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Property lift-out a winner Our new-look, innovative Guardian Property real estate lift-out is a massive hit. Customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive about the only glossy Mid Canterbury focused real estate publication in the district. The publication was launched late last month and real estate companies who advertise in it have indicated that vendors and buyers love the look and feel of the product, which was also being delivered into every home in Mid Canterbury at no cost. One of those who has given it the thumbs up was experienced Bayleys Ashburton residential salesperson Mick Hydes. “It’s definitely an upmarket look,’’ Hydes said. “The photos are a lot nicer and crisper on the glossy paper.

They really stand out.’’ That “standout’’ comment was telling for vendors and buyers, plus the real estate companies, according to Ashburton Guardian sales manager Sonia Gill. She said some real estate firms had quickly identified the benefits to advertising in it, as opposed to using a traditional newspaper print product. “We identified a gap in the market for an ultra-modern real estate lift-out and our consumers have reacted as we knew they would,’’ Gill said. “The special glossy paper, which was also recyclable, clearly makes properties sparkle for vendors wanting to catch the house-hunting eye of buyers. In a competitive property market, a publication like ours provides an edge.’’

Gill said the increased visual appeal and touch of the glossy paper also recognised changing consumer reading habits. There was now greater emphasis on look and presentation in publications to attract and retain reader interest. And in the real estate game that was even more important. “We also know that the advertising section of the Guardian was one of the most read parts of the paper even before this publication emerged,’’ Gill said. “Our recent independent survey results showed that 74 per cent of readers looked at that part of the Guardian, even when they weren’t looking to buy or sell a property. “We would expect that property readership number to increase further with this new product.’’

Bayleys Ashburton residential salesperson Mick Hydes loves the Guardian’s new property lift-out. “It’s definitely an upmarket look.’’ PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Nappy donation plan benefits families in need Maddison Gourlay Ashburton Parents’ Centre are happy about nappies. And lots of nappies at that. The parents’ centre, thanks to the generosity of a nappy-donating community, have been able to provide nearly 40 packs of nappies to the Sharing Everyday Experiences and Drawing on Skills (S.E.E.D.S) non-profit organisation that provides community services in the district. New World and parents’ centres nationally have an annual fundraiser called, Hug It Forward. That’s where people can purchase a bag of nappies

and donate them to a family in need. Ashburton New World shoppers filled 12 paper shopping bags of nappies, estimated to be nearly 40 donated packs. “This wouldn’t have been such a success without the community,’’ Ashburton Parents’ Centre president Claire Smitheram said. “The thanks really go to them. Working with S.E.E.D.S and organisations like this, we can ensure that these nappies go to where they are needed.” Ashburton’s Parents’ Centre dropped off the nappies to Community House Mid Canterbury to be distributed by S.E.E.D.S and family social services organisation Birthright, as well as the family strength section within Presbyterian Support.

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Cameron intent on second term Adam Burns Urban ward councillor Carolyn Cameron has signalled her ambition of a second term in chambers. Cameron has confirmed she wants to re-stand at next year’s local body elections, two years into her first term as an Ashburton ward councillor. “I’m learning a lot and I’m enjoying it and I feel like we’re implementing some good changes and policies,” she said. She said that her primary role as a pharmacist had helped her get a gauge on what the community wanted from their elected leaders. “I get a feel of what people are looking for from their council,” she said. “I appreciate it, I enjoy it. “We’re a good team and we all bounce off each other really well

First term urban councillor Carolyn Cameron is aiming to stand again at next year’s local body elections.

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and we’re all there for the same reason.” Most of the other elected councillors were non-committal on their local government intentions.

Alongside Cameron, urban ward councillor Leen Braam was also set to stand again next year. Fellow Ashburton ward councillor John Falloon said that al-

Elsewhere, two-term councillor Diane Rawlinson had not yet decided on a third term and former mayor and current urban councillor Angus McKay also needed more time to contemplate his moves. Eastern ward councillors Lynette Lovett and Stuart Wilson were also both unsure. Mayor Neil Brown has not committed to running for a second mayoralty term and deputy mayor Liz McMillan said she was likely to stand again, but couldn’t commit yet. The biggest question marks centre around western ward councillor Rodger Letham who refused to comment on his plans when asked on two occasions about standing for a second term. Local body elections were likely to be held on October 8, 2022.

though it was too early to give it much consideration, there was no point standing if he was not going to see out at least two terms.

$5m damage bill: Long road back for council back to the standard they were prior to the flood. “At this stage we’re well behind.” The majority of council’s gravel stockpile which was originally set aside for planned winter gravelling has also been used to fill in holes to make roads usable following the May 30-31 flood event. “We are now at the stage where all of our roads are trafficable but a lot of them still require metal to bring them up to the state they were prior to the flooding,” Fauth said. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has not provided council an indication of budget to help repair flood-damaged roads, Fauth said. He said he hoped the cleanup could be debt-funded rather than omitting something from council’s budget.

Adam Burns Ashburton District Council staff have admitted that it is in disarray in keeping up with the increasing needs of the district’s damaged roading network. A multitude of potholes and crumbled roads on top of its regular maintenance obligations are keeping council roading contractors up to their ears with site visits and essential repair work. Council roading manager Brian Fauth told councillors at this week’s activity briefings meeting that the damage bill to the district’s network was about $5 million. Mayor Neil Brown asked how roading staff were going to get its regular maintenance programme back on track after fielding numerous complaints around the state of the roads. “How are they going to catch up.

The May floods have caused about $5 million worth of damage to the district’s roads. “The winter time we’re told is the best time to grade the roads because they’re wet, but there’s lots of potholes out there and I’m

assuming with the flooding that resourcing is being used elsewhere.” Fauth told the mayor it would

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Some Razor-sharp fun Robertson set for charity rugby game

There’s only one rugby game that matters this weekend – and it’s not the big boys up in Auckland in the Bledisloe Cup clash part two tonight. Nope, all eyes should surely be on the charity clash at the Ashburton Showgrounds tomorrow from 12.30pm involving a Fonterra selection up against a Parliamentary team. The game’s been organised to raise money and support for Mid Canterbury and wider Canterbury farmers affected by floods in May and June. Fonterra will present a $10,000 donation to the Rural Support Trust after the game, while money raised from a Trade Me auction would also go to the cause. And the game has drawn some big-name firepower, headlined by champion Crusaders’ coach Scott Roberston. He’ll guide the Fonterra team, which would be captained by former Mid Canterbury stalwart Jon Dampney, who earned some lavish if tongue in cheek praise from the coach they call Razor. “I love days like this because families and kids get together to support a great cause and to see local heroes like Jon Dampney, who reminds me a lot of (recently retired former All Black great) Kieran Read. He’s very similar in his skill set and captaincy qualities,’’ a cheeky Robertson said. Robertson’s team would have a real Mid Canterbury flavour, with Hamish Mackenzie, James Carr, Jason Rickard, Andrew Morgan, Keanu Huria, Robbie Poulson, and Dan va der Salm also included. It would also have former All Blacks Aaron Mauger, Casey Laulala and Kevin O’Neill to call on and ex Scottish international Brendan Laney, who hailed from

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Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson is coaching the Fonterra team which is stacked with local talent and captained by Jon Dampney. not far down the road in Temuka. “He might be a couple of (kilos) heavier than what he was when he played a few years ago, but his game understanding is still there. “The ability to play more than five minutes in a row could be the difficulty for Boof Laney,’’ Robertson said, giggling down the phone. The Parliamentary team includes MPs Michael Woodhouse, Kieran McAnulty, Greg O’Connor and Simon Watts and it will be bolstered by former All Black midfielder Keith Lowen and well performer Super Rugby loose forward Matua Parkinson. Playing personnel aside, parliamentary team spokesman Bailey Pellow said the game was about the cause. “We’ll rely on the speed of the forwards and the strength of the

The big game What: Fonterra XV v Parliamentary team charity rugby game Where and when: Ashburton Showgrounds from 12.30pm on Sunday Why: To raise money for Mid Canterbury and Canterbury-wide farmers affected by the floods in May. backs and, if that doesn’t work, the speed of the backs and the strength of the forwards,’’ Pellow said.

Big names taking part: Scott “Razor’’ Robertson will coach the Fonterra team, which would include former All Blacks Aaron Mauger, Casey Laulala and Kevin O’Neill, plus ex Highlanders’ star and Scottish international, Brendan Laney. “It’s all a bit of fun really. The big winner on the day needs to be those communities we’re trying to look after.

Long awaited multi-million dollar upgrades at the Walnut Avenue roundabouts are set to get under way. A blessing and sod turning ceremony to mark the commencement of the work, which is expected to cost $15 million, will be held on Monday on West Street, near the Ashburton Domain. Planning for traffic lights at the two intersections have been in the works for several years. The upgrades comprise of improvements to Walnut Avenue’s junctions with State Highway 1 and East Street and is part of a $45 million injection into rural intersections throughout the region by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). Traffic signals will be installed at both intersections alongside a new rail level crossing and improved pedestrian and cycling facilities. NZTA have said coordinating traffic signals with railway barriers would make the intersections safer for road and rail users. The project is expected to be completed in early 2023.

Mobile Covid clinic for Pasifika community Malcolm Hopwood Ashburton’s Pasifika community are being encouraged to get their Covid-19 vaccinations tomorrow. The Tangata Atumotu Trust, in collaboration with Canterbury’s District Health Board (CDHB) is bringing the Pasifika mobile clinic to Ashburton College on Sunday from 12.30pm. Tangata Atumotu Trust is Canterbury’s longest-standing Pasifika provider and the CDHB is working alongside it to reach as

many people as possible. Trust general manager, Carmen Collie, said Pasifika people encountered many barriers in accessing the health system and taking their mobile vaccination stations into the community was one way of overcoming that. The clinic was available to 16-year-olds and over. “Vaccinating our own community enables us to reach our people in one place,’’ Collie said. “The vaccination process is respectful and culturally responsive, helping to overcome some of the anxieties people are feeling about receiving the vaccine.’’ Collie said misinformation had permeated through the community, particularly across social media platforms.

“Our local Covid-19 vaccinations champions campaign aims to counter this misinformation and provide a respected and trustworthy voice, encouraging the community to get vaccinated.” Tomorrow’s Pasifika clinic had been welcomed by the leader of the Ashburton Samoan community, Robert Tito. He said Pacific Island people living in the community had been informed about it, while the Samoan Congregational Church had also contacted local church leaders and their members. He also said there would be Pacific Island people not affiliated with either group and it was important they knew to attend Sunday’s clinic.

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Local shocked by mug-throwing recycling incident Maddison Gourlay A Netherby woman was shocked after a council worker threw her broken mug onto her property because it was accidentally placed in the wrong recycling bin. Carla Nelson remains apprehensive and upset by the unsavoury incident, which is why the Guardian agreed not to publish her photo or her legal last name. Or publish her street address. “I wasn’t aware that a broken coffee mug couldn’t be put in there (yellow recycling bin). That’s when it got out of hand,” Nelson said. The mug was thrown on to the front lawn by the female council worker, who was annoyed that Nelson had put it in the wrong recycling bin. Nelson’s daughter witnessed the event. “My daughter did yell at her

(council worker) and told her to stop throwing rubbish over people’s fences and our lawn,” Nelson said, explaining that neighbours had mentioned that the same council worker had also been throwing rubbish into other houses because of incorrect recycling for the past two months. Nelson phoned the Ashburton District Council to complain after the coffee-gate incident, but she felt the council response put the blame back on her for poor recycling and not the unruly worker. A letter last week from council operations and services offer, Justin Bloomfield, said Nelson had breached the solid waste bylaw and misuse of kerbside collection requirements. “It is reported that this property is continually putting non-recyclable materials in the yellow bin,” Bloomfield wrote. “This is also why the bin has continued to be checked.” The letter added to Nelson’s frustration, who said it all came back to a lack of education about recycling from the council.

That’s rubbish What: Have you had recycling issues with the council and their bin checking and collecting team? Education: Has the communication about correct recycling for residents been up to scratch? Email: editor@ theguardian.co.nz She was also very disappointed that the unprofessional behaviour of the mug-tossing council worker had not been addressed or even raised in the letter. “They do have a job to do,” Nelson said. “But how they have gone about it is just not okay.”

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Recycling decrease explained Adam Burns The challenges of the past 18 months had impacted in a reported 13 per cent drop in kerbside recycling performance, council says. More than 1000 properties throughout the Ashburton district are being monitored for recycling contamination as of the end of July with Ashburton District Council waste managers suggesting residents have had difficulty ‘changing back their habits’ following a loosening of recycling criteria during Covid-19. Hundreds of properties were also on their second warning.

Council waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin said changes last year to the Christchurch’s sorting facility’s acceptance guidelines had also been a factor. “We were faced with the challenge of not only changing back the behaviour of the yellow bin, but also changing back the behaviour of what was acceptable recycling.” All recycling throughout the district was sent directly to the landfill for a six-month period between April to the end of September 2020. “That’s impacted our customer satisfaction rating. It’s simply been the challenges of the past 18 months.” Goodwin said council staff had been working on educating the community about what was acceptable for the recycling bins.

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Cartoon close to her heart By Lisa Fenwick

Mieke Moreu loves the relationship she’s formed with Ashburton Guardian readers through drawing cartoons for the paper for 10 years. “I’ve come to familiarise myself with our readership and the things that people care about down there,’’ Moreu said from her Wellington base. “Over time, it became something personal to me.’’ The Guardian first got to know Mieke when the then Nelson-based artist started flicking cartoons she was doing for Fairfax to the Guardian to use. Over time, she stopped producing for Fairfax altogether and now draws exclusively for the Guardian. And she loves it. “I enjoy the relationship with the paper and the community down there as well.” Moreu certainly knows how to connect through cartoons, which she’s been drawing since being able to pick up a pencil. When she hit her teens and started to develop a political and social conscience, she started delving into editorial cartoons. And that delving led to around a 35-year career using wit and satire to entertain and titillate readers for the American-born cartoonist. “I’ve been really privileged,’’ she said. “I do other things as well – I write novels and illustrate children’s books. When I was in Nelson, I worked as an editorial artist at the Nelson Mail, years ago.” And life has certainly changed for Moreu, who is now transgender after spending the first 48 years of her life in a man’s body and being known as Mike. Moreu come out about four years ago

Cartoonist Mieke Moreu and has been medically transitioning with surgery and hormone replacement therapy for over a year. Moreu is now loving life in Wellington, training to be a beauty therapist and at last happy, and at peace with who she really is. “My idea is to have a little part-time clinic and help other women feel beautiful and feel good about themselves. “And dedicate the rest of my time to drawing pretty pictures and writing stories and having a nice life.”

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Roy Keeling plays three games of internet chess every afternoon.

For nearly 80 years, Ashburton’s Roy Keeling has had a passion for chess. It’s more than a game to him. It keeps him fit, agile, exercises his mind and allows him to battle an opponent without getting hurt. By Malcolm Hopwood

hen Roy Keeling has an hour to spare, he competes internationally in

chess. Roy, 86, has a routine. He prepares tea and then, for the next hour, joins a chess website where there’s about 30,000 members globally ready to battle against him. Roy loves competition and his passion for chess has seen him play two of the world’s best, Boris Spassky and Nigel Short. “People love to fight with someone as long as you don’t get hurt,” Roy said. He claims chess is “the best board game in the world” and he learned early, competing against his father when he was eight or nine. “We lived in Castleford in the West Riding of Yorkshire and my dad, Cyril, loved cards, draughts and chess. He taught me to play,” Roy said. “There’s a sense of history in the game and I loved the queens, rooks, castles and bishops.” At 17, Roy moved Down Under to avoid compulsory military service. He enjoyed battles with knights and kings on the chess board but, being involved in real conflict, didn’t appeal at all. “A friend encouraged me to come to New Zealand and I worked on farms in Canterbury, milking up to 100 cows daily. I

finished up in Methven, milking, playing rugby and making friends,” he said. However, when he was 18, he was called to do military training here. Fortunately, he was borderline colour blind and was released from weeks of square bashing at Burnham. It was the 1950s and, when a friend returned to England to be married, Roy went with him. He never got to the wedding, a snow storm intervened and Roy was left without friends or finance. Instead, he was indebted to Methven farmers, Ian and Colin Wilson, who paid his fare back and, this time, Roy stayed. When he’d paid off his debt, Roy went shearing. His base was Ashburton and he offered services to about 14 farms. “I was my own boss and I thought I could make money that way,” he said. He saved a bit, bought a section, built a house and married Mere, the love of his life. Mere, who died only two years ago after nearly 60 years of marriage, was a midwife. Roy interrupted his pocket history to explain that Mere was so liked at Ashburton Hospital that her babies came back to have babies. It was Mere who brought him back to chess. He hadn’t given it up entirely and enjoyed the occasional social game but, in 1970, he joined the Ashburton Chess Club, run by the formidable Dr Noel

Fulton. From 1970 chess became a passion. Roy played it competitively up until three years ago when the club went into recess. He competed in local, national and

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second runner-up to the South Island title eight years ago. In all, Roy won more games than he lost. His quest to be a connoisseur of chess, saw him compete

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Roy Keeling (right) is starting to look worried as world chess champion, Boris Spassky, starts to pounce. For the record, Roy held him out for 27 moves. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Above – The Ashburton Chess Club enjoys a garden party at president Peter Boag’s home around 1970. Roy Keeling is second from the right in the back row, next to J. Cartwright with the legs. Member V. Wilkinson (front row, second from right) looks as if he’s having a riot of fun. Dr Fulton is in the front, far left. Left – You start a chess game with a pawn, champion player Roy Keeling, explains.

against two international grand masters. Boris Spassky came to Christchurch in March 1988 and competed against a table of contenders. Roy Keeling from Ashburton was one of them.

