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hampagne corks were popping, nips of whisky sloshed in the bottom of glasses as members of the Ashburton Bowling Club broke their early afternoon drinking rules yesterday to celebrate the guaranteed
survival of their club. The Ashburton Domain bowlers were under threat of eviction from their club’s home of 125 years when the Ashburton District Council came up with a 30-year plan for the domain that including moving the bowlers’ club house and greens to a new site. Objections poured in through petitions and submissions and yesterday
councillors admitted the plan devised by the previous team of elected members was flawed. The bowling greens, they decreed, would not be moved. When the word hit the street that the club had been saved, members were out to celebrate with around 50 turning up at the clubhouse. There were smiles, sighs of relief and the odd tear as they looked across greens
they were now assured would be theirs well into the future. Past president Joe Ryk who drove the opposition was grinning from ear-to-ear. “I’m on top of the world,” he said. It was a victory for common-sense, president Diane Gutberlet said. “We now have security and a future,” she said.
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Licensed firearm holders took to the streets of Ashburton again on Saturday demanding changes to the new gun laws. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-050
New gun laws ‘impact entire community’ By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz
Licensed firearm holders have turned out in big numbers again to keep the pressure on for changes to the new gun laws. Hundreds assembled for the third instalment of protests in Ashburton on the Government’s Firearms Law Reforms demanding fair and reasonable treatment. Rally organiser Bob McDonald said there was another good turnout from a motivated crowd. While the tank rolling down
East Street would have captured plenty of attention, many of the protestors also carried empty gun cases, which McDonald said was a symbolic gesture to show that the protestors were not terrorists, but ordinary New Zealand citizens. He said that while many thought it was simply an issue splitting the pro or anti-gun camps, it is actually an issue that impacts the entire community. “The money for the gun buyback came out of the Government coffers. “They have pulled money out of the system, from somewhere else it was probably needed, to
fix something that wasn’t broken. Why are we spending all this money if it’s not going to achieve something? “It has isolated a section of the community and the rest of the community is paying the bill.” The Government’s gun buyback scheme had 60,000 guns handed in and $103 million paid out. But McDonald said that’s not the end of the taxpayer spend as, after paying to have the guns removed, the government was then going to get the taxpayers to pay for the pest control that would have been undertaken by the gun owners.
It will also fund a gun register that McDonald has said sounds great in theory but will not work in reality as “criminals don’t register guns”. At the end of the protest march on Saturday, licensed firearm advocate turned ACT Party list candidate Nicole McKee was a guest speaker and McDonald said the protestors were vowing to make their presence felt at the upcoming elections. “We’ll wait and see what happens at the election, but we certainly are not going to go away. “We’ll keep winding up the volume until we are heard,” McDonald said.
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WORD ON THE STREET What’s the first thing you would buy if you won the $43 million Powerball?
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Rollo said. It was a severe comment which pertained to the error of judgement made on that day, as well as the circumstances of how difficult it was to anticipate nature and its forces. “At an emotional level the burden of these events is heavy enough to
This will be a difficult road ahead for you and your family the flow of water spun the vehicle around, causing it to roll several times. Anderson and his friend were able to get out of the car, but the boy was not. The reality was Anderson would have to face that “terrible situation” for the rest of his life, Judge
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Vintage machinery museum for Greenstreet
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The emotional impact of losing his son was a heavy enough burden to carry, defendant Damian Robin Alfred Anderson was told in the Ashburton District Court on Monday. The 37-year-old engineer was discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving causing death. Judge Peter Rollo said it was on July 14 last year that Anderson and a friend and Anderson’s nine-yearold son Kayde set off on a hunting trip. Hunting was an enjoyable family activity and the outing was no doubt a day of excitement for the party, particularly the boy. When they came to crossing the Clyde River, Anderson noted the river had risen slightly from the level it was at previously. He went about 100 metres to another location where it was braided and appeared safe.
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carry,” Judge Rollo said “This will be a difficult road ahead for you and your family,” Judge Rollo said, to which a composed Anderson nodded slightly. He was supported in court by friends and family which filled the small public gallery.
The people of Greenstreet are a resourceful lot. When the tennis courts at their hall fell into disrepair, they didn’t despair, they saw an opportunity that will come in the form of a machinery museum that will be dedicated to the district’s past. They’re planning to weedmat the courts, cover them with shingle and truck in items of machinery they know will be hiding in the back of farm sheds around the district. A grant from the Ashburton District Council has kickstarted the project, Greenstreet/ Ashburton Forks Reserve Board treasurer Alison Aschen said. Greg Donaldson Contracting has offered to drop off a load of shingle and there is some money in the bank.
If Covid-19 hadn’t arrived, the project would have been completed by now, Aschen said, but she’s hoping work will be well under way by spring. When the displays are set up there are likely to be information boards erected to tell visitors the story of the machinery and its role in the district’s agricultural past. Greenstreet is a district that gets out and gets things done, Aschen said, raising money for its hall’s maintenance through regular fundraising events. A recent quiz night raised $1200 dollars and attracted a large number of donated prizes. Last year the hall received a new roof, thanks to donations of time, equipment and through raised funds. A new kitchen is next on the list and Aschen is confident the community will get behind that fundraising drive when the call goes out.
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RANGITATA ELECTORATE
Hands down the best candidate By Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz
New Rangitata electorate National Party candidate Megan Hands does not think she will lose votes for living outside the electorate this coming election. The 29-year-old Homebush resident was selected by the National Party as its Rangitata candidate at a final selection meeting at Hotel Ashburton on Sunday afternoon. The party was forced to select a new candidate just weeks from the election following the resignation of disgraced Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon. National put out its party list on Saturday, placing the Rangitata “TBC” candidate at 67th, the last electorate candidate with all those lower placed on the 75-member list being list candidates. About 100 delegates and electorate party executive members gathered for the meeting, also attended by the campaign chair Gerry Brownlee and former Speaker of the House David Carter. It was held following the five final candidates who were nominated for the role attending meet the candidates meetings throughout the previous week. The candidates had been narrowed down from a larger group, believed to number about 10. The four remaining contend-
Megan Hands, with fiance Simon Morse and son Jack, was happy to be announced as the new Rangitata National Party candidate on Sunday. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 100820-SS-009 ers were businessman Graham Collins, Temuka resident Scott Shannon, Timaru businesswoman Stacey Scott and National Party whips’ advisor Michael Little. Hands received the most votes from delegates in secret ballots. The voting process went through four ballots, as the top-polling candidate had to receive more than half of the votes before being named the winner. Hands runs her own environmental consultancy business and was the highest polling Environment Canterbury council-
lor at last year’s local body elections. She has been a member of the National Party for more than 10 years, becoming involved at the grass roots level and being a former Young Nats executive member. She lives at Homebush with fiancé Simon and 13-month-old son Jack. Hands said she did not think living just outside of the electorate boundary would be a disadvantage when it came to the election in little over one month’s time.
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“Because Rangitata needs a strong rural voice and I can bring that,” Hands said. “Rural New Zealand is my home, and regional towns and communities are where my heart is, and that stands me in good stead to represent the Rangitata electorate.” Hands said she was really excited about her campaign, and it would be a high-energy one. Her message to Mid Cantabrians was “you will see me around”, and she did not waste any time after the selection meeting on Sunday,
putting up her first billboard, on Wills Street. “There will be lots of campaigning, there will be billboards everywhere, door knocking and meet the candidate events,” she said. Brownlee told the Guardian after the meeting that he thought Hands would be “absolutely superb” as the new candidate. “She has a background that very much lines up with an understanding of the issues prevalent in the seat,” Brownlee said. Her background in relation to the Resource Management Act and its application and weaknesses would be extremely useful when the National Party looked at replacing the act. Hands was an accomplished speaker who would easily be able to articulate the message the National Party wanted to get across. He said the reason the Rangitata candidate was at the lower end of the list at 67 was because when putting new candidates into seats held by National, the expectation was that they would win the seat. And he had every confidence Hands could retain the electorate as a National stronghold, as she would be the candidate whose values and aspirations most aligned with the residents of the electorate. “It’s going to be a full-on five weeks and we still anticipate a very good result,” Brownlee said.
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Gregory O’Brien with his exhibition that opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery tomorrow. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 110820-HM-1114
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Gregory O’Brien is an artist who lives firmly in his life rather than just floating above it. He goes through life gathering ideas for his art from places and experiences like a cultural magpie and his exhibition opening on Thursday at the Ashburton Art Gallery reflects this passion. Entitled The Wading Birds of Drybread, O’Brien said this is the first time this collection of paintings have been shown together. One end of the exhibition is full of his art work influenced from the time he and wife Jenny spent living in Alexandra for a year in 2018 and the other end reflects his time spent at Meretoto/Ship Cove, Aniwaniwa and beside Wellington Harbour. The artist said living and working in Central Otago for 12 months had had a profound effect on his painting and in particular the colours he used. He has always been drawn to water and how it metaphorically flows through our
lives. Traditionally his water influenced paintings reflected the blue colours of the sea around him, but the move down south brought aspects to O’Brien’s art that he had not really considered before. “Going places rearranges how I think, it doesn’t get rid of anything just adds connections and energies to work with.” The move from the bright lights of Wellington to starlit Otago also made O’Brien think about power and the things we, as humans, find commanding. “Cities are powerful and parliament is powerful, they are both very busy places. The central Otago landscape has an undoubtable power about it, yet there is no one there.” The two ends of the exhibition may look different to the casual observer but O’Brien said if you look a little closer they do have things in common. Water is the obvious one. O’Brien said life and art are about having fun. “That doesn’t mean it should be trivialised in any way, but I want these paintings to be enjoyed by all.”
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Ashburton Guardian DISTRICT COURT
Discharge on indecent assault Aerol Jhon Sanchez breached the trust of his friend in indecently assaulting her, said Judge Peter Rollo in the Ashburton District Court on Monday. Counsel Andrew Riches successfully sought a discharge without conviction for his 19-year-old client, who was just 17 at the time of the incident. “The background to the offending is quite tragic in that the victim and Mr Sanchez were quite close friends,” Riches told the judge. The offending was a combination of one of Sanchez’s first interactions with females in a romantic way and one of his first interactions with alcohol. He had reflected almost immediately after it occurred and had withdrawn into himself, his personality had changed and he had drawn back from social groups with little or no interaction with
friends. He was working long hours, wanting to save to move to Christchurch in order to undertake tertiary study towards a career in tourism and hospitality. Judge Rollo said the offending occurred overnight April 13 to 14 last year. Sanchez and his friend, who was slightly older than him, and their 20-year-old female friend, were at social gatherings where alcohol was consumed. The woman became intoxicated and was put to bed to sleep it off, following which the two men got into bed either side of her and the indecent assault occurred, involving fondling the woman’s breasts and vagina. The victim had recurring bad memories of the event, it had affected her life in many ways including her self-esteem, sense of security, relationships and personal and family life.
The offending involved a breach of trust, and the woman had been vulnerable in a semi-comatose state due to the amount of alcohol she had consumed. However, mitigating factors included the defendant’s young age and the fact that when the complainant stopped the offending both men stopped and left the room, no previous convictions and being of good character and behaviour and having achieved successfully at school with good future prospects and a family that supported him both here in New Zealand and in the Philippines. “You are remorseful and ashamed by what you did and the way you treated your friend,” Judge Rollo said. Additionally there was the fact of the young male brain having less ability to judge right from
wrong and reward from risk, especially when sexually aroused. Judge Rollo talked about previous research on this, in relation to similar judgements in cases before the courts. There was also research pointing towards adolescents being more vulnerable to peer influences, and focusing on the here and now rather than long-term consequences. Taking into account these factors he assessed the culpability of the offending at a medium to low level, and against this he weighed the effect of a conviction to be out of proportion. He discharged Sanchez without conviction, however ordered him to pay a $2000 emotional harm payment to the victim. “You have been given an opportunity to have a successful law-abiding life, I wish you well in that regard,” was his closing remark to the defendant.
