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$20m for civic centre, library

By Sue Newman

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A $20 million windfall has landed in the Mid Canterbury community’s lap, thanks to the latest round of cash handouts in the government’s Response and Recovery fund grants.

It’s been a long wait for mayor Neil Brown and his council team, but yesterday they received the news they’d been waiting for – the district’s library and civic centre project was being given a $20 million cash injection.

When the government called for applications from local authorities for shovel-ready projects to bid for a share of its post Covid-19 recovery fund, the Ashburton District Council put six forward. Four made the first cut, but since then the council has been in a waiting game, Brown said.

“We were waiting and hoping.”

Other projects in other parts of New Zealand were announced as securing a share of the fund, but Ashburton heard nothing until yesterday when the $20 million win was announced. the year.

“This is an extraordinary amount of money that will make Artist’s impression of Ashburton’s new civic centre and library a significant difference for the in Baring Square east.

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With the grant covering more than one-third of the total cost, done it will mean we can to out to for funding for the bridge from $51.6 million, there would be a tender about September,” Brown the Provincial Growth Fund and significant saving for the commusaid. has had one grant, for the prepanity, he said.

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Gary’s track is ready for action Ashburton Racecourse track manager, Gary Chamberlain, has his track ready for action when racing returns to Mid Canterbury today.

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By Matt Markham

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In horse racing, the role of track manager is often a controversial one.

You either get it right, or you get it wrong – but usually only hear about it if it’s the latter.

But there’s a real passion there, across New Zealand track managers are driven by the desire to produce the perfect product, and there is a sense of pride in the work they do.

Ashburton’s Gary Chamberlain fits the bill perfectly.

He lives and breathes the Ashburton Racecourse.

And today, his handiwork is on show to the rest of New Zealand, and some of Australia, when horse racing returns to Mid Can-

terbury following Covid-19 for the Ashburton Racing Club’s first meeting of the new season.

Literally thousands of eyes will be locked in on Chamberlain’s grass galloping track. They’ll notice every bit of loose turf that flies, every shift in momentum, all in the hope of being able to find an advantage when it comes to making investments on the massive card of racing.

But Chamberlain is confident.

He knows the surface is as good as he can get it.

Thoroughbred tracks operate on a track rating system, and at this time of the year most operate at a Heavy level, but when horses line up today for the first race they’ll be met with a Dead rated track and there’s even the possi-

bility of further improvement.

“We’ll be looking at about a Dead6 but there’s a chance of even a Dead5,” Chamberlain said yesterday.

“It’s in fantastic condition, I’m really happy with it.”

Significant improvements over recent years have put the Ashburton track in a good position and Chamberlain and his team of helpers, including wife Robyn, have been a big part of that.

But the golden egg came during a time when the horse racing industry was on its knees earlier this year.

Covid-19 lockdown saw the closure of public training facilities, meaning those who house horses at the Ashburton Racecourse were unable to work on any of the

tracks located on the premises.

That meant Chamberlain could really focus on his galloping track without horses going around it and causing the general wear and tear that track managers are usually left to deal with.

“It made a big difference, I was able to really focus on it – work on the irrigation side of things and try and get it to really thrive and it did, it’s got a great sole of grass on it and I think it will be very well received this week.”

With close to 170 horses set to thunder their way around the track today, Chamberlain is confident his surface is up to the task and the fact they’ll start the day at a Dead level means the damage post the meeting should be easily manageable.

“It’s not going to be absolutely destroyed like it would if it was a really heavy track, so we won’t be on the back foot straight away which is good to know.”

No matter what the track ends up like at the end of the day, you can guarantee Chamberlain and his team will be back on deck tomorrow, working on the recovery and starting preparations for the next meeting.

With jump outs (practice races) on Tuesday and the prospect of big fields there too, it could be a busy few days.

Racing action kicks off today at 11.48am for the 10-race card.

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■■ PLUNKET

Anna calls time on Plunket

By Sue Newman

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Anna Radford was a Plunket baby, a Plunket mum, a Plunket committee member and for the past 13 years she’s added Plunket employee to that list.

On Friday, however, Anna signed off on a 21-year association with the mother and baby organisation.

And while the time might be right for change, she admitted to severing her Plunket ties with a real feeling of sadness. It’s an organisation that’s very close to her heart.

Over those years, change has been constant, Anna said, and today the organisation is very different to the one she first joined.

She started as car seat co-ordinator, until the organisation moved out of this area. When that happened, Anna took up the job herself, becoming a private supplier, but she’s now called time on that work too. Gone are the local committees and Ashburton’s Plunket is run from Wellington.

In Anna’s time on the committee, local fundraising was a major commitment and she was one

of the hardworking team that raised funds to buy the existing headquarters in Cameron Street.

Over her years on the payroll, she’s provided administration support to the team of Plunket nurses, fronted the reception desk and organised and hosted countless events for mothers and babies.

“I guess I’m the gofer, the go-to person,” she said But come Monday, Anna will no longer be the friendly voice at the end of the Plunket phone, the smiling face behind the front desk.

“It’s time to go,” she said.

And it’s time to devote more time to her other job with NZ Biograins rather than struggling to do double duty as she’s done for the past two years.

Plunket today is very different to the organisation Anna joined 21 years ago; so many things that were done locally are now done on a regional or national level and that’s a change that’s changed the face of the organisation, Anna said.

“It’s still a strong organisation, we still know our families well but as an organisation it’s

changed dramatically.”

Currently there is no replacement planned, the work she completed in her 17 plus hours a week will be left undone, but regional co-ordinator Jane Elms believes volunteers might be called on to fill the gap.

Like most organisations that relied on community funding and grants, Plunket was in a bit of a holding pattern while it waited to see what the true impact of Covid would be, she said.

“It’s a real credit to Anna with the commitment she has had to Plunket. She’s been through many changes in her time.”

The team of Ashburton Plunket nurses, Janeen Donaldson, Christine Gray and Paula Hyde and Karitane nurse Marise Jayne, say they will miss the big role Anna has played in making sure their working lives were well organised, taking care of all the background jobs so they could work with mothers and babies.

“Anna is leaving but none of the service stuff will be lost. Ashburton has been really lucky in having this type of support, She’ll definitely leave a huge gap,” they said.

Farewelling long-serving Ashburton Plunket staff member Anna Radford (back right) are (back, from left) Plunket nurses Janeen Donaldson and Paula Hyde, with Octavia Pope, six months and (in front) Karitane Nurse Marise Jayne, two-year-old Keeley Clark and Plunket Nurse Christine Gray with Huxley Neal, 13 months.

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By Sue Newman

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Ashburton’s Youth Council members are this weekend on a mission to raise money and entertain the community.

For the second year they are bringing the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival to town and members say the two packages – Best of Wanaka and Kiwi Made – contain some spectacular footage.

Ashburton District Council events co-ordinator Verity Jackson works with the 14-member youth council and said a tremendous amount of work had gone into staging the event.

Members were hoping to build on the success of last year’s event with two sessions at 2pm and 7pm and are hoping for full houses.

The Best of Wanaka screens at 2pm and Kiwi Made at 7pm.

Both run for two-and-a-half hours and the short films in

each range in length from seven to 35 minutes.

Film makers from around the world submitted films to the Wanaka Film Festival where they were screened and the final selection made to go on tour.

The films celebrate sport and lifestyle adventure.

For the youth council, the film festival had now become a signature event, Jackson said.

“These young people are so inspiring and they’re making real change and giving a good voice for youth.”

The youth council is also supported by district councillors Lynette Lovett and Diane Rawlinson.

Today’s festival will be held in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Funds raised from the festival will be used to stage the council’s well established event, Bite Night. This will be held on October 2 at the EA Networks Centre.

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TOP open to coalition offers

By Susan Sandys

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The Opportunities Party (TOP) would work with either Labour or National in a coalition government, says the party’s leader Geoff Simmons.

He brought the party’s nationwide roadshow to Ashburton on Thursday night, at the Walnut Avenue Pavilion, and was pleased with the turnout.

He said while the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll showed less than one per cent support for TOP, the Roy Morgan poll from June showed 1.5 per cent, which was better.

However, the figure Simmons was most focused on was that of 10 per cent, and that was the proportion of people who wanted TOP in Parliament but had not voted for them at the last election because they had been worried about wasting their vote.

However, this time round it looked like this concern would not be a big issue, considering Labour looked as though it was “home and hosed”.

We were in unusual times where the Labour Party in the coalition government had managed the Covid crisis well in New Zealand, he said.

“But the question is – who do you want sitting at the table with Labour, making sure we go forward in a successful way?”

And TOP was the only party, other than New Zealand First, who would work with either Labour or National.

“We kind of see ourselves as a

In brief Johnson out of race Student Volunteer Army (SVA) founder Sam Johnson said he is not among the nominees for the Rangitata electorate National Party candidacy. “SVA is my continued focus, as much as I’d love to give something back to the district.

Maybe another time,” Johnson said. National Party members in the Rangitata electorate are preparing to meet the nominees at closed-door meetings, before voting in a secret ballot at the final selection meeting. Project management company operator Stacey Scott is among nominees, while other potential nominees include Environment Canterbury councillor Megan Hands and public relations company operator David Anderson.

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TOP leader Geoff Simmons was in Ashburton on Thursday. head for Labour and a heart for National,” Simmons said.

He said it had been “sickening” to see the awful lot of money being splashed around by parties leading up to the election, basically using it to buy votes.

Key TOP policies included introducing a $13,000 annual universal basic income, which would help the large number of working poor in New Zea-

land, as well as policies around reducing the cost of housing, improving water quality, and allowing gene editing technology in order to help fight disease and climate change.

Simmons said he had been pleased to see about 50 people at each of the recent roadshow meetings in the South Island, and believed the party, established by Gareth Morgan, was doing a good job raising its pro-

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file following its first election in 2017.

He wanted Mid Cantabrians to give their party vote to TOP, which does not have a candidate standing in Rangitata. He was happy with the number of about 30 who had attended in Ashburton on Thursday night.

“It’s always great to get out and engage with people and hear first-hand the issues in different regions,” Simmons said.

Harm feared if tourism training cuts go ahead The Tertiary Education Commission wants to slash government spending on tourism and retail courses by as much as 30 per cent next year.

The proposed $6 million cut to subsidised student enrolments is based on forecasts that both sectors will contract next year and Careers New Zealand is telling jobseekers their prospects in the tourism sector are poor.

Tourism education providers would not comment on the proposed reductions, but the peak body for the wider tourism sector, Tourism Industry Aotearoa, criticised the plan as short-sighted.

The commission’s deputy chief executive, Gillian Dudgeon, said the cuts would affect only courses from certificate to diploma level (levels 1-6). Degree and postgraduate courses were not affected.

“These courses tend to be shorter term, up to one year, and this is expected to be the main period of impact from Covid-19,” she said.

Dudgeon said tertiary education providers could contest the proposed reductions.

“Our key message to each provider is that the door for additional funding is not closed.

We just need supporting information to increase above the indicative levels which are based on forecast changes in their respective sectors,” she said.

Dudgeon said the commission spent $21 million on subsidies for tourism and retail courses last year and the proposed cuts for next year were based on MBIE forecasts that both sectors would contract as a result of the pandemic.

The chief executive of Tourism Industry Aotearoa, Chris Roberts, said he had met

Former Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded investors of more than $15 million, will spend at least five years behind bars. Kloogh appeared in Dunedin District Court yesterday where the 57-year-old was jailed for eight years and 10 months over his years-long scheme, which was estimated to have cost investors $15.7 million.

He had pleaded guilty to 11 charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office in March. Victims detailed how he stole and squandered their savings and investments on a luxury lifestyle. His companies, Financial Planning Limited and Impacted Enterprises Limited, came under investigation in May last year.

Queenstown rents fall A rental website shows prices in Queenstown plummeted by more than a quarter in June compared with the same month last year.

Queenstown-Lakes district had its biggest annual drop in seven years, to an average weekly rent of $550 in June, dropping $210 (28 per cent) compared to the same month last year, according to rents advertised on TradeMe. “This is the largest annual percentage drop we’ve seen in the district since we started recording rental data,” TradeMe property spokesperson Aaron Clancy said.

“With our borders closed, towns like Queenstown-Lakes, which rely on tourists and visitors, have been hit hard by Covid-19 and now we’re seeing this impact the rental market.

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The viability of courses may be in doubt if cuts of up to 30 per cent of subsidised student enrolments are cut, a tourism industry boss says. with commission staff to discuss the plans and talked to education providers.

“Most are telling us they’ve been told they’ll have 20 to 30 to 35 per cent fewer places funded next year. Once you get up to that sort of level you’re starting to question the viability of those courses,” he said.

Roberts said although the pandemic had caused layoffs and cutbacks in tourism businesses, they would bounce back when international tourism resumed.

He said tourism had employed 15,000 foreign workers before the pandemic and many had now returned to their home countries leaving gaps that qualified New Zealand workers could fill.

“We have on the one hand the impression that what’s happening in our industry is people being laid off, which is a fact of life right now, but very quickly we could have a major problem finding the people that we need,” he said.

Roberts said businesses that had laid off staff because of the pandemic were now rehiring or would do so during the summer.

He said reducing tourism training next year could harm the industry for years to come.

“We’re training people now to be the future leaders of the industry in 10, 20, 30 years’ time, so turning off the tap has an impact not immediately, but down the track.”

The food court at the country’s largest mall, Auckland’s Sylvia Park, was closed yesterday for deep cleaning after confirmation a man with Covid-19 ate there two weeks ago. It’s unclear how the man contracted the virus, with health authorities unable to rule out he caught it in New Zealand before travelling to South Korea.

He visited Sylvia Park’s food court between 11am and 1pm on Thursday, July 16. The Ministry of Health advised the mall this morning, saying it poses a very low risk. The food court was closed for a deep clean, and has now reopened. The rest of the shopping complex was to be cleaned last night. Contact tracing has begun in Fiordland after it was revealed the man went on a Milford Sound cruise.

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Library a Rakaia success story W

hen they do not have their heads buried inside books, they are creating their own story of a library that has become a huge success.

The Rakaia Library’s dedicated librarians have turned the library around from pondering a shaky future just three years ago. Membership has climbed during that time from a mere 25, to 125.

Among books at the library is the original minute book for the organisation, detailing, in faded cursive script, the first meeting held in 1875. Rakaia has always been a town of readers, and almost as soon as the first householders settled there, they built a library.

Today, the library is situated in the Rakaia Memorial Hall, where it has been since the hall was built about 60 years ago.

In recent times, a heat pump has replaced a bar heater, transforming what was almost a winter ice chamber into a warm and cosy space. Then there was new carpet installed over the original wooden floorboards, as well as more shelving, new chairs, and modern blinds to replace ageing curtains.

A new children’s area has been added, while the books have been catalogued on a computer and opening hours increased. The library opens Tuesday 2pm to 4pm, Thursday 6.30pm to 8pm and Saturday 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Membership is free, the only charge is 50 cents for new books, and the library is able to buy books via the annual grant it receives from the Ashburton District Council.

On the banks of the Rakaia River, near the longest bridge in New Zealand, is a little country town called Rakaia. In the fourth story of a series on the town, Susan Sandys talks to librarians Audrey Galbraith and Liz Depree.

It has recently received its grant for this year of $5000. Three or four times per year the librarians take a purchasing trip to Whitcoulls in Ashburton, where they get a generous discount on titles purchased.

As well as the council grant, they get plenty more community support from groups and organisations, as well as donations of books from residents.

The library has always had a brilliant selection of books, and the librarians keep residents upto-date with regular book reviews and a fortnightly report in the Rakaia News.

Audrey Galbraith and Liz Depree are among a dedicated team of seven librarians and are avid readers themselves. They each read about 20 to 30 books a year. They are long-time members of the Rakaia Book Club, where every two months they discuss a book that has been set for reading.

