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Dahlia darlings blooming busy By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Thirty years of growing dahlias continues to bear fruit for a married couple in Hinds. Having already graced the winners’ circle at a North Island event earlier this month, Jeanette and John Cuthbertson remain on the move as they hit several dahlia shows in consecutive weeks. In other words, this is their season. They returned from the South Island National Dahlia Show in Invercargill having secured a spot on the premier table for one of their vases. With 900 pots in action, it was the biggest exhibition in decades. A week earlier, the Cuthbertsons clinched the North Island event in Hamilton – an impressive feat considering the lengths the couple travelled. “It was good actually,” Jeanette said. “We always fly up to the North Island and take blooms up.” A blemish-free flower that sits at a 45 degree angle was something a judging panel tend to consider, John said. Good old fashioned tender loving care has also been the key ingredients for the couple who themselves have a pick of

about 500 plants in their garden. “It’s just a bit of work really,” Jeanette said. “Spray and water is the big thing really. “We’re really lucky that we’ve got our own water supply,” John added. Although being based in the Mid Canterbury district involved an element of weathering of the storm for the prolific growers. “The wind can burn all the petals,” Jeanette said. “You have to make sure they’re fairly well tied up with stakes otherwise they just end up on the ground,” John said. Having planted, grown and cared for a multitude of dahlias for three decades, the Cuthbertsons explain that it was an excuse to spend some quality time together. “It’s something that we both do together,” Jeanette said. “Otherwise we would just do everything else separately. “He plays bowls and I go to garden club and things like that so it’s the only thing that we do together.” The couple are en route to Dunedin this week for the Summer Flower Show, which is their third show in as many weeks. Further events in Timaru and Ashburton will round out a bustling period of competi- Showcasing some of the hundreds of plants in their garden are John and Jeanette Cuthbertson. tion. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 230221-AB-9293

Methven ratepayers turn out to fight increase By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Methven ratepayers won’t lie down without a fight over a proposed almost 15 per cent rate increase signalled by the Ashburton District Council during their budget discussions earlier this year. That was the underlying message from a public meeting held in the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall on Wednesday night where more than 100 people turned up to try and better understand why there was a proposal for such a significant rate increase, and how that extra money would be utilised within their community.

Spurred to action by the proposal, locals Paul Dixey, Murray Hawkes and Shane Stockdill organised the meeting, which was attended by mayor Neil Brown, deputy mayor, Liz McMillan who is also a Western Ward councillor and Rodger Letham as well as a number of other district councillors. Brown was quick to point out that what information had been made public was only information discussed and proposed around the council table and it wouldn’t be until the Long Term Plan was released that the final details of the rate increase would be available. “The information you have seen, other than what has been

presented to you tonight, has come directly from the media, it is what is proposed, but it is yet to be finalised as part of the Long Term Plan which will become available for consultation in the middle of March,” he said. Brown throughout the evening reiterated that Methven ratepayers would get their chance to have a say on the proposed rate increase when the consultation process began, including at a meeting which would be held in Methven to discuss the Long Term Plan at some point in the middle of March. The general bone of contention with residents appeared to reside with a lack of clear understanding of where that extra money would

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be spent within the township. In short, what value they were getting for the dollar. The largest increments of the increase are down to the town joining the Council’s wastewater group alongside Ashburton and Rakaia, a significant increase per household that, by Brown’s admission, could have potentially been avoided. “In hindsight, Council perhaps should have included joining the wastewater group when Methven was also added to the water drinking group as that actually resulted in a decrease in rates.” Other increases relate to extra funding for the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and also the $15,000 guaranteed payment to the Methven

Community Board for the upkeep of the Methven Community Pool which removes the need for the MCB to apply through the Council’s funding scheme for community pools each round. Brown faced a barrage of questioning from both the floor and the panel of organisers, including master of ceremonies, Stockdill, who was far from backwards in going forward with his opinions. Brown and McMillan did confirm that as part of the submission process, Methven residents would be given the opportunity to speak on the changes in front of Council from Methven at a time outside of working hours to allow for a more widespread base of opinions to be heard.

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Friday, February 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

Parents left bemused after bus refusal By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

The refusal to allow an 11-yearold boy onto a nearby school bus has left his parents baffled and the intermediate school pupil with an extended morning commute. Daniel Davidson began at Ashburton Intermediate this term after four years at Tinwald School however, school zonal and transport restrictions have created a nightmare logistical headache for his parents. Louise and Steve Davidson both start work before 7am on weekdays before Daniel and their 16-year-old daughter Kelly leave for school. The family is based in Eiffelton which is proximate to Longbeach School’s Transport Entitlement Zone. Previously they relied on a family friend to transport Daniel to school when he was at Tinwald. Ashburton Intermediate School principal Brent Gray made an application on behalf of the family for access to the Longbeach School’s Transport Entitlement Zone back in November. A decision not to grant an exemption for Daniel was outlined in a letter from Longbeach School Board of Trustees’ member Richard Wood earlier this week. “The Ministry of Education state that the primary function of a TEZ is to establish the closest school for students and to assist in the design of bus routes, as bus routes are designed around eligible students.” His parents are now faced with the scenario of Daniel biking about 12kms to Fords Road in Tinwald at about 7am each morning to catch the bus with a return trek in the afternoon. Gray told the Guardian that he received about five to 10 zonal exemptions from families each year. “With Ashburton Intermediate we’re a little bit different, we’re the only intermediate in town, and so it would be great if people could just get on a bus and go there,” he said. “But there are schools that of-

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In brief Store closure The vape store in Allenton is shutting its doors this weekend. Cloud Nine, a stand-alone specialised vape store in the Allenton Shopping Centre announced on Wednesday it would be closing down. They had announced on February 16 they would be “closed temporarily for the week while we work towards a couple of things” and to “watch this space”. The next post came on Wednesday announcing a closing down sale this weekend. It opened in April 2019. The national vape retail chain, Shosha, opened up a store on East Street in December.

Fibre broadband A team of Chorus experts will be on hand at the Ashburton RSA on Cox Street from 3pm until 6pm on March 3 to help Ashburton residents who are yet to switch over to the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network. The UFB network has been available in Ashburton since November 2014 and Chorus wants to help those yet to connect to do so, so they can experience the benefits fibre brings. Chorus general manager of customer and network operations Andrew Carroll said the meeting was to “provide good factual information about just how easy it is to get connected so Ashburton households can jump on the fibre bandwagon”.

Foodbank support Ashburton Intermediate pupil Daniel Davidson needs to bike several kilometres each morning after being denied access to a neighbouring bus. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 230221-AB-9249 fer that education and this is why these rules are put in place.” He added there were difficulties in that the enrolment zones and the transport entitlement zones in the district did not line up which had made the issue messy. Both parents expressed concern around sending Daniel to the top of a busy Fords Road stretch in the dark during the winter months. The prospect of either Steve or Louise giving up their job in the interim had also been considered. “I want it brought to light as to how ridiculous it is,” Louise said. “They’re basically putting kids’ lives in danger is how I see it. “If there’s space on the bus, if I’m paying for the bus what dif-

ference does it make if he’s on it or not.” So far this term, Daniel has been catching an Ashburton College bus with his sister from the top of Dawsons Road which turns off Fords Road, however this arrangement cannot continue due to the zonal restrictions. Daniel briefly attended Longbeach School during Years 1 and 2 before his parents opted to send him to Tinwald School in 2017. Louise suspected the issue centered around Longbeach’s intake at intermediate level. “For us, on a personal level, we felt Daniel needed a bigger school,” Louise said. “We decided to send him to Tinwald, he’s got heaps of friends there that have all gone on to in-

termediate school with him, so he’s followed his groups. “It’s not like we’ve ripped him out of Longbeach and decided to send him to intermediate – he hasn’t been going there.” Longbeach School Board of Trustees’ chair Toni Durham did not respond to requests for further comment yesterday while principal Neil Simons was also unavailable for comment. Longbeach caters for pupils from Year 1 through to 8 and shares a zone with Tinwald School and an area around Lake Hood. The Mid Canterbury School Transport Service which is funded by the Ministry of Education operates on behalf of 16 schools throughout the district with more than 30 routes available.

The Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury has decided to broaden its support for the region’s most vulnerable people and combat local food poverty through an increase in grants provided to local foodbanks. The total funding distribution for foodbanks in the region by the trust in 2021 has risen to $121,900, an increase of $17,000 from 2020. In 2019, trustees decided to initiate a special invitation only funding round, with eight foodbanks granted multi-year funding. The recipients included Salvation Army Ashburton, St Vincent de Paul Ashburton, as well as locations in Geraldine, Timaru, Waimate, with a total distribution in 2020 of $104,900. The trust have now added a $10,000 grant to the Mackenzie District Enhancement Board and a $6000 grant to the Temuka Combined Churches foodbank.

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Just Another Act of Community Kindness By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

One child’s struggle to climb a mountain inspired Ashburton woman Bronnie McKenna to start a project that will make life a little easier for children from homes where money is tight. As a parent taking part in a school camp, McKenna watched one of her stepdaughter’s classmates Jack climb Little Mt Peel in his school shoes. Not only were they unsuitable for the terrain, the rough ground proved too much for the youngster’s shoes “they were buggered,” McKenna said. Watching that child as he struggled on without complaining was a defining moment for McKenna. It made her determined to do something to make life better for children like Jack. She said she’d always believed in the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” and decided she wanted to take that community approach in a small way by setting up a footwear appeal. Trying to come up with a name, she knew she wanted to incorporate Jack. “Jack had started my thought process in all this,” McKenna said. The Just Another Act of Community Kindness (J.A.C.K) project was born, starting with just one donation – her stepson’s spare pair of sneakers. Sharing the appeal on social media, however, saw the project grow and there are now 70 pairs of pre-loved shoes in the pool. The community’s generosity hasn’t stopped there,with retailer Tots to Teens donating 17 pair of new shoes and Frontrunner also keen to be involved. They might not have footwear to donate, but dairy service company VeeHof has also signed on, donating $1 for every dairy cow hoof trimmed or tube of Hoof-Tite glue sold. The company is calling its fundraiser Happy Feet and staff hope they will have enough money in the pot to donate 125 pair of shoes. Ensuring every child taking part in this year’s Ashburton Intermediate School camp has the right footwear to climb Little Mt Peel was McKenna’s first challenge.

Bronnie McKenna holding two pairs of shoes that will be donated as part of the J.A.C.K project. PHOTO MADDISON GOURLAY Feedback from the school has been positive, with one teacher contacting her and saying a student had a grin from ear-to-ear when she was given her new gym shoes. While the project is about providing shoes for children in need, McKenna believes it will also show those children that their community cares.

New fund to support tourism Mid Canterbury events that attract visitors from outside the district could be eligible for up to $10,000 of funding thanks to a brand new grant developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Education (MBIE). The grant is designed to kickstart local events, existing or new, that support cross-regional tourism in lieu of New Zealand’s closed borders and loss of the international tourism market. Ashburton District Mayor, Neil Brown, said the council is in a fortunate position with its agreement with ChristchurchNZ, as the tourism promotion entity has been able to secure $232,000 of funding to support Mid Canterbury’s events over the next four years. “This is a really exciting opportunity for our community to put our district on the map and deliver events that will be a real drawcard for visitors,” Brown said. “We’re putting the call out to anyone who has a great event idea and a plan to make it happen to put it forward for funding. “This is your chance to do something amazing for Mid Canterbury and help drive spending in our local economy.” The grant will be available over four years with the first round to be awarded in May 2021 for events that will be taking place between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. The total amount of funding available is $10,000 per event. Applications for the Regional Event Funding will be open from March 1 until April 1, with funding to be allocated in May. To be eligible for funding, events need to have a duration of two to four years and must demonstrate how they will drive out-of-region visitation. To apply for funding, visit ashburtondc. govt.nz/do-it-online/mid-canterbury-regional-event-fund.

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Advice bureau meeting steady demand By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Community owners of large art collection By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton District ratepayers may own one of the district’s most valuable art collections, but many of those works have been hidden from public view for decades. Over many years the Ashburton District Council has bought or been gifted art works, sculptures and ceramic or textile pieces that have decorated the walls or shelves in council buildings. And today, many of those pieces are showing the effects of years of neglect or incorrect storage. The civic collection now numbers more than 250 pieces, including some quite significant art works. The collection is yet to be valued. The team at the Ashburton

Art Gallery have been working for many months to locate the full collection, assess individual pieces’ condition and to develop an up-to-date catalogue of with background information about each. The project has involved many hours of work, Ashburton Art Gallery curator Shirin Khosraviani said. Initially there were many pieces that could not be located, and while most of the ‘known’ works have now been recorded, she believes the catalogue is far from complete. “When we took over this role we were given the original database but that’s the only information we’ve had, and we don’t have enough knowledge at the gallery to hunt everything down.” Cataloguing the art works is only part of the process, however, Khosraviani told coun-

cillors when she presented her six-monthly report on the gallery this week. Ensuring the future of the collection, relied on good management and caretaking into the future, she said. Currently the gallery stores art works not on display in council owned buildings and while staff are supposed to inform the gallery if pieces are relocated, that leaves the door open for new locations not to be recorded, Khosraviani said. “Currently ownership is with the council and so is management. We have a duty of care for those pieces in our building, but not with those in other buildings. If we were full custodians of the collection then nothing could be moved without the gallery’s knowledge.” Over the years there were many pieces that had been hung or shelved in less than

ideal places where they were exposed to sunlight or damp and that could still happen under the current arrangements, she said. Councillor Lynette Lovett is keen to see the council owned art works used as part of a community exhibition, but Khosraviani said many needed significant restoration work or were poorly framed. “But because we’re not owners of the collection, we can’t do that. It requires a real look at why the council owns an art collection and does it still want to own it. If so, it needs to budget for the care of it,” she said. Councillors agreed they needed to have a workshop on the collection’s ownership and to look at why it had stopped buying significant pieces and whether this practice should be resumed.

