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Stay independent, keep driving By Malcolm Hopwood

Presenters, Highway Patrol Sergeant, Ben Grant and Staying Safe Facilitator, Wendy Fox, prepare for the Staying Safe refresher course.

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Older drivers need to recognise the hazards on the road. Age Concern Ashburton understands the challenges to motorists who’ve been driving for 60 plus years and holds regular refresher courses for them. About 20 older people were encouraged to maintain their independence at a Friday theory course at the Seniors Centre in Cameron Street yesterday. Staying Safe Facilitator, Wendy Fox, emphasises that Age Concern wants mature drivers to stay independent, keep driving and maintain a current driver’s licence for as long as possible. “We hold regular courses which familiarise seniors with road rules and puts strategies in place to minimise the effects of ageing on driver safety,” Fox says. “We reinforce that ageing affects cognitive ability. It could take the form of reacting to a potential driving situation or hazard and we work on actions that will prevent it taking place.” She recognises that, for older people, the speed of reaction can take longer. Fox recommends that motorists know their route, eliminate distraction and focus entirely on their driving technique. She warns that being behind the

wheel of a car is a full-time job and often complacency can set in. Her course is a power point presentation with interactive conversations throughout. It also includes questions to ensure the audience can answer them. Wendy Fox’s Staying Safe course is supported by New Zealand Police. Assisting her yesterday was Acting Sergeant for the Aoraki Highway Patrol, Ben Grant, who pointed to over-confidence. Because they’ve been driving for 50 or 60 years, seniors are confident in their ability but don’t recognise changing factors on the road, he says. “There’s increased vehicle use on our highways, especially heavy motor vehicles, and older drivers must respond to congestion and react to hazards,” he says. Acting Sergeant Grant pointed to areas that need to be addressed. They include responding to increased traffic flows at intersections, indicator use and holding up traffic by driving slow. “If you have cars behind you for three or four kilometres, then make way and let them go,” he says. Both Wendy and Ben agreed that a practical refresher with a reputable driving instructor is a valuable follow-up. “This is particularly helpful where a motorist is required to renew their licence from the age of 75 onwards,” Fox says.

Creative Communities helping the creatives By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

The chance of a cash injection to help with creativity is closing soon. Applications for the Creative Communities grant close on March 31. The grant scheme is an opportunity for funding towards all art forms, distributed through local councils. Past recipients of Creative Communities grants from Ashburton District Council gathered together on Thursday to express their thanks and show off what they used the funding for. Co-ordinator of Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust, Kate White, had applied for funding for the learning exchange for a tutor to teach a series of raranga (weaving) workshops to teach people to make flax items and how to properly harvest it. Ashburton Trust Event Centre manager Roger Farr applied for funding to hire

a different venue to hold Anthonie Tonnon’s Rail Land – a performance of song and story about New Zealand’s on and off love of railway systems. Limited audience size due to Covid-19 restrictions meant holding it at the centre didn’t make sense and so it was moved to the Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum. Ashburton Baptist Preschool applied for their Pasifika Group so they could participate in the Hakatere Cultural Festival. The funds went towards the teachers time for all the organising, costumes for the performance, and transport. Other grant recipients included, The Variety Theatre, Civic Music Council, Bands in the Park, Big Little Theatre Company, Bike Methven and the Ashburton Pipe Band. The next round of applicants have until the end of the month, with application forms available on the Ashburton District Council website.

Right – Maz Bartlett along side a display of some of her work, she been able to make through the learning exchange initiative. PHOTO MADDISON GOURLAY

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Methven locals clash with council By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Water meters and rates increases. Fireworks ensued in Methven on Thursday, as the two big issues facing residents in Long Term Plan (LTP) proposals were thrashed out with district councillors. Methven is facing an average residential rates increase of 14.86 per cent from July 1, and ratepayers made their feelings known during some fiery exchanges with community leaders. More than 50 residents turned out for the LTP 2021-31 consultation session at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. The installation of water meters was a significant talking point during proceedings, with council declaring a loss of “up to 50 per cent” of drinking water due to leaks in its infrastructure. However there were question

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and Heritage Board chairman Martin Nordqvist expressed his concern around a rates increase in Methven. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 260321-AB-3605 marks raised around how legitimate the 50 per cent figure was. “How do you measure this loss,” one resident pressed. Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie admitted the figure was a “worse case scenario, based on a few assumptions” during his reply.

When asked by the questioner if it was a guess, Guthrie said it was “an educated guess”. Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown said the Government was imposing some significant policy-related costs onto local and regional councils, which had driven some rates increases of

up to 40 per cent in some cases. Methven linking up with Ashburton and Rakaia as part of a ‘group’ wastewater rate scheme was singled out as a cause to the hike facing ratepayers. There was further confusion around correspondence sent out by council around the criteria of

residents who fall into an “extra-ordinary” water consumption category. Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach reiterated the additional annual charge was for the water per additional cubic metre, not the installation of meters. Council plans to install water meters on 200 applicable properties who are currently without the necessary infrastructure. Ashburton District Deputy Mayor Liz McMillan acknowledged the frustration among the locals. “We think we’ve got the balance right,” she said. One resident took the opportunity to passionately advocate for a move for council not to opt into the Government’s Three Waters scheme. “I want the council to stay in control of our water supply so we can keep having these conversations in future.” Submissions on the proposals are open until April 19.

JPs sign on to signing sessions By Malcolm Hopwood

The move from Mid Canterbury Justices of the Peace (JPs) to come out from their houses and into the community has proved so successful, they’ve added another session. For the past two years a roster of JPs gives two hours on a Friday to the community. The Friday session, from 12 noon2pm, complements the two hours JPs set aside on a Tuesday. Pauline Hewson, an Anama farmer, attended yesterday’s session together with former Ashburton mayor, Donna Favel. “The extra session has been very successful. While each day is different, sometimes there are queues of people waiting,” Hewson said. It’s been a national trend to establish signing centres, Hewson said, that people can attend to have documents signed or seek advice. “The sessions have made us more accessible to offer our service to the community. “They don’t need an appointment and can visit a central location such as Community House in a non-threat-

ening environment. “For us, the satisfaction is helping people and getting a positive response from them.” While their major work is signing, authorising or witnessing, JPs are dealing with more and more computer-generated documents. “There are special procedures to follow, but we can verify certain documents from a computer or phone,” Hewson said. She points out that, with the introduction of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, documents for financial institutions require specific wording before they can be accepted as verified. In all, JPs deal with a broad range of documents, that average between 250 and 600 a month. Mid Canterbury has a current membership of 59 Justices Of The Peace, with about half rostered on the Tuesday and Friday signing desks. Hewson has been a JP for 15 years and finds it satisfying and rewarding. “I’m enjoying being a JP and providing a free service to the community. However, she said JP services aren’t confined to the twice weekly signing sessions. JPs are still available to see people at their homes or workplaces as well.

Justices of the Peace Pauline Hewson and Donna Favel, were rostered on at Community House on Friday. PHOTO MADDISON GOURLAY

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Serving St John for 72 years St John is an organisation that does so much in towns and cities up and down the country – and it’s no different in Mid Canterbury. Maddison Gourlay spoke to two outstanding Ashburton volunteers, including one who has been involved with the Order of St John for a staggering 72 years. By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

Margaret Taylor really is someone special – and no one would appreciate that more than the Order of St John. Taylor, who moved to Ashburton about 10 years ago, has been involved with St John for 72 years, having started with the organisation as a 12-year-old cadet in Christchurch. Her interest was piqued by her hairdresser who was a St John cadet division leader. Taylor was hooked and the rest, as they say, is history. She joined the Sumner St John Cadets in 1952 but in Timaru recently it went full circle at a special presentation. Taylor’s lifetime of service was recognised in style when, surrounded by family and friends, she received the unusually named but prestigious St John Ultra-Long Award. Although the award was presented on Thursday night, Taylor has actually had it in her possession for months. It had been couriered to her during the national lockdown last year. Taylor later found out from St John that it was sent to her early because they did not know when New Zealand was coming out of lockdown. They also wanted to make sure she got it before she passed away, Taylor said. At 84-years-old, Taylor can see the funny side and it has been one of many humorous moments in her St John career

Taylor especially remembers an incident in the 1970s when St John used station wagons for patient transfers, with a stretcher in the back. Taylor sat in the back and two men were at the front of the car as they were heading from Timaru to Christchurch. “We stopped in the traffic off Deans Ave and backed into the A&E entrance (at the hospital). As we stopped to start backing (in) the boot opened and the stretcher fell out of the wagon. The man in the car behind us looked so shocked. “Luckily it was an empty stretcher.’’ There have been difficult scenes to deal with too, which came with the role. Her first serious accident involved a car on the Lewis Pass where two young men had flipped their vehicle. Taylor and the rest of the ambulance crew arrived to find broken legs and other injuries. All the crew could do was stabilise the patients, put them on the truck and through to Christchurch Hospital. Taylor enjoyed the community service aspect the job, where they attended events or sports games. She had exams every year to keep up to date with training and new techniques, and she remembers when CPR was introduced to New Zealand. She really has seen it all in the world of St John. And on Thursday night, St John got to thank Margaret Taylor for her 72 years of selfless duty. A lucky organisation, but a lucky woman too, Margaret Taylor will tell you.

Margaret Taylor with her service medal for being part of the Order of St John for 72 years.

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From cadet to leader By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

St John Hakatere area youth leader Simon O’Reilly.

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St John Education in Schools is a great way for children to see unsung local heroes and some even decide to be one when they grow up. That’s how it has worked out for Simon O’Reilly, whose interest in St John started after the organisation’s Safe Kids’ education programme came to his primary school to train them in CPR and other basic first aid. “They came along and I thought that first aiding sounded cool. They said they had a youth programme. I thought, ‘sweet, I’ll give it a go’,” he said. Simon joined the Ashburton

St John cadet division when he was 12 years old. As a personal challenge and natural progression, Simon rose through the ranks to sergeant in the youth programme. Then he applied to be an Ashburton St John youth leader. Staying as a youth leader in Ashburton for a few years, there was a need for a leader in the Methven division, and Simon put his hand up. “It was at that point I realised that I had been a leader for longer than I had been a cadet. When you turn 18, life goes pretty quickly,” he said. Simon decided after all his youth training, he wanted to move into operations and volunteer on the ambulances.

He’s now at the Ashburton station as a volunteer ambulance officer after starting out as a first responder in 2017 and becoming an emergency medical technician (EMT) last year. Outside of St John, Simon is completing a bachelor of nursing. He hopes to progress to a paramedic with St John to help people even more. A bachelor of paramedicine also has interest after he completes his nursing training So much of Simon’s life has, and still does, revolve around being there and helping people in the district. There’s no sign of that stopping any time soon. “If I am not doing nursing, I am doing youth stuff and if I am not doing that, I am doing operations,” Simon said.

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In brief Safety first DOC is urging deer hunters to take care during the peak of the roar at Easter weekend, as data shows a spike in hunting activity leads to an increase in injuries. Last year’s roar hunt was cancelled due to the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown. It’s predicted more hunters than ever will head to the hills this autumn chasing stags. DOC’s Visitor Safety Manager Andy Roberts says each year during the roar there is a spike in hunting accidents, such as slips, trips, falls or firearm injuries. ACC data shows there were 435 hunting related injury claims made during the last roar in 2019 (March and April), up 31 per cent on the same period in 2018.

Maronan bridge There are plans to plant natives along parts of Mt Harding Stream. ENVIRONMENT

Project aims to enhance stream Plans to plant natives along parts of Mt Harding Stream are under way with local landowners getting onboard. Mt Harding Stream is a small waterway running from below Pudding Hill, past Methven, and joining the north branch of the Hakatere/Ashburton River. Last century the stream was modified by being connected to several other waterways to provide a water supply network for stock, but it still provides a natural corridor sloping down from the hills to the plains. In some stretches the stream is shaded and cool, while in others it crosses hot and dry paddocks.

Late last year, after a recommendation from the Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Environment Canterbury (ECan) agreed to provide $50,000 of Immediate Steps funding to continue improving the ecological health of Mt Harding Stream over two years. Fonterra will contribute an additional $25,000 through the Fonterra 50 Catchments funding scheme, and it’s expected that local landowners will provide $25,000 more. ECan staff have walked the length of the stream to identify areas where environmental improvements can be made. Along the way they have engaged with neighbouring landowners, and are develop-

ing a plan of prioritised work. Funding will include money for riparian planting, which can protect fish life and enhance the natural qualities of waterways. Native plantings provide shade and help cool water – good for biodiversity. They also reduce the amount of sediment and nutrients entering waterways. Maintaining good water flows and controlling weeds is also vital for waterway health. Members of the Methven Lions Club have undertaken riparian planting along the Thyme Stream section of Mt Harding Stream over the past year, with assistance from ECan.

Work to replace the guard rail on the Maronan Road Bridge is complete. There have been two fatal crashes at the single lane bridge in recent years and it now has a new safety barrier installed and the carriageway was widened to 3.9m.

Poppy flight Ashburton’s Keith Pickford is one of 34 pilots taking part in Poppy Flight Zealand in the run-up to Anzac Day. Pickford, flying in his Auster MK5 ZK-Arr aircraft, will be one of the pilots to carry two large pieces of knitted artwork that will be added to by the locals at the welcome events in each town – landing at the Ashburton Aviation Museum at 1pm on April for a free family friendly event before flying out at 3pm.

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Ray McCausland (left) and Graeme Moodie reflect on an article that caused great discussion in Ashburton in 1939 and again in 1983.

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WAKANUI ‘INVASION’

Recalling the 1939 ‘invasion’ By Malcolm Hopwood

The opening sentence read “something of a scare gripped Ashburton people on October 3, 1939. It seemed the month-old World War may have come close to home”. Scare indeed. World War Two was less than five weeks old and German sailors had allegedly come ashore and robbed an Ashburton grocer near Wakanui Beach. The Ashburton Guardian at the time breathlessly reported the incident. Forty-three years later the story again made back page news. Guardian feature writer, Ray McCausland, with photos from Graeme Moodie, returned to the scene to decide whether the incident was “of historical significance or the product of an over-active imagination”. The story concerned grocer, Mr L. C. Turner, whose van, full

of groceries, was robbed near Wakanui Beach by four “foreigners”, believed to be Germans. In its report in October 1939, the Guardian said, “Four men, who spoke with a strong foreign accent held up a grocer’s delivery van, near Wakanui Beach at 1.45pm yesterday and, under the threat of a revolver held in the pocket of one of them, the driver was forced against the side of the van while the others took items of food from the back of the van”. That was the story and then speculation started. Could the four men have landed from a ship or submarine? The Guardian emblazoned it with not one but five headings; Food Stolen Several Mysterious Features Four Men Near the Beach One Man Believed Armed Suggested Work of Foreigners. Not even the outbreak of war matched those headings. The newspaper also did its own sleuthing, saying the mystery men had left foot marks in

the sand and soft earth near the beach. However, the prints were lost at the point where the men had gone on to the shingle. McCausland goes to great lengths to chronicle the events telling his readers that the men stole six or seven loaves of bread, several pounds of butter and a quantity of tinned food. They then moved to the beach which was half a mile away. In the original interview, Turner said he was threatened by a man with a gun in his pocket and told to drive away. Later, to police, he described the men in great detail. They were seamen with black berets and all wore blue trousers that tapered towards the bottom. He believed they were German and his claim has credibility as he served in France during World War One and could have engaged with the enemy during any of the battles. His daughter, Ngaire Horsbrough, recalls Turner being

shaken after the incident. Police from Ashburton and Christchurch were called but found very little besides “four sets of footprints disappearing into the shingle”. The Home Guard also searched the coastal area with no result. One of the more likely explanations came from an unnamed Ashburton man who claimed German ships were summonsed home at the start of the war, many of them with insufficient food or fuel. Did sailors from a vessel or U-boat come ashore for provisions and raid Turner’s mobile larder? Nancy Wilson, whose husband, Don, saw the footprints, believes the story. “Something definitely did happen,” she told McCausland. She related hearing engine noise later in the war that could have come from a submarine surfacing near the beach. McCausland, who had an active interest in warfare, concludes

the German submarine theory “is the most popular explanation among Wakanui people for what supposedly happened to Turner”. He then goes on to quote coastal residents who recall a radio message was heard from Nazi Germany during the war saying that German sailors had landed near Ashburton and robbed a grocery van. Eighty-year-old McCausland now lives in a retirement home in Ashburton and remembers the story, saying he enjoyed being a gumshoe and investigating the story. It was not just a cold case, but a wet one also. Moodie, the Guardian photographer at the time, has a vivid memory of going to the places and taking the photos. It’s the sort of factual snippet that could form the basis of an espionage novel. Ashburton Guardian readers might have a better version. But the truth may never be uncovered.

