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Tonga in need

Devastating. That’s what Naneh Manoa (right) thinks when she looks at photos showing the carnage caused by the tsunami and volcanic eruption in her native Tongan homeland.

Now Manoa and the rest of the Ashburton Tongan community are asking for help for family and friends struggling in the kingdom.

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Plenty of tales to tell Family vision paying off for cafe owners Lili Haydon From being in the army to running her own operation.

That’s the shop local business success story of Melissa GazeInia, who took over ownership of Salmon Tales Café in Rakaia over three years ago.

“You have this vision of being your own boss,” she said.

That vision is also a family one, with her teenagers Brianna and Rion helping out for the love of it, of course. “Yes, we make them work. Free labour,” Gaze-Inia said.

Her husband William also gets his hands dirty over the weekends. No wonder the pair work so well together because they met in the army. “I was in stalls and he was in inventory. We were based in Burnham and the North Island,” Gaze-Inia said.

The couple then left the army lifestyle behind, buying the Waipara Pub, which they ran successfully for 12 years. Tragically, the pub burned to the ground in 2014, days after they sold it.

“It made me realise someone is always worse off,” Gaze-Inia said.

The family then moved to Methven after William landed a job there and the rest is history, with the couple having leased the well-known tin building by the giant salmon statue for the next 20 years.

“We wanted a lifestyle balance.”

And they got it, but post-Covid hasn’t been easy.

“Everything halved overnight.”

The café used to have three buses of tourists daily stopping on its journey to Queenstown.

“It (Covid impact) was a smack in the back of the head,” Gaze-Inia said.

Through those tough times

Rakaia’s Salmon Tales Café owner Melissa Gaze-Inia: “You have this vision of being your own boss.’’ she’s been grateful for all the community support, especially from the landlord, who is none other than Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown.

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Fortunately, more people are now travelling from both Ashburton and Christchurch to pop in for a coffee. They’re also there to watch the rainbow trout leap

out of the water from the outside pond.

It’s a destination café that continues to make its mark.

“People come for a drive, to get

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Stewart and Holland’s Jo and Mark Cartwright will say goodbye to their existing premises in the next few months but not to their loyal local customers.

Local demand triggers move Malcolm Hopwood Stewart and Holland are about to enlarge their footprint in Mid Canterbury.

The refrigeration and electrical business, which started with Doug Stewart and Wilf Holland nearly 90 years ago, will move to the Ashburton Business Estate by mid-year.

It will be another step along the electrical journey for the

business with the distinctive name and which first appeared in the heart of the depression in 1934.

Stewart and Holland were located in Burnett Street close to the arcade and the retail and service centre remained there for 75 years.

But following the Christchurch earthquakes, it needed upgrading to meet new compliance standards and its owners moved to a site off Alford Forest Road.

Now Mark and Jo Cartwright, and Scott and Catherine Mackenzie, who bought the business from Dave Stewart 16 years ago, are on the move.

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The walls of their new complex were installed last week and they hope to move in by May. Their expansion is due to increased trade, the need for larger premises and ongoing local support.

“Local trade is very, very important to us,’’ office manager, Jo Cartwright, said.

“We like to support people who support us.

“Our move means Stewart and Holland will continue to be a major force in refrigeration and air-conditioning in the years to come.”

Their relocation to a doublethe-size, purpose-built complex

indicates the increased volume of work they’re carrying out in Mid Canterbury and the Rolleston area.

“We want to hire more staff, expand our workshop and provide greater storage facilities for our aircon, heat pumps and refrigeration units,” Cartwright said.

She said major projects, such as the fit-out of Murney Main building in the CBD and Tinwald Tavern, was work Stewart and Holland had completed, but their servicing and installation also extended to private homes and the rural community.

Ashburton’s economy relies

on farming and the provision of chiller rooms plays an important part.

With local identity and service at the heart of Stewart and Holland, its owners support the Ashburton Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign.

“We’ve appreciated local support over the years, and, in turn, we’ve given back to the Ashburton community. Allenton and Celtic are two rugby clubs we support,” Cartwright said.

“We also shop local and encourage our staff to do the same.

It’s why Stewart and Holland began and we want to continue that legacy.”

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Olsen coming to breakfast He’s something of a mover and a shaker as far as economists go – and now he’s coming to Ashburton.

He’s Brad Olsen, a senior economist and leading industry commentator, who will speak at an Ashburton business breakfast function next week.

Olsen, who works for leading New Zealand economic consultancy Infometrics, will talk at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre next Thursday from 7-9am.

Olsen will talk about the state of the New Zealand economy, how Ashburton was performing and he would also give his view on what 2022 was likely to serve up for us.

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The Pakeke Lions Charity Market has had to make a last-minute move to a new venue for this year’s sale on January 29-30 from 9am to 1pm. The new venue is the former RX Plastics Building on West Street. The entrance to the site is through PG Wrightson’s car park off Saunders Road. The sale is an important fundraiser for the Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust, which donates about $20,000 to a wide range of local charities.

The Mid Canterbury Group for Riding for the Disabled is calling for volunteers for 2022. It’s holding a volunteer refresher course and introduction to new volunteers on Thursday, January 27, at its Leeston Street grounds, starting at 9.30pm. Interested parties are welcome to attend and learn the requirements, health and safety procedures and other regulations. Police checks and volunteer contracts are a compulsory requirement.

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Economist Brad Olsen is coming to a breakfast event next week in Ashburton economic development manager, Simon Worthington, said it would be an “unmissable event’’ because Olsen focused on getting useful information to businesses, decision makers, and the public.

“At present, he is focused on

the economic effects of Covid-19 and the reimagination of the New Zealand economy as jobs are lost, business practices change, and a new normal emerges,’’ Worthington said.

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Breakfast and refreshments would be provided at the event, which would also be an excellent networking opportunity for Ashburton district business leaders.

Local sports clubs and active recreation groups are being asked to complete a short survey as the Ashburton District Council tackles a new strategy to help support wellbeing within the district. The previous sport and recreation strategy was adopted in 2010 and was primarily focused around the development of the EA Networks Centre. Groups have until Friday, February 18 to complete the survey online at: surveymonkey. com/r/8FDPPGY

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Tonga desperate for help Daryl Holden

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A Tongan Ashburton mum says the tsunami and volcanic eruption in the Pacific Island nation has been devastating, but she’s grateful her family are okay.

Naneh Manoa’s stepfather and young stepsister, just 12, live in a village on the main island of Tongatapu of Tonga, which escaped much of the carnage from the tsunami that followed Saturday’s volcanic eruption.

“They are where the airport is on the higher ground,’’ she said.

“When Tonga was being evacuated, that’s where everyone was trying to get to.’’

Manoa, who has lived in Ashburton since moving from Auckland in 2018, said her stepfather’s house was not damaged, but was covered in thick volcanic ash, which hit when she was on the phone to him.

“He video called me on Facebook and he was outside talking to me when the ashes were falling out of the sky,’’ she said.

know people in “ IAshburton, who

have parents there (Atata) and they are still waiting to hear from them Pretty much every Tongan family in Mid Canterbury also have family still in Tonga

“I was like, ‘what are you doing?

Get indoors’.

“I told him to get inside, to get their solar lights ready, charge up their telephones.

“I feel really bad now because I was telling him off.’’

Manoa, of course, was just relieved to know they were OK and among the lucky ones in the kingdom.

United Nations’ officials have reported that 84,000 people – more than 80 per cent of Tonga’s

Ashburton’s Naneh Manoa ponders the devastation of her homeland in a photo after the tsunami and volcanic eruption. She’s now calling for community help. population – had been impacted by the volcano’s eruption, with the loss to property having been called catastrophic.

Manoa said the disaster had also affected every Tongan family in Mid Canterbury where a community of about 1000 had ties to the nation.

It had been a “quite stressful’’ time for many, hoping and waiting to hear news about family and friends.

“There are some families here who have parents in the smaller outer islands,’’ she said.

“Like, the island of Atata was completely wiped out.

“I know a couple of people from Ashburton, who have parents there (Atata) and they are still waiting to hear back from their families.

“Pretty much every single Tongan family in Mid Canterbury also

Tongan cry for help Ashburton’s Tongan community is pleading for help for those caught up in the volcanic and tsunami disaster in the Pacific Island nation.

Every member of the big Tongan community in Ashburton have family and friends impacted back in their homeland.

They desperately need to get water to Tonga.

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Email help donation ideas: editor@theguardian.co.nz (write Tonga in subject line) have family still in Tonga.’’

Now those Tongan families in Mid Canterbury were working together to provide assistance to loved ones back home.

A meeting today, led by Tongan

community and church leaders, would take place in Ashburton to discuss how they could help and support each other.

A member of the Ashburton Tongan community organises

container shipments of goods to be sent to the kingdom.

“And he’s got a container that is due to go.

“The plan is, as soon as he can get it going to Tonga, it is going to go.’’

The focus would be shipping drinking water to Tonga. Salt water from the tsunami and volcanic ash had polluted the drinking water of tens of thousands of people, which meant securing access to safe drinking water was an immediate and critical priority.

“There have been people reaching out to me on Facebook wanting to donate clothing,’’ Manoa said “We’re so very grateful for that but our main focus is getting water over because Tonga lives mostly off rainwater from water tanks, which can’t be used.’’

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Strowan Fields a 400-lot development for Ashburton Daryl Holden

The men behind a potentially town-changing new subdivision are calling their venture “exciting’’ for Ashburton – and it certainly is.

Long standing Ashburton Property Brokers real estate agent Paul Cunneen has teamed up with Christchurch property developer Shane Kennedy to create a 66-hectare, 400-lot subdivision on Trevors Road on the outskirts of Hampstead.

The lots would range in size from about 450 square metres through to 4000 square metres, with section prices starting from $185,000, which should appeal to desperate first home buyers unable to find properties in a squeezed real estate market.

An 11-hectare retirement village was also likely, pending consent approval, as was a childcare facility. A reserve with a stream would complete Strowan Fields, which was set to become one of the largest developments of its kind in and around Ashburton. It would comfortably dwarf the nearby Braebrook area, which was significant when it was created more than a decade ago but was just a 20-hectare, 186lot consented.

uptake has been “ The ahead of where we

thought it would be. We knew there was some demand, but it has exceeded our expectation

Kennedy said at an official launch of the subdivision site that the development was timely for Ashburton, given the critical shortage of residential sections and continued growth of the district.

“It is very exciting for Ashburton,’’ he said.

“The town centre has certainly developed and Ashburton needed something like this to house people to take up that growth.’’

