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Toot for Tucker donations down By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

It was still good enough as every bit is a help and every little bit is appreciated. Jackie Ryan

Donations for this year’s Toot for Tucker were down as organiser had expected them to be. The annual food drive run by the Ashburton County Lions collected a third less than the almost 385 boxes of food received in 2019. Ashburton County Lions membership director Jackie Ryan said they had expected a drop on last year’s haul and it was still a good effort. “We half pie expected that partly because of the way things are at the moment [around Covid-19]. “It was still good enough as every bit is a help and every little bit is appreciated.” The other factors impacting this year’s collection was donors had to either supply their own bag this year or simply place the items on the roadside, unlike previous years when a supplied bag had helped to generate collections, Ryan said. “People had to provide their own bag to put things in, with people using brown paper bags or reusable supermarket bags but not everyone would do that. “There were a lot of streets where food wasn’t put out full stop.” Above – Both the No. 24 (Ashburton) Squadron and Ashburton Cadet Unit provided plenty of bodies on the ground for the annual Toot For Also adding to the drop Ryan Photo Supplied Tucker food drive on Monday. said was that the Rakaia area is running its own Toot for Tucker this year to supply its own foodbank. The around 250 boxes of non-perishable food will be distributed between the Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul and Presbyterian Support. While volunteer support numbers were down this year, Ryan thanked all the helpers and especially praised the efforts of the No. 24 (Ashburton) Squadron Swipe your AA Smartfuel and Ashburton Cadet Unit, who card in-store and earn had 24 bodies on the ground be1 tween them. reward points with 9 Squadron Leader Lisa Sutton 39 said they felt like it was another AA Smartfuel Real Locals, Real Value busy night collecting for Toot for 14 10 Tucker. 5 “It felt like just another Toot for 1 Tucker in the areas we were col1 lecting and it wasn’t until we got 1 2 A Mai Tai is the original tiki classic – made even back to the sorting room and saw Swipe your AA Smartfuel 1 better with the addition of Appleton Estate rum and it's perfectly balanced flavours of orange, a few more empty tables than 12 1 cardandin-store earn apricot fresh peach. and This tropical and fruity usual,” Sutton said. rum cocktail recipe is easy to whip together at 2 reward withday. the endpoints of a hot summer’s “What was collected was still a 1 AA Smartfuel good amount.” 60ml Appleton Estate

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Sharing the caring with flowers By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Kiwi resilience is being celebrated around New Zealand this week with the gift of flowers. The Resilience in Bloom campaign is being celebrated at Ashburton Hospital where a display of flowers, provided by Samantha Rose Flowers, has been set up in the foyer. Hospital visitors and patients are able to take a flower from the display to brighten their day. More than 400 stems of flowers will be given away in the foyer and the maternity ward. Florist Samantha Trott said flowers were a great way to spread joy and happiness and she’s stocked the hospital foyer with peonies, roses, stock, tulips, ranunculus, gerbera and leucospermum. “We are a rural community of 35,500, and the hospital is a place where everyone needs cheering up. It’ll be bright and colourful, and will hopefully give some people’s days a bit of a lift,” she said. The gift of flowers was welcomed by hospital manager Berni Mara who said they would be a bright spot in the day for many people. “Accessing care in hospitals can be daunting, rewarding and overwhelming in the same visit and the gift of a flower can provide a memory, kindness, calm or a ray of sunshine that may not have been present when they walked through the front door,” she said. Although Ashburton doesn’t have a managed isolation and quarantine hotel, Marra said 2020 and the impact of Covid-19 has been tough on staff as well as their patients. “As a hospital in a rural com-

It’ll be bright and colourful, and will hopefully give some people’s days a bit of a lift – Samantha Trott, florist

Above – Karen McIntyre (left) and Ashburton Hospital orderly Gail Smith enjoying the gift of flowers as part of Resilience In Bloom, this year’s celebration of New Zealand’s fifth Flowers Week. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 181120-SN-6600 Right – Florist Samantha Trott spreading joy at Ashburton Hospital. munity, our staff provide care across the spectrum and this year our staff has stepped up to the challenge and delivered care, leading with confidence so the community can be assured we are here to support them.

“That’s resilience,” Mara said. More than 10,000 Kiwis work in the NZ floral industry and Flowers Week was a great way for those people to reward Kiwis who had remained resilient during a tough year, she said.

Donations of time help the whole community prosper By Heather Mackenzie heather.m@theguardian.co.nz

Yearly, volunteers in New Zealand carry out a staggering 159 million hours of community service, equating to roughly $4 billion dollars worth of donated time. Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury co-ordinator Dellwyn Moylan can understand why

so many people donate time to the community. “Volunteering pretty much covers all the five steps to well-being – connect, give, take notice, learning and being active. Moylan said Covid-19 and, in particular, the higher lockdown levels did throw a spanner in the works for a while, it also helped gather up more volunteers too. “Families are now looking for

ways to volunteer together, like planting native plants.” “Kai for Kids has also seen a big growth in volunteer numbers since Covid-19.” According to Moylan, online volunteering has increased too. Tech-savvy young people can now easily act as mentors for older people, she said. “This is a great way for young people to build relationships with

elderly members of our community who may have been feeling lonely or isolated previously, plus they learn from each other.” For those who have lost their jobs during the pandemic, Moylan said volunteering was a great way to fill in empty days, help stave-off potential depression and upskill all in one hit. “This is often a good way of retaining or finding out if a dif-

ferent field would be of interest long term, try before you buy,” she said. International Volunteer Managers Day was on November 5 and to mark the occasion Moylan and five other managers went out for lunch. “It was nice for us all to catch up and discuss upcoming events or projects we could all work together on,” Moylan said.

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Councillors vote for pay cut By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

They’ve voted themselves a pay cut and a demotion, but five Ashburton District councillors couldn’t be happier. They’re part of a history-making move by the council that will see it can all but one of its committees next year, instead holding fortnightly council meetings where every councillor is an equal. Currently the council has five standing committees and the chair of each earns $43,000 for the year, while the three rankand-file councillors earn $35,118. From January, when committees are scrapped, all councillors will be on the same pay rate, $40,044 and all will carry the same workload because the

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Remuneration Authority salary funding pool must all be allocated. Deputy mayor Liz McMillan will remain on her current salary of $57,502 and mayor Neil Brown on $121,500. His workload will increase under the new meeting schedule. Ashburton is not the first council to disestablish its standing committees, but it is one of only a few to go down this path. It will, however, retain its audit and risk committee to meet Audit New Zealand requirements, and this will be chaired by Brown. The change would be a huge improvement, councillor John Falloon said. “During Covid-19 lockdown all committees were suspended and we were meeting by Zoom weekly and that worked. “It cuts out a layer of bureau-

cracy rather than everything going through the committee before it goes to council. Now we won’t be talking to the monkey, we’ll be talking to the organ grinder. This is huge,” he said. The fortnightly council meetings would also speed up the decision-making process, Falloon said, as an issue that needed more information would only have to wait a couple of weeks to be decided rather than the six weeks it took under the current meeting cycle. Long-serving councillor Stuart Wilson said he was “a little sad” at the demise of the committee structure. “I know it was another layer, but we’ll have to make sure our briefing activity days are long and more indepth so we can delve a bit deeper. “I hope the two-weekly council

meetings won’t just brush over things. “I’ll be watching our briefing meetings to see that we still get the full information we’re entitled to as councillors.” Without committees all councillors would hold the same knowledge and information, Angus McKay said. “And running as a council is much more important than running as a councillor, a committee chair or remuneration,” he said. Axing standing committees will not be the only change to the way elected members work next year; their regular meeting day will also change, from Thursday to Wednesday to accommodate the number of regional meetings that involve the mayor and chief executive Hamish Riach. From the Press Bench – P7

