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SHOP smart SHOP loca Rainer brings the lifeblood Malcolm Hopwood Gavin Briggs has spent a lifetime making it rain.

He can’t control the weather, but can control the delivery of water to pasture throughout New Zealand.

As founder/director, together with brother Rodger, of Rainer Irrigation, he’s created a business that’s become the foremost manufacturer of irrigation and effluent equipment in New Zealand.

Even the name explains the purpose. The brothers took the word “rain” and added “er” on to the end.

“It’s brought dairying to the region and helped make Ashburton what it is today.

“Over the 30 years since Rainer Irrigation was established, we’ve improved irrigation systems to provide total efficiency and take pride at changing the face of rural Mid Canterbury.”

Rainer’s clients may have started locally, but they now extend throughout New Zealand, wherever a property needs water.

But for Gavin, the heart of Rainer Irrigation is Mid Canterbury.

“The local community is 100 per cent important to us,” he said. “Without them we wouldn’t be here today.”

He’s keen to support the Ashburton Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign. The future of Mid Canterbury is based on local people support-

is a wealthy town full of pioneers and “ Ashburton its creative thinking is up there with the best. Our

development has been Ashburton’s development.

It began with Gavin’s father and uncle, Les and Don Briggs. Back in the 1950s they started a rural contracting business offering sheep dipping, ditch cleaning, tree topping and harvesting.

They bought land at Bankside which they irrigated, enabling them to pioneer dairy farming on light soils under spray irrigation.

This led to developing the irrigation company which, in part, inspired a change in Mid Canterbury farming.

Gavin remembers a time when Pendarves ran sheep on parched earth alongside shingle roads.

But irrigation changed Mid Canterbury’s rural complexion and Gavin is proud of Rainer’s contribution to the regional economy and the strong national and international business connections it’s generated.

“Mid Canterbury is 95 per cent irrigated and the hub of New Zealand’s irrigation industry,” he said.

ing local people, he said.

“Ashburton is a wealthy town full of pioneers and its creative thinking is up there with the best. Our development has been Ashburton’s development.”

Rainer purchases its vehicles and machinery within Mid Canterbury and, within its 80 local staff, are seven nationalities.

“We live off one another, we know each other. It’s symmetry in motion,” he explains.

Rainer financially supported EA Network’s stadium and sponsors a range of local sports. It also has a particular focus on helping young people.

“If we look after Mid Canterbury youngsters, they become the work force of the future,” Gavin said.

There are four generations of Briggs working for Rainer’s and, when Gavin looks to the future, he’s confident the Briggs name will still play an important part.

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Gavin Briggs, is one of two brothers who’ve pioneered irrigation throughout New Zealand.

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More than just real estate Lili Haydon Trevor Hurley might be in business, but he doesn’t hesitate to share his winnings with the community.

Hurley bought Gordon McGregor Real Estate Ltd, which had been a family business since 1948. Hurley decided to take the plunge 20 years ago after completing his real estate licence and to put his many years of sales experience to the test.

Hurley kept the business name, as a few McGregor family members were still working at the firm, but eventually Hurley rebranded to Real Estate New Zealand. The business is now run as an independent real estate and property management firm.

Hurley and his team specialise in rural real estate, residential real estate, commercial real estate, multi-lot subdivisions, new housing, sections, lifestyle properties, rentals and property management in Mid Canterbury.

But Hurley also specialises in being a helping hand for Mid Canterbury and beyond.

Through his business Hurley funds community initiatives such as the Ashburton Youth Council, Ashburton Bite Nite Culture Fest, Mid Canterbury Youth Charitable Trust and Big Smoke V Rural Folk to name just a few.

Trevor and his wife have even donated more than $25,000 to the National Heart Foundation from house sales through the business.

People sell their houses with him due to the community work he does, especially “if they have been affected by heart disease or cancer,” Hurley said.

His biggest community project to date has been Trev’s Barbecue. When the Christchurch earthquake hit on Tuesday, Feb-

Local real estate business owner Trevor Hurley proudly shows off the Ashburton Guardian Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign poster. ruary 22 in 2011, Hurley took up a barbecue and some food.

“We set up at Cowles Stadium and there was no power, no water, so people ended up coming to us in droves,” Hurley said.

With some help from local radio announcer Hoops, the donations didn’t stop arriving at the doorstep.

“People rung in to Hoops and donated, and the next day we

woke up to donations on the verandah,” Hurley said.

After that, Hurley and a team of volunteers made daily trips to quake-affected areas in Christchurch and put on barbecues.

And the giving didn’t stop there.

When the Kaikoura earthquake struck, Hurley co-ordinated a plane to fly from Ashburton

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and drop off food packages to the people who were affected by the Kaikoura earthquake.

And that’s why Hurley hasn’t left Ashburton since he moved here as a child, “The community is strong.”

Luckily for Hurley he counts himself as one of the luckier businesses, who are now having to deal with a new disaster, Covid.

According to Hurley it doesn’t matter if great Ashburton businesses have been in the game a long time or a short time “because we’re all in the same boat”.

“That’s why we have to support those owners and their employees.”

So next time you need to sell a house, you may want some of that commission to go to a greater cause.

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Little known of Covid cases Maddison Gourlay The number of Covid-19 cases in Ashburton District is still unknown despite many lines of enquiry.

On Tuesday evening several Covid cases in Ashburton were confirmed by the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) though they will not confirm a number.

“We are not breaking down the numbers further than the Canterbury region and the Ministry of Health announces the numbers each day,” a CDHB spokeswoman said.

There are currently 56 activ4e cases of Covid within the Canterbury CDHB area which extends from Kaikoura down to the Ashburton District and parts of the West Coast.

There have been rumours and speculation of businesses and schools linked to Covid in Ashburton, but there has been no official confirmation from the CDHB or the Ministry of Health.

“For privacy reasons, wherever possible, we will not comment on individual cases or situations unless there are compelling public health reasons to do so,” a CDHB spokeswoman said.

“Locations of interest, associated with cases and respective public health advice are published on the Ministry of Health website as soon as practicable.

“The key thing to emphasise is that Omicron is in the community and to get tested if you have symptoms of Covid-19.”

Ashburton District Council will be sending weekly samples of its wastewater to the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) in Christchurch for analysis, to help monitor the spread of Covid-19 in its communities.

Where to get tested?

Four general practices in Ashburton are open for testing. Enrolled patients need to go to their normal general practice, casual patients can get tested at any of the general practices listed below.

It’s essential to ring ahead to the general practice to make a booking for a test.

You can also go to the community testing centre when it is open.

Testing is free if you are a close contact or have symptoms.

Ashburton Health First 03 308 1956 open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm Eastfield Health 03 308 1212 open Monday to Wednesday 8.30am - 6pm, Thursday 8.30am - 7pm, and Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm Moore Street Medical Centre 03 308 3066 open Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm

Three Rivers Health 03 308 9139 open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm There is a community testing centre at 28 Elizabeth Street, Ashburton Hospital.

Please enter via Driveway D, not the main entrance to the hospital. Hours: Open 10am - 2pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

To make sure testing stations are not overrun please only go if you are a close contact or have symptoms such as sore throat and a runny nose.

District ‘well prepared’ to deal with Covid Jonathan Leask Officials say the Ashburton District is well prepared to deal with Omicron, as positive Covid cases were confirmed in the community on Wednesday.

Despite being already under pressure from staff vacancies, the Canterbury DHB believes it has the systems in place to cope with a rise in case numbers.

“Those who need hospital-level care will be admitted to Ashburton Hospital,” CDHB ECC incident controller Dr Helen Skinner, said.

“If your care needs to escalate, you will be transferred to Christchurch Hospital.”

Ashburton Hospital currently has 10.6 fulltime equivalent vacancies, 5 per cent of its 240 nursing roles, the majority of which are in our workforce caring for acute patients.

To minimise the disruption Skinner said they are redeploying staff from other areas to assist the

The Ashburton Hospital is facing staffing shortage but officials say the district is prepared for a Covid outbreak. areas currently under pressure.

“It’s important to remember that for most people, Covid-19 will be a mild to moderate illness and they will be able to safely recover at home,” Skinner said.

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown pointed to the district’s strong vaccination rates being at 98 per cent double vaccinated and many people already being boosted as a key part of being prepared for what seems inevitable.

“We have been expecting Covid-19 to arrive in our district and it has.

“Our health services are well prepared to manage the increase in demand, but we all need to play our part.”

Brown said people needed to stay home if they were sick and ensure their contacts were notified. They also needed to keep an eye out for vulnerable people in their family or network.

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“Older people, and anyone who lives alone or with underlying health conditions and disabilities, needs to be checked on.”

The mayor also encouraged people to make sure they were up-to-date with their vaccinations and get a booster if they were due.

People should also continue to wear masks, practice physical distancing and scan in wherever they go.

He said it was a good idea to make sure prescription medication was up-to-date, and for people to make their own Covid kit at home with over-the-counter medicines for sore throats, a cough and fever.

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The Rescue Warriors website is www.touraotearoa2022. maprogress.com and just search for TheRescueWarrior on Facebook.

Left – Four Mid Canterbury cyclists feel the tarseal under their feet as they prepare for the ride of their lives (from left) David Keeley, Warren Harris, Bruce Kell and Willy Leferink.

Below – Bruce Kell shows the long, winding 3000km that will take the Rescue Warriors from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South.

Let the 3000km challenge commence ‘Only Jacinda can stop us’ Malcolm Hopwood “We’ll knock the bastard off,” claimed ex-mountaineer, Warren Harris, as the Rescue Warriors gathered for the final time this week before leaving on a fundraising ride from Ninety Mile Beach to Bluff.

Warren was echoing Sir Edmund Hillary’s famous words when he successfully climbed Mount Everest in 1953.

Warren is one of four Mid Canterbury cyclists who are plan-

ning the ride of their lives. They leave Ashburton next Wednesday morning to fly to North Auckland.

Then on February 25 they start their journey, riding 3000km, the length of New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

They’re part of Tour Aotearoa where hundreds of mountain bikers will travel the highways, bike trails and off-road tracks on their way from the top of New Zealand to the bottom of the South Island.

The four cyclists Warren Harris, David Keeley, Willy Leferink and Bruce Kell accepted the challenge last year to complete the journey in about 25 days and raise $25,000 for the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

“Tour Aotearoa isn’t a race. We

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have a month to complete the journey,” Kell said. “Our fitness is where we need it to be, we’re determined to finish but we also want to take our racing heads off and see New Zealand at the same time.”

While some of the journey is on main highways, most of it is offroad and they plan to enjoy the magnificent scenery along eight of New Zealand’s great trails.

In the last few months, they’ve completed thousands of kilometres in training and they’re ready to go.

“We’ve done the work. We’ll build our fitness as we go. I’m confident we’ll complete the journey,” David Keeley, 65, said.

“We have nervous excitement,

we’ll enjoy the challenge and knock the bastard off,” claims Warren Harris, 60, who’s reached the Everest base camp as a mountaineer.

“It’s all downhill to Bluff. Only Jacinda can stop us,” quips Willy Leferink, 65.

“We’re raring to go. We’ve got to complete it, there’s too much at stake. We’ve had outstanding sponsorship and donations,” comments Bruce Kell, who celebrates his 60th birthday when he rides down Ninety Mile Beach.

Collectively their ages reach 250 years, but it’s not an issue with them. Their health is good, they’ve done the preparation and are ready to face the biggest challenge of their lives.

Between now and Wednesday, they’re breaking their bikes down, fitting them into boxes and packing sleeping equipment, changes of clothing, tents, food and water. They’ll also take with them red and white riding shirts that feature the names of all their major sponsors, They’re delighted with donations so far but still need more to reach their $25,000 target. “We’ll keep receiving them on our journey,” Kell said.

There’s just one final arrangement. They don’t want to be left stranded in Bluff, tired and weary.

“We just need to confirm someone to pick us up and bring us home,” Kell said. “We’re not going to ride back.”

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Hampstead’s new principal Maddison Gourlay

It’s an exciting year for Hampstead School with new principal Claudine Campbell taking the reins.

Campbell is no stranger to Hampstead School, having been part of the teaching staff since 2017 and she was the assistant principal for the senior school before accepting the top job.

“When I came here five years ago I felt like this is my place,” she said.

Campbell is also no stranger to teaching in Mid Canterbury.

Previous to Hampstead School she was site leader at the Borough School Lagmhor site, and teacher at Methven Primary School.

Campbell is so thankful for the role the supportive Hampstead School community has had in her transition to her new job.

“Everybody is just so supportive, Happy Hampstead lives up to its name,” she said.

“I want to thank Pete (Peter Melrose), he was a much-loved principal for so long and he has been so supportive of me and my transition into this role.

“Not everyone gets that kind of opportunity in their career.”

Just like the previous principal, Campbell’s highlight of the

Hampstead School’s new principal Claudine Campbell alongside pupils (back row, from left) Reremoana Grant-Witehira, Bailey Kinsgsford (front row, from left) Oryannah Ulupano, Emily Tabener, Alicia Roberts, Isaac Wylie.

PHOTO MADDISON GOURLAY year is always the Year 6 camp.

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The Methven mother of three has her hands full during her off

time, with Saturday sport for her three kids and spending time with family.

Summer swims stolen from Lyndhurst

Closure is the only option for Lyndhurst Community Pool after its operating equipment was stolen earlier this week.

The gear reportedly went missing between Sunday and Monday although pool committee member, Rachel Moore isn’t sure when. She said it is devastating for the local community.

“It affects so many people and the ramifications across the community are quite large,” Moore said.

Fifty families are registered under the pool’s keyholder system, and use the pool regularly over the summer season.

Children’s swimming lessons organised and run by Lyndhurst community are also forced to cancel.

A New Zealand Police spokeswoman said

enquiries into the incident are ongoing after receiving a report of the theft on Monday.

Missing items include the pool’s heat pump, filter, chlorine dispenser, and robotic pool cleaner.

All of the pool’s equipment has been financed directly from the community through local grants, donations, and fundraisers.

“The type of equipment is very specific, and it was obviously planned,” Moore said.

In addition, the nearby Methven Community Pool has been out of action for a large chunk of summer after a major maintenance issue but has reopened to keyholders this week. Under the Covid red light restrictions, the pool can only allow 50 people at one time.

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Intersection base softer than contractors expected rary only, they said, and was put in place to enable the road to take short-term traffic on Thursday while a plan and traffic management to close this stretch of road was confirmed.

The section of the project was closed to traffic on Friday morning.

“We think the seven-day closure is the worst-case scenario, and we are hoping it won’t take that long.”

The roundabouts at the intersections of West Street (SH1) and East Street with Walnut Avenue are being replaced with traffic signals and an improved rail crossing.

The funding allocation for the specific project is $15m, including contingencies, but is projected to cost around $10.5 million and be completed by the end of the year.

Jonathan Leask A section of the Walnut Avenue upgrade project is being ripped up again, as the existing ground conditions are much poorer than anticipated, Waka Kotahi says.

The section of Walnut Avenue, from State Highway 1 to 135 Walnut Avenue, will be closed for a week so it can be dug up and reconstructed as part of the $10.6 million intersection upgrade project.

A Waka Kotahi spokesperson said that when contractors dug up the old pavement on Wednesday night to expose the existing ground underneath, the ground conditions were very soft.

“This meant we had to change our pavement construction methods and dig a lot deeper to prepare the ground for new pavement.

Walnut Avenue has been closed at State Highway 1 after contractors came across unexpected very soft ground conditions.

PHOTO LAUREN PATTEMORE “While we do this, it is not safe to keep the road open, so we asked for an urgent closure of Walnut Avenue to minimise the disruption

and get the additional work done as quickly as possible.

“We dug multiple test pits during planning, but we are finding

the existing ground conditions are very inconsistent in this area.”

The surface that was applied on Walnut Avenue was tempo-

Popular public transport option ‘expensive’ Jonathan Leask The MyWay public transport trial in Timaru is being deemed a success, but Ashburton councillors have been warned that success comes with a big price tag.

