

Pageant committee 

member Aimee 

Bullivant said many of 

the contestants were 

entered by their 

bosses, but all were 

embracing the event 

nonetheless. 

‘‘It’s afunfilled 

event that brings the 

community together 

while making apositive impact on early 

childhood education,’’ Bullivant said 

‘‘We are feeling pretty good that most 

of the downstairs tickets are already 

sold and upstairs is filling up,’’ 

Bullivant said. 

Doors will open at 6pm on October 

19 for Ms Methven, which will begin at 

7pm. There will be silent auctions, cash 

or eftpos bar and food trucks on site. 

Tickets are available from trybooking. 

com/nz/TKW. 

Downstairs tickets $75, including a 

platter, upstairs seating $60. 

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Ashburton Police, has been sent for 

destruction. The firearm was found 

in July, hidden among trees at the 

northern end of town. Police said it 

appeared to have been out in the 

elements for some time. ‘‘Ashburton 

Police have firearms handed in on 

the odd occasion, and this can be 

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this Saturday. It will be the final home 

game in round robin play of the 

Bunnings Warehouse Heartland 

Championship. The Mid Canterbury 

Hammers take on Poverty Bay at the 

Ashburton Showgrounds. The 

annual charity game will help raise 

money for the foundation. Gate entry 

$20, programmes $2 each. There 

will also be an auction on TradeMe 

of the players’ commemorative 

jerseys. All proceeds are going to the 

foundation. As an added bonus, the 

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Mandi Kingsbury grew up on the 

family farm at Dorie, with parents 

Kelly and Barbara and her two older 

sisters Nikki and Jo. She attended 

Dorie School and Ashburton College, 

before heading off to complete a 

diploma in textile design at 

Wellington Polytechnic. 

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 

in about 2000, she died last month at 

the age of 53 after suffering asevere 

attack of the chronic disease while 

she was in Dubai. 

Kelly and Barbara, who now live in 

Ashburton, are remembering the 

daughter who made them proud as 

she left home to fulfil her childhood 

dream of working in fashion. 

‘‘She seemed to spendalot of time 

sketching and colouring in when she 

was tiny,’’ Barbara said. 

As ateenagershe made unique 

items from clothingbought at op 

shops, while apair of black Dr 

Martenswere ‘‘the love of her life’’. 

She had alsobeen ‘‘very practical’’ 

on the farm, enjoying helpingher dad 

outside and in his workshop. At the 

age of about 14, she took to weldingin 

the workshop, making many 

sculptures. 

Growing up, she had also been ‘‘mad 

on the animals’’,liking stock and 

caring for family pets. The latter 

included asmall collection of cats, 

which Kingsbury added to one night 

when she came home from babysitting. 

‘‘Here was akitten looking out the 

front of her blouse. We had about three 

or four cats as it was,’’ Barbara said. 

While at Ashburton College, 

Kingsbury won an Ashburton muraldesign 

competition. Her creation was 

painted on to the former SuperValue 

building on Cass St. 

It was ataste of great things to come. 

Kingsbury won the World of Wearable 

Art (WOW) Supreme Award for her 

entry Magpie in 1994. 

This led to ajob offerbyDubai 

couture house Arushi. Soon she was 

designing dresses for Emirati women, 

including the United Arab Emirates 

royal family. 

She spent the rest of her life mostly 

between Canterbury and Dubai, 

working as afashion and jewellery 

designer and stylist in the Middle East, 

New Zealand, and other countries. 

She reentered WOW in 2007, to 

demonstrate her MS diagnosis did not 

limit her, and came runnerup. 

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Kingsbury shared the experience of 

having ahighpowered career while 

struggling with MS. 

Her symptoms had started soon after 

moving to Dubai. 

‘‘I fell in love with Dubai 

immediately. The work hours were 

long and Ifelt inspired, but for some 

reason was constantly exhausted. My 

doctor told me it was the change of 

climate, so Iassumed Ijust needed to 

pull my socksupand get on with this 

new life. So Idid,’’ Kingsbury said in 

the interview. 

‘‘After Ifinished my contract with 

Arushi, Itravelled to Rome and Milan 

hunting opportunities, but returned to 

Dubai and took on contracts designing 

and conceptualising uniforms 

for multinational 

corporations,’’ she said. 

‘‘I put my constant fatigue, 

headaches and eye problems 

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stress. Doctors were little help; 

one simply told me not to think 

about the exhaustion, aching 

and tingling and gave me 

antidepressants. 

‘‘After the diagnosis,I 

realised Ididn’t have to be so 

tough on myself which was 

quite lovely.’’ 

She was running afashion 

MandiKingsbury at home in 2009. 

Left Mandi Kingsbury and partner 

Gerry O’Leary. Above Mandi won a 

competition to design amural for the 

old SuperValue building on Cass St, 

Ashburton. Below aged 16 on the 

Dorie farm, wearing her beloved Dr 

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design consultancy in Dubai and 

studying for aMaster of Design degree 

in Wellington. 

‘‘I immediately gave up the big 

contract fashion design work and don’t 

regret it. Ithink it is important to listen 

to our bodies but not give up on our 

dreams,wecan adapt our dreams.’’ 

She went intofreelance fashion 

styling, working in India, Cape Town, 

Egypt, Croatia and New Zealand. 

‘‘I love the choice and can now 

manage my work ratio to how Iam 

coping with MS.’’ 

But in June this year she was 

admitted to hospital in Dubai, after 

her symptoms worsened. 

During her stay, she suffered a 

severe relapse which left her 

paralysed. She was unable to eat, drink 

or speak, although was aware of her 

surroundings. 

In late July her family brought her 

home to New Zealand. The Airbus 

A380 flight required 11 seats to 

accommodate her stretcher and 

support crew. 

She was admitted to Christchurch 

Hospital, then Nurse Maude Hospice 

before passing away on September 7. 

She was surrounded by her family and 

partner, Irish architectural 

photographer Gerry O’Leary. 

O’Leary shared atribute, saying 

‘‘She has now begun her next creative 

chapter, crafting her heavenly art 

alongside the angels’’. 

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5 

Playcentre celebrates 50 years 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Ashburton Playcentre unveiled an 

anniversarybench seat on Saturday as 

about 100 people gathered to celebrate 

the organisation’s 50th anniversary. 

It was acolourful event as balloons, 

facepainting, morning tea with cake, 

50th anniversaryTshirts and a 

commemorative tea towel featured. 

Centre adviser Leanne Miller 

welcomed guests, life members, and 

past and present families, and 

encouraged them to write amessage in 

amemory book. 

She had been involved with 

playcentre for 26 years. She said it 

continued to offer quality early 

childhood care and support family 

friendships. 

‘‘It is so lovely to see the next generations 

of tamariki continuing to play and learn with 

and alongside others, with grandchildren 

and babies of previous whanau members 

including presidents.’’ 

The playcentreopened in 1974, in St 

Andrew’s church hall. There were three 

sessions aweek, costing 20 cents per session. 

It still had three sessions aweek, as well 

as aspace session starting in term four. 

Following astrong wind event in 1975, the 

playcentre moved from the church and took 

up new residence at its Park St premises. 

‘‘The big wind of 1975 damaged the hall 

causing avenue shift,’’ Miller said. 

‘‘We finally moved into our permanent 

building in 1976 –aschool prefab next to 

Borough school where we currently reside. 

‘‘Ashburton Playcentreisavillage and 

continues to provide support and 

friendships for all whānau,’’ she said. 

‘‘Word of mouth is still astrong part of the 

promotion of Ashburton Playcentre and we 

continue to promote the centre online.’’ 

She had her own friend group which 

started at Ashburton Playcentre more than 

23 years ago. They still had regular catchups 

and shared stories and memories of their 

playcentre days, she said. 

Playcentre president Amanda Halliday 

said the centre currently had 18 enrolled 

families with two session facilitators Caro 

O’Neill and Katie Irvine. 

They had the honour of cutting the cake 

and unveiling the anniversary bench seat 

respectively. 

‘‘Caro has been apart of playcentre about 

the same time as Leanne, starting with her 

own tamariki and then training to be a 

session facilitator,’’ Halliday said. 

‘‘Katie started with her tamariki with the 

playcentre space programme nine years ago, 

which is starting up again next term in 

Ashburton. Katie is one of the facilitators for 

it, she’s also facilitator for Mayfield.’’ 

Halliday has been involved with 

playcentre for the past seven years, two as 

IT TAKES A 

VILLAGE: Families 

gather for the 


Playcentre 50th 

celebrations. 

Below three 

generations of 


Playcentre sit on 

the anniversary 

seat. Karen Tod 

(centre) is with 

Briarne Tod (left) 

holding Evie 

Symonds, and 

Amelia Tod holding 

Malia Symonds. 

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president. 

‘‘Both my boys have attended and their 

dad and aunty were Ashburton Playcentre 

children in the 80s,’’ she said. 

‘‘We have made some amazing friends 

through playcentre. Playcentre is asafe 

village for awhole family to learn and grow 

we believe parents are the best educators for 

there tamariki parents stay on session with 

their tamariki,’’ she said. 

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OCTOBER 5 

Plants 4UatStAndrew’s Church, 

State Highway 1, Rakaia, 9am to 

1pm. On sale will be plants, trees, 

gardening books and tools, pots 

and marmalade. Cash only. 

Ashburton Embroiderers' Guild 

open day from 10.30am till 3.30pm 

at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron 

St, Ashburton. 

OCTOBER 11 

Give bowls agoday at the 

Hampstead Bowling Club, 79a 

Cambridge St, 5.30pm. Entry $5, 

includes bowling and abarbecue 

dinner. For information contact 

Jaimee 021804260 or Barbie 

0226389479 

OCTOBER 12 

St David’s Church fair and garage 

sale, Allens Rd, 9am to 12pm. All 

welcome. 

Hakatere Ceramics &Pottery All 

Fired Up Exhibition, October 12-27, 

Short St Studio, open daily 10am to 

3pm. 

Keep Learning Mid Canterbury 

Wellbeing Weekend at Staveley 

Camp and Forest. Weed Wrangling 

start times 9am and 1pm. Email 

Kate -Kate@connectingmc.org 

OCTOBER 13 

Learn to sail with Ashburton Sailing 

Club at Lake Hood, 11am to 1pm 

each week. Per session $10. 

Contact Chris Thompson to register 

0274345668. 

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Leaving lasting environmental impact 



Ashared passion for sustainable 

farming and the environment 

lead Ashburton couple Ian and 

Rosalyn Moore to make a 

substantial gift to Advance 

Ashburton Community 

Foundation. 

Already supporters of the 

Ashburton Fire Museum and 

Hato Hone St John, Ian and 

Rosalyn wanted to support 

another cause close to their 

hearts. 

They gave an undisclosed sum 

to be used for the establishment 

of the Advance Ashburton 

Environment Fund. 

Applications can come from 

organisations and individuals 

undertaking conservation, 

protection, restoration, 

regeneration, management, 

biodiversity,research and 

education. 

When the Moores were looking 

to gift money, they thought 

Advance Ashburton Community 

Foundation would be the perfect 

fit. 

‘‘The money stays in the Mid 

Canterbury community and that 

was important to us,’’ Ian said. 

Farming is in the Moore’s 

blood, so providing the 

foundation funding was a 

natural choice for them. 

Rosalyn was born in Rakaia 

with farming connections 

through her mother’sside. Ian 

was born into afarming family 

from Orton before the family 

moved to Willowby. His parents 

bought asheep and cropping 

farm there which Ian and 

Rosalyn took over in 1976. 

As caretakers of their land for 

more than 50 years, Ian and 

Rosalyn appreciated the need 

for farmers to ensure 

sustainability forfuture 

generations. 

‘‘Watching the growth of 

Advance Ashburton and 

attending functions over the 

years opened our eyes to away 

we could support our 

community,’’Rosalyn said. 

And it would be good to see the 

benefitsofthe donation in their 

lifetime. 

“When we heard that Advance 

Ashburton planned to set up an 

environment fund, we knew that 

this would align with our wishes. 

We hope that this fund will allow 

successful applicants,young or 

old, to further their knowledge to 

benefit our environment for 

LEGACY: Former Willowby 

farming couple Rosalyn (left) 

and Ian Moore have given to 

Advance Ashburton 

Community Foundation the 

funds to establish afund for 

environment grants. Pictured 

with the Moores is foundation 

executive officer Carolyn 

Clough. 

society in the future,” Ian said. 

‘‘By making the gift to Advance 

Ashburton we can assist awide 

spectrum of people,’’ Ian said. 

Funding given to the 

foundation is invested and the 

interest used to provide grants. 

The amount of funds to be 

distributed is known at the end 

of each financial year. 


Community Foundation 

executive officer Carolyn Clough 

was grateful for the Moore’s 

generosity, and welcomed the 

establishment of the new fund. 

It would be open for 

applications from April 1, 2025. 

‘‘We had identified agap in 

funding for the environment,’’ 

Clough said. 

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Somerset House Level 2/161 

Burnett St, Ashburton. 

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DiamondWedding 

WeddingAnniversary 

Deaths 

Deaths Deaths Deaths 

Acknowledgement 

Happy 60th -Diamond 

Wedding Anniversary 

BEGG, Bevisand Dawn 

(nee Montgomery) 

Married 3October 1964at 

St AndrewsPresbyterian 

Church, Ashburton. 

Congratulations 

Mumand Dad. 

60 wonderful years together 

withall our love, 

from your family. 

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Diamond 60th 

Wedding Anniversary 

26thSeptember,1964 

Ourfaith in Godhas kept us 

going through 60 years 

of happinessand sorrow, 

sickness and health. 

Congratulations 

Mum andDad 

Your integrityinall areasoflife 

hasleftaneternal legacy. 

Thanks forthe fun, faithfulness 

and alwayswanting 

the very best for me. Icouldn’t 

have asked for better 

parents. 

Kareen -Wellington 

You have been a beautiful 

example of a wonderful 

marriage. 

Ihaveseenloveand 

commitment, andfun and 

adventure. 

Thanks forbeing such 

amazing parents. 

Marcus -USA 

Your walk with the Lord is an 

inspiration to us all. 

Thank you for being amazing 

role models. 

We’re so grateful for your 

unwavering support and 

love. 

Wishing you many more years 

of happiness together! 

Matthew -Ashburton 

Timothy&Roydon -Heaven. 

ARGYLE, Helen Lesley: 

Peacefully at Ashburton 

Hospital on Saturday, 

September 28, 2024 aged 80 

years. Dearly loved mother 

and mother-in-law ofSteven 

and Jackie Wood, Tony 

Wood (Perth), and Catherine 

Jamieson. Loved Nana of 

Brayden Wood; Sam, Harry, 

and Tyler Wood; Chloe, Dion, 

Alan, and Jo Jamieson; and 

great-Nana of Jaxon Wood. 

Loved sister ofJohn and Sue 

Argyle, and Bev and Brian 

Martin. Messages to: The 

Argyle family, c/- PO Box 

6035, Ashburton, 7742. At 

Helen’s request a private 

cremationhas been held. 

0800 2MEMORY 

027 637 1229 

DANIELSON, David James: 

Peacefully at Ashburton 

Hospital on Monday, 

September 23, 2024, aged 80 

years. 

Dearly loved husband 

of Barbara (Mum). Much 

loved father and fatherin-law 

of Tania and Grant 

Houston, Jason and Julie 

(Wanaka), Delwyn and Ian 

Warner (Sydney). Loved 

Grandy Dave of Chantelle 

and Daniel Leadley, Boand 

Kylie Houston, Jay and Ange 

Houston; Tegan, Tyler, Nicole; 

Georgia, and Connor Warner. 

Loved Davey of his great 

grandchildren Addison, Ollie, 

Freya, Willow, and Ivy-May. 

Messages to; The Danielson 

family, c/- PO Box 6035, 

Ashburton, 7742. At Dave’s 

request aprivate cremation 

and family service has been 

held. 

0800 2MEMORY 

027637 1229 

HENDRY, Richard John, 

aged 84. Died recently athis 

home in Denver, Colorado 

after a bad fall. Adored 

husband ofRuth (dec) and 

Lisa. Loved father of Cushla 

and Sahib Ahmad and 

Stephen Hendry. A special 

Grandad to Zaynib and 

Haidar. 

Dearly loved son of Francis 

(Frank) and Maria (Ria) 

Hendry(both dec), loved 

brother of Dawn and Tom 

Gelling(both dec,) Des(dec), 

and Jeanette Lawrence and 

Maree and Allen Moore, 

loved uncle of all his nieces 

and nephews. 

LLOYD, Marie(neeReesby): 

On Sunday 29th September, 

in Ashburton, after a short 

illness,aged 72yrs. 

Beloved wife of Bryon 

(deceased), Mum to Kim 

and Hayden, mother-inlaw 

toJohn-Paul and Kylie, 

Gran to Jake, Josh, Cassie, 

Jerome and Carter, sister of 

Valerie and friend to many. 

Will be missed byall. Private 

cremation, however, friends 

and family are invited to 

Marie’s‘after match function’ 

at the Havelock Room, 

Ashburton Club & MSA, 

Sunday 6th October, 2pm- 

5pm. Donations to Riding 

forDisabled in lieu of flowers. 

Any messages c/o 1/260 

CameronSt, Ashburton. 

MARWICK, Susan Margaret 

(Sue): Peacefully at 

Christchurch Hospital on 

Sunday, September29, 2024. 

Dearly loved wife ofLindsay, 

much loved mother and 

mother-in-law ofTracy-Jane 

and Neil McCutchan, the late 

Sapphire, the late Timothy, 

Victoria and Dean Leach; 

and loved step mother of 

Nicole Marwick and Reuben 

Deepak. Adored Granny Sue 

of all hergrandchildren. 

Messages to: The Marwick 

family, c/- PO Box 6035, 

Ashburton, 7742. In lieu 

of flowers, donations 

to Ashburton St John 

Ambulance would be 

appreciated and may be 

made at theservice. 

A service to celebrate 

Sue’s life will beheld at the 

Hinds Community Centre, 

20 Rogers Street, Hinds on 

Thursday, October 3, 2024 

commencing at 1.30pm 

followed byinterment at the 

HindsCemetery. 

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MARWICK,Suzi: Loved sister 

of Joy and Kelvin Ritchie, and 

Ross Langdon. Loved Aunty 

of all hernieces andnephews. 

Foreverinour hearts. 

STAPLETON, Frederick Thomas 

John (John): passed away 

peacefully on Friday 27 

September 2024, aged 88. 

Loved son of the late Tom 

and Winifred, and brother 

and brother in-law ofShirlee 

and the late Colin Smith, and 

Warren and Wendy. Loved 

father and father-in-law to 

Donna, Linda and the late 

Mark, Murray, the late Mark, 

Brent, and Craig. Loved 

companion ofthe late Elsie. 

Messages to John’s family, 

PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. 

Thank youtoMethven House 

for their loving care of John. 

At John’srequest therewillbe 

no service held. 

Paterson’s 


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BROADFOOT, Richard 

Michael (Mike): Jo, Duncan, 

Erin, Cate, and families thank 

you for the expressions of 

sympathy in the sudden 

passing of Mike. The cards, 

flowers and food brought so 

much comfort. Forthose who 

attended Mike’s memorial 

service, thank you. Please 

accept this as a personal 

acknowledgement. 

SMITH, Noreen Margaret 

20.11.32 –14.8.24 –Noreen’s 

family wish to acknowledge 

and sincerely thank all who 

expressed their sympathy 

of our loss ofamuch loved 

mother, mother-in-law, 

grandmother and greatgrandmother. 

The flowers, 

cards, letters and personal 

messages were all greatly 

appreciated. Special thanks 

againtoall Rosebank stafffor 

their love and care they gave 

Noreen.Thank you toall who 

attended Noreen’s funeral 

and who shared stories with 

us afterwards, itwas exactly 

as she would have wanted, 

friends and family together 

celebrating. Mum had a lot 

of close friends that she had a 

special relationship with, and 

we know they will surelymiss 

her, as will all ofus. Please 

accept this as a personal 

thank you from Gail, Jeff, 

Robyn, Mark, Aaron, Fiona 

andall ourfamilies. 

“Anamazing Mumthatwewill 

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par $67k 

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Rotary Club of Ashburton members are 

tallying up the proceeds from last week’s 

Bookarama. 

Spokesperson David Mead said it was a 

‘‘great success’’. 

He estimated the funds raised was 

about $67,000, which was on apar with 

last year’s record takings. 

People had come from as far away as 

Timaru, Christchurch and Nelson, just for 

the weeklong book sale, which is held 

annually at the Ashburton Sports Hall. 

‘‘There was hundreds there at times. It’s 

pretty wellknown,’’ Mead said. 

Most funds would go to Rotary 

charitable projects in Mid Canterbury. 

In addition, about 2400 raffle tickets 

were sold. The proceeds from this would 

go to Life Education Trust programmes. 

Mead was to phone the raffle winners 

yesterday. 

Meanwhile, not all left over books are 

discarded. Those of good quality or 

condition go into storage for next year. 

In the case of children’s books, they are 

packed up to give away. 

Many boxes are sent to children in 

Samoa, while others are given away to 

kids attending Ashburton’s annual 

Children’s Day event.


Wishes for the future 

NEWS 


11 

What would you like Mid 

Canterbury to look like in 

54 years time? That is the 

question The Ashburton 

Courier editor Susan 

Sandys asked young 

people on the streets of 

Ashburton this week. 