Convicted and discharged for theft Others to appear in front of Judge Peter Rollo on Monday. Tony Allister Cameron pleaded guilty to theft of petrol from Tinwald’s Z station. The 57-year-old told Judge Rollo that the case was “pretty basic” so he did not think he needed a lawyer. He was a passenger in the vehicle when the offence was committed with a co-offender. Judge Rollo noted Cameron had paid back the $112.41 cost to the petrol station, and he convicted and discharged him. “Sweet as,” the defendant responded. Roland Edwards was sentenced to 60 hours’ community work and disqualified from driving for six months for driving contrary to an alcohol interlock licence. Edwards had been ordered to have an alcohol interlock device installed after a drink driving charge, but failed to have it fitted. He was also sentenced to 40 hours’ community work for a breach of bail, to be served concurrently with the 60 hours. Glen Matthew Hamilton threw a bottle through the window as he took out his anger at his brother staying at Coronation Park. The 34-year-old had earlier pleaded guilty to the wilful damage charge, and Judge Rollo convicted and fined him $500. “I have got to say it’s rather childish behaviour to take out your frustration on your brother in such a way,” Judge Rollo said. Iain Edwin Crowther Maurry Foskett was sentenced to nine months’ supervision after pleading guilty to two drug charges. Police found instruments pertaining to cannabis and methamphetamine use after going to his address earlier this year, initially to check the bail compliance of someone else living at the address. The effect of a conviction for assault on the life of Ngatokoa
Teata would be out of proportion to the seriousness of the offending, said Judge Rollo. He discharged the 33-year-old without conviction, ordering a compensation payment to the victim of $500. Mitigating factors in the assault included no previous convictions, early guilty plea and accepting responsibility for the offending. The assault involved Teata pulling his partner off a bed and pushing her onto the floor, after being angered following tension over an unmade payment after the couple decided to separate. Mark Aitchison was convicted and sentenced to 80 hours’ community work on two charges of driving disqualified, and 40 hours’ community work on a beach of bail, with the sentences to be served concurrently. Samuel Matthew Hall, 21, was remanded to October 5 after pleading guilty to a charge of assault on a person in a family relationship. Cody Stuart Te Poono was convicted on charges including stealing a $3000 car and $10 from an honesty box, and or-
dered to come up for sentence within six months. Judge Rollo noted Te Poono was supported in the community by mental health professionals, and the best he could do in terms of an outcome was to ensure that situation continued. Peter John Mcdonald was convicted and remanded on two cannabis charges. He pleaded guilty to one charge of possession for supply and one charge of cultivation. “You have a fractious relationship with your mother it seems,” noted Judge Rollo when talking to defendant William Christopher Waters. He sentenced the 24-year-old to 85 hours community work on two wilful damage charges and one charge of assault. Waters was living at home with his mother when he damaged the television and the door of his mother’s car. In addition the interior wall of the house was damaged after his mother fell into the wall after he pushed her. He was ordered to pay $2380.90 reparation for the wall and television plus $400 for the car repair insurance excess.
Judge Rollo told Chantelle Maire Churcher she was the one who needed to make the changes required in her life. “It’s not going to happen like the rain falling from the sky, you have to make it happen,” His Honour told the 36-year-old defendant. He noted the positive steps she was making, including engaging with He Waka Tapu. On three charges – wilful damage, theft and shoplifting – he convicted and sentenced Churcher to 80 hours’ community work and 12 months’ supervision. Judge Rollo told Tara Merenia George she had been the victim of violence and manipulation. The 34-year-old had been under the control of a gang member while committing offences including thefts of petrol, theft of groceries, and failure to identify the driver of a motor vehicle. He convicted and discharged George on the latter charge, and convicted and sentenced her to 12 months’ supervision on remaining charges, and ordered her to pay reparation. George had now relocated, was rebuilding her relationship with her children, had family support and was well supported by Women’s Refuge.
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Conviction for assault on motherin-law Nicola Jayne Jones was convicted and ordered to pay $300 emotional harm reparation to her mother-in-law when sentenced in court on Monday. Jones had pleaded guilty to one charge of assault in a family relationship at an earlier court appearance. The charge related to an incident on March 22, when the two women got into a verbal dispute about cleanliness in the kitchen. Jones and her partner were living at his parents’ house with their two children. When her mother-in-law was turned away from her, Jones picked up a plastic chair and struck her in the back with it, causing her to stumble forwards into a fridge. She suffered a suspected concussion and had headaches lasting up to two weeks, and suffered bruising to her back, right hand and the side of her head and her left shoulder blade. Lawyer Roz Burnside said it was at a time of high-stress and anxiety when the families were living to together and the country was approaching lockdown. There was lot of tension and worry, particularly in regard to cleanliness and wiping surfaces. The offending was out of character and Jones had had additional stress in the form of hormonal issues relating to being in the very early stages of a pregnancy which later miscarried.
Former lawyer struck off A 67-year-old former Waiarapa lawyer who has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Monday. Through counsel Gretchen Hart, Lindsay Boyd Gribben pleaded guilty to nine charges relating to theft and fraud. According to the summary of facts, Gribben misappropriated $892,144.16 of client trust funds between April 2009 and November 2018. The summary explains the defendant set up two companies, laundering funds through their bank accounts. “He paid his personal credit cards or personal accounts directly from the client trust accounts and he also paid a company and/or individuals that were involved in the sex industry from client trust funds,” the summary says. Judge Peter Rollo convicted Gribben on the charges and remanded him on bail to October 5.
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SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
Getting in the spirit for adventure By Heather Mackenzie heather.m@theguardian.co.nz
Ten Year 10 Mount Hutt College students are looking forward to a trip of a lifetime on the Spirit of Adventure at the end of this month. Departing on Auckland on August 30 and returning five days later, the group of students will be competing with the three other schools on board to win the Spirit Trophy. Year 10 dean, Jarrod Coutts, will also get a chance to test his sea legs when he accompanies the students on the trip. “My role will be supervision and support of the Mount Hutt College team along with facilitation of some team challenges,” he said. Coutts is a popular choice to be on board with them. “Mr Coutts is the best one to come with us as he is lots of fun and not boring,” Sam van den Heuvel said. In order to claim spirit trophy bragging rights, each team will be put through their paces on the ship, in the water and on dry land competing in ship-handling skills, team problem solving, debating and water sports. Coutts said a typical day starts with an early morning swim at five or six, breakfast, then sailing and team challenges, after lunch there are more activities like rafting and hiking, dinner and then more team activities. “The food is amazing and it is all prepared by the students which is a great lesson they can take home.” Zanthe Butterick is looking forward to pushing herself outside of her comfort zone and making some new friends along the way. “We are the only South Island team on the boat, so we want to win the Spirit Trophy,” she said. Charged with raising $1000 each to help cover the total cost of $16,000, the students have been very busy and inventive with their fundraising efforts. Movie nights, raffles, selling pies, moving silage tyres and grubbing out unwanted grasses at Redcliffs Station in the Rakaia Gorge have all added to their fundraising bank accounts. The big fundraiser is the quiz night being held on August 21 in the Mount Hutt College Hall. Each of the team have come up with a set of questions on different particular topics that will test even the best quiz brain.
Mount Hutt College Year 10 students (from left) Madison Holgate, Amelia Swan, Zanthe Butterick (standing), Brooke Clark, Sam van den Heuvel, Leo Gilpin, Lachlan Gardener (standing), Jack Brown and Caleb Jones (standing) are all looking forward to their trip on the Spirit of Adventure at the end of this month. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE
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HOW THE GREEN WAS WON Speaking out to save their bowling greens
TONY BLAIN
ROGER HERRIOTT
IRENE McKNIGHT
JOE RYK
GRAHAM TAYLOR
“The bowling club has been on this site for 125 years and it’s beyond my comprehension we should have to move and set up in a new facility. On this site, the club is a jewel in the crown of the domain. Our club could never afford to pay for a replacement and any replacement would have to be up to gold standard with synthetic greens and a new building. As far as suggesting a cafe takes the place of the bowling club’s greens – I ask does the council have the right to set up a competing business in opposition to private operators in the area?”
“The bowling club is an attraction in its own right in the domain and people from around New Zealand say it’s in the perfect site. There is nowhere in the domain I’d fancy it being shifted and in the plan the council has no figures around doing this. We couldn’t afford the relocation costs and neither could the council. If the council has to have a hub, build it beside the aviary and with a mezzanine floor so people can look out over the bowling greens.”
“When I bring bowling teams to Ashburton it gives me great pride to take them to the Ashburton club. The greens are magnificent, they’re better than anywhere else in the South Island. Only one can hold a candle to them and that’s Queenstown and they’re in the gardens too. I’m very much against shifting these wonderful facilities. They’re quite a star for Ashburton. The only negative is the lack of parking. Please think carefully, these truly are a gem.”
“Our lease expires in 2028 and it’s not renewable. According to the lease the land goes back to the council and that includes all improvements. Where’s the compensation? I’ve met informally with four councillors and they were surprised to find we’d lose our clubrooms too. We’ve done a huge amount of work and when I asked the previous mayor if there was any money in the budget to shift us, her answer was no. And our club doesn’t have the money to shift. We’re in councillors’ hands to support us in our endeavour to stay where we are – or to close our club.”
“These are the best greens in the South Island. I’m treasurer of the bowling club and I’m concerned about the financial strain this would put on the club unless the council funds a new site and I don’t believe there is a suitable site. The council should build its hub on spare land around the playground and toilet block so parents and children won’t have to cross the road. The bowling club is an icon in the domain. It’s been suggested we join another club, but it would be like telling the Crusaders to play for the Highlanders.”
People power wins the day for bowlers By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz
They objected in writing and through a petition and on Monday, Ashburton’s bowling community had a chance to stand up and tell Ashburton’s district councillors exactly what they thought of a plan to relocate their bowling club away from its home of 125 years in the Ashburton Domain. And in doing that they proved that democracy is still alive, that the voice of the people can still carry the day, with councillors yesterday voting to overturn their eviction plan. The 30 year draft development plan for the domain proposed a central hub, complete with a cafe and information base and the previous team of councillors decided the ideal home for that hub would be the bowling club’s club house. To make that happen it planned to relocate the club to another area of the domain, possibly the old camping ground area off Elizabeth Street. That raised the ire of both club members and many in the community. Members started a petition that the community rushed to sign and submissions in large numbers were made on the draft development plan. On Monday objectors and club supporters had their chance to share their thoughts with councillors. The weight of community an-
ger swayed councillors, and that they would do a u-turn on the relocation was clear from the moment they started their deliberations, with mayor Neil Brown putting a stake in the ground, saying he thought the club should not be moved. “The bowling green stays exactly where it is,” he said. Given the plan was for the next 30 years, it needed to be flexible, Carolyn Cameron said. “We need to make sure the bones are fine for future proofing the domain. I totally support not moving the bowling club. We’ve had very strong submissions and
there’s a lot of history attached to the club.” Rather than being relocated, the bowling club needed to form a greater part of the domain, Rodger Letham said. “Make it more part of the open spaces so there is a flow, making it more part of the environment.” Allowing the bowling greens to remain in the heart of the domain could mean changes to the club’s perimeter fencing, because activity on the greens needed to be easily viewed, Lynette Lovett said. The only councillor who wanted the bowling club relocated
Rather than a permanent cafe, this would be an area where a coffee cart or food trucks could park and where people could gather under shelter. That site would mean the hub was easily accessed from the new road into the domain from Walnut Avenue, from parking areas and to other parts of the domain. A raft of proposals in the draft plan were either ticked off or amended yesterday and staff will now prepare a final plan that will be approved by the service delivery committee before being signed off by council. When the plan was accepted it would become the council’s reference point for any development in the domain over the next 30 years, chief executive Hamish Riach said. “It is a living document and it may change, but anything we do over the next 30 years will be consistent with this plan. It will guide was Leen Braam. “I’m happy to have them there our investment decisions for the for a while longer but long term next three decades.” Included in the final plan will I can see them sitting in another place. Thirty years is a long time. be a redrafted time frame for I believe we’re looking short term, individual elements. Some of we’re scared to do any shifting, to those, such as the access road, will be driven by the installation look to the future.” He accused his fellow council- of traffic signals at the Walnut Avlors of being short-sighted and enue intersection over the next two years. Part of that plan is to going for a quick fix. The idea of including a cafe allow left turn traffic only to use in the central hub didn’t fly with the current West Street entrance. councillors, instead they gave A new road will be developed for the nod to a canopy style shelter two-way traffic from Walnut Avethat is now likely to be built to the nue, entering the domain to the west of the children’s playground south of the existing cycle and pedestrian track. opposite the bowling greens.
