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Loss of foreign students hits colleges

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Both Ashburton and Mount Hutt colleges are taking a hammering financially due to the loss of foreign fee-paying students.

By Sue Newman

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Mid Canterbury’s two secondary schools are counting the lost income from international students at well over $100,000 and rising.

Both Mount Hutt College and Ashburton College rely on fees from international students to boost their operating fund, but on the back of the Covid-19 closure of New Zealand’s borders, both schools have a significantly lower number of those students currently on their rolls.

Mount Hutt College normally hosts seven or eight long-term international students; currently it has two, but it is the loss of short stay groups that are having the most significant impact on income, principal Jack Saxon said.

Traditionally the college hosts several groups of Thai and Japanese students each year. This year it will host none and Saxon is putting the overall loss of international student fees at more than $100,000.

“And into the future, while long term student numbers might increase once the borders start to open, I don’t think there’s any light at the end of the tunnel for international short stays and they’re the more profitable, generally,” he said.

Mount Hutt was caught in a funding bind because it had a high decile rating and that impacted on its level of government funding. However, that did not necessarily mean its school community was wealthy, rather it meant the school had to look for additional funding sources.

Until Covid-19, that source had been international student fees, Saxon said.

“This source has now been compromised. At the moment we’re starting to tread water, but if the border restrictions are not loosened next year it’ll have an impact on staffing.

“At the end of the day it goes back operationally, to what levels schools are funded to, to run a modern curriculum.

It means they’re forced to find other sources of income.”

Looking to the future, the college was exploring a range of domestic academies including multi-sport, ski and outdoor education, Saxon said.

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Loss of Kanuka Trust, giving the foreign environment a helping hand

students hit colleges hard

By Sue Newman

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The Kanuka Trust is working to protect and regenerate biodiverse ecosytems across the Ashburton District, and on Sunday, with a team of volunteers, members of that trust took part in a planting session at Wakanui Beach.

During the day 400 plants were taken from the Ashburton District Council nursery and settled in a new home at the beach, as part of the Wakanui Beach Restoration plan drawn up in 2016.

Trust chairperson Jane Riach said the Sunday work built on earlier work carried out in the area, with much of that undertaken by school students.

Wakanui School students have released seed bombs into an area of gorse and many plants were now growing under the gorse cover. Sunday’s plantings would provide a buffer around the gorse area to block light and make it more difficult for gorse to survive, Riach said.

Several varieties of coprosma and sedge were planted on Sunday, all native to the Wakanui Beach area.

The Kanuka Trust was formed last year with the objective of promoting, establishing and to facilitate the conservation and regeneration of the Mid Canterbury environment. It was established by Angela Cushnie to promote and model a better balance between social, cultural, environ-

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Ashburton District councillor Lynette Lovett and deputy mayor Liz McMillan roll up their sleeves and help plant out native seedlings at Wakanui Beach as part of a Kanuka Trust enhancement project.

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Since it was established it has completed several projects.

Among those was Hinds School Mudfish Minions that involved the school community and a

local landowner gaining an understanding of relationships between planting, water quality and the life around it.

Other projects include a Landcare Networking Day, a predator trapping workshop, an Ash-

burton College Champions of Change Youth Hui and a number of educational presentations.

The trust is supported by several community and business funders and is managed by a team of six trustees.

Back to Basics Expo an online hit

By Heather Mackenzie

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It was the same Back to Basics expo that’s come to be well known in the district, but this year it came with a twist. And the results and feedback for expo organiser Julia Crosson proved it was the right decision to make.

With Covid-19 lockdown levels looking uncertain at the beginning of the year, Crosson said she decided to make a firm call to go live on the internet for this year.

“As it turns out we could have run our traditional expo at the New Life Church, but I didn’t know that at the time. I thought it better to make a decision and stick to it, rather than chop and change between the two.”

Broadcasting kicked off at 10.30am with guest speakers being given half hour slots until the studio lights were turned off at 2.30pm.

Crosson said the decision to set up the studio in her husband’s home office worked out well. With some added signage, comfy chairs and some colourful cushions, the space had a nice welcoming feel.

Leading up to 10am the main concern Crosson had was around if her cellphone would pick up the conversations between her

An online version of the Back to Basics expo, organised by Julia Crosson, was well received this month by the community.

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“But I needn’t have worried as it all worked really well. I am friends with technology now.”

The cosy atmosphere went

well beyond the impromptu studio and into the Crosson lounge.

“We had the broadcast hooked up to our TV. So guest speakers and a rent-a-crowd of various

friends and family members all got to sit in front of the fire and watch the goings-on.”

The casual conversation format also worked well. Because there was no live audience, Crosson said she, her co-hosts and the guests could all bounce ideas and information off each other.

“We kept each time slot short enough to remain engaging, but long enough to give out relevant information. The topics were so interesting we could have kept talking for ages.”

Ashburton’s world famous Granny Trish’s time slot proved to be very popular. With 529 views reaching over one-thousand people to date, her message about the importance of being prepared and taking care of others has gone far and wide.

Crosson can see how the online format and the yearly expo can work hand-in-hand and she is looking at putting more videos online in future.

“They may not be live, but I will add them to our Facebook page every so often.”

Between Back to Basics, their Facebook page and increased sustainability workshops being held by Ashburton Timebank, there are multiple learning avenues covered, Crosson said.

In a normal year, Ashburton College hosts 20 international students, but currently numbers have dropped to just 12 and that signals $50,000 in lost income, principal Ross Preece said.

What happens next year is anyone’s guess and that includes the future of current long-term students who traditionally return to their home countries over the summer break, he said.

“The question then could be, can they come back, particularly if there is a further outbreak in their home country.”

Two students who were enrolled at the college had missed out by one day on returning to school after heading home for Chinese New Year.

They were still working remotely on the college’s curriculum, but Preece said he was still trying to get some clarity around the end of year exams that were part of their course requirements.

The college was fortunate, in that the $50,000 lost this year was ‘cherry on the top’ money, but looking to the future, the impact would definitely be felt.

If the borders remained closed and international students did not return, the college would look at a loss of at least $120,000 next year and that would impact staffing levels in the international department, he said.

And it wasn’t just schools that would be hit by the loss of international students, with each paying to stay with a family and spending in the community, Preece said.

Long term, he’s optimistic that international student numbers will grow, saying he’d already had feedback from an agency in Germany that New Zealand is now being viewed as a very safe place for students wanting to study away from their home country.

The international student issue was one that needed to be addressed with urgency by the government because of the very large numbers involved.

Last year New Zealand schools hosted 24,000 international students and at an average net profit of $7000, that represented a massive loss in funds, he said.

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■■ DAIRY CATTLE COMPETITION

Gilbert family keen to chase awards

By Heather Chalmers

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Mid Canterbury dairy farmer Peter Gilbert says he is keen to participate in a Canterbury on-farm dairy cattle competition, organised following the cancellation of this November’s New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch.

The competition will be held from November 11 to 13.

Gilbert and his family were regular exhibitors of dairy animals at the show, but had not shown for the past two years because of the national mycoplasma bovis outbreak. They were “certainly considering” returning to this year’s show before it was cancelled.

Gilbert, the 2017 Christchurch show president, said his family would enter three breeds, jersey, holstein friesian and ayrshire in the on-farm competition, of which he was an organiser.

The on-farm concept had been successfully run in the Waikato twice, following the M. bovis outbreak, he said.

“There has been a fair bit of interest in the competition.”

The Gilbert family have two dairy farms, at Winchmore and Rakaia, run by his sons Nick and Michael respectively. Another son, Luke, was driving trucks, but was also involved in the farming operation.

The Canterbury competition welcomed holstein, jersey, ayrshire, milking shorthorn and brown swiss entries.

Geographically, the competition will encompass exhibitors from the greater Canterbury region, who will get their cattle show-ready at home on their properties.

Judge Corey Ferguson will visit the farms involved, with the exhibitors parading their cattle as they would at the show (albeit without the rest of the competition standing side-by-side).

Placings will be decided by allocating points for each animal within their breed and agegroups. A junior, intermediate and senior champion will be awarded in every breed. A supreme champion of all breeds will be announced at the competition’s completion.