Spassky would go from player to player, play his knight or bishop or pawn and win in 20 moves or less. Roy resigned after 27 moves. “It was the highlight of my career. He squeezed me until I had

nowhere to go, but I didn’t mind. I was playing the world champion.” When games are over, chess players don’t just pack up their pieces and leave. They record every move and then consider them

afterwards. “I play my games over again to see where I went right or wrong. I’ve recorded hundreds of games over the years,” he said. “It improves your ability and keeps your brain active.” Now, he’s too busy competing against players who enter his website every afternoon from Spain, Germany, Australia, China or anywhere. Most players have their own style or tactics. Roy describes his as traditionally English or French. He has his favourite opening and then the moves dictate what happens next. While Roy, in his heyday, was trading pawns or offering the queen to maintain the fortress, his profession saw him move from shearing to Russell Anstiss’ book shop, then to a job as storeman/ purchasing officer at the Ashburton County Council which, in turn, became the Ashburton District Council. He retired in 1995. He wants to keep playing as long as possible. “Chess exercises your mind as well as your body. When I’m playing, I forget the worries and cares of the world,” Roy said. “I enjoy competing against people whether it’s bowls or bridge or chess.” His mind travels back to when he was goalkeeper at Normanton Grammar School in West Yorkshire. Roy was chosen because he was a safe pair of hands and was deter-

mined to keep the ball out from the net. “We were poor, but my mum knitted me a green sweater and put studs on my boots.” With help from home, he was determined to patrol the goal mouth and be the last line of defence. Roy is happy to help others improve their game and invites anyone to his home to compete. He’s very impressed with Aryan, 12-year-old son of JP, Kunal Saluja. They’ve had five games with Roy winning three and Aryan two. “He’s going to be good but needs competition,” Roy said. He sees chess increasing in interest again, partly due to popular, recent TV series, and would welcome the revival of Ashburton’s chess club. If it happens, Roy would become active, but decline to be an office holder. He’s disappointed the district council has removed the chess board on East Street. He was the inspiration behind its installation and believes there’s a space for it in the revitalised CBD. “It’s a drawcard for Ashburton. People would stop off and play a game. It could be a gathering place in town for young people,” he said. And would the old maestro come and move his knight and bishop around? “I’m still competitive. I’d like to be there.”

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We just cannot forget this

t was a few years ago now, but I still remember the smile and the fact that she hopped off her bike to have a chat. Blonde, bubbly and with a twinkle in her eyes. “Is that your boy?,’’ she asked, watching my son in a tennis coaching session on courts inside the cycling velodrome in Invercargill. “Yep, sure is,’’ I said. “Oh, cool.’’ And then she was off again. It was a fleeting moment with a girl called Olivia Podmore (Liv to many). A top track cyclist, an Olympian. But now, at just 24 years old, tragically taken from us because of a suspected suicide. Her death this week would have devastated and forever numbed family, friends and

Daryl Holden loved ones. Why, why, why? You can almost hear them asking. It’s a death that would also have shaken New Zealand cycling and the wider sporting community to its core. And so it should because the 2016 Rio Olympic cyclist, who wasn’t selected for Tokyo, made deeply concerning social media posts just before her death about a lack of institutional and organisational support. Her posts were a cry for help, but help was too late arriving.

No-one saw the signs, picked up on any signals, and now she’s gone. But let’s hope, please let’s hope, that Podmore will be remembered for so much more than the circumstances around her death. She was talented. She was committed and, yes, she oozed personality, as has been passionately acknowledged by those who really knew her. We should never forget that because that was Olivia Podmore. But, for all of that, New Zealand society, and especially on the high performance sporting front, also needs to learn from this heart-breaking incident. What can we do better? How can we stay on top of mental health and support those in need, especially always-un-

der-pressure elite athletes like Podmore? Because mental health challenges aren’t going anywhere soon. Those challenges are here to stay, having emerged as a very prominent theme in recent times with high-profile athletes Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles having helped direct the spotlight on it through their own battles. And in New Zealand elite sport, cycling scarcely stands alone as a code that should be scrutinised. New Zealand White Ferns’ women’s cricketers Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine have both admitted to struggling and needing time away from the sport, with captain Devine taking a two-month break to address mental health issues earlier this year.

Black Ferns’ women’s rugby player Kendra Cocksedge and Silver Ferns’ netball shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio have been outspoken about their own mental health issues. Ditto All Blacks and Highlanders’ loose forward Liam Squire, who opened up on the toll his mental health took in the lead-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup where he surprisingly made himself unavailable for selection, instead wanting to focus on his mental recovery. There will, of course, be many others. Numbers are rising and we need to act. Olivia Podmore’s distressing death has shouted that out for everyone to hear in no uncertain terms. Let’s hope someone is listening.

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YOU DON’T SAY? Do you feel comfortable with your knowledge on what can and cannot be put in Mid Canterbury recycling bins?

Lucy Harrison “I like to think I am pretty confident.”

Mike Crum’s beautifully restored Stutz sedan.

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shburton recently lost one of its quiet high-achievers. The Guardian Motoring team have already posted a lovely tribute, but I also want to share a few recollections about Mike Crum. Our family association with the Crums came about in the 1960s when Mike’s sister June worked in the display at Hays department store with my dad. The Crums were responsible for our family becoming hut holders at Rangitata and our initial Rangi experience was in Crums’ “wee bach”. They had two. Mike’s father Ralph was a local institution and as well as running the family brick and concrete business, was a prolific restorer of vintage cars. Model Ts were Ralph’s specialty. He also was at the forefront of architectural repurposing before it was even a thing, cleverly incorporating old bridge beams into his new home and even the door off the old Ashburton Borough Council chambers. Factory seconds and clinker bricks were hitherto considered rejects, but the Crums made them cool. Many subsequently followed their trend. At Rangitata, as a primary school-age boy, I’d hang around the Crums’ big bach, home to an impressive motor boat with the magical name Dream Boat elaborately scripted along the side. Also in residence a seemingly

Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE monstrous ex-military World War Two 4WD that was known by all in camp as The Puddle Jumper. When the air horns sounded on the Puddle Jumper we all knew the Crums were in residence. Rangitata royalty had arrived. I would cajole, persuade and generally pester Ralph into one of his trademark vintage car slide shows showing scenes from various rallies he had photographed. On one occasion whilst projecting images onto a white sheet hung over a big window of his bach, a group of Rangi kids had assembled on the grass outside to watch the show back to front. Young Mike Crum had a penchant for motor cars. Vintage cars. Classic Cars. Cars. His sister June recalls a true story from before Mike could walk. He crawled outside on his tummy and along the driveway where he “stroked” the wheels of a car. He absolutely loved cars and was a self-taught expert who could pull engines apart in his sleep. He could listen and tell you which cylinder wasn’t firing without even lifting the bonnet. I remember his very good-forthe-time hi-fi stereo system and his huge collection of James Last

and Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass records. He didn’t smoke, he didn’t drink, or bother too much with the girls in the early days. And with all that money he saved he bought a car. Not just any car. The vehicle Enzo Ferrari described as the most beautiful car ever made. A brand new, British Racing Green, E-Type Jaguar. At the time he copped a bit of flak from some quarters. “So your dad’s bought you a sports car.” Nope. Truth was, Mike applied himself and made it happen. On his own. He brought it down to show us just after he purchased it. Dad in the front, me in my pyjamas in the back, we booted it down Ashburton’s perennial testing ground, Beach Road. I can’t confirm whether we “did the ton”. He also restored from the ground up, a stunning 1928 Stutz Straight Eight Coupe. It was the car that made a life-long impact on a very young me. The Stutz was a specialist luxury car of the USA elite. Not many made their way here unsurprisingly. Mike Crum located and beautifully restored not just one, but two of them. A coupe and a sedan. The coupe was the car of my dreams. Keep your Rolls-Royce and your Packard. Give me Mike Crum’s glorious 1928 Stutz Coupe any day. The mechanicals, the painting,

all done by the man himself. Mike went on to restore several other cars over the years. A Mk II Jaguar, several MGs. One, a late ’40s early ’50s TD, was located and purchased by his sister June for an American friend whereafter it went into Mike’s garage for “the full treatment”. On completion it was shipped to the USA, where Mike and June picked it up and drove it across Route 66 and delivered it to its new owner. A momentous and memorable experience. I lost track of Mike over the years, meeting up with him just a couple of years ago at the Ashburton Fire Museum. I re-introduced myself and he generously invited me to his home to view the E-Type which he had sold when he started a family, but re-purchased many years later. I never did get to take him up on that, which I now regret tremendously. I did though get to catch up with his wife Karine and share some wonderful memories. We all need our heroes growing up. Michael Crum was certainly mine. 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.

Barbra McIntosh “Yes I am, no issues yet.”

Ian Kingsbury “Reasonable, my wife has caught me putting wrong things in the wrong bin, it can be hard to read what number plastic some things are.”

Liv Mackle “Yes, I’m comfortable with what goes where.”

There is a time for everything . . .

here is no doubt that the cold snap over the past weekend reminded us that we are definitely still in the throes of winter. We had been having some pretty mild weather which was starting to feel a little like spring. The flowers were starting to bud and even open, giving us a glimpse at the next season approaching. Then was the rain, wind and snow followed by the chilling cold that accompanied the beautiful sun. There is a well-known scripture in the book of Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8,

Elizabeth Walker-Ratu CHRISTIAN COMMENT which reminds us that there is a time for everything. We tend to use this verse when there are times of sadness or in happiness. When we are remembering people or rejoicing with them. We use it because it specifically speaks to us about the different seasons we go through in life.

Winter can be a hard season for many. While it is the season of cold in regard to the weather it can also be a season or time of cold in regard to social isolation. Winter often brings with it more isolation and loneliness for many. While scripture reminds us that there is a time where life may be hard it is also very clear that there are many times where life brings with it the good and positive. We were created for relationship, with each other and with God. Being a follower of Christ doesn’t stop us from entering into

times of life that are hard, sad, or rather unpleasant. It does however mean that we will be going through them with Him beside us and not through them isolated and alone. As a community I urge you to seek out those around you for whom winter is a season or time of loneliness or isolation. Find ways to make the rest of this season one where we can all share in the times of laughter, love, and peace. Lt. Elizabeth Walker-Ratu, The Salvation Army, Ashburton

Doreen Greene “Yes I am pretty confident.”

Dana Wallis “Yes I am.”

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The tasty treat that’s As the cradle of our planned European settlement to New Zealand, harbourside Petone packs a flavourful punch. By Mike Yardley

D Above – The Dutch Shop in Petone. Below – Scheckter’s Deli.

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rinking in the dazzling panorama and elemental glory, adjacent to the strikingly weathered Petone Wharf, history was on my mind. I reflected on how it was on this sandy beach that our first planned European settlers came ashore in January 1840, spilling off the New Zealand Company’s Aurora. I ventured inside the adjoining Petone Settlers Museum, a gorgeous little repository of nation-building history, ensconced within the creamy-hued grace of Petone’s former bathing pavilion. A replica of the prow of Aurora, juts out from the exterior. Today, the building does a sterling job in collecting, caring for and sharing Petone’s social history. I learnt about the significant Te Atiawa chiefs who presided over the area in the 1800s, including the great chief Te Puni who helped the early settlers by supplying food and building houses. What really struck me was the

museum’s outstanding showcase of the multitude of factories that took shape in Petone, from car assembly plants, woollen mills and meat works to tobacco, toothpaste and soap factories – and the convulsive effect of their systematic closures in subsequent decades. A recent eye-catching addition, coinciding with last year’s 145th anniversary of local Petone company Hills Hats, is the Hatmosphere exhibition. Powered by the factory family in Petone, Hills Hats was originally established on Lambton Quay, but the factory and shop is now under the command of Simon Smuts-Kennedy, just down the road. Their client base is staggering, including the police, defence force, the All Blacks, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6. Their fabulous Fitzherbert Street store is a retail destination in its own right, just off Jackson Street. When I lived in Wellington more

than 20 years ago, Petone’s historic main street looked dishevelled and down at heel, with a procession of shuttered stores – a casualty of the sinking economic fortunes from mass-closures of factories and surging unemployment. Fast forward to today and Jackson Street’s mojo has hit fever pitch in its remarkable revival. It’s a jewel with a profusion of boutique retail and dining temptations. The beating heart of Petone village is on a roll with an unmistakeably infectious spirit, spilling out of the largely low-rise heritage buildings that flank both sides of the street. Roaming Jackson Street is like delving into a sweeping and eclectic emporium of art, eats, creativity and home comforts. You’ll be awed by the trove of independent stores touting high-end fashion, vintage gems, antiques and homewares. It’s a distinctly unique retail

Above – Scheckter’s Deli, where the star of the show is the Reuben, a grand assembly of New York pastrami, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, piccalilli, duck fat spread, toasted sourdough caraway rye and a sour pickle. Below – The Queen of Jackson, a quirky craft beer bar and eatery with an East London design aesthetic. PHOTO HUTTVALLEYNZ Above – The Petone Settlers Museum. Below – Historic Petone. Below right – In a street loaded with coffee roasters, Origin was Mike Yardley’s pick of the bunch.

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experience, from Hills Hats to Knocks & Knockers. But the Jackson Street Heritage Precinct is not just a tractor beam for shopaholics, but foodies too, because the street boasts a gob-stopping array of 72 eateries! Aside from the long sprawl of Ponsonby Road, no other street in New Zealand serves up quite as many eats as Jackson Street. Accentuating its allure is the fact that the spree of offerings is more tightly bound, sandwiched within an 800 metres-long stretch, compared to Ponsonby Road which is twice as long. Catering to all budgets and tastes, it is like the world on a platter, with a giddy profusion of ethnic cuisine, including Korean, Italian, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Malaysian and vegan on offer. It’s not only eateries with an international focus. Petone’s melting pot of cultures are served by a specialist range of stores. A star specimen is On Trays, a deli-styled shop stocking and serving a tantalising range of international goodies, headlined by their specialist range of South African products. Hello Biltong! Mrs Ball’s Chutney, Rooibos Tea and Ouma Rusks are all big-sellers. ‘ On Trays has been a Petone mainstay for over 20 years, with local legends, Steven and Valda Scheckter, at the helm.

You’ll love trawling their shelves, drooling over the food exotica like Pashmak (fairy floss) and Rahat from Iran, and the finest Iranian saffron. There’s pomegranate molasses, rose and orange water from Lebanon and Dulce de Lece from Argentina. On Trays claim to stock the widest range of local and imported cheeses in New Zealand. An essential experience is to order up some goodies from Scheckter’s Deli, where the star of the show is the Reuben, a grand assembly of New York pastrami, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, piccalilli, duck fat spread, toasted sourdough caraway rye and a sour pickle. It was the best sandwich of my life. While you’re at the deli, order up some boerewors sausage. Your tastebuds will sing – www.ontrays. co.nz Window-browsing in Jackson Street is a formidable battle of the wills, with enticements aplenty testing your self-control. The Chocolate Story is hard to pass by, where fine chocolates and macarons are made by hand, utilising French and European inspired recipes. Another destination store is The Dutch Shop for the best biscotti. It’s sold alongside a spoil of delights like salty liquorice, crunchy speculaas (spiced Dutch biscuits)

and gouda with nettle, cumin and pepper. An ebullient venue that personifies the spirit of the street is Queen of Jackson, a quirky craft beer bar and eatery with an East London design aesthetic. Sidle into one of the large comfortable booths or long leaners and soak up the sociable vibe, while snacking on the sharing plates or downing a dessert cocktail. In a street loaded with coffee roasters, Origin is my pick of the bunch. Heritage nuggets abound along Jackson Street, from the clocktower and Lighthouse Cinema to the Old Police Station & Jail Museum. As a heritage-listed precinct, the colour palette of buildings is heavily restricted. Then there’s the wonderful spring water fountain, Te Puna Wai Ora, where an urn-like cascading sculpture by Louise Purvis marks the site. You’ll regularly see people from around the region filling containers with free, untreated, artesian water from the spring, which began its life in the Tararua Mountain Range, filtering through gravels and sand under Taita Gorge into the Waiwhetu Aquifer, taking up to 200 years to emerge out the natural spring. Like Jackson Street itself – it tastes so good! www.huttvalleynz.com

Above – The wonderland of Petone, On Trays, a deli-styled shop stocking and serving a tantalising range of international goodies. Below – The Settlers Museum. Below right – Petone Settlers Museum. PHOTO MARK TANTRUM

Above – Enjoying drinks in the iconic Queen of Jackson. Below – The Old Police Station & Jail Museum.