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THINK LIKE A THIEF ■■ Identifying signs of security weakness in your home. ■■ Lock your doors and windows. ■■ Record the serial numbers of expensive electronic items and photograph these and other valuables. ■■ Keep valuables out of sight ie. jewellery, cameras, electronic games. ■■ Consider investing in an alarm system, or getting sensor lights fitted. ■■ Keep garden sheds and garages locked when not in use and ensure ladders are stored away from sight. ■■ Keep hedges or plants around doors and windows well trimmed – don’t give burglars a place to hide. ■■ Check for weak spots where a thief could get into your garden, for example, a low or sagging fence, or a back gate with a weak lock. ■■ Keep the house secure when you are out in the garden or the yard. ■■ Use a chain on the door – don’t open the door to strangers, unless the chain is attached. ■■ Note down registrations of any suspicious vehicles – often burglars will scope out a place beforehand. ■■ Join or form a Neighbourhood Support Group. Your Community Constable will have details. ■■ Register serial numbers on the SNAP website http://www.snap.org.nz Senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins
Removing the temptation By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz
Mid Canterbury’s policing boss is vowing to have an officer attend any burglary within the district as soon as possible as a spate of crime in recent weeks has seen resources and patrols upped locally. But any increase in patrols is in some way offset by the geographical nature of the Ashburton District, making it impossible for police to be everywhere at all times. So, Ashburton sub-area
supervisor senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins is putting the call out to the community to help be their eyes and ears. “I’m very focused on the volume of crime at the moment, so would like to encourage people to call us if they’re unsure about something, rather than sit on the information,” Jenkins said. “Let us make the decision in regards to the relevance of something because often, at times, it can be the piece of the puzzle that is missing that assists us in putting it all together.” Over the past few weeks break-
ins have been recorded at a number of sporting venues across the district including places like the Mt Somers Rugby Club, Methven Squash Club and Methven Golf Club and that, coupled with a high-spike in car and property break-ins, has Jenkins calling in the resources. “We’ve upped our patrols, but we have such a large geographical area that we’re also asking the community to be our eyes and ears out there. “Anything seen as being suspicious that is happening at the time, we ask people to call 111,
and for anything that has already happened, ie; returning home to find a break-in, it’s call 105. “I will have a police officer attend any burglary in the district as soon as possible and certainly within 48 hours of it being reported.” Jenkins said there were a number of things people could do to safeguard themselves against such behaviour and one clear message that was coming through from a number of the cases that have been seen is that simply locking up equipment and vehicles will make a huge
difference. “Opportunists will take advantage if the circumstances are right, it’s a case of removing available opportunities as much as is possible. “From the reports we are receiving, almost always the vehicles have been left unlocked and garages open. Lock it if you don’t want to lose it.” Jenkins said from cases that were currently under investigation or had been investigated that thieves were searching for any valuable items left in a vehicle.
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The Ashburton Domain comes alive every Saturday morning with junior football across a number of grades. From the little ones first thing in the morning right through to the senior players in the afternoon, it’s a real hive of activity. Ashburton Guardian photographer Robyn Hood captured this young rising star keeping the H20 levels up during a halftime break at First Kicks on Saturday morning.
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Good enough to represent, good enough to live here By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz
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ne of the key ingredients to being a successful politician surely lies in local knowledge. Knowing your people, knowing the lay of the land and knowing exactly where and when things are going to happen. Being able to, at the drop of a serving spoon – get in the car and be somewhere within the space of an hour, should be a prerequisite of the role. In short, living in your electorate should be the prime requirement. Megan Hands’ appointment as the National Party candidate for this year’s election will be welcomed for the fact that it finally provides some certainty for blue constituents in Ashburton and the wider Rangitata Electorate. After a month of absolute turmoil following the resignation of Andrew Falloon, even the most ardent of blue faithful were beginning to look a little faded around the gills as they drew deep breaths wondering what might be coming next. Hands is a good choice for the party – and continues a run of new-look potential politicians for the National Party, who seem to be straying away from the more common straightlaced to fresh-faced, vibrant candidates. But if there is a sticking point – and it’s been mentioned a few times already this week – it’s that Hands isn’t from here and arguably more importantly, doesn’t live in the electorate. That doesn’t detract from her capability to do the job if successful, but it does create some interesting questions that she’s bound to be asked at every opportunity by people in and around the wider Rangitata Electorate. They’ll want to know why the area is good enough to represent, but not to live in, and just how someone who lives 40 minutes on the other side of the Rakaia River expects to dedicate so much time to their role while being away from home and their family. It’s a valid concern too. We’ve seen this electorate demands its representatives to be present frequently and to be at as many things as they possibly can – but also to be abreast of the situations and issues that are facing the locals. A job made much easier when they are situations and issues facing you too.
YOUR VIEW Wire-laning After reading of the council’s battle with NZTA, I came across the speil about Jo Luxton putting up hoardings on people’s fences containing the slogan “Let’s keep moving”.
Well it seems to me all her government and NZTA want to do is gridlock State Highway One, the main route from Picton to Invercargill. If she wants to endear herself to the people of Canterbury and Mid and South Canterbury I sug-
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gest she gets on her bike back to Wellington and shakes up the arrogant twits that run NZTA and get them to can the waste of money of putting a cheesegrater for motorcyclists up the centre of State Highway One and take the bull by the horns and four-lane it.
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There seems to be plenty of money to throw at other things. She always seems to be patting hers and the government’s back about something, doing that would give her a great excuse! AJ Annand
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emember Paula Wilcox? Remember Man About The House? She was a zany flatmate in the series that ran from 1973-76 and inspired George And Mildred. Before that she had another life on television as Ray Langston’s sister in Coro Street. That was 50 years ago when the Rovers Return served best bitter and Ena Sharples had hairnets so large, they could stop a slippage on Rakaia Gorge. After five decades Paula returns to The Street. She’s haunted, afraid and was once married to Jack Metcalfe, who’s terrorising his present wife, Yasmeen. Paula, as Elaine Jones, has been following the trial but, when asked to give evidence, she went weak at the knees. Not a drop of milk stout would give her enough confidence. Elaine has another reason. To escape Jack, she gave up her son, Tim, now married to Sally Webster. There’s more inter-breeding
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in Coro, than Gloriavale on Saturday night. Villains were once loveable lowlifes on The Street. Now, they’re so evil, they give rotten eggs a bad name. It takes much longer to get rid of Gary or Jack. Try Covid-19. Coro Street (TV One, Tuesday to Thursday) keeps reinventing itself as it continues with strong stories, relevant themes and the sort of characters who’d escape the Pullman Hotel in Auckland in search of a bacon butty. I stood amazed when Robert Irwin let a carpet snake bite him on the face. He had blood dripping from two wounds. It was just an ordinary snake in search of food, not Monty Python or Anna Conda. What will the Irwins do to get publicity? Just about anything to raise funds for their Australia Zoo. Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Life in Lockdown (Animal Planet, Sat-
urday) was saccharine coated. It showcased their attempts to feed 1000 animals in lockdown with little or no revenue coming in. They’re to be admired as they struggle to honour Steve Irwin’s dream. The zoo was his passion and he wanted it preserved. But if Robert keeps getting bitten, he’ll also be preserved, in formaldehyde. The problem was the Irwins keep getting in the way. The programme is about the challenge to finance a zoo in quarantine, and provide feed to animals. We need to see the strange Australian creatures that resemble a cross between Russell Crowe and Dame Edna Everage. But the hippos, giraffes, meercats, echidnas and American gators, came second to Bindi Irwin’s delayed honeymoon. We did see Brandi, a “dropdead, gorgeous” wombat that looked like a guinea pig on protein enhancement and two very ugly giant tortoises that would be a challenge to Purax. In
the end, Terri Irwin, in a staged meeting, announced a $1 million grant from the government. It was all worth it and Robert can stop being bitten. The secret of an on-going series is to let the viewer in. In an imperfect world we enter and leave stuff throughout our lives. TV needs to make provision for the latecomer. If you’ve heard over the water cooler that Naked And Afraid (Discovery, Sunday) will assist your supermarket shopping, then it must guide you towards your brand of Vegemite. Shades Of Blue (Sky 5, Tuesdays) does none of that. All we know is that Harlee Santos (Jennifer Lopez) is a corrupt cop in a detective squad of NYPD’s finest. Her close friend and boss, Matt Wozniak (Ray Liotta) is also corrupt and watches over her. Those two are star power but their stars are being eclipsed by writers who don’t care for the viewer. With badge-wearing enemies all around, Harlee and
Wozniak try to find out why their undercover agent was discovered in a raid and injured. Is the unit more involved in criminal activity than they first thought? We’ll never know because we’re not told. As this week’s episode progressed, Shades Of Blue became Shades of Stupid. The saving grace were the glib lines. “Black and white is a lazy way to see the world,” Marcus Tofu explains. He needs to discover colour. It’s out there, even in New York. The finest quote comes from Wozniak. “We all need a purpose. Without it, we’re blood and bone.” That gave me my Osram moment. I knew it. This series is about manure. Malcolm Hopwood is a former Ashburton Guardian editor, now residing in the Manawatu. He is a keen television watcher and writes columns for various publications and media platforms around New Zealand.
GDP/GHG comparisons an exercise in irrelevancy
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t was Mark Twain who made popular the saying about ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’. I’m sure the data in the Statistics NZ release last month comparing greenhouse gas emissions [GHG] and GDP on a regional basis is accurate enough, but I do question whether anything particularly relevant can be drawn from the numbers. The release makes statements such as: ■■ “Auckland, which contributes the most of any region to national economic activity, was the third highest emitter of greenhouse gases in 2018, and Wellington, the region with the second highest economic activity, was the ninth highest emitter …” ■■ “Canterbury had the third highest level of economic activity in 2018 and the second highest emissions, while Waikato had the fourth highest level of activity and the highest level of emissions.”
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To be fair, the Stats release does drop hints as to why these relative figures might be so, noting that Wellington and Auckland’s lower emissions/ higher GDP profiles reflect their preponderance of lower GHG intensive service industries, vs the higher levels of primary and goods producing industries in places such as Southland, the West Coast, the Waikato and Taranaki. But they kind of ruin it for me with the sentence the data “… will also be of interest as regions look to reduce their emissions while managing economic outcomes, thereby transitioning to a lower-emissions economy”. Are we going to start raising livestock and plants in the streets of Auckland and Wellington? I live and work in one of
those relatively high emissions/ low GDP regions (Manawatu-Whanganui) and I resent the inference we should somehow feel bad about that status compared to some other regions. In short without the economic activity (and emissions) generated in places like Taranaki, Waikato and Southland you wouldn’t have prosperous and vibrant cities. A few more obvious problems: ■■ Emissions resulting from the Huntly power plant are counted towards Waikato’s total, which highlights the ridiculousness of assigning emissions to regions in which the GHGs are generated purely to serve consumers living elsewhere (largely Auckland in the example of Huntly) ■■ This point is even more relevant for agriculture. NZ’s agriculture sector produces enough food to feed 10 times our population. This means we have higher GHGs from ag-
riculture on a per capita basis than we would if NZ were simply trying to produce enough food to be self-sufficient. Producing more food in regions (such as the Waikato and Canterbury), and indeed nations, in which it is more efficient to do so maximises each region’s, and nation’s, comparative advantage and ensures food is produced as efficiently as possible. ■■ A large amount of the GDP from regions such as Wellington is strongly tied to the export earnings derived from other regions. ■■ The Stats NZ data also use the out-dated GWP100 metric, which inflates the warming impact of NZ’s methane emissions from livestock. This fact has been accepted by the New Zealand govt by implementing a split gas target so it’s frustrating to see government acknowledge the distinct behaviour of short-lived gases
such as methane in some areas (such as in the Zero Carbon target) but ignore them in exercises such as this Statistics NZ comparison. ■■ These are gross emissions, and do not account for the emissions being sequestered in each region. ■■ The estimates also don’t include international aviation or shipping emissions, which make industries such as tourism look better on paper than is the case in reality. If we’re going to do this sort of thing, a better approach would be to focus on the GHG intensity of our produced goods (which are comparatively impressive in agriculture) and to focus on the full lifecycle of all goods not just agriculture (e.g. look at the emissions involved in producing manufactured imported goods such as cars). Andrew Hoggard is President, Federated Farmers of NZ
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Milling wheat fast becom By Heather Chalmers heather.m@theguardian.co.nz
While the total arable planting area is predicted to remain stable for the 2021 harvest, a shift by growers to milling wheat rather than feed wheat varieties is evident in the latest arable crop survey. “Wrapped up in that is extra recognition for the quality of New Zealand wheat for domestic consumption. “This shows that the work that’s been done around raising the profile of our own New Zealand product is paying dividends,” said Federated Farmers’ vice-chairman grains Brian Leadley, of Dromore. “In tandem with that is the varieties we’re growing are yielding quite well – not quite getting up to feed variety yields, but they’re getting quite close. “So, if growers swing to those, they’ve got choices in the market.” Growers could put their wheat into the
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Survey responses indicated there could be a lessening of support around production of feed grains. “That’s a little concerning. While we’ve been pushing harder on those higher end value types we certainly still want to support feed grain demand,” Leadley said. “With a significant part of New Zealand having suffered from a serious drought, quite a bit of feed grain was consumed through that, but fair to say probably not as much as the arable industry would have liked.” The July AIMI (Arable Industry Marketing Initiative) survey of growers reported 6200 tonnes of unsold malting barley. Most malting barley was used in beer production and with bars and restaurants closed for six weeks during the Covid-19 lockdown, there was disruption to demand and production, especially for keg beer. “I think this is a blip more than anything. Looking at the deliveries of malting barley last harvest, they’re better than I would have thought,” Leadley said. Most malting barley was grown under contract and there was always the option of feeding it to stock if demand from industry was down. Over the two-year period (2019 harvest to predicted 2021 harvest), the harvest area for feed barley and feed wheat was predicted to decrease by 14 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. Conversely, the harvest area for milling wheat was predicted to increase by 26 per cent and for malting barley by 14 per cent. Final harvest data for wheat, barley and oats (milling/malting and feed) in 2020 showed yields were up 17 per cent overall across the six crops. The report showed these results were from a reduced number of hectares planted (down 6 per cent, with the net result being a 10 per cent increase in total tonnage compared to last season. “For context, keep in mind when making
the comparison that 2019’s results were below average,” Leadley said. “Nevertheless, we have those reported strong yields and even a new world record. While the 17.398 tonnes a hectare of Kerrin wheat harvested on Eric Watson’s Ashburton farm is testament to great management, it’s also a reflection of a pretty good growing season.” The yield rises recorded in the AIMI survey compared to 2019 were: Wheat up an estimated 26 per cent, feed barley up 12 per cent milling wheat up 11 per cent, malting barley up 1 per cent, milling oats up 5 per cent and feed oats up 6 per cent. Weather conditions for autumn and winter sowing and establishment were reported as being very good in most regions. Sowings and intentions were similar to last season, with the exception of malting barley (down 10 per cent), milling oats (up 32 per cent) and feed oats (down 14 per cent) – although less than half of these crops had been actually sown as at July 1, when the survey was conducted.