Galbraith’s recent favourite is Becoming by Michelle Obama, while Depree’s is The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow.

Depree said she was excited about the large amount of New Zealand literature coming out for children, and among recent additions to the library’s shelves is Audrey Galbraith and Liz Depree are avid book club members and librarians. the Topp Twins Treasury of Sing PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 280720-SS-020 Along Stories.

Change coming for home recyclers

By Sue Newman

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Just when we’ve got our recycling habits fine-tuned, they’re changing and some items that could be recycled this week, from Monday, will need to find their way into red-lidded rubbish bins.

As the global market for recyclable products has tightened, New Zealand’s recyclers have been forced to make a few changes and that means only hard, rigid plastics carrying the numbers 1, 2 and 5 plus clean paper, magazines, cardboard and aluminum cans can go into recycling bins.

Soft plastics or those numbered 3, 4, 6 or 7 must now be tossed in with household rubbish.

Remembering what goes where is simple – if it’s a soft plastic that can be scrunched up in your hand then it will no longer make the recycling grade, says Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann.

“These changes are being driven globally. There’s been a shift in the market with China having closed and that’s created a kickon effect to other Asian economies, and that means the few markets that are left open can demand purity, very low levels of contamination and that’s very

hard to get,” he said.

Add to that the current extremely low crude oil prices that meant it was now much cheaper to buy new plastic and the recycling industry had been hit by a double whammy, McCann said.

“This is all independent of Covid, it’s been brewing for two or three years.”

The kick-on effect had driven changes for large recycling

businesses in New Zealand and a move to no longer accept low grade plastics. That change had forced local authorities across the country to also make changes, McCann said.

To ensure the plastics still being recycled, those numbered 1, 2 and 5 were not contaminated, it was important all lids and tops were put in the rubbish bin. That includes tops from bottles, ice

cream containers and milk bottles.

“As an example, if a red lid gets in with a load of clear plastic it will contaminate the whole load, and it’s already very difficult to get material to a standard where it can be exported,” he said.

The Basel Convention, an international treaty, was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between na-

tions, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed nations also played a part in restricting recycling options. There is also a proposal to require a permit before material can be exported.

New Zealand was now at a place where it needed to push the reset button on recycling and find ways to do it better, he said.

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■■ EDUCATION

Learning sharemarket basics

By Sue Newman

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A group of Year 12 Ashburton College economics students will have a head start over their counterparts when it comes to making wise investments in their earning years.

Under the guidance of expert, Michelle Parkin from Forsyth Barr, the students are learning the basics of trading that will not only help them with their own future investments, but may also give them the edge when they take part in the Australian ASX Stockmarket Game.

The game sees students start with a virtual $50,000 to invest over a 10-week period in 220 listed companies, trading at buy and sell prices that are the same as the live market. The game not only teaches students about investment, it also comes with cash prizes.

On Thursday Parkin began the task of demystifying the sharemarket and gave the students a glimpse into the market, its history and the factors that influenced share prices.

In its purest sense, the sharemarket was influenced by supply and demand, but in reality there were many other factors that influenced share prices, she said.

It might seem as though share price rises and falls were quite random, but there were some tight regulations around the way companies and investors could trade and the information they needed to provide. Those rules were about ensuring market integrity, she said.

The sharemarket game is designed to develop students’ knowledge of the market, teach them how to research companies and give them an understanding of the importance of making wise investment decisions.

College economics teacher Kirsty Moffett said the option of taking part in the stockmarket game provided students with a great opportunity to learn valuable life skills in a situation that mirrored the real trading world. Having Parkin on board meant they were able to enter the competition with some solid background of knowledge, she said.

During the first session, Parkin said she had covered key concepts of investing and in the second would start working with the students on selecting companies they were interested in to provide them with a short list for investment when the stockmarket competition opens later this month.

New Zealand’s economists of the future, Ashburton College’s Year 12 students learn the fundamentals of the sharemarket from Forsyth Barr investment advisor Michelle Parkin (back, from left) Sam Holland, John Magyaya, Harry Trumper and Emma Scammell and (front) Ben Simons, Ged Wall and Drew Porter.

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■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

Little Johnny strikes again in the classroom Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. He’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear. Some will be of his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly, from others. The whole truth of some can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

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o the teacher asked the class, “what would you get if you divide eight in half?”

Little Johnny said, “well Miss, that depends which way you divide it”.

“What do you mean, Johnny?” asked the teacher.

“Well,” says Johnny “do you want to divide it down the middle or across the middle?”

“What difference does it make?” asked the teacher.

“Well” says Johnny “if you divide eight down the middle you’ll get two threes, if you divide eight across the middle you’ll get two 0s”.

Not quite the answer Miss was expecting!

Then the teacher noticed

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Johnny was doing his maths lying on the floor.

“Why are you doing your multiplication on the floor, Johnny?” asked the teacher.

“Well Miss, you told us to do it without using tables”.

Moving along, the class discusses the planets.

Teacher asks Johnny how he could prove the Earth is round.

Johnny says, “I can’t Miss, but remember I never said it was!”

It gets more interesting.

Teacher asks the class who can remember the chemical formula for water.

Johnny’s the only one who puts his hand up.

“So what is it Johnny?”

“H I J K L M N O,” replies Johnny.

“What on Earth are you talking about?”

“Well miss, yesterday you said it was H to O”.

One day the teacher related the wonderful story about George Washington (1st President of the United States) chopping down his father’s cherry tree, saying he did not cut it down but he

also said he couldn’t tell a lie and admitted doing so.

The teacher then asked the class why George’s father didn’t punish him.

Johnny knew the answer – “because George still had the axe in his hand!”

Now, believe it or not, while compiling these stories about little Johnny I met a well-known local gentleman whose name is Johnny.

And believe it or not, he was a teacher. And a good one too.

A delightful gentleman with whom it’s always great to chat with.

After I asked how he was, this gentleman told me he was feeling a bit tired. An unusual response

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from this always lively gentleman, which took me a bit by surprise.

So I asked why and Johnny told me it was really all because he had been reading motoring stories written by Roger Hart and I in this newspaper.

Bit of a worry to think our stories make people tired.

Delving into it a bit more, Johnny said after reading some stories he’d had a strange dream the night before – of all things he dreamt he was a car muffler.

I had to ask, “why did that make you feel tired today?”

“Well I woke up this morning feeling I was exhausted,” said our friend Johnny – with a big grin on his face. Fell for that one!

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■■OPERATION BURNHAM REPORT

NZDF ‘deeply sorry’ for misleading ministers, public Air Marshall Kevin Short has apologised for providing inaccurate information to the public, saying the mistake “continued for a number of years”.

Air Marshall Short has spoken to media after the inquiry into Operation Burnham released its report yesterday.

The report from the Burnham Inquiry led by Sir Terence Arnold and Sir Geoffrey Palmer found officials did not plot to cover-up the casualties, as claimed in the book Hit & Run by investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson.

It did find a child was killed during Operation Burnham in Afghanistan in 2010, but the operation that led to her death was justified under international law.

Four other people were also killed, but the government inquiry could not determine if they were civilians or insurgents.

Air Marshall Short, the chief of the Defence Force, has officially apologised on its behalf for providing the inaccurate information.

“I am pleased that the inquiry’s report has found that during Operations Burnham and Nova, our personnel operated with proper authorisation and conformed to the rules of engagement and international humanitarian law.”

He said the operations were lawful, justified, and meticulously planned.

“However, this inquiry report demonstrates that we let our frontline service people down through a series of organisational and administrative failings that

Air Marshall Kevin Short. saw incorrect information provided to ministers and the New Zealand public. And for that, I am deeply sorry.

“The errors resulted in a number of mistakes over several years and saw inaccurate information about the possibility of civilian casualties given to ministers and New Zealanders. The mistakes were compounded when the inaccuracies were repeated.”

The Burnham Inquiry found NZDF officials did not plot to cover-up the casualties.

“However inaccurate statements were made. NZDF acknowledges and regrets these mistakes,” he said.

“If we are to maintain the trust and confidence of the people we serve, we must be accountable.

We must be better at the way we record, store and retrieve infor-

mation, and then subsequently present that information to ministers and the public. I will ensure this happens.”

He said he was initially surprised “with what I was reading in the report and absolutely regret that it could happen in this Defence Force”.

Short said information was shown to an officer in Afghanistan.

“It was a brief look at one paragraph within a report and from memory he reported that back.

Unfortunately, there was no system put in place to expand on that information, check on its accuracy and then provide very accurate information to the chief of defence force and then on to ministers.

“It started with an inaccurate account of what had occurred and that mistake continued for a number of years.”

He said the Defence Force had accepted that it needed to be far more inquisitive about the information and question the source of the material.

“As a cultural issue, we need to be more transparent in what we do.

“At times we are seen as not transparent usually because we don’t want to give away our tactics, techniques and procedures because that gives us an edge . . . we hold classified information close and we don’t share that. So there is a culture in our organisation about not disclosing, not talking about those issues.

“But that should not stop us about being very open about what we do and how we’re doing it, in a general sense, with the public.”

He said that he could never say that it couldn’t happen again, but the structural changes in the department should result in a culture change.

He said New Zealanders could trust in the work that NZDF servicemen and women did.

Short said senior defence force personnel failed frontline staff.

“We let them down.”

Gloriavale commune looks to expand to Lake Brunner The burgeoning Gloriavale Christian Community at Lake Haupiri is looking to expand with a second compound at Lake Brunner, West Coast council leaders have heard.

The Greymouth Star reported this year that Gloriavale had purchased an expansive property on the remote western shore of Lake Brunner, between Moana and Mitchells.

Planners working on a combined district plan for the West Coast told the Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee on Thursday the new site would in future help accommodate growing numbers.

More than 800 people now lived at the Lake Haupiri site, planner Lois Easton told the meeting.

“They are looking to set up more sites as it expands – they feel 600 people is about right.”

Councils might want to consider a special planning zone or precinct for small settlements such as Gloriavale, Easton said.

“At the moment pretty much everything they do needs discre-

tionary activity resource consent, so there’s a lot of unnecessary planning work.”

The councils should also think about how the Gloriavale property, with its communal living facilities, might be zoned if in future the community ever disbanded, she said.

“If it did disband, would it become a tourism facility? An outdoor education camp?”

Other small settlements on the West Coast were also in a state of flux and change with some growing rapidly, Ms Easton said.

“Blackball, for instance, with the new (Paparoa) track going in there; it’s had a huge resurgence.”

Such places might benefit from having a settlement zoning, with areas set aside for commercial development, she suggested.

The one plan committee is now meeting fortnightly to tackle the task of creating new planning rules that will in future apply to all three districts on the West Coast.

Members of Gloriavale commune at a gathering.

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■■WAITAKI VALLEY

The wondrous Waitaki

Riverstone Castle has just opened for reservations.

The wondrous Waitaki District has always been proud of its rocks, lustily exemplified by the creamy pure texture of Oamaru Stone that underpins the classic good looks of the historic town’s Victorian Precinct, writes Mike Yardley.

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efore hitting town, I ventured west into the heart of the Waitaki Valley to Duntroon, eagerly awaiting its pending designation as a Global Geopark by UNESCO. As Australasia’s first Geopark, it threads together the spell-binding natural landforms, abundant fossil finds and rich cultural history of the Waitaki Valley, which was under sea when Zealandia drifted away from Gondwana.

Seismic forces later thrust the ancient seabed upwards, at the same time that the Southern Alps were formed.

Robert Campbell, the wealthy land-owner and runholder established Duntroon in 1864, naming it in honour of his Scottish birthplace.

This cute-as-a-button village is home to the Vanished World Fossil Centre, but before heading there, I met up with Duntroon locals, Mike, Lisa and Jude, who guided me through the rustic charm-factory of Nicol’s Blacksmith, one of the few operating blacksmith shops left in New Zealand.

It’s irresistibly authentic, with the forge fired up on weekends and ironwork courses still held. I was staggered to discover that a Wattie Yardley, who migrated to New Zealand in the 1890s from the Orkney Islands, first owned and operated the smithy. It soon became the community hub, as locals swapped stories over horseshoes.

Twenty-five million years ago, the land around Duntroon was the ocean floor.

Mike Gray led me through the magnificent Vanished World Centre which brings to life the pre-historic wealth of the region.

It’s a taster, a scene-setter and a trophy-room that speaks of

Oamaru’s magnificent colony of little blue penguins are a must-see for visitors. the geological wonderland that endows the Waitaki District.

I marvelled over the displays of prehistoric dolphin skulls, whale and penguin bones, unearthed by local farmers from the limestone.

All manner of discoveries have been found lodged in the region’s famous limestone, which of course was created by broken down ancient marine life.

After getting to grips with the barebones geological back-story, Mike and I set off to explore some of the 40 designated sites of significance that comprise the geopark.

The karst landscape and its whitestone are at the core of

Waitaki’s identity.

We called into Takiroa, the rock art site where ancient Maori, travelling through the Waitaki Valley for food-gathering, found shelter in the limestone overhangs, etching images of animals and early European contact into the cliff face.

Elephant Rocks is a wonderfully whimsical affair, where towering limestone rocks have been sculpted and eroded by wind and water to form elephant-shaped outcrops.

The site was used in the filming of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Nearby, at Anatini, fossilised baleen whale bones have been

exposed in the limestone.

You might recognise the setting as Aslan’s Camp from Narnia.

Another awe-inspiring spectacle is strikingly called Earthquakes, where monstrous slabs of limestone have splintered off the hillside when the land slumped thousands of years ago.

It’s still a high rock-fall risk area, so be cautious.

But it’s not just limestone that holds court in this geopark, there’s the Moeraki Boulders, Omarama’s pinnacled clay cliffs, volcanic cones and mesas rising above the rolling downs. www. whitestonegeopark.co.nz Oamaru itself is built on a long extinct volcano.

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Oamaru’s Victorian Precinct.

After getting my rocks off Waitaki’s multi-layered geological majesty, I headed into town, passing the glittering sweep of neo-classical limestone buildings that anchor the town’s Victorian Precinct.

They house a hive of temptations, from the science fiction meats Victoriana fun of Steampunk, to the artisans, craft brewers and boutiques within the harbourside precinct.

There are so many inter-linking strands that weave the Waitaki geopark story together, bridging the past with the present.

Ancient penguin bones keep being found in the limestone, powerfully connecting with Oamaru’s magnificent colony of little blue penguins.

When I first started in radio in Oamaru in 1993, the colony was a fledgling visitor attraction with just 30 breeding pairs.

Today, there’s over two hundred breeding pairs, so the nightly penguin parade of the birds returning home to their nest after feeding at sea, is an extravagant and intimate affair, as they scamper up the rocks like nervous Nigels, navigating their

There is something for everyone at Riverstone Country Giftshops. way around bellowing fur seals, to reach their homes.

It’s a riveting twilight encounter.

After freezing your butt ogling scampering penguins on a winter’s night, hot-foot it around to Scott’s Brewery for the roaring fire, great craft beer and pub fare.

Then there’s Cucina, fawned over for its degustation dining, with a South American inspired menu.

Just north of Oamaru, Riverstone Kitchen sits alongside the homeware emporium of Riverstone Country Giftshops – and the latest addition, Riverstone Castle, which has just opened for reservations.

Since returning home to his parents’ farm in 2006, Bevan Smith established the highly decorated Riverstone Kitchen, wrapped in food producing gardens, where his sparkling food ethos is powered by sustainability and hyper-local produce.

The menu celebrates the seasons and I had the most perfect late winter lunch, munching down a divine wild mushroom risotto for lunch. www.waitakinz. com

Oamaru Town.

Elephant Rocks.

Oamaru’s Steampunk.

Clay cliffs.

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Takiora Maori rock art.

Noe-classical Oamaru.