Deputy mayor Liz McMillan asked Environment Canterbury (ECan) earlier this month how a similar trial of the on-demand public transport service would work in Ashburton.

Mid Canterbury’s ECan councillor Ian Mackenzie said the service was popular, but expensive.

“It has been popular with the people of Timaru but it is a very expensive service, it’s substantially higher, and the patronage to date isn’t enough to justify any of the government funding models.

“If Ashburton wanted to pro-

ceed with a MyWay type service, the cost because of the population here would be substantially higher than it is in Timaru, and it is already substantially higher than their previous service.”

MyWay is an on-demand public transport service that responds to passengers’ pre-booked pick-up locations and destinations and replaced the fixed route services, aside from a link and school services.

The MyWay service in Timaru has a total targeted rate of $1.2 million, after the grant from Waka Kotahi.

ECan deputy chairperson and South Canterbury councillor, Peter Scott, said in Timaru the patronage was still increasing, which is why the trial has been continued.

Scott said there were some big issues if a similar trial was something Ashburton was to pursue.

“We would probably need to strike a [public transport] rate for Ashburton if it was to start,” Scott

Timaru’s MyWay service is being deemed a success, but comes a big cost to ratepayers to operate.

PHOTO SUPPLIED said. “The other issue is that Waka Kotahi have put a hold on any further development of a MyWay type model basically because of how successful it has been.

“Selwyn are pretty keen to do it and other areas in New Zealand are pretty keen to do it.

“They have called for a continuation of the trial, as a trial, until at least 2023.

“We are unsure whether we will be funded past the end of the next financial year, so it’s in doubt at the moment as it stands.”

He said that creates a bigger issue for ECan’s regional transport committee and the public transport space across the region.

ECan chairperson, Jenny Hughey, said the Hamilton District Council has started its own

MyWay-type service, mostly funded by the council and the Waikato Regional Council, and Christchurch City Council was looking at the model.

“If you wanted to fund something yourselves, if that’s a possibility, we can give assistance.

That might be something to think about in Ashburton.”

Currently the only public transport in Mid Canterbury is the Community Connector, a volunteer-driven vehicle linking the likes of Methven and Rakaia to Ashburton .

ECan provides an annual grant of $10,000 towards the service, which serves residents in rural areas travelling to and from Ashburton and does not cover the urban area.

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Netherby’s Tongan fundraiser Maddison Gourlay

Netherby School pupils wore red, white and traditional Tongan clothing to raise money for Tonga relief.

Netherby School has a large Tongan community, with a few pupils and their families being affected directly by the disaster.

“It’s a chance to give back to those affected and also create awareness for our other students,” Netherby School principal Phil Wheeler said.

All of the students got behind the mufti day on yesterday by wearing red and white clothing, with many students wearing traditional clothing such as a Ta’ovala which is worn on formal occasions.

Pupils were to bring a gold coin donation or a can of food, which would then be donated to Kirsty Naish who has organised Ashburton’s Tonga relief fundraiser to raise funds to ship donated supplies to Tonga.

Right – Members of Netherby Schools junior syndicate.

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Hospital workers to Westport’s rescue Lauren Pattemore

Life Pharmacy is making paediatric Covid vaccinations as comfortable as possible. Pharmacy worker Olivia Stockdill (left), lead vaccinator and paediatric vaccinator Debbie Jessep and pharmacy worker Mia Christie.

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Making paediatric Covid vaccinations comfortable Maddison Gourlay Life Pharmacy Ashburton has started paediatric vaccinations and has created a VIP room to make children feel comfortable.

Tuesday saw the beginning of vaccinations for children aged 5-11, they have made a space at the storefront just for kids.

The space, which Life Pharmacy has named the VIP room, has been designed to make children feel more comfortable.

“At our purpose-made Kids Vaccination Station children can sit in a hand chair allowing children to feel comfortable and at ease,” Life Pharmacy lead nurse vaccinator Debbie Jessep said.

“A fully trained and experienced regis-

tered nurse will provide all the care, support, and education needed to children and parents.”

There are lots of stickers, wall art, toys, colourful lights, and even Betty the soft toy hippo donated by a lovely customer for children to cuddle, if needed.

“We wanted to make the room fun and colourful,” Jessep said.

“We have a colouring-in competition that children can take away and bring back at their second vaccination appointment and we will put them on the walls for display.”

At this stage, Life Pharmacy is only doing bookings for children.

Bookings can be made via BookmyVaccine.com. Clinics run 9.30am-12.30pm weekdays.

Any parent wanting information or to talk about getting their child vaccinated is welcome to call into Life Pharmacy to have a chat.

Ashburton hospital workers, Sue Hopkins and Colleen Tilson, played a valuable role in evacuating aged care residents from Westport recently.

When they heard the residents needed rescuing as their rest-home was flooded, they embarked on a seven-hour drive to Westport.

Without hesitation, they drove through the rain to help relocate O’Conor Home residents to a dry facility in Christchurch.

The call for help came from the Canterbury District Health Board, who contacted Hopkins and Tilson’s manager, Julie Broker, to see if they were willing.

“I rang them at half-past seven in the morning and they were on the road at nine,” Broker said.

“There were no questions, they just stepped up and did what needed to be done.”

Arriving in Westport, they stayed overnight, then took a total of 15 passengers in separate vehicles to St John in Christchurch, staying overnight and taking them back the next day when the water levels returned to normal.

“It was a fairly traumatic time for everyone, it was fairly scary for the patients, but the staff at both ends made it is as relaxed as possible,” Hopkins said.

The expedition to Westport, Christchurch, and back again, felt a little out of the ordinary, and they described it as surreal and an adventure.

“When it happened I didn’t hesitate, and I rang Colleen, she didn’t hesitate,” said Hopkins, looking back.

“It was an adventure, just pleased to be able to help,” said Tilson.

For Hopkins and Tilson, a regular workday involves working in the daycare facility at Ashburton and driving the disability bus.

Colleen Tilson (left) and Sue Hopkins (right) from Elizabeth Street Day Centre, who helped out in the Westport floods.

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Running the protest gauntlet

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ome joker has labelled it Rhythm and Lawns.

It’s Wellington’s hottest new summer music festival, featuring acts like Barry Manilow and James Blunt, and with an added bonus of on-site parking – anywhere you bloody well want.

That’s where the comedic value of the anti-mandate protest-cum-occupation of Parliament in Wellington ends because there’s really nothing funny about it. Because, nearly two weeks on, there’s no sign of the protest ending anytime soon.

The use of sprinklers and the playing of bland, repetitive music (sorry to any Manilow and Blunt fans) hasn’t driven the protesters crazy and sent them on their way.

There remains an ongoing stand-off between politicians and police about what exactly to do to clear the protesters and their vehicles away.

Unbelievably, police chiefs have suggested it could be three months before they’re moved

Daryl Holden on, which seems ridiculous. And though it’s probably not the time for finger pointing, it was odd that police didn’t immediately start moving cars and trucks last week, when the protesters first started illegally parking on Parliament’s cenotaph and anywhere on closeby streets.

About a dozen vehicles have reportedly voluntarily left but onlookers around Parliament when I checked it out yesterday suggested many, many more have replaced them, along with more protesters, too.

“It’s almost like a little army or some sort of cult,’’ said Cathy, a finance executive, who works near Parliament. She’s opted to continue going into the office, while

Guardian managing editor Daryl Holden, mindful not to promote his profession, in anti-mandate protester land outside Parliament in Wellington. uncertain and somewhat scared colleagues have taken the option to work from home until things settle down.

“The protesters can be bloody annoying, and their message is probably being lost the longer they stay.’’ Great point.

The Parliament grounds have

been completely transformed. It has that look of a big music festival, with tents everywhere. There are people of all ages, adults, children, babies, you name it.

Tired and cliched chalk messages about freedom, love and Human Rights have been scribbled over parts of external walls around the Beehive. Dogs run around, kids on scooters zoom past, others enjoy face painting and there are people singing and dancing. Moody-looking, bare-chested individuals parading around, and those draped in flags of all sorts, could appear intimidating to some, but on the flip side the protesters’ site infrastructure is quite sophisticated. I noticed street signs, a hairdresser and food stalls among their makeshift setting.

So how does it end? Goodness knows. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that her focus was on the worrying case numbers of Omicron in communities, including, as it has been reported, in Ashburton. She feels rightly

unobliged to answer the demands of people threatening her and her Cabinet.

Again, that’s totally understandable, but at some stage the PM must remember that she’s also responsible for examining and reviewing policies that have allowed such anger to thrive and fester. And vaccine mandates remain the most contentious public health measure, which the Government is facing pressure to give a timeframe for when they’ll be removed.

That’s a difficult one because right now is clearly not the time to be even talking about lifting mandates as the Omicron wave starts to hit. But in time it must be discussed. Unfortunately, I just can’t see that happening while protesters continue to break laws, provide a threatening presence and bring a key part of our capital city to its knees. Until then, the wait may well go on and on. That three-month standoff may not be too far off the mark after all.

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ur children are the best example I have seen on how to deal with a changing, mandated world.

With all classes back and the excitement of eating warm yoghurt for lunch wearing off, our children have smashed the unfounded myths of loudmouths with nothing else to do.

Leading up to the start of the year, the chat amongst principals nationally was around planning for ‘hybrid learning’ (whatever that means), CO2 emissions, air purifiers, ordering more sanitiser, and other absolutely just-geton-with-it trivia.

Weaving its way through the conversation was the signalling there was a vocal minority spreading angst and misinformation.

I heard and read so many situations that would be happening to children as they returned to school from these newly appointed childhood development experts.

What a load of crap! Our children are far more resilient and should be given credit for the fantastic way they have handled the start of the year.

They shrugged off the negative projections wannabe pandemic experts tried to foist on them.

We should do the same. So we have had to make some changes, whoop-te-do! So some people who were elected by the majority have brought in some rules – that’s what governments do.

I believe our outlook on life is largely determined by how we choose to react to positive and negative circumstances.

Many people think I’m mad for riding a motorbike in all weathers. Yes, it can be cold and the odd time I get a bit damp, but

Our kids are amazing, according to Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone, and could all learn from them about living in a Covid mandated world. just because it’s raining doesn’t change the feeling of freedom that only riding brings.

Our children haven’t sat down and analysed the changing rules and requirements and retreated from life, or decided they must now be sad about it.

Our children returned and went straight into the world of the playground and classroom with the frenetic energy they have always had.

I’m rapt to see kids simply being kids and showing up the naysayers. Learning is about

understanding the world around us and adapting and responding to the changes and challenges life brings.

Are we not wanting resilient and positive-thinking children to grow up with the confidence that they can achieve and reach their potential?

The most harmful parenting I have seen (apart from abuse) is when parents interfere when their children face adversity that they can cope with.

Smothering children in bubble-wrap is delusional.

Our children can face and cope with stress, change, and adversity. Yes, they can be anxious, but feeding that anxiety is dangerous.

There is a difference between supporting and protecting.

This is the time for conversations with your child that while they have to face a world that is different from just two years ago, you will be there to support, not take it away or keep them from it.

To all those parents who have let their children go into this un-

known world – well done, I know you carry the concern and your children will be fine.

To the awesome children in our schools – welcome back, your zest for life is the best response to the ever-changing dynamic that is our world.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Strengthening our supply chains for Omicron Jo Luxton

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ow that we have moved into the next phase of our Covid-19 response, our Government’s priority remains keeping Kiwis safe while also working to keep our economy and essential services running.

We’ve seen overseas that a combination of high rates of Omicron, alongside isolation periods for contacts, has put severe strain on supply chains and the provision of important services.

That’s why we’ve worked alongside industry bodies to set up a practical scheme that will help keep critical services like food production, emergency services and power supply functioning over the coming months.

The new close contact exemption scheme will help keep critical supply chains running though Omicron. We won’t be able to keep everyone at work, so our focus needs to be those industries and sectors that have the greatest impact.

Now that we are in phase 2 the contact exemption scheme means businesses and organisations can register online as a critical service if they think they will meet the criteria.

Farms and food production are critical services, alongside public services like health and emergency, lifeline utilities such as power and water supplies, transport, critical financial services, news media and social welfare. It includes human and animal health and welfare.

In addition to this exemption scheme, we’re also confirming the guidelines for people who either work alone, or have the capacity to do so, like some jobs on farms.

do to keep our businesses and services operating.

This means that if you have any Covid-19 symptoms, please stay home and call Healthline or your doctor to see whether you need a test.

We are taking a pragmatic approach to Omicron and its management. These changes strike a balance between continuing to keep people safe, but also keep our economy operating as smoothly as possible.

New Zealand is well-placed to take on Omicron, but just like with earlier variants, limiting the threat will take a team effort.

These workers will be able to continue operating in a “bubble of one” if they are identified as a contact, as long as they are vaccinated, don’t have symptoms and don’t have contact with anyone

else.

I know our farmers and growers always have a lot to do, especially during busy times like the harvest but slowing the spread of Omicron is the best thing we can

Jo Luxton is a Labour MP. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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ur highways are awash with tantalising roadside stops, brimming with so many great and tasty pastry temptations.

The sort of products that you dream about getting your mitts on – and wrapping your mouth around!

It’s a highly subjective matter.

But here’s my round-up of pet pastry picks that deserve to be threaded into the ultimate Kiwi roadie.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who always gets ravenous on a roadie. But if there is one universal truth about great Kiwi road trips, you can’t beat a great pastry or pie stop.

By Mike Yardley The Chocolate Eclair

Shop on State Highway 49, Ohakune. Few places have secured such fame quite like this shop, which looks more like a dairy than a bakery.

Multiple generations of the Nation family have been powering this enterprise since 1939, winning fans the world over for their Kiwi-as chocolate eclairs, which are mega-sized pastries, pumped with fresh cream and smothered in chocolate.

They only operate during the ski season, pumping peckish skiers with quite the sugar hit. But come November, it’s a long summer and autumn before the éclair-making purrs back into life.

Above – Situated in Ohakune, The Chocolate Eclair Shop only operates during the ski season.

Viv’s Kitchen on State Highway 3, Sanson. The fiendishly popular highway stop is synonymous with the famous cream horn.

You won’t miss it – a monstrous roadside sign declares this Manawatu bakery is indeed the “home of the famous cream horn”. It’s essentially a cone-shaped pastry, a cornetto, stuffed with fresh cream and a lavish blob of flavoured jam or sauce. At last count, Viv’s Kitchen is closing in on 300,000 sales of their cream horn.

Left – Viv’s Kitchen, “home of the famous cream horn”.

Sheffield Pies on State

Highway 73. There’s a great parade of temptations for happy bellies on the Great Alpine Highway.

Locals swear by the tasty pastry delights at The Darfield Café & Bakery.

Springfield is proudly home to the famous pink doughnut. The six-tonne landmark was originally installed to celebrate The Simpsons movie release.

Close by the sculpture, the Springfield Donuts caravan is where to head for their doughy bundles of joy. Choose your own toppings! But best of all, Sheffield is home to the awardwinning Famous Sheffield Pie Shop.

The venison and whisky relish combo is a stunner.

Pies from the award-winning Famous Sheffield pie shop.

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Fairlie Bakehouse, State

Highway 8. On this highlytrafficked highway shuffling roadtrippers into the magnificent Mackenzie, this is a bakery that undeniably has become the starring attraction of Fairlie. It put the town on the map. Pop into the feverishly popular Fairlie Bakehouse to devour one of Franz Lieber’s meaty parcels in pastry – the pork belly, apple sauce and crackling pie is the top-seller. More than 2000 pies a day are sold during peak periods. To meet the insatiable demand, the bakery doubled in size several years ago.

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Renwick Road, Blenheim.

Close to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, or if you’re tripping out of Blenheim en-route to Havelock and Nelson, The Burleigh is an unmissable pitstop for gourmet pies. It’s a must in Marlborough. The Burleigh is your classic destination pie shop. The sweet pork belly and steak and blue cheese pies are big-sellers, but the spicy Jamaican lamb pie takes out best in show, on my scorecard.