Today’s edition of the 

newspaper will be in the Te 

Whare Whakatere time 

capsule, which will be 

opened in 2078. 

Yozan Apiata,17 


‘‘More city buildings, more 

shops, couple of moreskate 

parks maybe. Maybe morecar 

parks, buildings that have car 

parks, sometimes Ican’t find 

apark.’’ 

Emma Hands, 22 


‘‘More activities in town, 

something morefor the kids.’’ 

Sophie Sampey, 9 


‘‘To keep Ashburton 

Domain the same, but to have 

prettier flowersand more 

flowers. And ahydroslide at 

EA Networks Centre.’’ 

Hayden Whiting, 26 


‘‘It would be good to see 

Lake Hood keep nice and 

healthy so future generations 

can use it. And ahydroslide at 

the pool (EA Networks 

Centre). At the moment you 

can just swim lengths, that’s 

Clockwise from top left Yozan Apiata; sisters Emma Hands 

(left) and Sophie Sampey; Hayden Whiting (left) and Seb Van 

Rooyen; Hayley Sparks (left) and Scarlett Hanrahan. 

not what kids like to do.’’ 

Seb Van Rooyen, 17 


‘‘I would like to see that 

there would be anew skate 

park. Ahydroslide (at EA 

Networks Centre), that would 

be kind of cool.’’ 

Hayley Sparks, 18 

Pendarves 

‘‘It would be nice if they 

took care of the country roads 

more, not so much potholes. 

It would be good to have an 

area like EntX (Christchurch 

entertainment centre) a 

place to eat, and golfing and 

bowling, all in the one area.’’ 

Scarlett Hanrahan, 18 

Fairton 

‘‘More space for young 

people, where they want to 

hang out with their friends. 

Like The Crossing in 

Christchurch, how there’s 

activities, shopping and food 

all central in one spot.’’ 

Mount Hutt College performs at the opening of Te Whare 

Whakatere. Below whaikōrero for Arowhenua, Awatea Edwin, 

speaks at the opening. 

Civic building 

‘hum of energy’ 

From Page 1 

James Meager acknowledged the 

work of former Rangitata MP Jo 

Luxton in being an advocate for 

the project, and the benefit of a 

$20 million shovel ready project 

grant from the former 

government. He reiterated his 

government’s commitment to 

delivering infrastructure in the 

regions, including Ashburton’s 

second bridge. 

‘‘Hopefully when we open up 

the time capsule, the bridge is 

finished by then,’’ Meager joked, 

triggering amurmur of laughter. 

The time capsule is part of the Te 

Whare Whakatere project. Filled 

with items, including this week’s 

newspapers, it will be installed 

behind glass on the ground floor 

of the building before being 

opened in 2078. Meager said Te 

Whare Whakatere was described 

as aliving building. “Every time I 

have had the pleasure of visiting, 

it has been ahum of energy and 

spirit, and it has truly become the 

heart of the town and wider 

district.” 

Mayor Neil Brown gave a 

timeline of the construction 

project and thanked all the 

people involved. ‘‘I think this 

building represents our 

collective strength as adistrict,’’ 

Brown said. 

Bagpiper Colin Banks led the 

official party to Te Whare 

Whakatere, where an official 

opening plaque was unveiled. 

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Thursday,3October2024 | ISSUE 199 

Roading calendar racesahead 

Fine weather has helped contractors 

seal the first road rehabilitationjob 

of the new roadingrepairseason. 

Justover500m of Ashburton Staveley 

RoadnearWalkhams Road hashad failed 

areasdug out,anew layer ofpavement 

constructedoverthe existing, and waslast 

week sealed by contractor Fulton Hogan 

Ashburton. 

Group Manager of Infrastructureand Open 

Spaces Neil McCann said itwas part ofa 

tender forrehabilitation on fivesections 

of road. 

“The contractorwas able to getgoing early 

and thefine weather has given us agreat 

headstart.” 

Twoother sites on AshburtonStaveley 

Road will be rehabilitated, along withone 

on Forks Road and another on Pudding 

Hill Road. In total, 4115m willbeimproved. 

Mr McCann said ACLassubcontractor 

toFultonHogan wasjuststarting work 

on Forks Road, where1.2km is to be 

rehabilitated. 

“This will take six or sevenweeks, as long 

as the weather stays fine. Over 40 per 

cent of the area needs to bedugout and 

replaced with strong gravel.” 

No detourswill be in place, though traffic 

through the work zone will be controlled 

by temporarytraffic lights. 

Fulton Hogan is also starting work this 

week on 1.3km of Pudding Hill Road, 

either side of the intersection with Dip 

Road and LongsfordRoad. 

Mayor Neil Brown 

Councilbuilding projects 

forall stages of life 

It wasmypleasureonFridayto 

declareAshburton’s new library 

and civic centreofficially open, 

even though I’vehad my feet 

under the desk heresincethe 

start of the year. 

Te WhareWhakatere is abuilding that 

first became aconceptbackin2004 and 

therehavebeenmanypeople along 

thatway thathelped bringittolife. It is 

abuilding forthe community thathas 

exceeded our expectations,and we’re 

thrilled. 

Everyday Isee visitorsand staff using 

the library and public spacesfor all sorts 

of activities,meetings andbusiness gettogethers. 

During the school holidays 

is it even busier –onMonday thisweek 

therewere90children taking the free 

opportunity to learn somerudimentary 

scienceand makebouncyballs. 

The first rehabilitated section of AshburtonStaveleyRoadhas been sealed, 

aheadofschedule thanks to fine weather. 

Mr McCannsaid the slipperybend would 

be reconstructedand signage upgraded to 

improve safety. 

“Again, this project willbesix or seven 

weeks, with fine weather.” 

Second contractawarded 

Council has recentlyawarded a$1.4 

million rehabilitation contractfor twosites 

on BeachRoadEast, one site on Seafield 

Road and one on Maronan Road. 

“The tender wasawarded to Fulton Hogan 

and it will be completedthis summer,” Mr 

McCann said. 

On other days thereare knitters who 

gather in one space, migrantspractising 

their English in another,touristslooking 

for information,and yetothers meeting 

forcoffee and abitetoeat. 

I’veenjoyedseeing howBaring Square 

Easthas becomeconnectedtoTe 

Whare Whakatere, andhow people are 

using this outdoor spacetoeachlunch, 

or meetfriends. Thewhole square was 

agreat venue forthe Hakatere Noodle 

Festival recently and Ilook forwardto 

seeing itsChristmas face forLightup 

the Night in late November. 

This building will be an anchor forour 

communityfor decades. 

It wasgood to visit another Council 

building project recently that is in its 

very early stages –I’m referring to the 

rebuildingof16new affordable housing 

units forthe elderly at Friendship Lane. 

Eight duplexes(twounitsineach) 

The twosites on Beach Road Eastare 

scheduled to be completedbefore 

Christmas,while Seafield Road and 

Maronan Road aretobecompletedby 

April 2025. 

Detourswillbeinplacefor each sitesothe 

work canbecompletedasefficientlyas 

possible. 

Mr McCannsaid sites chosenfor 

rehabilitation hadmoresections of failures 

or potholes than othersinthe district. 

“Our aimistomakethese roads better and 

saferfor all who usethem.” 

that were built inthe 1970shavebeen 

demolished and eight newones are 

under construction. When we visited 

thesiterecently,theboxing forthe 

floorswas nearly complete,andthe 

first concretepours under way; the 

framework will go up quickly next. 

This projectwill be arealboost to the 

quality of stock of elderly persons 

housing unitsinAshburton andithas 

also qualified foraGovernment grant 

from theMinistryofHousing andUrban 

Development.Thewhole rebuildis 

expectedtocostaround $4 million, 

and 43per cent of thefinal cost will 

be coveredbythe grant,sowereally 

appreciate the contribution. 

Council’saim is to getthe Elderly 

Persons Housing portfolio to thestage 

where it is self-funded by the rents 

people pay. Our part is to ensure those 

housingunits arewarm and healthy 

well intothe future. 

SHORT 

AND 

SWEET 

CABINET ART 

It'sthe last chancethis week to 

submit designsfor five Chorus 

cabinetboxesinAshburton.The 

cabinets to be painted areat 

62 Belt Road,onMonaSquare, 

outside the old Briscoes building 

on Tancred Street,onCassStreet 

near the Triangle café,and on 

the corner of Cross and Elizabeth 

Streets. Councilwill pick the 

winning designslaterthis month. 

Full details ashburtondc.govt.nz 

SOLID RESPONSE 

Nearly 60 people have hadtheirsay 

on adraftbylawfor howwaste is 

managed in our district. The bylaw 

regulateseverything from kerbside 

recycling to industrial waste 

and proposed changesinclude 

requiring eventsonpublic land to 

have wastemanagement plans. 

Submissionswillbeconsidered on 

Wednesday16October. 

DEATH&ADMIN 

On 17 October,the Ashburton 

Librarywill be hosting aDeathand 

Paperwork workshop. Starting 

at 5.45pm, it will addressthings 

likeenduring powerofattorney, 

lawyersand whatyou cando 

yourself.Registervia the library. 

FOREVER STAR 

Aspecial pieceofart hasbeen 

installed in the Ashburton Domain 

and youcan see itsbestside on 

windy days. The ForeverStaris 

on the edge of the RoyalLawnat 

the western end of the central car 

park and is ametre-high star made 

of metal, thatturns in the wind.It 

wasmadebylocal artistCharlie 

Jaine, who passed away in March 

2023. The ForeverStarwas gifted to 

CouncilbyMrJaine’s family andit 

is part of the civic artcollection. 

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Libraryand civiccentreheralded 

Ashburton’s new libraryand civic 

building, Te WhareWhakatere, 

wasofficially opened by MP James 

Meager on Friday in front of about 

100 invited guests,many involvedin 

itsconceptand development stages 

overthe years. 

Former electedmembersand council 

senior staff who first highlighted the 

need foranew civic building were in 

attendance, along with currentcouncillors 

and those representing neighbouring 

councils and local iwi Arowhenua. 

Mayor Neil Brownsaid it wasagreat 

occasion to formally acknowledgeand 

thank all those involved in thecreation 

and development of the newbuilding, 

which had become amodern and wellused 

community space. 

PhotoJoanne McCloy 

Prefabsupfor $1 sale 

Council has sold twoofthe four 

relocatable buildings it had up 

fortender,and is nowoffering 

community groups achancetobuy 

three older prefab classroomsatthe 

former Polytech siteonCameron 

Street forjust$1each. 

Thereisacatchtothe cheap pricetag 

though, tenderersmustbeable to payto 

remove the old prefabs, and Council will 

decide the successful biddersonthe basis 

of the proposed benefittothe community. 

Tendersopened Wednesday 2October 

and close at 12pm on Wednesday 13 

November.The prefabsneed to be 

removedby14March 2025. 

The buildings failed to attractconforming 

tenderswhen Council put several 

relocatable buildings up forsale recently. 

Mid CanterburyRugbyUnion boughtthe 

former council chambersfor $130,000 

+GST, and Talley’sbought the former staff 

tearooms for$30,000 +GST. 

Chief ExecutiveHamish Riachsaid there 

were arangeoftender prices submitted 

Fake news? 

No,thanks! 

Looking to boost your online 

safety? 

Join our comprehensivefiveweek 

course starting 8Octoberat 

Ashburton Library. 

From 2.30-4pm, we'll cover 

essential topics such as password 

management,identifying scams 

and phishing attempts,responsible 

online behaviour and tackling 

disinformation and fake news. 

This is an interactiveworkshop with 

plenty of time allowedfor questions. 

Sign up at the libraryorcall 308-7192. 

Te WhareWhakaterewas officially declared open by RangitataMPJames 

Meagerand MayorNeil Brown. 

forthese twobuildings andafterafull 

consideration and debate Council selected 

the highestbids in both cases. 

“Nowweare selling the three older prefab 

classrooms to community groups for$1 

each, though thereare conditions that 

theymustbeable to relocatethem. Two 

of the prefabs arejoined so mustbesold 

together, and one canbesold separately.” 

As part of the Long Term Plan 2024-34, 

Council decided to demolish or relocate 

the buildings on the old Polytech siteat 

Cameron Street,and redevelopitasan 

unsealed gravel carpark. 

Council has signed up PropertyBrokers 

agent Hamish Niles to sell the former 

council administration building. 

Holiday fun 

at library 

School holidayactivities in the 

AshburtonLibraryhavebeen jampacked. 

Come along andjoin in! 

Teen activities: 

• 8Oct, 2-3.30pm -Mini gardens 

• 10Oct,1-4pm -Makeafelt hat 

Younger children: 

• 7Oct-Minutetowin it games 

• 9Oct-Origami frogs 

• 11Oct -MakeaFrankenToy 

The event spaceatTeWhareWhakatere 

will hostaspring-themed movieonthe big 

screen at 2pm on Sunday 6October. 

The Ashburton Art Galleryand Museum 

will also haveanarray of holiday fun 

foryoungsters,including itsClever 

Crustaceans exhibition, being toured by Te 

Papa and NIWA. 

NIWA scientists will be running abuild 

your owncrustacean workshop at 1pm on 

7October,for children aged 5-12 years. 

Friday 11 October 2024 

10am -2pm 

Ashburton Senior Centre 

Phone: 03 308 6817 

This FREE classroom based course will help 

youre-familiarise yourself withtrafficrules 

and safedriving practices. 

COUNCILMEETINGS 

Meetings areatHine Paaka(Council 

Chambers), 2Baring SquareEast, 

unless specified. 

Meeting agendas areonline at 

ashburtondc.govt.nz 

Wednesday 16 October, Solid Waste 

Bylaw submission hearings,9am (livestreamed) 

Wednesday 16 October, Council 

Meeting, 1pm (live-streamed) 

Thursday 17 October, CivicAwards, 

10am 

Monday 21 October, Methven 

Community Board,9am at Mt Hutt 

Memorial Hall 

Tuesday 22 October, Ashburton Water 

Zone Committee,1pm (live-streamed) 

Wednesday 23 October, CouncilActivity 

Briefings, 9.30am (live-streamed) 

Wednesday 23 October, Audit &Risk 

Committee,1pm (live-streamed) 

Wednesday 30 October, Council 

Meeting,1pm (live-streamed) 

STATEHIGHWAY POTHOLES 

Potholes on State Highway 1and State 

Highway 77 canbereported to New 

Zealand Transport Agency by calling 

0800 44 44 49. 

WORKSNOTICES 

GardinersRoad-Closed between 

PendarvesRakaia Road and Kyle Road 

until 31 October. 

Reynolds Road - Closed betweenState 

Highway 77 and Ledgerwoods Road until 

26 October. 

ActonRoad-Closed between 

McLachlansRoadand GardinersRoad 

until 8October,for maintenance. 

Back Track –Closedbetween Highbank 

Cairnbrae Road and Woods Road until 

19 October.Contractors arecarrying out 

road maintenance. Detoursare available. 

DromoreMethven Road –one-way 

closure, no entryfromState Highway 1 

until 12 October.Contractors arecarrying 

out road maintenance. Detoursavailable. 

DromoreMethven Road –Closed 

between Pole Road andWinchmore 

LauristonRoaduntil 12 October. 

Contractors undertaking road 

maintenance. Detoursavailable. 

Full road closuredetails areavailable at 

ashburtondc.govt.nz 

ADC VALUATION ROLLS 

The Valuation Rolls forAshburton 

DistrictCouncil havebeen revised by 

Quotable Value Limited and areopen for 

public inspection, free of charge,atthe 

Council'sofficesat2Baring SquareEast, 

Ashburton,until 25 October 2024. 

Objections to the revised valuations 

mustbelodged, in writing or online at 

www.ratingvalues.co.nz, no laterthan 25 

October 2024. 

COUNCIL OFFICE 

2Baring SquareEast 

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

Thursday 9am-5pm 

ASHBURTONLIBRARY 

2Baring SquareEast, Ashburton 7700 

Mon &Fri 8.30am-6pm, Tue-Thu 8.30am-8pm 

Sat&Sun 10am-4pm 

EA NETWORKSCENTRE 

20 River Terrace 

Mon -Fri 5.45am-9pm(pools 8pmMon &Tue, 7pm Wed-Fri; 

gym8pm) Sat&Sun 7am-7pm (pools 6pm, gym6pm) 

ASHBURTON ART 

GALLERY &MUSEUM 

327 West Street 

10am-4pm daily (late night Wed) 

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RURAL LIFE 



District connection to Feds’ origins 

TIM.CRONSHAW 

@alliedpress.co.nz 

Astrong Mid Canterbury 

connection can be traced at the 

start of Federated Farmers, 

which is celebrating 125 years 

of standing up for farmers. 

The federation’s roots go 

back to 1899, when the New 

Zealand Farmers’ Unionwas 

formed by Northland dairy 

farmer Thomas Portland 

Smith. 

About adecade later the New 

Zealand Sheep Owners’ 

Federation was being formed 

by Mt Peel Station’s Henry 

Acland. 

He recognised the need for a 

unified voice to promote 

farmer interestsand account 

for fluctuating wool prices, 

disease outbreaks,and the 

need for improved farming 

systems and infrastructure. 

He served as the federation’s 

presidentuntil his death in 

1942. 

In 1945 the twogroups 

merged to form Federated 

Farmers, which last month 

paid tribute to the milestone. 

Federated Farmers Mid 

Canterbury president David 

Acland, who coowns Mt 

Somers Station,said he was 

aware of his great, great 

grandfather’s contribution as a 

farming leader. 

Family members 

remembered accounts of him 

as anice man with afob watch 

who always had sweets for the 

grandchildren, he said. 

‘‘Henry Acland was the first 

generation born in New 

Zealand son of (John Barton 

Arundel Acland), the original 

Acland that came to New 

Zealand. 

‘‘When (John) died Henry 

took over as really the 

administrator of Mt Peel 

Station for the family. He 

looked over the accounts and 

ongoing management during 

that second generation. 

‘‘He didn’t drivesohewould 

travel down by train to 

Rangitata and someone would 

pickhim up from there by gig 

or whatever and he would go 

up to the station.’’ 

After studying law at Oxford 

University he was based in 

Ashburton and then had alaw 

firm in Christchurch. 

Family history on him is slim 

as many of his papers were 

lost, other than it is known he 

was the chairman of the 

Canterbury College’s board of 

governors and Christchurch 

Girls’ High School board. 

Focus onrural women’s mental wellbeing 

About 80 women attended 

Wellbeing for Rural Women, 

held by Ruralco and the Mid 

Canterbury Rural Support 

Trust on Wednesday night last 

week. 

The Ruralco Ladies Night 

event was the first with a 

wellbeing theme. 

Guest speakersTyler 

Langford and Anna Arrowsmith 

shared insights about 

supporting others going 

through mental health 

challenges. 

Langford is the wife of 

Federated Farmers president, 

Wayne Langford, who battled 

depression and is now amental 

health advocate. The couple 

are dairy farmers at Tākaka. 

Arrowsmith, an Ashburton 

counsellor and family violence 

coordinator, helped demystify 

the counselling process and 

offered practical tips to help 

the supporter. 

The pair roleplayed aclientcounsellor 

session and 

answered questions throughout 

their presentation. Tyler said it 

RURAL 

CHAMPIONS 

SPEAKERS: Mid Canterbury Rural Support trustee Rochelle CastleWilsonaddresses attendees at the Ruralco and Mid Canterbury Rural 

Support Trust’s Wellbeing for Rural Women event. Right Tyler Langford (left) and Anna Arrowsmith were guestspeakers. PHOTOS SUPPLIED 

was great to see the level of 

participation and the 

conversations taking place 

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during and after the 

presentation. The aim was for 

everyone to be able to take 

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away something useful to add to 

their wellbeing toolkit. 

Ruralco retail manager Tina 

Thompson said the event was 

agreat way to collaborate with 

the rural support trust. 

“It’snice for our ladies to 

come off the farm, especially 

at this busy time of the year, 

and take some time out to 

relax and catch up with 

friends. It was agreat night.” 

Ruralco chief executive 

Tony Aitken said the event 

demonstrated Ruralco’s 

commitment to its local 

community. 

“We want to continue 

findingways to strengthen 

those ties while also making 

farming life easier for our 

New mental health strategy 

farmers.” 

It’sasentiment shared by Mid 

Canterbury Rural Support 

Trust. 

Trustee Rochelle Castle 

Wilson said the trust’s values 

aligned with Ruralco’s. 

“Especially our commitment 

to ensuring our farmers, their 

families, and the wider rural 

community has the backing 

they need to thrive,” Castle 

Wilson said. 

The trust had built astrong 

relationship with Langford and 

Arrowsmith, and the theme of 

supporting the support person 

was aperfect fit for the evening. 

Both organisations were keen 

to be involved in similar events 

in future. 

There is still disproportionately high rates of suicide and depression 

in rural communities, says thepresidentofFederated Farmers. 

Wayne Langford said during Mental Health Awareness Week last 

week, the sector had recently presented arural mental health strategy 

to the government. 

The strategy was about building on rural mental health initiatives and 

cofundingprojects, ensuringahighlevel of oversightand coordination 

across the country ‘‘to make sure we’re hittingthe right 

spots’’. 

‘‘As acountry, and as afarming sector, we desperately need to move 

the conversation beyond just talkingaboutit,’’ Langford said. 