Former MP jumps on board Ruralco Left – David Carter (left) is welcomed to the Ruralco board by Jessie Chan (chair) and Rob Sharkie, group CEO. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Former MP and House of Parliament speaker, David Carter, has been welcomed on to the board of Ruralco following the rural service co-operative’s annual meeting on Wednesday night. A farmer of more than 10,000 stock units, Carter said that being able to offer something to a passion of his was a major factor in his decision to come on board and that he was looking forward to the challenges ahead. “Joining the Ruralco board is a chance to offer my experience to my first passion – New Zealand agriculture,” Carter said in a statement. “Ruralco has a unique history, I believe with good governance, good management and dedicated staff, it has the potential to deliver even greater benefits to its shareholders.” Carter’s comment about delivering benefits to shareholders was exemplified during the AGM when it was confirmed Ruralco would, for the third time in a row, pay its owners a bonus rebate thanks to revenue growth and careful management of expenses. The $250,000 bonus rebate

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“Covid-19 was an unprecedented obstacle this year, but as a Ruralco family we managed to overcome it,” she said. “Through the grit and dedica-

tion of our team and our farmers we continued to trade in a way which served our farmers’ needs, while also meeting our financial goals.” With 68 new shareholders coming on board and an increase in their market share it’s been a positive time. “Crisis does not change who you are, crisis reveals who you are. “Covid-19 has revealed a lot about us this year. We are agile, innovative and willing to rise to the challenge,” Chan added. The AGM also acknowledged the retirement of former chairman, Alister Body, who stood down from his role earlier this year. After nine years of service on the board, including three years in the chair – group chief executive Rob Sharkie said they would miss Body’s input. “We will miss his wealth of experience and the professionalism he brought to the board and our co-operative, and we wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”

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hange is a good thing around a council meeting table. It’s not always comfortable and it’s not always easy, but when the reasons are solid, it’s good to see our lot are willing to step up and do what’s required. This week our councillors decided it was time to change the way they run the district’s business. The business itself won’t change, but the regular public meetings where those decisions are made, will. In what is an unusual move for any council, out team has decided to scrap committee

By Sue Newman FROM THE PRESS BENCH meetings and hold more regular council meetings. And that’s to be applauded. It might not sound like much of a change, but what it means in practice is that all councillors will be involved in debate and will be able to vote at every meeting. Currently only those on a

specific committee can vote on issues coming before that committee. And that effectively means double handling, doubling discussion as every recommendation from a committee must come back and go through another round of discussion at a council meeting before it can be passed. Sounds long winded and convoluted? It is. And while the system might have worked for as long as we’ve had a council, it’s cumbersome and requires a protracted process to get the point where a decision can be made. It’s a process that’s earned all councils a reputation

for moving very slowly. In getting to this point some sacrifices have been required. For the five committee chairs that’s meant a pay cut. They’re out of a job, losing their bonus pay and moving back into the pack. We now have one mayor, one deputy mayor and eight councillors of equal rank. And everyone seems happy. They’re effectively a team of equals. But most importantly for ratepayers, from January we’ll have a council that can move at pace, fortnightly meetings where issues can be discussed and decisions made on the day. Worst case scenario, any

Practicality before aesthetics By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

A stylish entranceway might set the tone in a new subdivision, but it’s a tone that will be falling on deaf ears in the Ashburton District. Ashburton and the district’s rural towns are dotted with subdivisions that are marked by entranceways, plantings and signs that help create special character in a new development. Developers love the option, but the

council does not and it’s about to sign off planning rules that make it clear those entrance enhancements are not allowed. The entranceway saga has had a chequered history. For a number of years the council condoned the practice, allowing a developer to create an entranceway as part of the subdivision plan and for that entranceway and associated plantings to then be vested in the council. This meant it became the council’s to maintain. However, in recent years, the council has refused to allow

structured entranceways on new subdivisions and that’s put it offside with developers, who say it is unfair that they cannot create a feature that would create a sense of place for section buyers. The issue for the council is that attractive as an entranceway may be when it is built, once it is vested in the council as roadside reserve its upkeep becomes the council’s problem and its maintenance a ratepayer problem. To make it absolutely clear to developers that entrance structures are no longer allowed,

Stone walls, plantings and nonstandard lighting might add to the attractiveness of a subdivision but a new Ashburton District Council policy will ensure they are no longer part of Ashburton’s streetscape. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 181120-SN-6604

council infrastructure services manager Jane Donaldson at this week’s infrastructure committee meeting, asked councillors to make the entrance structure ban part of its subdivision code of practice. Because the practice had been allowed in the past and there were plenty of examples around the district, developers were not happy when told this could no longer be done. If the ban was part of the code of practice it would make it very clear what the requirements were, Donaldson said.

Push to get advice bureau up and running By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

It might have changed tack mid-stream, but moving under the umbrella of its parent organisation will mean a fast track to delivering services to the community for Ashburton’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) A decision was made last year to establish a CAB in Ashburton. It was to be established in Community House and to operate under its umbrella. Establishment and operating costs for six months were granted by the Ashburton

District Council and the service was to be up and running within six months (by March this year). Covid-19 meant significant delays in establishing the bu-

reau and the national organisation has now stepped in and offered to be the legal umbrella under which the set-up can be fast tracked. Working under the national

delay to seek more information should only be of two weeks duration. Oddly, it seems, we have Covid-19 to thank for the change. During the lockdown councillors met weekly by Zoom as the newly-formed Covid-19 Response Committee effectively became the council. And it got things done, the business of the district continued, uninterrupted in spite of lockdown. Our councillors clearly liked the quicker way of doing things, reviewed the century-plus laborious, committee-heavy way of the past and opted for change. Good move.

organisation during its start up also means the service will not have to be available three hours a day, five days a week as will be the case once it becomes an independent CAB. This means the service can start using the number of volunteers it already has rather than waiting for a full contingent to be recruited and trained and for a local board to be established. On Wednesday, the district council decided to approve the interim legal structure for Ashburton’s CAB and that the funds it had provided would be transferred from Community House to CABNZ.

The only option for a developer wanting to build an entranceway would be to create this within the actual subdivision boundary and to ensure maintenance remained their responsibility. Developers argued that an attractive entranceway to a subdivision added to the amenity value of a town and that creating these on land within the subdivision would effectively reduce the size or the entranceway sections. Councillors agreed that a new policy around entranceway structures should be implemented.

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‘Look after what you’ve got and By Heather Mackenzie

Housework was a soul-destroying job, a never-ending cycle of dusting, changing sheets, luxing and washing, but I wasn’t satisfied until my daily chores were done

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udrey Lilley is one of life’s workers, always has been, but she has always known how to glam herself up when the situation dictated. Audrey is living in Methven House, the very building she was born in in 1924 when it was a maternity hospital. The need for work clothes may have gone, but the glamour habit remains, as the 97-year-old greets every day looking immaculate. Her stylish hair is perfectly done and makeup is always lightly applied. How she manages to pull it all off when she has very limited eyesight these days is a mystery known only to herself. Audrey looks back on poignant moments in her life with a nostalgic smile. “I have such lovely memories, sometimes I sit here and think how empty life would be without them.” Audrey said when her father, Leicester Anderson returned from World War One his name was drawn out of the farm ballot box. “That was in 1919 and that Lyndhurst farm, Waterford, is still in the family today, my nephew James Anderson has it now and that makes me very proud.” Three years later in 1922, Leicester married local girl Victoria Chambers and the couple had three children, Audrey, Valmai and Douglas. Chambers was the 13th child of 13 children, which explains why Lilley is related to just about everybody in Methven one way or another. Audrey loved growing up on the farm, although she was more in an inside girl at heart and freely admits her sister Valmai inherited the outdoor genes. “I stayed indoors and looked after my little brother Douglas as he was 15 years younger than me.” Education for Audrey started at Lyndhurst Primary, then on to high school in Ashburton, finally ending up as a trainee hairdresser in Beaths Department Store in Ashburton. “Those were such happy days for me. I was boarding with Mr and Mrs Williams on 148 Tancred Street.” It was a boarding house of considerable repute, according to Audrey, which only accepted accountants, school head mistresses, hairdressers and the like. “I met many notable Ashburton business people when I was living there.” Weekends would see Audrey bike from Ashburton to Lyndhurst on Friday afternoons, more often than not into a howling nor’west wind, on a heavy bike with no gears. After enjoying the weekend at home she repeated the ride in reverse on Sunday.