That growth has already resulted in significant sales because of a pent-up demand for sites to build on in Ashburton, with about 175 sections having already been sold, which had even surprised the project developers.

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“We can see now just how much it was needed for Ashburton.’’

The next stages would see smaller residential lots and rural residential sections become available, plus the likely creation of the retirement village, whose identity he would not reveal just yet.

“They’re still going through a consenting stage,’’ he said.

“It is more than likely it will happen, but I would be more than happy to release that with their permission once they are a bit further down the track.

“But I think it would fit really well and it would be a great thing for Ashburton.’’

Kennedy thought the first builds would probably start about August, with he and Cunneen confident the sections would sell.

The pair have some successful property development history, having worked on projects together for the past decade. That

Strowan Fields What: One of the biggest residential subdivision developments in Ashburton has been officially unveiled.

Where: In Hampstead on the corner of Wakanui Road and Trevors Road.

How big: It has 400 sections spread over 66 hectares.

(Braebrook, by comparison, was included developing the Flemington subdivision in Lincoln.

“It’s a huge investment from the outset for us, but it’s not our first rodeo,’’ Kennedy said.

“We certainly tried to get it at a level that

20 hectares over 10 years ago).

Also: Plans include a retirement village, plus a childcare facility.

Cost: Section prices starting from $185,000.

Why the name Strowan Fields: Strowan was the name of the farm, stretching back 100 years, where the subdivision site is now being developed. would work well for an area like Ashburton.

“We have a wide range of builders who have purchased sections, and mums and dads who have also purchased sections.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Preparing for Omicron

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If it’s been 4 months or more since your second dose, and you’re 18 or older, get your booster as soon as possible. The tamariki in your whānau aged 5-11 can also now get immunised.

Find a vaccination centre near you at BookMyVaccine.nz Make a plan – Your readiness checklist If you test positive once Omicron is in the community, your whole household will need to isolate until everyone is fully recovered.

Have a kōrero with everyone in your house so you all know and understand how you’ll manage things like work, school, and jobs around the home.

Write down your plan and share it with your household (maybe stick it on your fridge).

Use this checklist to prepare your plan for getting well at home: Emergency contacts Care and support plans (e.g. for children, dependants) How you’ll let people know you’re isolating Household instructions (e.g. pet and plant care, household maintenance like paying bills) Who can help make isolating easier (e.g. by dropping off food)

Dealing with symptoms A wellness kit should include: Nasal sprays Lozenges Paracetamol Ibuprofen Cough mixtures Prescription medicines

Hygiene products Masks Gloves Tissues Hand sanitiser Rubbish bags Cleaning products.

Set up a buddy system

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When self-isolating, food and other necessities may need to be delivered. Organise someone outside your household (like a neighbour or friend) to keep in touch with, drop off supplies, or help with daily tasks.

It’s normal to feel anxious or stressed in times of difficulty.

For support with anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free 24/7.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Family on a roller-coaster ride Maddison Gourlay

A young Ashburton family has been hit with one of the best and worst days imaginable – and they’re just not sure how to react.

The Van Der Westhuizen family’s life changed forever when Jonè found out she was pregnant with her second child, but hours later that high became a terrifying low when husband Zayn was diagnosed with leukaemia.

“It’s only been a week. I haven’t had much time to take it in,” Jonè said.

“The last week has been a roller-coaster.”

As a result the couple’s close friends Ruby Bowman and Sarah Martin have stepped up and have established a Givealittle page “I am beyond grateful,” Jonè said.

“It will go towards bills, unexpected costs, petrol, and hopefully funding a drug called Mylotarg.”

“It increases the success rate of chemo by 20 per cent. Unfortunately, it’s not funded by the government.

“It costs $20,000, and we are going to try our best to get our health insurance to cover some of it, but if not that’s obviously another cost.”

Zayn is the main income earner for the Van Der Westhuizen family, the family has income protection insurance, but that only covers 40 per cent of his wages.

With their young son Zain that is just shy of two years old, a baby on the way and a mortgage with just 40 per cent of wages, is a juggling act that Jonè wasn’t

The Van Der Westhuizen family, Zyan (left) with wife Jonè and nearly two year old son Zian. ever prepared for.

“We might have to put our mortgage on hold, but that would bite us at the other end,” Jonè said.

“We have managed to get four days a week stay at Ranui House, but travelling to and from Ashburton regularly might be what breaks the camel’s back eventually.”

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Some theatre; some reality and a joke

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ay it ain’t so, Nick. Say it ain’t so. Don’t say goodbye.

I’m referring to arguably sport’s ultimate showman, colourful Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios.

The 26-year-old fought gallantly against the world number two Daniil Medvedev in the Aussie open on Thursday night before losing three sets to one.

It was an enthralling, electric match, which saw Kyrgios at his entertaining best. He got the raucous crowd fired up, sent down his trademark underarm and even pulled out his between-the-legs forearm return.

The tennis bad boy had promised the crowd before the contest that he would not stop with his on-court antics that he has become famous for. And he delivered, showing again why he is box office gold for a sport that, to be fair, can be a bit staid and conservative from a spectator

Daryl Holden and player point of view.

Unfortunately, as entertaining as he was, Kyrgios’ spirited loss has once again left him at a career crossroad because he faces another world rankings freefall, which is sure to dampen his enthusiasm to keep playing on tour.

He peaked at No. 13 in the world in 2016 but dropped to 115 before this year’s first slam after more than four months without a match.

He’ll now slide further, putting his guaranteed French Open spot in jeopardy in May and it may even leave him needing to play qualifying matches just

to make the cut for all the big events.

But would Kyrgios do that?

Would he be interested in having to qualify, knowing he has all the talent in the world and should be challenging the big guns and not the also-rans?

I doubt it. So all tennis fans – and sports fans everywhere – should be worried. Kyrgios’ appearance in the Australian Open this week could well be his last. A rare talent, a sometimes controversial talent, who brings theatre to his sport, could be gone way too soon. Tennis can’t afford that to happen. Let’s hope it doesn’t.

Just lucky to be alive – and she knows it I’ve never meet Ella Ashley from Southland, but the teenager is one hell of a young lady with an attitude we could all learn from.

Ashley, just 18, had both legs smashed and sustained other serious injuries in a horror crash in September 2020. She was in a coma for two weeks, has had 13 surgeries and may still have to have her right leg amputated.

And what does she think about all that now, especially the prospect of having her leg amputated one day?

Ashley just laughs about it, having initially cried the threehour journey home from Dunedin to Winton when the doctor first told her she may need an above-the-knee amputation at some point.

But when they got home, the teenager realised she was lucky to be alive and had nothing to complain about.

Two others in the crash, including an infant girl, both died.

“It’s just a leg at the end of the day,” said Ashley, who incred-

ibly is now university bound to study psychology after she passed Year 13 without sitting exams.

“I’m bloody proud of myself.”

And so she should be.

And something a little lighthearted to end the week This yarn, which has been doing the rounds on social media, just has to be shared. Enjoy.

Breaking News: In a shock move, the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced that tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, is their new temporary national team batting coach after a disastrous Ashes tour of Australia.

“We acknowledge that Novak doesn’t have a background in our sport,’’ an England cricket spokesman said.

“But we couldn’t overlook the fact that it took Australia two weeks to get him out.’’

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Council dysfunction, healthcare chaos and political showdowns – Local Democracy Reporting captures it all

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id Canterbury’s local democracy reporter, Adam Burns, made his mark with some excellent stories in 2021.

Burns, at the Ashburton Guardian, dug into serious allegations of physical and verbal abuse of vulnerable students made against a secondary school teacher at Ashburton College last year.

The principal remained tight-lipped but an initial story prompted a statement that an investigation would be undertaken. It eventually cleared the teacher of wrongdoing, while Adam continued to follow up questions around who saw the investigation report, and the internal processes of schools.

The story about Ashburton’s odd town slogan took on a life of its own. The publicity led to a formal council review, but the consensus was that a slogan was simply a marketing gimmick.

There is now wider discussion around how smaller rural towns sell themselves to the wider domestic market.

• At the Gisborne Herald, Tairawhiti LDR Alice Angeloni met Tolaga Bay Area School principal Nori Parata, who had been desperately seeking high-quality and consistent dental care for her students for two decades.

After Alice’s story was published Tairawhiti DHB put a mobile dental clinic at the school to treat the 350 Year 9 to 13 students, some of whom had not had any dental care for two years.

• Matthew Rosenberg took the time to sit down with Sir Tim Shadbolt when he took on the Southland LDR role in April 2021.

In one of his many stories capturing the dysfunction at the council, Matthew discovered an email the mayor had sent him was accessed by the council’s chief executive and used against Sir Tim in a meeting.

Matthew’s story led to the chief executive admitting the access

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Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt

and a $10,000 independent review of whether the council’s electronic communication policy was lawful and appropriate.

Matthew also broke stories on a health condition the mayor was suffering and Sir Tim’s use of council buildings to store personal items.

• Former Wairarapa LDR Marcus Anselm reported that Masterton District Council chief executive Kath Ross had been caught on camera ripping down a publicity poster advertising a protest against a council proposal for a new civic centre.

She took up a special projects brief following the story and later left the job altogether.

• Rotorua LDR Felix Desmarais followed up a throwaway comment in a council meeting about bilingual road signs and through ongoing stories the issue gathered momentum.

It led to Transport Minister Michael Wood switching from non-committal language to travelling to Rotorua to announce exclusively to Felix he was committing to bilingual road signs by the end of the term.

A feature on the “black hole” of transparency followed a news story by Felix in which a member

of the public expressed concern about closed-door council workshops. The feature questioned whether council meetings had become a rubber-stamping exercise after some decisions were all but made at public-excluded workshops. It proved a popular read.

Another story by Felix, on the government weighing up creating another MIQ facility in Rotorua, prompted strong public pressure, leading to a U-turn by Cabinet. His recent work also includes an investigative series into the creation of seven council deputy chief executives who went seven months without job descriptions. Felix has exposed the cost to ratepayers so far of $50,000 as well as two pay rises totalling about $28,000 per year.

working to stop young people joining gangs.

Justin also wrote about what South Aucklanders think of free school lunches, what it was like inside the Church of Samoa cluster of 332 Delta cases, including one member’s raw account of the virus, and how difficult it is for communities to face off against the liquor industry over bottle store locations.

• Justin Latif, who alongside Stephen Forbes covers South Auckland, spent months researching and talking to members of the community for a story about gang violence in Otara.