The strategy was the result of significantcollaboration between all 

those in the rural sector, includingYoungFarmers, Rural Women, 

Federated Farmers and the levy bodies. It would see asingle pool of 

money go into acontestable fundtomake sure it gets to where it’s 

needed most, with accountability for those results overseen by those 

in the rural sector. 

‘‘We’ll be pushing the governmenttoget this across the line, so that 

when next year’s Mental Health Awareness Week comes around, 

we’re not just talkingaboutthe problem, butwe’ll have proactive 

solutions in action,’’ Langford said. 

‘‘Poor mental health is somethingfar too many of us suffer from, so 

it’s been great to see the likes of Jason Herrick, Mark Cameron,Toby 

Williams, and even my own wife Tyler speakingsofrankly aboutitthis 

week,’’ he said. 

‘‘When it comes to talkingaboutour mental health,we’ve come along 

way in recentyears. It wasn’t long ago it was almost viewed as adark 

and shamefulthing that nobody would ever own up to.’’


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NEWS 



Farmers’ market returns 

CARTOON OF THE WEEK 

Stallholders from Ashburton DistrictFarmers’ 

Market have given $8000 to the community via 

donations to the AdvanceAshburton Community 

Foundation. The latest $2000 donation comes as 

stallholders prepare to return to the central 

business district for their spring/summer season. 

It starts Saturday. 

Regular stallholder Andrew Brown said the 

collective’s donations were from farmers’ market 

stallholder fees. ‘‘It’s to put something back in 

the community,’’ Brown said. 

Meanwhile, from this Saturday freshlygrown 

garden produce, scented goods, artisan products, 

fish, butchery meats, coffee and awhole lot more 

will be on sale each week. 

The Ashburton District Farmers’ Market runs 

for the spring/summerseason each year, on 

Saturdays. It goes from 9am to 12.30pm, at the 

West St car park site, until April. 

Brown said members of the public could 

expect to see mostoftheir favourite stallholders 

return, and maybe afew new faces over the 

courseofthe season. 

‘‘We will have music, and towards Christmas 

we will have raffles.’’ 

The market has run on the car park site since 

2007. It has alicence to occupy agreement with 

the district council. 

Stall updates are via the Ashburton Farmers 

Market Facebook page. 

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LETTER TO EDITOR 

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businesses who have so generously supported 

the Pakeke Lions Ashburton Christmas raffle. 

We all know that it’s tough for them at the 

moment, so avery big thank you. 

Please everyone look out for us selling raffle 

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17 

Spruce up for Spring 

Spring clean fever with afurniture update 

In daysgone by the first signs of 

spring engendered averitable 

frenzy of house cleaning in the 

nation’s housekeepers. It only 

took ahint of blossom or the 

sight of asnowdrop emerging 

from the rapidly warming soil 

to set them off. 

The traditional spring clean 

was amammoth project that 

heralded the approach of 

summer and celebrated the end 

of the long winter in much the 

same way blossom festivals and 

maypole dancing did. 

However, that was all very 

well for the full time 

housekeepers of yesteryear. 

Today’s busy households are 

often far too preoccupied with 

bringing home the bacon to 

worry about the niceties of 

housekeeping, be it spring or 

any other season of the year. 

For them it pays to forget 

about what constitutes a 

“proper” spring clean and 

either turn the job over to a 

professional cleaner or simply 

attend to the more glaring 

deficiencies and turn ablind 

eye to the rest. 

If you must do it yourself 

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Windows should 

be cleaned on cloudy 

days because 

the sun’s rays 

cause 

exasperating 

streaking. 

Using a 

microfibre 

cloth that 

works by 

trapping dirt 

between the 

fibres makes 

the job much 

easier. 

Call in a 

professional 

cleaner to deal 

with your 

blinds and 

drapes if they 

are really dirty otherwise 

vacuum clean them from 

top to bottom using an 

upholstery attachment for 

drapes and abrush 

attachment for blinds. 

Be ruthless with your 

kitchen cupboards. Toss 

all the contents on to a 

table, throw out anything 

that hasn’t been used for 

the last 10 years and line 

the shelves with a 

disposable liner to make 

the job much easier next 

time. 

Vacuum upholstery 

using acrevice tool for 

nooks and crannies after 

first removing the 

cushions. Use the brush 

attachment to clean and 

smooth fabrics with anap 

and the flat attachment for 

smooth fabrics. Remove stains 

with aspot cleaner and a 

colourless lintfree cloth. 

And don’t forget the 

computer –aspringcleaning 

job that grandma never had to 

contend with. First shut it down 

and unplug it. If you use a 

standard mouse, unscrew the 

bottom of it, remove the ball, 

blow any dust from the casing 

and wipe the ball and interior 

with cotton swabs dipped in 

meths. Turn the keyboard over 

and give it agood shake. 

Spray any bathroom mildew 

or mould with aspecially 

formulated treatment then 

rinse off. 

Then when the cleaning is 

done why not update your decor 

keeping in mind it’s important 

GENERAL RULE: Spend more 

money on items in your home 

that cannot be easily replaced. 

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to payattention to balance. 

You want to be able to 

balance your personal taste 

with what is available instore, 

timelessness with trends, and 

aesthetic appeal with your 

actual budget. 

The best way to maintain this 

kind of balance would be to pay 

attention to which items are 

worth splurging on, and which 

you can get for cheaper. 

Ageneral rule of thumb in 

this regard is to spend more 

money on items that cannot be 

easily replaced, or which 

should last longer than 510 

years. 

You can then spend less 

money on 

more 

easily 

replaceable 

items 

that you 

can 

exchange 

every few 

months or 

years. 

Furniture, 

however, 

is often the 

hardest to 

balance. 

While 

it’s often 

tempting 

to buy that 

budgetfriendly, 

trendy 

chair, if 

you have 

to replace 

this kind 

of larger 

item every few years –either to 

stay ‘ontrend’ or because it’s 

simply no longer usable due to 

poor quality –the initial 

appeal of the price tag soon 

loses its shine. 

So, if you’re opting for a 

change and looking to replace 

furniture items, your best bet 

would be to invest in higherend 

products (Italian is always 

agood option), unique 

designer furniture pieces, or 

antiques. 

It’s easy enough to update 

your good quality furniture to 

match the current trends by 

replacing your throw pillows 

or lamps. And while it may be a 

more costly initial investment, 

the years of use you’ll gain out 

of these items will be well 

worth it. 

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FEATURE 




Spruce up your place to take to market 

If you are planning on selling 

your house, then now is the 

perfect time to spruce it up. 

Hereare afew tips to help 

you get abetter price for your 

place. 

Have an exterior house wash 

This isn’t expensive and can 

really give alift to paint work. 

Use asoft wash down rather 

than water blasting and don’t 

forget the fence, gate, paths and 

decks. 

Maximiseavailable sunlight 

Sunlight is one of the most 

universal requirements when 

viewing homes so make sure 

you make the most of it. 

Pruning trees around windows 

to allow extra light into your 

home is agreat idea. 

Add afew potted plants 

around the entrance way 

The careful placementof 

some pot plants around the 

entrance can lend atouch of 

colour and make your home 

feel more welcoming. Plusyou 

get to take them when you sell. 

Keep the lawns/driveway tidy 

This is very easy and 

inexpensive to do. Spray 

driveways regularly if they are 

known to sprout weeds. 

Get rid of garden rubbish 

Garden rubbish is unsightly 

and detracts from the appeal of 

your garden. However, it’s easy 

for us not to see it because we’re 

used to it being there. So if you 

have apile of rubbish, get rid of 

it. This goes for the garage, old 

sheds and any outbuildings. 

Have asparkling swimming 

pool 

If you have apool, ensure that 

it is clear of leaves, the water is 

clean, the surrounds are clean 

and any pool equipment is 

stored away. 

Be aware of your pets 

Pets should be kept well out of 

the way during open homes. 

You may cherish your pet but 

some peoplewill not come into 

ahouse that has adog running 

loose, or agrumpy cat on the 

couch. Non pet owners are also 

susceptible to animal smells, so 

takecare to ventilate the space 

before any viewings. 

Have aspring clean 

It sounds obvious, but what a 

difference aspring clean can 

make.Carpet cleaning can help 

make ahome look and smell 

more inviting. When windows 

sparkle, the whole home seems 

to take on more vitality and life. 

Think about colour and 

warmth 

Fresh flowers are always 

welcoming in ahome and 

sometimes smell wonderful too. 

During the warm spring and 

summer seasons, open all 

windows and doors to the sun. 

Alternatively, in autumn or 

winter, have the fire or heater 

going to give the home awarm 

feeling. 

Make the most of your space 

CLEAN: Aspring clean makes abig difference. 

❛When windows 

sparkle, the whole 

home seems to take 

on more vitality and 

life.❜ 

Space is another significant 

universal requirement, so make 

the most of it. You can do this by 

removing clutter, storing things 

in boxes and even rearranging 

the furniture. Make the most of 

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Remember less is best; buyers 

want to 

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their 

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all the wrong signals to 

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Don’t forget the bathroom and 

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If mildew is present, use a 

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removertogive these naturally 

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KITCHEN USE: Theway you use your kitchen, and how to maximise workflow efficiency need to be considered. FILE PHOTO 

Kitchen, the heart of ahome 

Akitchen doup is often often one of 

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tackle, especially in older houses. 

Here are some tips on how to get 

started. 

1. Plan, plan, plan 

With any design project, the 

planningaspect can’t be 

emphasised enough. There are 

many things to consider, from where 

cabinets and appliances will go, to 

colour schemes, materials, flooring 

options, and much more. But there 

are good project planners available 

online that will help keep you on 

track 

2. Go withthe flow 

How you use your kitchen,and 

how to maximise the efficiency of 

the work flow in the space should be 

considered. The classickitchen 

triangle rule takes in the sink, oven, 

and fridge as the three areas that 

must be connected through some 

kind of logic. Thisissomethingthat 

will need to be considered during 

the planningphase of your project, 

because if you get it wrong the end 

result will be perpetually 

frustrating. 

3. Cabinet fever 

Cabinetry will account for one of 

the bigger costs of the project,so 

you will want to carefully consider 

your options andmaybe use the 

existing cabinets in arefreshed way. 

There are differentgrades of 

cabinetry available, and you won’t 

necessarily need the top end brand 

name products to get the best result 

for your needs, so shop around. 

4. Aplace for everything 

Of course, if you’re choosing new 

cabinets make sure that all of your 

kitchen storage needs are 

accommodated. You’ll need to 

consider the items that you need to 

access every day, and those rarely 

used. Again, have alook at the 

options as there are plenty of 

elegant storage solutions on offer, 

or you can go more rustic with hooks 

for pots, or magnetic strips to make 

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5. Islandlife 

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6. Counter offensive 

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Skilled helping hands aphone call away 

There may be plenty of work 

to do in your house and 

garden, but remember you 

don’t have to do it all yourself. 

The district is well served 

with skilled people who will 

take aload off your shoulders 

whether it is in the garden or 

maintenance around the 

property, perhaps even a 

fresh coat of paint, or anew 

trellis or deck. 

With the warmer weather 

arriving, it is an excellent 

time to get rid of moss, 

especially in those bricks 

used for paths around the 

shady side of the house. 

Spring is agood time to hose 

down the house or freshen up 

outside deck surfaces. 

Though they may not look 

dirty it is surprising the fresh 

look it will take on. 

Remember when doing the 

outside of the house, to do the 

windows too. 

Theremay also be some 

paintwork that needs to be 

touched up. 

There is moreefficient 

paints on the market now, but 

generally the best times to 

paint aredays with little wind 

and when the expected 

temperature is between 15 

degrees Celsius and 30 

degrees. 

Never paint on excessively 

cold (below 10 degrees), rainy 

or very humid days. 

All surfaces should be 

prepared correctly and be 

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free from mildew, dirt, rust 

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Holes must be filled and 

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adhesion and aquality 

appearance. 

Alternatively, quality 

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No matter what the job, use 

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Then there is the garden 

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Fresh green growth and the 

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Springredecorating ready for summer 

The sun is finallybeginning to 

warm up and the spring breezes 

are beginning to blow so it’s 

hard not to get the itch to do 

some spring redecorating in 

readiness for summer, starting 

with an outdoor setting to 

capture the sun. 

Garden 

Create agarden oasis by 

tidying up an area of your 

section where you can relax. 

Trim overgrown trees and 

bushes, and take advantageof 

that morning or afternoon sun 

spot to create aspecial nook. 

Add seating with cushionsfor 

abit of extra luxury. 

Living room 

Whether the room is called a 

family room, den or livingroom, 

it’s the one room of the home 

that all family members live in. 

For aquick, cheap spring 

spruceup of the living room, 

simply rearrange the 

furniture. 

Rearranging the furniture 

will give the room an entirely 

different look and feel. 

Furniture rearranging time is 

the perfect time to do spring 

cleaning behind sofas and other 

large furniture pieces. 

Dining room 

If thereare heavydrapes in 

the dining room, take them 

down, wash the windows and 

replacethe heavydrapes with 

light and airy curtainsthat will 

let the sun shine in. 

Remove the area rug from 

under the table and let the 

natural beauty of the wood floor 

shine by reflecting the sunlight 

coming through the windows. 

For spring on abudget, ditch 

the heavytablecloths and heavy 

table centerpieces and replace 

them with lighter spring décor. 

Replaceaheavy tablecloth 

with alight coloured table 

runner, and place single stems 

of spring flowers in aclear glass 

vase for alighter, spring time 

dining room décor. 

Clutter always weighs down a 

room, removeclutter from the 

china cabinet or sideboard to 

GARDEN CARE: Ongoing maintenance is important to giveyou agarden oasis you can enjoy. 

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The bedroom is arefuge, a 

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Imagination to freshen up your home 

Sprucing up your home and 

property for spring doesn’t 

require alot of money. 

It simply requires abit of 

work and adose of imagination 

to brighten, lighten and freshen 

up your home, making it once 

again feel like your refuge. 

Small projects can have ahuge 

impact. 

Some quick, cheap spring 

spruce up and home decor 

ideas are easier when the sun 

finally begins to shine and 

warm spring breezes begin to 

blow. 

It’s hard not to get the itch to 

do some tidy ups or renovating 

around the home. 

Rearrange the furniture 

Whether the room is called a 

family room, den or living room, 

it’s the one room of the home 

that all family members live in. 

For aquick, cheap spring 

spruce up of the living room, 

simply rearrange the furniture 

for adifferent look and feel. 

Declutter 

Clutter makes aspace seem 

smaller. Often less really is 

more, so empty the room and 

clean it thoroughly before 

bringing things back in. 

Try some colour 

Change the decor on the 

cheap by painting the 

headboard abold, fresh colour 

that coordinates with the wall 

colour. 

Fresh coat of paint 

Nothing changes the mood of 

aroom faster at less expense 

than afresh coat of paint. If 

you’re going with anew colour, 

test it out paint asample on a 

square of cardboard and hang it 

in the room for afew days to see 

the play of light on it sunny 

mornings,dusk, and lamplit 

evenings. If you like it 

throughout the day and 

evening, you’re ready to go. 

Light it up 

Improved lighting changes a 

room and an outdoor setting 

immediately. The mood 

lighting adds arelaxed 

ambience to any environment 

at minimal cost. Add atable or 

floor lamp, invest in anew 

dining room chandelier, or 

switch the covers on dated 

overhead fixtures. 

Plants add life 

Add some plants to bring 

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CHRISTIAN COMMENT 

Wordscut deep 

Our tongues can cause huge destruction. 

Our words can cut and wound and 

destroy. 

You may be painfullyawareofthe 

damage words have done to you, or the 

damage your words have done to others. 

Sometimes tongues are malicious, 

sometimes the words said are 

thoughtless. 

Wagging tongues are often poorly 

informed, and almost invariably 

gossiping tongues undermineothers, 

damaging their character, reputation, or 

what they are seeking to achieve. 

Sometimes our tongues wag to 

demonstrate that we know more about 

someone or something than someone 

else, and it takes discipline to share only 

what is necessary, appropriate and kind. 

Most of us are awork in progress! 

One writer in the Bible warned that our 

tongues are like atiny flame that causes a 

huge forest fire. 

He said controllingour tongues was 

like controlling abig horse with asmall 

bit. 

As we work to control our tongue, we 

probably improve the rest of our 

behaviour too! 

But even when our tongues are 

generally under good control,they can 

occasionally break into awild gallop and 

bolt away from our best intentions. 

The Bible says, “The mouth speaks 

❛...ittakes discipline to share 

only what is necessary, 

appropriate and kind.❜ 

what the heart is full of.” 

If someone listened to you for awhole 

week, Iwonder what would they learn 

about you? From your conversation with 

others, your comments about others, in 

what you say, and what you don’tsay? Do 

you moan alot? Do you shout and swear? 

If someone listened to youfor awhole 

week, what would they learn about you? 

And what impact would they see your 

words haveonothers? 

Our tongues can be apower for good. 

Building up, complimenting, 

encouraging and lovingly speaking 

difficult truth. 

Our words have the power to cut 

through layers of doubt and negativity, 

and offer aglimpseofhope. 

The Bible says, “The words of agood 

person are afountain of life.” 

Are your words lifegiving to others? 

Akind word can brighten someone’s 

day, the right word can change achild’s 

life, and, as Mother Teresasaid, the echo 

of kind words is truly endless. 

Rev Indrea Alexander 

Ashburton Anglican Vicar 

CHALLENGING PREVAILING PREJUDICE 

Ageismisdefined as discrimination 

against older people because of 

negative and inaccurate stereotypes 

(or prejudice against time). It’sso 

ingrainedinour culture that we often 

don’t even notice. 

After spending much of life defined 

by who you are and what you do, in all 

its wondrous diversity, suddenly you 

reach an age where apparently you 

are relegatedtobeing old, full stop. 

Too, too often, this involves being 

increasingly patronised and receiving 

anew title ‘‘dear’’or‘‘darling’’ often 

accompanied by agentle pat. 

Yet ageing, like all stages of life, is 

not onesizefitsall. Every person is 

an individual who has amultitude of 

experiences and insights which are as 

unique to them as their fingerprints. 

Who Iamasaperson does not change 

miraculously when Ihave acertain 

number of trips around the sun under 

my belt! 

The attitudes that underlie ageism 

are often rooted in falsehoods. 

The narrative that age is decline, 

age is burden, age is to be avoided, 

minimalised, isolated, hurts 

everyone, is everywhere, and 

therefore contributes to creating an 

unsafe, biased community. 

For those who absorb such negative 

messages (and it is hard to avoid them 

given their prevalence), it is likely 

they will show worse physical, 

cognitive, and mental health than 

those who don’t. 

Given the stakes, there are good 

reasons to challenge ageism, both at 

an individual and systemic level. 

After all, not one of us, if we live 

long enough, can avoid it. 

And I, for one, do not want my wild 

and precious life to conclude with a 

patronising slide into acommunitydriven 

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view online at gnews.co.nz 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOPRIGHT: David Jennings is keen forresidents of the three Geraldinestoconnectwith one another. PHOTO:Hugh McCafferty Geraldine Montana’shistoric railroad depot and the nearby historic 

FortBenton; KathyBond, Mayor of Geraldine, Montana, saystriple-towning is a“fun idea”and is keen to get behind it.Geraldine Alabama wasincorporatedin1957, is home to the Bulldogs football team, and is 

not farfromHigh Falls parkwhich boasts a35-foot waterfall. ChuckAbles, Mayor of Geraldine, Alabama is keen to erectadirectional signpostonthe lawn outside his town hall. PHOTOS: Supplied 

Atale ofthree towns 

Twoyears ago, McKenzie LifestyleVillage resident 

David Jennings found himself wondering if 

therewere anyother townsinthe worldnamed 

Geraldine.AquickGoogle search revealedthat 

thereare -two of them,infact-oneinthe US 

stateofAlabama andthe otherinMontana. 

“SoIthoughtI’d tryand contactsomeone in 

thosetowns to swap information-penpal type 

stuff,” says David. “Iwrote to their libraries 

asking if they could find someone of asimilar 

age and interests tomyself. Igot areply from 

amixed-cropfarmerand hiswifeinGeraldine, 

Montana. Danand CeceliaVan Voastarealovely 

couple in their 60s who run their farm with 

theirchildren. They even follow GNews online 

now. Ialso swap occasional emails with Sami 

Jo,one of thelibrarians. 

“Aboutayearago,Iwroteagain to thelibrary 

in Geraldine, Alabama,lookingfor acorrespondent 

and got areply from Azalia Grubbs, alively, 

80-year-oldretired school teacher. Over time, 

we have come up with ideasfor ways ourthree 

townscould connect and communicate.” 

Directionalsignposts,share-a-mealday (with 

acombined USand Kiwi menu) and World 

Geraldine Day are some ideas the two friends 

have come up with.David says thetownmayors, 

Kathy Bond (Montana) and Chuck Ables 

(Alabama), arebothkeenonthe idea of a‘tripletowning’ 

too. 

Geraldine, Montana (population 207 asof 

the 2020 census) sits on some of the richest 

grain-producing land inthe country, right in 

theheart of CentralMontana’s ‘goldentriangle.’ 

