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A dad’s pain Words are not needed. We can all see the pain in the face of Jason Alexander after a Christchurch driver was yesterday jailed for the crash death of his two teenage Ashburton daughters. “….this

was not an accident, it was an act of pure stupidity,’’ Alexander

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Electrifying the industry Doing the hard yards pays off for young family Maddison Gourlay The Husband family knows all about hard work.

Andrew and Theresa Husband, the co-owners of Aotea Electric Ashburton, remember quite clearly some of the challenges they overcame when first starting out in the electrical trade 11 years ago.

That’s when they started Direct

Electrical out of their Kermode Street home, with children Holly, now 14, and Riley, 11, in tow.

“Back when it was just the two of us, Andy would be working all day on the tools and then we would put the kids to bed about 7 at night and we would be in the office until about midnight doing the paperwork,” Theresa said.

“We did five years as Direct Electrical and then Aotea (Electric) asked if we wanted to go under their umbrella and we said yes.

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their nationwide group. We have been doing that for six years now and it has been awesome.”

Their Ashburton branch is one of 25 Aotea Electric businesses in New Zealand and the Husbands love being part of the national set-up because it meant they could talk to other people in the industry.

Annually, directors of each Aotea Electric branch come together and bounce ideas off each other, as well as offer support.

The business had also expanded for the Husbands since being part of the Aotea company.

They’ve got eight staff and the

couple have just moved premises to Grahams Road where the business would sit behind their new house, but on the same land.

Outside of all things electrical, the Husbands are heavily involved in sports. They support their teenage children in their sports, but also give back to the community by helping provide teams with hoodies and offering sponsorship opportunities.

Their community support continued during the most recent lockdown last May, the Husbands donating coffee vouchers for the Guardian to distribute as

part of its Covid Champions series to acknowledge people doing great things for the community in trying times And that synergy was perfect for Aotea Electric Ashburton, which has always been about the community. That was just one reason why they support the Ashburton Guardian’s shop local community boosting campaign because without the support of locals, business wouldn’t be the same.

“We love the Ashburton community,” Theresa said.

“Especially in this climate, supporting local is important.”

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Martins’ staff are busy bees Malcolm Hopwood

Reagan Martin has 30 million staff members.

He’s probably one of the biggest employers locally and his team works from 500 locations established on farms around Mid Canterbury.

They’re called hives and from there millions of bees gather the pollen or nectar from flowers which, in turn, is converted into honey by indoor bees in the hive.

The bees are living examples of Shop Smart, Shop Local as they’re dedicated to producing the best honeydew, rata and clover honey in the district from local produce.

Martin’s business, The Little Honey Company, was established in July and sells its honey from The Hive in King Street to Ashburton customers.

But Martin’s empire does more than that.

On Tuesdays and Fridays, they produce icecreams made from real fruit, topped with honey and bee pollen.

They’ve been operating their King Street outlet for a fortnight now and are already receiving a steady stream of customers.

Reagan runs the business with wife, Sarah, who said the honey is a sweetener which freezes on the icecream, becomes like hard caramel and produces a distinctive taste.

Martin knew that, when he started his business in the middle of a global pandemic, he had to be enterprising.

It’s been a slow season so far and needs good weather for the bees to gather the pollen from the hives.

“Beekeeping is massively weather dependent,” he said.

So, as an outlet, he’s selling the icecreams topped with honey and also offering beekeeping experiences for both adults and children.

During these experiences, people come to one of their working apiary sites, dress in a bee suit and get close up and personal

Above (from left) – Maddie, Megan and Bethany Stirling from Ashburton taste the Martins’ honey ingredient in their real fruit icecreams.

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Right – Reagan and Sarah Martins’ icecream outlet in King Street. with bees in a safe environment.

“The experience includes tasting a variety of different honeys including fresh honey straight from the hive,” Sarah said.

They also offer two beekeeping programmes in primary schools.

The first includes a bee talk, where the Martins take a working hive to the school and teach students about bees and the importance they play in the ecosystem.

The second involves leaving the hives in the school grounds

for the season and, with their supervision, selecting students to look after them and learning all the basics of beekeeping.

“They get to produce honey from scratch and then market it

and sell it from the school as a fundraiser,” Sarah said.

Reagan has been a beekeeper for 10 years, the last six years working for Midlands in Ashburton.

“We always wanted to establish ourselves and our own brand of honey.

“We are an important part of the Mid Canterbury food chain,” he said.

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Retro rock revival ready Malcolm Hopwood

“It’s crazy but it works.”

Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School director, Jo Castelow, faces the challenge of moulding 100 distinctive voices into a tight vocal ensemble by the end of this week.

The students, from throughout Canterbury, came together on Monday, and by tomorrow they’ll be rehearsed and ready to deliver their first performance in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

“The expectation is high among the students. They were sent the music last month and they arrived on Monday ready to sing,” Castelow said. “However, it’s very challenging, and when they confront a U2 number they have to focus and concentrate. I aim for a high quality production each year.

This year’s theme is Retro, Rock and Revival, with music ranging from Woodstock to U2 plus selections from The Peanuts movie, Disney villains, a Green Day montage and 1980s music.

Many of the students, aged between 9 and 22, have been returning for years, with a number using the opportunity to advance themselves at a local level or in professional theatre.

This year Castelow is assisted by Megan Wilson, a former Mount Hutt College and Nasda graduate.

When it’s over she gets a “great sense of sat- From left – Toby Lee, Julia Chapman, Elle Partridge, Samantha McArthur, Nikita Smith, Tenielle Booth and Erin Connelly-Whyte take instructions isfaction” and then Castelow is planning for from director Jo Castelow at the Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School. This year’s theme is Retro, Rock and Revival with two performances on 2023.

Friday and Saturday evenings performing at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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House fire Christchurch driver Multiple fire crews attended a rural property on Ashburton Staveley Road on Tuesday night.

The fire was reported at around 6.30pm.

Methven and Alford Forest volunteer fire brigades arrived to find the 900 square metre home on Ashburton Staveley Road “totally involved”, Fenz spokesperson Simon Lyford said In total two appliances from Methven, an appliance from Alford Forest, and a tanker from Methven attended the scene.

Lyford said that everyone was out of the house by the time the crews showed up, and the fire was extinguished before crews left the scene by 9.27pm after they were satisfied with the cooling down of any hotspots.

The fire was not being treated as suspicious, he said.

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Ashburton Guardian and NZ Herald The father of two teenage Ashburton girls killed in a fiery crash on Christchurch’s Port Hills says he would have forgiven the driver if it was an accident – but it was “an act of pure stupidity”.

Levi Phillip Fiddymont, 21, was sentenced to two years and four months’ imprisonment by the Christchurch District Court yesterday on two charges of dangerous driving causing the deaths of teenage sisters Tayla and Sunmara Alexander.

He was also sentenced on one count of dangerous driving causing injury to a third passenger in the car and driving without an appropriate licence the night of the crash on November 27, 2019.

Tayla and Sunmara’s father, Jason Alexander, said in his victim impact statement that his daughters were “special young women”, who loved life.

He said Tayla, 17, who died at the scene and was a “kindred spirit” with a heart of gold, always put others before herself.

He said Sunmara was “a fun-loving kid” with a strong will and strong mind, who loved her friends and family.

Sunmara spent more than two weeks in the critical care unit of Middlemore Hospital where she underwent several skin grafts and battled an infection before succumbing to her injuries on the day of her 16th birthday.

Alexander also spoke of the trauma of losing his daughters, which left him una-

Jason Alexander. ble to work for a year.

“I could and would forgive you if this was just an accident.

“But this was not an accident, it was an act of pure stupidity,” he told Fiddymont.

A close family friend’s victim impact statement, which was read by Crown prosecutor Sophia Bicknell, said Fiddymont’s denial of responsibility and decision to go to trial before changing his mind halfway through, caused unnecessary pain and trauma for the girls’ loved ones.

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morse, no respect for Jason, Lisa and their family.”

Fiddymont’s lawyer, Andrew McCormick, said his client had wanted to apologise to the victims’ family, but was advised by family and friends to be careful of what he said while police were investigating.

After he was charged, bail conditions prevented him from contacting the victims’ family.

Fiddymont, who was 19 at the time of the crash, was charged several months after it happened.

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COUNCIL BRIEF

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5 Baring Square West, Ashburton | PO Box 94, Ashburton, New Zealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 307 7700 | Website ashburtondc.govt.nz

Major Mill Creek clean-up under way Contractors ACL have begun a major clean-up of the banks and stream bed of Mill Creek, from Argyle Park to Braebrook.

