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A friendship forged in adversity (from left) Sally Lambert, Molly Riseley and Heather Pennicott, sharing a bubble at Ashburton Hospital.

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Friendships forged in the strangest of places By Sue Newman

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Friendships during the Covid -19 Alert Level 4 lockdown are forged in the strangest of places. Heather Pennicott, Molly Riseley and Sally Lambert all found themselves with an unexpected stay in Ashburton Hospital last week, locked up and unable to have visitors. The three women were not

coronavirus patients, but their stay in Ward One saw them forced to become bubble-mates, sharing their time with changing shifts of hospital staff. And while that could have been a lonely experience, it was quite the opposite, Pennicott said. “The staff in here were fantastic. They gave us the time we needed and made us their ab-

solute priority. I know we were in hospital but among the pills and the pain there was plenty of laughter and fun,” she said. Everyone working on the ward went out of their way to ensure their small cluster of patients were entertained. “They were absolutely mindful that we were locked up away from their families, but so were they, they all had families at

home, so work didn’t end for them when they left here and went home. Everyone of them had things going on at home.” Being hospitalised during the Covid-19 pandemic was stressful, particularly for Riseley, who had left her 94-year-old husband at home, but she’s happy to be going home in time to celebrate the couple’s 70th wedding anniversary.

The unlikely trio crossed three generations – a 90-year-old, 72year-old and a 52-year-old, but they formed a strong alliance, Pennicott said. “We’re just so grateful the hospital staff made the best of what could have been an awful situation for us. It’s been quite uplifting. The three women were discharged on Monday.

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A world of unknowns for Mid Canty schools By Sue Newman

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School principals around the Ashburton District are preparing for a future that is peppered with unknowns. With yesterday’s announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that schools would reopen on Wednesday next week, principals are now grappling with the reality of just how those schools will look in the Covid-19 Alert Level 3 environment. Having a handle on the number of children who will be attending is the most critical first step, says Allenton principal Bruce Tilby. He has sent survey forms to all school families asking them if their child will need to come to school because both parents are returning to work. “The message is very clear, if you have childcare available at home your child should be staying home, but if parents need to be at work and no childcare is available, we understand that they will need to come to school,” he said. Tilby said he was also working with staff to see how many are available to come on site, but until student numbers were known, decisions on staffing could not be made, he said. Students who returned to school would be allocated a bubble that would include siblings, a teacher and possibly a teacher aide. Currently each bubble can only contain a total of 10 people. Allenton has room for about 18 bubbles and each could contain children working at different levels. All, however, would be working on the same distance learning programme as students who remained at home. “What is most important is that we need to know in advance who will be coming to school. We can’t have children just turn up on the day. We understand there will be many different circumstances, such as shift work or children coming only on set days and this would be fine, but we just

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Local principals are grappling with just how school might look next week when they reopen. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN need to know, so we can plan.” Alert Level 3 also meant staggered break times for staff and students and making play equipment off limits, he said. Ashburton Intermediate principal Brent Gray is also surveying school families to establish the number of students who will need to return to school next week. In the lead in to Level 4 lockdown when school was open to only children of essential workers, there were only 10 students on campus, but Gray anticipates a higher number under the Level 3 regime. “However, school is still really only for those whose parents are going to work and who have no access to care. It’ll just be distance learning at school.” Like Allenton, Intermediate will keep children from the same family in the same bubble, and students may not have their usual classroom teacher in their bubble. Bubbles could be at year level or mixed lev-

els, depending on numbers, he said. “We are sending letters to all parents making it clear that if children can be at home, then they should stay at home.” The teacher-only day set down for Tuesday will also require some careful management, Gray said as all staff cannot be in one room together. He’s likely to have that meeting via Zoom. He’s surveyed staff to find who is able to return to work and said he’s made it clear to any who have compromised health or have families with health issues to stay at home. “We’ve got a fair bit to work through, but the Ministry of Education has been very good with some good clear guidelines.” Both Tilby and Gray are back on campus along with school caretakers. Cleaning crews will be working this week to undertake what would be the normal school holiday cleaning programme.

If a fast-tracked legal change is ticked off, Ashburton’s district councillors could have the opportunity to give themselves a pay cut and the district a rating pool boost. The Remuneration Authority decides how much money rate payers should spend each year to pay their councillors and mayor, allocating a pool of money to each local authority. It is up to elected members how they divvy up that fund but all of the money must be allocated. The mayor’s salary does not come out of the remuneration pool, it is set separately. Last week district councillor John Falloon decided to donate 20 per cent of his pay to charity because his hands were tied over taking a pay cut, but pressure from local body politicians across New Zealand could see the way cleared for elected members to take a pay cut and put unused pay into their district’s rates pool. For this to happen it would require a change to both the Remuneration Authority and Local Government acts. Those changes are now being considered. If salary cuts are allowed, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said the option would be discussed by councillors, and ultimately it would be up to each person whether or not they elected to take a reduced pay rate. “We’ll need to look at the bigger picture. If they do take say a 10 percentage out, there will be the feel-good factor, but there would only be a rates saving of about $2 per ratepayer over the year,” he said. Across the country there were many mayors and councillors who already gave a percentage of their salary to charity and the pay cut could cut into that giving, Brown said. A decision on amending the two acts to give the option of elected member pay cuts is likely to be made later this week.