After four years as an apprentice and two years working as a qualified hairdresser, Beaths closed and back to the farm Audrey went. Her stint there was up after a couple of months as the manager of Beaths in Christchurch called and offered her a hairdressing position there. Life in the big city flowed along quite nicely with a happy mix of hard work, spending time with friends and attending church on Sundays. “I had a lot of clients so I would work Saturday mornings as well.” One day at a clay bird shooting afternoon the young hairdresser

spotted Methven farmer Sydney Llewellyn Lilley, confusingly known as Bruce, and to their mutual delight they got on famously. The pair’s first date, to a wedding in Christchurch, clearly went very nicely, as on April 19, 1952, she walked up the Methven All Saints Anglican Church isle to marry a smiling Bruce. Marriage meant the then 28-year-old waved goodbye to her central city life, handed in her notice at Beaths Department Store, after being there four years, and headed off to her new life as wife and mother on the family farm just out of Methven.

“We were both quite reserved and so we led a very simple life on the farm where I was happy at home bringing up our four children Richard, Helen, Bruce and Ruth.” Luckily, she just missed the smoky, refuse-to-light-no-matterwhat-you-did coal range era and had an electric Eva Hot range instead, which she could really make hum and cooked many a magic family meal on it. She did, however, have to cope with the nuances of a wringer washing machine and an outside toilet. “Housework was a soul-

destroying job, a never-ending cycle of dusting, changing sheets, Luxing and washing, but I wasn’t satisfied until my daily chores were done.” What she did like were the busy times like shearing and harvest, when it would be all hands to the pump to keep up a constant supply of meals and hot tea to hungry workers. Sundays were days for church and then either visiting relations after lunch, or going on picnics to McLennans Bush, now named Awa Awa Rata reserve, or over to Staveley’s Sharplin Falls. “The kids still remember those trips out, which is nice.” Special occasions, like Boxing Day or Canterbury Show Day, called for further afield family outings. “We would drive over to Peel Forest and sometimes up to the Christchurch show, but that was always hot and dusty, we preferred the Ashburton show.” There was much excitement when the Lilleys threw caution to the wind and purchased their first TV. Audrey said the children had been introduced to the modern wonders of TV when they spent time at Alan and Margaret Robinson’s neighbouring farm. Finally the not-very-subtle hints from their four children got the better of them and in the 1970s a flash telly new took pride of place in the living room. “It had a gracious wooden cabinet and was a lovely piece of furniture, quite a luxury for us … but, then, oh well,” she said. The buying once and buying well philosophy also extended to clothing. Family members point out that she is not one to have a wardrobe overflowing with the latest fashions, but rather she has a mixture of classic items that all go together perfectly. Gardening was always something that she enjoyed. “I broke in a lot of garden ground over the years, I really enjoyed doing that.” Audrey and her sister Valmai along with other Methven women,

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Kathryn Ryan is a firm favourite, or – with the aid of a magnifying glass – reading the newspaper. “I like to know what is going on in the world.” Monthly trips out with the Blind Foundation or the Methven Garden Club, along with family visits and outings make for a full social calendar. Family still remains the centre of Audrey’s world, she now has eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and even at 97 she can still get down on the floor and play with them, which impresses her family no end. A good walk in the fresh air is also high on the enjoyment list. With her purposeful stride, hat set at a jaunty angle and bright hi-vis vest is a familiar sight on Morgan Street walking to the Methven Golf Club and back, weather permitting. And her parting words of wisdom ... “Look after what you’ve got and you’ll never want for anything.”

started the Methven Garden Club and she is still a patron of the club. Audrey has been in Methven House now for 10 years, having moved in shortly after her beloved husband Bruce passed away. “I know how lucky I am to be in here, I love my little suite,” she said. The farm they built up together is still in the family and is now up to its fourth generation of Lilleys looking after it. After leaving the farm, the couple first moved to a nearby lifestyle block and then into the Methven township on Morgan Street. “Bruce was living in Methven House when he died and so I feel close to him being here too. “I moved in here as my eyesight was badly affected by macular degeneration. When I could no longer cook or garden, I knew it was time to leave Morgan Street.” Her eyesight may have faded, but that’s all, she is still as sharp as a tack and loves to keep up with national and world events by listening to the National Programme.

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CBD beginning to take shape By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

fter months of wondering what a new-look Ashburton CBD might present like, we’re now starting to get a slow but steady picture. And it would seem the future is bright. Work is slowly but surely ploughing ahead and with every new piece unveiled, there’s reason for excitement about the prospect of a bright and fresh new look for the beating heart of the Ashburton District. Sections of the CBD that were once dilapidated and tired will have new life breathed into them. Streets with cracks and potholes will gain a new lease of life and be given the chance to flourish in an entire package set to make this town much more aesthetically appealing to those from outside our boundaries – and in some cases, those from within them. Perhaps, and who knows if this will eventuate, Ashburton might stop being a town you can’t wait to get to the other end of for people passing through, and instead become a town that is ideal and appealing to take a break and stretch the legs. Without a doubt though, the work has created some issues for people within the community. Some businesses have struggled, but then again talking to some – they’ve flourished. It’s been tough for pedestrians and the existing base of people who come into the CBD to go about their business. If there’s a champion of the new movement, it’s the Murney Main building. Magnificent in it’s towering copper splendour with additions over the past few weeks of murals taking it to a whole new level. That one particular building has set the tone for what the town should strive to be. Visibly striking, impressive and in some ways intimidating enough that it makes you stop and take a second look. It’s a positive way to be. Yes, there is a long way still to go until we get our new look Ashburton CBD, but with every step taken we come another step closer to completion. Let’s just hope, and I’m sure it will be the case, that the juice is worth the squeeze.

YOUR VIEW Toot for Tucker On behalf of the Ashburton County Lions we wish to extend their sincere appreciation to the members of the public of Ashburton, who so generously donated food to our annual appeal on Monday November 16. A big thank you to all the volunteers and the many clubs who so willingly gave

their time to help. It is not just the cars and runners, but the helping of sorting the food afterwards. We apologise to any we miss that night, so please take your bags to the food banks. Toot for Tucker makes a huge difference to many families in Mid Canterbury. Jackie Ryan & Barbara Borland - Membership Directors

-------------------Thank you so much to the Ashburton County Lions Club and Property Brokers for again organising a successful Toot for Tucker. To the clubs, organisations and individuals who help with the collection and sorting items for the 3 local food banks, a big thank you and especially to all the folks at home who

donated food items. We are very appreciative of the support to Ashburton St Vincent de Paul. This is such tangible help and you can all be assured it goes to families and individuals who contact our help line when in need. Thank you once again. Yours sincerely, Michael Hanham President

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Don’t cry for me . . . EMOTIONAL TIMES

By Phill Hooper

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’m not about to pull a “Keith Quinn” which is not a cockney rhyme similar to “Barry Crocker - Shocker” although maybe it could be. When a bloke gets sent to the doghouse he could be off to the “Keith Quinn – Sin Bin”. The New Zealand rugby commentator Keith Quinn has caused controversy on Twitter this week, with a post telling New Zealand men to “harden up”. “What’s happening to bloke- ism? In the TV news the last few days Dustin Johnson, Lewis Hamilton and Puma rugby players and coach all crying their eyes out. Would the sight of All Blacks wearing pink boots have moved Pinetree Meads? I doubt it. Harden up - blokes of today,” the broadcaster posted on Twitter. New Zealanders were quick to shut his message down, including Sir John Kirwan. While not directly replying to Quinn’s tweet, Kirwan’s post made his stance clear: “My highlight from the weekend was the team and Mario Ledesma crying, made me cry. Beautiful,” he wrote. Dozens of other Kiwi Twitter users replied to Quinn’s tweet expressing their disappointment at his views. I think it’s all good to let one’s emotions

flow and I’m not just saying that because some telly ads make me cry. I loved seeing the Argentinian reaction to their first ever test win over the All Blacks last weekend. Watching the wider squad, bouncing up and down and singing at the top of their lungs was mint. I think it’s fantastic that they can express their excitement in such a way, I wish us Kiwis were more like that, but that isn’t going to happen any time soon. Sure we let rip with some ‘Kahoos’ and maybe some bear hugs when thrillers go our way, but we quickly regain our composure. We are kind of like that second cousin; he’s a top bloke but he’s so shy that he comes across as awkward. Hopefully we’re viewed like that and not arrogant, especially when it comes to rugby watching. I am going to take a leaf out of Keith’s book though, and suggest once again we Sorry, no emotions allowed, says Keith Quinn. need to take a look at our political correctness. Sometimes when I’m prepstudy I stumbled across this week. ping my radio show, I struggle to know According to a new study, telling “little what’s serious and what’s ‘throwaway’ white lies” to children in order to get humour. them to behave better can be damaging Take this ‘You’ve got to be kidding’ to them as adults.