The story delved into the deeper structural issues causing gang violence in the area and what within the system made Otara more susceptible to such violence. It was one of the few stories on the issue not solely focused on the crimes, but those

• Former Marlborough LDR Chloe Ranford broke the news of a possible social housing rent hike, with a story about worried pensioners, that generated a number of follow-ups.

These included pensioners being asked to leave a meeting, senior housing hardships laid bare, and calls for a tenant liaison, which led Chloe to the state of Blenheim’s Andrew Place flats and resulted in the council agreeing to fix the senior flats.

• On the West Coast of the South Island, Lois Williams reported a rating error affecting 150 Buller properties with potential increases of up to 300 per cent. The council eventually admitted the mistake and backed down.

She also doggedly pursued the government over its non-committal approach to a $24m fund it had promised to the tiny glacier town of Franz Josef to shore up flood walls. It eventually announced a scaled down version of the fund.

And a story about outdated X-ray machines at Grey Base Hospital revealed Coasters were having to undergo extra X-rays than necessary. The scrutiny contributed to the pressure on Fletcher Building to complete the new Te Nikau Grey Hospital.

Watch this space for more of the same in 2022.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

MIGRANT PROFILE

Loving life, living in Ne

M

ariel Azcona is from Puerto Madryn, a coastal city in Patagonia, Argentina, a region with about 95,000 people, and renowned for outstanding whale watching opportunities.

Mariel graduated from university in 2017 as an industrial engineer, and had been working in the field for a few years before that.

She wanted to take a sabbatical year to travel, and heard about some of the Working Holiday Visa schemes Argentinians have access to.

These programmes allow you to work, earn money, and keep travelling for a year. This sounded like the opportunity she was looking for, and after doing some research, and considering all her options, New Zealand caught her attention instantly.

Mariel was very excited, as her research had shown New Zealand offered beautiful landscapes, job opportunities, and the safety to travel and live the “van life”.

Before Covid-19, New Zealand would open 1000 working holiday visa spots to Argentinians yearly, and Mariel was one of the lucky ones who managed to

get a visa.

Mariel arrived in New Zealand in September 2018, and made the most out of her working holiday visa. She worked pruning kiwifruit, washing cars, then doing some grinding and basic welding for EasySteel, and in the Food Truck of the Argentinian Restaurant El Quincho, in Christchurch.

Between jobs, Mariel explored South East Asia and other parts of New Zealand.

After experiencing the New Zealand life, Mariel decided she wanted to stay, and looked into getting a job where she could use her engineering skills.

She got herself a job as a maintenance support for the company that looks after the commuting trains in Auckland, that works directly with the Ministry of Transport.

This was a great experience, as it took her out of her comfort zone and she was able to overcome the challenges of working as a professional in a foreign country.

In October 2021, Mariel decided to move to Ashburton, when the chance of working as an engineering planner opened at ANZCO Foods.

“It was a good step up in my professional career, and I personally love the South Island” she says.

She enjoys the fact that distances are not too long in Ashburton and she can bike anywhere, “the outdoor activities that the district offers are only a short-distance drive from town”.

Making meaningful connections has been easier than what she expected, people who she has come across have been very friendly.

“I found great flat mates who make me feel at home, I also keep in touch with some friends from Christchurch and my colleagues are a nice group of people to have around”.

Mariel loves handball. The first team she has ever joined in New Zealand is in Christchurch, so she is happy to be training again with the ‘Canterbury Quakes’.

Also, like most Argentinians, she is into football, and even before she moved to Ashburton, she was already looking for a team she could join.

Currently she is playing socially on Sundays, but she is looking forward to joining the Mid Canterbury United Women’s football team, as soon as the

season starts.

When asked about the challenges she has faced in the past few years, the first one that came to her mind was the fact that she has started to re-build her life from scratch a few times, “but the more you do it, the easier it becomes, it makes you value your friends and family a lot more, and also appreciate and enjoy your present”.

She considers herself very lucky as on her path she has found very helpful people who have made her experience more fulfilling.

With a smile on her face, she recalls one of the cultural challenges she was faced with, “I had to learn to cool down my emotions at work, as we are wellknown for being too passionate and we can come across as angry sometimes”.

Mariel, without a doubt, misses her home country “in terms of food and traditions luckily there are lots of things that we can still do here, but I do miss my family and friends”, but she loves the fact that in Ashburton she feels at peace and is grateful that so far New Zealand has surprised her with good experiences, and it offers her the freedom she likes.

Mariel Azcona, an A

Driving schem highly succes

H

appy New Year. With the beginning of another year of the programme let’s reflect on the year that has

Mha Puja celebration in Ashburton

M

ha Puja is a festival celebrated by Newari people, they encompass about half the population of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.

Their language is from the Tibeto-Burman family and their culture has been influenced

by Indian social and religious institutions.

The Mha Puja Festival is about worshipping the self, and it is a tradition done in the New Year to purify, empower the soul, and pray for health, as the year begins.

During the festival, Newari people reflect on each other’s role in this world and remind themselves to be kind and look after one another.

The festival involves traditional Newari attire where women wear black cotton saris with a red border called

“haku patasi” and men wear a long shirt called tapalan, tightfitting trousers known as suruwa, a waistcoat and coat may be worn over the shirt.

They draw beautiful mandalas on the floor, one to represent each member of the families and then these are decorated with several elements, like rice, fruits, colourful flowers and nuts.

After the ritual, the festival finishes with a feast of delicious Nepalese food and the careful destruction of the mandalas.

The food is served in a similar shape as the mandalas with rice in the centre and eight different dishes around the circumference of the plate.

On January 3 the Newari community in Ashburton, gathered at Lake Hood to celebrate this magnificent festival.

been.

We achieved another 51 successful licence tests and currently have another 20 students working with mentors.

We ran two learners licence courses, which were delivered by the amazing tutors at the Ashburton Learning Centre.

This included a road craft session presented by Allan Baird and a road safety talk

by Sergeant Stephen Burgerhout.

Our instructors David Leadley and Allan Baird continue to provide our professional driving lessons and our students are doing really well under their guidance.

The mentors comment on how much they learn at the lessons as well.

We are so lucky to have 25 amazing volunteers working tirelessly with our students either as driving mentors, babysitters or providing transport to class. Without them we wouldn’t be able to run this programme.

Thank you to all who give their time so generously.

It’s been a challenging year on farm with staff shortages and weather events, on top of the Covid-19 Lockdown. This has impacted on our programme as it has taken longer to get a licence due to time constraints, but it has highlighted the need for rural people to be able to drive.

We are lucky to have great sponsorship with our funders continuing to support us, and were delighted to hear the government are looking to fund more programmes to support rurally isolated people to get their licence. That is so good for the rural communities throughout the country. The benefits are huge, to the community as well as the individual. It also shows that what we are doing is having an impact.

We are proud of what we do and celebrate every success, every milestone and every friendship made. We love to hear how life has changed for our people. The biggest gains are independence, confi-

ew Zealand

RECIPE

Empanadas Argentinas

Argentinian, is currently loving life here in New Zealand.

me celebrates another ssfully programme year

Makes about 36 (you can’t have only a couple, as they are delicious)

Ingredients

3 T extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 kilogram of ground beef (20 per cent fat) 2 medium onions, chopped 2 small red bell peppers, seeded, chopped Salt, freshly ground pepper 3 T ground cumin 2 T sweet paprika 1 T dried oregano ¼ t cayenne pepper 1½ C low-sodium broth (can be any you have at home) 2 t. sugar ½ C raisins 3 packages (12 each) puff pastry ½ C pitted green olives rinse well, cut in half lengthwise

Preparation Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over high. Cook beef, breaking up with a spoon, until browned but not completely cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving as much fat in pan as possible.

Step 2 Reduce heat to medium and cook onion, bell peppers, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil, stirring, until tender but not browned, 6–8 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Add cumin, paprika, oregano, and cayenne and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth and reserved beef along with any accumulated juices to pot. Stir in sugar, 4 teaspoons salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, until most of the liquid is evaporated, 15–20 minutes; taste and season with salt and black pepper, if needed. Stir in raisins. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover, and chill at least 3 hours.

Step 3

Another licensed driver ready to take to the road. dence, self-esteem and new social networks. Job opportunities come available and isolation is a thing of the past.

Having a driver’s licence is more than just being able to drive, it’s the key to a whole new life and we love being a part of it. But our people say it best: “The driving programme really is a blessing for me. That feeling that you can drive yourself to town, do your shopping, or even catching up with a friend is so good.

I can’t even explain how happy I am that I no longer need my husband or my son to take me to town. I am so happy” – Swabaha, Kenya.

We are putting together another road code group to begin in February/March so if you, or someone you know needs to get a learner’s licence, or to begin the first step

towards conversion, please let us know.

Our programme is open to adults living and working in rural Mid Canterbury. We are always on the lookout for more driving mentors, so if you have a few spare hours each week we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Wendy Hewitt on 027 611 3301 or wendy.hewitt@safer.org.nz We are also on Facebook, just search for the Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme.

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is proudly sponsored by MPI, The Lotteries Commission, Advance Ashburton, Ashburton District Council, Braided Rivers Community Trust, COGs, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury and The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust.

Preheat oven to 375°. Let dough sit at room temperature 15 minutes to temper. Remove 6 rounds from package, keeping plastic divider underneath, and arrange on a work surface. Place 2 tablespoons of filling in the centre of each round.

Top with two olive halves. Brush water around half of outer edge of each round.

Using plastic divider to help you, fold round over filling and pinch edges to seal.

Using a fork, crimp edges. Remove plastic and transfer empanada to a parchment-lined sheet tray, spacing 25mm apart. Repeat with remaining rounds (you’ll get about 12 empanadas on each tray).

Step 4 Bake empanadas, rotating tray halfway through, until golden brown and slightly darker around the edges, 25 to 35 minutes.

Tips: Filling can be made three days ahead. Keep chilled. Unbaked empanadas can be made 3 months ahead; freeze on sheet tray, then transfer to freezer bags and keep frozen.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Aviation’s in the Vinc Y

ou know you’ve mentored your family well when the next two generations all belong to the same profession.

Les Vincent, 81, can look back with pride on 16 members of his dynasty, all involved in aviation. To add a seminal touch, he’s closely involved with AMY, the DC-3, which flew home to the Ashburton Aviation Museum about 15 years ago.

Amy stands for Amy Matilda Young, Les’ grandmother, and, when it arrived, he knew “it had come home to stay”.

