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Q: Are you comfortable with rates rise? We asked our Ashburton council team how comfortable they were with the proposed 9.4 per cent average rates increase – our biggest in more than 10 years. Only councillors John Falloon, Angus McKay and Carolyn Cameron said they weren’t comfortable with such a hike, especially during a cost of living crisis.

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Brown backs budgeted rate rise ‘We need solutions’ Jonathan Leask Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown is surprised his district’s proposed rate rise is one of the highest in the country. That was his reaction to the news that Ashburton’s proposed 9.4 per cent average rates rise for the 2022-23 financial year was the sixth highest in the country out of 57 councils. In the face of record inflation, Brown said he struggled to fathom how any council could function with a rate increase lower than 5 per cent without a dramatic reduction in service or an unbalanced budget sheet. “I wonder how they can be doing it when inflation is sitting at 6.9 per cent,’’ Brown said. “Their levels of service will be falling as you can’t deliver the same service for lower than inflation.” The Mackenzie District leads the way in a race no-one really wants to win, signalling a whopping 17.3 per cent hike in its long-term-plan. It’s followed by Tauranga city (13.7), Westland (13), Tararua (11.3), Napier (9.8) and Ashburton in sixth spot. The average percentage increase across all councils, with many including Ashburton still a proposed figure, was about 6.5 per cent. Comparing percentage increases isn’t an exact science as the dollar figures vary. Brown

said his council had worked hard on a “budget that is reasonable” but expects there to be plenty of opinions on the draft annual plan. That’s why he was encouraging the community to come forward with constructive feedback as to how and where council can cut back on what would be its biggest rates rise in more than a decade. “We need solutions, not just ‘lower the rates’,” he said. “Give us suggestions on what to lower. “If they want the lawns mown less often, tell us that and we can lower the cost of that.” When the 167-page draft annual plan was signed off earlier this week, councillor John Falloon went into ratepayer mode to question the maths. “Rates will increase an average of 9.4 per cent of which 5 per cent is due to inflation, so can someone please tell me where the other 4.4 per cent is going,” Falloon said. Chief executive Hamish Riach said the increase in inflation had driven the move from the planned 7.8 per cent to the draft’s 9.4 per cent, “plus and minus all the detailed work we did with council through all the workshops”.

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EA Networks’ general manager, commercial, Jeremy Adamson, advises customers to check their power account to ensure they’ve received their discount. PHOTO MALCOLM HOPWOOD

EA Networks returns $2.9m to customers Malcolm Hopwood EA Networks is paying 13,500 Mid Canterbury customers a total of $2.9 million in consumer discounts. The annual payment will appear as a credit in a customer’s retail power account from now on. EA Networks’ general manager, commercial, Jeremy Adamson, said the company makes a discount payment at the end of each financial year. “Our revenue is regulated by the Commerce Commission and we return the profit to our customers, the shareholders, for investment in the Mid Canterbury economy,” he said.

“It’s also a mechanism to rebalance the amount customers pay to EA Networks over 12 months. “What hasn’t been required for investment and network improvement is retrospectively returned to the customer,” he added.

spent on line charges with EA Networks,” he said. “In a monthly billing from a power retailer, 30 per cent on average goes to EA Networks.” “Customers should check their power account to ensure they’ve received the discount.” EA Networks is responsible

the past 10 years EA Networks has “ Over donated $38 million in revenue back to the community

Over the past 10 years EA Networks has donated $38 million in revenue back to the community. Adamson said each year the discount is assessed and a payback figure confirmed. “Customers will receive an amount relative to what they

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You could get more than a surprise Daniel Alvey Ashburton Kinder Surprise chocolate lovers expressed concern after news a batch of the popular treat may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. “I wouldn’t eat any of them now. (I’m) binning mine,” Nikki Lowe posted on the Guardian’s Facebook page. Fellow Kinder chocolate fan Gemma Morrison was just relieved that the eggs she bought were safe. “Phew. Bought two this week but best before July 2022,” Morrison wrote.

The Kinder Surprise products made in a Belgian factory were recalled globally following cases of salmonella illness overseas. There have been no confirmed cases in New Zealand, with the recall notice applying to the 100g Kinder Surprise Maxi (Natoons variety) with batch number L298R03UNB, and the best before date of August 23, 2022. Countdown Ashburton man-

to catch any bad eggs. “If a recall is in place, it gets flagged in our checkout system so it can’t be sold,” Webster said. In a statement, Foodstuffs said that only a small number of stores had the affected product, and that those stores had been notified to remove it from their shelves. If you were concerned that you may have any bad eggs, the batch

a recall is in place, it gets flagged in our “ Ifcheckout system so it can’t be sold – Countdown Ashburton manager Greg Webster

ager, Greg Webster, was unaware of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ recall when contacted by the Guardian on Thursday. But, importantly for customers, he said systems were in place

number and best before date could be found on the back of the packaging. The Easter Bunny has also been made aware of the recall and is checking the stocks now.

The affected Kinder Surprise product.

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MENINGITIS

Not good enough, says Rushton Meningitis Foundation spokesman, Gerard Rushton, is disputing Pharmac’s response to an admission this week that 17,000 meningococcal vaccinations were incinerated because there was insufficient demand for them. The Ashburton Guardian contacted both the Minister of

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“I wouldn’t mind 17,000 expired vaccines if they’d already administered 1.5 million. I’ve requested the number they did vaccinate.” In her statement, Williams said Pharmac funds three vaccines for close contacts of meningococcal cases or people at higher risk of contracting the disease due to their reduced immune function. The meningococcal ACWY vaccine is also funded for people aged from 13 to 25 years in close living situations such as boarding school hostels, tertiary education halls of residence, prisons or military barracks.

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Rushton, speaking on behalf of the Meningitis Foundation, acknowledges Pharmac makes vaccines available to a “very small group of high risk individuals”. “What we are campaigning for is increased access to these vaccines, free of charge, so all highrisk individuals can be protected from this devastating disease,” he said. “The Government has not gone far enough to protect our loved ones or to raise awareness of this killer disease among parents, healthcare providers or educational institutions. “Why are our loved ones left

to die while lifesaving vaccines sit on a shelf in the Ministry of Health?” Pharmac did offer a glimmer of hope by saying it had several applications for further meningococcal vaccine funding and many are on its Options For Investment list – a list of medicines it would like to fund – when there’s available budget. However, Rushton said the only way to defeat meningitis is for the Government to immediately implement a national immunisation programme to cover the three more common meningococcal strains.

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Scarecrows return to Methven Lili Haydon

Autumn must be here, because the scarecrows are returning to Methven. The Methven Scarecrow Trail is back these school holidays. The popular family event run in the April school holidays is back on track. One of the organisers Gillian Heald said the Scarecrow Trail first started in 2006. “The original organisers stopped doing the trail after a few years and my daughter Karyn Robertson and I decided to resurrect it and pick up the role of organising it because we believed it was good for the community and children loved it – so did we!” Members of the Methven community have built 38 scarecrows and will place them around the Methven township. Families will be able to go on the scarecrow hunt from Saturday, April 16 until Sunday, May 1. Scarecrows date back to 2500 BC, when Greek farmers would carve wooden forms, creating a “scarecrow” that was ugly enough to scare the birds away from their crops, ensuring a good harvest, so it seems fitting Methven has cultivated its own annual event. You’ll need to buy a trail map/entry form from the iHub Information Centre. For

each map you can vote for your favourite scarecrow. But some groups may want to buy more than one because there are sponsored prizes for the most correct entries. “We love seeing groups of children of all ages, often with parents and/or grandparents for added input, out walking with their maps trying to guess the correct identities of the scarecrows,” Heald said. The trail has been made to be accessible for all ages and since it is a small outdoor event it can be run during Covid restrictions. Children are encouraged to use bikes and scooters as the trail could take up to a full day to complete or groups can do it over a weekend. “We usually attract around 2000 visitors,” Heald said. The theme this year is characters from children’s television shows. “Our talented scarecrow makers have great ideas for their creations. Our makers range from the talented and artistic to the enthusiastic and willing and include business owners, families and school and preschool children,’’ Heald said. Some of the best ranked scarecrows from last year were Dobby, Miss Trunchbull and Peter Rabbit.

Right – Zoe Robertson celebrates the new signs announcing the return of the scarecrows. PHOTO SUPPLIED

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Domain entrance The article in the Guardian on March 31 about our beautiful domain gardens, and the comments from Steve Fabish, Ashburton District Council’s community services group manager, that locals and visitors should visit and stroll around, sounds great. But how do visitors know how to get into the domain when locals struggle to find their way around the block to get in if coming from the north? When the plans for the domain were drawn up, there was a new entrance from Walnut Avenue. How come this is not in the budget, even with the increase? It seems to me that there wasn’t a lot of thought put into this project. With West Street being so wide opposite the existing entrance, why wasn’t the centre barrier shortened and a right turn bay installed in the middle of the road?

Much cheaper than constructing a new entrance. Another thing, when leaving the domain and wanting to go south, you will have to go to the lights, turn right or left and still go round the block. If the new entrance was to be installed, it would involve extra signage at the West Street lights to guide visitors from north, as to where the entrance is – more expense. Now I see they have painted a median strip the length of the centre island. Surely a shortened centre island and a right turn bay could have been incorporated in this plan. It does make you wonder where the logic is. Gavin Eder Ashburton District Council chief executive, Hamish Riach replies: Access to the Ashburton Domain has been and continues to

be, a focus for council. A 2021 Ashburton Domain Development Plan identified a new entrance via Walnut Avenue, which was consulted with the community. Design plans for the new entrance were also recently developed (2021/22), but cost estimates for the project came in over budget which has halted the project, primarily due to uncertain competitive pricing related to supply chain issues, and a very strong civil projects environment. Council, via its 2022/23, draft annual plan has left some funding in the budgets with the hope of getting additional external funding to complete the project. It is important to note that State Highway 1 is controlled by Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and it is they who are responsible for the SH1 and Walnut Avenue traffic light intersection project currently under way, with priority to road

safety and flow of traffic. Council has communicated concerns to Waka Kotahi over the Ashburton Domain entrance/exit on SH1, but thus far they have not offered financial support for the new entranceway nor altered the current project design. Vehicle access to the Ashburton Domain via the SH1 entrance is only possible from the south, and exit will only be to the north (left in and left out). Council is considering installing signs well north and south of the domain to better advise travellers. It is also worth noting that there is plenty of street-based parking around the entire boundary of the domain, including the north and southbound layby parking on SH1.

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all the treatment that they have to undergo. It is hard. But there will be lots of other women in Mid Canterbury who also have breast cancer. But they are not receiving the same public attention and sympathy because they are not famous. I want to assure those women that I care for them and pray for their healing. Gerald Jacobson

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Scooter safari What: Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari from McLeans Island in Christchurch to the Beachfront Hotel in Hokitika When: May 21 start Why: Cancer Society fundraiser To donate: https:// scootersafari.org.nz/ david-oakley Ready set go: David Oakley and his 1989 Yamaha Razz are ready to head west. The Ashburton rider is taking part in the Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari from McLeans Island in Christchurch to Hokitika. PHOTO DANIEL ALVEY

Age no barrier to marathon scooter trip Daniel Alvey Ashburton motoring enthusiast David Oakley is getting ready to ride for cancer – and to show age is no barrier. The 73-year-old will take part

in the Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari from McLeans Island in Christchurch to the Beachfront Hotel in Hokitika on May 21. It’s a journey that normally takes three hours by car, but will be over seven on the scooter. Not only is it a Cancer Society fundraiser, for Oakley it’s an opportunity to show age is not an issue. “You’ve got to prove to people that you can do it,” Oakley said.

