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We’re now at Alert Level 4.

Stay home. Save lives.

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Today the nation unites Together, we are saving lives by staying home.

We are not powerless to help. Every single person staying home is helping our nurses, doctors, paramedics and others on the frontline to save lives.

A big decision, but the right one

It’s up to us, to save us

Moving to Alert Level 4 is a big change to all our lives.

A big decision to have made. But it’s the right one if we want to save New Zealanders’ lives.

Despite all these challenges, we must stand firm. We must stay home. We are going hard because it is worth it. As other countries have seen, in the long run it will mean less disruption to our work and communities. Most importantly, we’ll save many lives.

Some people will be more challenged by this than others Staying home for a prolonged period will be difficult for us all.

But it’s worth remembering those who will be even more tested because of their personal circumstances.

Some will be apart from their partners. Many will be apart from their families. Some are living alone and will need extra support from the community. Others will be scared that they will suffer from loneliness. You might be vulnerable, either mentally or physically. Many will be worried about their jobs, money, and finding a way to support themselves and their families.

Kindness is our best defence We need to look after one another. All the time, no exceptions.

Reaching out, to both offer help and ask for it. This will have its own challenges. Being there for someone doesn’t necessarily mean you need to be close physically. But we are a creative nation, and will find ways to do this. From chatting over the fence, to waving from a window, even the simple things can and will have a profoundly positive effect on those around us.

And it’s also our best weapon Every signal you make to someone else that says ‘I’ve got your back’ or ‘We’re all in this together’ is an important weapon against COVID-19. That’s how we’ll unite. And that’s how we’ll get through this. Through kindness. Through unselfishness.

Through understanding.

He aha te mea nui o te ao?

What is the most important thing in the world?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.

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Uni students in limbo

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

University students from Mid Canterbury who have flown the nest have been put in the tricky position of deciding whether they spend the minimum four-week period of lockdown at university or at home with their families.

A number of university students the Ashburton Guardian spoke to this week had made the decision to return to the district to wait out the Covid-19 Alert Level Four pe-

riod with their families.

University of Canterbury student Georgia Naylor is one of those who has decided to see out the time at home with her family.

A second year product design student, she made the decision to come back after her flatmates were all able to secure travel, including flights back to their respective homes.

On Saturday the university announced they would be accelerating its online delivery of lectures

and deferring labs and tutorials.

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday the university decided it would bring the term break forward.

“We’ll start back with online teaching on Monday the 20th [April], so I guess we’ll just have to see what happens with that,” she said.

For Jacob Greaney, a third year bachelor of science majoring in physiology at Otago University, he has decided to stick it out at his

flat in Dunedin.

“I knew from the start that I wanted to stay in Dunedin,” he said.

“University work has been heavily impacted for me. The largest part of my course this year is getting lab experience which I am no longer able to get. Lectures were always available online so that’s not changed.”

Four of his flatmates have returned home, leaving him and one other flatmate in their flat.

With a very social student culture that drew nationwide ire after they ignored recommendations around large gatherings after Dunedin’s first Covid-19 case was confirmed, Greaney said he was concerned that students will not take the lockdown seriously.

“I think there is definitely going to be a decent-sized portion of the student base that don’t take it seriously and the consequences of it will be terrible, but there isn’t much we can do about it,” he said.

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Blue Pub not required this time

By Susan Sandys

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The CLOSED sign is going up at Methven’s iconic Blue Pub as management and staff prepare to hunker down with the rest of world.

As humanity shelters from a deadly virus and countries go into lockdown, operator Trev den Baars is philosophical about the turn of events.

“A bit gutted,” was how he described it.

“But I think it’s a step that had to be taken, if we are serious about nipping this in the bud.

The main thing is it’s for the safety and health of staff, the way it can spread rapidly, we have seen it in other countries,” den Baars said.

On this note, history had a lesson, he said.

The Blue Pub itself had been converted into a temporary hospital during the influenza pandemic of 1918.

The fact that the hotel was then overflowing with patients showed just how deadly pandemics could be.

A Papers Past article sourced by the Guardian reveals the hotel was opened with 30 hospital beds in

Trev den Baars has put the CLOSED sign up at Methven’s Blue Pub. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS November of that year, but more beds had to be added as patients flooded in.

Two of the approximately 50 who were admitted altogether were pregnant women who gave birth and died, the Ashburton Guardian article published on December 28, 1918, reports.

One of the babies was prema-

ture and died, while the other one was adopted out. Two male patients also died.

Many ladies and gentlemen of the district volunteered for service as nurses took ill.

The majority of patients recovered and the temporary hospital closed December 23.

When interviewed on Tuesday,

den Baars was still trying to find out exactly what the Level Four restrictions kicking in midnight Wednesday would mean. He also operates the neighbouring Brown Pub, and planned to open the off-licence there on restricted hours if off-licences were deemed an essential service.

Likewise, he was unsure if the pub’s restaurants would be able to do takeaways for delivery.

In the case of not being allowed to, he was considering that he may be able to be of use to the community anyway, and cook casseroles and deliver them to senior citizens about town for free.

He said the two pubs had not had to layoff any of their 32 staff but, like many other employers, he was applying to the government’s new scheme for wage grants.

It was the first time for 20 years the Blue had had to close for more than its two scheduled days per year. It had operated around the Canterbury earthquakes, as had the Brown Pub. The Brown Pub had only just recently re-opened its restaurant after a fire, and been operating for three days, when the pandemic closed its doors.

Council poised for rapid response to Covid-19

By Sue Newman

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A Covid-19 response committee has been established for the Ashburton District to ensure the Ashburton District Council is able to respond quickly to what is now a constantly changing environment.

With New Zealand now in lockdown under a Covid-19 Level 4 Alert, the council needed to be agile in its response to a variety of situations over the next four weeks and that meant being able to call a meeting of councillors and staff at short notice, chief executive Hamis hRiach said.

“Across New Zealand councils are contemplating how to ensure decision making and local governance can continue during the period of the lockdown,” he said.

Last week councillors agreed to change their standing orders for committees and full council, to allow councillors to attend meetings by audio visual links.

Yesterday’s meeting took that one step further, reducing the number of councillors needed to form a quorum at a response committee meeting to requiring just two to be physically in attendance, with the remainder able to take part remotely.

“Currently we’d need five to be there and that feels inappropriate at this time of lockdown and it could be very difficult if this pandemic were to take hold,” Riach said.

The Covid-19 Response Committee would have virtually all of the powers of the council.

“This means we’ll have the ability to make the decisions the community needs through

this crisis. It’s a committee that includes all councillors, it’s not a small executive committee because we’re all in this together. This is about ensuring agile decision making while we keep our community safe.”

The council will also suspend all council committee and Methven Community Board meetings and any other non-essential meetings of council for the the next four weeks. It is intended the response committee will meet weekly and those meetings will be live-streamed.

While the response committee meetings will be open to the public, Riach said he would be horrified if anyone from the community turned up at a meeting during the lockdown.

The only committee that will continue to meet will be the Project Control Group for the

district’s new civic centre and library. A full council meeting scheduled for April 9 will go ahead as planned – at this stage.

The Covid-19 Response Committee will remain in place for the duration of the emergency.

At Wednesday’s meeting two councillors, Stuart Wilson and Rodger Letham, attended by audio visual link.

With the Covid-19 Response Committee established, Mayor Neil Brown said the council was now well prepared and ready to respond to a situation that was unprecedented.

“As a community we need to obey the government directives and we need to look out for our vulnerable people and to keep in touch with one another. We need to be strong. Kia Kaha Mid Canterbury – we’ll see you soon,” he said.