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New home for bus An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992. The state Department of Natural Resources said it intends to negotiate with the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North to display the bus, which was popularised by the book Into the Wild and a movie of the same name and flown from its location near Denali National Park and Preserve last month. The bus became a beacon for those wishing to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless, who - AP hiked to the bus in 1992.

Ambulance officers in Melbourne transfer a patient from an aged care facility to hospital.

■■AUSTRALIA

Covid surges in Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has warned restrictions in Victoria are likely to be extended beyond the six-week lockdown in Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire, after the state recorded another 627 coronavirus cases and eight deaths overnight Thursday.

The increase in cases is the second-highest single-day increase of the pandemic and comes after a record 723 cases were recorded on Thursday.

“I’ve got no announcements to make about next steps but it is important that all of us acknowledge that these numbers are still far too high and we could not open up with these numbers,” the Premier

said yesterday.

“We could not open up even with significantly less than these numbers.”

Andrews said national and Victorian health officials were doing a “detailed analysis” of what was driving the increasing cases.

“We have numbers that are too high, community transmission too high, and we need to do detailed analysis and potentially take further steps beyond the current framework.”

He said the analysis would let authorities know what needed to be done to drive numbers down.

“I don’t think it is unrea-

sonable to say that there are a whole range of potential next steps that will come at a very significant cost – and I mean that in all of its senses.”

The people who died were two men in their 50s, two men in their 70s, three men in their 80s and one woman in her 70s. The state’s death toll now stands at 112.

Four of the deaths were connected to aged care settings, Andrews said.

There are now a total of 349 people in hospital, including 37 people in intensive care.

The Premier said 928 active cases in Victoria were connected to aged care settings, and 1030 active cases were

healthcare workers.

Since late last week, Australian Defence Force personnel and health authorities have been doorknocking the homes of people who have tested positive to Covid-19 .

The Premier said more than 130 people who had tested positive to coronavirus were not at home over the past two days.

“It is difficult to understand why one in four people that were doorknocked weren’t there,” he said.

“That is very challenging to try and understand that. There could be economic issues, we have talked about this many times over many days.”

It’s a movie time warp When historians look back on the top films at the box office in 2020, they may feel like they’ve slipped into a time warp, or maybe Back to the Future. Over the second weekend in July, Empire Strikes Back — 40 years after it was first released — was again No. 1. Ghostbusters claimed the July 4 weekend, 36 years after opening. Over the June 19-21 weekend and 27 years after it last led the box office, Jurassic Park again ruled theatres. In a pandemic that has resurrected all kinds of vintage pastimes, from puzzles to drive-ins, even the blockbusters are retro. That is much out of necessity. With all major new releases postponed until at least Labor Day weekend, moviegoing has again belonged to the classics.

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■■UNITED STATES

Trump suggests delay to 2020 election Donald Trump has suggested November’s presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.

He floated a delay until people could “properly, securely and safely” vote.

There is little evidence to support Trump’s claims but he has long railed against mailin voting which he has said would be susceptible to fraud.

US states want to make postal voting easier due to public health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the US constitution, Trump does not have the authority to postpone the election himself. Any delay would have to be approved by Congress. The president does not have direct power over the two houses In a series of tweets, Trump said “universal mail-in voting” would make November’s vote the “most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history” and a “great embarrassment to the USA”.

He suggested – without providing evidence – that mail-in voting, as it is known in the

US, would be susceptible to foreign interference.

“The [Democrats] talk of foreign influence in voting, but they know that mail-in voting is an easy way for foreign countries to enter the race,” he said.

Trump also said postal voting was “already proving to be a catastrophic disaster” in areas where it was being tried out.

In June, New York allowed voters to vote by post in the Democratic primary poll for the party’s presidential candidate. But there have been long delays in counting the ballots

and the results are still unknown.

US media report that there are also concerns that many ballots will not be counted because they were not filled in correctly or do not have postmarks on them that show they were sent before voting officially ended.

However, several other states have long conducted votes by post.

Quizzed on whether a president could delay the election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would not “enter a legal judgement on the fly”.

Gaga, Grande top noms It’s raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s Rain on Me at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which will present new categories focused on live performances and music videos created at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Gaga and Grande both scored nine nominations each, including video of the year for their No. 1 dance hit. Rain on Me is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography. Billie Eilish and The Weeknd, the second-most nominated acts with six, are also up for video of the year with Everything I Wanted and Blinding Lights.

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Milford businesses fear for future Close to one million people visited Milford Sound last year, but that’s slowed from a torrent to a trickle as borders have closed.

But Covid-19 is just the latest calamity to strike, coming off the back of devastating floods in February and even earthquakes.

While many businesses experienced a welcome boost over the school holidays, visitors numbers have already slowed.

Cruise Milford operations manager Hamish Egerton said travelling New Zealanders were a saving grace for many businesses.

“School holidays have been great, numbers have been really really pleasing, but of course, that’s over so we’re going to be potentially falling into the precipice now.”

Most businesses usually tried to hold onto staff through the quieter winter months in the expectation of things picking up in summer, he said.

“For a lot of people there is no summer so there’s no point in carrying those staff, so most companies are running bare skeleton.”

Milford Sound Tourism owns

Close to one million people visited Milford Sound last year, but that’s slowed to a trickle and businesses are struggling. and operates infrastructure including the harbour, wharves, and visitor terminal.

Its operations leader Tony Woodham said Milford was a resilient community with many long-term businesses, but it had been a year like no other, including flooding through the terminal

which was still being fixed.

“So Covid really coming along was an unbelievable experience.

No one could imagine the immediate effect on this place,” he said.

Milford was here to stay and businesses would continue to act as guardians of the taonga, Woodham said.

“It is a privilege actually to serve this place, and we try to employ people who feel like that. We’re trying to hang on to a team of people and surround ourselves with cruise operators who believe that too.

“They’re passionate about sharing it. It will continue, people will find their way there and it’s a matter of hanging in there.”

About 80 per cent of guests with tour company, Southern Discoveries, are from overseas.

Operations manager Wolfgang Hainzl said the school holidays saw an influx of locals – a much needed morale and financial boost – and some scrambling to find larger vessels to accommodate everybody.

But he said staff numbers still had to be cut and, across the fiord, were probably down by about 60 per cent on normal levels.

“It is one of those iconic areas which probably a lot of New Zealanders have never experienced, especially if you’re in the city. You don’t see that you’ve got to drive 120 kilometres to the next supermarket,” he said.

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“It’s quite unusual for New Zealanders. They like to go down to the corner dairy and grab the bottle of milk. Well, for us, it’s a 240 kilometre return trip.”

Hainzl estimated staffing across Milford businesses had reduced by about 60 per cent, but said businesses were holding on and he remained hopeful for the future.

“I think the advantage for our company – most companies in Milford actually – is they’re all family owned. Our company is owned by a Southland family. It is actually something quite positive.

“We are here to stay but it will be a bit challenging. I think if we can get the Australian bubble going, it would be fine.”

He wanted to see the government’s plan for the future of tourism and where Milford Sound fits in.

Real Journeys general manager Paul Norris said they would be operating on weekends only for the rest of winter when usually there’d be a couple of cruises a day.

But he was continuing to stay positive.

■■BOTTLED WATER

Compulsory arbitration Environment Court accused of multiple plans dropped by govt RNZ Attempts to force commercial landlords and tenants with rent disputes in the wake of Covid-19 into negotiation are being abandoned

by Justice Minister Andrew Little.

The government had planned a temporary law change last month which would have compelled parties who could not come to an agreement to enter compulsory arbitration.

It set aside $40 million to assist access to this in a timely and cost-effective way.

At the time, commerical tenants said they were relieved about the arbitration policy as many worried a disagreement with their landlord would see them in court, or bankrupt.

However, New Zealand First has pulled support for the legislation, claiming what it had agreed to and what the legislation said were two different things.

Little said the government was now making the $40m available to assist with the cost of mediation and arbitration, but without a law change, it would be voluntary.

“I expect it’s a reasonably small proportion of commercial tenants and landlords at this point who need help, but there is still a need.

“I hope that this does help some of the commercial tenants who are affected by that, or indeed some of the commercial landlords who have been held over the barrel by their large multinational commer-

cial tenants. It is very late in the piece, I would have liked a solution in place much, much earlier than now but, look, this is the way things are at the moment and this is the best we can do.”

Little said it was frustrating NZ First had walked back on its “handshake” agreement.

“That’s matters for them to account for and I guess for voters to have a look at.

“I maintain good relations, I think, with all NZ First Ministers and MPs. It is unfortunate that situations like this happen, but it is a product of politics and I suspect the kind of febrile atmosphere that builds up around election time, and maybe this is the cause of that,” Little said.

The scheme can be accessed by businesses with 20 or fewer fulltime equivalent staff per lease site, that are New Zealand based, and have not already come to an agreement with their landlord.

The service will be up and running within eight weeks.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said this was a complete waste of money.

“What you’re saying is you’re going to break the sanctity of commercial contracts, and we said you can’t do that, we won’t let you do that. Now they’re throwing $40 million at it. It’s sort of very Muldoon-esque.

“Andrew Little knew full well that when he produced the arrangement we were working on his bill

was so inappropriate, and I told him so. And I’ve got a commercial background, I’m not going to sit there and not use it in the circumstances where the landlords and tenants of this country need a fair go,” he said.

Peters said for Little to describe this as a “government move” when he did not have NZ First’s backing was “again wrong”.

“I know this is in the end days of this coalition, but people have got to keep their word,” Peters said.

National finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith said the move was “too little too late” and would be of little comfort to struggling businesses.

“Most landlords and tenants have resolved these issues a long time ago, so the time for the government to help, particularly in this space, was a long time ago and they missed the boat. They spent their time arguing amongst themselves.

“Businesses up and down the country have suffered as a result of government dysfunction over five months,” he said.

Goldsmith said he could not understand how the government was offering this assistance when half of the coalition did not support it.

He said it left a real sense of “untidiness”.

“At a time when New Zealanders are facing enormous pressure and jobs are being lost, we need a coherent and consistent government, instead we’ve got an undisciplined rabble,” Goldsmith said.

errors in water case

The lawyer for Sustainable Otakiri has alleged the Environment Court made a number of critical errors when it considered a proposal by Creswell New Zealand Limited to take a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti aquifer.

The community group is supporting an appeal by Ngati Awa to overturn the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s decision to grant the company the consent.

Ngati Awa’s previous attempt to challenge the council’s decision was dismissed by the Environment Court last year.

Sustainable Otakiri lawyer James Gardener Hopkins told the High Court the Environment Court should have considered the scale of the activity proposed by the company.

He noted Creswell wanted to take 5000 cubic metres of water a day, an amount he said was significant once compared to the 7300 cubic metres of water a day currently being taken by all other existing water bottling plants in New Zealand combined.

“I think that it is important to respond to my friend’s suggestion that the Environment Court was entitled to take judicial notice that this activity was small in comparison to other water bottling activities occurring in New Zealand.

“My submission is, that is not the case.

“It is dangerous when the Environment Court has itself acknowledged that it did not have specific evidence on that for it to then make findings as to the comparative scale of this activity.”

The Environment Court ruled that it was not within its jurisdiction to consider the impact of exports or plastic waste, particularly because bottles in itself did not require a resource consent.

Ngati Awa has alleged the court, therefore, closed its mind to the impact the end-use would have at a local level.

Hopkins said it was impossible to separate the water-take from the bottling, and the court should have considered the impact of end-use.

“My submission is that the bottling is an essential part of the activity and that the Environment Court got it wrong when it said the primary activity was the water-take.

“We have an acknowledgement that the water would not be taken if it could not be bottled ... the water bottling is arguably the primary activity or, at the very least, an essential component of the activity, and it should not be considered as subordinate to the water take,” he said.

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

Farewell to an old friend I

t feels a little bit like saying goodbye to a good friend.

For as long as anyone here cares to remember our business has been daily news. Six days a week, 52 weeks of the year.

We’ve arrived at your driveway or front door sometimes for decades, initially in the afternoon and then latterly in the mornings, often come snow, wind or rain and sat on your coffee tables and kitchen benches.

And today, we do that for the last time.

It’s hard not to feel a little bit sad about it all.

Each and every person who has worked in this office over the past 140 years, has done it for the love of the Mid Canterbury community. We’ve come in here and dug and poked around for daily news stories because that’s what you’ve expected of us.

We’ve held people to account and you’ve held us to account.

We’ve laughed with you, cried with you and celebrated with you. It’s been something quite special.

But from today that all changes. Today, we take a step back.

Draw a breath and begin to put our thoughts and energies towards our next publishing day of Wednesday, August 5.

A new look, bigger, better Guardian. That’s what we’re striving for and that’s what we will achieve.

All those things that we’ve done for 140 years will still be done. Just a little bit differently.

Why? Because we have to.

I’m sure there’s no-one out there who is reading this who would argue with the fact that a reduced Ashburton Guardian is better than no Ashburton Guardian at all. And those were the cold, harsh realities we were faced with.

Adapt and change. Or die.

We still feel like we can make a difference, we still feel like we can enforce change and be the voice of this district. We’re just going to do it three days a week in printed form, as opposed to six.

So, on behalf of all us here at the Guardian, thank you.

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life six days a week. It has been our absolute privilege.

We are really excited about what lies ahead and hope you are too.

YOUR VIEW

The pursuit of wellness: Economic wellness

By Mary Holmes

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hat is economic wellness? I went on a long walk to ponder this, and finally came up with: Having enough money for necessities plus some fun. And knowing that should continue for the rest of your life, even if the unexpected happens.

Recent events are a great example of the unexpected. Many KiwiSaver balances plunged - although they later recovered - and some people are losing their jobs or seeing their income fall.

Nobody welcomes this. But economically well people take money upsets in their stride because they’ve got back-ups.

They’re in control.

How can we achieve economic wellness?

Spend less than your income We’ve already acknowledged that we all need some fun in our lives. But it doesn’t have to be expensive.

People who run up debt to fund their lifestyle are doing the economic equivalent of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising. One day it will catch up with you. And in the meantime it must be - or at least should be!

- stressful.

If you’re not paying your credit card bill in full each month, change that. If the debt is too big to pay off fast, make getting rid of it a top priority. It’s a wealth killer.

Have enough insurance

Think about “what would happen if”, and insure your home and contents (or just contents if renting); your car, jewellery and other valuables; and your income.

Too many New Zealanders don’t bother with loss of income insurance and live to regret it.

What about life insurance? While you won’t benefit from it, if you have dependants and you don’t have this cover, you should feel guilty enough for it to harm your health!

On health insurance, see below.

Set up a rainy day fund You never know when you’ll face big dental, car repair or house maintenance bills, or you’re out of work for a few weeks.

It’s good to have three months’ income tucked away, perhaps in one-month term deposits. Then you can put emergency spending on a credit card, and by the time you have to pay the credit card bill a deposit will have matured.

Another good place for rainy day money is within a mortgage.

Ask your lender if you can pay extra off the mortgage on condition that you can borrow that money back in a tight spot.

Save enough for retirement Economic wellness is not about dreading old age because you’ll have to rely mainly on NZ Super.

It’s about watching your savings grow.

You’ll probably have at least part of your retirement savings in KiwiSaver, to make the most of government and employer

contributions.

If you can’t cope with seeing your KiwiSaver balance fall a long way - as it may have lately gradually move into a lower-risk fund. But don’t be too cowardly, as higher-risk funds have the best long-term growth.

Perhaps put a small portion of your savings in higher risk, and watch how it always recovers from downturns. That might give you the courage to add more.

However, once you get within 10 years of spending the money – on a first home or in retirement – reduce your risk. You don’t want your balance to plunge right before you plan to spend it.

Buy a house?

Not necessarily. Despite what some oldies say, you don’t have to own your own home to be economically well.

But if you don’t, it’s wise to save considerably more for retirement than your homeowner friends, so you can either cover your rent into old age or perhaps buy a home at that stage.

Will our health improve if we achieve economic stability?