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TESTYOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: Which spirit is noted for its juniper content? a) Gin b) Rum c) Vodka

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Bursting out of the shadows Guardian cartoonist and writer Mieke Moreu spent the first 48 years of her life in a man’s body. She felt trapped, she felt scared to come out and she lived a lie. Now she’s living her truth and loving every moment of it. Lisa Fenwick catches up with her on the phone from Wellington.

Life is a journey and Mieke Moreu’s been on a long one in so many ways.

ntelligent, articulate and gently spoken, Mieke Moreu spent most of her life living in the shadows. Hiding in the background, afraid and ashamed to come out. And that’s not surprising when you consider that she grew up in an artistic family that moved around a lot of southern Bible belt states in the US where words like transgender were dirty and not remotely acceptable. “So, when I was growing up, transgender just wasn’t a thing. There were ‘no’ people who wanted to be a different sex. There were basically gay people and straight people. “And if you were gay, you were going to hell and you’d probably get Aids. And that was it. We had the fear of God instilled in us … literally. So when I reached adolescence and started to develop as a male, I was mortified, but at the same time, what choice did I have?” For young Mieke (pronounced Mika, a Dutch/German name) that attitude shaped how she moved forward in life. The multi-talented woman knew she was different from a young age. She knew she didn’t fit in and she spent a big part of her life hiding the fact that she was a female born into a male’s body, that her identity was much different than the sex she was assigned at birth. “I was quite young when I realised I was different – around six, seven or eight – and I wanted to be female. I didn’t feel comfortable being a boy.

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“But I didn’t know I was transgender. I didn’t know what that meant. I didn’t have any concept of it, I didn’t have any role models.” It was probably around her late teens that Mieke realised she was transgender but she was terrified about that label because it was “such a dirty word’’ to many. So Mieke’s response was to work hard at being an alpha male and take all that dissatisfaction, the unhappiness and channel it. “So I channelled it into athletics, like Bruce Jenner, y’know, and I became a runner and a cyclist and became really competitive.” Mieke qualified for the US Olympic trials as a marathon runner and, after moving to New Zealand in 1997, she even won silver at the New Zealand championships one year. “It was literally me running away from my problems. All this kind of angst and shame and fear surrounding my gender identity, and my sexuality and stuff.” She took all those feelings that could be destructive and “turned it into art, and writing and cartoons, and basically pretended that this whole transgender thing didn’t exist”. Mieke, buried and silenced, became a top athlete, a writer, an illustrator, a cartoonist – someone that society could smile upon. She was pretty staunch too as a bloke. You know the type, the male ‘big boys don’t cry’ attitude. “I was white, masculine … had a full beard for 25 years and was a super-athlete – looked the part, dressed the part, acted the part, but never felt the part.” She married twice and had three children, so she worked hard at being a good family man. “And I was a good parent,” Mieke said. “But the problem for me, and I think this is a problem for a lot of transgender women that come out later in life, is that by burying things, hiding them away … it never goes away. It’s always there.” It created an awful tension to live with, this thing, like you’re hiding a secret. This affected Mieke’s relationships because she was “never completely authentic”. Her partners picked up on the unease, the tension within, which in turn caused unhappiness and made her partners insecure and more problems would follow. That contributed to Mieke’s marriages ending. The watershed moment for Mieke was five or six years ago. She had had success with a couple of young adult novels that have been turned into audio books, under J.M. Moreu, and illustrating some picture books. But it was when she started writing novels and short stories under her female pseudonym, and even got nominated for an award, that Meike began the journey to step out from the shadows.

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“People were really responding to my writing in a female guise online. “It was kind of this moment where I thought, ‘well shit, what am I going to do about this? Like, I now have a choice’. I can live the rest of my life in fear, always hiding things away, not comfortable in my own body’.” And that was the time that Mieke knew she had to come out. “I couldn’t imagine living the rest of my life being secretly miserable.” Mieke did a lot of thinking, a lot of talking with people in the transgender community, but she hadn’t yet told the people closest to her – his partner, children and family. It’s a massive thing to do. What changed for her? Part of Mieke’s journey out of the shadows involved finding her birth father. “About six years ago, I discovered that the man I thought was my father, was not, in fact, my father. “I grew up in the shadow of this alpha male, who I felt always judged me and wanted me to be like him. I always strived to be like him and never felt like I lived up to that.

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“When I discovered I was not related to this individual, it liberated me.” Mieke went on a quest to find her biological father. “I found him and we developed this amazing relationship.” Sadly, Mieke’s birth father passed away about three months ago, but “for about three years we talked every day by video chat”. And just as Mieke was about to come out to those dearest to her, Covid-19 and the subsequent lock-down kicked in. She had a lot of time to think and as soon as lock-down ended, she sat down with her partner one night. “I told her I was transgender and in the next two to five years I intend to transition to being female and living as female.” That’s a fair bit for any partner take in, but while the relationship didn’t work out, she was supportive. The man who raised Mieke, after a few silent weeks, said: “I have no idea how to deal with this. I don’t know any transgender people, I don’t care about transgender issues. This completely baffles me and I can’t understand why you would feel like this and why you would want to live as another gender.”

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He told Mieke he would never call her anything other than her birth name and that she would always be his son. “But I still love you and I’d still like to be in your life.” Mieke, with a giggle, said “well we can work with that I guess”. But when she was telling her birth father, she was in tears. “I was so afraid that he would reject me. “About a minute into my spiel, he stopped me and he said: ‘hold on, hold on, hold on’. He said: “I just want you to know that I don’t care. I love you for who you are and I’m very proud of you and really happy for you. Let’s share this journey together.” So then began the business end of physically becoming a woman. To remain in a man’s body was just no longer an option. But with transitioning in New Zealand there’s a process, she said. The first thing you have to do is have a psychological evaluation, which took a couple of months, before you can start the first step of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). “I was 50 years old when I initiated all this, like physically with operations and stuff and HRT. “After I got my assessment I paid for an endocrinologist (they specialise in hormones, hormonal glands and related tissues) and he started me on HRT. It’s been a year since she started the hormones and in February, about six months into Mieke’s transition, she decided to have gender confirming surgery. So “now my transition is pretty simple. I take an estrogen pill”. Yes, there were hard parts, soul-crushing parts, parts that disappeared and parts of the journey that filled Mieke with joy. “It was like one of the happiest days of my life. “I went in feeling kinda weird and dysphoric and came out elated. “Now I look in the mirror every day and feel nothing but joy. And now I like the clothes I wear and make myself up and do my hair and I just feel thrilled.” Just like any other woman, there are bad hair days. But no longer does she inhabit the body of a stranger. No longer does she hide who she is. She’s out baby, and she’s staying out. “I will never de-transition.” There is lots more she wants to achieve physically, in the near future she will be having gender reassignment surgery, but in the meantime she gets to live her life in the light, out of the shadows – physically and visually be the woman she always was. “I can finally be free and honest.” Mieke’s just happy that she can look forward to the rest of her life with nothing to fear. She is, quite simply, a liberated woman.

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GIRL ABOUT TOWN with Lili Haydon

Spring fashion

hen forced home from Australia after Covid-19 first hit, Ashburton-grown Madi Davis realised there was a gap in the quality second-hand clothing market here. With her primary years spent in Ashburton, she went to St Andrew’s College as a boarder for her secondary education. After graduating, she shifted to Queenstown to complete a Diploma in Hospitality. She decided to hop the ditch to put her diploma to good use and worked on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays. Then Covid-19 hit, so she got on the last plane back to New Zealand before the borders were closed in March 2020. “I packed two years of my life into 23kg of luggage.” Davis moved to Christchurch in Level 3 and worked at the Christchurch café Belle in New Regent St precinct, where she started shopping and selling her clothes at Recycle Boutique. Recycle Boutique is a retail chain that sells second-hand, high-quality fashion and gives customers an option to sell their clothing, shoes, and accessories on

Madi’s top tips

Top tips for buying pre-loved clothing: – Double-check for tears. – Try everything on. – Don’t let sized labels put you off. All clothing brands have different measurements for sizes.

Madi Davis recognised a clothing gap in the market and quickly filled it with Centipede. PHOTO LILI HAYDON

consignment. “My friend and I said to each other there is nothing like this in Ashburton.” Fast forward to now, her shop Centipede has been open since January. “The community support has been amazing and I had heaps of help from family and friends as well.”

Davis is excited about spring; she is already accepting spring and summer stock. “Lighter knits will be an essential this spring, women are already coming in and buying sheer pants and colourful dresses, and men always seem to buy their entire wardrobes in summer. “The colours starting to coming

through for next season are oranges, yellows, and pinks.” Davis is going to put be putting her winter stock on sale at the end of the month, and hopes that’s also when she will start seeing the trees blossom across the road from Centipede. That’s when you know spring is here.

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aul Hands is a cancer survivor. He’s had prostate cancer and is now in remission from colon and liver cancer. “I’ve passed my use-by date twice and I’m taking part in Relay For Life to support the Cancer Society,” he says. Paul isn’t just walking the survivor and caregiver opening lap of the Domain Oval but, if his fitness allows, he wants to walk the circuit for 12 hours. “If I can manage it, I’ll walk from 10am to 10pm with the occasional rest stop,” he says. Cancer Society Mid Canterbury’s Relay For Life will be held at the Ashburton Domain Oval on Saturday, October 16, and Paul is one of several thousand who’ll take part to fundraise for people with

Paul Hands will attempt to walk the domain track over 12 hours at Relay For Life.

Above – Four-year-old Ruby Hands will be in granddad’s tent as his No.1 supporter. At a week old, Ruby was diagnosed with cancer of the spine and underwent successful surgery at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, at eight weeks of age.

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r will walk for 12 hours any type of cancer. Paul has had the disease twice and now has incurable colon and liver cancer. It’s been part of his family life for the past four years. He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and received radiation five days a week for eight weeks. Paul travelled daily from Ashburton to Christchurch and back again. “It wasn’t a nice experience. I felt buggered afterwards, but I’m cured and grateful,” he said. However, two years later he was diagnosed with a tumour on his colon and lesions throughout his liver. He was offered chemotherapy and told he had four to six weeks to live if it wasn’t effective. “I was given a 60/40 chance of survival but, even if the chemo was successful, it would only pro-

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long my life for another nine months,” he commented. “Now I’ve passed my second use-by date and I’m feeling good. I exercise well and receive CT scans every three months.” Paul was told his liver resembled Swiss cheese but, after treatment both at Christchurch and Ashburton hospitals, the tumour has shrunk and the lesions have reduced in size and number. At the beginning of treatment, he admits he’d lost his humour button, but it’s returned, blacker and better than ever. “Right at the moment I’m feeling good, although I always look inside myself to see how I feel,” he comments. Even if cancer does return Paul has been given a cocktail of drugs to combat the disease. In two months’ time he’ll

walk to show how he’s coping and to support Relay For Life and the Cancer Society. “It’s great to have an organisation you can go to for help,” he said. Paul is grateful he “fell into the right hands of the right people at the right time”, but emphasises cancer is too big to fight all by yourself. You need family and friends to support you. He calls his supporters his village, and they’re there to physically, emotionally and financially support him. They’ll be with him when he attempts to walk the domain track for 12 hours. But even if he doesn’t, he wants to be there for the last lap “if I’m still standing”. Paul, 64, a retired electrician, has someone special in his team of supporters. It’s Ruby, his grand-daugh-

ter. She was diagnosed with cancer around and through her spine when a week old. A group of surgeons at Starship Hospital in Auckland successfully removed the cancer after eight weeks. Now, at four years of age, she’s in remission, but has spinal damage and needs a walker to move. “Ruby will be in my tent and is one of my supporters on October 16,” Paul promises. If people want to support Paul, his website is midcanterbury.relayforlife.org.nz/ sidesaviours.

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A positive start to Relay

he response so far to Relay For Life has been really great, said Mid Canterbury manager, Annie Bonifant. Two months out from the October 16 relay, the Cancer Society has received $7546 from 57 teams comprising 223 participants. But there’s a long way to go and Annie hopes the 2018 total of $136,000 will be surpassed. Relay For Life is held every three years in Ashburton and money raised from the event is spent locally in the Canterbury/Westland region. Many people raise funding in teams through raffles, bake sales, car washes, quiz and movie nights, garage sales, fashion shows, cheese rolls and lamington sales and a host of other fundraising activities. Teams attending Relay For Life are given a site, encouraged to walk the track and, have at least one member complete the circuit at any one time. However she points out Relay For Life isn’t a race, nor do people collect pledges based on the number of laps they walk. Annie said that individuals can take

part also. They can make their donations to the Cancer Society in Kermode Street or drop in funding to the Cancer Society tent at the relay. Annie anticipates thousands of people will attend to support the relay, purchase the food and enjoy the entertainment from the stage. Throughout the day singers, dancers, gymnasts, kapa haka performers and cultural groups will give their time to perform on stage. “We’re delighted to be back in Ashburton for Relay For Life 2021. “We have an incredible community and we can’t wait to bring this event to life,” Annie said. She said the Cancer Society doesn’t receive government money so relies on initiatives such as Relay For life to support people with any type of cancer as well as their carers, fund vital research, operate both Daffodil House and Daffodil Lodge, continue their free volunteer driving and shuttle service and provide information on how to reduce the risk of cancer through smokefree, SunSmart and healthy lifestyle messages.

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Try Chinese, with a Japanese twist FROM JAPAN with Miya Komatsu

Many people who know that I’m Japanese ask if I cook a lot of Japanese food, like sushi, at home. And, actually, I don’t. I cook a lot of Chinese food (with a Japanese twist) more often than Japanese. Chinese is very popular in Japanese home cooking. We may not make it in the traditional Chinese way and I certainly like to put my own twist on the recipes. This month, I would like to share some of my favourite Chinese recipes including steamed buns. Many of you may not have a bamboo steamer, but I just steam mine in a big saute pan. I hope you try it and enjoy! Miya Komatsu is a Japanese-trained chef and nutritionist who has made Ashburton her home

We have a full range of breads available – white and brown sandwich loaves, mixed grain and multiseed, ciabatta, brioche and sourdough, bread twists and focaccia, and gluten free bread. Everything from a small cake slice to a huge slab to feed a large party! We have a range of cake slices, cream buns and donuts, whole mud cakes and many more sweet treats. Pies are our specialty! So many flavours to choose from. Buy from the pie warmer or in bulk packs to take home. We have savoury packs in the freezer, and family pies for an easy meal, so convenient and so popular!

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Braised pork slices 4 servings

1kg pork slices (boneless), cut in half

2t grated ginger 1 spring onion, cut in half (or you can you can use half a sliced onion)

Sauce 3C water 1C cooking sake or white wine 5T soy sauce 5T brown sugar

– In a large frypan, heat 1T oil on medium heat and seal both sides of the pork slice. Transfer into a large pot.

– Add all the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook uncovered for 2 hours. – When the sauce reduces and gets thicker and the pork has glazed, it’s ready to serve. – Enjoy with sides of vegetables!

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Annin tofu (almond jelly) 4 servings

2C milk 2T sugar 1t almond essence 1 1/2 t gelatin powder 1/4 C water Goji berry, for garnish

– Put the water in a measuring cup, sprinkle the gelatin over the water and rest for 10 minutes until fully dissolved. – Put milk, sugar and almond essence in a small saucepan on low heat until all sugar is dissolved. Make sure not to boil. – Add the dissolved gelatine and stir well. Remove from heat and pour into 4 cups. Set in a chiller for about 2 hours. – Garnish with goji berry and serve.

Makes 10 buns Dough 2C high grade flour 2C plain flour 4T sugar 4t baking powder 2 pinches salt 4T milk 3/4 C water Filling 5 strips bacon, sliced 1 onion, chopped 1/2 capsicum, chopped 1/2 C tomato pasta sauce Salt and pepper, to taste

Pizza mantou (steam bun) – Make the filling: Heat oil in a medium frypan, saute the bacon, onion and capsicum for 5 minutes, then add the pasta sauce. Bring to a boil and add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and set aside to cool down. – Make the dough: Mix all the dough ingredients in a large bowl and knead the dough for about 5 min until nice and smooth. Cover and rest for 15 minutes. – Divide the dough into 10 even pieces and roll each into a ball between your palms. – Dust with a little flour on the kitchen

bench, slightly flatten each ball with your palm. Using a rolling pin, flatten dough into about a 10cm circle, make sure the centre is slightly thicker than the edges. – Put the divided filling into the centre of the dough, and bring the edges of dough to the top with your index finger and thumb to seal. While your other hand’s thumb needs to push filling inside. Stretch and pinch all around the edge. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. – In a large saute pan, lined with baking paper, place buns about 2cm apart.

If it doesn’t fit all buns, separate into batches. – Slowly pour 1/2 C of boiling water under the baking paper and cover with lid and medium heat for 15 min or until buns are fluffy. Continue steaming batches until all are cooked.

Miya’s hint If you don’t want to eat all the buns straight away, wrap the leftovers in plastic wrap and slightly cool down before freezing. Reheat in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until warm inside. Good for after-school snacks.

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ust off the gumboots! August is the last official month of winter and believe it or not, it’s time to start planning your summer garden.