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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Summer Youth Reading Challenges, Ashburton Library Choose a reading activity, complete it and earn points to go into a draw to win.

The work is expected to take until the end of March to complete.

Starting from the Farm Road end of Argyle Park on 5 January, ACL staff have been using weedeaters, big forks and rakes to remove unwanted grass and weeds from the bank and in the creek.

On until 21 January

School Holiday Programme,

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Council Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said the clean-up crew was making its way along the length of the creek as part of the operation.

Weeds pulled from the creek were left to dry on the bank before being picked up to dispose of.

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“The crew have reported plenty of positive comments from Argyle Park users about how good the creek is looking and it appears that a number of canines are happier padding in the cleared areas of the creek.”

The Great Santa Hunt,

Water in Mill Creek is mostly stockwater, though the creek also conveys stormwater as needed.

On until 13 February

The clean-up crew say they have seen a lot of cockabullies and some small fish.

Watercress is also in the creek, though it has flowered and is past its best for picking.

Mr McCann said regular maintenance will keep the creek in good condition.

“The creek is also an important feature of Argyle Park, which is really popular with ratepayers, whether they are walking, biking, running or exercising the dog.”

Mill Creek underwent major stabilisation

On until 28 January

Ashburton Museum

Find all the Santas hiding in displays.

ACL contractors remove grass and weeds from Mill Creek, in Argyle Park.

and enhancement works between 2009 and 2017, when retaining walls and rock banks were created along its length through Ashburton town. The banks were also planted.

The waterway has had a long history in the Ashburton township and surrounds, and served several functions (as a water source for use at a flour mill and stockwater race).

The creek has been managed for flood control and drainage since the late 1970s.

The Great Santa

Hunt

There were issues with flood and erosion of the banks before the stabilisation and enhancement work, which was designed to contain a 50-year flood.

The creek remains a part of the rural stockwater and urban stormwater network.

Summertime Trail activity

Wednesday 15 December until Sunday 13 February 2022.

Fun for kids of all ages!

Hamish Riach, Chief Executive

(no night time session this year)

Ashburton Museum 329 West Street (SH1), AshburtonP. 307 7890

Business rolls on, budgets up first A new year begins, with hopes that 2022 will be better than the last and that covid’s sticky tentacles are loosening up and the recovery from last winter’s floods continues.

Thompsons Track and Ashburton Staveley Road has been completed, with sections of Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Valetta Westerfield Road, Forks Road and Christys Road and another section of Ashburton Staveley Road planned over the next four months.

For Council, it is another busy year ahead and we are halfway through the 2021-22 financial year. Some projects have been ticked off already, like the upgrade of the CBD streetscape, and others are nearing completion, like the Ashburton Relief Sewer.

We are also almost finished unplanned emergency repairs that resulted from the big rain event at the end of last May. It’s been a big achievement to effect the repairs on top of the ongoing routine work necessary on the network.

It is also the busiest time of the year for our roading team and contractors, as they finish repairs and undertake resealing work only possible in the warmer months. Council spends about $3 million a year resealing roads and another $2 million on rehabilitation work in a normal year.

Financial decisions around other projects were confirmed in the Long Term Plan adopted last year and they include spending on water management, like upgrades for Methven’s drinking water treatment system, and money to progress the last stage of the business case for the second bridge.

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We will soon be consulting the community on its views for a 30-year development plan at Lakes Camp and Clearwater and also reviewing other policies and strategies, like the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.

Later in the year, there will also be the three-yearly local body elections.

One of the first jobs for Council this year is a two-day budget workshop.

The Long Term Plan shows a rate increase of 7.8 per cent for the next financial year but with inflation rising higher than forecast when the Long Term Plan was finalised, there will be a discussion about whether the forecast rate rise is realistic, given the current economic environment.

Inflation has been rising since 30 June 2020 and the annual inflation rate (the difference between the September 2020 quarter and the September 2021

quarter) was 4.9 per cent. The Reserve Bank is predicting further increases, driven by a worldwide supply chain breakdown resulting in shortages of goods that is pushing prices up.

At the budget workshop, Councillors will be discussing operational and capital spending for the new financial year – it is a critical piece of work that defines the detail of Council activity for the 12 months to 30 June 2023.

We are all set for another busy and productive year and we look forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Tinwald pool open longer, water's great!

Tinwald pool is opening at 8am to accommodate lane swimmers while the EA Networks Centre’s main pools are shut for scheduled maintenance.

The pools are operated by the Ashburton District Council and Community Services Group Manager Steve Fabish said the Tinwald pool was opening earlier at 8am so lane swimmers could continue to enjoy their fitness time in the water.

“Then we will have our swim school and swim squad sessions, and in the afternoon members of the public can enjoy their time. We have activities for kids planned every day from 1pm until 3pm, including

PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE

Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event –

The Tinwald outdoor pool will be open for lane swimmers from 8am until 9.30am, daily. Swim school holiday programme swimmers and squad swimmers will use the pool from 9.30am to 12.30pm and then it will be open to the public until 8pm.

The main pools at the EA Networks Centre closed on Monday for three weeks so tiles can be replaced in the swimming and changing areas, and for other important maintenance work.

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“The pool’s temperature has been raised to 28 degrees Celsius, which is excellent for an outdoor pool. These past hot days have resulted in lots of people heading over for a swim, which is great.”

A My Vaccine Pass is not needed at the Tinwald pool.

The Tinwald facility has two pools – one 25 metres long and 1.2 metres deep, and a smaller shallower pool about 13 metres

long for smaller children to play in. A wall in the middle divides the two pools.

While the pools are shut at the EA Networks Centre, the gymnasium and stadium remain open for use.

“We have to drain the main pool to repair and replace broken tiles, and we will be replacing the tiled flooring in the men’s and disabled changing rooms. There is also important maintenance to do on the pumps and filters that handle water in all the centre’s pools.”

Huskies star Concrete pour for civic building in Ashburton Antarctic Experience Contractors building Council’s Library and Civic Centre are planning to pour concrete on half of the top floor of the main building on Tuesday 1 February.

The pour will involve 13 concrete trucks, moving to and from the site between 4am and 9am.

The vehicles will enter the construction site by the Baring Square gate on Havelock Street and exit via the Methodist Church site onto Cameron Street.

The main contractor, Naylor Love Canterbury, says traffic is not expected to be affected, with any waiting trucks parking within the site or well away from the immediate CBD area.

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 – Schedule 10 (11 (e) and will be considered at the next Council meeting on 16 February 2022.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection and grounds for their objection in writing by post or email to the Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.00 pm, Friday 28 January 2022.

CANCELLATION OF ROAD CLOSURES

Due to current circumstances, the following upcoming road closures associated with the event below have been cancelled: Festival of Pipe Band Music

Council understands that many people look forward to these annual events and we are hopeful that they will be able to take place as normal next year.

NEIL McCANN Group Manager Infrastructure Services

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

UPCOMING MEETINGS Meetings are at Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, unless specified Draft Budget Workshop, Wednesday 26 January, 10.30am and Thursday 27 January, 9am (start time may be subject to change)

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Then book a place at a special Antarctic Experience at the EA Networks Centre on Wednesday 19 January. There are two sessions: A morning session from 9am until 12pm and an afternoon session from 12.30pm until 4pm.

The Antarctic Experience is being brought to Ashburton by Joe and Lorenda Murray, who will be bringing three adult dogs and four puppies as part of the show. The dogs are huskies and Malamute.

Spaces are limited, so book now at enrolmy.com/eanetworkscentre.

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Ashburton District Road Safety Co-ordinating Committee meeting, Tuesday 1 February, 9.30am Ashburton Biodiversity Group meeting, Tuesday 1 February at 1pm Council Meeting, Wednesday 2 February, 1.00pm (live-streamed) Ashburton Youth Council meeting, Tuesday 8 February, 4pm Council Activity Briefings, Wednesday 9 February, 9.30am Audit and Risk Committee meeting, Wednesday 9 February, 1.30pm (livestreamed)

Joe said the programme had a double message and was about Antarctic life and how to be safe around dogs.

He and his canine family were at EA Networks Centre this week to set up a static display of Antarctic clothing ahead of the 19 January visit.