His first interest in flying occurred early, when he grew up in Mount Somers in the 1940s and 50s. The land was ideal for aerial topdressing and he watched the Tiger Moths and Austers with school boy excitement when they flew over and dumped their load.

“I even remember following a helicopter as it sprayed gorse,” he said.

But it was a couple of decades later before he bought his first plane. Before then he had to earn a living. He met Elizabeth Bell, who farmed at Lismore on land subdivided by her father.

“We had 450 acres of bare land and a gate to the road. We bought a neighbour’s house and ran sheep and cereal crops,” Les said.

It was valuable having your father-inlaw close by. He knew farming and animal husbandry and taught Les all he needed to know. He was a farmer/trotting owner and Les recalls about 20 horses on his farm.

When it wasn’t just the last horse in the race but the last race in the horse, it had its funeral on the farm.

“We buried it by hand and named the paddocks after it,” Les said. “For example, one of our paddocks is named Doll Dance.”

By 1963, Les had his pilot’s licence but it was another 12 years before he could purchase a plane, an Auster. It was being serviced in Timaru and Les, and his good mate, Joe Hopwood, flew down to pick it up.

“We flew in Joe’s Cessna, uplifted the Auster and flew side-by-side back home,” Les remembers.

Another Auster followed and, by then, sons Andrew and Murray had become interested in aviation. The Vincent dynasty had arrived.

Murray progressed to become one of 600

When the Ashburton Aviation Society holds its extravaganza over Waitangi weekend, one of its members will be a living example of all it’s achieved over nearly 50 years. Les Vincent has led an extraordinary life as a farmer, aviator, enthusiast and radio ham. This is his story.

By Malcolm Hopwood

Les Vincent’s personal people mover of choice. It’s a two-seater, rotary wing gyrocopter, part helicopter, part conventional aircraft. It’s a quick commute from Lismore to Ashburton.

Virgin pilots flying long haul over Australia and the Pacific Islands but, when Covid curtailed operations, he was laid off, only to be quickly engaged by Nelson based, Origin Air. He’s now senior pilot and operations manager.

Andrew meanwhile flew Air NZ’s Dreamliners as a long-haul pilot to Asia, United

A Devon Aircraft in storage that would welcome being exhibited in the new hangar.

States and South America. Today he flies his Airbus on the domestic route and to Australia and the Pacific.

But there’s more to the family lineage. Les’ daughters-in-law are or have been Air New Zealand cabin crew while grand-daughter, Hayley, is a helicopter pilot with the RNZAF at Ohakea.

When it comes to employment, it’s often brothers go in different directions, but not the Vincents. As well as influencing his sons, Les also smooth talked his brother into aviation. After he left Ashburton College, Peter Vincent worked for Safe Air flying Bristol Freighters and Argosys.

That led to a career with Ansett, but Peter, like, Les, wanted his own operation. Les and Elizabeth had the farm at Lismore, Peter started his own airline.

For nearly 25 years he owned or leased 15 aircraft which flew the skies over Australasia. He had scheduled services through the Northern Territory, flew miners and mining staff to work around Western Australia and equipment and gift friends to our troops at East Timor. His was an airline for charter.

Vincent Aviation, which had its origins at Mount Somers, wasn’t as big as Qantas, but it was busy. Peter boasted he flew prisoners and princes, prisoners to and from their lockup and even Prince William on a visit to New Zealand.

His aircraft ranged from the DC-3 to the Beech 1900, Whisper Jets. Dash 8s, Saab 340s and Cessnas.

While Peter was making his name, Les wasn’t looking on from his cereal crops. Les and Elizabeth had shares in Vincent Aviation and he had the rare privilege of flying many of them.

“What did you do at the weekend, Les?” “I flew a Cessna 402 to get serviced at Sydney.”

While Les had a licence, he wasn’t a commercial pilot and couldn’t ferry passengers.

However, it didn’t stop him being 2nd pilot in a crew flying planes to various places around Australasia. If a charter had to leave from somewhere, Les was the man to get it there.

“It was exciting for me,” he said.

One memory stands out. It was time to bring AMY, the DC-3, back to New Zealand.

AMY rolled off the Douglas Aircraft Company’s production line in California in 1944 and was bought by the Royal Australian Airforce. She saw service in the latter part of World War Two then, when peace was declared, flew the “milk run” from Darwin to Japan with supplies.

She had a varied life, being used for calibration flights over Australia, for charter work over the Murray River and as the King of Tonga’s private transport. It was hardly Air Force One, but the king cherished it until the nation could no longer afford the luxury.

During its operational life, it came to New Zealand for package tours.

“It was sought after by rich passengers wanting the high life,” Les said. But the Vincents had to get it from Sydney to Wellington. It was 1994 and Peter and Les were the men to do it. On the way they stopped off at Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands.

Finally Southern DC-3 Trust became its owner and it was flown to its final resting place at the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

“Aviation is the embodiment of a greater part of my lifetime,” Les admits but not quite all. He’s been a successful farmer and continues to live on 11 hectares on the family estate, but a further passion is radio and talking to people around the world.

Les is a radio ham and still has the equipment to prove it. His uncle Stan was a radio ham and “it rubbed off on me”.

“I studied at the Technical Correspondence Institute and got my licence in 1980,”

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cent dynasty’s DNA

Les Vincent welcomes you aboard AMY, Ashburton Aviation Museum’s DC-3, that carries the name of his maternal grandmother, Amy Matilda Young. he said. “It allowed me to talk to people around New Zealand or enthusiasts in the United Kingdom, the US, South America and Japan.”

“It was great talking to people around the world. It extended my knowledge and I made friends everywhere.”

He’s had a long association with the Ashburton Aviation Museum. While he couldn’t attend its very first meeting because of a previous commitment, he’s belonged ever since, held every office and is now a trustee.

For 20 years he’s been a voluntary flight instructor and testing officer.

“It will be a great milestone. It’s driven my life and I love it.”

important we have more space for our aircraft, some “ “It’s of which are in storage, and we can further develop the museum and run seminars and training programmes,

Radio hams must have inspired the internet. They were there before Facebook and 2000 operators still exist today talking on the high frequency band around New Zealand.

Les is one of them. To begin with he talked for hours on end, twice a week although now it’s twice a month. He’s part of a fraternity who’ll never die. When Les and Peter stayed overnight at Norfolk in 1994, he met a former Pitcairn Islander and was able to pass on the conversations he’d had with residents on the remote Pacific Island.

When the museum’s aviation extravaganza, to raise funds for their $1.5 million hanger, is held over Waitangi weekend, Les will be one of the hosts. He’ll try out his morse code and be a living work of art for the museum.

“It’s important we have more space for our aircraft, some of which are in storage, and we can further develop the museum and run seminars and training programmes,” he said.

“We hope to complete the project in 2024, our 50th anniversary.”

A close up of AMY, on the DC-3’s fuselage.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

The museum’s first proper premises, Pioneer Hall on Havelock Street. The building is now being The Ashburton Museum, when it was housed in the old Technical High School on Cameron Street. incorporated into the new Civic Centre and Library building. (Archive reference 02.1982.0530) (Archive reference 05.2009.0027d)

Collections in good hands

By Connor Lysaght

Shifting about

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In 1978, the society was offered a portion of the old Ashburton Technical High School building. This provided more space for displays, but once again the society had to undergo an arduous refurbishment and set-up process. The new museum rooms were opened by Canterbury Museum director Roger Duff that same year.

The extra space was appreciated, but the ATHS building was far from adequate for the long-term storage of the society’s collections. Regardless, it was during this period that the museum’s first paid curator was appointed: Mrs M E Kenny. She was employed for four hours per week. By 1987, this had risen to six hours of paid work per week.

When Rita Wright took the reins at the museum, she began the mammoth task of cataloguing the entirety of the Historical Society’s collection. A very industrious committee did much of the voluntary work.

When the museum shifted into the old County Council building at Baring Square East, the position of curator became a full-time job.

After moving again and setting it all up, the society were thrilled when this new Art Gallery and Museum complex was opened on September 16, 1995. Local MP (and later New Zealand’s first female Prime Minister) Jenny Shipley and Deputy Mayor Joy Harris

he Ashburton Museum has come a long way since the Ashburton Historical Society first met on October 30, 1958.

Individuals with a mutual interest in this district’s history came together with a common goal: to preserve and display materials that were deemed important to Ashburton’s past.

Sixty-three years and several Museum buildings later, the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society is still going strong, supporting the museum and its staff which has been a department of the Ashburton District Council since 2014.

Last year, the Ashburton Art Gallery became a Council facility and merged with the Museum.

This has already proven to have been a positive change for the organisation, and there is great potential to attract new audiences to exhibitions and programmes.

Things weren’t always so prosperous; the task of preserving and displaying our district’s history was once a very daunting task, and the society’s collection didn’t even have a permanent home in the beginning.

Early days In 1960, librarian Thelma McArtney joined the society’s committee and expressed the importance of collecting historical photographs, and the need to photograph buildings about to be demolished. From then on, the Ashburton Historical Society

You wouldn’t see this today … kids being allowed to touch museum collection objects! These two young boys can be seen getting to grips with the old Mayfield telephone exchange switchboard, which is still held by the Ashburton Museum to this day. (Archive reference 02.1983.0363a) started collecting items of significance including photographs, which were stored in various sites around town.

After six years and a lot of hard work, as well as much generosity from the community, a very successful display of local history was held in the Balmoral Hall.

A kind offer by the Ashburton Borough Council secured the society a permanent premises, this being a small brick building which was the former County Engineer’s office. This building came to be known as Pioneer Hall.

Much alteration and repair was necessary before it was possible for the society to display and store their accumulated historical materials. Several donors

supplied items such as carpeting, curtains, chairs, a heater and a second-hand vacuum cleaner.

By May 1972, the rooms were opened to the public every Friday evening and every afternoon except Saturday. Local organisations such as the Country Women’s Institute were asked to help staff the new museum. The following year, the group became an incorporated society.

According to the Guardian, the initial displays included domestic equipment from roughly 1850-1880, information about the Wakefield family, a collection of archives and photographs including Ashburton Road Board records and a selection of local books by district authors from the Ashburton Public Library.

Charity Market Garage Sale

RX Building, through PGW carpark, Saunders Rd 9am-1pm Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 of January Cakes, produce, crafts, household, furniture, collectables, antiques, garden, workshop, sports, children’s entertainment, sausage sizzle, craft stalls, cash or eftpos available.

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Donations of good quality items gratefully accepted.

No TVs or computers please.

