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MURRAY MEETS MILO After going missing in the immediate after-math of the Lake Ohau Village fire on Sunday morning, Milo the kelpie was presumed to have perished like her owners’ home. However, thanks to the sharp eyes of Mid Canterbury’s Murray Cairns on Thursday, five days later, she was reunited with her emotional owner Norm. Full story P4.

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Murray to the rescue

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

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t’s become the heart-warming tale among all the destruction and devastation of the Ohau fire, and Mid Canterbury’s own, Murray Cairns had a leading role to play in it.

In the fire area for most of the week in his role as a Volunteer Support Officer, Cairns was aware of a resident who had lost his home, but was coming back each morning to try and locate his kelpie, Milo.

“Norm (house owner) would come in early each morning and spend an hour or so yelling out for her and even putting some fresh meat out – but there was nothing, the meat would stay untouched,” Cairns said.

“So, I think it was getting to the point where he was fearing the worst, but we all knew about Milo so were keeping an eye out as we went about things.”

Cairns was due to come home on Thursday night, but a chance sighting out of the corner of his eye on Thursday afternoon meant that he went home from a tough few days at the office with a smile on his face.

He spotted Milo.

“I yelled out to her and she stopped in her tracks, but wouldn’t let me get anywhere near her – I think probably 20 metres max.

“Every time I would yell out though, she’d bark – so I just kept my eye on her and kept yelling out to her until Norm made it there from Twizel.”

Cairns said Norm yelled out to Milo and she came running to him straight away.

“It was a pretty special moment, pretty emotional too, but just so cool to be a part of and was a highlight of a pretty sad week to be honest.”

And while she’d been distant and wouldn’t go anywhere near Cairns while they waited for her owner to arrive, pretty quickly that changed too.

“She’d got a bit hoarse from barking so much so I told her that I was a bit croaky too from yelling for her for quite a while and she turned around and obviously recognised my voice because next minute she was jumping up and licking me too.”

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Susan Sandys 03 307-7961 Fire and Emergency Volunteer Support Officer, Murray Cairns and Milo – who he helped reunite with her owner after being missing for five days following the Ohau fire.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Cairns arrived in the Mackenzie region early in the week following the devastating fires which destroyed 48 structures in Lake Ohau Village and burnt through more than 5040ha since it started in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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As the week progressed the role turned into a support role for those returning to the village and to help them with anything they needed.

“We were taking people back in to houses that hadn’t been

It was a pretty special moment, pretty emotional too – Murray Cairns

His primary role was to act as a support person in a team of four, providing whatever was required to units on the ground, and in the air battling the blaze.

“At one stage there I unloaded about six pallets of foam for the aerial fight, but we were just there to do what was needed, keeping everyone well stocked with everything they

damaged and allowing them to get stuff from their homes and empty their freezers, they had an hour each time and often we’d be in there helping them pack up stuff.”

Seeing the raw emotion on the faces of people as they witnessed an area that they call home brought to its knees by the fire was pretty emotion-charged and something

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Cairns wouldn’t forget for a long time.

“Some would break out in the biggest smile when they saw their homes, others just burst out in tears.

“No reaction was really the same.”

Back home in Ashburton yesterday, Cairns was on a mandatory 48-hour stand-down, but the memories of one of the most damaging fires in New Zealand’s history will remain for years to come.

“It’s not one you’ll forget about, seeing the magnitude of what damage had been done in the village for the first time was pretty surreal.”

But now it’s about moving forward. He’d just been to the supermarket and bought ‘a few beers’ and would relax for a couple of days – before waiting for the next call.

Now he knows that if he’s called down to the Mackenzie area again, he’s got a good friend to call in on while he’s there – a now nationally recognised kelpie named Milo.

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Candidates united on referendum choices For all their differences, the Rangitata electorate’s leading two main party candidates are united on how they are voting in the 2020 General Election referenda.

Both the National Party’s Megan Hands and the Labour Party’s Jo Luxton are voting no on legalisation of cannabis, and yes on assisted dying.

The Guardian asked Rangitata candidates will they vote yes or no to the referendum questions – “Do you support the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill?” and “Do you support the End of Life Choice Act 2019 coming into force?” Six of the nine candidates responded, and their answers are below.

Both Hands and Luxton, alongside Brannon Favel of Social Credit, are in the majority of Mid Cantabrians who are voting no, yes.

CANNABIS – NO “I don’t believe that we need to legalise another drug. Legalisation will have far-reaching consequences with respect to employment, potential harm to mental health that have not been worked through prior to the referendum, and for that reason I voted no.”

ASSISTED DYING – YES “I voted yes to euthanasia because I believe that this is a decision for individuals to make, without influence of government. I am comfortable with the safeguards in place within the act.”

Megan Hands National

CANNABIS – NO “My preference is to see it decriminalised first before it was full-on legalised,” said Luxton. She said she had had personal experience with someone she had been in a relationship with who was a user and abusive to her. And she feared cannabis use could be detrimental to young people, as their brains were not fully developed until they were 25.

Jo Luxton

ASSISTED DYING – YES “It gives people a choice at the end of their life and whether they choose to go with the care and arrangements that are currently in place. It gives people an option who don’t wish to go through pain or lots of drugs, it gives them the ability to make the choice about how they wish to pass away, and I think it’s good that they have that choice.”

Labour

CANNABIS – YES “It is evidence based that the current approach is not minimising harm nor stopping the use of cannabis. Legalising offers an opportunity to regulate the sales, control the strength and quality and it will move the sales away from unsafe environments. We need to stop incarcerating people and start treating them when drug use is a problem.”

Gerrie Ligtenberg Greens

CANNABIS – YES “I will be voting yes on cannabis, because prohibition has proven not to work in the past, and causes more harm. Also, if people are going to insist on having a pesky government interfering with their lives, they should also insist that government use tax income from something safe like cannabis to reclaim some of the money spent on Covid.”

ASSISTED DYING – YES “Many voices have been heard from people who have witnessed loved ones struggle at the end of their lives. Medical treatment does not always relieve suffering. The law is very tight and does not leave us open to abuse. It is a personal choice, a yes vote will not address social inequality nor does the no vote, but the latter does take away my choice to have a dignified death and a choice in my final days.”

ASSISTED DYING – YES “I will be voting yes on the end of life choice bill, because a no vote will secure a future in which our pets are allowed to die with more dignity than our terminally ill, and even if the bill looks like it was drawn up by brain-damaged children, a no vote will table the issue altogether.”

James Rae

Not A Party

CANNABIS – NO “I am opposed to legalising marijuana as it is a very harmful drug and ends up with people suffering mental illnesses, becoming dysfunctional and unemployable. It wrecks lives and families and is already a major cause of car accidents. There is also a huge cost to the taxpayer, our health services and more, which drags everyone else into this sort of activity whether they like it or not.”

ASSISTED DYING – NO

Lachie Ashton

New Conservative

CANNABIS – NO “With the cannabis referendum I have voted no. I believe that there are no good drugs and bad drugs, but only various degrees of useful drugs. For a medicinal purpose, cannabis is a very good drug. But for recreational use, I think its usefulness drops exponentially.”

“Instead of euthanasia I believe in providing the best palliative care in the world.

Based on my experience when people get sick, they don’t actually want to die and do adjust to their situation, put up with it and make the most of the precious time they have left and look forward to family visits and friends. I think it is a very dangerous and unfair bill as it will make people feel that they are a burden, and can be pressured and coerced into euthanasia as there are not enough safeguards to ensure that this does not happen.”

ASSISTED DYING – YES “In the end of life choice act I am voting yes. I think we all have a right to die when we choose, and that the only person that can decide when that is is yourself. I would have been more comfortable with more safeguards in place like a cool down period, but it’s the best of a bad situation.”

Brannon Favel Social Credit

HOW ARE YOU VOTING? The Guardian’s Political Poll for Mid Canterbury shows of 613 respondents by midday on Thursday, 226 (37 per cent) will vote yes to cannabis legalisation, compared to 329 voting no (54 per cent). For the question on euthanasia, 415 (68 per cent) will vote yes, and 127 (21 per cent) no.

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Clocking the vertical miles

By Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

“I call powder the whitebait of skiing, it’s something that’s kind of special,” says Methven skier Mike Unger.

The 67-year-old has had some exceptional powder days while skiing this winter at Mt Hutt, where he has once again clocked up the highest number of vertical metres compared to all other skiers on the mountain.

Unger has had a partner in crime on some of his ski days, his friend Jono Renwick, who is from Christchurch, but who has been mostly based at Queenstown this winter and clocked up the most vertical metres at Coronet Peak.

Renwick has also broken a record across NZSki’s three ski areas, reaching the highest ever tally of more than 1.5 million vertical metres in a season, as well as being the first skier to reach the 1 million mark.

“I have had some epic powder days,” said the 34-year-old, agreeing with Unger on just how good ski season 2020 has been.

Vertical metres are recorded via season passes, with the length represented by each chairlift au-

Record breaking skiers, Jono Renwick and Mike Unger.

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tomatically added to each skier’s tally as they go through the lift gates. Skiers can access their statistics and see how high up they are on the leaderboard.

It is the fifth year in a row where Unger has climbed to the

top of the Mt Hutt vertical metres leaderboard by the end of the season. By Thursday night he had reached 782,000 vertical metres, a figure he expected to have climbed to about 800,000 by the end of today.

This compares to his tally from last year of more than 1 million.

Unger said this year had had fewer open days due to Covid restrictions at the start, meaning a shorter operating week for Mt Hutt, in addition to closed days.

The former Christchurch ski shop operator said he was able to indulge in his passion more than ever now that he was retired, and NZSki season passes for over 65s were well-priced, this year having been just $279.

“I probably spend as much in coffees, my pension doesn’t cover the coffees,” he joked.

He said talking to people at Huber’s Hut, where he had his usual two coffees per day, and meeting people on the ski lifts, were just as much fun as the skiing.

“You do gas to a lot of people on the lifts,” Unger said.

What he liked most about skiing was the exhilaration of turning in the snow, and going fast.

Unger said he generally averaged anything from 20 to 30 runs per day. And he admitted there was a competitive factor in his success.

“It is a contest between the participants, but it’s also a contest against yourself to see if you have the sticking power to do it.”

Fantastic season comes to an end Mt Hutt Ski Area closes for the 2020 season this weekend.

Manager James McKenzie said it had been a fantastic season.

“It could have been dire,” he said, referring to the fact NZSki was not sure it would even be able to open this winter due to the threat posed by Covid-19.

Snowfall had been at the lower side of average, but along with snowmaking there had been good coverage on and off trail. On the down side there had been a high number of closed days, 23, mostly due to wind. This compared to just 10 last year, and 14 in each 2018 and 2017.

Tomorrow is officially the last day of the season, however, wind is forecast so today could end up being the last day. There are a number of festive events planned, including pond skim, bank slalom, dog derby, live music and face painting.

New Rakaia toilet block gets the thumbs up

By Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

When nature called, Queenstown resident Amanda Mulqueen headed straight for the toilets at Rakaia.

However, at first she wondered why there were so many people milling about.

She was not to know the group was part of a gathering which had just attended the official opening of the brand new facility yesterday, and that she would be the first to use it.

“I can safely say they are the cleanest toilets I have ever been in,” she announced to members of the crowd as she walked out.

“I felt quite special baptising it,” she told the Guardian.

Mulqueen and her partner were stopping by the town on their way to Christchurch.

She was not the only one to give the toilets the thumbs up, as

Rakaia residents at the opening also voiced their approval.

“This is more practical and it tones in with the buildings we have here,” Nicki Kelly said.

As much as she had liked the stone façade of the previous building, demolished in mid-March, this would work better with individual cubicles, of which there were 10, and the outdoor communal handwashing station.

Rakaia Community Association chairperson Neil Pluck said the new facility was nice and modern, it would be easy to clean and maintain and it would tie in well with the Rakaia salmon site development under way.

This development, set in motion by the Rakaia Lions about two years ago, is to include new plantings and footpaths, new playground equipment, information board signage, seating, lighting and solar-powered rubbish bins.

The council has invested

$198,000 from pre-existing budgets to complete the upgrades, which was further aided by a $740,000 grant from the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund and a $20,000 donation from the Lions.

Mayor Neil Brown addressed the gathering at the opening, prior to giving one of the toilets a tonguein-cheek try out himself, by sitting on top of its closed lid as members of the gathering took his photo.

He said the toilets would make a huge difference at the site. They were the second most used toilets in Ashburton District.

“Pre-Covid-19, Rakaia was seeing bus loads of visitors stopping to use the facilities and even now that’s continuing to some extent.

The old facilities were struggling to meet demand, and as the gateway to Mid Canterbury from the north, it’s important Rakaia can put its best foot forward,” Brown said.

Amanda Mulqueen says the new facilities are fantastic after she had the privilege of being the first to use them following their opening yesterday.

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Milly shines at Highland dancing awards

By Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s Milly Christie was the star of the show at the New Zealand Highland Dancer of the Year last weekend.

About 200 dancers from throughout the country competed at the ASB Theatre in Blenheim, where the 15-year-old came away ranked number one after claiming the New Zealand Highland Dancer of the Year in her Under 16 age group.

“Very excited and very surprised,” was how Milly described her feelings upon hearing her name announced at the premier annual event.

“It was very intense backstage,” she added.