He’ll be one of more than 250 riders taking part and he’ll be piloting his 1989 49cc Yamaha Razz, with a top speed on flat ground of 50kph. Oakley started with a funding goal of $250, but has well surpassed that now. So far he has raised over $1000, with the largest donation from a friend battling cancer. Oakley appreciates the support from the local community, with

McKay and Donaldson Yamaha having sponsored him to make sure the scooter is in top condition prior to the event. Oakley last took part in the event prior to Covid and he did so with his scooter stuck at half throttle. His top speed dropped from 50kph to 30kph. “You see everything at 25 to 30kph. “It’s a bit like going on a fast walk

Breakthrough for Ashburton doctor Malcolm Hopwood After more than three years in New Zealand, Ashburton’s Dr Tamryn Lindeboom has been offered a job. De Lindeboom, who graduated from the University of Witwatersrand and practised for nine years in South Africa, rising to senior medical officer at Pietermaritzburg Hospital, has found it difficult to find employment in New Zealand. But this week she’s been offered a post-graduate, year one position by the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB). To achieve the position she had to prove she was clinically competent by sitting two exams for the Medical Council of New Zealand. Dr LIndeboom is one of over 100 immigrant

doctors who’ve applied to DHBs in New Zealand and been told there were no vacancies, despite doctors being “run off their feet” in hospitals around the country. She saw the vacancy advertised which, this time, allowed immigrant doctors to apply and

was successful in being appointed. Doctors from overseas must fulfil a post-graduate, year one position at a New Zealand hospital before being permitted to become GPs in private practice, if they wish. Dr Lindeboom is very excited about the appointment which she said was “clear and fair to all applicants”. She appreciated being able to tell her

story through the Ashburton Guardian earlier this year. However she said the pathway for immigrant doctors in New Zealand remains difficult. Their case is being championed by National’s health spokesman, Dr Shane Reti, but they’ve made little progress with the Minister of Health, Andrew Little. Dr Lindeboom, who works as a phlebotomist in Ashburton, collecting blood samples, wrote to Rangitata MP Jo Luxton and was told the Government isn’t changing its system. She said the consortium of immigrant doctors is now in conversation with the Ministry of Health and “Andrew Little must be aware of the situation”. She takes up her position in May and will commute to Christchurch Hospital from Ashburton until her family decides its future.

Dr Tamryn Lindeboom has ﬁnally made some headway in being able to practice as a doctor in New Zealand. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

to the West Coast,” Oakley said. The lack of power meant the hills were a challenge. “On one hill, one of the backup grew ran alongside and helped push,” Oakley said. Power issues maybe, but at least he received an award of the least likely to make it. “I got in again to defend my trophy,” a joking Oakley said, counting down the days to his safari return.

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Seniors may still struggle Malcolm Hopwood

Improved payments for pensioners and people over 65, couldn’t come fast enough for Age Concern, Ashburton. President, Jan McClelland, said the improved fortnightly payments to reflect increases in the cost of living, inflation and the average wage “is really helpful”. She said seniors are facing rent increases, soaring food prices and access to health care “and all of these things compound” into rising costs of living. In addition the Ashburton District Council’s proposed 9.4 per cent increase in rates will affect many superannuitants who own their own homes. The payments see a married couple who both qualify receive $712 after M tax, a single person living alone gets $924.88 after M tax or $854.66 after M for a person sharing accommodation. However, she warns seniors could continue to struggle as winter approaches and they have to face heating costs after a disappointing summer and autumn. “Seniors have to be realistic when balancing the budget,” she said. McClelland’s recommendation to the nearly 6000 seniors living in Ashburton is to “budget carefully and seek advice from agencies such as Age Concern”.

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Jet boater dies

A jet boat driver was found dead in the Rakaia Gorge by first responders about midday on Friday. Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said police staff were in attendance, but the lack of reception made exact details difficult to obtain. “The driver was found slumped over the wheel on the riverside,” Sergeant Jenkins said. There is no information on the cause of the death at this time.

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Coping with rising prices The four students, guided by Dr Janine Lander, learn how to handle Ashburton Hospital’s as yet unnamed manikin. From left: Priyaka Nathu, Estelle Arundell, Dr Lander, Tremaine Mako and Samantha Tait.

Students’ rural revelling Malcolm Hopwood An interest in rural medicine has attracted four students from Otago School of Medicine to Ashburton. As part of the Rural Medical Immersion Scheme (RMIS), funded by Advance Ashburton and the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation, they’re spending half their clinical time at Ashburton Hospital and half in general practice. Two are based at Ashburton Hospital while the other two are assigned to GP practices at Three Rivers or the Methven Medical Centre. The students, Estelle Arundell, Priyaka Nathu, Tremaine Mako and Samantha Tait, have opted

for Ashburton so they can get more hands-on experience. “At the end of the year I’ll be more confident in my approach to patients who present and in my clinical reasoning,” Arundell, who comes from Fairlie, said. Nathu (Christchurch) said the attraction to a smaller centre for her is to get more one-on-one with the clinical team and patients that she wouldn’t get in a larger centre. Mako, (Bluff), said Ashburton is a good fit for him. “I’ve always had my eye on going to a smaller centre. It’s been a real attraction,” he said. Tait (Selwyn), hopes 2022 will be a strong year for her own personal growth. “I want to be more confident and grow into myself as an early health professional,” she said. Ashburton director, Dr Janine Lander, confirmed they’re able to spend a significant amount

of time with patients from when they’re admitted to their discharge. “They can also follow them through to specialist treatment in Christchurch or when they return as outpatients,” she said. “They’re able to examine patients, take blood tests, input i/v lines into arms, assist with suturing and fracture management and be involved in general ward management.” While in Ashburton, they’ll be tested each quarter and then sit their final exams prior to their sixth and last year at the Otago School of Medicine. The students have been in Ashburton since February and already have some vivid recollections of their time here. “At Methven, I encountered patients who had barriers about townies. I explained I came from Rolleston which helped my affinity with them,” Samantha Tait

said. Priyaka Nathu was also confronted by a patient who had a barrier about health. “Because I had the time, I was able to explore those barriers with her and she was willing to open up about herself, her social context and medical condition,” she said. Tremaine Mako benefited from seeing patients on his own. “It was really cool. I was able to organise my thinking and my approach,” he said. Estelle Arundell enjoyed having more time to chat with a patient. “I built up a rapport and she was more open when I asked direct questions such as smoking cessation therapy,” she said. The four students have appreciated the immersion scheme, are keen to return after their year in Ashburton but have yet to finally make up their minds about their future.

New Zealanders are confident they can cope with rising prices, a recent Westpac survey found. More than 60 per cent of New Zealanders are confident they can cope with rises in the cost of living and more than half are taking steps to look after their finances. A survey of more than 1600 Westpac customers found 97 per cent of people are worried about the cost of living over the next year. Eighty-three per cent are worried about the impact inflation may have on their own lives, well ahead of the economic impacts of Covid-19 (57 per cent) and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (52 per cent).

Skope Classic returns The Skope Classic is on this weekend at Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. The event was rescheduled earlier this year, after Covid restrictions meant it could not take place. Racing classes include Formula 5000, historic touring cars, Harold Heasley Saloons, Ron Silvester Saloons, John Osborne Saloons, Formula Libre, and vintage racing cars. Tickets are $35 for a day pass and $50 for a weekend pass.

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O’Neill keen to return home to give Grammy concert Malcolm Hopwood One of Simon O’Neill’s first priorities on returning home in November is to give a Grammy concert in Ashburton. O’Neill, who was awarded the Grammy for his role as Dr Marianus in Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with the LA Philharmonic, is currently in Germany to perform the leading role in Wagner’s Parsifal with Munich State Opera. “When I get home I want to do a Grammy concert in Ashburton before Christmas,” O’Neill said. “Ashburton was the start of my music career. The MSA Choir, the local brass band and Ashburton College and its teachers all contributed to my musical life.” O’Neill said he loves the town and feels its warmth. He’s had messages of congratulations from many Mid Canterbury people. “Ashburton is my priority. I’m bouncing off the walls to perform a concert at home and around New Zealand,” he said. A small regret is he’ll never personally receive the Grammy. Only one is awarded to each recipient and his Grammy will go to the conductor of

the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel. However he’ll bring home the medals that accompany the award. Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, known as the symphony of a thousand, was first performed in Munich in 1910. O’Neill describes it as a massive work first performed with 1000 musicians including choirs, orchestras and soloists. He’s performed it in New Zealand, Sydney, Paris, Los Angeles and Edinburgh and would love to sing the role again at home, but acknowledges it requires huge resources. Currently he’s rehearsing Parsifal for performances over Easter and then flies to Paris to perform the same role. A further engagement is singing the leading tenor role in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde in the United States later this year. One of the advantages of winning the Grammy has been “showcasing classical voices in New Zealand”. While this country celebrates its sporting greats, “New Zealand opera singers are at the highest level in the world and I’m just one of them,” O’Neill added. He would like orchestras and opera companies in New Zealand to recognise their achievements. Simon O’Neill is modest about winning the Grammy however he recognises it’s been one of his highlights “next to my family”.

Right – Grammy award winner Simon O’Neill is keen to perform a concert in Ashburton hopefully before Christmas.

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with Rob Webb

Memories of a loved Mid Cantabrian

Viv Hanson ‘touched so many people’s lives’ Ashburton man, Viv Hanson, who died in February, was warmly regarded in the motor trade industry but his exploits reached far beyond the decades when he looked after the Gluyas office. A tribute to Viv has been paid by a close friend, Rob Webb, who now works for Parliamentary Services in Wellington. Here is his tribute:

orn in South Canterbury in 1929, the youngest of four children, Viv came to Ashburton at about seven years of age. He was a top student at Hampstead School but later, due to what his family described as modesty and humility, he declined a scholarship to Christ’s College in Christchurch. Instead he worked alongside Charlie, his dad, in activities such as scrap and bottle dealing and hotel keeping. In 1949 he married Ethne Lloyd and they raised four sons – Barry, Lloyd, Roger and Noel – and two daughters – Deborah and Lee. They lived at Tucker Street, then Clark Street before moving to Hillier Place and later Cox Street. Viv Hanson was a big man, both physically and in the way he touched so many people’s lives. He wouldn’t have wanted people to be morbid so his farewell was a wonderful celebration of his long life. Viv’s daughter Lee said he was “as sharp as a tack right up to the last”. She said her dad was a great storyteller and often asked “did I tell you about…?” before relating some incident with incredible accuracy. Viv often brought tears of laughter to himself at least, if not his listener, she said. Viv and Ethne, who died in 2009, had 13 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Several, in various parts of the world, enjoyed keeping in touch with their computer-savvy grandfather. “Local grandson, Jeremy Moore, and his brothers recalled many happy times playing cards for the Han-Moore trophy which is set to remain a family card-playing challenge.” Viv was involved in competitive swimming, diving, cards, brass bands, rugby, dance bands, Kiwi history and stamp collecting. He was born into tough times during the depression and was from a generation who “made their own fun and the best of things”. In the 1940s when new band instruments weren’t available to purchase, Viv and his dance band

IN BRIEF Viv Hanson Born 1929 Died February 2, 2022 Age 92 – Avid historian – A great storyteller – Loved to laugh “Viv often brought tears of laughter to himself at least, if not his listener”

Viv Hanson ... a big man in many ways.

had to improvise. He recalls at a Hinds Hall dance, he’d cleverly made a pair of maracas by putting ball bearings into metal wool winders. He claimed they were “just like a bought one” until the last dance when the top flew off one of the winders and ball bearings spewed out over the dance floor, turning it into an ice-skating rink. The story never lost anything in its numerous tellings. He would always become helpless with laughter recalling that scene,

which is how I like to remember this guy. With an abiding interest in stamps, Viv was able to complete histories of every post office in the region, despite many of them having been closed for decades. Around 2000 he joined a group of former motor industry people to produce an informative book on Ashburton garages. He also published Tradewhere?, a painstakingly accurate business directory of central Ashburton from 1878-1910.