Event Centre toughing it out By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

The past six months for Ashburton’s Event Centre have been a continuation of the Covid-19 driven roller coaster ride that started in March last year. Heading into the second half of 2020 there was still plenty of uneasiness around in the performing arts sector, but the centre had come out of those six months of business in a reasonably strong

position, manager Roger Farr said. In his six-monthly report to Ashburton district councillors, Farr said there was still an element of uneasiness shown by both show promoters and audiences, with people reluctant to buy tickets until close to show time. However, after a long stretch when the auditorium was short on bookings, the touring performance sector was showing confidence moving into 2021, he said. “Overall I’m happy with

what we’re seeing in terms of touring events and we still look quite strong for the next six months.” The slow down for most of 2020 had meant the centre’s board decided to hold off on the planned upgrade of the technical infrastructure, anticipated to have cost around $100,000. Instead, there were plans on the drawing board to do both the technical upgrade and a major upgrade of heating, seating, carpet and paint as well as the technical upgrade,

Farr said. “Even with the current uncertainty, I believe we need to plan for this technical upgrade and an evaluation of planned capital expenditure. It’s very early stages and there’s no time line on it because of uncertainty around funding, but the longer we leave it the more we’ll get behind.” When the evaluation is completed and the range of projects identified, a funding application will be made to the Lottery Community Facilities Fund.

It might only have been in business for three months, but Ashburton’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is meeting a steadily growing demand for information on a wide range of issues. Top among the questions fielded by volunteers are accessing legal aid. People seemed to be unaware of the range of free services and advice that was available, CAB manager Sarah Clifford said. The service is based in Community House and staffed by trained volunteers and while face-to-face information is only available weekdays from 10am to 1pm, information can be accessed 24/7 online or by phone, she said. Ashburton is part of the national CAB network and that means every piece of information available locally can also be provided by CAB staff anywhere in New Zealand. Currently Clifford and her team are cross-checking and updating an existing community information database and the goal is to have this contain contact details for every group, organisation or service available in the district, she said. “Currently we know there are some huge gaps. There are just under 400 entries at the moment and we know there are a lot more that should be on there. Ultimately this will become a fantastic, accurate resource for the community.” In its first weeks the CAB conducted 69 interviews and made 16 quick reference responses. About 50 per cent of its contacts were face-to-face The service is free and is available to everyone.

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Long lockdown or quick jab? By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

onspiracy theorists are having a field day around the Covid-19 vaccination, joining the anti-vaxxers chorus. The rumours and misinformation floating around is creating a hesitancy around people lining up for the vaccine, putting at risk our chances of reaching herd immunity and reopening our borders. But I ask what would you rather have, another elongated lockdown or a quick jab in the arm. I can only think back to the recent measles outbreak where I personally witnessed several anti-vaxxers having to line up in the car park waiting for the vaccine. They had to wait outside like lepers due to the higher risk of infection if someone in the building had happened to have had measles. Their standpoint of being anti-vaccination had quickly withered away at the fear of them or their children contracting measles. It was kind of like trying to pull on the seat belt as you’re about to crash rather than when you started the car. The growing global death toll from Covid-19 should easily act as a motivation for people to get the vaccine in New Zealand. So far we have managed to keep the virus virtually at bay, without a major widespread outbreak that other countries have had – resulting in huge death tolls. But we have also avoided a naturally occurring herd immunity, with only around 2360 cases since the outbreak began in March last year. If one of the newer, “more infectious” strains were to get loose – we are talking more than a handful of cases – it could be like when the Incas contracted influenza. But we have something the Inca society did not. An opportunity to defend ourselves before the virus can take hold. But somehow there are still those who see the scientists and medical professionals as liars. That they are part of some big mind control conspiracy, or that the vaccinations are actually really dangerous. This conspiratorial thinking may impact us reaching a critical mass of vaccinated people where it’s safe to re-open the borders, or lead to more deaths when we do. Wearing a seatbelt doesn’t mean you’ll avoid the crash, it just increases your chance of surviving it. It’s the same with vaccinations.

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This one got me in the ‘feels’ W

e have the nicest people in the country living in this wee town of ours I reckon. I was reminded of that again yesterday when Bronnie from the ‘Jack Project’ popped into the studio for a chat. Bronnie’s post on Facebook hit my feed and I didn’t hesitate to reach out to her for a chat about it. Jack stands for Just Another Act of Community Kindness and her plight is all about sneakers for kids. While parent-helping at a school camp last year Bronnie noticed one of the kids, about to embark on a trek up Little Mt Peel, with unsuitable footwear for the task ahead. Sure enough on returning from the day’s walk, he had feet blistered and “wrecked” feet, thanks to the shoes. Bronnie said to herself, I need

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to do something about this. I don’t want to see this again next year when I’m parent-helping at camp. Sneakers for kids was born! Bronnie calls it a “humble wee initiative,” but it is so much more than that! It will have a huge impact on children in Mid Canterbury and their ability to comfortably take part in outdoor education, PE and sports! But there is a bigger picture than that also at play here. These kids, through no fault of their own, will be a bit down on life and not overly happy at the cards they are often dealt.

I’m not about to start pointing my finger and playing a blame game at all, but if they aren’t shown a different way, then they may well head down a path that ends up destructive for them and for our community as well. If we show them some community support like this then hopefully we get some positive payback in the future. Bronnie has had a great response from the community so far. Tots to Teens donated 17 pairs of sneakers. Community members have pledged to purchase new shoes when we have an idea of sizes still required. Bronnie has joined forces with VeeHof Dairy Services who are doing a very similar promotion which you may have read about in this paper. Sandy from VeeHof came into the studio

DROP-OFF POINTS ■■18 Thews Road ■■1 Smitheram Street ■■28A Grey Street ■■71 Archibald Street ■■24 Gordons Road ■■19 Church Street ■■64 Havelock Street to tell me about it a couple of weeks ago. They look after cows’ feet and in the process look after kids’ feet as well. Through the kindness and generosity of locals, Bronnie sees this project being extended to all schools in the Mid Canterbury region! She is super excited and more than a little bit proud of our

community’s response so far. About 70 pairs having been dropped off to the below addresses, and hopefully still more to come based on comments from previous posts! So, please have a look at the back of the wardrobe at your place and please keep those donations of sneakers suitable for physical education and sports in great condition coming in! Bronnie can be contacted on 027 225 8331 if you have any queries! Till next week Hoo Roo, Phill Hooper Proud local Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

Don’t let anxiety make you predictable

was on a plane from Auckland recently and I overheard a young lady in the row behind me, share with her friend: “I really hate that I don’t know what’s going to happen in my future, it makes me so anxious.” (The temptation to turn around and question this thinking was almost too much.) And she went on to explain, to her companion, how she gets anxiety because life is so unpredictable and random, and she hates not knowing. Back up the truck a minute! Imagine, if you will, that you did know what was going to happen, down to the smallest detail. That the next month of your life was 100 per cent predictable – you knew everything that was going to happen and when. Well, the first day or two would be amusing, but by the end of the first week it will prob-

By Sahera Laing LIFE COACH

ably begin to do your head in! It would be far to dull and boring, and boredom is the mother of depression. We need some variety in our lives to keep us aware and feeling alive. We are not drones, but human beings. Variety allows us to notice what’s going on in our life and reminds us to pay attention and be involved in living . . . it’s the “being” part of human being. Unpredictability is the tiny part of life that helps us grow and develop. (Not forgetting that about 80 per cent of the thoughts you have today were the same as yesterday and will

be the same tomorrow, so the unexpected is such a small portion of our day.) Dealing with a variety of things leads to experience, which leads to skill, which leads to wisdom. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be life-savvy than ignorant and unaware. And getting savvy requires mucking in with life and what it brings your way. Don’t let ‘anxiety’ be an excuse to stay inexperienced. Anxiety highlights where you are not yet prepared and where you currently lack ability. It’s presenting you with an opportunity to get skilled. It’s about building mastery to cope with future events, because anxiety tends to arise when we have a preconceived idea of how our future should be. We have expectations. We invent ideas and versions of the situation in our head at-

tempting to predict what might happen. We create mini-movies of potential outcomes – we rehearse conversations that might happen, create thrilling scenarios and spice it up with a dose of drama. In essence, we are being screenwriters and directors of our future. The problem lies in that we don’t go for a comedy script or a rom/com. No, we go for the full on 18+ horror movie. Except our version of the horror movie feels a lot more personal and invasive. But hold on a moment, if you are the screenwriter/director, could you not try another genre of movie? Yes, fine, romanticise the horror if it appeals to you, but also create other versions of the same scene – the comedy of events is a fun alternative, or the superhero/action movie

where you successfully conquer the bad guys. Give your brain a few different scripts to analyse and amuse itself with before you lock in the horror. Why make the future all bad? If you are going to miss the present moment and spend your time focusing on something that hasn’t happened yet, you might as well visit somewhere nice. It’s insane to travel to a place you don’t want to go to whilst sacrificing the only moment that truly matters . . . now. Sahera Laing is a mental fitness consultant, columnist and speaker. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: How many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exist? a) None b) One c) Seven 2: How many fingers, on each hand, do characters in The Simpsons have? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 3: What kind of nuts are found in pesto sauce? a) Almond b) Pistachio c) Pine

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Edna Segers celebrated her 97th birthday this week at the Ashburton Bridge Club with birthday cake for all. Edna still actively plays three times a week and is one of seven over 90-year-olds actively playing the game weekly.

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cue up to a high heat. Rub the Moroccan Spice into the chicken and cauliflower with a sprinkling of sea salt. Let them sit and marinade in separate bowls out of the fridge for 15 minutes to get the chicken to room temperature. For the salad: Cook the couscous as per packet instructions. Once cool, mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl and pour out onto a beautiful platter. ■■ In a small bowl mix together the harissa dressing ingredients. Set aside. ■■ Grill the chicken on the barbecue until charred and cooked in the centre. The

chicken will need to be cooked over a medium heat with the lid on for roughly 20-25 minutes making sure to flip every 5 minutes. ■■ When the chicken is 5 minutes away, add the cauli stems to the grill. The cauli won’t take long at all. Keep an eye on it and check for firmness. ■■ Slice the chicken and lay it over the couscous with the cauli stems. Drizzle with harissa yoghurt and top with extra herbs and pomegranate seeds. ■■ Recipe courtesy of Waitoa Free Range Chicken

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Look! You Found Me 22 Russell Avenue, Ashburton Proudly marketed by First National

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The owners have decided to sell this home. So decided to give it a freshen up just for you. New carpet, curtains some new paint, and recently updated the kitchen. They are good buggers so they are going to leave you the fridge.

Consented eco-friendly log burner. Three good sized bedrooms all with wardrobes. Kitchen has plenty of room for the dining table. Has a good sized family lounge. Separate bathroom has bath, vanity

and shower. Good sized laundry. Outside is easy-care with a huge double garage providing room for all the toys plus a garden shed. Overall a good family home built for the sun.

Enquiries over $375,000

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17 Farm Road, Allenton

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Price: $660,000

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61 Thomson Street, Tinwald

31A Philip Street, Borough

• 3 bedrooms, master has ensuite and plenty of storage space • Open plan kitchen, dining, living • All bathrooms are tiled • Heating is by heat pump

41 Brucefield Avenue Netherby

• New modernised kitchen • Large extension to lounge and master bedroom • 3 bedrooms • Separate laundry

35 Harrison Street, Allenton

• Situated in the heart of Allenton • Spacious sunny living area • 4 bedrooms • Large double garage

Offers over $359,000

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Enquiries over $325,000

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Enquiries over $285,000

• 3 bedrooms • Sunny living area • 3 large garages • Loads of storage

Debbie Boon 027 448 4006

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Friendly St Stephens Close Large sunny open plan living 2 double bedrooms Central to Supermarket, Church and town amenities

Mark Williams 027 442 2281

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Entertainer’s kitchen Two large living rooms, alcove office 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms Private rear yard Well maintained

Mark Williams 027 442 2281

• On the west side of Rakaia • 2024sqm over two separate titles • Residential zoned • Kitchen, bar, men’s and women’s toilets and plenty of parking.