Financial stress contributes to many health problems. And if money worries keep you awake at night, the lack of sleep won’t help either!

If you’ve got your money sorted, you can relax and enjoy the good things in life, and cope with the bad things.

Is it easier to be well if you have money?

To some extent.

In New Zealand, everyone has access to subsidised or free public health care. Beyond that, though, people with health insurance can often get quicker access to good care.

For example, you can get a hip or knee replacement much faster if you have insurance. If you’re hobbling around waiting for a replacement for months, you are hardly well.

I recommend having health insurance to cover surgery and perhaps specialist visits. For most people, though, coverage for GP visits – which costs more – is not necessary.

But wellness is not just about health care. In this country you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables and other healthy foods at reasonable prices. Some would argue that health supplements are expensive, but experts often say most of those are not necessary anyway.

Exercise? Well, you can spend heaps on getting and staying fit – perhaps at an expensive gym or on the ski slopes. But it doesn’t cost much to buy some good walking shoes that will last a couple of years, or a pair of togs that will last a couple of summers.

What it all amounts to You don’t need lots of money to be economically healthy. Spend within your limits, cover yourself for when bad stuff happens, and get that KiwiSaver fund looking good.

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On this first day of August 2020, the Ashburton Guardian marks the end of one historic era and begins a fresh new forward-looking one.

For a period of time we shall describe here as “yonks”, the Guardian has magically appeared on lawns, in mailboxes, supermarkets, dairies and various outlets for six days of every week. Barring of course the obvious exceptions.

But from this coming week, six becomes three as the Guardian pushes boldly forward in a new and increasingly challenging media environment.

With that comes a new emphasis, a new vision, a handon-heart new focus as local becomes king.

Local. Local. Local.

It is smart thinking in this digital age where the latest breaking national and international news unfolds virtually as it happens.

The smart way to counter that is to do what the big national players don’t.

Play to your local crowd.

It’s a return to roots really, as provincial newspapers really always were about holding up a mirror to local affairs.

But now the focus gets ramped up a few notches.

I’ve been thinking about the Guardian and change of late.

Reflecting as one does on years past.

As a teen, I lined up in John Bell’s office as a result of my father’s advice that “I should get a trade behind me”.

I mustn’t have freaked Mr Bell too much, or perhaps he had a low bar, but I got the job as an apprentice typographer.

In essence, this set me on a path to become part of the crew “black out the back” whom dealt in what now seems primitive, messy technology to produce a newspaper from the input of the “front of house,” the cleanies who wrote copy, sold advertising, subbed stories.

These were pre-historic times.

The barista coffee wasn’t even a thing in New Zealand then.

You just knocked out your own Greggs instant at smoko time.

How did we cope?

Carl Albright’s toasted sandwiches at The Capri helped.

My job in the mid 1970s included a range of tasks. Dismantling the pages from the previous

day’s big metal forms. A large metal frame within which the individual lines of type, produced on, you guessed it a Linotype machine were dumped in a big wheeled bin and taken out the back to a large furnace where yesterday’s news and adverts were melted down to be cast as new content for the next day’s paper.

Some tasks were completed using a composition stick, where individual letters would be plucked from trays in a huge cabinet containing a myriad of different fonts in various sizes.

You got really good at working and reading backwards.

Later a Ludlow machine arrived which injected molten lead into moulds to produce larger headlines.

But the big change was knocking on the door.

Midway through my apprenticeship, a great deal of what I had been learning went “west” along with all the old heavy inky clunky machinery.

The computer age had arrived and with it, a cleaner, lighter, totally different process to produce the Ashburton Guardian.

We had to completely re-learn keyboard configuration and big blue Compugraphic computers produced paste-up ready copy from coded tickertape rolls which were fed from conven-

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It was like shifting to another planet.

The big old antique Cossar flatbed press which vied for the title of The Eighth Wonder Of The World, and tamed on a daily basis by Derek Clement and David Taylor, gave way to a handsome modern big blue Goss Community offset press.

The commitment then to produce the Guardian was considerable.

And today that commitment is just as focused.

But the methodology has changed and so have the times.

I think the paper has somehow always attracted great people, both to produce it and to read it.

So now, get yourself comfy for another development, a new era – and a lot more of the people you know, live, play and work alongside appearing in it.

ing us kept in a pandemic syndrome state for as long as possible. It suits the narrative that the govt is our rescuer and saviour and keeps us fearful and grateful.”

People need to realise there is

no economic plan, massive borrowing, more govt control and less freedom.

There are many decisions that don’t make sense and with the rise in popularity of Anzac Day,

remembering those who paid the price for our freedom, now disappearing under this govt. It is time to wake up. The piper has to be paid.

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Methven proves too strong

College goes oh so close

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By Matt Markham

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No one mention the 100-minute slugfest 12 months ago, it is officially taboo.

Hailed as one of the greatest Watters Cup finals of all time, the Rakaia and Methven clash at the Ashburton Showgrounds is still being talked about. Just not by anyone involved in today’s repeat of Mid Canterbury Rugby’s showpiece at the Methven Domain.

You see, rugby teams can be a bit fickle sometimes.

No-one really likes to tempt fate too much.

So, when Methven and Rakaia run out for the 2020 edition of the Watters Cup, there is a clean slate and it’s all about ‘being clinical’

and ‘focusing on the now, and not the past’.

History counts for nothing on the biggest of stages.

Methven hold all the aces today. Unbeaten through pre-season and the Watters Cup pool play they are the team to beat.

That they overcome a 22-point deficit to Hampstead last week to book themselves a home final is now forgotten.

Saturday is a whole new day.

“We’ve trained really well this week, we’re right on track,” Methven co-coach, Simon Fleetwood said yesterday.

Head down the road 20 minutes along the Rakaia River and you’ll get the same message.

“I could not be prouder of them

for what they have achieved to just get to this point,” Rakaia coach Kyle Gray said on Thursday night.

“We’ve had a good week, looked at where we can improve and tried to put those learnings into action.

“It’s going to be a great game of rugby.”

Both coaches talked extensively about their messages this week centring around the basics and doing them well. Being clinical and not worrying about what you can’t control were clear messages.

“We need to be accurate and we need to break the match down and do the little things right,” Fleetwood said.

“Last time we played Methven

we had plenty of shortcomings, so it’s been about identifying those errors and making those subtle tweaks that can make all the difference,” Gray said.

Methven have made changes from the side that beat Hampstead last week, with Tim Lawn getting the nod to start at first-five ahead of Ruben Early, while Matthew Stone will provide impact from the bench with the nuggety Jeremy Lewthwaite back on the side of the scrum.

“Tim offers some real strength both in attack and on defence, it’s a tough call on Ruben, but it’s an area we feel we can be better.

“Matt (Stone) will come off the bench and be the guy we look toward to drive the boys home in

the final stages, if the opportunity presents itself.”

Rakaia’s side is largely unchanged, but Gray is looking to his experienced charges to lead the way for his young side.

“Guys like Seta and Andrew Letham, they’ve got to set the tone, we’ll be looking to them to make the impact and then the rest of the guys will follow them.”

Two evenly matched sides, an expected huge crowd supporting both and a good day weather day for rugby.

Another outstanding Watters Cup final looks well on the cards.

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Big moments, big players. they’re to stop Methven.

Watters Cup victories are so often about the moments. The big plays and the big players.

It could be that kicker capable of a 50-metre penalty on full time, or that ball runner who is capable of breaking a defensive line in half.

Matt Markham takes at look at three of the biggest factors in what could lead to success for both Methven and Rakaia in today’s Watters Cup final.

METHVEN Barging Bari …

Big, powerful, skilful and quick.

That’s Manasa Bari in a nutshell.

Methven fans have seen glimpses of the massive powerhouse over the past few seasons, but it’s been this year that he’s been able to fully unleash himself.

And boy, has it made a difference. Bari’s skills with the ball in hand have been almost unparalleled. But it’s what he does for his team-mates that perhaps makes him stand out even more.

Off the back of a Bari barge, there’s a noticeable lift in intensity.

Methven feed off him, they thrive on his work and if he can get the ball moving forward and trouble the first line of Rakaia defence, then the task out wider is going to be that much easier for the Methven backs.

Andrew Letham you’d want to put down the tee? As far as kicking percentages go, there wouldn’t be many, if any, with a better record in Mid Canterbury senior rugby than the 43-year-old and his ability to slot them from all over the park poses a problem for an often loose Methven side today. They’ll need to be conscious of not handing too many gift three-pointers his way early in the game because history suggests that nearly every time, he’ll make them pay.

Tactical Tyler …

Tyler Blackburn

Rugby is a team game, there is no doubt about it – but finals rugby can be about the individual efforts.

Tyler Blackburn is one of those players with the capabilities of being able to take a game by the scruff of the neck and assume control.

On a number of occasions this season, Blackburn’s experience and cool head under pressure has been a big part of Methven’s success.

His three-try performance against Hampstead early on in the season was one of the best performances this writer has seen from a halfback and a reproduction of that today will take Methven deep into the match.

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RAKAIA Drive-in, Drive-Thru …

Memories of a string of driving mauls from lineouts will be haunting Rakaia two weeks on from when the two sides last met.

It was those moments, which led to three Methven tries, that turned the match on its head.

With a tight and strong forward pack and a real understanding of what each other’s role is within that unit, Rakaia will need to repel that front-foot momentum if

Simply Seta …

Has Mid Canterbury rugby seen a more polarising figure than Seta Koritamana?

A Rakaia cult hero, with natural ability that simply cannot be matched, he is a team-mate’s best friend and an opponent’s worst nightmare.

With this uncanny knack of turning nothing into something and taking control of a game with one brilliant burst through the

pack, Seta could well be the defining factor in a Rakaia success if it’s to eventuate today.

From the first minute to the 80th, he’s capable of doing the unthinkable and the Methven modus operandi will be to shut him down as quickly as possible.

Lethal Latham …

If time was up on the clock, scores tied and you picked up a penalty from 45 metres out, would there be anyone other that

No-one is willing to talk about

Call it the elephant in the room, but the mental edge of a rugby side can make all the difference during the big occasions. Knowing what to do when the chips are down and how to dig deep and produce a result, that’s the big stuff.

Last year in this very dance, Rakaia came from behind to win and did it in the most historic of fashions after more than 100 minutes of gruelling rugby.

That’s got to count for something today.

That self-belief could become crucial at some point in the match and with the tails up and the confidence on side due to what history tells them, it could be dangerous.

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Connell out to turn back the clock

By Matt Markham

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The legs might not be quite as quick as they once were, but the rugby knowledge and experience that comes with more than a decade of playing top-flight rugby more than makes up for it for Methven fullback, Brenton Connell.

Mid Canterbury rugby fans will have fond memories of a full-flight Connell churning up backlines while wearing the green and gold of the region back in 2007 and 2008.

It was that form that saw him named in the New Zealand Heartland side in 2008, where he played two games and also brought him to the attention of the Tasman Makos, who snapped him up to play provincial rugby for them in 2009.

Unfortunately injury curtailed that dream, and after a few years away from the rugby scene, Connell found himself back in Methven, in the black and white and doing what he loved doing.

But he’s never felt quite right.

Never quite 100 per cent, with niggles and issues keeping him from being at full flight again.

Until this year.

An off-season surgery to repair some meniscus damage in his knee has meant there’s been no careful management necessary this

season, and the 31-year-old has loved being able to play freely.

“I’m loving it, just loving the game to be honest – not having those wee niggles there, that’s made a huge difference,” he said.

“But to be playing for Methven too, a really proud club, that makes it even more that special, especially alongside a really good group of guys.”

A fitter and welder by trade, Connell will today play his 73rd senior match for Methven, and is out to turn back the clock 12 years to when he was last able to take a sip out of the Watters Cup today when they take on Rakaia at the Methven Domain.

“It’s been a wee while, so it would be nice to get another one.

“Not just for us as players though, it’s the older guys – the ones you sit down in the clubrooms with and have a beer alongside, I think it means more to them sometimes.

“And to be given the chance to run out there this week and try and do it for them, that’s what it’s all about.”

Connell knows that Rakaia have the target well and truly squared in on Methven’s backs, and trying to negate what they will bring to the paddock is key to success today, in his eyes.

“We haven’t put together an 80 minute performance yet this season.

“We’ve got it in us, I know we do – but that’s what it’s going to take.

“If we can start off on the right foot and play the game we want to play we’ll give ourselves a good shot at it.

“After all these years, it’s still pretty exciting to be a part of it all.

“The Watters Cup is special and you’re lucky to get a chance to play for it.

“But not getting caught up in it all and keeping level heads is pretty important.”

With the club’s 125th anniversary next year, there’s no talk of hanging up the boots just yet either – irrelevant of today’s result.

Connell is of the opinion he’s received a lot from the Methven club, and wants to keep giving back as long as he can.

“I’m loving playing, loving being a part of it all and the injuries are good so who knows, it’d be nice to come back with the goal of defending the Watters Cup.”

Redemption time for Letham

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

12 months ago, Andrew Letham – with crutches as an aid – paced his way up and down the sideline for more than 100 minutes, watching his Rakaia side wrestle a Watters Cup victory over Methven.

The win was fantastic, and there were few happier people around the Ashburton Showgrounds than Letham, but internally the frustration of having to be on the sideline and not out on the paddock doing what he does best was a hard pill to swallow.

Letham had been a big part in getting Rakaia to the knockout stages, his experience and level-head in a tough situation proving critical at various points during the season.

But an injury, in the final round of pool play, ironically, against Methven, left him out for the semi-final and then the final.

The injury was damage to the ligaments in an ankle.

Today, the 34-year-old gets a shot at redemption when he takes to the Methven Domain with the sole focus of helping guide a young Rakaia side to back-toback successes.

“I’m really excited about it, after having to watch last year, the

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chance to be out there and doing it, well there’s not much better,” Letham said this week.

It’s a world apart from last year too, a lot of experience has gone from the Rakaia side, but that same fire that has always made them one of the teams to beat in Mid Canterbury rugby still burns brightly, and Letham has seen enough in the side to suggest they’re up for the big challenge this today.

that they are more conscious of the kicking power of Letham and know that any penalty within enemy lines will more than likely be converted into points.

“The kicking has been good, it’s gone alright I guess,” Letham laughed.

“I’m just trying to enjoy my rugby, play my game and let things naturally happen – when you start worrying about things that’s when they generally go wrong.”

Prior to training on Thursday night, Letham said the focus had firmly been on not beefing things up too much in terms of the game this weekend.

Rakaia were taking the approach of it being just like any other week of rugby.

“We’ll probably hook into things a little deeper tonight (Thursday) I’d imagine, but we’re just focused on what we can do and how we’re going to win, everything else is secondary really.”

So how do they win?

“We’ve just got to hang onto the ball, play to our strengths and use the possession and territory and convert that into points.

“We’re not as big as what we probably have been in recent years, but there’s some serious skill there and we need to use that to our advantage.”

It’s just a case of putting it all together and producing the performance.

“I don’t think there’s anyone thinking we’re not going into it as underdogs, but we’ve got the side capable of getting the job done, I know we have.

“It’s just a case of putting it all together and producing the performance.”

Letham’s role won’t be restricted to just a leadership role in today either.

Playing in the midfield, his biggest weapon will be his right boot, with the noted dead-eyedick having buried plenty of good rugby sides over the years.

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By Matt Markham

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Mt Somers will face Celtic B in Tuesday night’s promotion/relegation match at the end of the first round of Mid Canterbury’s Premier Netball competition, following the completion of the first round on Thursday night.

The girls from the foothills were humbled by a rampant Hampstead in the middle game of the night, losing 52-17 in a one-sided encounter.

The pressure now goes on to regroup within five days and return to the EA Networks Centre on Tuesday and fight for survival in the top-flight of local netball.

On the other side of the coin, Hampstead consolidated themselves as the team to beat this season with their performance, which sees them four points clear at the top of the table from Celtic, who were also victorious on Thursday night.