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Lockdown delays exhibitions By Susan Sandys

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Works on the walls of the Ashburton Art Gallery hint of the artistic life Mid Canterbury once lived, and of the life that is still to come. Of course, no one can see those walls at the moment as the gallery is closed, just like every other public building in New Zealand during the recently-extended Covid-19 lockdown. But the walls, and rooms they encompass, remain vivid in the memories of gallery staff and artists. Business and communications assistant Martine Tait said the pandemic had meant dates on the gallery’s art exhibition calendar were now all up in the air, but as yet no exhibitions had been cancelled. “We have got a good bunch of artists who are willing to be flexible, which is really helpful,” she said. “We are not going to have an empty gallery at any point.” The exhibitions Trappings of Ghosts and Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award 2020, had a couple of weeks to go when the gallery had to close down, and these could now extend out for a couple of weeks once the gallery opened again. This would not be until New Zealand reached Alert Level 2, which, according to the Prime Minister’s announcement this week, would be no earlier than May 12. The Creators’ Room exhibition had been set to open April 4, while Once a Wilderness by Ben Lysaght was set to open April 27. Tait said The Creators’ Room works were just being hung when everything began to happen very quickly and all of a sudden staff had to be out of the building. She hoped the exhibition would

Ashburton Society of Arts members, Mandy Casey (rear) and Jen Dearborn with Michael Eaton, receiving artworks for the society’s annual exhibition in 2017. Organisers hope to hold the exhibition this year, but whether it will be able to go ahead is unknown at this stage. Inset: The people behind The Creators’ Room, Sophie Paterson (left) and Charlotte Sherratt. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

simply be able to resume once the gallery opened again. Likewise, those behind the exhibition are ready and raring to go once the gallery opens again. Ashburton mum of two Charlotte Sherratt and Sophie Paterson launched The Creators’ Room in 2018. It aims to provide senior visual artist school students from Years 11 to 12 with a platform to sell their works and be recognised

for their talents. Sherratt is from Ashburton, and attended school in Christchurch, prior to completing a business degree. She said she and Paterson had both studied art when they were at high school, so remember just how dedicated secondary students could be when it came to creating something magnificent. “We all went off to university

and never picked up a paint brush again,” Sherratt said. The pair wanted to make sure the artistic skills of such passionate youngsters was recognised and did not simply end up in a box in their parents’ garage. “We just wanted to help encourage these students who are so incredibly talented and give them a forum to share their work,” she said.

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In its second year, The Creators’ Room entries were open to Canterbury secondary schools, and more than 2000 artworks were received. The Ashburton exhibition is of the top 15 students. Prints of the artworks exhibited in the exhibition can be purchased, with proceeds going to the artists. Sherratt said she felt sorry for the artists who were to exhibit in Ashburton following the lockdown, many of whom had never exhibited before. “It’s quite disappointing but because everybody is in the same boat, everybody sort of understands,” she said. The highlight of the Mid Canterbury art calendar, the Ashburton Society of Arts’ annual exhibition usually held in July, is also not confirmed at this stage. Exhibition committee member Jen Dearborn told fellow society members in a newsletter this week that it was still not clear if the gallery would be able to open, if social distancing would allow installation of art works or how the receiving of art works could be managed. Meanwhile, the art gallery is keeping the community busy and informed via its Facebook page, running a series about artists as well as providing activities. Curator Shirin Khosraviani said life in lockdown was incredibly hard for the gallery’s arts community because it depended heavily on visitors. “It’s a hard experience to replicate only through virtual means,” Khosraviani said. “So many people have turned to the arts for comfort or entertainment or for something to do during this pandemic. It goes to show the vital need we all have for imagination and creativity in our lives, and how important it is in times of crisis.”

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Police seek Rakaia burglary info Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men in relation to a burglary in Rakaia earlier in the month. The incident occurred overnight on April 12-13 at the Rakaia Four Square. Ashburton Sub-Area Supervisor Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said that police were hoping that members of the public would be able to help them with their enquiries into identifying the two men involved. “The men are pictured wearing distinctive grey hoodies, one of which is darker grey and has a figure 8 shape on the back,” Jenkins said. “The other is light grey with a black stripe across the front, and white lettering.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Trevor Gurney at Rakaia Police by calling 105. Alternatively information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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We know them largely for their roles within our community but for many at the moment those roles are on hold. So, in the spirit of getting to know a little bit more about some of the frequent faces of the Ashburton District, we’re putting the spotlight on and digging a little deeper.

3: What’s your go to relaxation away from work?

1: What’s something you’ve never tried, but have always wanted to? I would love to go for a hot air balloon ride. 2: Which three celebrities would you invite to dinner? Nigella Lawson, Beethoven, Queen Elizabeth 1.

you’ve heard or had given to you?

Easy one, playing any one of a large collection of musical instruments!

To always be myself, some people won’t like it, but those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

4: What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without?

8: If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?

Need two, friends and family.

I’d be a dementia carer, but only for a day ’cos you need to be a very special person to do that job. They are amazing.

5: What are three things you wouldn’t miss if you were stranded on a desert island? Dishes, housework, gardening. 6: What’s the best book you’ve ever read? That’s a tricky one but I’m reading The Last Fighting Tommy at the moment, it’s very good. 7: What’s the best piece of advice

9: What is the one thing you cannot resist? Chocolate. 10: Tell us something about you that might surprise us? I have a huge interest in World War One.

Maintaining Alert Level 4 It’s time to dig deep, and keep locking-in the gains we have already made at Alert Level 4. Thank you all for continuing to do your bit. Can businesses open at Alert Levels 4 or 3?

Should I get tested for COVID-19?

Only essential businesses can operate at Alert Level 4. At Alert Level 3, businesses can start trading, as long as they can do so safely. At both alert levels, people must continue to work from home where this is possible.

It is important that every sniffle and sneeze is taken seriously. If you have symptoms, seek advice from your GP or Healthline about getting a test, as quickly as possible.

At Alert Level 3 workplaces must:

• meet appropriate public health requirements • maintain 1 metre distancing between workers at all times • trade without physical contact with customers (e.g. via phone or online orders, and by ensuring all pick-ups, drive-throughs and deliveries are contactless) • ensure customers are not allowed on premises.

Can I send children to school or Early Childhood Centres (ECEs)? Under Alert Level 3 most children and young people will continue distance learning. Early Childhood Centres and schools will open on Wednesday 29 April for students up to Year 10. However, children that can stay and learn at home should do so. Children who are sick or vulnerable should also stay home and they will be supported to do so. In the meantime, while we are still at Alert Level 4, schools will be cleaned, and grounds tidied up. If you have any questions about distance learning or returning to school, contact your school.

Remember – there is no stigma to COVID-19. Anyone can get it, through no fault of their own. We will only be successful if everyone is willing to play their part in finding it, wherever it is.

Can I see my doctor for things that are not related to COVID-19? It’s important that you do not neglect other health issues just because they are not related to COVID-19. Don’t hold off or wait until you feel worse. Our health system is open and running and ready to help. Healthline is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0800 358 5453.