Hopefully his fascinating file of the years up to 1930 will eventually be published too. It was through Viv’s involvement with the Motor Trade Association as New Zealand’s longest serving MTA branch secretary, that both myself and Viv shared a love of nostalgia and Kiwi history. Our enjoyable friendship lasted far longer than my decade in that particular management job. I could ring him at any tick of the clock to discuss issues of the day, find out what his family

was up to, talk about changes in and around his beloved town or MTA organisation and his latest project. All were signed off with his raucous laugh and enduring invitation to come and stay. “Dad’s first involvement with the motor industry was at Volkswagen agents, Railway Garage, on East Street, later known as Ashburton Motors where he started as forecourt attendant,” said son, Roger. “When we were little, he also had part-time jobs driving Mid Canterbury Transport school buses and doing nightshifts at Lane, Walker Rudkin.” While Viv had so many interests, skills and talents, his office job at Gluyas Motors in 1965 is where people remember him. Managing director, Peter Gluyas, fondly recalls: “Viv was with us during two or three decades of great rural growth. “He became so well known, whether it was to farming families, car buyers or the many industry tradesmen or apprentices in the region through his roles with MTA or the Motor Vehicle Dealers’ Institute which he kept going well into his retirement age.” Vivian Tourell Hanson died on February 2, 2022. He was 92.

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Councillors asked the big rates question Jonathan Leask

n the middle of a cost of living crisis, the Ashburton District Council is proposing a 9.4 per cent average rate increase. The majority of the draft annual plan is based on last year’s long-term plan process, when Covid impacts were still unravelling, but before the impacts of record inflation, food and fuel

price rises, the continued climb of housing costs and the recent Government revaluations. Even since the council workshopped every aspect of the budgets looking for savings earlier this year that cost of living crisis has escalated. LDR reporter Jonathan Leask put it to each councillor that with the draft annual plan set to be tabled with a 9.4 per cent average rates increase and the current cost of living crisis facing all ratepayers, how comfortable they were with what is a proposal to introduce the highest rate increase in over a decade?

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Mayor Neil Brown

air question, here are some quick points to note. The 9.4 per cent average rate is 1.6 per cent higher than what was projected in the LTP for this next year, but inflation has risen more than what could have been predicted. We have raised it from the 2.9 per cent in the LTP to 5 per cent. Methven and Mt Somers water schemes need money to make them compliant with the Government’s new drinking water regulations. After last May’s floods, we have a lot to catch up on in the roading network because of the considerable damage so must have the money to do so. The average house spends $7/day in rates, and for this you get safe water, good drainage, great waste facilities, roads and footpaths, the library, museum and art gallery, public domains and sports fields, and swimming pools to name but a few of council’s services. It’s a delicate balance of cutting back on as much as and where we can without reducing levels of service. If you don’t think you get value for money, please let us know through the consultation process.

Liz McMillan

am very aware that it is tough out there. The 9.4 per cent rate rise is going to be felt across all of our district, particularly those who had a large rate rise last year. It is a triple whammy with the inflation rate going up to 5 per cent (nearly double of what we forecast), the revaluations and the work that has to be done to meet the water regulations. We have spent hours going through the budget and it’s never an easy part of the job. All I can say is that I tried hard to find ways of bringing the rate rise down, asking lots of questions and making suggestions as well as supporting other councillors in their suggestions of bringing the rates down. I have now been on council for two long-term plans and three annual plans so know the background and where possible savings can be made, particularly with Methven targeted rates. I look forward to hearing the submissions from the community and any suggestions they may have regarding our rate rise and the level of service.

Leen Braam

don’t know anyone who likes rates rises. And I am the same (still a Dutchie). But sometimes you cannot avoid it. Covid-19, Government regulations, climate change, floods and other unforeseen events certainly do not make life easier, and that’s not only in our district. Most of us feel it daily with groceries, fuel, electricity and other prices going up. It is the same for our Ashburton District Council. As a councillor I am well aware of the rising costs and over the last year councillors and ADC staff have spent a lot of time with budget workshops/meetings to understand the situation and find the best way forward with the 2022/23 budget. We came up with a basic budget. Trimmed capital projects, deferred maintenance and reviewed day-to-day budgets with reductions made where possible. Yes, maybe we can defer more renewals and maintenance, but to me that is short-term gain for long-term pain. I am proud to live in Ashburton District “Our Place”. Over the 40 years, I have seen tough times (the 80s), good times, and now “cloudy” times, and we don’t know what the new normal will be. Under those circumstances I feel this is an honest budget.

Carolyn Cameron

rowth in property values is feeding into substantial increases in council rates that mainly affect urban areas – 12.1 per cent in Ashburton and 15.4 per cent in Methven for the average homeowner. For the district as a whole, rising inflation (now 5 per cent in our budgets) resulted in upward revision of the average rates increase from 7.8 per cent to 9.4 per cent! I find this level of increase unacceptable and have battled on the issue around the council table. Proposed rates rise will hit urban residents hardest and come on top of recent economic challenges such as the CBD revitalisation and the impact of Covid-19 imposed shutdowns. Particularly at this time, the council should manage its finances to minimise the financial burden on ratepayers. At previous workshops, a minority, including myself, argued that we are in exceptional times and that we should access a portion of forestry reserves to mitigate the rates rise for the 2022/23 year. Council will be consulting before the rates are struck. I urge everyone to give your opinion. Are you getting good value for money? Or do we reduce services such as roading or council-owned amenities? Do we access financial reserves? Please share your thoughts and ideas.

John Falloon

he annual plan this year is proving to be more difficult than normal due to a number of issues which readers of the Guardian will be aware of, including higher interest rates on debt-funded projects like critical infrastructure upgrades to Methven and Mt Somers water supplies, inflation and increasing levels of Government compliance. The process of approving the annual plan does not finish until the council meeting on June 29. What has been achieved so far is to come up with a draft plan which goes out for consultation with ratepayers. Consultation is the most important part of the process as it allows councillors to hear from the public through written and verbal submissions. It must be remembered that not all ratepayers are facing a cost-of-living crisis, but particularly for those on fixed and limited incomes, any increase in any costs is difficult to handle. I am not comfortable with a 9.4 per cent increase and will be working and listening for ways to reduce the proposed increase.

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Left – There are varying degrees of comfort when it comes to the proposed 9.4 per cent (average) rate rise from Ashburton District councillors (back row, from left) John Falloon, Rodger Letham, Dianne Rawlinson, Leen Braam, Lynette Lovett, Carolyn Cameron and Angus McKay. Front row: Deputy mayor, Liz McMillan, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, and Stuart Wilson.

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Each year we prepare the budgets with the best of expert knowledge and intent, but unless the people of our great district are prepared to accept a lower level of service across the roading, water, rubbish and everything else that we do, we need this increase to maintain this great place that we all share

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Rodger Letham

t is a big jump and I would have liked to have seen a smaller increase but after many days of analysis, debate and consultation this is where it has landed. It is a “need to have” budget not a “nice to have” budget and in light of all that is going on in the world today, including inflation and government regulation, the council has got it about as good as it could be. I am happy to discuss this with anyone who wishes to contact me. My contact details are available on the council website.

Lynette Lovett

ouncillors spent many hours in workshops going through every budget with our managers, debating and trimming their costs while being realistic on what we can achieve and what could be deferred to other years – eg the promenade, new driveway into the Ashburton Domain, and the Balmoral Hall upgrade. The issues facing us are; the Government regulations on Three Waters coming into effect which we have budgeted for major upgrades on Methven, Mt Somers, and Rakaia water; the impact of Covid, especially on EA Networks Centre, eg the loss of income and the constant rise in the purchase of goods and services; property valuations have gone up in 2021 having an effect on town going up and rural going down; and the projected 5 per cent inflation rate. These all have had to be factored into our calculations. We have included $1.7 million from our forestry reserve as we have listened to our ratepayers that we need to get on and fix our roads. So realistically this is where we sit, whether I am comfortable or not, the business of council has to carry on.

Angus McKay

am not very comfortable with the proposed total rate take. As you know, all of us are facing much higher inflation pressures and cost of living is out of control, it is no different for council when providing the services required by statute and increased regulation. I ask that you note that council has used $1.7 million of reserve (savings) over the years to lessen the rise, to maintain the roading network to the standard being asked for. I am pleased council is using these reserves at this time. Council has been at pains to be as open as we can in getting to this stage of the process of setting the budget for the coming year. Council needs to know if we are heading in the direction wanted. Please tell us through your submission and/or please come and tell us at the public meetings we will be holding.

Dianne Rawlinson

he council and staff have worked very hard to trim the annual plan to what we could call a “no frills budget”. Although a 9.4 per cent increase in rates may seem somewhat unpalatable, I believe that we have to proceed with this. We are facing ever-increasing roading costs and have allocated some additional funding to this from the forestry reserves in the new budget. As the public will be aware, the floods in May 2021 caused very serious damage to some roads and bridges, and although the Government provided approximately 50 per cent of the total repair costs, this impacted on our budget going forward. The ongoing water upgrades to comply with the new Government regulations make further demands on an already stretched budget. Roading and water are core services, and there are also many other areas of our funding spend which are being impacted by inflation. Each year we prepare the budgets with the best of expert knowledge and intent, but unless the people of our great district are prepared to accept a lower level of service across the roading, water, rubbish and everything else that we do, we need this increase to maintain this great place that we all share.

Stuart Wilson

rate increase of 9.4 per cent seems high, however, as residents of the Ashburton District we should realise what we receive for the rates we pay. Coming from a base that is lower per household compared to our neighbouring districts, we can justly take pride in the state of the infrastructure and facilities in our district. Sure we are having problems with potholes on our sealed roads, but we are budgeting to use $1.7m from reserves for a one-off injection to hopefully overcome this. The recreational and cultural facilities we have available in the district for the size of the population we have, I think is something to be proud of. Naturally these facilities have running costs, so if we want the stadium and pool available at a reasonable entry cost, the gardens and lawns always neat and mown, the museum, art gallery and library free, then ratepayers must pick up the costs. To suggest a small increase by users results in widespread rejection. We budgeted in the LTP for a 7.8 per cent rate increase including inflation, however, central Government has presented us with an inflation rate close to 6 per cent, we must take account of this as our budget is for the 2022/23 year.