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Domain oval deserves more By Malcolm Hopwood

’m under pressure to take my cricketing whites, boots and box out of mothballs. The cobwebs have cobwebs after 40 years of misuse. The reason is the domain oval has had a haircut. It’s more of a style, cut, colour and blow wave with a green tinge. It’s had its top removed, new thatch laid and been manicured and watered. It reminds me of Prince Harry’s new ginger growth in the Oprah interview. The oval is one of the most picturesque grounds in New Zealand and deserves a wicket that’s as good as the surroundings. I’m sure the domain ducks agree. They’ve fielded at deep long on for generations and shouldn’t be “down in the mouth”. I played my cricket for Old Boys at the oval. Often my time at the wicket was short. On one occasion when I went in to bat, my wife rang. When told I was making my way to the wicket, she said “I’ll hang on”. In addition to club games, I watched the occasional first class, 50-over match.

The wicket was true, the outfield smooth and a large Ena Sharples hairnet covered the pond. When a batsman was out for a duck, about 50 Trevor Mallard equivalents flapped their wings.

I also arranged annual fixtures between the Mayor’s XI and Rodney Bryant’s All Stars from Christchurch. Hundreds of people would gather around the boundary to see former test stars play the

brightest and best we had to offer. I was neither the brightest nor the best, sometimes described as looking silly mid on with a short leg. But we had a secret weapon.

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He was our captain, Geoff Geering. He had an action that resembled a windmill on steroids and mesmerised the batsmen. By the time they’d recovered from his high shoulder contortionist delivery, the ball had sneaked through bat and pad. But I’m not writing this to reminisce. Nostalgia needs a purpose. It would be great if such a team assembled again for a fundraising cause. With such a stunning ground, I’m sure, talented players would turn out for charity. In tourist locations over summer and autumn, the best of popular bands and artists parade themselves around New Zealand. In studying their list of venues, I didn’t see the domain oval among them. Is there a reason? Don’t they know about us? Aren’t we advertising our venue? Does Dave Dobbin know we have our own slice of heaven? The domain ducks deserve more than “how’s that?” or “his foot was over the line”. And while we’re at it, let’s give the venue a compelling name. The famous West Australian wicket was called the WACA. Ours could be called the Quack-a and, on special occasions, the Cracker Quack-a.

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COMPETITION

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PRIZE TO BE WON What: The Guardian’s teddy bear in the window photo competition How: Take a photo of your teddy bear, with its owner, and email it into us. By when: Entries close April 9. Email entries to: goodies@theguardian.co.nz

hat a quacker. Meet Greg the pet duck with her – yes, her – teddy bear. Greg is an early entry, from Lara Lewthwaite, in the Guardian’s bear hunt photo competition. We’ve introduced the competition to recall one of the few good things from the national level 4 lockdown a year ago when teddy bears and soft toys were placed in street-facing windows in towns all over the country to entertain those on daily walks. The bear hunt took off in numerous countries and it was done to entertain stir-crazy children and adults whose only exercise option during lockdown was often a walk around neighbourhood streets. Seeing the bears on display made it, well, more bear-able. So now we’re trying to recapture that moment, asking members of the public to send in their best teddy bear photos. Sylvia McKay is also in the race with her teddy in the window shot. We’re going to announce a prize from a local business next week, so look out for that. PHOTO LARA LEWTHWAITE

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A well-known view of Turton’s accommodation house (right), and the Cobb & Co stables (left). Eventually, the Arms became the police barracks and post & telegraph office, before being dismantled.

Another look at Ashburton Arms By Connor Lysaght

s the principal pioneer of the area that came to be Ashburton, William Turton held a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. From 1858, he became established as the ferryman of the Ashburton River, and soon enough he was granted a licence to operate his accommodation house – the hub of the area during the early days. In 1859, Turton was appointed postmaster, and all postal business was conducted from the accommodation house. As the pre-eminent option for accommodation and services in the region until 1869, the Ashburton Arms was of great importance when Ashburton was in its infancy. In previous Heritage Pages, we have discussed details such as Turton’s duties as an innkeeper, hospitality at the inn, and what it was like to take a coach over the river as described by Lady Barker. This article will include some more obscure information about Turton’s early activities, including discussion about some archaeological finds from an excavation of the accommodation house site in 2016. Finally, we will take a brief look at a fictional account of what it was like to stay at a rowdy accommodation house in the pioneer days, for the sake of discussion.

Turton and the Pastoral Association The Lyttelton Times was the first newspaper of the Canterbury Settlement, and it is where we find contemporary accounts of William Turton’s varied activities as the proprietor of the Arms.

In 1860, it was announced that the annual Pastoral Association’s Sheep Show would be held at William Turton’s accommodation house that August – an important occasion that Turton would have had to go all-out for. For the occasion, Turton had erected a large marquee to be used as a meeting space by the members of the Pastoral Association, which seemed to suffice. Even though the show moved away from Turton’s not long after, he must have left an impression as he ended up a judge at the Association’s show two years later. It seemed that Turton enjoyed playing host to events and entertainments, since according to the Lyttelton Times, when the Association concluded their business they “took advantage of the opportunity of meeting to get up a most creditable afternoon’s racing.” Turton, obviously excited at the idea of rivalling the races in Timaru and Kaiapoi, promised “a very handsome Cup to be run for, and subscriptions to a considerable amount were collected on the ground.”

More serious matters When somebody passed away under unusual circumstances, it was not uncommon for inquests to be held at provincial hotels. In November 1861, it was reported by the Lyttelton Times that an inquest was held by Dr Rayner, Timaru district coroner, at Turton’s accommodation house. The case was the drowning of Hellen Lane, daughter of an employee of George Hall, Ashburton Forks. It was an open-and-shut case – a freak accident – and the coroner thanked Mr Turton “for the promptitude with which he col-

The Ashburton Arms, as shown on Robert Park’s second map of Ashburton, 1864.

Reconstruction of a room at Turton’s Accommodation House, at the Scottish Hall, made up of items lent by various Ashburton families. This display dates from the 1970s. lected a jury, and his civility and attention at the inquest. We hear this is one of the best connected houses in the road”. Turton’s professionalism was compared to the sloppiness of the neighbouring Ward and his management of the Rangitata punt – clearly William Turton had built himself a stable reputation. All sorts of meetings took place at Turton’s, including gatherings of local electors, and other public meetings of all kinds.

Archaeological evidence We know without a doubt that Turton’s accommodation house was an important transport nexus, post office, and even an events venue. Written accounts are plentiful, but one thing that adds more validity to a historic site’s importance is physical evidence – building remains, land features, and archaeological evidence. Archaeological survey work was conducted in 2016 around the site of the Ashburton Arms, in preparation for the construction of the new Countdown supermarket on the site. A paleochannel (remnant of an inactive stream channel) along the north-west edge of SH1 at the intersection was excavated, and extensive work at the site of the current Countdown carpark revealed much evidence of past activity. As you would expect, glass bottles and ceramics were prevalent at the site, but in my opinion the

most interesting artefacts came from the paleochannel. The channel contained leather items such as a shoe, possible blacksmith’s glove, and metal items including horseshoes and stakes – evidence of a smithy at work.

A fictional visit Philosopher Dick: Adventures and Contemplations of a New Zealand Shepherd is a satirical, semi-biographical novel written by George Chamier in 1891, and details a group of travellers’ experiences in New Zealand. The book describes a scene of drunken, depraved chaos at an unnamed country hotel which may seem outrageous, but some bits and pieces may match up with reality. By examining this piece of fiction, it is possible to pick out the details which may be more authentic, giving us a bit of a glimpse into staying at an early accommodation house. In chapter 15 of Philosopher Dick, the travellers reach an accommodation house which is described as being “bare and unsightly, and standing by itself on a wide reach of arid plains,” a description which is reminiscent of Turton’s inn in the early 1860s. They find the hotel packed to the brim, with numerous drunken patrons scattered about the place either lying dead drunk, having a brawl, or making up post-fistfight – perhaps this description is gratuitous, but

drunkenness was not exactly rare in early Ashburton! The focus of the whole scene is the drink, which seems to take the role of an abhorred villain that claimed all who entered that wretched place, where refusing a shout would have surely caused a commotion. The place was fly-infested and filthy, with one character being forced to find refuge from the chaos in an outhouse, among the rats and hay. This portion of Philosopher Dick paints a grim picture, but you can imagine that in some places scenes such as this would have been possible – perhaps not to this degree at Turton’s inn though, given his reputation!

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‘It can be done’ – Fir success for young c Couple bought home without Kiwisaver Richard Foaga and Zoe Smith

ichard Foaga and Zoe Smith give new meaning to the word ‘frugal’. The young couple (both aged 20) have gone to great lengths to cement a home for themselves and their 18-month-old son, through hard work, discipline, and living simply. Even more remarkable, is the fact that they did it without a cent of Kiwisaver. The family-of-three have been in their Allenton home for the past five months. “It was a magical day,” Smith said, of the moment they got pre-approval from their bank. “It’s a nice feeling, I wanted Timothy to have a secure future,” Smith said. To get to that point though required plenty of work and sacrifice. A decision to buy their first home came about due to the revelation that the high school sweethearts were to become parents.

As the housing crisis takes hold of the country, prompting swift action by the Government, it has been a battle of a lifetime for many, Mid Canterbury included. But, as the Guardian discovered, it is not impossible to buy a home in the district. Adam Burns spoke to two young Ashburton couples who made it happen Having only been part of the Kiwisaver scheme for a year, Foaga was unable to access funds for purchasing a property. During a painstaking period of saving, they were also content in living without a fridge for three weeks upon moving into a rental, temporarily using a chilly bin for essential items. “He would bring ice home in a bag,” Smith laughed. “We chose to save everything we had,” Foaga said. They received limited support from their parents, who were also on the hunt for a home. “They would help us out with food and stuff every now and then, because they felt bad for us.” Smith also relied on her grandfather to oversee her savings account which she couldn’t touch. One splurge the pair did enjoy was a return trip to Samoa in

It was a magical day, Smith said, of the moment they got pre-approval from their bank. It’s a nice feeling, I wanted Timothy to have a secure future

KFC worker Foaga spent endless hours at work, putting his hand up for extra shifts to the point where his bosses intervened. “He was looking for shifts and finding shifts just to find that last dollar,” Smith said. Foaga said his impending fatherhood motivated him to work towards something. “I had something to work towards, getting a house for him (Timothy).” Smith had already been saving hard after the pair became engaged on her 18th birthday, but her pregnancy brought forward their plans to buy a home. They then proceeded to save $17,000 over an 18-month period.

2019, where they assisted with the building of an orphanage. “I’d say that was an easy five grand,” Smith said. The pair are now reaping the rewards. As surging house values in the district has seen their home rise about $115,000 in three months. “I feel like we got in that squeeze before the big boom,” Smith said. “No one saw the potential in this place.” Smith added that there needed to be better education at high school around the significance of home ownership. “It’s not impossible, but I can appreciate it can take a long time,” Smith said.

Zoe Smith and fiance Richard Foaga with their 18-month-old son Timothy.

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Pair buy home after just a few months together Adam Chapman and JoAnn Wells

dam Chapman and JoAnn Wells have only been together for about six months. Last week, they bought their first home together. Things have certainly fallen into place at a breakneck speed for the couple. It all began with a redundancy. Wells (23) became one of many victims of Air New Zealand’s staffing cutbacks in the aftermath of Covid-19. Brushing herself off, the Rangiora woman relocated to Ashburton where she found work at Luisetti Seeds. “I got promoted I thought ‘well I’m going to be down here a while’ and I can’t be bothered paying someone else’s rent,” she said. “And then I met Adam.” The Ashburton chemical storeperson was also renting at the time. “We just kicked things off really well,” she said. “We both thought ‘bugger it’ let’s find a place.” They began pursuing the market about a month ago, before they took ownership of their Allenton home a week ago. Wells said it was overwhelming. “I’m super stoked,” she said. The couple admitted the presence of property investors from out of town had initially made the viewing experience unnerving. “We definitely got down in the dumps about it,” Wells said. “We were like we’ve got no show.” One advantage the pair had was that Chapman had previously bought a home in Ashburton. Chapman said the process was fairly straightforward. “I’ve done it the first time and for the second time I knew what

was meant to happen.” “It was good for me,” Wells said. “I was stressing because I was thinking ‘how are we going to get all this stuff done’.” The assistance of a mortgage broker also alleviated proceedings for the couple. There were some last minute curveballs though. The couple discovered that they were $5000 adrift of the Kainga Ora first home loan criteria three days prior to settlement. “I was like what are we going to

Keep your chin up, and keep trying, because something will come along for you do,” Wells said. “We were relying on that (first home loan grant).” Fortunately, family members came to the financial party.

Very proud new homeowners JoAnn Wells and Adam Chapman.

The Government announced a series of changes to the housing sector in an effort to aid first home buyers this week. One of the changes included

increases to income caps for the first home loan and house price caps under the Kainga Ora first home grants scheme. They believed the Kiwisaver process need to be more streamlined for first home buyers Now in the process of setting up their home, the couple urged others who were also finding themselves in a similar situation to where they were to remain positive. “Keep your chin up, and keep trying, because something will come along for you,” Wells said.

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Christine aiming Ashburton’s Christine Stewart is in Waimate where Lions Clubs members have gathered for their district convention. She is up for election as District Governor, a path that started in 2002. She talks to Malcolm Hopwood.

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oday is full of anxiety for Ashburton’s Christine Stewart. She’s travelled to the South Canterbury town of Waimate where several hundred members of Lions Clubs have gathered for their district convention. Christine is up for election as District Governor for an area entitled 202J, that stretches from Rakaia to Milton in South Otago. She doesn’t need to be concerned. Hers is the only nomination but she still has to receive 50 plus 1 per cent of the vote. Not 51 per cent, 50 plus 1 per cent. Lions Clubs have their own language. “I’ll be apprehensive until I’m endorsed by the voting delegates today,” Stewart said. “I’ve been working towards this for the last two years. It’ll be the icing on the cake for me and we’ll break out the champagne.” Stewart acknowledges she’s humbled by support from members throughout the district. The path to her becoming district governor started early this century. In 2002 she “didn’t belong to anything” but, with her three children at

Ashburton College or Victoria University, she had more time on her hands. “I knew nothing about Lions but was familiar with a member in the club,” she said. Christine joined and was caught up in the Lions’ motto of We Serve. “It was service, fellowship and helping others that attracted me,” she recalls. Stewart was inducted as a member of Ashburton County Lions on July 1, 2002 and became involved in the club’s Outreach programme. Many fundraising projects followed, but two stand out. She helped to organise Miss Ashburton For Males. Lions attracted about 15 men who dressed in drag and paraded in day and night attire. Their contours didn’t suit swimwear. The evening raised $11,000 for the Westpac Helicopter Trust. The second was Stars In Your Eyes where contestants dress and perform as their favourite artist. Mid Canterbury became populated with Elvis, Kenny Rogers, Cher and Dolly Parton impersonators although the winner, two years ago, was Adele. Stars In Your Eyes will be held once again in October this year.

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for the top job Stewart was a member of Ashburton County Lions for several years before accepting the role of club secretary. Promotion followed quickly. She became vice-president, then president and zone chairperson. The district has five zones and Christine’s area of responsibility was Zone One that included five Mid Canterbury Lions Clubs and two from Geraldine. “I was a go-between for the cabinet, which administers the district, and club members,” she said. Cabinet sounds like a political term as if the PM runs it, but it’s not. It’s the committee that administers the Lions district and reports to the District Governor. One step up from zone chairperson is cabinet secretary and, from 2014 to 2019, Stewart held that position. “I dealt so much with the District Governor that I thought I could do the job and was told by many people that I could,” she said. So in 2019 she stood for the second Vice District Governor’s position and the following year was elevated to first Vice District Governor. It’s American terminology. It has nothing to do with vice and everything to do with seniority. Today, unless voting fingers receive a pandemic of cramp, she’ll become District Governor Elect and assume the position on July 1. Christine is quietly confident and has prepared her victory speech. Her theme for the 2021-2022 year is Together We Are A Team and her vision is to help the needy, put succession plans in place for the future, ensure training opportunities are available, members are happy and clubs are successful. The success of clubs is paramount in her mind. There are 350 Lions members in Mid Canterbury and, without them, there’d be “a huge hole in support for the community”. “We supply organisations in need and worthwhile groups that would benefit from further funding,” she said. “Our charitable work gives me a great sense of satisfaction.” Christine is a Chertsey girl and, back home next week, she’ll be driving the Chertsey school bus and working in the office three days a week. But from July she has an extra responsibility.