How can I make sure my friends and relatives aged 70+ are feeling supported? We know there are people in our community feeling isolated and lonely during this time. Some may not be reaching out as they feel ‘like a burden’. Now is the time to pick up the phone, or start a video-chat, and remind them that we’re all in this together.

Always keep your bubble a small as possible.

Even something as simple as offering a friendly wave through the window when you’re out on your daily walk, can go a long way to making them feel included. A little kindness and recognition goes a long way.

If you do need to expand your bubble, you can do so to bring in a close family member, isolated people or caregivers.

When can I use my car or public transport in Alert Level 3?

Can I leave my bubble if I’m feeling unsafe?

You can use your car to travel for recreation at Alert Level 3 – just keep it local. You can also use your car to travel if you are:

Can I expand my bubble at Alert Level 3?

If you’re not safe at home, it’s okay to leave your bubble to ask for help immediately. If you have to leave, you can contact a friend or trusted neighbour. Call 111 as soon as you can, or Women’s Refuge. If you have concerns about a young person, call 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459).

• getting essential supplies • using essential services • attending your workplace, or working • going to or from school (if you need to). You should limit the use of public transport to the above only, as there will be limited capacity. If in doubt: Stay local. Stay safe.

Thank you small business owners Your patience and strength, despite the many hardships the virus is causing, has been exceptional. You are playing a crucial role in breaking the chain of transmission.

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■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

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

ine Whiting’s tale about the lady who thought she had lost her car keys brought to mind a story told by Ken Leadley. Ken said a certain motoring writer, who shall remain nameless, locked his keys in his car. Several people offered help and had ideas about what to do, but the car’s security was good and all attempts failed. Then along came a gentleman who said he could probably help. According to Ken this gentleman was neatly dressed wearing shiny brown shoes, similar toned trousers and matching shirt and tie. The neatly attired gentleman asked the owner if he could lean against his car, no problem, so he did. Amazingly in less than a minute the car was unlocked. Surprised, the owner asked the gentleman “are you a magician, was that a magic trick?” “No” said the gentleman, “I did it with my khaki trousers”. Actually the unnamed motoring writer, who shall remain unnamed, along with three companions got locked out of his

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car – a Triumph 2000 – during a day trip to Akaroa many years ago. Bit of a problem being so far from home. Lots of people offered help and some drastic solutions were proposed. Unfortunately Ken Leadley’s chap in the khaki trousers was not there. A policeman arrived who said he was relieving in the town, if he had been in his own patch he would have known some people who possessed the required skills! He had only just arrived in Akaroa, so he hadn’t acquainted himself with local characters. Yet! Then a gentleman arrived, summed up the situation, assured himself the unnamed motoring writer was the car’s owner and offered help. He said if we could disperse the crowd he would go to his accommodation and

return with his locksmith tools. Incredibly, he worked for the Chubb lock company, but naturally he didn’t want anyone to know about his kit. He came back, opened a small folder, took out a tool and unlocked the car before one could even think about saying Jack Robinson. The kindly locksmith said his toolkit had come in handy on many similar occasions to help others and when he locked himself out of his own car. Except a couple of weeks earlier. “Why was that?” our unnamed motoring writer asked. Answer: “because the tools were in the

car too, so I had a long walk home!” You may be thinking our unnamed motoring writer is one of the two Guardian motoring writers – maybe, maybe not. But both have owned that model Triumph. By the way – no one is sure how the saying, as quick as you can say Jack Robinson, originated. It is known the phrase was in circulation by the end of the 18th century, but if Jack was real any reliable record of him has disappeared. It is likely Jack Robinson was a mythical figure and no more real than Jack Tar, Jack Frost or Jack the Giant Killer.

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Mt Hutt planning to open By Susan Sandys

on the Level 2 restriction of no mass gatherings of 500 people or more. It considered this rule would apply to certain pockets, such as learning areas, queues, and not the skifields as a whole.

Mt Hutt relies mainly on Canterbury skiers, with 85 per cent of its visitors coming from the region, while the Queenstown skifields have about 60 per cent of their clientele from New Zealand, two-thirds of which are from the surrounding region. “We are feeling cautiously optimistic we will get to Level 2 by the time the season commences and that will mean we can open,” Anderson said. While that is good news for skiers and snowboarders, he had bad news for any recently unemployed Mid Cantabrians wanting to work at Mt Hutt for the winter. While there was a reduced pool of workers due to overseas seasonal staff not being able to come to New Zealand, the overall need for staff was reduced due to the lower visitation levels expected. And at Mt Hutt, the annual intake for winter positions had been filled with returning local staff. “For Mt Hutt we have already engaged all the staff we require for the season,” Anderson said.

derful, everyone doing their bit. Neighbours cutting edges for neighbours, rubbish gathered by others. I think most houses will at least have done two 1000 piece puzzles. Some are knitting poppies for Anzac, which unfortunately won’t be used now. Keyboards being played with windows open to share the music. If you walk to the end of the village you might be lucky enough to hear the bagpipes playing. Loads of crafts, card making, embroidery, paper tole, bead pictures and lace coathangers being made. It would be interesting to know how many books have been read. Everybody has a smile for their

neighbour and a joke to share. The sun is shining and another day will dawn tomorrow. Happiness is what you make it, even with all the additions we have – knees, hips, hearing aids, glasses and dentures. You are only locked-down if you allow it to happen. Noeline Mackenzie

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Mt Hutt Ski Area management are planning to open this winter, and say they will do everything they can to operate under Alert Level 2. NZSki CEO Paul Anderson said the fact its three ski areas of Mt Hutt, the Remarkables and Coronet Peak run over large geographical areas would help when it came to meeting social distancing guidelines. “Our planning remains that New Zealand has done a very good job in controlling the spread (of Covid-19),” he said. And at Level 2 the company would be doing everything it could to get its mountains open. Skifields would not be able to open at Level 3, but with social distancing guidelines of one metre at Level 2, they believed they could manage with up to 400 hectares of space at each skifield. In places of potential crowding, such as cafes and queues, staff would provide guidance to guests. Helping negate crowding was the fact that, due to limitations

Ski instructor Matt Turnball in action in Mt Hutt’s powder conditions on Sunday. on unessential travel and border restrictions, visitation levels were expected to be lower for the season. Another factor reducing skier numbers for the year would

most likely be that many people will have less disposable income to be able to enjoy skiing. The company was working with industry partners and seeking clarity from the government

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Stories about life in lockdown Guardian readers share some of their experiences of life during lockdown.