They managed to hold off a very brave United team who again were right in the match but were unable to get over the line, with Celtic winning 27-22.

In the opening game of the night, Methven took on College in what promised to be an intriguing encounter between two sides sitting in the middle of the pack.

Both had shown promise in rounds previous, but both also had taken plenty of work-ons home each week, so the match was always going to be determined by who took control early.

It was Methven on top of the College defence early in the match.

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were a little stand-offish through the early stages, allowing Methven to find their feet and land some goals.

It was a far cry from champagne netball, but it was entertaining as the two teams traded blows with Methven’s defensive end proving a strong foil for a talented College shooting circle, and it was the Methven ladies who ended the first quarter on top, 13-6.

The second quarter belonged to College.

Through some deft passing and an increase in intensity they managed to put Methven on the back foot, and despite heading into the halftime break still down by six – they won the quarter 10-9.

Spurred on by strong performances from senior players Poppy Kilworth and Hayley Tallentire, College would have felt they were

in with a chance in the second half, if they could keep that momentum up – but a few positional changes by the Methven bench thwarted many of their plans.

Leanne Clemens found her range and nailed some impressive goals in the third as Methven took the ascendency back from College.

In a high-scoring quarter, both sides played with a bit of freedom, with College particularly strong in the mid court.

Methven began the final quarter with the match under control – up by 13 goals, 35-22.

To their credit, despite appearing down and out, College kept their foot to the floor and continued to throw everything they had at the Methven defence.

When they found their rhythm, they were exceptionally good, and probably good enough to challenge anyone – but the consistency at times was what let them down in the overall scheme of the match.

Methven were able to close out the game comfortably.

They shifted Kelera Nawai to goal shoot for the final two quarters and her height and athleticism was too much for the College defenders, try as they might.

Methven won the match 47-29.

That was enough to move Methven into third position on the table at the end of the first round, with it all still to play for in the coming weeks before a champion is crowned.

Tuesday night’s other promotion relegation match for Premier Two and Premier Three will be played between College B and United B.

Season starts to heat up It’s a day away from home for the majority of Mid Canterbury’s senior football sides today.

All bar the Methven Division 6 side will head to Christchurch as the season approaches the business end, and any points picked up are even more valuable than any matches before.

Mid Canterbury United’s premier team, competing in the Canterbury Championship League, face a tough battle against the second placed Burwood side. It’s been a season of close, but no cigar for the blue and reds but they’ve looked capable of footing it with any team on the right day. A strong performance today could help lift them from near the bottom of the points ladder.

Prior to that match the Reserves side will chase their first win of the season when they also play Burwood.

Methven’s Division Two side will take on Ferrymead Bays in what should be an excellent encounter. The two sides are both unbeaten with five wins and two draws from their seven matches.

Mid Canterbury United’s Division Four side will look to continue their run of hot form when they take on Halswell United. Top of the table and looking strong, they are the team to beat in their competition.

The Methven Division Six side haven’t had the best of times this season and today they’ll take on another tough clash against the top of the table Canterbury University at the Methven Domain.

■■OPINION

The unfortunate vagaries of the rugby pitch

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ugby is a funny old game, and despite the obvious gap in abilities on the field, there’s some parallels between the local Watters Cup competition, and the stunningly successful Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.

Languishing at the bottom of the ladder, in both competitions, are teams that both start with the letter C, and both have six letters in their name.

Both have some very good players on their roster, and both really should have picked up at least one victory in their respective competitions.

The Chiefs have some serious firepower at their disposal.

The likes of Anton LienertBrown, Damian McKenzie, Aaron Cruden, Sam Cane, and budding superstar Lachlan Boshier should surely have delivered a victory for their long-suffering fans by now, especially with one of the best coaches in the world guiding their destiny.

On Saturday they face the Crusaders, albeit on their home ground, FMG Stadium in Hamil-

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ton. The TAB form-watchers, who make a living out of getting the odds correct and generally earn that living, are suggesting that the Chiefs are highly unlikely to break their duck tonight, despite all the class acts they can muster on the field.

The Crusaders are paying $1.27 to the Chiefs’ $3.45, and there’ll be a few big punters climbing into that $1.27, even though the Canterbury side suffered their first loss (and their first in a quite incredible four years on their own patch) last week.

That’s because last week’s epic was just one more match for the ages that this Aotearoa tournament keeps throwing up, and losing in such an encounter is hardly a black mark against you.

What other team could provide

the pyrotechnics of Sevu Reece and George Bridge, the flashes of brilliance from Richie Mo’unga and the sheer intensity up front to provide their backs with so much to work with, and still come up short?

Full marks to the Canes for absorbing all that the Crusaders could throw at them and returning fire with test-match ferocity of their own, although I fear that injury to wrecking ball Ngani Laumape is going to cause grievous harm to their title chances.

Anyway, the Chiefs aren’t going to add a W to their names tonight regardless; cannon fodder for a Crusaders outfit that will be fully intent on wreaking havoc on somebody, anybody, to make up for last week’s bottom line.

Locally Celtic should also have picked up at least two, if not three, victories themselves, just like the Chiefs, but were generally the architects of their own demise.

In the opening match of the season they had Hampstead on the ropes, halfway through the second half and two of the blue-

and-golds in the bin.

Historically, for almost every team in Mid Canterbury, that’s the time – after 60 minutes of a tough, very even slog – when they go into overdrive and rack up a quick 35 points.

Not this year.

If Methven had any spies at that game, they might have taken some notes, and approached last week’s near-disastrous semi-final with a greater degree of caution.

Hampstead built a brick wall, one which repulsed every Celtic attack, and the end result – finally getting their hands on the Travis Durham Trophy – was a very fair outcome.

A couple of weeks later the Celts were leading Southern for 79-and-a-half minutes, but the game goes for 80 (and a bit).

There was a great deal of brave tackling going on in the second half of that match, but to win you have to not only tackle, you have to smash the ball-runners back to where they came from, and also dispossess them of the ball.

Even against Methven, Celtic wasn’t ever that far away, but his-

tory will simply record a zero in the season’s win column – same as the Chiefs.

A funny old game indeed.

A notable cricketing footnote, just because I like cricket: In the series just finished, England’s Stuart Broad knocked over West Indian Kraigg Brathwaite, a batsman with over 3500 runs including a double-ton on his resume, to become just the seventh bowler to reach a remarkable milestone, 500 wickets in test cricket.

He could conceivably be the last bowler to ever hit that mark, with the proliferation of T20 cricket and its multi-million dollar wage packets grabbing the attention of every worthwhile cricketer on the planet.

But the extraordinary thing about his achievement this week: A couple of years ago, also in England, Broad’s great mate and partner-in-crime in the opening bowler stakes, James Anderson, also notched up his 500th test wicket.

His victim? None other than Kraigg Braithwaite.

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■■BASKETBALL

Big upset just eludes College Oh so close, but not quite.

That was the almost deafening message coming out of the Ashburton College boys’ basketball team following their agonising 92-91 defeat at the hands of St Andrew’s College this week in Thomson Trophy action.

Heading to the match in Christchurch, College knew they were in for a tough battle with STAC, having won their last three games and looking strong.

But it was the visitors who made all the early play, jumping out to an 8-0 lead before their hosts even had a chance to get warm.

A reset through a time-out changed things up and STAC found their feet, and managed to walk into the end of the first quarter with a 31-18 lead.

The second quarter was just as tight, with College providing some really good ball to keep in touch, and the Ashburton boys trailed 43-36 at halftime.

STAC took the game by the horns heading into the early stages of the third quarter, and were able to string together some really strong plays which pushed their lead out to 18 points.

But again, College fought back, tightening up their defensive end while scoring some valuable baskets to claw the margin back to 13 at the end of the third.

Heading into the final quarter, College were still very much in the match, but the first stages of the quarter left College with no answers as STAC held strong.

A time-out which saw College shift to a full court press with the emphasis on stopping the ball from moving forward changed

Riley Sa had another big match for College on Tuesday night. the course of the game.

STAC began to panic, and plenty of turnovers started to flow towards College and they worked back into the match, and they hit the lead 91-89 with a minute left to play.

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Shortly after, STAC broke through the press and drove to the basket to score and bring the scores back to level, and suddenly the match became about who could hold their nerve best.

A Riley Sa three-point effort

went close but missed, and STAC marched up the court, earning a foul and a trip to the free-throw line.

The first one dropped, but the second missed and the ball bounced out but wasn’t claimed.

A STAC player managed to get a hand on it and it bounced off a College player to go out of court, and hand vital possession back to the hosts.

Kambell Still managed to turn the ball over however, and College were in with a sniff.

Charging up the court they piled on the pressure, only for STAC to hold steady.

Another shot went up but missed, and with a split second left a lunge to the ball again and an attempt to tip the ball in on the rebound just missed, with the buzzer sounding and STAC claiming the match by a one-point margin.

Sa put in a massive performance again at both ends of the court, picking up a huge 42 points, including a 13-point effort in the fourth quarter.

Still chipped in with a solid 15 points, while James Reid had a strong game with 11 points.

Brian Kerr said the whole team impressed.

“All of the guys that got time on the court well and truly put their hands up, whether it was defensively or dropping the odd basket or both.

“It was a wonderful team effort,” he said.

“The fourth quarter fightback was indicative of the defensive intensity applied throughout the game.

“There were times it looked like a blowout was on the cards, but they showed enormous fight and should walk away with heads held high.”

Despite the loss, Kerr described their performance as the best of the season.

Newlands makes a big A Grade statement Newlands brought themselves to level on the top of the standings at the end of the first round of Men’s A Grade basketball action on Wednesday night when they downed defending champions, Team Donkey.

Their victory, and a dominant performance by Nomads who easily accounted for competition newcomers Wildlife, has created an interesting position at the top of the table, with all three teams well in commission.

In the first game of the night, Nomads put a full-strength line-up out on the court and it showed immediately, as they rushed out to a 22-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.

A lift in intensity resulted in even more points in the second quarter as Wildlife struggled to match up, and the game was all but out of reach at half time with Nomads up 53-31.

The third quarter went much the same as the two before it, with lacklustre efforts on defence hurting Wildlife, with the margin staying the same head-

ing into the final quarter.

Wildlife started the fourth like they should have played the first three and went on a 9-2 run to give a sniff of a comeback, but Nomads reset and sped up their game, drowning in buckets as they ran away to win 100-78.

Kody Suthridge was the star performer with 26 points while Pete Kirwan, back from injury, scored a solid 20 and Tony Gilbert provided 18.

For Wildlife, Emiliano Guerra was again the shining light with a 20 point effort, while Sam Pearce (18) and Liam O’Çonnor (17) both produced good performances.

Everything that had been promised for the second match of the night between Newlands and Team Donkey was delivered, in what turned out a belter of an encounter.

Newlands made the best of starts to lead 24-17 at the end of the first quarter, but in the second they really found their stride as they stretched out to a 51-37 lead.

Team Donkey, like they invariably do, fought back in the third.

A man-to-man defensive approach tightened things up and with a bit of ease they dragged the score back to 62-60 at the end of the third.

On previous performances, Team Donkey have been strong in the fourth quarter and for the first three minutes of the final quarter it ran to script.

Newlands, however found their own rhythm, and also found space for their shooters.

Nick Fechney drained a couple of big three pointers and that was enough to seal the deal as they won 86-75 in a great encounter.

Marvin Agacer was the leading points scorer for Newlands with 25 points, while Randy Buendafe chipped in with 20 and Fechney closed out the match with 18 points.

For Team Donkey, Fotu Hala was strong with 23 points, while Cam Butler (20) and Pip Johnston (19) made valuable contributions.

Marvin Agacer, pictured driving to the basket last week, helped his side to a superb victory over Team Donkey this week.

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M6 Ashburton gallops Today at Ashburton Raceway

R1 Ryal Bush Transport Mdn NZD $10,000 1600m Type:MDN 11:48 1 3x424 Keep Quiet Ms K Williams (11) 58.5 2 933x9 Grab The Bar K Chowdhoory (7) (A2) 58.5 3 840x9 Red Magician J D Laking (12) 58.5 4 x598x Whereabouts K Mudhoo (1) 58.5 5 6 Nons The Name A Comignaghi (9) 58.5 6 8x0 Not Even ‘Ow G A Jogoo (2) 58.5 7 4x002 Figeameout T R Moseley (14) 56.5 8 024x6 Rockwithme Rohan Mudhoo (3) (A2) 56.5 9 040x7 Volvik S L Wynne (13) 56.5 10 Betathedeviluno L Callaway (10) 56.5 11 0x0 Molly Maguire C K Kwo (8) (A2) 56.5 12 760x7 Nifty A Balloo (4) 56.5 13 60x79 Star Wars Princess C W Johnson (6) 56.5 14 3 Yolo R J Myers (5) 54 15 x09x9 Hillbillycharlie 58.5 R2 Cochranes Of Canterbury Mdn NZD $10,000 1600m Type:MDN 12:20 1 0x0x4 Mount Hercules R Mudhoo (11) (A2) 58.5 2 74x06 Tricky Mickey S L Wynne (14) 58.5 3 000x My Sova A Comignaghi (4) 58.5 4 05x7 Glacier Point J D Laking (12) 58.5 5 0x97x Eisenhower R D Beeharry (2) (A3) 58.5 6 Goodanya T R Moseley (15) 58.5 7 08x Magie Noire Z Bholah (6) (A3) 58.5 8 24x25 Matuki R J Myers (1) 56.5 9 53x34 Just A Promiss L J Allpress (5) 56.5 10 x87x4 Zurafaa L Callaway (9) 56.5 11 890x3 Mah Girl Ms K Williams (3) 56.5 12 0x003 Sunny Lady S Toolooa (7) (A3) 56.5 13 28x58 Highly Polished K Asano (13) (A1) 56.5 14 20x76 Miss Oaks C W Johnson (8) 56.5 15 x09x9 Hillbillycharlie 58.5 R3 Royal Transport (Bm65) NZD $22,500 2200m Type:BM65 12:52 1 00x71 Oceans Away C R Barnes (3) 59 2 453x3 Dr Velocious Rohan Mudhoo (8) (A2) 58.5 3 03x02 Nathan Detroit A Comignaghi (14) 58.5 4 X7x06 Hillersden J D Laking (12) 58

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5 770x2 Locharburn T R Moseley (7) 57.5 6 21x92 Jingo S Toolooa (15) (A3) 57 7 23x80 Producer T Jonker (11) 57 8 6x344 Redesdale C K Kwo (18) (A2) 57 9 97x81 Kiwi Princess S L Wynne (16) 56.5 10 58x31 Reliably Perky K Asano (17) (A1) 56.5 11 0x7x4 Madam De Soir Ms K Williams (9) 56 12 069x5 Friday Knight G A Jogoo (5) 56 13 86x53 Van Diamond C W Johnson (2) 56 14 56x03 Jildi Jildi A Balloo (13) 55.5 15 37x06 Shock And Awe 54 16 668x0 Fine Bouquet 54 17 4x070 Lincoln Zephyr 55 18 479x0 Prediction 55 R4 Keith Wild & Dave Redmond Mdn NZD $10,000 1200m Type:MDN 13:25 1 9x5 Are There G A Jogoo (11) 58.5 2 8 Aorangi Assassin T R Moseley (3) 58.5 Pete L J Allpress (9) 58.5 3 4 Seriously R Cuneen (10) 58.5 5 89 The Cats Pyjamas J D Laking (13) 58.5 6 4423x Exclaim Y Y Chew (6) (A4) 56.5 7 32 Lady Canto Ms K Williams (4) 56.5 8 08x24 More Than Enough C Campbell (5) (A1) 56.5 9 24x7x Last Hoorah A Comignaghi (7) 56.5 10 375x8 Wondering C R Barnes (12) 56.5 11 6686x Heartoheart Chowdhoory (16) (A2) 56.5 12 0 Middle Island R Mudhoo(1) (A2) 56.5 13 0 Vague 56.5 14 Show Bazz S Toolooa (2) (A3) 56 15 70x96 Jojo Roxx 56.5 16 876x8 Tennessee Rock 56.5 17 x00x0 Quella Ragazza 56.5 18 3 Yolo 54 R5 Mid Canterbury Transport Mdn NZD $10,000 1200m Type:MDN 13:57 1 39x22 Razor Ms K Williams (15) 58.5 2 547x9 Van Halen J D Laking (1) 58.5 3 30x03 Ophelia Rose R Mudhoo (13) (A2) 56.5 4 42x3 Ripa Ruby A Comignaghi (2) 56.5