Methven Community Board meeting, Monday 31 January, 10.30am at Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven

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ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street, Ashburton 7700 Mon - Fri 9.00am - 8.00pm Sat 10am - 1pm | Sun 1pm - 4pm

Council meeting, Wednesday 16 February, 1pm (live-streamed) Ashburton Waer Zone Committee meeting, Tuesday 22 February, 1pm Council Agencies six-month report presentations, Wednesday 23 February, 9.30am

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ASHBURTON ART GALLERY & ASHBURTON MUSEUM

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2021 WEATHER STATS – Highest annual average temperature: Leigh 17.6°C – Highest air temperature: Ashburton 39.4C January 26 – Lowest air temperature: Tara Hills -10.8C May 27 – Highest rainfall total: Cropp River (West Coast, 975m above sea level) 14,09mm – Lowest rainfall total: Alexandra 402mm – Highest daily rainfall total: Mt Philistine (Otira Valley) 699mm December 20 – Highest sunshine total: New Plymouth 2592 hours – Highest wind gust: Cape Turnagain, 222kph September 10

NZ’s hottest year on record Niwa report highlights wild 2021 weather Jonathan Leask Niwa has confirmed 2021 was the warmest year on record and Ashburton registered the highest temperature.

Niwa released its annual report of weather and climate activity across the country which showed last year was the warmest year since records began back in 1908, with the previous hottest year being 2016.

The nationwide average temperature was 13.6°C, almost 1°C

above the annual average set between 1981 and 2010.

The hottest spell of the year took hold over New Zealand from January 25-28, with several locations observing record or near-record temperatures but the highest temperature of 2021 was recorded on January 26 at Ashburton hitting 39.4°C – New Zealand’s second hottest January temperature on record.

Niwa climate scientist Nava Fedaeff said the winter of 2021 was also the warmest one on record, beating the previous record set in 2020.

“2016 recorded an average temperature of 13.45°C or 0.84°C above average which was New Zealand’s warmest year on record

at the time,” Fedaeff said.

“However, in 2021 we finished with an average temperature of 13.56°C which was 0.95°C above average and became New Zealand’s new warmest year on record.”

During 2021 there were no months that experienced below average temperatures.

Seven of the past nine years have been amongst New Zealand’s warmest on record a trend Fedaeff said was consistent with global warming patterns.

Ashburton’s annual rainfall was recorded at 801mm and there were 21,997 sunshine hours.

The report also touched on the May rainfall event, which had Winchmore record 77mm of rain

on May 29 establishing a new record for its highest one-day rainfall total in May. However, the next day the record was superseded as Winchmore recorded 78mm of rain on May 30.

Winchmore also records its lowest ever February temperature of 1.6°C on February 17.

Ashburton was one of several locations nationwide that record a record low of 19.5°C on April 5.

Five locations had their highest ever daily rainfall in the month of May with Rakaia 108mm, Mt Somers 163mm, Lyndhurst 93mm, Winchmore 78mm, and Coldstream 80mm.

Mt Somers then had another record for June, receiving a fur-

ther 110mm on June 1.

Following the storm at the end of May Mount Hutt Ski Area reported snow depths of four metres at the summit (2080 metres above sea level), tapering to 3040cm at the base area (1610m), and to just 5cm at the bottom of their triple chair (1440).

On September 10, the first in a series of strong cold fronts hit the South Island causing widespread gusts over 100kph, including 150kph gust at Upper Rakaia, and 113km at Methven.

Then days later on September 13, another powerful cold front hit the South Island, causing gusts over 138kph at Upper Rakaia West, 116kph at Winchmore, and 104kph at Methven.

Bank warns to watch out for local scammers Malcolm Hopwood Local scammers offering goods and services are active in Mid Canterbury.

Senior partner at BNZ in Ashburton, Karen Burrowes, has received calls from clients who’ve paid for goods on Marketplace but then find the local addresses to pick up their purchases don’t exist.

While she’s only received two or three calls, she believes a lot more people will have been caught by the scam but have stayed quiet

about it. “We advise people to do their checking first and not pay for goods upfront before receiving them,” she said.

“It concerns me that it’s happening locally.”

Burrowes said scammers don’t take a break over Christmas and the holiday period, in fact it’s their busiest time, she said.

“People making more online purchases over Christmas and the New Year are targeted by scammers,” she said.

“They use a range of tactics to secure money.”

While there are the usual scams where people are rung, fraudulently from Spark, and told there’s something wrong with their computer or courier companies are holding parcels which will be

delivered when payment is made, Burrowes is aware of a new SMS phishing campaign in recent days.

She said the format informs people “a payment was attempted from a new device today at 12.11, 06Jan22 (or a variety of times). If this was not you, urgently visit a website and follow the security prompts”.

The people that do are asked to give personal details which the fraudsters then use to access credit cards or bank accounts.

“Locally, I’ve received daily calls from customers telling me about this new scam,” she said.

“It’s happening because people have purchased or received new cellphones, computers, tablets or I-pads as gifts and are getting

used to them, so they are easy targets.”

She said if people receive scams, ignore them, block them or alert their local bank.

“We can reassure them and check it out to see if it’s legitimate.”

Nationally, Burrowes said millions of dollars were fraudulently taken last year and scams will continue into 2022.

“Make sure you have a strong password that can’t be accessed and change it frequently and have a lock on your device so noone can use it,” she said.

“Neither should you save your password or credit card details on your device.

“If it’s too good to be true, it’s too good to be true.”

Ashburton BNZ senior partner Karen Burrowes.

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10 NEWS

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, January 13, 2022

November 2021 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose stepped down from the role of principal, pictured with Silao Peni, 10, Anabela Ciora, 9, Ryan Ledingham, 11, and Emily Hickmott, 10.

Above – A big convoy of tractors, utes and other farm vehicles drove through Ashburton for the second time in 2021 as farmers took their frustration with government regulations to the streets.

Below – Jaz McCully cuts the ham sandwiches for the Kai For Kids lunch boxes, now making 683 meals a day. That’s an increase of 100 since the start of 2021, after adding more schools to the service.

Christine and Lindsay Drummond won the RAS Medal in the Dorper Sheep section at what was an Ashburton A&P Show with a difference. Under Covid Alert Level 2 restrictions the show went ahead for competitors and exhibitors in a segregated bubble system.

Methven’s Opuke Thermal Pools and Day Spa was officially opened by community leaders and Regional Economic Development and Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.

A total of 430 jabs were administered at a vaccination pop-up clinic at Hampstead sports club as more than 90 per cent of eligible Mid Cantabrians had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to start November.

YOUR PLACE 11

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, January 13, 2022

TESTYOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: In 2005, who became the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop without refuelling? a) Dick Rutan b) Steve Fossett c) Wiley Post 2: Who won the season of The X-Factor that saw the formation of One Direction in 2010? a) Little Mix b) Leona Lewis c) Matt Cardle 3: What type of bomb did Edward Teller develop? a) Smoke bomb b) Hydrogen bomb c) Atomic bomb 4: Which country is divided into the Oberland and the Unterland? a) San Marino b) Luxembourg c) Liechtenstein

New JPs for Ashburton

5: Which Rolling Stones song contains the lyric ‘’You make a grown man cry’’? a) Brown Sugar b) Paint It Black c) Start Me Up

Rachel Roadley and Les Henderson were recently sworn in as Justices of the Peace (JPs) by presiding judge, Dominic Dravitzki. Roadley and Henderson bring the number of active JPs serving Mid Canterbury to 62. Roadley and her husband, Greg, have been farming in the Pendarves area for over 20 years. She’s been active in the Mid Canterbury Regional Primary ITO (Industry Training Organisation) Committee, both as a member and chairperson, and the Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards Committee. Henderson moved from Melbourne to Ashburton in 1988 and has been employed with EA Networks for more than 33 years in a variety of roles. His membership activity includes the Ashburton Rugby League Committee, the Tinwald Pool Committee and he’s participated in various Ashburton New Life programmes such as assisting Christchurch earthquake victims. Roadley and Henderson will join a roster of JPs who are available at Community House on Tuesdays and Fridays to witness and sign a range of legal documents.

6: Discovered by Euclid, what are the following numbers known as: 6, 28, 496, and 8128? a) Confusing numbers b) Prime numbers c) Perfect numbers 7: Who starred as serial killer Dexter Morgan on the TV show Dexter? a) Michael C. Hall b) James Van Der Beek c) James Lafferty 8: You would “Peg Out” in what game? a) Croquet b) Lacrosse c) Golf Answers: 1: b) Steve Fossett 2: c) Matt Cardle 3: b) Hydrogen Bomb 4: c) Liechtenstein 5: c) Start Me Up 6: c) Perfect numbers 7: a) Michael C. Hall 8: a) Croquet

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OUR VIEW

Hagley Oval NZ’s secret weapon

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t was a perfect test cricket return – runs, milestones, wickets, a great atmosphere and a touch of emotion.