“I want to inspire clubs to do things for themselves and support our LCIF which is our global disaster relief programme

She plans to set aside two days a week to fulfil her District Governor’s responsibility. She’ll step back from club activities and devote herself to the district. Her first priority is to appoint her own cabinet which will meet quarterly during her term. “It’s a year out of a person’s life. I’ll visit every club in the district and deliver a message which is part personal and part from our International President, Douglas Alexander from Brooklyn, New York,” she said. “I want to inspire clubs to do things for themselves and support our LCIF which is our global disaster relief programme.” Christine is a mum, she holds down two part-time jobs and previously worked with her husband, Kevin, running a service station and United Video. But she still has one further ambition. She’ll put her name forward for the Council Chairperson’s position, the top job in New Zealand. The position chairs the Council of Governors from the Lions’ seven districts. “I’m interested in serving nationally,” she admits. In the meantime, Christine is planning to run a district and stamp it with her vision. “Lions has been a huge part of my life, but it’s time well spent.”

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Awards back on the starting blocks By Daryl Holden daryl.h@theguardian.co.nz

t’s time to celebrate our sporting prowess – and we want you to have your say. I’m talking about the 2021 Ashburton Guardian Mid Canterbury Sports Awards on Friday, May 7. It will be an event with perhaps slightly more meaning than other years after the 2020 version saw the annual glitzy function scuttled by our dear friend Mr Covid and the alert level pandemic restrictions at that time. It is true, of course, that Mid Canterbury sporting excellence was still recognised last year, but the online version was hardly the same. Awards like these need to be celebrated in style at an official function in front of family, friends and supporters. So, fingers, toes and whatever else crossed, that this year’s version will happen in less than two months at Hotel Ashburton. Because it’s most definitely one of the most anticipated social and community events of the year, but only as it should be. Sport, especially in the regions, is such a key element in the fabric of life everywhere in New Zealand. That certainly appears to be the case in Mid Canterbury where a combination of an excellent climate, first-class facilities, passionate volunteers and coaches and natural talent makes for a potent combination. A quick look through last year’s award nominees and winners shows that the Mid Canterbury sporting production line is humming, churning out some gifted performers at regional, national and even international level. But for an event like this to work we need the sporting bodies, the clubs and organisations to do their bit. That bit is about nominating the athletes, officials and administrators for the various categories. Without that necessary input in big numbers, the event could fall flat. Nominations are now open and there are categories galore. The Robilliard Trophy, recognising outstanding services to sport, is one of those special awards because it recognises selfless long-time devotees, who basically make sport happen. So now it’s up to you. Get your sporting thinking caps on and send in your award nominations before the April 9 cut-off. The event’s success, especially this year after we were robbed of an official function, depends on your nomination input.

YOUR VIEW Ronald McDonald House stays Ronald McDonald House South Island (RMHSI) wants to provide clarification in response to an article published in the Ashburton Guardian on March 22. RMHSI provides free accommodation and support to families who must travel to Christchurch for their child’s medical treatment.

The Ministry of Health’s National Travel Assistance Scheme determines which families are eligible to access the support provided by RMHSI. The scheme currently approves accommodation assistance for families who need to travel more than 100 kilometres from their home to the hospital. Whenever we have spare capacity, we extend our support

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The colourful road to Oamaru By Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

ast weekend, I found myself on the road to Oamaru to help out a few local musos who were appearing as part of the Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Festival. It sounds quite exotic right, but yes, in Oamaru. For the long Otago Anniversary weekend the old Whitestone Historic Precinct came alive with bunting, stalls, music everywhere and people. Lots of people. In my old Dunedin days I used to make the trek up and down SH1 regularly. Invariably there’d be a stop off in Ommers for Fried Chicken or Big Macs but occasionally we would take a short detour through the old Whitestone part of town. It had an alluring fascination. An enduring reminder of a time long past when the area heaved with commercial activity adjacent to the fledgling port nearby. It was, for all intents and purposes, earliest Oamaru. We were intrigued by it and enough locals were spellbound by it to initiate a move to gradually reawaken it. The old Criterion Hotel, the bookbinder, and various forms of life occasionally came to the fore.

Ashburton’s Shoparax performing at the Collective Venue at Oamaru’s Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Festival. From left: Peter McQuarters trombone, Jim Lischner trumpet, Bruce Horton bass and Don Hughes guitar/vocals. PHOTO OAMARU CAPTURED

I also recall in those days back in the early 1990s, the ridiculously low values of real estate in that town. I can recall I think what may have been the former ANZ bank, a signature Whitestone building out in the main commercial area that was on the market from memory for something like eighty-ish thousand bucks. It looked like the blinking Whitehouse. Seemed just insane. Economically the town must have been struggling, although

those living there seemed happy with their lot from what I could make out. But it needed something to make it famous. Boom. SteamPunk. The realm of science fiction had an affair with the industrial revolution and Oamaru became the steam punk capital of the world. It has a fascinating building, right in the historic precinct,

dedicated to just such a theme and out front stands a cross between a heaving steam locomotive and a rocket ship. Last weekend as I drove towards town, my bar was admittedly not set very high. But as I got down towards the action my jaw dropped. There were people everywhere. The place was buzzing and trying to find a park anywhere was a challenge without a good walk. Bands were set up outside in

some places, pumping out their jazzy bluesy sounds, and as one wandered the laneways the vibes were coming from inside and out. The vintage train was plying its trade across the foreshore, and at the end of the precinct, across the road, a gazillion more people again, were attending the huge outdoor market. It was Oamaru on a deliciously fine Sunday and it was “going off”. Even the road south last Sunday was full of colour. The Timaru Beach Hop meant that classic Detroit iron from garages all around the South Island were heading to or home from the event on Timaru’s Caroline Bay. I couldn’t help but think that as a kid we never used to see those sorts of cars, but in the last few decades thousands of them have been imported rust-free from the USA and restored within an inch of their lives. Acres of big fins, chrome and gleaming paint. And not just the “yank tanks” but automobilia of many persuasions. It was a thoroughly entertaining Sunday as it turned out. And the bar was raised quite spectacularly. Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

Doomscrolling the housing crisis: Soap opera, fairy tale or horrorscope? By Anna Rawhiti-Connell

ike Pavlov’s dog, first home buyers are conditioned to respond to any commentary on their current plight and possible future. Since Tuesday’s housing announcement by the government, I’ve been overstimulated to the point of possible adrenal failure, clicking here, there and everywhere to try and ascertain if it will make any difference to my specific situation. I imagine it’s the same if you’re a landlord, property investor, owner-occupier, renter or any other classification of person who has become a character in the long running, New Zealand-made saga, ‘The Housing Crisis’. The saga defies all genre norms – somehow managing to be a farce, a tragedy and a drama about real people’s lives all at the same time. The fodder hasn’t been so rich. You think the Trump bump was good, try the realty rocket. Hoovering up property-related commentary and news has become a part-time job for people who are desperately trying to interpret macro movements and determine when, or if, that will trickle down to their micro lives. This is on top of the part-time job that comes with trying to

find a house to live in. It is not healthy to have a favourite senior economist but I read what they say each day, as if divining patterns from tea leaves, trying to find some optimism. That I and a particular class of first home buyers have probably found some, warranted or not, is indicative of exactly where I think the government was hoping to land with their extension of the bright-line test and interest deductibility change. The government has been very deliberate in its use of the term ‘property speculators’. All wars need an enemy and speculators, broadly cast as the villain in this saga, are very specifically perceived as the enemy for those who’ve had home ownership kicked out of reach. ‘First-home buyer’ is used as a catch-all for a very broad spectrum of people and when we talk about the recent announcements we need to acknowledge that. We might all be dreaming of the same thing, but some of us had a slightly clearer view of the stars from our gutter until mid to late last year. For many, the stars have looked incredibly far off for a long time. Houses that were sitting around the “affordable” mark for first-home buyers who would be classified as high income earn-

ers started selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than anticipated. Twenty per cent deposits started looking more like 15 per cent. Whether or not data supports this, there was certainly a perception that those walking into an auction or open home for a free-standing house with a little bit of land in an average Auckland suburb, thinking they were looking at something that might be worth $900,000, were in direct competition with speculators, investors and developers who had more access to cheap money than they did. They were also getting told to look further and further afield and that a one-bedroom unit with a converted garage/rumpus room might be a more likely buy. A new breed of political pest was born. This pest often had parents who were starting to get concerned about what was going on. Parents who own homes and mightn’t otherwise be concerned about rising property prices. That’s when house price growth started becoming politically unpalatable for the middle classes, the ‘left of/right of’ centre voters, and politically risky for the government. Not when social housing wait lists kept growing and growing. Not when people couldn’t find

a rental that wouldn’t result in their kids having rheumatic fever, and not when house prices were reported as being severely unaffordable (at nine times the median income in January 2019). Only time will tell whether the optimism of a specific class of first-home buyers is warranted; the efficacy of the bright-line extension and interest deductibility change in bringing house prices down is still very much up for debate. That they are being introduced from today conveys a suitable sense of urgency that might just appease the pests and their parents. They are very specifically designed to address the rise in house prices in the last year. This doesn’t mean they won’t be effective in bringing change to the market. This appeasement isn’t wholly politically cynical. Removing some of the apparatus that created a perception of unfair competition may quell FOMO (fear of missing out) and create a bit more buyer confidence. It may slow the ridiculous pace of the market which sees houses going to market and selling in a week or two. This gives people a bit more time to do due diligence and be in a slightly better position to negotiate.

What these measures don’t do is provide for first-home buyers whose dreams of owning have been slipping further and further out of reach for many years. They don’t provide for renters. They are being asked to hold out hope for quite some time yet. Decades, even, as they wait for the yield of supply-side measures like government investment in infrastructure and new builds. Wages need to grow to get us anywhere near having just an ‘unaffordable market’. Pigs may need to fly. For now though, the new political pest might be kept happy enough watching the wings of their enemy get clipped, retreating into the woods to concentrate on their specific situation, their buzz returning to a low hum. Anna Rawhiti-Connell is a digital, social media and content marketing consultant and commentator who writes about social media, digital news, politics, diversity and gender equality. 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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The Ashburton Celtic Rugby Football Club has a very special celebration this Easter weekend; 100 years of existence. The Celtic club celebrated its 75th and 90th birthdays in fine style, and expects the 2021 club centennial festivities to be a step up from those.

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his Easter, April 2-4, marks a very special occasion for the Ashburton Celtic Rugby Football Club – 100 years of playing the game in Mid Canterbury. A big weekend of celebrations is in the offing, with no doubt the memories of many road trips, big finals and many other occasions being recalled. The weekend begins with an informal catch-up on the Friday night at the Celtic clubrooms, where players from many generations will get the opportunity to meet up again with old friends and team-mates. On Saturday afternoon the current seniors will be out to show their wares to all their predecessors with a game on the Celtic number one ground, and they will be wearing their superb new commemorative strip. A dinner will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse that night, with speeches from former presidents and club captains, and a band and dance will follow. A special feature of the night will undoubtedly be the auction of replica old-style player jerseys commissioned by the club. These are expected to be hot property, as there will be only one of every playing number (1-15) in existence. With the number of exceptional players in the Celtic ranks in various positions over the years, bidding is expected to be fast and furious, definitely a highlight of the evening. “The fellas who played in these numbers will want these jerseys,” said Gray. On the Sunday there will be a

display of junior rugby skills and games, and a barbecue. A large marquee will be erected at the club’s Keenans Road grounds, and team photos from over the last hundred years will be on show. Continuing the photo theme, on the Saturday morning there will be decade photos taken, and Gray urged all attending to be aware of that and not be late, due to the historical importance of such photographs. The Celtic clubrooms are currently in the midst of a major refurbishment with the beginning of a new century in mind, with new carpets and curtains, double glazed windows and sliding doors, completely repainted interior and new energy-efficient lighting, largely thanks to a grant from the Lion Foundation. The club celebrated its 75th and 90th birthdays in fine style, and expected the centennial festivities

to be a step up from those. Gray said some standout memories over recent times for the club included the opening of the new Murney grandstand, and winning the Watters Cup in 2018. The club also fields a women’s rugby team, one that is rapidly going from strength to strength. Club president Darion Gray said the Celtic club was most definitely a family-orientated one, with so many members giving their time and energy unselfishly to club activities. She said there were generations of players with surnames like Hurley, Prendergast, Dwyer, O’Grady, Summerfield and Morrison, with many of those names inscribed forever on the honours board. All the Celtic JAB teams will be sporting new jerseys for 2021 with crests marking the centenary, sponsored by the Foodstuffs Charitable Trust and

ello to all, and welcome to our centenary weekend. I know our founding members would be proud to see our clubrooms heaving on a Saturday Celtic club president night, how we Darion Gray. have diversified, embracing our multicultural community, the first club in Mid Canterbury to field a senior women’s team and JAB numbers the largest in the district. Many thousands of voluntary hours from dedicated, hardworking committee and club members have brought the Celtic club to the strong position it is in today, with the future looking bright. Thank you to those who have travelled to be with us, my thoughts to those who for various reasons could not join us this Easter weekend, also those no longer with us. May I take the opportunity to thank the Centenary Committee and wish you all a wonderful weekend filled with yarns, reminiscing and laughter.

Ashburton New World. Organisers Kieron and Darion Gray have been joined on the Celtic centenary committee by Kevin and Helen Hurley, Greg Prendergast, Paul Summerfield, Paul Casey, Darcy Lysaght, Rodger Gundry, Richie McCrea, Donald Summerfield, Simon Adlam, Steve Devereux, Al Grieve, and Ross and Kevin Donaldson.

The original Celtic clubrooms at Keenans Road hold a vast amount of memories for many club members.

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There was always a massive turnout at Sunday mass when the Easter Tournaments were held in Ashburton.

Marist an historic influence on Celtic

n the early days, it was the Marist Brothers who established many of the Marist rugby clubs that we have today. Brothers such as Virgilius, Marcellin, Callixtus, Basil, Benedict, Anastasius, Clemens, and Maurice are notable for their endeavours to establish Marist networks. In Glasgow, Brother Walfrid Kerins, saw the importance of sport for the healthy development of Catholic youth and he established the now well-known famous football club Celtic. This proved to be a model for the Irish Brothers who came to NZ; and is why many of the Marist clubs chose the Celtic green and white colours.

This history would not be complete without mention of the part played by our local priests. The Parish priests of the time have always been willing to be associated with the club, in the position of Patron. In 1938 Fr. G. Harrison was a driving force behind the reformation of the club, and was a member of the first committee. He was later a top referee, and controlled several provincial matches. In the 1960 season Fr. Gordon Daly was appointed to the Holy Name Parish from Geraldine, and he found that Celtic’s approach to breaking any barriers was completely in line with his own thinking. Jack O’Connor came to Ashburton as a bank clerk for the BNZ in the early 50s,

playing a lively half-back game for the club and also served as secretary. He returned to Ashburton ln 1965 as Father Jack, having changed his vocation, and over the next six years, the youth at St. Joseph’s School received the benefits of his experience. In 1976 Fr. Kevin Foote came to Ashburton as curate and as a former Canterbury Colt, there were high hopes of him playing in Celtic’s senior team; unfortunately this was not possible, but “Footie” was permitted to coach the Under 17 team and naturally, proved to be a very popular and knowledgeable coach. When Fr. Matthew Duggan was appointed Parish Priest in 1973 from Waimate, he

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was delighted to learn there was a Celtic club in the area. A suitable presentation, the club’s dress jersey, was made to Matt at a farewell function, accompanied by a standing ovation. One curate was a league man, Fr. Kelly, who had represented New Zealand at shooting was also a keen follower of the club, as was Fr. Costigan. Currently Father Nolan is still involved with the club, often seen out watching games during the season; and he will be saying mass at 10am on Easter Sunday, along with Fr Anton McLean, who is a former Southland lock, with experience playing against the likes of Mick Hanham and Greg Prendergast.