Liz Gosling is this month’s winner with the following question: I just purchased a house in Rakaia and am moving in soon. My question is when is it best to plant veges ready for summer and what flowers can I plant that will last all year? The exact time to plant a summer vegetable garden is dependent on the weather in a particular location and time of year. In your location, leave planting out the summer vegetable garden until mid-to-late October. It’s worth noting that typical summer vegetables like beetroot, lettuce and radishes can be grown all-year-round. Always delay planting those vegetables that can be adversely affected by late frosts, eg tomatoes, courgettes, cucumber etc. A few weeks before planting, prepare your soil by adding in compost and combine it well with existing soil. Also add a

In raised beds where soil isn’t too wet, you can begin sowing layer of mulch around your seeds of beetroot, carrots, onions, new plants as this keeps a proradish and spinach. In glass houstective layer over the soil. es or on sunny, warm porches, Mulching aids water retentowards the end of August you tion by hindering water evapcan sow seeds of summer veges oration, keeping the moisture in the soil during the summer for early planting in October. This months. can include beans, courgettes, Flowering annuals cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and that bloom all year include tomatoes. alyssum, calendulas, lobelia, Strawberry care pansies and violas. New specimens planted in Make sure you plant them early winter will now be growing into well-prepared soil (as vigorously. Occasionally flowers above) and again add a layer of will appear at this time of year but mulch after planting. remove them as they will not form You may find it helpful to sweet fruit. Placing pea straw or read our free How to Grow fine bark mulch around plants reSummer Vegetables Guide and our How to Grow Garden duces the impact of any heavy rain Colour Guide at www.daltons. downpours and aids in keeping co.nz/how-to-guides. the plants healthy and free of any

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Rose care The final month for planting “winter supplied” rose bushes/ climbers. Apply fresh compost around existing roses and as with fruit trees, a ‘clean up’ spray of copper compound is beneficial for the health of the plants.

Beautiful bulbs Bulbs are to be enjoyed in August and September! Flowers

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burst from the soil, bringing beautiful colour and scents. Daffodils, jonquil, hyacinths, muscari and lachenalia all flower in August. Take note which bulbs thrive in your garden as you may want to plant more of them next year!

Ornamental trees and shrubs Azaleas, camellias, daphne, rhododendrons, flowering cherries and magnolias are all in full bloom this month. Garden centres are well stocked now with these plants and many more. Be guided by the species that thrive in your particular region. Try to extend flowering times by carefully selecting individual plants – for instance, it is possible to have camellias flowering in your garden from late-March/early April through to October. Ask at your local garden centre for flowering times when purchasing new plants. For more gardening advice or information on the wide range of Daltons products visit www.daltons.co.nz

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itsubishi NZ have lots of experience with plug-in hybrids, having had the Outlander PHEV available since 2014. It’s now joined by the Eclipse Cross PHEV, using the same, second-generation drivetrain as the current Outlander. Size-wise it fits in-between the ASX and Outlander. There’re two PHEV models, the XLS and VRX, both, seating five, with all-wheel

Eclipse Cross VRX PHEV Cost: $57,990 (XLS is $49,990). Plus ORCs – both are eligible for $5750 Clean Car discount. Hybrid System: 2.4 litre, fourcylinder petrol engine - 94kW @ 4500rpm/199Nm @ 4500 pm, plus electric motors front and rear, a 13.8kW/h Li-ion battery – allwheel-drive. Quoted Economy: 1.9L/100km Safety: 5 star ANCAP – comprehensive packages of driver assist/safety systems. Size: Length-4545mm, width 1805mm, height 1685mm and 2670mm wheelbase. Turning Circle: 10.9 metres Tows: 1500kg (braked) Warranty: 10 year/160,000km powertrain warranty -5 year/130,000km new vehicle warranty and 5year roadside assist. Eight year/160,000km Li-ion battery warranty.

drive. They are set up to deliver a ‘best of both worlds package’ with a practical EV range of up to 55km for around-town driving, or a range anxiety-free, openroad cruising range of up to 650km. Current introductory prices are $49,990 and $57,990 respectively (plus ORCs). Both are eligible for the Clean Car discount of $5750.

Sharp lookers.

With a rather dramatic, shapely front complete with sculpted slimline LED lighting, the Eclipse Cross PHEV is a sharp looker. Especially so in red diamond!

Tech and cabin.

The also smart-looking cabin matches the exterior, with plenty of daylight courtesy of the dual sunroof. There’s an easy-to-use 8-inch, smartphone linked (pre-heating, defrosting even charging times can be initiated via this app) audio/ infotainment system touchscreen. As well there’s dual-zone climate control, adaptive cruise control, a head-up display and around-view monitor. Black, leather-appointed seats have a great blend of comfort and support – those in the front, both with multiple power adjustments. They’re heated, as are the outer rear seats and the steering wheel.

Power train.

The proven plug-in hybrid system consists of one front and one rear electric motor, a 13.8 kWh lithium-ion battery together with a 2.4-litre, 94kW /199Nm petrol engine, a single-speed planetary gearbox and on demand, all-wheel-drive system. While the petrol engine and electric motors (which contribute 62kW/134Nm to the combined outputs) produce their

maximum power and torque outputs at different points, the ever-intuitive PHEV system automatically selects the most efficient drive mode. The result – you just drive and enjoy it as you would a normal car. The system seamlessly decides which, given the driving conditions/battery charge level of the three modes are best. Either ‘EV’ mode – which uses electric power only to power the wheels, the Series Hybrid mode – which uses the petrol engine as a generator to power the electric motors at up to 70km/h, or Parallel Hybrid mode – which uses petrol and electricity to drive the wheels above 70km/h. This hybrid system clearly focuses on refinement, so is both quiet and smooth. Both around town and on the open road it swaps between electric/petrol power so nicely that to know exactly when and what’s happening power-wise, you need to check this out on the central screen.

Minimal/zero emissions.

With a fully charged battery, and in temperatures higher than we had earlier this week, when driving around town the claimed 1.9L/100km figure is possible. Then even better, with zero emissions instantly when you lock it into the EV mode.

On the Charge.

While it’s a plug-in hybrid, through the combination of the petrol engine’s ability to recharge the battery together with the input of the regenerative braking with its variable settings, you are not going to run out of power. Most owners will likely ‘plug-in’ to a 3-pin power in their garage. This will charge from zero to 100 per cent in seven hours. An extra cost, AC home wall box

will do this in 3.5 hours, while a DC fastcharging point will deliver a zero to 80 per cent in 25 minutes.

About and out of town.

Driving about/parking in town was easy. Not only because of the view out, the array of driver assists systems including the around-view camera, but the way the suspension dealt with the more challenging road surfaces. The same occurred out of town, where the ride was suitably supple and smooth, with tyre, wind and road noise nicely suppressed. While you are sitting that bit higher (175mm ground clearance), there’s a precise feel about the handling and steering and the reassurance of the on demand all-wheel-drive system, with its five drive selectable modes. The sportiest, Tarmac, was chosen for a Banks Peninsula trip, on which enjoying the drive, including the body control through, then the combined low-down torque out of corners (even when the battery was low) rather than economical motoring was to the fore. So, the fuel use was 7.5L/100km for the return trip.

Finale

For many in Mid-Canterbury, a plug-in hybrid like this very easy to drive Eclipse Cross PHEV will make a lot of sense! For us, the practical EV range of up to, say, 55km during most weeks would be sufficient for our around-town driving. Then, with a full battery charge courtesy of a 3-pin plug in the garage on Thursday night, it’s ready for a range anxiety-free, long-distance weekend away.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 14, 2021

alon Privé Week is renowned actually dates from 1901. as being a celebration of twoThe prestigious Salon Privé wheeled machinery as well as Concours d’Elégance takes place four, and this year Blenheim on Wednesday 1 September 1, Palace will host the world debut and will feature two classes – of a unique and hugely significant motor Exceptional Motorcycles and bicycle. Exceptional Competition Over the course of its long and illustriMotorcycles. Previous class winners have ous history, Triumph became one of the included renowned motormost recognisable of all marques, thanks cycle builder Allen Millyard, to legendary models such as the Speed who has claimed multiple Twin and Bonneville, while screen icon Salon Privé awards. His exquisite Marlon Brando famously rode a Thunderbird 6T in The Wild One. Honda SS100 V-twin is a previous Best Having been producing bicycles at its in Show winner, and in 2019 his Velocette Coventry factory since 1889, Triumph MAC V-Twin received the Most Spectacular Motorbike award from the event host, moved into the world of motor bicycles at the turn of the 20th century, and was a pioneering force in the burgeoning British motorcycle industry. Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte were responsible for the design, which used a 3/4hp 172cc Minerva engine from Belgium. A rear band brake was employed, and an eccentric crank to enable the rider to adjust the rear chain. The Triumph motor bicycle was launched in September 1901 for the 1902 season. By the outbreak of The Great War the marque’s reputation for quality The 1901 model was the first from the Triumph factory. and reliability was well established, the Duke of Marlborough. leading to substantial orders for military Millyard will return this year with his use. Kawasaki Z1 Super Six. The example that will be on display This beautifully engineered machine at Blenheim Palace as part of the Salon uses a six-cylinder engine, based on the Privé Concours d’Elégance is the very first standard Z1’s double-overhead-camshaft Triumph motor bicycle ever made and

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inger will show a client-specification Porsche 911, representing the results of its Dynamics and Lightweighting Study, for the first time in North America, at The Quail, during Monterey Car Week, starting this weekend. DLS represents Singer’s exploration of the ultra-high-performance potential of the air-cooled Porsche 911, on behalf of their clients. All 75 restorations are sold. This car is inspired by the 1969 911E, restored by Singer Founder, Rob Dickinson, in 2003. After being used as a daily driver, the reaction to Rob’s car, also in Bahama Yellow, led to the concept of offering restoration services to air-cooled 911 owners. As such the 1969 car epitomises the genesis of Singer. These two cars represent both Singer’s origins and its latest work on behalf of discerning owners and drivers. Combining iconic design with cutting-edge engineering and material science, the two cars embody the ongoing Singer philosophy – A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. Singer’s Founder and Executive Chairman, Rob Dickinson notes:

The stunning Millyard Super Six. four-cylinder unit, and uses original Kawasaki parts. Everything else on the motorcycle is standard, giving a subtle end result that looks like something the factory itself could have produced. The judging panel for the Concours d’Elégance includes some of the most respected experts in the motorcycle world. Writer and consultant Somer Hooker will be joined by broadcaster Henry Cole, historians Dennis Frost and Mike Jackson, along with former racer Steve Parrish. A new addition for 2021 is the introduction of a motorcycle parade to open the event. Entrants will start outside the show field, then parade through the grounds of Blenheim Palace and into place on the elegant South Lawn. There will also be the opportunity for motorcycle entrants to take part in Tour Privé for the first time, on August 31. The 100-mile route will depart from Blenheim “The restoration of my 1969 car was an intensely personal project. I drove the hell out of the car every day around the Hollywood Hills, and kept getting stopped to ask if I’d sell it. “My answer was always no. “But the experience was the seed that led to the founding of Singer as a way to enable other owners to pursue their personal vision for the ultimate aircooled 911. “We’ve followed that path ever since, and ultimately it led us to undertake the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study. “Seeing the first client-specification DLS car back here in California is a significant milestone for us. Side-by-side with the latest completed restoration from our California facility is the ultimate testament to the talents of our amazing teams on both sides of the Atlantic.” In co-operation with Williams Advanced Engineering, Formula One technology allowed the development of aero-optimised carbon fiber bodywork, an extensive lightweighting program and a unique, 4.0L naturally aspirated, 4-valves per cylinder, air-cooled, flat six, developing 500 hp at 9000rpm.

Palace and travel through the spectacular Cotswold countryside, with a luncheon stop at Grittleton House in the picturesque village of Grittleton, Wiltshire.

Showcase for top-line designs

Elsewhere on the South Lawn, Thornton Hundred will be among the brands showcasing their latest designs. The British company’s line-up will include the World’s Fastest Bobber – a 202bhp technological tour de force – and a 2021 Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black, both are a Salon Privé debut. Some of the world’s most famous brands have chosen Salon Privé as the perfect location for a globalt, while a brand-new element for 2021 – Salon Privé TIME – will feature the world’s leading watchmakers. With a programme that includes Ladies’ Day presented by Boodles on Friday, the Salon Privé Club Trophy presented by Lockton on Saturday, and Sunday’s Classic and Supercar event, all the elements are in place for another unmissable Salon Privé Week.

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Audi’s design of tomorrow

udi has unveiled the first member of a new family of concept vehicles, a spectacular roadster. Audi skysphere concept is the name of the electric-powered, two-door convertible whose lines lead directly to the Audi design of tomorrow. With it, the brand is illustrating its vision for the progressive luxury segment of the future, in which the interior becomes an interactive space and the vehicle a platform for captivating experiences. All made possible thanks to

Countach king of the motoring posters

t might not be a tennis player adjusting her behind or a shirtless bloke holding a baby, but the Lamborghini Countach has been crowned as the all-time favourite pin-up poster car among followers of The British Motor Show. The striking Marcello Gandini masterpiece was the most popular poster car of the show’s Facebook followers, closely pursued by the Ferrari Testarossa and Porsche 959 – and who (of a certain age) doesn’t remember flicking through them on the rails in the poster shops?

Leyland truck takes pride of place

But there were some oddball respondents, too – one of the show’s fans had an MG Maestro on his bedroom wall, another had a Fiat Uno 55S and for one respondent it was the Leyland Roadrunner truck that took pride of place against the anaglypta, alongside Kim Wilde and Kylie Minogue. The British Motor Show CEO, Andy Entwistle, said: “Of course, this was just a bit of fun, but it seems that around one in five car fans have had a Countach firmly Blu-Tacked above their bed, and it’s that love of cars that really drives the passion behind The British Motor Show. “It’s also evocative of the cars at the show as well, as alongside halls of shiny new metal we’ve got classics and supercars. “I’m not sure we can rustle up a Leyland Truck, though.”

Lamborghini Countach – poster boy of the motoring world.

autonomous driving, a revolutionary redesign of the interior, and a seamless digital ecosystem. The Audi skysphere concept car was designed with the clear objective of offering its occupants captivating and world-class experiences.

The power train

A total of 465 kilowatts of power and 750Nm of torque have an easy time with the roadster, which only weighs 1800kg. The weight distribution of around 60 per cent on the powered rear axle results in ample traction and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just four seconds.

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Sgt. Sweedland Edward Horneman, the first policeman in Ashburton. He served from 1867 to 1871.

Five men in Highland dress, Lagmhor. First from the left is Donald McLean.

Never a dull moment in the early days By Connor Lysaght

the most honoured men in the county,” volunteered to take the prisoner’s place. He “stood up before the dumbfounded Moorhouse, who could not understand the sudden lapse of his great friend”. “However, he did his duty nobly and fined McFarlane five shillings, which was cheerfully paid; and then all retired to enjoy the joke and relieve the anxiety of the JP by a cheerful recital of the fun they had been having, and of the quick-wittedness of their mate.”

he pioneering days were tough, but there was still fun to be had. Amongst all the hard work, struggles against nature, and sudden losses suffered by local settler families, there was plenty of room for amusement as evidenced by the many stories and tall tales that survive from the nineteenth century. Thanks to the likes of John Brown, historian and author, the life experiences of the Ashburton District’s early residents were preserved for future generations. Brown’s 1940 opus, History of Ashburton, or Ashburton, New Zealand: Its Pioneers and Its History, was a compilation of over three years’ worth of articles that he wrote for the Ashburton Guardian. It is worth mentioning that many of the colourful anecdotes in Brown’s book, while mostly truthful, should be treated with caution as they were told from memory or hearsay often years after the events took place. Nevertheless, these stories are worth exploring as they are a great record of some of the stranger events from our past.

Jailbreak When Sergeant Sweedland Horneman came to Ashburton in 1867 to keep the peace as Ashburton’s first policeman, he would have known what to expect: dealing with some overindulgent patrons of Turton’s New Inn, and intervening in disagreements wherever they arose. There was one thing that Horneman failed to prepare for – a jailbreak! This story comes from John Turton, brother of William Turton, Ashburton’s first ferryman and the proprietor of the earliest accommodation house in what would become the Ashburton Township. John recalls that one time, some young men “had been having a jollification, and one had gone just over the mark in rowdiness, and, to cool his ardour, Sergeant Horneman put him into ‘clink’”. Not wanting to keep the drunken young man in captivity for long, Horneman left the other young men to watch the prisoner, while he went to fetch Thomas

A frozen meal

Andrew McFarlane – the man who saved Horneman’s skin and confused Moorhouse with his confession of guilt. Moorhouse. Moorhouse was the manager of the Ashburton station, and he was also the “only JP in the district close handy to the accommodation house, and he attended at “Court” when the necessity arose”. Moorhouse said he would be along shortly, and Horneman returned ahead of him only to find that the prisoner was gone! “The young men in uproarious mood had let the prisoner out of “clink” and were thoroughly enjoying the joke on Horneman, whom they all really greatly liked. But Horneman could not see the joke too clearly.” Horneman explained that Moorhouse knew there was a man to be tried and was on his way, and if he found no prisoner then “there certainly would be a wigging for the sergeant”. The men realised the gravity of the situation, and Andrew McFarlane, “one of

Another story told by John Turton is as follows. While he was out in the country with Bob Scott, helping to build a hut, they camped at the end of Dog Range. They had killed a sheep for mutton and hung it near their camp, and that night it snowed heavily. Two feet of snow, and a small snow slip had buried their mutton, which they decided to leave as they made tracks for the Hakatere homestead. Three months passed, and the men came back and dug up the sheep only to find that the “cold storage had kept it perfectly, and they thoroughly enjoyed the frozen mutton”.