Right and below – The Fairlie Bakehouse has put the town on the map.

Below – The Burleigh in Blenheim is an unmissable pitstop for goumet pies.

Miles Better Pies on

Lakefront Drive, Te Anau.

Finally, just off the highway in the heart of Te Anau, Miles Better Pies is swooned over by locals and visitors alike.

Travelling for miles to experience a Miles Better Pie is a trip worth making! The queues routinely spill out the door and you’ve certainly got no shortage of wilderness trails to burn off the calories. The wild venison pies are a pastry-packed salute to Fiordland, but one of the biggest sellers, conceived by Myles the cook, is the taco pie. A smash-hit.

Right – Miles Better Pies in Te Anau always has a queue.

Jimmy’s Pies on State

Highway 8 in the heart of Roxburgh. Made to an old family recipe, Jimmy’s have been making their meat pies for 50 years, with 20 different types of pies on offer. Their lamb shank pie would be my discerning recommendation.

Plus, their cream buns are not to be missed – threatening to match the size of a basketball. The power of Jimmy’s Pies endures – they make over 25,000 pies every day from their Scotland Street shop in Roxburgh That’s 48 times the town’s population!

Left – The power Roxburgh’s Jimmy’s Pies endures.

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When Jackie Heffernan has a W

hen 15 Ashburton young people stood on the famous Globe stage in London three years ago, they fulfilled a personal dream for Jackie Heffernan.

The Globe, a reconstruction of an Elizabethan playhouse where Shakespeare wrote his plays, is a mecca for theatre people around the world.

Jackie, who loves The Bard, had a vision for many years that she’d take Ashburton students to The Globe.

It was achieved in 2019 and, for a week, they received training from both the Shakespeare Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-On-Avon.

“They learned movement, voice, text and how to deliver the words,” Heffernan said. “I’ll never forget walking on to the stage and experiencing a jaw-dropping moment, together with the 15 other young people.”

“It’s amazing what you can do, if you dream.”

Her life has been devoted to inspiring young people to fulfil their dreams. Along the journey she’s fulfilled many of her own.

Jackie, who comes from Coventry in England, trained as a teacher. Her career led her to Ashlawn Secondary School in Rugby where, as deputy principal, she taught English and drama. She was also challenged to do something else that wasn’t quite in the curriculum.

When it came to academic achievements, Ashlawn’s were below the national average at 40 per cent. Heffernan was asked to raise the level “whatever it cost, whatever it took”.

When she left in 2003, the school’s average had risen to 78 per cent, far beyond the 50 per cent required. “It was a wonderful sense of achievement, but it took everything that I had to give,” she said.

Her task was to inspire students and teachers to raise their expectations. She worked on the belief that young people are conditioned to perform to expectations. If you expect little of them, you get little back, she said.

“I challenged them to believe in themselves and to respond with amazing results. I changed the culture of the school.”

But her dream of educational excellence took its toll. Jackie and husband, Chris, took a break and while “sitting in a beautiful pub in the Cotswolds” decided to emigrate. “I knew I couldn’t take another 20 years of this,” Jackie said.

Chris, a tax consultant, found a job with Leech and Partners in a New Zealand town called Ashburton.

“I didn’t know much about New Zealand. I thought it was a Pacific Island,” Jackie said. In fact, New Zealand is two Pacific Islands with a few bits added on. Jackie was thinking of a country where you turned left at Fiji.

“It was a culture shock at first, but the neighbours welcomed us and brought baking.” She still remembers the tan slice, it was delicious.

Performance has always been in Jackie’s blood. Her mother, Ruby McMahon, was a professional dancer and Jackie grew up around theatre. “I had a passion for English and drama,” she said.

While she never intended to return to teaching, she relieved at

Ashburton youngsters produce the stuff “that makes your brain sweat”.

Theatre director, Jackie Heffernan, has taken them to The Globe in London and now she plans her Big Little Theatre Company to stand tall and perform in Edinburgh. Like Martin Luther King before her, she has a dream.

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Ashburton College and accepted an offer from principal, Digby Prosser, to review the English department.

But Jackie’s focus was being a mum and bringing up Anna, 7, and 18-month-old Elise. Anna had been enrolled in a theatre company from the age of four in England and Jackie set out to find a similar company in Ashburton.

“I discovered the Mid Canterbury Theatre Company, attended their AGM and was asked to direct their next play, The Secret Garden,” she said. “They loved it. Anna played a housemaid and Disco Inferno, an all-dancing, acting, singing production, followed.

“I was taken up by the enthusiasm of the youngsters and their parents and the sacrifices they

made.”

A natural progression from directing is teaching drama, and Jackie was quickly asked if she’d take students privately. She agreed, started with two with the number growing to 100 in 12 months. She taught firstly at home, then at St David’s and, when the Braided Rivers Community Trust Event Centre opened, she moved there.

The centre also became a catalyst for something else. With the support of manager, Roger Farr, and parents, she created her own company, Big Little Theatre.

“I wouldn’t have done it without their support and collaboration, particularly Deanna Watson and Kim Solly, two local parents.”

Instead of one production a year, the Big Little Theatre Company of-

fers a weekly training programme for young people from seven to 17, in theatre with a focus on acting.

Their first show was called Aunt Daisy’s Magic Trunk in 2008 followed by the traditional English pantomime, Aladdin, the following year.

Over the years productions have varied from Shakespeare to musicals such as Blood Brothers and what Jackie calls “a rip-roaring comic hit, One Man, Two Guvnors”.

“It’s been all consuming and taken a fair chunk of my life and my children’s. We are a family, a theatre family and Big Little Theatre is one of the highest achieving companies in New Zealand,” she said proudly. “The bonds the kids have made are very special and

strong.”

The same pursuit of excellence she demanded at Ashlawn, she applied to Ashburton. “When you work collaboratively with people who believe in you, you can achieve anything,” she said. “You encourage them in the belief that anything is possible, and they pay your investment back with significant interest.”

Over the years Heffernan has seen hundreds through her school, some making their living in the arts, some having gone on to perform in amateur groups, all of them leaving with a love of really good theatre.

“They’ve produced the stuff that makes your brain sweat.”

But more than anything else Heffernan considers that theatre

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Above: The Big Little Theatre Company performers take time out with Jackie Heffernan and tutor, Simon Muller.

Left – Jackie Heffernan relaxes at home with her bichon, Dolly.

Right – Jackie in her theatre room at home with Big Little Theatre posters and Trinity College awards.

has helped them grow as individuals and been successful in life. “I hope that whatever they do and whatever stage they’re at, they can believe in themselves and stand strong in their own space,” she said.

That burning desire saw them train at The Globe and at Stratford-On-Avon in 2019. They then moved to Coventry, Jackie’s home-town, and performed at the opening of its youth festival. They sang a Waiata for the Lord Mayor who then took them to the city’s Guildhall where William Shakespeare and his father, John, once stood and performed.

“It was amazing and awesome in the true sense of the word. Here was little old Ashburton standing in the path of history and making history of their own.”

“The kids will never forget it.”

But Jackie Heffernan’s dream hasn’t ended there. She has a vision for 2024. She wants her Ashburton youngsters to perform an original theatre piece at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“It’s the greatest fringe festival in the world and I want our kids to experience it,” she said. “I have an awesome group of young writers in my company who are working on their own piece.

“It’s a rich vein to tap.”

Jackie’s dream is for her Big Little Theatre Company to write, act, direct and perform at the festival.

And she has another asset. Mungo and Hebe Gormley, a former Ashburton couple who’ve returned to Scotland, will act as their tour managers.

Nothing about 2024 is certain, Jackie admits. “It’s stardust at the moment but I want to take a troupe there,” she explains.

In the meantime, her company

is preparing a theatre piece centred on World War One and Two. Called There’s An Element of Risk, it was intended for Anzac Day but, with Covid intervening, Jackie’s now proposing it for later in the year, possibly Armistice Day. “It’s a play within a play, set in a village hall and includes features involving Ashburton stories. We’re

planning it as part original, part an adapted script,” she said.

While nothing is certain with Covid, Jackie is determined the production will go ahead. She only needs to think back to Ashlawn School and Shakespeare’s Globe.

“Given that I have the support of the company, ex-students, parents and friends, we can do anything.”

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Jo Taylor is the driving force behind the hugely successful and voluntary Kai for Kids free lunch service to Ashburton schools.

That’s why she’s been named the Ashburton Guardian’s 2021 Mid Cantabrian of the Year. It’s the first of an annual award, which is an extension of our successful community-boosting shop and love local campaign.

By Malcolm Hopwood

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ypical. Jo Taylor is one of those people who works quietly behind the scenes and would prefer not to be noticed.

Yet her contribution to hundreds of Ashburton school children on a daily basis is outstanding.

Taylor is the mastermind behind the Kai for Kids voluntary free lunch programme, which provides nutritious food to school children in areas that need it the most.

They make over 600 meals a day during the terms, with Netherby, Hampstead, Chertsey, Borough and Hinds schools being joined by the Merle Leask Kindergarten.

The programme started in July 2020 and is based out of the Ashburton Raceway kitchen. The idea for its establishment came when one of Taylor’s children came home from school and told her they were sharing their food with someone who had no lunch.

Jo was disturbed and started talking to teachers, parents and school committees about the number of children who attended school without food for the day.

She discovered they weren’t an isolated number. The problem was widespread in Ashburton schools.

Jo decided to do something about it nearly two years ago when Kai for Kids was born. Initially lunches were provided for one or two schools but now Jo, and her volunteers, pack those 600-plus lunches each day, and the number is growing.

“Kai For Kids is meeting a need in the community to support families as much as we can with healthy food,” she said.

“We provide a complete range of healthy food for children accompanied by fresh fruit and vegetables.”

Her team in the kitchen prepares everything from sandwiches, muffins, pikelets, nachos, wraps, burritos, to macaroni cheese and chicken fried rice.

Kai for Kids grows its own food with some vegetables – such as potatoes, onions and carrots – coming from the com-

munity.

Jo has a large garden on the family cropping farm at Ashton Beach and, from there, comes cucumbers, courgettes, carrots, tomatoes and lettuces.

“What we put in our bodies from an early age has a lifelong impact on children’s health,” she said.

What Jo and her volunteers do is purely voluntary. She employs eight staff in the kitchen “who cook everything from scratch”.

Funding comes from grants, donations and financial gifts from the community. While Ashburton people are generous, she’s always on the lookout for more support. Kai For Kids needs everything from kitchen equipment, such as a new cooktop, to simple household linen and tea towels.

Jo is fortunate her background has helped.

She has a science degree in health management from La Trobe University in Melbourne that she’s applied to Kai for Kids.

“It’s important to under-

stand the nutritional components in all the lunches so they are well balanced and, in some cases, meet the dietary needs of children with allergies and medical conditions,” she said.

A background of fundraising for Christchurch’s Cholmondeley Children’s Home, which provides respite and emergency care for tamariki, and years of owning and running Latitude magazine in Ashburton has given her a sound administrative background to take on her latest challenge.

Above all, Jo is a mother of five and she knows the pressures placed on families. As well as meeting a need in the community, she’s been able to “take the burden off mothers”.

“It’s a huge privilege and very humbling to have parents’ trust that I can provide a lunchtime service,” she said.

Neither could she do it without the support of her husband, Deane and “my wonderful family, who get roped in to help with my ventures”.

Kai For Kids is something Jo wants to continue as long as she can. “I hope the outcome of what we do is to help children appreciate good simple food they can learn to love and take with them as a lifelong healthy habit,” she said.

That’s her legacy and why Jo Taylor is the Ashburton Guardian 2021 Mid Cantabrian of the Year.

Jo Taylor’s commitment to providing healthy lunches for children has been recognised by Anzco, who presented her with a hamper of meat for personal use and for the benefit of her Kai for Kids programme.

Taylor is flanked

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Football was first played in Christchurch as early as 1854.

Its rough and tumble soon struck a chord with the tough men who lived in Canterbury’s rural hinterland.

Rugby, as we know it, did not exist, and clubs emerged playing ad-hoc rules and styles.

One week they’d play Association Football, the next a form of rugby or even the Victorian Rules game that was popular with Australians. Sometimes it was an amalgam of all three, made up on the day with few limits on team size.

When efforts were made to standardise the playing of football in New Zealand, the form of the game associated with Rugby School was seen as the most desirable.

In 1876 the grandly named Kindersley Camilo Montague Lewin, who had played the Rugbeian game in England, persuaded the fledgling Christchurch Football Club to adopt it.

Keen to head off Victorian Rules Lewin, the father of Canterbury rugby, set about organising the country’s first union of rugby clubs, leading to the formation in 1879 of the Canterbury Rugby Union, which stretched from Rangiora in the north to Timaru in the south.

South Canterbury split from its parent union in 1888. In 1904 South Canterbury spawned a sub-union, Ashburton County.

This was taken under the wing of the Canterbury Rugby Union the following year, before going it alone from 1927. The name was changed to Mid Canterbury in 1952.

Today, it’s a thriving sport across the region. On Saturday afternoons you’ll find hundreds of supporters lining the fence lines of rugby paddocks across the district, supporting their team and offering a real community-based feel to sport.

Mid Canterbury boasts clubs from Rakaia, Methven, Mt Somers, Allenton, Hampstead, Collegiate, Celtic and Southern – all with strong junior connections as well as a place

in either the Senior or Senior B competition.

Youth rugby has taken a new direction in recent years with a combination of clubs to form both Alps and Plains sides to play against Ellesmere and North Canterbury rivals each year – fostering the next generation through what can be a tricky time to develop and grow the game in terms of numbers – but it’s working with better player retention through the teenage years, and stronger numbers playing the game.

Women’s rugby in the district has also grown significantly with Mid Canterbury sole senior women’s side out at Celtic plying their trade in the Canterbury Women’s competition, with good numbers also taking part at a school level with a very successful Ashburton and Mount Hutt College combined side being a force to be reckoned with in the annual Aoraki competition.

The pinnacle of local rugby is still, and will forever be, the Watters Cup. Played for by senior sides in the district each year at the completion of the Country Combined Competition, it’s mate against mate and foe against foe, in an all-out battle to be crowned champion team of Mid Canterbury rugby for the year.

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Boasting good numbers across a variety of different grades and age groups, the club has produced solid results over the years and are considered one of the powerhouse clubs in the district.

With a strong JAB base which sees big numbers of players taking to the fields in the recognisable blue jerseys each weekend, and equally as strong senior, senior B and Colts programme, which provides strong pathways for players, the club is excelling on the paddock.

But they also shine off the field.

A strong focus on communication, keeping their community informed and bringing in new members each and every season is a real focus of the club.

Supplying each player with a jacket, playing jersey, shorts, socks, a mouthguard and a practice ball at the start of each season has proven a real strong point in attracting players to the club.

With teams in all junior age groups for both girls and boys, Rakaia has become a permanent and much-valued part of the rugby community in the district and their results on the paddock are testament to

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The club is also planning to replace its current facilities at Rakaia Domain, and is in discussions with the Ashburton District Council to possibly secure some funding.

The club is seeking $265,000 to meet the full cost of the public toilets and is also asking for a repayable term loan of up to $150,000, if needed, for the project.

Rakaia’s Mark Hanrahan said feasibility studies and designs had been completed and stakeholders and the community consulted throughout the concept and preliminary plan stages.

He said there was support from the Rakaia Reserves Board, as well as local sporting groups and organisations.

The designs for the complex included open plan clubrooms, multiple changing sheds and a new 40m2 amenities block, and tentatively the club was looking at April 2023 as a completion date.

Home: Rakaia Domain, Rakaia Methven Barrhill Road, Rakaia Teams: All junior age grade, Teenage, Colts, Senior B and Seniors.

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Allenton Rugby Football Club

If you measure a club’s state of health by its spectators, then Allenton are doing just fine, going by the turnout at the 2021 Senior B final in Methven.