Officials said the public were welcome to follow the judging and to attend the prizegiving, which will bring the exhibitor community together. It will be held in the Sheep Breeders’ Bar at Canterbury Agricultural Park, on November 13.

Ferguson will be the third generation of his family to officiate at the Christchurch Show and he has been on the halter of a number of champions during his career.

A well-known face within Ferdon Genetics’ jersey operation at Otorohanga, he is currently contract milking in Te Awamutu, running 235 cows on 80 hectares.

Ferguson was well travelled within the industry, working in Australia preparing cattle, and he has worked in Semex’s Hall of Fame at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, Canada.

“I love seeing good cows, no matter what breed they are,” Ferguson said. “A good cow is a good cow, regardless of her colour.”

This year’s cancellation of the Christchurch Show marks the first time it has not gone ahead since World War Two. Show organisers cited financial uncertainty due to Covid-19 and public health concerns as the reason for canning the annual three-day November event.

Peter Gilbert is looking forward taking part in the Canterbury on-farm dairy cattle competition.

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■■ TINWALD DOMAIN

Calling time on Tinwald Domain’s old caravans

By Sue Newman

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In their day they’ve been a holiday home to some, a temporary refuge to others, but finally, the line-up of old caravans in the Tinwald Domain’s camping ground has been issued with an eviction notice.

They arrived in the early days of the camping area, domain board chairman Leen Braam said, and while they may have met long and short-term accommodation needs over the years, they no longer fit the image of the do-

main’s modern day camping area.

And that’s meant the caravans have been spruced up, they’ve been photographed and they’ve been put up for sale. And to Braam’s surprise, they’re meeting keen competition from potential buyers.

Their origins might be lost in the domain board’s committee minutes of the past, but Braam believes they were initially bought when the camping ground was established as an on-site accommodation option rather than building huts or tourist flats.

They’re still used occasionally, he said, but they no longer portray the image the domain board wants for its new camping area.

“Quite frankly, they’re old and basically they’re just sitting there and they’re only used very occasionally. They were initially looked at as a way of starting the camping ground. Back then it barely ticked along but now it’s a top-of-the-line camping ground run along the same rules as other camping grounds. The old caravans are not part of this.”

With the camping area relocat-

ed to a new area away from the heart of the domain, Braam said the caravan disposal was virtually the last clean-up job for the old site. Old caravans did not match the image of the new camping area and its top-of-the-line lodge, he said.

There is also the accommodation option of a backpackers’ lodge.

When the first of the caravans went on the market, Braam hoped for a few hundred dollars.

The board netted $1500 from the sale.

“One of two of these are real old classics and one’s a real old, small van from the 1950s, 1960s,” he said.

As part of the final tidy up, the board is also bringing to an end the option for private owners to store vans on site.

One part of the original camping ground that will remain, however, is the original kitchen and ablution block. This was set for demolition in the domain’s longterm plan, but the board has decided to retain it for use by groups booking the event area.

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End of life, making an informed choice

By Sue Newman

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Like Caleb Mitchell and Bede Burgess pictured here, people will be able to enjoy the Plains Museum again come September.

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Ready for return to the plains There is a flutter of excitement out at the Plains Railway and Historical Museum, as the team are getting ready for their first post Covid-19 lockdown open day.

Carriages, tracks and buildings are all getting their annual winter spruce-up, and will be looking fabulous come Father’s Day, September 6.

Over the winter break, general maintenance has been carried out, carriage seat backs have been recovered and the new rural display shed for the tractors is nearing completion.

Even though the open day is on Father’s Day David Oakley said there is plenty on offer for every-

body not just dads. The much loved model engines will be running along their little tracks complete with authentic looking drivers in coal-covered overalls.

“The little trains are always popular with everybody at the open days, I get a kick out of seeing them running myself,” he said.

Bouncy castle entertainment will be on offer from the pop-up playground people and Loren will be on site offering coffee and hot food.

Oakley said the open day is import for the museum as lockdown saw the cancellation of four open days and a number of function room bookings.

“It is hard to put an exact figure in the lost revenue, but it would be in the vicinity of $10,000.”

Early fundraising efforts of new potato sales and fresh peas meant the museum had enough in the bank to keep ticking along, but come September, it is time to build up the coffers again.

“We are hoping the weather is kind to us for our open day and we get lots of local and out-of-town families along to support us.”

The positive vibe around the place also comes about because all five occupiers on the site all work in well together, says Oakley.

“Over lockdown we all stayed in contact via email and phone calls,

Street art project to brighten up townscape By sue Newman

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It’s the opportunity every artist dreams of, a chance to create a public work of art that could make its way onto an art calendar.

Chorus and the Ashburton District Council have partnered in a street art project that will see three aspiring artists given the opportunity to paint one of three Chorus cabinets with a design of their own creation.

Similar projects have run in other parts of New Zealand and and they are seen by Chorus as

a way of not only encouraging street artists, but also a way of discouraging graffiti on cabinets.

The project has been given the thumb’s-up by Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown who said it would be a win for both the artists and the community.

“This is a chance not only to share your work with Mid Canterbury, but also much further afield.

The programme is a real win-win for our community. We get to have fantastic artworks in our streetscape that celebrate our people and stories and also provide work

and promotion of our local artists,” he said.

Design submissions are open until August 31 and a council panel will select a line up of entries to submit to Chorus for final approval.

The successful applicants will need to have their work completed by March 30. Designs can be submitted online at chorus.co.nz/ form/rainbow-cabinet-form.

Examples of existing cabinet art work and murals can be found at chorus.c.nz/blog/cabinet-art-gallery/.

Right – Twelve-year-old Hugo Fischer proves that age is no barrier for street artists wanting to make a bid for one of the three Chorus cabinets in Ashburton to be painted later this year.

checking in on each other and putting together plans for the future.”

Booked in for the next open day, September 20, is the local model railway club.

“They will have a couple of display model railways set up, as well as a buy-sell area too.”

Oakley said visitors are welcome to come out any time.

“There is normally somebody kicking around the site most days, so if people have family visiting or they just want to come on out and have a look, they are very welcome.

Open day details will be up on the plains railway and historical museum Facebook page closer to the time.

With a referendum on the End of Life Choice Act as part of this year’s general election, Hospice Mid Canterbury wants to ensure every voter is an informed voter.

It is hosting two, free community meetings on August 6 where author Caralise Trayes will share the information and stories she has gathered as part of her research for her book, The Final Choice: end of life suffering; is assisted dying the answer?

During her research Trayes interviewed more than 20 experts from both sides of the debate. The book is about her hunt for truth and she tells the stories of those with terminal illness as well as interviews with lawyers, doctors, ethicists and clerics.

She will speak at two sessions at 3pm and 6.30pm and will share what she has discovered in the hppe that it helps voters make an informed choice. There will also be a time for questions.

The Final Choice events will be held at the Hotel Ashburton on August 6.

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Emmy nomination The Kiwis behind the horror comedy series What We Do In The Shadows are celebrating their overnight Emmy Award nomination with jokes. The television series spin-off has just been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series in this year’s US television awards. “They haven’t figured how to take over the world, but this is a start,” tweeted the show’s official Twitter account. “The idea that never dies,” added one of the show’s writers, Taika Waititi. The series has also been nominated for Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Production Design, Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Single-Camera Editing and Outstanding Sound Editing.

German authorities search an allotment in a hunt for clues relating to the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 13 years ago.

■■GERMANY

Allotment excavated Police excavated an allotment near the German city of Hanover in search of clues in a case that prosecutors said was linked to the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal 13 years ago.

The allotment, in the Hanover suburb of Seelze, is an hour’s drive from the town of Braunschweig, the last fixed abode of Christian Brueckner, whom prosecutors last

month named as their main suspect in the three-yearold’s presumed murder.

“I can confirm that the search is linked to our investigations in the Maddie McCann case,” said Julia Meyer, a spokeswoman for Braunschweig prosecutors, who have jurisdiction over the case. She declined to give further details.

Reuters footage showed police and an excavator on the

allotment. The premises were sealed off from public view with plastic sheeting.

McCann’s disappearance, from her bedroom in a rented holiday home in the Algarve, sparked one of Europe’s biggest international investigations.