Troublesome horse Donald McLean of Lagmhor Estate was a Highland Scot through-and-through he was born on Coll, one of Scotland’s western isles with a recent population of only 164 people. The island used to be home to over 1000 people, before a decline in the kelp trade and the Highland potato famine caused half the population to emigrate in the middle of the nineteenth century. Donald came to New Zealand from Australia in 1862, landed in Bluff, and rode all the way up to Canterbury through uncertain country. He was tasked with managing Lagmhor estate – 40,000 acres of country bounded by the Ashburton River to the north, the Hinds to the South, hilly Valetta to the West, and swampy Longbeach to the East. John Brown tells of a unique method Donald used to break in a particularly

troublesome horse, which few people would have the stamina to even attempt. “It was said that one of the horses on the station was “hard to catch,” and the fields were miles long and broad. McLean’s method of teaching the horse a lesson was a novel one. He kept running round and round the horse in narrowing circles on foot – the horse breaking here and there – till it stopped, sweating and trembling, while its owner slipped the bridle on to its head. It took all day. After that it only wanted a call to make it come when wanted.” Imagine being that poor horse – getting strafed and chased by an extremely athletic Highlander for hours on end until you gave him a piggy-back ride; “sweating and trembling” sounds just about right for the scenario.

History of Ashburton John Brown’s History of Ashburton is not all tall tales of course – it contains a precise history of what became the Ashburton District from approximately 1853 to 1939, covering a variety of topics including the Road Board, County and Borough Councils, points of interest, and of course all the early happenings and juicy bits of pioneer life. If you are interested in reading Brown’s book, it can be found in the Ashburton Museum’s Research Room, and at the Ashburton Public Library.

CONTACT Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears. Email: museum@adc.govt.nz Mail: PO Box 94, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 307-7890 Copies of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

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calling time on a week of sport

Semi-finals all sorted Southern have beaten United to book their place in the Mid Canterbury Premier netball finals at the EA Networks Centre on Thursday night. Southern will now meet defending champions Hampstead, who underlined their red hot favouritism with a comfortable win over Methven, who will play Celtic in the other semi-final.

FInals bolters

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Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

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STARS OF THE WEEK Tait Chisman One of the stars of the show for Mid Canterbury in their win over Ellesmere last weekend. Quick, determined and passionate. He’s a welcome addition to any rugby side at the moment.

Shannon Vidler

Ready for North’s best Three local indoor bowlers are in Invercargill this weekend looking to play their part in guiding the South Island Indoor Bowls side to success over their North Island counterparts. Mat Bassett (pictured), Simon Thomas and Michael Lawson all feature in the strong mainland team who will do battle

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK

Rugby Heartland Rugby is just around the corner and Mid Canterbury have one more challenge before then. Today they take on Canterbury B at the Ashburton Showgrounds. It’s a good chance to lock eyes on the stars of the season. Kick off 2.30pm.

Basketball Present takes on the past today at the Oxford Street basketball stadium when the Ashburton College 2021 team takes on an Alumni side as the season fundraiser. Tip-off 5pm, and lots of laughs to be had.

Rugby It’s more than just a rugby game. To help raise funds for Rural Support Trust the NZ Parliamentary rugby side will take on a Fonterra Good Together team tomorrow at the Showgrounds. 12.30pm kick off.

for the Kevin Eddy Memorial Trophy over the course of today at the Southland Indoor Bowls stadium. Bassett, who has made a number of appearances for the South Island, will lead a very strong men’s fours team, while Thomas and Lawson, who have formed a strong combination over recent years,

It’s all on for young and old Some of the stars of the past in Mid Canterbury basketball will return to the court this weekend to take on the current Ashburton College side in a fundraiser match for this season. This year’s young guns will take on some strong players from over recent years with many familiar names featuring in the alumni line-up including the likes of Roasty Douglas, Pip Johnston, Ash Strawbridge (right), Brian Kerr and Gavin Douglas. The match begins at 5pm, but the fun starts at 4pm with a sausage sizzle, raffles and even an auction before a ball even gets bounced. Sure to be an entertaining occasion, the goal is to pack out the stadium and have a bit of fun doing it.

Shannon’s quietly chipped away in the circle this season for Southern and on Thursday night put on another shooting masterclass to help her side into the semi-finals of Premier Netball.

provide two-thirds of an excellent men’s triples team. Teams will play three rounds of competition throughout the day, with points awarded for each win. As well as team glory, players will also shoot for individual medals which are attached to each of the disciplines.

Ryan Cockburn The desire to be better than the best is true in all golfers, and while he didn’t quite get past the best, Cockburn’s effort to equal the course record at Rakaia this week with a 66 is still a mighty fine achievement.

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Southern seal semi spot Jonathan Leask

At a glance Premier 1

Southern 32-20 United Celtic 31-23 College Hampstead 49-22 Methven

Premier 2

Methven 34-18 Southern Hampstead B 43-33 Methven Mt Somers 38-26 Celtic B

Premier 3

United B 42-12 College U18A College B 50-11 Mt Somers B

Southern’s Sarah McCormick fires in another accurate pass to her shooters in Thursday night’s clash. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK Hampstead then completed an unbeaten championship round with an exclamation mark with a commanding 49-22 win over Methven. In Premier 2, Methven’s 34-18 win over Southern had them move into fourth ahead of their clubmates, who lost to Hampstead B 33-43, with Hampstead B completing an unbeaten championship round to finish in top spot. Mt Somers beat Cletic B 38-26, with the two sides set to go around again in next week’s semi-finals. United B produced a convincing 42-12 win over College U18A to claim top spot in Premier 3, and also set up a repeat fixture in the semi-finals. College B hammered a winless Mt Somers B 50-11, and will play College 10A in the semi-finals.

Premier 1

Standings

Southern took care of business against an injury-hit United to book their place in the Mid Canterbury Premier netball finals at the EA Network Centre on Thursday night. Three teams were in the hunt for fourth place, with Southern eliminating United before Celtic ended College’s hopes. Southern will now meet defending champions Hampstead, who underlined their red hot favouritism with a comfortable win over Methven, who will play Celtic in the other semi-final. In the opening match in Thursday’s end to the championship round, Southern looked hungry from the opening whistle, and made the most of their opportunities against a disjointed United side to lead 11-6 after the first quarter. At 22-10 at halftime Southern had a fourth place in their sights, but produced a sloppy third quarter, with both sides only managing four goals apiece. Southern regained the momentum and extended the lead in the final quarter to take a 32-20 win, putting them in fourth place, albeit temporarily while they waited to see if Celtic would knock out College A. Celtic made the stronger start to lead 8-5, but College remained in the fight in a messy second quarter, with Celtic up 1410 at the break. From there Celtic pressed home their advantage on the way to a 31-23 win.

Team P W L B Diff Pts Hampstead 5 5 0 0 137 20 Celtic 5 4 1 0 32 16 Methven 5 3 2 0 -5 12 Southern 4 2 3 0 -32 8 College A 5 1 4 1 -63 5 United 5 0 5 1 -69 1

Premier 2

Team P W L B Diff Pts Hampstead B 5 5 0 0 44 20 Mt Somers 5 4 1 0 102 16 Celtic B 5 3 2 1 35 13 Methven C 5 1 3 1 -28 7 Methven B 5 1 3 0 -14 6 Southern B 5 0 5 0 -139 0

Premier 3

Team P W L B Diff Pts United B 4 3 1 0 76 12 College B 4 3 1 0 69 12 College 10A 4 3 1 0 -9 12 College 18A 4 1 2 0 -31 4 Mt Somers B 4 0 4 0 -105 0

Destination Dunedin Mid Canterbury Netball is breaking new ground by competing in its first South Island Senior Netball Championship in Dunedin this weekend. Coach Claire Tappin said the representative players had expressed a desire for a large programme, and the second running of the South Island championship has provided that opportunity. It also provides an opportunity to even the ledger with their fiercest rivals. The side will use the disappointment of the Hanan Shield loss as motivation at Dunedin’s Edgar Centre this weekend, which could include a possible rematch against South Canterbury. “The team would love the chance to come up against South Canterbury again,” Tappin said. “It was mentioned in the van on the way home from Waimate and a few times since, but we will have to see how things pan out.”

Mid Canterbury open the tournament against North Otago, who they comfortably beat a fortnight ago, tonight before meeting an invitational side and then Dunedin on Sunday before heading into cross-over play. The other pool consists of Upper Clutha, Eastern Southland and South Canterbury. There have been several changes to the rep squad that contested the Hanan Shield tournament in Waimate. Natasha Waddell is unavailable, while Loumaile Manumua is out after an ACL injury sustained during the Hanan Shield loss to South Canterbury. Meg Gilbert and Catherine Kuyf join the side, while Harmyn McLean – initially named as a non-travelling reserve – has also been called in to the travelling team. Mid Canterbury umpire Natalie Corbett will also be in action at the tournament.

Rakaia reign supreme

Rakaia Black have been crowned the Mid Canterbury Netball Social champions. In the Social 1 final on Wednesday night, Rakaia Black outclassed Celtic Green 47-29 to take the silverware. Methven took out Social 2 with a 32-30 win over Hampstead Gold, while in Social 3 Hampstead Blue beat Southern Blue 20-14. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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‘Fill in’ team in the finals Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury men’s hockey team have made the playoffs in their first season contesting the Canterbury men’s division 1 championship. The Mid Canterbury men will take on top seeded Carlton Redcliffs in the semi-finals at Nga Puna Wai. Not a bad effort from a side that was called upon to make up the numbers. Mid Canterbury Hockey moved away from competing in South Canterbury competitions this season, having their own local senior competitions playing at the NBS Turf in the Ashburton Domain. Canterbury Hockey had a bye in the championship grade – one step down from the premier grade – and contacted Mid Canterbury to see if they could make up the numbers. There was enough interest among the local senior men to enter a team, manager Brent Gray said. The side has done more than just make up the numbers. They started with a win, and after 18 rounds, had seven more wins and four draws to finish fourth, which Gray said was a fantastic effort for a team that was thrown together last minute. Their semi-final opponents, Carlton Redcliffs, have only lost

League leaders Methven FC are chasing a 10th straight win in the Mainland Football men’s division 1 when they host Universities today. In the Canterbury Championship Trophy round the Mid Canterbury boys are looking to snap a two-game losing streak away to St Albans-Shirley, while Mid Canterbury United are also at home to Universities in division 3. The unbeaten Mid Canterbury 15th grade boy’s meet second-placed Nomads. The introduction of a fifth team has created a bye in the Aoraki senior men’s rugby league competition. The Makikihi Marauders have joined the competition, adding to the Country Cowboys and Timaru Outlaws from South Canterbury, with Mid Canterbury represented by the Chertsey Oilers and Ashburton Barbarians. The 2021 competition kicks off on September 9, with the Oilers away to the Outlaws and the Barbarians on the bye.

Rep squads Mid Canterbury senior men’s hockey team take on Carlton Redcliffs in the semi-final of the Canterbury men’s division 1 championship.

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They are the favourites, but it’s a nice feeling being the underdog that knows you can beat them

two games and fired in an impressive 76 goals – an average of four per game. However, in the most recent clash between the two sides, Mid Canterbury took the win 5-3 and had drawn 3-3 the previous encounter, so will not be

overawed by the top seeds. “They are the favourites, but it’s a nice feeling being the underdog that knows you can beat them.” Whether they can advance to the final or not, Gray said it has been a successful season and has

set up a pathway for local players to get a taste of the next tier. The side is a reasonably even split of players drawn for the four division 1 sides that play in Ashburton on Tuesday nights. “We take a squad of 16 each week, but have drawn on 22 players throughout the season so far. “Judging by the success we have had this year and how well the local competition is going, there will be some competition for spots in the team next year”.

Hammers ready for stern test In the curtain-raiser, the Mid Canterbury Development side opens its Hanan Cup campaign against South Canterbury Development. Meanwhile out at Celtic is the JAB Seven-A-Side tournament from 10.30am. There is also a big game at the Showgrounds on Sunday, with a Fonterra XV chock full of locals taking on the Parliamentary rugby team in a charity game to help out flood affected farmers, kicking off at 12.30pm.

Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury is expecting a stiff challenge when they host Canterbury B at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday. Coming off a convincing firstup win over Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury coach Dale Palmer said he is looking for the team to

1. Adam Williamson, 2. Callum Burrell, 3. Carisbook Toomalatai, 4. Manasa Bari, 5. Lote Nasiga, 6. Shepherd Mhembere, 7. Osian Davies, 8. Seta Koroitamana, 9. Will Mackenzie, 10. Tom Reekie, 11. Tait Chisman, 12. Nick Foxley, 13. Paovale Sofa, 14. Raitube Vasurakuta, 15. George Williams. Reserves: Garth Fechney, Osea Baisagale, Brad Tarbotton, Ashton McArthur, Nathan McCloy, Matt Holmes, Nete Caucau, Isireli Masawini.

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The Hammers are building up to the Heartland Championship. continue to build combinations and continuity in the game plan ahead of the Heartland Championship kicking off in seven days’ time. Palmer was pleased with aspects of last week’s performance, a 41-17 win, but said there was plenty to work on. The attacking flair and defensive structure that showed glimpses of great promise last weekend will be tested by a strong Canterbury B side. While they will be hopeful of getting up for the win, it will be more how they play that is the focus for Palmer, just seven days

out from the opening of the Heartland Championship, with a tough away trip to play Thames Valley in Hamilton first-up. That puts plenty of emphasis on getting this right on the park today. Palmer had always planned on making changes across the two pre-season matches but injuries and unavailability has already altered those plans. Canterbury B has former Mid Canterbury rep Dan Fransen on the wing and Tom Heywood covering the front row on the bench, while Craig Dunlea is one of the assistant coaches.

Canterbury B 1 Conan O’Donnell, 2 Sam Cottam, 3 Troy Hallet, 4 Connor Smith, 5 Matt Taula Fili, 6 Gordie Lloyd, 7 Angus Fletcher, 8 Matt Letoga, 9 Jono Kitto, 10 Blair Murray, 11 Ngase Malie, 12 Ollie Lewis, 13 Tahu Kaa, 14 Dan Fransen, 15 Luke Glen, 16. Lockie McNair, 17. Tom Heywood, 18. Reon Lowery, 19. Charlie Murray, 20. Finlay Joyce, 21. Max Hughes, 22. Goerge Coull, 23. Trevahn Ta’ufo’ou.

The Mid Canterbury U13 teams have been named to contest the South Island Championships that will be hosted in Ashburton on October 13-16. Boys’ Team A: Edward Pottinger, Jason-Reign Gleave, Jacob Robinson, Riki Philpott, William Woods, Toby Grant, Elliot Markille, Liam Elliot, Jack Gorrie and Archie Nijjar, coached by Kaylib Gorrie. Boys’ Team B: James Woods, Jack Strawbridge, Hunter Abernethy, Jack Spicer, Dallas Richardson, Jacob Carr, Amwolf Artz, Joel Moffett, Dante Tait and Max Lye, coached by Paula Strawbridge. Girl’s Team A: Alexis Arnold, Ruby Patterson, Sophie Brass, Isla Moffet, Ally Thomas, Chloe Prendergast, Lucy Pearce, Cloe McLauchlan, Tia Double, and Tegan Marriott, coached by Geoff Chapman and Eva Kelly. Girls’ Team B: Milli Pottinger, Alecia Doller, Harlow McIntosh, Mackenzie Goodfellow, Addison Griffiths, Sylvie Thompson-Hart, Lily Rosevear, Shantelle Hosken, Lydia Hosken, Isla Gilbert, and Kayley Levy, coached by Tessa Thompson.

Gold Rush Ashburton’s Sophie Adams has been named in the Otago Gold Rush side to contest the 2022 Women’s National Basketball League which got under way last night in Auckland. The New Zealand Junior Tall Fern, who previously played for the Sophie Adams Canterbury Wild Cats in 2019, is studying at Otago University and impressed during the club season for University.