And if you want someone to stand and and set that big final alight, Xavier Bartlett will be your man.

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Centennial club grabs Senior B title

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ormed in 1922, the Allenton Rugby Football Club was one of the first affiliated clubs when the Ashburton County sub-union became the Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union in 1927.

After a break during World War Two, the club was revived in 1946, and remains active today.

Situated on the western end of the main Ashburton township and based at the Allenton Sports Grounds, the club is a vital part of the Ashburton community.

With both a senior B side and multiple JAB rugby sides as well, the club is an active part of rugby in the district, and provides many players each year to various representative sides of differing age groups.

With a strong focus on youth rugby, the facilities on offer at the club – alongside the coaching – are at an excellent standard with all coaches qualified via Rugby NZ pathways.

With one or two teams fielded in each JAB age group, the club is one of the most prolific in terms of players in this district.

The club has a strong focus on producing a diligent attitude to all aspects of the game of rugby, while also building a strong social culture that makes playing the game enjoyable for players and for families.

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llenton will be celebrating their centenary on the weekend of May 13/14.

On the Friday night, there will be a social get-together at the Allenton clubrooms, a superb opportunity for all current and previous players and supporters to catch up in an informal setting. It’s Club Day on Saturday, with all JAB teams and the Senior Bs playing on Allenton soil. There will be a photo session from over the decades, official cake-cutting, and a barbecue throughout the day.

The formal part of the weekend will be at the Hotel Ashburton on Saturday night, with special speakers and life member presentations.

Jubilation in the camp as Allenton celebrates a notable victory to take the Second Grade Cup at Methven in 2021.

Victory truly a huge occasion

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t’s been a few years in the making, but Allenton have finally climbed back atop of the mountain.

No-one would really come out and say it publicly, but there was a time not that long ago where serious doubts were held as the future of the proud Ashburton club.

Numbers were just keeping the club’s head above water, and there was a general feeling of discord among long-time supporters about what the future held.

But Rome wasn’t built in a day, and slowly but surely a regathering began, and a major milestone was achieved when the Senior B side lifted the Second Grade Cup aloft, after a nail-biting victory against Methven, 30-29.

And for club president, Todd Grieve it was a proud moment to behold.

“There’s a lot of work that’s gone in to getting to this point,” he said.

“A couple of years ago the side won their last game of the season, but that was it – so to go from there to making the semi-finals last year, and then winning the final this year (2021), is something we have to be very proud of.”

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“There’s been nothing major to attribute to the change – just the hard work and dedication of the entire club in general, and with that a change in mindset about how everyone approaches the rugby season.

“It’s not just the senior side, it’s everyone from JAB up, you know?

“We’re encouraging a more community-based environment and trying to get everyone involved, and it’s no longer a case of a kid playing a game and getting in the car and going home, we’re working on getting people to stick around and enjoy the club a bit more, and it’s been great.”

And the momentum build up to that has been huge this season, and the Cup victory topped it right off.

“It was a huge occasion for everyone, from the players involved right through the entire club. Everyone plays a part, and we’re lucky we’ve got such a good group of people involved.”

While the overall success was about the community of the club, the win itself was in large down to one man’s performance – Xavier Bartlett.

The gifted player led Allenton to victory

with a 25-point haul in the match, with his fellow players lifting around him.

Locked at 3-all after 30 minutes, Bartlett put his first mark on the game when he charged down a clearance attempt and scored under the posts.

Methven fought back, and a try had things level before Corey Masters touched down for the home team to extend their lead to 17-10.

Bartlett again shone though, slicing through to grab his second, before Casey Moore grabbed Allenton’s third, and all of a sudden it was 24-17 to Allenton, and the match had been turned on its head.

Methven scored through Osea Baisagale to level things up with 20 minutes to play, but Bartlett put Allenton back in front with a penalty before Pete Shearer scored out wide to give Methven the lead again.

With two minutes left on the clock, Bartlett stepped up to the plate and landed another penalty to put his side in front, and they were able to withstand a Methven attack in the dying seconds to grab the victory, and mark a historical comeback for the Allenton club.

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Future looking bright for the Green Machine

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That’s where you’ll find the Green Machine parked up.

And right now, it’s a pretty smart-looking sort of machine, an integral part of the make-up of rugby in Mid Canterbury, as it has been for a very long time.

In fact, the Celtic Rugby Club just last year ticked over a tremendous milestone, celebrating a neat one hundred years of existence.

And, despite the clouds of Covid hanging over everything, the club celebrated that milestone in impressive style, with some truly magnificent revelry, over a very big Easter weekend, all organised by a highly-motivated committee that worked so hard, and successfully, to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts. Chuck in a refurbishment of the clubrooms that is simply outstanding, and you have a package few clubs could match.

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The players did their bit; the Centennial Match was against the might of southern neighbours Timaru Celtic, and the visitors came out of the blocks firing, putting the Celts under immense pressure, but – the line held. And held again. And when opportunities finally presented themselves, the attack unit produced some stunning long-range tries.

Final score: 28-0 to the home side.

That match set a template for the season – if you wanted to cross the green line, bring some very heavy armour.

And the end result?

The Watters Cup, symbol of rugby supremacy in Mid Canterbury, now rests comfortably in the Celtic trophy cabinet.

It is not alone in that cabinet.

The future on the playing field looks rosy, to say the least – the Celtic Colts (above) brought home the Combined Colts Competition trophy, and did it with a mix of power and style that had knowledgable pundits taking genuine notice.

With a women’s team which a couple of times last year clicked and truly hit their straps, superb numbers from Senior B right through JAB level, an affiliation with Marist Rugby that creates even more pathways for players, and the Green Machine is one to respect, across the board.

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Methven Rugby Club

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he Methven Rugby Club places its focus on three key goals; history, pride and passion.

Three key goals to success, not only on the rugby paddock, but off it as well, as the club works towards providing one of the most enjoyable and friendly atmospheres, while showing strong levels of sportsmanship and selflessness in everything they do.

One of Mid Canterbury’s longest-standing clubs, the club is a strong part of the backbone, like so many other clubs in the district, of country rugby in New Zealand.

Based underneath the majestic Mt Hutt in the township of Methven, the club has been prominent in all grades of rugby for many years, and with a growing base of players at JAB level, it’s a history that looks set to continue for many years to come.

Serving the Methven township and the wider Methven community, and with a huge number of players at all levels to call on, the Methven Rugby Football Club can boast being one of the strongest clubs in the Canterbury region – contributing multiple teams across a number of age-group grades, as well as being permanent fixtures in both the senior and senior B rugby competitions.

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Methven celebrates a very big milestone T he past, present and future of the Methven Rugby Club enjoyed a bumper weekend celebrating the club’s 125th jubilee in May 2021.

“It all went so well and was a big three days for the club,” organising committee spokeswoman Megan Henderson said.

The weekend kicked off with the registration evening at the Methven clubrooms on the Friday night, with over 300 people packing into the clubrooms, where a team of the last 25 years was named.

A big crowd soaked up the action on Saturday with all the club’s sides taking the field and was capped off by the Methven senior sides claiming a double over Celtic, winning both the senior B and senior A fixtures.

Then it was off to the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall for the formal function.

In between the reminiscing and celebrating of the club’s rich 125 year history, the match day 125th commemorative jerseys worn by the senior side were auctioned off, with more than $50,000

being raised for the club.

“We are blown away by that result,” Henderson said.

“The club is grateful for the generosity and support, and the money will go back into the club.”

On the Sunday, the Methven Maulers golden oldies side had a run, as did the Methven Mooses women’s team against an Ashburton invitational side, with another good crowd turning out.

Home: Methven Domain, Methven Chertsey Road, Methven Teams: All junior grades, senior B and seniors Key contacts: President: Kerry Smith. Club captain: Karl Henderson. JAB club captain: Mike King Website: www.sporty.co.nz\methvenrfc

Methven Rugby Club’s oldest player Colin Watson and youngest in Archer Stone cut the cake celebrating Methven’s centennial celebrations.

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In 2015, Methven supporters were seeing red – as their team won the Combined Country Cup title in a thriller, at their third attempt, but the players were sporting red jerseys because they were the home team, while Waihora retained their blackand-white colours.

Methven’s Mitch Pannett on the charge in a Watters Cup round match against Celtic in 2021.

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Hampstead Rugby Football Club

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apidly closing in on their 100th year of existence, the Hampstead Rugby Club continues to be a vital cog in the Mid Canterbury Rugby scene each and every season.

An integral part of the social fabric of the local community, the club provides a source of optimism and pride for members, players and supporters.

With a strong focus on providing a welcoming community for new arrivals to the Mid Canterbury area – the club

has a strong Pacific Island component.

The club focuses on three core values of Fun, Family and Respect.

This means that new members and families are always welcome which has helped the club grow and prosper over recent years.

The club has strong numbers in the junior grades, and the Senior B team has a proud and passionate following.

Based at the Hampstead Rugby and All Sports Club on the eastern side of Ashburton, Hampstead boasts excellent training facilities and clubrooms, which is a base for many families each Saturday as they support the club in all sporting endeavours.

Hampstead info: Home: Hampstead Rugby and All Sports Club, Bridge Street.

Teams: All junior grades and Senior B. Key contacts: President: Paul Churchill. Senior B team manager: Robert Tito Website: wwwhampsteadrugby. co.nz

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fter close to 35 years of existence in the Mid Canterbury Rugby landscape, the Ashburton Collegiate Rugby Club has moulded itself as a firm part of the furniture in the sport locally.

Based on the philosophy of not just being a rugby club, but a family-orientated, fun community which encourages fair play, a welcoming attitude and the promise of plenty of fun of frivolity, it’s gone from strength to strength on it’s journey.

The club is looking forward to the 2022 season, and welcoming back our players and welcoming in new players too.

We are looking for players from Under 6 grades through to Senior Bs, including supporting teenage grade players who wish to register with the club whilst playing under the MCRU teams – Alps and Plains.

Registration week will be held in March – keep an eye out on our Facebook page for dates!

If you have played for us in the past an email will be sent out as well.

We are looking for coaches and managers for our JAB teams, Under 6 to Under 13 age groups – for more information or to register your interest please contact Kevin Urquhart 02180218315.

Last year our Senior Bs combined with Hampstead and had a great season and developed a welcoming and fun culture, and we look forward to this continuing in 2022.

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Tinwald Rugby Club B

ased on the southern outskirts of the Ashburton township, the Tinwald Rugby Club is strongly focused on growth in the junior game, and after a real rise in recent years can now boast teams in grades through from under six right through the age groups, with strong player numbers and a proud base of supporters, members and players.

Using the extensive and vast fields at their Tinwald base, the club provides a vital cog in the make-up of the Mid Canterbury rugby scene at the JAB level.

With a hard-working committee, who are striving to ensure the future of the game is not lost to the club, they’re currently well achieving their goals.

The club is based on the principles of supporting and promoting the spirit of the game at all levels.

All of Tinwald’s players, captains, coaches, supporters and administrators are required to sign a code of conduct, which places expectations squarely on the shoulders of the individual while they watch, play or support across the region.

Left and right – There’s a lot going on in the JAB grades at the Tinwald Rugby Club, boding well for the future.

Tinwald rugby info: Home: Tinwald Rugby Club, Maronan and Tinwald Road, Tinwald.

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Mt Somers Rugby Club

Home: Mt Somers Domain, Buccleugh Street, Mt Somers Teams: Junior grades, senior B. Key contacts: President: Dale Stanley. Club captain: Hayden Reveley.

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Progressive club from the foot of the mountains

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Traditionally, since their incep-

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With a strong network of hard-working committee members

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Situated at the iconic Mt Somers Domain, the club boasts one main playing field, and excellent changing facilities, with historic and proud clubrooms.

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Southern Rugby Club

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n amalgamation of both the Hinds and Mayfield rugby clubs 27 years ago led to a new club on the block and Southern Rugby Football Club was estab-

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For the past 27 years our club has been a prominent force in the Mid Canterbury rugby scene. 2021 saw Southern take out the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Div 1 title, a huge feat for Southern and saw us as the top rugby team in the Canterbury region. This achievement is one we are very proud of.

The blue, red and white of Southern

are a combination of the two former clubs and with a real focus on the family side of rugby, those colours have become a tradition for a number of players through the generations to wear with pride on the rugby paddock.

Playing out of their home base at Hinds where they have state-of-the-art training facilities and changing sheds and also using two fields at Mayfield, so that they continue to pay homage to the previous years, the club covers more territory than any other in the Mid Canterbury region.

Southern consistently provides teams and players for all age groups from JAB right through to the senior competitions.

Home: Hinds Domain, State Highway 1, Hinds (primary), also Mayfield Domain, Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Mayfield.

Teams: All junior grades, senior B, seniors.

Key contacts: President: Rhys Johansen. Club captain: Pete Lowe Website: www.sporty.co.nz/southernrfc or give us a like on our facebook page “Southern Rugby Football Club, Ashburton” to keep up to date with all the latest information.

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ON THE FIELD. PADDOCK BY PADDOCK. CORNER TO CORNER. Hero of the day, Petero Tuwai, tastes the spoils of victory.

A day to remember “By Christ, a few people around here needed that.”

Grinning from ear-to-ear, a lone Southern rugby supporter made his way back to his vehicle abuzz with excitement.

He’d just watched his local club side do what very few Mid Canterbury sides have ever been able to do by winning the Combined Country Rugby final, putting a rare highlight on an otherwise murky and wet few weeks around the wider district.

Talking to himself, his thoughts echoed around the Hinds Domain throughout the huge day for the Southern club.

Farmers, families and friends coming together and pushing all the troubles of the previous few weeks behind them. It was an occasion to mark all occasions; you couldn’t have scripted it much better.

Unless perhaps you made it a little easier on the ticker for those supporting the home side, of course.

You see, after 10 minutes, it was Southbridge’s game to lose, yet no-one probably would have predicted that’s exactly what they’d end up doing.

As Southern fumbled their way about the paddock the visitors looked slick, and at times it felt as if the floodgates were about to open, and they would bury their hosts in a demolition.

But if we’ve learned one thing about Southern, it’s that they are gritty.

They make up for their few misgivings with passion and determination and ultimately, it was that which crept them back into the match – coupled with a bit of individual brilliance from one of the finds of the season.

Down 0-10 and on the back foot for most of the second half, Southern looked in trouble. They were getting front foot ball, but were going nowhere with it.

Penalty attempts went wide, and

attempts to break through the defensive line set by Southbridge were futile.

So, what do you do? You throw the ball to the guy who’s scored a bulk of your tries this season and hope he can deliver.

His name? Petero Tuwai.

From seemingly nothing and facing a wall of Southbridge defence, he took a ball in the 33rd minute and somehow got around those marking him.

It was blink and you miss it stuff, and that’s effectively what Southbridge did, and by the time they realised what was afoot, Tuwai was dotting down.

Something had ignited in Southern, and they turned the match on its head.

Led by the inspirational Hamish MacKenzie, they became the dominant force.

Williams punched through a gap like he was Christian Cullen, throwing it wide before McKenzie found himself in clear space and dashed to the line.

Southern were up 17-13 at the break, but the second half started the wrong way for the hosts with Southbridge, after losing their way late in the first, crossed over to grab the lead back.

Both sides threw everything at each other in a brutal display of rugby.

With their vocal home supporters behind them it was Southern who broke the deadlock with 10 to play, when the ball was spread wide and found the hands of a waiting Tuwai, who was again too good for anyone trying to stop him as he put Southern back in front, 22-18 with the clock ticking.

Try as they might Southbridge couldn’t break the stoic Southern defence, and the final whistle blew much to the delight of the hundreds who had lined the ground for the match.

And thus, Southern were crowned deserving champions.

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subs@theguardian.co.nz The new Subaru Forester, accompanied by a predecessor of unkown origin, perched happily in pride of place.

Versatility on wheels

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y time with this refreshed Forester seemed just like meeting up with an old friend, but one who has benefited from a minor facelift and refinements to their suspension (something that one’s friends may rather not own up to!)