Last month, prosecutors announced they had phone evidence linking Brueckner, a rapist with convictions for abusing children, to her dis-

appearance on May 3, 2007.

Earlier searches in the case have focused on an abandoned industrial site in eastern Germany that was owned

by B., who is currently serving a prison sentence for drug dealing.

Prosecutors are also investigating whether Brueckner might be connected to the disappearance of at least one other young child in Germany.

Rembrandt sells for $28m A self-portrait by Rembrandt sold for 14.5 million pounds ($28 million) at a Sotheby’s virtual auction on Tuesday – a record price for a self-portrait by the Dutch master, the auctioneer’s said.

Sotheby’s said that the top end of the art market was “in rude health” and that its new live-streamed auction format, introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, brought in a total of $288.20 million. “Self-portrait wearing a ruff and black hat,” from 1632 when Rembrandt was aged 26, was sought by six bidders.

■■AUSTRALIA

‘Three billion animals killed or harmed’ Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced during Australia’s devastating bushfires of the past year, scientists say.

The findings meant it was one of the “worst wildlife disasters in modern history”, said the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which commissioned the report.

Mega blazes swept across every Australian state last summer, scorching bush and killing at least 33 people.

Mammals, reptiles, birds and frogs died in the flames or from loss of habitat.

During the peak of the crisis in January, scientists had estimated that 1.25 billion animals had been killed in

New South Wales and Victoria alone.

But the new estimate takes in a larger area. About 11.46 million hectares – an area comparable to England – was scorched from September to February.

“When you think about nearly three billion native animals being in the path of the fires, it is absolutely huge – it’s a difficult number to comprehend,” said Prof Chris Dickman, who oversaw the project by 10 scientists from Australian universities.

He said they could not yet state an exact death toll, but noted the chances of animals escaping the blazes and surviving were “probably not that

great” due to a lack of food and shelter. The numbers were based on population counts and estimates of animal density before the disaster.

Limitations on data meant that some groups – such as invertebrates, fish and turtles – were not included in the estimates.

In February, the Australian government identified 113 animal species which needed “urgent help” after the bushfires.

Almost all on the list had lost at least 30 per cent of their habitat in temperate forests and grasslands of Australia’s south and east.

Koalas and wallabies – as well as birds, fish and frog spe-

cies – were among those needing the most help, said experts.

The Australian government pledged $A50m ($NZ53.6m) to wildlife and habitat recovery, but environmentalists have called on the country to strengthen its conservation laws.

Australia is holding a royal commission inquiry into the fires, which is due to report findings in October.

It has heard overwhelming evidence from scientists who said the unprecedented frequency and severity of the blazes were a result of climate change.

Experts also said that smoke from the fires was linked to more than 445 deaths.

Watchmen leads charge Watchmen, cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in realworld racism, received a leading 26 nominations for the prime-time Emmy Awards. The HBO series, which captured America’s deep unease as it faces racial and political discord amid a pandemic, was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina King and Jeremy Irons. King was part of a vanguard of actors of colour indicating that TV academy voters took heed of the social climate.

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■■DAIRY INDUSTRY

■■KIWIFRUIT

Bill changes Fonterra’s Russell’s golden obligation to farmers

career at an end

RNZ Fonterra no longer has to accept milk as a matter of course from anyone wanting to get into dairy farming.

Legislation has just been passed in Parliament amending the 20-year-old Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. It was put in place when Fonterra was formed to overcome issues around a monopoly.

The changes will stop Fonterra having to take milk from new dairy farm conversions and also extend its rights to refuse milk from farmers whose standards of conduct fall short.

The requirement for Fonterra to supply milk to competing processors so they can get started has also been removed.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said the industry had changed considerably over the past two decades, with Fonterra’s market share falling from 96 per cent to about 80.

He said the existing rules were stopping Fonterra investing in higher value milk products.

“Now it’s up to the board and the management, unhindered by this obligation to take every bit of milk that someone offers them, they can get on and get more value for the milk that they have.”

A last-minute addition to the bill remov-

ing Fonterra’s obligation to accept farmers who leave the co-op but then decide to return, sparked concern from some of Fonterra’s competitors.

O’Connor said while he had met with three dairy companies and heard their concerns about this, he believed the right bal-

ance had been struck.

“Fonterra have had to invest in capacity to process milk as an insurance policy should people who have moved away from Fonterra decide to come back and we’ve decided overall that’s unfair on the company,” he said.

Plant may close Agrochemical company Corteva is considering closing its controversial Paritutu manufacturing plant in New Plymouth at the cost of 35 jobs.

Some local residents say its closure would bring a welcome end to a worrying era of often unwelcome chemical production in the neighbourhood.

Government testing has shown toxic dioxin chemicals spread into the neighbourhood when the plant was under earlier management.

In a statement yesterday, the company said the proposal to close the site follows a strategic review of its Australian and New Zealand operations.

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Russell Lowe RNZ Russell Lowe has spent almost 50 years selecting, observing, propagating and tasting kiwifruit at Plant and Food Research in Te Puke.

Earlier this year Russell was recognised for his role in developing Zespri’s SunGold kiwifruit.

Forty-eight years ago, research scientist Russell Lowe moved to Te Puke to work at the DSIR’s new research orchard.

There was not a crop in the ground and Russell’s first job was to bang in posts so kiwifruit could be planted.

Now there are more than 40 hectares of fruit planted for research, greenhouses, eight coolstores, purpose-built labs, a packhouse and an office block on site.

Russell is credited with helping develop both Hort 16A, New Zealand’s first export gold kiwifruit and SunGold, the fruit it was replaced with when the disease PSA hit.

His first taste of G3, which was later renamed SunGold, was a ‘Eureka’ moment There were just four fruit on the seedling, not enough for an official sample so the fruit were left.

“One of our team brought these over mature fruit in and plonked them on the desk ... and cut them open and tasted them and I thought ‘wow, fantastic!’. They were so sweet, beautifully smooth texture and quite large and I thought, man, this has got to go somewhere in the future.”

Russell is retiring but says he has a new role that will allow him to call into work a couple of days a week to keep an eye on promising kiwifruit that are in development.

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OUR VIEW

Sue Newman

SENIOR REPORTER

Closed borders draining coffers C

ovid-19 is the gift that just keeps on taking and taking and taking.

Another business struggling, another income slashed, sadly, that’s become the new, disturbing norm.

It would be great to think we’d hit the bottom and were starting to climb our way – albeit slowly – back out of the economic trough, but that’s not the case.

If evidence was needed that we’re still mired in economic uncertainty, it comes in the fortunes of our district’s two secondary schools.

Like their counterparts around New Zealand, Mount Hutt and Ashburton colleges rely on fee paying international students to boost their annual operations grant, the money they’re given by the government to run their schools, and to provide their students with the best possible education.

The students who were still here when Covid arrived are largely still here, but those who were due to arrive during the year, are now stuck in their home countries with little prospect of moving any time soon. And that’s left our colleges with a yawning gap in their budgets, one that is likely to grow.

Secondary schools, like tertiary institutions, would like to see border exemptions for students, but with 24,000 students coming into New Zealand in 2019, attempting to control a similar influx in the Covid environment would be close to madness.

You can’t blame them for trying because those fee-paying students meant they could almost bridge their funding gap.

Take that funding source away and will the government come to the party? Not likely, but given the support most other sectors have been given, educational facilities have every right to expect some extra funds to come their way.

After all, they’re doing the most important job of all – educating tomorrow’s leaders and tomorrow’s grass roots, bread and butter Kiwis who’ll be tomorrow’s taxpayers.

YOUR VIEW

National on low S

adly for National, it seems the accession – in her opinion, I’m sure, long overdue – to the top job of Judith “Crusher” Collins, has not brought with it the lightning lift in the party’s currently bedraggled fortunes, she and her long-suffering colleagues had confidently expected.

Jacinda remains supreme, many points ahead in any poll you might care to view.

Thus, one must conclude Collins’ wattage is too low to penetrate the gloom from which the Nats are now suffering.

And how to turn National’s present flickering glimmer into the beacon of light necessary for Judith and Gerry (Brownlee) to see into every corner of the electorate-at-large, offering policies

Trevor Hurley 0275 435 799

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EYE ON POLITICS

and plans as they go?