But I’m not just talking about the Black Caps, especially captain Tom Latham and his majestic 252 that set up such a dominant second test win against Bangladesh in Christchurch. I’m also referring to my personal Hagley experience on Monday, day two of a test that was over inside three days.

It was my spectator debut at the Hagley Oval ground, which became New Zealand’s eighth test cricket venue in 2014.

It was also my return to international cricket full stop in the garden city.

I used to report on cricket in all forms and at all levels for

Daryl Holden many years, but for the life of me I simply can’t remember the last time I covered international play in Christchurch.

I guess it’s no surprise that my memory has failed me. After all, even on the best of days it can be as useless as windscreen wipers on a submarine.

But Monday was special, a last-minute decision to shoot up the road with the boy to enjoy what loomed as a historic day for New Zealand being just too

good to resist.

And it was worth it. Devon Conway continued to emphasise his class by bringing up his third test century, Latham did his thing in such style, Ross Taylor walked out to a touching guard of honour – and then back off not long after – as a New Zealand test cricket batsman for the final time in a fabulous career.

And then, in the final over of the second day, Trent Boult became just the fourth New Zealander to reach 300 test wickets when he grabbed a five-wicket haul to help roll the Tigers for 126 in reply to New Zealand’s 521-6 declared.

What a day. What an occasion.

And Hagley Oval lived up to its reputation as being a spectator-friendly boutique venue,

perfect for viewing on the grassy banks.

The food and drink options were generally pretty good and the Hadlee pavilion looked stylish but not out of place. But it’s a venue that’s not just top-notch for fans and families because it also quite clearly suits the Black Caps, with the heavily grassed pitch and fast playing conditions so conducive to our bowling attack.

The Black Caps must certainly see the ground as something of a safe haven, being able to point to an impressive record of seven wins from nine tests, with one draw.

And that got me wondering why New Zealand Cricket doesn’t get a little more hard-nosed about that obvious backyard ad-

vantage by always starting home test series at Hagley Oval.

Doing so would surely give us our best chance of starting a home test series well and then moving on to perhaps the second test at the Bay Oval at Mt Maunganui.

For years, Australia has scheduled its home test series with that very approach in mind by using the pacey, bouncy pitch conditions at the Gabba in Brisbane – conditions so foreign to all touring teams – to give their side the best chance of a winning start to the summer, and it nearly always works.

It could also work in New Zealand, where Hagley Oval is without doubt a priceless little venue, but it could also be more of a weapon than we realise.

TAKING ISSUE 13

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, January 13, 2022

There’s nothing like the arrival of a new year to make us decide on what the next chapter in our book of life is going to be. Sahera Laing has been trying out a few new chapters, not all of them a raging success, but she’s out there giving it a go.

A comedy spiced with adventure Sahera Laing LIFE COACH

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ell, the past two years have been a bit of flop.

Normal life is a thing of the past and the future is turning into a science fiction thriller.

And as much as I enjoy a good thriller, I think, perhaps, in this case we need to draft a different story.

I’m certainly up for a bit of a comedy, a drop of adventure and

a few plot twists.

Let’s set the scene: Setting aside the dreams of international travel, I turn to my backyard. Canterbury. Isn’t this place beautiful? We get to be by the sea, with fresh air, clean water and the hills.

We are in such a lovely part of the country and it’s not overcrowded.

As for the comedy and adventure – I’m beginning to grow my own food. I’m seriously not a gardener.

Plants often kill themselves when they see me coming, it’s far less painful! I’ve tried setting

up a vege patch which is now full of herbs (and weeds – how does one get rid of clover?).

I’m growing tomatoes in buckets; silverbeet in boxes. It’s frustratingly hysterical how illequipped I am with nature.

I’m not going to the gym.

So … I’m looking a little rounder.

I’m not getting caught up in the change of texture, just rolling with it (pun intended).

I fixed up my daughter’s bike and might just get on it this coming week. I haven’t been biking in 20 odd years.

I think I’ll sneak out at the

crack of dawn and hopefully avoid spectators until I learn to ride again. I think I’ll feel safer on a tricycle (red, with tassels and a bell please).

I’m learning to surf! Well, I’m not confident enough to call what I do surfing yet, but with all the plot twists, I am the queen of wipe-outs and I won’t need to season my food until 2025. (I am sure there is a column or two based on my surfing experiences to date).

I guess I am working to rewrite the sci-fi thriller into something more charming and enjoyable for myself.

I don’t see it as new year resolutions, I see it as my next evolution, the next chapter in my book of life, where I get to change the plot.

What’s your next chapter going to be?

Sahera Laing is a mental fitness consultant, columnist and speaker. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

14 RACING

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, January 13, 2022

Good golly, Miss Molly dashes past them at Ashburton Matt Markham There were few more fitting or deserving winners at Ashburton on Tuesday than Missmollygoodgolly.

After a string of excellent efforts since resuming from a spell late in 2021, the Raewyn Low-trained mare broke through for success on Tuesday – grabbing the second win of her career.

The six-year-old mare is starting to fashion a tidy record on the track, with her two wins complemented by 10 minor placings from just 27 career starts.

And the fun is a long way from over yet.

Driven confidently early by regular pilot, Lawrence McCormick, Missmollygoodgolly found the front before yielding to take a trail.

That became three-back on the fence at the winning post with a lap left to run, and McCormick admitted to being a little concerned for a moment as they rounded the final bend.

“We didn’t have a lot of clear air to work with, but she was travelling so good,” he said.

“But when I looked across and saw everything outside me was off the bit, I knew we just needed that little bit of luck, and we would be right.”

That luck came, and when the gap opened up Missmollygoodgolly did the rest – bursting through before holding off the late challenge of Somedreamsomewhere in the run to the line to win with a bit in store.

“She did it quite easy in the end, she can be a little bit funny and pull up on you at times, but when the other horse came at her today, she lifted.”

McCormick was full of praise for Low and her right-hand man Mike Sandrey for the job they’ve done with the mare, and said her form line this time in is a credit to their work with her.

“They’ve handled her and placed her really well, I just get to jump in the cart and drive her but she’s ready to go, they’ve done a great job.”

Missmollygoodgolly is raced

by Low and the estate of her late husband Derek, with the pair also having bred the mare.

The win continued a strong start to the year for McCormick, who has a win and two placings next to his name from six drives within the first two weeks of racing courtesy of two excellent ef-

Lawrence McCormick and Missmollygoodgolly dig deep to get to the line first at Ashburton on Tuesday.

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forts from his own horse, Vertigo who finished third at Omakau and then second at Cromwell last week.

Missmollygoodgolly wasn’t the

M7 Blenheim harness

only local success at Tuesday’s Ashburton meeting, with Midfrew Luisianabeau also breaking through for a nice victory for Brent White.

The big, robust pacer found the front early in his race and never looked back, winning with plenty in store in the hands of Stephen McNally.

2 26801 Major Collect S J Ottley 3 210x0 Arizonawildcat R L Houghton Korbyn Newman 4 30441 Town Echo 5 92154 Dennis Denuto R D Close L F O’Reilly 6 64421 Alene 7 11433 Jenabella R D Close T M Williams 8 31365 Cloudy Bay 9 8x096 Sweet Belle G D O’Reilly Alana Cameron 10 7679 Quarterback 11 53571 Got You Covered J R Dunn R9 WATERFRONT BAR & GRILL HANDICAP PACE $11,000 2400m 18:49 1 8128 Piece Of Gold S J Ottley J R Dunn 2 28601 Journo 3 29336 El Sirrar K G Cameron R L Houghton 4 87540 Donegal Carrickfin 5 40208 Expressive Love B N Orange Neil Burton 6 x0780 Changeover Jo 7 5190 Pennetta R J Butt J W Cox 8 3218 She’s Got Style 9 6632 Classey Robin G D Smith R D Close 10 87361 Justace 11 x4876 Hes Fast And Furious Alana Cameron 12 0000x Mrs Beau K Craig D Thornley P J Davis 13 87645 Le Pole Dancer 14 54768 Just Holla T M Williams 15 49180 Tas Girl Bromac 16 46736 Tairlaw Toll C M Hanna R10 KAM TRANSPORT MARLBOROUGH CUP PRELUDE $12,000 2400m 19:16 1 34815 Dashing Major J R Dunn Scott Iremonger 2 351 Hilarious Prince 3 11736 Passion And Power T M Williams R D Close 4 40011 Where’s Daddy 5 4326 Artatac B N Orange G D Smith 6 85014 Kiwi X Factor 7 12330 Bensons Mate Korbyn Newman