Subaru Forester Pricing: as driven – $42,990. Others

range from $47,990 up to $54,990 for the e-Boxer Premium (all plus onroad costs) Engine: 2.5-litre four-cylinder boxer petrol 136kW @ 5800rpm and 239Nm @ 4400rpm.

Transmission: seven-step CVT auto with X mode, constant all-wheel-drive

Claimed overall fuel use:

7.4L/100km Size: 4625mm long, 1815mm wide, 1730mm high, 2670mm wheelbase.

Turning circle: 10.8m.

Tows: 1800kg (braked) Warranty/Servicing: 3 years – 100,000 km.

Service plan: 3 years/45000km is $333 Safety: 7 air bags – Eyesight driver assist/safety technology package. 5 star ANCAP.

The Line-Up

There’re five models. I drove the $42,990 introduction-to-the-range Forester.

Next in line is the X Sport, complete with water resistant seat coverings, front seat heating, sat-nav, orange detailing/ pinstriping both inside and out and 18inch alloys at $47,990.

Top of the range, and appropriately titled, is the Premium, with leather seats, an eight-speaker Harman Kardon sound system and even more safety stuff. It costs $52,990.

As well there are e-Boxer Hybrid versions available, at $47,990 for the Forester and $54,990 for the Premium.

All have the other essential cross-country Subaru DNA – constant all-wheeldrive, 220mm ground clearance and selectable off-road X-Mode.

Function rather than form look Irrespective of the new headlights with their LED ‘eyebrows’, the restyled, grille and bumper Forester keeps its distinctive boxy, rugged looks with large, wide opening doors for very easy access and also large windows for unobstructed views all about.

The result – while it can’t do pretty it sure does practical.

Boxer engine and CVT The uprated 2.5-litre Boxer (pistons move horizontally rather than vertically) delivers 136kW with a suitably flat torque

curve peaking at 239Nm at 4400rpm. The performance is smooth and responsive, with the seven-step, also very smooth, Lineartronic CVT (which most of the time never reveals it is a CVT) making optimum use of this.

Zero to 100kmh happens in 9.5 seconds, and at open road 100kmh cruise the engine sits at 1500rpm.

The benefits of that show, with relatively frugal fuel use.

Subaru reckons on 7.4 litres/100km overall.

Our test included a fair amount town running then a Banks Peninsula trip, and returned 8.1litres/100km. For a subsequent return trip to Geraldine – 7.3litres/100km.

Cabin As expected, the impressions of practicality conveyed by the exterior appearance certainly continue inside the spacious cabin.

While there’s a large infotainment touchscreen, plus the excellent EyeSight system with its array of driver assist and safety features including adaptive cruise, there’s traditional big buttons/knobs (which I like) for most of the controls.

A CD player as well!

Four larger adults fit very comfortably for long distance travel, with excellent legroom and space in the rear seats as well as ventilation and two USB ports.

Plus, there’s plenty (498 litres) of luggage space, with a full-size spare stowed below.

On road

The ride comfort was excellent on all the varied roads (and tracks) driven, with the long travel and absorbent suspension so efficiently soaking up bumps and potholes.

Gladly, all this all happens with the handling being both predictable and suitably precise, courtesy of the spoton steering, the ever-smart, constant all-wheel-drive system together and grip from the Bridgestones.

Cross country The previously-mentioned constant all-wheel-drive, 220mm ground clearance and selectable off-road X-Mode means the Forester’s rugged appearance just doesn’t look like it should have off-road capability – it has!

Finale Unruffled by mud, rocks, snow, SH1 or the style council, this family friendly, easy driving and well-priced Forester showed it has an enduringly great combination of versatility, road manners and adventure capability.

My choice of the range would be the $47,990 X Sport with its orange pinstriping etc!

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End of a GT era S even years after being first unveiled, the GT is now entering its final year of production, and to celebrate this milestone, Ford has pulled the covers off a ‘Alan Mann Heritage Edition’ model, which wears iconic colours of yesteryear.

Inspired by the experimental GT racing protypes built by Alan Mann back in 1966, these new GTs will wear the same red and yellow livery as the AM GT-1 prototype.

Following in the footsteps of the lightweight aluminium-clad GT-1, this new GT wears a heap of carbon fibre parts, as well as a set of exposed carbon fibre wheels.

“There’s a lot of great chapters in the Ford GT history and we wanted to focus on one of the partners who made significant contributions which resulted in our 1-2-3 win in Le Mans at ‘66,” Ford GT marketing manager Mike Severson told The Drive.

“After the ‘65 Le Mans race, we formed

a Le Mans committee and we brought together Alan Mann Racing, Holman & Moody, and Shelby American and created a competition amongst the respective race companies.

“And it was a magical formula that led to the domination of endurance racing in 1966. Alan Mann is an important piece to the race program that we wanted to pay tribute to with the 2022 Alan Mann Heritage Edition.”

On the inside, it wears an interior that’s

covered in Alcantara with red and white stitching. The paddle shifters behind the steering wheel are also colour-matched with the livery.

Performance remains the same with the 3.6-litre Ecoboost engine pumping out 492kW. As usual, only “approved customers” are allowed to shell out for one of these nostalgic beasts, and we can imagine that you’ll have to abide by Ford’s strict re-selling rules once it’s in the garage.

Outlander gets some new specs

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he All-new Mitsubishi Outlander has impressed media and customers alike since its November 2021 introduction.

Due to ongoing supply constraints and increasing material, manufacturing and logistical costs, Mitsubishi Motors Australia has adjusted certain Outlander models’ standard specification for the 22.5 model year.

This decision was taken to optimise production and minimise supply delays for Outlander customers.

“The All-new Mitsubishi Outlander model

remains the best-equipped vehicle that we have ever sold in Australia, boasting a newly developed platform and powertrain, bold and distinctive exterior styling and a refined interior with high-end finishes,” said Shaun Westcott, Mitsubishi Australia CEO. “These changes to 22.5MY Outlander specification ensure that Mitsubishi Motors Australia can secure timely production in these popular grades for our dealer network and customers,” he said.

The 22.5MY Outlander range retains the 2022 five-star ANCAP safety rating.

Clocked at 176km/h, ‘but it was faster’

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driver who was caught racing on a rural road near Hastings at nearly 200km/h says his sentence was excessive, even though he was going faster than police recorded.

Timothy Brooks Holden pleaded guilty in the Napier District Court last November to one charge of racing on a public road. He was sentenced to 150 hours of community work and disqualified from driving for 18 months.

He appealed to the High Court that his sentence was “manifestly excessive”. Holden was willing to do the community work but said he should only lose his licence for 12 months. The judge disagreed.

Holden was caught racing another car on Gimblett Road at 11.12pm on July 23, 2021, a Friday night.

A police radar clocked him at 176km/h, but Holden told the High Court that he was “actually going 195km/h, hoping to beat the car next to him”.

Holden has six driving-related convictions, in-

cluding two for dangerous driving, one for careless driving causing injury and one for sustained loss of traction, for which he was imprisoned in 2006.

He also racked up 20 infringements attracting demerit points between 2002 and 2020.

Holden’s appeal argued that the disqualification period for the car racing was excessive, especially when coupled with the community work, and the sentencing judge was wrong in not giving him a 25 per cent sentence discount for pleading guilty.

The police countered that the disqualification period was appropriate, considering the seriousness of the charge and Holden’s history of driving offences.

The appeal judge, Justice Gendall, said that Holden’s previous driving convictions suggested: “that he will engage in such offending again, potentially putting members of the public at risk”.

He said it was incumbent on the court to keep dangerous drivers off the road as long as reasonably possible, and dismissed the appeal.

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he all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 has claimed the 2021 New Zealand Car of the Year title, the third EV in a row to claim the prestigious award.

The IONIQ 5 is also the first winner of the award to be available under the government’s ‘Clean Car’ scheme, with its entry-level variant eligible for an $8,650 rebate.

The IONIQ 5 is the first Hyundai built on a new, fully dedicated electric platform, and features technology that allows for a range of up to 500km for premium variants and high-speed charging able to add 85km of range in just five minutes on the new generation of hyperchargers.

It’s also a powerful and brisk performer, with the flagship variant’s dual-motor electric system mustering 225kW of power and 605Nm of torque, which in turn delivers a 0-100kph sprint time of just 5.22 seconds.

Previous all-electric winners of the award were the Mercedes-Benz EQC in 2020 and the Jaguar I-Pace in 2019.

The New Zealand Car of the Year is selected by members of the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild, the professional body for motoring journalists and content creators from around the country.

The Guild’s two-dozen voting members test the vehicles in their home environment – important for providing a ‘real world’ result.

New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild president Richard Edwards notes the IONIQ 5 is a game-changing vehicle.

“The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is very deserving of the New Zealand Car of the Year.”

“It is truly mould-breaking, without sacrificing efficiency, practicality or attractiveness.

“It is an all-round intriguing car even before you consider its exceptional all-electric drivetrain.”

Guild Secretary and DriveLife journalist, Fred Alvrez, lauded the car for its ‘clean sheet’ approach.

“The IONIQ 5 goes to show what a car manufacturer can do when they start with a clean sheet and create a car that’s an EV

from the ground up. It drives brilliantly.”

David Thomson, motoring editor of the Otago Daily Times, notes the IONIQ 5’s green credentials go beyond its electric drivetrain.

“It’s easy to overlook its wider contribution to a more sustainable motoring future, most notably in the use of eco-friendly materials.

“These include bio-paints, the use of recycled plastics in the seat material, and by-products from sugar cane production for the roof headliner, carpet and seats.”

For locally-owned Hyundai New Zealand, the 2021 award is the first time it has claimed the New Zealand Car of the Year title.

It is also the first time a Korean vehicle has claimed the trophy, which is named in honour of founding Guild member, Peter Greenslade.

“IONIQ 5 receiving this award in such a highly competitive environment is immensely rewarding”, says Hyundai New Zealand General Manager, Chris Blair.

“The IONIQ 5 eco-friendly interior, cou-

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The prestigious award, now in its 33rd year, was announced live on Seven Sharp by presenters Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells.

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Saunders building on East Street, photographed by Charles Tindall (Photo reference 05.2007.0297.6).

Photography through the ages

By Anita Badger

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sn’t it amazing that in the span of 60 seconds you can take a photograph on your cellphone and post it on social media for your friends and family from all over the world to see, like and comment on?

Just 30 years ago, that would have been unthinkable. Nowadays it can be easy to forget that before the age of built-in camera phones, photographs could only be taken on film or glass plate cameras.

Early photography The first photograph was taken in 1826 by a man named Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and required an eight-hour-long exposure. Niépce went on to partner with a painter named Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre to develop and refine the process.

By the late 1930s the exposure times were down to just a few seconds and daguerreotypes became the first form of commercial portrait photography.

A few years later William Henry Fox Talbot developed the calotype process, which allowed

photographers to create a negative and then make multiple prints with it. In the early 1850s the collodion wet plate process was introduced by a man named Frederick Scott Archer; this involved creating a negative image on a transparent piece of glass. The collodion process was eventually superseded by the gelatin dry plate process.

In the late 1880s the first roll of film was created by George Eastman, which made it possible for people to take multiple photos without having to change the film or glass plate in the camera after each individual photo was taken.

Fast-forward to the mid-1920s and the first Leica camera using 35mm film was developed, which meant that the camera size could be compacted. Ten years later Kodak released a colour film called Kodachrome and the first instant camera was created.

One of the first types of films used was nitrate film, but a major drawback was that it was highly flammable. Nitrate film was eventually replaced by acetate film, known as “safety film”, but unfortunately this can de-

velop vinegar syndrome which causes the film to deteriorate and release an acetic smell. In the mid-1950s, polyester film was introduced and gradually replaced acetate film as it was more stable.

Tindall Collection If you’re someone like me who has an interest in photography, you might be familiar with a few well-known international photographers from the early twentieth century, such as Ansel Adams, Man Ray or Dorothea Lang.

Or you might be more familiar with some of the more recent famous photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Steve McCurry or Gregory Crewdson.

But have you ever heard of the Ashburton photographer Charles Tindall?

Charles Tindall was a local photographer who started managing Stewart Studios, which was located in the now demolished Saunders building on East Street, in August 1951. A few years later in 1955, Stewart Studios was renamed Charles Tindall Photography.

Tindall photographed a range

Allenton School Form 2 Class Portrait, 1962, photographed by Charles Tindall (Photo reference 05.2007.0297.6).

of subjects including weddings, portraits, events, clubs and sports teams, businesses, and scenes from around Ashburton.

He even managed to snap a few photos of some well-known people when they visited the district, such as Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Edmund Hillary.

In 1978 Tindall was the official photographer for the Ashburton Borough Centennial celebrations.

Several years ago Ashburton Museum was lucky enough to receive a donation of quite a number of Tindall’s negatives that had been removed from his studio shortly before the Saunders building was demolished in 1996-97.

Rehousing negatives One of our ongoing projects at Ashburton Museum is the rehousing of a number of photo negatives we have in our collection that are at risk of deterioration, including the Tindall Collection.

Our rehousing process involves removing a group of The entrance to Tindall’s studio, photographed by Charles Tindall (Photo reference 05.2007.0297.6). negatives that have been stored together in one envelope and putting each negative into its own acid-free, archive quality envelope. The negatives are then placed in a sealed plastic box that is stored in a scientific-grade freezer. The freezer’s cooler temperatures and lower levels of humidity help to extend the life of the negatives.

So far we have rehoused just over 6700 of Tindall’s negatives.

So next time you decide to pull out your phone and photograph something to share on Facebook or Instagram, take a moment to remember how far photography has come over the past two hundred years.

Perhaps consider how lucky we are to be able to easily capture and preserve these moments in time and share them with our friends and family.

CONTACT Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery. 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 and Art Gallery.

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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, February 19, 2022

calling time on a week of sport

Another gold in the Wall Isabel Wall has been in hot form on Lake Ruataniwha this week, claiming gold in the women’s para single sculls, as well as featuring in a number of other events. Full Story: P44

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Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

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STARS OF THE WEEK Braden Currie Like a gazelle being chased by a lion, Currie crushed it once again. A late entrant, but a dominant finisher winning his fourth Coast to Coast in sublime fashion. A multisport champion of the highest order.

Take on the piste . . .

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t’s a sport most of us know of, but one most of us have never actually played. Well, unless you count the traditional family Christmas challenge with the cheap set purchased as a gift for a bit of fun.

But today, the chance to delve a little deeper into the world of petanque is on offer for Mid Cantabrians.

After months of preparation, the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club are opening their doors and inviting everyone in for

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Petanque Ever wondered what it’s all about? Or, have you ever wanted to have a go in a nice relaxed setting? Well, here’s your chance.

The Ashburton MSA Petanque Club open day is on today from 1pm at their home on Racecourse Road.

Cricket Fancy a drive? The Tech Stags will shoot for a spot in the final of South Canterbury Cricket’s 50 over comp today. Taking on Temuka at Aorangi Oval. The best bit? You can go back tomorrow if they win as they’ll be taking on Pleasant Point in the final! 12 noon first ball.

Tennis Look, it’s been a while – but weather permitting we’ll get some Interclub tennis in this weekend. A Grade, A Reserve and all the junior matches on the courts today.

Grab a mask, take your vaccine pass and call in and check it out. On all day.

their first Have A Go day.

In an effort to bring new players into the club and into the sport the club have put together the day to offer an introduction into the sport of petanque in a relaxed, fun and enjoyable environment.

And all you have to do is turn up.

All the gear, tuition and guidance you’ll ever need will be right there, ready and waiting for you from some of the best players in the district.

What more could you ask for?

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was born shortly after the new millennium rose, in the year 2000.

I am of Ta Aupori and Te Rarawa descent.

I attended school in Ashburton where I began my rise in a sport my family is well known for. By the time I left Ashburton I was considered one of the greatest secondary school athletes in my sport ever.