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Husband/wife claim mixed pairs By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz
Husband and wife duo, Ken and Rowena Mackenzie took out the Ashburton qualifier for the New Zealand Mixed Fours on the weekend, and grabbed family bragging rights in the process.
The tournament which acts as the first step on the path to potential national glory for participants, drew a disappointing four entries from the entire district, but that didn’t stop the quality of players stepping up to the mats to compete. The competition was played as a round robin, with each
team playing every other team before a winner was found, with the Mackenzie pairing emerging on top with points scored for victories and each end won during the matches. The result was a narrow one. The Mackenzies won by one solitary end from daughter Taylor and New Zealand represent-
ative player, Michael Lawson. They will now head to the zone final, which will be held in Ashburton on August 22 where they will square off against winning teams from South Canterbury, North Otago and Canterbury. It capped a good few days for Rowena who also won, along
with Helen Rennie in the drawn pairs competition from a field of 12 entries. Drawn pairs again return to the McNally Street Stadium this Thursday night before the Henselite Singles event on Sunday. Next Wednesday will see the Allenton Drawn Triples.
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Brown facing a steep uphill battle By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
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ight, onwards and upwards I guess. After issue upon issue upon issue upon storyline, the Warriors should be hoping for calmer waters ahead following what has been up until this point, the club’s most chaotic season off the field, ever. Stephen Kearney’s long term replacement was finally announced last week with the appointment of Nathan Brown. Tacked onto the wider an-
nouncement was the news that former coach and broadcaster Phil Gould had been appointed in a consultancy role. If there is one positive to be gleaned from all this, it’s that the Warriors finally have some semblance of certainty, something for the club over the past several weeks has operated without. But for several reasons, it is an appointment which is hard to get excited about. Firstly. Brown was not the Warriors’ first choice. Todd Payten was offered the role but declined via a startling
u-turn on live TV, then revealing he was openly after the Cowboys’ head coaching job. Family reasons and “other factors” were cited in an altogether messy turn of events. Brown brings a less-than-flattering record from Newcastle, which includes two wooden spoons and a 26 per cent winning average. Prior to his exit, he blamed the abysmal record on the state previous coach Wayne Bennett left the club in. There may be some validity to these sentiments, considering an uber-green Brown’s first head coaching stint was nowhere as
bad at the Dragons. The menial expectations Brown is going to walk into is not exactly a bad thing. The unconditional faith some of the hardcore Warriors fans default to is admirable despite the mantras of “keeping the faith” and “it’s our year” often a target of ridicule. Surely, these expectations are being tempered among even the most fierce of their supporter base. The biggest challenge for Brown remains attracting players to the club, and building a roster which can challenge the playoffs.
It is easy to remain unconvinced that this is at all possible given the pathway snags within the New Zealand game. Jack de Belin, who has been stood down by the Dragons pending rape charges, is reportedly on the club’s radar. The hiring of Gould is a curious one, considering he is a long-time critic of the club. It will be interesting to see how much he can immerse himself in the semantics of the organisation and what someone of his pedigree can bring to the table. His appointment may be the more decisive of the two.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
BAABAAS FALL SHORT By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz
The Ashburton Barbarians lost to a resurgent Linwood Keas in the Canterbury Cup rugby league competition on Saturday. The teams went into the round 8 clash in the bottom half of the
table but the Keas made it three wins in a row, beating the Barbarians 16-24 at Robilliard Park. The home side produced their best performance of the season so far but the Keas were able to dig deep and held their nerve to hold on for the win. In what was a hard fought clash, the Barbarians had six
debutants in Paovale Sofai, Pone Langi, Romeo Touli, Ao Touli, Te Hira Carroll and Peter Natua. Sofia plays club rugby for Celtic and has been named in the Mid Canterbury rep rugby squad. Elsewhere, the Northern Bulldogs remain at the top of the table after a 20-14 win over the Halswell Hornets, and the Wool-
The Ashburton Barbarians gave the Linwood Keas a stern workout, but fell short of the win on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-097
ston Rams had a 30-26 win over the second placed Burnham Chevaliers. The Papanui Tigers got up for a 20-18 win over the Hornby Panthers, to have the Tigers overtake
the Barbarians at the bottom of the table. The Barbarians line up against the Panthers in round 9 this weekend at Robilliard Park with a 1pm kick off.
SWIMMING
Super medal haul By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
It was a fruitful weekend for the Ashburton Swim Team, as some of the region’s young swimming stars did the business. More than a dozen medals were secured by squad members at the Swimming Canterbury West Coast (SCWC) Short Course Championships, held at Christchurch’s Jellie Park. Other swimmers completed personal best performances in what was a prosperous few days for the young Mid Canterbury contingent. Hannah King secured four golds, three silvers and a bronze, achieving personal bests in all nine of her events in the 12-14 years category. Not far behind was Bree Middleton in the 17-plus division as the Methven swimming sensation clinched four golds and two bronzes. Club captains Lucy Reeve and Mitchell Veix also found themselves on the podium
winning a silver and a bronze respectively. Having won the Most Improved XLR8 points for the club recently, King stormed home in the majority of the events she competed in. She came first in the 50, 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events and earlier won the 800 metre freestyle in a time of 9:16:47. King also took out second in the 200 and 400 metre individual medley, 200 metre freestyle and third in the 400 metre freestyle. National representative Middleton was again in superb touch, clinching the spoils in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle. Earlier in the competition she secured bronze in the 50 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley. Reeve secured a silver in the 12-14 year 200 metre butterfly, coming home in a time of 2:42:56 while team skipper Veix took out bronze in the 15-16 year 200 metre butterfly. Two club swimmers in the 12-14 year category Harrison Doak and Henry King also Back row - Hannah-Mae Joyce, Emily Watson, Henry King, Logan Scammell, Bree Middleton, achieved 100 per cent personal bests across Mitchell Veix. Front - Lucy Reeve, Hannah King, Harrison Doak, Finn Veix. their respective events. PHOTO ASHBURTON SWIM TEAM
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FOOTBALL
United hit their straps By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
Mid Canterbury’s senior footballers hit back in fine style at the weekend. The home team were too good for the visiting Universities side, winning 3-1 at the Ashburton Domain to record its second win of the Canterbury Championship League. The win should have been especially gratifying for United after the team was hammered 7-0 by the Christchurch club earlier in the season. United’s performance was highlighted by three magnificently taken chances. Niall Young was first to score for the home team from outside the box before Jamie Smitherham netted one on the volley. The performance was sealed with a booming power shot from Luke Martin. Mid Canterbury moves to sixth spot on the CCL standings, a point clear of Universities and Parklands United. Earlier, the reserves went down 5-0 to Universities. Methven bounced back from the disappointment of last week to account for the FC Twenty 11 Falcons 4-1 in Christchurch. The Mid Cantabrians move up to second in the division two standings, three points behind Ferrymead Bays. The impressive performances continued further down the grades with Mid Canterbury United completing an emphatic 7-1 hammering of Papanui-Red-
wood in Christchurch to begin its division four championship phase in assertive fashion. Ben Chute led the way with a hat-trick before Nic Ross, Oskar McLauchlan, Tevin Perkins and
Jaime Pitt-Mackay all added to the tally. In senior division seven’s championship round, Methven went down 3-0 at home to Banks Peninsula.
Above – Mid Canterbury United’s Jack Dudley leads the charge on attack as a Universities’ player pursues during their Mainland Canterbury Championship League encounter at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-301
NETBALL
College might just be in with a sniff By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
They may not have pulled off the win but Methven’s performance against Hampstead last week provided some clues as to how the form team can potentially be beaten. Hampstead got away with a 45-41 win over the out-of-towners, however it was unsettled by a tough display from Methven, who brought plenty of aggression in defence. As a result Hampstead were forced into mistakes they had not made in the previous weeks, however with a deadly accurate shooter in the circle, it seems everything needs to go right for the opposition if this Hampstead team is going to be toppled. Whether College A has the experience and size to restrict Hampstead will be one of the pivotal questions as the two teams meet tomorrow night. The AshColl girls brought both a tough edge and an unruffled composure last week as they
College goal attack Hayley Tallentire and Hampstead’s Meg Ashworth will be key players tomorrow night in premier netball. clinched a narrow win over Celtic A. Hampstead will secure the favouritism tag given their
strengths in all areas of the court, however while College’s mid-court might be in for a torrid time, there will be some en-
thralling battles at both ends. College’s Hayley Tallantire will again be key for her side in front of goal however will have to con-
tend with Hannah Spence and Meg Ashworth for Hampstead. Going toe-to-toe at the other end will be Hampstead’s Alice Eddington and College defender Poppy Kilworth. Methven then takes on Celtic B in the middle game of the evening. Celtic B proved against United last week they are not just making up the numbers as they pushed their opposition, particularly in the final quarter where United have been so strong this year. If Methven can back up their performance from last week and channel the same dose of intent, it could be a tough outing for Celtic B. As far as the club’s top team goes, they desperately need to re-find their mojo as they meets United in the final game on court. It was hard-fought between the two sides in the previous round, with the green machine clinching a 27-22 win. The biggest challenge for United will be putting together a consistent performance across all four periods if they want to retain its top spot in the championship.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Ashburton Guardian RUGBY
Celts survive comeback By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
Celtic will meet Methven in this weekend’s Senior B rugby final, after the green machine held on to deny Allenton 28-24 in Saturday’s semi-final. The game was all but won with just over 10 minutes remaining, and Celtic up 28-5. However Allenton rallied with 19 unanswered points in a matter of minutes, to give themselves a chance to pull off a remarkable victory at the death. It was not to be for the home team, and now Celtic will take on Methven who were more convincing in dispatching Mt Somers 36-10 in the other knockout encounter. The game at Allenton RFC was played at a frantic tempo for the most part, as both teams looked to throw the ball around in the glorious Ashburton sunshine, in front of an enthusiastic, attimes raucous crowd. It was Celtic who dominated possession and territory during the early passages, where they looked to their outside backs to cut Allenton apart. Celtic scored early when hooker Tim Reid scored five metres to the left of the posts, after Allenton had been opened up courtesy of a scything run infield by wing Oliver McKain. Allenton’s scratchy set piece was also putting themselves under pressure as the side struggled to secure quality possession. Celtic also turned down numerous shots at goal, opting to keep ball in hand with Allenton forced to repeatedly defend. The home team then lost a player to the bin for what appeared to be an illegitimate foot in the ruck. The visitors continued to miss opportunities to add to their 7-0 lead, as their lineout at times was unstable. There were good gains on attack from Allenton when they did finally get their hands on the ball, and they should have scored after a promising leadin, as fullback Sam Whiting was bundled into touch by desperate cover defence with the line open. That seemed to spur the home team on, as things became fiery at the breakdown and both
A late flurry by Allenton was not enough to avoid defeat to Celtic in the senior B semi final in Ashburton on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-227
teams delivered some huge hits in contact. Celtic extended their lead to 10 when Jayden Faunge kicked a 28th minute penalty. However Allenton hit back a few minutes later when wing Matthew Forbes popped up on the right wing to score in the corner, although a fumble earlier in the movement was ruled to have come off the leg. Celtic reclaimed the ascendancy several minutes later when Falaniko Taumaoe – who had been threatening all half – was given too much room to operate, breaking two tackles to score out wide. The conversion made it 17-5 with halftime approaching. Allenton was not without further opportunities in the half, however spilled ball when in the red zone cancelled these chances out. The home side desperately needed to score first after the break and provided the early attacking impetus, going close a handful of times. Allenton were lucky not to lose another player to the bin when a
high shot was met with nothing more than a penalty. The home side’s discipline was letting them down with a string of penalties again keeping the side back-pedalling. Faunge added another three in the 50th minute to take the lead beyond two converted tries. It got worse for Allenton two minutes later when Celtic fullback Sam Pearce brought the ball back with authority down the right hand flank before delivering a silky no-look pass to wing Alex Hooper who ran 30 metres, outpacing the cover defence to score. Down 25-5 and their season hanging by a thread, Allenton looked to give the ball some air. Allenton’s elusive first five Xavier Bartlett tried to spark his team’s revival, and began breaching the defensive line consistently. Another Celtic penalty in the 69th minute which made the score 28-5 should have sealed Allenton’s fate. Even in the game’s 73rd minute, when Allenton scored what was considered a consolation
try in the corner from a botched Celtic lineout, there was still no real danger of the visitors lead being mowed down. Five minutes later and Allenton got themselves upfield before Bartlett slipped through some soft tackles from first receiver to make it 28-17 with three minutes left on the clock. With their tails up, Allenton again charged into Celtic territory before Bartlett again opened Celtic’s defence up before somehow slithering through a wouldbe tackler to score a second five-pointer. Now only up by four points, the pressure went back on Celtic, and Allenton were given one last shot. They were awarded a penalty at the restart when one of its jumpers was taken in the air. However they lost the lineout before forcing a turnover in a frenzied sequence of play. Allenton’s last-ditch heroics ended when a ball carrier was penalised at the breakdown, and a relieved Celtic kicked to touch to end what was ultimately a chaotic semi-final showdown.