Resource recovery park access limited Huge business at DIY stores indicate that sprucing up the garden or clearing out the garage might be chores that are finally done during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Both activities, however, will generate large amounts of greenwaste or rubbish but, in many cases, that material will need to be stored in backyards for at least four weeks as resource recovery parks move to limit services.

While kerbside collections will continue for red and yellow wheelie bins, glass will not be collected.

To ensure people not receiving kerbside collection service can still continue to dispose of rubbish, the Ashburton District Council has opted to open the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park for limited hours and limited use.

The Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed throughout the four-week lockdown until further notice, while the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be open at reduced hours from 1pm - 5pm Monday to Friday and will only be available to residents who do not receive a kerbside collection service (ie red bin).

Only rubbish in cars and utes will be accepted at the facility; trailers and trucks will not be accepted. Bagged rubbish and recycling (which will need to be treated as rubbish and will go to landfill during the lockdown) can be taken to the park.

Green waste will not be accepted.

Physical distancing will be controlled by allowing only one vehicle at a time to access the rubbish dropoff area from the weighbridge.

Essential waste service providers will have access to the park by arrangement.

The Rural Recycling and Methven Drop-off Sites will continue to operate as normal throughout the lockdown, however the Methven Green Waste Site on Vaughns Road will be closed until further notice.

In introducing the measures, chief executive Hamish Riach said the council was doing everything it could to comply with the Government’s lockdown instructions, while at the same time ensuring residents had access to essential waste services.

The new restrictions on the district’s Resource Recovery Parks and Methven Green Waste Site begin today.

My offices in Ashburton and Timaru are now closed under COVID level 4 measures For any assistance you can still contact me by ringing 03 308 7510 or email me directly at: andrew.falloon@parliament.govt.nz Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 should phone their doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453

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Let’s do right, by our country and our people These past few weeks and especially in the last 48 hours, our nation has been coming to terms with Covid-19 and what needs to be done to protect our people.

A Level Four Alert came into effect right across the country last night, and during this unprecedented time I wish to impress upon every resident the severity of this situation and the necessity of following the Government’s instructions.

This lockdown on non-essential services and activities has never before happened in our lifetimes, and I hope that it will never need to be revived again in the future.

But, in this time of immediate risk to our people and communities, it is a necessary measure to save lives, potentially thousands

of lives. I fully support the Government’s actions to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Covid-19 is a serious disease, which carries severe risks, particularly for the elderly, those with underlying health issues and compromised immune systems.

Please take this Level Four Alert seriously and play your part to protect – not only your own health but that of our whole community.

As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said, the Government is doing everything in its power to protect us, and now it is up to all of us to do what we can to protect each other.

Treat yourself as if you were infected and distance yourself from everyone you are not in isolation with. You may not be worried

about the effects of being infected, but think about your loved ones who may be at more risk of the diseases symptoms.

Let’s also ensure we are being kind and looking out for one another. We may be restricting physical contact, but there are still ways to keep in touch, whether that be a phone call, email, text message or Skype.

Keeping in touch with our families, friends and neighbours will be hugely important to our mental health over the coming weeks.

The effect on our local economy will be very tough and my thoughts are with those who may be out of work and businesses who may seriously struggle. Financial assistance is available through the Government’s eco-

Mayor Neil Brown. nomic package and you can find details about this on the covid19. govt.nz website.

I would also stress that essential services are continuing to operate through this time, and this includes supermarkets. Please do not stockpile items. There is plenty for everyone if we continue to shop as we would usually do. Pan-

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ic buying only causes distress for those who are vulnerable and who are then unable to buy essential items for themselves.

As the Prime Minister has made clear, we will get through this together, and we must.

Let’s work together – every single one of us, to do right by our country and our people.

Together, we can get through this

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Now that we have entered into level 4 measures it’s natural to be concerned, it’s part of who we are as people. But there’s no reason to let that concern become fear, or that fear become panic.

Much has changed in the course of the last week, but what hasn’t changed is that the essential services we rely on will continue to be available. Hospitals can remain open. So too can pharmacies, resthomes, and doctors will still be available. Supermarkets and others involved in the production and supply of food will continue to operate throughout the next four weeks, with further supply lines through places like Singapore confirmed.

You’ll still be able to do your regular supermarket shop. You’ll still be able to go for a walk in the domain or your local park. You’ll

still be able to keep in touch with your friends and family.

What’s changed is how we do that.

It’s vital we continue to exercise good hand hygiene and physical distancing. Remain at least two metres away from others when out in public, and limit how often you leave your home.

The only way the virus can survive is by moving from one person to another. If we limit the spread, in time the virus will die.

Four weeks is a long time to be apart from family and friends, particularly when you consider that our over 70s, and people with other underlying health conditions, have already been isolating for a number of days. Even for people who may not be connected to technology there’s plenty we can do to stay in contact, whether it be a chat

to a neighbour from across the backyard, a phone call, or a letter through their mailbox.

In line with the shutting down of most of Parliament, my offices here in Ashburton and down in Timaru have had to close.

My staff and I are continuing to work from home and can still provide a range of services by phone and email.

Whether it relates to the business support package, family members abroad, or any other matter you need help with, you can call us on 308 7510 or email me directly at andrew.falloon@ parliament.govt.nz Self-isolation doesn’t need to mean social isolation.

Keep in touch with your family, friends and neighbours, and remember, together we can get through this, even if it means being temporarily apart.

Do what we do best Mid Canterbury You will have no doubt heard about the coronavirus (or Covid-19) outbreak that was first reported from Wuhan, China, at the end of last year.

The pandemic has already caused over (at the time of my writing) 14,000 deaths around the world.

We are experiencing an unprecedented global event. Here in New Zealand we have moved to fight Covid-19 by going hard and going early.

This is a dynamic situation and the decisive action we take now can potentially prevent the worst. We are pulling out all the stops to protect the health of New Zealanders, and the health of our economy.

Now that there is evidence of community transmission, we have stepped up our efforts to control the spread of the virus

by moving New Zealand to the highest alert level of 4 as of midnight last night.

This means we will all need to go about life very differently, to help slow down the spread of this virus. We all have a role to play. We are all in this together.

This means that if you are not part of essential services, stay home and stop interactions with those outside of your household.

Non-essential business premises must close. This includes bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries and other places where people gather together.

All events and gatherings must be cancelled, schools and ECE centres are now closed, workplaces must implement alternative working with everyone who can to work from home, there is to be no discretionary domestic

air travel between regions and public transport is only for people undertaking essential services.

These most serious restrictions will be in place for a minimum of four weeks to help defeat the virus.

We need to make sure we continue to do what New Zealanders do best: look out for one another, check in on people who may be at risk, and unite against Covid-19.

There will be considerable disruption and we will all need to go about life differently, but the potential cost of not acting now is just too high. None of us want to see our loved ones suffer, so let’s do what we do best Mid Canterbury, let us look out for one another, check in on people who may be at risk, and unite against Covid-19.

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From trekking to lockdown

By Susan Sandys

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Tourists Lenja Witlox and Sophie Brindle emerged into a new world when they popped out from the Te Araroa Trail at Methven this week.

On Monday afternoon they caught a shuttle into the town from the Rakaia Gorge, alighting shortly after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country would go into lockdown on Wednesday.

“It’s crazy, every time we come out there’s a massive update and we try and get our head round everything we hear,” Brindle said.

The pair came to New Zealand to walk the Te Araroa Trail, which runs the length of the country, and began one month ago in Bluff. They last had an update on New Zealand’s, and the world’s, unfolding pandemic situation when they came out at Geraldine four days prior.