Golf draw Tinwald Women’s Golf Club draw for August 17: LGU 9 Holes LGU. Report 9.30 for 10.00 start. Starters D. Bell N. Costin, Cards P. Smith J. Undy, Kitchen M. Moore, Roster Convenor.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Ready for the chase With names like Jumbo, Riccarton’s steeplechase fences are renowned for their size, but Hunterville trainer Ken Duncan said the biggest obstacle facing Shamal in today’s Racecourse Hotel Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) doesn’t need to be jumped. Duncan is referring to last Saturday’s 16-length Koral Steeplechase (4250m) winner Tallyho Twinkletoe, the Kevin Myers-trained 11-year-old unbeaten in three steeplechase starts, and a winner of 10 of his 14 career jumping starts. “The main opposition is Tallyho Twinkletoe, no question at all,” Duncan said. “I’ve been keeping a close eye on him down here. “I saw a Myers truck go out this morning taking horses back home, but there was no Tallyho Twinkletoe on it unfortunately. “He’s just a sensational horse. “I watch him every morning and he’s always the same. He

Buddy Lammas is down to take the ride Shamal at Riccarton today. takes nothing out of his races. It’s like he hasn’t even been around. “He’s in immaculate order.” However, while knowing the mountain in Shamal’s way, Duncan couldn’t be happier with his charge, who finished strongly from last in the Koral Steeplechase for second place last week. Shamal won the Grand National Steeplechase in 2018, and the extra distance this weekend

brings him right into contention. “The big fella is pretty well,” Duncan said. “It was a big run last week. I didn’t think he’d go a yard on the track but he’s still gone pretty good. “It’s hard work once they hit the course proper – and they’ve got to do that three times. “I’m hoping the extra distance can bring him into it because he is so tough. He knows how to do it.” Duncan has come to accept Shamal’s back-running style of racing, and has kept the Zabeel gelding leaner than normal for this year’s National carnival in part to combat that. “He’s stripped lighter than normal, and that’s on purpose. A lighter horse goes through the mud easier,” Duncan said. “He makes it hard work on himself by getting back, but I can’t do anything about it. He’s on the buckle to the 4000m in his work and then he normally takes off.

Track Spy

“You can do whatever you like but he just won’t pick up till he’s ready.” A winner of seven of his 29 chases, Shamal could progress to the ARC Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) at Ellerslie on September 19, but Duncan will first assess how he comes through today’s race. “This is his main target,” Duncan said. Duncan will also saddle Rightsaidzed in the Speights 0-1 Win Hurdle (3100m), the Zed seven-year-old gelding running a career-best second at Riccarton on Wednesday. “He whacked away pretty well,” Duncan said. “I hadn’t really intended taking him down but I needed a travelling mate for Shamal, and he was standing by the gate when I went to get the other bloke. “He won’t be standing there again. But he’s come through the run well and he’ll cope with the back-up ok too.”

Matt Markham scours the racing action over the weekend in search of some winners, some value and a local hope or two.

Best Bet: Di Caprio – Race 9, Sunday – Oamaru Harness

Class pacer back from a spell, and has been hitting excellent strides in trials ahead of this. Fifth in the NZ Cup last year, so shouldn’t have too many problems here with Ricky May in the bike.

Each Way Bet: Deels Done– Race 5, Saturday – Riccarton Gallops

Hasn’t put a hoof wrong in the last few starts, and kept fresh through the week for this. Falls into a race that looks well within scope and as long as the track’s in favour, should be right in the thick of it.

Place Bet: Frankie The Fox – Race 8, Saturday – Riccarton Gallops

Fresh runner to the Grand National meeting, with excellent course and distance stats. Just loves Riccarton and will relish a testing track as well. Can have the last say if the stars align, and anything better than $2 a place is good shopping.

Local Hope: Voyeur – Race 5, Sunday – Oamaru Harness

Back for another week after an excellent effort for fourth on debut last week at Addington. Didn’t step clean there, but that will be rectified and can give this a decent shake with best manners and a bit more luck in running.

M6 Riccarton gallops Today at Riccarton Raceway

R1 Speight’s (0-1) Hrdl $20,000 3100m 11:30

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Kiddo 68.5 Son Of Anna Kay 68.5 Kaharau E J Farr (3) 68.5 Suffice To Say J Seivwright (10) 68.5 N Downs (1) 67 Bullitt Gold’nguru G J Walsh (4) 67 67 Redesdale Ritesaidzed H McNeill (2) 67 Remarx S Phelan (5) 67 Fantasy Flight 65

9 10 11 12 13 14

4333 Paze The Power C K Kwo (14) 56.5 Z Bholah (9) (A3) 56.5 x4646 Tantalee 9x30 Kochanski A Comignaghi (6) 56.5 9684 Sheza Pro T Jonker (5) 56.5 Heads Up G A Jogoo (7) 56.5 00x80 Hit The Diff 56.5

R6 Racecourse Hotel Grand National Stpl $75,000 9 53114 Louie Louie C W Johnson (1) 54 5 6 10 34241 Rock Island Line K Asano (6) 54 5600m 14:15 1 97321 Tallyho Twinkletoe S Phelan (2) 70 R9 Millennium Hotels (Bm65) $22,500 1400m 16:05 7

2 35232 Shamal B Lammas (8) 68 3 46121 Coconut J Seivwright (7) 65 4 x8431 Mandalay S H Fannin (10) 65 65 R4 Coupland’s Bakeries 50yrs-Bm74 $27,500 1600m 5 36400 Mr Enthusiastic M R Cropp (9) 65 6 23003 Pierian Spring 13:05 7 6032l The Rolling Stone H A Mc Neill (3) 65 1 12170 Full Fury 61 65 2 12895 So Much Mour B Rogerson (7) (A4) 61 8 74163 Mrs Twinkletoes E J Farr (6) 65 9 4305 Tittletattle G J Walsh (4) 3 61333 Original Gangster K Williams (4) 58.5 10 52215 Master Courtsman M B Gillies (5) 65 4 36417 St Andre J R Lowry (9) 58.5 R2 Zilco (Bm74) $27,500 1200m 12:00 K Asano (1) 58 1 12016 Benaud W Papier (4) (A3) 61.5 5 12727 Facetime R7 D Reynolds Winter Classic $32,500 1800m 14:50 57.5 1 53531 Ritani K Asano (6) 60 2 64849 Goodanya K Chowdhoory (6) 60 6 36164 Way Above 7 53124 Sir Beets L J Allpress (10) 57 2 11114 Tappy’s One C W Johnson (9) 58 3 52228 Desert Magic 59 55.5 3 80163 Verry Flash 57 4 10231 Tap ‘N’ Go L Callaway (9) 57.5 8 9x123 Anjameme R Mudhoo (11) 55.5 4 64473 Rosie Glow 56.5 5 80x11 Where’s Wally Ms K Williams (8) 57 9 5x596 Pinhead K Chowdhoory (8) (A1 )55 10 63929 Cannoli 56.5 5 0x865 Bluey’s Chance T Jonker (3) L J Allpress (7) 55.5 6 21211 Chilly Filly K Mudhoo (12) 55 6 11727 Take The Deel T Moseley (1) 55.5 7 55945 Dreaming Easy S Khetoo (1) (A3) 54.5 11 89109 Tuilana 12 35760 Are You Cereal M Gestain (5) (A3) 54 7 12170 Full Fury S Toolooa (5) (A3) 55 8 5x109 Infared 54 55 9 697x5 Walkthisswey 54 R5 Vernon & Vazey (Bm74) $27,500 2000m 13:40 8 12895 So Much Mour L J Allpress (7) 54.5 10 64208 Gerry Joyce S Toolooa (5) (A3) 54 1 12121 Dunhill S Khetoo (11) (A3) 61 9 x3511 Zeefa Zed Ms K Williams (4) 54 R3 E Stokes Trust Fundraiser Mdn $10,000 1400m 2 35442 Five Princes F W Lazet (7) (A4) 60 10 11212 Miss Tavi 3 56681 Slammer C A Campbell (3) 58 R8 Heatstore Hcp $32,500 1400m 15:25 12:30 58 1 70337 Lachie’s Mate S Toolooa (2) (A3) 58.5 4 53016 Standrews Masonic 1 x3512 Justaskme B Rogerson (5) (A4)62 5116 Locally Sauced K Chowdhoory (1) (A1) 56.5 2 61031 Carson River K Chowdhoory (9) (A1) 61.5 2 44 Captain T R Moseley (4) 58.5 5 56 3 x47x5 Irish Excuse Ms K Williams (10) 59 3 x6045 Lennon K Chowdhoory (13) (A1) 58.5 6 15136 Fantasy Flight 3310 Queen Sweep M E Gestain (6) (A3) 56 4 53332 King Cougar S D Khetoo (8) (A3) 57 4 49 Galaxy Power K Mudhoo (8) 58.5 7 1323 Deels Done Ms K Williams (4) 55.5 5 x9244 Chosen Peak T L Taiaroa (3) (A2) 56.5 B Murray (12) 5 44756 Seraphic 58.5 8 L J Allpress (5) 54.5 6 5x660 Monza Circuito L J Allpress (7) 54.5 3153 Husk R Cuneen (11) 58.5 9 6 0x Burnvue 7 42242 Frankie The Fox R Mudhoo (4) (A1) 54 7 0x Peria’s Legacy R Mudhoo (10) (A1) 58.5 10 5211 Nedwin B Rogerson (8) (A4) 54 11 9x0x0 Zurafaa T Comignaghi (2) 54 8 Senor Duke 58.5 54 8 81774 Celine

M8 Kurow harness

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Mr Fahrenheit T Moseley (9) 58.5 Tapdog C W Johnson (12)58.5 Colour Me Red L Callaway (4) 58 Echo Bay Sarah Macnab (10) 58 Countess Ruby L J Allpress (22) 57.5 Reliably Perky Ms K Williams (17) 57.5 Cast In Bronze B M Murray (2) 57 Raise Your Sights K Asano (11) 57 Magic Ivan 57 Faux Pas Rohan Mudhoo (5) (A1) 56 Aquattack T Comignaghi (19) 55.5 55.5 Wannabe ‘N’ Paris Youneverknow 55 Its So Easy 55 Super Tap S Toolooa (21) (A3) 55 54 Hey Soul Sister Nedwin 58.5 Redesdale 56 Zurafaa 54 Hit The Diff 54

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97934 76796 26222 5251 21x6 1x6l4 90187 91483 x4339 60732 57310 17246 18x74 52930 21643 77300 0x100 51584 x4926 72723 46866 96067 68001

Belt Road L J Allpress (21) 60 Hunter Villain J R Lowry (1) 60 The Buffer T R Moseley (9) 60 Dettifoss 59 K Asano (10) King Of The Castle S Khetoo (20) (A3) 59 So Call Me 59 Kapalka A Comignaghi (4) 58.5 Wild Like K Chowdhoory (11) (A1) 58.5 Ms K Williams (16) 58 Barrett Meila Rei Rohan Mudhoo (12) (A1) 57 Harleen Quinzel 56.5 Mistletoe C W Johnson (7) 56.5 Luna Perfecta T L Taiaroa (18) (A2) 56 Papagena S Toolooa (8) (A3) 56 C A Campbell (14) 56 Regal Girl She’s Got The Look Sarah Macnab (15) 56 Red Magician K Mudhoo (6) 57.5 Repulse 55.5 All Black Magic 57 56.5 Curve 54 Take A Risk Hey Soul Sister 54 Pearl Davone 54

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Winning Bones S Tomlinson Red Harbour C D Thornley Jimmy Carter B Williamson

R10 DAVE HEFFERNAN PGG WRIGHTSON HANDICAP PACE $10,000 2600m 16:18

Matt Markham’s Riccarton Selections

Race 1: Kaharau, Remarx, Ritesaidzed, Fantasy Flight Race 2: Chilly Filly, Where’s Wally, Benaud, Tan N Go Race 3: Tantalee, Paze The Power, Lennon, Captain Race 4: Sir Beets, Original Gangster, Facetime, St Andre Race 5: Deels Done, Dunhill, Five Princes, Husk R10 S I Racing Awards 17/9 (Bm65) $22,500 2000m Race 6: Tallyho Twinkletoe, Shamal, Manadalay, Coconut Race 7: Ritani, Verry Flash, Tappy’s One, Miss Tavi 16:45 1 8x607 Oceans Away T Taiaroa (8) (A2) 60 Race 8: Frankie The Fox, Justaskme, Chosen Peak, Louie Louie 2 x9150 Sutherland 60 Race 9: The Buffer, Belt Road, Dettifoss, Wild Like K Mudhoo (20) 3 00x68 All The Rage B Rogerson (16) (A4) 59.5 Race 10: Cast In Bronze, Raise Your Sights, Tapdog, Echo Bay 4 89540 Rodolfo F Lazet (16) (A4) 59 BEST BET: Chilly Filly (Race 2) VALUE: Tantalee (Race 3)

Tomorrow at Oamaru Raceway

R1 WAITAKI AUTO ELECTRICS/WHISPERING PINES 3 4 TROT $10,000 2600m 12:05

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Rachel Daytom Aditi Meghan Shiffty Random Spur Eilish Hall Hanover Da Moon 36555 See It Thru 5X270 Majestic Whisper

L F O’Reilly G Smith A Lethaby J Dunn J Morrison R T May G Telfer K Hadfield M Williamson

J Morrison Santeria S Tomlinson Heez Good J Young-Grant Tane JJ 7680 Maldito J Dunn Moonlite Dream B Orange 88X82 Life Of Art M Williamson 9509X White Diamond Gold E Barron 4443

7 8 5 9 6 10 7 11 8 12 9 13 R4 MAKING IT HAPPEN G K FYFE TROT $10,000 2600m 14

70050 Ali X 8 Rock N Diamonds 64058 Sheezagoldengirl 03PX7 Lancewood Louie 66 Justin Fun 30757 Rosies Terror 60X06 White Shark X0250 Expressive Love

C D Thornley J Dunn S Thornley T Williams B Orange S O’Reilly G D O’Reilly S Tomlinson

R8 COLLIE HILLS STUD JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE 2 3 PACE $11,000 2600m 15:19 4

1 X0351 Justace J Simpson 2 732X2 Kiwi X Factor T Bamford 3 36253 Saginaw S O’Reilly R6 LOREEN ANNE MCKAY MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE 4 90521 Bossmaro 13:20 K Newman $10,000 2000m 14:10 1 959X3 Fast Whispering B Orange G Thornley 5 505X1 Asian Elvis 1 39600 Aveross Rustler J Morrison 2 521 Galleons Devotion J Morrison 6 X1242 Sneak A Peak K Tomlinson 2 90088 Kansas City Jim Thornley G R2 PGG WRIGHTSON/RURAL TRANSPORT MO- 3 533701 Cody Banner M Williamson 7 35764 Dreaminsover S Thornley 3 55646 Pete’s Dash J Young-Grant 4 23308 Sundons Flyer J Young-Grant BILE PACE $10,000 2000m 12:30 8 726X1 Adieu Flirt C Dalgety 4 870x8 Look Sharp S O’Reilly 5 18810 Moment Of Kaos J Cox 1 80009 Honour Scroll B Williamson 9 X231 Five Star General D van Til 5 64845 Szybka Lane G Telfer 6 70X81 Greenbank Betty T Williams 2 70000 Laterintheday J Dunn 10 3X212 Owes Me Dough E Barron J Cox 6 371 Miss Fiona 7 53068 Prince Rainer G Telfer 3 8889 Mach O’Melley J Morrison R9 THE GOLDEN FLEECE HOTEL KUROW CUP S Tomlinson 7 7X542 Jonique 8 30196 Monaro Mako J Dunn 4 59X60 Tetrick K Newman 8 1000X Tiebreaker J Dunn $17,500 2600m 15:53 Jay Williamson 9 00000X Mickey B 5 58234 Honour Before Glory R Close 9 861X9 Sister’s Delight S Ottley 10 30627 Make My Sundon S Ottley 1 135271 Shards Fury B Williamson S Thornley 6 4847 It’s Me L F O’Reilly 7 765 Little Gee B Orange 2 87x17 I’m Tough R5 MARSHALL TRANSPORT/COMBINED SERVICES 10 X6030 Serious Moonlite B Orange M Williamson 11 680 Wolfenstien 8 76255 Auchtercairn R T May 3 98214 Dodgethebullet (10m) S Tomlinson TWIZEL PACE $10,000 2600m 13:45 9 57798 Wee Ring The Changes S Ottley 43151 Eastwood Isabella (10m) R Close R7 TEMUKA TRANSPORT LTD TROT $15,000 2600m 4 1 Airies Gold G Shand 10 99879 Playboy Prince M Williamson 5 11165 Boarding Call (10m) M Williamson 14:44 2 60076 Black Lace J Versteeg 6 1773X Yossi (10m) J Hay 1 91186 Count Eyre R Close R3 SBT MARKETING / BLUFF PROTIENS MOBILE 3 70367 Pure Courage S Ottley 7 90571 Ivana Legacy (10m) C Ferguson 2 46241 Zealous Spur M Williamson 4 6548X Adhika J Morrison PACE $10,000 2000m 12:55 8 46X65 Hilarous Prince (10m) T Williams 3 2481 One Over All G Smith R T May 5 4 Voyeur 1 368X4 Play It Now G D O’Reilly 9 7652X Di Caprio (25m) R T May 4 72X31 Majesticmite S Ottley M Williamson 6 9500X Huckabee 2 X4496 Crystal Daytom L F O’Reilly

5 6 7 8 9

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The Conqueror S Ottley Proteus G Smith Sophia Bromac J Dunn Brother John G D O’Reilly B Orange Pay Me Visa My Mate Ben Kingsdown Atom J Morrison Four Starzzz Shiraz J Young-Grant Oliver North M Williamson