Would the sight of All Blacks wearing pink boots have moved Pinetree Meads? I doubt it. Harden up - blokes of today – Keith Quinn

Researchers at a Chinese university say they found that these lies, such as “Eating carrots helps you see in the dark”, or “If you keep making that face, it’ll get stuck like that forever” could be responsible for psychological damage in later life. Their study of 900 volunteers between the ages of 10-17 discovered that attachment to parents was lower and anxiety levels were higher among those who’d been lied to as kids. Girls were found to be affected more profoundly than boys. And here I am, still waiting for that apple tree to grow out my ears because I ate the pips. The big question I have is, what the hell are they doing wasting time and resources on a stupid study like this? How many hungry kids could have been fed if the cost of doing this ‘study’ was spent on food? I should wrap this column up now before I get any more emotional and Keith starts on me. Phill Hooper, New Age Man Phill Hooper is the morning host on Radio Hokonui. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of the Ashburton Guardian.

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Yes this property needs a handyman. Are you ready? The living room has indoor and outdoor flow onto a small courtyard with garden shed. Two double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. Shower, hand basin and toilet. Single carport.

First flat is open plan with two bedrooms and a separate laundry. Shower over bath with hand basin. Separate toilet. This flat has a carport. Previously tenanted at $250 pw. Second flat is open plan with one bedroom, separate laundry and shower over bath with separate toilet, plus outdoor decking and off-street parking. Previously tenanted at $180 pw. Price: Offers over $280,000 Web ID AUW2579954 View Saturday, 10am - 10.30am

Partially renovated with a new kitchen, laundry and shower area most of the work has been done. Heated by a compliant Masport log burner in the updated living area. Extra storage with a four-bay shed, a single paddock with a cattle yard and a loading ramp. A great opportunity to enjoy rural surrounds on a 5402m2 site so close to town.

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Deadline sale: Closing 4pm, November 24 (unless Web ID AUE2574880 sold prior) View Saturday, 11.15am - 11.45am

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162 McMurdo Street, TINWALD

20 Coniston Drive, ALLENTON

This treasure won’t last long so be in quick! Open plan with modern kitchen and breakfast bar. Double glazing throughout, four bedrooms and two bathrooms, one with a spa bath. The children’s bedroom has a play loft. Two toilets and a separate laundry. Double garage with offstreet parking. Child friendly property. Easy care section and a BBQ area to entertain.

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749 Winchmore Dromore Road

An outstanding property of high quality finishes - giving an air of style, space and sophistication. In two separate titles, this beautifully landscaped property is unique. Multiple living areas including a large loft retreat. Outdoor living for all seasons with a retractable louvre roof system. With four bedrooms, office and four living areas this property can cater for all families. No open homes. Inspection welcomed by appointment.

Three to four bedroom, well maintained home with ample living areas and two bathrooms, both with toilets. Modernised kitchen/dining with log burner. Some double glazing. A 1012m2 section with double garage and garden sheds, located close to town, schools and hospital.

Attractive 8ha lifestyle property with an immaculately presented home. Large living room and kitchen with large walk-in pantry, separate lounge, four bedrooms, office, studio/craftroom. Fenced into 8 paddocks, with Lismore soils, irrigation water, underground mainline installed plus travelling irrigator which is to be sold with the property in this highly sought after area.

Offers over: $375,000

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Price: On application

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Price: $395,000

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Tinwald 45 Hollands Road 5

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Wake up and smell the roses If you are looking for a property with the potential to create income whilst having all the luxury of an architecturally designed home, then this all round appealing property must be considered. Located just minutes from the centre of Ashburton, this 8.4 hectare lifestyle property has the business Kakariki Flowers currently operating out of two substantial glass houses located at the rear of the property. Boasting an executive two storey home which is set amongst established gardens, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms the home is unique in all respects.

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Mayfield 2006 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road Asking Price $550,000 View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Panthers Rock Sale includes land and building plus stock at valuation. Superior country pub now operating as a cafe', bar and restaurant. The property is located on the north eastern side of the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road (the Inland Scenic Route) in the rural Mid Canterbury township of Mayfield. Mayfield is a large developing rural area with a growing population. Panthers Rock enjoys the benefits of catering to locals and many travellers using the Inland Scenic Route. It has maintained number one spot on 'Trip Advisors' ratings for restaurants in the Ashburton district for the past two years.

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Staveley 234 Flynns Road

Mt Somers 8 Hoods Road

Time for a change?

Time to leave the city behind or a change of pace from your current rural lifestyle? This remarkable 461sqm property on 2.468ha (approximately) just 20 minutes from Methven could be just what you are looking for. Call for more detail.

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz

Business and lifestyle opportunity Set on 10,772sqm of landscaped grounds, this unique property comprises of two restaurants, eight motel units and a manager's residence. With the business, land and buildings being sold there are many opportunities here. Call for more detail.

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ALTOGETHER LOCAL Our brand has been part of the fabric of New Zealand since 1973, when Pam, Graham and John Bayley began working from their family home in Pakuranga. A locally owned and operated New Zealand business with 88 offices breathing life and jobs into our towns and cities. Up and down New Zealand, our origins are deeply rooted in the local community. Reap the benefits of your local Bayleys team.

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Methven Racecourse Avenue Price by Negotiation View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Equus Park - Stage Two The release of Stage Two has been brought forward due to high numbers of enquiry and demand. Equus Park is Methven's newest neighbourhood, located on Racecourse Avenue between the racecourse and the northern boundary of Methven. Offering premium land parcels in a highly desirable location, these sections are perfect for first home buyers, families looking for more space, or investors looking to build in a progressive town. Equus Park Stage Two specifications: • ranging from 985sqm to 2,533sqm subject to survey • section prices start from $195,000 Act now to secure your preferred site.

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Methven 29 Camrose Avenue

Methven 140 Forest Drive

The perfect package

This is a classic home thoughtfully designed to maximise space and comfortable living. With four double bedrooms, a family bathroom and an ensuite, the home is well appointed and suited to a range of lifestyles.

Price by Negotiation View Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387 Fee Ensor 021 705 014

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710sqm dwelling on 5,059sqm of sub dividable land. Huge living and dining areas, outdoor areas with decks, self contained three bedroom apartment, a retail shop and so much more. Call for more detail.

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Methven 45 Morgan Street

Investment opportunity

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Methven 131 Main Street Commercial building with a great location on the main street. Leased to a café business. The hot pool complex is upcoming and property in Methven is in high demand, so act fast to secure this investment.

Lifestyle or income potential

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Location and potential

250sqm home on 969sqm section with scope to add your own touches. Close to the town centre. Open plan living with large windows and ranch slider. Three double bedrooms, and a fourth single bedroom or office. Call today for more detail.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thu 26 Nov 2020 View Sat 11-11.30am & Thu 5.30-6pm Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz

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Methven 10 Morgan Street

Methven 49A South Belt

Ready and awaiting

Ready and awaiting its new owners, this single storey modern home will appeal to a wide range of prospective purchasers, including first home buyers, young professionals, retirees and investors searching for a quality addition to their portfolios.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Mon 30 Nov 2020 View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 maree.firth@bayleys.co.nz

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Stylish home or holiday home?