TBHS too good for the Spartans By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz
A 14-man Mid Canterbury Combined was outclassed 12-54 by Timaru Boys’ High School in the UC Championships on Saturday. An early red card left the visitors a man down, but the day had already started badly, with two players pulling out of the match before the bus departed Ashburton bound for Timaru. In similar circumstances to their last trip to Timaru – a 12-13 loss to Roncalli Combined last month – the Spartans received an early red card when midfield-
er Mark Gabriel was sent off for striking after about 10 minutes, forcing his side to play a man down for 60 minutes. Coach Shane Enright said that despite the setbacks his side dug deep and “probably played some of our best rugby”. “Our new game plan worked well and had them a little confused – but again we got flanked on the outside a couple of times which allowed them a couple of simple tries,” Enright said. Right on halftime the Spartans were hot on attack, only for Timaru Boys’ to snatch an intercept and go the length of the field to make it 22-0 at the break.
The Spartans kept on battling, but missed tackles and playing a man down saw Timaru extend their lead, before the visitors were rewarded with two late tries to Michael Hennings and Sam Ree. Enright heaped praise on David Satui for an outstanding 70-minute shift in the front row, producing solid work in the set pieces, some strong carries and a few big tackles, while there were debuts for U16 players Angus Stewart and Joseph Fakataha. Enright said the saddest part of the game was the injury to flanker Benny Middleton. He suffered a broken hand,
and initially did not want to come off, attempting to play through the pain until he was no longer able to catch the ball, Enright said. With more injury concerns in the squad, Enright also said they were waiting to review footage of the incident leading to Gabriel’s red card to make a decision on what action to take. Things don’t get any easier with the unbeaten St Andrew’s College coming to Ashburton in round 9 this weekend – with an 11am kickoff. St Andrew’s is coming off a 43-5 demolition of Lincoln Combined.
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RUGBY
Combined side takes the spoils It was mixed fortunes for Mid Canterbury’s combined Colts teams at the weekend. Celtic/Southern prevailed in a 29-26 away win over Springston on Saturday to notch their third win of the season. However Methven/Rakaia were hammered 32-0 by Lincoln in Methven, as the Ellesmere club leapfrogged their Mid Canterbury counterparts on the Combined (South) ladder. The results mean both Mid Canterbury combined sides will play off in Bowl semi-finals this weekend. Methven/Rakaia who finished fifth on the table will host the Christchurch Red Socks at the Methven Domain. Celtic/Southern will travel north where they meet HSOB Colts in Christchurch. It is where the Celtic women were in action at the weekend as they were thumped 46-12 by HSOB in the women’s championship semi-final.
Celtic girls handed a heavy defeat A run of frustratingly close losses game to a grinding halt on the weekend for the Celtic Women’s Rugby team. After narrow defeats in their previous two games, the girls took on the tough task of an unbeaten High School Old Boys side on Saturday up in Christchurch and came off second best, losing the match 4612 in a one-sided affair. It capped off a tough season for the side, but they will still reflect on plenty of positives as they grew and improved from week-to-week. Meanwhile, the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union is continuing it’s work to grow the women’s game with a series of training sessions in September. Registrations are now open for Growing Rugby One Girl At A Time for the Under 11 and Under 13 age groups for three days of skill based training on Sunday 6, Sunday 13 and Sunday 20 of September. The sessions are aimed to introducing girls to the game of rugby and players of all abilities are welcomed. “Come down and learn some skills and play amongst your friends,” Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Nicole Purdom said. Players or potential players keen on registering can do so on the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union website.
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SQUASH
Midlands go down swinging By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz
It was a topsy-turvy battle, however it was Canterbury who did enough to claim bragging rights. Canterbury edged Midlands 1715 in the inter-region squash competition in Rakaia at the weekend, with the junior event proving to be the difference. Midlands were dominant in the masters category as the home team won by 10 matches to 2. However their Canterbury counterparts turned the tables in senior action with a reversal of the ledger. Earlier in the competition, Canterbury edged Midlands 5 matches to 3 in the junior competition, as the visitors claimed a 2-0 sweep in the second round of the junior women courtesy of wins for Canterbury’s Caitlin Evison and Ella Knutson. All three of the other junior matchups finished 1-1, following first round wins to Midlands pair Liam Direen and Brooke Cornish-Madden and then Jacob Ryan in the second round. Midlands’ outgunned Canterbury in the masters off the back of a 3-1, 3-1 win for the men’s team of Lee Barker, Agustin Maunier, Aaron Bungard, Steve Leckie and Wayne King. The women’s pair of Karlie McQueen and Andrea Naylor also ran out comfortable 2-0, 2-0 winners over Canterbury, to set Midlands up for the senior phase. Unfortunately for Midlands it was not to be. Chris van der Salm’s 3-0 win over Scott Gardiner in round 1 and a 3-1 win over Joe Williams in round 2 would be the only joy for the home team in senior action. The result was all but sealed when Canterbury’s Sarah Blair and Emma Cormack proved too good for Midlands’ Katrina Palmer and Lily Rae across two rounds of squash. Right – Midlands’ player Darnell Lima follows through during the Canterbury vs Midlands competition in Rakaia on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-060
NETBALL
Tactix charge into historic first grand final The Mainland Tactix have made their first ever grand final, beating the Central Pulse 39-32 in the ANZ Premiership in Wellington. The Pulse were missing their star shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio to illness, while Maddy Gordon had a minor ankle injury. The homeside started with Claire Kersten at wing attack, Renee Savai’inaea at centre and Tiana Metuarau at goal attack. While the changes contributed, it was still a flat performance from the league leaders, with less-accurate shooting than normal.
The defending champion Pulse had already secured their place in the final. The Pulse have lost only two games this season and both have been at home in the last week. In the Tactix shooting circle, Ellie Bird and Te Paea Selby-Rickit continued to grow their connection and by the end of the first quarter the Tactix had established a convincing 13-7 lead. At halftime, the Tactix led 23-16 – only the second time this season the Pulse trailed after two quarters. A run of three just before
three-quarter time saw the Pulse win the quarter 9-7, but still trail by five, 30-25, at the final break. That was as close as the Pulse would get to turning the result around. Bird continued to shoot impressively, bagging 32 of her 38 shots, and with two minutes to play, and the distance out to eight again, it was almost guaranteed that the Tactix would grab their first ticket to a grand final. The two sides will meet in the grand final on August 23 in Invercargill. Tactix goal keeper Temalisi FakaTactix stars Jane Watson and Sophia Fenwick. hokotau was the MVP.
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SPORTS RESULTS
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Ashburton Bridge Club
Monday Evening – August 3rd, B & C Ladder: N/S 1st Shirley Harris & Faye Priest, 2nd Mervyn Jones & Graham Gilbert, 3rd George Brown & David Fisher. E/W 1st Wendy Parr & Dee Murdoch, 2nd Eric Parr & Jeff Williamson, 3rd Ann Richards & David McCormick Tuesday Evening – August 4, A Ladder: N/S 1ST Ian Doel & Pat Jordan, 2nd Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd David Sewell & Alan Wright, E/W 1st Audrey Rooney & Maureen Kolkman, 2nd Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 3rd Leigh Wackrow & Mike Holdaway. Wednesday Afternoon August 5, Individual Ladder: N/S 1st Trish Downward & Maree Moore, 2nd Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Peter Downward & Rewa Kyle, E/W 1ST Val Palmer & Edna Segers 2nd Mary Buckland & Bev Turton, 3rd Bev Macaulay & John Irwin. Thursday Evening – August 6, 3rds, diff ptr each rd: N/S 1st Mary Bruce & Jan McClelland, 2nd Beth McIlraith & Maree Moore, 3rd Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, E/W 1st Pat Jordan & Jim Rooney, 2nd David Sewell & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Perry Jowers & Raylene Phillips.
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Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers
Winter Training Ride No 7. 32 riders August 8. First Don Morrison 26m 07s. 2nd Don Sutton 26m 07s. 3rd Marcel Smithers 26m 07s. 4th Shona Mc Grath 26m 08s. 5th Ross Templeton 26m 09s. 6th Kyle Gray 26m 09s. 7th. Lucy Kirwan 29m 57s. 8th Kerry Clough 30m 39s. 9th John Uden 26m 20s. 10th Colin Teahan 30m 01s. 11th. Steven Hands 22m 50s. F/T. 12th Tony Ward 22m 50s. 2f/t. 13th Michael Gallagher 23m 27s 4f/t. 14th Kevin Opele 22m 58s. 3f/t. 15th Debbie Skinner 31m 02s. 16th Ross Proctor 31m 03s. 17th Janette Hooper 31m 03s. 18th Brian Ellis 30m 24s. 19th Rob Hooper 23m 34s 5f/t.
Tinwald Cycling U17 Development
Sunday August 9. 8km Open Handicap. 1st. Charlotte Neal 17m 49s. 2nd. Logan McKnight 17m 50s. 3rd. Amwolf Artz 14m 05s. F/T. 4th. Ryan Gallagher 14m 05s. 2f/t. 5th. Konrad Artz 18m 07s. 6th. Zoe Nicholls 15m 56s. 4f/t. 7th.Oli Nicholls 14m
40s. 3f/t. 8th. Tineke Artz 19m 55s. Graded Placings A. Amwolf Artz, Ryan Gallagher. Oli Nicholls, B. Konrad Artz, Zoe Nicholls, C. Charlotte Neal, Logan McKnight. Tineke Artz. Teams Relay 1.2km. Amwolf Artz, Ryan Gallagher, Tineke Artz, Logan McKnight 9m 08s. 2nd. Oli Nicholls, Konrad Artz, Zoe Nicholls, Charlotte Neal, 9m 12s. Teams T.T. 1.2km. 1st. Logan McKnight, Tineke Artz, Ryan Gallagher, Amwolf Artz 2m 15s. 2nd. Charlotte Neal, Zoe Nicholls, Konrade Artz, Oli Nicholls 2m 20s.
both 31 putts, J.Watts Trophy: Val Sisson, 9 Holers: Stroke, Championship Qualifying, Putting, Judy Moore: 51-15-36 and 16 putts. Railway Hotel 2nd shot #3: Val Sisson, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot: Marion Wederell, V.Bell Nearest the Pin #8: not struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot #15: Fiona Rushton, S. Quinn 2nd shot #17: Marion Wederell.
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Ashburton MSA Petanque Club
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Club Singles – Men: Winner: Garry Kilgour, Runner-up:- Neville Bensdorp, Third: Mick Little, Fourth: Peter Marriott. Women: Winner: Shelagh Field, Runner up: Nicky Foden, Third: Karen Bensdorp, Fourth: Karine Crum.