Witlox is from the Netherlands and Brindle from Australia, and they heard about the border controls their own countries were implementing.

“It felt quite safe over here,” they said.

As they walked across the South Island’s remote and pic-

Te Araroa Trail walkers, Lenja Witlox, of the Netherlands and Sophie Brindle, of Australia, are in Methven as they decide what to do.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS turesque southern landscapes, sleeping in their tent and, from time-to-time, in back country huts, they had met hundreds of fellow walkers, many from around the world.

Everyone had been in the same boat, updating each other with the information they had heard and trying to comprehend what was happening in their own countries. With lim-

ited internet access, the latest information was reliant on what people had heard when they last had communication with the outside world.

Following the Prime Minister’s advice, the Te Araroa Trust chief executive issued new recommendations with an updated advisory for international walkers, which is set to now cut the two tourists’ trail plans short.

Mark Weatherall urged any international walkers who were still on the trail to make plans as soon as possible to return home before international flight options disappeared.

“Delaying this decision further may result in significant disruption and expense, and that is something none of our fantastic walking community deserves,” Weatherall said.

He told the Guardian that there could be dozens of walkers from overseas remaining on the trail. The walking season was at its end, so many had already left.

He had personally been helping many book flights and get home, and he was grateful to Kiwis who had hosted trail walkers in their homes while they worked out what to do.

For New Zealanders, he said overnight, multi-day and section or through-walks on the trail should be avoided.

Day walks of individual tracks that make up Te Araroa trail were still possible.

Walkers should also be aware that staying in any Department of Conservation huts and campsites, for any reason other than an emergency, would now be prohibited.

Tweaks to the way firefighters will operate

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff are urging people to do all they can to avoid preventable fires as the country heads towards a Covid-19 Alert Level Four.

Deputy principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said avenues are being explored nationwide if a total fire ban could be put in place for the duration of New Zealand being at Covid-19 Alert Level Four to try and stop and unnecessary call-outs for firefighters.

“In the past week there have

been a number of fire flare-ups that could have been avoided,” he said.

“People need to be mindful of that, we don’t really want our guys being called out.

“They will respond to incidents, we just want them to be avoided.”

Geddes said they are exploring whether it would be legal under the Fenz act for them to declare a total fire ban, which is normally determined from the fire risk measurements.

“We are in unprecedented times and whether that allows us to impose a total fire ban or not

we will have to see,” he said.

Fire crews responding to different call-outs will be changing the way they respond during these times.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Alan Burgess said they are introducing a roster system and are tweaking their minimum crewing requirements to minimise contact between firefighters.

“It is going to present a few challenges and we are going to have to do things a little differently,” he said.

“We are going to run a shift system so we don’t have every-

one on the road at the same time and that goes in to place tomorrow.”

Trucks are usually manned by a minimum of four firefighters with often an extra one or two jumping in to the truck, but Burgess said that the bare minimum of firefighters would be sent out in a truck to keep contact to a minimum.

“It is a bit hard to do when sitting in a truck,” he said.

For the past few weeks firefighters have been kitted out with safety glasses, masks and gloves to wear while attending some jobs.

Covid-19 disrupts court services

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton District Court has closed its doors and will not be opening them for the forseeable future due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but that does not mean the wheels of justice will stop turning.

No sittings will be held at the court during the, at least four week, period New Zealand is at Alert Level Four.

Sittings were scheduled for March 27, 30 and 31, and all non-custodial cases will be administratively rescheduled to a future date, with bail conditions remaining where they apply unless varied by application.

Defendants who are in custody will have their case called in

The Ashburton District Court will shut today and will not be opening until further notice. the scheduled Christchurch District Court daily custody court before a District Court Judge via an audio-visual link.

All correspondence is to be forwarded to ashburton.dc@ justice.govt.nz and will be answered by Christchurch staff.

Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann said in a statement on Monday that courts are an essential service.

“It is essential that New Zealand courts continue to uphold the rule of law and to ensure that fair trial rights, the right to

natural justice and rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act are upheld,” she said.

“However, the move to Level Four will be extremely disruptive to everyday court practices.

It is my expectation that, for the remainder of this week, court’s will operate only in the priority areas I identified on March 22, namely proceedings that affect liberty of the individual, personal safety and wellbeing and matters in which resolution is time critical.”

Proceedings at the Supreme Court, Court Of Appeal, Employment Court, Environment Court, Maori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal and the Coroners Court will not go ahead this week.

In brief Showgrounds closed The board of the Ashburton A&P Association wish to advise the community that the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds are closed for all activities during the Level Four restrictions. These grounds are privately owned and no members of the public are to access the grounds during the lockdown period.

Farmers’ Market closes The Ashburton District Farmers’ Market stallholders wish to advise their customers and the people of Mid Canterbury that with the current regulations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, they have ceased trading effective immediately. They have started their winter break early but plan to be back late September, all going well.

Scarecrow Trail Organisers of the hugely popular Methven Scarecrow Trail have decided to postpone the this year’s event until the spring school holidays in September and October of this year. Thought was given to a virtual tour but ultimately the decision was made to postpone.

Correction Yesterday’s page one story on the Community Based Assessment Clinic, which has opened in Ashburton, stated that the clinic was being run by the Canterbury District Health Board. The clinic is actually being run by the Canterbury Primary Response Group with support from the Canterbury District Health Board.

The Guardian apologises for this error.

Rents frozen Landlords will not be allowed to increase rents or kick out their tenants except for in very specific situations during the four-week Covid-19 lockdown. The Government yesterday passed an urgent piece of legislation to ensure renters wouldn’t suddenly be homeless and without somewhere to self-isolate. Housing Minister Megan Woods said there was also an obligation on tenants not to abuse the situation. One of the situations where a renter could be evicted is if they don’t pay rent for 60 days without making a reasonable effort to do so. – NZME

No car trips to beach Don’t even think about driving to the beach or a park for some fresh air once the lockdown starts.

That’s the message from police commissioner Mike Bush, who told Newstalk ZB host Chris Lynch that people should only go out in their cars to get essential supplies.

“What happens if somebody wants to go for a drive, say to a local beach or get out and about to a local park?” Lynch asked. “Are they in a position to drive there?”

“There’s a short answer to that – no they’re not,” replied Bush. “You only go out in your vehicle if you need to go and get essential food supplies, essential medical supplies or medical treatment. Otherwise, please stay at home.” At the highest level, everyone apart from essential services needs to stay at home.

Staying home saves lives. – NZME

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TV news with a difference for local lad

By Heather Mackenzie

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They’re on the other side of the world, bringing the news of the world back to New Zealand but for Mid Cantabrian Daniel Pannett, a TV3 Newshub cameraman living in London, everything’s all good.

In his typical Mid Canterbury understated fashion Pannett remarked that there is lots of uncertainty in London at the moment, then added, but there is not a lot you can do. So for now he, and reporter Lloyd Burr, are keeping calm and carrying on.

Things in the world of Covid-19 are certainly changing daily, at the time of his email Pannett said work for him and Burr hadn’t changed too much. Social distancing is certainly the new norm so he makes sure he stands further back from interviewees. Forever changing job lists, due to events being cancelled outright or pushed back to later in the year, is also new reality for Pannett.

One of the more unusual interviews Pannett filmed was a New Zealander living in London. The Kiwi was exhibiting some Covid-19 symptoms, but Pannett said the NHS refused to test her, so she put herself into self-isolation as a precaution.

“We interviewed her from her second storey window of her flat and Lloyd and I were filming it from out in the driveway.”