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Rates rise needs another rethink

tand up and take a bow, Ashburton councillors. Well, not all of them, of course. But John Falloon, Angus McKay and Carolyn Cameron deserve a special, honourable mention. Why? Because they’re the only members of the Ashburton District Council, who have stood up and clearly admitted they’re not at all comfortable with ratepayers (that’s you and I and our mates over the fence) being lumped with a proposed 9.4 per cent average rates rise for the 2022-2023 financial year. Not only is the rates hike set to be Ashburton’s biggest in over a decade, but it makes for even worse reading nationally. Only five other councils, from the top of the north to the bottom of the south – and from 57 councils to have signalled their

Daryl Holden rate plans – are considering introducing a higher percentage rise. Generally, being seen in the top six or so for council matters nationally would be a good thing. Not this time, unfortunately. No siree. The Mackenzie District takes the top spot with an almost eye-watering 17.3 per cent suggested increase, followed by Tauranga city (13.7), Westland (13), Tararua (11.3), Napier (9.8), with Ashburton rounding out the top six. The average increase across those 57 councils was about 6.4

per cent, with the Buller District coming in lowest and last at 2.3 per cent. Without digging deep into it, that makes for concerning reading for Ashburton.

their say on the matter on pages 10 and 11. It makes for interesting reading. They’ve all tried to justify the increase, with most suggesting there was no other alternative.

being seen in the top six or so “ Generally, for council matters nationally would be a good thing. Not this time, unfortunately. No siree.

On top of that, Ashburton’s timing could not be worse. It comes smack bang in the middle of a national cost of living crisis, with unprecedented petrol, housing and food expenses, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19 leaving many struggling. The council team have all had

Surely, that can’t be the case. There must be ways of softening the blow. How? I don’t know the answers, and it’s not my job to come up with them, but I imagine the council has tried to be creative and has considered all types of things. Perhaps even taking money out of their cash

reserves, selling an investment property, introducing a staff replacement freeze for 12 months or so. Mayor Neil Brown is now putting the rates blow torch back on you and I, by encouraging the community to come forward with constructive feedback as to where council could make further cuts. That’s part of the consultation process but, honestly, I’d rather the council took yet another look at it themselves. Because, as we all know, these are extraordinarily difficult times for many. It is a time for our elected members to react to that in a way that won’t provide further hurt and pain for their community. An average 9.4 per cent rates rise – the biggest, remember, in more than 10 years – fails in that regard.

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We’re armageddon ready Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

n our home we’ve been quietly setting up a special room. It’s a bit of a joke amongst those we tell of it. But it’s a joke laced with more than a faint hint of potential reality. We call it The Armageddon Room. Now I want to be clear here. When “the virus” first hit, we were asked not to clamour for loo paper. I regard it as one of the most magnificent moments of restraint in my life that I resisted and did as I was asked. Then. At that time. But when I saw it stacked up high and on special in the big red place recently, I went in to planning for the end of times mode. Now Mrs Mac exclaims “not more bloody toilet paper” every time I proudly walk in the door and stack another couple of 24 packs on top of the others in our freshly minted Armageddon Room (AR). Like all special projects, the AR is a work in progress. I plan to add amongst other things, the following in short order. Bulk quantities of Weetbix, flour, scone mix, dried milk powder, bulk biscuits, packaged soups, canned foods with the express exception of baked beans.

Yah, another toilet paper hoarder. A man after my own heart. Even as the world ends and I am gripped in hunger and despair, I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to consume baked beans out of a can. I’d rather die hungry. Yuuuuuuuuk! Some of the things required for armageddon prep cannot be contained within the AR. Like wood for instance. So the plan over the next 12 months is to stockpile wood, heaps of it, as much as humanly possible. Then

we can cook on our new ULEB fire. There must be something in the McQuarters DNA, as we are not the first to do this. One of our sons, a meticulous planner, has had his armageddon “wardrobe” in the spare room fully sorted for a while now. Several big plastic bins loaded with everything imaginable to survive the end of the world. Of course, by the time arme-

geddon hits, employment will be redundant. Electric power and domestic water supplies will be cut. So I will fill my days, walking down to the Ashburton River with empty 2-litre containers I have saved up and stored in my AR and bringing water home to boil, and make scones, and soup and milk for my Weetbix (from the stored milk powder), whilst keeping warm.

Basic survival in troubled times. And then, most reassuringly, I’ll wipe my arse. 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.

Rural costs, inﬂation running rampant I

n allowing runaway costs and rampant inflation to hit New Zealand’s most productive sector, the Labour Government is biting the hand that literally feeds it. New Zealand’s agricultural sector is seeing a dramatic rise in input costs as farmers and growers grapple with the same cost of living crisis that is impacting us all. The increase in costs is being felt particularly badly by our farmers who, according to Statistics New Zealand, saw enormous increases to their usual expenses in the December quarter. Year on year, the cost of fuel has risen more than 44 per cent, fertiliser more than 28 per cent, stock feed and grazing more than six per cent, seeds six per

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Nicola Grigg SELWYN MP cent and power 21 per cent. While figures for the March quarter aren’t due out until May, my bet is they’ll show an even bigger surge. On top of that, a raft of new government regulations will add further to the cost of doing rural business. If you want to go out and buy a new Toyota Hilux you’ll now be paying an extra $5175 in ‘ute tax’ when registering it – and the Government will soon be bringing legislation to Parliament requiring employers pay a 1.4 per cent levy on employees’ salaries into a new ‘income insurance scheme’. The primary sector is New Zealand’s biggest export earner, as well as a large driver of regional economies and rural communities. The Government tries to blame rampant domestic inflation on global forces like the war in Ukraine, but that simply isn’t true because inflation here hit the 30-year high of 5.9 per cent in December, before the outbreak of war. What the Government can control, though, is the level

of regulation and compliance costs it passes on to our farmers which continue to whittle away at profitability. That reduced profitability is, in turn, felt in rural service towns across the country as people tighten their personal and business expenditure. While impressive commodity prices meet some of these rising costs, they don’t equate to impressive margins – they in-

stead contribute to an increased government tax-take. This week’s Crown financial statements underscore a picture of increasing revenue flowing from New Zealanders’ pockets into the Crown accounts. This year Labour is set to take in $26.9 billion more of Kiwis’ money in income tax and corporate tax than when they came to office, while the squeezed middle – both middle income

earners and SMEs – are paying higher prices for food, rent and petrol, with costs rising faster than wages. A New Zealand government should be powering up and not squeezing down on our primary sector right now when we need it the most. National’s Nicola Grigg grew up in Mt Somers and is currently the Selwyn MP.

DriveThru

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with Bernard Egan

All things motoring and otherwise

It all happens in April For some reason, maybe explained because this occurred on April 1, thoughts turned to motoring moments in Aprils past.

ehind every successful man . . . April 1888 was a good time for Henry Ford and Clara Bryant who married in Greenfield, Michigan, on April 11 of that year. It was Clara’s 22nd birthday; Henry was 24 years old. Before their wedding, Clara told her parents her intended was “quiet, pleasant, keen-minded, and sensible”. When they married, Henry was living on a 40acre plot of land that belonged to his father. Instead of farming the land, Ford had it cleared and sold the lumber. Once the lumber was gone, he took a job as an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company. The move was the beginning of Ford’s precipitous rise through the ranks of the engineering world, a career that saw he and his wife move

11 times between 1892 and 1915, always to finer circumstances. Not many wives in those days would have approved of such a migrant lifestyle, but Clara Bryant Ford did. She is credited with backing her husband in all of his endeavours. There was a time when Henry Ford’s success as a car maker was dubious at best. In the years between 1895 and 1901, Henry was a virtually unknown and unpaid tinkerer, but Clara stood by her man as he pursued his dreams and ambitions. Then Henry’s dreams became reality, and he was transformed into a motoring legend. All the while supported by Clara, who, while being behind a successful man, was never afraid to express her own opinions. There is no doubt Clara’s encouragement and support was a major factor in Ford’s success. So in this case the old adage is correct.

The ‘other’ Playboy

Who said EVs are new? This little beauty was introduced in April 1901.

pril 1949 was not a good month for Playboy. In that month the company filed for bankruptcy. Now some readers may be thinking “that can’t be right, Playboy hadn’t even appeared then”, and if they are thinking of the magazine of the same name, they would be correct. But this is a motoring column, and we’re not referring to the famous magazine, we’re talking about the Playboy Motor Car Corporation. Although there are connections, which we’ll mention a little further on. The Playboy Motor Corporation

Okey Dokey

n the one hand it may be thought this saying has little if anything to do with motoring. But on the other hand the saying can mean “see you soon”. Maybe an Oakland Car Company salesman said okey dokey to a customer who enquired about a vehicle in April 1908. Oakland sold their first car that month. Soon afterwards the Oakland Company was absorbed into General Motors. And maybe there is a motoring connotation – having a new-fangled horseless carriage meant it was easier for owners to tell others “okey dokey” – see you soon.

was founded by Lou Horwitz and two colleagues, who set about producing a really attractive sports car, which first appeared in 1947. Unlike the magazine, the timing and the market wasn’t quite right or ready for their very good-looking models. A total of 99 cars, which included the prototype, 95 pre-production cars and three production cars. The last production car was not finished. It is currently owned by Lou Horwitz’s grandson David Kaplan, and has been restored. David owns other examples too, keeping the family connection and his grandfather’s dream alive.

The Mini Miracle

Clara Ford was always Henry’s greatest supporter.

n April 1965, the one millionth Mini rolled off the production line. It was white, and branded as an Austin. Minis, the cars that is, were immediately popular. The same could be said for the skirt, and by April 1965 there had probably been many millions of those produced.

It is thought around 40 of the cars still exist; at least one is on display in a museum. The cars featured a very innovative convertible roof, so apart from the topless aspect, what’s the other connection of this pet project with the magazine? The Playboy car came first. A woman who worked for the Playboy Car Corporation, had a son who was friends with Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine. After the demise of the Playboy car, the woman’s son, Eldon Sellers, suggested Playboy as the name for the magazine, and Hugh Hefner liked it enough to use it.

Sir Winston Churchill compared that item of apparel with a speech – “a good speech should be like a skirt, long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest”. So the long and short of it is the ground-breaking Mini, the car that is, has in various iterations now been around for a long time – in fact 64 years – and still creates interest. At last count well over 10 million, and counting, Minis have been produced.

Aprils past These glimpses into a few Aprils past have been fun. When this April has passed we’ll be in May, and here’s the good news – Wheels Week is happening then.

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Poppy box at the Ashburton Museum. Left – Soldiers’ procession at the Ashburton Cemetery, Anzac Day 1925. (Photo reference 04.2006.0076a)

Poppies for a cause By Connor Lysaght

his April marks the 100th anniversary of the first Poppy Appeal, a movement that is near-and-dear to many veterans and their families. Every year thousands of poppies are sold across the country and around the world to raise funds for veterans. As it happens, New Zealand is the only nation among the First World War Allies not to mark Poppy Day during the November Remembrance Day period; instead we opt to hold our appeal in April to coincide with Anzac Day. Poppies are strongly linked to the First World War as a symbol of remembrance. Their distinctive red colour and signature shape make them an instantly recognisable reminder of the cause for which they’re made. New Zealand’s first Poppy Appeal in 1922 was a huge success, and the residents of the Ashburton Borough and County made an impressive contribution to this new movement. So how did poppies become associated with remembrance and how did the Poppy Day phenomenon start?