Ashburton Golf Club
Saturday 8 August The highlight of the day was a Hole in One for Sam Clarke on #14. The Radius Care player of the day and winner over the field was Peter Wright with 41 Points. Other winning scores were: Chris Ralston, Bruce Day. Chris Lovelock and Pat Turton 40pts; Matt Tait 38; Neil MacDonald, Ron Carlson, Kevin Smith and Charlie Alexander 37; Steve McCloy, Mike Holmes, David Morrison and Phil Kerr 36. Twos: David Morrison, Charlie Alexander, Richard McKernan, Hamish Niles, Ron Carlson, Tufuga Sa, Terry Kingsbury and Bruce Day. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Sam Clarke; Docks Bar and Seafood Grill: Phil Kerr; Value Plus Processing: Peter Wright; South Island Seeds: Chris Ralston; Property Brokers #6: Grant Hastie; Ton’s Thai Longest Putt #9: Ian Rive; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Perry Hunt. Net Eagles Jackpot Hole: #15 Birdie Jackpot Hole # 11. Nine Hole Results The Harvey Bakehouse winner was: Sam Prince with 32 nett. Other winning scores were: Elaine King 33, Gavin Johnstone 35, Robynne Nicol 35, Dick Hansen 35 and Jenny Matthews 35.
Ashburton 9 Holers
On Thursday August 6, putting was the focus of our game, sponsored by Flowers @the Gate by Tone’e. First place, with 13 putts was Stewart Bennett, followed by Gordon Clinton and Eric Weir with 14 putts. There were four players who scored 15 putts: Tonee Hurley, Peter Woods, Dick Hansen and Val Ferrier. Smith & Church golf balls go to Wendy Smith (for a gobbler) and Tonee Hurley who scored a two. Our sponsor on Thursday 13th August will be Sega Golf and we will play Round 5 of the Marion Marshall Trophy, aiming for the
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Mid Canterbury Rugby
The all-important coach’s team talk, at junior football on Saturday. best nett scores. On 20th August we’ll play a stroke round sponsored by Netherby Pharmacy.
Tinwald Golf Club
Womens Tinwald Women’s Teams Tournament – 10 August 2020 1st Christine Kinita, Emily Wilson, Maree Moore 111, 2nd Di Bell, Sally Lane, Sue Gutsell 108, 3rd Adrienne Shadbolt, Christine McDermott, Sue Ryan 105, 4th Christine Bowman, Dawn Scott, Mary McIlraith 104, 5th Di Lowe. Kirsty McAuliffe, June Bruhns 101, 6th Leen Bell, Barb MacGregor, Jacqui Beardsley 99, 7th Barb Harris, Mara Kennedy, Barb Cochrane 98. Nearest the Pin: #2(2nd shot 18.5 – 28.0) Barb Williams, #6 (2nd shot 28.1 – 40.4) Barb Cochrane, #12 (Over the field) Lois Beatie, #16 (2nd shot 0-18.4) Adrienne Shadbolt & Wendy Parr. Two;s: Wendy Parr, Adrienne Sadbolt Mens Saturday August 8th Stableford: Leading scores in the stableford for the final round of the Doug Gray Trophy played on Saturday; - 12; Simon Ross 43, Cawte Whiting, Pete Summerfield 38. 13-18; Brian Rouse 38, Trevor Taylor, Wayne Mellish 36. 19 Plus; Neil Connelly 36, Lawrence McCormick 31.
SPORTS DRAWS
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Ashburton Golf Club
Saturday August 15 Round 2 for the Brandon Cup stableford competition will be played. Starting Times: Morning 8.00 (frost dependent) and afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12.00pm start. Nine hole golfers from 12.30.
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Mid Canterbury Hockey
Small Sticks Duty Club: Methven Friday 14 August Kiwi Sticks [Yr 5] 3.45 pm Rakaia Yr 5 v Wakanui Black [Turf a] G Muir, H Kidd Tinwald Foothills v Methven [Mt Hutt] Tinwald Foothills, Methven 4.30 pm Tinwald v Allenton Yr 5 [Turf a] S Greeson, H Kidd Methven White v Tinwald [Turf b] G Muir, R Kidd Wakanui Blue [BYE] Kiwi Sticks [Yr 6] 5.15 pm Collegians D & E v Methven Black [Turf a] S Greeson L Ellis, Tinwald Foothills v Rakaia Yr 6 [Turf b] J Ellis, L Lansdown 6.00 pm Wakanui v Allenton Yr 6 [Turf a] J Ellis, L Lansdown 1st Grade Women 6.50 pm Hampstead v Wakanui [Hampstead Blue, Methven] 8.00 pm Hampstead Blue v Methven [Hampstead, Wakanui] Just Hockey SSL Div 1 Boys Nga Puna Wai 1 7.40 pm Ashburton College 1st XI v Burnside High School 1st XI [Umpires supplied] Small Sticks Duty Club: Methven Saturday 15 August Mini Sticks 10.15 am Methven Yr 3 v Allenton [Turf a] Coaches Methven Yr 4 v Tinwald Foothills [Turf b] Coaches Tinwald v Wakanui Blue [Turf c] Coaches Wakanui Black v Hampstead [Turf d] Coaches Fun Sticks 11.00 am Draws made on the day Coaches Senior Women Wakanui [BYE] Senior Men Wakanui [BYE] Sunday 16 August 2nd Grade Girls Tim WD 1.05 pm Roncalli 1st XI v Tinwald [Umpires supplied] Tim WD 2.55 pm TGHS 2nd XI v Wakanui [Umpires supplied] 1st Grade Men 4.00 pm Allenton v Hamp-
Women; (Stroke) Sue Newman 71, Emily Wilson 75. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Steve Cowie. Gluyas Ford # 6; Struan Scott. The Fine Lion # 12; Belinda Kirdy. Ace Automotive # 16; William Morrison. G & R Seeds 2nd shot #11; Ross Preece. Two’s; Struan Scott, Belinda Kirdy. Net Eagle; # 9 Chris Bell.
Mayfield Golf Club
Ladies Golf August 4 Championship 3rd Round, Sue Graham bt Jacquie Murdock, Neroli Davies bt Juliet McLeod, Mr Manns 2nd Shot 2 or 11 Neroli Davies. Sims Bakery. Nearest the Pin 5 or 14 Not Struck. Putting Round Jan Clucas 29, Anne Maree Blair 31, Helen Rapsey 32, Sanae Hydes 32, Marilyn Cross 32. Men’s Third round club chamionships winners; Senior men: Steve King, Andrew Peck. Intermediate: Charlie Rapsey Murray Keir. Junior A: Ian Hopping Ian Beach. Rest played Bis Parr winners Arthur Grigg 7up Michael Salvesen 6up David Gill John Low Kerry Read Gordon Duthie Neil Fox and Andrew Lake 3up. Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance:Arthur Grigg, No11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Andrew Peck, No 5 Campbell Contracking Steve King, No 14 ANZ Bank: Charlie Rapsey, 9&18 second shot: Slick. Twos: Rosehope rommey Player of the Day:Arthur Grigg 82.16.66
Methven Golf Club stead Lowcliffe [Tinwald Black, Wakanui] 5.25 pm Tinwald Orange v Hampstead Wakanui [Allenton, Hampstead Lowcliffe] 6.50 pm Tinwald Black v Wakanui [Tinwald Orange, Hampstead Wakanui] Monday 17 August 2nd Grade Boys Ash NBS 6.15 pm Wakanui v Allenton [S Moore, J Gray] Tuesday 18 August Kwik Sticks [Yrs 7 & 8] 4.00 pm Tinwald Orange v Tinwald Foothills [M Wilson, B Greer] 5.15 pm Wakanui Black v Allenton [L Ellis, G Oates] 6.30 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians v Methven [A Mitchell, M Amos] Wednesday 19 August Just Hockey SSL Div 2 Girls Nunweek Park 2 6.10 pm Ashburton College 1st XI v Christchurch Girls High School 3rd XI [Umpires supplied] Connetics SSP Boys Ash NBS 6.45 pm Timaru Boys High School 1st XI v St Bede’s College 1st XI [Umpires supplied]
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Mid Canterbury Rugby
August 12 Secondary School Girls Under 18: Geraldine vs AshHutt, Geraldine, 5:00pm 15th August Senior B - 2nd Grade Cup: Final: Methven v Celtic, Methven1, 2:30pm J O’Connor, S Bennett, G Barr Combined Colts – Playoffs: Methven/ Rakaia v Christchurch, 12:45pm Methven 1 S Bennett, High School Old Boys Celtic/Southern EuroAgri/NPD, Bob Deans, 2:45pm 1st XV UC Championship: MC Combined v St Andrews, Ashburton College, 11:00am K Faalogo, A McGirr, C Marshall Under 18 Combined : Lincoln v MCRU Alps, 1:00pm, Lincoln4 Under 16 Combined: MCRU Plains v West Melton, Collegiate1, 1:30pm N Forbes, MCRU Alps v Saracens, Hinds1, 1:15pm C Kelland Under 14.5 Combined: MCRU Plains v Prebbleton, Collegiate1, 12:15pm G Jopson, MCRU Alps v Wst Melton, Hinds2, 1:00pm J Robinson Under 13: Allenton Smallbones v South-
ern/Tinwald Howden AG, Allenton1, 12:30pm Club referee, Methven v Collegiate Ross Leadley Building, Methven2, 1:00pm G Barr, BYE Celtic Under 11.5: Celtic Green v Hampstead, Celtic1A, 1:00pm, Celtic White v Methven Black, Celtic1B, 12:30pm, Methven White v Collegiate Cates Grains & Seeds, Methven3A, 1:15pm, Southern Coleman Ag v Rakaia, Hinds3, 1:00pm Under 10: Celtic White v Hampstead, Celtic2A, 12:30pm, Methven Black v Celtic Green, Methven3B, 1:15pm, Methven Red v Tinwald Ace Automotive, Methven4, 1:00pm, Methven White v Allenton, Methven4, 12:00pm, Southern Four Season Treecare v Rakaia, Hinds3, 12:00pm Under 9: Coll/Hamp Regent Cinema v Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Collegiate2, 1:30pm, Methven v Allenton Engineering Solutions, Methven5, 12:00pm, Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting v Rakaia, Hinds4, 1:00pm, BYE Celtic Under 8: Celtic White v Tinwald Gluyas Nissan, Celtic2B, 1:00pm, Collegiate/ Hampstead v Celtic Green, Collegiate2, 12:45pm, Methven v Allenton Alpine View, Methven5, 1:00pm, Methven/Mt Somers v Rakaia, Methven3A, 12:15pm, Southern Busch Joinery BYE Under 7: Allenton Gold Young Electrical v Tinwald NZ Livestock Black, Allenton2, 12:30pm, Allenton Auto Maroon v Collegiate Ashburton Crane Hire, Allenton3, 12:15pm, Methven v Methven/Mt Somers, Methven3B, 12:15pm, Southern James Doyle Contracting Blue v Celtic, Hinds4, 12:15pm, Southern Riverlea AG White v Rakaia, Hinds1A, 12:30pm, Bye Tinwald Orange Under 6: Celtic Green v Tinwald Cranfield Glass Blue, Celtic4, 12:15pm, Celtic White v Tinwald Alluvial Black, Celtic4, 1:00pm, Hampstead v Tinwald Canvas Orange, Hampstead1A, 12:15pm, Methven Black v Allenton Gold Plumbing Services, Methven1A, 12:00pm, Methven White v Allenton Maroon Sparrow Family, Methven1B, 12:00pm, Southern Matt Wakelin Contracting Blue v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Hinds1B, 12:30pm, Southern Harcourts Ashburton Red v Mt Somers, Hinds2A, 12:15pm, Southern White Agspread v Rakaia, Hinds2B, 12:15pm
Men’s, August 8 Senior: Steve Schwass 72-6-66. Intermediate: Paddy Helmore 82-14-68. Junior A: Jim Lattimore 86-19-67 by lot. Junior B: John Robinson 90-24-66. Other Good Scores: 67 Alister Maxwell. 68 Ross Breach, John McGettigan. Two’s: Athol McAlpine x2, Michael Kemp, Jim Lattimore, Alister Maxwell, Eric Grimwade, Phil Johnson, Mick Hodgson. Dubliner Best Nett: John Robinson 66 by lot. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Steve Schwass 66. Bar Voucher Best Gross : Alister Maxwell 72 by lot. Closest to the Pins-Aqua Japanese No 4: Alister Maxwell. Bar Voucher No 6: Dayle Lucas. Ski Time No 13: Eric Grimwade. Green Parrot No 17: Athol McAlpine. Hunters Wines No 14: Steve Schwass. Next Week 15th August: 1st Round Club Champs, Blue Tees. Ladies, August 5 LGU – Silver: Tania Wilson 93-20-73, Jenny Senior 90-16-74. Bronze A: Jane Helmore 96-25-71, Sharryn Bree 96-23-73. Bronze B: Gail Limbrick 105-37-68, Sharon Burrell-Smith 101-30-71, Fay Redfern 103-3673. 5th Tuis: Gail Limbrick 41,Sharon Burrell-Smith, Jane Helmore 38, Tania Wilson 37. Best Nett of the day: Gail Limbrick 68 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open: Supervalue Sharryn Bree, No 17 Open: Methven Travel - Jenny Senior, No 13 Open: Methven Pharmacy - Nola Hydes, No 6 Open & Br B: The Surprise Hole - Sharon Burrell-Smith, No 13 Sat Girls Methven Foursquare Ellen Kemp, Twos & Nett Eagles: Ellen Kemp x2. Gail Limbrick x2. Roz Grant. Jane Helmore. Sharon Burrell-Smith Nine Holes, August 7 7th Putting 8th Stableford: Bob Brown 60-28-32. 17 Putts,24 Stablefords: Alister Goodwin 49-16-33,16,21: Hiromi Ikehata 45-8-37,16,18. PGG Wrightson Best Player Bob Brown. Methven Travel 2nd Shot Angela Simonett. Cafe 131 Stableford Bob Brown.