Pannett said as far as personal precautions go, he and Burr are just doing the normal stuff, like using lots of hand sanitiser and washing their hands when ever possible. Thoroughly cleaning all his camera equipment after being out in the community is a new task added to Pannett’s priority list.

The duo are under the TV3 banner in London and Pannett said that Newshub have been in contact giving them guidelines on what to do and what changes they need to make in the field. He went on to add that he and Burr

are slightly different because their work base is the flat they share in London rather than an actual office set up.

“So we just decide between ourselves what our precautions are and take advice from the UK government.”

Like many other places in the world tourist numbers have dried up completely.

“London is still busy in parts, as many people are still going to work but a lot of tourist areas are very very quiet now.”

“I haven’t really been out and about too much, but our area where we live in Camden, famous for the Camden markets, the streets are usually packed with tourists, but they have all gone and a lot of shops have closed.”

Pannett moved to London 12 months ago to take up a two-year contract as a cameraman for TV3’s Newshub. He, and reporter Burr, are charged with covering the UK and Europe.

Newshub cameraman Daniel Pannett took a photo of reporter Lloyd Burr interviewing a fellow Kiwi in London.

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The beginning of the unknown

T

he power is literally in our hands.

And, if we choose to accept that power responsibly, we might just be able to succeed.

Today marks day one of a country unlike we’ve ever seen before.

A day where New Zealand goes into hiding.

It’s hard to know what it’s going to be like.

Empty streets, closed signs on almost every shop door and just the general hustle and bustle of essential services for the next four weeks.

If you’ve ever driven around town on Christmas Day you’ll have felt the real sense of quiet that comes with it. Perhaps it might feel like that, who knows?

But there’s an important message here too.

These measures have been taken for a very valid reason.

It’s to protect everyday Kiwis, just like you and I, and to ultimately save lives and we need a complete buy-in from everyone.

Staying at home means staying at home. Unless you are one of those listed as an essential service, aside from getting outside for some fresh air and taking a walk each day you really shouldn’t be doing anything else.

It’s going to be tough, there’s no doubt about it – but by getting your support networks around you and striving to beat this pandemic for the betterment of your country, we will be fine.

All of what we need as everyday citizens of this country will still be available.

If you need help, it will come. If you need food, there are provisions for you to get it and if you need company, someone is only just a phone call away.

The Guardian phone lines are open daily and there will be someone here for almost the entirety of the day. If you need to have a chat and just talk, don’t hesitate to make the call, I’ll be pleased to hear from you.

YOUR VIEW Brief Relief Covid-19 says we must stay at home.

Just me and myself and my trusty old phone.

I’ve already done two weeks on the trot, so four weeks of same, does seems such a lot.

Just weather it out, and the better you’ll be.

Remember to laugh . . . smile . . , it’s vitamin C Yesss Yesss has agreed to pen daily limericks and tales to provide some brief relief during the coming four weeks.

Credit where credit is due I’m often the first to criticise politicians so it is only right that I respond quickly to the response from both Simon Bridges on Monday and Andrew Falloon through his advertisements in this paper.

I believe the positive and supportive messages Simon and Andrew are sending to Kiwis should be applauded.

They exemplify the attitude we need to face this most life changing virus. They have set aside politics very quickly and placed themselves to work with the opposition and to be there for all New Zealanders.

The political news from overseas is not good. Governments that are bickering, dithering in their responses, showing a mix of care for their citizens and demonstrating indecisive leadership, while Covid-19 cuts through their countries.

We should be grateful our leaders and MPs are working as best as they can to make the tough decisions and guide New Zealand through this.

Regards Peter Livingstone

but we got a helluva good deal; four week package deal; nothing down, nothing to pay and a reasonable self-contained unit. I think we have to do our own cleaning and haven’t found the restaurant yet, but these are just little things . . . hey, and the dog came too.

I’ll try and keep you updated

Letters with love Well, your Mother and I finally arrived, the flight was a bit bumpy and we didn’t exactly know how long it would take, but here we are . . . COVID ISLAND. I reckon our new travel agent, Jacinda someone, may have oversold the place, can’t see a swimming pool, the weather isn’t that great and not another bugger to be seen, and we’re stuck here for four weeks,

What’s my property worth?

“It’s free to find out”

with all the fun things we get up to, just gotta find the information desk ...

Love, Mother and Father Mother and Father intend on remaining in frequent correspondence with us during the course of the next four weeks, we look forward to their updates.

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By Heather Chalmers

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The closure of cafes and restaurants as part of a national lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 has a Mid Canterbury free range egg producer offering free delivery to Ashburton and Methven residents to deal with their unexpected surplus of supply.

Murray and Lynette Thomson run Mountain View Eggs in conjunction with their arable farm at Winchmore.

Starting with 200 hens less than three years ago, their operation has now expanded to 2400 hens, which roam free range on pasture, laying their eggs in moveable laying houses.

While the Thomsons supply some individual customers, the bulk of their business was supplying cafes, from Christchurch to Oamaru as well as in Mid Canterbury.

However, this business has ground to a halt as part of the Government’s new isolation rules, while the hens were still laying.

“Café demand is slowing down, but the chooks haven’t caught up with the news and are still producing well,” the Thomsons said on their Facebook page.

“If you would like eggs delivered direct to your doorstep we will do that free of charge to Ashburton, Methven or Rakaia.”

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The cafes may be shut, but the free range hens at Mountain View Eggs at Winchmore are still laying.

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Murray Thomson said that while the business was still growing, they had planned to eventu-

ally extend to supplying the general public.

“Now we are having to do it under pressure.

“People still want to eat. It is just finding those people in a different place while the cafes are shut.”

A change in irrigation prompted the move to set up the free range egg business.

“When we changed our irrigation system from borderdyke to pivots, we had dry corners.”

Rather than try and irrigate these the Thomsons thought they would try something different and bought some hens.

This also provided work and income for their son, who wanted to earn money for flying lessons.

Hens are fed meal made fresh on site out of grain grown on the farm.

“We aim for an egg produced as naturally as possible,” Thomson said.

“I buy some meat and bone meal to go with it and a small amount of minerals, to ensure the hens are getting everything they need, but everything else I grow on farm.”

Crops for hen feed were grown without chemicals.

A lot of commercial feeds added yolk colouring, Thomson said.

In August last year they installed an egg processing line which washes and grades the eggs.

For health reasons during the Covid-19 outbreak, the business would not be recycling or picking up any egg cartons from customers.

Mountain View Eggs can be contacted via their Facebook page.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – In Ashburton, Willow Street connects with which other street? a. Tancred b. Church c. South 2 – When did China’s last emperor abdicate? a. 1912 b. 1921 c. 1929 3 – Lombardy is a region in which part of Italy? a. Central b. Southern c. Northern 4 – Which teams took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final? a. France and Croatia b. England and Spain c. Argentina and Portugal 5 – When written down, how many zeroes are there in a quadrillion? a. 15 b. 40 c. 400 6 – In what year did Mahatma Gandhi begin his campaign against the British in India? a. 1920 b. 1930 c. 1940 7 – What is a venus flytrap? a. A cocktail b. A plant c. A hairstyle 8 – Zoi Sadowski-Synnot is a leading New Zealand...? a. Skier b. Snowboarder c. Kayaker

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Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz Ashburton Creative Fibre Earlier in the month, 25 members and invited guests boarded a coach on a trip to Christchurch arriving at the Riverside Market in time for a cup of tea.

Unfortunately, being a Monday, a number of stalls were closed. The Riverside Market is a covered site off Oxford Terrace and opens onto Cashel Street near the Bridge of Remembrance.