Over the course of my schooling, I went unbeaten at the national schools’ championships, often racing older students as well as my peers. My success led to me being selected to represent New Zealand where I competed in World Championships.

I was set to travel aboard to continue my studies and further my chosen sport, but Covid-19 placed an end to those plans.

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Isabel Wall A wonderful ambassador for sport in general, but also Ashburton. Isabel has again done herself, her family and Mid Canterbury proud this week at the National Rowing Championships on Lake Ruataniwha.

“Petanque is suitable for all ages, both sexes, great exercise with little effort, and we also finish with a cup of tea and chat in the club rooms,” a club spokesperson said this week.

So, why not give it a go?

You’ll find the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club at 115 Racecourse Road, next to the Ashburton MSA Bowling Green. The day begins from 1pm with all welcome.

A vaccine pass will be required for entry.

Vicky Jones Sport is so often about the winners, but Vicky Jones epitomised the other side of sport this past week with her effort to complete the Coast to Coast. An out and out champion who has done this district proud.

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Stags eye maiden title Matt Markham Perform today, or don’t bother coming tomorrow.

That’s the approach the Tech Stags need to take with them down the road to Timaru this morning if they’re to even get a chance at playing for the premier prize in South Canterbury cricket – The Tweedy Cup. After a rained off preliminary final round, in which they were set to play Pleasant Point a fortnight ago, and a week of the longer format play to start the T20 competition, the Stags need a complete change in mindset for their major semi-final clash against Temuka

this afternoon on Aorangi Oval.

Nothing can be left to chance.

The Stags need to take control of the match and make it their own.

Do so, and there’s a return run down to South Canterbury tomorrow to play a waiting Pleasant Point in the final at the same venue.

On paper, it should be an easily enough challenge for the Stags.

Despite losing to Temuka earlier this year, they’ve been the better team in the competition in terms of consistency, and will today step forth with a far stronger squad than they did when the two sides last met.

“I think that’s a key factor, getting our big names back – they’re the sort of guys you want in a pressure situation”, Bevan Ravenscroft said.

“They are guys who all season have performed really well for us and stood up when it’s counted, and played a critical role in a match.”

While it’s a slightly different approach to what it would have been a fortnight ago in the rained-out match, the Stags will be sticking to the game plan that’s worked so well for them all season.

Score runs quickly at the top of the order, consolidate those runs and with the ball strike quickly and frequently, never taking the pressure off the opposition.

“One of the great things this season has been that if someone has had an off day, there’s been someone else to pick it up and go with it.

“There’s some real depth in the squad.”

So much of what happens in the next 36 hours, though, will depend on the bowling attack.

They’ve produced outstanding figures all season, and troubled every line-up in the competition.

Quicks Alex Hooper, Richard Print and Harry Jones have been the chief destroyers, but it would be remiss to underplay the contributions of the second and third change bowlers, especially the likes of Ryan Bell, Ravenscroft and Matt Pawsey, who have all fired up on occasions during the year.

While they would never admit to it, the chance to play Pleasant Point again tomorrow will be in the back of the Stags’ minds today.

Having beaten them last time, a shot at making it two-in-a-row should be all the motivation they need to get the job done.

That and a nice piece of silverware to bring back home to Mid Canterbury, of course.

Tech Stags line-up Jason Morrison Sam Clark Ryan Bell Des Kruger Callum Gallagher Will McKee Matt Tait Harry Jones Alex Hooper Bevan Ravenscroft Richard Print Matt Pawsey (12th man)

KEY PLAYERS Ryan Bell – All Rounder

Bat: 5 innings – 190 runs – 47.5 average – 67.38 strike rate.

Ball: 6 matches – 45 overs – 13 wickets – 9.46 average – 2.73 economy “One of the best cricketers in Mid Canterbury currently. Not just happy with causing countless problems for batsmen when he’s thrown the ball, he’s been as solid as rock with the bat in the hand and knows how to build an innings.”

Richard Print – Bowler

Jason Morrison – Opening bat

Bat: 11 Innings – 311 runs – 31.1 average – 111.07 strike rate. Ball: N/A “There’s only one approach when it comes to Morrison, all-out attack. Quick runs and lots of them is the modus operandi and for most of this season it’s worked. If he gets going and the ball is coming onto the bat then he’s capable of putting together a big score, quickly.”

Bat: 5 innings – 50 runs – 10 average – 94.34 strike rate.

Ball: 10 matches – 60.5 overs – 18 wickets – 10.39 average – 3.09 economy.

“A much-decorated local player who despite being around for ever is just as effective with the ball in hand as he’s always been. Perhaps, with age, he’s got a little cleverer, but he’s still a man you want to throw the ball to when you need something to happen.”

Another season on the courts If you want to play netball in Mid Canterbury in 2022, it’s time to get yourself registered with a club.

Mid Canterbury Netball’s clubs and schools are now taking registrations for the coming winter season and senior club trials will begin on February 28.

MCN centre manager Erin Tasker said a trials window had been introduced for all senior clubs last year to try and make life a bit easier for all clubs, and that had been done again this season, with this year’s trials window running from February 28 to March 13.

Trials for premier (played on a Thursday night) and senior (the Saturday afternoon secondary school competition) would be held within this time frame, while some clubs are also holding trials or musters for their social teams who play on a Wednesday night, too.

Southern, Hampstead, College, Celtic and United will all hold trials at the EA Networks Centre, where all of MCN’s competitions are played, while Methven’s will be held at the Methven Domain and Rakaia’s at the Rakaia Domain.

Mt Somers don’t hold trials, and Allenton are welcoming readymade teams. Both Mt Somers and Allenton are asking any interested players to get in touch.

Tasker said as part of the Balance is Better Philosophy MCN have made an effort over the past couple of seasons to ensure netball doesn’t encroach on summer sports, by not starting their competitions until May and asking teams not to trial until March.

But due to the way the weeks fall this year, trials will start one day earlier on February 28, and in order to fit their ACL Premier competition in before the South Island Secondary Schools’ tournament at the end of August, that competition will start on April 28.

The Wednesday night social competition will begin on May 4 and Saturday netball on May 7, with both of those starting with two days of grading this season, for the first time in a few years.

Tasker said it’s hoped that this will help ensure all teams are in the right grade from the start in 2022 and make for some really good competition.

Whether spectators will be able to take in that competition remains to be seen, though.

Due to the Government’s Covid Protection Framework and the current red setting, the EA Networks Centre stadium space is restricted to 100 people which means that at the moment, spectators are not able in to watch.

Despite this, MCN is hopeful that they’ll be able to get all competitions up and running in 2022.

Tasker said in what was the old level 2 in 2020, Mid Canterbury Netball did not run the Year 5-6 netball or the Friday night Year

3-4 Future Ferns programme due to the restrictions, which were similar to the red level now.

MCN don’t want young ones to miss out again so are determined to try and find a way to make it work, although are warning parents that it may mean they’re not able to watch their young ones in action if current restrictions are still in place when the season starts.

“I think everyone had been hoping that 2022 was going to be

better and easier, and while it’s not shaping up that way at the moment, we don’t know what’s around the corner,” Tasker said.

“We just need to be ready for every eventuality.

“It could be a season with no spectators again, and we could find it’s disrupted due to people being sick or having to self-isolate, or we might be well over the worst of it by then.

“Who knows? But we’ll have plans in place for whatever comes our way.”

One thing that is certain is that due to the EA Networks Centre being a vaccine mandated facility, any player, coach, manager, bench official or umpire who takes part in an MCN competition this season will need to have a vaccine passport.

All netball registrations are done through Sporty, and their technology allows for a vaccine passport to be uploaded at the time of registration. Anyone aged 12 years three months and older can not submit their registration without it.

Dates and times for all club trials, and details of how to go about registering, can be found on the MCN website or Facebook page.

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Family ties strong on the water

Itching to get back on court

Matt Markham Small in numbers, but not small in determination and success – that’s been the Ashburton Rowing Club mantra this week.

One of the smallest clubs represented at this week’s New Zealand Rowing Championship regatta on Lake Ruataniwha, the Ashburton club has kept itself right in the spotlight through the course of the week-long event, thanks to the efforts of Isabel Wall.

The talented rower has competed in a number of events across the week and performed with great distinction in all of them, including an appearance in the boat with her mum, Charlotte Cox, in the Women’s Intermediate Double Sculls.

The pair didn’t advance to the final, but turned in two good efforts to finish third in both their heat and their repechage.

It’s been out on the water on her own where Wall has shone, though.

She breezed her way to success in the Open Para Single Sculls over the 1000m during the middle of the week, claiming national glory by almost a minute from her nearest rival.

After cruising through her heat, Wall stepped up the heat in the final, producing a time quicker than her heat by more than three seconds.

As well as competing in the para events at the championships, the Ashburton College student also stepped into the boat and rowed in the open

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Charlotte Cox (left) and daughter Isabel Wall during the NZ Rowing Champs this week.

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Intermediate Single Sculls, working her way through to the A final against her peers, placing second in her heat before sneaking into the final with a fourth in her semi.

Eighth was her lot in the A Final, but just making the race is in itself a huge achievement.

In what’s been a real family affair this week, Isabel’s brother Ged has also been right among the action – rowing for his club, Dunstan Arm Rowing Club.

A former member of the Ashburton Rowing Club, he finished second in second spot in the A Final of the

Men’s Club Double Sculls, and then made it through to the A Final of the Men’s Single Sculls, where he finished a meritorious sixth.

Another second placing fell his way with his Men’s Club Coxless Quad Sculls team finishing second in their A Final.

There’s an even longer wait for Mid Canterbury’s premier tennis side to get back on the court.

After a long summer break and then a rained out opening weekend of 2022 last weekend, Country Mid Canterbury should have been looking forward to getting out on the court for the ninth round of the Tennis Canterbury Premier competition last night – but the draw gods will keep them on ice for yet another week.

The side, who went through a horror run losing five games straight, were handed the bye for the first of two Friday night rounds of play last night, and can only watch on as the teams ahead of them on the standings get further away, with another week of play under their belts.

The side will get the chance to turn around their fortunes next Friday night however, but for now it’s a wait and see prospect for last year’s beaten finalists.

While they wait, every other tennis player in the district will be waiting to see what the weather brings today.

They also were handed an extended summer break last weekend when the rain put a halt to all play across the weekend in Canterbury – but will be itching to bounce out of the doom and gloom and heat things up on the court over the weekend.

The Division One side get a rare match on home ground on Sunday, when they take on Country North Canterbury at the Braided Rivers Community Trust Tennis Centre.

In the hunt for a top spot in the division, the side will be keen to find that same winning form from 2021 and kick things off with a bang.

The Division Two side, who have a solitary win next to their name, are also in action at home – taking on Ellesmere in a real Country v Country battle for the morning’s play across both divisions.

Today, it’s the return of A Grade and A Reserve play as well at the tennis centre after the summer break.

Play begins there at 1pm.

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club

Monday Evening – February 14, B & C Ladder: 1ST Shirley Young & David McCormick, 2ND Bev Blair & Mary Bruce, 3RD Dee Murdoch & Bruce Leighton, 4th Margaret & John Rickard, 5th Paul & Val Sheldon, 6th Ruth Logan & Anne Gilbert.

Tuesday Evening February 15, A Ladder: N/S 1st David Sewell & Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 2nd Beth McIlraith & Johnny Wright, 3rd Jan de Jong & Judith Edmond.

E/W 1st Trish & Maurice Small, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Mary Buckland, 3rd Maree Moore & Jason Vannini.

Wednesday Afternoon February 16, Valetta Trophy: 1st Judith Edmond & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Mary Buckland & Trish Small, 3rd Kay Robb & Wendy Parr, 4th Bev Turton & Rewa Kyle, 5th Ian Doel & Val Palmer, 6th John & Margaret Shearer Thursday Evening February 17, Mary Mulligan: N/S 1st Leigh Wackrow & Audrey Rooney, 2nd Maureen Kolkman & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Bill Kolk-

SPORTS DRAWS ■■ Bowls

Mid Canterbury

Mid Canterbury Sub Centre sponsored

by Ray Mayne - Champion Of Champion Fours at Methven Green, today.

Senior Men: 9am start: Allenton, Methven, Hinds, MSA - Report 10.45 Ashburton, Rakaia.

Senior Women: Report 10:45 Allenton, Rakaia, Methven, Ashburton Junior Women: 9am start: Hampstead, Allenton.

Junior Men: Report 10:45 Hampstead, Methven, Report 1pm Allenton.

■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club

Ladies Golf, Tuesday – February 22.

1st Norma Bradford Putting 3rd Burrows Cup - 9 Holes 1st Bell Cup Report 9.00 for 9.30 start: Starters V. Prendergast H. Hargreaves.

Cards D. Lowe, Kitchen P. Smith, Roster convenor J. Bruhns.

man & John Shearer.

E/W 1st Debbie Seddon-Sewell & Kate White, 2nd Trevor Coulter & Bev Turton, 3rd Mary Buckland & David Sewell

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club

Ashburton Ladies Tuesday, February 15 Rnd 1 Longbeach Cup - Net Leigh Wackrow 71, Kay Fox-73, Vicki Moore, Sally Lemon -75.

Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites – Leigh Wackrow, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Barb Williams, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Not struck, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Pam Feutz, No 18 2nd Shot – Jeanette Montgomery.

Mayfield Golf Club

Mayfield Ladies, Tuesday, February 15 – 1st Skibo 1st Ruth Keeley 118-46-72, 2nd Juliet McLeod 114-39-75, 3rd Alison Vessey 11135-76.

Nearest the pins: No 2 Val Fleming - Sue Graham, No11 Sims Bakery Alison Vessey, No5 Ross Bros- Lynley MacKenzie, No14 Memory Funerals Notstruck. Twos- Lynley MacKenzie No 5.

Player of the Day - Ruth Keeley.

Mayfield 9 Hole

February 15 1st Handicap and Putting 16 Putts John Greenslade 55-20-35 1st c/b Tessa Gallagher 57-22-35 16 putts Eddie Graham 16 Putts.

Greg Sim Builders No 2: Wendy Sim Mayfield Transport No 5: Bernie Morrison.

Methven Golf Club

Methven Ladies – Wednesday, February 16. Opening Day. Competition: Harrison Trays 1st Sharryn Bree & Ruth Smith 73.5, 2nd Sharon Burrell-Smith & Jane Helmore 74.5, 3rd Roz Grant & Nola Hydes 75.

Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open-Methven Pharmacy Denise Dixey.

No 6 Open - Methven Travel Sharon Burrell-Smith.

No 13 Open Primo Nola Hydes No 17 Open-Methven Foursquare-Gayle O’Duffy.

Rakaia Golf Club

Rakaia Ladies Golf Wednesday 16 February 3 Clubs & putter, Kathleen Lawler Trophy, Sandra Quinn 95-22-73, Mandy Hurst 113-32-81 Rakaia Hotel 2nd shot #3 Lillian O’Hanlon,

Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot #6 Bev Sutherland, V. Bell Nearest the Pin #8: not struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot # 15 Teresa Booker, S. Quinn 2nd shot # 17 Teresa Booker.

Tinwald Golf Club

Tinwald Ladies 15 February - Medal Silver: Leen Bell 77, Bronze 1: Di Bell 70, Bronze 2: Barb Cochrane 76. Stroke: Di Bell 70, Barb Cochrane 76, Kellie Kenton 77.

9 Hole: Stroke: Denise Morgan 40, Dianne Wellman 44, Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Barb Cochrane, No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Di Bell, No 12 Mac & Maggie; Di Bell, 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Di Lowe, Memory Funeral Longest Putt Kellie Kenton.

■■ Tennis

Mid Canterbury Tennis

Twilight Tennis – February 16 Tridents 20 Famous Grouse 13, Know Eye Deer 16 We Are Stihl Suzuki, Donald’s Dux 16 What’s The Score 17, MST 16 Hackers 17, The Newbies 13 Family Affair 20, Grand Slammers 15 Late Comers 18.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Father/son combo in fine form Matt Markham There’s been a touch of Mid Canterbury to harness racing action from Manawatu this week.