That was where dancers were gathered as the awards were presented, while friends, family and supporters were in the audience.

Winners were named after adding results from championships competed in. Milly came first in the Highland Reel, Sword Dance, Irish Hornpipe and Reel O’Tulloch, while placing in five other events from the overall 10 she competed in.

Having had such good results, she could only hope that she was going to be in the running as she awaited the announcement.

Last year she came third in the country, so when she did hear she had placed first this year it had been very rewarding, she said.

Milly started at the Julie Hawke School of Highland Dance at the young age of two.

“I have known it my whole life,” she said.

It has been a passion which has taken her as far away as Paris for competition, and she is a member of the New Zealand Highland Dancing Company.

Milly said her goal now is to retain her ranking as she gets older, and hopefully one day attain the 18 and Over New Zealand Highland Dancer of the Year.

Meanwhile, fellow Julie Hawke School of Highland Dance pupils also put in some stellar performances.

Brianna Sloper also competed in the Under 16s, placing in three events, while there were four pupils in the 18 and Over section. Britney Moore’s various placings in this latter category saw her ranked sixth overall, while Eirinn MacLean placed sixth in the Sword Dance, Lucy Moore seventh in the Highland Reel and Charlotte Sloper eighth in the Irish Hornpipe and 10th in the Fling.

In the junior section Tahlia Christie and Sophie Marr also brought home placings, with Sophie ranked sixth overall in the in Under 8 section.

Milly Christie of Ashburton has been named the top Under 16 Highland dancer in New Zealand.

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Driven to conserve rural history

By Heather Mackenzie heather.m@theguardian.co.nz

The pride in Don Robertson’s voice is evident when he speaks of the latest happenings at the Rural History section of The Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum.

In the past three years Robertson, and fellow enthusiasts, Murray Oakley, John French, and Ian Fyfe have gone a long way to preserving and displaying the many donated and on-loan rural exhibits for years to come.

“It is definitely a work in progress out here and there is always something more to do. But if we don’t look after these things they will be gone and we can’t get them back,” Robertson said.

The team’s hard work, along with their creative building and engineering skills has meant great chunks of Mid Canterbury rural history will be around for generations to come.

“There has been a great deal of getting stuck in and sorting stuff out going on. The more we sorted, the more room we needed.”

The need for more room led to the piece de resistance of their efforts, the new tractor display shed painted in cream and rustic red to align with the other heritage buildings on the site.

“The grant of $35,000 from the Lion Foundation was certainly very much appreciated, without it we would not have a tractor display shed.”

Robertson said they chose

Rural history convener Don Robertson (middle), stands proudly in the new exhibition shed with fellow history buff Murray Oakley and builder Michael Gye. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 051020-HM-007 Michael Gye as their builder because his attention to detail and ability to add the finishing touches to their building was just what they needed.

“Michael has done a great job in building the shed, it looks great.”

All the credit for the building shouldn’t go solely to Gye, as Robertson, an engineer by trade, and 86-year-old Oakley have

done their fair share too.

“We made the shed doors, concreted in the old posts and then sorted out the tractors and other machinery to make it possible for the public to walk around it all.”

Offers of donations came from all areas of the community, so when the word came in that Silver Fern Farms was offering them their surplus plumbing, engineering, fitters and carpenters

workshop goodies, Robertson and Oakley downed tools and headed their way.

“All together we made about 20 trips, round trips, collecting what they donated, it has saved us thousands. The guys out there were so fantastic,” Robertson said.

The pulling down of the old Ashburton Museum and the MSA remodelling also saw the intrepid

pair putting panelling and furniture on their truck and heading back to Tinwald, with big plans in mind.

Also on the gratefully received donation list are ACL and Precision Concrete Placing, who donated concrete and concreting skills respectively.

“Before they both stepped up and offered their help, the main Rural History shed had a dustcausing dirt floor, concreting it has made all the difference.”

Part of this shed also has an authentic looking wooden floor that was laid by Robertson himself.

“The timber came from the shed the Fire Brigade are in. They removed it and carted it down to the farm we have here, so I turned around and carted it back to use here.”

Next on the horizon for the Rural History section is the development of a Rangitata Diversion Race display, moving the 1894 Lynford School building on to the site, adding a rolling history movie to the 1912 Coldsteam roads board office they have restored and putting the finishing touches on other displays.

Robertson said they could do with a hand writing short histories to go with the machines and exhibits on display.

“Each one has a story and we know what it is, we just need someone to type them up for us.”

Anyone keen to help with this interesting task, or volunteering in general can head out the museum during the week and have a chat to the guys.

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Fete fundraiser for St John

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

St John might be an integral part of the Ashburton District’s health network, but when it comes to funding, it’s largely on its own.

And that means, each year a significant amount needs to be raised to keep it in business, says Ashburton executive officer Elaine Vallender.

This year the service is pinning its funding hopes on a garden fete that will be held on Thursday. It’s a large-scale event that has involved a tremendous effort from a small team of people and it’s an event that would not have been possible without the generosity of Dorie farmers Sue and Ted Rollinson.

The couple have opened their large garden and have put in countless hours to ensure the property is in top order for the day, Vallender said.

Money raised will go towards keeping the district’s ambulance service on the road, ensuring first aid classes can be run, the health shuttle keeps moving and its caring caller and youth programmes continue.

Some services operate on a user-pays basis, but many run on the “smell of an oily rag”, relying on donations and fundraising to continue, she said.

“The money we raise goes to support the community in lots of different ways and our aim is to improve health services for people in our community.”

Local funding hopes for St John this year are being pinned firmly on a Garden Fete in Rakaia next Thursday.

Looking to the future, Vallender said Ashburton’s St John hoped to expand its initiatives to include first aid kits for farms, introducing a caring callers programme for resthomes and to be part of a joint project with the district’s Refugee Settlement programme.

All of those, however, relied on fundraising.

“We’re looking at a variety of ways we can support our com-

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Because St John relied so heavily on fundraising, having the offer of the Rollinsons’ garden for a fete was an incredible gift, Vallender said.

“What started out as a little garden walk has grown into a huge fete. It’s grown from a little idea to an event with 80 stalls and

a wait list. It’s just amazing what the Rollinsons have done for us.”

The stalls cover a wide range of offerings and will showcase goods from businesses based as far afield as Dannevirke and Invercargill.

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Early interest has been huge, Vallender said, with busloads coming from Blenheim and several groups from out of town using the event as their first outing since Covid.

The St John fete will run from 10am to 4pm on October 15 and tickets are available from a range of outlets. They will also be available at the gate.

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MID CANTY SCHOOLS

Signing up for donations again

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

All the eligible schools in Mid Canterbury have opted in to the Government’s donations scheme again for 2022.

There are 13 schools in the district that are decile 7 and below which makes them eligible for the donations scheme and they had all opted in to the first year in 2020.

As part of the Government’s child wellbeing approach, the Ministry of Education gave decile 1-7 state and state-integrated schools $150 per pupil this year, but only if the schools did not ask parents for school donations.

Netherby School was one of the first to sign up in the district and principal Phil Wheeler said it has been fantastic and because it had worked so well this year he had no hesitation in signing on again for 2021.

As well as saving the financial burden on parents, Wheeler said it was also a smoother process compared to the time it took to collect the donations.

“There is less administration work and we are not asking our parents for money now for small activities that we used to,” Wheeler said.

“It’s one lump sum of money and it is enough to cover everything that we were covering previously that we were asking

Netherby School, whose students are seen here enjoying Kai for Kids, was one of the first to sign up for the government’s schools donations scheme.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN the parents to donate to or pay for.

“In the context of our school and our size, it works impressively well.”

Schools have to opt into the

government fund and this has to be done annually, but for many it means there will be more money available to pay for a range of activities, however they can still require payments towards optional

events, extra-curricular activities and some resources.

Schools are still able to ask for donations towards school camps, but these are voluntary.

Nationwide more schools have

opted into the scheme, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said, with 94 per cent of the eligible schools and kura signed up for 2021.

The $150 per student donations replacement scheme will see over $67 million in Government funding go to 1664 schools nationwide next year.

It will mean an estimated $557,550 across the eligible Mid Canterbury schools.

Based on the $150 per student and the latest roll figures from the MOE, it is estimated that Ashburton College, (decile 6) received $176,850 under the scheme this year for its roll of 1179 students.

With a roll of 408, Allenton School (7) received $19,350 and Hampstead (4) with its roll of 378 totals $56,700.

Netherby School (3) received $22,200.

At the lower end of the scale Chertsey School (7) and its roll of 26 received $3900.

Hipkins said that nationwide the families of more than 447,000 pupils would be better off next year.

“The high rates of schools signing up shows that there’s strong support in our communities for the initiative to continue.

“It’s one of the ways the Government’s putting free back into free education at a time when many families may be feeling more financial pressure due to Covid-19,” Hipkins said.

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Paying homage to home Abstract expressionist Norah Johnson has her exhibition Homage to Home opening at the McAtamney Gallery and Design Store in Geraldine today, featuring works including Methven to Mt Hutt (pictured).

There will be a Meet the Artist talk at 2pm. Colour and mark making are Johnson’s primary tools for expression, with her work embracing the “accidental, the spontaneous and the experimental”, the Ashburton artist said.

Homage to Home is about the universal

need and desire to put down roots and cultivate harmony within a landscape that is both domestic and geographical.

Motifs and references of Mid Canterbury and Christchurch have consistently featured in her work since she arrived in Ashburton from Auckland 18 months ago.

“My work attempts to provide the viewer with a perceived sense of belonging to a time and place recorded and then distilled in an overall impression of that experience.”

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10 NEWS

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Accessways a safety risk Before the strategy was signed off and went out for public consultation, mayor Neil Brown asked for a condition report on the bridge pedestrian/cycle lanes and said that would indicate whether the work needed to be moved up the priority list.

The wider strategy includes additional cycleways and cycle lanes for Ashburton and the district’s rural villages, spreading their development over a 10 year period.

In preparing the strategy it was found that the district lacked active transport friendly routes connecting existing and developing infrastructure. In some areas a disconnect between cycle routes was found and inactive users said they did not feel safe using existing routes.

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Walking and cycling lanes on the Ashburton River Bridge have been given a huge fail mark by users, Ashburton’s district councillors say.

As they took their first look at the district’s new walking and cycling strategy councillors agreed that while the strategy itself might be good, it did not address Ashburton’s biggest safety issue, the two cycle and pedestrian footpaths that are part of the river bridge.

The new strategy put these two passageways up for improvement in five to seven years, but Carolyn Cameron said that was too long to wait.

“This is a huge deal for the community and they can’t wait for this forever,” she said.

The council was responsible for maintenance on the down river side of the bridge while the NZ Transport Agency looks after the upstream lane.

“Doing something about this should be a tremendous priority for us as a council,” Cameron said.

Lynette Lovett used the bridge most days, and said she frequently saw mobility scooter users sitting at one end waiting for a clear run across because the path was so narrow.

“As a council we need to talk to NZTA about this now.”

The strategy indicates that the second bridge across the river from Chalmers Avenue would increase crossing options between Tinwald and Ashburton.

That might be the case, Lovett

Cycle lanes and footpaths on the Ashburton Bridge are seen as a safety risk.

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said, but people shouldn’t have to wait 10 years for that to happen.

“The eastern side has a resthome on it and people go back and forward to town on the bridge.

You can’t expect them to cross the highway, it’s too dangerous. And it’s the same for school children,” she said.

The widening of pedestrian/ cycleways on both sides of the bridge needed to be pushed up the priority list, Diane Rawlinson

said. The strategy was simply a starting point, council roading engineer Brian Fauth said.

“This has been prepared from a technical point of view and we now want the community to give us their ideas,” he said.

The bridge issue was part of a

wider issue that council was working on, the connectivity between Ashburton and Tinwald and the whole Tinwald corridor would be part of a council workshop before Christmas, Fauth said.

The widening of pedestrian/cycleways on both sides of the bridge needed to be pushed up the priority list, – Dianne Rawlinson said

Social needs survey shows service gaps

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton District might have a strong social and community sector, but there are yawning gaps when it comes to accessing mental health services and health and wellbeing services for young people.

The findings come in a community and social needs survey commissioned to identify the support needed post Covid-19 and beyond.

At Thursday’s Ashburton District Council community services committee meeting, researcher Sarah Wylie said the district was faring far better than many around New Zealand.

There were many organisations providing a wide range of services, she said, but the key for maximising their work and getting the best results for their clients was for those groups to be collaborating and working together, she said.

If there were gaps, they were in youth wellbeing and access to youth health services, Wylie said.

“I’ve heard some horror stories from young people and people working with youth about the lack of access to the services they need. Young people are struggling with mental health issues

and there are often barriers to getting that support.”

The council needed to support anything that involved working with young people, she said.

“You’re well networked within the youth justice space, but that’s only a small number of young people. There’s a real need for services for young people after they leave school, a real need to involve them in training opportunities.”

Ashburton was not alone in

struggling to engage young people who had disengaged, Wylie said.

“An increasing number of young people just don’t get it, and that’s a challenge for the whole community.”

Mental health services were stretched across the population, not just with youth. And that meant those working in the sector were also stretched and stressed, she said.

While the survey was about

identifying service gaps and ways in which community needs could be better met through existing groups collaborating, there were also plenty of positives that came out of the survey, Wylie said.

