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Midlands Talk about licking the opposition. That’s what the team at Midlands Apiaries have done with staggering success at the internationally prestigious London Honey Awards. Find out why production manager Hamish Finnie (pictured) and colleagues have genuine reason to smile.

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Ashburton firm enjoys sweet success at major awards Midlands Apiaries, general manager Doug McIntyre with international award-winning honey from their three different retail brands.

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Daniel Alvey An Ashburton honey producer is “particularly proud’’ at his company winning 10 gongs at a major international event in London.

They’re Midlands Apiaries, who won 10 of the 18 medals dished out to New Zealand producers

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at the prestigious London Honey Awards.

“It was a good haul, so we’re pretty proud,” Midlands Apiaries’ general manager Doug McIntyre said.

It was the first time Midlands Apiaries had entered the awards, with their retail brands Mount Somers, Puriti, and Primal by Nature all winning at least one gold, recognising flavour and the all-important packaging and branding design.

McIntyre said they were not

sure what awards and medals would come their way, if any, but they were confident in the products they presented.

“We wouldn’t enter an award unless we thought we had a good chance of taking something away,’’ he said.

“But 10 is a good haul of medals so we are particularly proud of it. Quality is something we pride ourselves on, so it’s good to have that (London Honey Awards) credential to support it.’’

It is very big news in the hon-

ey game for the Ashburton firm, which is part of the highly successful Midlands Seed company.

Midlands Seed was established in 1990 and has become one of New Zealand’s top agricultural producers and suppliers of specialty vegetable and herbage seeds. And now their honey arm is making its presence felt internationally.

The London Honey Awards attracted 321 entries from 37 countries, with New Zealand among the top five most successful

countries with their 18 medals.

They followed Saudi Arabia with 70 medals, Spain with 63, Greece with 41 and Kuwait with 19.

McIntyre said the Kiwi success demonstrated the quality of the product coming out of New Zealand.

“The New Zealand honey industry provides world class honeys to the globe.

“And I think the other thing it demonstrates is the amount of innovation and the quality in the industry here.”

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Avoid greenery, preserve the scenery Malcolm Hopwood An Ashburton businessman has planted native grass in a pothole to remind the Ashburton District Council to fix it.

The pothole, in the centre of Wills Street outside the Regent Cinema and Ashburton Event Centre, has irritated the Regent’s co-owner, David Favel, so much he’s decided to beautify it by planting native grass in its interior.

“It’s better than an orange cone which can be knocked down. People generally respect our environment and the native grass will help people avoid the pothole,” he said.

The gap in the road has been there off and on for six months, Favel said, and, from time to time, the council gives it temporary repairs but, within days, it’s dangerous again.

“Ashburton Event Centre has called the

council several times but is told ‘it’s on our books and we’ll get round to it’,” he said.

Favel works into the evening, and regularly hears crunches as motorists hit the pothole too late instead of swerving to avoid it.

“The rim of my car has been damaged by the pothole and it’s booked in to be repaired,” he said.

“I now drive a scooter and have to be constantly vigilant of the patchwork on the road as I ride home.”

“I want the council to fix the pothole immediately. We’re tired of ringing and reminding them about it.”

Favel is pleased with his initiative, and is willing to plant native grass in other potholes to remind motorists to avoid our flora and fauna.

The Ashburton District Council’s group manager, infrastructure services, Neil McCann, said he received the request on Thursday afternoon, and its contractor was scheduled to repair the pothole yesterday afternoon.

Council is aware there are areas across the network where potholes persist and is working on plans to address these, he said.

David Favel waters the native grasses he’s planted in a pothole in the middle of Wills Street.

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Local doctors are pleading with people to listen to the advice given as Covid-19 cases take a new surge.

“We are definitely in trouble.

“We are seeing a surge, and probably about a quarter of the cases are repeat offenders; people that have it before,” Ashburton GP spokeswoman doctor Penny Holdaway said.