In Flanders Fields Poppies were a common sight on the Western Front during the First World War. The battle-torn landscape of France and Belgium provided the perfect environment for poppies to grow in; their hardy seeds were miraculously able to flourish in the disturbed soil. John McCrae was a Canadian doctor serving in Ypres in 1915, and after seeing the swathes of defiant poppies dotted across the landscape, he was inspired to write his famous poem In Flanders Fields. Legend has it that initially McCrae wasn’t satisfied with his poem, crumpled up the paper he wrote it on and threw it away. A fellow member of his unit allegedly found it and convinced

A red poppy from the Ashburton appeal in 1954. Ashburton Museum and Historical Society Inc. collection. (Object reference 02.1982.0667) McCrae to publish it. In Flanders Fields was rejected by London magazine The Spectator, but thankfully Punch magazine ended up publishing his poem on December 8, 1915. Three years later a humanitarian from the United States named Moina Michael read McCrae’s poem, which resulted in her having what she described as a spiritual experience. She had read his poem before, but this time something was different; she felt as if in that moment she had found a new calling, a duty to help people remember the fallen. She penned a response to McCrae’s poem, in which she wrote: “And now the Torch and Poppy Red, we wear in honour of our dead . . .”

For a good cause As a result of rigorous cam-

paigning by Moina and others, the Poppy Day phenomenon was born and spread across the world. In 1922 New Zealand held its first Poppy Appeal, during which it was expected that £20,000 would be raised across the country for the relief of unemployed soldiers. The appeal relied heavily on the mammoth efforts undertaken by women from all walks of life. A ladies’ committee for Red Poppy Day met in the Ashburton Borough Council chambers, tasked with co-ordinating the entire affair. The committee members were Mrs R Galbraith, Mesdames Morrison, J Watson, Harle and Miss Menzies. These women were instrumental in making Poppy Day in Ashburton successful, as were the young women across the district who went out and

sold the red poppies. The committee had decided to advertise in the local paper that young ladies should sell their poppies on Friday, April 21, considering that to be the best day for potential sales. The Ashburton Guardian reported on April 19 that “thousands of artificial poppies will be on sale in every city, town and township in New Zealand, and on Tuesday, April 25, these flowers will be worn in remembrance of the dead lying in the various countries where the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces fought”. The poppies themselves were sold for 1 shilling each. Of that amount, 3 pence went to homeless French children and 9 pence went towards a fund for providing employment for returned New Zealand soldiers. The appeal was hugely successful in Ashburton. According

to the Guardian, most people in the streets could be seen wearing a spot of red on Anzac Day. The gross takings for poppy sales in town were 62 pounds, 19 shillings and 4 pence, which means that about 1260 out of the Ashburton Borough’s approximate population of 4800 bought a poppy. Twenty pounds was collected in Rakaia, and donations from local schoolchildren contributed to the final sum for the Ashburton County’s appeal of just over £87 (equivalent of approximately $9000 today). The Ashburton branch of the Returned Services’ Association were very pleased with the result, and extended a huge thanks to “all those ladies who helped to make Poppy Day such a thorough success”. The annual poppy day fundraisers are now co-ordinated by the Ashburton RSA and this year poppies can be purchased at various shops and businesses across town, including the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum. These donations will go towards assisting veterans and their families.

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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sport wrap

calling time on a week of sport

Unto the breach once more The Combined Country Rugby competition kicks off today with defending champions Southern set to take on Saracens with the competition’s targets firmly on their back. FULL STORY: P19

National selection

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Browning change-up

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Local hopes aplenty

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Blindside

Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

STARS OF THE WEEK Roly Crichton A different direction for Roly ahead, but what he’s managed to achieve alongside Sophie Pascoe has been nothing short of remarkable. He deserves the recognition that comes with his new role.

A Tall Black in waiting?

id Canterbury basketball star Riley Sa has taken another step toward being able to one day slip into the black singlet of New

Zealand. Sa has this week been named in an Under 18 national team, to participate in a national selection camp in Auckland

THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

Rugby The Combined Country Rugby competition gets under way today, as does Senior B action around the district. Back to spending Saturday afternoons watching code, sounds like bliss. Matches all afternoon.

Racing It’s been a while since it’s been possible for Mid Cantabs to head out and enjoy the Sunday races. Tomorrow you can; Methven are in action on the grass. First race is 12.08pm.

Bowls Mid Canterbury’s best male bowlers are ﬁghting it out right to the end for supremacy in the Lowry Cup. Catch them in action today at the Ashburton MSA Bowling green from 9am.

later this month. Players were selected from regional trials held by Basketball New Zealand earlier this year and from previous national championships and camps. The squad is 24 players strong with a final squad of 12 chosen to head to Iran in August to compete in the Under 18 Men’s FIBA Asia competition.

Bowlers who have competed for years will tell you how hard it is to win a Canterbury Champ of Champs title, so to do it in your early years in the game is a huge achievement.

Sa’s name in the squad shines like a beacon, with many players featuring from high populations centres. His simply reads, Basketball Mid Canterbury – a great nod towards the work that’s gone in behind the scenes here locally and a nod to the hard work and dedication shown by the incredible talent who broke through in the Ashburton College singlet.

Tiger-mania

ews of Tiger Woods stepping up to the first tee at Augusta this weekend has sent the sporting world into a spin. He might not win, he might not even make the cut – but just to get there after the two years he’s had is quite remarkable in itself. Here’s some stats to mark his return. ■ As of Thursday evening, the NZ Tab had a $2 million liability on Tiger if he was to win. ■ In 21 appearances, the Masters is the only major in which Tiger has made the cut as a professional each time. ■ In those 21 times, he’s secured a top five finish close to 60 per cent of the time – of course going on to win five times. ■ Woods’ first major came at Augusta 25 years ago, and this will be his first

Donalda Watson

tournament appearance since the Masters in November of 2020. ■ Tiger is one of only three players aged 40+ to have won a major in the 21st century, the others being Vijay Singh (2004 – 41) and Phil Mickelson (2021 – 50).

AshColl rowers Sure, we’ve had better Maadi Cup results in the past but many in Twizel last week not associated with the district were impressed by the manner in which our students not only competed but conducted themselves. A deserved pat on the back.

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Up for the challenge Matt Markham With a target on their back Southern are set to march forward with the tried and true this season. As defending champions in the Combined Country Rugby competition, there’s no hiding for the lads from the southern reaches of Mid Canterbury; they know that everyone else is viewing them as the team to beat. So, the plan is to meet the challenge head-on, all the while knowing that they’ve got the core group of players around them that were able to win the title last season. “We’ve been lucky, it’s a very similar looking squad,” co-coach Jon Dampney said. “There’s a couple of new faces and a few guys who aren’t here, but in large it’s very much the same.” Josh McAtamney is awaiting knee surgery from last year’s winning side while Fijian flyer Petero Tuwai has left for overseas rugby,

and that pair, along with a few others, is the only collateral damage. They’ve welcomed young Tom Middleton to the side, as well as Tom McCormick, to give them some depth in the backline, and the feel this week has been good. “We’ve had a good group along this week, and the trainings have been strong. “I’m as happy as I can be heading into a first round – we just need to get out and play some rugby now and get that under the belts and we’ll be right.” Dampney is joined again in the coaching panel by Richard McClea, with Scott Murphy also assisting them this season. Hamish Mackenzie retains his place as the side’s leader, with some very experienced heads around him to call on when required. “It will be our strength again, I think – that really strong core group of guys who have been around the traps a long time and know what it’s all about. “You just can’t put a value on having people like that in your team.” Like almost every rugby side

across the country, the build-up to this weekend hasn’t been easy. But unlike a lot of the other teams, it hasn’t been Covid that’s played the biggest impact. A late harvest and the pressures and time constraints that come with that have resulted in a number of players only being able to join the squad over the past two weeks, so it’s been a challenge. “There’s a couple of guys who have only been able to come to training this week.” Today they’ll head to Southbrook to officially start the defence of their title and there’s no beating around the bush, it’s going to be tough. Saracens were quarter-finalists last

year, so it won’t be a comfortable beginning. “We’re expecting a really good challenge, these sides had a good hitout last week in their sub union round, so they’ll be a little ahead of us in terms of match fitness.

“But the boys are up to the challenge. “We’ve done a lot of work to try and be as ready as we can, and we’re actually all just looking forward to getting out onto the paddock and playing some rugby.” While they do battle at Southbrook, Rakaia, who also play in their pool, will be in West Melton taking on the side who has former All Black Tim Perry within its coaching set-up. The Celtic boys are on the road as well, heading off to take on Waihora, while Methven are the only local side to play in Mid Canterbury in the first round. They will be hosting Woodend at the Methven Domain. All games kick off at 2.45pm.

Southern captain Hamish McKenzie

as happy as I can be heading into “ I’m a first round – we just need to get out

and play some rugby now and get that under the belts and we’ll be right.

The pathway to success Southern – Pool C

Celtic – Pool B

April 9: v Saracens @ Southbrook April 23: v Ohoka @ Hinds April 30: v Hornby @ Hornby May 7: Bye May 14: v Rakaia @ Rakaia May 21: v West Melton @ Hinds May 28: v Springston @ Hinds

April 9: v Waihora @ Waihora April 23: v Glenmark/Cheviot @ Celtic April 30: v Hurunui @ Hurunui May 7: v Kaiapoi @ Kaiapoi May 14: v Prebbleton @ Celtic May 21: v Rolleston @ Celtic May 28: Bye

Methven - Pool A April 9: v Woodend @ Methven April 23: Bye April 30: v Darfield @ Darfield May 7: v Lincoln @ Methven May 14: v Oxford @ Methven May 21: v Southbridge @ Southbridge May 28: v Ashley @ Ashley

Rakaia – Pool C April 9: v West Melton @ West Melton April 23: v Saracens @ Rakaia April 30: Bye May 7: v Ohoka @ Ohoka May 14: v Southern @ Rakaia May 21: v Springston @ Springston May 28: v Hornby @ Rakaia

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Shield the same, but different Matt Markham It’s still the Browning Shield, and Mid Canterbury will still shoot for nine straight victories, but it’s going to be a little different than what they are used to this weekend for some of our best tennis players. The withdrawal this week of close neighbours Ellesmere from the tournament has resulted in a reshuffle, with Mid Canterbury now playing both their fixtures today and not having to travel back up to compete again tomorrow. And they’ll do so without the services of some of their most experienced and exciting names too due to illness and Covid isolations. Jack Tiller, Pete Leonard, Jason Feutz, Pete Kirwan and Holly-Jayne Feutz are all out of the mix for the weekend, but there’s still a really strong contingent of players heading off to compete. “It’s a really strong squad despite the interruptions,” Pete Leonard said. “I told Jack Tiller this morning

when we had a discussion about how we were going to play things that if we didn’t win it would be my fault, and if he changed anything from the plan it would be his.” While they’ll line up a strong top-end of players, Leonard said it was those lesser-known names that deserved mention for their efforts to make the team and to get the chance to compete. Names like Isabella van Dooren, Pete Kirwan, Lee Gilbert and Jane Brosnahan were mentioned, as well as the three debutants, Riley Breen, Jake Parsons and Joshua Gilbert. “They’re just as important as our big names. “They deserve the chance to compete in this tournament which means so much to us here at Mid Canterbury – and I hope they enjoy it.” With just North Canterbury and Malvern to worry about today, Leonard and those in charge of selecting the playing positions for six matches throughout the day have drawn together some strong line-ups. Each round consists of three men’s doubles, three women’s doubles, six mixed doubles and

then six singles matches for both men and women. Gala Cup winners Cameron McCracken and Tessa McCann spearhead the respective singles line-ups. McCracken will be joined by Parsons, Rhys Cromie, Connor Brosnahan and both Breen and Gilbert while McCann will line up with Ashleigh Leonard, Jess Aldridge, Maia Liu, van Dooren and Jade Brosnahan. In men’s doubles, Connor Brosnahan and Rhys Cromie will combine, as will McCracken and Lee Gilbert and also Joshua Gilbert and Riley Breen with McCann and Leonard leading the women’s doubles alongside Liu and Aldridge and Jane Brosnahan and Dianna Leonard. Mixed action sees some of the best combinations. Two of Mid Canterbury’s most decorated Gala Cup players, Cromie and McCann form one pairing with Connor Brosnahan and Ashleigh Leonard, McCracken and Aldridge, Breen and Liu, Lee Gilbert and Jane Brosnahan and Parsons and Dianna Leonard. “I think that’s about as strong as we can field, it’s a really good lineup,” Leonard said.