Thetownwas initially createdasastop on the 

MilwaukeeRailroad. It wasnamed forAlmira 

Geraldine Rockefeller, the wife ofWilliam 

Rockefeller, the director ofthe railroad at the 

time,orperhaps theirdaughter, EthelGeraldine 

RockefellerDodge.The town’s wood-constructed 

railroad depot, builtin1916, hasbeen restored 

in recent years. It nowcontainsdisplaysonthe 

area’s history and is aMontana Historic Site. 

Nearby is Square Butte, anoutcropping of 

buttresses, spires,and pinnacles home to aherd 

of mountain goats and avariety of raptors. 

KingsburyLake, locatedfourmiles from town, 

is awaterfowl protection area noted for good 

birdwatching.The area around Geraldinealso 

offers excellent hunting, especially for upland 

game birds. 

Geraldine, Alabama, is located inDekalb 

County in the northeast corner of Alabama. 

With just under 1,000 residents, it offers a 

K-12 school [from kindergarten to12th grade 

(year13)], an annual Fourth of July picnic,and 

an annual Christmasparade. Thetownishome 

to Taylor’s Emporium,ageneralstore listed on 

the Alabama Registry of Landmarksand Heritage. 

TheirFacebook page (Geraldine,AL) invitesus 

to “discoverthe majestyofHighFalls …ashort 

walk takes you to roaring falls and abridge 

perfectfor losing yourself in theroarof 

cascading water ... and head tothe Geraldine 

Town Park foradayoffamilyfun.” This Geraldine 

also hasabustling Farmers’ Market from 10am- 

1pmonSaturdays. 

GNews approached Geraldine Community 

Board tosus out whether council might be 

interested in atriple-town projectinanofficial 

capacity.Chair JanFinlayson felt that,while it 

is afun idea,itwould most likely fall in the“nice 

to have”categoryand thereforenot receivemuch 

priority. 

However, here at GNews,weare keen to get 

behind this project. To kick it off, oneofDavid 

and Azalia’s smaller-scale and easily doable 

ideasisfor Geraldinians here to swap Christmas 

cardswithGeraldiniansoverthere.Weput the 

idea to Mayor Kathy who says she will share 

the idea innext month’s Town of Geraldine 

Newsletter. David says, “Ifind life more 

interestinglearningaboutsuchpeopleand life 

in other Geraldines -thus, Irecommend it to 

others.And I’mhappy to donate stamps to help 

with thepostage.” 

If anyone is keen to help get the Geraldine 

Christmas Card Exchange upand running, 

please getintouch with Fi at fi@gnews.co.nz 

or 027899 0703. To learnmoreabout theother 

Geraldinetowns,gotovisitmt.com (Montana) 

andalabama.travel. HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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E D I T ORIAL 

BEE AWARENESS MONTH 

Hugh is no good at selfies but was an 

early customer at the new medical centre. 

On Monday morning, Ihad an early 

appointment at Four Peaks Dental. On 

Sunday, theycalled to say they’dalready 

moved into their rooms at the nowcompleteGeraldine 

HealthHub; they are 

the first and, so far, only practice operating 

there. 

The bright, spacious rooms are afar 

cryfromtheir old ones, wherethe reception 

area felt abit likeasubmarine-pitythe 

poor front-of-house people who never 

saw the sun. Nowitissobright youneed 

sunglasses -same friendly treatment, 

though, as theystrivetokeep these ancient 

gnashers operational. HUGH 

Beekeeper Chad Tozersays, “Eachsponsored hive canhouse up to 80,000 bees ....”BELOW: Chad is founder of TheBeekeeper’s Daughters PHOTOS:Supplied 

Azalia Grubbs, aretired school teacher 

living in Geraldine, Alabama has been 

working with David Jennings onways 

to connect the three towns. She isin 

contact with Mayor Chuck Ables 

(apparently she’s the one who got him 

interested in the sign post), and isalso 

subscribed to Mayor Kathy's newsletter. 

PHOTO: Facebook/Azalia Grubbs 

When Iwas akid, Ihad an international 

pen pal. Iremember it being such fun 

exchanging letters. Forme, Facebook is 

like having lots of pen pals as Imake 

friends with people around the world 

who Imight never have otherwise met. 

But Facebook doesn’t quitehavethe 

magic of an old-fashioned letterarriving 

in your boxcoveredwith exciting stamps 

and postmarks. Ihope lots of our Kiwi 

Geraldinians will get into the spirit of 

friendship and help us connectwith our 

‘sister towns’ in the US. 

Lots of news in this week’s edition. 

Enjoy the school holidays. XOX FI 

Geraldine’s beehive sponsorship 

program buzzing with success 

AsGeraldine concludesits BeeAwareness Month 

efforts, local beekeepers are celebrating the 

positive impact of thetown’sinnovative beehive 

sponsorship program. 

“Since we startedthe program, we’veseen a 

noticeable increase inbee populations and 

biodiversityacrossGeraldine,” says Chad Tozer, 

founder of The Beekeeper’s Daughters. “Each 

sponsoredhivecan houseupto80,000 bees in 

peak season, pollinating millions offlowers 

within atwo-kilometre radius.” 

Highlighting theprogrammes’simportance, 

Chadsays, “Beesfacerisingthreats from diseases 

and pests. Bysponsoring hives on private 

properties, we’regivingthemafighting chance 

andboosting theirnumbers.” 

Theprogram hasattracteddiverse supporters, 

from families to local businesses like Teal 

Software, Fletcher Building, Lynn River and 

Humdinger Gin. “It’s heartening to see the 

community come together for this cause,” 

he says.“Geraldine’splentiful andvariedfood 

supply, both farmed andwild, provides an ideal 

environment for bees -but they still need our 

help to thrive.” 

Chad hopestoraise further awarenessabout 

bees’criticalroleinGeraldine’s ecosystemand 

encouragemoresponsorshipstokeep thetown 

buzzing. 

To sponsor abeehive orlearn more about 

the program, visit beekeepersdaughters.nz. 

QUYÊN TRẦN 

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waitingtohappen. 

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Confidence in the dairy sector “what weneed” 

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Activities in earlySeptember were allabout 

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Methven isset to become avibrant hub for 

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theMethven Arts andGrowers Markets, abrandnewinitiativethatwilladd 

an exciting series of 

summer activities tothe region. The markets, 

led bylocal entrepreneur Jennifer Lalor, aim 

to showcase the best oflocal craftsmanship 

while drawing in both locals and tourists to 

enjoyarelaxedand creative atmosphere. 

Launching on27October, the Methven 

Markets will beheld fortnightly, providing a 

unique platform forlocal artisans,growers,and 

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Visitors canexpectaneclecticmix of handmade 

crafts, fresh produce, gourmet food, and live 

entertainment, creating afestive summer 

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Jennifer Lalor, the visionary behind the 

markets, expressed her excitement about the 

new initiative: “The Methven Markets are all 

about celebrating the incredible talent and 

creativity we have righthereinour region.It’s 

an opportunitytobring thecommunity together, 

support small businesses, and attract visitors 

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In addition to the artisanal offerings, the 

marketswillfeature live music, family-friendly 

activities, and avariety of food stalls, making 

it the perfect day out for all ages. The event is 

expected to boost tothe local economy, 

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GERALDINE HIGH SCHOOL ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO COMPETITION 

GHS arts coordinator “blown 

away” bystudents’ talent 

The Geraldine High School (GHS) Art, 

Photography and Video Competition 

winners were announced thisweek.Given 

justsix weekstoworkontheir pieces, 150 

workswereentered into the competition. 

GHS Arts Coordinator Andrea Hornsby 

says this year’s judge (traditionally a 

former student) had difficulty deciding 

on the placings. She says, “Eachstudent 

that enteres earns one house point; 

placegetters each win more for their 

house. And while there was an open 

theme for art, photography and videos, 

therewas agrand prizefor the best overall 

Geraldine-themed entry.” 

“Thank you toall the students who 

participated in this year’s competition. 

Each year,Iamblown away by the talent 

shown by the students. Iencourage all 

students to have ago ... Iwould love to 

see morevideos entered,asthe talent in 

this area is inspiring.” FI MCCAFFERTY 

ARTCOMPETITION WINNERS: FROM LEFT 

Year 7-8: 1st Jane H; Year 9-10:1st Rianna A; 

Year 11-13: 1st AvadeJ. 

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION WINNERS: 

FROM LEFT Year 11-13: 1st Ella H; Year 9-10: 

1st Anya J; Year 7-8: 1stAdele S. 

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Carl S, for his 

amazing video of all the fun places in 

Geraldine and surrounding areas. 

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“The beauty ofweaving human connection” 

Peel Forest’s working woolshed played host 

lastweekend to an extraordinaryevent, Waiata 

in the Woolshed: aconversation with Glen 

Colquhoun. Attendees came from as far as 

Germany,Switzerland,and Australia. Theunique 

gathering featured Timaru-based MCAnah 

Aikman leadingaconversation with acclaimed 

poet Glen Colquhoun. 

Theevent explored thepower of sung poetry 

through shared heritage, including waiata, 

hymns, lullabies,and seashanties. Colquhoun 

captivated theaudiencebysinging to hiswooden 

totems inTeReo Māori and English, each 

representingimportant figuresand memories 

inhis life. 

The evening took an interactive turn as 

attendees shared songs meaningful to them, 

creating adeeply moving atmosphere. Local 

poet JanHilldescribed theexperienceas“the 

beautyofweaving humanconnection.”Susanne 

West expressed her appreciation: “How lucky 

we areinGeraldine to have this kind of event.” 

OrganiserBelinda RobertsofPageand Post 

Booksellers says, “The woolshed was filled to 

the rafters, and all were ‘one’; all felt touched 

by theinclusiveness andwarmthofthe format. 

“We’ve received constant shop visits,cards, 

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Lorenzo Vignando, aka Ukulollo, will be back inGeraldine on 17 October to perform atthe Lodge Theatre. PHOTOS: Archives 

Lorenzo Vignando: back 

again tothe country heloves 

How doyou describe the magic of an evening 

spentinthe companyofLorenzo Vignando,aka 

Ukulollo? 

LorenzoisanItalian singer-songwriterwho 

accompanieshimself on theukulele.Onstage, 

there isacircular screen the size ofalight 

diffuser (which is what it is). Occasionally, it 

comes alive as backing singers, other 

instrumentalists, and multiple versions of 

Lorenzo himself appear on the screen tojoin 

the show. Because the screen is circular, one 

has the sensation ofpeeping into amagical 

‘other reality’. 

Lorenzo first came to the attention of the 

ukulele community in New Zealand when a 

2009 video ofhimself playing amultitracked 

version ofRavel’s “Boléro” began todothe 

rounds on social media. Acinematographer as 

well as amusician, Lorenzo used the magic of 

green screen to patchtogetherseven videos of 

himself performing. In real life, heperforms 

underthe stagenameUkulollo. 

This will be Lorenzo’s fourth tour of 

New Zealand, his third visit to Geraldine - 

the first in 2016 while onhis New Zealand 

Cinemagic tour,thenagain in 2019 as headliner 

of GeraldineUkefest.His influences includethe 

Beatles, Pink Floyd andDepeche Mode.Mainly 

writinginEnglish,hethrowsinthe occasional 

coverinItalian. 

Lorenzo isperforming inthe North Island 

andthenatthe Te Anau UkuleleFestivalbefore 

coming to Geraldine. He says, “Ilove New 

Zealand: Ilove the people here, the natural 

kindness, the beauty ofthe landscapes, the 

Māori culture which lies inside everybody. 

It’s oneofthe youngest places on earthand the 

place that makes me think there is hope for 

humanbeings. 

“There is agreat respectand love forall forms 

of art. People arecurious andwatch andlisten 

withoutprejudice,without that snobby attitude 

youcan find sometimesinEurope. When Ifirst 

visitedGeraldine,Ifoundnothing butkindness, 

asense of community, and joy. I’m looking 

forwardtoplaying here again-beinginvited to 

Geraldinepushesmetogivethe very best Ican. 

I’msorry if I’mbeing alittlecheesy: that’s how 

thebeautyofNew Zealandmakes me feel.” 

Lorenzo will also be running anafternoon 

workshop on ukulele rhythm and presenting 

TEKI, his New Zealand-inspired sci-fi sound 

illustratedbook. 

Ukulollo will performatthe LodgeTheatre 

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Geraldine man Milan Brodina and his Kiwi 

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passing fellow Kiwi team Sardine Racing 200 

metres before the finish line. “We decided to 

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says Milan. He says,“I’dlovetogoback.” 

Expedition Oregon carries the strapline 

America’sToughestRace. Thereare no support 

crews, only gear stashes, and Milan says, 

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Top 10 award-winning streak continues 

At Geraldine Top10, they’vedoneitagain.The 

centralGeraldine holidayparkscooped the Most 

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group’s recent national annual gala awards - 

forthe second year running. 

Also coming home to GeraldinefromAuckland 

with park owners Howard andLeanne Brockie 

were the runner-up prizes for cleanliness and 

guestservice,and thesupreme awardrunnerup 

gong.The Top10awardsare held as part of 

the47-park group’syearlyconference. 

“We’re very proud, but wecouldn’t have 

achieved it without our staff …It’s about the 

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Ayear’sworth of stellarguest surveysisbehind 

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Aline-up of awards in theparkofficecontinues 

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replacements, anterior hip and robotic knee 

surgery, as well as arthroscopickneeprocedures 

and foot and anklesurgery.AsanExaminerfor 

the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 

keeping up-to-date with newsurgicaltechniques 

and advancements is acorefocus of hispractice. 

Dr Thomas Caspritz 

Dr.med, FRACP 

Consultant Physician –General Medicine 

and Gastroenterology 

Thomas is an experienced Gastroenterologist 

and Internistwithbroad international training. 

He o 昀 ers comprehensive assessment ofall 

stomachand bowel disorders, as well as diseases 

of the liver. Thomas holds the NZ Conjoint 

Committee accreditation for Gastroscopy and 

Colonoscopy. He also performsVideo Capsule 

Endoscopy (PillCam)and Hydrogenbreathtests. 

He is aFellowofthe Royal Australasian College 

of Physicians (FRACP) and ofthe American 

GastroenterologicalAssociation(AGAF). 

Mr Alan McCulloch 

MB BCh(Rand), FCS(SA)ORL, RACS 

ENT head and neck surgeon 

Alan is an ENT surgeon with more than25years’ 

experienceacross the privateand publicsectors 

in South Africa and New Zealand. He is well 

versed in general ENT care,including functional 

sinus surgery, and has developed aspecial 

interest in the diagnosis and management of 

voice disorders. His expertise covers abroad 

spectrum ofear, nose, and throat conditions, 

allowing himtoprovidecomprehensive care to 

patients of allages. He is dedicated to delivering 

the highest standard of medical and surgical 

care,ensuring the best outcomesfor hispatients.

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Golf opportunity awaits 

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43 

SUSAN.SANDYS 


Chrisjan Senekal of Ashburton is 

on the right path to becoming a 

professional golfer after being 

selected to play in the Under 17 

Eagles Boys and Girls 

Championship in Cromwell this 

weekend. 

The 14yearold Ashburton 

College student is in ateam of 

threerepresenting the Aorangi 

region, alongside Thomas 

Clayson from Geraldine District 

Golf Club and Charlotte Low 

from Pleasant Point Golf Club. 

The annual national Eagles 

junior championships has a 

proud history of previous 

winners going on to golf careers. 

They include Michael 

Campbell in 1986 who went on to 

win the US Open in 2005. 

The threedaychampionship 

begins in Cromwell tomorrow. 

Chrisjan has golf in his blood. 

Growing up in South Africa, he 

began playing at the age of two 

with his dad. They did not have to 

go far for agame, the family lived 

on agolf course. 

But Chrisjan did not stick with 

golf, moving on to rugby as young 

child. 

In 2020, his family emigrated to 

New Zealand. About two years 

later, Chrisjan was encouraged 

back to the game through afriend 

at school. 

‘‘I love it,’’ Chrisjan said. 

‘‘My friends do it, and Iguess 

it’s agood social game,’’ he said. 

‘‘You can always just come out 

READY: Golfer Chrisjan Senekal has been selected to play in the 

prestigious Eagles tournament. 

with your friends and have ahit.’’ 

Chrisjan has ahandicap of five. 

He is confident of playing well at 

the upcoming tournament, after 

shooting three over and five over 

at a36hole Canterbury versus 

Aorangi match play tournament 

last month. 

He plans to be aprofessional 

golfer, something he thinks he 

can pursue while studying either 

agriculture or engineering at 

university. His idol is Tiger 

Woods. ‘‘He played really good, 

just dominated the game,’’ 

Chrisjan said. 

On the golf course in South 

Africa, there had been wild 

animals, including wilderbeest, 

impalas and zebras. 

While New Zealand courses 

may not compare in terms of 

wildlife, Chrisjan was 

nonetheless impressed. ‘‘They 

are very nice, alot of them are 

very pretty,’’ he said. 

Eagles Golfing Society of New 

Zealand secretary Jeff 

Williamson said the Aorangi 

members were expected to 

perform well at the tournament, 

which would include team and 

individual events. The three 

were all talented golfers, the 

lowest handicap index among 

them being Thomas’s, which was 

0.3. ‘‘They are playing against the 

very, very top, top juniors from 

around the country, it will be 

tough work,’’ Williamson said. 

GENEROSITY: Handbags &Gladrags organising committee 

members were thrilled with the event’s success. 

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Bags raise $17k 



Fiftysix colourful and giftladen 

handbags were popular 

with the about 200 people who 

attended the Safe Families 

Handbags &Gladrags sale 

recently. 

The evening raised $17,000, 

which will help Safe Families 

provide resources, education 

and training to prevent family 

harm in Mid Canterbury. 

Event organiser and coordinator 

of Safe Families, 

Anna Arrowsmith, said it was 

‘‘such agreat evening’’. 

‘‘I was alittle blown away 

with the generosity of 

everyone given the cost of 

living crisis.’’ 

Fourteen handbags were 

prizes in araffle, 10 were 

offered in asilent auction, 

while the main auction 

offered 32 handbags each 

containing goodies and 

vouchers. The lowest priced 

fetched was $110, while two 

sold for $575 each. 

Among the many on offer 

was ahandmade hand bag 

that doubled as vase. Crafted 

by deputy mayor Liz 

McMillan, it sold for $320. 

Arrowsmith is now busy 

planning the annual White 

Ribbon Quiz. Teams of six will 

compete at the quiz, held at 

the Hotel Ashburton on 

November 22. 

WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER 

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Enjoyadayout in thebeautiful RakaiaGardens 

with over 90 stalls,food vendorsand live music 

Thursday 21 November 2024 |10am–3pm 

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Notice of helicopteruse 

forvisual inspection of 

transmission linesinyour area. 

Transpower, the owner and operator of thenational 

grid, will be carrying out aroutine visual maintenance 

inspection of transmission linesinyour area by helicopter. 

We have been undertaking inspections of thestructures 

on the Glenavy-Waitaki and Tekapo-Timaru110 kV lines 

and alsoour Roxburgh-Islington, Benmore-Islington A 

and Aviemore- Livingstone 220kVlines (as shown on the 

map) by alow flying helicopteroverthe lastmonth. 

Our final flyoveris 

planned to occur 

between Tuesday 

15 October and 

Friday18October 2024. 

The helicopterwill fly at aconstantspeed of about 

30 km/h, and will take approximately 4hoursper session. 

Helicopterwill be 

operating at lowlevels 

around transmission lines 

inthe highlightedzones. 

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CLUB NEWS 

NEWS 


45 

Ashburton Pakeke Lions 

September. President Jim Young welcomed 

members, visitors and guest speaker 

Helen Breach to “Wig Night”. Members wore 

wigs in support of Child Cancer. Apologies 

were read by Lion Les Briggs. Clipboards were 

circulated for help required from members for the 

forthcoming A&P show, Charity Market and 

Christmas Raffle. 

Lion Dave thanked members helping with the 

domain bridge repairs and congratulated the 

team who won back “The Bone of Contention”. 

Grace was read by Lion George Cartney. Lion 

Neil Gibbs introduced Helen Breach, co-ordinator 

of Boost, Jumpstarting Students to Achieve. 

Helen outlined the working of this service within 

our region for children aged between seven and 

nine years helping with reading and writing skills. 

Boost is active in many schools within Mid 

Canterbury and this is in conjunction with 

Stepsweb who provide core literacy skills. Mid 

Canterbury has 45 volunteers and is sponsored 

by Advance Ashburton Community Foundation, 

Mackenzie Charitable Foundation and Heartland 

Trust. This very enlightening talk was much 

appreciated and Helen was thanked by Lion Neil 

and presented with flowers. Raffles were drawn 

and aquiz on various “Entertainers of the Past” 

was held. Tailtwister Lion Malcolm extracted fines 

from members and Jim closed the meeting with 

the singing of the National Anthem. 

Mid Canterbury Provincial Rural Women 

NZ 

As the days get longer, leaves and tender 

buds burst forth with colour, the change in the air 

seems brighter. Congratulations to our local 

Rural Women member, Frances Beeston, for her 

successful nomination as the South Island 

member for the National RWNZ Board. With her 

knowledge and experience in her family’s 

Agribusinesses, running her own business and 

her experience in local community groups, 

Frances will use her common sense and level 

headed approach to give her best voice, when 

she takes up the board role in November. Thanks 

to the Rural Women members who stepped up to 

deliver Meals on Wheels this week.At the last Mid 

Canterbury Provincial meeting, guest speaker 

Marthie Wright, amember of the Lauriston Fire 

Service, informed us of fire safety measures we 

can use in our homes. Information on this subject 

is never enough, so the more we learn the better 

prepared we are for such an emergency. And as 

its daylight saving time again, its areminder to 

test smoke alarms and change the batteries. 