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• Lot 1 $250,000 • Lot 7 $255,000 • Lot 8 & 9 $250,000 • Section sizes from 2.2ha

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40 Elizabeth Avenue Rakaia

• Central location • Priced under GV • Commercially zoned • Possibilities endless

Enquiries over $140,000 Roberta Counsell 027 228 7843

Come See For Yourself 36 Peter Street, Ashburton What a wonderful opportunity to secure this neat home just an easy stroll into town. Set nicely for the sun, mostly double glazed, updated kitchen and

bathroom. Double garage, auto door opener. Any offers will be considered after 4pm on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Offers over: $418,000

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Netherby 87 Princes Street

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Allenton 18 Walshs Road Open Home

Open Home

Lake Hood lifestyle

Ready for you!

1.0 Ha Peaceful Respite Sub dividable

Live comfortably

An immaculately presented stylish and functional home, located in the majestic spot of Lake Hood. This home offers many facets of lifestyle living, from the moment you walk into the entrance through to the open plan living area centred at the heart of the home whilst an adjoining formal lounge provides a place to relax. A large open plan kitchen, dining/living space complete with a scullery.

This home has had plenty of projects started with exterior cladding and roof along with majority of windows and doors upgraded to aluminium joinery and most double glazed. Here's your opportunity to get in and complete the project and make this two bedroom home great again. Open plan kitchen, dining, living with bathroom, laundry and separate toilet. Smaller easy care section.

The nuns have used this well planted private landscape and large family home as a retreat centre. Alongside the recycled brick 250m2 4 bedroom home is a modern spacious 2 bedroom flat (ideal for a dependent relation). The home boasts timber reveals and finishing throughout, double glazing, heatpumps and woodburner.

Spacious and modern three bedroom townhouse, open plan living area with heat pump, master bedroom with ensuite. Well sited to capture plenty of sun and good indoor / outdoor aspect to private easy care grounds. Rear section with hot mix drive and plenty of off street parking. Close to creek Road shopping and with college and domain close by.

For Sale Buyers $660,000+ View Sat 27 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AL82660

For Sale Buyers $230,000+ View Sat 27 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU81675

Tender closes 4.00pm Tue 30 Mar 2021 View Sat 27 Feb 10.30 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AL80821

For Sale Buyers $495,000+ View Sat 27 Feb 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU83190

Hinds 54 Gray Street

Rakaia 41 Bridge Street Open Home

Allenton 21 Lane Street Open Home

Tinwald 18 Thews Road Open Home

Open Home

Looking for the quiet life?

Central Rakaia family home

Here's the place to be

The Purrfect Cattery

The perfect combination of rural township living offering comfort and tranquillity, defines this lovely three bedroom home built in the 1970's but updated to keep up with modern living including a new roof, new kitchen, bathroom, updated bedrooms and new carpet throughout. Warm, inviting, double glazed, LED lights, log fire on wetback, solar panels, heat pumps, HRV, heat transfer.

Located in central Rakaia within walking distance to all shops, services and amenities. A home with character that will appeal to all families or alternatively a rental investment. An older original home that has been added to and modernized and features 3 bedrooms plus office/4th bedroom with ensuite, separate bathroom, toilet, single garage with laundry.

Great location to get onto the property ladder. Three bedroom summerhill stone home with open plan living area including log burner and heat pump. Smaller easy care section with good garaging / workshop space. Get stuck in here and make your own mark on this home.

Here is your chance to purchase a modern warm 4 bedroom home situated on 20 acres on the outskirts of Tinwald with the bonus of income from a well established cattery. The home boasts large open plan kitchen dining area with log burner and modern kitchen and large lounge area. A detached double garage & workshop sit next to this lovely family home.

Deadline Sale closes 4.00pm Wed 10 Mar 2021 View Sat 27 Feb 11.00 - 11.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU83495

For Sale Buyers $375,000+ View Sun 28 Feb 11.00 - 11.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU81760

Deadline Sale closes 4.00pm Tue 16 Mar 2021 View Sat 27 Feb 11.30 - 12.00pm Web pb.co.nz/AU83332

For Sale From $850,000 + GST (if any) View Sat 27 Feb 11.30 - 12.00pm Web pb.co.nz/AL83021

Ashburton 89 Aitken Street

Ashburton 93 Winter Street Open Home

Ashburton Lot 41 Stage 10D Lake Hood

Rakaia 144 Railway Terrace West

Open Home

Pretty as a picture

Seldom available

Stage 10D

Think outside the square

Don't miss your opportunity to own this appealing character home. Located within the avenues it is an easy walk to shops and supermarket. Inside this cosy three bedroom home is spacious light filled living with original timber features and kitchen adjoining. Three double bedrooms and modernised bathroom with shower/shub, vanity and toilet. A second toilet is off the large laundry.

Attractive, modern townhouse so close to town that you won't need a car - although, there is a double garage if you do need and space for a campervan! Two generous double bedrooms, separate laundry with toilet, spacious living opening to patio, and heat pump. An ideal townhouse for single living, retirees or an excellent rental on a very sunny and secure section. Don't delay, inspect today.

Lake Hood showcases the best Mid-Canterbury has to offer. Enjoy the aquatic park and the proximity to the Ashburton township with ski fields, golf courses, cafes and shops all just a short drive away. This exciting new release of sections provides all the incredible amenity of this landmark development.

Put your creative thinking into gear and imagine what you can develop with this 2024 sqm site and 230 sqm clubroom building. With housing demand high in Raiaka this residential zoned property with 2 x 1012 sqm sections, sound 1960's building and all town services is primed for further development.

For Sale Buyers $389,000+ View Sat 27 Feb 12.00 - 12.30pm Web pb.co.nz/AU83440

For Sale Buyers $348,000+ View Sat 27 Feb 12.45 - 1.15pm Web pb.co.nz/AU83278

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For Sale From $315,000 + GST (if any) View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU82095

Allenton 174 Racecourse Road

Ashburton 198 East Street

Where country meets town

Be your own boss!

Situated in the highly sought after North West Ashburton residential/lifestyle subdivision offering a rural feel with all the benefits of town living. Close and only minutes drive or walking distance to schools, medical centre, hospital and all Ashburton services and amenities.

Long standing and popular cafe in convenient centre of town location. Recently refurbished kitchen and shop interior making an attractive setting. The current owners have grown the catering side of the business in recent years with basket runs and takeaway meals. Good location - good opportunity.

For Sale Buyers $320,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AL81562

For Sale $190,000 + GST View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AC82973

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Retail And Warehouse 105 Victoria Street, Ashburton This multi-purpose building is situated to both retail or warehouse activities. Located in the Triangle in central Ashburton which has recently been brought back to life with new and relocated businesses. The property is currently rented on a casual basis

and provides a blank canvas to the astute investor. The property benefits from two street frontages providing many options. A structural upgrade of the building is required by November 22, 2022.

Deadline sale Closing 4pm, March 26, 2021

Clark McLeod

Phone 027 432 2194 Web ID ACS2721180

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Offering support for those with a life-limiting illness Currently supporting 67 clients and their families in Mid Canterbury

Help us make 70 Havelock Street our forever home

Internet banking: to Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust 06-0837-0319291-01 (Email belinda@hospicemc.nz, or phone 307 8387 to advise us of your donation for receipting and acknowledgement purposes.) Or In person: Drop your donation in to us at the hospice, 70 Havelock Street (formerly Sealy St Medical Centre.)

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NEW LISTING/OPEN HOME

Opportunity Knocks 17 Brucefield Avenue, NETHERBY Fabulous location, walking distance to local shops, schools and Ashburton Domain and the Ashburton showgrounds. This wee beauty is waiting for new owners offering three double bedrooms, open plan kitchen and living room, heated with a log burner. Separate toilet, bathroom and laundry. Single carport and plenty of offstreet parking, partly fenced.

Your Next Move There is also a double hobby room out back, plus an outdoor area to relax in. Ideal if you are looking for an opportunity to do a makeover on a property or increase your rental portfolio. Currently tenanted, (periodic).

Offers over $250,000 Web ID AUE2717499 View Saturday, 12.15pm - 12.45pm

97 Elizabeth Avenue, RAKAIA The house with the picket fence. Have you ever dreamed of owning a home like this? This cute wee cottage is waiting for new owners. To be re-roofed with Colorsteel longrun iron and lounge carpet to be replaced. Separate toilet, combined shower and laundry area. Double garage and a generous size section. Whether it be north or south, Rakaia is central in proximity to many of Canterbury’s sporting and tourist attractions and close to

Christchurch City and International Airport. Rakaia has a primary school and a medical centre and offers a friendly community spirit. Mt Hutt and Rakaia River on your doorstep for the outdoor enthusiasts.

Price $330,000 Web ID RUE2702766 View Saturday, 10am - 10.30am

OPEN HOME

Tranquil Retreat 21 Pages Road, ALLENTON Enjoy the established surrounds of a mature garden with this tidy three bedroom home. Situated in a central westside location amongst quality properties. This Oamaru Stone home is warm and sunny with north facing living and warmth from some double glazed windows. Well designed with the convenience of a separate laundry with additional house entry. A good sized double garage plus a garden shed provides plenty of

Nest Or Invest storage options. A smaller sized section which is well planted is a gardener’s delight whilst relatively easy care. Early possession available.

Offers over: $425,000 Web ID AUW2656487 View Saturday, 11.30am - 12 noon

25 Brucefield Avenue, NETHERBY This light and bright home is on a spacious corner section with good off-street parking plus single garage and car port. The kitchen has a modern island bench which is open plan to the living area. Upgrading includes modern floor-mounted heat pump, modern carpet, mechanical ventilation in bathroom and kitchen. This property provides a great step onto the property ladder. Currently rented for $300

per week. Why rent when you could buy this affordable home. Be quick and enquire for more details, a property of this nature will not be available for long.

Enquiries over $265,000

Web ID AUE2706234

SO SO

Investors – Be Quick

Once In A Lifetime!

Superb Mountain Views

37 Davis Crescent, NETHERBY

4 Wilkin Street, TINWALD

Racecourse Road, ASHBURTON

Are you wanting to increase your rental portfolio? I have tenants that would like to stay. Fixed term contract in place. This lovely solid brick home makes the perfect rental. Modern kitchen, open plan kitchen living with indoor and outdoor flow onto a deck and private backyard. Three bedrooms, modern bathroom, log burner, single garage with workshop. Offstreet parking and secure behind gates. Offers over $340,000 Web ID AUE2678720

A truly unique property, situated on a full acre section (4047m2) with three street frontages offering great development potential. The dwelling is a category B listed heritage building of local significance being a former Presbyterian manse. A large land holding of this scale and close proximity to town provides plenty of scope for the astute buyer.

Stunning mountain views in a prime Racecourse Road location. So close to town amenities and just a short walk to Allenton and so convenient that kids could bike to school. These sections benefit from town services including water supply and fibre connection. Generous sized lifestyle sections provide plenty of space suitable for the most adventurous

By Negotiation

Web ID AUT2638090

builds and surrounded with some of Ashburton’s finest homes. General covenants for this subdivision will ensure standards are maintained to protect your investment. The rear lots are to be accessed by either sealed road or shingled accessway. Enjoy the peacefulness of rural living. The perfect balance of lifestyle choice.

SOLD

Frontrunner Ashburton Established Business This successful sports retail business has grown over 16 years of local ownership. Ashburton’s only specialised sports footwear business which has gone from strength to strength. The business is well located within a thriving bulk retail environment with plenty of on site car parking. The Frontrunner is a well established national brand providing a national marketing network. The business provides a wide product range of apparel and equipment beyond footwear,

including some brands exclusive to the Frontrunner within the district. The addition of a sports massage service complements the needs for the most competitive of athletes. This offering gives the opportunity for a new owner to take the business to another level

Price On application

Web ID ABS2674271

Tucked Away In Hinds

Spacious Easy Living You’ll Love

74 David Street, HINDS

18 Nixon Street, TINWALD

Lots on offer here in the Hinds community, local school, garage and convenience store and more. All within walking distance. Good sized section 1,012m2. A spacious open plan kitchen and dining room flowing into the lounge, indoor and outdoor flow to the backyard. Three double bedrooms, bath, separate shower, separate toilet and separate laundry. Easy care section, chook house and garden sheds, carport. Lots on offer here, you won’t be disappointed.

With two living areas complemented by great indoor-outdoor flow and four bedrooms, this property will tick all the boxes. An inviting and modernised kitchen with dining/living area will surely be the hub of the house. A well-planned home with the convenience of three bathrooms. This lovely home is situated on beautifully presented grounds. The extra-large section has the bonus of being in two titles and will appeal to many.

Offers over: $285,000

Web ID HU2676844

Multi Units – $550 Per Week Return AS070520 AS070520 AS070520

26 Alford Forest Road, Allenton, Ashburton

Multi dwelling properties are always a popular investment – currently returning $550 per week. They may not meet Healthy Home Standards, but potential is there to add your stamp and maximise your investment. Flat One has one bedroom and currently returns

$260 pw. Flat two has two bedrooms, the kitchen and bathroom have been updated. The hot water is on gas. The roof has not long been replaced. Both lots of tenants have made this property home for many years. Do the sums you won’t be disappointed.