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Celtic’s honours board Patrons 1921-42 1946-47 1948-52 1953-54

Dean J. J. O’Donnell Rev. Fr O. Gallagher Rev. Fr J. Finnerty Rev. Fr S. Conway

Presidents 1921-23 1924-25 1938-40 1941-42 1946-50 1951 1952

E. A. O’Malley J. Bland J. P. McDonnell T. Henley J. McCormick M. Flaherty G. V. Moore

Secretaries 1921 1922 1923-24 1925 1938-47 1948-51 1952-53 1954 1955 1956-57

M. D. Cunneen L. T. J. Ryan F. McCormick D. Timmings M. Crequer L. J. Flaherty S. Devereux J. O’Connor B. McAllister P. Shannon

Treasurers 1921 1922 1923-24 1925 1938-47 1948 1949-50

M. Cunneen M. Ryan F. McCormick D. Timmings M. Crequer L. J. Flaherty W. G. Butler

Club Captains 1921-25 1938-39 1940 1941-42 1946-51 1952 1953 1954-55 1956

V. Cullen T. Bradley G. V. Moore G. Bradley G. V. Moore J. Bradley W. Slaven P. Connell J. Dwyer

Life Members M. J. Dwyer F. McCormick M. Flaherty J. W. Smith

1955-60 1961-66 1967 1968-72

Rev. F. J. Finnerty Rev. Fr G. V. Daly Rev. Fr S. O’Brien Rev. Frs S. O’Brien and J. O’Connor

1973-81 1982-95 1996- 2002-08 2019

Rev. Fr M. Duggan Rev. F W. Costigan Rev. Fr W. Grounds Rev Fr P. Farrant Rev. Fr D. Nolan

1953 1954-58 1958-61 1962-69 1970-78 1978-79 1980-82 1983

P. C. Bradley K. Dolheguy A. M. Davidson S. Devereux D. Summerfield B. W. Dwyer D. Adlam B. McCrea

1984-87 1988-89 1990-92 1993-95 1996-20 2001-18 2019 2020-

A. F. Harnett B. P. O’Brien M F. Casey E. T. Gundry A. J. Grieve Paul Summerfield Kevin Donaldson Darion Gray

1958-60 1961 1962-65 1966-69 1970 1971 1972-77 1978-79 1980 1981-85

M. Dalton G. K. McCrea H. P. Small P. Coulter A. Campbell P. Campbell M. R. Cunneen A. J. Smith M. Ferris M. T. Crequer

1986-88 1989 1990-93 1994 1995 1996-00 2001 2002-04 2005-20 2021-

Mrs L. McDonnell Ms K. Dunn Mrs L. McDonnell R. Harnett Ms A. Dwyer B. P. O’Brien A. J. Smith Emma Graham Stefan Brook Michele Strange

1951-55 1956-60 1961 1962-63 1964-66 1967-73 1974-77

M. R. Cunneen E. Flaherty R. Smith J. D. O’Connell F. X. McDonnell B. S. Quaid M. Crequer

1978 1979-90 1991 2001-02 2003-07 2008-20 2021-

B. P. Whelan S. Devereux B. P. O’Brien G. Stewart B. Adam Greg Wall Angus Lindsay

1957-58 1959-60 1961-63 1964-66 1967 1974-75 1976-77 1978 1979-81 1982-83

T. Bradley K. Dolheguy J. A. Hurley J. D. O’Connell P. F. Prendergast J. D. O’Connell B. D. White B. A. Bradley J. A. Hurley A. Burns

1984-88 1989-92 1993-95 1996 2001 2002-05 2006 2007-14 2015-16 2017-

M. F. Casey E. T. Gundry P. Summerfield D. F. Summerfield Jnr S. Sheppard D. F. Summerfield Jnr S. Brook G. Casey Stefan Brook Mark O’Grady

F. Kennedy J. B. Cullen K. Dolheguy S. Devereux

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n July 2, 2016, club president Paul Summerfield welcomed everyone to Celtic for the official opening of the club’s latest asset, a brand new grandstand. Guests included Father Geoff Gray, the Murney family, Ged Rushton, chairman of the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, and Celtic Life Members. The idea for the grandstand came at the time of the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Celtic clubrooms, during a conversation about providing better seating for loyal members. Former Celtic player David Chilton of Chilton Mayne Architecture was approached, and he agreed to donate his services. The new stand boasts a little bit of history already, with its seats coming from Carisbrook, after a club member, with one eye on the future, found

them online. The Carisbrook seats were coloured gold though, so while they were painted green and are in use all around the grounds, Willie Murney dredged up some green ones from somewhere, and they are the ones actually in the stand. The Murney family, fantastic supporters of the club over the years, warmed to the project, and as the building progressed, their enthusiasm grew and they contributed a number of good ideas as well as finance. The next part was actually building it. Paddy Strange offered to take charge, and quickly enlisted the help of Brett Hobbs. The time, energy and enthusiasm they devoted was outstanding, as was the response they had from suppliers. At the end of it all, Celtic has a superb grandstand on the grounds, just another example of what a true club spirit can achieve.

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Celts make it four-straight I 2006 - a trophy shared

he 2006 Watters Cup was shared by Celtic and Southern, after the senior rugby final turned into a battle of the boot which ended in a hard-fought 12-all draw. Neither team managed to break the other’s defence and score a try during the game, with the only points scored coming through the boots of three players who kept their teams in the game with penalties. Celtic had to come from behind to tie the scores up late in the game. Celtic went in as favourites, after qualifying for the PGG-Wrightson Cup finals in second place, but few were brave enough to pick a result heading into the big clash – with good reason. Two of the best forward packs in the district, and talented ball runners in the backs were a feature of both starting line-ups, and when the teams got things moving, both looked dangerous. Southern led 12-6 at half time, after Michael Thomas and Phil Stephens kicked penalties. Both sides were reduced to 14 men late in the first

half, with Celtic hooker Latu Penisoni, and Southern’s Jason Gill both given a 10-minute break after a minor scuffle. Stephens kept Celtic in the hunt early in the second half, and the momentum started to swing into Celtic’s favour. With just over five minutes to go, Stephens squared things up at 12-all with a penalty, and the game was into possible drop-goal time, but neither team managed to get itself into position to do anything, apart from Stephens, who pushed one last penalty attempt wide. It was not the first time the two sides had drawn a final, as they shared the PGG Cup in 2003. Celtic coach Dwayne Prendergast said to his side, a draw was as good as a win, and he praised his players for pulling through and coming back at a strong Southern team in a true final, being tight and going down to the wire. Prendergast said he was happy with the rule that meant extra time was not played if a final ended in a draw, despite his team having now been there twice.

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n the end, Celtic justified their red-hot favouritism at the TAB, and the pre-match printing of a commemorative winning t-shirt, when they deservedly won the Watters Cup for 2000. By taking out the symbol of rugby supremacy in Mid Canterbury for the first time in the new millenium, Celtic equalled Tinwald’s mid-1980s record of retaining the top trophy for the fourth consecutive year. The experience of previous finals stood Celtic in good stead and they always looked dangerous. Celtic’s Watters Cup Final Celtic started with a real sense of team in 2000: urgency as Collegiate had to repel Jason Feutz a number of attacks. It was DunWarren Wilson can King who loomed to take the Peter Topham Philip Prendergast final pass and crossed to open the Duncan King scoring, then Phil Prendergast made Tony Lysaght a perfectly timed pass to winger Robert Madden Warren Wilson, who had the wheels Nick Martin to outpace the stretched defence for Neville Prendergast a fine try. Aaron Schmack (c) Celtic began the second half as Daniel Dwyer they had finished the first – hot on Grant Stewart David McCrea attack. Peter Ellery Halfback Robert Madden interPeter Gowans cepted a misdirected pass and made Reserves: Philip Bradley, good ground; Pete Topham was on Andy Dunn, Darren Cockhand in a flash to carry the moveburn, William Murney, Nick ment on and crashed over. Donaldson, Damien Banks, Grant Stewart followed suit, Hamish Whelan, Corey Hastie, Mark Simmons. capping off a good Celtic move to go in close to the posts, Hamish Whelan had no trouble with the conversion and the celebrations were starting on the sidelines. Unfortunately for Willie Murney, his time on the field was short, as he incurred the wrath of ref Hamish Molloy and spent the last few minutes of the match in the bin. Collegiate managed a consolation try; final score 33-18. Celtic fully deserved their victory in a highly entertaining match, and provided coaches Greg Prendergast and Marty Harney with the perfect retirement present.

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Test your memory time! Can you name the entire Celtic Under 17 team from 1977? Team names on P32 if you can’t get them all.

eltic took out the 2010 division two senior rugby final, beating Allenton 26-20 at the Ashburton Showgrounds. The deciding factor was kicking, with three tries apiece, but Celtic managed two penalties, a conversion and a drop goal compared to Allenton’s one penalty and a conversion. The turning point in the match was deep into the second half when Celtic was awarded a crucial try after the referee required clarification from his sideline assistant as whether there was a knock on. The decision was a try and that put Celtic out to a 23-15 lead. Celtic built an early lead, getting out to 15-3 after tries to Stu Nelson and Dan Thomas, who also got a conversion and a penalty. In the second half Celtic started the scoring with a Thomas penalty but Allenton hit back with its second try to close things back up at 18-15. Next up was the contentious Celtic try, awarded to Willy Hintz, which put Celtic ahead 23-15. Joe Peters added a drop goal that just did enough to wobble its way over the crossbar. Winning the Centennial Mug capped off a strong end to the season for the Celtic boys, who won eight games in a row, including the final.

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Watters Cup glory for the green machine

oung fans dressed head to toe in green swarmed onto the field after the final whistle blew in the 2018 Mid Canterbury Rugby Watters Cup final. The team they’d been in full voice supporting for the past 80 minutes had just won the Watters Cup outright for the first time in almost two decades, after beating Southern in a hard-fought final 28-24. Celtic had last made the final in 2012, where they lost to Methven, and they shared the big prize with Southern in 2006, but it was 18 long years since they’d won the cup outright, so the jubilant scenes that followed that final whistle were no big surprise. Light on finals experience compared to Southern, Celtic coach Shane Enright had pegged his side as the underdogs heading into the clash, but they didn’t start like that. Influential first-five Nathan McCloy crossed for the opening try with barely four minutes gone, awarded after a chat between referee and assistant referee as to whether he actually grounded the ball. The decision went his way, and he added the extras to give Celtic a 7-0 lead, before centre Isireli Masiwini went in under the posts for the side’s second try three minutes later. But Southern narrowed the gap to 14-12, and then a string of penalties against Celtic late in the first half resulted in the sin-binning of Angus Lindsay and Southern pounced and took a 17-14 lead into the break. They were still down to 14 men, but Celtic started the second half like a team determined, and a barging captain’s run by Danny Hurley ended with him dotting down for his side’s third try of the final which gave

them the lead back 21-17. They soon found themselves under the pump again though, with Southern exerting huge pressure, and Southern scored on the 67-minute mark to hit the lead 24-21. A penalty or a dropped goal would have tied things up and potentially brought the 10-minutes of extra time – introduced after another Watters Cup final draw two years previous – in to play. But Celtic didn’t want a draw. Awarded three kickable penalties with less than 10 minutes to play, Celtic turned each one down, bravely opting for a scrum against the strong Southern pack for the first one and taking quick taps for the other two, and it was from that second one that Celtic found themselves with an overlap out wide. They got

the ball to winger Paovale Sofai to score the try that sealed the deal. Coach Enright said getting off to the kind of start his side did was perfect. “The first 20 minutes was probably what we dreamed of,” Enright said. “And to see the sea of kids running onto the field at the end to congratulate their heroes made that winning feeling even better. Ged Rushton (Mid Canterbury Rugby president) came to see me afterwards and he said he’d never seen scenes like that before, and that’s great because that’s what it’s all about,” Enright said. Celtic captain Danny Hurley paid tribute to his team. “We’ve tracked well the last few weeks and I’m proud of the culture the boys have created,” Hurley said.

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he Keenans Road Celtic grounds present a superb picture, as they always do. That is the end result of thousands of hours of painstaking work, over the last two decades and more, by a group of dedicated groundsmen, including Gary Casey, Warren Mackenzie, Ed Harrison, Mark O’Grady and John Cockburn.

Their combined efforts, along with their many willing assistants over the years, mean that the grounds are in spectacular condition, with a quite remarkable lighting system developed gradually over a very long period, a credit to the club and all those who have had some part in creating an environment that any club, anywhere, would be justifiably proud of.

It hasn’t all been plain sailing for the Celtic club, occasionally getting into strife with the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, as the above letter, dated in 1975, will attest.

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uture generations of the Green Machine are developing by the season. Thanks to the passion, dedication and drive of club members, Celtic can now boast one of the strongest JAB stables in the country, with huge numbers of youngsters slipping into the green jersey each Saturday to play for the club. With a real focus on getting out and enjoying everything that rugby has to offer, while building team spirit and camaraderie, there’s been a notable shift up a gear in recent years when it comes to the real grassroots level of the sport for the club. Now proudly boasting teams in the Under 6, Under 7, Under 8, Under 9, Under 10 and Under 11- and-a-half grades, there’s a bright future ahead for the club, with many of these younger players destined to go on and represent the club in senior men’s and women’s side in the future. JAB rugby requires a huge amount of dedication from players, parents, supporters and club members alike – but there’s never a raised eyebrow or problem when it comes to furnishing the future of the game. Celtic undertakes a large number of fundraising opportunities during the year to further support the youth of the game.

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Above – Celtic Seniors, 1996. While this team achieved plenty that season, they were just warming up for what was to come, with their outstanding formline only going to get better. With Aaron Schmack as skipper, and Greg Prendergast and Marty Harney guiding the team’s fortunes, they went on to create one of best eras in the club’s history. - See story P25 Above right – The original clubrooms saw plenty of Saturday action in its day. Right – Members of the Celtic Rugby Football Club jubilee committee in 1995, (from left) Don Summerfield, Bernie Dwyer, Malcolm Cunneen and Stan Devereux. The committee was preparing for the club’s 75th Jubilee, held in October that year.

The 1977 Celtic Under 17 team, from P26: Back row: J. Cavill, M. Kelly, M. Manning, S. Dunn. Middle row: P. Young (coach), C. Sullivan, M. Clement, I. McFarlane, L. Langley, A. Smith, D. Summerfield (president). Seated: Rev. K. Foote (manager), P. Quaid, P. Strange, A. Dwyer (captain), W. Gordon (vice captain), C. Epps, M. Cunneen. Absent: G. Small, C. O’Grady.

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hen you step into the Tavern you will find welcoming staff and a roomy modern atmosphere where you can have a quiet drink during the day and enjoy live music and other attractions held regularly until the small hours. With a pool table, jukebox, darts boards, booth seating, big screen TVs, 18 gaming machines and TAB there is plenty to keep you entertained at the Tinwald Tavern. The Tavern offers a full all-day menu, while Alluvial Restaurant next door serves delicious food and beverages with excellent service and is

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38 PUZZLES Puzzles and horoscopes Ashburton Guardian Saturday, March 27, 2021

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Ashburton College rowers have performed with distinction at the illustrious Maadi Cup this week, and the fun isn’t over just yet as competition heads into its final day today. The 25-strong squad of local rowers, plus their excellent support crew, have been competing at Lake Karapiro all week, and while no big results have fallen their way yet, there’s been plenty of positive signs looking ahead to the future

from what’s unfolded. And that should continue today, with five events seeing Ashburton College students competing, including Ged Wall who will row for gold in the Under 18 Boys’ Single Sculls A Final. Wall has been strong through both his races in the event so far, winning his heat and finishing second in the semi-final. He starts from the inside lane in this morning’s A final which is set to begin shortly after 9am. Also in action today are three boats in B Finals. The Under 15 Girls’ doubles sculls of Isa-

bel Wall and Amelia Chambers, the Under 18 Boys’ novice coxed four of Jed Amos, Liam Taylor, Jade Jung, Izacc Carr and Kyle Cabading and the Under 18 Girls’ novice coxed four of Constanza Cuadrado, Isla Connelly-Whyte, Sophie Gibson, Sienna Skilling and Charles Savage are all chasing B Final glory. In C finals action, the Under 16 Boys’ double sculls team of Mitchell Taylor and Henry Wallis will row early this morning. Yesterday, College had their first competitor in an A final for the week, with Matthew Pearce earning a spot in the Under 17 single sculls final.

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Pearce had finished third in his heat and then second in his semi-final and while unplaced in the final, produced a valiant effort. Also, in action yesterday, and picking up a top three finish, was the Under 15 Girls’ Coxed Quad Sculls combination of Chambers, Wall, Gibson, Skilling and Savage, who raced into a fine second placing in their B final to cap a good week on the water. The competition officially wraps up today with the Under 18 Coxed Eight finals, one of the highlights of the week of rowing.