Tessa McCann will be one of the key players for Mid Canterbury as they shoot for nine Browning Shield successes today. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Scott Marshall will be out to find some form and perhaps the back of the goal for the Mid Canterbury Division One Men’s side today. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Mid Canterbury United will play their first home game of the season today against Parklands on the Ashburton Domain. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Footballers back on home turf Matt Markham The chance for a Saturday afternoon football fix is up for grabs today around Mid Canterbury. The Mid Canterbury United Senior Men’s side take on Parklands this afternoon on the Ashburton Domain, looking to bounce back from a 1-5 defeat in their opening round match against Burwood last weekend. The side is this year under the guidance of new head coach, Andrew Annable, but boasts many of the familiar faces that have filled the roster for the past few seasons. With a good mix of experience and

youth there’s a real air of excitement among the side this season as they look to improve on their standings from last year in the New World Premiership – one of Mainland Football’s showpiece competitions of the season. They kick off their match this afternoon at 2.45pm. Up the road in Methven, their Division One side will look to kickstart their defence of their title from last season in fine style when they host Waimak United on the Methven Domain. They went through last season in fine form, taking down all before them to claim victory – albeit a hollow one with no finals played due to Covid impacting on the final stages of the competition. Mid Canterbury United’s Division 5 side will begin their campaign today as well, playing against Christchurch United in the first round of the season.

Hockey sides out to bury demons of first round Matt Markham Bouncing back from opening round defeats will be the main objective from a return to Canterbury Hockey today for Mid Canterbury’s two Division One sides. And for one locally based side, there’s double the chance. The Mid Canterbury senior men’s side were set to play last night in the second round of the season at Nga Puna Wai against Harewood before heading home, only to jump in the car and head back again today to play again. Harewood were set to be a tough challenge; they won impressively in the opening round of the season, but with the cobwebs blown out of the system, Mid Canterbury were set to bounce back from last weekend’s effort. Today, they’ll head to the Mainpower Waimakariri Turf to play Riccarton Avonside Combined at 3pm. They’ll be the un-

known quantity early in the competition, as they sat out the first week of play with the bye. Meanwhile, the Mid Canterbury Senior Women’s side showed a lot of promise in their defeat to Hornby last weekend, and will be keen to build on that in their return to the Canterbury Hockey Division One competition today. They play the late game at Nga Puna Wai today, facing off at 4.30pm against Avon, who battled out a 1-all draw last week with Rangiora. With still a few weeks to play until the Mid Canterbury season begins on the weekend of April 29, the first few tastes of hockey for the season for a good chunk of local players will ensure that the local season starts with a bang. Mid Canterbury’s Division 2 women begin the season on Friday, April 29 with the Men’s Division Two competition on Sunday, May 1. The Division One competitions will begin the following day with the women on Monday, May 2 and the men on Tuesday, May 3. Confirmed teams for this year and season draws are yet to be released.

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RightonTrack Guardian racing

Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Workout form set to be strong at Methven Matt Markham The Mt Hutt Trotting Club workouts have long been regarded as a punters best friend, and the theory doesn’t look set to change tomorrow as racing returns to the green top of the Methven Trotting Club. A select number of horses who will compete at tomorrow’s meeting showed they were right on song last Saturday with solid hit-outs to prepare for the meeting, and it was a few of the local chances who looked most ready to rock and roll. In particular, Rakaia horseman, Leo O’Reilly stepped out two runners who both were victorious, looking very impressive in the process.

The first, a debutant filly named Chance On Me will go around in a wide open maiden affair early in the programme. She dashed away in her workout last weekend, looking strong to the line. Patiently handled by O’Reilly to get to this point she’s a strong chance of kicking off her career with a big run tomorrow. His other was the noted grass track performer, Maren Franco. She stalked the speed and dashed up late to win against a strong heat of pacers, but has had her chances hindered by a wide barrier draw against another handy field. A three-time winner, all of which have come on the grass, Maren Franco’s chances will rely on a decent drag into the race for her to unleash her noted sharp speed at the business end. While O’Reilly’s pair both look strong each way chances, punters might need to

take a little more of a risk with the other star performer from last Saturday’s workouts. The Neil Burton-trained President Pat will be out to achieve a notable feat of winning on his home track as both a trotter and a pacer and his hit-out last weekend suggested it’s not out of the realms of possibility. The converted pacer looked strong to the line, winning impressively, and a closer inspection of his recent form has him going well. “He just gets out of his ground a little bit at the start, you have to handle him with a bit of care,” Burton said. “But he’s trotting well and going good races, so hopefully he can get close enough to work into it.” President Pat is raced by Burton and his wife, Michelle and goes around in the first race of the day.

M6 Riccarton gallops

Maren Franco and Leo O’Reilly.

Today at Riccarton Raceway

R1 Riccarton Pk Function Centre Maiden $15,000 15 160x0 Show Me Champagne Chowdhoory (3) (A1) 56 16 0x048 Fionnuala A Balloo (12) 56 1200m 12:25

5 94x45 Lord Darci C L Carmine (20) 59.5 K Mudhoo (15) 59 6 60341 Choux In 7 27514 Decisive T R Moseley (1) 59 56 1 323x3 Commitment A Comignaghi (5) 59.5 17 520 Our Rosette 18 8743x Take A Risk T L Newman (14) 55.5 8 19x79 Megalomaniac S Toolooa (3) (A3) 58.5 C L Carmine (1) 59.5 2 00x02 Mr Hass 9 2800x Zakunda K Chowdhoory (17) (A1) 58.5 19 65665 Selfie 56.5 3 34406 Easyrider W F Pinn (10) (A1) 59.5 58 4 467x5 Double Prosperity 59.5 R3 Tom Toplis Memorial Sprint $35,000 1000m 13:31 10 380x0 Drumstorm 11 23421 Sweet Lilly Rohan Mudhoo (6) 57.5 5 4060x Jamieson’s Tipple C W Johnson (4) 59.5 1 48073 Khimar War A Comignaghi (7) 61 C A Campbell (10) 57.5 12 100x5 Thistle 6 92564 Copy That K Chowdhoory (15) (A1) 59 2 43912 Ocean Point S Toolooa (4) (A3) 60 J J Fawcett (2) 57.5 7 0x Archerfield J R Lowry (7) 59 3 41817 Okay Pal W F Pinn (6) (A1) 59.5 13 65908 El Bee Jack 57 T R Moseley (12) 57.5 4 x2119 Chokito 8 2453x Dushku J Kamaruddin (3) (A1) 58 14 10664 Cheekini 15 735x9 Barrett B M Murray (12) 57 9 x5052 Darci’s Flight C R Barnes (9) 57.5 5 4562x Scarfi Ms K Williams (2) 58 S Muniandy 16 238x0 Tantalee (8) 56.5 B M Murray (3) 57.5 10 x8043 Aunt Cindy J J Fawcett (8) 57.5 6 81664 Eptimum 17 777 Vardon Road Ms K Williams (5) 56.5 11 44035 Baby Cheeses Rohan Mudhoo (8) 57.5 7 1211x Chilly Filly L J Allpress (1) 55 18 84301 She’s Recommended B B Hong (11) 56 J J Fawcett (16) 57.5 12 85393 Deny T L Newman (5) 55 8 12x12 Amberecho 19 74603 Sure Is 55 13 5649 Areyouokay D Turner (2) 57.5 R4 Hornby Club Founders Cup $35,000 2000m 14:05 55 20 98846 Harleen Quinzel K Mudhoo (6) 57.5 14 Jaow Nang 1 77600 Camino Rocoso J Kamaruddin (3) (A1) 61 21 89x59 Prendido 56 15 2 Quavered C A Campbell (14) 57 B M Murray (4) 59 2 23335 Bully Boy L Callaway (13) 57 16 8 Love Fifteen R6 NZB Insurance Stakes $60,000 1600m 15:14 3 57217 Original Gangster Ms K Williams (6) 57.5 1 x5111 Reputabelle A Comignaghi (10) 57.5 R2 Betavet (Bm65) $30,000 1200m 12:58 4 35016 Summer Festival C R Barnes (12) 56 2 x286x Unusual Countess W F Pinn (15) 57.5 1 4616 Rocastano W F Pinn (8) (A1) 60 A Comignaghi (2) 55 5 9x222 Letsbringiton 3 12952 Burgie C A Campbell (8) 57.5 R Cuneen (1) 59.5 2 50x64 Clooney 6 14150 Savezar K Mudhoo (10) 55 4 15246 Shameless Tart T R Moseley (5) 57.5 3 25x31 Hombre J R Lowry (5) 59.5 7 91010 Polar Night L J Allpress (7) 55 5 2261 Above The Clouds 57.5 L Callaway (19) 59 4 23324 Adannaya T R Moseley 8 x8234 Miss Tavi (8) 55 D Turner (7) 57.5 6 x71x4 June Bug 5 0x252 Can’t Say Enough A Comignaghi (18) 59 9 0x640 Frankie The Fox Rohan Mudhoo (5) 55 7 561 Mazzini S L Wynne (1) 57.5 6 51x08 Paramount Prince Atchamah (16) (A4) 58.5 W F Pinn (9) (A1) 55 L J Allpress (4) 57.5 8 84779 Sorrento 7 19273 Papagena S Toolooa (15) (A3) 58 10 x7142 Kaareraway 55 11 93233 Goodanya 9 x0314 Taimate Diva K Chowdhoory (11) 57.5 8 3331x Paze The Power C K Kwo (11) 58 12 96042 Panzer K Chowdhoory (1) (A1) 55 57.5 10 x3441 Champagnes On Me 9 5933 He’s Ready 58 C R Barnes (6) 57.5 C W Johnson (9) 57.5 10 31 Darci’s Belle R5 Pgg Wrightson Seeds (Bm65) $30,000 1600m 14:39 11 45641 Divine Sava C W Johnson (13) 57.5 12 78620 Zacat 11 6660x Tavilight 57.5 1 19x32 Jack Knows Best J R Lowry (16) 61 13 x1530 Just Maybe Ms K Williams (2) 57.5 57 12 8103x Sombra Deamor 2 63106 Just Tickety Boo L J Allpress (4) 60.5 S Muniandy (3) 57.5 13 1030x Emanon T R Moseley (6) 56.5 3 96355 Final Savings J Kamaruddin (19) (A1) 60 14 87622 Pickens 15 432 Belle Of The Ball J Kamaruddin (14) 57.5 14 x0304 Venturesome J Kamaruddin (2) (A1) 56.5 4 6463 Sacred Giant W F Pinn (18) (A1) 60

M8 Methven harness

R7 Birchfield Glass&Glazing-Bm74 $30,000 1400m R9 Racecourse Htl&Mtr Lodge-Bm74 $30,000 1800m 15:49 17:04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