5 398x1 Jiminy Cricket S Macnab (19) (A2) 58.5 6 1 Once A Week T R Moseley (1) 58.5 7 140x Tamalin Ms K Williams (18) 58.5 8 054x7 Taponisme C W Johnson (9) 58.5 9 1044x Blackbook R J Myers (8) 58 10 278x0 Stella Daze Rohan Mudhoo (7) (A2) 58 11 316x2 Our Girl Gilly W Papier (12) (A4) 57.5 12 229x0 Sweet Oak B B Hong (15) (A3) 56.5 13 026x0 Chiquitita A Comignaghi (16) 56 14 00x17 Te Mokopuna G A Jogoo (5) 56 15 20x0x Dutch Courage K Mudhoo (14) 58 16 6469x Charlie Awesome 58 17 1x943 Leighton Warrior 58 18 x490x Rivaldo 58 19 156x0 Operator 58 20 560x8 Hot Tap 56 R8 Valachi Downs Hcp (95) NZD $30,000 1200m Type:RST95 15:36 1 3125x Prince Oz T R Moseley (2) 62 2 0x163 Irish Excuse R Mudhoo (15) (A2) 61.5 3 9951x He Kin Fly R Cuneen (9) 61 4 414x5 Rocanto K Asano (4) (A1) 60.5 5 0115x Owen Patrick S Toolooa (19) (A3) 59.5 6 25x21 Turncoat W Papier (18) (A4) 57 7 911x6 Torre Del Greco S Macnab (20) (A2) 56.5 8 9062x El Bee Darci R J Myers (8) 56.5 9 318x9 Belle Fascino S L Wynne (17) 55.5 10 1042x Diorissimo C A Campbell (16) (A1) 54.5 11 6x076 Dynamic C W Johnson (13) 54.5 12 91x92 Black Label Y Y Chew (10) (A4) 54 13 4x1x3 Nellie Bly K Chowdhoory (3) (A2) 54 14 66x61 Scarfi L J Allpress (12) 54 15 231x4 Manhattan Flame 54 16 151x3 Devious 54 R7 Quigley Contracting (Bm65) NZD $22,500 1200m 17 0398x Gifted 54 18 9x9x1 Linedanceking 54 Type:BM65 15:03 1 x21x2 Golden Harvest Chowdhoory (11) (A2) 59.5 19 26x18 Expressive 54 20 344x9 So Natural 54 2 43x41 Paint Me Red L J Allpress (17) 59 3 1 Where’s Wally R Cuneen (20) 59 R9 Brand & Gunn Hcp (100) NZD $30,000 1600m 4 1350x All Or Nothing J D Laking (10) 58.5 Type:RST100 16:16

5 947x6 Don’t Lie To Me R J Myers (10) 56.5 6 x83x9 Meritorious C R Barnes (16) 56.5 7 049x Madam Sequoia S L Wynne (4) 56.5 8 980x5 Tradition G A Jogoo (8) 56.5 9 0x0 Dancing In The Sky S Macnab (7) (A2) 56.5 10 Dior Rosetta C A Campbell (9) (A1) 56.5 Drift On By T R Moseley (14) 56.5 11 12 7x0 Russian Fable S Toolooa (11) (A3) 56.5 13 Santissima R Cuneen (12) 56.5 14 0x The Emporess Chowdhoory (5) (A2) 56.5 15 70x96 Jojo Roxx 56.5 16 876x8 Tennessee Rock 56.5 17 x00x0 Quella Ragazza 56.5 18 3 Yolo 54 R6 Jackson Spreading Hcp (61) NZD $10,000 1200m Type:RST61 14:28 1 6469x Charlie Awesome W Papier (2) (A4) 59 2 20x0x Dutch Courage K Mudhoo (1) 59 3 1x943 Leighton Warrior S L Wynne (10) 59 4 156x0 Operator K Chowdhoory (13) (A2) 59 R J Myers (6) 59 5 x490x Rivaldo 6 219x0 Noah C A Campbell (5) (A1) 58.5 7 198x4 Tap ‘N’ Go L Callaway (14) 58.5 8 7820x Granite Ridge C R Barnes (11) 58 9 1870x Never Back Down L J Allpress (15) 58 10 560x8 Hot Tap C W Johnson (12) 57 A Comignaghi (8) 56.5 11 90x9x Colette 12 695x0 Miss Tilly Winks R Mudhoo (7) (A2) 55.5 13 60x05 Devil’s Staircase T R Moseley (9) 55 14 069x0 Montreux Miss B B Hong (3) (A3) 55 56 15 x570x Cotes De Bourg 16 7008x Iffida 54 54 17 600x0 Devine Love

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3 1x004 Prodigal Pete 4 1600x C R Gold

A C White

5 6447 Razcal Alley Sheryl Wigg 6 63317 Donegal Gilbert W A Frost P A Wallace 7 96333 Flame Lady

8 31214 Glacier Coaster J Buckland-Stevens 9 24381 Calypso Rock Shannon Manawatu 10 x0602 Jimmy Cannon N J H Munro 11 4855 Cheddar Made Beta B G White 12 14578 Jenabella Andrew Fitzgerald R3 JULIE MAGZHAL WITH TEN TO ONE MOBILE TROT NZD $8,500 1980m 12:30 J B Geddes 1 27757 Build A Bridge

B N Orange 2 40x Trixton Time

3 x3834 Luminosity

J F Curtin 4

Venus Tyron

J R Dunn S O’Reilly 5 3804 Yea You

6 x6789 Majestic Chick

R D Holmes

Laura Mckay 7 0060x Faith No More

S D Lethaby 8 6 Bella Button

9 65208 Be Bee Lass

M J House SHIRLEY & MARTIN CUMMINGS WITH SUE DREAMER MOBILE PACE NZD $7,500 1980m 13:07 1 78237 Sonic Reign

K G Cameron

S O’Reilly 2 2650x Look Sharp J F Curtin

3 0x800 Invisible Girl 4 x3755 Scared Stiff

T S Chmiel

J W Cox 5 88554 I Am Adaline 6 85x00 Cha Cha B Craig D Thornley 7 57532 Stavros The Terror B N Orange 8 x667x Go Getta

A W Faulks J J A Young 9 55675 Pete’s Dash

R4 KEITH & BEVAN GRICE WITH JANETTA’S PRIDE MOBILE TROT NZD $9,500 1980m 13:42 M P Edmonds 1 x7048 Chivasion

K G Cameron

2 1322 Bright Glow 3 64505 Zoned Scarlett

B N Orange 4 34220 Crusher Collins J R Dunn 5 3x078 Zsa Zoe Sheree Tomlinson 6 321x1 Vacation Hill

S J Ottley 7 1011 Missalyssa

T M Williams

R5 RANKIN BLOODSTOCK & IAN RULE WITH SPARKS UNDER FIRE PACE NZD $7,500 2600m 14:17 1 89416 Madame Frost

R D Holmes 2 20x19 Reflectionsofmylife T S Chmiel 3 515x4 Lennox Bromac J W Cox 4 34441 Beaudiene Hustler S O’Reilly 5 79304 Galleons Connoisseur R D Close R T May 6 63521 Ashes To Ashes 7 20353 Flamboyant

Ben Laughton G D O’Reilly

8 66576 Scelta Uno 9 44725 Magical Matty Sheree Tomlinson 10 300x7 Maurice

B N Orange 11 001x9 Tiger Moth R6 JOHN & REBECCA MOONEY WITH LUCINDA MIDFREW MOBILE PACE NZD $9,500 1980m 14:57 B N Orange 1 43287 Longview Lady 2 x1555 Storm

M P Kerr 3 53x61 Luella

Ben Hope J W Cox

4 x2128 Folklore 5 x8537 Held To Ransom S J Ottley 6 x0744 Gemma Mac

R D Close K A Butt

7 1241 Sagano 8 x65x9 Sugar Loaf Korbyn Newman 9 724x3 Need You Now

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Methven & Rakaia Area

1 747x3 Who Dares Wins S L Wynne (5) 62 2 x22x2 Nomen Ludi T R Moseley (6) 56 3 00x05 Emily Margaret S Toolooa (18) (A3) 54 4 113x1 Frankie The Fox R Mudhoo (15) (A2) 54 5 110x2 Tobilicious K Asano (7) (A1) 54 6 x7x79 Just Push Play Sarah Macnab (2) (A2) 54 7 048x5 Forged Z Bholah (12) (A3) 54 8 115x0 Strad C R Barnes (3) 54 9 8x963 Lord Beaver C W Johnson (8) 54 10 154x0 Scooby K Chowdhoory (10) (A2) 54 11 16x23 Floral Art R J Myers (14) 54 12 333x1 Hatrick Boys L J Allpress (13) 54 13 41x71 Hunua Hank Ms K Williams (11) 54 14 56x44 Savapak A Comignaghi (17) 54 15 300x0 Standrews Masonic 54 16 x9x31 Newmarket 54 17 420x1 Stop Making Sense 54 18 6449x Splendior 54 R10 Barnswood Farm Stks 18/10-Bm65 NZD $22,500 1600m Type:BM65 16:46 K Asano (13) (A1) 60 1 20x23 Jin Lu 2 66x40 Tryfan L J Allpress (6) 60 3 05x91 Apellido Ms K Williams (17) 59.5 4 98x83 Whiskey In The Jar 59.5 5 x88x4 Botti R J Myers (7) 59 6 2451x Son Of Anna Kay Sh Macnab (8) (A2) 58.5 7 0x602 Gloss K Chowdhoory (19) (A2) 58 8 380x0 Sure He Can K Mudhoo (2) 58 9 x01x5 Queen Sweep A Comignaghi (5) 57.5 10 683x3 Full Fury Rohan Mudhoo (18) (A2) 57.5 11 47x48 Queen Jetsun C A Campbell (16) (A1) 57 12 021x3 Secretaria T R Moseley (4) 56.5 13 47x50 Sanctify C W Johnson (3) 55.5 14 0x082 Reliable Glow T Jonker (11) 55 15 368x4 Shaz The Bank S Toolooa (15) (A3) 54 16 00x69 Top Ghia 54 17 906x6 Golden Valkyrie 55.5 18 2000x Vermont 54 19 668x0 Fine Bouquet 54 20 77x88 Takeitlikeaman 55

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11 048x2 Spellbound

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2 72703 Take After Me

G D Smith 3 0x487 Red Harbour Craig D Thornley 4 80383 Time In A Bottle John Morrison 5 x3654 Tequila Sunset

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6 1712x Superfast Lad D Mccormick 7 5x800 Dora Explorer

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10 86005 Cuddly Trouble 11 x5001 Smudgee

P T Borcoskie 12 62049 Honeys Son Sheree Tomlinson R8 DENNIS & DIANNE MOORE WITH CORPORATE BANNER PACE $8500 2600m 16:11 R D Close 1 22686 Fast Ace

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J Herbert Northview Dealer 3 0x6x2 Foregone Conclusion J W Cox S J Ottley 4 Arizonawildcat

5 830x8 Art Collector

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R D Holmes 6 76229 Conquer Me

7 Kid Gloves J B Patterson 8 Lovesomewhere B N Orange 9 0000x Changeover Jo J J A Young 10 Justace 11 55 Red Envy 12 Idealindreams J R Dunn G D O’Reilly 13 44483 Megarock

14 x0543 Miss Behavin

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Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

COMMUNITY SERVICES Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm.

Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

EA Networks Centre - Pools VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm. noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Mail Closing Times Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, POST DELIVERY CENTRES West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian.

Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm

Ashburton Public Library

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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027 746 7632 Let’s start the conversation call 0800 764 846 455 West Street, Ashburton Email: ashburton@smith-sons.co.nz or visit: smithandsons.co.nz

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Mobile Mower servicing • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

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Your local authorised Freeview installer Commercial TV systems Extra phone points TV wall mounting Future proof pre-wire of new homes Authorised Sky installer Home theatre installation

ASHBURTON TV & AUDIO LTD Ph 308-7332 or 027-277-1062

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Bathroom and Kitchen Sales

CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS

Are you a talented interior designer? Do you have a flair for design? Do you have a passion for customer service? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I’d be keen to speak with you.

NEW DIGITAL MAGAZINE AND DEALS OUT NOW!

You will be responsible for maintaining high levels of customer service within our brand new showroom and inspiration centre. You will provide advice to both our Trade and Retail customers on all aspects of interiors but with a specialisation in bathrooms and kitchens.

Skills and Experience required: • The successful candidate will have experience in bathroom, kitchen, laundry, flooring, wardrobes, heating would be great too!

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PlaceMakers is one of the largest suppliers of materials to the building industry and is also part of New Zealand’s No.1 publicly listed company Fletcher Building. PlaceMakers Ashburton are currently looking for a high calibre person who is enthusiastic, energetic and passionate to join our busy Interiors Team.

• We are looking for someone with a high standard of personal presentation and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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• You will need to have excellent time management skills to meet tight deadlines and company targets.

• Your key attention to detail and commitment to perform well independently will help you succeed in this role.

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• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Excel, 20/20 design software and other computer programs are desirable.

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Hinds Seed Cleaning Seed Machine Operator Full Time Position About Hinds Seed Cleaning Hinds Seed Cleaning is a modern well equipped processing plant. We are a family run business since 1962.

About this Role The successful applicant’s responsibilities will include assisting with intake, operating a modern seed cleaning machine and operating a forklift.

As well as assisting with general store duties when required.

The position is full-time with extra hours required during the busy harvest season, including working on a Saturday.

Skills & Experience • Reliable • Punctual • Ability to work in a team environment Previous seed industry experience and a forklift licence is not essential as full training will be provided Benefits Transportation between Ashburton and Hinds is available every working day.

How to apply Please send your C.V. to: Manager Hinds Seed Cleaning PO Box 13 Hinds 7773 Or Email: hinds.seeds@xtra.co.nz

Small Motor & Lawn Care Mechanic CLAAS Harvest Centre based in Tinwald are seeking to employ a full-time mechanic to service its range of Husqvarna and Walker products being ride on mowers, push mowers, chainsaws and other hand held products.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the following: • Sound practical mechanical experience • Strong interpersonal skills for both internal and external customers • The ability to work to deadlines regarding customers expectations If you feel you have the capability to fill this role an immediate start is available. CLAAS Harvest Centre offer excellent working conditions, modern plant including a mower lifter along with a good hourly rate.

Please apply in the first instance to our Group Service Manager; Matt Petrie 027 412 5879 matt.petrie@nzamg.co.nz

Looking for the ideal part-time driving job?

We need school bus drivers!

This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic team, working with leading housing companies and trade builders. This role provides stimulating challenges on a daily basis with great rewards in developing long term working relationships with your customers. You will work in a positive team environment with a drive to give the best customer service. In addition, you will receive a market competitive salary and will have generous staff purchasing privileges.

Please note a full pre-employment medical, including a drug test will be required.

Please send CV to Paul at paul.robinson@placemakers.co.nz 115 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton 7700 | Phone 03 3089099

Driving a school bus is very rewarding and allows you plenty of time to follow other pursuits in between daily trips.

We currently have vacancies within our company for School Bus Drivers in the Ashburton area.

Assistance may be available for suitable applicants to obtain the required licences.