The stalls sell veges, honey and various other goods. From there we travelled to Breakfree Hotel for lunch and on our way down Manchester Street admired a scene of elephants painted on a building there, finally reaching our destination of the new Spotlight store.

After replenishing our stash we made our way to Lincraft at the Bush Inn Centre, to top up our stash before arriving back in Ashburton about 5pm.

The co-chairperson welcomed a good muster of members and two visitors to our monthly meeting. The business part was dealt with quickly.

Age Concern Expo was a success although lighting and acoustics could have been better, hearing and sight are problems for the older person!

Our Club Challenge closes in July. Geraldine Creative Fibre celebrate their 50th anniversary next week.

The Birthday Bash for our 50th Anniversary in July is to be a High Tea at the Plains Museum, members’ labelled photos to be handed in at the June meeting and exhibition articles to be handed in for selection on or before, June 29.

In Anne’s absence, May displayed the articles on the show and tell table which included several throws, ponchos, and adult jersey, hats, baby matinee jacket and a pair of booties and the piece de resistance was a hand-knitted, lined handbag complete with internal pock-

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ets and the closing flap, an alligator head.

Our guest speaker began her talk on the Steady as You Go, programme by having us stand up and do some stretches. Standing up will never be the same again!

Thank you, Dianne.

Several spinning wheels had been bought along to the meeting for our educational activity of wheel maintenance.

The co-chairpersons became technicians for an hour oiling and tightening bands and general getting the wheel into working order.

A very busy morning.

Lynnford Rural Women With an afternoon meeting, members had an opportunity in the morning to visit the biennial Positive Ageing Expo held at the Hotel Ashburton where a great variety of stalls were offering information available in the district for seniors and not quite seniors, especially for those recent arrivals in the area.

Ranging from health and welfare to hobby and leisure, to safety in the home with a demonstration by the Fire Service, there was plenty for all to take in.

Our meeting started with a speaker from a local formed charity, CanInspire, for those recovering from illness or trauma.

Coby Snowden gave us an insight into the beginnings of and running of CanInspire which started with Sarah Clifford being given materials for making necklaces and bracelets while recuperating from surgery and it grew from there. It has spread out around quite an area of the country and has its head office in Ashburton.

Classes are held in a relaxed atmosphere.

Any unwanted necklaces or beads are gratefully received and unthreaded and sorted for participants to use at the tutorials. Necklaces or bracelets not suitable for use are offered for sale and the proceeds go towards future projects.

CanTackle is restarting in a few months and will focus on making “flies” and end with a fly fishing afternoon at Lake Hood.

After the departure of our guest the meeting started with the usual procedures.

Congratulations were extended to Marian Dent and Mary Miles for their awards in the garden competition, also to Mary for her Life Membership in Red Cross.

Birthday congratulations were extended to Jill and Marilyn.

Barbara gave us an update in her family’s progress with MPI and the group presented her with a gift box.

Marian modelled one of the new aprons to be used at Rural Women activities.

Enrolments are now open for the Cook and Eat to be run in the school holidays, with one enrolment already. Volunteers needed as one adult is required to support each table of two children Rural Woman Scholarships are now open for tertiary students of all genders and ages Meals on Wheels on Monday 6 April, the Monday prior to Easter.

Volunteers are required to help with “learn to knit”.

Next meeting will be a visit to the Sock Factory before our meeting.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club Ann McKay welcomed members to the March meeting of the Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club. After the National Anthem was sung, birthdays and

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anniversaries were celebrated. The Annual General Meeting will be on 8 April, new committee members are needed.

A luncheon will be held at the RSA on 29 April.

The Mini Speaker was Ann McKay who told that she had shifted homes 16 times, with many different towns. In Dunedin she lived on a steep street and had to push the pram upwards. The baby became very ill, so they were told to change climate, consequently moving to Alexandra. The house was two miles out of town, but the health of the baby improved.

Then to Dead Man’s Gully to a house with no floor coverings and parties being held next door. Another move was to near Invercargill, then to Ashburton.

Lived at Fairton for 21 years, then Tinwald, and now is in Havelock Street.

The Main Speaker was Carol Gunn, a person who wears several hats! Carol began her working life as a teacher at Ashburton College, then on to Aoraki Polytechnic, where she wrote courses.

Was there for 18 years as a tutor and course leader. Being a tutor is stressful, so it was time to move on and is now a funeral and wedding celebrant.

She also had a computer training business but last year this was sold. Carol is a Justice of the Peace and trains new JPs. Carol is also involved with the Mid Canterbury Choir and is in the production of the Messiah. She has three children, and six grandchildren.

Another interest is growing daffodils and peonies. She told of some of the celebrant events, such as surprise weddings, conducting her daughter’s wedding ceremony and the funeral of her mother. She believes in enjoying life.

A fascinating address from a busy per-

son. The meeting was closed with the Thought for the Month – “Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.”

The Lions Club of Ashburton Our club’s meeting, held at Hotel Ashburton, featured the induction of new member Andy McKee sponsored by Roger Paterson and inducted by Garth Bateup. This was followed by a 3 minute talk by recent new member and much travelled Chris Barham.

Both were well received. Lion Colin Jowers was presented with his 15 years membership award.

A number of Community Help lists were circulated. However the feasibility of a number of events are in jeopardy due to the Coronavirus.

President Roger Paterson has stated the Lions Club of Ashburton will be taking every responsible action to support the steps being introduced by all parties. At the time of writing, both the Swap Meet and the Methven A&P Show have been cancelled.

The success of the South Island Motorhome Show was outlined at the March meeting and the hardworking team led

by Brendon Quinn, Rex Whiting, Jeff King and Garth Bateup et.al was acknowledged and thanked.

Guest speakers for the evening were Tony and Christine Todd who gave a detailed account of the formation and subsequent development of the iconic retailer Todds, including changes occurring and met accordingly.

In line with President Roger Paterson’s plea for support of Coronavirus prevention measures, our April meeting set down for Wednesday 1 April has been cancelled.

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Unease at playing during pandemic

By Patrick McKendry New Zealand’s proposed replacement Super Rugby competition looks in increasing doubt to start in the short term.

It was announced that a similar proposal in Australia had been postponed earlier this week due to tighter government restrictions around work and travel, similar to what New Zealand will observe over the next month.

Crusaders halfback Bryn Hall (right) has admitted he wouldn’t feel comfortable playing in the current crisis which has seen sports cancelled around the world in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic which has killed thousands of people.

“To be honest, not really,” he told the Radio Sport Breakfast. “We’re competitors and we’d love to play but being aligned with what the Government wants us to do is the most important thing.

“First and foremost we have to be able to be healthy and stop the spread of the coronavirus. Hopefully when that settles down we can resume rugby.

“Don’t get us wrong, we’d love to be out there. But at this time we have to be smart. If you’re playing with a lot of people that just adds risk to the coronavirus spreading.

“If we don’t play there have been some great ideas to give some content to our fans and people.

“Hopefully we can continue our season … but if not we have to be brave and look at how we can get content out there for our fans to watch.”

With New Zealand’s five Super franchises rallying in an attempt to salvage something from a season wrecked by the pandemic, this week’s news from Australia may alter the thinking on this side of the Tasman.

And, with the majority of the Crusaders

and Chiefs players in voluntary self-isolation, and the Blues following a similar protocol, the proposed April 4 starting date in New Zealand looks increasingly unattainable.

Australian Rugby chief executive Raylene Castle announced that the Aussie comp, slated to start on April 3, would be pushed out to May 1 after the Australian Government and various state and territory governments further restricted travel in a bit to contain the pandemic.