Creating a bridge Max Reeves, in his column, asked readers to write in and share with the readers, how they are spending their time in lockdown. My fellow bridge nut and myself have been playing free bridge tourneys on the internet, since I plucked up enough courage to give it a go. We were initially helped through the process by one of our hardworking seniors at the club,

(thanks Mary) who extended a tourney of her own to include two club get-togethers on Friday, for all members, Monday (for juniors) and Tuesday for seniors. It’s a fascinating set-up, and you get an instant result of not only the game you have just played, but how the other tables got on and their score, (sometimes you don’t want to know) a procedure we no longer have at the club since we have gone on to tablet scoring. So my partner and I are getting our fix, in spite of the lockdown, but there is a downside. You sometimes wish it would rain so it justifies one staying inside, as the weather has been glorious. You won’t see many of the said

players for dust shortly though, as a fair few of them play golf. Iris Taylor

Life at Lochlea I am a resident of Lochlea Lifestyle Resort and would like to let you know what is happening in our lockdown. I have never seen so many residents walking in the village, they start at 9am. and are still walking at 5.30pm, of course keeping their two metre distance. There are teddy bears in the windows, line dancers in the car park – only six at a time, so one session morning and one in the afternoon. The gardens are looking won-

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Letters with Love Are we there yet? Had another one of those disastrous days where I got up way too early, ie 7am, so ended up having morning tea by 9.30am and lunch was finished by 12.15pm. Now I’m just trying to decide what to do for the rest of the day – so many activities to choose from! I’m pretty sure I’m coming down with something, I have consulted Dr Google and it sounds like it’s IFS – Isolation Fatigue Syndrome. Your father has come down with a severe case of it too. He has trouble getting out of his own way, and when he does move he gets in my way! I’m scanning the internet to find a remedy. I’d hate to think it’s set in permanently. Love Mother and Father

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t would appear that no matter what situation a country is faced with, there’s never not an opportunity for a little political grandstanding. Even if there shouldn’t be. Covid-19 has shown that irrelevant of political stance or favour, New Zealand largely is quite capable of working together as one for the greater good of the country. And, for the large part of it all, there’s been a peaceful harmony – at least in the public sphere – between parties. You could say it’s been a breath of fresh air. Agendas pushed to one side, arguments left for another day and a strong desire to do the right thing by New Zealand and not each individual politician or party. It’s been nice. But then, just as if it’s a bolt from the blue to remind you that it’s all still there, the negativity returns. The anger boils over and in a war of words, some let themselves slip back into dirty old habits. For their part, the opposition have been staunch in their support of the Government and the way they’ve handled the Covid-19 pandemic. But that semblance of cohesiveness, which perhaps had led everyday New Zealand citizens to believe that we could be well served by a strong and cohesive political background, went out the window. The culprit, Simon Bridges. Leader of the Opposition. He is, of course, entitled to his opinion and while some points he raised in the wake of Monday’s announcement may have some validity, perhaps the best approach would have been the supportive approach. Instead, he chose to take the Prime Minister and Government head-on. And social media, the wonderful measure of all things up and down in the political world, showed that Bridges lost more than he gained with his words. At this stage there hasn’t been any talk of moving this year’s election, so of course any opportunity to gain a few points, or remind the rivals that you are still there, was for the taking, but a more measured approach would be better in these circumstances, perhaps. Maybe I’m wrong? Thought of the day: Don’t base your decisions on the advice of those who won’t have to deal with the results.

Brief Relief I ironed today, I never iron. Except when I first wed. I used to iron his underpants. My ma-in-law, she said, “He may get knocked down off his bike, and then where would we be? You carry on where I left off, or it may reflect on me.” Yessss

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Lockdown a gift for children? I

am quarantined on our farm in North Canterbury. My bubble consists of my husband (still working on the farm), my daughter, age 11, my son, age 9, a patient, elderly rescue dog, an exuberant doberman puppy and two slightly obnoxious cats. Like all Cantabrians we are, not for the first time, living through a remarkable moment in history, one that has not come with a user manual or even so much as a guide book. We write those as we go, just like we did when the Christchurch, Darfield and Waiau earthquakes struck, and as we did when we endured a record breaking drought. In a discussion with a friend, we wondered if these previous events would set us up better to cope during the pandemic, and to bounce back economically and socially in its wake, or if our strength had been tested too many times, and we were running out of this magical thing we call resilience. The answer is probably somewhere in the middle. We know what it takes to band together and bounce back better than a lot of regions, but we are a little weary of needing to do so. Being resilient is tiring. It’s not all doom and gloom though. I have noticed that Covid-19 is casting an unexpected warm glow on our children’s experience of

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childhood in a way drought and earthquakes definitely couldn’t. Its relatively easy to shield them from the worst of the news about the pandemic, and deliver information on a ‘need to know’ basis so they do not fret unduly. We couldn’t protect them from the nerve shattering aftershocks following the quakes, or the vista of the barren hillscapes of drought. For them, this pandemic is (mostly) an adults-only kind of crisis. They have been given early school holidays, life is grand. Their little lives have changed of course; school is closed, there is no week night sports practice, or weekend games. There are no music lessons, no holidays away, no playdates with friends. It’s all very boring, which is perfect, because nothing fuels imagination and creativity more than boredom. Suddenly the universal timeless pastimes of children since forever are back on the table. Tree huts, picnics, boardgames, sewing, baking, gardening and drawing are now entertainment

staples. Unregimented play. Children are free to simply be … well, children. The generation I scrape in on (just) is Generation X. We are known as the forgotten generation, the first generation of latchkey kids whose parents left them to their own devices. We knew what boredom meant, and we became adept at entertaining ourselves. Our childhood and young adulthood saw us experience both digital and analogue technology. We are the only generation whose youth had both Bakelite rotary dial telephones and (later) cellphones. We weren’t wrapped in cotton wool, we climbed trees, swam in the ocean without an adult anywhere in sight, we played until the sun went down and our parents just trusted we would make it home for dinner. It was a great time to be a kid. So why, I wonder, did Generation X parents, like myself, have to wait for a pandemic to parent our kids the way we were? Ask any of my friends, and they will say their childhoods were pretty good, but yet we measure our success as parents by how many after school activities our children are enrolled in and how much we ‘protect’ them or entertain them. As if the more we fuss over our children, the better parents we