“One of the key things is that Ashburton of all the TAs (territorial authorities) in the country is probably one of the best positioned. It’s by no means doom and gloom because of the nature of your economy. There are great things happening here already,

it’s just about making them better.”

It was easy for organisations to say they were collaborating, but they were still fighting for the same contracts, but it was critical services talked to each other and worked together to ensure people got the best possible response, Wylie said.

“It’s about looking at who does what, not competing, but supporting one another.”

She praised the district’s strong philanthropic attitude where groups large and small made money available to community groups and organisations.

Service gaps Wylie recommended needed to be filled included better access to counselling services for all ages, a Youth One-stop Shop for health and wellbeing support, a dedicated support service for Pasifika, improving digital connectivity and technological capability for older people, development of appropriate social housing, developing better recreational opportunities for young people and better networking and collaboration between support and service groups.

The survey was commissioned as part of the council’s social response to the Covid-19 pandemic through its Caring for Communities Welfare Recovery Group.

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NEWS 11

Spilling the beans on idioms – TAKE TWO

By Bernard Egan FROM THE BACK SEAT

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o on admit it – we know you liked them – we know because so many of you have told us so.

And we’re glad about that.

We like them too, and we promised we’d spill the beans on a few more idioms in due course.

So we’re keeping our promise and this is now “due course”.

Which in itself leads to an interesting question about that phrase.

Stating something will happen or take place in due course, means it cannot happen any quicker, but it will happen, when the time is right.

Sometimes the phrase is confused with “due cause” which of course has an entirely different meaning sometimes involving legal complexities, so we won’t go into that right now, but maybe in due course.

Last week we mentioned our friend Aine Whiting likes idioms.

It was a comment from Aine which got us on to the subject.

Not surprisingly Aine has some notes including an interesting Reader’s Digest explanation about idioms.

Bernard Egan is a well known man around these parts. Through Tales From the Back Seat he endeavours to put a light-hearted spin on tales from yesteryear.

Quite by coincidence it refers to “letting the cat out of the bag” which basically confirms our explanation about slippery livestock dealers putting a cat rather than a pig into a bag, only to be noticed by the hoodwinked purchaser in due course.

Who we think would then have “due cause” to complain.

There is a slight difference in Reader’s Digest’s explanation of why the cat was in the bag in the first place – they suggest, and there is logic in this – the cat may have been there in place of a rabbit or a hare rather than a pig, which when one thinks of it, perhaps makes more sense.

However the saying “a pig in a poke” which dates back to the 16th century refers to purchasing something without validating it or, if you like, sight unseen.

And a poke is an old word for a bag, so there could be due cause for thinking a pig was involved in the scam which led to the saying.

This in due course brought to mind the saying “the cat’s

whiskers”.

It’s an old English idiom used to say that someone or something is very appealing.

Not sure if he’s ever used it, but our motoring writer Roger could describe a car he thinks is pretty good by saying “it’s the cat’s whiskers”.

Interestingly enough a friend has a sign at her front door proclaiming “the cat’s whiskers”.

And because of her always warm and welcoming hospitality and her decorating skills it’s a purrfect description of her home.

Don’t know how readers think about it, but the term segue (pronounced segway) has a certain almost mysterious appeal.

A segue in writing is a smooth transitional phrase that moves the reader from one point to another.

Always wanted to use a segue, so let’s see if one can do so smoothly without making a cat– orgorical horse’s rear end of it.

Both cats and horses are intelligent, have a highly developed sense of play, and benefit from

Aww, com’n, stop horsing around. their interaction with people.

This segue was brought on by another promise – to investigate “straight from the horse’s mouth”.

It comes from the practice of examining a horse’s teeth to determine its age.

And the idea behind straight from the horse’s mouth is that someone has come directly from examining the horse to relay information about its age and condition.

There’s another idiom about a

horse’s mouth.

“Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” means don’t question the value of a gift.

It refers back to the practice mentioned of evaluating the age of a horse by looking at its teeth.

And this in turn is also the source of the expression “long in the tooth,” meaning old.

Now me thinks it’s time to “call it a day” get “A into G” and send these (hopefully) “words of wisdom” to the Editor.

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NEW ZEALAND

Vroom, vroom Invercargill Unstoppably engrossing, Bill Richardson’s Transport World houses the home-town collector’s lifelong passion for trucks and automobiles.

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very time I visit Invercargill, I’m always struck by the character of the people. They’re gritty, incredibly resourceful and know how to rise to a challenge.

Invercargill’s fabric reflects that great dogged spirit of the south, where time-honoured architecture and crazy-wide boulevards set the stage.

Heritage hounds, like myself, find the seventh heaven with

Vroom vroom your way to Invercargill, where our Southern City embraces visitors with a hearty welcome and a head-turning collection of wheeled wonders, writes Mike Yardley. a trove of elegant architecture and follies, headlined by the cupola-adorned water tower, studding the landscape. You’ll

equally be struck by the monumental makeover to the city centre, where a major retail development is finally under way.

Invercargill boasts a trove of elegant architecture and follies, headlined by the cupola-adorned water tower.

But the city’s biggest calling card is the fact that it beckons like a national garage, awash in shiny chrome and seductive curves, with world-beating collections of classic motorbikes, cars and domestic machinery.

Be warned, you’ll be truly blown away by the scale and unrivalled quality of these collections.

Strutting an entire block of Tay Street, a striking purposebuilt art deco building houses the runaway jewel in Invercargill’s crown.

Unstoppably engrossing, Bill Richardson’s Transport World houses the home-town collector’s lifelong passion for trucks and automobiles.

After buying his grandfather’s 1933 International D1 in 1967, his abiding love-affair for big workhorses snow-balled. This mammoth museum doesn’t just gleam and groan with trucks, but classic cars, Kombis, domestic machinery and all manner of quirky gems.

There’s a vintage paddywagon from the Christchurch Police, circa 1925, retro paraphernalia by the truckload, vintage petrol bowsers, Invercargill’s first passenger bus, a vintage Foursquare truck and even the original yellow

Mini from Goodbye Pork Pie. (I’m taking this bloody car to Invercargill!)

The fire engine-red Texaco tanker is another star turn.

This 1940 Dodge Airflow water tanker was restored by Bill so spectacularly, that legend has it that American oil executives from Texaco visited Invercargill to offer a blank cheque to Bill for “Tex the Tanker”. Bill said “No Deal”.

Boasting over 300 vehicles, the world’s most comprehensive Ford collection is deliriously good, including seven of the eight pre-Model T production cars lustily displayed, dating back to 1904, along with some fine Tin Lizzie (Model T) specimens.

Bill died in 2005, but his daughter, Jocelyn, took up the reins, and it remains a beloved family owned and operated going concern, with everexpanding collections.

You could easily while away half a day within this gob-smacking storehouse of collectibles, which are so impeccably displayed.

Be sure to check out the wondrously-themed bathrooms, particularly the petrol pump replica handbasins.

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Transport World boasts over 300 vehicles, including the world’s most comprehensive Ford Transport World has retro paraphernalia by the truckload, including vintage petrol bowsers. collection.

In the men’s bathroom, you stand in front of a gleaming window overlooking the gathered crowds in the showroom floor. It’s one-way glass, I was assured.

A recent addition is the delightful Cadbury Collection, with a trove of memorabilia salvaged from the Dunedin factory before its controversial closure.

I also loved the temporary exhibition dedicated to celebrating 60 years of VW Kombi vans. The retrothemed camping scenes are particularly evocative of golden New Zealand summers.

Check out the Kombi pool table – I want one!

I furthered my engine fix at their sister exhibition, Classic Motorcycle Mecca, which

sports an equally museumworthy line-up of 300 twowheelers.

Spread across two floors, the classic motorbike displays run the gamut from a 1902 Peugeot motorcycle to a 21st century Simms Corbin Custom, plus plenty of John Britten motorbikes.

An added feature is the George Begg exhibition, the famed Invercargill engineer who hand-built a slew of vehicles in his “toy shop”, as part of his glittering career in the motorsport industry. Plus, Classic Motorcycle Mecca has a wonderful tribute gallery to Burt Munro.

Two years ago, Transport World also opened New Zealand’s first heavy equipment playground. You

Classic Motorcycle Mecca also pays homage to one of Southland’s special sons, George Begg, the famed Invercargill engineer who hand-built a slew of vehicles in his “toy shop”.

can let rip and have a go driving heavy machinery, including bulldozers, diggers and skid steers in a giant gravel pit. You can even crush a car! Expertly supervised with hands-on instructors, you’ll come away from this smashingly good time feeling like a glorified heavy machinery operator! Only in Invercargill.

Complete your wheely good look around Invercargill at E. Hayes. Operating since 1932, New Zealand’s largest independent Hammer Hardware store boasts one of the nation’s biggest private motorworks collections, headlined by the World’s Fastest Indian motorcycle.

Yes, Burt Munro’s original 1920 Indian Scout. Amid the shelves of power tools, spanners, nuts and bolts, a vast array of vintage machinery displays pepper the store.

The real, original motorbike is housed inside a glass cabinet, but there’s a replica of the prop used in the film, that you can crawl into, while imagining blasting across Utah’s Salt Flats.

Remarkably, the E Hayes collection is free to admire.

No purchase is necessary. No admission fees apply. Southern hospitality, unplugged.

A temporary exhibition is dedicated to celebrating 60 years of VW Kombi vans.

Shining brightly, these old timers get to enjoy their time in the spotlight.

Spread across two floors, Classic Motorcycle Mecca’s classic motorbike displays run the gamut Invercargill is also home to New Zealand’s first heavy equipment playground. You can let rip and have a go driving heavy machinery, including bulldozers, diggers and skid steers in a giant gravel pit. from a 1902 Peugeot motorcycle to a 21st century Simms Corbin Custom.

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OUR VIEW

Seven days and counting

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

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ne week to go until election day 2020.

One week to go until we know the fate of the country for the next three years.

One week to go until we know whether this district is set to be painted red for the first time in longer than anyone cares to remember, or whether we’ll remain our lighter shade of blue.

So, how do we feel about it all – are we ready for the big dance, have we had enough of the promises and vows and all the words that you sit back wondering if they’re true or not?

They are polarising things elections – it seems like half of the population couldn’t actually care less about them, but the other half are heavily invested and are eager to know what comes next for our country.

This one seemingly has more vested interest than any I can certainly remember.

There’s a clear distinction between the leading parties and be damned if you speak ill about one to the other, that’s for sure.

One thing we do know is that it’s going to be close here locally, perhaps closer than it’s been for a very long time – which makes for an interesting situation for our district.

The wheel is turning, ever so slowly and the shackles of blue that once kept us in a tight grip appear to be fraying at the edges. Whether there’s enough there to snap them in half or not, we will know by next Saturday night.

But either way it certainly marks a significant change for our area.

But at the end of the day, do you really care who is there representing you in parliament?

As long as they’re honest, hard-working and willing to fight for what’s right for the people of Mid Canterbury, does it really make a difference what rosette they happen to be wearing?

These are turbulent times we are facing as a country and some form of unity from our leaders is going to be required to get us through it all.

Right now, with all that has been said and done in the lead up to this election, we are a long way away from achieving that it would seem.

Seven days and counting ...

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OPINION 15

I’m politically becalmed W

ell the craziness of 2020 has spilled right over, and into, the political spectrum.

Having been a life-long voter and now in my sixties, I guess I’ve seen an election or two. Or three.

I can remember when Keith Holyoake was PM, Rob Muldoon, Jack Marshall, Norman Kirk, David Lange.

I’ve followed the issues along the way, weighed up the balances, searched for the meaningfulness amongst the fluff and bluster and then stood back and tried to cast a thoughtful vote that I would believe set us on the right track to align with the values I cherish and hold dear.

And that would deliver NZ the best we can be.

This one’s been the hardest.

No kidding.

Never before in my adult voting life have I felt so torn.

To be fair, I’ve swung in different political directions at different times. Blind tribalism in politics has never been my bag.

A good idea is a good idea, and if I think the proponent of said good idea has integrity and the ability and will to see it through, they’ll likely received my little tick.

No matter what their or their parties colour or hue. Call me an issues guy.

This one’s got me beat though. And I’ve always been decisive in the past.

For the first time, a week

By Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE away from polling day, I can not definitively tell you right now where those ticks will go.

Ok. To be fair, I’ve leaned in towards a particular combo in recent days. But I’ll be honest with you. At times I’ve seen performances that have left me seriously questioning whether those individuals or parties are really worthy of my support.

In truth, it feels like I’m politically becalmed.

In fact one option I’ve considered is leaving that part of the ballot blank.

This would seem a nonsense from someone who has always encouraged others to exercise their democratic right. Or left.

Or subtle variations thereof.

New Zealand, in many ways, is just like the rest of the western world right now.

A bit of a mess.

It all feels like everyone’s rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

The last thing I want to sound is defeatist, but let’s be honest, we are all a bit concerned.

All things considered I think we’ve been led pretty well through a previously unimaginable period in our lives.

But where to from here?

Who really has the best ideas

and answers to take us forward?

And the big question. Who do we trust?

I couldn’t give you one single political name from any camp right now.

I’m all out of trust.

I’ve heard it all before.

The cupboard’s bare.

I’ve regretfully become a card-carrying political cynic.