That, surely, is the problem facing National and its cohorts, with little time between now and the election on September 19 to gather the much-needed votes.

Yes, the odds are stacked against National with, perhaps, the only possibility of increased wattage coming from David Seymour, who seems to be enjoying a potential revival, from which at

least two more ACT MPs might emerge.

What a much-improved coalition partner he and his colleagues would make than the perennial holders of that position, NZ First.

For much too long now, the nation has been held to ransom by the seriously over-rated, profoundly rude, Winston Peters, and his colleagues.

Despite manufactured attempts to belittle the achievements of Jacinda Ardern, her place in the history of our times remains inviolate.

Muslim massacre, White Island explosion, Covid-19, as well as a number of marginally less dramatic events, have all been handled with fearlessness and aplomb equalled only by Winston

Churchill at the height of World War Two. Fickle though the public may be be – and it invariably is – Jacinda Ardern has about her a mixture of disarming modesty and unswerving commitment to the matter in hand, which makes her immune to the regular changes of fortune experienced by a “normal” politician.

Happy 40th birthday, Jacinda, and so say all of us!

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Hemione Roach was one of the many Highland dancers from across New Zealand who converged on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Saturday for one of the first national level competitions since lockdown. Hosted by the Ashburton Highland and National Dancing Association, dancers trekked from the top of the North Island and the bottom of the South to Ashburton to compete in the one-day event.

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Ashburton Combined Friendship Club President Andrew welcomed a good muster of members to our July meeting, the first for four months due to Covid.

Our first speaker was Sandi Woods, Executive Officer of the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation. She outlined the history of Community Foundations, the first was set up in Cleveland, USA back in 1914. There are 17 Community Foundations in NZ, the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation was set up in 2003 at the instigation of the late Neil Sinclair. It is the second oldest in NZ. Advance Ashburton Community Foundation is a registered trust which is set up to encourage and enable personal giving for the benefit of worthwhile community organisations and causes.

Advance Ashburton has three main activities: Raising funds from donations and legacies, Investing the funds to retain the capital and generate income, Providing grants and scholarships to the local community from this income. Advance Ashburton funds projects that can make a difference and effect change.

Decisions are made by local people with local knowledge.

Our second speaker was Craig Carr, Managing Director of Carrfields. His father started by carting small bales of hay after work, then progressed to baling round bales and was one of the first to introduce big square balers which lead to the establishment of a successful contracting business. He farmed through the tough 1980s and bought the Mayfield garage to support his contracting business. He got into the farm machinery business in the 1990s, which complemented the contracting business. In the late 1990s, Carrs bought a seed cleaning business and suggested that son Craig work there for a year to build up funds for university. Craig never got to university but spent 10 years upgrading and computerising the business. Meanwhile, the contracting business grew, supplying thousands of big bales of wheat straw to Meadow Mushrooms and the feed milling business through the old Winslow Lucerne factory supplied mixes for feed lot cattle. Eventually the seed cleaning and feed mill businesses were sold. In 2014 the Carrs got the opportunity to purchase Elders Livestock. This was rebranded as Carrfields and is the second largest livestock business in the country. Carrfields also operate a grain and seed business and a wool business.

They are developing a hemp fibre business and are setting up specialist plant in Christchurch to process hemp fibre.

They operate the only independent wool spinning plant left in Australasia, making high end products that end up as upholstery in private jets and the first class section of planes. The challenge with wool is to identify end uses which generate added value by creating high returns. The machinery business continues with branches across NZ. Craig told an inspirational story of the growth of the business from one man and a hay baler to a significant NZ wide Agribusiness employing around 500 people.

Ashburton County Lions After the past few difficult months members of the Ashburton County Lions Club enjoy the opportunity to get together again for the monthly dinner meeting held on Wednesday, July 22 at the Ashburton Hotel.

New President Lynette Lovett welcomed a good turnout of members and two visitors. She then gave an outline of the path her life has taken from growing up in Southland, though her days of raising a family and farming in Mid Canterbury, involvement in a wide range of community groups and on to her current role as a district councillor and now president of our County Lions Club.

As usual in our first meeting after changeover there was no speaker and instead members had the opportunity to socialise and share ideas about what we would like to see happen in the club over the next year.

At the end of the meeting Tail Twisters Moyra Whiting and Lynda Tayles donned their policeman hats and extract fines from those who were unfortunate enough to have had the misdemeanours of the last few months reported.

On Friday we have our quiz night, this is going to be another great social event at the club. I believe you still have time to get your teams in, but you better be quick. Then finally this weekend we part company with our lovely caterer Jess. Jess has been a great asset to our club and will be missed. I am sure that everyone wishes her well in her future endeavours.

Until next time, good golfing.

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Ashburton Woodworkers Dave Strong welcomed 15 members to the July meeting, where he mentioned the coming A&P show, encouraging members to enter in the woodturning section and that they plan to have a lathe in action during the event.

Well-known turner Neil Joynt, from Tokaroa, who has a wealth of practical turning knowledge, will be touring the South Island doing workshop exhibitions at various clubs. He will visit Christchurch and Timaru during August.

Show and tell: Dave Strong: two beech burr bowls. Chris Thompson: spalted mount beech jewellery drawer. Frank Luxton: a nylon soft shackle

Ashburton Electronic and Keyboard Club What a year, we at last got back together after four months and had our AGM recently. Rose Stead played in with a great selection of tunes on the piano amid a great deal of chatter. Over to John for the AGM. President John welcomed 41 members to the evening including a new member Suzie Early.

Apologies were received from Margaret Reddecliffe, Ann Begbie, Audrey Ritchie, Ron Greygoose, Lorraine Pluck, Lorraine Bond, Alison Shearer, Barbara Danielson, Verna Hampton, Joy Tarbotton, Teresa O’Connell and Bev French. Moved

by Peter Thomas 2nd Colin Crone John then read his President’s Report the 37th for the club which this year was cut short due to Covid- 19 He thanked everyone who helped during the year, and everyone for their work for the club.

Moved John 2nd Allan Andrews.

We then moved on to the Election of Officers, Bev Stevens is taking on the president’s role, John also commented on Bernard Reddecliffe retiring from the committee after 30 years of service, a great effort and well done. Karen Smith has asked that someone seriously think about taking over the magazine as she has done it for 10 years, time for a change, Michael Kingsbury has taken on the vice-president role and we are looking for a new secretary. The current committee were re-elected for the coming year including Barbara and Janet who was past president we welcome a new member to the committee Jill Stephen.

Ann then read the Financial Report which states the club is in a good financial position.

Don Hopwood also moved that Rose Stead be given a life membership for all the work she has done over the years, 2nd Jill Stephen. Carried Janet then thanked Bernard for his years of service and he is always ready to help out.

John then handed the evening over to Michael Kingsbury as host for the evening.

The Accordian Group were first up with a great selection of tunes, three brackets from them including Pennsylvanian Polka, Westering Home, A Gordon for Me and Leave the Dishes in the Sink. Good toe-tapping music.

Next was Margaret Twamley on the club organ which was playing up, so no beat was heard, but it made no difference to the music, which was played beautifully and included Lace Covered Window,

used for towing out a stuck vehicle.

Kevin Challis: a beech, yew vase. John Millichamp: two large beech burr bowls. Wim Melchers: a cotinus or smoke tree bowl.

Merv Peck showed us how to use a texture/spiralling tool to give a bowl, vase an ornate finish. The selection of wood is critical, ash, sycamore, beech, yew are the preferred woods as they easier to create a pattern on. The tool also works well on end grain when creating coasters. Depending upon which wheel you use interesting patterns can be created. And if you have the flair the lined pattern can be filled with a variety of colours. This tool can have a variety of different uses for an endless designed patterns.

Nikita and A Love Until the End of Time.

Then followed Elizabeth McCormick on Keyboard with a A White Sports Coat, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Tennessee Waltz to name a few. Lovely listening.

Raffles were next and congratulations to winners Colin Findlater, Janet Smith and Gilbert Donaldson.

Alan Andrews was next to entertain on the piano with a some nice tunes, Sailor, Pania Over the Reef and a Sprig of Lilac.