On Friday there were 1487 new Covid-19 cases in Canterbury and 10,803 nationally.

Holdaway said at the moment face masks are one of the best

said some people were already taking up the free masks and tests on Friday.

Holdaway said every little bit counts to helping the health system through this difficult time.

“We must band together, I know everyone is sick of it, but Covid doesn’t stop because we are sick of it.

“We are short of GPs, the hospital is overwhelmed, we are short of nurses, but we are no different from the rest of the country,” Holdaway said.

She said that at the moment GPs would love to be doing more routine appointments like health check-ups, but they just do not have the resources.

Holdaway and her staff were often doing 12 hour shifts to keep up with the workload.

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“Please wear your masks and wear them properly, it’s driving me nuts at the moment that people are not wearing them properly.”

On Thursday the Government announced new measures to help manage the current outbreak.

In a bid to increase both mask use and testing, packs of medical masks will now be given out alongside free rapid antigen kits, ordered through the Ministry of Health RAT request site.

Holdaway said this measure would relieve some of the financial pressures on people not testing or wearing masks because of the cost.

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Ellis won’t be leaving his nomination to last minute Jonathan Leask

One candidate intending to run for council won’t be leaving his nomination to the last minute, after learning his lesson last time.

Russell Ellis infamously missed out on standing for a seat on the Ashburton District Council in the last election after a technicality in his nomination form.

The two-term councillor lodged his nomination more than 24 hours before the closing time, but due to the redrawn electoral boundaries one of his nominators was no longer in the correct ward.

That made his nomination invalid when it was checked once nominations had closed, and the error could not be retrospectively corrected.

Russell Ellis had his nomination thrown out in 2019 as one of his nominators no longer lived in the Ashburton Ward, abruptly ending his bid for a third term as a councillor, but he is back in the district and intending to stand again.

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Three years later, Ellis has decided to have a run at returning to council, and plans to get his nomination form in a bit sooner.

“I will be putting a nomination in, and it will be going in

early,” Ellis said.

Following the disappointment of 2019, Ellis and his wife Jackie moved to Upper Hutt in early 2020.

Ellis said that due to the im-

pacts of Covid-19 his wife is now able to work from home, so they have returned to Ashburton, providing the opportunity to fulfil his desire to return to the council table.

“I always wanted to, it’s something I am passionate about.

“There is no secret at how highly disappointed I was last time around.”

He is off to Blenheim this weekend to represent the district at indoor bowls, and then his focus shifts to sorting his nomination.

“I haven’t tracked down my nominators yet, and triple checked they are in the right ward, so I’ll be doing all that next week.”

Once his nomination is confirmed, Ellis will stand in the Ashburton Ward where incumbent councillors Carolyn Cameron and Leen Braam both intend to stand, while John Falloon, Angus McKay and Diane Rawlinson have all said they were undecided.

Tongans set to welcome their PM Malcolm Hopwood The visit by the Tongan Prime Minister to Ashburton next week is “a once in a lifetime experience”.

Secretary of the Mid Canterbury Tongan Community, Naneh Manoa, said the visit by the Honourable Siaosi Sovaleni, on Tuesday is “a very big thing for the Tongan community here”.

“We’re very humbled he’s stopping off here as part of his visit to Canterbury,” she said.

Following the tsunami that partly destroyed Tonga earlier this year, the Mid Canterbury community raised more than $10,000 to purchase a container to ship donated goods to Tonga.

While Covid delayed their purchase, they’re hoping to

Secretary of the Mid Canterbury Tongan Community, Naneh Manoa, displays a poster of the Tongan flag to welcome Tongan Prime Minister, Honorable Siaosi Sovaleni, to Ashburton next Tuesday. secure one shortly and send a range of non-perishable food, water, clothing and building supplies to Tonga. Some of the goods will go to their own families while the remainder will be allocated to survivors of the

flooding event.

Manoa’s family stayed away from the tsunami but are short of water and non-perishable goods.