• Items collected from Wednesday, January 26, or please drop off at Racecourse, 9am - 4pm Wednesday, January 26

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opened the building. At this time, the society changed its name to the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society.

Both the art gallery and the museum thrived at these premises, but eventually it was necessary for a purpose-built facility to be erected. This was so that the gallery and museum staff could provide the best care possible for our collections, and have increased space and flexibility for exhibitions.

To really appreciate how far the Ashburton Museum has come, you need only check out the photos on this page; they really speak for themselves!

Phone: 03 3071990 | 73 Burnett St Ashburton

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Daily Diary

2021

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

Plants, woodwork, toys and much more weekly. West Street carpark.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Support local stall holders selling local fresh produce, plants, hot food and drinks. North end of West Street car park Ashburton.

9am-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

10am-12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road. Tinwald.

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

10am - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Singles and doubles, the domain, Philip Street.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 1st Saturday of the month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, drawn Pairs. The domain, Philip Street.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH Worship Service led by Rev Jim Young at 48 Allens Road, Ashburton.

9.30am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH Combined Morning Worship at Paterson’s Chapel (corner East and Cox Streets) hosted by the Methodist Parish.

9.30am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH (for Jan 23 only) Combined Service hosted by Methodists at Paterson’s Chapel. No service at St Andrew’s this morning.

10am ASHBURTON ANGLICAN PARISH Holy Communion at St Stephen’s Anglican Church on Park Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Holy Communion at Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Thomson Street.

Tinwald.

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

1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft

and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Casual games. The domain, Philip Street.

5-7pm PICKLEBALL ASHBURTON Come and have a go at EA Networks Centre stadium on River Terrace.

Paddles are provided.

Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enquiries to 308 6817.

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

Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.30am ASHBURTON COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Mondays and Fridays. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

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

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm-9.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improvers/intermediate weekly line dance classes. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Meet outside frontrunner, Moore Street, runners and walkers, all fitness levels welcome. Coffee and chat at Columbus Cafe afterwards.

9am - 12pm CRAFT MARKET.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

9am - 1pm METHVEN LOCAL CRAFT AND PRODUCE MARKET. Held the first Sunday of each month.

Methven Resort. Main Street.

Methven.

9.30am

MONDAY, JANUARY 24

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB.

WEEKEND SERVICES

Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

MEDICAL SERVICES

HELPLINE SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 DUTY DOCTORS for details on how to access the For all other medical assistance outside after-hours service each weekend. of normal hours please phone your Pharmacies general practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give Wises Pharmacy, Countdown you free health advice on what to do or Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am where to go if you need urgent care.

1pm Sunday.

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It doesn’t matter how old you are, if it’s your first smear or your 10th smear, the thought of one is off-putting.

With regular smears and young people getting the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine the risks can be reduced. Reporter Maddison Gourlay caught up with Mid Canterbury Cancer Society health promoter Mandy Casey and manager Annie Bonifant to talk about how important early detection is.

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t’s something most women dread, feel uncomfortable about and put off; getting their smear.

A smear is an early detection tool for cervical cancer, detecting abnormal cells. Abnormal cells can be precancerous and progress to cancer.

“We cannot stress enough how important getting your regular smear test is,” Cancer Society Mid

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Canterbury manager Annie Bonifant said.

“Cancer [patients] have a higher chance of survival with early detection.”

Anyone with a cervix, aged between 25 and 69, who has been sexually active should have a smear every three years.

Gynaecological cancers are not common cancers, but they do take

the lives of around 350 New Zealand women each year.

Mandy Casey, health promoter at the Cancer Society Mid Canterbury said if you are displaying symptoms or notice a change go seek medical advice.

Signs of cervical cancer may include abnormal bleeding between periods or after menopause, pain during sex, or vaginal discharge

that’s not normal.

If you experience any of the symptoms talk to a medical professional, but in the current climate of Covid, it has made it a bit harder for patients to see their doctor.

“Ask to talk to the practice nurse, it can be less intimidating than speaking with your doctor,” Casey said.

So once the smear test is done, you will wait a couple of weeks to

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But regular cervical testing is important. With a national database, each screening result can be compared with past tests and from that comparison they can spot mild or severe changes in the cells.

“If a woman gets regular screenings, prevention is made easier,” Bonifant said.

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he blue backdrop with a touch of gold as pictured hints at the Otago Peninsula – destination for our roadie in this stylish, MX-30 Hybrid. Which comes only in Limited spec at a cost of

Mazda MX-30 M Hybrid

Costs: $80,990 (plus ORCs).

Pricing: from $46,790 plus ORCs. Engine: 2.0-litre, four cylinder petrol/

hybrid–114kW @ 6000rpm and 200Nm of torque @ 4000rpm.

Transmission: Six-speed auto, frontwheel-drive.

Quoted Combined Fuel Use: 6.4L/100km.

Safety: Multiple air bags -

comprehensive driver assist/safety technology packages. 5 star ANCAP rating.

Size: 4395mm long, 1795mm wide, 1545mm high, 2655mm wheelbase.

Kerb to kerb turning circle: 10.6 metres.

Tows: 800kg-(braked) Warranty/Service Plan: 5-year warranty, and roadside assistance as well 5 years/100,000km (whichever comes first) servicing at no extra cost.

from $46,790 + ORCs.

7.0L/100km.

Style

Quality within

Its combination of sleek styling and minimalist look with the centre-pillarless freestyle doors creating the appearance of a stylish 2-door SUV coupe prompted lots of favourable comment from many of those passing by.

Therein there’s a feel of quality, not just in looks, but in equipment, execution and feel to the cabin In which Mazda have made use of natural and sustainable materials including recycled cork linings and finishings for the centre console storage spaces, The fabric and leatherette covered seats proved easy to access, long distance touring comfortable and supportive. The driver’s has power adjustment, and both are heated.

There’s dual zone climate-air, a Bose sound system, active head-up driving display, proactive radar cruise control and a sunroof. The two centre screens, the upper for infotainment and lower, touch operated for climate control/seat heating proved easy to operate.

The rear “freestyle” doors (they can only be opened if the front doors are also open) do allow easy access to the rear seats. These are adult friendly, but best I suggest for shorter trips.

With rear seats occupied there’s 370litres of luggage space (temporary spare thereunder) or with it folded, 876litres.

The ‘Mild’ hybrid system The system comprises a 2.0 litre, 114kW/200Nm petrol engine with integrated starter/generator hybrid system. It predicts both energy inputs and outputs while driving, storing electricity which it recovers via both during deacceleration and regenerative braking system in a 24Volt Lithium-Ion Battery.

This battery powers the electrical system. Then as well provides extra torque support to the petrol engine to maximise both fuel efficiency and the driving performance.

Which means suitably swift acceleration (0-100kmh in 9.7 seconds) and impressive drivability for the varied conditions encountered on our trip.

The 6-speed auto is both unobtrusive and slick. There’s both a “Sport’ mode as well as paddles. Both were tried, but then leaving it in ‘Normal’ the system when left to do its job itself was so efficient that further manual interference was just not warranted .Even on the Kilmog!

While the stated overall fuel use figure is 6.4L/100km, that for our trip, which included lots of hills, city, and open road driving, which was all driven without any thoughts of economy, was exactly

Handling/Ride Given the MX prefix it won’t be any surprise that there’s an MX-5 feel about the steering and overall agility. Which nicely conveys a very satisfying and enjoyable feeling of involvement for the driver through corners without upsetting either the ride quality, or ‘she who must be obeyed’.

Safety There’s the expected five-star ANCAP safety rating because of the many safety features aboard like the smart brake support (with night-time pedestrian and cyclist detection), lane departure, blind spot and rear cross traffic monitoring.

For the adventurous While there’s 180mm of ground clearance, the MX-30 is set up for on-road driving.

Finale What this innovative and interesting compact coupe style SUV does for your eyes it is also very likely to do for your other senses as well!

For it proved quiet and impressively capable for two on tour.

Then there’s also the pure electric) BEV MX-30 Takami. Costing $74,990 ($66,365 after clean car rebate) with a 107kW/271Nm AC synchronous electric motor with a 35.5kWh lithium-ion battery.

The battery size and driving range of 200km of which are in Mazda’s view the “right size” (given the bigger the battery more CO2 is emitted in its manufacture) for commuters.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

The ultimate Corner Rascal

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on’t be fooled by its featherweight proportions – Hyundai’s i20 N can run with its N stablemates, delivering its speed and performance with a fun personality that turns every trip into a Special Stage.

Namyang and Nürburgring-honed to deliver a ‘corner rascal’ flavour, i20 N has plenty of dynamic tricks in its repertoire, and it’s ready to hit the track straight from the showroom.

At the same time, i20 N’s European light hatchback basis means it gives customers a cleverly practical everyday performance car.

Offered in a single feature-packed grade, i20 N is powered by a 150kW turbocharged 1.6 litre with overboost function driving the front wheels via a sixspeed manual and mechanical LSD. The potent four-cylinder puts its power down via a six-speed manual and a mechanical limited-slip diff (LSD), while a performance brake package is designed to handle extensive ontrack punishment.

Setting i20 N apart visually are a full body kit featuring a rear spoiler, 18-inch wheels wrapped

in bespoke Pirelli P Zero HN tyres.

Inside there are sports front

Headlining the in-cabin tech are a 10.25-inch colour Supervision digital virtual instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch satellite navigation infotainment unit featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, Bose eight-speaker audio and a DAB+ digital radio.

There’s also a wireless (Qi standard) smartphone charging pad, a Smart key with push button start, and climate control air-conditioning.

Form and function are given equal billing in the design of i20 N’s exterior, which is inspired by lessons learned in the WRC. There are many motorsport-derived elements, including i20 N’s aerodynamic front bumper design, side skirts and dual level spoiler, which reduce drag as well as the lift generated from the short overhangs when moving at high speeds.

Compact hot-hatch proportions push i20 N’s wheels out to the corners to create short overhangs, despite a relatively short wheelbase designed to underpin nimble dynamics.

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ew Zealand. Porsche is launching a new Platinum Edition of selected Cayenne models. This special-edition of the SUV is characterised by exclusive co-ordinated design elements in a satin Platinum paint finish as well as by extra standard equipment.

The result is a particularly stylish appearance coupled with an attractive price. Platinum Editions of the Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid and Cayenne S are available, as well as the corresponding Coupé variants.

The appearance of the Cayenne Platinum Edition is characterised by numerous model-specific details in satin-finish Platinum. The inlays in the slats of the air intakes at the front, the Porsche lettering integrated in the LED rear light strip, the model designation at the rear and the standard 21-inch RS Spyder Design wheels, which are reserved exclusively for the Platinum Edition, are all painted in this colour.