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The Manager Pearsons Coachlines Ltd 403 West Street Ashburton Email: pearsonsashburton@xtra.co.nz Phone: (03) 308 2992 or 021 344 647 Website: www.pearsonscoachlines.co.nz

Tractor Driver Required

B & W Lowe Contracting Ltd are currently seeking experienced machinery operators for the 20202021 silage season.

Applicants must: • Be honest, reliable and conscientious • Have relevant machinery experience • Be capable of working unsupervised Please email us for an application form: williamlowe@farmside.co.nz

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

FOR SALE

DRY pine firewood for sale. $300 per cord (3.6m³).

A first time Asian, pretty, Delivered within the sexy, busty, friendly, good town boundary and also service. Phone 021 100 3539. Mayfield and Mt Somers.

Call Sue 021 162 4102.

ASIAN, two girls special. Yoyo hot mature lady, size 14, 36E FOR sale - Dry blue gum $380, busty, Carol size 6, good dry old man pine $320, semi massage excellent service. in/ dry $260. All 3.6m³. Phone out calls. Phone 022 572 5823. Shane James 027 611 3334.

HIRE CHURCH SERVICES

10.30am Worship Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All welcome Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

Health Coach Multiple positions, Christchurch, Ashburton and North Canterbury Permanent, full or part-time Te Tumu Waiora - te reo for ‘to head towards wellness’ - is a new model of primary mental health and addictions care and support which aims to provide all New Zealanders experiencing mental distress or addictions challenges with access to convenient, high quality, integrated and person-centred care and support.

The model is being rolled out nationally over the next four years.

The model puts mental health and wellbeing at the heart of general practice with focused roles, Health Improvement Practitioners and Health Coaches, working as part of the general practice team.

The Health Coach role aims to connect directly with patients to assist them to make any necessary changes to improve their health and wellbeing and work towards an achievable healthcare plan. The role involves being an integral part of the general practice team, working directly with individuals and their families to help improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Although the role is based in general practice there are five NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) that will be the employers of these roles including He Waka Tapu, Purapura Whetu, Pathways, Odyssey House and Emerge Aotearoa.

Roles are required to work in a number of settings across Canterbury including urban and rural, specifically North Canterbury and Ashburton.

Successful applicants will receive comprehensive training and ongoing mentoring.

We’re looking for someone who has: • • • • •

Positive team player The ability to work in a fast-paced role Excellent communication skills A self-starter, capable of managing your own workload A positive can-do attitude

For more information on this position or to apply visit: GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, https://pegasushealth.careercentre.net.nz/Job/Health-Coach/ chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your Canterbury-Christchurch/2747 DIY / party hire, call and see Closing date for application is Sunday, 9 August 2020.

Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. PERSONAL RURAL TRADING POST TRADES, SERVICES www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz INDONESIAN lady. Genuine RYEGRASS straw for COMPUTER PROBLEMS?? with lovely nature seeking a sale. Moata and Prairie grass For professional computer nice and kind kiwi Canterbury available. Shed stored. $100 servicing and laser engraving, man for friendship/ + GST + freight, per see Kelvin at KJB Systems, MOTORING relationship aged between bale. Contact Philip Wareing 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 WHEEL alignments at 50-60 years. Contact email Ltd, Philip 03 3028616. 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 great prices. Maximise the f a s t l o e k 1 9 @ g m a i l . c o m years. Same day service life of your tyres with an if possible.

Supergold alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Guardian Real Esate 307 7900 discount card welcomed.

Street. Phone 308 6737.

PUBLIC NOTICES Ashburton Branch Annual General Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 5pm at St John meeting room 241 Tancred Street, Ashburton.

All members welcome to attend.

Followed by subsidised dinner at Speights Ale House.

RSVP 03 307 7586 FINAL WEEKEND Winter Show, Ashburton Society of Arts, Short Street Studio.

Guest Jo Loughnan and 16 local members exhibiting.

Weekends 11am-4pm, closing tomorrow, Sunday, August 2.

SITUATIONS VACANT

MOBILE food truck operator required in the Mid Canterbury Region -

Full Car licence required.

Phone Chris 0274374367

WANTED

GARAGE ITEMS – Wanting to buy old tools, tool boxes, chainsaws, garden tools, tins, bottles, etc. If you are downsizing or having a clean out or an estate, give me a call. Cash paid.

Phone 021 115 3021.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops.

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Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

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Fibre Business Development Lead EA Networks has a strong focus on people, culture and a commitment to leading edge technology. We own and operate our region’s electricity distribution network and fibre optic communications network and are the trusted infrastructure platform that delivers electrical energy to every home and business in our region.

About the role We are looking for a Business Development Superstar who will be responsible for identifying and converting new business opportunities to deliver against required revenue and cost targets, project managing end-to-end fibre connections and ensuring world-class customer and ISP engagement with timely and cost-effective connections.

You will • Have a growth mindset focused on building brand awareness • Have a proven track record in driving business development activities • Know how to develop an opportunity pipeline and workflow systems to ensure accurate forecasting, visibility of opportunities and reporting • Be able to demonstrate how you create trusted relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders • Have strong financial acumen • Have excellent proven organisational and planning skills • Be a solutions focused, positive, enthusiastic person, with a can-do attitude Your success in this role will be determined by your relentless focus on excellent customer service and ensuring a quality solution is delivered. A proven track record in financial management of Revenue, Opex and Capex is required. Knowledge of the electricity/utilities industry would be advantageous, but not essential.

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Permanent, part-time Bring your can do attitude and be the first point of contact for our customers, providing exceptional customer service, face to face, on the phone or via email.

To find out more about this vacancy and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - go to our website.

Applications close Sunday, 9 August 2020.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers Presbyterian Support Ashburton / Hakatere

Family Works – Counsellor

Applications close Monday, August 3, 2020.

For more information about the role and EA Networks, please visit: www.eanetworks.co.nz

Fleet Painter/Panel Beater ACL has established itself as a leading company in civil contracting with a workforce in excess of 100 staff and has proven itself in a dynamic and challenging market through performance and quality.

We require the services of an enthusiastic person to work within our friendly team in a modern, fully equipped paintshop. If you are a qualified spray painter with panel beating experience (preferable but not essential) and have a proactive approach to getting the job done efficiently we would like to hear from you.

Attributes: • Good communication Skills • Positive Attitude • Willingness to contribute to a team environment and learn new skills • High Standard of Workmanship • Safety Conscious • Able to work un-supervised • Have a solid background in fleet painting.

• Good sense of Humour ACL prides itself on its staff and provides an excellent working environment, we encourage all our staff to continue with specific training for their position and provide opportunities for this so they are able to perform and complete tasks with confidence.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to join our team then please send a written or emailed application, including a current CV to: Fleet Painter/Panel Beater Ashburton Contracting Ltd P.O. Box 264, Ashburton Email: mikej@ashcon.co.nz

SITUATIONS VACANT

Machinery Operator/ Workshop

Join Us This exciting opportunity includes a competitive salary package. To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter in confidence.

Please note: Applicants for this role must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

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permanent - hours negotiable The Counsellor role is focused on supporting children and their family / whanāu who are facing complex challenges. The aim is to enable positive strategies and practical support for children and parents, who will benefit from strengths based intervention; to improve their wellbeing and contribute to long term positive outcomes. This role will require collaborative and/or partnered responses in order to facilitate good outcomes with our clients; while working in the community or based at our Ashburton office.

Kolmar Dairies is a 1500 cow, system 5 farm in Mid Canterbury.

We are looking for a machinery operator to join our machinery team, feeding our cows and young stock as well as other regular tractor work.

We operate modern tractors (100-340hp), mixer wagons and loaders, with plenty of variety throughout the day.

We are looking for someone with good mechanical knowledge, who can complete basic machinery maintenance and servicing in our workshop, including maintenance of some dairy farm equipment such as motorbikes and calf feeders.

You will also need to have some stock experience as you will be working around our cows and young stock during the day.

The role is on a 6:2 roster, with regular hours between 7.30am and 5.30pm.

To apply, please send your CV to turpie farms@gmail.com

PUBLIC NOTICES Free Learners Licence Course New to the district?

Live rurally?

Need a drivers licence?

We can help you!

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme are running another free Learner’s Licence Course.

We wish to appoint a caring and compassionate staff member who holds a relevant professional qualification/registration; or is working towards registration. At Presbyterian Support we offer a safe and supportive working team environment. The role offers stimulating, challenging, rewarding work, an opportunity to contribute to strengthening families and the community.

This free course is open to adult newcomers in rural Mid Canterbury and will take place in Ashburton beginning Tuesday, September 1 from 11am – 1pm.

We can assist with transport and child care where needed.

The Job description and application form are available on the PSUSI website or confidential enquiries welcomed by phoning Suz Hutchinson at 03 2616907. Applications close on August 13 at 5pm, please email your application form, cover letter and CV to sarah.cawston@psusi.org.nz

On gaining a learners license we will begin working towards a restricted license or to convert your international licence. Spaces are limited so get in quick.

PUBLIC NOTICES

To register, please contact Wendy Hewitt, Rural Licensing co-ordinator Phone 03 308 1395 ext 228 or 027 611 3301 wendy.hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org.nz

LIVESTOCK, PETS

PROGRESSIVE LIVESTOCK LTD WANTED 100kg Friesian Bulls Nov - Dec 2020 Delivery Numbers to suit - Contracts available

Cnr Range & Robinson Sts, Ashburton Phone 03 308 7400

Please Contact Leighton Nicol - 027 203 3686

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Call David Rush today on 03 307 1990 for expert advice and a free no obligation assessment.

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Daily Diary SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 9am ASHBURTON CLUB AND MSA,

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Centennial Park, Otipua Creek, Timaru.

All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862.

Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9am ASHBURTON CLUB AND MSA, PETANQUE CLUB.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9am ASHBURTON VETERANS GOLF. Gather at Methven Golf club. Facebook, Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am MID CANTERBURY NETBALL. Walking netball is back, $2. E A Networks Centre, River Terrace.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

2020 PETANQUE CLUB. Canterbury doubles and singles this weekend. Throwing Boules to Cosh, teams of two doubles and one singles.

MSA, Racecourse Road.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook Ashburton toy library.

9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

Canterbury doubles and singles this weekend. Throwing Boules to Cosh, teams of two doubles and one singles.

MSA, Racecourse Road.

Kennedy, Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. All age service and Holy Communion, Park Street.

Cotton, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street, Hampstead.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome, 67 Cass Street.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship led by Rev Jeff

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Meet and walk from the Hockey pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

Airport, Seafield Road.

5409. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cass Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet clubroom, Philip Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton

necessary and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Main Road, Rakaia.

12pm - 2pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION. Signing service, no appointments

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly beginner line dance class. M S A

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

1pm - 4.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 1pm - 2pm. Beginners learn to Line Dance, following on to easy Intermediate 2.30pm - 3.30pm and Intermediate level from 3.30pm 4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall, Grahams Street.

4pm - 7pm GIRL BRIGADE. For meeting enquiries please ring 308 Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly intermediate line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

3.30pm - 5pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook Ashburton toy library.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm - 9.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improver/Intermediate weekly line dance class. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. New players welcome, rackets available.

E A Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. All ages and abilities welcome each Tuesday, some bats available. M S A Havelock Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Club night and annual general meeting with speaker Hildegard O’Brien on travels in Europe and Japan. All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862.

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6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation An in-depth weekly current-affairs show. 0 10:30 The Taste USA 3 A Latin-flavoured show sees contestants creating ceviche, tacos, and more, and Javier Plascencia arrives as guest mentor.

11:25 Married At First Sight USA PG 3 12:20 Slice Of Paradise 3 0 1:20 MasterChef UK PG 1:55 Vet On The Hill 3 2:55 River In The Sky 0 4pm Flirty Dancing PG 3 0 5pm N Bondi Vet – Coast To Coast 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue PG 0 7:30 Cannonball 0 8:30 M Jaws 2 M 3 1978 Thriller.

Fear returns to the resort town of Amity when a giant fin is spotted circling the surrounding waters. 0 10:55 M The Edge Of Seventeen M 3 2016 Comedy. 0

12:45 Coronation Street Omnibus 1:30 M Grudge Match MVL 3 12:55 Infomercials PG 3 0 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong 3 2013 Comedy. Thirty years after 1:55 Infomercials 5:30 Charles Stanley 3 their last title fight, two retired Pittsburgh boxers step into the ring to settle an old score. Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone. 0 3:25 American Housewife 3 4:10 Australian Survivor PG 3 0 5:05 Fresh PG 3 5:30 Infomercials

Cannonball

7:30pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 Four Weddings Australia 3 11:30 Four Weddings Australia 3 12:25 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 1:25 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 2:20 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 3:25 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 4:30 Stop Search Seize PG 3 5:30 Undercover Boss 3 6:25 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 7:35 Body Fixers PG 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians M 9:30 Family Karma M 10:30 Accident, Suicide Or Murder? 16 3 11:25 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

Sunday

12:20 Infomercials 5am Clean House PG 3

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 8:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Truck Night In America PGL 6:50 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 9:20 Truck Night In America PGL 10:10 Scorpion MV 11am NXT PGV Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:05 Storage Wars – Barry’s Best Buys PG 2:50 Supergirl MVS 3:45 Counting Cars PG 4:35 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Truck Night In America PGL 8:30 Meet The Hockers PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:45 Truck Night In America PGL 11:30 The Simpsons PG 11:55 The Simpsons PG

Sunday

12:20 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG 2:10 Meet The Hockers PG 2:35 Supergirl MVS 3:20 NXT PGV 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Counting Cars PG 5:15 Chicago PD MV

11:20 NXT PGV NXT is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion.

12:20 Mayday PG 3 When a plane crashes in Paris just after take-off, a strip of metal found on the runway points towards an unprecedented explanation for the crash.

1:15 Closedown

11:10 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 Coverage from the Tamaki Makaurau Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 2020 at the Aotea Centre.

11:40 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS 7:45 Inglourious Basterds 16VL 2009 War Drama.

Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Samuel Jackson. 10:20 Forces Of Nature ML 1999 Romantic Comedy. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Maura Tierney.

12:05 Robin Hood MVLS 2010 Action. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

2:25 Donnie Brasco 16VL 1997 Drama. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen.

4:30 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams.

6:40 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.

8:30 The Equaliser 18VLS 2014 Action. A retired black ops operative comes out of retirement to save a girl under the control of violent Russian gangsters. Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz.

10:45 Transformers – Dark Of The Moon MVL 2011 Action. Shia LaBeouf.

12:35 Happy Death Day 2U MVLC 2019 Horror. Jessica Rothe, Ruby Modine. 2:15 Duplicate 16VS 2018 Drama. Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse. 3:55 Black Christmas MVLSC 2019 Horror. Imogen Poots, Cary Elwes. 5:25 Aquaman MV 2018 Action. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard.

1:20 Donnie Brasco 16VL 1997 Drama. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen.

3:25 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams.

5:30 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.

Sunday

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Takoha 3 6:50 Kia Mau 3 7:20 My Mokai 7:50 Te Pou Herenga O Kia Aroha 8:20 Tamariki Haka 8:30 Pukana 3 2 9:30 Korero Mai 3 Noon Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 1pm The Pits TV 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championships (RPL) 4pm Waiata Nation 3 4:30 Fresh PG 5pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha Maori current affairs hosted by Mihingarangi Forbes.

5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Documentary series showcasing reo excellence, profiling native speakers from iwi of various rohe, while sharing real-life accounts.

6:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 7pm M Go Fish PG 2019 Animated Adventure.

When a black goop reaches its idyllic undersea town, a parrot fish must cross the ocean to find its source and repair it before his coral reef is destroyed.

8:30 M Midnight In Paris PGS 2011 Romantic Comedy.

10:10 Nanakia PGC 3

6:57 Elvis Goes There – Paul Feig MC 2019 Documentary.