She said the PM is visiting Canterbury to thank local com-

munities for their support. He’s in Christchurch on Monday and stops off at the Ashburton Event Centre at 10am on his way to Timaru.

Manoa and Anna Taufa, another secretary, have booked the Ashburton Event Centre for a meeting with the PM. They are inviting about 300 Tongan family members who live locally and other community representatives who’d like to attend.

The meeting will start with prayers and speeches and the local community will have the opportunity to find out about the recovery programme in Tonga and ask questions.

“I’m excited to meet him because, if I lived in Tonga, I’d never have the opportunity to greet and talk to him,” Manoa said.

Sovaleni completed a master’s degree from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the University of the South Pacific in Suva. He was elected Prime Minister in December last year.

Councillor Stuart Wilson is set to retire after four terms and 12 years at the council table, meaning there will be a vacancy in the Eastern Ward where Lynette Lovett will re-stand.

Deputy mayor Liz McMillan will seek re-election in the western ward, along with fellow sitting councillor Rodger Letham.

Mayor Neil Brown is seeking a second term in the top job, with none of the sitting councillors yet to state they will run against him.

Nominations for council, Methven Community Board, and the Braided Rivers Community Trust close at midday on August 12.

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Boot sale funds to pay for horse wash The A&P Ashburton equestrian committee is hoping the community gets onboard, ‘neigh’ enthusiastically and jumps aboard their fundraising boot sale tomorrow.

There are more than 30 stalls booked with a range of products for sale, from household items and baby gear to a coffee van, sausage sizzle and horse gear.

Ashburton equestrian committee member, Tracey Pierce, said the stallholders each pay $10 and that goes towards raising funds for a horse wash bay station, where horses can be cleaned up before and after an equestrian event. The station is estimated to cost several thousand dollars.

If the boot sale is a success, the committee will look at holding another in spring. Members of the public can come along from 10am until 2pm at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds horse stables.

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More support to help you stay well this winter There are high rates of COVID-19, flu and respiratory illness in our community this winter. To help you stay well and reduce the demands on our health system, more support is available.

Free RATs and free face masks

Better access to medicines

Free rapid antigen tests (RATs) and face masks are now available to everyone.

You don’t need to have symptoms or be a household contact.

There are anti-viral medicines available to help treat those at higher risk of ending up in hospital with COVID-19.

Masks and RATs are available at all current community providers, including marae, testing centres and some pharmacies.

You can order them online at requestrats.covid19.health.nz to pick up at your closest collection site. You can find these at healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19 If you’re unable to leave home or can’t get to get to a physical location, you may be able to have RATs delivered.

To find out if you are eligible, call 0800 222 478.

Get your booster and flu vaccine A second COVID-19 booster is now available for everyone aged 50 and older, and immunocompromised people. It is highly recommended for people who are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

You can get your second booster 6 months after your first.

For everyone else, one booster still provides very good protection.

To find out more, or to make a booking for you and your whānau call 0800 28 29 26 or go to BookMyVaccine.co.nz Flu vaccines are also free for those most likely to get very ill.

Contact your GP or local pharmacy to see if you are eligible.

Anyone over 65 or who is at risk of severe illness can talk to their doctor about ‘back pocket’ prescriptions now, to use if they get sick.

From Monday, over 75s who are COVID-19 positive or have previously been admitted to an Intensive Care Unit as a result of COVID-19, will be eligible to access anti-viral medicine through their doctor.

The criteria to enable more people from higher risk groups to access anti-viral medicine has also been widened.

To find out if you are eligible go to Covid19.govt.nz/medicines or speak to your GP, local pharmacy, nurse, or health care provider.

You can also call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for free information and advice.

As always, please continue to: • wear a mask in crowded places or near to others indoors • isolate and test when sick, and • stay up-to-date with your vaccinations.

If we all play our part, we can keep people safe and reduce pressure on the health system.

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From Methven to Europe Mount Hutt College counts down to world trip Lili Haydon Mount Hutt College pupils are off to Europe this time next year – but they need some serious fundraising to get there.