Rakaia Golf Club
Ladies LGU, Championship Qualifying, Bryant Cup, 4th round Putting, Val Sisson: 10531-74, Marion Wederell and Fiona Rushton
Senior B - 2nd Grade Cup: Semi-Finals: Methven 36 Mt Somers 10, Allenton 24 Celtic 28 Senior Women: HSOB 46 Celtic B’s Barber 12 Combined Colts: Methven/Rakaia 0 Lincoln 32, Springston Rugby 26 Celtic/ Southern EuroAgri/NPD 29 1st XV UC Championship: Timaru Boys 55 MC Combined 12 Under 18 Combined: MCRU ALPS 32 Rolleston 19 Under 16 Combined: Waihora 47 MCRU Plains 33, MCRU Alps 10 Dunsandel 14 Under 14.5 Combined: MCRU Plains 49 Rolleston 0, Leeston 19 MCRU Alps 84
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Ashburton District Rifle Club Club
9 August at 300 yards. TR, Martin Fleming 49.6, 50.5, 99.11, John Snowden 49.3, 49.5, 98.8, John Miller 49.3, 49.5, 98.8, John Fleming 47.4, 49.3, 96.7, Mike Chui 46.1, 45.3, 91.4. FTR, Mark Alexander 58.4, 55.2, 113.6, Murray Cook 53.2, 58.6, 111.8, Coby Snowden 59.2, 52.0, 111.2, Brian Graystone 54.1, 50.1, 104.2. FO, David Smith 55.3, 58.3, 113.6, Daryl Bradley 55.3, 57.3, 112.6, Adam Galloway 46.0, 48.0, 94.0.
Ashburton Rifle Club
Greg Menzies 98.5, Allan Mitchell 93.2, James storey 78.1, Leo Wildey 99.7, Sam Lovett 74, Abby Calder 85.2, Quynn Geddes 91.2, Lachlan Storey 83, Taylah Geddes 86.2, Austin Watson 90.2, Kinsey Storey 38.
Mt Somers Rifle Club
Payton Fews 61, 68, Olivia Fews 89.2, 90.1, Zoey Reveley 65, 71, Hunter Lill 89.2, Jesse Lill 86, Jess Heaven 92.2, Emily Heaven 87.1, Harpa Hughes 70, Chris Rooney 78, 83.2, Billy Philpot 68, Henery Murphy 58, Archie Rooney 88, 93.1, Kevin Fews 85, 84.2, 94.2, Julian Evans 92.1, Caleb Greer 83.2, Bree Greer 87.2, Tim Greer 95.3, Andy Oram 95.2, 94.2, 96.2, Brent frame 96.5, 97.3, 95.4, Dave Millichamp 89.1, 91.3, Eddie Millichamp 92.1, 88.2, Wayne Tubb 89.2, 86.1, Stephen Millichamp 95.2, 96.2, 92.
Mayfield Rifle Club
Lillian Snowden 83.1, John Snowden 94.4, Alan Wakelin 94.2, John Fleming 97.4, 98.7, Carl Nordqvist 96.4, Martin Fleming 98.8, 98.5, Hamish Dalzell 96.4.
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Results from the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition played last week: Team 2 beat Team 10 11-10: Billy Nolan lost to Lee Barker 0-3, Jimmy Hunn beat Craig Campbell 3-0, Brendan Clark lost to Rob Giles 0-3, Kirsty Clay lost to Mike Keen 2-3, Hayden Robinson beat Jan Lee 3-0, Megan Bell beat Maggie Clark 3-1. Team 6 lost to Team 1 10-13: Chris O’Reilly lost to Jason Feutz 2-3, Ron Carlson lost to Ben Kruger 1-3, Neil Keenan lost to Craig Donaldson 0-3, Stacey Smith lost to Rebecca Abernethy 1-3, Riley Broker beat Jayden Henshilwood 3-1, Jane Kingan beat Kate Williams 3-0. Team 7 beat Team 5 12-11: John McDonnell beat Mick Hooper 3-0, Chris Thompson lost to Tim Kuipers 2-3, Neil Keenan beat Shane Muckle 3-1, Nicky Dryland beat Amy Muckle 3-1, Lucas Raphold lost to Chrissie Stratford 0-3, Tate Dryland lost to Sarah Forbes 1-3. Team 8 lost to Team 4 9-12: Paul Cousins beat Ben Kruger 3-1, Harry Stanway beat Ron Carlson 3-1, Ian Dolden lost to Brendan Clark 0-3, Reece Wallington lost to Hamish Trott 0-3, Guy Stanway lost to Hamish O’Reilly 0-3, Chrissie Stratford beat Sian Hurley 3-1.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Ashburton Guardian
Ashburton Golf Club Another big crowd of over 100 took to the course last Saturday, enjoying the beautiful, if unseasonal weather. Highlight of the day was a Hole in One by Sam Clarke on the 14th. A gloriously struck 9 iron found its way to the bottom of the cup. This writer striped a 6 iron on the same hole and only found the bottom of the bunker short of the green. Well done Sam, I am sure you and the boys had a great day, and night. Top player of the day was Peter Wright with a superb 41 stableford points. He now jumps into pole position for this years Brandon Cup, and he also snagged himself 12 points for the RMF Silva Cup. Just behind him on 40 points are Bruce Day, Chris Ralston, Chris Lovelock and Pat Turton. It seems that Pat is flying well again after dropping the dead weight that he was carrying through the Watson/ Newton Cup. This week we have round 2 of the Brandon Cup. Can Peter hold on? Or will someone charge in from left field. On Sunday we have Mid Canty pennants again. With all the boys at Methven and the Ladies at Mayfield. Hoppy and his Bulldogs will take on Tinwald Top guns. Hamish and his Bullets will have a tough scrap against the home teams Magics. Jordy and his Battlers, in Tom’s absence will play the Trainwrecks. Paddy has somehow managed to wangle his way back into the Bangers and will lead them, from the front against table toppers Mayfield Masters. Shane and his Bravehearts will again, charge valiantly into battle against the Torpedoes. At Mayfield our Birdies will play Rakaia Rubies and our Belles will take on the Twinkles. Good luck to all. Before all that, on Wednesday the Jolly Boys are heading to Pegasus again for their mid-week tourney. I hope everyone behaves. If they don’t, I will tell you all next week. If they do behave, I will just make something up and tell you anyway. Catch you around the course. Good golfing!
Ashburton Toastmasters Group For the Ashburton Toastmasters Club meeting on the 22nd July Madam Toastmaster Mariana set the theme to be chocolate and much of the evening revolved around this decadent theme. The first speech of the evening was newcomer Neysa’s icebreaker, where she introduced herself to the audience and told us about her journey from Ohio to settling in NZ. An excellent first speech, without notes. Second speaker was Robin playing the role of a motor vehicle dealership manager dealing with the Takaka airbag recalls. He coped very well with the hostile questions from the floor, proving that Toastmasters is the perfect training ground for such real-life situations. The third speaker was Adi, explaining the four communication styles (direct, relator, socialiser, analytical), and although we tend to lean to one of these styles, we do adapt to other styles in different situations. Table Topics followed on from the chocolate theme with all volunteers choosing a chocolate bar with a number from which Sheree read out a question. Phil struggled to convince Mariana to give up chocolate for a month, Coby is now converting the farm to a vineyard, Matt convinced us there’s no PC-uncorrectness to Dark Chocolate, Chiyo would rather buy shoes than chocolate, Jeff will never again microwave an egg, Neysa told us about her favourite childhood television series and guests Ben and Katherine told us a bit about themselves, both spoke very well for their first time in front of the audience.
Ashburton Writers’ Group The Annual General Meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held
CLUB NEWS 23 Anzac Biscuits; Photograph taken during lockdown; floral arrangement of “Spring Splendour”
Run And Walk Ashburton
Members of Run and Walk Ashburton at Staveley earlier this month. recently, it had been delayed due to Covid-19. President Julie welcomed all present. After the minutes and financial report were read, the President gave her report for the year 31 March 2020. The election of officers was held and resulted as follows; President – Julie Fechney, Vice-President – Stacey Broadbent, Secretary/Treasurer – Rae Magson. The meeting concluded and the monthly meeting was held. A quotation was given by Stacey - “To write means more than pretty words on a page, the act of writing is to share your soul with the world”. Rae read a report on the completed Short Story Competition. There were 83 entries, all of these were read. There was discussion on the times and dates of our meeting. As many members and potential members are not able to attend in the afternoons it was decided to hold the meetings on the 4th Wednesdays of the month, commencing at 7pm. First meeting to be on 26 August. The Assignment for the meeting was to write a story titled “Then My Car Broke Down”. Members spoke of broken year, pink Toyota, angry outburst, mountain road, independent thought, just in time, slow glide and wet night. The instant exercise by Deirdre was a challenge being “Devil’s Advocate”. The stories were about argument, our Tom, pleasant evening, nothing, nil, evil verbiage, pitchfork in hand, ruined and professor. The meeting concluded with the serving of afternoon tea. The next meeting assignment is “Letter to my younger self”. Visitors are welcome, contact Rae on 3088927.
Cavendish Club There was an excellent attendance at the June 26 meeting of the Cavendish Club. Members enjoyed a beautiful lunch held in the clubrooms and catered for Sandy Smith to celebrate the club’s reopening. As meetings had been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, members enjoyed the opportunity to get together again after the past difficult few months. Library Report On a beautiful sunny mid-winters day 18 members traveled by car to Methven Art Gallery to view an exhibition of work by local artist, Joanne Gerard. This was an extensive exhibition which clearly demonstrated Ms Gerard’s talent to portray not only beautiful landscapes but also flowers and plants, birds and animals – and what of the all-seeing eye? Members returned to Ashburton greatly inspired and refreshed by the national beauty of the mountains and countryside and the beauty created by a talented artist. Fashion Parade On Friday, July 17 the Cavendish Club
held their annual Fashion Parade at the Clubrooms. A good attendance of members and visitors enjoyed viewing clothes from the Merino Story shop from Hinds. A variety of trousers, skirts, tops and dressed in the beautiful merino fabric and in a mixture of bright colours and styles were modelled by five members of the club. These garments were greatly admired by all present. President, Lynn presented gifts of appreciation to Jenny Thompson and her staff and flowers to the models. Afternoon concluded this lovely afternoon. Arts & Crafts On Friday, July 31 we had a very interesting afternoon when four ladies from our club brought along some very special and beautifully executed pieces of art and craft work. Mary Moorhead came with five very strikingly bold and beautiful pictures painted in acrylic paint. Clowns and swans and many other subjects grace the walls on her home. Judy Kingsbury brought four beautifully fine cross strict pictures, Some made for children’s walls, others for adults – and they were exquisite. Bead pictures were Edith Paterson’s passion, made by placing tiny beads onto a sticky patterned packing. She demonstrated to us how it was done and oh, the patience you would need to produce the fine attractive work Edith had achieved. The kitten even sparkled, even though it was black. The fourth craftswoman was Norma Galway who told us how she painted suitable pictures for her bathroom tiles and had to kiln fire them for eight hours. The same method was used for her china painting. She had also made paper flowers which were in vases on our tables. She had also made paper flowers for a bridal posy. They were from very obliging ladies who kind enough to share their wonderful talented with us. Many questions were forth coming during their varied stories. It was a most interesting afternoon.
MSA Outdoor Bowling Club With our winter bowls program starting to wind down our converted trophies are being played for amid some fierce but friendly competition. Firstly the Bruce Weir Trophy was taken out by John Moffatt, Mike Skilling, Trevor Pearce. Kennedy Trophy donated by the legendary late Tom Phaup saw Tony Inwood, Des Prendergast, Mike Skilling victorious. Our final trophy round will be held. Wednesday August 12, 1.300pm. Our return visit to Richmond has been bought forward a week now being Sunday August 23, this will allow members to play in the Sub Centres fund raising tournament Sunday 30th. A working bee to lift the mats will be held Monday August 24 at a time to be confirmed.
Opening day for the summer season is set down for Saturday September 12 with any new member most welcome. We host our first Skip2It Friday Triples on September 18 12.30pm, with the same conditions and entry fee $21.00 per team. Our annual Peters Cup Open Fours Tournament is programmed for Sunday September 20 9.00am with a $32.00 team entry fee. Entries in book at club rooms or contact John Argyle 3085871. Good Bowling.