Janet Smith was next who was filling in for Iris Taylor who couldn’t make the evening her selection was Love Changes Everything and Winter Kind of Love. She finished with a selection of Vera Lynn tunes, good entertainment.

Ashburton Golf Club We now have the finalists for the Watson Cup and The Newton Trophy, and two cracking games are in store. This tipster is a glass half full sort of fella, so I will say I got 50 per cent of my predictions correct. In the Watson Cup Lefty and Ken will have to wait another year, but then when you have waited 30 years, what’s another one? Steve McCloy and Stephan Lee were the spoilers, proving too strong and eased into the final.

There they will play the young Snowball boys Blair and Dan who had a very good win over Jordy and Sean. This will be a very tight final.

In the Newton Trophy a touch of magic

by Neil Macdonald on the 18th tipped the game in his and Ray Lambert’s favour over Tom and Matt. They will take on Terry Molloy and Bruce Ferriman who finally overcame the two Pats on the 22nd hole. This was a ding-dong battle, with never more than one hole in it. The Pat’s thought they were home twice, but a remarkable par save by Terry on the 20th and a superb up and down by Bruce on the 21st lead to a great win.

Tips for the final? The two Steves and Knocker and Leaky won from being tipped in the semis so I will tip them again. Whereas the Snowball brothers and Terry and Bruce won after being wrote off , so I will write them off again.

There, everyone’s happy.

On Sunday we have the Mid Canty Pennants again, with games at Ashburton and Mayfield. We have two crunch home games at the Brandon, with Hamish and his Bullets taking on Hoppy’s Bulldogs.

Followed by Tom and his Bottlers, sorry, typo I meant Battlers (or did I?) against Paddy and the Bangers. In the Ladies grade the Belles take on Methven Missy’s and The Birdies play Tinwald Tigers.

Then over at Mayfield, Shane and his Bravehearts are playing Rakaia Click. All the results and stories next week.

Ashburton MSA Outdoor Bowling Club recently held the club’ annual general meeting and prizegiving which was well attended by members.

The club’s committee for the coming season will see the president Linton Muir once again filling this position with Neil Stuthridge as vice-president Tony Inwood carries on as treasurer as well as green keeper, Darcy Lysaght remains as club secretary with the committee comprising of Charlie Cleghorn, John Moffatt, Gary Brown, Mike Skilling, John Argyle.

Subscriptions were set as follows Full membership $100 for season Social and limited subscription $50 allows non-competitive games. Winter bowls are being played at Racecourse Road Clubrooms indoors with good numbers turning up on a Wednesday and Saturday afternoon keeping their hand in for the coming season. We hosted Richmond WMC to play for the converted Norm Williams Memorial Rosebowl recently which Ashburton takes a lead five games to four when the return game is played on the uneven surface in Christchurch on August 30.

As a club we are looking for new members and if anyone is interested in playing the enjoyable game of bowls our warm clubrooms would be an ideal place to come and have a go before the season gets under way.

Anyone wanting to have a roll up or get a it of coaching most welcome at Racecourse Road Wednesday or Saturday or contact any committee person for further information.

Championship winners 2019-20: Open Singles: Shane Calder, Junior Singles.

Shane Calder, Colt Singles: Gary Brow, Pairs. Tony Inwood, John Moffatt, Triples. Robin Petrie, John Withell, Hamish Niish. Fours Tony Inwood, Terry Caldwell, John Moffatt, Robin Petrie.

Ashburton Pakeke Lions President Lion Noel Lowe extended a warm welcome to a large turnout of members, and visitors from various local Lions Clubs, to the 39th Annual Changeover Dinner at Hotel Ashburton.

He also welcomed Zone Chairman Richard Watson and VDG Christine Stewart.

Apologies were read by Peter O’Neill and Grace and Thought for Day by Lion Jim Young. Lion Jeanette Tarbotton proposed a toast to the Visitors which was replied to by Lion Marie McAnulty.

Lion Joe Butchard Toasted Lions International outlining the work that LCIF does around the world to elevate blindness, hunger and to help with measles eradication, by the 1.4 million men and women members of Lion’s Clubs throughout the world. Zone chairman Richard Watson replied on behalf of Lions International. A toast to wives and partners was made by Lion Arthur Pawsey with Audrey Lowe Replying with thanks.

Special Service Awards were then presented to three club members. The Presidents Service Award was presented to Lion Trevor Tindall for the tireless work he does for the club. Lion Les Briggs and Lion Clarrie Galway were both presented with the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award which is the pinnacle of recognition for their services over many years with the club.

Raffles were drawn and members were entertained by Moyra Whiting and Diane Young who sang songs made popular by the late Vera Lynn. Tailtwister Lion Robert Spencer entertained those present and extracted a large number of fines with an enjoyable session.

President Noel presented his annual report and thanked everyone for their support over the last year and stating that the year was seriously disrupted by Covid-19. The Induction of officers for the New Year was officiated by VDG Chris-

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tine Stewart. Incoming President Lion Jim Martin called his new board forward and they were received with applause.

Lion Jim then made his acceptance speech and advised that the club would concentrate on gaining new members and stating that positivity encourages fellowship. Singing of the National Anthem brought an enjoyable evening to a close.

The next meeting of the Lions Ladies Craft Group is to be held on Monday August 10 at The Kiosk at the Ashburton Raceway at 10am. All welcome.

Ashburton RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday, July 23. A minute’s silence was held for two recently deceased members. Apologies were received. The RSA Song was sung. Also happy birthday to one member. Sympathy was given to anyone has sadly lost a loved one and sick members were wished better health. Hostesses, each month will be called for on the day. Next month, Thursday, August 27, Housie will be played. The AGM couldn’t take place in March due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The Rosebowl was presented to the competition winner, Marilyn Coley.

Runner up was Kelly Rose Blackburn.

President Colleen Hands read her very detailed annual report. In the treasurer’s absence, Colleen also read the financial report. Both reports were accepted. No election of officers, all remain the same.

President, Colleen Hands, Secretary Catherine Smith, Treasuer Claire Wesley.

Committee: Ayleen Beatty, Kelly Rose Blackburn, Marilyn Coley, Judy Peck, Joy Tarbtton. Dan Lysaght on his electronic organ entertained members. It’s always lovely to hear him play. His selections were so easy to listen to and were enjoyed by all. Dan was thanked for giving up time to come and play for us. Raffles were won by Ayleen Beatty and Colleen Hands. Hostesses Joan and Trish served afternoon tea. Members enjoyed a chat and being back together again.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club We continue to get good turn outs on club days, and we have finished playing catchup on club tournaments playing the last three doubles competitions.

The Mixed Drawn Doubles was won by Johnny Wright and Neville Bensdorp earning themselves 22 points and 4 wins. A great effort.

Runners-up were Bernice Laird and Richard Browne.

The Under 70s event was won by Christine Carr and Jonathan Crum, earning themselves 11 points and 3 wins, and Runners up were Adair Jones and Bernice Laird.

The 70 and over event was won by Betty King and Johnny Wright earning themselves 27 points and 3 wins, and Runners up were Mavis Thompson and Colin Jones.

We must congratulate the winners and Runners-up who did so well and were a mixture of experienced and newer player, one of the advantages of drawing teams.

A well done to all who took part, because without then there would not be a competition.

We had six players take part in the Bastille Day Tournament in Christchurch on July 19th. Jan Guilford, Jonathan Crum, and Neville Bensdorp all finished in the top eight.

On Saturday we are hosting the Canterbury Doubles with 16 very good teams participating, and on Sunday we are hosting the Canterbury Singles with 22 players taking part. A good portion of players for both these events are from our own Club which is really pleasing.

There will be some good games to watch if you have some spare time do come and join us.

Netherby Women’s Institute Correction An error was made in transcribing the Netherby Women’s Institute report from last week. The incorrect contact number was printed. The correct number is 7454 105, not 027 7454 105 as reported. The Guardian apologises for this error.

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■■ RUGBY

Rugby rep season locked in

By Matt Markham

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Mid Canterbury rugby’s representative season has been finalised and there’s a surprise match-up in the works.