7:45 The Beach Bum 16VLSC 2019 Comedy.

Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher. 9:20 The Padre MVL 2018 Drama. Tim Roth, Nick Nolte. 10:53 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro.

12:52 Shazam! MV 2019 Action. Zachary Levi, Mark Strong. 3pm Duplicate 16VS 2018 Drama. Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse. 4:40 Black Christmas MVLSC 2019 Horror.

Imogen Poots, Cary Elwes.

6:10 Aquaman MV 2018 Action. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard. 8:30 Official Secrets 16VLSC 2019 Drama.

Based on true events, a British intelligence specialist decides to defy her government and leak sensitive information to the press. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode.

10:25 Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes Of Grindelwald MV 2018 Adventure.

Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp.

Sunday

MAORI

6am Ben 10 3 0 6:50 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Justice League PG 3 0 10am SmackDown PGV 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon The Loggers PG 3 0 1pm NRL Try Time 2pm Loosehead Footy 3 3:05 Pacific Brothers 3 4:10 American Restoration 3 0 4:35 Hot Bench 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing PG Keen hunter-gatherer Wayne Piggott lost his leg in a forestry accident, but it does not stop him showing the crew how he free dives for snapper and kingfish at the Hen and Chicken Islands. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Landscape Artist Of The Year 0 7pm WhichCar 0 7:30 N Artefact Dame Anne Salmond tells the stories of Aotearoa through its taonga. 0 8:30 F Living With Tourette’s 16LC 3 0 9:30 Basketball – NBL (DLY) Final – Nuggets v Jets.

From The Trusts Arena, in Auckland.

SKY SPORt 1 6am NPC Archive (RPL) Waikato v Counties Manukau – 1997. 8am Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Force v Rebels. 8:30 GrassRoots Rugby 9:30 Super Rugby Australia (RPL) Force v Rebels.

11:30 First XV Rugby Revision Noon L First XV Rugby Hastings Boys’ v Napier Boys’.

2pm Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Force v Rebels.

2:30 24 Sevens 3pm GrassRoots Rugby 4pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

4:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Chiefs.

4:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) 5pm First XV Rugby (RPL) Hastings Boys’ v Napier Boys’.

6:30 L Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Crusaders.

From the FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

9:10 L Super Rugby Australia Brumbies v Reds.

From GIO Stadium, Sydney.

11:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Crusaders.

11:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS)

Sunday

Midnight Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Crusaders. 2am Super Rugby Australia (RPL) 4am Super Rugby Australia (HLS) 4:30 First XV Rugby (RPL) Hastings Boys’ v Napier Boys’.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6am Baggage Battles 6:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure 7:30 South Pacific 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 9:30 Best Laid Plans 10:30 James Martin’s Islands To Highlands 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Ugly House To Lovely House 1:30 Money For Nothing 2:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGC 3:30 Hurricane Man PGCL 4:30 Brent Owens Unwraps Mauritius Brent goes to St Aubin, an estate with one of the oldest sugar-cane fields, and a factory producing artisanal and traditional rums.

5pm Nigella Bites 5:30 Expedition Unknown 6:30 Forged In Fire 7:30 Jade Fever 8:30 M Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past MS 2009 Romantic Comedy.

A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother’s wedding. Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone.

10:30 Dirty Rotten Survival 11:30 Hurricane Man PGCL 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:30 Baggage Battles 2am Storage Hoarders 3am M Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past MS 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone.

5am Forged In Fire

UKtV 6:05 Keeping Up Appearances PG 6:35 Qi MLSC 7:05 Qi MLSC 7:35 Qi M 8:10 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:10 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:45 The Bill MVC 10:35 The Bill MVC 11:25 The Bill MVC 12:10 The Bill MVC 1pm The Bill MVC 1:45 Casualty PG 2:40 Death In Paradise PG 3:45 Holby City MC 4:50 A Touch Of Frost MVC 6:40 Ackley Bridge MVC 7:35 Casualty PG Ruby and Violette’s relationship is strained when Violette betrays Ruby’s trust and puts baby Harmony in danger; Ethan returns to the ED to a less-thanwarm welcome.

8:30 A Touch Of Frost MVLC Frost investigates the deaths of a homeless teenager and an environmental-health officer, who suspects Ryan’s Meat Processing Plant of illegal practices.

10:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG

Sunday

Midnight Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 12:45 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC 1:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:25 A Touch Of Frost MVLC 5:10 Call The Midwife MC 1Aug20

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:20 Aussie Lobster Men PG 9:10 Aussie Lobster Men PG 10am Aussie Lobster Men PG 10:50 Aussie Lobster Men PG 11:40 Aussie Lobster Men PG 12:30 Mysteries Of The Deep PG Nazi Toxic Hell Sub. 1:20 Deadliest Catch PG The Harris Bloodline.

2:10 Expedition Unknown – Hunt For Extraterrestrials PG Roswell Revealed. 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Mysteries Of The Deep PG Curse of the Kraken.

4:45 Mysteries Of The Deep PG The Bermuda Triangle Conspiracy. 5:40 Mysteries Of The Deep PG 6:35 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG Vanishing Gold.

7:30 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG 8:30 Contact PG 9:25 Mysteries Of The Deep PG 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG 11:05 Expedition Unknown – Hunt For Extraterrestrials PG 11:55 Alien Highway PG

Sunday

12:45 How It’s Made PG 1:10 How Do They Do It? PG 1:35 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 2:25 What On Earth? PG 3:15 What On Earth? PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Secrets Of The Underground PG 5:45 Secrets Of The Underground PG

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BRUNTON, David John (Jack) – Jack passed away peacefully, with his son Dave beside him, on Friday, July 31, 2020, aged 91 years. Much loved husband of the late Bern, cherished dad of Bruce, Nicky and John, Susan, and David, loved poppa of Sean, Michael, Liam, and Tom; Ella, and Rubee.

“One of life’s gems” Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Diana Isaac Retirement Village for the love and care given to Jack.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart Foundation will be appreciated and may be made at the service.

Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Jack Brunton, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545.

The Funeral Service to celebrate Jack’s life will be held in our Avon Park Chapel, Kerrs Road, Christchurch, MONDAY, August 3, at 2.30pm, thereafter private cremation.

ORSBORN, NOEL RAYMOND (OZY) – (Reg. No. 42826 RNZEME) On July 31, 2020, at Ashburton, aged 70 years.

Dearly loved and treasured soulmate of Kim. Loved father and father-in-law of John and Rakhee (Auckland), David (Auckland), Joseph and Summer (Auckland).

Special Grandad and Pop of all his grandchildren. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Marilyn and Bruce Russell (Tauranga), Wendy and Raymond Suttie (Ashburton), Janice and Bruce Chudleigh (Ashburton) and very much loved uncle and great uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Loved stepfather of Andrea and Sean Ellison (Queenstown), Robert and Tammy Maisey (Ashburton).

Messages to the Orsborn Family, c/- PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Noel’s life will be held at the Linton Lounge, RSA, Cox Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, August 5, commencing at 11am, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

TAVENDALE, Lynley Kay – March 9, 1946 – July 31, 2020 Surrounded by her much loved family, peacefully at home. Cherished and loved wife and confidant of John her husband of 53 years.

Mum and mother-in-law of Mark and Anna Tavendale, Maria and David Harford, James and Zoe Tavendale, Sarah and Glenn Fastier.

Respected and loved Nana of James, Jessica and William Tavendale; Matthew, Timothy, Henrietta and Benjamin Harford; Gretal, Lewis and Marika Tavendale; Frederick, Stella, Baxter and Heidi Fastier. John and the family wish to welcome you to join them at their family home, Matamua Farm, 39 Tavendale Road, Winchmore on FRIDAY, August 7, 2020 at 1pm to celebrate Lynley’s WAAKA, Carol Marie – On July 30, 2020. Loving life. sister and sister-in-law of the late Ron and Pat Hall, the late Raymond Hall, the late Audrey and Alf Trainor, Valda, and the late Archie Mills, Ysobel Amalfitano and Nelson Hay, and the late Neville Amalfitano.

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MERRIN, Bruce – Passed away peacefully at Rosebank on August 27,2020, aged 94 years.

Dearly loved husband of the late Kay (Kathleen). Much loved and respected father of Ken, the late Roger, Lee and Jill. Loved father-in-law of Diane, Kathy and Christina.

Loved Grandfather of Brent, Amanda and Lisa. Loved great Grandfather of Kaleb, Olivia, Trace, Charlotte, William, Lewis and Thomas.

Will be sadly missed by his family. Many thanks to the girls at Rosebank for the love and care shown to Dad over the last three and the half years. At Bruce’s request a private cremation has been held. Messages to the Merrin family, 4 Wilkin Street, Ashburton 7700.

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MCCONNELL, Pauletich – We are delighted to announce the recent engagement of Ben and Lisa.

All our love and best wishes for a wonderful future together. Cristie ( Rangiora), WILSON – Mark and Jo ( Tai Tapu), Riley and Rachel (nee Curd) are delighted to announce the Dean and Carol (Hinds) safe arrival of Heidi Zita born July 23, 2020.

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MACPHERSON, Ian Robert (Bob) – On behalf of Margaret, Pauline, Andrew, Chris and families and me, I wish to say a sincere thank you to family, friends, neighbours and former neighbours in Coldstream / Hinds, Albury / Fairlie and Ashburton who have visited, phoned, sent cards and flowers, written letters and brought us food at the time of Bob's sudden death after his short illness.

We wish to acknowledge the medical professionals in Oncology Ward 23 at Christchurch Hospital, Ward One Ashburton Hospital, District Nurses and our wonderful doctors and nurses and office staff at Tinwald Medical Centre who supported Bob and me. To Bob's family, many thanks for your love and caring support.

It is truly appreciated. To my siblings and your families, thank you for being there for me. To the extended O'Reilly Clan, you gave Bob and me so much companionship and new interests over the last 15 months. Who would have thought we would have been travelling to various Harness race meetings and having so much fun with"Joey"? Father Denis Nolan, your beautiful prayer service for Bob was "perfect" for Bob's farewell.

Thank you for your ongoing spiritual care. Patersons' Funeral Service, your guidance at this difficult time of restrictions was much appreciated. Also, thank you for arranging for Roger Scammell's services. This was awesome Your sincerely, Rosalie Macpherson.

SMITH, Hugh Ian – Sharyn, Rachel, Melissa and families wish to thank all those that offered their kind expressions of sympathy and support on the sad loss of our dearly loved Dad and Grandad. Thank you to the carers at Radius Millstream who took great care of Dad. As we cannot thank you all individually please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

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FZL: 2100m about divide, 2500m elsewhere

High cloud. Scattered rain south of Mt Cook clearing by evening.

Wind at 1000m: N gale 70 km/h, easing to 45 km/h by afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: N 55 km/h, but gale 65 km/h about the divide S of Arthur’s Pass, easing to 45 km/h everywhere by evening.

TOMORROW Fine with high cloud. Northeasterlies.

MONDAY

TOMORROWFZL: 2000m divide, 2300m elsewhere

Fine, high cloud. Northeasterlies.

Mainly fine. Northerlies dying out.

Rain about the divide south of Arthur’s Pass, mostly cloudy elsewhere. Snow possible to 1900 metres.

Wind at 1000m: N 35 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h.

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Rain about the divide with snow possible to 1700 metres. High cloud elsewhere. Strong northwesterlies.

Cloudy periods and northeasterlies developing.

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A low and associated fronts linger to the west of the country. A slow moving high east of New Zealand directs a north to northeast flow over the country. A series of fronts affect southern New Zealand throughout the forecast period, while a couple of troughs affect the far north on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 14.2 16.9 Max to 4pm 10.1 Minimum 6.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm July total 23.2 Avg for July 56 2020 to date 295.4 401 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 26 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 35 Time of gust 3:57pm

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve known what it’s like to grasp at elusive rings. Now, the thing you’re hanging onto clasps your hand just as tight.

There is power and magic in the exchange.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It is normal to have bad thoughts when bad things are going on.

Persist with the business you signed up for.

Thoughts come and go. Perseverance and tenacity will be remembered.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Money in and of itself isn’t the end-all power source. There’s a lot that is mightier than paper and ink, symbols and status, sums of numbers. You’ll figure this out without throwing much money at it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Selflessness leads to satisfaction. It’s the moves you make to see other people smile or to alleviate their worry or their suffering that will ultimately bring you the most joy.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There are people you like to be around and then there are people you feel you really must be around to feel complete or to fulfil your duty or the dictates of your heart. Great efforts will be made.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Though work may go faster when done by others and fun may be more affordable when someone else is paying, this doesn’t change your plan. You’re determined to do it yourself.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Open your mind and heart to a source of warmth. Don’t worry yourself about the future or deciding who you are, who you want to be or what you’re doing. Like the plants, you grow as you lean into the light.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s not expensive to amp up your powers of attraction, nor does it require special talent or particular features. The more present you are to the moment, the more attractive you are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ve been at the task for a while now and are ready for the new challenges that can be thrown in your mix.

What some would consider to be increasing stress from every direction, you consider fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): While many pay lip service to a principle, you’re all about the proof, the hard evidence that the idea will work. You want to live the improvement, and so you’ll roll up your sleeves and get to work.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): What you pick up from admired sources you can apply right away, especially if you also happen to be in love with said sources. Love has a way of intensifying your learning process.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Check your sources. There’s plenty of bad information out there today, which would be a regrettable share. You can avoid mistakes. Pause, question, and then make your move.

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Be ready.

We’re still at Alert Level 1.

Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions: Why are we still at Alert Level 1?

Alert Level 1 needs to remain in place as long as the virus remains contained in New Zealand, but uncontained outside our borders. At Alert Level 1 our borders are being tightly managed but New Zealanders are still able to return home. Please see: covid19.govt.nz/travel-and-the-border

What’s the purpose of Alert Level 1?

Alert Level 1 is about being prepared. We all need to be ready in case COVID-19 reappears in the community.

What do I need to do at Alert Level 1?

The three things we can all do to be ready are: 1. If you’re sick, stay home and call your doctor or Healthline for advice If you have cold or flu symptoms you should stay home, and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or phone your doctor for advice. Please comply with any advice you receive from your doctor or public health officials, and get tested if you are asked to.

Symptoms include: a cough, a high temperature of at least 38°C, shortness of breath, sore throat, sneezing and runny nose or temporary loss of smell.

If you have any of these symptoms it doesn’t necessarily mean you have COVID-19. The symptoms are similar to other more common illnesses, such as colds and flu.

2. Practise good hygiene Wash your hands often with soap, then dry.

Use hand sanitiser. Cough or sneeze into your elbow.

These simple health precautions are incredibly effective in stopping the spread of the virus.

3. Keep track of your movements Use the NZ COVID Tracer app if you can, otherwise use whatever method works for you to keep track of where you went, when, and who you met.

If the virus reappears in the community, this will help our health services to quickly trace close contacts and break the chain of transmission. And if you use NZ COVID Tracer, it’s a lot easier for health officials to notify you about any risk of exposure.

Why do I need to record where I’ve been if there’s no COVID-19 in the community?

In addition to our border restrictions, it’s important to have a second line of defence inside the country.

We all sacrificed a lot at Alert Levels 3 and 4, and we want to continue to keep our communities safe and minimise the risk of another lockdown.

Why is good hygiene still so important?

The COVID-19 pandemic still exists outside New Zealand’s borders, but no border is 100% failsafe. Good hygiene is a simple precaution we can all take, with a big effect – because it stops the spread of COVID-19 by breaking the chain of transmission.

It also has the added benefit of stopping the spread of seasonal flu and colds too – so it’s a win-win.

We all need to be ready New Zealand Our borders are being controlled. But we all still have a job to do. By staying home if you’re sick, practising good hygiene and making a note of where you’ve been, you’ll be doing your bit to keep our communities safe.

Find out more at Covid19.govt.nz