R T May 8 51166 Boom 9 50221 Homebush Lad Ben Hope S J Ottley 10 61262 Plutonium Lady R11 AJ BEST CONTRACTING/MAISIE’S HOLDING VINEYARD TROT $12,000 2400m 19:41 1 34331 Idle Stuartia B N Orange John Morrison 2 70000 Franco Josiah 3 34648 Madeleine Stowe R T May R J Butt 4 2069 Ali Lindenny 5 2552 Mikemaro J F Curtin I R Cameron 6 79347 Bright Glow 7 43152 Quik Shot G D Smith 8 9443 Bj Lindenny 9 86 Sods Law J B Geddes B J Ford 10 x8096 Blink N Bones T M Williams 11 494x8 Salvo 12 332 Sioux Princess S J Ottley R D Close 13 1964 Isla Elsie 14 3626 Overzealous P J Davis J R Dunn 15 13151 Majestic Jag 16 78615 Baxter Ben Hope

1 $3300 520m Type:CRAH 19:01 1 41561 Opawa Chrissy J & D Fahey 2 11766 Claws In Marvel Matt Roberts 3 32163 Nighthawk Jet Matt Roberts 4 75833 Goldstar Tanner R L Evans 5 63132 Call The Tune M M Grant 6 38253 Mandy Jewel C Roberts 7 11435 Big Time Panda Lisa Cole 8 11321 Opawa Goat J & D Fahey R9 2022 SUCK IT UP NZ BREEDERS STAKES HEAT 2 $3,300 520m Type:CRAH 19:26 1 11838 Allegro Mars Lisa Cole 2 13721 Opawa Wayne J & D Fahey 3 32181 Go Johnny Go Matt Roberts 4 63631 Goldstar Butters R L Evans 5 13436 Opawa Nut J & D Fahey 6 12145 Frank J T Mc Inerney 7 21111 Chatty Mavis J & D Fahey 8 26112 Charlotte Lu A L Hart R10 2022 SUCK IT UP N Z BREEDERS STAKES HEAT 3 $3,300 520m Type:CRAH 19:52 1 84883 Homebush Ranger J T Mc Inerney 2 13737 Opawa Anita J & D Fahey 3 21865 Claws In Rambo Matt Roberts 4 47452 Goldstar Larson R L Evans 5 16615 Not Even Owl Lisa Cole

6 36111 Opawa Superstar J & D Fahey 7 13451 Carlos Jewel C Roberts 8 16142 Milky Tea J & D Fahey R11 FLAIR DASH $2600 295m Type:C4 20:19 1 31251 Homebush Archie J T Mc Inerney 2 81866 Smooth Step M M Grant 3 71623 Mighty Mccook J M Jopson 4 53748 Know Ratio G A Cleeve 5 15342 Goldstar Harper R L Evans 6 41333 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 7 71242 Rose Thorn R P Breen 8 76531 Tweet About It A L Hart 9 43285 Gary A L Hart 10 5426x Lightnin’ Slim C J Weir R12 RACING AGAIN 14/1 @12.01PM SPRINT $2600 295m Type:C4 20:46 1 11355 Goldstar Shaggy R L Evans 2 552x1 Opawa Jaws R Wales 3 74116 Homebush Sparkle J T Mc Inerney 4 66122 Taieri Taylee R Casey 5 85661 Claws In Cobra Matt Roberts 6 61666 Penalty Drop A L Hart 7 5888x Sideline Sally J T Mc Inerney 8 54551 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 9 43285 Gary A L Hart 10 5426x Lightnin’ Slim C J Weir

Tomorrow at Blenheim Raceway

R1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAHAM BELL MOBILE PACE $10,000 1850m 14:27 1 2788 Sir Monty R D Close Alana Cameron 2 65355 Maximilian 3 509 The Hyena Korbyn Newman T M Williams 4 x6762 Falcon’s Monarch 5 8x062 Glover B N Orange Sheree Tomlinson 6 38058 Adhika 7 88230 Bromac Hype R T May 8 63x83 Floras Diamond Deal R L Houghton 9 400 Amarla K G Cameron S J Ottley 10 73x07 Sharp Lou John Morrison 11 5x67 Barnstormer 12 677x Cut Glass J W Cox 13 x5080 White Star Orlando J R Dunn R2 ASURE SUNDOWNER MOTEL TROT $10,000 2400m 15:03 1 65 Dragons Sunrise C A Butt P J Davis 2 25332 Far More Zealous 3 q2774 Nordic Prince Gemma Thornley Kendra Gill 4 x0705 Just Ricky 5 68054 Ginas Majesty I R Cameron G D O’Reilly 6 30652 Kohli Trouble 7 97599 Sunny Son B J Borcoskie 8 90x89 Sheza Mighty Monarch Craig Thornley 9 5 Rose Isle B F Crothers K G Cameron 10 600 Cashem R T May 11 62609 Jesper Fast 12 9x460 President Pat Neil Burton Scott Iremonger 13 50 Ruthless Lizzie R3 CHATEAU MARLBOROUGH HOTEL MBL PACE $10,000 1850m 15:38 1 5x733 Delta Three C A Butt Korbyn Newman 2 88678 Gosakhi 3 0 Arden Believer John Morrison Sheree Tomlinson 4 30735 Fleeting Major 5 47025 Mikis Shineing Star Sarah O’Reilly

6 70442 Zusak B N Orange 7 64940 Pembrook’s Princess J W Cox J R Dunn 8 45562 Lunar Legend 9 90783 White Diamond Gold R D Close Ben Hope 10 47x Mossdale Terry 11 6 Jibe R T May S J Ottley 12 9 Racey Rach 13 245 You Fly With Me G D Smith R4 SPEIGHTS ALEHOUSE MOBILE PACE $9000 1850m 16:13 1 70777 Hope For Love Sheree Tomlinson S J Ottley 2 79159 Ultimate Bird 3 76009 Speciale Uno J F Curtin Sarah O’Reilly 4 34448 With Grace 5 4000 Aveross Rustler Korbyn Newman G D O’Reilly 6 80000 Kansas City Jim 7 000x7 Lilac Change John Morrison 8 x8070 Ride In A Concorde Scott Iremonger 9 28x83 Cab Calloway B N Orange Gemma Thornley 10 43643 Charlie’s Ace J H Abernethy 11 74542 Dramatist 12 17788 Prodigal Son C A Butt Sam Thornley 13 96500 Sheezagoldengirl R5 SPEIGHTS TROT $10,000 2400m 16:50 1 37853 Rachmaninov T J Grant S J Ottley 2 92627 Make My Sundon 3 47882 Shiffty G D Smith 4 43576 Our Pegasus Pearl D C Morrison 5 5075 Superfast Gorsey Gemma Thornley Scott Iremonger 6 38x67 The Last Gamble 7 7543 Bryan Boru J R Dunn Sheree Tomlinson 8 33563 Zsahara 9 78790 South Park Korbyn Newman B N Orange 10 81708 Anna’s Boy R J Butt 11 79609 Gotta Ticket 12 80470 Take After Me R L Houghton Neil Burton 13 975 Goose Healy

14 641 That’s Entertainment T M Williams R T May 15 9520 Danangus Fella R6 WALLACE DIACK MOBILE PACE $10,000 1850m 17:23 1 69460 Conquer Me C A Butt L F O’Reilly 2 4507 Daggy Lamb 3 53912 Whiskey Cavalier K G Cameron G D O’Reilly 4 22022 Endless Dreams 5 x0595 Makwala R D Close Sheree Tomlinson 6 99708 Honour Scroll 7 14053 Maid Of Money J R Dunn J F Curtin 8 22502 Scelta Uno 9 57254 Precious Sara T M Williams S J Ottley 10 44307 Songbird 11 25496 Glen Elgin Tomson B N Orange 12 32x7x Boudica John Morrison J B Geddes 13 779x5 Razors Edge 14 34373 Wavethebill R T May R7 CLUBS OF MARLBOROUGH MBL PACE $11,000 1850m 17:56 1 13305 Acento R J Butt 2 7x006 Swap Over John Morrison B N Orange 3 22127 Jeremy Wells 4 50082 Uncle Chan J R Dunn 5 9785 Givemewhatineed P J Davis T M Williams 6 77007 Zia Bromac 7 68721 It’s Me Sam Thornley R L Houghton 8 018x8 Ned Kelly 9 44756 Mac’s Tomado J H Abernethy 10 53358 Sophia Bromac Sarah O’Reilly S J Ottley 11 7656 Hello Adele 12 070x7 The Optimist K G Cameron 13 x5069 Dalness First G D O’Reilly R8 MARLBOROUGH HRC LIFE MEMBERS MOBILE PACE $11,000 1850m 18:24 1 667x1 Mossdale Ben Ben Hope