This unique home has been transformed into a stylish three bedroom home. An open plan living, dining and kitchen, offers natural light flowing in. Master bedroom has an ensuite. An additional bonus, there is a hot rock sauna to relax in.

Price Indication $469,000 View by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 maree.firth@bayleys.co.nz

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Character charm 20 Barkers Road, Methven Traditional charm abounds at this timeless three bedroom home that is ideally positioned for privacy and convenience. This delightful 150sqm chaletstyle home spans across two storeys and features stunning exposed wooden beams and wall panelling. Two bedrooms are located upstairs along with a loft, which is a perfect place for the kids to call their own. The ground floor presents an open plan kitchen/dining/living area, a third bedroom/office, a single carport and an easy care garden.

Located in the heart of town; convenience, conviviality and comfort are three words that immediately come to mind. An easy walk to all shops and amenities, whilst being tucked away on a rear cross-leased section, this fully fenced property represents a suburban escape of sorts. What a fantastic opportunity for a first home buyer, a holiday home or as an investment. Do not face the disappointment of missing out, call today for more details.

Deadline Sale

(unless sold prior) 2pm, Tuesday, 1 December, 2020

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Motoring November 20, 2020

he new Flying Spur V8 has entered full production at Bentley’s Crewe headquarters, the world’s first carbon neutral factory for luxury car manufacture, with the car now formally certified and the first cars on their way to retailers and customers. Manufacture of the new Flying Spur is at 100 per cent of capacity, thanks to Bentley’s proven Covid protocols that have prevented any cases of on-site transmission to date. A team of craftspeople assemble each new Flying Spur V8 by hand, taking over 100 hours to do so across 84 individual stages. The new V8-powered Bentley Flying Spur builds on a distinguished lineage, with Bentley recently producing the

40,000th Flying Spur since 2005. The process of creating a new Flying Spur is meticulous in approach – for example, it takes 141 craftspeople using three kilometres of thread to combine 350 unique leather pieces to make the 60 components that form the interior. The Flying Spur V8 offers a more driver-centric experience via increased agility and a more characterful engine note, whilst benefiting from increased range between fuel stops – now 441 miles/709 km (WLPT) – and a 15 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions vs its W12 sibling. At the heart of the car is Bentley’s 4.0-litre, twin turbocharged V8 engine, producing a peak power of 550 PS (542 bhp, 404 kW) and using twin-scroll turbos to reach its maximum torque

of 770 Nm at 2000 rpm and maintaining it as flat plateau to 4500 rpm. The new grand tourer has recently completed its certification process, confirming astonishing performance figures for a luxury limousine: 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds (0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds), 0-100 mph in 8.9 seconds (0-160 km/h in 8.8 seconds), top speed of 198 mph (318 km/h). The new Flying Spur V8, available in both four-seat or five-seat configurations, incorporates a class-leading portfolio of intelligent and intuitive equipment and technology tailored to the driver and passengers. The industry-first Bentley Rotating Display is also available on the new Flying Spur V8, including Apple CarPlay®, photorealistic landscapes through Satellite

maps and advance warning of changing road or traffic conditions via the Local hazard information service. A key feature of the twin-scroll turbochargers is the two separate, parallel flow channels in the turbine housing. The result is high torque available at low speeds. The turbos are located inside the V of the engine, minimising the distance the exhaust gases travel from the engine to the turbochargers, promoting rapid response and high–efficiency. To maximise fuel economy, the V8 can shut down four of its eight cylinders under light-load conditions, when torque demand is below 235 Nm. The change is imperceptible to the occupants – with deactivation times of around 20 milliseconds (a tenth of the time it takes to blink).

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By removing the affordability barrier, we are seeking to fast track EV adoption in New Zealand

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conic manufacturer MG Motor this week launches its all-new, full-electric MG ZS EV compact SUV, setting a new industry benchmark for affordability, in a bid to make electric vehicles (EVs) a mainstream choice for all new car buyers. MG Motor’s vision is to make the choice of an electric vehicle a reality for more buyers by eliminating one of the biggest barriers to adoption – the premium up-front purchase price associated with the EV segment until now. The MG ZS EV arrives with an MSRP of $48,990, and is backed with an 8-year 160,000-kilometre battery warranty, a 5-year unlimited kilometre vehicle warranty and 5-year roadside assist package, to provide owners with significant peace of mind. MG Motor has worked hard to deliver a vehicle that exceeds its customers’ expectations in the areas of style, performance,

safety and durability. The MG ZS EV is built for urban environments and has undergone rigorous local testing in both Australia and New Zealand. Speaking at the local launch, Peter Ciao, CEO, MG Motor New Zealand, said: “Until now, buyers have had to pay a premium price for an EV. This has meant that only a small portion of the public can afford to buy an EV. “Our vision at MG Motor is to change this situation by making electric vehicles available and accessible to everyone. By removing the affordability barrier, we are seeking to fast track EV adoption in New Zealand.” MG Motor’s parent company, SAIC Motor, has invested heavily in electric as well as other new energy vehicle technologies, processes and battery production, making it one of only a handful of auto manufacturers to own its EV supply chain. In 2019, that expertise resulted in the

production of more than 185,000 electric vehicles, making it one of the top five EV producers globally by volume. MG Motor now brings this experience to the local market, enabling it to deliver state-of-theart EV technology at the best value and packed with features. The MG ZS EV can be easily detected on the road, with its iconic emotional design of the breathable logo, diamond grille, dual-colour alloy rims and London Eye LED headlights. With beautifully soft materials, leather effects and intricate stitching, the MG ZS EV offers a premium finish to a family friendly SUV. The highly efficient electric motor and dedicated calibration of the driving modes make the MG ZS EV a dynamic urban SUV. Fitted with a 44.5-kilowatt battery, the MG ZS EV has a range of 263 kilometres on the WLTP combined cycle.

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Ashburton Guardian Friday, November 20, 2020

Hot hatch fires up By Roger Hart

ROAD TEST

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he NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild has released their list of the ten new vehicles selected as finalists for the 2020 Car of the Year title. The winner of which will be revealed live on Seven Sharp during the first week of December. This top-ten certainly reflects the strong influence that SUVs/crossovers now have on the new vehicle market, with an endlessly interesting and disparate group of eight of these included. In alphabetical order the eight are the Audi Q3, Kia Seltos, Land Rover Defender, Mazda CX-30, Mercedes-Benz EQC, Mercedes-Benz GLB, Peugeot 2008 and Skoda Kamiq. Then proudly flying the flag for small cars are the other two finalists the Toyota Yaris hatch and Ford Fiesta ST. It’s the latter mentioned hot hatch from Ford Performance, with the fine mix of driving excitement it delivers while enjoying the opportunity of the now almost nostalgic experience of the gear-changing fun with its six-speed manual transmission that features today. But just what does the term ‘hot hatch’ mean? Well perhaps a “tool of ubiquitous use” description may suffice. So lets say the basic principles of any hot hatch are a car that can slot into being suitably practical and easy enough to drive for daily use, but then one that can immediately also be both rewarding and fun as required. Even better one like this ST in which you can have serious fun on the track at Ruapuna! In this respect, Ford NZ decided that the best possible, top of the range, fourdoor ST is the only one for us, so it arrives with heaps of technology to make it a real driver’s car. This includes a mechanical limited-slip-differential, brake-based torque vectoring, switchable drive modes, with launch control, special shock-absorbers and springs, larger brakes all round with appropriate red coloured calipers. As well there’s 18-inch alloys with Michelin Pilot Sport 205/40 ZR18 tyres.

FINALE This Fiesta ST with its great combination of more than sufficent power and an exce lent, well-balanced chassis was always welcoming, engagingly playful and very eager to please. So its very best wishes for it as one of the ten finalists for the 2020 Car of the Year!