are, which simply isn’t true. Our generation is living proof that we do need to be resilient to survive, and the best way to teach our kids that resilience is by letting them experience childhood in all its unfettered glory. I remember another parent, whose children were much older than mine, telling me once when my own children were tiny, that the best thing we can give our children is love and independence, and that has always stuck with me. Maybe the gift the Covid-19 will leave us is a generation whose childhoods are dialled back to a pre-millennial, simpler existence when free play and grubby knees were barometers for an afternoon well spent. Claire Inkson is an awardwinning freelance photographer and blogger who is passionate about telling the stories of our people and landscapes through both these mediums. Claire is also passionate about rural New Zealand: the people, the stories, the history and is dedicated to the positive promotion of New Zealand agriculture. Find her online at www.claireinkson.com The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – The Daily News is a newspaper in? a. Taranaki b. Bay of Plenty c. Northland 2 – Which famous American is buried in England? a. Benjamin Franklin b. Thomas Eddison c. Pocahontas 3 – How many baby kangaroos are usually born to a single mother? a. One b. Two c. Five 4 – The first Mini cars were produced in which year? a. 1959 b. 1969 c. 1979 5 – How long does a period of water polo last at senior level? a. 5-6 mins b. 8-9 mins c. 11-12 mins 6 – What are polynomials? a. Maths variables and coefficients b. Types of plastic c. People who change their name 7 – A court order to bring someone before a judge is called? a. Pare judicum b. Habeas corpus c. Corpus vici 8 – Which river runs near Mangaweka? a. Rangitikei b. Hurunui c. Whanganui

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Bundles of cuteness Pauline Jessep’s cardigan welsh corgi was unfazed by being in lockdown and gave birth to seven puppies on April 16. All the puppies are doing well.

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smoked fish and potato. Season with salt and pepper. ■■ Set aside to cool. ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Divide fish and potato mixture into 4 even lots (approximately 1 cup each). ■■ Lay one piece of filo on a bench, brush with butter, then place another one on top. ■■ Place 1 cup of filling at one end, brush the edges with butter,

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Competitive sport at level 2 Sports Minister Grant Robertson says he hopes to see competitive sport back in “some form” at Covid-19 alert level 2. The Government yesterday announced that the current level 4 lockdown will be lifted at 11.59pm on April 27, and will stay at Level 3 for at least two weeks before being reviewed on May 11. At level 3, there is still no competitive sport, with people still being asked to stay home and strict rules on movement still in place. However, Robertson was hopeful that competitive sport in New Zealand could return when the country does move to level 2 – which, in theory, could see some sports return in three weeks, but will more likely be a few weeks longer to account for safety and pre-season preparations. “We have work underway right now and I’d like to think in alert level 2 we can look at competitive sports of some form coming back,” Robertson told TVNZ. “But we have to work that through with public health so we have a situation where it’s safe for the people involved and the wider community. “I’m certainly hoping we will see [sports] on our screens before too long.”

There won’t be fans at stadiums and arenas anytime soon, however, with the restrictions on gatherings – 100 people inside and 500 outdoors – being in place at level 2.

Robertson’s comments come as the Warriors prepare to fly to Australia to join the resumption of the NRL season, which is planned to restart on May 28. Last week, the minister ex-

pressed scepticism about the NRL’s targeted start date of May 28. Robertson said he hasn’t been involved in any discussion with the NRL but the start date sounded “very ambitious”.

“Personally I haven’t been involved in any discussions about that,” he said. “I believe there may have been some high-level discussions between some people working on behalf of the NRL and Sport New Zealand. “That sounds like a very ambitious date to me to start a competition up. “And no doubt there’s a lot to work through on both sides of the Tasman about how that would work. “Clearly both sides of the Tasman are operating strict quarantine arrangements at the moment and therefore that provides some real limitations on the ability of people to travel and spend time in such situations.” The Warriors will need to arrive in Australia at least two weeks before May 28 in order to serve a 14day quarantine before the restart of the NRL season. According to TVNZ, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office confirmed that the Warriors did not require permission to leave the country, only to land and stay in Australia. The Warriors have an application before the Australian Government and border security seeking access into the country.

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Black jersey awaits for dynamite Hurricanes flanker By Joe Porter With rugby sidelined by Covid-19 there’s been little speculation over which players might bolt into the All Blacks, but one man who seems destined to don the black jersey is Hurricanes flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi. The 23-year-old of Samoan heritage was born and raised in New Plymouth and went to the same school as the Barrett brothers – Francis Douglas College. “Kirifi is Samoan, Dad was born in Samoa in the village of Iva on Savai’i and mum is Pakeha so I’m an afakasi boy, not South African. “Dad just liked the name and he was good mates with Morne Du’Plessis (former Springbok) from from his playing days, so he decided to name me after him. “It’s pretty unique but I’ve grown to love it.” Like the Barrett brothers, Kirifi has some big wraps on him. Those external expectations don’t faze him, however, with his own internal goals equally as ambitious. “When I started playing rugby all I wanted to do was be an All Black. “That’s my goal, whether other people expect me to do it or not.” Whether he’ll get a chance to push for higher honours this year remains to be seen, with both Super Rugby and tests on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kirifi concedes it’s been difficult

to maintain the level of training required of a pro player during the lockdown, but he’s been getting creative in his Newtown flat. “Make do with what you’ve got, it’s pretty limited, haha. “I haven’t been able to work out at a gym or train with team-mates, so we just have to adjust and use what we have at home. “Lots of road running, so fitness isn’t an issue. Figuring out how to do workouts at home without weights is the challenge.” “I’ve got an old tyre with a mag lying around and I can use that for overhead presses. Just trying to keep that weight up and just eating heaps bro,” he says with a laugh. With just one other flatmate at home but working, Kirifi has largely been alone during the lockdown. He misses his friends, family and team-mates and believes maintaining those relationships during isolation is important. “I do miss training and joking around with the boys, but technology really helps. “I’m still talking to my family and we still have Friday beers with the boys over Zoom, which is a bit of a laugh, it’s not that much different than catching up in person.” One of the team-mates Kirifi misses most is fellow loosie and All Black star Ardie Savea. The pair have formed a genuine friendship, with Savea helping mentor his younger team-mate.