50207 62902 x2534 337x5 x009x 54125 61810 89256 70x11 95140 96171 85x18 1x823 84x04 17354 0x5x3

El Bee Darci C L Carmine (12) 60.5 Severine 60 Golden Harvest W F Pinn (8) (A1) 60 Zelenski T L Newman (1) 59.5 59 Milford Sound The Buffer J Kamaruddin (11) (A1) 59 Neon Moon T R Moseley (13) 58.5 L Callaway (3) 58 I Am A Rock Avaquinella A Comignaghi (4) 57.5 L J Allpress (10) 57.5 Awatane Ceddy Smith K Chowdhoory (9) (A1) 57.5 He’s The Man C R Barnes (2) 57.5 Fettercairn 56.5 56 Feelin’ Fancy Shanghai Express G A Jogoo (16) 55.5 55 Tradition

R8 Avon City Ford Easter Cup $60,000 1600m 16:24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

91314 33221 26817 0486x 1433 24525 52 21222 15332 23466 1x823 38574 75220

Hasabro J R Lowry (8) 61 T R Moseley (6) 56 Irish Girl A Comignaghi (13) 54 Beneficial Southern Ocean Ms K Williams (2) 54 Exchange C A Campbell (11) 54 Seriously L J Allpress (1) 54 Whale Song S L Wynne (3) 54 Phelan The Power C W Johnson (10) 54 W F Pinn (7) 54 Harbourside Pullyoursocksup K Chowdhoory (4) 54 54 Fettercairn Four Queens K Mudhoo (12) 54 Amazon Goddess A Balloo (5) 54

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

88058 077x0 x5828 33373 20x11 2924 31681 50259 71475 37830 24715 34683 54618 40016 3058 780x0 56405

Rainman T R Moseley (14) 60 D Turner (17) 59.5 Five Princes Larpower L J Allpress (12) 59 Are You Cereal A Comignaghi (1) 58.5 Its All Over Rover Chowdhoory (6) (A1) 58.5 Brahma Sunset W Pinn (13) (A1) 58 Capo Dell Impero J R Lowry (10) 58 Colossal J Kamaruddin (7) (A1) 58 C W Johnson (15) 57.5 Redgum Da Vinci Girl T L Newman (11) 56.5 Madam Sequoia T Jonker (5) 56.5 Volvik Ms K Williams (3) 56.5 C A Campbell (2) 56 Prowler Royal Wings C R Barnes (8) 55 55 Oceans Away Jiminy Cricket J J Fawcett (9) 55 55 Road To Reign

Matt Markham’s Riccarton Selections Race 1: Dushku, Quavered, Commitment, Copy That Race 2: Can’t Say Enough, Rocastano, Adannya, Papgena Race 3: Okay Pal, Ocean Point, Scarfi, Chokito Race 4: Savezar, Original Gangster, Bully Boy, Kaareraway Race 5: Thistle, Lord Darci, Sacred Giant, Sweet Lilly Race 6: Belle Of The Ball, Champagnes On Me, Mazzini, Reputabelle Race 7: Avaquinella, Milford Sounds, Awatane, Fettercairn Race 8: Phelan The Power, Irish Girl, Hasabro, Whale Song Race 9: Brahma Sunset, Capo Dell Impero, Madam Sequoia, Volvik BEST BET: Can’t Say Enough (Race 2) VALUE: Thistle (Race 5)

Tomorrow at Mount Harding Raceway

R1 SHEARMAC ALUMINIUM JOINERY TROT $10,000 2400m 12:08 1 097x Tight N Bright Korbyn Newman K G Cameron 2 92033 Cashem 3 00x00 Muzz M Edmonds G D O’Reilly 4 86960 Mc Squared 5 0 Phoebe K R T May K V Hadfield 6 2 Portelli 7 7 The Fiery Countess A L Clark 8 5070x Moonlight Angel John Morrison 9 40604 Random Spur 10 Tioga Pass A L Lethaby T M Williams 11 2x890 Barrytown 12 Dhoni Trouble M Heenan L F O’Reilly 13 95536 Superfast Whizz 14 46x20 Roydon Muscle R D Holmes Craig D Thornley 15 65429 Rush Neil Burton 16 80065 President Pat 17 x88x8 Dashing Dutchy C McDowell J R Dunn 18 3305 Nazareth 19 90265 Cosmic Angel Sarah O’Reilly R2 MAINLAND WOOL LTD MOBILE PACE $10,000 2300m 12:38 1 96664 Melando Chief J F Curtin P J Wakelin 2 7 Dulcinea 3 7825 Buddy Reign K G Cameron M J Williamson 4 8560 Justin Fun 5 Bo Duke T M Williams Craig D Thornley 6 8000x Sir Monty 7 70 Amelia Rose K V Hadfield 8 69438 Millwood Melody B N Orange G D O’Reilly 9 332 On Report 10 Matador R T May John Morrison 11 50495 Take A Hike 12 65290 Killarney Dance S J Ottley J R Dunn 13 5560x Opportunity Knox 14 x8673 Mister Blue Sky Sam Thornley 15 0 Whakarehu B N Orange R3 MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS ASSOCIA-

TION PACE $10,000 2400m 13:03 1 Move It On Over R D Close M J Williamson 2 50905 Atomic Traveller 3 709 Fire In The Rain M P Edmonds 4 20570 Beyond A Shadow J R Dunn 5 8948 Backburn K M Cox B N Orange 6 9809 Paytons Rock 7 Chance On Me L F O’Reilly Scott Iremonger 8 x8834 Lay On Macduff John Morrison 9 x000x Midnight Sioux 10 x0066 Nadira Franco H S Clarke 11 92628 Is He Watching Me Ben Hope 12 07x72 Iron Woman K A Butt R T May 13 20372 Sargent Best 14 8064x Pacific Clipper J F Curtin R4 GARY McCORMICK TRANSPORT LTD MOBILE PACE $9,000 2300m 13:28 1 90880 Starkers Scott Iremonger M J Williamson 2 51008 Webs Reactor 3 x0470 Manzini John Morrison B N Orange 4 70588 Honour Scroll 5 x2345 Rock To The Boss Korbyn Newman Neil Burton 6 59990 Changeover Jo 7 85830 Charlie’s Ace Gemma Thornley 8 71602 Gosakhi K G Cameron C McDowell 9 78980 Frosty Reception 10 53467 Rafa Novak Michelle Krijgsman R D Close 11 47365 Maximilian 12 69609 Kansas City Jim 13 2386x With Grace Sarah O’Reilly 14 93400 Get It On Sheree Tomlinson R5 DOUG McCORMICK MEMORIAL TROT 2400m 13:53 1 44376 Ready I Am P J Wakelin R D Close 2 64582 Aiguille 3 68305 Zsahara Sheree Tomlinson John Morrison 4 422 Reindeer Trouble 5 413 Paris Prince Sam Thornley G D O’Reilly 6 60347 Murano 7 72471 Nordic Prince Gemma Thornley

Korbyn Newman 8 5109 Bellerophonte 9 2790x Make My Sundon S J Ottley R T May 10 0x850 Robo Trouble 11 540 Sky High Flyer 12 48206 That’s Entertainment B N Orange K Butt 13 32107 Kohli Trouble 14 96300 Merlot Leonie Newton 15 0000x Moons Way 16 190x0 Granny Rose M J Williamson R6 PAT McGIRR MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE $10,000 2300m 14:23 1 51534 Stellar Arden T M Williams R D Close 2 81616 Sheeza Purla 3 8000 Don’t Quote Me A L Lethaby John Morrison 4 23163 Best Trio 5 40820 Kowhai Shadow S J Ottley J F Curtin 6 84889 Evidently 7 55225 Delightful Gloria M J Williamson 8 63210 Kali B J R Dunn 9 62721 Follow Me Fantasy 10 9x100 Honey Favourite R D Holmes J C Hay 11 47538 Betterthanhope 12 84103 Seapris Ben Hope 13 90486 Times Are A Changin 14 64330 Essence Of Easton R T May R7 THE PHAT DUCK BREW BAR & KITCHEN F & M MOBILE PACE $12,500 1609m 14:48 1 75 Pennetta M J Williamson 2 50998 I’ll Write The Story Craig D Thornley 3 88224 Ruby’s A Delight Sarah O’Reilly John Morrison 4 38742 Baileys Diamond 5 78217 Bettorlini Ben Hope G D O’Reilly 6 85021 Judgement Bay 7 12155 Coachella B N Orange 8 22201 Sophia Bromac J R Dunn L F O’Reilly 9 66421 Maren Franco 10 80x57 Olive Cook R8 WOODLANDS STUD MT HUTT TROTTING CLUB CUP $15,000 3000m 15:13

1 12059 Mr Perfect D White B N Orange 2 63214 Tom Martin 3 0x610 Champagneandwine John Morrison 4 88653 Jimmy Arma 5 37134 Boudica R T May J C Hay 6 1x516 Carana 7 2434 Manjimup R M Cameron I M Lee 8 1418 Taurus J R Dunn 9 13270 Sam’s Town 10 4000 She’s Tough M J Williamson Sam Thornley 11 23047 Corravally Star 12 14030 Kiss The Girls R D Close T M Williams 13 36122 Cya Art 14 50510 Buckskin Sarah O’Reilly 15 9034 Homebush Lad Ben Hope R9 ROSELAND RACING ‘YOUNG AT HEART’ MOBILE PACE $9,000 1609m 15:38 1 86600 Aveross Rustler 2 4764 Four Starzzz Shiraz Denis O’connell 3 35588 Spicy Girl Becqui Sheree Tomlinson Sarah O’Reilly 4 94760 Not Over 5 59186 Shards Fury Sam Thornley G D Smith 6 9620 Just Holla 7 9080x Not Really Blonde R M Cameron 8 20320 Off The Edge B Weaver M J Williamson 9 20719 Wolfenstein 10 21369 Better Fly R D Close B N Orange 11 44538 Cab Calloway 12 7413 Krystal Delight Ben Hope R10 MIDLANDS SEED HANDICAP TROT $11,000 2400m 16:17 1 346 Prince Ranier J R Dunn L F O’Reilly 2 9x070 Mentalist 3 70986 Global Flight A L Lethaby R D Close 4 x080x Cabella Noir 5 90014 Silverlinings D G Burrows J Herbert 6 0000x Moons Way 7 946 Dd’s Super Stuart C J Markham 8 30557 Shandon Bells M J Williamson

John Morrison 9 6422 Take After Me 10 37719 Hanover Da Moon G C Telfer M G Heenan 11 72145 Boyz Invasion 12 63026 Prince Teka K G Cameron Sam Thornley 13 4102q Royal Pride 14 58791 Belisma R H Jenkins Ben Hope 15 74260 Baxter R11 CLUBS NZ RACEDAY JANUARY 29 2023 MOBILE PACE $11,000 2300m 16:43 1 52258 Stephs Boy B N Orange 2 9369 Scotlynn Beach Boy R D Close 3 91965 Eyecon J W Cox Craig D Thornley 4 1 Tiffany’s Legacy 5 40041 Sweet And Sour Kerryn Tomlinson 6 12566 Kyran R T May 7 81890 Boulton Home Sarah O’Reilly 8 52652 Hurricane Banner John Morrison 9 13953 Nyla G D Smith 10 99190 Reggie Golightly G D O’Reilly S J Ottley 11 51640 Sister’s Delight 12 59902 Motor Mouth M J Williamson 13 1x09x Rock N Diamonds J R Dunn 14 77243 Hazer Sheree Tomlinson