Our President, Elsa, then joined us from afar, 

to chair the meeting, with the use of technology. 

From the reports from affiliated groups tabled, 

RW is very connected within our community. 

Dates to diary: Ashburton A&P Show November 

1 and 2; RWNZ National AGM/ Conference 

November 21 -23, in Wellington. Wellness Day 

November 6-details to go out to branches. 

Next meeting: October 11, at Sinclair Centre 

from 9.45am. Any enquiries contact Sandra on 

3024 754 or 027 324 5635. 

Ashburton Astronomy Group 

The group’s monthly meeting was at the 

Ashburton Christian School on September 24 

and Ken Lucas presided. After ageneral review 

of the month’s activities, which included a 

successful astronomy night for Keep Learning 

Mid Canterbury organised by Kate White. It 

included some good observing time using the 

groups telescopes. 

Alistair Perkins then presented atalk covering 

the now largely-forgotten US Gemini Space 

Programme in the mid 1960's, that pioneered 

techniques required to enable the later Apollo 

lunar missions to succeed. Meeting concluded 

with acuppa and biscuit. 

Ashburton Creative Fibre 

The monthly meeting of Ashburton Creative 

Fibre was at The Plains Museum meeting room 

on September 16 starting at 10am after acuppa 

was served. A very good attendance was 

welcomed by president Shona Schofield. Violet 

was the theme colour for the day and there were 

a good number of items in that colour or 

combined with other shades, either worn or 

displayed on the Show and Tell table. The sales 

table was full of fibre, plants and baking for sale. 

The minutes of the August meeting have been 

approved following circularisation, and any apologies 

accepted. Correspondence included Rangiora 

Area day and Ashburton A & P Show 

November 1-2 with information. 

Margaret’s treasurer's report showed finances 

are in a pretty good position and as 

archivist also she has been working hard to bring 

the archival material into good order. Lynette our 

librarian announced another acquisition “Handwoven”. 

Cindy has also donated acopy of “Knit 

and New Directions”. Then one of our members 

confessed to afour-year overdue book which 

came to light during packing for Staveley Camp, 

prompting areminder to members to check their 

stash. Avisitors book that has also turned up can 

be available for future meetings. Val, our Almoner 

reminded us of the continuing prevalence of 

Covid, although most of us were keeping in good 

health despite the changeable weather. 

General Business included comments from 

members who attended the Timaru Demonstration 

day held in August, declaring it was fun, had 

an abundance of fibre etc, allowing for great 

shopping, also hosting two very good speakers 

on weaving. The New Constitution is proceeding. 

All members will need to be affiliated to the 

National Body 2025. The Staveley Camp from 

September 2-6with campers numbering 15 and 

also including agood number of day visitors was 

agreat success with considerable variation in the 

weather. The work output was phenomenal, alot 

of fleece was washed dyed, spun and wound, an 

amazing variety of colours, as well, there was a 

lot of knitting and crochet done along with felting. 

On display was ahuge variety of craft articles 

created over many years by the late Jill 

McLaughlan. We missed her presence, one of 

our very helpful tutors. The next Staveley Camp 

will be February 12 to 16. Contact Pam if you 

would like to go. 

Beginner Spinners is continuing. Spinning 

wheels are available for sale. 

The meeting closed at 10.30 am. This was 

followed by Show and Tell and then a most 

interesting address from our area delegate and 

guest speaker Sue Sanders. Sue, who has been 

crafting fine silk and wool for many years had 

some garments knitted up, like gossamer 

weighing next to nothing. There was a big 

collection of spindles of various shapes and sizes 

and we were encouraged to have atry with them. 

The many spindles and the little bowls paired 

with them to give support and traction during 

spinning, had been turned using beautifully 

grained wood that Sue’s husband had worked 

with. It was amost enjoyable time trying spindle 

spinning, and some of the participants showed 

promise. 

U3A 

September report on the Ocean Series from 

guest speakers. Seminar 1. “Climate Change in 

Antarctica” with Prof. Adrian McDonald: When 

international research compared testing models 

against actual measurements, there was mostly 

accuracy. Since the 1970’s use of LADAR and 

RADAR, satellites, and improved forecasting has 

ensured “a robust, objective and complete 

assessment”, confirming expectations of arise in 

temperatures and greenhouse gases. Records 

post 1979 have satellite input, and ongoing 

climate models are correct since devised in the 

1970’s. Temperatures rise faster at the Poles. 

Global average temperature 1850-2023 is +1.5, 

jumping in 1940. From 2016 there has been an 

unexpected rapid reduction in Antarctic sea-ice. 

Over three years this was the equivalent of 30 

years of sea-ice in the Arctic. The last time Earth 

was 4° warmer there were crocs at the North 

Pole. 

Seminar 2. ‘‘Microplastics Pollution Impact 

on Marine Animals” with Dr. Bridie Allan: Marine 

systems are under threat; corals thermally 

vulnerable, and global stresses of greenhouse 

gases, plastic waste and pollution. Asia particularly 

heavily impacts with mis-managed plastic 

waste available to enter oceans; vast volumes 

globally. The South Pacific gyre (circular ocean 

current) accumulates highest concentrations, 

particularly around small islands e.g. Pitcairn. 5 

trillion pieces of plastic float at 5cm depth, with 

PVC sinking to the seabed. Sea life (estimated 75 

per cent of New Zealand’s 11 fish species, turtles 

etc.) ingests plastics. Polymers, polystyrene, 

PVC, EFC - biodegradable but still toxic, an 

unexpected result. New Zealand, “Seabird capital 

of the world” with 36 species, is increasingly 

harmfully impacted. 

Seminar 3. “Seabed Exploitation and Blue 

Whales“ with Cindy Baxter. Seabed mining 

permits issued in 2012 were the first globally. In 

2013 discharge consent was given to dig up 

50million tonnes of seabed per annum (40m 

deep) off the Taranaki Bight. There would be 

45mill tonnes dumped back, creating dead 

zones. 66km was involved firstly, now 800km. 

4,000 submissions against this came from 

environment groups and locals: 13 for. The 2014 

EPA (Environment Protection Authority) refused 

consent: there was no baseline data or wildlife 

impact report from the mining companies. Also 

refused was Chatham Islands Rock Phosphate 

mining. In 2016-2021 various court cases saw 

little new evidence from mining companies. All 

were quashed, and sent back to EPA as they 

couldn’t prove “no material harm”. 2024 –the 

“Fast Track Bill” with no public participation or 

council input, over-rides the Environment – 

Conservation –Wildlife Acts with only mining 

companies’ information listened to. 32+ countries 

now saying “No” to deep sea mining. The seabed 

is acarbon sink, crucial to absorb 60 per cent of 

Earth’s carbon. “Dark Oxygen”, discovered in 

July 2024, creates molecular oxygen. What do 

we destroy by disturbing the seabed environment 

and its sea life? 

Next meeting: October 22 Hallie Buckley - 

“Forensic Investigation re Goldmining”. 

Ashburton Horticultural Society 

Acting president Allan welcomed 8members 

to our Garden group September meeting held in 

Linton Lounge, Ashburton RSA. Table Show 

Results: –4exhibitors, 48 entries: Brian Glassey 

–13firsts, 9seconds, 0thirds, John Hoogweg – 

9, 0, 2, Jono Johnson –1,3,3,Cyril Keen -0,0, 

3. 

Item of Interest: Brian Glassey – White 

Trillium. Premier: John Hoogweg –Class 27 –3 

stems tulips. Raffle was won by: Graham Gunn. 

We concluded the afternoon with afternoon tea. 

Next meeting Friday, October 18 at 2pm 

Linton Lounge, Ashburton RSA. New members 

and visitors welcome. 

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Tim Rookes 

027562 3700 

Cameron Darby 

027450 7902 

Caiti Morgan 

022370 5144 

CBRE(Agency)Limited,LicensedReal Estate Agent (REAA 2008)

OPEN HOME 

Ashburton 5Havelock Street 

708 sqm 3 2 1 2 

For Sale offers invited over $550,000 

View Sat 10.30-11amorbyappointment 

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

WHALANAND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REAACT 2008 

Charmingcharacter,prime location 

Welcome tothis charmingcharacterhome situatedinthe heart of central Ashburton.Set on agenerous708sqm 

(more or less) section, thissunny and warm property offers ablend of timelesscharm and modern convenience. 

Inside, you’llfind threespacious bedrooms,each featuringbuilt-in wardrobesfor easy storage.The home offers two 

comfortableliving areas, ideal forboth family time and entertainingguests.The open-plan kitchen, living, anddining 

area ensuresyou’re always part of theconversation, while the heatpump keepsthe whole house cosy year-round. 

ContactEmily today for more information. 

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OPEN HOME 

Hampstead 102 Eton Street 

985 sqm 3 1 1 


View Sun 12-12.30pm or by appointment 

Emma Phillips 027 4833110 emma.phillips@bayleys.co.nz 


Renovate or invest 

Aweatherboard homewith endless potential. Whether you'reafirsthome buyer looking to enter themarket or an 

astute investor seeking yournextopportunity,thisproperty ticks allthe boxes.Set on agenerous986sqm section, 

this three-bedroom,one-bathroom home offers plenty of space and flexibility.The sunroom at thefrontofthe 

property hasthe potential to be transformedinto awarm, relaxing space on sunny days.There is aheat pump for 

comfort in anymonth of the year.With abit of tender, love and care,thishome could be restored into itsformerglory. 

Contact Emma today for more information. 


OPEN HOME 

Tinwald 93a McMurdo Street 

509 sqm 3 1 2 2 


View Sun 11-11.30am or by appointment 



Modern ease 

This modern,three-bedroom homeoffersall the featuresyou need for comfortable living. Stepinside to discoveran 

open-plan living area, perfectfor family gatheringsand entertaining friends. This property would be idealfor first 

home buyers, property investors or young families.The master bedroom comescomplete with aprivate ensuite and 

aconvenient walk-in wardrobe. There arealso built-in wardrobes in the other bedrooms, providing ample storage 

and an organised living space.Aseparatelaundry adds to thepracticality of thishome. You'll also appreciatethe 

attached double garage with internal access, making everyday comings and goings abreeze. Contact Emma today 

for more information. 


OPEN HOME 

Tinwald 14 Ferrier Place 

1,037 sqm 3 1 1 2 

For Sale by DeadlinePrivate Treaty (unless sold prior) 12pm, Tue15Oct 2024 

201West Street,Ashburton 

View Sun 10-10.30am orbyappointment 



Yourforever on Ferrier 

Lookingfor aproperty thatoffers endless potentialinapeaceful neighbourhood?Look no further. This threebedroom,one-bathroom 

home located in Tinwald has everything youneed, while also providing room for 

improvements.Inside thispermanent materialhome, you’ll find an open-plan kitchen anddiningarea which make for 

easy, relaxedentertaining,while the separate livingareaprovides acozyspace to unwind. Keep comfortable yearround 

with the heat pump and HRVsystem, ensuring ahealthy,well-ventilated home in anyseason.All three 

bedrooms includebuilt in wardrobes, with the master bedroom also having access to the sunroom. Contact Emma 

today for more information. 


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OPEN HOME 

Allenton 11 Charlesworth Drive 

1,308 sqm 4 2 3 3 

Price by Negotiation 

View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment 

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

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDER THE REAACT 2008 

Elegance in Every Detail 

An immaculate expression of modernliving, thisfour-bedroom residence, withinmeticulously curated grounds, 

offers immense comfort and refinement in Allenton. Completed by Stonewood Homes in 2012 and occupying a 

pristine 1,308sqm (more or less) section of botanicalgrounds, thisproperty reflectsacommitment to quality and is 

generously scaled to accommodate the dynamics of family life. Central to the home’sdesign is the streamlined openplan 

kitchen, dining, and living area, withaformal lounge andseparate office providing quiet retreatsfor relaxation 

and work. Please contact Emily for moreinformation. 


Tinwald 119 Tarbottons Road 

753 sqm 4 2 2 2 

Asking Price $835,000 

View by appointment 

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

Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 


Modern elegance, prime location 

Located in the peaceful neighbourhood of Tinwald, thiscontemporary gem is the epitomeofcomfortable and stylish 

living. With its prime location on aquiet street, thispropertyisperfect forfamilies, professionals, or those wantingto 

downsize from the country. At the heart of the homeisthe open-plankitchen, living and dining area. This space is 

perfect for entertaining guests or enjoying family meals. Forthose quieter moments, there's aseparate living area 

where you canunwind and relax.For more information on thisproperty please contact EmilySmithorSimonSharpin 

today. 


Ashburton Surrounds 1963 Ealing Montalto Road 

232.8723 ha 



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


Prime dairy support 

After 14 dedicated years of ownership, our vendors are preparing fortheir next move, leaving behind alegacy of 

substantial infrastructure development on thisapproximately 232 hectare property. Their efforts have seen the 

implementationofirrigationsystems, fencing upgrades andlaneway construction for simple and efficient stock 

management. Additionally, anew home was constructed in 2015,adding modern comfort. 

Primarily utilised fordairy support, grazing winter cows, andR1and R2 heifers year-round. The self-sufficiency of the 

farm is evident as allsupplements aregrown and retained on-farm, with baleage and straw provided to grazing stock. 

The versatile soils support arotation of cereals andsmall seed production, plus added opportunities for trading stock 

further diversifying revenue streams. 


Staveley 137 Sawmill Road 

3.6927 ha 4 2 2 2 

Asking Price $1,450,000 



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


Superb Staveley lifestyle 

Hidden in the peaceful embrace of the rural Staveley area, thisproperty hasfantastic panoramic mountainviews. 

Constructed in 2016, it combines contemporary living withrustic allure. Situated on approximately 3.69 hectares of 

countryside, this two-storeyhomeoffers moderncomforts and aquiet serene location. Thespacious open-plan 

design seamlessly unites the kitchen, dining, and living areas. The vaulted ceiling adorned with exposed beams gives a 

feeling of space and grandeur, while the woodburner impartsboth warmth and character.Aseparate study and living 

space create opportunities forcreative pursuits or relaxation, effortlessly extending to the outdoor alfresco dining 

area where youcan enjoy the surrounding natural beauty. The kitchen was designed with functionality in mind, 

featuring awalk-in pantrycleverlyequipped with asliding window forapracticalgrocery transfer 


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NEW LISTING 

Ashburton Surrounds 1138 Mitcham Road 

Primelocation 

This well-located property of approximately 42 hectares, in twoeven titlesiscurrently farmed as adairy support block. 

Boasting asubstantialfamily home, set in awell-established andsheltered setting withample farm infrastructure. Located in 

one of the county’smost favoured and diverse agricultural areas, this property is not to be missed. 

Prime dairy support block with purchaseand leaseoptions 


42.448 ha 4 3 2 

For SalebyDeadline Private Treaty (unlesssold prior) 

12pm, Wed 6Nov 2024 

201 WestStreet, Ashburton 


Mike Preston 027 430 7041 

mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDER THEREA ACT2008 

NEW LISTING 

Rakaia 2034 Rakaia Highway 

Support StarterorAdd-on 

This opportunity mustbeconsidered either as afarm starterorasanaddition to another enterprise.Approximately 58 

hectares comprising of qualitysoils with asimple paddock layout,centrally located cattle yards, formedtrack and an 

irrigation system consented at 36 litresper second.Take into consideration various agricultural and horticultureuses. Most 

recently farmedasadairy support block, arableand finishing beefcattle. The current land use consent wasissued thisyear 

and allows up to 50 hectares of wintercroptobegrown. 


58.3669 ha 

Set Sale Date (unlesssold prior) 12pm, Thu7Nov 2024 

201 WestStreet, Ashburton 


Mike Preston 027 430 7041 

mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDER THEREA ACT2008 

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NEW LISTING 

Methven 11B Memorial Crescent 

1,061 sqm 3 1 2 2 

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Wed 23 Oct 2024 

View Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment 

Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387 rosa.dekker@bayleys.co.nz 


Perfect fit in Camrose 

Nestled privately down areardriveway, this stunning home, constructed by A1 and Brent Anderson in 2020, 

epitomises timeless elegancewith its brick veneer. Thismodern build is perfect forfamilies, downsizers, andinvestors 

seeking asmart, low-maintenance property. Step inside to alight-filled, open-planliving space thatintegrates the 

kitchen, dining, and living areas. The modern kitchen offers quality appliances and aspacious walk-in pantry. Alarge 

stacker sliding door leads to the concrete patio area, perfect foralfresco dining and extending your living space into 

the outdoors. The house is ideally situated on the section to allow plentyoflawn space forchildrenand pets to run 

around while still being very low maintenance. This homecomprises three double bedrooms, including amaster suite 

complete with awalk-in robe andensuite. 


NEW LISTING 

Mt Somers 1003 Tramway Road 

8.6618 ha 





Tramwaytreasure 

Boundary lines are indicative only 

Plus GST (if any) 

Located only minutes from the Mt Somers Village is this private rear section comprising approximately 8.6 hectares. 

The property is fenced into ten paddocks, the current owner hasbeen grazing mixed age ewes and their lambs. As 

well as five beef cross R2 cattle beasts being finished.Athree-bay pole shed provides storage and is complete with 

solar panels on the roof, providing power. Also featured is alarge vegetablegarden and orchard with approximately 

20 fruit trees. 

NB: The Ashburton District Council has advised the dwelling(or building) does not currently have aconsent, and 

cannot be lived in. 


OPEN HOME 

Methven 25 Colcord Place 

534 sqm 2 1 2 2 


View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment 



Boldly vintage 

Boldly capturing the 1970s spirit and capturing Mt Hutt’siconicpresence, thishomebrims with authentic character, 

positioning it perfectly for entry-level buyers, investorsorthose seeking an originalweekender.Atrue testamenttoits 

time, this home invites you into an era of design marked by bold originality, with asignature spiral staircase, retro 

detailing, sprawling light, and adramatic living room whose ceiling stud rises impressively to the second level. 

Designed forseamless living,this space unitesafunctionalkitchen, relaxed dining, andlounging areas, with the log 

burner taking centre stage as the perfect winter companion. With abalanced layout of two bedroomsand two 

bathrooms, the mezzanine bedroom offers flexibility and those with creative vision may choose to adapt the space 

into amore private retreat. 


OPEN HOME 

Methven 52 South Belt 

602 sqm 3 1 2 1 

Asking Price $570,000 

View Sat 10.15-10.45am or by appointment 




Something special on South Belt 


Aspacious and functional home, perfect forcomfortable living withsignificant renovation having taken place. An 

open plan living kitchen and dining space with updatedbenchtops andflooring, the living area is agreat private space 

with sliding doors out to the fully fenced section. The bedroomsoffer comfortable accommodation, with both 

upstairsbedrooms providing generous spaces and good wardrobes. The upstairs bedroomsare serviced by the fully 

renovated bathroom with separate bath and shower and separate toilet room.Lastly, bedroom three provides 

versatility with asliding door leading outside, awardrobe, and the option for customization as it currently integrates 

with the living area. Adjacentisthe downstairs bathroom,complete with ashower, vanity,and new flooring, along 

with aseparate toilet for added privacy. 


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Methven 22 Spaxton Street 

946 sqm 



Rosa Dekker 0274655 387 rosa.dekker@bayleys.co.nz 

Liv Gorman 027856 4416liv.gorman@bayleys.co.nz 


Goodbyesuburbia 


Aftermeticulousplanning anddedicated effort, ourvendorsare proud to present sixexceptional lots,ranging from 

523sqm to 946sqm(more or less). These prime villagelocationlots boast stunningviewsofthe Alps and offer the 

perfect blend of tranquillity andconvenience.For those seekinganalternativetosuburbanlife, theselots provide the 

ideal opportunity toconstruct something unique. With no covenants restricting the construction of transportable or 

tiny homes(excluding Lot 1),your dream dwelling awaits. 

Essential services includingpower, water, and fibre areavailable at each propertyboundary. Please note that the 

council development levyremains unpaid. Don't missout on thisunique opportunity, contact us today to secure 

yours! 


Methven 31 WestwardWay 

4,822 sqm 


View byappointment 


Liv Gorman 027856 4416liv.gorman@bayleys.co.nz 


Welcome to Kakariki 

This spacious4,822sqm (more or less)sectionboastsstunning mountainviews, providing theperfectbackdropfor 

yourdream home. Situated in thesought-afterKakariki Viewdevelopment, this sectionoffers not only natural beauty 

butalso convenience. Just ashort stroll away, you will findthe renowned MethvenGolf Course, ideal for thosewho 

enjoy aleisurely round of golf amidst breathtaking scenery. Plus, you will be on the outskirts of Methven Village, where 

you can enjoy all the wonderful amenities this charming townhas to offer.Essentialservices like power,water, and 

fibre are already available at the property boundary, making it easier than ever to start buildingyourdream home. 

Please be aware that there are specificland covenants in place to protectthe integrity andvalue of thedevelopment. 