Deadline sale: 2pm on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 (No Prior Sale)

Sue Prendergast PHONE 027 322 8422

Viewing:

By appointment only

Tammy McDougall PHONE 0274 727 535

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Approx Floor Area 130sqm WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK

Approx Land Area 766sqm

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NEW LISTING

Allenton 17 Country Place 4

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thu 18 Mar 2021 View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Ray Knight 027 434 0139 ray.knight@bayleys.co.nz Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Great splendour This property sits on the 1,070sqm section. A grand entrance greets you with the reception area welcoming you to the ground floor living space, a separate lounge heated by a gas log fire, the open plan living, a kitchen with backlit display cabinets, a large pantry, and dining area, all heated by a heat pump. Both living areas have bi fold doors that open-up to an outside patio/BBQ area. The hallway leads to three bedrooms, one with an ensuite and a large family bathroom. A separate laundry and access to the triple garage completes the ground floor. The upper level hosts the master bedroom opening out to a balcony. An ensuite and walk-in wardrobes adds to this room.

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Ashburton 91 Winter Street

Tinwald 82 Wilkins Road

Attention artists

This two storey character home with a high ceiling in the open plan living/dining/kitchen area. The master bedroom has an ensuite. Two double bedrooms share the family bathroom. A spiral staircase leads up to a studio with a balcony.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 3pm, Tue 2 Mar 2021 View by appointment Ray Knight 027 434 0139 Mick Hydes 027 437 9696

bayleys.co.nz/5514378

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A desirable lifestyle Larger 6,866sqm (more or less) residential section, and yet only 250 metres from the town boundary. Enough area to build your dream home. This section has been meticulously developed with a formed driveway.

Price on Application View by appointment Jon McAuliffe 027 432 7769 jon.mcauliffe@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Allenton Bella Vista Motel Ashburton

Alford Forest Alford Forest Settlement Road

Change of lifestyle

A unique opportunity

Looking for a change of lifestyle for yourself or family? This 23 year lease motel is a great opportunity for you to step up and be your own boss. Come and enjoy the lifestyle this business and location has to offer.

bayleys.co.nz/5513620

Asking Price $695,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Olé Wallis 021 0273 7307 ole.wallis@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Defined by potential, this sprawling 15 hectare (subject to final survey) plot represents an enthralling development opportunity in a favoured setting of Alford Forest, just 15 minutes from the town of Methven.

bayleys.co.nz/5512283

For Sale offers invited over $600,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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 Equus Park is Methven's newest neighbourhood, located on Racecourse Avenue between the racecourse and the northern boundary of the Methven township, with uninterrupted views of Mount Hutt and the Southern Alps. 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 sections range from 985sqm to 2,533sqm subject to survey, with prices starting from $195,000 and Titles expected April - May 2021. Located only a short distance from the Methven town centre which offers boutique shopping, numerous bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as other ame

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NEW LISTING

Methven 151 Barkers Road 4

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 25 Mar 2021 View 1-1.45pm Sat 27 Feb 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

World class views in Methven This Oamaru stone home on eight hectares with postcard views across the front lawn to Mount Hutt and the Southern Alps offers four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an office, a large open plan kitchen and living area, formal dining room and a separate lounge. Manicured gardens with established native plantings and extensive lawn areas include a grass tennis court. Enclosed clear span, lockable five bay shed with three phase power offers extra storage space or a business base. Three well-fenced paddocks with central laneway and wooden cattle yards.

bayleys.co.nz/5514155

Methven 29 Camrose Avenue

Methven 18 Barkers Road

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 12.30-1pm or by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 Olé Wallis 021 0273 7307 Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387

bayleys.co.nz/5512448

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Methven 20 Barkers Road

Get a gift that keeps on giving

Set up as three bedrooms upstairs and one bedroom downstairs, all with built-in wardrobes. Two bathrooms, open plan kitchen/dining/living space downstairs and a second lounge upstairs. An easy-care lawn and a carport with a storage area.

Asking Price $415,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 Olé Wallis 021 0273 7307

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Methven 10 McMillan Street

The perfect holiday rental

Traditional charm with this 150sqm, two storey chalet style, three bedroom home that is ideally positioned for privacy and convenience. Featuring stunning exposed wooden beams and wall panelling.

For Sale offers invited over $399,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz

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bayleys.co.nz/5513762

Where past meets future

This 130sqm weatherboard home features three sunny bedrooms and a country style kitchen. Also includes a two room, self contained flat with kitchenette, living area, bedroom and bathroom.

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Looking to leave the city behind or a change of pace from your current rural lifestyle? Then this remarkable 461sqm property on 2.468 hectares just 20 minutes from Methven is a must view. Call for more details.

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Great splendour 17 Country Place, Allenton, Ashburton bedrooms all with wardrobes, one with the luxury of an ensuite and a large family bathroom with an amazing spa bath. A separate laundry and internal access to the triple garage completes the ground floor. The upper level has an expansive master bedroom opening out onto a balcony looking nor-west providing a peaceful retreat. An ensuite and two walk-in wardrobes adds to the comfort of this room. The attic provides a huge storage area. The landscaped grounds are immaculate and are watered by an automated sprinkler system. Because of the Home and Garden worthy presentation of this property we fully expect strong interest, act quickly to organise a viewing to prevent disappointment.

We are proud to offer this stately Oamaru Stone, two storey property to the market. It sits proudly on a 1,070sqm section with a formal front lawn and buxus edged gardens. A grand entrance greets you with the reception area welcoming you to the ground floor living space, a separate formal lounge heated by a gas log fire, the open plan living, a stylish kitchen with beautiful backlit display cabinets, a large pantry, ample storage, and dining area, all heated by a floor mounted heat pump. A cavity slider separates the lounge and the living room creating options. Both living areas have bi-fold doors that openup to an outside private patio/barbecue area, a great space for entertaining or relaxing and enjoying life. The wide hallway leads to three double

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ordon Murray Automotive has unveiled its T.50s Niki Lauda track-focused supercar for the first time. Developed in parallel with the T.50, the most driver-centric supercar ever built, the T.50s Niki Lauda has been conceived, designed and engineered to offer the ultimate on-track driving experience. Like the T.50, the T.50s Niki Lauda has been designed and engineered without compromise, but with an even more extreme specification. It weighs just 852kg and will be powered by a substantially redesigned version of the T.50’s Cosworth-engineered 3.9-litre V12, producing 725bhp, revving to 12,100rpm and going through a newly-designed Xtrac six-speed paddle-shift gearbox. Advanced aerodynamics, aided by a 400mm rear-mounted fan, will produce up to 1500kg of downforce for optimum track performance. Just 25 T.50s Niki Laudas will be made, costing £3.1m (before taxes). Production will start in January 2023 at Gordon Murray Automotive’s manufacturing centre in Dunsfold, Surrey, UK, after the run of 100 T.50 supercars is completed. Professor Gordon Murray CBE:

“The T.50 is the ultimate road-going supercar, but I always dreamed of taking it one step further… to build a version that will deliver an on-track driving experience like no other car in history. “When we created the McLaren F1 GTR it was developed from the F1 road car. “From its inception the T.50s Niki Lauda, though, was designed in parallel with the T.50. For the T.50 our target was clear, to make the best driver’s car for the road. With the T.50s Niki Lauda it was equally clear, to make it the best driver’s car for the track. “Putting it another way, we asked ourselves what would be the coolest thing to drive on track and create a track driving

experience like no other car in history? “We had no interest in achieving the ultimate lap time or creating an over-tyred and over-downforced spaceship at the expense of driver involvement, because ultimately you have to possess an F1 driver level of skill and fitness to get the best out of them. “Instead, I laid out some parameters to create the ultimate driver’s car: a central driving position, a V12 just behind your ear revving to over 12,000rpm, producing over 700 horsepower and with an even faster response time than the T.50, downforce limited to 1500kg and a weight of under 900kg. In my view, it doesn’t get better than that.

“Sitting in the middle with that unsilenced V12 screaming just behind you – the driving experience will be something special. It is also going to be searingly quick and, with such a low weight, will change direction like an F1 car. “With the direction of travel of the automotive industry, it’s hard to imagine that there will ever be another car quite like this.” The Cosworth-designed 3.9-litre V12 engine is a dramatically different version of the engine that powers the T.50. It is even more powerful and faster-revving too, delivering 711PS at 11,500rpm, on its way to a 12,100rpm rev-limit. At 178hp/litre, the specific power output of the T.50s Niki Lauda’s V12 exceeds that of the all-conquering Cosworth DFV Formula One engine. The T.50s Niki Lauda’s engine is fed by a newly-designed, roof-mounted, high-performance RAM induction airbox (which can increase maximum power to 725bhp). A newly-developed, bespoke, straight-through exhaust system also takes the engine sound to a new level. Right through the rev-range it promises to be one of the greatest and most characterful sounding cars ever made.

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One handy hybrid TOYOTA YARIS CROSS LIMITED

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ver the past few weeks Bernard E has been in the navigator’s seat of a variety of vehicles, as we finalise the 160km rally route for a classic motor-cycle rally to be based in Mt Somers in early March. For our most recent sortie we drove this rather delightfully coloured (shades of Golden Holdens of yester-year) Yaris Cross Limited Hybrid. Before heading off, we were aware this compact SUV, along with its hatch siblings (the total exception being the pocket-rocket 200kW/370Nm GR version) are primarily focused on providing excellent fuel economy for city/urban motoring, where the greatest benefits of their efficient engines and optional hybrid systems are to the fore. But, in saying that, we had been impressed on a previous trip by the way the hybrid Yaris hatch coped with country driving. So after experiencing how easy the Cross is to both drive and park around town, thanks to its compact size, the view out and its multiple cameras, we were keen hit the open road. But firstly, a bit more detail about it. While it has the same new platform as the hatch, it, as you will see, looks entirely different. There’s touches of RAV4-ness about its style and looks, including the squared wheel arches and appropriately big 18-inch wheels (16-inch for the GX versions). Size-wise, compared to the hatch, the Cross has a slightly longer wheelbase, is 240mm longer, has 30mm more ground clearance and sits 90mm taller. Two hybrid versions are available – the GX costs $33,990 while the top Limited we drove is $38,990. There’s also a $29,990 GX petrol model. As expected there’s more space within the cabin, which is certainly not a mass of black, for it has an interesting combination of a tweed-like fabric and synthetic leather seat coverings. As well there’s some contrasting dark tans on the dash and door panels. Both front seats, which comfortably accommodated our respective girths over some 200km for the day, are heated, and the driver’s seat also has power-adjustment. With the front seats positioned for us, it was then not a problem for me to access the rear seats and sit therein, with very good foot and head space and suitable knee room. All dials, the start and other buttons/ controls are where as expected, so there’s no complicated stuff for any driver new to driving a hybrid to contend with. Well, except maybe the silence when you press the start button. So you may then need, in those circumstances, to activate the six-speaker sound system, which can also be accessed via the 7-inch touch screen. The Limited also has an excellent colour head up display and sat/nav. With the rear seats occupied and the tonneau cover in place there’s 390 litres of luggage space, easily loaded via the powered rear door with its ‘kick sensor’. A spare wheel sits below. If more load space is needed, the rear seat splits and folds 40/20/40, so longer stuff and two rear passengers can be fitted in. The neat sounding, three cylinder

YARIS CROSS HYBRID ■■ Driveaway Pricing (includes all on road costs; WOF, registration, a full tank of fuel, the Toyota Care Service Advantage fixed price servicing package, floor mats): Limited $38,990. GX Hybrid is $33,990 and petrol-only GX models is $29,990. ■■ Power-plant: 1.5-litre 3 cylinder petrol – 67kW @ 5500rpm and 120Nm of torque @ 3800rpm (85kW total hybrid-system output) ■■ Transmission: e-CVT–front -wheel-drive. ■■ Quoted Overall Fuel Use: 3.8L/100km. (86g/km CO2) ■■ Safety: 8 air bags, comprehensive Toyota Safety Sense active safety system and advanced driver assistance functions. ■■ Size: 4180mm long, 1765mm wide, 1590mm high, 2560mm wheelbase. ■■ Warranty: Three year 100,000km warranty and roadside assistance, while hybrid warranty covers the battery for up to 160,000kms or eight years (whichever comes first)

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tion adds to for a total system output of 85kW. I’ve already mentioned the sounds of silence upon start-up, which continue initially as you move away on battery power. The petrol engine then seamlessly joins in with more pressure on the accelerator, but then in stop-start traffic and other situations around town and down hill, it reverts to using electric power as much as possible. As required, the hybrid system seamlessly delivers for both spritely getaways (0-100kmh in 11seconds) and quick overtaking, then it is impressively quiet for open road cruising. Then through corners we once again commented on what an excellent job Toyota’s new compact car platform and suspension does. Even though it is taller, the Cross turns into corners nicely, as expected with a little more body lean, but it remains nicely balanced, predictable and well set up for open road driving. The stated overall fuel consump-

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The Ranger Tradie has a fitted towbar, an essential feature for tradespeople who tow work gear during the week, and then require a tow vehicle for recreation activities at the weekends. “Our 3.2-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel is proven in the marketplace and customers love the engine’s refinement, combined with its durable, workhorse nature,” said Andrew Birkic, President and CEO, Ford Australia and New Zealand. Birkic said that the Ranger had proved itself to be the right mix of capability, quality and value for many Australian customers. The Ranger XL Tradie packs a range of great factory-fit features, including: Genuine Ford Black nudge bar Lumen 20.5-inch slimline LED Light Bar