Du-Plessis Kirifi has one eye firmly on an All Blacks jersey. So how did the two get so close? Does Kirifi play for the Ories club in Wellington too? “Haha, no way! “That’s not me bro, I play for Norths in Porirua and proud of it.” “When I first came to the Hurricanes he (Savea) and Counties-Manukau flanker Sam Henwood just took me under their wings. “I looked up to Ardie when I was coming through and still do and I was stoked we formed a relationship. He’s a good lad and we’re just

boys now so it’s mean.” The likes of Savea and fellow Hurricane and All Black TJ Perenara are the leaders of new wave of players who intend on using their status for good. They want to utilise their platform to draw attention to issues in society, to raise awareness about inequity and inequality and start discussions about important issues, both moral and political. Kirifi is of the same mould. “100 per cent. I think if we can positively use our platform to

spread awareness or voice our opinions on certain topics and spur debate then I think that’s a good thing. “For example, Ardie has the ability to influence thousands of people and he wants to do that in a positive direction then that’s the best.” “If we have the opportunity to bring light to certain topics then it can help others that relate to us and our backgrounds feel heard and help those that can’t relate or have different world views and heritages see things from a different perspective, then that’s pretty powerful.” Photography is one of Kirifi’s passions outside of rugby and one he’s still been able to indulge in during the level four restrictions. “I got given a camera and I just love taking photos mate. “I shoot it all.” It’s that balance that’s key to Kirifi’s mental well being. In just his second year as a contracted Hurricanes player, Kirifi could be forgiven for feeling miffed by the current situation. He can’t play the game he loves, and is staring down the barrel of a 30 per cent pay cut. However, he finds it easy to stay grounded when others are losing their lives and livelihoods. “Some people are doing it extremely tough at this time and I’m just very grateful that I still have a job as a rugby player. “I’m one of the lucky ones.”

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Cycle training a ‘silver lining’

By Adam Burns

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Braden Currie is turning the limitations of lockdown into a positive as he adjusts to training at home. The multisport exponent and triathlete has been documenting his experiences and training focus during lockdown from his Wanaka home.

In the third week of lockdown he has utilised a wind trainer to get some cycling training under his belt, something his coach Val Burke believes is a “golden opportunity”. “Well all those clever cats that have told me to spend more time on the wind trainer, will be laughing at me right now,” he said, in

a post on his Facebook page last week. He said he was now training like a cyclist for the first time in his career. “This is the place where she, along with my previous coaches have always wanted me to spend more time. “Historically, I’d always max-out

my cycling time outside simply because I preferred it. “It’s better outside. “But hey, we all have to evolve.” Currie was also using the virtual training and racing programme ZWIFT once a week on the wind trainer, Burke said, in a blog post on Currie’s homepage. “He’s broken records for those

races. This type of racing is so important during isolation to spark that stimulation and help bring him up to that next level.” Both he and his coach remained hopeful of further racing events later in the year. Currie had been training for the Kona Ironman World Championships prior to lockdown.

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Angry Warriors phone call led to Greenberg’s demise An ugly phone call involving league bosses and the Warriors may have led to the resignation of NRL CEO Todd Greenberg, according to a report. Greenberg stood down as NRL boss on Monday after he and the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) “mutually agreed” to part ways. The news came after weeks of speculation and frustration aimed at Greenberg, including from Warriors CEO Cameron George about the radio silence around the New Zealand side’s involvement in the resumption of the NRL season. However, according to league journalist Paul Kent, Greenberg’s resignation was somewhat forced due to a lack of faith from ARLC

chairman Peter V’landys, prompting the former NRL boss to “jump before he was pushed”. Kent said Greenberg’s downfall was due to his failure to instil confidence that the sport would get through the coronavirus pandemic. “The commission had lost all confidence in Todd to do the job,” Kent told Fox League Live. “He jumped before he was pushed. “He was on the way out. Todd was days away I believe from being sacked at the start of the season. “Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and he got a stay of execution. “What pressed the urgent but-

ton in the last week was Peter V’landys sick of being blindsided by failures at NRL headquarters.” The final straw was Greenberg’s lack of action around the Warriors and their simple requests for clarification around the details of their proposed move to be based in Australia to play in the resumed season. “The Warriors had continually asked the NRL for details around them moving to Australia,” Kent said. “When they would get there. “How they would get there and there was talk their families were going to come. “The NRL failed to respond to Warriors CEO Cameron George

and the concerns that the club had. “The Warriors are vital to forming a 16 team competition and here they are asking legitimate questions and not even getting a response.” The issue ended up culminating in an angry phone call where V’landys reportedly hit out at Greenberg. “There was a phone hook up with Peter V’landys, Todd Greenberg and Cameron George where all this came to light to Peter V’landys,” Kent said. “In the phone hook up V’landys lambasted Greenberg and said Todd why haven’t you done this? Why haven’t you sorted it out. “There were a lot of things like

that where clubs who had long ago lost faith. You only have to read numerous quotes from club CEOs in the past few weeks where they haven’t been getting sufficient answers or any answers in some cases. “They have been going over Greenberg’s head straight to V’landys who has been fixing the problem for them. “I think V’landys was hoping to get through this pandemic without having to do this, but essentially no real work was being done in there. “He was forced to pull the trigger and it has been portrayed as Todd resigning, but let’s be honest here, he jumped before he was pushed.”

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Full-ahead for Foster After a period of “either sulking or planning” the All Blacks are moving on, admits their new head coach, Ian Foster. There was no third Rugby World Cup crown in a row last year in Japan, after England produced the kind of physical performance in the semi-final that New Zealand rarely come across. Foster was part of Steve Hansen’s coaching staff that day in Yokohama and is now at the start of his own reign in charge. The pain of that defeat certainly lingered for a while, but no more. “At the end of the day, we were a group where there wasn’t a single player in our 31-man squad who had lost a game at a Rugby World Cup. So, Tokyo hurt,” Foster admits. “It does not matter how well you prepare, it is what it is. You get reminded of it and you have two choices. “Either sit back and think ‘woe is us’, or accept that’s sport, we were beaten on the day and we have to be better. To be fair, we are just starting to get excited about a new challenge. There is no point mulling too much over the past.”