Former Mid Canterbury locals, and father and son combination, Rodney and Scott Dickson, were in hot form across the two-day meeting in the Central Districts on Tuesday and Thursday, winning a combined five races between them over the 14 races held.

Scott, with his powerful team of horses out of his Hunterville base, accounted for four of those winners, including a treble on Tuesday with I Won’t Back Down, Big Skewy and Pembrook’s Destiny.

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D R Bothamley (7) 59 Y Atchamah (2) (A4) 58.5 B May (9) 58.5 G A Jogoo (4) 58 S Toolooa (11) (A3) 57 K Mudhoo (5) 56.5 T R Moseley (6) 56 C R Barnes (8) 56 C A Campbell (1) 56 A Comignaghi (10) 55.5 C W Johnson (3) 54.5 R Mudhoo (12) (A1) 54.5

6 17622 Humbucker Ms K Williams (7) 56 7 x5523 Imblaze C W Johnson (8) 55 8 10104 Robina Joy B M Murray (5) 54

2 731 Stop Making Sense A Comignaghi (4) 58 3 74252 Vicenza T R Moseley (7) 57.5 4 20x07 Ying Resolute R Mudhoo (3) (A1) 57.5 5 686x0 Fly Without Wings A Bohorun (12) (A3) 57 R4 Spencer Family Mdn $15,000 1200m 13:55 S Muniandy (11) 57 1 20276 Bush Mills Billy A Bohorun (5) (A3) 58.5 6 47464 Poppa Ms K Williams (16) 56.5 7 95491 Heidi Hi 2 x7405 Maximum Security 58.5 8 60093 Float K Mudhoo (8) 55.5 3 x090x Total B May (7) 58.5 S Toolooa (10) (A3) 55.5 9 2002 Never Quitz 4 You Have Seen D R Bothamley (1) 58.5 10 9785 Honesty C A Campbell (2) 55 5 2 Henry Hubber Ms K Williams (8) 58 L Callaway (6) 55 11 41709 Tavy Road K Mudhoo (10) 56.5 6 65x32 Just A Girl 12 88755 My Cashier G A Jogoo (1) 55 7 2258x Movie Star J D Laking (4) 56.5 C W Johnson (5) 54.5 13 55204 Belindabella L Callaway (3) 56.5 8 5x30x Slinky Linky C R Barnes (14) 54 14 53086 Veneto 9 5030 Morocco Miss A Comignaghi (2) 56.5 54 10 x4447 Lightning Ridge R Mudhoo (12) (A1) 56.5 15 92707 Youneverknow 54

11 x0379 The Fabulous Pearl Chowdhoory (9) (A1)56.5 16 8599 Vague 17 63502 Villanelle (9) (A1) 54 K Chowdhoory 12 0786 Caroline Margaret T R Moseley (6) 56.5 C W Johnson (11) 56 13 Darci’s Belle R7 ILT Hotel Southland Guineas, $80,000, 1600m

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form of South Island horses when they arrive in the Central Districts, Pembrook’s Destiny being one of those recent acquisitions.

Now a milestone sits in sight with 150 training wins just around the corner – 89 of those

coming in the past five years.

Not to be outdone by his son, Rodney made sure he was in the winners’ circle as well.

He’s set up base in Marton, having previously lived at Carter’s Beach near Westport for a num-

Today at Ascot Park Raceway

R2 Speight’s (Bm65) $15,000 1400m 12:45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Scott Dickson colours were well to the fore this week winning four at Manawatu.

ber of years after leaving Mid Canterbury.

He produced the talented, but enigmatic, Thank You to win on Tuesday, continuing a good, but at times frustrating run of form for the trotter.

When Dickson acquired him from the Greg and Nina Hope stable, he hadn’t won a race – but he’s now the winner of five.

“He has certainly found his place in the Central Districts,” he said.

“I was really happy with him, when he does things right, he usually goes pretty well.”

Thank You was back to his old tricks on Thursday night galloping when looking to work into the race.

He’ll get a chance to get another win on the board next month when racing resumes at the Manawatu.

Invercargill gallops

R1 McCallums Group Mdn $15,000 1600m 12:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

The former talented junior driver, who has made a real name for himself in the Central Districts since ramping up his operation in recent years, wasn’t surprised by the success – which was added to on Thursday when Betstars Blue Jean was victorious.

“It doesn’t surprise you about any of them when they are all knocking on the door to do it,” he said.

As well as his four winners for the week, Scott added a couple of placings and numerous fourth and fifths as well, as one of the only stables to provide any real resistance to the powerhouse outfit that is Michael House.

He also won five races across the two-day meeting, continuing his incredible run of form at the Manawatu.

Scott has made a name for himself in turning around the

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S D Khetoo (11) (A3) 59.5 Kilowatt Bully Boy B M Murray (8) 58.5 Riviera Rock L Callaway (10) 58.5 El Gladiador T R Moseley (7) 58 Nomen Ludi Ms K Williams (9) 57.5 Gold’nguru Rohan Mudhoo (13) (A1) 55 Wannabe ‘N’ Paris C R Barnes (5) 54 C A Campbell (1) 54 Asathought Savezar A Comignaghi (4) 54 C W Johnson (3) 54 Nesta Madam De Soir K Chowdhoory (15) (A1) 54 A Bohorun (6) (A3) 54 Wild Jack S Toolooa (14) (A3) 54 Olaf Ekstrememiss 54 My Cashier 54

R10 Bellew & Co @ Southland R/E-Bm65 $30,000 BEST BET: Palmetto (Race 7) VALUE: Choux In (Race 10 1400m 17:35

Rangiora harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

R1 SOUTHBROOK AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8,000 1950m 12:04 1 456x6 Dalness Arizona W Frost 2 29049 Nikki Noto P Wallace 3 14847 Maximilian S Murtha 4 38170 Ruby’s A Delight R Reekie M McIntyre 5 18071 She’s Got Style 6 73560 Dismara S Blake 7 45107 Dalness First S Wigg S Manawatu 8 68009 Just Holla 9 96800 Royal Jester 10 50747 Off The Edge B Wilmott 11 7559 Eyecon A Fitzgerald 12 1968 Shards Fury J Buckland-Stevens 13 24595 Dreaminsover B White 14 400 The Optimist R2 WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT TROT $9000 1950m 12:32 1 60 Ruthless Lindy B Borcoskie 2 6x342 Myshout M Williamson 3 84584 Cashem K Cameron C Butt 4 58033 Dragons Sunrise R May 5 080x0 Tahir Trouble 6 43374 Nordic Prince G Thornley 7 5000 Rose Isle B Crothers R Holmes 8 92222 Jesper Fast 9 4770x Brandy And Dry S Iremonger 10 7 The Beat G Smith T K Nihilator 11 88065 S Clarke 12 9 Cosmic Angel M Heenan J Smith Take Notice 13 74 14 x68x6 Empress Of The Sun J Dunn 15 8x88x Dashing Dutchy C McDowell R3 NORTH CANTERBURY TROTTING MOBILE PACE $9,000 1950m 12:57 1 69545 Taliesin R May 2 75432 You Fly With Me G Smith

3 Nakula R Close 4 3432 Kali B 5 3 Trouble Supreme M Heenan 6 42373 Hutasa C D Thornley 7 900x9 Smart Shadow J Dunn T Williams 8 49009 Rock’n Kiwi S Thompson 9 0 Beach Street 10 x7700 Mach’s Eliminator B Butt 11 00x9x Take A Hike J Morrison 12 98389 Hikoi Hine K Newman R4 RANGIORA STEWARDS & LIFE MEMBERS HCP TROT $11,000 2600m 13:25 1 15270 Quik Shot T Williams 2 8700 Greenbank Betty Z Power 3 9120 Muscle Bank G Smith B Orange 4 36613 Bj Lindenny B Borcoskie 5 26231 The Bloss 6 6027x Boyz Invasion M Heenan B Butt 7 55742 Phoebe Imperial R5 ASHLEY HOTEL PACE $9,000 1950m 13:50 1 420 Rakero’s Delight G Smith 2 07x98 Eloel J Dunn 3 7x880 All Too Well C Butt S Ottley Webs Reactor 4 755 B Hope 5 606x8 Seapris 6 60 Buena Vista T Williams 7 80x Prettyboycoby R Cameron G O’Reilly 8 66342 Grinning Again 9 45490 Let’s Go Ringo C DeFilippi 10 5000 Don’t Bring Lulu R Close 11 98772 Gana J Curtin B Orange 12 7456 Jute R6 TEAM TEAL CHALLENGE INVITED DRIVERS PACE $9000 1950m 14:17 1 359x0 Taurus I Lee

2 52554 Journo D van Til G Thornley 3 74328 Le Pole Dancer K Cox 4 33297 Woodlea Diego 5 30052 Rafa Novak M Krijgsman 6 0106x Just Michael S Diamant 7 5x231 Himself J Herbert A Lethaby 8 96800 Royal Jester S Ottley 9 28310 Piece Of Gold 10 40475 Saint Waitaki K Butt 11 21 Glengarry Moonlight K Tomlinson 12 31750 White Diamond Gold P Wakelin 13 10887 El Sirrar Z Power 14 521 Donegal Carrickfin O Thornley 15 20302 Somedreamsomewhere E Barron 16 50396 Brother John R7 THANK YOU ANNE THOMPSON MOBILE PACE $9,000 1950m 14:43 1 0x018 Stella’s Delight J Dunn 2 22250 Endless Dreams B Orange 3 95004 Beeps R Holmes T Williams 4 56735 Miss Hathaway 5 0 Aveross Rustler G Thornley 6 18223 Best Trio J Morrison 7 699x0 Mr Asia L O’Reilly 8 86571 Gosakhi 9 62066 Westburn Bliss 10 3470 Krystal Delight B Hope 11 78636 Morries Girl R May 12 07q06 Elo Louise M Williamson 13 42072 Sheezagoldengirl S Thornley K Cameron 14 1673 Opawa Louie 15 90486 Times Are A Changin R Close 16 78808 Prodigal Son R8 KAIAPOI MOBILE PACE $9000 1950m 15:13 1 63109 Spicy Girl Becqui S Tomlinson 2 14700 Scotlynn Beach Boy J Morrison

3 70103 Szybka Lane J Dunn Taumata Vc 4 90888 J Herbert J Markham 5 27509 Lilac Becky G Smith 6 81790 Belle’s Boy 7 42538 Eastwood Isabella R Close 8 21327 Mr Perfect T Williams 9 4q000 Kennedy 10 1976x Mighty Flying Rocker B Butt 11 66846 Maren Franco L O’Reilly 12 8000 Honour Scroll K Tomlinson 13 58214 Acento R Holmes B Orange 14 42108 Stephs Boy G O’Reilly 15 27026 Tom Martin 16 70001 Refine R9 OXFORD HANDICAP PACE $11,000 2600m 15:48 1 94313 Boudica J Morrison 2 89x90 Hidden Desire K Cox 3 86072 Bettor Believe It R Holmes 4 10x0x Mils Mcardle 5 34960 Jack Ryan B Hope 6 82170 Uncle Chan B Orange 7 13652 Cloudy Bay T Williams J Dunn 8 17213 Sam’s Town 9 43982 Jimmy Arma K Newman 10 8855 Arden’s Reality R May 11 3000x She’s Tough M Williamson R10 CUST TROT $9,000 1950m 16:23 1 20046 Awesome Impee P Wakelin 2 35437 Trixton Time S O’Reilly Take After Me 3 41540 J Morrison T Williams 4 94x20 Prince Ranier 5 x9420 Buffy Northstains J Young-Grant 6 90053 Ali Lindenny J Dunn 7 66068 Smudgee B Borcoskie R Jenkins 8 60907 Global Flight 9 61850 Beyond The Horizon J Smith

10 75050 Superfast Gorsey G Thornley 11 4930 Sioux Princess S Ottley 12 68020 Red Harbour C D Thornley R11 RACING NEXT AT RANGIORA 3 APRIL MOBILE PACE $9,000 1950m 16:48 1 0x470 Mick Beth B Hope 2 21803 Evidently J Curtin 3 x9x00 Mosaic Art J Morrison M Williamson 4 4q000 Kennedy J Dunn 5 59595 Arizonawildcat 6 54461 Twice Shy G O’Reilly 7 6606 Sister’s Delight S O’Reilly B Orange 8 18354 Cab Calloway G Smith 9 10 Gronkowski 10 85544 Givemewhatineed 11 x0008 Don’t Quote Me A Lethaby 12 909 Kansas City Jim G Thornley R Close 13 17209 Major Collect 14 80211 Mccrikey 15 93108 Ultimate Bird B Butt 16 96952 Little Gee L O’Reilly

Matt Markham’s Rangiora Selections Race 1: Eyecon, Dalness First, Nikki Noto, Just Holla Race 2: Jesper Fast, The Beat, Cashem, Empress Of The Sun Race 3: You Fly With Me, Hutasa, Kali B, Taliesin Race 4: Phoebe Imperial, Muscle Bank, Quik Shot, The Bloss Race 5: Rakero’s Delight, Seapris, Gana, Grinning Again Race 6: Taurus, Himself, Saint Waitaki, Glengarry Moonlight Race 7: Endless Dreams, Miss Hathaway, Best Trio Race 8: Maren Franco, Mr Perfect, Stephs Boy, Tom Martin Race 9: Cloudy Bay, Sam’s Town, Jimmy Arma, Boudica Race 10: Sioux Princess, Prince Ranier, Awesome Impee, Ali Lindenny Race 11: Cab Calloway, Little Gee, Twice Shy, Evidently BEST BET: Endless Dreams (R7) VALUE: 8 Maren Franco (R8)

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, February 19, 2022

WeeklyWorkout Exercise your grey cells with our weekly sports crossword and quiz

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Where did Annelise Coberger win NZ’s first Winter Olympics Medal? a) Calgary b) Nagano c) Albertville 2. What is Lydia Ko’s world ranking after her most recent success? a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 3. Who is the captain of the South African test side playing NZ currently? a) Aiden Markram b) Dean Elgar c) Temba Bavuma 4. Which women’s super rugby team will be known as the Poua? a) Hurricanes b) Blues c) Chiefs 5. Which Premier League team plays their home matches at London Stadium? a) West Ham b) Arsenal c) Chelsea 6. Kiwk golfer, Ryan Fox won the Khaimah Classic this week by how many shots? a) Three b) Four c) Five 7. Who was the coach of the Maori All Stars for their match against the Indigenous All Stars n the weekend? a) Mark Graham b) Stephen Kearney c) David Kidwell 8. Former Tall Black, Sean Marks is now in charge of which NBA Franchise? a) Brooklyn Nets b) Chicago Bulls c) Memphis Grizzlies Answers: Answers: 1. c) Albertville, 2. b) 3, 3. b) Dean Elgar, 4. a) Hurricanes, 5. a) West Ham, 6. c) Five, 7. c) David Kidwell, 8.) a) Brooklyn Nets

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The immortals can have a very cavalier attitude toward time, since they have all the time in the world. It’s said that wisdom is immortal, and this may explain why she arrives on the scene so late today.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): All the talk of healing assumes that there is some ideal state of health to be achieved. What if this is it, though? After all, it happens to be exactly what’s working right now.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s not that everything here belongs here; it’s that everything here IS here and it’s useless to wonder whether it should be. Love reality, and work with what you got.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Some people have honour but not morality (as in honour among thieves), and others have morality but not honour (making a show of doing the right thing only when there’s a reward): Don’t confuse the two.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): A casual relationship is working into your life patterns. The rhythm of it complements what is already going on for you. This is like adding an instrument that makes the track suddenly groove better.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You can gauge the truth. If it hurts a little, it might be true. If it causes some form of laugh, it might be true. If it rushes blood to the ears, it might be true.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You come equipped with emotional dials, faders and controls. Which does what? The intensity of life is turned up now, but not the clarity. It’s strange to have strong feelings and not know what they are.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The project will be won in its planning stages. You’re stellar at planning.