M9 Christchurch dogs

Matt Markham’s Blenheim Selections Race 1: Barnstormer, Glover, Falcon’s Monarch, Bromac Hype Race 2: Far More Zealous, Kohli Trouble, Nordic Prince Race 3: Mossdale Terry, You Fly With Me, Zusak, Delta Three Race 4: Charlie’s Ace, With Grace, Cab Calloway, Ultimate Bird Race 5: Make My Sundon, Zsahara, Superfast Gorsey, Shiffty Race 6: Whiskey Cavalier, Endless Dreams, Maid Of Money, Wavethebill Race 7: Sophia Bromac, Jeremy Wells, Accento, Uncle Chan Race 8: Cloudy Bay, Mossdale Ben, Town Echo, Got You Covered Race 9: She’s Got Style, Tairlaw Toll, El Sirrar, Classey Robin Race 10: Dashing Major, Plutonium Lady, Boom, Homebush Lad Race 11: Sioux Princess, Majestic Jag, Baxter, Isla Elsie BEST BET: Mossdale Terry (Race 3) VALUE: Make My Sundon (Race 5)

Today at Addington Raceway

R1 2022 SPRINGSTON HOTEL HARDING CUP HEAT 1 $3500 295m Type:C5H 16:20 1 68717 Goldstar Wynter R L Evans 2 71764 Mitcham Sam J T Mc Inerney 3 23553 Fairly Able J & D Fahey 4 58187 Hilton Hope B C Dann 5 25281 Big Time Brie Lisa Cole 6 1117x Seve A L Hart 7 17118 Amuri Fury J T Mc Inerney 8 25353 Pitch Mark A L Hart 9 41333 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 10 66122 Taieri Taylee R Casey R2 2022 SPRINGSTON HOTEL HARDING CUP HEAT 2 $3500 295m Type:C5H 16:43 1 74188 Suck It Up A L Hart 2 37211 Young Romeo R P Breen 3 14751 Diamond Harmony M M Grant 4 31132 Made The Cut A L Hart 5 13111 Opawa Ranger J & D Fahey 6 31211 Homebush Sirius J T Mc Inerney 7 42735 Edge Of Reason J E Dunn 8 231x7 Big Time Lantao Lisa Cole 9 41333 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 10 66122 Taieri Taylee R Casey R3 2022 SPRINGSTON HOTEL HARDING CUP HEAT 3 $3500 295m Type:C5H 17:12

1 35524 Miss Adobe Matt Roberts 2 46411 Amuri Andy J T Mc Inerney 3 41273 Violet Lu A L Hart 4 51112 Big Time Prada Lisa Cole 5 21152 Goldstar Portia R L Evans 6 13313 Thrilling Millie C J Weir 7 13717 Sneaky Snitch A L Hart 8 4556x Know Pick G A Cleeve 9 41333 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 10 66122 Taieri Taylee R Casey R4 2022 SPRINGSTON HOTEL HARDING CUP HEAT 4 $3,500 295m Type:C5H 17:34 1 1725x La Rochelle J E Dunn 2 12151 Victoria Lu A L Hart 3 26323 Taieri Missile R Casey 4 67134 Romeo J T Mc Inerney 5 41275 Diamond Warrior M M Grant 6 73211 Mable Jewel C Roberts 7 11141 Master Porthos A L Hart 8 x2373 Big Time Fuzz Lisa Cole 9 41333 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 10 66122 Taieri Taylee R Casey R5 THURSDAY PLACE PICK DISTANCE $5000 645m Type:C2D 17:52 1 12644 Student Loan J & D Fahey 2 24342 Ellias Bale C Roberts

4 16132 Raja Bale C Roberts 5 17374 Know Grizzles G A Cleeve 7 11111 Know Keeper G A Cleeve 8 77267 Know Denying G A Cleeve R6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CEANA SMITH STKS $4200 520m Type:C34 18:16 1 43854 Goldstar Yankee R L Evans 2 28426 Epic Cruze J M Jopson 3 47535 It’s A Babe J & D Fahey 4 65844 Quincy Bale C Roberts 5 35157 Humbling J & D Fahey 6 26543 Willene Bale C Roberts 7 53687 Jelly Fish J & D Fahey 8 74556 Opawa Harper J & D Fahey R7 CLARKSON SIGN SPRINT $2,600 295m C4 18:41 1 25581 Homebush Chloe J T Mc Inerney 2 17882 Mitcham Magic J T Mc Inerney 3 12185 Coffee Biscuit J M Jopson 4 42256 Goldstar Flora R L Evans 5 24614 Free For All M M Grant 6 14373 Ghost Mode A L Hart 7 11185 Maccy’s Girl C Roberts 8 13740 Trousseau J E Dunn 9 43285 Gary A L Hart 10 5426x Lightnin’ Slim C J Weir R8 2022 SUCK IT UP NZ BREEDERS STAKES HEAT

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, January 13, 2022

Hendrickson returns from injury in fine fettle Jelle Hendrickson’s comeback from injury is well on track, if his efforts in taking victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s, On Your Bike Hire, 35km handicap event around the Winchmore Church block on Sunday is anything to go by.

Hendrickson and his co-markers worked hard to find the front in the second half of the race.

In the four-up sprint to the line, Hendrickson had the final say to the win and lift the Blackburn Cup. Isabella Inglis ensured her first start in senior ranks was a memorable one, riding strongly to secure the second place spoils.

Charlotte Cox produced a top ride to charge into third place.

Christchurch visitor Simon White was in the thick of finish to take fourth place.

Sports results Ashburton Vets Golf

American Foursome played at Rakaia: 1st Gary McKeown and Ray Suttie 64, 2nd = Kevin Sisson & John Robinson, Guilford Lane & John Ownsworth, Murry Beach & Manny Sim 66. Next Game January 24 at Methven, Merrett Salver, weight for age.

The evergreen Paul Williams and Don Morrison fought out the finish for the top six, with Williams getting the nod by the barest of margins to take fifth place, with Morrison in sixth.

Scratch marker Kyle Gray rode the course in a quick 47.28 to secure fastest time honours.

Steve Hands and Tony Ward were in the thick of the finish to claim second and third time.

The juniors and Division 2 contested a 18km handicap event.

Back marker Zoe Spillane produced a top shelf ride to take both the victory and fastest time honours. Zoe covered the distance in 29.21.

Sarah Gould kicked the year off in great fashion, securing the second place spoils.

Zac Brookland ensured his trip north was worth it, getting up on the line in a hard-fought sprint to take third place.

Ryan Gallagher continued his string of good results with fourth place.

Laughlin Hall and Copper Spillane rounded out the top six.

A good field of division 2 riders went to the line.

Kenny Johnston had the best of the bunch sprint to take the win, and in doing so secured fastest time, from Andy Skinner and Brian Ellis.

Next week the club will contest a 45km handicap event around the Christies Road block.

Zoe Spillane came from off the back mark to produce a top shelf ride during Tinwald Cycling Club action on the weekend. PHOTO TINWALD CYCLING CLUB

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Captain back for Cup clash Matt Markham Mid Canterbury will return to the Hawke Cup fold this weekend as they host Southland in Ashburton.

The baggy green and golds will take to the middle for the second game of the competition with their first match played out as a draw due to the weather when they took on South Canterbury prior to Christmas.

The selectors have opted for a largely known side for the match, which will be played over both Saturday and Sunday on the Ashburton Domain Oval, with two changes from the team that played South Canterbury.

Captain William Southby returns to the mix and will lead the side while the talented all-rounder Ryan Bell also comes back into the team after missing the first clash.

It’s a strong Mid Canterbury line-up, with a number of in-form players stepping into the mix including Alex Hooper, who was in devastating form with both the bat and the ball last weekend for the Tech Stags. Hooper will be expected to lead the charge with the ball ,where he is likely to be joined at the top of the pace attack by Harry McMillan.

The side is: William Southby ©, Ryan Bell, Sam Clark, Devon Flannery, Nick Gilbert, Alex Hooper, Tom Innes, Angus Jemmett, Des Kruger, Harry McMillan and James Southby.

CLUB NEWS Allenton Bowling Club

Sports draws

Congratulations to Sandra Keith on winning another national title in the open women’s pairs last week in Christchurch.

In the men’s open pairs Rodney Greaney made it through to the quarter finals well done.