Some Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 students will get the chance to experience a school trip like no other, with a month travelling through Europe and escaping the winter in exchange for an educational northern hemisphere summer.

Some of the countries they would visit would include France, Italy, Greece and Turkey, where they would also check out Gallipoli The next big fundraising event for the school will be a big dinner auction early next year, which will

add to the fundraising pot immensely.

Saxon is confident they will make the $50,000 in time.

So far they have raised over $30,000 but the school’s goal was to raise about $50,000, and each student who has chosen to go has to also individually fundraise.

But this month the school added to the funding pot by putting on their second fundraising quiz night, which raised $7000.

So far, 30 students, three parents and three teachers, including principal Jack Saxon, have signed up for the trip of a lifetime.

Saxon is excited at it finally likely to happen, having been planning the trip since he came into the job in 2019.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 had postponed it since then.

“Some of the original students (who were to go) have been replaced by their siblings,” Saxon said.

Right – Mount Hutt College principal, Jack Saxon, has been planning the school’s trip to Europe for two years due to Covid interrupting his plans, but next year he is determined to get his students there.

When flicking the switch was a landmark occasion Malcolm Hopwood Today, you turn on a light in the house without thinking. A hundred years ago it was an event to celebrate.

“Bringing power to Ashburton in 1921 was an important step for the growing town and people appreciated having their homes lit,” EA Networks CEO, Roger Sutton said.

“They had wood and coal to keep them warm, but wanted illumination.

“To light a room in a house for a year was the equivalent of six hours’ labour,” he said.

“Today it’s the equivalent of six minutes.

Back in 1921, lighting had old technology, was inefficient, but it lit rooms at night.”

EA Networks intended to celebrate the century of power being reticulated to Ashburton homes last year, but Covid intervened so instead it’s bringing Glow in the Park to the town next weekend.

“Glow in the Park is our opportunity to celebrate 100 years by giving the community the opportunity to socialise and see the wonder of light,” Sutton said.

The Ashburton District Council is partnering with EA Networks to host the activity which features a trail of special light installations around the Tinwald Domain and The Plains Village and Railway Museum from Friday to Sunday nights.

The trail of lights includes interactive displays and information panels which give EA Networks the opportunity to tell

An added attraction for the Glow in the Park event will be the inflating of Methven’s hot air balloon next Saturday night. its story from humble beginnings as the Ashburton Electric Power Board (AEPB) to its presence today as the district’s electric lines company.

An added attraction is the inflating of Methven’s hot air balloon next Saturday night.

In between 1921 and today, Sutton lists developments such as connecting with the national grid via Lake Coleridge in the 1930s and the power board’s electric tractor, also in the 1930s, which used power

during the day when it wasn’t required for lighting at night.

More recent developments including connecting Mount Hutt to the grid in 1988 and the advent of irrigation in the 1990s which “saw the district transformed”.

“On a hot summer’s day, irrigation pumps in Mid Canterbury use as much energy as all the households in Christchurch,” Sutton said. “It’s a sign of the massive wealth that irrigation has brought to Mid Canterbury.”

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A further centenary project involved working with Community Energy Action to reduce the energy bills of 100 households in Mid Canterbury.

“We identified people who would otherwise struggle to meet the cost,” he said.

The project ran from 2021 into this year.

In the future, EA Networks is helping to transform coal generating businesses to electricity use and ensuring its installations are sufficient to meet the demand of people buying electric cars and trucks.

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Bikies and a bad marriage Malcolm Hopwood Ashburton author, Stacey Broadbent, has “cut loose” and written her 30th book, this time about a motorcycle gang.

Stacey’s a prolific author and, in her seven years of writing, she’s penned children’s novels and picture books, thrillers, romantic comedies, an LGBT novel and novellas and a dystopian thriller set in Ashburton.

However, for her 30th book, she’s written for a different genre.