Hall and his Crusaders teammates have observed more than a week of isolation after travelling home from Brisbane on March 16 following their win over the Sunwolves.

It’s understood that the Blues, who held a staff meeting on Monday, have closed the gym at their Alexandra Park headquarters, with the players told to continue training by themselves at home.

Like Hall, Castle reinforced the message that Government advice must be followed.

“The decision to postpone the restart of the competition until May 1 is in line with the suspension of all community rugby in Australia and will give us the opportunity to review our position across the whole rugby landscape in a month’s time,” she said.

“Our message to the entire rugby community today is to follow the advice of the Government and health authorities.

We must do whatever it takes to stop the spread of the virus. The spirit of the rugby community is a powerful force, and the only way out of this crisis is to work together and look out for each other.

“While this is having an unprecedented impact on our sport and many other sports, this is bigger than sport and that is why we will continue to put the health and welfare of our people above anything else.”

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With no live sport to watch, things are grim. We won’t hide from that. But, to try and create some debate and discussion, members of the Guardian’s sporting nuts club have decided to undertake a series of Top Fives which will run for as long as there are topics to list. Today we start with our top five sporting moments.

Matt Markham 1. Highlanders inaugural Super Rugby win 2. Terror To Love’s third New Zealand Trotting Cup 3. All Blacks 2015 World Cup win 4. Brendon McCullum’s 300 5. Methven’s Combined Country Rugby win 2015

I was always the butt of everyone’s jokes when it came to rugby back at school. The lone Highlanders supporter sitting in a sea of Crusader fans.

It wasn’t nice most of the time, but when the Highlanders beat the Hurricanes in 2015 all those years of torment were justified.

I cried, then opened a bottle of Speights to celebrate.

I can’t ignore a harness racing moment and watching Terror To Love win at Addington on the second Tuesday in November for the third year in

Jaime Pitt-MacKay 1. All Whites 2010 World Cup campaign 2. 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final Guptill run-out 3. Beaver’s penalty in the RWC final 4. Didier Drogba’s header in the Champions League final 5. Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters

As the youngest whipper-snapper amongst the group here I’ve got a limited pool of sporting moments to go off in my lifetime, but I am pretty happy with the list I have managed to cobble together.

At the end of the day if I had to pick only one sport to play and watch once this whole Covid-19 thing blows over it would be football. That then only leaves me with one choice for my top moment, being the 2010 Football World Cup and the All Whites’ incredible campaign to be the

Steve Devereux 1. Thunderbolts on the Domain Oval 2. Kirky’s try at Lancaster Park 3. Going for gold – on a mountainbike 4. Breaking the line 5. The Lions roar at the showgrounds In the mid-80s, there was such a thing as top cricket turning out on our very own domain oval, in the Shell Cup. In one such game, a junior tearaway bowler was in the early stages of his career. His brothers were no slouches, and his daddy had done everything possible in the game, so he had the breeding. But I still didn’t know why the keeper had made his way three-quarters of the way to the duck pond and settled himself there; surely he could hardly even see the stumps? Then in comes this young tyro, and sitting side-on, we simply didn’t see the ball, just heard the thwack as it smashed into the keeper’s gloves. The batsman didn’t have a clue either, as Richard Hadlee turned and trudged back to his mark.

1971, Lancaster Park, a powerful Lions side (think JPR Williams, David Duckham, Barry John, Willie John McBride) expected to run over the ABs – except the All Blacks don’t think that way, and the end result was a 22-12 win to the home team,

a row was special – even more so for the fact that Ricky May was sitting in the sulky.

Beauden Barrett’s chip and chase to win the Rugby World Cup was a standout, as was Justin Marshall’s over-the-top enthusiasm for the whole situation.

And watching Brendon McCullum bring a nation to its feet at the Basin Reserve – that was what sporting moments are made of, a country riding every delivery and every strike of the ball. Awesome stuff.

The last selection though, it’s a little more personal. A Methven rugby tragic, seeing history made for the club on home territory that day was simply awesome and a moment I don’t think can be overtaken from a local sporting moment for me.

The only sad part, we weren’t in the traditional black and white. only unbeaten team at the tournament. It might be cheating slightly to not specify one particular moment, but it was impossible to choose between Winston Reid’s header against Slovakia and Smeltz’s goal against Italy.

Guptill’s amazing run-out throw in the Cricket World Cup semi-final was an incredible moment and aptly summed up that team’s knack for winning at the tournament.

I have gone for Stephen Donald’s penalty in the Rugby World Cup final in 2011 over Beauden Barrett’s try in the 2015 final, just for the amazing backstory that made the moment great.

Another football one in fourth place and should be on any Chelsea fans’ list, and Tiger Woods’ amazing win at the 2019 Masters is something that few punters ever saw coming. helped enormously by a quite remarkable try to Ian Kirkpatrick. I was at the park with my dad, a couple of uncles and a brother, seated in the southeast corner. Kirky picked the ball out of a ruck his side of halfway, looked up, saw us, and ran straight as a die towards us, swatting away pesky Lions all the way, and dotted down at our feet. Glorious.

Glasgow 2014, Anton Cooper was leading the mountainbike race, a ridiculously gut-busting exercise that I had lucked into on telly in the middle of the night. He was being stalked every inch by an Aussie, who happened to be the world champ, sitting in the trail waiting to pounce. But at the exact moment the commentators said it was pouncetime, Anton smashed it into overdrive, launched an incredible attack, and ran away with the gold. Worse – for the Aussie – another Kiwi, Sam Gaze, blasted past a shell-shocked champ for a Kiwi quinella.

I suppose it’s called getting involved in the game – having to go head-to-head with a few thousand rabid protestors, just to get into Lancaster Park to watch a game of rugby. Truly a memorable moment, in so many ways.

Move on to 1983, and it’s the Lions again – except they’re at our very own showgrounds. The Mighty Men from Mid, a collection of farmers and builders etc gave a team of full internationals a serious fright, on what was a superb occasion for Mid Canterbury rugby, witnessed by 8000 fans, in full voice.

Jonathan Leask 1: All Blacks 2011 World Cup win 2: Grant Elliot’s match-winner 3: Dan Carter’s annihilation of the Lions 4: Broncos 2006 NRL Premiership 5: Broncos win Superbowl 50 I was an infant when the All Blacks first won the World Cup and had watched the All Blacks fall in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 before finally clinching the cup in 2011.

Things looked to be falling apart when Carter, Cruden and Slade all fell to injury, but the much-maligned Stephen Donald saved the day as the nation collectively held its breath waiting for the final whistle in the 8-7 win over France.

The Black Caps were never meant to make the 2015 Cricket World Cup final – similar to 2019 but we won’t talk about the result of either final.

South Africa put up a big score and had the bowling attack to back it up, but the Black Caps stayed in the fight thanks in large part to Grant Elliot’s 84 not out – including the final blow when he boomed Dale Steyn over the ropes at Eden Park to send us to the final.

It’s considered one of the greatest individual performances in an All Blacks jersey when Dan Carter scored 33 points against the British and Irish Lions in the second test in Wellington. Worth a rewatch over the next few weeks.

The Broncos 15-8 win over the Melbourne Storm in the 2006 grand final won’t top any lists of greatest

Adam Burns 1. Zinzan Brooke’s drop goal v South Africa, Pretoria, 1996 2. All Whites v Italy 2010 World Cup 3. Grant Elliott’s 6 v South Africa 2015 Cricket World Cup, Auckland 4. 2015 Grand Final Broncos/Cowboys 5. Beauden Barrett’s try 2015 RWC Final Culling the emotional rollercoaster of sport down to five favourite moments was an arduous task, but brought back several great memories.