On Saturday, August 22, a selection match between a Presidents XV and a Chairman’s XV will be played before the Hammers launch into a four-week competition with neighbouring unions – South Canterbury, North Otago and Buller throughout the month of September.

The theme for the series is Heartland Local and teams consist of only local players. Mid Canterbury intend to reach across their two senior competitions to find their best possible squad for the series.

As well as overall bragging rights, the competition will also see the coveted Hanan Shield on the line too.

With Mid Canterbury’s club season coming to an end this weekend with the Watters Cup final being held in Methven, it left a lull in playing time for prospective players, so the trial match was put together to get a good base of players in front of coaches and selectors.

The following week the entire squad will attend a one-day training camp from which the final squad for the series will be selected.

Both 2020 Heartland coaches, prior to the compe-

tition being canned, Jason Rickard and Dale Palmer, will be at the helm of the side and were excited at the prospect of being able to play some representative rugby.

The pair will seek input and involvement from local club coaches too – opening up a new experience to a number of coaches in the region.

“We are really excited about this programme,” Palmer said.

“The opportunity for local coaches to be involved is great and we have seen an exciting group of players putting their hands up for selection with strong performances in club rugby.

“The squad will include a blend of youth and experience as several long-serving players are unavailable due to work commitments and a couple of retirements.

“So, this is a great opportunity for a new group of players to put their hand up for a spot in the team.”

Mid Canterbury begin their series against South Canterbury in Timaru before a trip to Hanmer Springs to play Buller. Their sole home match is against North Otago at Hinds before they turn around the next week and head to Oamaru to play the old golds again.

All matches are classed as full first-class fixtures.

A location for the President’s and Chairman’s XV match is yet to be announced.

Mid Canterbury will play North Otago twice in a new-look Heartland Locals competition during September.

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SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS Mayfield Golf Club

RESULTS ■■ GOLF Ashburton Golf Club Saturday 25 July The winners in the matchplay were: Watson Cup Steve McCloy & Stephen Lee defeated Paul May & Ken Clucas; Daniel & Blair Snowball defeated Jordan Bird & Sean Strange. Newton Trophy Terry Molloy & Bruce Ferriman defeated Paddy Bradford & Pat Turton; Neil MacDonald & Ray Lambert defeated Matt Tait & Tom Blacklow.

The Radius Care player of the day and winner over the field was Trevor Watson nett 69 on c/b. The winner of the putting round was Hamish Niles with 23 putts.

Other winning scores were: Paul Baird and Ken Clucas 69; Chris Lovelock and Ray Lambert 70; Greig Sparrow, Ryan Stoddart, Bruce Day, Jacobus van der Westhuizen, Barry Jury, Robert Pawsey, Brent MacGregor, Ian Rive and Tom Blacklow all 72.

Twos: Brent MacGregor, Hamish Niles, Bruce Day and Barry Jury.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Bruce Day; Docks Bar and Seafood Grill: Ian Rive; Value Plus Processing: Grant Smith; South Island Seeds: Steve Richards; Property Brokers #6: Blair Franklin; Ton’s Thai Longest Putt #9: Hughie Murchie; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Peter Walker.

Net Eagles Jackpot Hole: #15 Birdie Jackpot Hole # 6 Nine Hole Results The Harvey Bakehouse winners were: Murray Lister & Anthony White 39pts.

Other winning scores were: Maryanne Urquhart & Kay Niles 39, Robynne Nicol & Gordon Clinton 38, Chris Anderson & Peter Stetchman 35.

Ladies Golf July 28 Truman Trophy - Putting Jenny Williams – 27, Jeanette Montgomery - 28, Robin Bennett, Daphne Hinton, Heather Robertson - 29 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Not Struck, No 8 House of Travel: Daphne McDonnell, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Not Struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Sue Hastie, No 18 2nd Shot: Maryann Blair

Winners first round club champships senior Kerry Read Wayne Blair Intermediate Steve Schmack Wayne Vessey David Morrow Junior A Ian Hopping Roger Lake Junior B Michael Salvesen.

Others Played stablefood round winners Steve King 43 Andrew Lake 34 Bill Allan 33 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance: John Low, No11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Mike Salvesen, No 5 Campbell contracting Neil Fox, No 14 ANZ Bank: Kerry Read.

9&18 second shot: Ian Hopping Twos: Kerry Read John Low Don Lake Neil Fox Steve Schmack Rosehope Rommey Player of the Day: Steve King 75.10.65 9 Hole July 23 Best Nett-1st Jill Ludemann 53-19-34 2nd Tessa Gallagher 59-21-38, Greg Sim Builders No 2: Jill Ludemann, Mayfield Transport No 5: Jill Ludemann Ladies Golf July 21 Ruapuna Rosebowl Final; Margaret Read bt Lal Mulligan. Championship Rd 1; Jacquie Murdoch bt Lucy Tait. Eenie Meenie: Sanae Hydes 33, Jan Clucas 34, Juliet McLeod 34, Sue Graham 34.5. Mr Mann’s 2nd Shot 2& 11; Helen Rapsey, Sim’s Bakery Cloest to Pin 5 & 14; Juliet McLeod. Player of the Day; Margaret Read.

Results from July 28 28/07/20 Championship 2nd Round Bronze 1 Judy Webb bt Anne Maree Blair, Helen Rapsey bt Lal Mulligan, Bronze 2 Alison Vessey bt Lynley Mac Kenzie, Marg Read bt Sanae Hydes.

Stableford Competition, Christine Ross 38, Neroli Davies 35, Val Fleming 33. Mr Manns Bakery& Café 2nd Shot 2 or 11 Christine Ross. Sims Bakery Nearest the Pin 5 or 14 Anne Maree Blair. Two s No 11 Christine Ross

Methven Golf Club 9 Hole July 24 African Stablefords: Angela Simonett,Mike Markillie, Annette Maw 40 stablefords, Adrienne Goodwin 61-24-37, 17 Stablefords; Angela Simonett 66-2442,19.

PGG Wrightson best player Angela Simonett. Methven Travel 2nd Shot Alister Goodwin

Men’s Winners of the Gerard Fitzgerald Memorial trophy: Piers Rolton & Gary Kermode 61.

Senior: Piers Rolton 79-9-70 by lot. Intermediate: Keith Middleton 83-12-71.

Junior A: Phil Elliott 87-17-70. Junior B: John Robinson 94-74-70.

Other Good Scores: 70 Alister Maxwell.

71 Bruce Dickson.

HOLE IN ONE: Frank Sandys No. 6 Two’s: Michael Kemp, Simon Wareing, Piers Roltonx2, Phil Johnson, Eric Grimwade.

Dubliner Best Nett: Alister Maxwell 70 by lot. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Piers Rolton By Lot. Bar Voucher Best Gross: Alister Maxwell 75 Closest to the Pins-Aqua Japanese No 4: Dayle Lucas. Bar Voucher No 6: Frank Sandys. Ski Time No 13: Michael Kemp.

Green Parrott No 17: Piers Rolton. Hunters Wines No 14: James Anderson.

Next Week 1st August: Second round club champs qualifying, blue tees.

Ladies Golf Wednesday, July 22 LGU. Silver: Jenny Senior 90-15-75, Sara Gallagher 91-16-75 Bronze A: Jane Helmore 102-25-77, Jan Lane 102-25-79 Bronze B: Bev Isherwood 97-31-66, Gail Limbrick 110-39-71 4th Tuis: Bev Isherwood 43, Gail Limbrick 40, 3rd Gwen Cook, Bev Isherwood 66, Gail Limbrick 71 3rd Sarah Maw, Bev Isherwood 39, Heather Santy 36 Aqua Japanese Resturant best nett of the Day: Bev Isherwood 66 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open Methven Pharmacy Sara Gallagher, No 17 Open The Surprise Hole Jane Helmore, No 13 Open&Br B Methven Foursquare Sandra Marr, No 6 Open Supervalue Heather Santy, No 6 Sat Girls Methven Travel.

Twos and Nett Eagles: Gail Limbrick.