On Thursday January 8 at the club progressive pairs was the format for roll up and results were as follows: Leads 1st Dick Smitheram 3 wins, 2nd Nic Andrews 2 wins 14 ends, Skips 1st Bob Holdom 3 wins, 2nd John Forde 2 wins 14 ends.

Upcoming events the week of the January 10: Thursday 13th Rakaia Boags Triples and Combined Club Roll Up, Friday 14th Ashburton Friday Triples, Saturday 15th Combined Club Roll Up, Sunday 16th Methven Doug Hood Open 4’s.

Outdoor bowls

Mid Canterbury Over 60 Tournament Monday January 17, 12.30 start , MSA green. 3 games 8 end 3 bowl triples Mufti and $6 per player (Skips names first) 1. M Skilling, G Taylor, A Smith 2. J Argyle, D Prendergast, D Watson 3. A Miller, H Goodall, T Pearce 4. M Anderson, S Harrison, D Waller 5. J Kewish, D Muir, A Gibson 6. A Hill, R King, A Huband 7. Smallridge, R Mitchell, A Gibbs 8. B Hopwood, J Moffatt, G Edlin 9. M Watson, D Lysaght, G Crack 10. T Johnson, C Cleghorn, W Herriott 11. M Reid, R Petrie, R Prendergast 12. M Palmer, W McCarthy, L Spargo Reserve: D. Taylor

Ashburton Bowling Club

The weather interfered significantly with the final few fixtures held at the club in December, so hopes are high that the holiday weather continues for the weeks ahead! Details of re-arrangements will be advised when known.

Unfortunately the Cotula Cup Holiday Classic tournament, held at Ashburton on the 27th and 28th December, was affected by the weather, and the second day was cancelled due to its inclemency. The winners of the first day were declared the tournament winners. Sincere thanks are recorded to club members and officials for all their work and efforts that made the staging of the tournament possible. And all during the holiday break! Thank you everyone!

The Jolly Potter fours tournament was played at Temuka Bowling Club over the weekend of January 8 and 9, and was won by Ashburton’s Gavin Eder, Mike Quinn, Murray Anderson, Gordon Sparks. Well done gentlemen!

It was a glorious day on Saturday for our first rollover triples of 2022 and we had a good turnout. 1st, with 2 wins, 10 ends, 16 points were Charlie Leech, Alison Gibbs, Neil Stuthridge, closely followed in 2nd

place by Trevor Watson, Roy Keeling, Anne Gibson with 2 wins, 10 ends, 15 points.

Our first 2022 Friday Triples, sponsored

by Toyota, will be played on the 14th.

The sub-centre O’60’s will be played at MSA on the 17th, Ashburton Ladies Handicapped Singles is scheduled for Tuesday 18th and 2 bowl triples, sponsored by Terrace View Retirement Village, is at Ashburton on the 19th. Our normal club days will continue on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

From all of us at Ashburton Bowling Club, have a Happy New Year and very Good Bowling!

Ashburton MSA Outdoor Bowling Club

We hope everyone has had a very good festive season wish all the best for 2022.

January marks the return to Racecourse Road for our members after the enforced but enjoyable start to the season with Ashburton Club in the domain..

With the return to our facilities which are in pristine condition after several work-

ing bees our competitions kick into full gear.

Our Fours champions have been found after a very even contest the team of Colin Dennis Charlie Cleghorn, Syd Harrison, Gus Hurrell, coming out on top with 4 wins well done and good luck in the Champion of Champions later in the season.

Our triples championship is under way and pairs and singles draw will be completed this week see notice board.

Our club was represented at last weeks nationals pairs by Linton Muir and partner Shane Calder. Although failing to qualify they both enjoyed the experience.

Also pleasing to see Wayne McCarthy and Russell Ward throw their hats in the ring to take out Bowls Canterburys singles titles for juniors and colts good luck.

Our annual Loftus Cup clash with Richmond W M C is on the agenda with a date being worked on We are down to host the Sub Centres Over 75s tournament Monday 17 January With our popular Peters Cup fast approaching Sunday 30th January we urge

bowlers to get those entries in to avoid disappointment.

Our first Skip2ItFlooringXtra sponsored triples will be played at Racecourse Road Friday January 21, 12.30pm start.

Good Bowling, see you on the green!

Ashburton Golf Club

A beautiful sunny Saturday saw a big crowd head down to the Brandon, with many of them setting their sights on a big round to get themselves into the Property Brokers Shootout Final.

It was round 4 out of 5 and 63 players were trying to grab one of 19 places.

Top score of the day however went to someone who is away when the final is on, Peter Walker shot 2 under par gross for a nett 65 and 43 points, great shooting Peter. We had 3 more players on 41 points, well done to Bruce Day, Wendy Parr and George Brown.

How does that leave the Shootout table, I hear you ask? Well with one qualifying round to go Big Bad Bruce sits on the top with 78 points, closely followed by Chris Lovelock on 77 then Bev Chinn and

Dave Robertson looking safe on 76.

Heading down the list to 19th spot we find Pauly Greer sitting on 70 points, so by my reckoning as long as you have got at least one round in so far you should head down to the course on Saturday, chuck in a 40 plus pointer and take your place in the final.

After Saturday’s game we will know the finalists, a form guide may well be written and posted. An auction to sell the runners will be held and the big race will kick off on Sunday January 30 at 10am.

This is always a great spectacle, well supported by big crowds and at the end of the day Bruce will win another club sub thanks to the great gang at Property Brokers.

In other news the Harvey Norman Classic is filling up fast. Remember we can only guarantee entry to the first 100 fully paid up pairs.

The Classic is on February 12 and 13, but don’t hang around, it will fill up, it will be an amazing two days, make sure you are part of it.

That will do for now, good golfing.

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Mid Canterbury’s 2021 sporting events in retrospect - November

Gareth Lewis ruled the Mt Somers lowlands when the Tinwald Cycling Club stopped by for a visit.

The Mid Canterbury Senior Men’s basketball team produced a solid effort to place at the Apples Tournament in Central Otago.

Golfing royalty stopped in at Methven when Sir Bob Charles played his first round on the course, he also met up with local legend Alan Smith.

Shingle flew and fast times were recorded when the Ashburton Car Club held their annual Shingle Sprints.

Aorangi’s best golfers geared up for the NZ Men’s Interprovincial which was held on the Brandon Links course in Ashburton.

Mid Canterbury lad, Daniel Stackhouse took his place in the race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup on Knight’s Order.

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Puzzles and horoscopes

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your attractiveness today is made tangible in the way you approach common activities with uncommon grace.

Yes, you’re being observed. In fact, you have someone’s rapt attention.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Casual relationships continue to have a profound influence on the path your life takes. Friendships lead to the career opportunities, romantic ties and lifestyle choices that colour your world.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): No one likes to feel like They are talking to someone looking over their shoulder for more interesting engagements.

You devote quality attention to the one you’re with and should accept no less from others.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ve known your nearest and dearest long enough for the relationship to exist within a large margin of predictability, and yet... today will still bring you a surprise.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Complex problems may not require complex solutions. However, finding the solution may be a long journey! Stay in it for the long haul and the satisfying end.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You are invigorated by the creativity that flows through you when you’re designing answers. Your aim is to make something that contributes to an easier, more harmonious and lovelier experience of life.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are no ideal groups, though it’s fun to imagine things being better.

Organisational change tends to happen slowly; changing yourself is relatively quick and doing so will affect the entire group.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You want something from someone, and this gives a nervy and uncomfortable tension to the relationship.

You’d be better off breaking the tension by calling out your want.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’d rather make things than own things. You scratch an itch by making something and giving it away. You’ll repeat this several times until one day you’ll decide to charge for it.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Enthusiasm is fertiliser for projects, people and bonds. Still, there’s such a thing as too much. The wrong dose of excitement makes people uncomfortable.

Learn what’s appropriate, test the waters.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Nobody is perfect and those who try and accept everyone’s faults are saving themselves from a lot of wasted energy and drama. Busy people living their purpose (read: you) don’t have time to mix into pettiness.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Crop Farm Worker

Inwards Goods Assistant

GARDENER Lochlea Lifestyle Resort has an opportunity for a person who can fill this fulltime position in our unique resort.

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

Duties will include lawn mowing. Formation of new gardens and general lawn and garden maintenance.

The successful applicant will be subject to a police check.