Stuff sounds like it’s being made up on the spot and it’s extremely hard not to be completely disillusioned.

But it’s democracy. We’ve been dealt the cards we have and we have to make the best of it.

We have to get out and vote if we haven’t done so already.

And plenty already have.

But I hope I get some sort of definitive divine intervention in the next week before I cast my vote on Saturday. Yes, I’ll wait til the very last minute to see what giant clangers are dropped by whom this week.

You know what, at this stage it all feels a bit like Pin the tail on the donkey.

And I’m too afraid to take the blindfold off.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

Getting rid of the unnecessary drama

By Sahera Laing LIFE COACH

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roblems, after all, are the biggest addiction on the planet (and a good juicy drama is just too tempting!).

And we jump right in and get fully coated in that ‘drama goo’ and work it out as our friend-in-pain sits by in a helpless heap.

In doing so, you are keeping your friend in the behaviour pattern of helplessness. They don’t get to learn how to sort it for themselves. We all have different life lessons and if you keep being their “knight in shining armour” they don’t get to overcome that problem and grow.

You deny them the opportunity to gain important life wisdom. It’s more than a bit selfish to deny someone you care about, that valuable growth.

Your role is to help them discover their strengths. For example, if you are a parent, you may see your child struggle, but if you keep intervening they do not learn anything for themselves. You deprive them a chance to learn a valuable skill.

Instead, we could get to guide them to discover for themselves, how they might tackle the problem. We encourage them to bring their strengths to the surface and use them. Could we not do that with our friends as well?

So instead on putting on the shiny armour, or getting over-excited at a new drama, step back and let your friend take the reins of the white horse and discover their own capabilities. Be there to com-

fort and encourage them, but stop doing it for them.

It’s not actually your responsibility to live their life. (And if living their life is far more interesting than living your own – you might want to address that!)

Be their friend, not their saviour. Help them become stronger in themselves, instead of keeping them in victim mode.

Support, have heart-felt compassion, listen, love and supply the tea and biscuits when they need to chat.

Be the calm in their storm, someone they can anchor themselves to when it feels impossible.

If each of us did that, we’ll actually have a lot less drama to contend with, and a lot more joy.

Sahera Laing is a mental fitness consultant, columnist and speaker.

The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

16 WEEKEND FOCUS

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OBITUARY

A woman with ‘amazing mana’

By Heather Mackenzie heather.m@theguardian.co.nz

Janet Benfell (nee Atkinson) September 4, 1935, to September 9, 2020.

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anet Benfell grew up attending Ashburton Borough Primary School and later Ashburton Technical College.

After leaving school she trained as a teacher, but never made it into the classroom, as on April 27, 1955, she married David (Dave) Benfell in Ashburton’s St Andrew’s Church and went on to have five children.

Despite having no Maori blood herself, Janet’s love of their culture and history is well known. To her it was always a mystery how people new to the area seemed more interested in finding out about local Maori history than those who had lived here for decades.

In the early 1960s Janet was at the forefront of setting up a branch of the Maori Women’s League in Ashburton.

In 1970, along with long-time friend Bella Moore, Janet travelled to Napier with representatives from the Arowhenua Marae, to welcome Queen Elizabeth II. Arguably Janet’s biggest contribution and her lasting legacy to the community, came from a chance meeting with Dawn and Archie Keepa, when Dawn and Janet were in the maternity home together.

The Benfells and the Keepas, struck up a lasting friendship that led to them playing a big part in developing the Hakatere Marae in 1970.

The original school house building on the property was destroyed by fire in 2003 and had to be rebuilt over the next few years.

Janet said during the fundraising and rebuilding process she was still motivated by her original ambition that her children and grandchildren were not shy about going to the marae.

She saw it as a home away from home for those new to the district.

In the 1970s Janet started working at the Ashburton Guardian, where she spent many years as a proof-reader and sub-editor.

She is remembered fondly as a “big little lady” by many of the Guardian staff.

Memories also extend to her ability to have people of all social groups at her house.

As one Guardian staff member commented, if the same people were at the pub there could be a prickly atmosphere, but never at Janet’s house, there everybody behaved themselves.

“She had an amazing mana about her,” he said.

In the early 1980s, Janet and Dave moved to Tauranga where Janet spent 10 years working as a sub-editor at the Bay of Plenty Times.

When the grandchildren started arriving in the South Island, it was time to trade in North Island beaches for the mountain views of Anama, where they built and ran a bed and breakfast cottage across the road from son Jim’s farm.

Janet was also an elder in

Above – Janet Benfell performs the karanga (or calling) at an Ashburton College powhiri in 2010.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Below left – At 82 Janet was recognised for her more than 50 years of passionate service to the marae when she was awarded a Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year award in 2018. Grandson Jay Benfell (centre) is pictured accepting the award on behalf of Janet.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Below right – Janet Benfell in the Ashburton Kiwibank meeting room named in her honour.

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the local Mayfield Presbyterian Church during this time.

Jim said his mum always made friends wherever she went.

“She was a very positive person, who always found the good in everyone. She had nothing negative to say about a single soul.”

Janet also ran her own version of a newcomers’ network far before such things became fashionable.

When she got wind of a new family in town she would pop into their business – the Triangle fish and chip shop or the Thai shop on Alford Forest Road – are two such examples. Once through the door she would introduce herself and ask if she could assist in any way with teaching English, or helping fill out visa applications or residence forms.

Jim said she made many lifelong friends this way.

When asked to take a plate to a function, son Al said his mum

would always be the one putting at least three overflowing plates of homemade goodies on the table.

“She was always good at feeding the masses,” he said.

When (husband) Dave died just before Christmas in 1996, Janet moved with Jim and his family to Winslow, where she lived independently in her own cottage until she moved into town five years later, where she remained for the next 14 years.

Her busy lifestyle and ability to make friends meant she was out and about a lot.

“Mum was always never at home, she was always going somewhere. She found it tough when she could no longer drive as she was ferociously independent and hated asking for help,” Jim said.

One of her big delights was spending time with her seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

“She loved spending time with

them,” Jim said.

At 82 Janet was recognised for her more than 50 years of passionate service to the marae when she was awarded the Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year award in 2018.

Marae chairwoman Michelle Brett put Janet’s name forward for the award and said it could not have gone to a more deserving person.

Janet would do whatever was needed and would step into any role, like cooking for wood carvers who were at the site recently.

“She was a sharing and caring person, who was a friend to people of all ages, with her expertise spanning all generations.”

When Michelle took over as Hakatere Marae chairperson, Janet was a great help to her and the pair quickly bonded.

“I found her such a close friend with some of the conversations we had, her age was irrelevant, she was a really good friend,” Michelle said.

When son Al was driving out to the marae one day he noticed all the rubbish on the side of the road and decided it would be a good idea for the Hakatere Marae members to clean the area from Racecourse Road to the marae.

“Mum was there walking along, collecting rubbish and singing the whole way, she must have been nearly 80 at the time,” he said.

In true Janet style she organised her own funeral.

“She had what she wanted all worked out, we just filled in the blanks really,” Jim said.

Both Al and Jim agreed her funeral held at Paterson’s chapel was an appropriate celebration of her life, prior to that Janet lay in state at the marae.

“The marae was a fitting place for her to lie in state. She was a highly respected elder who worked tirelessly to raise the funds to build the whare.

“It was her dream to lie in state out there,” Al said.

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Ashburton solicitor Alister Argyle has just added another layer of work to his week, but it’s work he couldn’t be happier doing.

As the newlyelected chairman of the Cancer Society of New Zealand he talks to journalist Sue Newman about the admiration he has for the work done by the thousands of volunteers who are part of the organisation’s nationwide network.

From local service to

national leader

Left – Alister Argyle is proud to have been elected the chairman of an organisation that’s close to his heart – the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

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hen it comes to supporting the Cancer Society of New Zealand, Alister Argyle is in the front line.

He’s recently been elected the organisation’s national president after serving a stint as vicepresident and as the Canterbury-West Coast division’s representative. It’s a position he says he’s proud to hold; the work of the society close to his heart.

Like many people, Alister’s life has been touched by having someone close to him affected by cancer, and that brush with the all too common disease was the catalyst for him to sign on as a member and supporter of the Ashburton branch. He’s been the local support group’s chairperson since 2003 and was involved in the first big fundraiser, Relay for Life.

While his heart was very firmly with the local support group, Alister wanted to ensure what was happening at grassroots was also part of what was happening at a higher administrative level and in 2005 became a member of the Canterbury-West Coast division, a position he continues to hold.

It was a logical move to the national organisation’s deputy chairmanship and now to the top job. It’s a commitment Alister does not take lightly, and he’s

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tackling the role with some clear goals in mind.

One of those, he said, is to change the distance limits around who can and cannot stay

at Christchurch’s Cancer Society accommodation units while undergoing treatment. Currently Ashburton is off the list, but Hinds falls within the distance

limits and that’s an anomaly Alister wants amended.

Last year around New Zealand 50,000 accommodation nights were used in the society’s facilities by people undergoing cancer treatment. The kilometre travelled based criteria, however, meant many more missed out and were forced to travel daily or find their own accommodation during treatment.

At a national level the society has a number of work streams including advocacy with government and the health sector and an oversight of funds raised by the society.

Until this year the society has received no government funding, its funding has come solely through branch and national fundraising ventures and that gave it a measure of control over where that money was spent, Alister said.

“In a sense we’ve been quite keen to fund it by ourselves but this year the government has given us $750,000 towards taking people to their appointments.”

In a year, volunteer drivers travel more than one million kilometres taking people to cancer treatment appointments so in the post Covid-19 environment that money was more than welcome, he said.

Nationally the Cancer Society

had a great team at the top in its chief executive and medical director, but its real strength lay in the people who ran local branches such as Ashburton, Alister said.

“They are truly a wonderful group of people.”

His role is likely to involve about 10 hours each week, work he’ll tack on to his day job as a solicitor.

“My role is to ensure that as an organisation we remain cohesive and we are able to ensure fundraising is maintained, which will be an even more difficult task because of Covid,” he said.

With national board members spread around New Zealand, meetings in the past were all-day events, usually at Wellington airport, but Zoom has changed that and Alister is looking forward to cutting his travel commitments and holding more meetings remotely.

The appointment is for two years, with another two if he is re-elected. “This is something I never set out to do, but I see it as something that’s the right thing to do,” he said.

It’s a lifetime commitment, one he’s happy to make.

“It’s such a wonderful organistion with superb people and that makes this an easy job to do in many ways.”

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 10, 2020

Investment gains

The Mid Canterbury TimeBank and Learning Exchange initiatives – led by the Connecting caught up with co-ordinator Kate White to refle

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eflecting on a three-year journey, connecting is a keyword used regularly by Kate White as she enthusiastically and succinctly as possible covers every aspect of the Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust’s two initiatives and their possibilities.

White was the architect of setting up the Mid Canterbury TimeBank and Learning Exchange in 2017.

What they have become since she first put the idea into action has come a long way and it’s still got some way to go.

“I am happy with where it’s at now, but I see the incredible potential that is not yet realised,” White said.

“When I first started out I thought it was a great idea as I was sure there were lots of people in the district with all sorts of skills to offer, but if I need those skills how do I find those people?

“It’s a way of tapping into the resources that are in people in our community that are sitting latent.

“But what I found was that’s only a means to the greater end, which is that people are connecting, feeling good about contributing to society and that is really the value of the Timebank – it’s actually in the social connection.

“What started out, in my head anyway, as an idea around skill sharing, is so much more than that.

“There are deeper things that can happen through the Timebank.

“Those connections and that opportunity to give are really important for our mental health and community wellbeing.”

The journey began when White, was overseas travelling.

“I was wondering whether I wanted to go back to my old job [as a teacher] and actually thought I wanted to do something different.”

White had been introduced to it years earlier after encountering the Lyttelton Timebank, the first timebank in New Zealand, and heard about the concept.

“For some reason, the idea of starting a timebank in Mid Canterbury just wouldn’t go away.”

She made some initial enquiries while still overseas and upon her return, it was action stations.

White started almost on arrival in March 2017.

Soon enough the Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust was formed in June and a few

short months later, October 1, the timebank and learning exchange initiatives were launched.

“We held community meetings and spread the word to community organisations before holding a big meeting at the event centre for interested people.

“From that, we had people interested in the governance side and we formed the charitable trust.”

From talks with other Timebanks in Canterbury, specifically the Hurunui

Timebank, White was encouraged by the idea to also run a learning exchange.

“Hurunui ran a learning exchange and they were finding it useful, so I thought it would be great to get it under way after we got the timebank going, but some said ‘let’s launch them both together’ and that’s what happened.”

The trust had formed in July and a few months later the timebank and learning exchange initiatives took off simultaneously, and while separate initiatives that operate differently, they have their similarities.

“They both

help to connect people and to facilitate learning.”

The timebank allows members to trade specific skills or services, using a request and offer system, whereas the learning exchange holds specific sessions and meets a need in the community for non-vocational training, White said.

Under the umbrella of the trust, the co-ordinators, White and Mari Swindley, run both programmes.

White and Swindley job-shared the funded 20 hours co-ordinating the two initiatives, but as they grow, they are searching for more funding to increase those hours to continue to drive and develop them both.

“It’s very grassroots and about the members connecting, but it does require co-ordination.”