Sara Gallagher. Bev Isherwood. Jan Lane

Rakaia Golf Club July 22 Connelly Cup, Extra Medal: Freda Bierema 94-34-60, Jill Burrowes 108-29-77 Hidden Holes: Freda Bierema 31 Approach&Putt: Bronze A - Jill Burrowes, Bronze B – Sally Smith Railway Hotel 2nd shot #3: Mandy Hurst, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot: Sally Smith, V.Bell Nearest the Pin #8: Freda Bierema, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot #15: Marion Wederell, S. Quinn 2nd shot #17: Mandy Hurst

Tinwald Golf Club Stroke: Leading scores in the stableford round for the Snow Mann Trophy and 1st round of the Doug Gray Trophy played on Saturday; - 12; Pete Marshall 42, Steve Cowie 38, Cawte Whiting 37. 13-18; Trevor Taylor 37, Muri Ngutu 36, Ross Preece 35 c/b. 19 Plus; Steve Kircher 40, Bruce Collins 38, Roger Bruce 37 c/b.

Women; (Stroke) Belinda Kirdy 71, Emily Wilson 72.

Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Randell Feutz. Gluyas Ford # 6; Poko Paraia. The Fine Lion # 12; Emily Wilson.

Ace Automotive # 16; Dave Rush. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Struan Scott. Two’s; None. Net Eagle; # 15 Ross Preece.

The winner of the Snow Mann Trophy with 42 points was Pete Marshall.

Ladies Golf July 28 LGU: Silver: Sue Newman 74, Bronze 1: Belinda Kirdy 71, Bronze 2: Karen Young 70, 9 Hole: Denise Morgan 36.

Stroke: Karen Young 70, Di Lowe 73, Sue Gutsell 75, Mara Kennedy 76.

9 Hole Stroke: Denise Morgan 36, Shirley Young 39.

Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Maddy Smith, Sims Bakery 2nd Shot) #6 Leen Bell, Mac & Maggie #12 Karen Young, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Di Lowe.

Memory Funerals Longest Putt – Di Bell

■■ SHOOTING Ashburton District Rifle Club Ashburton District Rifle Club, at 300, 500 and 600 yards, 26 July.

TR, Martin Fleming 49.5, 49.6, 49.4, 147.15, Gareth Miller 48.5, 50.7, 48.1, 146.13, John Miller 48.5, 49.7, 48.5, 145.17, John Fleming 49.5, 47.4, 48.3, 144.12, John Snowden 48.3, 50.5, 46.3, 144.11, Megan Snowden 47.2, 48.3, 46.1, 141.6.

FTR, Murray Cook 59.6, 60.5, 58.4, 177.15, Mark Alexander 57.5, 54.1, 55.1, 166.7, Brian Graystone 49.1, 57.3, 54.0, 160.4.

FO, Mike Chui 60.8, 60.8, 58.5, 178.21, Bob McDonald 58.5, 60.4, 56.1, 174.10, David Smith 59.5, 59.3, 55.4, 173.12, Darral Bradley 54.4, 58.3, 55.1, 167.8, Lou Donaggio 53.4, 56.1, 49.1, 158.6.

Indoor Target Shooting, 27 July.

Chrissy Lee 80.1, Mathew Lee 86.3, Emily Lee 32.1, Greg Menzies 98.4, Quynn Geddes 88.1, Leo Wildey 92.2, Andie Geddes 54, James Storey 88.1, Lachlan Storey

81.2, Kinsey Storey 68, Abby Calder 85, Taylah Geddes 73, Allan Mitchell 95.2, Penny Stilgoe 87.1.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Zoey Reveley 78, 78, Peyton Fews 82.1, 72, Pete Peilva 84, 91.2, Chris Rooney 70, 80, Jac Anne 89.3, Billy Philpot 72.2, Milan Jade-Holland 64, Henry Murphy 76.1, Emily Heaven 80, 79, Jess Heaven 92.2, 87.1, Archie Rooney 92.3, 94.5, Bree Greer 87.1, Tim greer 95.4, Hunter Lill 80.1, Jessie Lill 82, Brent Frame 98.6, 99.9, Harpa Hughs 62, Eddie Millichamp 95.2, 95.3, Stephen Millichamp 90, 96.2, Julian Evans 88, Kevin fews 87.3, Wayne Tubb 93.2, Andrew Oram 95.1, Dave Millichamp 91.1, 96.3.

Mayfield Rifle Club Ella McDowell 84.1, Sam Rawland 82.2, Sarah Gould 89.1, Daniel Gould 88.1, Chloe Lovett 62, Caroline Lovett 96.4, Dylan Lovett 60, Alan Wakelin 95.1, 93.1, Andrew Donaldson 95.2, Hamish Dalzell 90, Martin Fleming 98.3, 97.5, Carl Nordqvist 98.4, 95.2, John Fleming 97.3.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday, August 1 Weekend Ladies - Saturday 1 August Rnd 1 Tucker Salver (N), Report 8.45 am for 9.00am, Convenors S Bradford 0211590983/B Fechney 0211305366.

Mid week Ladies - Tuesday 4 August Rnd 1 Tucker Salver (N), Report 9.30am for 10.00 am, Starters M Watson/D Hinton Nine Hole Men and Women - Thursday 6 August Report 9.45 am for 10.00 am, Convenor M Morgan 0279645380.

Club Captain V Moore 0272437724

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s August 4 LGU 1st Lloyd Trophy - 9 Holes LGU 6th Bell Trophy Report 9.30 for 10.00 start, Starters D. Bell N. Costin, Cards S. Gutsell M. Moore, Kitchen J. Bruhns, Draw steward J. Bruhns.

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Sandys sinks the sixth The run of holes-in-one at Methven has continued when Frank Sandys achieved his first official ace in Saturday’s club competition.

Hitting off the tee with his reliable seven wood, Sandys drained the shot at the par 3 sixth hole during his match-up against Simon Wareing.

“There were high-fives and screams of delight from my playing partners, plus players on No. 3 and No. 7 tees,” a grinning Sandys recalled.

“I could not concentrate for much of the rest of the round.

“I was being congratulated and high-five’d whenever I met others,” Sandys added.

He reportedly celebrated well into the night.

It is the second golfing ace at the course in a matter of weeks after local man Leyton Blackwell was reported to have holed the 17th in one earlier this month.

Although it was his first “official” holein-one, he also scored a hole-in-one at a

fundraising event at the then Methven High School on the back field which won him a trip to Millbrook.

Sandys was unable to top Wareing at the weekend who now has won 18 match play fixtures since the beginning of 2019 with wins in the Intermediate Championship, the Senior Knockout and two-time Duff Trophy winner, alongside James Anderson.

It caps a big fortnight for the Wareing family after Philip Wareing Ltd was confirmed as the Methven Golf Club’s premier sponsor for the next three years.

“All our sponsors, large and small, are hugely appreciated by the club, especially in the current economic climate.

“Thank you to our previous major sponsor Methven Resort.”

Left - Frank Sandys celebrates his holein-one at the sixth pin during the men’s club competition in Methven on Saturday.

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■■ HARNESS RACING

Morrison heading south with one hand on premiership

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

John Morrison will know when he hops on a plane this morning to head to Invercargill whether or not he has one hand on the national junior drivers’ premiership.

The former Mid Canterbury youngster is out to back up his title victory from last season again for the 2019-2020 season and before racing last night at Alexandra Park, Morrison was the front-runner.

With 33 wins on the board for the season, Morrison sat with a one-win lead on 33 wins for the season, ahead of the North Island’s Dylan Ferguson who has 32.

Ferguson had seven drives last night and a couple looked strong winning chances, so Morrison will head to today’s Invercargill meeting knowing exactly what’s required to win the title again with no further racing in the North Island before the season closes on Saturday morning.

Ben Hope (30) and Sheree Tomlinson (29) were also within striking distance, but neither appeared to have the book of drives required to run down either Morrison or Ferguson.

Today, Morrison jumps in the cart on seven oc-

casions with a number of good chances.

He starts the day in a familiar set of colours, those of his father, Ashburton saddler Chris Morrison, with first starter Random Jude. He also has three drives for big supporter, Malcolm Shinn, at the meeting, including last start placegetters, Miss Impression and Champagneandwine.

His best chances appear to sit with Rydgemont Milly in the third race of the day and Racing Minister for Doug McLachlan in race five.