Matt Markham’s Kurow Selections Race 1: Aditi, Meghan, See It Thru, Shiffty Race 2: Tetrick, Honour Before Glory, It’s Me, Auchtercairn Race 3: Life Of Art, Play It Now, Moonlite Dream, Tane JJ Race 4: Sudon’s Flyer, Greenbank Betty, Make My Sundon, Galleon’s Devotion Race 5: Voyeur, Lancewood Louie, Shezagoldengirl, Expressive Love Race 6: Jonique, Tiebreaker, Miss Fiona, Serious Moonlite Race 7: Red Harbour, Majesticmite, Zealous Spur, One Over All Race 8: Bossmaro, Five Star General, Saginaw, Sneak A Peek Race 9: Di Caprio, Yossi, Eastwood Isabella, Ivana Legacy Race 10: Oliver North, Proteus, Pay Me Visa, Kingsdown Atom BEST BET: Di Caprio (Race 9) VALUE: Red Harbour (Race 7)

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Exercise your grey cells with our weekly sports crossword and quiz

Across gold 1996 Atlanta Olympics (4) 3 First NZ batsman to score Test triple century (8) 7 NZ softball/football Hall of Famer, Marilyn -- (8) 8 Kiwi men’s 5000m silver medallist 1976 Montreal Olympics (4) 9 Former NZ swim golden girl, -- Simcic (4) 10 Crusaders All Black winger emerged 2018 (6) 12 Indian T20 comp, abbrev (3) 13 Two-time Auckland Cup winner, -- Tempo (2) 14 Wellington hooker fasttracked into 2017 ABs squad (5) 17 NZ’s first three-time Olympic champion (5) 18 Tennis shot (3) 20 1987 World Cup-winning All Black fullback (9) 21 Wayne Smith’s successor as ABs’ defence coach, initials (2) 24 Taranaki lock made All Blacks’ 2005 Grand Slam tour before playing Super rugby (5) 25 Auckland speedway venue, Western -- (7) 27 Basketball’s extra playing period, abbrev (2) 28 83-Test All Black hooker 2002-13 (4) 29 Chiefs loosie made Test debut v Argentina 2019 (8)

Down

1 Kiwi rugby league legend,

Kevin -- (6) 2 Champion British heavyweight boxer, -- Fury (5)

1. How many ex-All Blacks have entered Parliament?

a) 4 b) 7 c) 11

2. Current Watters Cup holders Celtic drew the final in 2006; who with?

13 14

a) Rakaia b) Southern c) Methven

3. In 1976, what colour medal did Dick Quax bring home from the Olympics?

19 20

a) Sandra Edge b) Margaret Foster c) Lois Muir

27 28

5. Michael Jordan is generally recognised as the greatest NBA player of all time. How many titles did he win?

3 Dual World Cup-winning

All Black hooker (7) 4 Crusaders try-scoring trump early 2000s, -- Ralph (5) 5 Banned former Black Cap, -- Vincent (3) 6 Crusaders All Black lock 1999-2004 (7) 8 Chiefs All Black midfield newcomer, -- Tupaea (5) 9 NZ leg-spin stalwart 195572, Jack -- (9) 11 Former leading England spin bowler, Ashley -- (5) 15 Italian football club AC -(5) 16 Home of US Masters (7) 17 Otago All Black No 8 1976-79, Gary -- (5) 19 Football scoring medium, abbrev (2)

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a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze

4. Who coached the 1987 World Cup-winning NZ netball team?

22 Black Caps paceman

early 2000s, Michael -- (5) 23 Former Black Caps seamer, -- Rance (4) 26 World Rugby’s former name, abbrev (3) 27 Disgraced US football legend, -- Simpson (2)

Solution No 66 T O D D I R MC A L U K L E S B A A D AM C R H EWS O O P U N T S E S A V E

J AM I E S U M O I S T E R M T A E L I E N U R N P V S WH I T I A I L O N L I L L E P E S C O T T I T E A S T EWA

Selection of previous puzzles available as printable PDFs Email: peter@sportswordcentral.com

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O N I C C K M I N G L E E N G N D R T

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7

6. In 2002, at Lancaster Park, Nathan Astle came out to bat with NZ in dire straits. How many runs did he score?

a) 102 b) 192 c) 222

7. Which titles did Ashburton College rower Veronica Wall pick up at Maadi 2016?

a) Under 16 single sculls b) Under 17 single sculls c) Under 18 single sculls d) All of them

8. In official horseshoe pitching, how many points do you get for a ringer (shoe enclosing the stake)?

a) 3 b) 5 c) 1

Answers: 1. b) 7, Billy Glenn, Jack Ormond, Ben Couch, Tony Steele, Chris Laidlaw, Grahame Thorne, Tu Wyllie. 2. b) Southern. 3. b) Silver. 4. c) Lois Muir. 5. b) He collected 6 NBA rings. 6. c) 222. 7. d) All of them. 8. a) 3 points.

1 Kiwi equestrian won individual

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 14, 2021

Every day

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 10am Methven Museum Methven Pubs and Liquor history, call time and come visit our new display on the history of our magnificent Hotels, supplemented by some interesting historical liquor laws and consumption trends. Admission free but donations welcome. Mid Canterbury Connector Mid Canterbury Connector provides low-cost return trip to Ashburton from smaller towns or rural areas. Tuesday run is from Mt Somers or Methven to Ashburton and back, and Wednesday run is from Rakaia/Hinds/Fairton/ Marae to Ashburton and back. To book a trip call 03 308 1395 ext 225 Ashburton open coffee mornings If you are new to town or been living here all of your life, come and have a coffee and chat

July-September

Home & Heritage Sixteen local families, connected through in a legacy book about the heritage of the Ashburton District, will have pride of place in the Ashburton Museum. The museum’s Murney Room will be home to the Hakatere Home and Heritage exhibition, which is based on a photobook by the same name and published recently to celebrate the district’s diverse community.

August 14

Heartland Rugby Agstaff Mid Canterbury takes on Canterbury A in a Heartland Championship warm-up match at the Ashburton showgrounds at 2:30pm. The Mid Canterbury A take on South Canterbury A in the curtain raiser at 12.50pm. JAB Sevens The Annual Mid Canterbury JAB Seven-a-Side tournament takes place at the Celtic Rugby Club with games from 10.30am. Basketball fundraiser Ashcoll Seniors Boys 2021 v Ashcoll Basketball Alumni at the Oxford Street Stadium at 5pm, Doors open 4pm. Entry $5. Sausage sizzle available. Raffles and auction prizes Ashburton Multicultural Night The Ashburton Indian Multicultural Trust with support from the Ashburton District Council is hosting the Multicultural Night at the Tinwald War Memorial Hall from 6.309.30pm. Snow Holds Barred: A Brrr-lesque Show! Warm up on a chilly winter’s night with ‘Snow Holds Barred’ - a Brrrlesque show! You’ll laugh, cry (in a good way), and be mesmerised with a variety of burlesque performances by a blizzard of babes, entertaining you and keeping the frostbite away. Show starts at 7.30pm. R18 ticketed event.

August 15

Flood Footy Fonterra has challenged the Parliamentary rugby team to a charity game to help raise money and support for farmers affected by

Device Drop-In Sessions Free device help sessions at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm.

10.30am - 12 noon

Second Fri of every month

Hip Hop for Seniors Every Wednesday 10am-11am at the Ashburton Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton. $5. Phone 308-6817

Every Tue and Fri

Every Tuesday/Wednesday

at a child-friendly location. All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street. Please contact Adi 027 220-8791 or Sue-ann 021 679-348 to register.

Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the gallery to get creative and explore themes in art. A great space for children to learn and interact with each other. Children of all ages welcome. Donations appreciated. 3 - 4.30pm Little Groovers Every Wednesday during school terms. Hakatere Presbyterian parish, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald. Musical fun for 0-5-year-olds. Gold Coin donation. Call 03 308-5272 for more information. 10-10.30

Every Wednesday

flooding in the South Island. Gates open at 11.30am for a 12.30pm kick off at theAshburton Showgrounds.

August 17

Stepping UP - Digital Steps (Beginner Level Classes) Digital Steps is a range of free beginner digital classes held at the Ashburton Public Library. These classes are one-off sessions looking at various topics. Currently, we run sessions every Tuesday afternoon from 1 – 3pm. Digital Banking and Safety sessions are held on the first Tuesday of every month. The other topics currently offered are: Smartphones, APPS, Facebook, Digital Photos, Google and the Internet, Internet Security and Safety, Google Drive, Ancestry.com, Online Newspapers, Classroom E-Learning and Trade Me! Bookings required. To register call 03 308 7192.

August 21

Underdog Comedy Four comedians dispensing a barrage of gags, jokes and japes that’ll leave you howling with laughter at Arabica Methven from 8pm.

August 24

U3A Geology Series Hamish Campbell GNS (Geological and Nuclear Sciences) presenting at 10am in the Bradford Room at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

August 27-29

Ashburton Glow in the Park EA Networks are partnering with Ashburton District Council to celebrate 100 years of serving the community by staging a three-day lighting spectacle in the Ashburton Domain. Glow in the Park will feature 13 artistic and interactive light installations, including a thunder tree, water reflections, glow football, mirror balls, and an archway of trusses designed to mimic the flow of electricity. The show will start at 6 pm on August 27 with a display of fireworks and an official “switching on” of the light installations in the Ashburton Domain. Glow in the Park will operate from 5.30pm to 9.30pm on August 28-29.

August 29

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

Every Sat

Ashburton’s Winter Market Local fresh food and produce, hot drinks. North end of West Street carpark. 9am start The Ashburton Toy Library Open for toy exchange. 106 Victoria Street, the Triangle. 9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum A great selection of many aircraft, from the past to the future at the Ashburton Airport. 10am - 3pm

Model Train Swap Meet Model train swap meet, including model trains, scenery items, track, die cast cars trucks planes construction vehicles, kitset models, paints. Gold coin entry at the Tinwald Memorial Hall, Graham street, Tinwald from 10am-4pm.

August 30-September 5

Jesus Christ Superstar The Ashburton Trust Event Centre in association with Variety Theatre Ashburton presents Jesus Christ Superstar at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre over six nights as well as a Sunday matinee, brought to you by The Breeze and More FM.

August 31

Geology U3A Series David Barrell speaking on the formation of Mid Canterbury mountains and impact of glaciation at 10am in the Bradford Room at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 4-26

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild The biannual exhibition of the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild will be held at the Ashburton Art Gallery. The opening will be on Saturday, September 4.

September 7

U3A Geology Series Daphne Lee speaking on the Foulden Marr Fossil Discoveries at 10am in the Bradford Room at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 11

Hakatere Parish Fair The Hakatere Parish Fair will be held at 65 Oxford Street from 11am to 1pm. Stalls include cake, preserves and produce, childrens crafts and stall, coffee, cake and cheese rolls, mystery bottles, plant stall, sausage sizzle, white elephant/garage sale and lucky numbers.

September 18

Powerade Peak to Pub Mt Hutt’s Peak to Pub is not just for the hard core, this race is achievable for anyone who is interested in challenging themselves physically and mentally. Competitors, either individually or in teams, travel from

Every Sun to Fri

Ashburton Aviation Museum A great selection of many aircraft, from the past to the future at the Ashburton Airport.

Last Sun of every month

Nor’Westers Muso’s Club A monthly open mic afternoon at Feeneys Lounge in the Devon Tavern, Ashburton. All the gear is set up, just bring your talent - all are welcome, as is any style of music. 2pm - 6pm

First Sunday of every month

Methven Market A local produce and craft market at the Methven Resort on the first Sunday of each month from 9am to 1pm from August 1.

Monthly

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild meet at the Seniors Centre 206 Cameron Street. 1st Saturday of the month 10.30am - 3.30pm, 2nd Thursday of the month 1pm - 3.30pm, 3rd Tuesday of the month 7pm - 9pm, 4th Thursday of the month 10.30am - 3.30pm

the the Summit of Mt Hutt at 2086m to the comfort of the Blue Pub in Methven at 300m.

September 25

Bite Nite The fifth annual Bite Nite event will be held at the EA Networks Centre from 5-8pm highlighting the district’s diverse cultures through food and entertainment offerings.

September 27

Mid Town Mardi Gras Mid Town Mardi Gras from 9am until 4pm with over 60 stalls and the NZ Army band appearing again this year. Boulevard Day The annual fete held on South Canterbury Anniversary Day returns to the Ashburton Domain on Walnut Ave from 9am-3.30pm. Plants, craft, art, clothing, food, garden art, and much more. Fun for all ages, free to attend. Event run in all weather.

October 2-3

Ashburton Speedway 50th Jubilee Fifty years of Ashburton Speedway kicks off with a meet and greet at the speedway clubrooms on Seafield Road on October 3 from 12-4pm. From 5pm onwards the celebrations begin and tickets are limited. Then on Sunday the speedway race meeting at the track, Sealfield Road, starting at 12pm. A static display of Vintage Speedway Cars will be on display. Anyone wishing to attend the Saturday evening function and wanting to purchase tickets for the evening meal at the Tinwald Tavern complex, can do so by contacting: Ross Butterick on 027 477 8068.

October 9-10

The Extravaganza Fair The Extravaganza Fair is a community centred event with a creative and sustainable focus. It is a family affair, free entry, fun day out with a full weekend’s free entertainment. All at the Ashburton Domain from 9am-5pm both days.

October 14

St John Garden Fete 10am-4pm Rakaia Gardens -282 Awaroa School Road, RD11 Rakaia. At Ted & Sue Rollinsons. All proceeds

being donated to St John Mid Canterbury (Ashburton, Methven, Mayfield) to support local services. The beautiful garden is located 10 minutes from Rakaia and 30 minutes from Ashburton. Open air site with craft vendors.

October 16

Relay For Life Mid Canterbury Relay For Life will be held at th Ashburton Domain from 10am to 10pm. The Salmon Run The Salmon Run in Rakaia is a fun day of sports activity including multi-sport, mountain bike race, half marathon, long and short runs and a duathlon all based around the Rakaia Domain and adjacent Rakaia River. More details at www.thesalmonrun. nz

October 29-30

Ashburton A&P Show The annual Ashburton A&P Show at the A&P Showgrounds. Theme for 2021 Show – Showcasing Primary Sector Industries in Mid Canterbury.

November 6

Hororata Highland Games New Zealand’s biggest Scottish Festival offering a full day’s entertainment with something for everyone at the Hororata Domain. Tickets on sale August 2021. Entries open September 2021.

November 27

The Exhibition and Fete Fun family friendly day at the Methven Trotting Club from 10am4pm. All day entertainment and great food vendors. The best preChristmas shopping for stall and creatives from all over New Zealand. Vintage and Classic car completions. Miss Exhibition and Little Miss and Mr Pageants. Military collectors displays. Celebrating 175 years of the NZ Army.

December 28

Rods at Methven A hot rod show in Methven featuring hot rods, street machines, classic cars and motorbikes from 10am to 3pm in the Methven town Centre.

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Like an actor, you fulfil a role and the better you do it, the more the outside world can see a character instead of its creator, hard at work. Parts of the real you will shine through; they are irrepressible. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Mutual comfort and confidence can be established just as soon as everyone relaxes. You may have to go first, as you are powerful in the situation and your chill attitude will be contagious. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When you’re kind to people who are kind to you first, it raises your opinion of yourself not at all, because that’s just decency. But when you’re kind first, it gives you confidence regardless of what happens next. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” defines kenopsia as “the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.” You’ll know it again today. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When you’re around people who constantly make you feel good, you want to be around them more often. You’ll make a connection with one such person today while avoiding less interesting prospects. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The idiom “drop your guard” may as well refer to the release of an actual shield. The accompanying psychological clank and clatter will be, on some level, audible today as someone decides they like you. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The rule of thumb is to only compliment people on things they control, like their manner and choices. You’ll understand the value of such a compliment when you receive one today. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It will be tempting to worry how your work will be received and the value judgments that go with that. Just commit to a practice and do the work. Anything else you need to know, you’ll learn in good time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your reaction gives power to things. Sometimes, it’s the one and only power source. Therefore, if you want a situation to discontinue, consider choosing the reaction of nonreaction. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): How you talk to yourself matters more than you think it does. The kindness of your inside voice is reflected in your outside voice, and the same goes for any other tone you choose with yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The minute you feel the need to impress, prove yourself or compete, pull back. Those who understand, value and need what you bring to the table won’t ask you to compete for your spot. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The world isn’t ideal today. Luckily, the conditions have little to do with the heartfelt thing you must deliver to the world now.

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WordBuilder

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Across 6. Beginning (6) 7. Local dialect (6) 10. Voter (7) 11. Leg bone (5) 12. Overflowing (4) 13. In the midst of (5) 16. Closes (5) 17. Short note (4) 20. Wanderer (5) 21. Bad driver (4,3) 22. Formed (6) 23. Rebound (6)

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Heartland Bank Want to join the Heartland team?

ASHBURTON Super Liquor Ashburton is looking for a bottle store person.