Ian Foster Fortunately, Foster is no stranger to the New Zealand setup after eight years as an assistant working alongside Hansen, a run that included an unbeaten calendar year in 2013 and 2015’s Rugby World Cup triumph. His appointment however was far from automatic. Foster faced fierce competition from Scott Robertson, fresh from guiding the Crusaders to the third straight Super Rugby title. Riding with the hot hand in Robertson might have made sense to the New Zealand Rugby Union.

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Foster’s pitch had to be good. It must have delivered. “I didn’t go into it thinking I was competing with other people. I went into it being tough on myself. Did I have a plan for this group that I felt was going to be the right thing for the All Blacks,” Foster said. “I spent a lot of time planning that, worrying about that. “But actually, once I had it clear in my head, the process after that was relatively simple, because all you have to do is go in and say ‘Here is my plan’. “I am sure they were presented with some other really good plans, but they chose mine and I have to go and deliver that.” Whether his predecessor, Hansen, had an easier start or not following on from the 2011 Rugby World Cup win is debatable. Foster is certainly well-qualified. After close to 150 appearances for Waikato as a first-five he coached the Chiefs to two finals over a seven-year spell before joining Hansen’s staff. His own group contains John Plumtree (forwards), a smart appointment to go with Scott McLeod (defence) and Greg Feek (scrum).

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Don’t be too quick to align with the common opinion. It’s often reductive. One person’s weed is another person’s gourmet salad or the star of their Pinterestworthy bouquet. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You will receive transmissions on an energetic level. You’ll think of someone and then cross paths, or you’ll have an idea and then be contacted by just the person to help. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When you get into a relationship, you hope it will lead to a more expansive life, not a more constrained one. This was once your subtle wish, and now it’s a conscious criteria. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Give your reality a good shake. Imagine what your life would be like without the current content. Imagine a different home, work and relationship, and you’ll appreciate what you have or see where to change. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You may have a plan, but don’t worry if you veer off. It just wasn’t Velcro enough to keep your creative spirit fixed to it. You will thrive in the in-between moments of unstructured time. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll connect with your tribe, essentially having the same experience as your ancestors did 20,000 years ago when they sat around a fire and shared stories and dances under the stars. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You may hear yourself paying lip service to an idea that your heart is not totally backing up. Your awareness of this conflict is most fortuitous. Work it out. Save yourself from fully committing to a bad fit. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): In his poem “Truth is the Person Who is There” Geoff Bouvier suggests, “The sky meets the mountain with no further obligation.” You’ll be the sky. You’ll be the mountain. Both are grateful positions. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll be negotiating in some way. It may feel uncomfortable to ask for what you really want, but it’s important to do it anyway. Definitely don’t cave to the other person’s stance. Meet in the middle. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re in a circumstance that’s very much like a game and yet there are at least 20 more important things than winning at stake. Top three: the people you get to meet, the honing of skills and team spirit. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Like a shaman, you have your foot in two worlds today, forming a bridge between those who would otherwise find it very difficult to communicate. You’ll carry messages from one side to the other. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Everyone prefers places they feel large and in charge. Going where you know you’ll be out of your element takes guts. You have guts.

Previous cryptic solution

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9 3 1 8 4 9 7 8 PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS 5 4 7 72 9 3 8 56 1 6 9 1 893 5 6 7 2 9 5 4 7 65 9 2 4 1 8 3 7 5 2 7 1 9 6 3 4 5 2 8 4 3 9 3 5 8 7 2 1 6 4 9 47 236 9 8 8 5 1 3 1 7 7 21 9 5 3 8 6 4 21 3 9 3 5 8 4 6 7 1 2 5 4 3 2 7 1 3 5 9 4 8 6 4 3 1 6 5 2 7 8 9

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NZ Situation

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fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

snow

hail

60 plus

TODAY

FZL: Around 2500m

Partly cloudy, any remaining light rain clearing early morning. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h.

Fine to start, then high cloud increasing. Light winds.

TOMORROW

Cloudy periods. Northeast breezes developing in the morning, dying out in the evening.

Fine with light winds.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Mainly fine, but a few showers about the divide. Northwesterlies.

Fine. Northerlies developing, dying out later.

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Rain about the divide, with some heavy falls and snow to 1600m possible. Mainly fine further east. NW rising to gale in exposed places, easing later.

Fine with northerlies.

World Weather fine fine fine fine fine showers fine thunder fine thunder fine fine fine fine fine

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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fine fine showers rain rain fine cloudy thunder fine fine rain fine cloudy showers fine

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Wednesday 6

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

Friday 6

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

9 pm

3:18

9:19 3:34 9:42 3:52 9:56 4:11 10:21 4:27 10:34 4:49 11:02 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:15 am Set 5:47 pm Good

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

Good fishing Rise 5:52 am Set 5:44 pm

Rise 7:16 am Set 5:46 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 6:53 am Set 6:07 pm

First quarter 1 May www.ofu.co.nz

8:40 am

Rise 7:17 am Set 5:44 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 7:54 am Set 6:31 pm

Full moon 7 May 10:46 pm

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River Levels

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1.52

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 180.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

5.27

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

8.03

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

95.8

Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday

309.9

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Thursday

Auckland

Forecasts for today

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overnight max low

Palmerston North fine

FZL: Around 2200m

Mostly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening rain. Wind at 1000m: Rising to W 40 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h rising to gale 65 km/h for a time in the evening.