Then there’s the very willing and keen to spin up to its red-line, 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol. It delivers 147kW at 6000rpm and 290Nm of torque right from 1600 to 4000rpm. This means it’s strong in all the right places as and when required, but then suitably subdued, tractable and easy to drive in built-up areas when it needs to be. Having this strong band of torque from just above idle certainly adds to its charms for this engine delivers instantaneously. And that’s even in the Normal mode, then even more so when selecting either the Sport or Race mode. Sport further adjusts the steering, engine performance and exhaust sound, while Race does even more, including enabling the launch-control function. With the ST weighing in at less than 1250kg, when using this ‘launch’ function it can dispatch 0-100kmh in less than seven seconds (Ford say 6.7 seconds). When accelerating hard, the limit-

ed-slip-diff works so well torque steer is pretty much always negated. The six-speed manual gearbox has a ‘use me please’ feel about it, so is a delight to use with its firm but smooth action. Open road cruising at 100km/h sees 2300rpm in sixth gear. The claimed combined fuel use figure is 6.3L/100km although one suspects, given the manner the ST encourages you to enjoy it, that most drivers may only see the likes of that while cruising on SH1. Even thereupon, the precise, linear steering set-up means a feeling of a real sense of connection with the road, which accordingly translates to such fun as you wish in the twisty stuff, while being able to place and then stay on line so well whilst carrying your speed through corners. So it’s all credit to the aforementioned special suspension setup, even though there’s torsion-beam rear suspension rather than independent. As well this doesn’t happen at the expense of the ride comfort either.

Granted – and expectedly – its definitely firm, but on the majority of the roads (and perhaps race tracks) that one will likely drive this hot hatch it was fine. You expect the brakes with their red calipers to deliver, and they do – complete with great progression and lots of feel. The cabin is both nicely presented and finished with a chunky leather steering wheel, excellent bolstered Recaro seats with leather/suede upholstery, (front ones are heated as is the steering wheel), there’s a great, ten-speaker B&O sound system and an 8.0-inch touchscreen complete with the smart SYNC3 infotainment system that includes an easy-to-use sat-nav. And we did fit in the back seats, with not having to crib too much legroom in the front, two adult passengers for shorter drives. For all, you expect to, and do sit low! The 311-litre capacity boot is wide and deep (there’s a space-saver spare below) rather than long and the rear seats split/ fold 60/40.

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Ashburton Guardian Friday, November 20, 2020

Milestone acknowledged

Mid Canterbury’s Dallas McLeod was presented with his cap this week for achieving his blazer game for Canterbury this season. The caps are presented to players for earning their 12th cap for the side. McLeod endured an interrupted campaign due to injury throughout the competition, but returned in fine style and played a pivotal role in the side, managing to avoid being relegated for finishing at the bottom of the premiership table when they stole victory from the table-topping Auckland on Sunday afternoon. McLeod scored an early try in the match, but played a key role in a number of overs throughout the game showcasing his growing talent. He is pictured here (third from left) with Rameka Poihipi, Fergus Burke and Shilo Klein along with the legendary Billy Bush who presented the caps to the players. PHOTO SUPPLIED

SPORTS RESULTS

■■ Golf

Futsal roars into action

Ashburton Ladies Golf

Saturday 14 and Tuesday 17 November Winifred Tucker Memorial Brooch: Gay Lane 35 on c/b from Rhonda Gallagher and Vicki Moore. Hilary Ward and Jeanette Montgomery 34 on c/b Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Shirley Elliot, No 8 House of Travel: Heather Frampton, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon Pauline Bell, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Not struck, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Brenda Whittaker. Twos: Hilary Ward, Pauline Bell No. 12.

SPORTS DRAW

■■ Golf

Ashburton Ladies Golf

The futsal fun has kicked into life as the summer season heats up. Both youngsters and seniors have been tearing up the EA Network Centre over the past few weeks. Free futsal, which is split into Years 1-5 and Years 6-8 and youth age groups, provided end-to-end action on Sunday (above). A record number of teams have entered this season.

Weekend Ladies Saturday 21 November. Closing day Canadian Foursomes Report 8.15am for 8.45am. Convenors: S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366 Mid-Week Ladies Tuesday 24 November. Closing day Canadian Foursomes Report 8.30am for 9.00am. Starter D Hinton Nine Hole Men and Women Thursday 26 November Course booked - own arrangements Convenor M. Morgan 027964580.

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NETBALL

Celicia a special volunteer An Ashburton netball coach is all smiles this week after winning a netball signed by the current Silver Ferns squad. Celicia Wessels won the ball through the Cadbury Volunteer of the Month initiative run by Netball New Zealand, which is about celebrating volunteers and recognising the impact they make in their areas. Each month during the netball season Netball New Zealand calls for clubs to nominate people to be named volunteer of the month. Each centre winner selected receives a Cadbury Thanks Pack – a big box of different types of Cadbury chocolate – as well as going in to the lucky draw to win one of 40 balls signed by the Silver Ferns at the end of the season. The balls were signed when the Silver Ferns came together for the recent Cadbury Netball Series, and the lucky draw done. Wessels – who was nominated by the Ashburton Borough Sports Club and named the Mid Canterbury Netball Centre’s volunteer of the month in August – was over the moon to receive an email advising she was one of the winners. Wessels was nominated for her role as coach of the Ashburton Borough Year 7 and 8 netball team, a team she had coached for the past two years despite not having any children who were in the team themselves. In fact, Wessels is a mum of two boys who don’t play netball, but when a friend asked if she’d coach the netball team, she jumped at the opportunity. A long-time netball player herself,

Wessels has played for Celtic for the past five or so years after her family moved from their native South Africa, to New Zealand. She said the past couple of years coaching the young Borough team have been enjoyable, and a big learning curve, especially the 2020 season where her young team – which included a number of players who had never played netball before – struggled early on before being regraded and finding their groove. “They were stoked when we hit double digits for the first time. “I think that was the best thing for them, hitting double digits,” Wessels said. “I think for me, I learned a lot about myself.” In nominating Wessels, the Ashburton Borough Sports Club described her as being amazing at

showing the girls new skills and techniques, and having the patience to explain the why. Wessels was one of two volunteers from the Mid Canterbury Netball Centre to be named a Cadbury Volunteer of the Month during the 2020 season, with Alex Bateman earning the title in September.

Ashburton netball coach Celicia Wessels was named Volunteer of the Month by Netball New Zealand.

PHOTO MID CANTERBURY NETBALL

OPINION

Only as good as your last game By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

orm ebbs and flows, and fans are fickle creatures. It doesn’t matter what you have done in the past, you are only as good as your last game. Something All Blacks captain Sam Cane seems to have forgotten. When commenting on New Zealand rugby fans’ “brutal” response to their second straight defeat, and first to Argentina, he mentioned it was only a few weeks since those same fans were singing their praises. He was referring to their superb, record-breaking, Bledisloe Cup sealing victory – which was a great performance. The problem is that Sydney’s record win is now out of sight, gone from the rear view mirror. Fans may not know the intricacies of the game, but they like to see their team playing well and winning, like they did in Sydney. But two weeks and two losses later, coach Ian Foster, captain

Cane, and the squad are under fire for a two-win, two-loss, onedraw record in 2020. All Blacks fans are brutal because for so long they have been delivered, more often than not, the best and expect to see wins. The All Blacks are now third on the IRB rankings, a record low, and lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2011. We haven’t lost three in a row since 1998, when we lost five in a row. A loss is acceptable, two in a row is rare and tough to swallow, but it’s the manner of the defeats that I think has produced the “brutal” response. Fans can accept defeat much easier if the All Blacks put up a good fight, but from my armchair they were sorely lacking in application and aptitude against Argentina. What was brutal about the recent loss was the Argentine defence, and how the All Blacks seemed to lack a plan B to break through it. Argentina played smart rugby, full of passion and power, but also poise to be deserved victors.

The odd bounce of the ball went their way, including in the Sanchez try, but they were playing with the ball in hand at the right end. They played for territory, defended stoutly, and patiently waited for an All Black mistake or infringement to create scoreboard pressure. Simple stuff, but it proved effective. The All Blacks kept hammering away at the brick wall, hoping for a different result.