Unique 16-inch black alloy wheels Black side steps Bedliner Tow bar The protective bedliner is designed to fit the load area, adding a sense of security from items that may cause damage to the vehicle’s paintwork. The fitted towbar is also an essential feature for tradespeople who tow work gear during the week, and then require a tow vehicle for recreation activities at the weekends. The Ranger Tradie special-edition also boasts a host of standard tech features including standard SYNC 3iii with 8.0-

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ord Australia is introducing another limited-run special-edition, the Ford Ranger Tradie, featuring a range of practical, factory-fitted features to appeal to customers looking for a ‘work ready’ pick-up. Based on the latest Ranger XL 4x4 Double Cab Pick-Up, the Ranger Tradie is equipped with the proven 3.2-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel and six-speed automatic transmission as standard. The 4x4 system features both high and low-range 4x4 with locking rear differential as well as 800mm water wading ability.

inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlayTM and Android AutoTM smart phone compatibilityiv. The Tradie joins a range of enhanced Ford Ranger variants based on core models, including the XL Special Edition, XLS-based Ranger Sport, the XLT-based Ranger FX4 Max, and the Wildtrak X. Apart from Ranger, Ford’s new entrants in 2020 have kept its showroom fresh, with the arrival of the all-new Ford Puma and all-new Ford Escape. As well, the addition of the Ford Everest Basecamp and Everest Sport in RWD has bolstered the company’s seven-seat family offerings. The Ford Ranger Tradie is available in Arctic White, the perfect complement to the black alloys and black side steps. Buyers can also specify True Red, or prestige paints Meteor Grey, Aluminium Silver, Blue Lightning or Shadow Black. The award-winning Ford Ranger continues to offer outstanding payload, towing and water wading capabilities. The Ford Ranger line-up has also achieved a five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). In addition to SYNC 3 with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as Autonomous Emergency Brakingv, standard on every new Ford Ranger is the FordPassvi Connect embedded modem. When paired with the FordPass App, FordPass Connect unlocks a range of new connected services including remote locking/unlocking, remote vehicle start and vehicle status updates. This can be particularly handy on the worksite, allowing customers to remotely start the vehicle and cool the cabin on a hot summer’s day, for example. The FordPass App is now available for download for Apple and Android devices.

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Historic business passes the torch

ne legendary company has taken over another in Ashburton. Morrison Motors Ashburton Limited has acquired Smallbone Ltd, which has operated in Mid Canterbury for more than 100 years. Morrison Cars and Carrfields Group entered into a joint venture partnership late last year which has resulted in a new Mitsubishi vehicle sales, service and parts business opening this month in Ashburton. Director of the business, Lance Morrison is delighted to return to his roots. “Our family business, McKenzie Saddlery and Canvas, had a large customer base throughout Mid Canterbury and the South Island for many years,” Lance says. “For our family – my brother Mike, who’s owner and myself – it’s like coming home.” The family has progressed towards taking over the landmark Smallbone dealership for about 12 months. “The driving force in having a brand such as Mitsubishi was a compelling Lance Morrison

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argument in extending our Christchurch based business to Ashburton,” Lance explains. Morrison Motors Ashburton is located at the current Smallbone premises at 177 Archibald Street, Tinwald. In addition to the Mitsubishi brand, it will continue as an authorised agent to provide Holden parts and service for the next 10 years. “To date the Mitsubishi brand has only been represented in Ashburton via service agents so we’re very pleased to be able to offer a full-service sales, service and parts operation and together bring the highly-respected Mitsubishi brand into our group of businesses,” Lance says. Morrison Motors Ashburton is recognised for its team culture. It’s a big focus for them and extends to retaining and building a strong customer relationship. “It’s important to us that we’ve been able to retain the local staff. “They’ve been offered positions in the new venture,” he comments. As long-established, Canterbury-based, family-owned businesses, Carrfields and Morrison share many common synergies and values. Carrfields is a diverse agribusiness. Morrison operates new and used vehicle sales and service centres in Christchurch and Rangiora, as well as having existing family ties to the Ashburton district. “We are looking forward to leveraging our shared values, experience and local knowledge to cement a successful and enduring partnership,” he says. “With that common heritage, it made so much sense to

Officers of the Filipino Dairy Workers in NZ group with the brand new Mitsubishi ASX sponsored by Morrisons.

position our Mitsubishi brand in Ashburton. “With the pulling out of the Holden brand throughout New Zealand, there was a gap in the market that Mitsubishi is filling. “Mitsubishi is a lifestyle brand and, because of Mid Canterbury diverse community, we also see a synergy between our vehicles and the people who live here Lance comments. “Morrisons is the home of repeat and referral business. Over 65 per cent of our turnover is repeat and referral. “That’s the reputation and culture we’re bringing to Morrison Motors Ashburton Ltd,” Lance Morrison says.

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Traditional values and ethos underpin Morrison Group T he Morrison name has been a leader in region, it also supports a large amount of local the sales and service sector of Canterbusiness with outsourced work. bury for over 47 years. Lance Morrison points to the new Mitsubishi It dates back to the original McKenzie dealership, located at the former Smallbone’s Saddlery and Canvas family business, Holden site, which has been branded with the which had a large customer base throughout Mid new corporate Mitsubishi signage and layout. Canterbury and the South Island. “Given this and its large presence on State Highway One, the dealership will be hard to miss The values and ethos of that family business as you enter Ashburton heading north,” Lance was to offer strong customer service, a friendly environment and cresays. ate repeat and referral “With a full range of clients. new Mitsubishis as well Fast forward to as pre-owned and demonstrators, our team will today and the Direcbe able to help you find tor of the Morrison a vehicle that fits your Group, Lance Morrison, says these values lifestyle.” remain of central Lance emphasised importance to the that, in addition to success of the Morrioffering a wide range of son brand. vehicles from $7990 to “With over 60 per $70,000, they also offer cent of customers full servicing facilities, coming from either parts and a fleet of loan repeats and referrals, vehicles. it’s easy to say that “As Smallbone’s was these long held family The first Triton delivered to Carrfields. one of the main Holden values have helped dealerships in Canterbury, we still offer full servicing options for local the business grow to where it is today,” he says. Holden owners too,” Lance says. The Morrison Group now has three locations “When you pop in, you’ll still see a lot of in Canterbury and represents two major new car friendly familiar faces who worked for Smallbone’s franchises, Mitsubishi and Renault. but now wear the smart new Mitsubishi uniIt currently employs over 40 staff and, with forms.” over 150 vehicles sold a month in the Canterbury

Lance Morrison with the staff.

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Ashburton’s Bob Grant has been an integral part of the Smallbones operation for nearly 50 years.

Tribute paid for Bob Grant’s outstanding service

arrfields and the Morrison Group have paid tribute to a man who’s given exemplary service to motoring for nearly 50 years. Bob Grant is retiring after six decades of service to Smallbones, first as an employee, later as a 100 per cent owner of the business and, in recent years, as a 50/50 joint venture partner with Carrfields Group. Craig Carr, Chairman of Smallbone Ltd, says “it’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Bob over the years.” “Carrfields has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Bob, which has been highly positive for both the Smallbone and Carrfields’ teams as well as Smallbone’s many customers, particularly those in Mid Canterbury but also from throughout New Zealand.” Bob has been part of the Smallbone businesses for 48 of the 101 years the company has been operating, and retires as Executive Director. “Bob’s philosophy for Smallbone’s has been to constantly strive to improve and do better for customers. “He believes the business has a very exciting future in its new incarnation under the Morrison name,” Craig Carr says. In reply Bob said “We chose our succession plan for the business very carefully, and I’m very pleased with the arrangement.” “It’s extremely important to me that our customers will receive the high standard of service from the Morrison Group, that they’ve had from Smallbones, with a constant focus of doing even better.” While it’s opportune to hand the reins over to the next generation, I’m still very interested in the wellbeing of our customers and staff, Bob Grant says. “I’m very proud of the people we’ve employed over the years and I’ve enjoyed seeing a lot of people go on to bigger and brighter things because of the experience they’ve gained with our business,” he commented. On behalf of Carrfields and Smallbone’s, Craig Carr wished Bob and his wife Deirdre, the very best for their well-earned retirement.

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Ashburton Guardian Friday, February 26, 2021

RUGBY

Local gains starting spot “He’s ready to go”- Scott Robertson

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury’s Dallas McLeod will feature in a star-studded Crusaders starting line-up in the Super Rugby Aotearoa season opener against the Highlanders tonight in Dunedin. In a side that contains nine All Blacks, McLeod – who will play just his third cap for the Crusaders – has been thrust into the limelight standing alongside the likes of Richie Mo’unga, Jack Goodhue, Will Jordan and Sevu Reece in a backline stacked with talent. Injuries to Braydon Ennor and David Havili have paved the way for McLeod, who is from Methven, to gain a starting jersey, but head coach Scott Robertson believes the 22-year-old is up to the challenge. “Dallas is a great young kid, we know that,” Robertson told media this week. “Performed really well in the pre-season, so it’s a chance for us to get a wee combination going. “It’s a great opportunity to build some depth at 12, that’s where Dallas has played the majority of his career. “He’s ready to go.” McLeod’s inclusion in the starting line-up has been described as the only anomaly in an otherwise predictable and strong Crusaders 15 to take to the paddock to face old foes, the Highlanders, with Robertson not afraid to go with an early season flex to signal his intent for the competition. In the front row the All Blacks pair of Joe Moody and Codie Taylor are joined by Manu Samoa prop, Michael Alaalatoa, while the engine room has plenty of grunt with captain Scott Barrett and Sam Whitelock packing down. In the loose forwards, Cullen Grace will look to build on his outstanding 2020 from the No.8 position, while Ethan Blackadder

Tinwald Golf Club

Tinwald Women’s Golf Draw 2nd March - Medal 3rd Borrows Cup. 9 Holes 1st Sue Bunt (GNZ) 9 holes off #10 & #17: Report 8.30 for 9.00 start, Starters M. Kennedy H. Nicholas, Cards S. Gutsell C. Linney, Kitchen J. Undy. Roster convenor J. Bruhns.

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Mid Canterbury Tennis

Methven boy Dallas McLeod gets the nod for the Crusaders tonight. and Tom Christie will take their spots on the side of the scrum. Bryn Hall and Moúnga will direct the backline with McLeod and Goodhue outside them while Leicester Fainga’anuku, Reece and Jordan are in the outside backs. While the Crusaders have won their last five games against the Highlanders, Robertson was taking nothing for granted and pointed towards Tony Brown’s influence as cause for concern.

“All our games against the Highlanders in the last five years have been tough. “They’ve come down to a few moments, they’ve led a lot of those matches, they are a hell of a battle. “We expect nothing less, they’ve got a little bit more depth in their squad and Tony Brown, he’s an astute coach. “We’re expecting everything.” Tonight’s game at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin kicks off at 7.05pm.

Wannabe ‘N’ Paris B M Murray (9) 57.5 Call Me Coquetta S L Wynne (10) 57.5 Fionnuala C K Kwo (3) (A2) 57.5 Lily Of The Valley M Gestain (11) (A4) 57.5 Mabilis R D Beeharry (17) (A3) 57.5 Tacit Approval Rn Mudhoo (14) (A2) 57.5 Hasstobemagic T R Moseley (13) 57 Scala Sancta K Asano (12) (A1) 57 Justabelle C W Johnson (8) 57 Baby Cheeses Ms K Williams (4) 57 Gelato A Balloo (1) 57 Too Savvy J J Fawcett (2) 57 0x50 Silver Cannon K Mudhoo (7) 57 Arrowtown K Chowdhoory (6) (A1) 57 Coffers 57 Ivy Belle C R Barnes (16) 57 Flash Ash Vegas 57.5 Exuberant Our Echo Kitty Cugat Show Bazz

Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis Draw Round 8 - Saturday 27 February 2021 All games to start at 9am sharp Junior A Grade – Duty Team Methven Silver Methven Silver v Allenton Kiwis at ATTC; Methven Gold v Hampstead Yellow at Hampstead; Southern Stars v Dorie Hampstead at Hampstead; Southern Shakers v Dorie A at ATTC; Allenton Moas - BYE. Junior B Grade Methven White v Methven Black at Methven Domain; Southern Stormers v Allenton Kokakos at Mayfield; Allenton Wekas v Allenton Fantails at ATTC. Junior C Grade Southern Strikers v Methven Blue at ATTC; Southern Skyrockets v Methven Red at ATTC; Allenton Rurus v Allenton Kiwis at Allenton. Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308 3020 as soon as possible.

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Ladies Golf - Saturday 27th Feb Rd 1 McKay Trophy 8.15 for 8.30 start. Starter Rhonda Gallagher. (Ph 027 5313720) Tuesday 2nd March Coronation Cup, Biddy Newton (Qual) - Report 8.30 for 9.00. Starters: Jacqui Welch (0211353630) & Jeanette Montgomery. Thursday 4th March 9.15, Saturday 1pm Nine hole Women & Men Club champs qual – stroke, Convenor Muriel Morgan (Ph 0279645380).