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A ridge persists over most of the country. A weakening front over the South Island is expected to move north, reaching Taranaki by midnight. The ridge of high pressure persists over the North Island into Saturday, while a weak front moves slowly up the South Island tomorrow.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 15.6 17.8 Max to 4pm 0.9 Minimum -2.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 17.8 Avg Apr to date 36 2020 to date 131.2 205 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 11 At 4pm Strongest gust E 26 Time of gust 2:41pm

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6:30 Early Programmes 7:25 Ben 10 3 7:50 Wacky Races 3 0 8:15 Littlest Pet Shop 3 0 8:35 Be Cool Scooby Doo! 3 0 8:55 Monchhichi Tribe 3 0 9:20 The Insectibles 3 0 9:30 Moon And Me 3 0 9:55 Best Of Chuggington Collection 3 0 10:05 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 3 0 10:30 Infomercials 11:30 Neighbours 3 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PGR 3 2pm Splitting Up Together PGR 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3pm Les Mills Born To Move 0 3:25 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 3:45 Pokemon – Sun And Moon: Ultra Legends 0 4:10 The Lodge 3 0 4:50 Friends 3 0 5:15 The Simpsons 3 0 5:40 Young Sheldon 3 0 6:05 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7:30 Jamie – Keep Cooking And Carry On 0 8pm Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 0 8:20 L Lotto 8:25 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 0 8:55 Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport 0 9:25 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:55 N Episodes 0 10:25 Seven Sharp 3 0 10:55 Criminal Minds AO 3 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Pooch Perfect 0 8:35 M Get Hard AO 2015 Comedy. When a hedge-fund manager is arrested for fraud, and is bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart. 0 10:15 Two And A Half Men 10:40 Mom PGR 3 0

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Running Wild with Bear Grylls, 8:30pm on Choice

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Thursday

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6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Amped Noon Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 12:45 Dr Phil PGR 1:45 The House That £100k Built 3 Architectural journalist and critic Kieran Long, and award-winning architect Piers Taylor meet Sumati Bala, who has $100,000 with which to build her new home. 0 2:55 Restoration Man George helps Gareth Williams restore a disused Victorian Welsh church in Pembrokeshire. 0 3:55 Chris Humfrey’s Animal Instinct 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Bondi Rescue PGR 0 8pm Bondi Rescue PGR 8:30 9-1-1 AO A skating mishap at an ice show; an accident involving a self-driving car; warehouse robot going rogue. 0 9:25 Rebuilding Paradise With Paul Henry AO 0 9:55 NewsHub Late 10:25 Designated Survivor AO 3 0

6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 0 7:15 Trulli Tales 3 0 7:30 Atomic Puppet 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 The Thundermans 3 0 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am 100 Things To Do Before High School 3 0 9:25 The Great British Bake Off 3 0 10:30 The Chase Australia 3 0 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 Noon Big Pacific – Behind The Scenes 3 0 1pm Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 3 0 2pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars 3 7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Traffic Cops PGR The traffic police wage war on drugs on Britain’s roads. 0 8:30 Flights From Hell AO 0 9:30 Extreme Love Stories AO 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

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12:30 Million Dollar Baby MC 2004 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. 2:40 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. 4:40 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick.

1:13 Maria By Callas PGL 2017 Documentary. Maria Callas, Joyce DiDonato. 3:08 Extremity 16VLC 2018 Horror. Dana Christina, Chad Rook. 4:48 The Best Of Enemies MC 2019 Drama. Taraji P Henson, Sam Rockwell.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:10 Tamariki Haka 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 ZooMoo 7:40 Te Nutube 7:50 Darwin + Newts 3 8am Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9am Pete And Pio 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am The First Voice 3 10:30 Marae PGR 3 2 11am Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 3 Noon Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 12:30 Game Of Bros PGR 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 3:30 Playlist 4pm HakaNation 4:30 Swagger 5pm Waiata Mai 5:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 5:40 Tamariki Haka 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 Pipi Ma 6pm ZooMoo 6:10 Te Nutube 6:20 Darwin + Newts 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Road to Barrett Jackson 1/2. 7:30 Car Crash TV 7:55 Car Crash TV 8:20 BattleBots PG 9:10 Expedition Unknown PG Digging into D-Day. 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Expedition Unknown PG True Cross of Christ. 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Web Of Lies MVLSC Playing Doctor. 1:20 Blood Relatives M No Rest for the Wicked. 2:10 Top Gear PG 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG The Jungle Strikes Back. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Time and Tide Wait for No Man. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Road to Barrett Jackson 2/2. 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Chasing Caribou. 8:30 Alaskan Bush People PG Bear Meets Girl. 9:25 Guardians Of The Glades PG Dusty v the Monster. 10:15 Moonshiners MLC Double Proof Double Cross. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Beware the Bayou. 11:55 How It’s Made PG Thursday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Wheels That Fail PG 1:10 Wheels That Fail PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Moonshiners MVL 3:15 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 4:05 Expedition Unknown PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Sport

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Sport back at Level 2

Silver lining for Braden

P10

P11

Maureen Kolkman and Mary Buckland are pictures of concentration at the bridge table.

MAKING THE SWITCH By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Whoever said you could not teach an old dog new tricks probably did not tell the Ashburton Bridge Club. Dozens of members of the local club have made a successful transition onto an online form of the game, meaning that bridge tournaments could still be competed for despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The club is running sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays for the club’s members and is reportedly one of the first clubs in

the country to be utilising the online platform Bridgebase. Ashburton Bridge Club president Mary Buckland said more than 40 members were taking part in online games. “I would say just about all of them had never played online before the lockdown,” she said. “Some of them are quite addicted now.” Buckland took it upon herself to organise the online alternative, and admitted that it had taken some getting used to. “It’s been a big learning curve for me to set it up and run it ... I

had never played the game online before. “But it is very satisfying seeing people enjoy themselves.” There had been three tournaments held so far, with 28 players involved during the last tournament on Friday. As club members were able to chat with each other on Bridgebase, the social element of the bridge club was able to be retained, Buckland said. “Bridge is one of the wonderful sports that you can play online and it is no different from being at the table.

“It is much nicer to be at the table where you can talk to people face to face obviously, but you can still chat to each other online.” No player had emerged as a dominating force amid the closely contested gameplay, however results counted for little in the current lockdown climate, Buckland said. As the demographic of the 140 member bridge club tended to be generally older residents, the significance of maintaining some form of normality for the club’s more vulnerable associates had been crucial.

“People may reckon they can’t handle it online, but they’re fine. “As long as they get a bit of help and coaching they can get through it that’s the important thing. “One person initially said they were too old to give it a go online, but another person helped them out and now they’re both online all the time.” Buckland added it also accommodated the over-70 age group, who could face further lockdown restrictions even if the bridge club was able to reconvene further down the track.

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