OPEN HOME 

Methven 51 Spaxton Street 

610 sqm 4 1 1 1 

AskingPrice $680,000 

View Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment 



Discover your haven 

Welcome tothis charmingcharacterhome, perfectly blendingclassic appeal with modern updates. Step into the 

open plan living area, whereabeautifully renovated kitchen features sleek stainless-steelcountertops. Thekitchen 

island is idealfor casual dining and mealprep.Large doors lead outtoaspacious deck, perfect forenjoying your 

morningcoffeeorentertaining guests. The home offers four bedrooms which are servicedbyarenovated bathroom 

includesaluxurious claw footbath, providing atouchofelegance andcomfort. Double glazingthroughout,along 

with aheat pump andinsulation ensuresyear-roundcomfort,and the cozywood burner in thelivingareaadds 

warmth during cooler months. But that's not all–an addedbonus is the 10sqm studio, perfectfor ahome office,art 

studio, or guest accommodation. Thisversatilespace enhancesthe overall appeal of the property. 


NEW LISTING 

Twizel 4,6,8 Glencairn Road 

3 1 1 1 


View 11-11.30am Sat 5Oct &Sat 12 Octorbyappointment 

Debbie Brown 021 2073642 debbie.brown@bayleys.co.nz 


Pricing: 

4Glencairn Road -Offers/Enquiries over $600,000 

6and 8Glencairn Road -Offers/Enquiriesover$320,000 

Introducing awell-maintained, original three-bedroom homeonanexpansive 634sqmsection.What makes this 

offering even morespecialare the two additionaladjoiningsectionsonseparate titles approximately 714sqm and 

774sqm providingendlesspotential for development, expansion, or investment. Purchase thehouseonits ownand 

enjoy aspaciousfamily homeoracosy holiday retreat.Purchase the house withone adjoining section, offering room 

to extend, build, or simply enjoy extraspace or purchase allthree titles together for aprime development 

opportunity. 



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Open Homes 

SATURDAY 5THOCTOBER 

27 James Street, Ashburton 9:00 -9:30am 3 2 1 AHB30868 

18 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 10:00 -10:30am 3 2 2 AHB30909 

38 Wills Street,Ashburton 10:00 -10:30am 3 1 2 AHB30902 

45 Thomson Street,Tinwald 10:00 -10:30am 3 1 0 AHB30779 

36 Harrison Street,Ashburton 10:00 -10:30am 4 1 2 AHB30918 

NewListing/OpenHome 

131A WalnutAvenue, Ashburton 10:45 -11:15am 2 1 1 AHB30745 

18 Smithfield Road, Ashburton 10:45 -11:15am 4 2 0 AHB30876 

34 Eton Street,Ashburton 11:00 -11:30am 2 1 1 AHB30920 

42a Princes Street,Ashburton 11:00 -11:30am 4 1 1 AHB23016 

3/91 ChalmersAvenue, Ashburton 11:45 -12:15pm 2 1 1 AHB30901 

122Ashburton Gorge Road, MtSomers 12:00 -1:00pm 2 2 1 AHB30450 

18 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 

3 2 2 

29 Church Street, Ashburton 12:00 -12:30pm 3 1 3 AHB30938 

24 Melcombe Street,Tinwald 2:30 -3:00pm 3 1 2 AHB30267 

SUNDAY 6THOCTOBER 

22 Geoff Geering Drive, Ashburton 10:00 -10:30am 4 2 3 AHB30900 

•Built in 2015/16 by MattWilliams 

•Beautiful corner section with gorgeous curb appeal 

•3double bedrooms all with built in storage 

•Master bedroom includesWIR &en-suite bathroom 

•Open plan Layout with abilitytoclose off the Lounge 

•Kitchen includes butlers pantry 

•604sqm freehold section 

•Double internal access carpeted garage 

•Blinds &curtains included 

Deadline Sale 

closing on Tuesday15th 

October 2024 at 3:00pm 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

View 

Saturday10:00am -10:30am 

This property is 

proudly marketed by 

Armandvan derEik 

021 597 527 

22 StrowanAvenue, Ashburton 10:45 -11:15am 4 2 2 AHB30709 

Hut 37, 1226 RiverRoad, Hakatere 11:00 -11:30am 2 1 1 AHB30927 

rwashburton.co.nz/ AHB30909 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA2008) 

62 Harrison Street,Ashburton 11:30 -12:00pm 3 1 1 AHB30839 



42a Princes Street, Ashburton 

4 1 1 

29 Church Street, Ashburton 

3 1 3 

•4bedroom family home 

•Updated and re-decorated 

•Near newkitchen 

•Large open plan living, dining &kitchen layout 

•Great pantry &bench space including breakfast bar 

•All bedrooms have good storage included 

•Large heat pump 

•Extra pink batts installed in ceiling 

•Fabulous private rear wooden deck 

Deadline Sale 

closing on Tuesday8th 

October 2024 at 3:00pm 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

View 

Saturday11:00am -11:30am 



Armandvan derEIk 

021 597 527 

•Solid red brick home -ideal forfirst home buyers 

•Huge 1012sqm sectionwith development possibilities 

•3bedrooms 

•Double glazed throughout 

•Wet floor showerinbathroom 

•Insulated top and bottom including vapour barrier 

•Near newcarpet 

•2heat pumps 

•Double garage +2bay pole shed 

ForSale 

Offers over$419,000 

View 

Saturday12:00pm -12:30pm 



Armandvan derEIk 

021 597 527 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23016 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30938 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA2008) 

Kim Miller 

SalesConsultant 

027 236 8627 

Lynne Bridge 


027 410 6216 

Chrissy Milne 


027 290 6606 

CherylFowler 


027 461 2614 

BruceMcPherson 


027 438 4250 

DeniseMcPherson 


027 242 7677 

Armand vander Eik 


021 597 527 

Shirley Fitzgerald 


027 220 1528 

Margaret Feiss 


021 751 009 

Trevor Goldsmith 


027 225 5669 

Carey VonLubke 

Property Manager 

027 697 6948 

Janene McDowell 


027 287 3388 

96Tancred Street,Ashburton 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317 

rwashburton.co.nz 

36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032

Tammy McDougall 

Business Owner &Sales 

Consultant M 0274 727 535 

PhillipKenny 

Principal 

M 027 475 3669 

LisaKenny 

Management Team 

M 027642 8200 

NatalieHarris 

Finance/Admin 

P (03) 3086497 

Jill Leonard 

Sales Consultant 

M 0274 982 500 

Della Glassey 


M 0274 308 124 

TraceyHenderson 


M 0274058 064 

SarahEverist 


M 02108285816 

AlexiaSloane 

QualifiedProperty Manager 

M 027 776 6497 

Santana Reid 

Qualified Property Manager 

P (03) 308 6497 

Jemma Burch 

Operations &Compliance 


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harcourts.co.nz /(03) 308-6497

Tammy McDougall 

Business Owner &Sales 

Consultant M 0274 727 535 

PhillipKenny 

Principal 

M 027 475 3669 

Lisa Kenny 

Management Team 

M 027 642 8200 

Natalie Harris 

Finance/Admin 


Jill Leonard 


M 0274 982 500 

Della Glassey 


M 0274 308 124 

Tracey Henderson 


M 0274 058 064 

Sarah Everist 


M 021 0828 5816 

Alexia Sloane 

QualifiedProperty Manager 

M 027 776 6497 

Santana Reid 

Qualified Property Manager 


Jemma Burch 

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

AUCTION 

NETHERBY 21 TuarangiRoad 

Exciting Development Opportunity! 

Don't missout on this rare opportunity toshape the future of a 

prime piece of real estateinahighly sought-after location.With a 

4047 sqm area, there's plenty of space and potential to subdivide. 

You may be able to createsmaller lots,which could be attractive 

to developers or individual buyers. 

Theexisting house has sufferedfiredamage but sits on concrete 

slab foundation for either rebuildingthe original house or 

replacing it with anew structure. Costsmay be saved compared to 

starting from scratch. Being close to town is amajor advantage, as 

itensures conveniencefor future residents. 

Additionally, new subdivisions nearby indicate growing interest 

anddevelopment in the area,which couldincreaseproperty 

values over time. 

Thisprojectcouldappealtovarious typesofbuyers, including 

those looking for afamilyhomeclose to town, investors interested 

insubdividing,ordeveloperslooking to takeadvantage of thenew 

subdivisionand growing area. 

For moreinformation contactSue today! 

AUCTION 

3.30pm, Wednesday 30 October 

Tavendale &Partners 

Level1/62 CassStreet,Ashburton 

VIEW 

11.00-11.30am, Saturday 5October 

Sue Prendergast 

M 027 322 8422 

pggwre.co.nz/ASH40167 

UNDER OFFER 

UNDER OFFER 

HAMPSTEAD 

28 Oxford Street 

Updated three bedroom home with open plan living, 

heatpump, separate bathroom, laundry and toilet. 

Fully fenced section with double garage. 

ENQUIRIES OVER $395,000 

VIEW By Appointment Only 

Deb Roberts |M021 0752 180 

Stephen Watson |M027 433 9695 

TINWALD 

81 Archibald Street 

Alloffers considered. This propertystands outwithits 

vast potential and thecurrent owner has added their 

own unique touches, providingafoundationfor 

furtherenhancement and customisation. 

$365,000 


Sue Prendergast |M027 322 8422 

HAMPSTEAD 148 ChalmersAvenue 

The Entertainer 

Stunninglyrestoredtobasicallynew with thecharacter 

appeal giving you the best of both worlds.Beautiful 

tropical gardens,amazing decking, artwork, water features 

andspa,the outside living area is an absolutedream.Walk 

inside andfeel the class,it'sasthough youhavejust 

stepped into adesigner magazine. So many extras on offer 

including an 85" Plasma TV. 


VIEW 

By Appointment Only 


M 027 322 8422 




UNDER OFFER 

UNDER OFFER 

ALLENTON 

NETHERBY 

RAKAIA 

ELGIN 

6Andrew Street 

Super sunny and warm home. Well heated with option 

of log burner or heat pump,generousopen planliving 

andawell appointed modern kitchen. Fullyfenced 

and private section with ample offstreet parking. 

$530,000 



26 Kitchener Street 

Beautifullypresented and fullyrenovatedcharacter 

homesituated on a1012m2section withtwo 

driveways and subdivisionpossibilities. Carport, 

greenhouseand 10.5 x7mgarageplusworkshop. 




46A Dunford Street 

An idyllic canvas awaits withthis fully fenced section, 

situatedonthe west side of Rakaia close to all 

amenities. Measuring 458m2(more or less), it offers 

ample space for your dreamhometoflourish. 


VIEW By AppointmentOnly 


Lot 2-148 Wakanui Road 

On offeristhis 3305m2lifestyle block zoned 

Residential Dwhich presentsanidyllic rural lifestyle 

while being close to Ashburton. 









PGG Wrig s ,licensed under REAA 2008 

Calvin Leen 

Helping growthe country 

North Otago, Mid&South 

Mark Hanrahan 

JeffDonaldson 

Dan vander Salm 

TimGallagher 

Stephen Watson 

Canterbury Sales Manager 

Rural &Lifestyle 

Rural&Lifestyle 

Rural & Lifestyle 


Lifestyle &Residential 

M 027 453 0950 

M027 432 4028 

M027 265 1290 

M021918 233 

M027 801 2888 

M027 433 9695 

DebRoberts 

Residential &Lifestyle 

M021 075 2180 

Cayla Collins 


M027 341 0949 


Lifestyle&Residential 

and Property Manager 

M027 322 8422 

RobynLeggett 

PropertyManager 

M027 214 3870 

DebJolly 

Administrator 

B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under theREAA2008 

Helping grow thecountry

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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

OPEN HOME 

NEWLAND 62 Taits Road 

Family Oasis -Lifestyle Opportunity 

Avery substantialproperty built aproximately 2002. 

In excessof300m2 floor areaand boasting six 

bedrooms,two bathrooms,two living plus large 

attic/games room. Internalaccess double garage and 

pole shed with large attached workshop/man cave. 

This property hasthe potential for revitalisation 

through interior enhancements, which will add value 

to your investment. 

1hectare with two fenced paddocks and only 

minutes from Ashburton town centre. This is a 

desirable option for buyers looking for aperfect 

blend of rural living andtown convenience. 

$899,000 

VIEW 

11.00-11.30am, Saturday 5October 


M 027 433 9695 

WINSLOW 529 Maronan Road 

Entry Level Lifestyle 

Rarely does aproperty likethisbecome available, 8.2 

hectares located just 5kms from the town boundary, 

offering mature shelter, acomprehensive range of 

infrastructure, and awell with consented irrigation. 

This property represents an excellent opportunityfor 

those looking to enter the lifestyle market or invest 

in aproject with strong potential for future capital 

gains. Featuring athree bedroom, onebathroom 

home, afour-bay implement shed, atwo bay 

hayshed, matureshelter belts, and a54metrewell 

supplying K-Line irrigation.Divided into 8paddocks, 

eachwithstockwater. 

OFFERS OVER $830,000 

VIEW 

By AppointmentOnly 

Jeff Donaldson 

M 027 265 1290 



EIFFELTON 1742 Grahams Road 

Enchanting Lifestyle Property 

Embark on atransformative journey withthe next chapter 

in your life! Uncover the hidden gems of this enchanting 

lifestyle property, where endless possibilities await those 

with akeen vision. Situated just 18km from Ashburton this 

3.67ha haven beckonswithamodern, open planthree 

bedroom home. The property also boasts a3bay hay shed 

and an orchard of fruit trees and berry bushes. 

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION 

VIEW 


Jeff Donaldson | M 027 265 1290 

Lyz Palmer | M 027 215 9813 

MOUNT SOMERS 6Pattons Road 

Unique Opportunities to Be Had in the Mount! 

Two lots under offer, two lots still available! Lot 3offers a 

300sqm (approx) 5bedroom, 2bathroom home with 

carport and workshopon2753sqm.Lot 4isa2338sqm 

corner section with established oak truffle innoculated 

trees. Titles are anticipatedtowards the end of 2024 and 

are sold subject to final title. Buy one or buy more, enquire 

to secure yourabsolute slice of paradise in Mount Somers. 


VIEW 


Dan van der Salm 

M 021 918 233 



RAKAIA Acton Road 

Fantastic Lifestyle Opportunity, Offers Considered 

An opportunitypresentsitselftosecure an attractive land 

holding located right beside thegrowingrural township of 

Rakaia.These two smart 8.0 ha areas of bare land offer the 

perfect blend of individual buildingappeal, convenience 

and ruralliving. Parcels thissize andscope are rarely 

available making it aperfect lifestyle opportunity! 


Plus GST (if any) 

VIEW 


Mark Hanrahan 

M 027 432 4028 

MAYFIELD 1992 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road 

Legendary Cafe Mayfield 

Cafe Mayfield offers aunique business opportunity. 

Situated along the State Highway 72, it captures the 

attention of both north and south-bound traffic, 

positioningitself as the epicentre for athrivingbusiness. 

This opportunity includes afreeholdgoing concern 

package encompassing the business, a3bedroom fully 

renovated home andagenerous 1692m² section. 


Plus GST(if any) 

VIEW 


Jeff Donaldson 

M 027 265 1290 



PGG Wrig s ,licensed under REAA 2008 

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Helpinggrow the country 

North Otago, Mid &South 

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M 027 453 0950 

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Local people, localknowledge 

208 Havelock Street, ASHBURTON 

NEW LISTING 

OPEN HOME 

Development Opportunity or YourNew Clubrooms 

Calling First Time Buyers and Investors 

20Cox Street, ASHBURTON 

Are you acharity or sports club looking for your 

new clubrooms? Positioned in acentral 

Ashburton location this property offers plenty of 

space for an organisation tobase themselves at 

with kitchen, toilet and storage facilities 

available on site. Built with concrete block 

construction and with parking for anumber of 

vehicles at the rear of the property. 

Alternatively, you could be adeveloper looking 

to take advantage of this prime site that offers 

OPEN HOME 

the potential tobuild in acentral Ashburton 

location, zoned Residential A. Don't miss out on 

this opportunity, Enquire today! 

Floor Area 100m2 LandArea 1,011m2 

Deadline Sale 

WebID 

closing 4pm, 24th October 

(unless sold prior) 

ACS3836701 

AUE4304817 

80 Melcombe Street,TINWALD 

Welcome to this two bedroom home nestled on 

agenerous sized section inawell-established 

neighbourhood. Inside you have the opportunity 

to add value and your own touch. Local 

schooling, supermarket and other shopping 

options are within an easy walking distance. The 

fully fenced section offers space for kids, pets 

and future outdoor projects, imagine athriving 

garden, aplay area or an outdoor entertainment 

area. 

OPEN HOME 

While itneeds some TLC tobring itupto 

modern standards, its strong bones provide the 

perfect foundation for your next renovation 

project. Don't miss your chance to transform 

this property into something special. 

2 

1 4 

OffersOver $399,000 WebID AUT4278326 

View: Saturday, 10.45am-11.15am 

Spacious Comfortable Living 

When Locationand Comfort Matters 

52A Melcombe Street, TINWALD 

With an impressive entrance to greet you this 

home offers its new owner atranquil and 

peaceful setting. Awest facing landscaped 

garden in which to relax and entertain. The 

master bedroom offers an ensuite and walk-in 

wardrobe and afurther two double bedrooms 

with built-in wardrobes. Aheat pump and 

double glazing ensures year-round warmth and 

energy efficiency. With plenty ofstorage, double 

internal access garaging with aseparate laundry 

help complete the package onoffer. Situated 

on alarge family sized section, only minutes 

away from central Ashburton. Viewing is highly 

recommended. 

3 

2 2 

Offers Over $649,000 WebID 

View: Saturday, 11.30am-12pm 

AUT4230964 

117A Cameron Street,ASHBURTON 

This fantastic three double bedroom townhouse 

is available and looking for its new owners. This 

enviable location iscentral Ashburton and 

within walking distance to several ofthe town’s 

amenities. The property benefits from being 

tastefully landscaped with alow maintenance 

easy care garden and could easily be used asa 

lock and leave residence. Temperature 

controlled underfloor heating, double glazing 

and agas fireplace ensures cosy warm evenings. 

Separate lounge with bi-fold door access toan 

outdoor entertaining area. Separate laundry 

with internal access double garaging. Iflocation 

and comfort isimportant, then viewing ishighly 

recommended. 

3 

By Negotiation 

2 2 

View: Saturday, 1pm-1.30pm 

WebID AUW4275293 

OPEN HOME 

OPEN HOME 

OPEN HOME 

OPEN HOME 

Fantasticfor Family! 

Family Magic! 

Move-inReady 

Park Views 

7Middle Road, ALLENTON 

This fantastic property has four bedrooms, two 

bathrooms, afabulous location and stylish decor 

throughout. With agenerous garden, agreen 

house, double garage, aseparate laundry and 

room topark the boat, the whole family will be 

kept happy. There are too many features to 

mention here, you are best tocome and have a 

look for yourself. 

Price: $759,000 


View: Saturday, 11.30am-12pm 

22 FarmRoad, ALLENTON 

This homely five bedroom plus office and hobby 

family home has the space and location that 

the family will love. The open plan kitchen/ 

dining/living area iscomplemented perfectly by 

the large separate lounge. With two bathrooms, 

large living areas, extensive storage and covered 

parking plus the swimming pool, this property is 

bound to impress. Call today toview! 

ByNegotiation 

WebIDAUW4253982 

View: Saturday, 12.15pm-12.45pm 

24 James Street,ALLENTON 

This charming bungalow is offering anideal 

location within sought-after school zones. Three 

bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, this 

home offers comfort and convenience. Open 

plan kitchen/ living room with alog burner and 

heat pump, Recently painted inside and out, 

this home is move-in ready. The property also 

includes abuilt-in trampoline, 

By Negotiation 


View: Saturday, 11am-11.30am 

28 NelsonStreet, HAMPSTEAD 

This north-facing house offers open plan living, 

with ample natural light and afunctional layout 

with outlooks to the park. Two double 

bedrooms with athird room being an extra 

bedroom or office. Close to schools, community 

outdoor swimming pool and within walking 

distance to town. Plus workshop, carport, solar 

power system and security cameras. 

Price: $580,000 

WebID AUE3989599 

View: Saturday, 1pm-1.30pm 

Premium Site For PremiumBuild 

Location, Location,Location 

Carlisle Estate, TINWALD 

This development has quality landscaped 

features including stunning stone entry walls. A 

spacious cul-de-sac flanked by specimen trees 

and plantings create abeautiful environment 

for the finest ofhomes. Subdivision completion 

and titles due soon. 

Sections from 537m2 upto710m2 (subject to 

final survey). Lots 1, 4, 5, 9, 20, 24-SOLD 

46 BurnettStreet, ASHBURTON 

Aunique opportunity to secure abare land site 

with great development potential. This central 

location provides for high density development 

of inner westside land with Residential A 

zoning. The site currently provides for a 

selection ofmature trees, garden and lawn. 

The convenience of just one block from the 

centre of town will appeal. 

From S243,000 Web ID AUT3299840 By Negotiation 

WebIDAUW3877819 

ClarkMcLeod 

027 432 2194 

Mark Lemon 

027 339 6665 

SusieMcLeod 

021 668783 

Dale Thomas 

027 321 6394 

Angela Smith 

021 225 5226 

LauraGeorge 

022 063 9744 

Jess Cunliffe 

027 408 2241 

CathyCorah 


CM Wong 


AnitaTwamley 

027 205 6213 

CONSULTANT 

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MANAGER

Delivering outstanding results everytime. 