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Returning serve TENNIS

He’s won more Gala Cup singles titles than anyone in the history of the tournament, and is now one of the most decorated tennis players in Mid Canterbury. Yet despite nearly two decades at the top of the sport locally, Rhys Cromie has no intention of throwing away the racquet just yet. Matt Markham reports.

here’s a changing of the guard in Mid Canterbury tennis, one that’s been happening for quite some time. To the naked eye it’s inconspicuous, but to those deep in the heart of the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre the evidence is all around them. That’s if they’re prepared to look that far. Rhys Cromie knows it, and he only has to look at the results of some of his matches to know it to be true. Young players who once bore the brunt of a fully-fledged Cromie on the courts of Ashburton are catching up. He’s the one being stretched across the tennis court by youngsters these days, many of whom he remembers when they first started playing, barely able to hold a racquet properly. Kids who looked up to the legend of local tennis in awe, kids who tried to emulate his style and kids who one day vowed to be as good as him. The changing of the guard is happening, and Cromie is ok with it – in fact, he sees it as a real positive. “It’s great for tennis, you know these kids – I remember them when they were like 10 and first starting out, now they’re stepping up into the big stuff and really showing us what they’ve got,” he said. At the age of 30, Cromie is far from over the hill either. It’s more that when you look at him, someone who has been at the top of the sport locally for

A younger Rhys Cromie, back in 2014 – surprisingly not a year he won the Gala Cup singles.

more than 16 years, it can often feel like a lifetime. “It really does feel like a lifetime sometimes, I can assure you,” he laughed. He knows he’s not as sharp as he once was, and there’s that internal battle at the end of each season where he debates about hanging the racquet up. But the thing with someone’s passion is that it can be incredibly hard to extinguish that flame, and so when the spring months roll around and the tennis season approaches, Cromie finds himself yearning to be back on the court doing what he loves. “I’ve thought about it, and I always said that when or if I got to 10 Gala Cup singles titles, I’d retire, but I can’t see it happening. “Peter Leonard seems to be able to always get me back out playing each season. He can be pretty persistent when he wants to be. “But I think, in all honesty, I’d miss it so right now there’s no intention to stop.” If he was to retire right now it would be on his own terms. Earlier this year Cromie created history by winning his 10th Gala Cup singles title. “It was pretty special, they’re all special though, but I was starting to wonder if I’d ever get another one, there’s some really good players around here these days and it’s harder and harder. “But everything fell into place this year and I played well and got the result – it was a pretty good feeling.” All counted, Cromie’s Gala Cup titles stretch to 19, with one win in the mixed doubles and eight victories in the men’s doubles – further enhancing his place as the most successful Gala Cup player in the history of the event. The 2020 and 2021 season has been kind to Cromie, with plenty of success to enjoy and some trophies in the cabinet, both at home and from a Mid Canterbury Tennis perspective with the Browning Shield – which might as well have its own cabinet in Ashburton these

days. He’s kept a high win percentage up in both his singles and doubles matches in everything he’s played, and got to make an appearance in Tennis Canterbury’s Premier Tennis competition when he stepped out for Country Ashburton. “I played a game of doubles, that was pretty awesome to be honest, but I was pleased it was only doubles. “It’s been a good season for Mid Canterbury, it really has and there are a lot of positive signs there for the future too which is even better.” With the 2020-2021 season drawing to a close, Cromie was looking forward to the winter break and some down time before hopefully doing it all again next season. Whether that involved getting out on the court during the off season or not, he’s not sure. “We always talk about doing it – you know going down and having a hit every now and then to keep things going, but sometimes it’s nice just to have a good break and let the body relax a bit before going at it again.”

“I’ve thought about it, and I always said that when or if I got to 10 Gala Cup singles titles, I’d retire, but I can’t see it happening

When spring does roll around again, there’s the lure of a potential 11th Gala Cup singles title to start thinking about, and that should be all the motivation Cromie needs to get back into the swing of things. “I’d love to win another one, for sure – but the way things are you’d need a good draw because the level of competition is so good. “But I’ll be back for another crack, there’s probably no doubt about that. “It’s a bit of a hard thing to shake.” Yet even if Rhys Cromie’s name isn’t etched onto another Gala Cup singles title – and it would take a brave man to bet against it happening again – it’s hard to imagine another player in the near future having the dominance and long period of success that he has. It’s legend status kind of stuff. THE CROMIE FILE Gala Cup Singles: 2020-2021, 2017-2018, 2015-2016, 2012-2013, 2011-2012, 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 20042005. Gala Cup Men’s Doubles: 2018-2019 with Peter Leonard, 2017-2018 with Peter Leonard, 2015-2016 with Peter Leonard, 2014-2015 with Peter Leonard, 2012-2013 with Jayden Cromie, 2011-2012 with Jayden Cromie, 2010-2011 with Jayden Cromie, 2009-2010 with Jayden Cromie. Gala Cup Mixed Doubles: 2017-2018 with Tessa McCann.

Saturday, March 27, 2021 Ashburton Guardian ROWING

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Ticket to Tokyo beckons

Chasing tennis glory

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

A spot at the spectator-less Tokyo Olympics awaits Mid Canterbury’s own, Emma Dyke. Nothing is confirmed yet, with the final Rowing New Zealand Olympic Rowing team not announced until early in June, but as a member of the New Zealand Elite Women’s Squad, Dyke is well in the hunt to be included as a member of the Women’s Sweep Squad. And a return trip to the Olympics, this time in the Land of the Rising Sun, provides an opportunity for redemption for the Mayfield-raised 25-year-old, after her women’s eight finished a frustrating, yet proud, fourth at the Rio Games back in 2016. Last month, Dyke was announced as a part of the Elite Women’s Squad by Rowing New Zealand, but with no World Rowing Cup regattas to show form at due to Covid-19, it’s been tough for athletes to get themselves in front of the selectors and show their true worth. Opportunities have instead come in the form of training and competitions around New Zealand and earlier this month the second elite trials were held which Dyke took part in. Currently New Zealand has nine boats qualified for the Olympic Games, all courtesy of the 2019 World Rowing Championships, where Dyke and her team-mates in the women’s eight were crowned champions. Dyke also brings solid form to her selection credentials from the New Zealand

Mayfield’s Emma Dyke is part of the New Zealand women’s eight. Rowing Championships last month where she won the women’s premier coxless pair with Grace Prendergast, incidentally getting the better of eights team-mates Kerri Gowler and Ella Greenslade who finished second.

The quartet then combined with Davina Waddy, Kirstin Goodger, Charlotte Darry, Alex Stefanovksi, Ivana Giacon and Lucy Burrell to win the women’s premier coxed eight rowing out of the Avon Rowing Club in Christchurch.

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More than 70 tennis players will take to the courts at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre this weekend for the annual Mid Canterbury Seniors Championships. Split into nine categories, the tournament, which runs over both today and tomorrow, will see some of the older players of the game locally at the forefront as they shoot for glory. Doubles are played in each grade from men’s, women’s and mixed teams with entrants needing to be over 35 years of age or have a combined age of 120 years’ plus with their playing partner to compete in the 120+ grade. As well as the 120+ grade, competition is split into both A and B grades. Seeded entries for the tournament see Murray Bradshaw and Doug Sheldon ranked at the top of the men’s 120+ doubles, John Honeywell and Julian Main in the men’s A doubles and Steve Muir and Brian Needham in the B grade. In women’s action: Jeanette Marsden and Kerry Noble carry the top ranking in A grade while Sue Letham and Glenys Mitchell are top ranked in the B grade draw. Mixed action will see Alistair Clemens and Letham at No.1 in the mixed, Craig Tinkler and Kerrie Ling in the A grade and Tony Moroney and Tania Howson in the B grade. Play begins today at 9am and then again at 9am tomorrow.

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Fired up for final

CRICKET

THE TEAM

Karmjeet Singh, Harpreet Singh, Tajinder Singh, Satwant Singh, Satveer Singh, Sanjay Undre Singh, Manpreet Hakkla, Balkaran Singh, Mana Singh, Ranpreet Singh and Hasdeep Singh. Scorer: Bob Bruhns. Opening bowler, Mana Singh could be a vital cog for Allenton today if they are to win the Canterbury Country Cricket final, beginning at 12.30pm at the Greendale Domain. By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

After today, it’s likely there is no tomorrow. That’s the approach that the Allenton Senior Cricket side are taking as they prepare for what could be their final appearance in the Canterbury Country Senior Cricket competition when they take on Greendale in the final today. With the season end looming and the prospect of a potential shift to the South Canterbury competition next season on the horizon, there’s everything to play for today to grab some silverware before departing for different shores next season.

We just need to go out there and do things well and have that game plan in our mind and then execute it

And if form is anything to go by, even in a competition as unpredictable as this one, Allenton should consider themselves the team to beat today, although it’s a mantle that doesn’t sit too nicely with them. “We have been playing good cricket, yes – but finals are a lot different,” captain Karmjeet Singh said earlier this week. “Anything can happen in a final, it can be one moment that can change the whole game, so you don’t want to be too confident about anything.” One thing Allenton has been able to rely on this season, especially in recent weeks, is their big names standing up and rising to the occasion. There’s been plenty of times where a

game has threatened to get out of their reach only for one or two players to step in, steady the ship and keep things on the right path forward. Captain Singh is one of those players. He’s performed consistently with the bat and while yet to raise it in celebration of a milestone his steady efforts at the top of the order see him sitting fifth on the batting statistics for the entire competition with 192 runs from nine innings out in the middle. With an average of slightly better than 40, Satwant Singh has been a pillar in the middle order with the bat for the side, his five innings netting 122 runs with a couple of not outs thrown in the mix while Man-

preet Hakkla sits just outside of the top 10 batsmen in the competition. He’s second overall on the bowling statistics sheet though with 14 wickets next to his name for the season at an average of just over 10. And today, the winning or the losing of the match could well come down to his individual input. The side will also look to opening bowler, Mana Singh to provide plenty of spark early in their innings with the ball in hand. “It’s a bit like last week,” Karmjeet Singh said. “We just need to go out there and do things well and have that game plan in our mind and then execute it. Hopefully then we will get the result we want.”

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Triples champions to be found By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Shooters from the Ashburton District Rifle Club are expected to perform well at the Canterbury Championships held here this weekend.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS 210321-AB-3354

SHOOTING

Taking aim at champs By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

A strong contingent of shooters from around the South Island will arrive in Ashburton this weekend for the Canterbury Autumn Championships to be held at the Ashburton Rifle Club. Two big days of shooting, beginning this morning, await competitors in one of the final flourishes before the end of the fullbore season, with only one further championship left on the calendar. But a challenge awaits shooters right across New Zealand with a global gunpowder shortage impacting on the sport. That could bring an end to any plans for

the winter shooting months – with the Ashburton club having received a third of its order with the next shipment not expected until October. But that won’t impact on this weekend where the locals are expected to fare very well over the two days in what should be a red-hot competition. In the A grade shooting legend John Snowden and John Miller are both expected to be right in the action while in the B grade Megan Snowden and Martin Fleming should push for high honours. In the F-Class, Mike Chui is the favourite with good scores expected from Coby Snowden and also Brian Graystone. Ashburton Rifle Club spokesperson Coby Snowden said the competitors would love to see some spectators along to

watch the action and perhaps learn a little more about the sport. “Visitors are more than welcome to come along,” she said. “Bring some earmuffs and park alongside the other vehicles and see what the sport is all about. “We still have a couple of club shoots on the following two Sunday afternoons and would welcome anyone who wants to have a go.” Today the competition begins with competitors firing 10 shots each over 300, 500, 600 and 700 yards and then on Sunday it’s 15 shots at 600 and 700 yards to round out the championship. Shooting begins each day at 9am at the Ashburton District Rifle Club on Robinson Street.

The final leg of Mid Canterbury Bowls champion of champions goes on the line today. The Champion of Champion triples will be held at the Hinds Bowling Club after being shifted from an earlier date in the season – signalling the end of the bowling season is near with very few tournaments remaining for the term. The action through this morning and into this afternoon will be hot on the greens with some strong combinations from a number of clubs around the district lining up for a final chance at sub centre glory. In the senior men’s event, teams from Methven, Hinds, Allenton, Ashburton, Hampstead, Rakaia and Ashburton MSA will do battle in what should be the most competitive event of the day’s play. The senior women’s event will see Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven and Allenton go straight into semi-finals with the winner of those two matches to square off immediately afterwards for the title. The junior men have just three teams entered; Hampstead, MSA and Allenton with the latter grabbing the bye and earning their way straight into the final to face the winner of the other match and in the junior women only Hampstead and Allenton have teams entered in what will be a straight final beginning at 11am. After this weekend, the only sub centre title remaining is the junior singles which will be held over two days on April 10 and 11 at the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club. Tomorrow players will be back on the greens for the annual mixed pairs and fours tournament at the Ashburton Bowling Club which begins at 9.30am.

OPINION

Mo’unga on a fast track to greatness By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

he thing with being described as the greatest is that there’s always someone there ready to knock you off your perch. Many felt like we’d never see a batsman from this country with the poise, skill and elegance of Martin Crowe. Then along came both Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. Many suggested that there would never be a halfback in rugby league as good as Stacey Jones then we found Shaun Johnson (sometimes). One argument that never really felt like it would be settled was that New Zealand rugby would never find another No.10 as good as Dan Carter. It’s a strong argument, but was anyone prepared for the next

player to wear the jersey for the Crusaders and the All Blacks to be the apparent heir to the throne? I certainly didn’t. But I’m starting to wonder already if we’re seeing something special. Watching the Crusaders literally dismantle the Blues in the second half at Auckland last Sunday, I found myself in awe of everything that Richie Mo’unga did. Despite playing up against a side that should have tested his every skillset, here he was at absolute ease. Whether it was that link, jink and go dummy that he can produce, or a crisp pass to put someone into space, he did it and did it with ease. Rugby buffs will always say that a good first-five is one who looks like they’ve got all the time in the world. Mo’unga hasn’t just got enough time, it’s almost as though he

could sit down and draw a map of what he’s about to do before he does it sometimes. It’s as close as I’ve seen to Dan Carter, and as time goes on and he continues to grow and mature surely it must be time to start thinking about where he sits in the pecking order of our All Black greats. Sure, he’s not there yet. But at the pace in which he’s eating into all the Crusader records held by Carter and the mercurial Andrew Merthens, it’s only a matter of time before he’s considered one of the best if not, the best. A World Cup or two would certainly help the cause – but there’s no doubt that Richie Mo’unga is on a fast track to becoming deemed a true great of the sport of rugby. It’s just a matter of time. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts. Email editorial@ theguardian.co.nz

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SOFTBALL

Champions crowned

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In brief Tinwald 3500 More than 200 golfers will hit the greens of the Tinwald Golf Course today for the annual 3500 tournament. A strong line-up of players from across the district and further afield have entered the hugely popular event and will be out to chase down glory over the two days of play on both Saturday and Sunday. First tee-off times tomorrow begin at 8am, with the second tranche of players hitting the tee block at 12pm across three different starting holes on the course.

Baabaas under way

Mid Canterbury Softball champions for the 2020-2021 season have been crowned. Played under perfect skies last Saturday at Argyle Park the competition on the plate was hot across all grades with champion status on the line in the three finals held on the day. In the Senior Mixed competition it was the Hampstead Heat who emerged victorious beating the Fairfield Ratbags in a hard-fought match. The Under 16 final went to Fairfield who beat Hampstead and the Under 13 final the Panthers proved too good for Hampstead. A Mid Canterbury Softball Association spokesperson said that the day was a great indictment on the sport locally with good, hard but fair play and some very close finals to round out the seasons play. Pictured above are members of both the winning Hampstead Heat side and their rivals Fairfield Ratbags following the Senior Mixed Final. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 200321-AB-3184

The Ashburton Barbarian Rugby League Club continues its preparations for the upcoming season with it’s second preseason hit-out today against the Hornby Panthers at Robilliard Park. With a strong looking 30man squad ready to fire for the season the match will give the side another perfect opportunity to blood some new talent. The team played a Burnham and Riccarton combined side last weekend, and although beaten, there were plenty of encouraging signs with positive energy and and good morale. Today’s game kicks off at 4pm.

GOLF

Golf results from around the greens Golf results from around the greens of Mid Canterbury.