In three years, there have been 3219 exchanges through the timebank, around 20 per week, totalling 8779.5 hours.

There are 180 timebank members, which includes 19 organisations.

There have also been 114 learning exchange events, 51 social gatherings, 15 low-key coffee catch-ups.

The figures were hampered in the lead-up to the third anniversary by the Covid-19 lockdown.

However, even that experience was just another learning opportunity, White said, and a different way to connect.

The timebankers held online garden Q&As, craf-ternoons and quiz nights – maintaining the connections online.

“We just adapted and because we have this network of who’s out there and who has what needs, we were able to call people to check in on them and find people to deliver groceries and things like that.

“Our learning exchange wasn’t affected as we switched to running things online and that actually opened up more opportunities.”

They also ran panel discussions on various topics.

The whole experience has provided another way to stay connected, White said, with plans to implement further online sessions next winter, when the cold weather hampers some members’ mobility.

As for the future, it is an open book, with countless possibilities, White said.

“I can see the potential for timebank to really

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in timebank

interest

g Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust – turned three on October 1. Journalist Jonathan Leask ect on a busy three years and what comes next. have an influence and impact in lots of different ways and we are interested in exploring, in particular, health and youth.

“We don’t have any clear pathways forward in terms of health or youth yet, but we can see the real potential.

“Where we are going is to continue to put out these programmes, to collaborate with organisations already doing great things in Mid Canterbury and try to address needs in our community.”

Mental Health New Zealand has put out the five ways to wellbeing – Give, connect, keep learning, take notice and be active – which, White said, summed up what timebank and the learning exchange are all about. continued over page Above – Learning exchange participants getting some hands-on experience beekeeping earlier this year.

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People have said it’s given them a purpose and reason to get up in the morning, those kinds of comments are gold

20 OUR PEOPLE From P19 “We give people the opportunity to do all of those things.

“While we are not working on this yet, we would like to explore options for working together with the health sector to share the benefits timebanking can bring.”

White pointed at British studies that showed timebanking not only improves mental health, but physical health as well.

Closer to home, a recent study – Community and Social Recovery Needs and Capacities in Ashburton District in Covid-19 Times by Sarah Wylie – highlighted service gaps in the district which included a “Significant need for initiatives that build and strengthen wellbeing at individual, family and neighbourhood levels, across generations, and focused strongly on the Five Ways to Wellbeing”.

White said that is simply describing what timebank and the learning exchange do.

In terms of youth, White said the expertise and skills on offer through timebank would be hugely beneficial to youth in an educational sense.

“We really value our older members and they are some of the most active members, probably because they have a bit more time, but a lot of skills and experience to pass on.”

And in true timebank spirit, White said the youth can reciprocate by sharing their own skills.

“Youth have a lot to offer.”

“An example is a lot of our older members struggle with their smartphones – in fact, some of them don’t even know how to turn them on.”

Then there is the aspect of providing positive social connections.

“We also hear a lot about our youth mental health and that a lot of our young people are struggling, so having them be part of a community of people of different ages can be beneficial.

“I think timebanking has a part to play in working with our youth.

“It’s an option, but they probably don’t know about it yet so that’s also the challenge.”

It’s been tried and tested elsewhere, White said, and is also cost-efficient as it’s “simply members helping each other”.

It is that connection – not just the trading of skills or services, but the social benefits of that transaction as well – that has made three years of hard work on two initiatives worth it, White said.

“The ways it’s improving people’s lives.

“Hearing the stories from individuals that have said this has changed their life.

“A woman in her 80s said she was losing friends and didn’t expect to make any more, but through having English conversations over a cup of tea with a lady who needed to practice her English they have become really good friends.

“People have said it’s given them a purpose and reason to get up in the morning, those kinds of comments are gold,” White said.

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Above left – Teaching basic car maintenance through the learning exchange in 2019.

Above right – The learning exchange flax weaving workshop at Hakatere Marae in 2019.

WHAT IS THE TIMEBANK AND LEARNING EXCHANGE?

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imebank is a skills and services exchange.

Instead of dollars, time credits are used as payment. You earn time credits for the services you provide and then use the credits to ‘buy’ another member’s time to get the services you need.

“We have a website where members can post requests and offers.”

Everyone’s time is equal. It doesn’t

matter if you’re giving legal advice, teaching a language, offering companionship or walking someone’s dog, one hour equals one time credit.

The learning exchange is a separate programme of set events each month, that are open to the public, where attendees can learn life skills or broaden their knowledge.

The programme tries to offer something for everyone.

“We are really open to hearing what people would like to learn, or what people have to offer to teach, or from organisations that want to collaborate on an event.”

Examples include workshops on car maintenance, arts and crafts, massage, garden tours and much more.

Some of the events are free and some have a minor charge to cover costs, while timebankers can use their credits.

Above left – A bread-making class of the learning exchange in 2019.

Above right – Timebankers at a gardening working bee in 2018.

Above left – Timebank members enjoying Guess Who’s Coming for Tea in 2019, when the members who signed up for the event were each sent to an address and the hosts didn’t know who was coming.

Above right – Giving golf a go through the learning exchange earlier this year.

TO GET INVOLVED

contact Mid Canterbury Timebank on 03 308-1237 or pop into Community House on Cass Street.

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ACTIVE EXPLORERS

Future green fingers The Extension Room children and teachers Renee, Cindy and Aimee have been busy over the holidays preparing our community vege garden.

The children took a quick walk down to Lushington’s Garden Centre where they carefully chose vegetable

seedlings for the newly created preschool gardens.

The goal is to create a food hub at the preschool where the children can grow, care and eat the produce and any surplus can be shared with our preschool community.

HANNAH ’N’ HENRY’S

Focusing on the learning that we value As part of the ‘Learning we value’ at Hannah ’n’ Henrys Preschool, we are currently teaching our tamariki to develop social competence and one area of this focus is around caring for and empathising with others.

One of our kaiako has intention-

ally planned learning experiences to promote this, discussing with the tamariki what caring for others looks like?

We have also been learning about developing emotional competence, looking at building resilience and a sense of self-worth,

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One of the experiences for this has been learning a poem called “I am special”, and another has been talking about who we are, how we look and how we are all unique, noticing differences in each other.

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numeracy skills, where another kaiako has been extending on our tamarikis’ current knowledge and then teaching them about number lines. Using the line to encourage tamariki to find a bigger number than the one pointed to.

It is very important for us to

teach the tamariki about their local heritage, so currently we have been learning a local legend about Maui.

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Strong and sturdy homesteads

By Connor Lysaght

D

otted around the old estates and stations lay the homesteads, or what is left of them, that housed many a farming family throughout the district’s early history.

Some were worthy of picture postcards, while others went through several iterations or disappeared entirely – these old houses and the sites they once sat on are worth great recognition indeed.

In past heritage pages we have discussed the lives of several farmers and life on several farms and stations, as life on these early farms is a very popular part of early history in the Ashburton District.

It took great effort for these pioneer families to achieve a level of comfort on their stations – last week we discussed the experiences of J Dundas Walker and his father W C Walker at Mount Possession, and how when they had bread delivered to the station it always arrived stale and flattened from the long cart ride.

Alex Hewson’s accounts of living at Clent Hills in the late 1870s painted a grim picture, where the cold seeped into anything it touched – butchering animals was a futile task as the carcasses would freeze solid, and jugs of water left out overnight would freeze and burst by morning.

Evidently, it took some time before home life improved for

Picture postcard of the homestead at Longbeach Station, which perfectly captured its grand architecture and somewhat overgrown aesthetic. the station owners.

It is all too easy to fall into describing the history of these farmers, station owners, and the families involved – which is all well and good, but sometimes it is nice to just appreciate the architecture of the homesteads that graced those vast stations.

That being said, enjoy this showcase of some homesteads from a bygone era – do you recognise any?

Right – This distinctive home was once the Winchmore Homestead, built in 1859.

Right, middle – Buccleuch Homestead c. 1910, with members of the Lochhead family in the foreground.

Bottom, left – This distinctive home was once the Winchmore Homestead, built in 1859.

Bottom, right – Alford Station house in 1925, when it was owned by Mr and Mrs Horsey.

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Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

Email museum@adc.govt.nz, mail to PO Box 94 Ashburton 7700 or phone 307-7890.

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A colony of epic proportions

Much has been said and written about the gulls of the Ashburton District and it would seem a large colony of them are calling Lake Hood home at the moment. Nigel Dean captured this image of them sticking pretty closely together.

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Paddles still the star turn

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POOL SHARKS Hannah King and Bree Middleton have made the swimming podium their own this week.

The Ashburton teens have wasted no time in getting among the medals at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Hamilton, securing personal best results in the process.

And there could be more to come, with events wrapping up today.

A total of seven medals have been clinched by the Mid Canterbury pair over the past few days, with King (14) securing four bronzes while Middleton (17) has pocketed a silver and two bronzes.

Middleton’s silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle 17-18 age category on Wednesday has been the high point thus far as she claimed a personal best.

She then backed this

display up with age group bronzes in the 400 metre and 50 metre freestyle events on Thursday.

King began her stretch with a personal best performance in the 1500 metre freestyle on Tuesday where she claimed bronze in the age 14 category.

She added to her haul with bronze medals in the 100 metre breaststroke, 400 metre individual medley and 200 metre breaststroke.

Ashburton Swim Team member Henry King has also been in action this week.

Both Hannah and Middleton are involved in the 200 metre freestyle this morning, with Henry tackling the 50 metre back stroke.

Hannah also lines up in the 200 metre individual medley to be contested just after 11am today.

Bree Middleton (left) took out silver in the 17-18 age category in the 100 metre freestyle.

Hannah King (above) with one of her four bronze medals.

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GOLF

Sir Richard still star of the show

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

It was great conditions for swing bowling, but it was all about the swing of the golf club for the cricketing royalty which passed through Ashburton this week.

Sir Richard Hadlee’s presence was a major sporting coup for the Ashburton Lions Club charity golf event at the Ashburton Golf Club on Thursday.

About 100 members of the community were treated to old war stories from New Zealand’s greatest ever cricketer, who was a guest speaker during a buffet breakfast and charity auction in the morning.

Despite the overcast conditions and threat of rain, a full field of golfers later took to the course including self-proclaimed social golfer Sir Richard, who plays regularly at Christchurch’s Pegasus club.

“It’s the closest I come to a 100 these days,” he joked, during his appearance.

Sir Richard reflected on his cricketing career and fielded questions from breakfast patrons during a 40-minute talk.

He said he was absolutely delighted to be in Ashburton in support of the Lions and their charitable endeavours during his introduction.

Other topics he covered off included sledging in cricket, the use of technology in the modern game and his experience playing county cricket in Nottinghamshire.

Sir Richard recalled many

amusing anecdotes, including one when he received fan mail from a prison inmate.

The breakfast was rounded off with the auctioning off of two pieces of cricketing memorabilia which included signed copies of The Skipper’s Diary, which centres around the New Zealand cricket team’s tour of England in 1949.

The touring squad was captained by Sir Richard’s late father Walter Hadlee.

Sir Richard donated other memorabilia, including bats and balls signed by former cricketing legends Dennis Lillee and Sir Garfield Sobers.

More than $2000 was raised for the Lions club during the morning’s auctions.

More than 100 took to the Brandon course before noon on Thursday, with Sir Richard teeing off with event organiser John Richards, Peter Lund and Darryl Phillips.

Only a fortnight ago, Sir Richard paid tribute to former Australian opener and friend Dean Jones after he died suddenly of a heart attack.

Sir Richard took 431 test wickets for New Zealand at an average of 22.39 during his 17 year international career before retiring in 1990.

Above – Getting ready to tee off at the Ashburton Golf Club on Thursday are (from left) Sir Richard Hadlee, Darryl Phillips, John Richards and Peter Lund.

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Left – Sir Richard addressing the crowd at the Ashburton Golf Club.

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AB debutants ready to shine Three players are set to make their All Black debuts in tomorrow’s first Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in Wellington.

Chiefs lock Tupou Vaa’i, Blues number eight Hoskins Sotutu and Blues back Caleb Clarke have all been named on the bench.

Shannon Frizell starts at blindside flank, Richie Mo’unga is at first five with Beauden Barrett at fullback, Rieko Ioane is in the centres with Jack Goodhue and Jordie Barrett starts on the right wing.

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster said he and fellow selectors John Plumtree and Grant Fox had kept an open mind about selections.

“We really wanted to see how players adapted and fitted in and how comfortable they were coming back into the environment and so there were a number of positions that we wanted to keep an open mind about,” he said.

“We’re excited by the group.

“There’s a lot of talent in there and we’ve got players jumping out of their skin and wanting an opportunity.

“It’s been fantastic to come to-

gether and know at the end of the week there’s a test match.

“There’s been a lot of hard work, but the tightness of the group and the desire and the excitement about playing an international game is right up there.”

Foster is anticipating a fast, hectic, high-intensity contest from both teams.

“It’s a Bledisloe series and both teams will be determined to put a marker down.

“For us, it’s about getting our basics right and focusing on our set piece and momentum, and then letting the guys use their skillsets around the structure.”

Sam Whitelock will play his 118th test at lock (becoming the fourth equal most capped All Black of all time, alongside Tony Woodcock) alongside Patrick Tuipulotu, while in the loose forwards, All Blacks captain Sam Cane is at seven, Frizell gets the nod at blindside flanker, while Ardie Savea starts at number eight.