Applications for this position close at 4pm on Monday, January 24, 2022 Please direct all enquiries and CVs to The Manager: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz or phone 03 3079080

What we need from you: • A current OSH and F Endorsed Forklift License • Experience using a forklift • Experience using SAP or other computer management inventory systems • Comfortable working in a busy storeroom with team, merchandisers, drivers and other visitors that use the storeroom • Being reasonably fit and strong, as much of the work involves lifting, moving on and off vehicles and standing for long periods What you get from us: • Ongoing training and mentoring • Career development opportunities • Great company culture and work environment You would be working Tuesday to Saturday from 5.00am – 2.30pm, with some flexibility for extra hours only when required. We are looking for an individual who thrives on a challenge, is forward thinking, clearly driven and excels in a united culture.

Please apply in writing – including a cover letter and current CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

Full Time & Part Time Positions Available

Days and hours to be discussed at an interview. Your roster will include one evening and one weekend shift.

Email: hunterletham@ snap.net.nz or phone 03 3021877 or 022 304 5116.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

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GARAGE SALES

SOMETHING for everyone.

Items ranging from kids toys, small furniture items, women's shoes & other household items.95 Walnut Ave – 9am – Not Before.

Postponed if wet.

HIRE

We are currently seeking friendly, energetic and customer focused applicants to join the team at Ashburton New World.

You will: • Have the ability to present our products to a high standard • Be highly motivated, reliable and show good initiative • Have excellent presentation • Be a great communicator & team player We will offer you full training and the opportunity to work in a great team environment.

We are seeking a retired farmer to assist on our irrigated arable property near Methven, Mid Canterbury. Some previous experience of harvesting preferred.

This position might suit someone wanting year round part-time or seasonal work. We can offer flexibility of hours and an attractive hourly rate.

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

Applicants will be required to provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Applications close 26th January 2022

Delicatessen / Seafood Department

– seasonal or part-time

New World Ashburton are looking for an Inwards Goods Assistant. In this full time role you will be unloading delivery trucks and vans, checking off deliveries and receipting goods into our computerized system, as well as general storeroom housekeeping.

Driver Urgently Needed We are a Local Owned Transport business serving Mid Canterbury for over 20 years.

If you would like to be a driver for us you will be responsible for operating a range of vehicles and equipment to ensure a safe and timely collection service. You’ll also be required to keep accurate records and paperwork and undertake vehicle safety checks.

To be successful in this role you will need: • A valid clean NZ Class 1,2,3 and 4 licence with relevant driving experience • Relevant transport industry knowledge and experience • You will need to be physically fit and have the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team • Valid vaccine pass.

Hours by negotiation.

All applications to be sent to garybin@xtra.co.nz

To apply: Please email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close 26th January 2022

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

MEETINGS, EVENTS

PAKEKE Lions Charity Market Sat 29 & Sun 30 January.

Donations of saleable household, workshop and garden items welcomed. No TVs or computers. Collections: John 3076229, Dave 3074349, Clarrie 3089629

MOTORING

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Daily Diary

2022

NOTE: Some of daily events may not be running due to the festive season and/or Covid THURSDAY, JANUARY 13

9am - 2pm (summer hours) ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Call in and have a chat and cuppa.

8 William Street.

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise class. Please phone 3086817. Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am-11am PARK STREET LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun low impact dance. St Stephens Church Hall, Park Street.

9.30am-11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly morning games, free racket hire, all welcome. E A Networks Sports complex. River Terrace.

9.30am-12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. We are open every Thursday and Saturday morning, plus every alternate Tuesday afternoon 3.30pm-5pm. check our fb page for which Tuesday. We are based in the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for pre schoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road.

10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street.

Methven.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 4th Thursday

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14

10am AGE CONCERN. Seniors Social Group with speaker, entertainment, quiz, exercises and morning tea.

Seniors Centre. Cameron Street.

10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. 160 Main Street.

Methven.

10.30am ASHBURTON COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40

of each month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Cost $3 per session. MSA. Havelock Street.

11am STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment.

Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street.

Tinwald.

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment.

Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at St Stephen’s Church. Park Street. (note new venue).

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment.

Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at Buffalo Lodge hall. Cox Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play for beginners and experienced. 115 Racecourse Road. Ashburton.

minutes on Friday’s and Mondays. Meet Walnut Avenue hockey Pavilion.

12pm-2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. (Signing Centre).

JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House. 44 Cass Street.

1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport.

Seafield Road.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Construction Staff Due to an increase in work load we are looking for applicants for the following positions to join our team.

Foreman and Carpenters

What you need: • High standard of workmanship •A real team player • Honesty and reliability • Good computer skills for construction software • Have a good understanding of work place health and safety In return we can offer: • Competitive pay rates • Free full cover Health Insurance (discounted rates for family) • Varied array of work in the commercial sector • Full time hours • Long term job opportunities within a larger company

Building Apprentices

What you need: • A willingness to learn • Motivated • A team player • Honesty and reliability In return we can offer: • Competitive pay rates • Free full cover Health Insurance (discounted rates for family) •The ability to learn a wider array of building skills in a commercial company.

• Long term job opportunities in a larger company If the above sounds like you and you are wanting a change, or the opportunity to step up to your next challenge, please do not hesitate to contact us.

All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Email applications to: commercial@mcintoshgroup.co .nz Alternatively, call into our office at 38 JB Cullen Drive Ashburton and fill in an application form.

Applications to be received no later than 4pm Friday 28th January 2022

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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DEATHS

SELL, Graeme Charles George – On Sunday January 9, 2022, unexpectedly in Christchurch Hospital, aged 57 years.

Special friend and partner of Rachelle McKeown. Loved youngest son of the late Florence and Colin Sell (of Portobello). Loved brother of Marie and Lloyd Walker (Portobello), the late Colleen, and Malcolm Smith (Greymouth), Marion and Donald Taylor (Ashburton), Bill and Karen Sell (Ashburton), John and Susan Sell (Christchurch), Ngaire Charteris and Geoff Phillips (New Plymouth), Robert and Jenelle Sell (Portobello). Loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews and friend to many.

Messages to the Sell family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. “Will be sadly missed”.

A service for Graeme will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, January 13, commencing at 2pm followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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Join a friendly club - Ashburton Bridge Club. https://sites.google.com/site/ashbridgenz/ ~ People attending the lessons will be required to have a My Vaccine Pass ~ Lessons start on Monday 14th Feb, and go weekly for about twelve weeks, no lessons on public holidays.

Total cost is $50, which includes the first year’s subscription.

For details ring Kay Robb: 308 6838 or 027 682 2091

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Guardian Ashburton Weather

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Thursday: Mostly cloudy with possible . drizzle in the early morning, then becoming fine. S, dying out by evening.

MAX 17 MIN

Friday: Fine. Light winds.

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Canterbury Plains

Midnight Thursday

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Thursday: Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle in the early morning, then fine breaks. Southerlies, dying out by evening.

Friday: Mainly fine. Light winds and sea breezes.

Saturday: Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

A ridge dominates over much of New Zealand today and tomorrow. A weak trough clears the North Island early tomorrow followed by fresh to strong southeasterlies. From Sunday, a sub-tropical low approaches the northeast of the North Island.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Wear a hat and sunglasses

Data provided by NIWA

9 : 20 – 5 : 5 5 am

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Around The Region Thursday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

18 16 16 15 15 17

8 7 6 7 8 8

Friday

21 9 20 8 20 8 19 9 17 8 18 11

Saturday

20 19 22 20 19 19

12 10 7 10 11 10

Saturday: Fine. Northeasterlies.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

19 MIN 9

Thursday Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Cloudy, with scattered rain at first north of the Mackenzie District, clearing through the morning and becoming mainly fine.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: S 30 km/h, becoming light in the afternoon.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

Friday Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Mainly fine with one or two afternoon showers.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

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

MAX

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

Ashburton Airport 20.1 7.4 3.4 0.2 5.6 SE 28 1:47pm 1.2 82.7

Methven 17.8 8.5 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 20.6 20.7 14.9 8.7 14.6 – 0.0 1.8 1.2 1.8 E 39 NE 26 3:27pm 2:25pm 7.8 – 110.2 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Thursday

20 MIN 9

Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Friday

Saturday

Ashburton H 1:08am 1:30pm 1:58am 2:17pm 2:43am 3:01pm Mouth L 7:09am 7:29pm 7:59am 8:15pm 8:45am 8:58pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H L H L

1:13am 7:16am 1:05am 7:05am

1:35pm 7:35pm 1:27pm 7:26pm

2:02am 8:06am 1:55am 7:54am

2:23pm 8:21pm 2:14pm 8:11pm

2:48am 8:52am 2:40am 8:41am

3:06pm 9:04pm 2:57pm 8:54pm

6:04am 9:18pm 6:06am 9:18pm 6:07am 9:17pm 5:18pm 2:17am 6:20pm 2:45am 7:21pm 3:19am

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