14 Eddie Graham 53-14-39 15. Greg Sim Builders No2: John Milne. Mayfield Transport No 5: Tessa Gallagher

Ashburton County Women’s Vets Golf

Methven Golf Club

Saturday, March 20 RSA Trophy winners: Paddy Halmore & Stuart Wilson 135 nett. Senior: Dayle Lucas 76-6-70. Intermediate: Paddy Halmore 80-12-68. Junior A: Stuart Wilson 84-17-67. Junior B: Ron Hanna 84-24-65. Other Good Scores: 68 Ross Breach. 70 John McGettigan, Eric Grimwade, Gary Foy. 71 Greg Overall. Twos: Gary Foy, Mark Gazzard, Ian Lucas x2, Mike Gray, Piers Rolton. Closest to the Pins: Aqua Japanese #4 Keith Middleton. Hunters wine #6 Paddy Helmore, Ski Time #13 Gary Foy. Brown Pub #14 Greg Overall. Green Parrot #17 Keith Middleton. Dubliner Best Nett: Ron Hanna 65. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Stuart Wilson 67. Bar Voucher Best Gross: Dayle Lucas 76. Next Week: Duff Trophy Qualifing

Results of the Stableford round held at Mayfield on March 19. 18 Holes: 1st Mara Kennedy 38, 2nd Christine Ross 37, 3rd Judy Webb 36, 4th Marilyn Cross 36 on c/b from H Robertson. 9 Holes: Jenny Matthews 16. Nearest the Pins: #2 Marilyn Cross, #5 Lyn Small, #11 Alison Vessey, #14 Joan Undy. Two’s: Marilyn Cross, Marylou Watson Sally Lemon. Sim’s Bakery Voucher Lucky Draw: Jillian Lake. Two Putt winner: Mara Kennedy.

Ashburton Golf Club

Saturday March 20: The winning team in the Ambrose competition was Lindsay Stoddart, Dylan Stoddart, Mitchell Stoddart and Tom Blacklow with a nett score of 53.5. Other winning teams were: Richard McKernan, Gaby Jansen, Adrian Hopwood and Perry Hunt 55.62; Frits Senekal, Paul May, Ken Clucas and Blair Franklin 56; David Morrison, Peter Morrison, Denis Mably and Stewart Dunlop 60; Kevin Smith, Don McQuarters, Jason Overend and Barry Jurie. Twos: No competition. Nearest The Pins: The 3 Stooges: Steve Richards; Docks Bar and Seafood Grill: Dylan Stoddart; Value Plus Processing: Blair Franklin; South Island Seeds: Greg Fleming; Property Brokers #6: David Morrison; Ton’s Thai Longest Putt #9: Jeff Williamson; Alluvial Restaurant Tinwald Spot Prize: Ray Lambert.

Nine Hole Results

In the 9 hole Stableford competition the Harvey Bakehouse winner of the day was Bruce Leighton with 20pts. Other winning scores were: Peter Stechman 20, Sam Prince 19, Gavin Johnston 19 and Robynne Nicol 19.

Ladies Golf

Saturday 20th March 2021 - Rnd 1 Templer Trophy: Kay Fox – 71. Saturday 20th March 2021 - Rnd 2 Bonnington Cup: Rhonda Gallagher - 70 Tuesday 23rd March 2021 - Rnd 2 Longbeach Cup: Maryann Blair – 69, Catherine Trott, Erin Porter – 72. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Vicki Moore, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers: Vicki Moore, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Shirley Elliott, No 14 Todds of Ashburton:

Methven Ladies

Neil Rayner digs one out of the bunker during the stroke round at Tinwald Golf Club on Saturday. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 191220-AB-9748 Shirley Elliott, No 18 2nd Shot: Maryann Blair.

Ashburton 9 Holers

Last week, Ashburton Golf Course was closed for maintenance, so several members went to Mayfield where we were welcomed with great hospitality by the Mayfield 9 Holers. First place, with gross score of 51, was won by three players: Robynne Nicoll, Gavin Johnston and Peter Woods. Gavin also won nearest to the pin. This Thursday, 25th March we will play round 2 of the Jean Drummond Trophy - putting, sponsored by Ashburton Hotel. Next week, on 1st April, we will play a stroke round (including round 2, championship qualifier), sponsored by Flowers @the Gate by Tone’e H.

Mayfield Golf Club Saturday 20 March 2021:

Second Round winners of the Ruapuna: Andrew Peck, Jeff McNeilly, Wayne Vessey, Steve King. Winners of the Par round: James McCormick 2 up, Al Nicholson 2 up, Matt Seffensen 2 up, Neill Fox 1 up, Mark Schrader 1 up. Nearest the pins: No 2: Aon Insurance - Allan Dixon, No 11: John McAullfie Bayleys - Al Nicholson, No 5: Campbell Contracting – Andrew Peck, No 14: ANZ Bank – Jeff McNeilly, No 9 and 18: Ruralco second shot – Kerry Read, Twos: Andrew Lake, Neill Fox, Al Nicolson, Charlie Rapsey, Wayne Vessey, Jeff McNeilly, Andrew Peck (2 and an Eagle), Kallara Texel Player of the Day: Matt Steffensen 96-26-70.

9 Hole

March 25 – Sue Bunt Salver Best Nett & Putting. Jill Ludemann 52-18-34 14 Tessa Gallagher 60-22-38 17. John Milne 57-27-30

Wednesday 24th March. 1st Gwen Cook. Gayle O’Duffy 87-17-70, Roz Grant 98-27-71. Best Ball Pairs: Gayle O’Duffy & Sharon Burrell-Smith 62, Dennise Hood & Fay Redfern 63. Aqua Japanese Restaurant Best Nett of the Day:Gayle O’Duffy 70. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open and Bronze B Methven Foursquare Gail Limbrick. No 6 Open: Methven Pharmacy Roz Grant. No 13 Open Methven Travel Tania Wilson. No 14 Bronze B 2nd Shot Supervalue Bev Isherwood. No 17 Open Primo Gayle O’Duffy. Twos and Nett Eagles: Jan Lane.

9 Hole

March 19. 3rd Sue Bunt Slaver: Angela Simonett 54-20-34, Yuki Ishikiva 63-28-35, John Barwell 60-24-36, Adrienne Goodwin 59-23-36, Barbara Duffy 57-21-36. PGG Wrightson Best Player: Angela Simonett. Methven Travel 2nd Shot: Kevin Thompson

Rakaia Golf Club

Ladies Golf Wednesday, March 24 National Teams Qualifying, Approach & Putt, Longest Drive: Mandy Hurst 99-2871, Sandra Quinn 96-20-76, Freda Bierema 104-28-76. Approach&Putt: Bronze A – Sally Smith, Bronze B – Bev Sutherland. Longest Drive: Bronze A – Sally Smith, Bronze B – Bev Sutherland. Railway Hotel 2nd shot #3: Sandra Quinn.

Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot #6: Fiona Rushton. V.Bell Nearest the Pin #8: Marion Wederell. Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot #15: Sally Smith. S.Quinn 2nd shot #17: Marion Wederell.

Tinwald Golf Club

Twilight Thursday March 18th Stroke: Leading scores in the final stroke round of the season played on Thursday. Men; -6; Andrew Quigley 33, Brock Peddie, Steve Moorehead 34, Tim Bain, Johnny Moore, Pete Trembath 35. 7-10; Ross Preece 33, Brian Rouse, Dave Allan, Nathan Frew 35. 11 Plus; Darryl McKibbin 32, Angus Lindsay 33, Stan Stringer, Mark Schrader 34. Women; -14; Belinda Kirdy 33, Maree Moore 35, Maxine Whiting 36. 15 Plus; Marian Oakley 35, Barb Cochrane 37. Nearest the pin; # 6 Colleen Linney. #12 Gordy Kenton. Two’s; Nigel Heney, Tim Bain, Ross Preece, Graham Fechney. Radio Hokonui Hacker; Rob Davis with a net 48. Saturday March 20 – Stroke: Leading scores in the medal round played on Saturday; -12; Ryan Fahey 69, Brent Smith, Steve Anderson 71, Simon Ross 72. 13-18; Ross Preece 67, Neil Rayner 68, Richard Thompson 69 b/l. 19-Plus; Alec Millar 70, Nigel King, Mike Mably 71 b/l. Women; Belinda Kirdy 72, Sally Lane 73. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Richard Thompson. Gluyas Ford # 6; Brent Smith. The Fine Lion # 12; Trevor Taylor. Ace Automotive # 16; Trevor Taylor. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Shane Moore. Two’s; Mike Mably, Ross Preece, Simon Ross, Trevor Taylor, Ryann Fahey. Net Eagle; # 4 not struck.

Tinwald Ladies Golf

23 March LGU Silver: Phylis Smith 70, Bronze 1: Belinda Kirdy 72, Bronze 2: Marion Oakley 80, 9 Hole: Denise Wells 39. Stroke: Phylis Smith 70, Sue Gutsell 73, Joan Undy 77. Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Marion Oakley. No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Joan Undy. No 12 Mac & Maggie; Di Lowe. No 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Phylis Smith. Memory Funeral Longest Putt; Helen Hargreaves. Twos: Joan Undy 9 Hole – Stroke: Denise Wells 39, Nancy Costin 42 c/b

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BILL POMARE

Riding the crest of a wave Trainer Bill Pomare won’t be the least bit surprised if his stable star Ocean Billy does the almost unthinkable and wins today’s Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m). The last start Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner lines up as topweight in the Tauranga feature, with conventional wisdom having the free-running stayer only just starting to warm up at the business end of the contest, but Pomare is having none of it. “He is a very versatile horse and that Auckland Cup run didn’t really take that much out of him,” Pomare said. “He won his maiden over 1400m by five lengths and he has also won over the mile and been unlucky not to win another couple over the distance. “We had planned on giving him a good break after his Cup win but after a week he was tearing around like a lunatic and I was frightened he might hurt himself. “I brought him back in to give him a breeze-up, but he has absolutely thrived and put weight on, so he is ready to go a cheeky race.” Ocean Billy will be reunited

with his Auckland Cup partner in rider Johnathan Parkes who rang Pomare to offer his services wherever the horse went. “Johnathan called after the Auckland Cup and said he would like to ride him, which I was really pleased to hear,” he said. “He even told me he’d get down to 53.5kgs if he had to which I know is very tough for him, so I really appreciate that sort of commitment. “He’s got 58 kgs so that won’t be a concern this time.” Pomare has had time to reflect on his achievement in winning the Auckland Cup and the possibilities it has opened up for Ocean Billy, including a trip to Brisbane in the winter and potentially a tilt at the famous Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November. While discussing those options with part-owner and good mate Peter Ludgate, Pomare received a phone call that he never dreamt he would ever get. “I was around at Peter’s place and we were talking about the horse, like we do and the phone rang,” Pomare said. “It was an Australian number that I didn’t recognise and when I

answered it the voice on the other end said, ‘hi it’s Chris Waller here’. “I said a little sarcastically ‘sure it is’ but he said no, it is Chris Waller, and I just wanted to congratulate you on the win with Ocean Billy, he looks like a very promising stayer. “I put him on to Peter and they had a good old yarn, and when I spoke to him again he told me he was keen to help me if I was going to bring the horse to Aussie and to not be afraid to ask him for advice if I needed it. “That just means the world to me, that someone like Chris would be prepared to give up his time to talk to someone like me and you can bet I will be asking him plenty. “We would like to take Billy to Brisbane for a race like the Brisbane Cup (Gr.2, 3200m) and try to get him qualified for the Melbourne Cup. “That’s where the advice from Chris will be worth its weight in gold regarding what races to target and things like that.” Speaking with Australia’s leading trainer and winning an Auckland Cup are, however, a far cry from the life that Pomare knew as

In 2008 Pomare married his third wife Suzi, now not only the love of his life but an integral part of their boutique training operation. “Suzi is marvellous, an incredible horsewoman who really makes the place hum,” he said. “We only have four in work but it’s still a big job. “I guess with what we have ahead of us with Ocean Billy we are going to have to look at how we manage it all but it’s a challenge we’re both up for.” Bill will turn 73 in September and has no plans to slow down, still mixing his training, racing and breeding operations with work in his Electrical business that is still going strong. “I love talking and helping out the customers and that keeps me young. I think they think I’m a bit of alright at the moment as I’ve had plenty tell me they backed Billy in the Auckland Cup. “A couple of my mates who own pubs in town said they couldn’t pay out everyone who was on him that day, so I like to think the win was something special for people here and I get as big a kick from that as my own excitement on the day.”

Bill Pomare a child with his early years punctuated by family violence, mistreatment and fear. Along with twin brother Jim, Bill was whangaied (adopted) by relatives and sent to live with his uncle in Wanganui on his 33,000acre sheep and beef farm. “If you think about the movie Once Were Warriors, that was a walk in the park compared to what we grew up with on the farm,” Pomare said. “My uncle was a cruel, cruel man. The minute I turned 15 I basically escaped and ran away.”

Waimate harness Tomorrow at Oamaru Raceway

R1 KIRK IRRIGATION AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8,000 2000m 12:02pm 1 6880 Rafa Novak Kevin Mcclintock 2 23262 Wee Ring The Changes 3 9875 Paul’s Verdict S P Murtha 4 70267 Alexy Megan Mcintyre 5 996 Aveross Rustler G D Sinnamon 6 22123 Sense Of Occasion A Fitzgerald 7 29429 To Ri Caitlin N G Chalmers 8 70545 Dreaminsover R J Sissons 9 42713 Caesar’s Quest G J Anderson 10 81060 Edge Sheeran A N Edge 11 83462 Senorita Margarita C P Negus R2 WAIMATE TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB TROT $8000 2000m 12:30 1 600 Royal Stuart T M Mcmillan 2 7387 Random Spur John Morrison 3 Tahir Trouble M G Heenan 4 Toobusy Being Famous Craig Thornley 5 62322 Go Marg Sheree Tomlinson 6 90876 Goose Healy Neil Burton 7 Myshout Sam Thornley 8 6000 Mainland Pat Ellie Barron 9 9x87x Jay Bee And Lou R T May 10 7 Top Hat And Tails B N Orange 11 Majestic Upstart S R McNally R3 CUNNINGHAM PLUMBING MOBILE PACE $8000 2000m 12:55 1 3009x Evidently R T May 2 88250 Maximilian Korbyn Newman 3 4 Georgia Aveross J W Cox 4 8892 Southern Starr R T Mcilwrick 5 57220 The Artful Dodger Josh Kennett 6 07x Spirit Of Arden R D Close 7 789x5 Luminite Sam Thornley 8 35402 Adhara John Morrison 9 77780 Ideal Grace Tom Bamford 10 32834 Gypsy M J Williamson

R6 THE VET CENTRE TROT $9,000 2000m 14:15 1 707x0 South Park G D O’Reilly 2 9 Deborahs Gem M J Williamson 3 50403 Prince Ranier J R Dunn 4 45431 Summars R D Close 5 70434 Line A Love J B Patterson 6 29097 Royal Del Sam Thornley 7 320 Majestic Rollon A L Lethaby 8 5740 Take After Me B N Orange 9 8x619 Superfast Gorsey Gemma Thornley 10 71805 Silverlinings Ben Hope 11 50659 Danangus Fella S J Ottley 12 4907 Maui R T May 13 78100 Listen Easy John Morrison R7 WHITESTONE LIVESTOCK LTD WAIMATE CUP $13,000 3000m 14:40 1 80x99 Taxman W R Low 2 49343 Homebush Lad Ben Hope 3 1251 Makasar Boy S J Ottley 4 57045 Mucho Macho Man Sheree Tomlinson 5 909x7 No Nukes Skipper J R Dunn 6 11967 Quarterback Alana Cameron 7 42011 She’s Tough M J Williamson 8 87614 Buckskin Sarah O’Reilly 9 85161 Dodgethebullet J W Cox 10 55415 Champagneandwine John Morrison 11 36185 Gilligans Island B N Orange 12 76534 Burlington S R McNally R8 ROYAL TAVERN PACE $9,000 2000m 15:09 1 42200 Ultimate Sassenach Mark Hurrell 2 93573 Classy Kid A L Lethaby 3 45545 Kusanova R T May 4 x70x1 Vin Scully Ellie Barron 5 88106 Mayhem In Malibu S J Ottley 6 46815 Mongolian Conqueror Sh Tomlinson 7 36075 Jeremy Wells J D Harrington 8 50753 Wolfenstein M J Williamson 9 5360 Precious Sara T M Williams