The stellar Sydney performance is now a distant memory for fans. Bulk changes backfired in Brisbane, halting the momentum, and when the supposed top team returned to the field against the Pumas they were out-passioned and out-played. A few simple mistakes and silly penalties aside, there seemed to be no plan B to beat the rush defence. Playing for territory isn’t a typical All Black tactic, as they

usually back themselves to maintain possession and find a way through. That wasn’t happening against Argentina. The All Blacks decision-makers, both on the park and in the stands, didn’t think to pop a few more kicks into the corners, and instead looked frustrated as the game slipped away, and that frustration flowed into the fans post-match. Since Sydney’s record effort, something isn’t clicking in this All Black camp. It may just be that the 2020 squad isn’t up there with some of our recent squads, and we are developing new combinations in a new era, under a new coach. What Foster wouldn’t give to have Brodie Retallick back in the mix. Whether it’s coaching, captaincy or a collective lack of quality, this All Blacks side are under the pump heading into their final match of the year. For now, Foster is the coach and Cane is the captain. That may not be the case in 2021 if they finish the season

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Ashburton Guardian Friday, November 20, 2020

Puzzles and horoscopes Cryptic crossword 1

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker 5

Your Stars

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ACROSS 7. Long ribbon judges provide for reel-to-reel machines (4,9) 8. A vein bled, so solve it a different way (5,6) 12. A successful contestant in Wren composition (6) 14. Got money from somebody one knocked (6) 16. Tom will strongly recommend a short sleep (6) 18. 15 giving it a turn to let one reach one’s goal (6) 19. Steelwork for an execution place in Gateshead (11) 23. They may be boxed for those wanting to get off (8,5) DOWN 1. Charles or Mary may have been taken with the mint sauce (4) 2. Public protest that will do me a turn (4) 3. Person who joins the West, a respected church member (6) 4. Powerful as drug used by a hospital department (6) 5. Fashions weren’t started with such lyrical verses (4) 6. It is of the mouth, the viva voce (4) 9. Until A/C is rendered, he’s crazy (7) 10. Give a reason for axle-pin getting bent (7) 11. It’s nothing to the racket a god makes (4) 12. Old village one may put a flame to (4) 13. A time when a girl lost her head (3) 15. A model of industry in a Cuban tobacco-factory (3) 17. Bird is for self-advertisement, in the end (6) 18. Everyone for example will face east to cite in discussion (6) 19. A place for bargain-hunters in Cheshire (4) 20. Is stricken with wonderment at a moisture that turns up (4) 21. One will almost get to one’s feet for the flag (4) 22. Bird is one that’s easily taken in (4)

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ACROSS 1. Possible crime perpetrator (7) 5. Assignments (5) 8. Reassurance (13) 9. Play on words (3) 10. Stupid person (9) 12. Assassin (6) 13. Frightening (6) 15. Formerly (2,3,4) 16. Recline (3) 18. Stressful (4-9) 20. Famed (5) 21. Made sense (5,2)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The temptation will be to get a diagnosis for things that may not be better off with one. How much does it really matter what you call a thing? Not as much as coming up with a course of action to make it all work. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You may start feeling like things are getting away from you, but it won’t take much to re-establish your grip. Centre yourself, and then make a boundary decision or two. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): While it’s depleting to dwell on those wishes that must be granted somewhere outside of your realm of control, it is enormously energising indeed to focus on what is doable. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): If someone is with you one week and against you the next, then it’s not love; it’s a transaction. Relationships that are based on an arrangement tend to change when the arrangement does. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): To blame one person would be reductive and to blame everyone would be meaningless. Why blame anyone? Accept what is, and then do what you need to do to move the situation where you need it to be. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re susceptible to beauty. You’ve a weakness for sweetness, and you can be deeply moved by instances of loveliness. You’ll find uplift in the smile of a certain someone. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll distrust over-the-top sentiments and prefer to be shown respect and love in low-key ways. Your favourite acknowledgment will be quality time together doing the things that you find relaxing. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Conflict is easily deactivated. Chances are, this is rooted in a misunderstanding. When you assume that everyone involved started with goodwill, you can calmly figure out what happened. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It takes getting around new people to know that you have more stories to share than you realise. Part of enjoying your interesting life is in retelling it to people, especially good listeners. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Gray areas aren’t to be feared; rather, they are to be observed, tolerated, negotiated and, considering they encompass most of existence, hopefully, ultimately embraced. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can take an action, feel good about it, and still not be convinced it was the right thing to do. Check back in a year or two. Until then, move on. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The young feel omnipotent. The same can go for the immature and inexperienced. This is a necessary state at the start of any pursuit. If we knew what there was to fear, we’d never embark.

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WHAT’S ON Every day

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 10am

Every Tue and Fri

Methven Museum Main Street, Methven Keeping the history of the greater Methven area alive, come for a drive and visit us. 2pm - 4pm Methven Historical Society Main Street, Methven New exhibition. There is now a display running till the end of October covering the begining, middle and end of the railway in Methven. Make tracks in and see the display, open Tuesday and Friday 2pm - 4pm

Every Wed

Ashburton open coffee mornings Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street

If you are new to town or been living here all of your life, come and have a coffee and chat. All welcome!

November 28

Car Boot Sale Ashburton RSA Carpark Site $10 Phone Allan 308-3263 or email: rsaoffice@xtra.co.nz 9am - 12:30pm

November 29

The Merry Little Christmas Market Yes we are doing it again, we are proud to bring you The Merry Little Christmas Market. This is a day where we open our venue to showcase the talent from not only our locals but also the wider regions. If you wish to give a gold coin donation this will get you a wee something to sip on while you browse a wide variety of stalls. Mark the date in your dairy as it’s a great shopping event. If you would like a stall at this great event please email casey@ateventcentre.co.nz 11.30am until 4pm

November 30

Food Lovers Masterclass The Resource Recovery Park, Ashburton Is your fridge bursting at the seams? Are you filling your compost bin quickly? Are your chickens fat?

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Child-friendly location. Please contact Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348 to register. 10.30am - 12 noon Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the gallery to get creative and explore themes in art. A great space for children to learn and interact with each other. Children of all ages welcome. Donations appreciated. 3 - 4.30pm

Second Fri of every month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity. Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. 10.30am - 12 noon

Every Sat Ashburton Farmers Market. Local grown fresh food and

Perhaps you are wasting food. At this educational masterclass, learn lots about what Kiwis waste and how we can save money. Plus, lots of other interesting topics like the difference between Use by and Best before dates, and how much of what we throw out can be composted, or frozen for another day! 6pm - 8pm

December 3,4 and 5

Christmas Festive Forest Take a walk through a Forest of Fabulous Christmas Trees and enjoy the many stalls. Entertainment and lighting of the trees will be 6.30pm on Friday 4 December. Santa will be in his Grotto, Friday 3.30-5pm and Saturday 11-2pm. The Christmas trees will be judged on Thursday and then open to the public, schools and rest homes from 2-5pm. Friday 4, open to the public 10am – 8pm and Saturday 5, 10am-3pm. If you would like a stall or to enter your group, workplace, organisation, or schools Christmas tree. Contact Marie McAnulty 0273 111 227 or 308 1377. Entry fee $2 pp or $5 per

produce, hot drinks. North End of West Street car park. 9am – 12.30pm

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

SITUATIONS VACANT

NEW Asian, Thai beautiful, 34 years, size 6, busty DD cup, friendly with excellent massage. Phone Emily 021 1225 663.