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SPORTS QUIZ 1. What organised sport has the highest participation rate in New Zealand? a) Golf b) Rugby c) Football 2. How many Tour of Southlands did Brian Fowler win? a) Five b) Six c) Seven 3. Cricket great, Glenn Turner has which middle name? a) Malcolm b) Maitland c) Michael 4. Southern start today as defending champions in Combined Country Rugby; who did they defeat in last year’s ﬁnal? a) Prebbleton b) Darfield c) Southbridge 5. The Falcons represent NZ in what sport? a) Skydiving b) Australian Rules b) Volleyball 6. Former All Black, Jules Le Leivre was born in what Canterbury town? a) Doyleston b) Akaroa c) Lincoln 7. Tiger Woods last won the Masters when? a) 2015 b) 2017 c) 2019 8. Ross Taylor made his ODI debut against which country? a) India b) West Indies c) Pakistan

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The show mattered while it was happening but now the recap matters more. That’s what you’ll be building on going forward. Take a moment to decide what you can use about your recent experience. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): After doing the same thing for several days and getting results, suddenly things compounded and got exponentially greater. You will soon hit a point of diminishing returns – a signal to change it up. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You know your boundaries in theory, but the map of a place is not a place. You have to be standing on the ground to really understand where the limits are. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Peer pressure is an actual force. Furthermore, peer pressure has just as much influence as it did when you were 7, which is all the more reason to seek kind friends. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ve a chance to become the champion of a person or idea. Better to give too much than too little to this. You’ll never have to look back and wonder if you could have done more. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Not everyone who smiles is happy. You can tell the difference though, and you’ll speak to the hidden heart, offering the fortification of warmth and the sense of belonging that comes from being accepted. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Every situation is worthy of your curiosity, exploration and effort. Knowing where they are is a matter of dropping your preconceived notions and staying alert on every level, especially the intuitive one. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Things are happening, though perhaps not with the intensity, depth or profitability that you expected from the situation. Appreciate whatever results you get, however meagre. Something to build on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It’s the outside world giving you the motivation to improve, and there will be concrete benefits to reaching a certain goal by a particular day. The internal drive will kick in midway through this effort. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Steady progress is the usual way, but the current project is strange. Expect an erratic rhythm. In this case, nothing happens for a long time, and then, suddenly, it all seems to be happening at once. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There’s enough to focus on here, so the fact that you are participating in other dimensions simultaneously doesn’t seem relevant. The intuitive knowledge you receive will be worth considering as an option. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You have several projects going at once and could conceivably bounce around them without accomplishing much to speak of. For best results, choose one focus and stick with it until a marker is hit.

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SUPER STAR BAKER NEEDED

Full time baker wanted Mon – Fri 1am starts and the occasional Saturday Qualiﬁed/experienced preferred, must be able to work under pressure and in a team environment Apply by bringing your cv in to the shop or email simsbakery@xtra.co.nz. 123 Main South Road, Ashburton

DO WANT SOME EXTRA HOURS OF WORK?

We have a Saturday shop assistant position available.

We are looking for a School Caretaker who will be able to undertake a wide range of duties to ensure our school is a well maintained and safe environment. This position will suit someone who is physically fit and active, enjoys working outdoors, is able to interact in a friendly and professional manner with students, parents, and staff at all times as a member of our support staff team and welcoming school community. The work involves working within a budget, liaising with contractors, security, Health and Safety, minor maintenance, ongoing upkeep, and maintenance of the grounds, and refuse disposal. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, excellent practical, time management and problem-solving skills. A solid knowledge of maintenance, grounds keeping, planning and the ability to work independently will be essential for this position. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a police vet check prior to commencement of employment. Remuneration is by negotiation but will reflect the unique skills the successful applicant will bring to the position. A low-rent caretaker’s house is available for the successful applicant. To apply, or for further information, please email Sheree Rooney (Principal’s Secretary) college@mthutt.school.nz.

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You will need to be able to work under pressure and work well in a team environment. Hours of work are 8am-2.30pm, barista and food handling experience an advantage.

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GARDENER Lochlea Lifestyle Resort has an opportunity for a person who can fill this fulltime or part-time position in our unique resorts.

I hereby give notice of an application lodged with me for the issue of a Record of Title to the below-named applicant pursuant to section 155 Land Transfer Act 2017 for the land described below. Such Record of Title may be issued, and existing estates and interests determined unless a caveat preventing that is lodged with me by a person claiming an estate or interest in the land described below on or before 7th July 2022. Application 12069521.1 by Adam Daniel Killick George and Jordanna Leigh Jamieson, 16 Winslow Westerfield Road, RD 5 Ashburton for an estate in fee simple in 5703 m2 more or less being Lots 1-6 Deposited Plan 547594 being all of the land contained in Record of Title CB22/219 and part of the land contained in Records of Title CB24/287, CB27/160, CB22/221, CB32/129 and CB21/270 Canterbury Land District. The registered owners of the above land are William Euing McDougall (Record of Title (RT) CB22/219), Charles Frederic Barker (RT CB24/287 and RT CB21/270), Benjamin Monk (RT CB27/160), John Beaumont (RT CB22/221) and Thomas Goodman (RT CB32/129) and the land is situated between 16 and 20 Winslow Westerfield Road and 504 and 514 Hendersons Road, Winslow, Ashburton. Dated at Land Information New Zealand, Christchurch this 9th day of April 2022

The successful applicant will be able to communicate well, have the ability to work unsupervised and hold a clean, current, driver’s licence.

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Duties will include lawn mowing (ride on). Formation of new gardens and general lawn and garden maintenance. The successful applicant will be subject to a police check.

Applications for this position close at 4pm on Monday, 18 April, 2022 Please direct all enquiries and CVs to The Manager: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz or phone 03 3079080

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WEEKEND SERVICES

03 308 3191

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MEDICAL SERVICES

HELPLINE SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 DUTY DOCTORS for details on how to access the For all other medical assistance outside after-hours service each weekend. of normal hours please phone your Pharmacies general practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give Wises Pharmacy, Countdown you free health advice on what to do or Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am where to go if you need urgent care. 1pm Sunday. If you don’t have a regular general practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free Ashburton Rest Homes telephone health advice. Please contact directly for hours. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non-New Zealanders should Emergency dentist bring their passport with them, New If you do not have or cannot contact Zealanders should bring some form your regular dentist, please phone 027 of ID. 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours Methven & Rakaia areas 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. For weekend and emergency

Healthline is a free health advice service.

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

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 nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

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, outside of these hours leave a message.

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

Art Gallery

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

Ashburton Museum

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

Ashburton Public Library

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

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

WEEKEND EMERGENCIES Please call your usual vet to be transferred to the emergency vet.

FAMILY NOTICES 27

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, April 9, 2022

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS

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Previously know as Daily Events, Play Planner is printed in the Tuesday and Thursday editions of The Guardian. Not Saturday.

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Please send your event details at least a day in advance so we can add and update accordingly.

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, better prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Fill out the form below and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street. Or email details to whatson@theguardian.co.nz. BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE Day of event .............................................................................

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

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Canterbury owned, locally operated

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd

AYERS, Lynda Rose – 24.01.1931 to 10. 03. 2022 Following our Aunty’s death, the nieces and nephews would like to acknowledge the expressions of sympathy through cards, messages and support following her death at Rosebank. To those who attended the funeral service at Paterson’s Chapel, and to those who travelled to Rangiora Methodist Cemetery for the burial. Special appreciation to Rev John Meredith who officiated at Paterson’s, to Penny the organist, those who assisted with the service and to Paterson’s for their guidance. Thank you to Jack Ayers who officiated at the burial. The family would like to acknowledge Diana Dynes who was a special friend to Lynda and who cared for her ‘Lucy’. We would like to thank the management and dedicated staff at Rosebank Resthome who cared for Lynda over the last 5 years. Many thanks to Rachel who provided refreshments for us all following the burial at Rangiora.

SCHOU, Neville Owen – On April 8, 2022, died peacefully, at Ashburton, aged 90 years. Dearly loved husband of Judith, together for 75 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Phillip, Roderick and Pauline, Nicola and Chris, Gabrielle and David, Jeffrey, and Gerard. Loved grandad of all his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Messages to Schou family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Neville’s request a private cremation will be held.

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PREARRANGE YOUR WISHES FOR PEACE OF MIND

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

Saturday: Fine. Light winds.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

Jo Metcalf Sunday: Fine. Northeasterlies developing.

MAX

18 MIN 7

Saturday: Fine, apart from areas of morning cloud mainly north of Ashburton. Light westerlies, turning northeast for a time in the afternoon. Sunday: Fine. Northeasterlies developing. Monday: Fine. Northerlies.

A ridge of high pressure covers most of New Zealand through the weekend. However, a weak cold front brushes the eastern coasts of the country today. The ridge retreats to the North Island late Sunday, with northwesterlies developing across central and southern areas ahead of a front. The front moves onto the far south late Monday. SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap

Data provided by NIWA

10 : 35 – 2 : 30 am

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

17 16 17 16 15 17

6 8 7 7 8 5

Sunday

19 18 19 18 16 18

5 9 8 7 7 5

Monday

21 9 20 11 18 9 20 10 17 12 20 9

MAX

Canterbury High Country

Monday: Fine. Northerlies.

19 MIN 6

Saturday Mountain weather hazards: None issued. Fine, apart from areas of cloud and drizzle north of about Darfield in the morning. Wind at 1000m: Light winds. Wind at 2000m: SW 45 km/h, becoming light by afternoon. Freezing level: 2600m at first, then rising above 3000m. Sunday Mountain weather hazards: None issued. Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud or fog. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h. Freezing level: Above 3000m.

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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 21.1 0.5 -0.5 0.2 8.0 N 33 9:49am 9.8 28.1

Methven 19.3 0.9 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

20 MIN 10

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 18.4 21.4 1.1 1.0 -1.4 – 0.2 0.0 13.4 7.8 NE 22 NW 28 1:30pm 7:34am 7.0 – 29.8 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 10:18am 10:38pm 11:08am 11:28pm 11:54am Mouth L 4:01am 4:18pm 4:59am 5:11pm 5:49am 5:59pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 10:02am L 3:51am H 10:02am L 3:45am

10:19pm 4:06pm 10:22pm 4:02pm

10:49am 11:07pm 4:42am 4:55pm 10:52am 11:12pm 4:43am 4:55pm

11:36am 11:55pm 5:30am 5:42pm 11:38am 11:59pm 5:33am 5:43pm

6:57am 6:12pm 6:58am 6:10pm 6:59am 6:08pm 2:34pm 11:07pm 3:16pm

first qtr Apr 9

full Apr 17

– 3:51pm 12:09am

last qtr Apr 23

new May 1

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, April 9, 2022

Get your pens and pencils at the ready because we’ve got an Easterthemed colouring in competition for anyone aged 12 and under. And the best bit? The three age-group winners (to be decided by the editor) will win Easter chocolate. The age-groups are: • • •

Under 6 years 7-9 years 10-12 years

Competition Rules: • •

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All entrants must provide their name, phone number and age. Entries close at 5pm on Tuesday, April 19. Winners will be notified on Wednesday, April 20. Drop your entries into the Guardian’s post box at our office on Level 3, Somerset House, Burnett Street, Ashburton.

Entry Form Name......................................................................................................... Phone number ........................................................................................ Age ............................................................................................................

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