“It’s the start of a new series of romantic suspenseful novels based on characters who belong to the Hellhounds motorcycle gang,” she said.

In her novel, entitled Cut Loose, Jericho, the vice-president of Hellhounds encounters Sam, who’s on the run from a bad marriage.

Broadbent emphasises the gang, while rough around the edges, has its heart in the right place and is attempting to rid the fictitious town of Brookhaven of the drug trade.

“They call themselves the protectors of Brookhaven,” she said.

Several more books are planned about different members of the Hellhound gang.

Her inspiration occurred when she was invited to contribute a short story to an anthology entitled Hellhounds.

The authors could use their imagination with most of them writing stories about dogs, but Stacey chose the title as the name of a motorcycle gang.

“My stories just want to come and play around in my head until they’re released,” she said.

Hellhound played around in her head until she decided it had a future as a series

Stacey Broadbent’s Cut Loose is the start of a series of novels about members of a motorcycle gang. about a gang of rebels with a passion for good.

Initially writing was a labour of love for Stacey but, as she’s being recognised in literary circles, she’s starting to earn a living as a novelist.

“Every month I receive payment from books that have been sold overseas and in

New Zealand,” she said.

Her LGBT novel is hot property overseas while her Super Mum series of novellas have “sold well in New Zealand”.

Broadbent is a member of the Ashburton Writers’ Group which she says is a “great place for inspiration and where I connect with other writers”.

She describes Cut Loose as “a good read for anyone who likes a story about redemption, romance and enjoys being kept on the edge of their seat”.

Cut Loose will be launched at the Ashburton Library on Friday, July 22, and will be available for sale there on the day and at Unique Boutique from then on.

Ashburton businesses seek local interns EA Networks wants to see emerging young directors spread their Mid Canterbury wings and has created a novel way of encouraging them.

Through the Canterbury Branch of the Institute of Directors, they’re advertising a governance internship for the next 12 months.

In all, five internships are being advertised with two dedicated to Mid Canterbury businesses, EA Networks and Ashburton Contracting Limited (ACL).

Chair of EA Networks’ board

of directors, Phil McKendry, said the Emerging Director Award is “a way of increasing the local talent pool for aspiring directors”.

“We want to promote the award locally and engage an intern,” he said.

In the last three years the Institute of Directors (IOD) has appointed two interns from Christchurch and one from South Canterbury to EA Networks board, but McKendry would like to change that and encourage local people to apply.

Canterbury Branch Emerging Director Award

For people to be considered, they must be ready to follow a directorship path, either by joining a board or broadening their current experience, be able to demonstrate leadership, explain the key features of good governance and be willing to commit their time to attend meetings and associated events.

McKendry points out the interns wouldn’t be sitting in a corner observing.

“We want them to contribute their knowledge and skill to meetings, be hands-on and go

The Institute of Directors is the professional body for directors and is at the heart of New Zealand’s governance community.

We support and enable directors to add value to their organisations and wider communities and prepare them to positively transform the future.

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out into the field and participate in the operation of the business,” he said.

“We provide them with access at EA Networks. It’s a great way of entering the governance arena.”

While the young directors chosen won’t be paid, they’ll receive $1500 towards an IOD governance development course of their choice and mentoring with an experienced director to plan their governance pathway.

“It’s good for their resume and will storyboard them into future

To be considered for this Award you will: • Aspire and be ready to follow a directorship path, either by joining a board or broadening your current experience • Be able to demonstrate leadership, integrity and enterprise • Readily explain the key features of good governance

governance roles,” McKendry said. He adds that both EA Networks and ACL are big local employers and keen to increase the local talent pool.

“We, in turn, will benefit from their ability and contribution,” he said.

The awards, open to both members and non-members of the Institute of Directors, Canterbury branch, close at 5pm, Friday, July 29.

Applications and governance CV must be submitted to Canterbury.branch@iod.org.nz.