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SPORTS DRAWS

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R1 THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT $2095 295m 16:11 1 21314 Prince Zulu L J Waretini 2 31473 Belfast Demo Hart & Taylor 3 46244 Souffle Sue J T Mc Inerney 4 72585 Homebush Zack J T Mc Inerney 5 47378 Billy Ray N C W Wanhalla 6 61138 Opawa Rowdy R Wales 7 41516 Mulberry Sox K J Cassidy 8 65112 Edge Of Reason J E Dunn 9 14517 Mulberry Brit K J Cassidy 10 84265 Come A Guster M M Grant R2 DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH $2,450 295m 16:28 1 87252 Sneaky Snitch Hart & Taylor 2 11x16 More Than That McCook & Jopson 3 826x1 Our Dazzel R Wales 4 65854 Homebush Stasser J T Mc Inerney 5 38666 Opawa Jaws R Wales 6 61642 Sam And Si J T Mc Inerney 7 75624 Calm Inferno B C Dann 8 18337 Diamond Harmony M M Grant 9 18775 Homebush Caesar J T Mc Inerney 10 55787 Ezra Blueblood J T Mc Inerney R3 STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS DASH $2,095 295m 16:46 1 15211 Made The Cut D J Lane 2 54412 Starr Blueblood J T Mc Inerney 3 81225 Smash Achiever M M Grant

3 50639 Kristofferson S L Wynne (15) 58.5 4 7440x Jack The Ripper T R Moseley (13) 58.5 7 0x075 Granite Ridge Rohan Mudhoo (8) (A2) 56 5 0070x Man Oh Man R D Beeharry (1) (A3) 58.5 6 3 Demand Respect J R Lowry (12) 58 8 X8635 Viva La Blues K Mudhoo (7) 54.5 7 70025 Clubcard K Chowdhoory (14) (A1) 56.5 9 77x9x Acting Up A Comignaghi (1) 54 R3 Hughes Racing Stables Mdn NZD $10,000 1800m 8 70x30 Float A Comignaghi (8) 56.5 9 54584 Izzy Houdini K Mudhoo (6) 56.5 13:57 10 53594 Western Girl K Asano (11) (A1) 56.5 1 35220 Eisenhower A Comignaghi (12) 58.5 11 7x8x9 Bella Eve L Callaway (2) 56.5 2 34442 Swampman C R Barnes (9) 58.5 12 0x0 So You Reign Ms K Williams (7) 56.5 3 x0592 Sourire De Sothys C W Johnson (6) 58.5 13 5 Theunnamedfeeling 56 4 70053 Listenlikethieves J J Fawcett (14) 58.5 14 7 Dance With Me A Balloo (5) 56 5 66554 Top Guy Rohan Mudhoo (5) (A2) 58.5 15 22300 Da Vinci Girl 56 6 0x075 Lancaster Park C K Kwo (4) (A2) 58.5 R5 Canterbury Equine Clinic Mdn NZD $10,000 1400m 7 93253 Miss Tavi K Mudhoo (8) 56.5 15:05 8 3x028 Raise Ya Cards T R Moseley (11) 56.5 1 6422 Bentley A Comignaghi (8) 58.5 9 23384 Volvik Ms K Williams (3) 56.5 10 4046 The Emporess K Chowdhoory (2) (A1) 56.5 2 6x85x Drops Of Jupiter C W Johnson (13) 58.5 11 93597 Dragon Glass R D Beeharry (10) (A3) 56.5 3 42750 The Garrison K Asano (10) (A1) 58.5 4 lx400 Ripemgini L Callaway (7) 58.5 12 45x09 Highly Polished K Asano (13) (A1) 56.5 5 Anchor Me 58 13 0 Humiliate 56.5 6 6 Star Vista J R Lowry (5) 58 14 7x8x9 Bella Eve 56.5 56.5 7 7x357 Perceive R4 Lynnie D Mdn NZD $10,000 1600m 14:32 8 x0400 Uber Roca B M Murray (12) 56.5 1 33882 Hombre M E Gestain (3) (A4) 58.5 9 5 Splash Palace T R Moseley (9) 56.5 2 30284 Sam’s Song B M Murray (4) 58.5

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Da Vinci Girl K Chowdhoory (6) (A1) 56 Dioradelle Rohan Mudhoo (11) (A2) 56 Diceland S L Wynne (18) 56 Miss Chaplin A Balloo (1) 56 Klear The Deck Ms K Williams (15) 56 High Rez K Mudhoo (2) 58.5 Crimson Star 56.5 Speck Savers 58.5 Sombra Deamor 56.5

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Island Hop S Toolooa (4) (A3) 59 Linedanceking T R Moseley (8) 59 Clooney R Cuneen (9) 58.5 Jack Be Quick A Comignaghi (1) 58.5 Running Man J R Lowry (5) 58 All Black Magic K Mudhoo (6) 57.5 Magic Condor R D Beeharry (7) (A3) 57 Last Hoorah L Callaway (2) 55.5 Touchabeel G A Jogoo (3) 54.5

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Highly Unlikely K Asano (7) (A1) 56.5 Baby Menaka G A Jogoo (5) 55.5 Anythingcouldhappn Chowdhoory (8) (A1) 55 Easy On The Eye C R Barnes (11) 55 Original Gangster Ms K Williams (1) 54.5 Pure Class R D Beeharry (6) (A3) 54 Miss Curious R Mudhoo (9) (A2) 54 Monash J J Fawcett (12) 54 Lady Byron 54 Show Park 54

R8 Walker Davey Searells (Bm65) $10,000 2000m 16:45

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R7 Peter & Helen Cordner (Bm74) NZD $11,000 1800m 9 10 16:13 11 1 53284 Beneficial C K Kwo (13) (A2) 59.5 12 2 80308 El Bee Jack A Comignaghi (10) 58 13 3 5x161 My Sova C W Johnson (3) 57

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Final Lot C W Johnson (3) 59 Yeah Right T R Moseley (1) 59 Express Rip K Mudhoo (4) 58.5 Laphroaig K Asano (6) (A1) 58.5 Sulu Sea J J Fawcett (11) 58 Letsbringiton R D Beeharry (2) (A3) 56.5 Rockwithme S L Wynne (8) 55.5 Shock And Awe A Comignaghi (5) 55.5 Colorado Miss Ms K Williams (10) 55 Drake Bay C R Barnes (7) 55 Effervescent B M Murray (13) 55 Show Park Rohan Mudhoo (9) (A2) 54 Lady Byron 54

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 25273 Citizen Aguero J T Mc Inerney 5 66516 Know Charisma G A Cleeve 6 12118 Opawa Cooper R Wales 7 84218 Azkadellia R D Blackburn 8 32525 Marakesh Max J T Mc Inerney 9 14517 Mulberry Brit K J Cassidy 10 84265 Come A Guster M M Grant R4 CULVIE BOY’S SYNDICATE SPRINT $2,095 295m 17:04 1 51652 Mega Dream L J Waretini 2 22112 Opawa Dan McCook & Jopson 3 62155 Punters Last R Wales 4 11687 Homebush Fairy J T Mc Inerney 5 56775 Carlos R Wales 6 54111 Mustang Megan Hart & Taylor 7 247x5 Mitcham Usain J T Mc Inerney 8 x2134 Next Off D J Lane 9 14517 Mulberry Brit K J Cassidy 10 84265 Come A Guster M M Grant R5 THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES $3,200 520m 17:34 1 53134 Young Mase McCook & Jopson 2 66x26 Flurries McCook & Jopson 3 61187 Little Kid McCook & Jopson 4 64644 Troublesome Kev McCook & Jopson 5 42112 Clarke’s Sarki B C Dann 6 78647 Miss Adobe Matt Roberts 7 8x615 Bella Fortuna B C Dann

8 25412 Adobe Bro Matt Roberts 9 81566 Troublesome Kaza McCook & Jopson R6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARRY FREE STKS $3385 520m 18:04 1 57168 Goldstar Mauney R L Evans 2 11173 Run Run Rover A G Bradshaw 3 73385 Nighthawk Frenzy Matt Roberts 4 12636 Flappable J & D Fahey 5 56364 Know Denying G A Cleeve 6 34325 Opawa Girls Get J & D Fahey 7 15112 Opawa Solomon J & D Fahey 8 18674 Sailor Allen C Roberts R7 SUCK IT UP LTD SPRINT $2,450 295m 18:34 1 14454 Double Speed J M Lane 2 43813 Regal Jock J T Mc Inerney 3 x63x6 My Bro’s Ethics J E Dunn 4 73348 Suck It Up Hart & Taylor 5 61342 Amuri George J T Mc Inerney 6 32143 Mr Muppet R Wales 7 28438 Know State G A Cleeve 8 46314 Special As McCook & Jopson 9 87757 Taieri Snapshot R Casey 10 55787 Ezra Blueblood J T Mc Inerney R8 O’SHEA’S PUBLIC HOUSE DASH $2,920 295m 19:04 1 2x118 Nevada Phil J & D Fahey 2 16223 Homebush Monkey J T Mc Inerney 3 25334 Homebush Boots J T Mc Inerney

4 67253 Man Of Letters A H Lee 5 81621 Homebush Glitch J T Mc Inerney 6 51141 Archie John Hill J & D Fahey 7 14516 Mitcham Rob J T Mc Inerney 8 22154 Romeo J T Mc Inerney 9 17362 Mitcham Magic J T Mc Inerney 10 12287 Goldstar Major R L Evans R9 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES $4,795 520m 19:34 1 12361 Holy Grail J & D Fahey 2 15162 Ozzie D J Lane 3 15458 He’s Ali C Roberts 4 11555 Ellias Bale C Roberts 5 11273 Meatloaf S M Hindson 6 334x6 Uthor Bale C Roberts 7 33344 Opawa Deal J & D Fahey 8 14127 Marvaha Bale C Roberts 9 6x277 Opawa May R Wales 10 54475 Goldstar Yankee R L Evans R10 2021 FLAIR LADIES BRACELET $7,500 520m 20:04 1 13711 Humbling J & D Fahey 2 11166 Seductive Kiwi C J Weir 3 55373 Pretty Busy J & D Fahey 4 2176x Van Nindi C J Weir 5 12538 Pearls Are Us G A Cleeve 6 21131 La Rochelle J E Dunn 7 14142 Fairly Able J & D Fahey

8 5537x Van Evie C J Weir Emergencies: 9 58723 Ulyssa Bale C Roberts 10 43112 Goldstar Linda R L Evans R11 SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT FEATURE $3,000 295m 20:37 1 57741 Know Debt G A Cleeve 2 33311 Tweet About It Hart & Taylor 3 32355 Goldstar Clover R L Evans 4 x1276 Just Izzy B C Dann 5 21718 Trousseau J E Dunn 6 14512 Oakmont D J Lane 7 72221 Hilton Headache B C Dann 8 41144 Homebush Aimee J T Mc Inerney 9 16536 Beck Eleven L J Waretini 10 68877 Culvie Ness Hart & Taylor R12 PROTEXIN DASH $2,450 295m 21:05 1 74475 Wildebeest A G Bradshaw 2 421x8 Knocka Know How G A Cleeve 3 56352 Opawa Phil R Wales 4 22114 Super Over Drama R L Evans 5 58723 Ulyssa Bale C Roberts 6 68175 Horse Range M M Grant 7 83627 Maffra Daisy J T Mc Inerney 8 13311 Epic Diamond McCook & Jopson Emergencies: 9 18775 Homebush Caesar J T Mc Inerney 10 55787 Ezra Blueblood J T Mc Inerney

Friday, February 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

SPORT 31

Genevieve Wallis was in good form.

Gavin Green equalled his personal best in tricks. Harriet Hill in action.

PHOTO JAIME PITT MACKAY 200221-JPM-059

Skiers fly at Aquafest With the business end of the water-skiing fast approaching, competitors from across the South Island converged on Lake Hood last weekend for the annual Aquafest event hosted by the Lake Hood Water Ski Club. The tournament was another chance for many skiers to earn qualifying spots for the Regional and National Championships which are just around the corner and chief judge, Janeen Donaldson said the weekend’s events proved the perfect occasion for it. “We had a brief delay in the morning with the fog, but it turned into a stunner of a day,” she said.

“With calm water all day the boat barely stopped as we got through two rounds of all three events – it was a chief judge’s dream. “You never know what the next day’s weather will bring, so we opted to keep going and put in a very big day.” On the water the action was both frenetic and exciting, and Ashburton’s next wave of water ski stars got another chance to show their mettle. “There’s a new keen group of juniors who have been making the most of summer ski schools and are getting a personal best every time they complete.”