In the backs, Aaron Smith will play his 93rd test at halfback, with TJ Perenara providing cover off the bench in his 65th test.

Richie Mo’unga starts at ten

The All Blacks selectors are going with the double playmaker strategy, with Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett both starting.

while Jack Goodhue at 12 and Rieko Ioane in his first test start at centre make up the midfield.

Anton Lienert-Brown is midfield cover from the bench.

The starting back three is Jordie Barrett on the right wing, George Bridge on the left, with Beauden Barrett at fullback.

The matchday 23 is as follows (test caps

in brackets): 1. Joe Moody (46) 2. Codie Taylor (50) 3. Ofa Tuungafasi (35) 4. Patrick Tuipulotu (30) 5. Samuel Whitelock (117) 6. Shannon Frizell (9) 7. Sam Cane (68) - captain 8. Ardie Savea (44) 9. Aaron Smith (92) 10. Richie Mo’unga (17) 11. George Bridge (9)

12. Jack Goodhue (13) 13. Rieko Ioane (29) 14. Jordie Barrett (17) 15. Beauden Barrett (83) 16. Dane Coles (69) 17. Karl Tu’inukuafe (13) 18. Nepo Laulala (26) 19. Tupou Vaa’i - debut 20. Hoskins Sotutu - debut 21. TJ Perenara (64) 22. Anton Lienert-Brown (43) 23. Caleb Clarke - debut

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CRICKET

STAGS OUT TO ROAR

The bulk of the squad return, It may be a new competition, but

By Adam Burns with wicketkeeper-batsman Matt the brief remains the same for adam.b@theguardian.co.nz Tait on board full time and former Technical.

Allenton rep Ryan Bell also comes The Mid Canterbury senior club side has a renewed focus as they transition to 50- into the fold.

“We’re lucky we’ve got three or four guys who over white ball cricket in South Canterbury’s sencan turn up when needed as fill-ins, so we’ve got ior competition, starting today in Timaru.

And the team should have a sting in their tail, plenty to choose from,” Ravenscroft said.

With the bowling attack running through teams after a chance to clinch the silverware last season last season, there were limited opportunities for eluded the club.

Barring one slip-up against fellow Mid Can- its batting lineup to be challenged in the instance terbury side Allenton, the Stags steamrolled the of the team bowling first.

“At the start of the season we were batting first Canterbury Country Combined competition and were highly fancied to do the business in the final and scoring over 250 runs (in 40 overs). It doesn’t against Ohoka, before Covid brought a premature worry us, our squad’s pretty well rounded, everyone can bat and everyone can bowl. end to the cricket season.

“Its just a case of our top order getting stuck in “We never got to play that final and we could have got promoted in the meantime,” Stags cap- and hopefully our bowlers can look after it.”

One player who made a habit of getting stuck in tain Bevan Ravenscroft said.

“We then got the opportunity to come and play from the outset last season was opener Will McKin South Canterbury which was better for us be- ee. After hitting three tons last season, the club’s player of the year in 2019/20 shapes as another cause it’s a good standard.”

As they now prepare for an opening round show- key figure at the top of the order.

“There’s something about him, he’s got that down with defending champions Celtic today, Ravenscroft said there was added incentive among X-factor,” Ravenscroft said.

Technical is set for a compelling test today the group who have been training for five weeks.

“We enjoy our cricket, but last year wasn’t a very against reigning South Canterbury champs Celtic in Timaru. good standard for us,” he said.

“They went through unbeaten so it’s a really “The standard is going to be completely differgood yardstick to see where we’re at,” Ravenscroft ent to what we played last season.”

Despite this, the goal is no different to last sea- said.

“Obviously last year we only lost one game.” son for the Stags.

The fixture was originally set to be played at the “We want to win it, we don’t want to go down Ashburton Domain, however it was moved to Celtthere and be runners-up,” Ravenscroft said.

A lift in competition quality is in the offing for ic’s home ground during the week.

The wicket at Ashburton Domain is understood Doing the hard yards at training durthe Stags now they’re part of a competition which Opening bat Will McKee will again be one will feature players who have played Hawke Cup to have flooded – a combination of ground water- ing the week was Stags wicketkeeper of Technical’s key men this season.

Matt Tait. ing and rainfall over the past seven days.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS 081020-AB-9306 cricket previously.

Confidence high in Allenton camp Allenton’s senior cricketers are looking to go one better this season, and their captain believes they have the team to do it.

It is a confidence which makes them an ominous prospect heading into their first round clash today despite a sizable road trip which awaits.

The Mid Canterbury club travels to north Canterbury to take on Cheviot at the Waiau Domain as the 40-over Canterbury Country Combined senior competition gets under way.

Allenton were bundled out at the

Allenton batsman Tajinder “Inder” Singh changes ends during an indoor nets session this week.

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semi-final stage of the combined competition earlier this year, in what ultimately was the last weekend of cricket as Covid took hold.

It was a spirited season for the new-look side, as the Ashburton club completed a return to senior cricket after a lack of players forced their omission from the 2018/19 season.

Captain Karmjeet Singh said the lessons learned last season has the team well placed for success this summer.

“We learned many things,” he said.

“We were used to playing 20- or 25-over games, which was different to playing 40-over games where it was more about being calm.”

There have been a few more additions to the team for this season, and the bulk of the squad from last summer has been retained. Singh hoped the club’s new recruits would shore up their middle order, which struggled at times last season.

“We’ve got one player from Invercargill and one from Auckland, so it looks pretty exciting.”

The team were no pushovers last

summer, and even pulled off an heroic upset by beating a powerful Technical Stags outfit.

“That match was a great experience, because we beat really good experienced players,” he said.

“After we won that game it felt like we had won the final because they were the best team in the competition.”

The group also got some pre-season cricket under their belt last weekend when they travelled to Timaru for a mini T20 series against two sides from the Star Cricket Club, where Allenton won both games.

“It’s pretty good, all the boys are excited and confident so we’ll see how it goes,” Singh said.

The format of the nine-team combined competition takes on more of a round robin format season after clubs were split into north and south regional pools last year, meaning more road trips are on the cards.

The side will be banking on the strengths of all-rounders such as Satveer Singh and Manpreet Singh, the latter hitting a total of 24 sixes last season, alongside opening quick Mana Singh.

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OPINION

Shield fever – is it still alive and well?

By Steve Devereux steve.d@theguardian.co.nz

T

he Ranfurly Shield continued on its crazy, rollicking, merry-go-round journey up and down the length and breadth of the country last week, when Dunedinites turned up in numbers at Forsythe Barr Stadium to see their team gird up for what they hoped would be the first of many defences.

Alas for them, it wasn’t the case.

And, to rub an extra dose of Himalayan salt into the wound, it was one they usually claim as their own, Ash Dixon, who led the successful northern raiders, wearing the black and white hoops of Hawke’s Bay. Dixon has been a regular in a Highlanders jersey for five years now, and is a crowd favourite down south for very good reasons.

He’s probably lost his chance at All Black honours (although, if there was a hooking meltdown of 2011 World Cup first-five proportions, nobody would be holding their breath about his ability to fit straight in there), but that’s more a marker of the quite incredible depth of New Zealand rugby than any shortcomings on his part.

Dixon was always in the forefront of things in his early career – he actually played for Canter-

bury up to Under-19 level – and has tucked two World Cups under his wing, with the Under-19s and the Under-20s.

Leading the NZ Maori side, though, might well be his main claim to fame – there’s not a hell of a lot more mana available to anyone in rugby in this country than attaining that position, and earning total respect from one and all for the way he carried himself in that role.

So it would have been with a fair dollop of dismay that the southern faithful watched their side dominate the first half, but somehow head into the sheds down on the scoreboard, and then see the visitors crank it right up, with the likes of Dixon, Kurt Baker, Jonah Lowe (before he was poleaxed by Slade McDowall), Folau Fakatava and Lolagi Visinia all producing stellar shifts, to eventually produce a 28-9 final scoreline, with their side unable to cross the chalk at any stage.

Baker is a guy you would always want on your side; if he is you’d describe him as extra-chirpy, if he’s on the other side you’d describe him as a serious pain in the arm, but grudgingly with some sublime skills, honed with years on the top sevens circuit, still in his repertoire.

Ironically, it was seven years ago that the Magpies came to

town, just a week after Otago had claimed the Shield, and promptly relieved them of it.

This year, the Shield has been picking up plenty of frequent flyer miles with Air New Zealand.

It was happily resting in Canterbury’s trophy cabinet over the summer, a place it has been very familiar with over the past 115-odd years, before the rugby gods decided that it was time for a big milestone in the game, so they allowed the Barrett boys to emulate what their daddy did back in 1996 and upset the Shield heavyweights.

Andy Slater was just as proud as his old team-mate Smiley Barrett – his own son, Bradley, was

also in the Taranaki line-up that wrested the log-o’-wood from the red and blacks a couple of weeks ago.

But that winning euphoria didn’t last long, as Otago came, saw, and conquered.

And now it’s back in Napier, where it has also spent a fair bit of time.

In fact, as many will remember, in the late 1960s Hawke’s Bay was a Shield powerhouse, repulsing all-comers for a couple of season to establish themselves at the top of the tree – due in no small part to the input of one Kel Tremain, one of the all-time great All Blacks.

Does the Shield still have the aura, the pulling power, is it still the very soul of New Zealand rugby?

Well, no matter how good the games are nowadays, they cannot match the atmosphere, and get the sell-out crowds, as the likes of 1985’s Game of the Century at Lancaster Park.

It was always going to be a classic – Canterbury had held the Shield for a record-equalling 25 defences, it was a match between the two obviously strongest sides in the country, and the respective coaches, Grizz Wyllie and John Hart, had, shall we say, differing opinions on how the game was going.

Rugby itself was on the verge of professionalism, and the rugby landscape was just sizzling,

waiting for this heavyweight knockout contest.

Rugby royalty was on show on the field; in those days there weren’t 50 or 60 current All Blacks running around, more like 25, and most of them wore blue and white.

The Auks, skippered by Andy Haden scored tries to Joe Stanley, Terry Wright, John Kirwan and John Drake, all before the home team had bothered the scorer.

That’s one mighty hill to climb.

The Cantabs, led by Don Hayes, heard some stirring (to be polite) words from Grizz in the sheds at the break.

When they came back out, Bruce Deans, Craig Green, Wayne Smith and Albert Anderson all scored tries for the home side, but the Aucklanders held on by the skin of their teeth, with 50,000 fans howlin’ and hollerin’ at them, as they defended one last desperate attack by knocking the ball back over their own dead ball line.

So no, there’s no parades any more, no games like that one, in fact nobody seems to be able to put together a decent Shield tenure – but on the other hand, it does still hold a very special place in New Zealand rugby, and those hundreds of players who have never had the chance of winning the thing, perhaps they might be the right ones to ask if it still means anything.

Pretty sure I know the answer.

SUNSET RESULTS

SUNSET TENNIS

Division 1: Cates Grain & Seed 0.5-5.5 Heinekein Openers, Deuce Bags 6-0 Croziers Turkeys AFC 4-2 Double Faults Lakers 2.5-3.5 Team Wilson Division 2: Geraldine 3-3 Rough Enough Ball Wackers 4-2 Faultless Hit & Run 5.5-0.5 New Boys Court Nite 4-2 I’d Hit That Ruapuna 3-3 Backspin Cream of the Crop 3-3 B Team Miss Hits 1-5 Agitated Panda Division 3: Read Revellers 5-1 The Young & the Rest of Us, Finished by Nine 4-2 Racket – Tears Wanna Bees 4.5-1.5 RMF Silva Great Sets In with a Shot 3.5-2.5 The Ladies 4 Aces (Bye)

Doubling up at sundown

MOUNTAIN BIKING

MTB challenge Mountain-biking youngsters are set to tear up the terrain this weekend.

Riders aged between 7 and 15 will take part in the Kids MTB Challenge near Methven on Sunday.

The 4.2km time trial will start at Thyme Stream, with the track continuing to the RDR. Riders will then tackle the trees en route to the finish at Mount Hutt Road.

The event is limited to 100 riders with participants split across four different age groups (7-8, 9-10, 1112, 13-15).

The family event will include a free barbecue for competitors once they cross the finish line.

All proceeds for the event will go towards the landscaping of the Bike Methven Skills Park.

Sunday’s event begins at 9am.

Social tennis is starting to heat up as sunset doubles return to the Ashburton courts on Thursday.

A total of 30 double teams had their first hitouts as the rain stayed away at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

The business house competition kickstarts the non-competitive action with Twilight Tennis set to return on Wednesday.

Adrian Hopwood, of Cates Grain & Seed, gets his backhand going during Thursday’s hit-out.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 10, 2020

NZ PBA

CHASING NATIONAL GLORY While Fensom is up in Auckland, chasing national success – his wife Lyn will be back here stepping out for Mid Canterbury in the annual triangular match against South Canterbury and Canterbury Country tomorrow.

Selectors named both the Senior Women and Development Women sides earlier this week with the Senior Women playing at the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club on Racecourse Road and the Development Women playing at the Ashburton Bowling Club in the Domain.

Both men’s sides play at Allenton Bowling Club with play beginning across all three greens at 9.30am.