Firstly, the All Blacks tour of South Africa back in 1996 was a significant entry into union as a youngster. It’s also memorable because it was the last of the old-style tours. Zinzan Brooke’s drop goal in the second test at Loftus, with 10 minutes on the clock, stands out during the series where we finally beat the old foe in their backyard.

The All Whites’ 1-all draw against defending world champions Italy during the 2010 World Cup pool stage encapsulated everything I love about the ebbs and flows of sport.

Shane Smeltz may have been marginally offside when he poked one into the corner net but it is balanced out by the dicey penalty awarded before halftime. There were heroes aplenty, none bigger than Mark Paston in goal.

Ice-cool Grant Elliott sending Dale Steyn into the Eden Park stands with

title deciders, but for a Broncos fan it’s the last time we tasted such glory.

It also marked the point where the Broncos wave that swept over rugby league in the 1990s and early 2000s began to recede. However, of note is when the Storm and Broncos met in the 2008 semi-finals, and the salary cap-breaching Storm scored on the siren, and when they literally dropped the ball with the game on the line against the Cowboys in their first trip back to the big dance in 2015, losing 17-16 in golden point.

The fading star of quarterback Peyton Manning did just enough behind a strong defensive effort to guide his side to the win in Super Bowl 50, redemption from 2013 when the record-breaking offense was thumped 8-43 by the Seahawks, allowing Manning to retire in style. the penultimate delivery of a nailbiting Cricket World Cup semi-final sticks out for pure euphoria. It handed the Proteas further World Cup heartache at the semi-final stage, whilst sending the Black Caps to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for a first ever World Cup final appearance.

2015 was a treat for sporting fans, and one of the more remarkable rugby league games I have seen, particularly towards the closing stages was the NRL grand final.

An all-Queensland affair, the last minute plus golden point offered a smorgasboard of drama, from Kyle Feldt’s buzzer beater on full time, Jonathan Thurston hitting the upright with the conversion, Ben Hunt’s stone cold drop from the kickoff in golden point and finally JT icing it for the Cowboys to catapult the legendary half to immortality.

And finally, the 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham. The Wallabies had got themsleves into the contest aided by Ben Smith’s sin-binning, however the match was not sealed until against the run of play, Beauden Barrett, off the back of a Smith kick-and-chase, outgunned all other parties to the ball to dive in under the posts, sending Kiwis back home (and Justin Marshall in the commentary box) into raptures, in a moment which still gives me goosebumps.

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Renovations at the Ashburton Domain Oval wicket block have finished, it has been confirmed.

The Mid Canterbury Cricket Association (MCCA) said, in a post on its Facebook page this

week, that contractors Recreational Services had finished work to the area.

“While the follow-up procedures are also vitally important, and the netting strong enough to keep the ducks out, it’s great to see this project done and hope-

fully some good cricket next season when Covid-19 is just a memory,” a MCCA spokesperson said.

The work was completed in a day and helmed by Mike Davies who was a groundsman at Dunedin’s University Oval.

MCCA cricket manager Mark

Medlicott said it was now a matter of the grass growing and the irrigation coming into effect.

“We’ll then cover it up.

“We’re looking forward to returning next season as we’ve had problems there for a couple of years.”

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Expert indicates NRL unlikely to be back in 2020 NZME The biosecurity and pandemic expert hired by the NRL to assess the risk coronavirus posed to it has suggested the competition will not return in 2020.

The NRL was indefinitely suspended after two rounds earlier this week at the expert’s recommendation despite putting several measures in place to keep the competition running.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, the expert gave a chilling warning as to why she recommended the competition be brought to a screeching halt.

“It’s the calm before the storm – but that storm is coming,” she says of the coronavirus gripping the planet. “What if one of your players gets sick and dies? Is it worth taking the risk of losing a player in the prime of their career?

“That perception that it’s mild, it’s not a problem, is not correct. Young people have died. Children have died in this epidemic. It’s not always a mild disease. A lot of people who are younger who are filling up the ICUs in the United States, even in NSW, a large number of the cases are in the 30s age group.

Todd Greenberg “If it’s spreading in young people, the players are getting together every week for the games, congregating in groups creates a risk of transmission because one of them has asymptomatic infection, they could spread it and then the

families and other loved ones, staff, doctors, physios and other teammates could get it.”

The NRL hired the expert on March 14 to assess whether the competition could go ahead.

Since then, she has been in daily contact with the NRL and on

Monday delivered her findings to NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg.

On the advice available, the Australian Rugby League Commission made the considered decision to halt the competition.

Early in the process, she recommended the NRL could go ahead with matches played behind closed doors provided players self-isolated and maintained social distance.

However, that was no longer appropriate given how big the pandemic has become in the past fortnight.

When asked by the Sydney Morning Herald about when the competition might be able to resume, the expert gave a bleak outlook for the year ahead.

“I don’t think it’s going to be this year,” she said. “I think we will be dealing with this epidemic for the better part of this year. I’m really hoping we will have a vaccine next year.

“The idea is to manage the catastrophic disruption to society until we can vaccinate people and protect them. Then we can resume normal societal functions – like sport. But that won’t be any time this year.”

Blair Tuke is confident that the demands of juggling the America’s Cup and the Olympics in the same year are not insurmountable, if those two events are staged within months of each other in 2021.

The Olympic gold medallist and Team New Zealand crew member says it’s impossible to predict what might eventuate, but assures that he and Peter Burling will be ready for any scenario.

It was confirmed that the 2020 Olympics, set for July 24-August 9 this year, would be postponed until next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

There’s no fixed date, only a stipulation that it will happen within 12 months of the originally scheduled event, while the America’s Cup is planned for March 2021 in Auckland, though everything seems fluid.

“We have to wait and see how it plays out and see what dates they put on the Olympics,” Tuke told the Herald. “If the last few days have taught us anything it is that this thing is very big and is out of all of our control, and it keeps changing.

“So we are not going to put too much effort into trying to predict what is going to happen. We will just wait to see how it plays out.

Then we will plan and do our best to try and win a gold medal for our country.”

Tuke is also unconcerned about a potential scheduling logjam next year, saying it is far too early to judge, but hopes both competitions can lift national spirits.

“The thing with both of those events, it’s hard to see where we are going to be,” said Tuke. “But what we know about those events is that they bring people together.

As sportspeople we like to do that, do our best and inspire people along the way.

“There are going to be some hard times for a lot of people and if there can be positive events at the end of this, we would love to be part of it. But as far as getting into details it is far too early.

We need to concentrate on what we can control at the moment, and that’s doing our bit to stay at home.”

For Tuke, relief was the main emotion as he digested the news from Tokyo yesterday.

“It has become pretty inevitable that this was going to be the decision,” said Tuke.

“I guess in some ways we are happy and we know what we are dealing with now. Like so much of what is going on right now, it is the uncertainty that is the hard part. It’s a good thing to know, and especially us in New Zealand, going into the lockdown period.”

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With the Olympics Games postponed until 2021, a group of athletes around the world will all face the same question – can they manage another year’s training?

The Tokyo Games were officially set back on Wednesday morning (NZT) due to the ongoing threat the coronavirus pandemic has posed across the world.

While for many, having to wait until 2021 to compete on one of the sporting world’s biggest stages simply means another year of preparations, for some the discussion about how to move forward will be a little tougher.

Some athletes were set to head into the Games as veterans likely looking at their last appearance.

For example, 41-year-old Kiwi rowing legend Mahe Drysdale was working towards qualification in the single sculls for the fourth straight time in the hope of adding to his collection of two golds and a bronze medal in the discipline.