Jett and Quinn Jansen both picked up personal bests in all three events; slalom, tricks and jump and Katrina and Genevieve Wallis did the same. Harriet Hill picked up a personal best in tricks and had the top equal junior slalom score while Cam Hill got out on the water for his first jump score – made even better by the fact his father, Shane, successfully landed both rounds of his jumps. Donaldson said that personal bests were a great measure to see the improvement in the younger brigade of skiers, but as they develop it becomes harder, so to see many of the older skiers gaining

personal bests, or getting close to them, was really encouraging too. George Donaldson produced an equal personal best and the top score for the day running four buoys on the 12-metre line at 58km/h. An outstanding first round score and that PB equalling effort, Donaldson won the Aquafest Open Men’s Slalom Trophy for his efforts. Brother Hugh was second with Mark Bainbridge third. Bainbridge also equalled a personal best. Two of the more experienced of the skiers on the water, Neil Donaldson and Gavin Green,

were also in good form. Donaldson picked up a season’s best and Green was just one buoy off his slalom personal best, but did equal his New Zealand record in tricks. In the women’s action, Courtney Donaldson won the Open Women’s Slalom Trophy and also picked up the best female jump score. Junior action saw Katrina Walls win the Junior Girls’ Trophy and Sam Bainbridge nab the male equivalent. At Aquafest points are cumulative which rewards skiers for their consistency across all facets of the competition.

SPORTS RESULTS

Nine Hole Results: In the 9 hole Irish Stableford the Harvey Bakehouse winner of the day was Tonee Hurley with 46pts. Other winning scores were: Peter Wright 41, Dick Hansen 39 and Hughie Murchie 33. A two for Peter Wright.

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Methven Travel 2nd Shot: Kevin Thompson. Methven Ladies Golf Results Wednesday 24th February. Nancy McCormick Foursomes. Results Pending. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open Methven Travel Robby Maw. No 6 Open & Br B Primo Sharon Burrell-Smith. No 13 Open Methven Foursquare Gail Limbrick. No 17 Open Methven Pharmacy Sandra Marr. Twos: Roz Grant & Heather Middleton.

Osborn. Net Eagle; # 17 Not struck. Ladies Golf 23 February - Norma Bradford Putting: Phylis Smith 29, Leen Bell 31,Barb Harris 32. Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Maureen Colville. No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Marion Oakley. No 12 Mac & Maggie; Not Struck. No 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Sue Gutsell. Memory Funeral Longest Putt; Ina Divers. 9 Hole - Stroke Denise Morgan 33, Maureen Colville 35.

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Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers

17th Feb. Wednesday night Summer series McGee & Social Wheelers Cups and trophy’s .1st Chris Reid CT. 31.23. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 08s. 2nd. John Uden CT. 31.24. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 09s. 3rd Paul Brake CT. 31.24. HT. 4m. RT. 27m 24s. 4th. Doug Coley CT. 31.25. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 10s. 5th. Nick Grijns CT. 31.26. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 11s. 6th. Mark Smitheram CT.31.27. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 12s. 7th. Nigel Chatterton CT.31.28. HT.4m. RT. 27m 28s. 8th. Matt Marshall CT.31.29. HT. 6.15m. RT. 25m 14s. 9th. Larry Neal CT. 32.09. HT. 9.15m. RT. 22m 54s. F/T. 10th. Tony Ward CT.32.10. HT. 9.15m. RT. 22m 55s. 2f/t.

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Ashburton Golf Club

Saturday 20 February The Radius Care winner over the field in the hidden holes stableford competition was Kevin Smith with 25pts. Other winning scores were: Gordon Crawford 23; Jamie Stone, Vince Carr and Charlie Alexander 22; David Hampton, Ross Chatterton, Stewart Dunlop. Adrian Hopwood and Terry Molloy 21; Dylan Stoddart, Richard McKernan, Dave Morrison and Mike Holmes 20. Twos: Ron Carlson, Richard McKernan, Chris Lovelock, Charlie Alexander, Paul Greer, Ryan Cockburn and Peter Walker. Nearest The Pins: The 3 Stooges: Ross Chatteron; Docks Bar and Seafood Grill: Brent MacGregor; Value Plus Processing: Paul Greer; South Island Seeds: Peter Wright; Property Brokers #6: Dylan Stoddart; Ton’s Thai Longest Putt #9: Ryan Cockburn; Alluvial Restaurant Tinwald Spot Prize: Peter Walker. Net Eagles Jackpot Hole: #4 Birdie Jackpot Hole #15

Midlands Seed Social Teams

19 February 2021 Top Team: Busck Blockheads 91 – Greg Fleming, Brook Williams, Marc Gough, James Hunt. Men: Trying 89, Read Rebels 88, I P Knightly 87.5, Women: Trotts Lot 83.5. Mixed: Vintage Wine 85.5, Hoppy’s Hopefuls 85. Top lady: Leigh Wackrow 31.5. Top man: Greg Fleming 33, Andy Richardt 33. Nearest the Pins: Columbus Coffee – Catherine Trott, Mac & Maggies – Marylou Watson, Paul May Motor – Harry Chatterton, Gabites Ltd – Ryan Stoddart. Twos: Jason Morrison, Adrian Hopwood, Brad Haskett, Colin Windleborn, Tim Newton, Marylou Watson, Greig Sparrow.

Ladies Golf

Tuesday 23rd February Sandhurst Cup: Sue Simpson & Erin Porter – 62, Marilyn Walker & Hilary Ward – 63 Non 4BBB Stroke: Maryanne Blair - 69 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Hilary Ward, No 8: Mary-Lou Watson, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Alison Hewson, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Leigh Wackrow, No 18 2nd Shot: Debbie McCaw. Two’s: Shirley Elliott – No 4, Mary-Lou Watson – No 8

Ashburton Women’s Vets

Results of a Par Round played at Ashburton on February 19. 18 Holes: 1st Jan Clucas all square, 2nd Ellenor Sullivan 1 down, 3rd Maree Moore 2 down, on count back from Heather Robertson and Marion Oakley. 9 Holes Toni Hurley 4 up Nearest The Pins: #4 Ellenor Sullivan, #8 Toni Hurley, #12 Not Struck, #14 Christine Ross. Sega Golf Pro Shop voucher: Allison Vessey.

Ashburton 9 Hole

The winner of the Netherby Pharmacy round last Thursday is Jenny Matthews with a nett score of 32. Runners-up are Tonee Hurley and Dick Hansen, both with a nett score of 33. Winners of Smith & Church golf balls are Tonee Hurley who scored a Two and Anne Fleming and Chris Anderson who scored gobblers. This week, Thursday 25th February, the Ashburton 9 Hole Golf Tournament will take place. The following week, 4th March, is a stroke round sponsored by Flowers @the Gate by Tone’e and will include a Club Championship Qualifying Round - the first of 5 rounds this year.

Mayfield Golf Club

Ladies Golf Results Tuesday 16th February: 1st Stableford, 1st Sue Graham 35 points, 2nd Christine Ross 32, 3rd Jae Schmack 30. Nearest the Pin: Ross Brother’s Transport, #5 Helen Rapsey, Memory Funerals: #14 Alison Vessey. 2nd Shot - Sims Bakery: 2 and 11: #11 Marg Read. Twos Alison Vessey.

Methven Golf Club

Mens Results 20 February Senior: Alister Maxwell 76-7-69 38pts. Intermediate: Simon Wareing 83-12-71 36pts. Junior A: Roger Callaghan 88-20-68 39pts. Junior B: Mark Gazzard 93-25-68 39pts. Other Good Scores: 38 Piers Rolton. 37 James Anderson, Frank Sandys. 36 Stuart Wilson. 35 Jimmy Rooney, Eric Grimwade. Twos: Dayle Lucas, Bruce Dickson, Frank Sandys, Angela Mowbray, Mike Gray. Dubliner Best Nett: Roger Callaghan 68. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Alister Maxwell 69. Bar Voucher Best Gross: Steve Schwass 76 by lot. 9 Hole 1st Sue Bunt Slaver. Bridget Thompson 6429-35; Bob Brown 61-18-36 ; Adrienne Goodwin 61-24-37; Annette Maw 58-21-37. PGG Wrightson Best Player: Bridget Thompson.

Rakaia Golf Club

Ladies Golf, Wednesday February 24. Kathleen Lawler Trophy, 3 clubs and a putter: Lillian O’Hanlon 33, Mandy Hurst 33. Railway Hotel 2nd shot #3: Lillian O’Hanlon. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot #6: Lillian O’Hanlon. V. Bell Nearest the Pin #8: Mandy Hurst. Twos: Lillian O’Hanlon #6, Mandy Hurst #8.

Tinwald Golf Club

Twilight – Thursday, February 18 – Stroke. Men; -6; Ryan Bell 32, Andrew Barrie, Daz Young, Wayne Mellish 34, Andy Peck 35 c/b. 7-10; Graeme Mills 32, Geoff Soal, Paul Lane 34, Ross Preece 35, Robin Simms, Kerry Venmore 36 c/b. 11 Plus; Vic Hylands 32 c/b Tony McAndrew, Bernie Doyle 32, Matt Miller, Arthur Pawsey 33 c/b. Women; -14; Jenny Harrex 34, Leen Bell 35. 15 Plus; Karen Young 31, Maree Moore 39. Nearest the pin; # 6 Steve McCloy # 16 Dave King. Two’s; Daz Young (2), Dave Morrison, John Smitheram, Andy Peck, Ross Preece, John Moses, Vic Hylands, Tony McAndrew. Radio Hokonui Hacker; Kerry Whiting net 43. Saturday February 20th - Stroke Leading scores in the medal round played on Saturday; -12; Tetua Tuakeu 71, Randall Feutz 71. 13-18; Steve Mealings 70, Snow Pierce, Dave Rush 71. 19-Plus; Will Morrison 70, Ryan Williams 72 c/b. Women; Belinda Kirdy 70, Jacqui Beardsley 72. Nearest pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Brent Holmes. Gluyas Ford # 6; Doug Osborn. The Fine Lion # 12; Bill Mason. Ace Automotive # 16; Jason Mactier. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Tetua Tuakeu. Two’s; Struan Scott, Adam Wilson, Bill Mason, Doug

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Ashburton District Rifle Club

21 February at 700 yards: TR, John Snowden 49.2, 50.5, 99.7, John Miller 49.2, 49.5, 98.7, John Fleming 43.1, 45.2, 88.3, Martin Fleming 44.3, 43.1, 87.4, Brian Hawksby 38.0, 36.1, 74.1. FTR, Brian Graystone 54.1, 56.3, 110.4, Mark Alexander 52.1, 53.0, 105.1, Murray Cook 48.1, 53.1, 101.2, Coby Snowden 50.0, 49.1, 99.1, Kaydis Hona 42.0, 38.0, 80.0. FO, Phil Nicol 46.0, 54.1, 101.1. FPR, Bob McDonald 55.3, 51.2, 106.5, Darral Bradley 52.0, 52.3, 104.3, David Smith 50.0, 51.2, 101.2.

■■ Softball Hampstead

Friday 19th February Hampstead Slow Pitch Shits & Giggles 19-4 Marines & Angels, Laser attack 13-12 The Reigning Champs, Hakatere Hitters 18-17 Hawkies Hawks. Saturday 20th February - Mid Canterbury Softball: Under 13s: Regent Cinema Hampstead Braves 12-4 Demons, Panthers 3-1 Fairfield Under 16s: Ash. Subway Hampstead All Stars 26-5 Demons Senior Mixed: Fairfield Ratbags 7-5 Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat, Fairfield Ragamuffins 13-7 Demons Rebels, Panthers 15-7 Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix.

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Ashburton Guardian Friday, February 26, 2021

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. New display – the history of six Methven women’s sports clubs are on display. Come and see if your mum, sister-in-law, grandmother or even you are featured in the display. Tee up a day and bowl on in. Donations appreciated. 2pm - 4pm Methven Historical Society Keeping the history of the greater Methven area alive, come for a drive and visit us.

Every Wed February 26 Jody Direen Country singer Jody Direen will be performing with her full band at the Tinwald Tavern from 9pm. R18 event. Free admission. Celtica A New Era Of Irish Heritage From the producers of the smash hit show Celtic Illusion, comes the most exhilarating dance production, Celtica, a high octane modern Irish Dance show will storm the stages of New Zealand on its National tour in 2021. Staring an elite troupe of dancers, including stars of Riverdance and Celtic Illusion, Celtica is the stage event not to be missed at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7pm.

February 27 Stand-Up Comedy - The Foreign Exchange Comedians Vasu Premkumar and Taylor Ruddle present a night of hilarious stand-up comedy at Arabica in Methven from 8-9:30pm. Door Sales $15. Master Hypnotist Brian Gee Watching Master Hypnotist Brian Gee perform his hilarious show is brilliant entertainment for all ages at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm. A fundraiser for Ashburton Aviation Museum.

February 28 National Mudslide Day An Icky Sticky event that is fun for all the family including the big kids at Mania-O-Roto Scout Park, 2 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton from 10am - 1pm. Mania-o-roto scouting are opening up the gates for the community to join in the fun. Not limited to just a mudslide there are lots of mud and water-based activities, something for everyone. Remember to bring a towel. Free entry, there will be Sausages and drinks to purchase on site.

The Plains Railway & Museum Precinct Open Day There is fun for all the Family in the Tinwald Domain this Sunday! Entry to the site is via Donation, with charges for rides & activities. Vintage Railcar rides operating - unlimited rides with each Train ticket purchased: Adults $10, Child $5, Family $25 (preschoolers free), Eftpos available.