The women’s sides are: Senior Women: Team One: S Holdom, W Watson, M Middleton, M Lloyd, W Herriott.

Team Two: J Collis, P McElwain, R Heads, H Goodall, A Reid.

Development Women: Team One: M Foster, L Osborne, R. Johnson, M Tonks, L Fensom.

Team Two: J Mitchell, D Callaghan, L Currie, A Harrison, D. Watson.

Rod Fensom

Jeff Nowell

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

A trip to England might well have been on the cards for two local bowlers this weekend, had world travel not been brought to its knees this year because of Covid-19.

Rob Fensom and Jeff Nowell are in Auckland this weekend to compete in the New Zealand Professional Bowls Association’s Finals weekend, taking on a singles tournament last night and more importantly, the finals of the pairs today at Remuera.

The winner of the pairs tournament would normally earn the right to head to the world final, which was supposed to be played at Potters Resort in England, but no one is holding out too much

hope of the event going ahead, so it’s a case of just getting up there and getting the job done this weekend.

Played inside on carpet greens, as opposed to the traditional grass greens you’ll find in many bowling clubs around the country, the sport is a little different to the traditional version of the game, but still requires the same skillset.

“It’s a lot different than the normal version in that the greens play a lot differently; it can take quite a bit of adjusting,” Fensom said yesterday.

“But the basic principles are the same, it’s really just a different version of the sport – but a fast-growing one.”

Fensom is in his third year of playing in the PBA after taking a couple of years off recently, but

it’s a whole new world for Nowell, who only began playing in it this year.

Despite that, he’s made a huge impression, and even before finals weekend has the New Zealand Rookie of the Year title wrapped up, and currently sits just outside the top 50 players in the country.

But all that form counts for nothing this weekend. A knockout event, the Methven pair will need to hit the ground running in their pairs event today and win against the top seeds of the competition if they are to progress through to the semi-finals.

“It won’t be easy, but we’re going up there with confidence and hoping to get the best results.

“We know we are able to do it – we just need that little bit of luck.”

It’s been a big year of both commitment and success for the pair, who over the course of nine weeks made countless trips down to Dunedin, which holds the closest indoor arena in the South Island.

But the dedication was all worth it when they won the pairs title and earned themselves a trip to the big dance in Auckland this weekend.

“We were over the moon, to be able to get there against some quality players was a huge result.”

The duo has formed a formidable combination throughout their time playing.

Nowell plays off the front, and Fensom said his ability to get bowls on the head and put the pressure on rivals was a key part in their success, while Fensom is

known for his skill when it comes to the power shots.

“We’ve gelled really well, obviously we’ve played a bit together over the years, but it’s a combination that works.”

The pair began their weekend last night, competing in a Shanghai Singles event, in which the winner and runner-up would qualify for the Shanghai Singles finals also being held over the weekend.

“It’s a good chance to get on the green and get a feel for it before the pairs match up on Saturday, but there’s that added little bonus there of potentially being able to qualify for the finals too.”

Today’s match for the duo begins at 2.30pm, and it is hoped their match will be live-streamed on the NZ PBA Facebook page and website.

OPINION

Cup Day just ain’t what it used to be

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

I

’ve got so many fond memories of the second Tuesday in November and for such a huge part of my life, being there to witness the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington was the only objective.

I was there when the former Mid Canterbury pacer Mainland Banner rewrote the history books as the first four-year-old mare to win the Cup, I was there when Terror To Love won his third and I had the pleasure of witnessing both victories by Lazarus.

Not as many memories as a lot of people in this district, I know – but a lot of good memories for

my life time.

But I just don’t want to go anymore – the burning desire that would see me come up with every excuse under the sun not to be at work, school or anywhere else on that one day of the year is now gone.

– I’ve actually lost my passion for the day.

As someone who goes to Addington quite a lot throughout the year, it frustrates me to see people like me, who are there week-in and week-out when the big crowds are non-existent, pushed to the side in favour of promoting a party atmosphere in every nook and cranny on the course.

It annoys me that I have to line up in front of some drunken nitwit at the tote who can’t decide whether he wants to back the No.2 or the No.4 because they’ve got a good looking driver, and it annoys me that finding a space to purely sit back and enjoy the incredible racing that is Cup Day is almost impossible.

I went last year, reluctantly and spent the day in a corporate area that was marked as being for

Basically the day has become a corporate nightmare, dressed up in a concrete jungle that smells of beer and wine.

It’s not that I’ve lost the passion for the great race – well, maybe perhaps I have due to the way the fields have been in recent years compared to say the 90s and early 2000s, when they were packed with talent and any number of horses were a chance

Must have backed a winner, because last year’s Cup Day experience wasn’t an enjoyable one. ‘racing enthusiasts’.

It was OK, but tucked away in a massive tent surrounded by noise I couldn’t relax and enjoy the day.

Basically the day has become a

corporate nightmare, dressed up in a concrete jungle that smells of beer and wine.

Much more appealing now is the thought of perching up at home, or at a mate’s house, beers in the chilly bin, BBQ at the ready and a TAB account loaded and ready to go. No lines, no overtly intoxicated people to deal with at every corner and uninterrupted television coverage of the day where you see every move.

It’s actually bliss, and for a racing enthusiast like me – being able to actually enjoy the racing is paramount.

So, that’s what I’m going to do this year. Provided the boss lets me have the day off, I’ll be perched up enjoying Cup Day for what it is.

A wonderful day of harness racing and focusing solely on the racing, as opposed to the carnival attractions that come with being on course.

How about you?

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METHVEN

Out to conquer the stars ‘NZ Cup drive would be a dream come true’

SELECTIONS Matt Markham’s Methven Selections Race 1: Kingsdown Atom, Mark Dunnett, Going For Gold, Art Collector Race 2: Queen Of Strathfield, Inherent Royal, Shifty, Bryan Boru Race 3: Jimmy Paul, Cheapcheap, Careera Dance, Black Edition Race 4: Harrison, Daggy Lamb, Arminius, Manjimup Race 5: Better Fly, Cranbourne, Reinimin Patron, Laver Race 6: Medusa, Destiny Jones, Miss Moo, Idle Stuartia Race 7: Terror Maria, Pro Surfer, Ava Adore, Bettor Believe It Race 8: Ashes To Ashes, Standout, Boom, Sister’s Delight Race 9: Self Assured, Spankem, Di Caprio, Wild Excuse Race 10: Nemera Franco, Fynn Frost, Watch Me Now, Iknow Race 11: Navara, Rebel Kibbybones, Franco Josiah, Take After Me Race 12: Magicol Ideal, Givemewhatineed, For Today, Paul’s Verdict.

BEST: Harrison (Race 4) VALUE: Medusa (Race 6)

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

On Monday morning John Morrison was thinking he had a huge chance of winning tomorrow’s Methven Cup, but by lunchtime, the leading junior driver wasn’t quite so sure.

It wasn’t that he lost any confidence in his drive, Di Caprio, in the Group Three feature at the Mount Harding course, but more that the inclusion of two race rivals no-one expected to be there all of a sudden made the mountain a little steeper to climb.

They weren’t just any run of mill runners either.

One was current favourite for the New Zealand Trotting Cup next month, Self Assured, and the other is a horse who was superb when running second to him last week at Addington, stablemate, Spankem – both hailing from the powerful Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen stable, which has won seven of the last 10 Methven Cups.

“It certainly got a lot tougher when you saw their names down on the nominations,” Morrison said.

“But it hasn’t really dented my optimism too much to be fair, I still think I’ve got a horse capable of winning the race.

“I’ve never driven a horse as quick as him on the grass.

“In fact, he’s got speed on the grass that some horses couldn’t muster on the all-weather, he’s that quick.”

Sixth, fourth and then second in his three starts back for this campaign, Di Caprio went from being a relative unknown in the

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open class pacing ranks to one of many seemingly vying for spots just behind the heavy-hitters.

His second last time out behind Classie Brigade was excellent, and Morrison said he’s expecting an even better version to show up to Methven tomorrow.

John Morrison is hoping he will be smiling like he was with Di Caprio last year, in tomorrow’s Methven Cup. line, Morrison knows the key to success will be a swift beginning, and he’s hoping he can find himself in a good spot without having to do too much extra early on in

He’s got speed on the grass that some horses couldn’t muster on the all-weather, he’s that quick – John Morrison “He looks a million dollars.

“All of Brian’s (trainer Brian O’Meara) horses look amazing, but he looks better than I have ever seen him look.”

Drawn the outside of the front

the 3000m race.

“That’s the key to it, if we can begin like he has been and find the right spot, he’s got to be a big chance – but that could determine it either way.”

A $10 chance in the race with bookmakers, Di Caprio and Morrison will be relying on a good result tomorrow to further enhance their possibilities of being a contender come the second Tuesday in November at Addington – a situation which would be a dream come true for the youngster.

“You grow up like I did, dreaming of driving in any race – let alone potentially a New Zealand Cup. “It’s huge, and I’m just lucky that I’ve been given an opportunity to drive such a nice horse for a legendary trainer like Brian O’Meara.”

O’Meara, of course, trained the champion pacer Christian Cullen among many other top-flight horses, so knows what it takes to make it on the biggest of stages.

Methven harness Tomorrow at Mt Harding Raceway

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Currently ranked 14th on the order of entry for the Cup, a top three finish tomorrow would push him right into the fold, and all but ensure he gains a start.

While stepping out in the Methven Cup will be the highlight of the day for Morrison, a strong book of drives throughout the programme has him in good stead for another solid day at the office.

With 13 wins next to his name already for the season and drives such as Harrison and Standout, both of whom he trains, as well as the locally-trained Franco Josiah there’s a strong chance his season figure will be improved by Sunday evening.

But putting his name on a historic race like the Methven Cup, given his ties to the Mid Canterbury area, would be the ultimate for the rising star of the harness racing sport.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You may feel sympathetic to someone’s plight but try not to indulge the emotion of pity. When you see strength in people, you help them to see the strong parts of themselves.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you undervalue your contribution, you could get into a situation in which you’re doing and giving more than is sustainable or healthy for you. That’s a recipe for resentment. Be generous but cautiously so.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Small gestures often mean more than anyone realises at the time. There are exchanges that occurred over a decade ago that you still think about today. Your mind is a beautiful mystery.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll build up the people around you. It’s different for everyone. You have to feel out each situation as a standalone, and this is why you’re excellent at relationships. You know how much work they really are.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You can afford to be honest and direct. Some cannot do this without charm.

Some have too much baggage to do it without causing harm. Not you. You’re light today. Just say what you mean.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Opportunities will come to you as complaints. Wherever there is an unhappy person, there is a chance at providing something lucrative, useful or healing.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You take nothing for granted.

Unlike most people, you don’t have to lose something in order to recognise the value of it. You realise what you have, and you do what it takes to keep it perfectly intact.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You can’t have peace all the time. Peace, like all things, needs a contrast.

Is this a comfort – knowing that disharmony helps you spot peace when it comes?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): People who are actively on their way to other places do not have the capacity to sit and enjoy one another, which is the glory of being a passenger and the magic of road trips and airplane rides.

Someday.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The Snow Patrol song asks, “What if this all the love you ever get?” and though you can be assured that it’s not, posing the question could make you dig in a little deeper.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Does it seem like an agreement you made is turning into a much larger responsibility than you bargained for?

Stand up for yourself. Your actions need to show that you know your own value.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There are helpers around and the job gets done. As long as there is good communication, all goes well. And if there’s not, then it still might go well, but who’s going to know?

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 10, 2020

SITUATIONS VACANT

CAREERS STMS LEVEL 1

CREW LEADERS

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Level 1 STMS to join the newly formed Ashburton road maintenance contract team here at HEB Construction in Ashburton.

We are growing a capable Temporary Traffic Management team nationally with a great focus on upskilling our traffic team.

This is a permanent, fulltime position working a minimum of 40 hours per week. The work is Monday to Friday between the hours of 6am to 6pm and Saturday work will be required from time to time.

OPERATOR/LABOURERS

We have fantastic opportunities for reliable, motivated and physically fit Crew Leaders to join the newly formed Ashburton road maintenance contract team here at HEB Construction in Ashburton.

Two positions will be leading our Cyclic crew and two will be supervising our Heavy Maintenance teams. These are permanent, full time positions working a minimum of 40 hours per week. The work is Monday to Friday between the hours of 6am to 6pm and Saturday work will be required from time to time.

ABOUT YOU: • Class 2 licence, preferably Class 4 or 5 with WTR endorsement • Experienced excavator operator • Be physically fit and able to keep up with the physical demands of the role • Have experience leading teams is essential • Have a strong work ethic, a “can do” attitude and be customer centric • Demonstrated experience in Road and Drainage Construction and Maintenance

ABOUT YOU: • STMS L1 Practicing • Practical working experience in the civils/ infrastructure industry • Full clean Class 2 driver’s licence, with Class 4 and WTR endorsements being advantageous.

• Be physically fit and able to keep up with the physical demands of the role • Be prepared to work outdoors • Have a strong work ethic and a “can do” attitude

We have fantastic opportunities for 2 Cyclic and 3 Heavy Maintenance Operator Labourers as part of our newly formed Ashburton road maintenance contract team here at HEB Construction in Ashburton.