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in black further emphasise the sporty, elegant look of the special series. Matching solid colours in white and black, metallic paint finishes in Jet Black, Carrara White, Mahogany, Moonlight Blue and the special colour Crayon are available.

In the stylishly designed interior, Crayon seat belts and brushed aluminium door entry sills with the ‘Platinum Edition’ logo add a special touch, as do the textured aluminium interior package and silver-coloured trims.

The Cayenne Platinum Edition also comes with extended standard equipment. This includes the panoramic roof system, BOSE® Surround Sound system, ambient lighting with a choice of seven coloured light schemes, 18-way Adaptive sports seats with memory package and an analogue clock on the dashboard.

In New Zealand the LED headlights and privacy glass are already standard.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Blindside

Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

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STARS OF THE WEEK Mid Canterbury Softball What a huge few days it was hosting the U15 tournament. Incredible feedback from a superbly run event showcasing Ashburton’s ability to host major tournaments once again!

Chasing finals invites Two local lawn bowlers will step onto the unfamiliar territory of Christchurch greens today with the view of making it to the big dance, Bowls Canterbury’s finals weekend.

Allenton Bowling Club members, Jock and Cory O’Connor have both worked their way through to the knockout stage of the 1-5 year singles held by Bowls Canter-

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

Croquet It’s the final day of the Golf Croquet National Champs at the Waireka Croquet Club on Phillip Street, pop down and see some of the best in NZ in action.

Cricket Big game for Tech today against Pleasant Point. If you position yourself correctly, you’ll be able to watch both them and Allenton in action. 12 noon first ball.

Ironman Don’t feel like heading out today? Jump online and capture the action of the Tauranga Half Ironman from early this morning. You’ll find the live feed on their social media channels. Look out for local lad, Braden Currie.

bury each year.

A competition for relative newcomers to the sport, the pair feature in a field of 23 players who managed to do the necessary during last weekend’s qualifying stages to make it through to the knockout part of the event.

Cory will do battle on the Fendalton

Rodney Greaney Mr Consistent on the greens. Not that long after making the top eight at the nationals, he was back at it again with a valiant performance to finish second in the Stu Buttar pairs, mixing it with the best in the business.

green in Christchurch this morning while Jock will be in action over at the Papanui Club.

The competition is played down to at least the semi-finals with the remaining matches in the event then put on hold until Bowls Canterbury holds its annual finals weekend late in the season.

Who am I?

I was born in 1977 and raised in rural Mid Canterbury.

In 1993 I became a founding member of Ashburton College’s club for my sport I played representative sport for Mid Canterbury, but also represented both Canterbury and Otago During 2001-2004 I represented my country before retiring In 2009 I came out of retirement to play tolevel sport again As well as playing, I also stepped into the coaching world and coached Canterbury, Otago and Wellington.

I now live back in Ashburton and am still heavily involved in sport.

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Every sport needs a Coby Snowden.

Dedicated, passionate and unwavering. She’s a big part of the glue that holds the sport of shooting together and deserves every accolade she gets.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Chance to roar against Point Tech’s pathway to success today . . .

Matt Markham Beating the so far unbeatable, sounds easy enough, right?

Well, that’s the task for the Tech Stags today as they head into the penultimate round of pool play in South Canterbury Cricket’s Tweedy Cup up against the undefeated reigning champions, Pleasant Point.

While the result of the match won’t have a major impact on the overall standings come the end of the normal season next week, with knockout cricket looming the chance to get in the heads of the toughest rival is one the Stags are keen to try and have a nudge at.

Twice this season, in the two matches the two teams have played, Tech have had Pleasant Point in trouble when keeping them to low scores only to falter with the bat.

While frustrated by that it’s also led to a self-belief that if they can bring everything together then they are more than capable of knocking them over and ending the unbeaten run.

There are a few things in their favour too. Not only do they get to host the match on their home wicket, but they also welcome back Des Kruger, Ryan Bell and Alex Hooper to the side after they were missing in action last weekend due to representative duties.

Ryan Bell will be a key figure for Tech today as they look to topple the undefeated Pleasant Point.

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Kruger hasn’t played a club game this year yet and adds some serious experience to the middle of the batting order to back up the existing, in form, players who will surround him.

Hooper has been in devastating form this year both for club and district and joins forces with a formidable fast bowling line up that includes Harry Jones, Richard Print and the wily, Bevan Ravenscroft who last week claimed five wickets.

Bell will provide the perfect foil for the quicks; his spin bowling was on song last week for

Mid Canterbury against Southland and he’s a real wicket-taking threat whenever the ball is thrown his way.

Allenton will also be in action on the Ashburton Domain today and they too have a chance at success.

They take on the only side they’ve beaten this year, Star in a battle of the cellar dwellers with the result set to determine who holds sway as the wooden spoon holders come the end of next week’s final round.

But while winning would be nice. All Karmjeet Singh will be

asking from his players this week, including himself, is to show a little more fortitude with the bat.

Only once in their last four matches have they cleared 100 runs in a innings and even then that was for the not much better score of 111.

So, putting the head down and applying themselves out in the middle while giving their wicket a little more respect will be a key focus for the Allenton side this week.

Bowling wise, they are fine. In fact, their bowling line up has on more than multiple occasions

Win the toss, bat first and put on a total of 250 plus. Either Jason Morrison or Des Kruger to put together a 50+ run innings. One of the tailenders make a valuable contribution at the end. Wickets early, especially the Beck twins who can tear a game apart. Alex Hooper, Richard Print and Harry Jones to work their magic early.

Bell to come in during the middle of the innings and strike.

Tech Stags v Pleasant Point @ Technical – 12 noon Allenton v Star @ Allenton – 12 noon. given them a chance of success.

With the T20 competition just around the corner momentum will be key for the Allenton lads if they are to give themselves a shot at competing with the competition heavyweights.

Shooters return with smiles Matt Markham Members of the Ashburton District Rifle Club have returned home from Trentham this week with plenty to smile about.

A 10-strong contingent of shooters spent the week battling some tough conditions on the Trentham range for the national championships, but shone brightly with their results across the week.

Their efforts were spear-headed by Mid Canterbury’s own version of the American Sniper, John Snowden who staged an impressive comeback late in the series to finish third overall in the Ballinger Belt – New Zealand’s oldest sporting trophy.

The trophy dates back to the 1870s and in 2022 history was made when for the first time in its history it was successfully defended by Mike Collings of Te Puke.

Snowden found himself in a bit of trouble during the middle stages of the historic event, sitting seventh with two days of shooting remaining, but he showed all of his class to elevate himself onto the podium with some outstanding scores.

As well as his third placing, Snowden also picked up the Croxton Cup for A Grade long range ag-

gregate and also the White Horse Challenge Cup for the best target rifle competitor over the second of each of the belt series distances. He also claimed a number of other badges and medals for his efforts during the week.

Also picking up a winner’s badge during the championships was Brian Graystone who won the FTR Classic.

As well as competing as individuals, the Ashburton contingent also took part in teams events with a number of shooters involved in the annual North Island v South Island matches which are held at the championships.

Snowden was again to the fore, but this time as a coach leading the TR Class South Island side which included fellow local, Martin Fleming to victory over their northern counterparts. It wasn’t quite as successful in the F-Class though with Cody Snowden, Mike Chui, Murray Cook, David Smith and Brian Graystone having to settle for second.

Away from the range the week was also a special one for Coby Snowden.

As well as her own efforts while shooting, her dedication and passion toward the sport was also acknowledged.

During the National Rifle Association of New Zealand AGM, Snowden was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for her tireless work for over seven years as the association’s treasurer and her overall contribution to the sport.

Above – The successful South Island TR Class team who were victorious featuring coach, John Snowden (kneeling bottom right) and Martin Fleming (standing right).

PHOTO SUPPLIED Right – Coby Snowden is congratulated for her Distinguished Service Medal for her seven years of service to the National Rifle Association of New Zealand.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Lots of locals heading Boys out for success at The Mot to get paid

By Matt Markham

Matt Markham A sheer weight in numbers scenario could pave the way for local success at Motukarara tomorrow.

Mid Canterbury trained horses are always prolific when it comes to the grass track harness racing scene and tomorrow’s meeting of the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club is no different with 28 horses making the journey over the Rakaia and heading east.

It’s an impressive turnout from the region and there’s more than just one or two of those 28 who are heading to the meeting with more than a runner’s chance.

Last start Ashburton winner, Midfrew Luisanabeau will be out to repeat the dose in the feature of the day, the Summer Handicap worth $15,000 for Ashburton Raceway trainer, Brent White.

The big, robust pacer has been, at times, a bit of a problem child for his trainer but showed his true worth at Ashburton earlier this month and is proven on the grass tracks. He’ll need to be good however with a strong field assembled for the race.

Terry McMillian should also have a role to play at the meeting.

He lines up impressive debutant Lone Wolf in a very open maiden mobile event.

The Sweet Lou colt made up a stack of ground late in the piece on debut and with that experience under his belt should give

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Mid Canterbury pacer Kyran and Ricky May will be out for success in the last race tomorrow at Motukarara. tomorrow’s assignment a decent shake.

McMillan also has Steel Dust engaged fresh up in a trotting event that features fellow locals; Rogie Falls, DD’s Super Stuart and Navara – all of whom look a chance of featuring in the money.

Then, in the last race of the day, there’s strong local representation including promising pacer, Kyran for Warren Stapleton.

The Art Major five-year-old won his maiden two starts ago on the grass at Rangiora and then backed that up with an excellent effort to finish second at his next start on the Motukarara track.

With the aid of the one marble tomorrow and Ricky May sticking with the ship

the chances of the gelding look strong.

Kyran is raced by Deane and Warren Stapleton, Craig and Sam Ingold and Laurence and Justine Hanrahan.

For the Ingolds they’ll be hoping the start of the day is just as good as the end of it.

They have shares in consistent maiden trotter, Vertigo out of the Lawrence McCormick stable who has been knocking on the door of a maiden success for a number of starts now.

The speedy trotter was second at her last start at Cromwell backing up an excellent third a few days earlier at Omakau and must be rewarded with success at short notice.

A social media group that started with less than a dozen people almost a decade ago, is set to play with close to $500,000 today on one of the biggest race days of the year.

Hugely popular racing outfit, Boys Get Paid are hoping to reach the incredible target of $500,000 in their Karaka Millions Punters Club – with the TAB prepared to throw a $50,000 bonus bet if they reach their target.