Speaking to the Radio Sport Breakfast, fellow Kiwi rowing star Eric Murray said for ageing athletes the discussion on whether or not to continue is a genuine question.

“It’s going to be a mixed emotion for different people. For some it’s their first or second Olympics, for others – take Mahe from example – it’s number five,” Murray said.

“He’s probably looking at next year thinking ‘crikey, I’m going to be another year older’.

“There’s a whole group of people who were coming back for one more go at it and now they’re like ‘do I carry on for another year or do I not?’

“There’s probably a huge amount of difference between emotions for different people because of that

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Murray was in a similar position four years ago at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he and teammate Hamish Bond were looking to secure back-to-back Olympic gold in the men’s coxless pair.

Murray retired after the Games, in which the pair did win their second gold medal, while Bond has continued to compete.

Bond was hopeful of qualifying for this year’s Games as part of the men’s eight, and told Radio Sport’s Andrew Alderson the change in dates won’t change his plans.

“We were training as if the Olympics were going ahead up until the beginning of the week,” Bond said.

“When it was announced that we were going into lockdown it be-

came clear that was going to have to stop and it became more and more likely that the Olympics were going to be delayed.

“I think I’ll carry on as if I will be attending, certainly in the first instance. I think, again, it’s important to remember they’re talking about delaying it 12 months, but that’s obviously making some assumptions around how the next 12 months go.

“Either way it’s important for my own sanity to keep training and to keep doing something because I don’t think there are too many things worse physically or mentally than training more or less two or three times a day to completely doing nothing for four weeks or longer.

“An element of training will still be a big part of my day and whether that’s working to a specific date in 2021 or perhaps further ahead, that’s how I’ll approach it – one day at a time.”

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Knowing what someone values is like having keys to their kingdom.

You can speak their language, please and delight them. You can anger them, influence them. Good relationships involve good intel.

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Where none is available, fake certainty will do. So go with confidence or fake confidence.

Humility may be a prerequisite for success, but if you lead with it, no one will follow you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): What does obedience mean to you? What will you obey willingly, begrudgingly or automatically? Figure out your own rules because they will guide the day.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Though everyone has access to higher intuition, many don’t know how to use it. This is why you’ll be watching out for yourself, loved ones, colleagues and everyone around you, even total strangers.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Somewhere in the world, a person thinks about you with love and beautiful intentions. In a related story, you’ll fall into a good mood with no obvious reasons for why you’re there.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): A relationship keeps popping to mind. You’ll see moments, wonder about how things might have worked if you’d have done it differently, and get golden insights and ideas for going forward.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You hear the song and then miss someone who doesn’t even exist. That’s the power of art, of music and of your own capacity to connect with it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Sometimes you can reverse-engineer a thing that’s working well to duplicate the success. Sometimes you can’t. Go ahead and try anyway because the alternative is to start from ground zero.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Emotional complexities vex others but not you. You accepted long ago that not every problem is meant to be solved. This is what allows you to relax and learn as you go.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There are many potential realities out there for you, and you don’t have to dive too deeply into any of them to figure out whether or not they are for you. Today, it’s like you’re in the dressing room of life.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Suspicion is among the most fun emotions you’ll feel today. There won’t be much more satisfying than finding out that your suspicions were absolutely correct.

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The Tinwald Golf Club’s 3500 tournament planned for this weekend is not now going ahead.

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Gates locked at golf courses

By Sue Newman

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Ashburton District’s golfers facing four weeks without organised competitions may have been hoping to play the odd game of solo golf to help break the monotony of New Zealand’s four-week lockdown.

The latest news from Golf NZ, however, has dashed those hopes with a directive that all courses, practice facilities, club houses pro shops, bars, function and catering facilities must close for the duration of the lockdown.

Initially, Golf NZ believed that solo golf activity might be able to continue, but its

board has decided that providing a controlled environment that was healthy and safe would simply not be possible for all golf courses and facilities.

Management teams at some of Ashburton District courses had already taken a proactive approach, closing their courses, while others were in wait and see mode.

The Ashburton Golf Club board decided not to wait, closing its course and all facilities to members, the general public and staff from 5pm on Monday, just a few hours after the announcement that the country would be on Level Four, social isolation alert from midnight yesterday.

In an email to members, the board said it acknowledged the course could go backwards because its grounds staff were not deemed essential services but that the personal risk to staff was too high to remain open.

Methven Golf Course clubhouse and course were also closed awaiting clarification from NZ Golf, golf co-ordinator Bruce Dickson said.

Tinwald Golf Club was one of the last to cancel organised events, with a meeting planned to decide the future of its 3500 tournament this weekend becoming redundant after Prime Minister Jacinda Ard-

ern’s announcement on the move to level 4 alert on Monday afternoon.

Clubs now have a clear directive to close their courses, but there is still uncertainty over course maintenance.

Golf NZ is seeking urgent advice around this.

For some clubs, a four-week lapse in course maintenance could mean some could not afford to repatriate courses to allow them to reopen, NZ Golf believes. It wants clubs to be able to use skeleton staff or volunteers, working as individuals, to do maintenance work during the four weeks.

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We’re now at Alert Level 4 What we all need to do: Staying home

Services

• Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services.

• Rubbish collection will continue. Check your local authority website for recycling.

• Only make physical contact with those that you live with.

• NZ Post will deliver mail and courier drivers will continue to make deliveries.

• Please note that children CAN travel between the homes of separated parents so as long as they live in the same town/city.

Food and shopping • Supermarkets, dairies and pharmacies will remain open.

• When shopping, as much as possible only one family member at a time, practice physical distancing and hygiene rules while shopping.

• Dairies will operate a strict ‘one-in, one-out’ policy and they won’t be allowed to sell food prepared on the premises.

• Primary industries, including food and beverage production and processing, will still operate.

• Freight and courier drivers will continue to transport and deliver food.

• Grocery food deliveries – such as My Food Bag and Hello Fresh – are considered as essential and will continue as long as the food is not pre-cooked.

• Self-service laundries can stay open, as long as 2 metre physical distancing is enforced.

• Service stations will remain open and will be supplied.

• Public transport, regional air travel and ferries are mostly restricted to those involved in essential services and freight.

• Some public transport will be available for essential trips, such as to the supermarket or doctor, but options will be limited.

• Taxi drivers and rideshare services will continue.

• Building and construction workers will carry on in cases where they’re needed to maintain human health or safety.

Recreation or exercise • You can go for a walk, run, or bike ride.

Exercise is good for people’s mental health.

• If you do, it must be solitary, or with those you live.

Keep a 2 metre distance.

• Takeaway services will be closed.

• However, if you are unwell, do NOT go outside.

• Liquor stores will close, unless within a licensing trust area and will operate with a strict ‘one-in, one-out’ policy.

Wine and beer will continue to be sold at supermarkets.

• DOC has closed all its campsites and huts.

Public spaces • Places where the public congregate must close.

• All bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries, playgrounds and any other place where the public congregate must close their face-to-face function.

• Playgrounds are classed as an area where people congregate and so are off-limits.

• People can exercise outdoors but must maintain a two metre distance from others.

• Do not go hunting or hiking, and especially not on overnight trips.

Interaction with others • Staying at home is meant to reduce the transmission of the virus.

• For this to work, you are asked to only have contact with the people you live with.

• If you want to talk to a friend, call or video chat with them.

• If you want to talk to a neighbour, do it over the fence.

• Feel free to drop off groceries to others e.g. a grandma, but keep a 2 metre distance for her safety.

• People are expected to stay local when leaving the home.

Remember: following these simple rules will save lives

Support is available If you feel stressed or anxious, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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