Modern family home 

This modern 206sqm home, built in 

2020, sits on aspacious 775sqm 

section. The three spacious bedrooms, 

with the master thoughtfully 

separated, are perfect for families, 

couples, and investors. 

The sun-drenched open-plan kitchen/ 

living area offers stunning Mt Hutt views 

and opens to aBBQ patio. 

» 1Gleniffer Place, Methven 

Priced: $815,000 

Reference: RX4254921 

ANOTHER SOLD 

» 53 Morgan Street, Methven 

Sale By Negotiation 


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Fee Ensor 

021 705 014 

fee@ensorandco.nz 

ANDCOREALTY 24 LTDLICENSED REAA 2008 

Cute asabutton 

Welcome to acharming two bedroom, 

one bathrom retreat onMorgan Street, 

nestled in the picturesque town of 

Methven. 

This ultra-affordable gem is perfect for 

first-time buyers, savvy investors, or 

those looking to downsize without 

sacrificing comfort and style. 

2 1 

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Fee Ensor 

021 705 014 



UNMATCHED ELEGANCE: 

The only Art Deco intown 

This beautifully preserved 1940s 

Art Deco home blends timeless 

charm with modern luxury. The 

light-filled open-plan kitchen, 

dining, and living area feature 

elegant curved details, while 

three spacious bedrooms offer 

natural light and built-in storage. 

The recently remodeled kitchen 

and bathroom, wood burner 

with wetback, heat pumps, 

and HRV system ensure year 

round comfort. Outside, enjoy a 

private, landscaped garden. 

» 17 Spaxton Street, Methven 

3 1 

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Deadline Sale: Closes 8th October 


Open Home: Saturday 5Oct 

12:00pm-12:30pm 

Fee Ensor 

021 705 014 


ANDCOREALTY 24 LTDLICENSED REAA2008 

» 124Ashburton Gorge Rd, Mt Somers 

Deadline Sale: 1October 2024 

Reference: 

Open Home: 

RX4259690 

Saturday 5Oct 

1:30pm-2:00pm 

Modern Convenience 

Discover this contemporary three 

bedroom home on Ashburton Gorge 

Road in Mount Somers. Built in 2021, 

it features two bathrooms, aspacious 

external garage, and abright open-plan 

kitchen/living area. Enjoy year-round 

comfort with aheat pump and gas hot 

water. The fully fenced yard is perfect 

for entertaining, with agarden shed for 

extra storage. 

3 1 

2 2 

Fee Ensor 

021 705 014 



Working together to 

achieve the one thing 

that matters when 

you’re buying or 

selling; the best price 

for you. 

» 10C Burbank Place, Methven 

Outstanding new build 

Seize the opportunity to own this nearly 

complete 237 sqm home on approx 

1,190 sqm freehold site inthe quiet back 

section. This home features aspacious 

kitchen with awalk-in pantry, an 

open-plan lounge, and versatile extra 

space. Three large double bedrooms, a 

master with an ensuite, all have 

patio access, plus quality heating 

throughout, this home offers style and 

comfort. 

3 1.5 3 2 

Sale By Negotiation 

Reference: 

RX4129841 

Fee Ensor 

021 705 014 




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Allenton 12a Belt Road 

Tinwald 122 George Street 

OpenHome 

OpenHome 

Welcome to your dream home 

Nestledinahighly desirable location, this stunning three-bedroom residence is aperfect 

blend of modern luxury and comfort. Boasting asleek cedarand coloursteelcladding 

exterior, this home stands out with its contemporary designand exceptional 

craftsmanship. Step inside and be greeted by acaptivatingliving spacehighlighted by a 

dramaticcathedral ceiling and an abundance of natural lightstreaming throughstylish 

skylights. This spacious areaprovidesahigh-spec internalkitchen, complete witha 

convenient scullery that ensures you have amplestorageand workspace. 

3 2 1 2 

For Sale Buyers$775,000+ 

View Sat 5Oct 10.00 -10.30am 

Web pb.co.nz/AU178369 

Summer is on its way 

Step into thisdelightful 1960's home, tastefully updatedtoblend classic charm with 

modern conveniences. The heart of the homeisthe bright,double-glazed kitchen, 

featuring anisland perfectfor meal preporcasual dining. Thekitchen is equipped with a 

heatpump, ensuring warmth and comfort all year round, and opens directly to asunny 

outdoorarea, idealfor seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining. Thehome is well-heated 

throughout, with asecond heatpump located in thehalland acozy gas fireinthe lounge, 

providingmultiple heating optionsfor those coolerdays. 

4 1 2 2+ 

ForSale Buyers$535,000+ 

View Sat 5Oct 10.00-10.30am 


Tinwald 110 Grove Street 

Tinwald 83B TarbottonsRoad 

OpenHome 

OpenHome 

Homeiswhere your heartis 

Ideal home for families, first time buyersand investors. Open plan kitchen/diningarea 

flowing to lounge with cathedral ceilings and double stacker doors openingonto patioand 

privatebackyard. Three bedrooms with built in wardrobes, spacious bathroom fully 

renovated. Two toilets, separate laundry and internal access to single garagewith work 

space plus carport. 

3 1 1 1 1+ 




Yourprivate retreat 

Nestled downaprivate driveway, this two-year-old gemoffersapeaceful setting with rural 

outlook. The lightand sunny open plan kitchen, dining, and livingareaisdesigned for 

modern living. It's awelcomingspace to unwind and relax.The kitchen boasts asleek 

design and features an open pantrywith shelving, perfect forthe home chef who loves 

both styleand functionality.There is aseparate lounge,heated by aheat pump andopens 

out to apatio area, making it an idealspot for entertainingguests. Your private oasis 

awaits in the master bedroom suite, complete with an ensuite featuring atiled shower and 

aspacious walk-in robe. 

4 2 2 2 




Ashburton 44 WilliamStreet 

OpenHome 

Allenton 113 Creek Road 

OpenHome 

Super central location 

This inviting two-bedroom townhouse is perfectly positionedinacentrallocation,offering 

both convenience and comfort. Just ashortstrollfromthe heart of town,you'll enjoy easy 

access to all local amenities, shops,and cafes. Thekey featuresincludealiving areathat 

allowsyou to bask in the sunlightthroughout theday,creating awarm and welcoming 

atmosphere perfect for both relaxation and entertaining.Step outside to your own private 

outdoor space -ideal for hosting summer barbecues or enjoying quiet evenings with the 

doorsopen. Located in arear section,this townhouse offers asereneview of the street. 

2 1 1 2 




Charmingcharacter home in Allenton 

Discover the charm of this three-bedroomweatherboardhomenestled on an easycare 

section in Allenton.Perfectlypositioned forconvenience,thishomeoffersablend of 

character and modern living. Withscope to add yourown touchand make improvements, 

thishomeiswellworth alook.The openplan kitchen,dining,and livingareahas easy 

access to the privatesundrenchedoutdoor deck at therear.Additional featuresinclude a 

singlegarage. If you areafirsthomebuyer, an investor or even wanting to downsize,this 

one is worth considering. Comealongtoascheduled openhomeorcalltoarrangean 

appointment to suit. 

3 1 1 1 

ForSale $389,000 



Allenton 46 Charlesworth Drive 

Ashburton 21 Havelock Street 

OpenHome 

OpenHome 

Charming Allentonhome 

Nestled in the sought-after Allenton area, this beautifullypresentedhomeoffers spacious 

living with modern comforts. The large open-plankitchen,dining, and living areaisperfect 

for family gatherings,featuring stunning cathedral ceilings thatadd asenseofspace and 

light. The kitchen boastsawalk-inpantry, ideal for storage, andconvenientaccesstoa 

sunny patio. Stay cozy year-roundwith aheat pump and afeature gasfire, framed by 

charming built-in bookshelves.Sliding doors open to agenerousdeck, perfectfor 

entertainingorenjoyingthe outdoors. 

3 2 1 2 



Web pb.co.nz/AU191031 

Ararefind 

Welcometo21Havelock Street,astunning architecturallydesigned townhouse,where 

modern elegance meets ultimateconvenience. Situated in aprime location,thisresidence 

isjust ashort stroll from townand the EA Networks Complex and also close to town, 

making it perfect for those whoappreciate easy access to amenitiesand activities. The 

heartofthe home features aspacious openplankitchen,dining, and livingarea. Two sets 

of bi-fold doors opentoaprivateoutdoor space, perfect forentertainingguests or enjoying 

quiet momentsinthe sun. The home is thoughtfully designed with two distinct wings, 

perfectfor hosting guests. 

2 2 1 2+ 




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Lake Hood 60 Ludlow Drive 

Lake Hood 2Ludlow Drive 

Open Home 

Open Home 

Stunning canalside home 

Experience lakeside living at its finest in this stunning Lake Hood canal-front home.The sunfilled, 

open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areas areperfect for entertaining, featuring a 

granite benchtopkitchen, walk-in pantry,and modernappliances. With heat pumps, alog 

fire and aheat transfer system, comfort is assured year-round. Enjoy seamless indooroutdoor 

livingwith stacker sliders leading to acovered verandah, private jetty, and beach 

area. The master bedroom offers awalk-in robe, ensuite, andits own heat pump. 

Additional features include double bedrooms with shared ensuite, adouble garage,and 

ample off-street parking. 

4 3 2 2 

Deadline Sale closesThursday 17th 

October, 2024 at 2.00pm, (unless sold 

prior) 

View Sat 5Oct 12.30 -1.00pm 

Web pb.co.nz/AL188579 

Stunning Lake Hood home 

Experience luxury living in this exquisite two-story home on the canal in beautiful Lake 

Hood. The entrance leads to aspacious downstairsareafeaturingthree double bedrooms, 

alarge bathroom, and an open-plan living space with acompact kitchen. Slidingdoors 

open to agenerous deck that wraps around the house, perfect for outdoor relaxation. 

Enjoy aseparate toilet, laundry, large double garage, plusanadditional attached single 

garage for extra convenience.Upstairs, accessible by stairs or alift, is aspacious living 

room with breathtaking views of the mountainsand canal. 

4 2 2 3 

For Sale $1,250,000 

View Sat 5Oct 1.00-1.30pm 


Lake Hood 3Torbay Avenue 

Ashburton 97 Winter Street 

Ashburton 78 Grey Street 

Open Home 

Lake Hood beauty 

Experience the ultimatefamily lifestyle at this stunningfive-bedroomhome,perfectly 

positioned at Lake Hood with canal views. Step inside anddiscover the heart of the home: 

aspacious, open-plan kitchen, dining,and living area. With three setsofdoors opening to a 

private entertaining space, you'll love howseamlessly indoor and outdoor living blend 

together. The living area is warmed by agas fireplace and heat pump for year-round 

comfort. The separate media room is ideal for family fun, whether it's the kids watching 

their favourite movie or enjoying game nights together.The master suite is atrue retreat, 

overlooking the lake. 

5 2 2 2 

Deadline Sale closesThursday 24th 


prior) 

View Sat 5Oct 1.30 -2.00pm 


Unbeatable location 

Architecturally designed split level 3bedroom home with the exposed 

beams adding real character to the sun filled living areas. The main 

bedroom has ensuite, add to this asuper sized bathroom, separatelaundry 

and modern kitchen this home is super functional. Solar panelsallowsthe 

feed of power back into the grid. When you talk location then this home 

ranks right up there with the best. 

For Sale Buyers $700,000+ 

View By appointment 


Impeccablyrestored and ready to impress 

Meticulouslyrestored 1914 villaseamlesslyblendstimeless charm with 

modern comfort. This home offers three spacious double bedrooms with 

built-in robes,one opening to aterrace with an outdoor fireplace. Asunny, 

separate lounge also accesses the terrace, perfect forentertaining. The 

tiled bathroom features abath, shower, and vanity. 




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Ashburton 21 Mona Square 

Allenton 29 Hanrahan Street 

Tinwald 148HarlandStreet 

Tinwald 30 Thomson Street 

Views and location allinone 

Welcome to this charming threedouble bedroom home located in avery 

speciallocation close to town and overlooking Mona Square. Step inside to 

discover astunning sun-drenched living space that seamlessly flows into 

an open plan kitchen and diningarea, all offering ever changing park and 

mountain views throughout theseasons. 

Comfortand elegance 

Welcome to this exquisite homewith apicturesque stream boundary and 

stunning street views. As you step through the grand entryway, you'll be 

greeted by high ceilings and beautifully tiled floors, setting the tone for 

the elegance that flows throughout the property. To your right, aspacious 

office with custom joinery andalarge window overlooking themanicured 

front yard. 

This ones foryou 

Looking for asolid home to get on the property ladder. Look no further 

than this beauty. Red brick with aluminum windows and some great 

upgrades on the interior. Three bedrooms and avery large living area to 

compliment the bright kitchen with breakfast bar and great cupboard 

space. Heating is by way of acompliant log burner, floor mounted heat 

pump and HRV system. 

Something specialhere 

Welcome to this spacious family home, designed forcomfort and style. 

This fabulous four bedroom, three bathroom home builtin2017, is a 

perfect blend of modern living combined with special character features. 

The heartofthe home is astunning large designer kitchen together with 

an open plan dining and living area that's perfect forboth everyday life 

and entertaining. 




Deadline Sale closes 3.00pm Thu 31 Oct 2024 



Hamish Niles AREINZ 

M 027 435 6265 




For Sale By Negotiation 



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3-4 2 2 2 

3 1 1 2 

4 3 2 2 

Property Brokers Ashburton 

Residential/Lifestyle &Rural Sales Consultants 

Hamish Niles 

027 435 6265 

Kirsty Clay 

027 308 7557 

Paddy Strange 

027 491 5259 

Karen McRae 

027 436 4146 

Mel Perriton 

022 175 0780 

Leah Harrison 

027 737 2489 

CliveBrandsma 

027 250 9851 

CharlotteEvans 

021 971 801 

RobertHarnett 

027 432 3562 

Murray Young 

027 434 0942 

Chris Murdoch 

027 434 2545 

Greg Jopson 

027 447 4382 

JasonRickard 

027 245 8495 

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Proud to be here

Tinwald 3Cawton Grove 

Lake Hood Loch Green,Stage 10 

Rakaia West Town Belt 

Modern comfort meets elegance 

This beautifully designed home, just two years old, offers modern luxury 

andpractical features. The entrance showcases alarge window with a 

patio view, leading to an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area with 

cathedral ceilings. The chef's kitchen features high-end finishes, ample 

storage, astone bench, and an induction cooktop. 




Opportunity knocks 

Startplanning yourdream homeinthe tranquil havenofLoch Green at 

LakeHood. We present an exclusive opportunity to ownone of five 

premium sections, rangingfrom 538sqm to 732sqm. Embrace theluxury 

of choice with stunning canal views orserene reserve greenareasthat 

offer an unparalleled feelingofspace and privacy. Each sectionisuniquely 

positioned tomaximize natural beauty. 

ForSale By Negotiation 



Jewel in the crown 

Discover yourdream locationatthe new subdivision in Rakaia, where 18 generously sized 

sections await, ranging from spacious 361sqmto497sqm.Designed with sensible 

covenants to safeguard yourinvestment, thesesectionsofferdiverse opportunities for 

buildingyour idealhome. Situated adjacent to thepicturesque Rakaia Domain and 

accessed through the serene, tree-lined WestTown Belt,thislocation seamlessly blends 

natural beauty with modern convenience. Rakaia is renownedfor itsworld-class salmon 

fishing and exhilaratingjet boating experiences, providingendlessopportunitiesfor 

outdoorenthusiasts. 




3 2 1 3 

Rakaia Lot 8Kay Way 

Hinds 22 DavidStreet 

Ashburton 519 EastStreet 

Your dream home awaits 

Discover the perfect blend of comfortand convenience with this exceptionalhouse and 

landpackage.Situated on a385sqm section, thishomeisdesigned to catertomodern 

living. The open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areaseamlessly flow onto aspacious patio 

throughasliding door, perfect for entertainingorrelaxing. 

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Ready to Enjoy! 

As new2023 build locatedinthe vibrant ruralMid canterbury town of 

Hinds, justa15-minute drive from Ashburton. This low maintenance home 

hasmuch to offer and features open-plan livingwith seamless indooroutdoor 

flow to thespacious deck featuringalouvre systemwhich is ideal 

for year-roundliving. 

Superbretailopportunity 

This local sporting retailbusinesshas built up astrongclienteleoverthe 

past 30 years whenthe current owners established it.The businessbuilt 

rapidly andmovedinto their current site 16 yearsago. 

Theprominent positionwithalargeshowroom and good storage hasseen 

the businessthrive,cateringtovirtuallyall sports across all seasons. 

Deadline Sale 



For Sale Price on Application 


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Hamish Niles AREINZ 

M 027 435 6265 

4 2 1 2 

Tinwald 113 -121 ArchibaldStreet 

Tender 

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Prime property on SH 1 

This prime property provides astrategicopportunity toacquire amixed-use landholdingofscale with amyriad of future 

development options while providinganexcellentreturn along the way.The shopping centrehas been ownedbythe current 

family for over 50 years and being located in an extremely high traffic locationthe site hasover a100m frontagetostate 

highway1and the same to the adjacent.The surrounding Tinwald andLake Hoodsuburbs have seenlarge growthinrecent 

years with new housing subdivisionsincreasing thepopulation andthat along withthe high-profile locationhas alwaysseen 

this as asought after location for smallbusinesses andhas resulted inlittle tonovacanciesover the years. 

Theproperty comprises of 9160sqm and10titles,two road frontages and is agoodrectangular shape whichwould make 

future development easier.There is adiverse income streamwith15 tenancies. 

Tender closes4.00pm,Thu 24th Oct, 2024 


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M 027 435 6265 E hamish@pb.co.nz 

PropertyBrokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 |pb.co.nz 

Proud to be here

Ashburton 1328 Cracroft Maronan Road 

Winchmore 437 DromoreMethven Road 

DeadlineSale 

Deadline Sale 

Cracroft Dairies- 308 ha 

This quality dairy farm located in the favoured Arundel farming area 

is now for sale. Milking approx.1020 cows producing 475,000 kgs/ms 

(approx) last season. Excellent irrigation with two large pivots. 

Rotorainer with MHV water, 70 bail rotary shed, excellent supporting 

infrastructure and five quality homes. New owners required. Deadline 

Sale by Private Treaty closing24th October 2024 12pm (Unless sold 

prior) 

4+ 1 

Deadline Sale closes Thursday 24th 

October, 2024 at 12.00pm, (unless 

sold prior) 


Web pb.co.nz/AR185757 

ChrisMurdoch 

M 027434 2545 

Flagship dairy farm 

Rarely do we have the opportunity to bring to the market aflagship 

dairy farm of exceptional scale, location and productivity. Located in 

the highly sought-afterWinchmore area, just 15 km northwest of 

Ashburton, this premier farm has been part of alarger family 

operation and consistently delivers impressive production. At the 

heart of this flagship operation is amodern60-bail rotarycowshed 

with fully automated systems,in-shed feeding, an updated effluent 

system with solid separation,and twoholding ponds.Numerous calf 

sheds, cattle yards and additional outbuildings ensure operational 

efficiency. The accommodation is equally impressive. 

Deadline Sale closes Wednesday6th 

November,2024 at 12.00pm, (unless 

sold prior) 


Web pb.co.nz/AR190300 

Jason Rickard 

M 027 245 8495 

Mount Somers Hoods Road 

Ashburton Lot 1, 36 McGrath Road 

Fairlie 757 Albury Fairlie Road 

Deadline Sale 

1.2 ha -Lifestyle -Bareland -Nocovenants 

Located within the idyllic Mt Somers village in the Mid Canterbury foothills. 

This is arare opportunity to secure abareland lifestyle withoutcovenants 

in an idyllic rural location. Motivatedvendors have pricedtheir property to 

sell and invite interested buyers to register their interest.Positioned for 

building and developing your own rural retreat. 

For Sale From $215,000 



Chertsey 74 Jamiesons Road 

Build your dream lifestyle! 

Seize this rare opportunity to create your ideal home in an established 

area. With endless possibilities on this expansive 4,788sqm section, you 

can design your perfect home. Fully fenced with electricityand fibre in 

place, you'll be nestled among the established boundaries,making the 

most of the quiet location and offering the space and privacy you deserve. 




Ashburton Lot 6, 165Wakanui Road 

Dairysupport- 348ha 

This impressive dairy supportfarm is locatedonState Highway 8approximately 6kms 

south of Fairlie in SouthCanterbury. The property has been very welldeveloped and 

farmed over the tenure of the present owners thefarm has approx. 81 paddocks, extensive 

lanessystem,excellent trough supply (recently installed), private water scheme for both 

houses and farm. It alsoboasts amodern 390 sqm homestead, avery tidy secondhome 

and an excellenrange of farm buildings including a4standwoolshed,excellent setof 

cattle yards. This is aproven dairy support property that has shown excellent returnsover 

the years. Aplace to call home. 

Winslow 8Chatmos Road 

4 2 

DeadlineSale closes Wednesday 23rd 


prior) 



Chris Murdoch 

M 027 434 2545 

Michael Richardson 

M 027 228 7027 

8ha Lifestyle-Develop your way! 

Agreat lifestyle land opportunity combining an 8hectare bareland title 

with privacy and positioned forfuture development. No covenants give 

freedom to build acosteffective home or develop your wayasfinances 

allow. Mountain and rural views are afeature to take advantageoffor 

home location. Good quality Lismore soil with established pastures plus 

ADC water race supply. 