Boys Get Paid started as a small social network of friends, throwing out tips to each other in the hope of making a dollar or too.

Now they’re a nearly 20,000-strong group of like-minded men and women who enjoy racing and having a flutter.

And a flutter is exactly what’s in store today.

Each year the group assembles a nationwide punting syndicate for the famed Karaka Millions race meeting at Ellerslie, in Auckland. In 2018 they had 530 people in their syndicate and $58,000 to spend. This year the goal is to reach $500,000 with more than 5000 people involved.

This year it’s a little different as people can get involved through their own TAB account or through a retail store with a minimum investment of $1. Any collect at the end of the day is paid as it was a normal individual bet.

The group have already opened the shoulders up with a $50,000 each-way bet to return $375,000 if Jodelin can win or place the second race and also another bet of $50,000 on the nose of Rapid Falls to win the first race on the card.

Punters can get involved in the club right up until just before the start of the first race today.

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Race 1: Silk Jacket, Vertigo, Royal Deidre, Heavenly Strings Race 2: Watch Me, Lone Wolf, Vincent Vega, Flo Motion Race 3: Gronkowski, McCrikey, Twilight Bromac, Atomic Travel Race 4: Star Casino, Art Collector, Nikki Noto, Best Trio Race 5: Magnifique Diamanche, Beyond The Horizon, Moons Way, Global Flight Race 6: Kowhai Shadow, Whiskey Cavalier, Mark Dunnett, Kowhai Shadow Race 7: Little Gee, Aggie May, Angel Of Montana, Mick Beth Race 8: Sam’s Town, Kiss The Girls, Artatac, Razor’s Edge Race 9: Katherine, Play Philly, Maren Franco, Show Me Heaven Race 10: Awesome Impee, DD’s Super Stuart, Sioux Princess, Take After Me Race 11: Fernleigh Blackbird, Franco Macho, Kyran, Saint Waitaki

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

Exercise your grey cells with our weekly sports crossword and quiz

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who is known as the Flying Sikh? a) Michael Johnson b) Usain Bolt c) Milkha Sing 2. Who has the highest number of gold medals in Olympic history? a) Larisa Latynina b) Mark Spitz c) Michael Phelps 3. When was the first FIFA World Cup held? a) 1930 b) 1925 c) 1934 4. What is the full name of famous football Cristiano Ronaldo? a) Cristiano Santos Ronaldo b) Cristiano Ronaldo Santos Aveiro c) Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 5. In which sport is a participant called a pugilist? a) Boxing b) Wrestling c) Javelin Throwing 6. What is the maximum permitted length of a cricket bat? a) 36 inches b) 38 inches c) 40 inches 7. Which tennis player was famously stabbed during a match? a) Monica Seles b) Steffi Graf c) Mary Pierce 8. Who is the defending women’s champion of the Australian Open? a) Ash Barty b) Naomi Osaka c) Sofia Kenin Answers: 1. c) Milkha Sing, 2. c) Michael Phelps, 3. a) 1930, 4. c) Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, 5. a) Boxing, 6. b) 38 inches, 7. a) Monica Seles, 8. b) Naomi Osaka

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Puzzles and horoscopes Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When little things can thrill you, you’re with the right person. This is especially true if you happen to be alone. Being receptive to your own wonder and making arrangements to have more of it are major acts of self-love.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Making the other person look good is a priority in every interaction. People feel and appreciate this. You listen intently and consider others’ questions and curiosities as you move conversations forward.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll spend a good deal of time custom tailoring your offerings to those around you, and rightly so. Efficiency depends on it. To forward your aims, everything you do must also work for the other party.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There’s an art to wanting well.

It will take a bit of exploration to understand whether your want is reasonable given your current circumstances. If not, there is something adjacent that will work brilliantly.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll return to a handful of ideas that keep popping back to mind. The reason they won’t leave is because they are relevant or need to be processed and either let go or venerated.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Whether there are too many people involved, there is too much information to include or there are too many options for spending money, you’ll be in a position to make some cuts. You’ll be skilful and swift!

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It won’t be enough to make your point – everyone wants to do that! There very well could be as many “points” in the room as there are people. If you decide to speak, you’ll concern yourself with being memorable.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Systems seem more complex than necessary. However, in a new job, you have neither the overview nor the microview to know what’s necessary. For now, observe and focus on learning, not fixing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Enlist others to bounce your ideas off of because you are too familiar with your subject matter to get the objectivity that will help you move forward.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You use the rhythms of the past to figure out what to expect from the current situation. Frustration is a function of an unmet expectation. The golden question: Should you adjust reality or the expectation?

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If something makes a difference to you, then it matters – period.

There is no one else more worthy of your amazing talent for customisation. Pour your efforts into your own satisfaction.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll interact with supportive people who want to see you succeed. But you have to show them your version of success or they won’t be able to support you in the correct direction.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT Stewart & Holland Ltd Job Vacancies:

 General Electrician  Refrigeration Engineer  Heat Pump Installer

150th SCHOOL JUBILEE

Stewart & Holland Ltd are locally owned, proudly servicing Mid Canterbury for over 80 years.

We are a small team looking for the following – General Electrician for Domestic and Commercial Installation and Servicing.

Refrigeration Engineer for Domestic, Commercial and Dairy Maintenance, Servicing and Installation. Includes Water chillers, Ice banks, Heat recovery, and Cool room/Freezer rooms.

Heat Pump Installer for Domestic, Commercial Maintenance, Servicing and Installation of Single Splits, VRF and Ventilation Systems.

Registrations closing Feb 23, attendees must have Covid-pass.

We invite all past and present school associates to join in celebrating the weekend March 4-6.

General Electrician  NZ Registered and Current Practising License.  Commercial/Domestic Servicing and Installations.

Refrigeration Engineer

Courtesy van from Ashburton available Saturday.

 Current Refrigeration trade certificate, EST (Minimum).  Filler and Handlers License.

All applicants need to

Register on www.rakaia.school.nz, Facebook or paper forms.

 Have a high degree of self-motivation, including the ability to work unsupervised with a safety first attitude and focus.  Be good communicators and have excellent customer skills.  Be flexible with ability to take responsibility.  Ability to be part of the On Call team.  Have a current Full NZ driver license.  Have good time management skills.  Have accurate job recording skills.  Have a commitment to Health & Safety, including being fully vaccinated with a Covid-19 Vaccine Certificate.

Phone 03 302-7231 for more information.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Remuneration package will depend on experience, includes company van and phone.

Future training can be provided.

If this sounds like you – call today or pop in and see us.

Email your CV to admin@stewartandholland.co.nz or call 033087182.

Applicants for this position will need to have authority to work in NZ either NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and be available for drug free screening.

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

Singers and dancers

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

Health & Safety Manager

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

NOTIFICATION OF MASS AND/0R SPEED LIMITS ON BRIDGES REGULATION 11, HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS 1974 NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the NZ Transport Agency has fixed the following maximum mass and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridge(s) described hereunder: Name of State Highway

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Please direct all enquiries and CVs to The Manager: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz or phone 03 3079080

As Health & Safety Manager you will play a key role in: • • • • • • • • •

Monitoring and improving our on-site safety Providing support to our Project Managers and Site Supervisors to manage H&S on site Ongoing improvement and implementation of our H&S processes and policies Monitoring the effectiveness of existing and new policies Providing meaningful H&S information, reports, and advice Managing our annual external H&S audits Maintaining and improving our Health & Safety software and systems Maintaining our pre-qual systems Actively promoting a positive Health, Safety and Wellness culture

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Attention is drawn to the applicable penalties and infringement fees set out in Schedule 1A or Part 3 of Schedule 1B of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999, which apply to infringements of these limits.

Mark Pinner Manager System Management Transport Services, Central South Island

Applications for this position close at 4pm on Monday, January 24, 2022

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Grant Hood Contracting is an award-winning Ashburton-based family business that has been operating for 20 years.

We pride ourselves on our excellent staff management practices and training, and we place a high priority on Health & Safety.

Due to a change in career, we need a new star to manage our Health & Safety.

For just $10!* Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10!

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P: 03 307 7900 E: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

Exciting new housing development for Ashburton

Previous experience in a Health & Safety role A recognised Health & Safety qualification Experience in the civil construction or similar industry Experience completing JSA’s and risk assessments A good understanding and working knowledge of all relevant legislation and regulations Excellent communication skills, high attention to detail, can relate and engage with all team members, clients and sub-contractors Experience undertaking audits and inspections of work sites A drive to get things done and be well organised

This is a hands on, people-focused role which will require you to be onsite undertaking site audits, inspections, investigations and working with our subcontractors to ensure a high level of H&S compliance on site.

You will be working with our team to ensure all risks, hazards, near misses and incidents are reported and investigated promptly and all corrective actions are applied and reviewed effectively.

The successful applicant will manage annual audits, and lead our goal of continuous improvement in areas of Health & Safety, and provide support to assist with Quality and Environmental systems and procedures This is a permanent role consisting of up to 20 hrs per week.

If this role sounds like you, please contact us.

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

Phone Carolyn on 027 209 6410 Or email to carolyn@granthoodcontracting.co.nz

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, January 22, 2022

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Office administrator

Inwards Goods Assistant

We are looking for an Office Administrator at our busy Carew Peel Forest School office.

Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8.30am and 3pm during the school term. A limited number of hours during the holidays to maintain routine tasks, eg payroll. Preferable start the beginning of the 2022 school year.

This will be a varied role and is a great opportunity for someone who is proficient at managing all aspects of an office, and wants to join a great team.

Key responsibilities will include: • Friendly communication and customer service to the community, families and students.

• Accounts – invoicing, reconciling, coding invoices, banking.

• Payroll.

• General administration duties including record keeping, helping maintain systems and procedures.

• Health & Safety – providing minor first aid.

• Provide ongoing support to the management and staff on a daily basis with administrative tasks.

• Inward and outward delivery of goods, mail sorting, ordering, check deliveries etc.

The ideal candidate requires: • Experience working in a school would be beneficial.

• Previous experience in most of the tasks and responsibilities listed.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• A caring and helpful attitude • High accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.

• Ability to work in a small team and independently.

• Competent in Microsoft Office suite of programmes, including Excel and Xero.

Guardian Classifieds

Cleaner – 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.

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”.