The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, the Triangle. Open for toy exchange. 9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport A great selection of many aircraft, from the past to the future. 10am - 3pm

Every Sun to Fri Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. 1pm - 3pm

Last Sun of every month Nor’Westers Muso’s Club Feeneys Lounge, Devon Tavern, Ashburton Monthly open mic afternoon. All the gear set up, just bring your talent, all welcome, any style of music. 2pm - 6pm

family. Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills Street. This is another Ashburton County Lions project with proceeds going to the Ashburton County Lions Charitable Trust and Local Youth Organisations. Thursday 2-5pm, Friday 10am8pm and Saturday 10am-3pm

December 6

The ABBA Show – Showtime Australia Direct from Australia, the world’s premier live ABBA tribute is back by popular demand after a sell-out mega NZ concert tour in 2018! Tickets available form Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills Street. 8pm

December 11 and 13

Mid Canterbury Choir Christmas Concerts Friday 11th December at St Stephens Church Ashburton 12 noon and 5pm Sunday 13th December at St Andrews Church, 10 Cox Street, Geraldine 2pm Admission $5 at the door plus a gift of food for the foodbank Musical Director Kath Woodley Accompanist Deborah Sloper. Friday 12 noon and 5pm and Sunday 2pm

Projects and Compliance Offic

STUNNING Mature lady, in town now. Happy to please older gentleman. Discretion assured. Please phone 021 0275 9055. (no texts).

Due to a staff secondment we are able to offer this two year fixedterm role. You will enjoy a unique and varied role coordinating and delivering allocated projects and taking sole charge of our District’s trade waste compliance whilst also monitoring water and waste water. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate experience in a similar role whilst also having refined relationship building and communication skills. For more information about this role, and what the Ashburton District Council can offer you see our website.

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LOUNGE Suite, china cabinet, tools, hedge trimmer, garden items, office chair, household items too numerous to name and much, much, more. 25 Geoff Geering Drive, Saturday 21 November, 8am start. GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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DAVIS CRESCENT 9:30am to 4pm, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. Great variety offered.

HIRE

Applications close Sunday, 22 November 2020.

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ASHBURTON Society of Arts C h r i s t m a s Show Short St. Studio Starting Sunday, November 22, 11am 4pm Guest BLANCHE FRYER CERAMICS and a large group of members exhibiting PAINTINGS AND CRAFTS continuing until Sunday 13th December - 4pm. Weekends 11am - 4pm, Mon and wed 10am - 1pm when sign out Enquiries ph 3084533

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2020

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Seniors’ Coffee Club, held 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, all welcome. Park Street. 12pm - 2pm

6am SWEATY BETTY’S. Circuit training in St David’s Union Church hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am - 4pm

Signing Service, no appointments necessary and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing, Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven. 10.30am

COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP.

Meet and walk from the Hockey Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 10.30am

ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION.

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 5pm - 7pm METHVEN COMMUNITY POOL. Balls Up Racing fundraiser. Racing balls $10 each. See the Methven Community Pool facebook page for details. Being held at Kilworth Stream Creek, Methven.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

9am - 12pm

ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB.

Lovely gifts, plants, woodwork and much more. West Street Car Park.

9am - 12.30pm

ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET.

Locally grown fresh produce, hot drinks, well worth a visit. North end of West Street Car Park.

9am - 12.30pm

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

9am - 1pm

MID CANTERBURY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED.

Garage sale, book a site $20 and sell your own things or donate to MCRDA stall. Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road. mcridging@outlook.com, 308 0392.

11 Racecourse Road • Phone 03 307 8887 • fb.com/HotelAshburton • HotelAsh.co.nz

NEW two Asian lady special, Chinese massage, excellent service, in/out calls. Phone 022 572 5823.

GARAGE SALES

ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET.

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9am - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am - 3pm

Association Croquet, singles or doubles - new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am - 12pm

Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 4pm

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

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

10.15am

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.15pm

ALLENTON CROQUET.

Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Golf Croquet doubles, 30 minute games - new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm - 4pm

ASHBURTON WOODWORKS (INC).

All interested and likeminded people welcome to come and take a look. Open Wednesday’s and Saturdays. Plains Railway, Maronan Road.

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UPTON, Hazel Mary – FURNISHERS Peacefully at Terrace View MASTER Rest Home, Ashburton on November 18, 2020 aged 99 MONUMENTAL MASON years. Dearly beloved wife of E.B. CARTER LTD the late Bill Upton, precious For all your memorial mother and mother-in-law of requirements Val Upton and John Strange, New headstones and designs Jill and Alex Ross, Rex and Renovations, Vicky and the late James. Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Grandmother of Suzanne, Carried out by qualified Stuart, Hamish, Damien, tradesmen. Stephanie, Jack, and Lucy and great grandmother of 620 East Street Ashburton Sam, Olivia, and Harry. Ph/Fax 308 5369 Messages to: The Upton or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Family, c/- PO Box 4019, NZMMMA Member Christchurch 8044. A service to celebrate Hazel’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Church, Park Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY, November 21 at 1.30pm followed by a private cremation.

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Ashburton Weather

Friday: Mainly fine with high cloud and light winds. Northwesterlies developing overnight. MAX

Midnight Friday

Canterbury Plains

A ridge lies to the west of the North Island. A low to the south of the ridge projects a front onto the lower South Island. The deepening low crosses the lower South Island on Saturday while an associated front tracks up the country. This system moves off to the east on Sunday, followed by an unsettled southwest flow and a weak ridge. A front approaches the far north late Tuesday.

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Friday: Mainly fine with high cloud at times. Chance of an afternoon or evening shower about the foothills. Light winds, northwesterlies developing overnight. Saturday: Cloudy periods, a few spots morning rain possible. Showers developing towards evening as northwesterlies change southwest, strong in exposed places. Sunday: Partly cloudy and isolated showers. Southwesterlies, strong in exposed places.

Around The Region Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Saturday: Cloudy periods, possible spots of morning rain. A few showers developing near evening as NW change brisk SW. MAX 24 MIN

Canterbury High Country

Friday: Mainly fine, with high cloud at times. Wind at 1000m: Light. W 35 km/h developing in the afternoon, rising to W 55 km/h in the evening, but gale 65 km/h in exposed places south of Aoraki/Mt Cook, spreading elsewhere overnight. Wind at 2000m: SW 45 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h from afternoon, changing to NW severe gale 95 km/h in the far south, spreading elsewhere overnight. Freezing level: 2500m, rising to 2800m in the north in the evening. Saturday: Cloud increasing. Rain spreading north about the divide, with heavy falls and snow to 1700m possible, clearing evening. Scattered falls elsewhere. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 75 km/h, but severe gale 100 km/h in exposed places, changing to SW 50 km/h by evening. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h, rising to severe gale 120 km/h, changing to SW gale 75 km/h, easing to 55 km/h north of Mt Hutt. Freezing level: 3000m lowering to 1700m.

22 10 24 9 16 7 22 12 21 8 14 7 22 10 19 5 15 4 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 22 11 21 6 15 5 22 13 22 10 12 8 PROTECTION REQUIRED : 15 9 : 20 am – 5 pm 21 10 24 7 16 6 Seek shade, reapply sunscreen For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020 Compiled by Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

Sunday: Cloudy periods. Southwesterlies, fresh at first. MAX

Readings to 4pm Thursday

Ashburton Airport Temp °C Maximum 14.1 Minimum 9.0 Grass min 9.2 24hr Rain mm 5.4 31.4 Month to date S 30 Wind km/h 5:24am Strongest gust Sun hrs on Wed 0.0 105.0 Month to date

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SEA SNAKES CLEAN UP THE SEVENS

Superb finish to Celtic’s season By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Things are most certainly looking up for the Celtic women’s rugby team. The tight-knit club side have scrapped their way to a title tri-

umph at the weekend, winning the South Canterbury Club 7s in Timaru on Saturday. Coach Nick McKain said it was an outstanding achievement for his squad. It was their second tourney in consecutive weekends, after a one-from-three run at the spring sevens tournament.

In sweltering conditions at Timaru’s Alpine Energy Stadium, there was nothing in it throughout the Celts’ campaign. The team kicked off with a 21-19 win over the Waitaki girls, before the Sea Snakes played out a 19-all draw with South Canterbury. This was enough to send Celtic

through to the final against South Canterbury where they pipped the hosts 17-15 to seize the trophy. It was an outstanding way to cap a tough season off, especially in a cut-throat Canterbury 15s club competition where success had been elusive. However the determined out-

fit have persevered and can now add a trophy to the cabinet. McKain, who took over the Celts at the start of the year, added that the squad had been well supported throughout the year from volunteers and numerous sponsors from the local community.

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