Lynnford Rural Women August 2020 - 1.30pm at Bernie’s The speaker for this month was Kathy Harrington Watt representing the new Ashburton Refugee Settlement Support Service. At this time, Kathy as Team Leader, is the only person working as yet, with the expected Refugees not arriving due the Pandemic. It could be later this year or early next year when they now arrive and possibly not the ones who were earlier selected to come, so new plans will be have to be made if a different ethnic group arrives. Staff and volunteers will come on board nearer to the time of the arrivals and will guide these people into housing, school, GP’s and adult English classes and driving lessons. New Zealand has been accepting Refugees since 1870 as Civil War, Politics, Religion and Famine have driven people from their county of birth. The New Zealand quota has been increased from 750 to 1500 per year, but that will not be achieved this year. Kathy is very passionate about her role and gave us a great insight to all that is ahead. After our Speaker had departed, we had our monthly meeting. Joan and Bev visited Mona’s grave and the Rural Women badge is located on one corner of the headstone and they reported it looks good. The Ashburton Art Gallery new exhibition is of Creative Fibre, opening on 12 August. Marion gave a report on Life Education Trust where the van is now in the Ashburton Area, doing the town schools before moving into the country areas. Carrs Transport generously move the van around this region between the schools. A new project is for year 10 students, helping them move into the financial world Preen are holding a fashion parade 10 September to raise funds to help the funding of Life Education. Joan gave a report of the Provincial Meeting, letting members know the “Express”, the Rural Women magazine will now only be printed twice a year. 2021 Conference will be held in Christchurch. Provincial AGM is on 14 August 1.15pm. Our branch member, Marion is standing down as President this year. Competitions to be staged by 1pm. They are Toy;
For two consecutive weeks the club held races at Argyle Park, the weather on both Saturdays was superb. Saturday July 25 the cross-country champs took place with walkers, women runners and male runners over 65 completing 6km and open men runners completing 8km. The course was set on the grass on the outer perimeter of the Park, the difference this year with the new venue meant dry feet were maintained without a creek crossing! August 1 once again the racing shoes were on with the Strong Walk and Larkin Pace trophies to compete for. Our handicappers had done a great job with competitors all having someone to chase or keep in front of, it was challenging however for our timekeepers with several coming over the finish line in quick succession. Great to have three juniors taking part as well – well done Stacey, Jack and Jamie Hooper. The attraction of our afternoon meet is the variety of locations we visit with Staveley a firm favourite. Last year due to bad weather this was cancelled, something that doesn’t happen often amongst our hardy group. Fast forward a year and Saturday August 8 the sun shone, not a breath of wind about, but certainly fresh enough to remind us it’s still Winter. This enticed a good turnout of thirteen who carpooled to our starting point The Staveley Store. 10 walkers did an out and back to the lime kilns and the runners an out and back to the Sharplin Falls car park area and a little way in on the track. We are incredibly lucky to live so close to the Mid-Canterbury Foothills, such a stunning area on our back doorstep. Afternoon tea and social time was enjoyed back at The Staveley Store Cafe. Next week we head to Methven, so until then – keep moving everyone!
Wakanui WI President Julianna Protheroe welcomed members and one prospective member to the meeting and introduced our speaker for the day, Rebecca Hawkes. Rebecca is a consultant for Perfect Fit and supplier of the Beauty Bra. She said that 70 per cent of women are wearing the wrong size bra and Beauty Bra are custom fitted to your exact body shape. Demonstrating on a model she outlined the benefits of wearing a Beauty Bra and answered members questions. After thanking the speaker Julianna started the business for the meeting. Minutes were read and confirmed and the Motto read – Knowledge of the past is a great help for the future. Roll call was the donation of bras in good condition to be distributed to women in the Pacific Islands. The display of a childhood photo caused many laughs and questions. Members voted on their choice of a badge for the WI Centennial next year from designs supplied by National. Thanks were extended to members for supplying food for afternoon tea at the Ploughing Match. A donation of petrol vouchers to be made to Hospice Mid-Canterbury to be used at their discretion. Eight members volunteered to distribute Meals on Wheels on August 4. Dianne Carter is to be Wakanui’s delegate at the National Conference in Wellington next month. Arrangements were made for a mini Flower Show in September and the Mid-Canterbury Federation Cup Day, Quizco and 85th Anniversary Luncheon on September 30. Entries to be made in the Bay and Tray Competition at the A & P Show. Next meeting August 26 at 6 Primrose Place.
24 PUZZLESand horoscopes Puzzles Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Acknowledge the good you are doing, which will be substantial, even as it is very small. You cannot predict the ultimate result of a ripple which may very well be immeasurable. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You wouldn’t normally point out the ways you make another life easier; however, note it to yourself. Later, you will want to ask for something, the good you’ve done will put you on firm footing. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People going out of their way to work with you or be with you is about the biggest compliment you could receive. Even so, it could take extra effort and attention, perhaps more than you feel you have. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You appreciate and are inspired by the interesting ways people around you have changed through their commitments. You’ll double-down on one of your goals as you see how this will keep you growing. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Some jobs come with performance metrics you can measure yourself next to, but most of the jobs and roles require you to come up with your own bars to hit. You’ll decide what matters and check yourself today. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): What you do for duty is impressive, but what you do out of curiosity, love, challenge, integrity, hustle or sheer initiative is the stuff that makes you unique and interesting. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re a valued contributor and an asset to the group. That’s why you’ll be invited to the table so to speak. Accept the honour with gratitude but not so much that it seems like you’re not sure you belong there. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Before, you felt like you were steadily accomplishing what needed doing. Now, because you got used to hitting a certain level, you may have gotten desensitised to your own evidence of progress. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Limitations spark untold creativity. So, don’t be afraid to take on a strange challenge or a project with a difficult deadline or an impossible co-worker. Such things will bring out your best. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): In order to finish a thing, you have to first know where you’re starting. With goals that are too big, or without mentors or examples, this is a problem. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The essence of strength is knowing what to give your soft heart to, and staying solid and upright about anything not in that category. Because those who care too much about everything are, essentially, weak. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Keep track of your success, if only privately. It reminds you that you have been effective and will be again. It breeds confidence and gets you ready to make a case for yourself when the opportunity comes up.
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Caretaker Our wonderful caretaker has decided that it is time to retire and do other things. We need a new caretaker who has a range of building and maintenance skills to join our school team. The person appointed will also need to be reliable, friendly, personable and like children! The position is for 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday) and will begin at the end of this term, or earlier if possible. Onsite training will be provided. Please email a letter of application and a CV (including the names and contact details of three referees) to Bruce Tilby principal@allenton.school.nz. Applications close on Friday 21, August at 3:00pm.
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GARAGE SALES
GARAGE sale, Melcombe Street, Tinwald, signs out 9-12, Saturday 15 August. Something for everyone, including house hold items. All must go.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Christchurch highlights, all welcome, phone Jenny 308 6862. Please 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
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10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park 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, Cameron Street.
1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre with prizes and raffles. All welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.
10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.
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10.30am STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance
7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. Club night, new members welcome. Ashburton Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street.
10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.
1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.
11am 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. Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 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 Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.
10.30am COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Meet and walk from the Hockey Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 10.30am ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE. Seniors’ Coffee Club, held 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, all welcome. Park Street. 12pm - 2pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION. Signing Service, no appointments necessary
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1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong, tuition available for beginners. Waireka Croquet Clubrooms, Philip Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm LITTER-FREE ASHBURTON VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers needed to help pick up litter. Meet East Street Chess Board, opposite Burnett Street. and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 7pm ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE. Quizco and mystery auction, all welcome. Park Street.
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FREE, Kenneth John (Ken) – Passed away at Christchurch Hospital, after a long battle, on August 9, 2020, in his 88th year. Dearly loved husband of Elizabeth for 58 years, dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Beverley, David and Irene, Barry and the late Dawn, Ruth and Errol, and the late Sam, loved uncle and greatuncle of all his nieces and nephews. Special thank you to Dr Andrew Gillespie for his ongoing care of Ken. Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Ken Free c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers donations to Blind Low Vision NZ (Guide Dogs) would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A Service to celebrate Ken’s life will be held in our AvonPark Chapel, corner of Kerrs and Pages Roads, Linwood, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, August 14 at 2pm. Private cremation to follow.
McPHERSON, Dorothy Jean (Dot) – On August 8, 2020. Passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital. In her 89th year. Dearly loved wife and friend of the late Jack McPherson. Companion of Wally Grieve for the past 23 years. Much loved mother and mother in law of Garry and Mandi (Whangarei), Glenda and George Janiec (Perth), Murray and Margaret, and Bruce and Denise. Loved Nana/Grandma of Candace and Jono, Trent and Isi; Michael and Mary, Simon and Rhiarn; Rhys and Lauren, Brydie and Neil; Brodie and Amber, and Scott. Loved nana Dot of all her great grandchildren. Messages to the McPherson Family, c/- PO Box 339 Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Starship Children’s Hospital would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Dot’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, August 13, commencing at 1pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
STEPHENS, Anthony Neil Leonard (Tony) – Passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones, On Saturday, August 8, 2020, aged 51 years. Loving husband of Janine and adored Dad to Liam and Carly. Much loved eldest son of Rae Lynette, cherished son-in-law of David and Jennifer Logan and brotherin-law of Phillip Logan. Treasured brother of Christine, Fiona, Chad, Eugene and their families. Thank you to the medical teams at Christchurch hospital. The Funeral Service for Tony will be held at The Lincoln Events Centre, 15 Meijer Road, Lincoln on THURSDAY, August 13, 2020, at 1:30 PM.
AMOS, Warick Ian – Treasured memories of our darling eldest son August 13, 1951. Sunshine passes, shadows fall, but love and memories outlast them all. Mummy, daddy, sister and brothers.
LAIRD, Mary Esther – Formerly of Ashburton, aged 92. Passed peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Beloved wife of the late David. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of David, John and the late Diane Stevenson. Cherished grandmother of Leighton, Dwayne, Deirdre, and Michael. Loved greatgrandmother of many. Dearly loved sister of Frances and the late Margaret. A Memorial afternoon tea will held in the Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street on FRIDAY, August 14, at 2pm. Messages can be sent to 327 Chelmsford Street, Invercargill 9810 or to Mary’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes
McPHERSON, Dorothy Jean (Dot) – On August 8, 2020. Deeply loved partner and friend for 23 years of Wally Grieve. Loved and treasured by his family Alan and Kathy, Paul and Katie (Australia), Janice and the late Ray Milner, Mike and Jenny, and all their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dot was an inspirational Lady to us all and we will miss her special hugs.
GORDON, Rhonda – 12th August 2018 Dearly loved and sadly missed every day
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TROPHY TIME! By Adam Burns
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Wakanui’s senior women’s team have clinched its first piece of silverware for the year, after a hardfought win at the weekend. A late goal from Laura Kingsmill proved to be the decisive moment as the unbeaten Mid Canterbury outfit edged Cambridge 1-0 in South Canterbury’s women’s division one competition, to win the Mary Smith Trophy. Further spoils later in the year
that Wakanui managed to finally convert a penalty corner, via a deflection from Kingsmill which ultimately sealed the game for the club. The team can now put their feet up this weekend with the bye, not to mention a commanding position in the overall competition picture. The club also had the bragging rights in Mid Canterbury’s 1st grade men’s competition, after an early blitzkreig sunk second placed Tinwald Orange on Sunday. Wakanui raced out to a 4-0 lead
should not be ruled out for a Wakanui side who have won all seven of their games, and hold a mammoth 12 point buffer at the top of the division one standings. The trophy is contested between the top team from Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury after the first round. Wakanui had the better of the attacking exchanges, and had numerous penalty corners throughout the game. Cambridge to their credit were stoic in defence, repeatedly keeping the home side out. It wasn’t until the last quarter
Wakanui’s Sam Dalziel at full stretch as the home side make a foray on goal against Cambridge in Ashburton on Saturday. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 080820-RH-030
early in the first stanza before Tinwald consolidated over the remainder of the top-of-the-table clash, getting a goal back. The 4-1 win means Wakanui is now six points clear at the top of the 1st grade ladder. Their senior men’s team however were upset 4-2 by Cambridge in a South Canterbury’s men’s division one encounter in Ashburton on Saturday. Wakanui were on the back foot early, but fought back to square the ledger courtesy of goals from
Sam Bennett and Andrew Fisher. However two late goals from the visitors sealed a decisive win for the South Canterbury side. It was the first defeat for the Mid Cantabrians, who fall down to second on the ladder, one point behind Temuka. In Timaru, Wakanui began slowly before completing a 5-2 win over Geraldine in women’s division two action. The side maintain second spot on the ladder, three points behind Cambridge.
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