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

Pre-employment police vetting & vaccine pass required. You must have the right to work in NZ/valid visa and be currently based in New Zealand to apply for this role. To apply for this position please email your CV, 2 references and a cover letter to principal@carewpeelforest. school.nz by no later than 4pm Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Calling on all team players to audition for the following roles in all of our upcoming major productions:

SITUATIONS VACANT

307 7900

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.

Applicants will be required to provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Applications close 26th January 2022 Please apply in writing – including a cover letter and current CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

On occasions you will need the ability to work alone and be responsible for opening and securing the building at the end of your shift. You will need to be physically fit, able to work on stairs and have a common-sense approach to carrying out the tasks in line with our Health and Safety policy.

Cleaner – Casual

The team at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre is looking for a Casual Cleaner to help maintain all areas of the venue to a high standard. The hours, days and time of work can vary to suit the events on within the venue. This will be a rostered position working closely with the other cleaners and staff. On occasions you will need to have the ability to work alone and be responsible for opening and securing the building at the end of your shift. You will need to be physically fit, able to work on stairs and have a common-sense approach to carrying out the tasks in line with our Health and Safety policy.

If you would like to apply for either role, please complete a registration form available at the box office or by emailing admin@ateventcentre.co.nz.

ATEC is a Vaccine Passport Compliant Venue requiring employees to have had double vaccination two weeks prior to commencement.

Manager Ashburton Trust Event Centre Box 482 Ashburton

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL LONG term rental required for two to three bedroom home with garage preferred Town or country – able to move in within a couple of weeks.

GARAGE SALES

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Willing to pay between $300 and $400 a week. Please HIRE hire. phone or text 0273595171 GENERAL Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party ADULT hire, call and see Ashburton ENTERTAINMENT U-Hire. 588 East Street.

NEW Asian, hot and sexy, Open Monday-Friday 7.00am friendly, busty dd. Good – 5.30pm; Saturday 7.30am massage and good service - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am with no rush. Please 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. phone 021 0904 0157. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising requirements.

307 7900

Notice of General Meeting

to be held in the Entertainment Hall at 6pm on Friday, January 28, at 6pm Business, to extend the timeline of the interim committee for a further 60 days.

Members to have current membership and vaccine passes

Email office@jacobholdaway.nz Applications close 27th January 2022

Jacob Holdaway Contracting Ltd

Delicatessen / Seafood Department Full Time & Part Time Positions Available

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.

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

Technical Support Officer - Water Metering

SITUATIONS VACANT

Crop Farm Worker – seasonal or part-time

Intermediate Administration role Enjoy a varied role taking responsibility for managing our water metering. From collecting data in the field, to collating it in our database, analysing the results and providing the information to other team members for billing - this is a role with variety.

You’ll be an experienced administrator with an eye for detail, who can ensure our data is accurate and preferably has experience supervising contractors.

Applications close on Wednesday, 2 February 2022.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

HOUSEHOLD items, plants, baking, furniture ,women’s health and beauty, clothes and footwear. Signs out Winter Street 9am.

Vaccine pass required

We are looking for an experienced truck driver with a Class 5 licence plus two years experience agricultural contracting which will include buck-raking.

For more details please phone Jacob 0274 225 464 or

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

SITUATIONS VACANT

The team at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre is looking for a part-time cleaner/ handy-person to help maintain all areas of the venue to a high standard. The role would predominately involve ensuring the venue is cleaned to a high standard in line with our current public health measures, but may also involve additional work requiring a vehicle licence for glass recycling, rubbish removal and deliveries.

The hours, days and time of work can vary to suit the events on within the venue, but would generally consist of 12hrs per week. This will be a rostered position requiring some flexibility, working closely with the other cleaners and staff.

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OPERATOR/ TRUCK DRIVER

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.

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

For all your classified requirements.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

MEETINGS, EVENTS PPAKEKE Lions Charity Market.

9am Sat 29 & Sun 30 January. RX Building.

Donated saleable items welcomed.

No TVs or computers, please.

Collections: John 3076229, Dave 3074349, Clarrie 3089629

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

WANTED GENUINE cash buyer, wanting Falcons, Holdens, Valients or any pre 1990 vehicles suitable for preservation. Phone 021 02914847 or 03 615 7930

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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Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, midday Thursday week prior to publishing.

CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted.

2. Forms MUST be signed by an authorised representative of the organisation concerned.

3. A separate form MUST be submitted for each future event and may be lodged with the Guardian as far in advance as desired. For example: A club which meets monthly may submit, say, 12 separate forms simultaneously – one pertaining to each meeting scheduled over the following 12 months.

4. The organisation acknowledges that no responsibility for errors or omissions will be accepted by the Guardian Company.

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Late death notices Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

DEATHS

DEATHS

DEATHS

McBRIDE, Joyce Lorraine – (Formerly of Mimihau, Wakanui, and Governors Bay). On January 18, 2022, at Christchurch, aged 94 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Doug, loved mother and mother-in-law of Stephen and Kay, John (Barney), Ross and Raelee, Jane and the late Bill, Malcolm and Sandra, “Nanny and Nanny Boats” of Karl, Kelly-Ann, and Kimberley; Tom, and Chloe; Jesse; Alice, and Cherysh, “Great Nanny and Nanny Boats” of Benji, Levi, Mia; Kason, Judd; Sophie; and Caleb.

Sincere thanks to the caring staff at Anthony Wilding.

Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Joyce McBride, c/PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. The funeral service for Joyce will be held in the St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, 8 Governors Bay–Teddington Road, on TUESDAY, January 25, at 1pm, followed by interment at St Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Governors Bay. Vaccine passes are required.

BELCHER Wilfred (Wilf) Desmond – Passed away peacefully at home on January 20, 2022.

Much loved husband and sparring partner of Beverley, treasured Dad of Bob, Leanne, and Janine, special Grandad to Tara and Josh and great-grandad to Tane, Tamati and Tilly. Loved only son of the late Ernie and Ethel Belcher, and brother and brother-in-law to Elaine and the late Geoff Parsons, the late Joyce and Ken McAlpine and the late Joan Belcher; brother-in-law to Daphne Harris and Anita Thompson and partners.

The family wish to sincerely thank Doctors Lewis Arundell and Paula Hyde and the Fairlie Medical Centre team for their tremendous support and care. Messages to the Belcher family c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Wilf’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton, on TUESDAY, January 25, commencing at 11.30am, followed by a private family interment.

Vaccine Passes are required.

LOVETT, Ailsa Elizabeth – JP-retired. Peacefully at Rosebank Lifecare, Ashburton surrounded by her loving family on January 19, 2022, in her 93rd year.

Dearly loved wife of the late Ralph. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Lynette and the late Rod, Rosemary and Owen Moore, Heather Mee, and Kathryn Lovett. A much loved Grandma and greatGrandma. Messages to; The Lovett Family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. A service to celebrate Ailsa’s life will be held at Hakatere Presbyterian Parish, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald, Ashburton on MONDAY, January 24, 2022, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by a private cremation. Due to Covid restrictions, vaccine passports are required.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FINE, Janice Beverley (Jan) – Barry, Amanda and Skip, Matt and Belinda, Willie, Han, Soph, and Nick would like to thank family, friends for their phone calls, cards, baking, visits and those who attended Jan’s service. Your love and support to us as a family is very much appreciated by us all.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

Guardian ASHBUR TON

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Ashburton Weather © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2022

Jo Metcalf Saturday: Fine with light winds. Becoming cloudy from late afternoon, with some light drizzle as easterlies develop.

MAX 22 MIN

Canterbury Plains

Midnight Saturday

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Saturday: Fine with light winds. Becoming cloudy from afternoon, with some light drizzle as easterlies develop.

Sunday: Cloudy with scattered light rain.

Northerlies turning southerly.

Monday: Cloudy with scattered light rain.

Southeasterlies dying out.

A high centred over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over New Zealand during the weekend, keeping the weather mostly settled. From late Sunday, a subtropical low approaches from the north, spreading rain over the North Island during Monday and Tuesday.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Even on cloudy days

Data provided by NIWA

: 00 9 : 25 am – 6 pm

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

23 23 25 22 22 19

14 13 10 12 14 13

Sunday

19 16 16 15 15 16

13 12 8 11 13 12

Monday

20 18 20 18 19 18

12 11 9 10 12 12

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

GRIGG Isobel Jean (Jean) – On January 18, 2022, peacefully at Rosebank Lifecare, Ashburton, in her 95th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Trevor. Much loved mother and mother-inlaw of Carol and Neil, Murray and Yvonne, and Ian and Angela. Loved Nana of Keri and Mike; Tony, Dwayne and Sarah, Garrett and Julia, and Quentin and Olivia; Emma, Matthew and Ruth, and Nicole. Great Nana to her 11 great-grandchildren.

Messages to the Grigg family, c/- PO Box 130, Kirwee 7543. A special thank you to the staff at Rosebank for their loving care of Jean.

A private family service has been held.

ROSS, John Edward (Jack) – On January 20, 2022, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 88 years.

Loved husband and soulmate of the late Marion.

Cherished father of David, Gavin and Janet (Hogan).

Loved father-in-law of Marilyn, Sarah, and Jeremy.

Special grandfather of his nine grandchildren, their partners, and three greatgrandchildren. Messages to 135 Gleniti Rd, Timaru 7910.

A celebration of Jack’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton, on MONDAY, January 24, commencing at 2pm, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Vaccine Passes are Required.

DEATHS

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

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers.

Southeasterlies developing.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

16 MIN 12

Saturday Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Mainly fine to start. Cloud increasing from afternoon with areas of light drizzle.

Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: W 35 km/h.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

Sunday Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Cloudy at times, with light rain or drizzle mainly morning and evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW becoming light.

Wind at 2000m: NW becoming light.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

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

Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433 Monday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers.

Light winds.

MAX

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

Ashburton Airport 20.6 9.4 6.4 0.0 45.2 SE 26 3:28pm 8.4 165.2

Methven 20.4 8.7 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

20 MIN 11

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 21.8 20.7 8.7 9.6 4.2 – 0.0 0.0 12.4 20.0 S 33 E 31 12:21pm 3:50pm 9.2 – 199.1 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 7:19am 7:40pm 8:07am 8:31pm 8:59am 9:27pm Mouth L 1:09am 1:42pm 1:59am 2:32pm 2:52am 3:23pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H L H L

7:25am 1:16am 7:15am 1:06am

7:47pm 1:49pm 7:36pm 1:39pm

8:13am 2:05am 8:03am 1:55am

8:38pm 2:38pm 8:27pm 2:28pm

9:06am 2:58am 8:55am 2:48am

9:34pm 3:29pm 9:23pm 3:20pm

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