You’ll anticipate what could go wrong and solve for it ahead of time. You’ll anticipate what could go right and amplify its potential.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Disharmony is erosive.

Dust will settle from tones that rub against each other – proof that something was lost.

But when a supportive arrangement is struck, the resolution will make it all worthwhile.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The best way to start things off is with a clean slate. That means no debts, grudges or assumptions about how things will go. The second-best way to begin is with an expectation of happy endings.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s actually a good thing to be denied, as long as it happens quickly.

A quick no will be better than a wishy-washy yes, which is essentially worthless. Make 12 pitches and you’ll come to yes three times.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll be surprised at what puts a smile on your face, and that’s pretty much the point. Those who make the effort to catch you off guard earn your delight and much more.

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Rental Property Wanted!

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THE TREVOR WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST [NO. 2]

An excellent tenant is looking for a 3 bed rooms house to rent in Ashburton.

We prefer to rent a house close to school as we have school age children. I have already a full time job in Ashburton and I need to move my family here as soon as possible.

Reference will be provided from current tenancy manager and employer in Ashburton.

Please contact me on 021250122 or via email roya.kabuli@yahoo.co.nz.

Notice of Application for Approval of a Charitable Trust Scheme Under Part 3 of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 Take notice that the trustee of THE TREVOR WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST [NO. 2] will make an application to the High Court at Christchurch on 11 April 2022 at 2pm for orders, under Part 3 of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, approving a scheme to amend the terms of the trust deed. In particular, the scheme proposes to: •

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widen the geographic scope of the trust deed to permit distributions so long as it provides a material benefit to the Mid-Canterbury Provincial Region in New Zealand and its residents; define the “Mid-Canterbury Provincial Region in New Zealand” as the Ashburton District; update the references to St John South Island Region Trust Board and Presbyterian Support (Upper South Island) so as to refer to their current names and Charities Services Registration Numbers; update and modernise the trust deed, including to account for the expected dissolution of the settlor, THE TREVOR WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

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Heartland Bank

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We are looking for a Banking Consultant for our Ashburton Branch

Further particulars of the application may be obtained from the office of the applicant’s solicitors, Argyle Welsh Finnigan, at the address for service below.

A bit about the role: You’ll provide customers with a radically different customer experience – making sure that they are well informed, feeling happy and valued.

The proposed scheme and the Attorney-General’s report are also available for inspection free of charge at the Timaru High Court.

Any person desiring to oppose the scheme is required to give written notice of his or her intention to do so no less than seven clear days before the date of the hearing to:

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the applicant at the address for service below; the Registrar of the High Court at Timaru; and the Attorney-General, Crown Law Office, PO Box 2858, Wellington (Attention: Bronagh McKenna).

This notice is advertised in accordance with section 36 of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957.

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

The applicant’s address for service is at the offices of its solicitors, Argyle Welsh Finnigan, 201 West Street, DXWA30003, Ashburton 7740 (attention: Paul Gooby).

SEASONAL CLASS 5 TRUCK DRIVERS - ASHBURTON We're on the lookout for professional Class 5 drivers to fill a number of seasonal positions on our Potato harvest crew in Ashburton.

About Talley’s There’s a history of goodness at Talley’s. And we’re not just talking about our nutritious, delicious food.

From humble beginnings over 80 years ago, we are still proud to be family owned and operated. However in that time, we have grown into a multi-division, international company with over 5000 staff in our wider group. And the success of our group is all thanks to a lot of individuals.

We believe in the power of our people. Go Talley’s.

About the role: Operating our modern, well-maintained tractor units towing v-bin potato trailers between paddocks around mid-Canterbury and our factory. Day shift and night shift available.

For this role, you’ll need: • A full Class 5 licence.

• To have experience hooking and unhooking semi-trailers.

• To be punctual, reliable and responsible.

• To be tidy, organised and well presented.

• To be able to work unsupervised and complete duties on time.

• To have an understanding of the demands and variations that a seasonal role can encounter.

Why choose Talley’s With multiple brands and operations under the Talley’s umbrella, there’s always opportunities available for growth and progression. And we offer real benefits and career opportunities with all the training you need to get going and keep growing.

But we also know life is about more than just a job, which is why we provide competitive pay and flexible options to help you find that elusive balance.

Start here and grow with us Ready to start?

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If this sounds like a good fit for you, visit talleys.co.nz/job-openings/seasonal-class5-drivers to submit your resume and cover letter or contact Brad Guilford at brad.guilford@talleys.co.nz or 021 191 6860 to discuss this role further.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the positions are filled.

Talley’s is a drug free workplace. All candidates will be required to under-go preemployment and random drug screening.

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Molloy Agriculture Limited is a family-owned agricultural business based in Methven, Mid Canterbury. Agriculture and farming are in our roots, and We are looking We for are reliable looking people for reliable to deliver peoplethetoAshburton deliver theGuardian Ashburton along Guardian with the along with thewe have been partnering with local farmers since 1985. Today we provide a Christchurch Christchurch Press. work, Press.be reliable, have You would enjoy early morning unique end to end range of agronomy, spraying, chemical & seed supply, and your own This car, internet access a Saturday. smart have Agrecovery services.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an upbeat, friendly and hard-working Manager to join our team. This role will be 9am – 3pm Monday to

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Processing accounts payable Preparing monthly and YTD company financial reports Preparing budgets and cashflow forecasting Meeting company taxation requirements with IRD Bank reconciliations The administration of our Bateman sprayer sales, service, and parts department Currency conversions and international payments Supporting the Office Manager with other administration duties as required

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

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

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

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3+ years’ experience in a finance position reporting to senior levels in a business Experience preparing financial statements, budgets and filing tax returns with the IRD Strong IT competency, in particular MYOB Account Right or ERP software Experience with Microsoft Office Suites, in particular Excel Work well under pressure and work to deadlines Team player, positive attitude, professionalism, and dedication as well as the ability to have fun!

An accounting qualification at a tertiary level would be beneficial but not essential if you have a keen interest to learn accounting procedures and practices then we are open to receiving applications of all knowledge levels.

We can offer you an attractive salary based on your skills and experience, a caring working culture in a flexible working environment as well as the opportunity to join the company health scheme.

Emergency Management Officer Based on strong networks within the community and region, develop plans and a team of volunteers to ensure our district is prepared for any type of civil defence event.

Ideally, you will have a background in Civil Defence or related disciplines, such as the Police, Fire or armed services. This will enable you to confidently perform the duties of this role, even during a high pressure event.

To find out more about this vacancy and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you, go to our website.

Applications close on Sunday, 27 February 2022.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

A full current Position Description for this role is available upon request.

Please email a copy of your CV together with covering letter to: emily.molloy@molloyag.co.nz Applications close Wednesday, 16th March 2022 Anticipated start date of Monday, 4th April 2022.

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GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Open Monday-Friday 7.00am – 5.30pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS Summer show Short St Studio From Sunday 20th Feb 11am-4pm until Sunday March 13 Guest Artist Georgette Thompson, and 16 members exhibiting. Open weekends and when the signs out Enquiries 3084533

Proud to support Celti GOOD LUCK for the seas

We are looking for a practice nurse to join our practice from March 2022 Methven Medical Centre is a busy rural medical centre located at the base of Mt Hutt Ski Area approximately 30minutes inland from Ashburton servicing both the local community and tourist and seasonal workers.

We are a 15 staff strong team made up of administrative staff, practice nurses, nurse practitioners and general practitioners. While we are a General Practice our workload covers the scope of both primary care and emergency care. We are a cornerstone accredited practice and a PRIME practice and take pride in delivering a high level of care to our Patients.

Concrete Worker – Skilled Labourer • Concrete Water/Feed Troughs Hanham Concrete

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Hanham Concrete has been providing quality concrete products and ENTERTAINMENT LIVESTOCK, PETS • Pipes and Wingwalls services in the South Island for more than 50 years.

We specialise in rural concrete products such as troughs, tanks and silage • Water Tanks/ Effluent Tanksfor sale in LOVELY looking lady, TURKEYS pits. We also have a broader product range including sumps, pipes, wing Methven. 16 week old seniors welcome. No texting, • Silage Pits live. $30 each or 5 for please phone 021 02759055 walls, concrete bunkers, precast panels and decorative concrete.

The vacancy we have is for a practice nurse to work a combination of weekday and some weekend clinics and also help cover holiday and sick leave. Rostered weekday hours would be 26 hours per week.

There would be approximately eight weekend clinics to do per year.

The winter weekend clinics run from July till October and they are 10 hour days, the remainder weekend clinics are 3-4 hour days.

• Concrete Bunkers We are looking for a keen, energetic person to join our friendly team.

You will ideally have experience in concrete placing or precast concrete • and/or Weeping Walls building labouring experience.

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$100. Phone 0273221246

We can offer: 2007 Yamaha Jog. Previous practice nurse experience would be an advantage, as would Or call into the yard12540kms. at For any quote or inquires us on a 40-hour week Monday – Friday or hours can be negotiated Near new.

• contact We offer an interest in diabetes, as the successful candidate will oversee our One owner. Had one new for the right person. rear tyre and battery. diabetic patients- training will be offered if needed.

Helmet can go with bike.

• An inclusive and support environment.

Childhood Immunisations is a staple part of the job so having a $1300 ONO. 0212369766

205 Wilkins Rd, Tinwald, Ashburton

03 308 4816

For the role you will need: •

Ideally experienced in concrete placing, precast concrete or building labouring.

• A decent level of fitness and ability to lift heavy materials.

• Forklift licence a bonus but not essential.

• A healthy and positive attitude towards your work and being part of a team.

• The right to work in New Zealand.

This role offers the right person the opportunity to be a part of small hardworking team. With the opportunity to work on customised concrete projects throughout Mid Canterbury, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn on the job and upskill while you work.

not a necessity.

As we are a PRIME practice previous PRIME training or experience in emergency care would be an advantage but not a necessity as undertaking the PRIME training is part of the contract.

Absolute requirements of the successful candidate include: • Have excellent interpersonal skills.

• Be able to perform both a rapid and thorough adult and child health assessment.

• Be able to work weekends.

• Be able to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.

• Be able to work under pressure.

To apply, please email your CV to info@hanhamconcrete.co.nz

emergencies.

• Be willing, if needed, to undertake further education (funded by the Medical Centre) in areas such as diabetes, cervical smear taking, B4 school checks and PRIME.

Please note: All offers of employment are conditional upon Covid-19 vaccinations. A pre-employment medical, including drug test will also be required as well as the legal right to work in NZ.

For more information or if interested please email: Ellen Kemp at desk@methvenmedical.co.nz Applications close 27th February 2022.

MOTORING

FIREWOOD, Dry shed stored old man pine $300 per 3m³, Oregon $330 perwww.hanhamco 3m³, Blue gum $390 per 3m³, Macrocarpa $360 per 3m³, Poplar $270 per 3m³ Delivered. Free bag of kindling with every 6m³ ordered. Please phone Jimmy on 0274414073

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WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the GARAGE SALES life of your tyres with an 19th Feb alignment from Neumanns SATURDAY Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills 2022, 9am - 12.30pm. 24 Street. Phone 308 6737. Keenans Road (off Seafield Road - near Celtic Rugby).

Household, sundry items.

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GENUINE cash buyer, wanting Falcons, Holdens, Valients or any pre 1990 vehicles suitable for GRAZING preservation. Phone 021 02914847 or 03 615 7930 LAMB grazing required Looking for short and long term lamb grazing. Can accommodate numbers to suit (600+) Price is negotiable depending on the quality and time. Contact: Nathan 0273377900

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services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 DUTY DOCTORS for details on how to access the For all other medical assistance outside after-hours service each weekend. of normal hours please phone your Pharmacies general practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give Wises Pharmacy, Countdown you free health advice on what to do or Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am where to go if you need urgent care.

1pm Sunday.

If you don’t have a regular general practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free Ashburton Rest Homes telephone health advice.

Please contact directly for hours.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non-New Zealanders should Emergency dentist bring their passport with them, New If you do not have or cannot contact Zealanders should bring some form your regular dentist, please phone 027 of ID. 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours Methven & Rakaia areas 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

For weekend and emergency

Healthline is a free health advice service.

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116.

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

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

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

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault

Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Alcohol Drug Help Line Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

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DEATHS

CLEVERLEY, Pamela Louisa– Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital on February 17, 2022 surrounded by her loving family, aged 71 years.

Life long companion of Vic, loved mother and mother-inlaw of Barbara and David; Stu; and Carl and Tracey.

Awesome Grandma of Liam and Olivia, Nikita and Tom, Emma, Hayden, Blaide, Jasmin, and Brody, and great Grandma of Alicia, and Daxton. Messages to: The Cleverley family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. A service to celebrate Pam’s life will be held at The Plains Museum Church, 19 Maronan Road, Tinwald on MONDAY, February 21 commencing at 11am.

Followed by private Interment. Due to Covid Restrictions Vaccination Passports are required.

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THOMAS, Walter Brian Kent (Brian) – Passed peacefully at Radius Millstream Ashburton on February 15, 2022, aged 86 years. Dearly loved husband of Beverley for 63 years.

Loved brother of Thelma (deceased), Frances (deceased), and Graeme.

Much loved dad and fatherin-law of Peter and Joanne, Richard and Raewyn, David and Ann, and Jo. Treasured Grandy and Grandad Bri of Amy, Adam, Paige, Kent, Charlotte, and Patrick. Loved Uncle Brian of all his nieces, nephews, and extended family; and friend of Nic. “Soldiered on ‘til the end” Special thanks to the caring and dedicated team at Radius Millstream, Dr. Wootton, and Linda at Three River’s Health. Messages may be addressed to the Thomas Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7400. A family service to celebrate Brian’s life has been held at the Rakaia Cemetery.

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Saturday: Fine at first with northerlies, then rain from afternoon with a strong southwest change. Rain easing at night.

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Saturday: Fine at first with northerlies, then rain spreading north from afternoon with a strong southwest change.

Sunday: Rain clearing before dawn, then a fine day.

Light winds, then afternoon northeasterlies.

Monday: Fine. Northeasterlies.

A ridge of high pressure is gradually weakening over the North Island. An active front, preceded by a strong northwesterly airflow, is moving slowly northwards over the South Island and is followed by a cooler southerly change. The front weakens as it moves across the North Island on Sunday, while a ridge of high pressure otherwise builds to the south. This ridge then extends across the country on Monday.

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Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

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Sunday

18 11 16 10 19 7 17 8 15 9 18 8

Monday

20 20 24 22 19 21

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Sunday: Rain clearing before dawn, then a fine day. Light winds, then afternoon northeasterlies.

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Jo Metcalf Monday: Fine. Northeasterlies.

18 MIN 7

Saturday Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind, Wind Chill.

Rain about the divide, possibly heavy. Fine elsewhere, then rain spreading north through the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 85 km/h, changing SW 50 km/h through the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 95 km/h, changing SW 50 km/h through the afternoon. Freezing level: Above 3000m lowering to 2400m in the afternoon.

Sunday Mountain weather hazard: Snow.

Rain before dawn, mainly in the north and with snow possible to 1700m, then clearing and becoming a fine day.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Freezing level: 2000m at first, then rising above 3000m.

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

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

Ashburton Airport 28.7 10.2 8.1 0.0 116.6 N 28 2:30pm 8.8 72.4

Methven 25.7 15.4 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

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Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 25.3 25.6 11.3 7.7 6.8 – 0.0 0.0 139.8 97.6 NE 30 E 24 3:43pm 3:50pm 9.7 – 57.9 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 6:28am 6:46pm 7:11am 7:34pm 7:59am 8:26pm Mouth L 12:19am 12:41pm 1:03am 1:26pm 1:50am 2:15pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 6:34am L 12:26am H 6:12am L 12:03am

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7:20am 1:10am 6:55am 12:47am

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8:09am 1:56am 7:43am 1:34am

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