We are looking for a Banking Consultant - Savings & Deposits for our Ashburton Contact Centre

You must be: • Physically fit (involves heavy lifting) • Friendly and outgoing • As this is hospitality, you must be prepared to work a range of days, nights, and weekends • Either have duty manager and/or forklift licenses, or be prepared to get these. • Have great customer service • Be a team player

A bit about the role: You’ll support customers with term deposits and on-call accounts, and look after our customers with general banking queries. Is this you? You’ll have a passion for customer service, are resilient and adaptable, great at building relationships with your clients and internal teams, you’ll thrive in our growing and evolving organisation.

Please apply to Karyn Leckie at ashburton@superliquor.co.nz or call Karyn on 308 7149 Applications close on Wednesday, 18th August.

Office Administrator Rotowiper Ltd have a sole charge office administrator position available for immediate start. We are a small manufacturing company based in Ashburton & selling to the world. The position entails every aspect of office administration with reception, processing, wages, banking, accounting plus much more. Computer skills is a must with our own in house system. The person we require will need to have some experience in the above functions & have a general understanding on how an office & business runs. You will be working alongside of the managing director & factory manager. The position is 37.5 hours a week 8.30am to 4.30pm daily, Monday to Friday.

Apply now via the Heartland Careers website www.heartland.co.nz/about-us/careers

Please reply with your CV & application letter to: Dougal Lamont - Managing Director rotowiper1@gmail.com Rotowiper Ltd P.O. Box 333 Ashburton 7740

Hakatere Multicultural Council Coordinator Safer Mid-Canterbury, Ashburton Hours: 37.5 hour per week

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The Hakatere Multicultural Council is looking for someone who is passionate about celebrating the rich cultural diversity of our Mid Canterbury district. This role will involve engaging with many people from various cultural backgrounds and situations. If you are a good networker, highly sociable, enjoy new experiences, and enjoy assisting and supporting people this could be your perfect job. We are looking for applicants with the following key attributes: • Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people or different ethnicities • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills • An interest, passion and commitment to supporting both newcomers and migrants in our community • Confident in a variety of cultural and social situations • Enjoy learning new things and meeting lots of new people • Excellent interpersonal skills • Excellent organisation, record keeping and time management skills • Computer literate, and familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and Facebook • Ability to work autonomously • Experience in working with ethnic communities • Knowledge and understanding of the principals of the Treaty of Waitangi • Hold a current motor vehicle drivers licence To read job description and download application form go to www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page. Applications close Friday 3rd September 2021 For further question’s please contact Ani Koperu on 03 308 1395.

WAREHOUSE / ASSEMBLER /INWARDS GOODS CM Trailer Parts – an ALKO Company are seeking a reliable, physically fit, team player to join our busy distribution warehouse team, based in Ashburton. The focus of this role is assembly of trailer axle beams & braking components for our busy custom trailer axle build service and assembly of other trailer related products. This work will need to be carried out to a high standard in a timely manner. Assisting with inwards goods receipt. This includes loading & unloading freight trucks with a forklift, moving goods throughout the warehouse following our strict Health & Safety policies. Our ideal candidate: • Has previous experience in automotive assembly / service • Is reliable & committed • Takes pride in their work • Can follow instructions • Has a current forklift endorsement & certificate (though not essential as onsite training available) • Has a good understanding of Health & Safety requirements • Has good numerical / written skills What you get: • We offer a great team environment • Position is Monday – Friday • Wage negotiable based on experience Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Applications close Friday 20 August. Applications to: barbara@cm.net.nz attn: Barbara Adam CM trailer Parts, P O Box 124, ASHBURTON 7740

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Duty Managers Licence and experience would be an advantage but training could be given to a suitable applicant. Further details please email the Ashburton RSA office at rsaoffice@xtra.co.nz Applications close on the 31st August 2021.

25 Ton, truck load of pine logs for sale. Please phone Shane James Firewood. 0276 113 334. DRY Macrocarpa and Old Man Pine. 3.6m³. $380 Phone Shane James Firewood. 0276113334

LAND for lease wanted. Looking for ground to lease. Wondering if anyone knows of any land to lease around the district, or any lifestyle GRAZING blocks or would consider larger blocks. Please GRAZING wanted All phone in the evenings after feed types considered. 7pm on (03) 307 4552. Call Steve 027 3216 060.

Saturday: Fine to start. Rain late morning, clearing by afternoon as gusty NW change SW. Lighter NW by evening. MAX

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Saturday: Fine to start. Scattered rain spreading north mid-morning through early afternoon with gusty northwesterlies changing southwest, then clearing. Lighter northwesterlies by evening. Sunday: Fine with some high cloud. Morning frosts. Northwesterlies. Monday: Fine at first, then scattered rain from afternoon. Northerlies becoming strong or gale in exposed places.

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TREADMILL wanted in good working order. Please phone 027 348 1500.

Sunday: Fine with some high cloud. Morning frosts. Northwesterlies. MAX

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Saturday Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind, Wind Chill. Fine at first. A band of rain spreading north midmorning through early afternoon, then clearing. Snow possible to 1000m. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the morning, changing SW 50 km/h around midday. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 100 km/h in the morning, changing SW 55 km/h around midday. Freezing level: Lowering to 1200m.

15 -2 14 3 17 7 Sunday weather hazards: Wind, Wind Chill. 13 3 13 5 15 8 Mountain Mainly fine with morning frosts. 10 -1 9 3 12 4 Wind at 1000m: W 60 km/h, rising to NW gale 70 12 1 13 5 15 6 km/h in the afternoon. 10 2 13 5 14 8 Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h. 13 0 14 2 16 4 Freezing level: Rising to 1800m. For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021 Compiled by Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

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HOUSEHOLD items, toys, Christmas sundries, clothes and much much more. Something for everyone. signs out on Tancred Street from 8am12pm. Saturday 14 August.

Ashburton Weather

A front moves up the country on Saturday, followed by a strong southwest flow. A weak ridge affects New Zealand on Sunday. An active frontal system with strong northwesterlies ahead of it moves over the South Island on Monday and the North Island on Tuesday, followed by a westerly flow.

Permanent Bar Staff Required at the Ashburton RSA

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Monday: Fine at first, then some rain from afternoon. Northerlies becoming strong. 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

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Dairy/Frozens 2IC

Inwards Goods Supervisor

NEW WORLD – Ashburton

NEW WORLD - Ashburton New World Ashburton are looking for an Inwards Goods Supervisor to lead our efﬁcient Inwards Goods Team. In this role you will be accountable for managing the day-to-day running of the storeroom including unloading delivery trucks and vans, checking off deliveries and receipting goods into our computerized system, as well as general storeroom housekeeping.

Owing to an internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen for a reliable and enthusiastic person to take the next step in their career. This will involve supporting the Dairy/Frozens Manager by managing staff, being responsible for achieving KPIs and assisting in the day to day running of the Dairy/Frozens department. The successful candidate will have: •

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We are big on Health & Safety at Ashburton New World, so we are looking for someone who is proactive and who shares in this passion, given the high risk environment that is “Inwards Goods”

This position will be Tuesday to Saturday – 43.5 hours. Previous experience in a retail environment would be an advantage, but ongoing training will be provided – including the opportunity to undertake industry specific training in nationally recognised qualifications. If you are really passionate about a career in the retail food sector, please apply in the strictest confidence, including a current CV and covering letter to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close 24th August 2021

PUBLIC NOTICES CANTERBURY REGIONAL COUNCIL

SENIOR ARABLE / STOCK FARM WORKER Due to continued expansions with our farms we are looking for a talented individual to join our team at Talley's Fairfield Farms. Talley's Farming is based 10 minutes North of Ashburton. The farm is a 1400ha mixed arable operation consisting of Cut and Carry, Cropping, Lamb and Cattle fattening. Reporting to the Farm Supervisors this role will provide an opportunity to work within our Cropping, Cultivation and Stock teams. Meaning no two days will be the same, and a variety of tasks will be offered including animal welfare, shifting stock, and driving our modern fleet of tractors and equipment. The successful candidate will have: • Attention to detail and take pride in completing tasks to a high standard. • Tractor operation experience (in particular, large horsepower tractors) including cultivation, drilling, fertiliser spreading, and crop harvesting. • Modern technology and GPS knowledge. • Stockmanship and animal health skills. • Basic computer skills and record keeping. • Class 5 licence (would be an advantage). • General farm maintenance skills. • A can-do attitude. • Initiative and the ability to operate independently. • The ability to multi-task and adapt to everchanging priorities. • Irrigation experience (Roto rainers, Laterals & Pivots).

(NGĀI TAHU REPRESENTATION) BILL 1. This is notice of the intention of the Canterbury Regional Council (trading as Environment Canterbury) to promote a local Bill to achieve enactment of the above Bill. 2. The objects of the Bill are: 2.1 to provide for mana whenua representation on the Council by empowering Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to appoint up to 2 members of the Council in addition to the elected members; 2.2 to ensure that, once appointed, those members have the same status as elected members for all purposes; and 2.3 to make consequential provisions. 3. The postal address of the promoter is: Canterbury Regional Council PO Box 345 CHRISTCHURCH 8140 Attn: Local Bill 4. The Bill may be inspected at: 4.1 the Council’s office at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch; 4.2 the Council’s office at 96 West End, Kaikoura; 4.3 the Council’s office at 75 Church Street, Timaru. 5. A copy of the Bill is publicly available on the Council’s website www.ecan.govt.nz The Bill will be available for inspection from Monday 16 August 2021 to Friday 3 September 2021 (inclusive). Dr Stefanie Rixecker Chief Executive Canterbury Regional Council

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What we need from you: • A current OSH and F Endorsed Forklift License • Experience using a forklift • Experience using SAP or other computer management inventory systems • Comfortable managing a busy storeroom with team, merchandisers, drivers and other visitors that use the storeroom • Being reasonably ﬁt and strong, as much of the work involves lifting, moving on and off vehicles and standing for long periods What you get from us: • Ongoing training and mentoring • Career development opportunities • Great company culture and work environment This is a full time 45 hour position, working Monday to Friday from 5.00am – 2.30pm, with some ﬂexibility for extra hours only when required. We are looking for an individual who thrives on a challenge, is forward thinking, clearly driven and excels in a united culture. Please apply in writing – including a cover letter and current CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close: 24th August 2021 (Applications may close if the ideal person is found earlier that the date stated).

PUBLIC NOTICES

Drinking Water Public Notice Remember to Flush Your Taps Some plumbing fittings have the potential for small traces of metals to accumulate in water that has been in the fitting for several hours. Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends you run a mugful of water through your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings. We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies. Neil McCann Group Manager Infrastructure Services ashburtondc.govt.nz

Birthday Greetings Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Greer Fletcher Happy 4th birthday for yesterday Greer. Lots of love from Nana Bronwyn, Grandad, Payson and all the family. xx Fraser Moore Happy 4th birthday Fraser. From Mum, Dad and Angus.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS

DEATHS

LOACH Russell – November 1 1956 July 6 2021. Mary, Nicola, Regan and Katrina would sincerely like to thank everyone for their love and support shown to the family during Russell’s cancer journey and passing. We have been overwhelmed by the beautiful flowers, baking, cards, visits and phone calls. This has given us strength to get through the tough times. As a family, words cannot express our heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful medical teams that worked so tirelessly to give Russell the best quality of life possible under his circumstances. There are so many that supported Russell along the way, to you we are deeply grateful. To everyone who made Russell’s celebration of life special by sharing treasured memories and supporting the family, we thank you all.

GILL, Murray Edward – On August 11, 2021, peacefully at Radius Hawthorne, Christchurch. Dearly loved husband of the late Isabel, much loved and respected father and fatherin-law of Alison and John Driscoll (Ashburton), Judith and Mark Snelling (Christchurch), the late Liz, and Trevor Beckett (UK), and Lynette Gill and Jeff Keith (Sydney). Murray was the adored Papa of Simon and Cindy Driscoll, Rebecca and Stuart Wiseman, Anna and Garrick Harper, Andrew and Michelle Driscoll, Joanne Snelling and Michael Boado, Lara Snelling, Hayden Beckett, Tiana Chezzi and Leila Chezzi, and a treasured Great Papa to Abigail, Toby, Kacey, Billie, Shae, Johan, Jenson and Phineas. Alison, Judith and Lynette would like to offer their heartfelt thanks to the amazing staff at both Radius Millstream and Radius Hawthorne for their loving and diligent care of Murray. Messages to the Gill family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service of celebration for Murray will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allen’s Road, Ashburton on MONDAY, August 16, commencing at 11am, followed by private cremation.

JOHNSTONE, Helen May (nee Linwood) – 18/7/1955 - 13/8/2021 After a long struggle with Motor Neurone Disease, Helen passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Special thanks to the staff at St Allisa Rest Home who cared for her. Loved wife of Mike, and cherished mother and mother-in-law of Tony and Tineka and Fiona and Simon, and loved JOHNSTONE,of Helen May Harry, grandmother Lucy, (nee Linwood) – Monty, 18/7/1955 Gus -and 13/8/2021Addison. After a long struggle with Helen Motor will Neurone alwaysDisease, be loved Helen passed away and remembered. peacefully surroundedInbylieu of Special thanks to to the MND flowers,family. donations staff at St Allisa Rest Home who cared for her. Lovedcan be are appreciated, and wife of Mike, and cherished mother-in-law service. of made mother at andHelen’s Tony and Tineka and Fiona Messages to the and Simon, and Johnstone loved grandmother of Lucy, Harry, family Monty, c/- Gus POandBox 111-01, Addison. Helen will always be loved Christchurch 8443. A funeral and remembered. In lieu of donations will to MND serviceflowers, for Helen be held are appreciated, and can be at Helen’s service. in themadeAcademy Funeral Messages to the Johnstone Services 65 Main family Chapel, c/- PO Box 111-01, 8443. A funeral South Christchurch Road, service for Helen will be held Upper in the Academy Funeral Riccarton, Christchurch, on Services Chapel, 65 Main South Road, TUESDAY, AugustUpper17, at Riccarton, Christchurch, on TUESDAY, August 1pm. Followed by17,a atprivate 1pm. Followed by a private cremation. cremation.

McKENZIE, Joyce Almeda – On August 12, 2021. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton, aged 94 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Alf. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Christine and Ian Lowe. Only child of the late Malcolm and Gertrude Johnson. Loved cousin of Margaret Gallagher, Elwyn Bills, Frances Dennis, Jennifer Mills and the extended Johnson and Roseveare families. Messages to the McKenzie family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to the management and staff at Princes Court for their loving care of Joyce. A service to celebrate Joyce’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox streets, Ashburton on TUESDAY, August 17, commencing at 2pm, followed by a private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

IN MEMORIAM RODGERS, John – Passed away August 15, 1993. Memories are the loveliest things They last from day to day They don't get lost They can't wear out And they never fade away. Lovingly remembered by Alison and family and friends.

GILL, Murray Edward – Peacefully on August 11, 2021 at Radius Hawthorne, Christchurch. Loved son of the late Albert and late Maud Gill, loved brother of the late Natalie and late Gavin McArthur (Whitecliffs), the late Douglas (Ashburton) and Bruce and Rosalie Gill (Doyleston). Loved son-inlaw of the late Jack and late Thelma Cairns (Ashburton), loved brother-in-law of the late John Cairns (Ashburton) and Marie Baigent (Nelson) and the late Shirley and late Dean Parkes (Wakefield). A loved uncle to his nieces and nephews. CORNELIUS, Albert William (Bill) – On August 8, 2021. Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 83 years. Much loved Dad, Grandad, great-Grandad and brother to all his family. Messages to the Cornelius family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Bill’s request a private family service has been held.

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

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

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Lifeline Sunday. Toll-free: 0800 353 353. Countdown Pharmacy, Ashburton South, 2 East Street, OMMUNITY ERVICES open from 9am - 8pm daily.

Information Centre

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Pharmacies

Ashburton Rest Homes Please contact directly for hours.

Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 155 Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Emergency Dentist

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

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer outside of these hours leave a message. advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

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WAITOKIA, Linda Rose – Peacefully at home in Ashburton surrounded by her family on August 10, 2021. Dearly loved wife of Athol for 52 years; much loved Mum of Carl and Juanita, Shaun, Natahl and Satisi; Cherished Granna of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family wish to thank everyone for the love and support they have received. Messages to, the Waitokia family, 220 Walnut Avenue, Netherby, Ashburton 7700. Farewelled in a private family service.

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MEDICAL SERVICES

JONES, Donald Lexington – Passed away at Russley Village, on August 9, 2021, aged 91. Loved husband of June for 68 years, loving father of Penny and Amanda, father-in-law of Stuart, and dearly loved grandfather of Jonathan, Emma (Mrs Teabody), Katie, Samuel and William. “He was so loved and will be greatly missed” Special thanks to Russley MASTER Village for the wonderful care MONUMENTAL MASON and kindness they showed E.B. CARTER LTD Donald and his family. In accordance with Donald’s For all your memorial wishes a private service has requirements been held. Messages may New headstones and designs be addressed to the family of Renovations, Additional inscriptions, the late Donald Jones, c/Cleaning and Concrete work PO Box 39001, Christchurch Carried out by qualified 8545.

Art Gallery

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

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

Ashburton Museum

HELPLINE SERVICES

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). Direct dials to a volunteer.

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

Ashburton Public Library

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

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

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

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