March 3

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! 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 Little Groover’s Every Wednesday during school terms Hakatere Presbyterian parish, 127 Thomson Street,

Tinwald. Musical fun for 0-5-year-olds. Gold Coin donation. Call 03 308-5272 for more information. 10-10.30

Brain Awareness Month Brain Awareness Month is a chance for the Neurological Foundation to connect with its supporters throughout New Zealand and share with them the new and exciting breakthroughs that have been happening in the lab. Held at the Hotel Ashburton, from 6:30-8:30pm.

mindset to achieve your 2021 goals and start the journey that will get you there. Held at the Ashburton Campus on Alford Forest Road from 7.30-8.30am.

March 6 Hampstead School Fair 11am-3pm Entry off Wellington Street, Ashburton Paintball, Class Stalls, Bumper Boats, Market Stalls, Water Walkers, Smash the Car, Raffles. Eftpos available Charity Market Garage Sale Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust garage sale at the Ashburton Racecourse from 9am - 1pm. Good quality recycled furniture, household items, collectables, sports gear, garden and worship items, produce and baking. Donations accepted. No TVs, computers, heaters please. Pick ups phone: John 307 6229, Malcolm 308 5770, Trevor 307 2629, Dave 307 4349.

March 7 The Soldier’s Tale The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra present Stravinsky’s well-loved pocket-sized theatre piece, the Soldiers Tale, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 2pm. Adults $30, Student/Child $15. St John Ambulance 1-4pm Open day - come and find out what it’s like to be a St John Operational Volunteer Ashburton Domain, Cnr West and Walnut Ave, Ashburton Displays: St John Ambulance, St John Youth, HaveA-Go CPR, MIST and Major Incident Teams. Coffee etc.

March 10 Planning for 2021 Ara Institute of Canterbury’s first business breakfast for this year in Ashburton features Monika Barton PhD, MBA, PCC as the inspirational speaker for February. Find out how to generate the right

Charity Market Garage Sale Ashburton Racecourse 9am Saturday, March 6.

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 produce, hot drinks. North End of West Street car park. Bulbs of Hope (daffodils and tulips) are being sold at the market as a fundraiser for the Cancer Society. 9am – 12.30pm The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, the Triangle. Open for toy exchange.

March 11 Tutus on Tour The Royal New Zealand Ballet returns in 2021 with their much-loved regional touring programme, Tutus on Tour, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 6:30pm

March 17 Make Time For Your People Six face-to-face workshops will set the scene around being a great employer and employee. Attendees will gain knowledge about employment contracts and rosters, salary packages, accommodation requirements, as well as growth opportunities, wellbeing and building strong team relationships. Held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre ,from 9:30am – 2:30pm.

March 27 Longest Lunch A Fundraiser for Hospice at the Ashburton Clocktower, Baring Square, Ashburton. Cuisine from Ashburton’s top restaurants and cafes. Book tickets @ www.longlunch.co.nz.

March 28 Messiah The Mid Canterbury Choir presents Messiah in the week prior to Easter - the traditional time messiah was always sung. Sixty singers, a combination of the Mid Canterbury Choir and extra singers from across Canterbury will perform messiah at St Stephens Church at 2pm.

April 6 Ashburton Airport Poppy Flight Throughout April a poppy will be flown around the country collecting community knitted poppies to be added to the poppy, as a nationwide fundraiser. The poppy will be on display at the Ashburton Aviation Museum on the 6th from 1pm - 3pm. Then It will be on display at Rangitata Island. It is a fundraiser for

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

the RSA, Starship hospital and warbirds trust.

April 10 Laugh Fest The Ashburton Trust Event Centre is bringing to you four of NZ’s best comedians for an evening of laughter. This stellar line-up includes the incredibly talented and well-known Michele A’Court, Ben Hurley, David Correos and our very own Bec Sandys. This will be an unmissable night of pure comedy at its best from 8pm. Adult $37 / Group 6 plus $33 (fees apply) Mind, Body and Soul Expo Tarot Readings, massage, guidance from above, Crystals, incense, gifts, greenstone and more. Come along to browse and see what catches you eye. Treasures to be found, and guidance to be given. Raffles to be had, take a chance and see what happens. Entry is a gold coin donation at the Tinwald War Memorial Hall from 9:30am – 4:00pm.

April 17 NZ String Quartet, Four Suits & A Soprano New Zealand’s most accomplished performers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protégé Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner, and music legend Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet at the ashburton Trust Event Centre from 7:30pm – 10:00pm.

May 21 It’s Only Rock n Roll Baby Variety Theatre Ashburton are proud to bring you this year’s show, It’s Only Rock “N” Roll Baby!, at the Ashburton Event Centre from May 21-29. This year’s show features some new and exciting singers and dancers alongside familiar faces, with songs like Love Shack, I put a spell on you, To Feel like a woman and This is me you will be dancing in the aisles.

July 5 Ashburton Society of Arts Opening Night of Annual Exhibition This year’s event will be the 57th annual show and it will run until July 30.

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GARAGE SALES 61 TUCKER Street, lots of cheap clothes, garden tools and much more. Somehting for everyone. th Garage door opens at 8am. Saturday 27 February.

GARAGE Sale, Park Lane, Saturday 27 February, from 9am to mid day. Everything must go, come and see us for a bargain. Park Lane is situated at the domain end of Park Street.

HIRE 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

ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Short Street Studio. Summer Show Sunday, February 21, 11am - 4pm continuing until Sunday, March 21. Guest – Timaru Artist Anna Hawkins and a good selection from local members. Weekends 11am - 4 pm. Open other days when the signs are out or by appointment. Phone 308 4533.ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Short Street Studio. Summer Show Sunday, February 21, 11am - 4pm continuing until Sunday, March 21. Guest – Timaru Artist Anna Hawkins and a good selection from local members. Weekends 11am - 4 pm. Open other days when the signs are out or by appointment. Phone 308 4533.

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven. 10.30am ASHBURTON COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Friday’s and Mondays. Meet Walnut Avenue hockey Pavilion. 10.30am ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE. Seniors’ Coffee Club. Park Street. 12pm - 2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. (Signing Centre). JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House, 44 Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

9am - 12pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Stall holders will have lovely gifts, plants, woodwork and more. West Street Car Park. 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS’ MARKET. Stallholders will have locally grown fresh produce. North end of West Street Car Park. 9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. 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.

FUNERALS

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Ashburton Weather

Friday: Low cloud, with patchy drizzle morning and night, but mostly fine in the afternoon. Northeasterlies. MAX

Midnight Friday

Canterbury Plains

A ridge remains over much of the country, although a weak front over central regions sinks southwards along the west coast of the South Island this morning. A deepening low pressure system near Tasmania is moving southeastwards and is still well to the west of Fiordland tonight. New Zealand sits between a high to the east and a low to the west, bringing northeasterly winds across the country.

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Friday: Low cloud, with patchy drizzle morning and night, but mostly sunny in the afternoon. Northeasterlies. Saturday: Low cloud with patchy drizzle in the south in the morning, then fine breaks with isolated showers about the foothills in the afternoon and evening, some possibly heavy. Low cloud returning at night. Northeasterlies. Sunday: Mainly fine, some drizzle possible in the morning south of Ashburton. Northeasterlies.

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BURROWS, Cynthia Pauline, (Cyndi) – Rod, Chris and Jo, Brendon and Trish, Tim and their families wish to sincerely thank everyone for the kindness and support shown to them at the passing of their much-loved wife, mum, mother-in-law, and nana. Thank you to those who attended Cynthia’s memorial service or have sent cards and messages. To Heather McKimmie, Gavin and Phyllis Prentice, and Jo from Memory Funerals, thank you for making Cynthia’s service such a special tribute to her. Thank you to everyone that telephoned, text or visited Cynthia in her final months, we know she valued them all. Thank you to the staff and residents of Rosebank Lifecare and Rest Home, Ashburton and Christchurch Oncology departments, Moore Street Medical Centre, and Netherby Pharmacy, for your care and compassion towards her. She will be deeply missed by us all. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement, as many addresses are unknown.

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Saturday: Low cloud, but mostly fine in the afternoon. Northeasterlies. MAX

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Friday: Cloudy at times, with scattered drizzle or showers. Some showers heavy in the north in the afternoon. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Northwest 35 km/h. Freezing level: Above 3300m. Saturday: Cloudy at first, then fine breaks and scattered showers from afternoon, some possibly heavy about the foothills. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Northerly 30 km/h. Freezing level: Above 3300m.

HAYTON, Carol Susan – On February 22, 2021. Passed away unexpectedly at Ashburton, aged 62 years. Dearly loved wife of Kevin. Loved eldest daughter of the late Evelyn and Bill Thornton. Much loved sister and sister-in-law of Sandra and Bruce Redmond, and Barry and Leigh Thornton. Special auntie of Murray and Gemma, Gary and Justine; Jenna and Laura, Sam and Shalom, the late Thomas, and Charlotte, and great auntie of William, Lily, and Elsie. Messages to the Hayton family 810 Mainwarings Road, RD 11 Rakaia. A Memorial service for Carol will be held at the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club Rooms, Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, Seafield Road Entrance, Ashburton on TUESDAY, March 2nd, commencing at 12.30pm.

DEATHS

BISHOP, Norman Leonard (Norm) – On February 25, 2021. Peacefully at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton, with his family. In his 97th FUNERAL year. Loved younger son of FURNISHERS the late Frederick and Mary. Loved brother and brother-inMASTER MONUMENTAL MASON law of Katharine and Randal Hanrahan, Jim, Molly and E.B. CARTER LTD Jim Scholes, Edna and Ray Foote, Agnes, Marjorie and For all your memorial requirements David Walker, Esther and New headstones and designs George Ryan, Irene and NorRenovations, man Stoddart, and Peggy (all Additional inscriptions, deceased). Loved uncle of Cleaning and Concrete work all his nieces and nephews. Carried out by qualified Rest in Peace tradesmen. Messages to Norm Bish620 East Street Ashburton op’s family c/- PO Box 472, Ph/Fax 308 5369 Ashburton 7740. A Reqor 0274 357 974 uiem Mass to celebrate ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Norm’s life will be held at the NZMMMA Member Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, March 1st, comPlease note all late mencing at 11am, followed death notices or by interment at the Ashburnotices sent outside ton New Lawn Cemetery.

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DEATHS

BISHOP, Maureen Mavis – On February 24, 2021. Passed away peacefully in the care of Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Much loved mum of Dale, Kent and Robyn, Tracy and Michael, Kim and Murray, Craig and Sonia, Wade and Vanessa, and Trudi and Richard. Loved ‘Ma’, ‘Mazza’, and ‘Bishop’ of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to Maureen Bishop’s family c/16 Digby Place, Ashburton 7700. In lieu of flowers donations to Maureen’s second home, Ashburton St John, would be much appreciated. A private family service for Maureen will be held.

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Sunday: Mainly fine. Northeasterlies. MAX

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Ashburton Airport Temp °C Maximum 16.5 Minimum 13.4 Grass min 12.2 24hr Rain mm 0.0 28.2 Month to date SE 22 Wind km/h Strongest gust 3:03pm Sun hrs on Wed 2.3 183.7 Month to date

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Currie pushes deep at Wanaka Braden Currie trying to chase down Challenge Wanaka winner, Kyle Smith, on the final run leg.

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By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury born and raised multisport star Braden Currie went within 13 seconds of adding another Challenge Wanaka title to his resume on the weekend when finishing second. Currie, who has had much of his racing calendar curtailed by Covid-19, made a late decision to enter into the race on his own back doorstep of Wanaka, where he now resides, and nearly pulled off a big result, going down to

Kyle Smith after an intense battle. The two favourites for the race set the tone for the outset, sticking together for the first third of a 1.9km swim, before Smith broke away and set himself up with a bit of a lead on his contemporary. “The swim course was beautiful,” Currie said. “You couldn’t have asked for a better morning for it. “Kyle and I started the swim together, which was where I needed to be early on in the race, but after about 400m and after rounding the first buoy, Kyle broke away.” Smith took to the road for a

90km bike course with some challenging terrain with a 47 second lead on Currie who took his time finding his rhythm with the lead extending out to four minutes and 30 seconds at one stage. “The legs were pretty slammed the first 40-50km of the bike, and it took a lot to get going before I found some rhythm.” The run has always been Currie’s strong point, and it took no time at all for him to claw back into the race, cutting the margin down to just over two minutes after the first 10km. Heading past the 15km mark,

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Currie continued to grind, needing to run every kilometre about 15 seconds faster than Smith to run him down. “I assumed the second half (of the run) would feel harder, but I managed to find a good rhythm again and the course relatively flowy so I kept chewing back time.” In dash to the line, Currie wasn’t able to quite claw back enough on Smith and finished 13 seconds after the winner, still over the moon with his result. “On the top turnaround I thought there was a good chance

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I could pull him back in so I dug as deep as I could on the last climb but it wasn’t quite enough. “Results aside, I’m stoked and feeling lucky to have been able to race given the recent Covid outbreak.” Organisers earlier in the week and entertained by the idea of cancelling the event, but a change in alert levels allowed the race to go ahead. Currie will now turn his attention to the Ironman New Zealand Event in Taupo on March 6. Currie won the event in 2017 and was third in 2019.

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