For Sale From $469,000 Incl GST 



Property Brokers Ltd LicensedREAA 2008 |pb.co.nz 

Prime Lifestyle Section Readyfor Your Vision 

This attractive 4000sqm section (subject to survey) is ready and set for 

your lifestyle plans. Situated amongst established lifestyleproperties, you 

have the luxury of knowing exactly what you're getting from the outset. 

The fully fenced section is well-shaped, allowing for awiderange of home 

designs or plans to suit your needs. 




Tudor House 

Welcome to Tudor House, aplacethat transportsyou back in time to theOld Country. Built 

in the 1960s by an English immigrant who had adeep affection for Elizabethan England 

and the Tudor style. The property is situated 12 kilometres south of Ashburton at the 

junction of the Hinds Highway and Chatmos Road.Itcovers an areaof11.4931hectares 

and is adornedwith mature plantings that enhance its rural charm. Thehouse is 

constructed with triple bricks and coated with alimestone finish. In keepingwith the 

theme, leadlight windows are foundthroughout the home. 

4 1 1 

For Sale By Negotiation 



Jason Rickard 

M 027 245 8495 

Proud to be here


NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS 



Ashburtonarrestmost memorable 

The name Fish has invoked amixture of fear 

and respect in Christchurch’s criminal 

underworld for half acentury. 

The fear came when Detective Sergeant 

Don Fisher was looking for you and there 

was nowhere to hide. 

And respect was what Fish gave people 

and what he deserved in returnno matter 

who you were. 

Fish, as he is most commonly known, 

retiredrecently after 50 yearswith the 

police, mostly with the CIB where he gained 

an unparalleled reputation for catching 

burglars. 

He says his crimesolving, crookcatching 

ways are aresult of the relationships he has 

built over many years. 

“I was told when Ijoined the CIB to go out 

and buy myself agood pair of shoes because 

‘you'll be doing alot of walking, knocking on 

doors, going around pubs, speaking to 

people, getting your face out there so people 

know who you are’,” Fish said. 

Fish said his approach was not just about 

gathering intel, it was about building 

relationships. 

His empathetic approachwas extended 

towardsvictims of crime. Avictim himself of 

multiple burglaries, he knew how they felt. 

It was that strong sense of empathy that 

inspired Fish to join the policeinthe first 

place. 

“Like most others, Ireally just wanted to 

help people,” he says. 

Fish grew up on adairy farmin 

Clandeboye, north of Timaru. 

One of nine siblings, he knew how to look 

after himself. 

“I’d always wanted to join the police but 

the height factor was against me until the 

height was lowered to 5’8 (1.76m). 

After training, he started his career on the 

beat in Christchurch. 

Apart from five years in Ashburton, 

Christchurch is where he stayed. 

Now, with 50 years under his belt, Fish said 

DetectiveSergeant Don Fisher on his 

retirement. 

PHOTO: POLICE 

there are too many stories to tell. 

There was the time he scared the life out of 

abike thief by jumping out from behind a 

bush, grabbing his handlebars and 

introducing himself as Detective Sergeant 

Fisher. 

Then there was the pillowcase thief who 

would break into people’s homes and stuff 

their pillowcasesfull of stolen items. 

Fishled the investigation team and 

managed to return alot of the stolen property 

by gettingthe victims to identify their linen. 

One of Fish’smost memorable arrests 

happened during his time in Ashburton. 

It was Christchurch Show Day, apublic 

holiday in Ashburton, and he’d just finished 

the night shift. 

“I was walking home along the main street 

at about five in the morning, and there were 

lots of big trucks and trailer units rumbling 

through town. Wheneverthere was alull, I 

heard astrange noise. 

“After awhile, Irecogniseditasnails being 

pulled out of roofing iron and it was coming 

from Woolworths.There were no cell phones 

in thosedays,soIran to the public phone 

box, called 111 and asked for the early shift to 

come and meet me. 

“We put staffateach end of the alleyway, 

and Iwent up on to the roof. As Igot there, I 

saw amale running across the roof, down the 

fire escape and out of sight. He ran straight to 

the arms of the police officer at the end of the 

alleyway. 

“I went back and sure enough, sheets of 

roofing iron had been removed and alarge 

rope had been tied round the rafter. We 

found explosivesinhis bag, which he was 

planning to use to blow the safe. 

“He'd done this homework. He’d cased the 

place, he knew it was apublic holiday, he 

probably knew it was our change of shift. But 

what he didn’ttake into account was the 

suspicious alert of Constable Fisher walking 

home at that precise time! 

“To catch aburglar on the job is abuzz; but 

to catch aguy who'sgoing through the roof to 

blow the safe, that was an extra buzz!” 

~ Ten One Magazine 

TRAVEL 

TRAVEL 

Getting you out there! 

16-20 Nov Lochmara (Marlborough Sounds) 

28-30 Nov Dunedin Heritage Tour 

26-29 Dec Christmas Tour (Haast) 

Expressions of Interest: 

Catlins Walking Tour 

“Creating Memories That Last aLifetime” 

027 265 6883 

W: beckleycoachlines.co.nz 

E: beckleycoachlines@gmail.com 

2716163 

FOR LEASE 

OFFICETOLEASE 

In multi-tenanted 

office building, 

parking,signboard, 

fibre optichub, 

common tearoom, 

24 hour access, 

CCTV,security 

131 Alford Forest Rd 

Ph 021 554 570 

2714163 

Self Storage,Ashburton. 

Since2006 

Various sizes, 

secureaccess,trailer 

Making storage easier 

www.rainbowstorage.co.nz 

office@rainbowstorage.co.nz 

Ph /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 

SELL 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2686933 

Radius Millstream 

Aged Care Info Evening 

Joinour managerVicki Hyndman 

andteamfor an informativeevening 

wherewe’ll answer allyourquestions 

andhelpyou navigateassistedliving, 

resthome, hospital anddementia 

level care in Canterbury. 

We’ll cover everything from how toknow when you or 

aloved one are ready to move into care, how to get a 

needs assessment, understanding levels ofcare, how to 

choose the right care home for you, and how funding 

works. We’ll also explain our assisted living apartments 

and flexible support options. 

Hosted at The Lodge at Lochlea Lifestyle Resort by 

Radius Care 

Thursday 

Thursday 

24th 

24th 

October 

October 

at5.30pm 

at5.30pm 

The Lochlea Lodge atLochlea Lifestyle Resort 

The Lochlea Lodge atLochlea Lifestyle Resort 

25 Charlesworth Drive, Allenton, Ashburton 7700 

25 Charlesworth Drive, Allenton, Ashburton 7700 

To 

To 

RSVP: 

RSVP: 

Call 03 975 8860 

Call 03 975 8860 

Or scan the QRcode 

Or scan the QRcode


2705316 

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. 

ALL ROOF Painting at 

affordable prices. Free 

quotes town or country. 

Airless sprayed. Guaranteed 

workmanship. Ph 027 

234 7431. 

CLOTHING Alterations: 

ALTERATIONS, SEWING, From school uniforms to 

mending and trouser hemming, 

wedding dresses and 

curtain alterations curtains. Call Vikki on 027 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

220 0534, or Vikki’s Little 

Treasures at the Saturday 

Market, West St Carpark. 

BEAUTIFUL 

LAWNS AND 

GARDENS 

BY YOUR 

LOCAL EXPERT. 

•RESIDENTIAL MOWING 

•COMMERCIAL MOWING 

•Ride on mowing 

•HEDGES &PRUNING 

Call 0800 454 654 

or book online www.jimsmowing.co.nz 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Kingdom of Bling by RichardO’Brien 

Saturday12th October 7-30pm. Tickets 

AReserve $85* /BReserve $75* 

RockyHorrorshowcreator,RichardO’Brien 

narratesthis cautionarytalefeaturing 

giants,amenacing fox, trollsand the King 

of the land,backed by arock bandbelting 

out songs in astyle thatmade RockyHorror 

suchablast. 100 percentofall royalties 

of TheKingdom of Blingwill go to the 

Starship Children’s Hospitalinperpetuity. 

Nairobi Trio 

•ALL WORK GUARANTEED 

Tuesday15thOctober 7:30pm 

AllTickets$45 (fees included) 

Described as New Zealand’s favouriteJazz 

Entertainers NairobiTriohas thirty five 

years touringexperienceacross the globe. 

Not only will youbetreated to music 

from three highly talentedmusicians you 

will also get to samplesome of the finest 

butcheryproducts from Smoke Butchery. 

Celtic Illusion 

Wednesday20thNovember7:30pm 

Ticketsfrom$79.90* 

Immerse yourself in oneofthe most 

unique productions touringthe world. 

Youwill witness abreathtaking arrayof 

experiences fusing Irish Dance, Magic 

and influential flavours of Fosse, Michael 

Jackson with aBroadway style,Celtic 

Illusionisashowlike no other. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Nuncrackers –The ChristmasMusical 

From Thursday7th -Sunday10th. 

Checkthe website fortimesand prices. 

•GARDENING /SPRAYING 

•SECTION CLEAN-UPS 

•RUBBISH REMOVAL 

•GUTTERCLEANING 

All the nuns youlove, plus Father Vigiland 

four students presentedbythe Variety 

TheatreAshburton.Featuring all new songs 

including TwelveDaysprior to Christmas, 

SantaAin’t Comin to OurHouse,thisshow 

is filled withwacky Nunsensehumour and 

some of your favouritecarols. 


BUILDING and property 

services. Professional and 

experienced Builder. 

Specialist in renovations 

and repairs, decks, fences, 

carports and retaining, 

plastering and painting. We 

also do tree pruning and 

removal. Call Gavin 021 

267 1979. 

CARPET-2-YOU for all your 

flooring needs. Supplier 

and installer of carpet and 

vinyl, re-stretch and repair, 

carpet cleaning. Phone 

Mike Gill 027 491 4210. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Franchises 

Available 


CARAVAN & CAMPER- 

VAN -Parts and Accessories 

Cleaners and chemicals, 

Compact kitchenware, 

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. See our retail 

shop. Lifestyle Motorhomes, 

199 Dobson Street, 

Ashburton. Ph: 03 308 

6627. 

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, $80 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY 

SWEEPS. We'll sweep 

your logburner's flue, check 

firebricks, baffles, airtubes 

and controls. We're experts 

on coal-ranges, and can 

sweep any sized open fire. 

We quote and undertake 

repairs, flue extensions and 

install bird netting. 0800 

224 464, www.chimchim.nz 

03307 2010 211A Wills Street,Ashburton7700 

admin@asheventcentre.co.nz 

*Service fees apply 


COBBLER GLENN for 

soling, heels, back linings, 

stitching, patching, zips, 

bags and boot repairs. 

Drop them into Stepping 

Out, 144 East St, Ashburton. 

DENTURES. Dr Peter 

Rumping, retired dentist, 

Makes new and repairs old 

dentures. Phone 027 220 

9997. 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations, call 

Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

HOME-HANDYMAN/ 

Builder, specialising in 

Decking, Carports, Cladding 

restoration and Timber 

window repairs. General 

home-handyman work. 

Phone Lindsay 027 230 

0205. 

LAWNS? We mow them! No 

job too small. Call Les 

Smith, The Ground Up, for 

acompetitive quote. Phone 

027 840 0201 or 03 308 

1500. 

LOCKSMITH/DOOR repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and 

bifold door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More and 027 

516 7104. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional, 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2678072 

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. 

TILING - For all your tiling 

requirements including kitchen 

splash backs, flooring 

etc. (Full water proofing) 

Call Kevin on 027 496 

8314. 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

AFTERHOURS 

HEALTH CARE 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedical assistance outsideofnormal 

hourspleasephone your generalpracticeteam, 

24/7 to speak with ahealthprofessionalwho 

will give youfreehealthadviceonwhattodoor 

wheretogoifyou need urgent care. 

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, 

call anyGPteam 24/7 forfree 

telephonehealthadvice. 

Allnon-residents andvisaholders please bringyour 

passporttoyoursurgery appointment. 

NewZealanderstobring some form of ID. 

PHARMACIES 

WisesPharmacy,Countdown Complex, 

EastStreet will be openon... 

Saturday from 9amuntil 1pm 

Sunday from 10am until1pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldinePharmacywillbeopen: 

Monday to Friday, 9amuntil 5.30pm 

and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm 

Forfree24hourTelephone Health Advice 

Phonethe healthline on 0800 611116 

Brought 

toyouby 


SUN CONTROL WINDOW 

TINTING: Privacy, UV, glare, 

heat control for homes, 

offices and cars. Window 

tinting since 2004. Phone 

Kyle Blampied 03 307 

6347, www.windowtinter. 

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 

FRESHLY DUG Nadine, Red 

Rascal and Agria potatoes, 

$2.00/kg. 81 Elizabeth 

Street, Ashburton. Ph 03 

308 3195 or 027 531 9103. 

Proudly supporting Mid- 

Canterbury Cancer. 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

STOCK FEED 

MANUFACTUR 

ING 

An opportunity to work in a 

very established Stock Feed 

Manufacturing Company in 

Ashburton has come available 

for afit and able person 

who must be able to lift 25kg 

bags plus be able to stack 

25kg bags onto pallets. 

The person will need to be 

able to do all jobs requiredin 

the manufacture of our products. 

Acurrent forklift license an 

average but training can be 

provide to right candidate. 

Our workplace has strict 

Work Safe practices inplace 

which requires our staff to 

wear PPE gear while working 

in the factory. 

Hours of work can vary 

depending on forward work 

with aminimum of 40 hours 

per week with some limited 

Saturday morning work 

when required. Overtime is 

paid with any hours over 40 

hours per week 

If you are interested, please 

reply by email to 

office@pasnz.co.nz or by 

contacting Tyler on 

0273505663 

CountdownComplex,EastStreet, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 3086733 

Email: wises@community-pharmacy.co.nz 


2675385 

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Vacancy: International Assistant 

Part time: 15 hours per week 

Startdate: By negotiation 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing 

with alife 

limiting 

illness? 

We can help with: 

67 


Afantastic opportunity has arisen to 

help supportthe International Student 

programme at Mount Hutt College. 

The successful applicant will assist the 

International Directorwith International programme 

activities and administration support. The role 

will also include responsibility for the homestay 

component ofour International programme. The 

successful applicant will be required to have a 

current, full New Zealand driver licence and will be 

requiredtoundergo apolicevetting check. 

Ajob description and applicationformare available 

on ourwebsite 

(https://mounthuttcollege.co.nz/contact-us) 

or by emailing 

college@mthutt.school.nz. 

Theapplication form,cover letter and CV should be 

senttocollege@mthutt.school.nz. 

Applications close at 12:00pmon 

Wednesday16October 2024. 

WANTED TO BUY 

WANTED Abox for flat deck, 

can be plastic or aluminium, 

approx 50- 60cm wide 

length1.5m. Phone 027 

2017616. 

HOME SERVICES 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Wakanui School 2025 

Out of Zone Enrolments 

Wakanui School will have the following spaces 

available forout of zone enrolments in 2025 

Year 0/1 –5places,CohortEntry forNew Entrants 

Year 7–5places 

Year 8–5places 

Application formsare available from the school 

office office@wakanui.school.nz 

Applications close October 10 2024. 

We would also like to hear from anyfamilies 

within our school zone intending to enrol achild 

in 2025. 

Forfurther information please contactthe school 

office or see our websitewww.wakanui.school.nz 

•Sitting andcompanionship 

•Counselling and bereavement 

support 

•Biographywriting 

•Massageand Reiki 

•Activityand support 

programmes 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 

Email manager@hospicemc.nz www.hospicemc.nz 

2714327 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

2715136 

Allservices 

arefree 

2714930


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MEETINGS 

Collegiate Rugby 

Football Club 

AGM 

Wednesday, 

November 6th, 7pm 

at SmithfieldRd 

Clubrooms 

Apologies to 

John 020 424 6820 

HakatereMarae 

AGM 

14 October 2024 

6.30pmatthe Marae 

439 RakaiaHighway, 

Fairton 

Nau MaiHarereMai 

2716124 

2716698 

METHVEN 

VINTAGECLUB 

AGM 

Thursday, 17thOct 2024, 

7:30pminour 

Clubroomsatthe 

MethvenA&P grounds. 

Supper provided. 

Allwelcome. 

Please R.S.V.P. to 

027 417 2067 2714308 

PERSONAL 

SingleLadySeeking 

Love/Companionship 

Aloverofthelandandsearchingforher 

soulmate.5’4,58kgswithlongdark 

hair&blueeyes.Interestsincludewalks, 

fishing,camping&goodoldfashioned 

homecooking. 

Call0800315311 

tomakecontactTODAY. 

RAFFLE RESULTS 

ASHBURTON COUNTY 

LIONS Camp Quality raffle 

results. First prize; Grant 

Kiddy, Second prize; Cory 

Levy, Third prize; Ros 

Stewart. Drawn under 

Police supervision. Thank 

you for the support. 

WANTED TO RENT 

★★★ 

WANTED TO RENT Ashburton 

township or surrounds 2 to 3 

bedroom, logfire preferred References 

available..Up to $420pw 

Tidy and reliable.full time 

worker 0211174222 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

MUSHROOM 

COMPOST 

Nowisthe time to diginour 

topquality mushroom 

composttoyour 

vegetablegarden. 

$60 per cubic metre 

or $10 bag. 

Delivery available 

208 MaronanRoad. 

Phone 021 129 8936 

2716683 

PEASTRAW$7/bale, 21 

pack $140. Sheep manure 

$10/bag, Firewood 

$100/m 3 . Call Dave 027 

601 1426, with your order. 

AHinds and Districts Lions 

Project. 

RHODODENDRONS 

Jordan’s Nursery 91 Pye 

Road, The Downs, Geraldine, 

Spring Only Wednesday 

to Saturday 10am to 

4pm or by arrangement. 

Phone Ken 03 693 8332 or 

027 4311815 

2716772 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

Amendments toCanterbury 

Regional Policy Statement 

In accordance with section 55(2) ofthe Resource 

Management Act 1991, Canterbury Regional Council 

(Environment Canterbury) gives notice that the Canterbury 

Regional Policy Statement has been amended to incorporate 

the time frames and figures inthe March 2023 Housing 

Development CapacityAssessment in accordance with the 

National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020. 

Acopy of the full public notice can beviewed at 

ecan.govt.nz/public-notices. Ifyou have any questions 

about the changes, please contact our Advisory Team on 

0800 324 636 or email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz. 

Dr Stefanie Rixecker 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

October 3,2024 

2716546 

2716636 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Electric Mobility 

Whereveryou need to be 

mobilityscooters will get youthere 

On displaynexttoFirst National, East Street,Ashburton. 

Sales&Service for over 25 years 

Electric Mobility Ashburton 

Fred Reddecliffe | 027 956 0193 

2695267 

COLLECTINGNOW 

Good qualitysecondhand furniture, 

household,garden and workshop items. 

No TVs, computers or heaters please. 

Phone Bob027 450 0231, Dave 027232 3093, Clarrie 308 9629 

CHARITYMARKET 

Sat9&Sun 10 November,9am 

HIP Building,AshburtonShowgrounds, 

Seafield Road 

AshburtonPakekeLionsClub 

Charitable Trust 

AshburtonBorough School 

OutofZoneEnrolment2025 

AshburtonBorough School has anumberofplaces 

for out of zone children. 

We invite youtocontactour school office to discuss 

apossible enrolment, and to make an 

appointmenttoview our school facilities and meet 

withthe Principal. 

Please ph 03 3078529 or email 

brigid@ashborough.school.nz 

Afull description of our zone boundaries can be 

foundonour website. 

www.ashburtonboroughschool.nz 

Applications close forthe 2025 schoolyear on 

Monday 4thNovember2024, theballot 

dateisFriday8th November. 

We have space available for 

pregnantcats, kittens,mother 

cats andtheir 

kittens. 

Thankyou for your 

continued food 

donations. 

Ph 308 4432 

Tuesday-Saturday 

9am -12noon 

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Thurs 3rd 

10.00 

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PAKEKE LIONS Charity 

Market. Saturday 9 and 

Sunday 10 November. HIP 

Building, Showgrounds, 

Seafield Rd, Ashburton. 

Donations of saleable 

household, workshop and 

garden items welcomed. 

No TV’s, heaters, computers. 

Collections: Dave 

027 232 3093, Clarrie 308 

9629, Bob 027 450 0231. 

WANTED: RETIREES who’d 

like a cooked two course 

lunch, a day out with 

friendly people doing interesting 

things and plenty of 

laughing. Don’t sit at home 

wondering what’s going to 

happen next week, come 

and join Age Concern, Ashburton’s 

206 Club. Monday, 

Tuesday or Wednesday, 

10am to 2.30pm, Seniors 

Centre, 206 Cameron 

Street. Cost $15. Phone 03 

308 6817. 

Ashburton Fanciers 

Society 

POULTRY AUCTION 

Sunday October 6th, 

Sports Hall 

Tancred Street West 


Viewing 11am 

Start 12.30pm 

Poultry, Bantams, 

Ducks,Geese,Guinea 

Pigs, Hybrid Layers 

Huge selection onoffer. 

Big birds, little birds. 

Something for every body. 

2713888

Ashburton Courier: October 03, 2024

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