10 28108 Starkers J W Cox 11 10033 Ashes To Ashes J R Dunn 12 7 Changeover Jo Sam Thornley 13 8565x Kingsdown Atom John Morrison 14 1300x Lovesomewhere B N Orange 15 44678 Holy Havoc Tom Nally 16 48204 Khaki Nui R H Jenkins 17 80x94 Delightful Gloria Kerryn Tomlinson R9 LES FOWLER MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $10,000 2000m 15:40 1 15285 Martin John R D Close 2 2105 Punt Away S R McNally 3 21622 High Flying Harry Devon Van Til 4 60110 Archman J R Dunn 5 14744 Johnny Eyre Ben Hope 6 14866 Stick Man T S Chmiel 7 12291 Mickey Fitz Jamie Campbell 8 734x1 Hot Starff R T May 9 44119 Sport Mental Alana Cameron 10 13286 Calypso Rock B N Orange 11 x6149 The Falcon G D O’Reilly 12 83924 Four Starzzz Shiraz J J A Young 13 93011 Aveross Spitfire J W Cox 14 17673 Hurricane Banner Ellie Barron R10 HEATHER WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $10,000 2000m 16:05 1 74 Ideal Invasion Sarah O’Reilly 2 04x63 Franco Josiah John Morrison 3 6190 Top Pocket Chance R T Mcilwrick 4 80481 Amabede Sheree Tomlinson 5 67540 Royal Pride B N Orange 6 422 Milliondollarmonkey J R Dunn 7 9683 Sundons Flyer J J A Young 8 56301 Bj Lindenny R D Close 9 813 Girls Let Loose R T May 10 23901 Boyz Invasion M G Heenan 11 90 Navara Jason Ford 12 20017 Steel Dust T M Mcmillan

13 53100 Majestic Action M J Williamson R11 GM ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING MOBILE PACE $10,000 2000m 16:35 1 98314 Play By Ear Sarah O’Reilly 2 x5682 Bettor Beontoit S J Ottley 3 20395 Vincent Van Gone G D O’Reilly 4 5360 Precious Sara T M Williams 5 359x2 Beaudiene Hustler Ellie Barron 6 65436 Reflectionsofmylife T S Chmiel 7 77880 Matthew Eyre Ben Hope 8 68221 Arizona Doll M J Williamson 9 21003 Dennis Denuto R D Close 10 1752 Am I Dreaming J W Cox 11 33260 Glen Elgin Tomson B N Orange 12 43534 Perfect Cut J J A Young 13 1648 Better Fly J R Dunn 14 x0482 Lincoln Moment Sheree Tomlinson 15 8x010 Iksaka John Morrison

3 70x73 Show Bazz C R Barnes (3) 57.5 4 112 Larpower C K Kwo (4) (A2) 56.5 4 5 14216 Kitty Cugat Ms K Williams (10) 56.5 1 53x3x Golden Harvest Chowdhoory (1) (A1) 59.5 1 22 Mackenzie Lad S L Wynne (10) 57 5 6 884 Galileo Express G A Jogoo (7) 56 2 11x15 Spring Blossom C R Barnes (8) 57.5 2 3 Eight Ball B M Murray (4) 57 6 7 0 Pentesla L T Hemi (9) 56 3 2613x Way Above R T Elliot (9) 57.5 3 5 Fireglow K Chowdhoory (5) (A1) 57 7 8 39x31 Atishu K Asano (14) (A1) 55.5 4 6x1x4 Okay Pal S L Wynne (3) 56.5 4 Beau Rouge L J Allpress (11) 57 8 9 51033 Gone With The Wind C Johnson (16) 55.5 5 51223 Benaud 55.5 5 1 Sorrento G A Jogoo (12) 56.5 10 5x2x0 Ohio Showgirl Chowdhoory (8) (A1) 55.5 6 21616 Make Believe K Mudhoo (5) 55 6 43x Global Beauty R D Beeharry (1) (A3) 55 9 10 11 17 Fettercairn S L Wynne (1) 55.5 7 61738 Amazon Goddess A Balloo (4) 54.5 7 7x2 Fah Sai C R Barnes (14) 55 11 12 21x3 Lelawala D J Danis (13) (A2) 55.5 54 8 69389 Lovebug 8 443 Durban Way Ms K Williams (9) 55 12 13 64014 Platinum Petals L J Allpress (15) 55.5 9 30695 Our Rosette 54 9 34 Emanon T R Moseley (8) 55 13 14 7198x Lapis Lazuli L Callaway (12) 55.5 R2 Southern Vet Supplies (Bm65) $22,500 1200m 10 73x06 Lucybelle Rohan Mudhoo (13) (A2) 55 R6 Seaton Mem. Hororata Gold Cup $32,500 1800m 15 x5082 Silver Cannon Rohan Mudhoo (5) 54 11 Aerial Blue C W Johnson (7) 55 12:40 16 76 Iffraajable S C Spratt (2) 54 15:00 12 Art De Triomphe S C Spratt (3) 55 1 51223 Benaud 60 1 22185 Gallant Boy R D Beeharry (8) 62 R8 Valachi Downs Breeders Stakes $80,000 1600m I Wanna Fly K Mudhoo (2) 55 2 5x341 He’s Ready K Chowdhoory (7) (A1) 59 13 2 16370 Camino Rocoso G A Jogoo (9) 60.5 16:20 14 0x Stylish Design D J Danis (6) (A2) 55 3 546x1 Rockland L J Allpress (12) 59 1 61211 Belle Fascino S L Wynne (1) 56 3 27217 Overtheriver K Mudhoo (1) 57 R4 Jack Thompson Sprint $32,500 1400m 13:50 4 32374 Selfie K Asano (2) (A1) 59 2 20713 All About Magic R T Elliot (2) 55.5 1 2115x Torre Del Greco M E Gestain (8) (A4) 62 4 385x6 Zentangle R T Elliot (10) 56.5 5 57612 The Selection K Mudhoo (5) 58 3 27491 Just Fabulous L J Allpress (7) 55 5 24671 Whale Song Ms K Williams (6) 54.5 2 x3614 Malo Bik L T Hemi (6) 61 6 x420x Tap ‘N’ Go L Callaway (11) 58 55 4 x7140 Lady Rudolph L T Hemi (9) 54 6 28413 Beneficial C K Kwo (2) (A2) 7 3x010 Madam Sequoia C K Kwo (6) (A2) 57.5 3 23872 Khimar War C W Johnson (2) 58 5 0x162 Bronte Beach K Asano (6) 55 7 20907 Sitarist L J Allpress (5) 54 4 68414 King Cougar R Mudhoo (3) (A2) 55.5 8 16352 Roc Music D R Bothamley (9) 57.5 55 6 1913 Severine C W Johnson (4) 8 14500 Oceans Away C R Barnes (3) 54 9 0200x Toro Rosso M E Gestain (14) (A4) 57.5 5 1500x The Growler Ms K Williams (5) 55.5 55 7 32453 Zabay C A Campbell (5) 9 X3342 Pownce L T Hemi (7) 54 6 567x7 Quintuple Twins G A Jogoo (4) 54 10 x9x31 Acting Up S L Wynne (13) 56.5 S C Spratt (10) 55 8 x5103 Pullyoursocksup 54 10 44642 Too Ferlaxed K Asano (4) (A1) 7 2080x Augustace S L Wynne (1) 54 11 3378x Jiminy Cricket T Jonker (4) 56.5 55 9 x3342 Pownce 8 33156 Rock Sensation K Chowdhoory (7) (A1) 54 R7 Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services-Swp $25,000 1400m 12 33355 First Rock C W Johnson (10) 56 10 3112 Robina Joy Ms K Williams (8) 55 13 69389 Lovebug R T Elliot (3) 55.5 R5 Cochranes Farm Machinery-Bm74 $27,500 2000m 15:40 14 3108x Authentic Charm L T Hemi (1) 55.5 1 3x114 Showemhowitsdone T Moseley (11) 57.5 11 5x174 Blackbook G A Jogoo (11) 55 14:23 12 20146 Tradition C R Barnes (3) 55 15 30695 Our Rosette Ms K Williams (15) 55.5 2 x6164 Street Fightin Man A Balloo (6) 57.5 1 10x03 Hot Tap Rohan Mudhoo (7) (A2) 59

R9 Freshchoice Prebbleton (Bm65) $22,500 1600m 17:00

11 42348 Maldito J R Dunn 12 6560 You Can Fly Arden S J Ottley 13 90464 Shadow Aveross Anj Mugford 14 0x90 Rose Marsh J B Patterson 15 9 Flying Heathers One B N Orange 16 53465 Honour Before Glory Mark Hurrell R4 WAIMATE FLOORING PACE $8000 2000m 13:25 1 50708 Franco Hatton T M Mcmillan 2 789x5 Luminite B N Orange 3 85732 Mark Dunnett J J A Young 4 Jonty’s Brother J W Cox 5 3009x Evidently 6 00x Prodigal Trouble M G Heenan 7 0x325 Charlie’s Ace Gemma Thornley 8 96500 Motor Mouth J R Dunn 9 24706 Iron Woman Kerryn Tomlinson 10 60354 Forty Wives M J Williamson 11 7x654 Adhika R T May 12 0098x Sheezagoldengirl Sam Thornley 13 000x0 Lay On Macduff Scott Iremonger 14 30005 Dancemyster Craig D Thornley R5 FARMLANDS WAIMATE MOBILE PACE $9000 2000m 13:50 1 40009 Essence Of Easton G D O’Reilly 2 32308 Lilac Change Sarah O’Reilly 3 78658 Spicy Girl Becqui M J Williamson 4 64400 Ideal Asset B N Orange 5 31x09 Magical Matty Sheree Tomlinson 6 9760 President Pat Neil Burton 7 8079 Honour Scroll J R Dunn 8 72763 Pete’s Dash J J A Young 9 7 Changeover Jo Sam Thornley 10 x6065 Kansas City Jim Gemma Thornley 11 49537 Lydia R D Close 12 57503 Lincoln Skipper Korbyn Newman 13 5360 Precious Sara T M Williams 14 68034 Malinka T J Walsh 15 80 Fun In The Dark R T May

M6 Riccarton gallops

Matt Markham’s Waimate Selections Race 1: To Ri Caitlin, Sense Of Occasion, Edge Sheeran, Caesar’s Quest Race 2: Jay Bee And Lou, Majestic Upstart, Top Hat And Tails, Go Marg Race 3: Spirit Of Arden, Adhara, Maldito, You Can Fly Arden Race 4: Motor Mouth, Charlie’s Ace, Mark Dunnett, Adhika Race 5: Lydia, Lilac Change, Spicy Girl Becqui, Precious Sara Race 6: Maui, Prince Rainer, Line A Love, Majestic Rollon Race 7: Burlington, She’s Tough, Quarterback, Homebush Lad Race 8: Mongolian Conqueror, Ashes To Ashes, Vin Scully, Race 9: The Falcon, Punt Away, Johnny Eyre, Martin John Race 10: Navara, Majestic Action, Franco Josiah, Girls Let Loose Race 11: Bettor Beontoit, Glen Elgin Tomson, Perfect Cut, Vincent Van Gone BEST BET: Spirit Of Arden (Race 3) VALUE: Bettor Beontoit (Race 11)

Today at Riccarton Raceway

2 R1 Pat Reardon Family (Bm74) $27,500 1200m 16 0300x Sanctify S C Spratt (8) 55 12:05 R3 Petersens Ladies Bracelet $22,500 1000m 13:15 3

1745x 5x174 75732 33002 3271 x3896 29414 35363 20223 36328 9170x 90643

Botti R T Elliot (10) 59 Blackbook 58 Original Gangster L J Allpress (4) 58 Point Score C W Johnson (1) 58 Letsbringiton G A Jogoo (8) 57 Pamir D J Danis (2) (A2) 56 Shock And Awe K Asano (5) (A1) 56 Belindabella K Mudhoo (11) 55.5 Larippa C R Barnes (6) 55.5 Sulu Sea S L Wynne (13) 55.5 Master Courtsman L T Hemi (9) 55 Colorado Miss T R Moseley (3) 54

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

87225 70183 1x 7x851 60481 86069 254x6 x3012 40 0x876 59401 3180x 0x605

Monkey Shoulder G A Jogoo (2) 60 Yeah Right T R Moseley (5) 59 Ucalledit R T Elliot (10) 58.5 Curve K Chowdhoory (8) (A1) 58.5 Miss Curious C A Campbell (4) (A1) 58 58 Riverfalls Sure Is S L Wynne (9) 57.5 Float L J Allpress (1) 57 All Black Magic K Mudhoo (3) 57 Vicenza K Asano (13) (A1) 56.5 Western Girl C W Johnson (12) 56.5 Nymphadora Tonks C R Barnes (6) 56 Jojo Roxx Rohan Mudhoo (11) (A2) 5

Matt Markham’s Riccarton Selections Race 1: Spring Blossom, Okay Pal, Way Above, Golden Harvest Race 2: Madam Sequoia, Rockland, Lovebug, Benaud Race 3: Sorrento, Mackenzie Lad, Global Beauty, Fire Glow Race 4: Malo Bik, Rock Sensation, Khimar War, King Cougar Race 5: Point Score, Belindabella, Original Gangster Race 6: Whale Song, Camino Rocoso, Overtheriver, Beneficial Race 7: Larpower, Atishu, Showemhowitsdone, Kitty Cugat Race 8: Belle Fasinco, All About Magic, Lady Rudolph Race 9: Sure Is, Monkey Shoulder, Ucalledit, Miss Curious BEST BET: Malo Bik (Race 4) VALUE: Madam Sequoia (Race 2)

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, March 27, 2021

Daily Diary

2021 Centre. Park Street. 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. Stall holders 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. 12.45pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Peel Forest, bring your own eats to share and a flask of tea/coffee to enjoy afterwards. Leaving from Ashburton District Court House, Baring Square West.

SUNDAY, MARCH 28

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Palm Sunday, morning worship at Thomson Street, Tinwald led by Rev Johanna Warren. All welcome. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Thomson Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. 67 Cass Street, Ashburton. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall.160 Main Street, Methven. 11.15am

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Greenstreet Harvest Festival. Staveley Road, Greenstreet. 1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 2pm MID CANTERBURY CHOIR. Are pleased to present Messiah, a stirring piece of music to be enjoyed by all lovers of music. $30 adults, $25 seniors and students. St Stephens Church. Park Street.

MONDAY, MARCH 29

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 Mondays and Fridays. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion. 1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport,

Seafield Road. 1pm-4.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 1pm-2.15pm, weekly beginners learn to line dance, following on to easy intermediate. 2.30pm-3.30pm and intermediate level from 3.30pm-4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 027 481 3131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 1.15pm RSA INDOOR BOWLS. Weekly Social Indoor Bowls held at the RSA Linton lounge. Cox Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy week, Holy communion. Park Street. 7pm-9.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improvers/intermediate weekly line dance classes. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30

AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817. Held at All Saints Anglican Church. Chapman Street, Methven. 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 AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817. Held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Bridge Street, Rakaia. 5.45pm (registration)-6pm start

RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Summer series. Run or walk 1, 3 or 5km, adults $2, children free. Everyone welcome. Meet Ashburton Domain. Walnut Avenue. 7pm-9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Badminton Club night. All abilities welcome. EA Networks Centre.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Badminton, daytime section, all abilities welcome. EA Networks Centre. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Hip Hop for Seniors. Phone 308 6817. Seniors Centre. Cameron Street. 10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Enquiries to 308 6817. 10am-4pm

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. 160 Main Street Methven. 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817. Held at Buffalo Lodge Hall. Cox Street. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated classes, $3. Classes start this week. MSA Havelock Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme.

Contact 308 6817. Held at Buffalo Lodge Hall. Cox Street. 3pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s After School Programme. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 5.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth Group. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 6.30pm-9pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 6.30pm-7.30pm weekly beginners learn to line dance following onto easy intermediate level at 7.30pm-9pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall. Graham Street.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27 7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Meet outside Frontrunner, Moore Street, runners and walkers, all fitness levels welcome. Coffee and chat at Columbus cafe afterwards. 9am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Fete, fun, food, fabulous stalls. Sinclair

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Palm Sunday Worship Service. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Service led by Rev Heather Kennedy. The Chapel at Paterson’s, cnr Cox and East streets.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON, 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Enquiries to 308 6817. 10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER

10am U3A ASHBURTON. For life long learning with Dr Andy Buchanan, members free, casual entry $10. Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Wills Street. 10.30am

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road. Allenton. 9am-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road. 9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817. Held at St David’s Union Church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am-11.30am

Ashburton Weather

Saturday: Cloud increasing. Northeasterlies.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

MAX

26 MIN 14

Saturday: Cloud increasing. Some light rain south of Ashburton in the afternoon or evening. Northeasterlies. Sunday: Cloudy at times. Possible showers in the afternoon or evening. Northerlies. Monday: Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

A front is expected to move across southern New Zealand from the Tasman Sea on Saturday, while the North Island remains under the influence of a ridge. A northerly flow covers New Zealand on Sunday, ahead of the frontal system that is expected to move onto the country. A broad trough moves onto the South Island on Monday and affects much of the country on Tuesday.