A win today, dependent on what Ferguson did last night, will seal victory for Morrison, making him one of only a few young drivers to have won back-to-back junior drivers’ premiership – the last of whom was the incomparable Dexter Dunn almost 10 years ago.

Should no success come today, then there’s tomorrow night at Addington where he has two drives for the night including a steer in the prestigious Darren DeFillipi Memorial where he drives Sods Law. The race is a highlight for the junior drivers and also acts as a remembrance for DeFilippi, the son of Colin and Julie DeFilippi, who was tragically killed while driving home from the Orari races in 1995.

John Morrison.

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Ex-All Black Andy Haden dies aged 69 Former All Black lock Andy Haden has died aged 69 following a battle with cancer.

Former All Blacks coach John Hart confirmed the death.

Hart said Haden was surrounded by his family when he died at 7am yesterday morning.

“It’s tragic for his family and everyone in the game,” Hart said.

Born in Whanganui, Haden played a total of 117 matches, including 41 tests, for the All Blacks over 13 years from 1972.

He debuted against the 1977 Lions, a series made more tense by the fact the previous tour had seen the All Blacks beaten for the first time by the Lions.

Haden was a part of a strong All Black side which beat the touring Springboks in 1981, a tour better known for protests against the match up going ahead.

He played for Auckland, a team growing towards its heyday, and Ponsonby club. His All Black biography says he was part of the Ponsonby team which won the Gallaher Shield for Auckland club rugby, seven times – “a figure equalled only of Peter Fatialofa of post-war players”.

Haden was a lineout expert at a time when rugby lineouts were more a lottery than today, with controlled lifting. And he was cunning.

It was exemplified by his infamous “dive” out of the lineout – pretending to have been pushed – during the 1978 test against Wales.

He was mobile and strong but, perhaps most importantly, he could concentrate hard at a time when there were few replacements for players. He was a thinking player in the middle of the scrum.

But for all that he also cut a different figure from most All Blacks of the time – and that made him controversial.

He was one of the first All Blacks to head to Europe to play, a commonplace now. He enjoyed the lifestyle in France, learned the language and, he said, he learned how rugby could work to a player’s favour – all this at a time before rugby professionalism.

Haden became an advocate for change and a better deal for players. He argued for better conditions and always said he wanted to be rugby’s “first millionaire”. It seemed an outrageous claim at the time, now it would hardly raise an eyebrow.

He wrote a best-selling biography, Boots ’n’ All, and then made himself unavailable for a 1983 northern hemisphere tour to promote it. It sold in droves.

He was never backward in

Andy Haden speaking his mind – and his comments could land him in hot water. He once claimed the Crusaders rugby franchise had race-based selections so they only ever played three darkskinned players at a time.

In 1982, he established Sporting Contacts, a marketing and promotions company for New Zealand celebrities and sportsmen and women. One of his best known clients was Rachel Hunter, the supermodel.

His comments were often front page news – and had repercussions. In 2010, he had to resign as a Rugby World Cup ambassador after making controversial statements saying some young women were targeting sportspeople and suggesting they may be partly to blame if they were raped.

Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard, then the Labour Rugby World Cup spokesman, said later he believed Haden was loyal, generous and had his heart in the right place but he also liked “winding people up” and that had led him to say things which were unacceptable.

New Zealand Rugby president Bill Osborne, an All Blacks teammate of Haden’s said: “Andy’s stature and influence as a player was huge. Not only was he an immense physical presence, there was also immense respect from his teammates.

“Most people will remember the way he dominated the lineout as a tower of strength, but I also remember the way he looked after the young players coming into the All Blacks, and how he advocated for players’ rights both during and after his playing career.

“Our thoughts are with his wife Trecha and his family.”

NZR chief executive Mark Robinson added: “Andy was one of the most recognisable figures in New Zealand Rugby both on and off the field.

“His contribution as a player for Ponsonby, Auckland and the All Blacks was massive over a long period of time and he will be remembered by those who saw him play as one of the true greats of our game.”

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It starts off small enough. You notice what another person has and it creates a sharp indent where a seed of want is planted in your being. This is not just about envy; it is the distant cry of a calling.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your mood should not be dictated by someone else’s approach to the day. If such a thing is becoming a regular occurrence, consider this the red flag of codependency.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Certain conflicts will never be resolved because they are too deeply rooted in core differences. But peaceful coexistence can resume when parties agree not to fight and instead focus on commonalities.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You will know the particular kind of thrill that comes with pretending to be someone else and pulling it off to the spectacular degree that “someone else” is actually a new version of you.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): These days, it’s not how many people show up but how they show up that matters. Scores of intentionless people can’t make the difference that one intent human being can.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re in the final throes of a minor project and will probably be surprised at your feelings about it. This was more of an emotional investment than you expected. At the end of a journey is a new adventure.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Sometimes, courage is tested in the face of obvious danger. More often than not, it is honed in smaller, lessnoticeable ways as you show up to the uncertainties of daily life.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The importance of planning will be highlighted. Start with what you want, otherwise, the world will decide your weekend for you and then you get what you get.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): If you think you’re satisfied, then you are. If you think you’re wealthy, then you are. If you think you’re in love, then you are. But if you think you’re wise, then you are not. Wisdom is not a conclusion; rather, it’s an endless question.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): With the pleasantness of falling for someone comes the hopes that, at the bottom of it, there will be a soft place to land. There’s a period in which you can test this out, but once you’ve leaped, it’s too late.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): After years of neglect, one area of your life is about to receive rigorous focus. You’ll get ideas about it over the next 48 hours. This is the beginning of an overhaul.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You can take the heat today, especially if you’re the one providing it for yourself in the form of self-discipline or lofty ambitions. You may not achieve all you desire, but you’re better for the effort.

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill.

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5:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa Ross Show PG 5:05 Holby (HLS) Blues v Chiefs.

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10:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes. 11am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Chiefs. 11:30 Pacific Brothers 12:30 Loosehead Footy 1:30 Rugby Nation 2:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Blues v Chiefs. 4:30 The Breakdown 5:30 First XV Rugby Revision 6pm GrassRoots Rugby 8pm Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Reds v Force.

8:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Force v Brumbies.

9pm The Aussie Rugby Show 9:45 NPC Archive (RPL) Waikato v Counties Manukau – 1997.

11:45 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Blues v Chiefs.

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9:25 Aussie Lobster Men PG 10:15 Deadliest Catch PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M The Hunted.

11:55 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Attack of the Thunderballs.

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Ladder firms ahead of second round An upset win over Celtic tonight may not be enough for United to improve its fourth spot on the ACL premier netball ladder.

By Adam Burns

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The midway point of premier netball is imminent as a handful of teams scrap for competition points ahead of the next phase of the competition.

The final round robin games of the ACL premier competition’s first round take place tonight with the middle teams vying to improve their ladder positions ahead of next week’s championship round start.

Mt Somers is set for a promotion/relegation bout, even if it overturns the form book tonight against a Hampstead team in full flight.

The blue and golds are a sure fire certainty of top rank ahead of the next phase after they accounted for Celtic last week.

The team have every base of the court covered and should be too good for Mt Somers in the second premier game of the night.

It does provide an opportunity for the likes of College, Methven and United to make some gains on the competition leaders.

College A and Methven will battle it out to begin proceedings with two points separating the two sides.

Methven edged a fast finishing United

last week to secure their second win before College finally tasted victory when they defeated Mt Somers.

Methven’s height advantage and greater experience will be some of the challenges facing College, however last week’s breakthrough win should raise confidence levels ahead of the all-important clash.

United also finds themselves in a similarly niggly position following a win, two losses and a draw.

They could face a backlash performance from Celtic after the ACL powerhouses were put away by Hampstead.

While there will undoubtedly be a sting

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in the Celtic tail, United have proven to be no easybeats and a strong fourth quarter unit which will ask questions of Celtic late in the game.

There will be added interest in premier 2 action tonight.

Celtic B look set to challenge Mt Somers in next week’s promotion relegation playoff, unless Methven can upset the apple cart in the middle premier 2 match-up.

Even if this does occur it would still have to be a heavy defeat with Southern A and Hampstead B, who play each other tonight, still both a dubious chance at best in catching Celtic on the table.

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