This is a permanent full-time position. The work is Monday to Friday between the hours of 6.00am to 6.00pm and Saturday work will be required from time to time.

ABOUT YOU: • Demonstrated experience in Road and Drainage Construction and Maintenance • Class 2 licence, preferably Class 4 or 5 with WTR endorsement • Experienced excavator operator • Traffic Controllers Qualifications preferred • Demonstrated ability, willingness and commitment to be multi-skilled and up-skilled • A reasonable level of physical fitness, due to the physical nature of the position • Be a reliable and flexible team-player

To apply go to careers.heb.co.nz and complete your online application If you have any queries about the roles phone 027 382 9114

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CANDY, new to town and Ava, 2 girls special. Professional chinese masage, and good service. Phone 022 572 5823.

NEW Asian, pretty, size 10, busty 36DD, 34 years old, playful toys, good massage.

Phone 021 232 1856 Lydia.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Employment

55 year old fit and reliable, looking for work, prefer small STYLISH mid 60’s lady in factory, currently employed.

Ashburton, Monday, October Phone 021825884. Thanks 12th and every fortnight.

No texts 0274 378 345.

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care.

If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE sale hosted by Ashburton College Netball Club, cnr Sealy, Winter and Havelock streets (formerly Sealy Street Medical Practice).

Office and household furniture. Sunday 11 October from 10am.

GARAGE SALES

MID CANTERBURY GROUP. RDA. Garage sale. Saturday 10 October, 9am - 1pm. Cash only. Ashburton Raceway, Ashburton Racecourse.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday.

Countdown Pharmacy Ashburton South, 2 East Street, open from 9am - 8am daily.

Ashburton Rest Homes

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

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PEA STRAW $5. 2.3km past the airport. 124 Single Tree Road. Saturday mornings 9am to 12pm. Phone/text 027 734 6005 for weeknight deliveries $6 each Ashburton.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 5pm

Information Centre

Lifeline

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm. Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

All Ashburton Rest Homes open with Covid-19 restrictions. Art Gallery 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Emergency Dentist Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, Ashburton, If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, Ashburton Museum please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered will be the duty practice Saturday until 8am Sunday. To 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, make an appointment call your regular GP. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street, Ashburton, will be Ashburton Public Library the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an ELPLINE ERVICES Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. appointment call your regular GP. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) EA Networks Centre - Pools or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Methven & Rakaia Area - 5pm.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

For weekend and emergency services please phone Ashburton Operations Centre Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the Support. Phone 03 364 8791 STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 5pm after-hours service each weekend.

Victims Support Group POST DELIVERY CENTRES Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number Direct dials to a volunteer. to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 2pm

DUTY DOCTORS

GARDENING

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential. outside of these hours leave a message.

Pharmacies

GARAGE SALES

SATURDAY 10 AND SUNDAY 11 October, 9am to 3pm Bullock Street, Garden tools, fabric, craft and sewing materials, houshold items and christmas decorations. new stock, all must go, very cheap!

ANIMAL SERVICES 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.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

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

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian.

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

Saturday, October 10, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

SITUATIONS VACANT

Pivot Service Technician Due to increased workload a full-time opportunity has arisen for a Pivot Service Technician to join our innovative and experienced team.

Applicant must have a good work ethic, a positive attitude and a high attention to detail. Skills or experience should include: • Experience servicing and maintaining any make of pivot irrigators • Diagnostic and problem-solving ability • Proven background in a maintenance, mechanical or engineering type role • High level of communication and interpersonal skills • Auto electrical or electrical experience would be an advantage • Full drivers licence If this sounds like you, if you want a challenge, if you want to be a part of a forward thinking and positive team culture with room to move up the ladder please apply to admin@rainer.co.nz or phone 033079049.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Daily Diary SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 9am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. The church fair is on today with all the usual stalls and activities, this is always a great event. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9am - 12pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Lovely gifts, plants, woodwork and much more. West Street Car Park.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Locally grown fresh produce, hot drinks, well worth a visit. North end of West Street carpark.

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

9am - 1pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 MOTORING

Experienced Auto Glazier

We are looking for an experienced Auto Glazier to work within our small team at locally owned and independent business.

We work on a large range of vehicles, from cars, trucks, agriculture, earthmoving, caravans and classics.

We also have a house glass division.

We are looking for an experienced Glazier who is a team player, makes good decisions, has good work ethic and has a high quality of workmanship. MUST be able to work overtime as and when required.

With the latest recalibration equipment on-site, a willingness to learn is a must!

Applicants will need to email CV and references.

Email office@wilsonwindscreens.co.nz 152 Wills Street, Ashburton 7700

LUSK ENGINEERING LTD Welder / Fabricator Required

Experienced trade person required for the manufacture of our products.

Ranging from Trailer Chassis, Aluminium Grain/Gravel Tipping Bodies and Steel Tipping Bodies.

You need to be able to fit into our team, as well as work unsupervised and hold a Welder Qualification Test Certificate or able to obtain one.

All enquiries strictly confidential. If this sounds like the challenge you are looking for please send your CV to luskeng@xtra.co.nz

GRAZING

PUBLIC NOTICES ASHBURTON DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT INC Annual General Meeting Thursday 22, October, 2020 At 2-4pm Senior Centre, 206 Cameron street Guest speaker – Pup Chamberlain Lives worth Living Co-ordinator Everyone welcome

RAFFLES Ashburton Pakeke Lions Firewood Raffle Winner P. Caldwell 6027 Prize delivered.

Thank you for your support.

WANTED

Long Term Grazing Required for 100 kg Dairy Heifer Calves Contact James Hamilton, phone 0274 770551 Victor Schikker, phone 0275 908061 PGG Wrightson Livestock Ashburton

HIRE

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, Ashburton concrete breakers, trailers, Justice of the and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton Peace U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Annual Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am General Meeting - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 8pm, 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061.

November 3, 2020 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz Senior Centre 206 Cameron Street

Guardian Motoring

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HORSE Racing memorabilia wanted. Especially after old race books, tickets, badges, cups etc. Please phone Steve on (03)324 2064.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Lake Alexandrina, Tekapo. All welcome, phone Jenny 308 6862.

Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

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

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather Kennedy, Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox streets.

10am ASHBURTON COLLEGE NETBALL CLUB. Garage sale from 10am, office and

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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, 206 Cameron Street.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 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.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet handicap singles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club. Philip Street.

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, 206 Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

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2020 MID CANTERBURY GROUP RDA. Garage sale, heaps of great buys, big ticket items going cheap as, cash only.

Being held at the Ashburton Raceway, Ashburton Racecourse.

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

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am - 3pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles or doubles - new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART

GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.15am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, 30 minute games - new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. The final concert for 2020. sounds Triumphant. Visitors Welcome $5 and students free. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

household furniture. Cnr Sealy, Winter, Havelock streets (formerly Sealy Street Medical Practice).

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

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

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

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, please note services are only being held at Tinwald on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN

PARISH. Morning worship at Thomson Street led by the Worship Committee, all welcome. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

11am - 4pm THE PLAINS RAILWAY COMPLEX. Plains Railway and historical museum, pioneering village all open. Maronan Road, Tinwald.

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, doubles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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

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

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.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

4pm - 7pm GIRL BRIGADE. For meeting enquiries please ring 308 5409. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cass Street.

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.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

12pm - 2pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION. Signing service, no appointments necessary and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

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.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Everybody welcome, Boules provided.

115 Racecourse Road.

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly beginner line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet handicap range, 6 to 8 and 9 to 16 singles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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.

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.

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Saturday, October 10, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

BIRTHS

DEATHS

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KAY – Danny and Renée (née Lusk) are overjoyed to announce the birth of their daughter, Bridie Ann, on October 1, 2020, at Brisbane, Australia, weighing 8lb 4oz. A baby sister for Emily. A second grandchild for David and Ann Lusk.

DEATHS JOHNSTON, Hugh Clive – Peacefully at Princes Court Rest Home, Ashburton on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, aged 77 years. Dearly loved husband of Valda, much loved Dad of Nigel and Tracy, and Rob and Jan. Loved Pop of Joshua, Caitlin, and Mikayla; and Brendon. Messages to: The Johnston Family, 11 Millichamp Street, Tinwald, Ashburton 7700. A Clive’s request a private family service has been held.

0800 263 6679 NELSON, Brian Noel – On October 8, 2020, passed away peacefully at Ashburton, aged 84 years.

Dearly loved husband of Frances. Much loved father and father-in-law of Wendy and Richard Thomson, Noel and Jenny, and Keith. Loved grandad of Caroline, and Natalie; Samuel, and Michael; Matthew, Jamie, and Liam, and great grandad of Peyton, Adalyn, Ella, and Nathan. Messages to the Nelson Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Brian’s life will be held at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia on TUESDAY, October 13, commencing at 10.30am, followed by interment at the Rakaia Cemetery.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KAUIKA, Robert William (Robbie) – The Kaiki - Kauika whanua wish to thank everyone who supported the whanua through the Tangihana and funeral of Robert (Robbie) William Kauika. Your support in both these areas has helped the whanua to move with and through the grief of the passing of Robbie.

E nga reo o te takiwa o Hakatere. Kei runga noa atu koutou mo te kaha o to koutou manaaki ia matou te whanua o Robbie. Tena koutou katoa kia ora na nga whanau Kauika - Kaiki hoki, Paimarire.

THOMSON, Russell Bruce (Russ) – Claire and family would like to sincerely thank our extended families, friends and neighbours who have expressed love and support in so many ways at the loss of our dearly loved Russ.

We are so appreciative.

MACDONALD, Victor Please accept this as our James (Jim) – Passed away October 10, personal “thank you”.

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Daily Diary WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Patiti Point, all welcome. Phone Jenny 308 6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am 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 Davids Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am 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

2020 6817. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

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

10am - 3pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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, 206 Cameron Street.

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

10.15am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

10.30am 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. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles (30 minute games), new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm 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. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

6.30pm - 9pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 6.30pm - 7.30pm Beginners learn to line dance following onto easy intermediate level, 7.30pm - 9pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813 131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7pm - 9pm ASHBURTON UKELELE CLUB. Weekly club night, Savage Club Hall, Cnr Cox streets and William Street.

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Ashburton Weather

Saturday: Fine with increasing high cloud.

Northeast winds.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

MAX

18 MIN 10

Saturday: Fine with increasing high cloud.

Northeasterlies.

Sunday: Fine with high cloud. Northerlies, strong in exposed places.

Monday: Fine to start, then cloud and scattered inland showers developing with a southerly change from midday.

A high to the east of the country is slowly drifting towards the Chatham Islands. Northeasterlies build over New Zealand as a complicated low pressure system over the western Tasman Sea moves eastwards. The first of many fronts should be just to the west of the South Island tonight. A frontal system moves across the South Island on Sunday, then slows and tracks across the North Island on Monday through Tuesday, clearing to the east late Tuesday.

Around The Region Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Sunday: Fine with high cloud.

Northeasterlies.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

21 MIN 8

Saturday: Rain developing about the divide in the morning, and becoming heavy overnight. Snow possibly lowering to 1400m. Elsewhere, fine with increasing high cloud. Wind at 1000m: N 40 km/h developing in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: N 30 km/h rising to 50 km/h in the afternoon and gale 65 km/h overnight.

Freezing level: Rising to 2000m.

Sunday: Rain, heavy near the divide, turning to showers in the evening. Snow to 1400m at first. Wind at 1000m: N rising to gale gusting 95 km/h in exposed places towards midday, easing to 55 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: Gale N 75 km/h, rising to severe gale 95 km/h towards midday, easing to gale NW 65 km/h in the evening.

Freezing level: 2000m, briefly rising to 2400m.

17 10 22 9 20 6 16 10 20 10 18 6 14 7 17 7 17 3 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 15 9 19 9 15 5 16 11 21 8 14 6 PROTECTION REQUIRED : 0 5 10 : 30 am – 4 pm 17 7 22 7 17 5 Seek shade, reapply sunscreen For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020 Compiled by Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

Monday: Fine to start. Cloud and a possible shower with a southerly change from midday.

MAX

Readings to 4pm Friday Temp °C Maximum Minimum Grass min 24hr Rain mm Month to date Wind km/h Strongest gust Sun hrs on Thu Month to date

Ashburton Airport 14.3 0.8 -2.5 0.0 6.2 E 37 3:20pm 2.3 56.4

Methven 11.9 1.6 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 13.6 14.3 2.2 0.7 -3.4 – 0.0 0.0 1.4 13.0 NE 41 E 31 3:32pm 2:44pm 0.3 – 61.6 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

17 MIN 5

Sunday

Monday

Ashburton H 10:56am 11:24pm 11:48am 12:14am 12:40pm Mouth L 4:35am 5:14pm 5:30am 6:10pm 6:23am 7:01pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 10:42am L 4:26am H 10:40am L 4:19am

11:09pm 11:31am 11:58pm 12:22pm 5:03pm 5:15am 5:53pm 6:06am 6:44pm 11:08pm 11:32am 11:58pm 12:24pm 4:58pm 5:14am 5:54pm 6:07am 6:45pm

Data provided by NIWA

last qtr Oct 10

6:48am 7:53pm

6:46am 7:54pm

6:44am 7:56pm

2:52am 11:45am

3:43am 12:46pm

4:26am 1:55pm

new Oct 17

first qtr Oct 24

full Nov 1

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