Around The Region Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Sunday: Cloudy at times. Possible showers in the afternoon or evening. Northerlies. MAX

Canterbury High Country

26 MIN 12

Saturday: Cloudy. Rain near the divide, heavy at times. Some falls spreading further east. Wind at 1000m: Northwest 50 km/h rising to gale 80 km/h during the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: Northwest 60 km/h rising to severe gale 100 km/h during the afternoon. Freezing level: Above 3000m. Sunday: Rain along and near the divide, heavy at times. Cloudy and a few showers farther east. Wind at 1000m: Northwest gale 80 km/h, easing to 30 km/h in the morning. Wind at 2000m: Northwest severe gale 100 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the morning. Freezing level: About 3000m. Monday: Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud, and isolated showers in the south by evening. Northwesterlies, strong in exposed places at first, then dying out.

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Monday: Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds. MAX

Readings to 4pm Friday Temp °C Maximum Minimum Grass min 24hr Rain mm Month to date Wind km/h Strongest gust Sun hrs on Thu Month to date

Ashburton Airport 26.8 10.3 7.7 0.0 39.4 NE 37 6:43am 6.6 169.3

Methven 22.8 5.2 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 21.5 22.1 12.5 5.5 9.7 – 0.0 0.0 16.2 11.6 NE 37 NE 17 12:49am 12:00am 10.7 – 182.4 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

21 MIN 9

Sunday

Monday

Ashburton H 3:17am 3:33pm 4:02am 4:20pm 4:48am 5:08pm Mouth L 9:25am 9:44pm 10:09am 10:33pm 10:56am 11:24pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H L H L

3:05am 9:19am 3:01am 9:09am

3:27pm 9:43pm 3:17pm 9:28pm

3:54am 4:18pm 10:08am 10:36pm 3:46am 4:04pm 9:53am 10:17pm

4:44am 5:11pm 11:00am 11:29pm 4:32am 4:52pm 10:40am 11:08pm

Data provided by NIWA

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new Apr 12

first qtr Apr 20

Saturday, March 27, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

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ENTERTAINMENT

LION’S CLUB OF RAKAIA GOLF TOURNAMENT Join us for some country hospitality including morning tea and refreshments, excellent prizes, rafﬂes and an auction.

FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 AT THE RAKAIA GOLF CLUB American Foursome 18 holes with multiple tee start at 11.30am $35 entry fee includes 2s & nearest the pin Contact Phil Vanderweg 0274517174 Or Harry Schat 0276413975 Entries close April 2, 2021. Proceeds to the Mid Canterbury Hospice

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

PUBLIC NOTICES

Hekeao Hinds Water Enhancement Trust (HHWET) Public meetings To discuss ECan LTP and Managed Aquifer Recharge Tuesday 30th March 2021 10.30 a.m. 2.00 p.m. Mayfield ar Hinds Community Centre Memorial Hall 20 Rogers Street, MAYFIELD HINDS For more information visit website: www.hhwet.org.nz Inquiries please call HHWET Chairman Peter Lowe 027 223 3784

FOR SALE

GRAZING

FIREWOOD, Dry shed stored old man pine $290 per 3m³, Larch Oregon hot mix $300 per 3m³, Macrocarpa $330 per 3m³, Delivered. Cheaper prices for larger loads. Please phone Jimmy on 0274414073.

HIGH quality grazing wanted for store lambs, top money for top feed. Please phone Mitch 027 3131 320.

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

Looking for a new person to join your business? Call the Guardian today for your situations vacant advertising requirements.

TRADES, SERVICES

RAKAIA house to let, warm and sunny 2-3 bedrooms. LOCKSMITH - Door repairs, Please phone 0272 889 778. Keys/Locks, Sliding, roller and bifold door maintenance and repairs. Mobile service. Call Nigel at Doors ADULT And More Ph 027 516 7104

ENTERTAINMENT STUNNING, mature lady in Ashburton now. No texts. Please phone 021 0275 9055. TWO Asian lady special, excellent services. In/out calls. Phone 022 572 5823.

AL U N AN ERAL GEN

GARAGE SALES PAKEKE Lions Charity Market. 9am Saturday 6 March, Ashburton Racecourse. Donated saleable household, garden, workshop, sporting items accepted. Please no electrical. John 3076229, Malcom 3085770, Trevor 3072629, Dave 3074349.

LAMB grazing wanted, anything considered. good MOTORING prices paid for long or WHEEL alignments at short term. Please phone great prices. Maximise the GREEN Old Man Pine Jason 0274 288 402. life of your tyres with an $180, green Macrocarpa alignment from Neumanns $250. 3.6m³. Shane Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills James Firewood. Street. Phone 308 6737. Phone 027 6113 334.

307 7900

Lifestyle CONNECTIONS

To advertise in AGM phone Classified 03 307 7900

ASHBURTON LEARNING CENTRE

Lifestyle Do you need help with:

Learning English as a second language? Your apprenticeship paperwork? With reading, writing or maths? Developing your computer skills?

Check out our courses now!

Contact the Centre

www.ashburtonlearningcentre.co.nz

Phone 308 5322 CONNECTIONS Corner Park and Havelock Street, Ashburton

Free range eggs also availble

Phone 308 3927 Cell 027 434 4809 Website: ashburtonapiaries.com 205 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, March 27, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICES

Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the appli able details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, midday Thursday week prior to publishing. CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted. 2. Forms MUST be signed by an authorised representative of the organisation concerned. 3. A separate form MUST be submitted for each future event and may be lodged with the Guardian as far in advance as desired. For example: A club which meets monthly may submit, say, 12 separate forms simultaneously – one pertaining to each meeting scheduled over the following 12 months. 4. The organisation acknowledges that no responsibility for errors or omissions will be accepted by the Guardian Company.

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care. If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend. Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer outside of these hours leave a message. advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Pharmacies

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Lifeline Sunday. Toll-free: 0800 353 353. Countdown Pharmacy, Ashburton South, 2 East Street, open from 9am - 8pm daily. OMMUNITY

Ashburton Rest Homes Please contact directly for hours.

Emergency Dentist

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Guardian Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm

Art Gallery

SERVICES

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Ashburton Museum

HELPLINE SERVICES

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm,

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

EA Networks Centre - Pools

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ashburton Operations Centre ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 5pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 2pm

ASHBUR TON

Our ne ws , online, all the time

Residential Area:

Mon - Fri 5pm

Information Centre

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm. Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

ANIMAL SERVICES

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian. Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Saturday, March 27, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

EASTER SERVICES ASHBURTON ANGLICAN PARISH EASTER SERVICES HOLY WEEK

Wednesday 31 March at 10 a.m. - Holy Communion At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton Maundy Thursday 1 April at 7 p.m. – Holy Communion At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton

GOOD FRIDAY

Cnr Cass & Havelock streets Phone: 03 308 5409 Follow us on Facebook

2 April at 10 a.m. At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton At St Andrew’s, Thomson St, Tinwald

EASTER DAY

Sunday 4 April At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton 8 a.m. - Holy Communion 10 a.m. Holy Communion

Good Firday and Easter Sunday 10am

DEATHS

JONES, Joshua Brian (Josh) – Sadly the beloved Joshua Brian Jones passed away at home on March 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Cherished husband of Sarah, and amazing father to Harrison. Loved son of Brian and Amanda, and Katrina and Mike, and brother of Thomas and Amy and step brother of Braden, Mikayla, and Aleisha. All friends and family are welcome to attend a celebration of Josh’s life at The Celtic Rugby Club, Keenans Road, Ashburton on SUNDAY, March 28th at 1.30pm. Followed by a private cremation. Goodbye you crazy diamond, we love you.

O’NEILL-HAY, Joanne Nicola (Nick) – Passed away after a short illness on March 24, 2021, peacefully, but too soon, surrounded by her loving family at Nurse Maude Hospice. Much loved wife and friend of Chris, devoted, generous, and caring mum of Kim and Bryn, Aimee, and Sara and AJ. Treasured nana of Haylee; Indya and Arabella; and Willow; and missed dearly by her pets, Charli and Poppy. Nick will be sadly missed by her extended family, friends, clients, and associates. Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Nick O’Neill-Hay, c/PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A Memorial Service for Nick will be held in the Silks Lounge, Addington Raceway, 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, on THURSDAY, April 1, at 11.00am.

At St Andrew’s, Thomson St, Tinwald 10 a.m. Holy Communion Come Celebrate Easter Parish Office: Phone 308 5438 Email: stephash@xtra.co.nz

All VERY WELCOME

ST ANDREW’S

Presbyterian Church

“Transforming Lives through Gospel Power”

IN MEMORIAM

Cnr Havelock Street & Park Street Office Ph 308 8042 Weekdays 9am - noon

Easter Sunday Service 63 Princes Street 10.30am

Good Friday, April 2nd

You are Welcome

Easter Sunday Services, April 4th

DEATHS

9.30am in the Sinclair Centre

Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

10am morning worship in the Sinclair Centre

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Parish of Mid Canterbury

St David’s Union Church in Allenton

Holy Thursday - 1 April, 7.30pm at Holy Name Church, Ashburton 7.30 pm at St Ita’s Church, Rakaia

“Servicing Christ in the community”

Good Friday - 2 April, 3.00pm at Holy Name Church, Ashburton 3.00pm at Our Lady of the Snows, Methven 3.00pm at St Ita’s Church, Rakaia – Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

Maunday Thursday Worship

Easter Vigil - 3 April, 8.00pm at Holy Name Church, Ashburton

Sunday Easter Day Worship and Communion

1st of April at 7:00pm

Good Friday Worship April 2nd at 9:30am

WILSON, Monica – 18 June 1935 30 March 2013 In loving memory of a much loved and missed wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and great grandmother and friend. You always had a smile to share, time to give and time to care, a loving nature kind and true, is the way we remember you. It has been eight lonely years. Rest in Peace Love Keith.

8.30am at Holy Spirit Church, Tinwald 9.00am at Our Lady of the Snows, Methven 10.00am at Holy Name Church, Ashburton 6.00pm at St Ita’s Church, Rakaia

Email address office@st-davids.org.nz 48 Allens Road, Ashburton www.stdavidsashburton.org

PATEL, Tui Elizabeth (nee Corbett) – Passed away on March 20, 2021, aged 71 years, at Russley Village Hospital Care Unit, Christchurch. Dearly loved wife of the late Rajni. Loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Dennis and Trish Corbett, Anne Walker, Tony and Claire Corbett, and the late Stephen. Cherished and wise aunty of all her nieces and nephews. Messages to the Corbett family c/- PO Box 370, Ashburton 7740. In keeping with Tui’s wishes a private cremation has been held.

DEATHS

Laugh Fest

Saturday 10th April 8pm Tickets $37 / Group $33 (fees apply) We are bringing you four of NZ’s best comedians for an evening of Laughter. This stella line up includes Michele A’Court, Ben Hurley, David Correos and our very own Bec Sandys. This is sure to be an unmissable night of pure comedy at its best along with a stand-out event.

The New Zealand String Quartet

Saturday 17th April 7-30pm Tickets starting from $69.90 (fees apply) Join New Zealand’s most accomplished performer’s Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protege Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner along with music legend Laughton Koro when they join forces with the New Zealand String Quartet.

Stories and songs from the Front Line

Saturday 24th April 2-30pm Tickets Adult $25 / Senior $20 (fees apply) An afternoon performance that will bring both happy and sad memories of the wartime era. Featuring stories and letters of those brave souls who left their homes and families to travel to the other side of the world to fight for our future. Performed by a cast of local performers.

A Tribute to Neil Diamond

IN MEMORIAM

April 4th at 9:30am

Easter Sunday - 4 April,

O’NEILL-HAY, Joanne Nicola (Nick) – Loved daughter of Betty and the late Eric O’Neill, loving and loved sister of Jackie, Jill, Lyn and Richard, and special auntie of Aaron, Tania, Vaughan, and Libby.

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Canterbury owned, locally operated BLEE, Dorothy (Joy) – Passed away March 27, 2015. Ever in our Hearts. John, Paul, Alison and Craig.

FUNERALS

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433 YOUR ONLY LOCALLY AND FAMILY OWNED

FUNERAL FURNISHERS MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

E.B. CARTER LTD

Jo Metcalf

18-22 Moore Street, Ashburton | 0800 263 6679 027 637 1229 | www.memoryfunerals.nz

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

620 East Street Ashburton Phone 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

Thursday 3rd of June 7-30pm Tickets Adult $61.15 / Group 6+ $56.15 / U13 years $36.85 Showcased by a world-class international band and produced especially for the theatre take a step back into the glory days of music and musicianship with this beautiful tribute concert featuring Sweet Caroline, Cherry, Cherry, plus many more all-time favourites.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, March 27, 2021

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1 1 ID:E720 95a Michael St, Rakaia PRICE ADJUSTMENT Situated on the eastside of the Rakaia township close to all amenities, is this very low maintenance home. Built approx. 2010; the home has 3 bedrooms with storage, open plan living, double glazing, decks to front and rear First Home Buyers From 10% Deposit $233pw (Conditions apply) and a double garage. Buy Me, Get a Bucket of KFC for FREE! Enquiries Over $339,000 ID:E716 Fully Renovated Bach ID:H115 • Four bedroom home in need of a bit of TLC • This sunny bach has had extensive renovations Open Saturday 27 March • Loads of potential here with great returns on this • Mostly aluminium windows with only two being 10.30 - 11.00am investment property wooden • Covered outdoor entertaining area. • Become a member of the Hakatere Hutholders • Single garage Society and enjoy weekends away relaxing. Offers Over $119,000 3 1 2 4 1 1 ID:R084 Offers Over $249,000 2 1 0 12 Sudbury Street The Ultimate Lifestyle LAKE BRUNNER • Permanent material This property is home, nicely positioned surrounded by native for all day sun bush & is incredibly • Freshly painted private. The property throughout consists of a large, • Open plan living with modern 5 bedroom lodge, flow to outdoor deck separate 1 bed cottage • Hothouse, garden shed, and 3 blocks of land. raised garden beds, Sections can be chicken coop purchased separately for • Double garage with $199,000 + GST drive thru option The Lodge & Cottage • Offers considered after Offers Over $759,000 + 2pm, 31st March 2021 GST (if any) or Offers Over $349,000 Price by Negotiation for Open Sunday 28 March, the entire property. 2.30 - 3.00pm ID: LB01 5 2 2 ID: E719 3 1 2 16 Patching Street • Don’t judge a book by it’s cover! • Three bedrooms, open plan living • One sleepout, one hobby room • Double garage, single garage plus carport • Suit invest or first home buyer • Offers considered after ID:MF103 1 Ha Lifestyle Block - Subdivision Potential ID: C199 Build With Mountain Views! 2pm, 31st March 2021 • Small lifestyle section to build your dream home • Modern kitchen, updated bathroom, new shower, Offers Over $379,000 fully insulated. Large bedrooms. with all the amenities at your doorstep. • 1Ha opportunity to subdivide (subject to survey) • 7270m² situated in Mayfield on the popular scenic Open Sunday 28 March, • New roof & garden shed, repainted exterior 1.45 - 2.15pm route. • All offers considered after 2pm, 30th March 2021 • Don’t miss your chance on this...call today! Offers Over $399,000 Offers Over $159,000 3 1 4 3 1 0 ID: E718 45 Tucker Street Family Home/1st Home • Allenton location, close Buyer to shopping & schools • Tidy family home close • Spacious updated to Hampstead School kitchen • Spacious open plan • Warm and sunny, kitchen, dining & lounge heatpump & HRV with good indoor/ • Indoor/outdoor flow to outdoor flow. large entertaining area • Fully fenced, perfect for • Conservatory/sunroom family & pets • Newly built outdoor • Carport and off street entertainment area parking • Large single garage plus • Added bonus of a off street parking for the sleepout/mancave boat or camper Offers Over $429,000 Offers Over $349,000 Open Sunday 28 March, 1.00 - 1.30pm First Home Buyers From 10% Deposit $293pw (Conditions apply) ID:E715 ID:W714 3 1 2 3 1 1 1

First Home Buyers From 10% Deposit $285pw (Conditions apply)

First Home Buyers From 10% Deposit $293pw (Conditions apply)

First Home Buyers From 10% Deposit $318pw (Conditions apply)

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Manager/Sales Consultant Trevor Hurley 0275 435 799

Sales Consultant Manu Otene 022 308 6885

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