Benefits include: • a governance internship with EA Networks, Ashburton Contracting Ltd, Connetics, The Christchurch Foundation or Westroads • $1,500 towards an Institute of Directors governance development course

• one year’s complimentary membership of the Institute of Directors • complimentary attendance at Canterbury branch functions for one year • mentoring with an experienced director

This award is open to both members and non-members of the IoD Canterbury branch which includes the West Coast and South Canterbury.

Applications close 29 July 2022 For an application form contact Sharynn Johnson 03 968 6468 | Canterbury.branch@iod.org.nz iod.org.nz/membership/branches/canterbury-branch

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Alluvial Restaurant – real hidden gem Krung Thep Thai Street Food (from left) owner Yai Potharam, with chefs Waree Gannaway and Fluke Chattapat.

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estled in the Tinwald Tavern Complex is a real hidden gem Alluvial which is based on a three-step mantra - Good food, good service and a relaxed atmosphere.

Having just celebrated their two-year anniversary the team at Alluvial are thrilled life is getting back to normal and they can’t wait to see old and new customers come through the doors and sample their new winter menu.

Start your meal with a delicious mussel chowder or a tasting platter to share, but leave room for a main! From a tea-brined chicken burger, braised beef cheek to a plum and miso salmon dish, there is plenty to delight all the senses from the well thought out menu with fresh and interesting ingredients.

To finish your dining experience you can freshen your palate with a trio of sorbet or indulge in the black forest cheesecake this certainly isn’t your normal “pub” fare.

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he Ashburton branch of Krung Thep Thai Street Food is the fourth to open in New Zealand.

Owner Yai Potharam opened restaurants in Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch and then, for the past four months, Ashburton.

Potharam is from Bangkok, where he worked as a graphic designer, and has brought those skills into the restaurant business.

“To get customers you have to have a good looking restaurant and good looking food,” Potharam said.

But the key to any food is the taste and the Ashburton restaurant offers a larger selection of authentic Thai food than his other restaurants.

It’s food just like Potharam would remember from eating around his family’s table.

“Even though we got into a mall in

Tauranga, it is better to bring the food to a great community like Ashburton.

My head chef has been here three years so we are settled here as new kids on the block and want to make the best tastes possible for everyone.”

When Potharam first moved to New Zealand over a decade ago, his first job in New Zealand was as a dishwasher at a restaurant and he used this opportunity to learn about the restaurant trade.

Recently Potharam expanded his Ashburton restaurant into the building next to him to offer a seated restaurant as well as the takeout option.

“We will have regular specials, new dishes and promos. Keep an eye out for these online and instore.”

So if you’re looking for your next Thai meal, head to Krung Thep Thai Street Food in Allenton, it’s your local.

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peights Alehouse Ashburton is known for their service and meals. The friendly family atmosphere lends it to be the place to go to celebrate family occasions.

Experience versatility, elegance and a vibrant atmosphere while dining in Mid Canterbury at Ashburton’s Speight’s Ale House. Conveniently located in central Ashburton on the corner of Burnett and Cass streets, we offer off street parking, a secluded beer garden and a warm indoor environment.

If it’s good southern food, matched with Speights beer you’re after then the Ashburton Speight’s Alehouse is the place for you. The building itself is steeped in history, being built as a bank in 1898. At over 100 years old, its transformation to a Speight’s Ale House has ensured it continues to command its place in local history and in the hearts (and stomachs) of the locals.

One of the most prominent features of

this Ale House is the al fresco dining area, which has a large walnut tree planted by one of the early managers of the bank.

Well priced and a favourite with locals, the Speight’s Alehouse is famous for its lamb shanks, blue cod and lambs fry.

Whether you’re after a beer or two with some friends, or to just relax in the sunny beer garden, the Ashburton Alehouse has something for everyone.

We’re open 7 days Monday - Sunday 11am till 9pm for the kitchen.

Bookings are highly recommended.

Our menus have something for everyone, including vegetarian and gluten-free options.

At the Speight’s Ale House we also have several spaces suitable for private functions - whether it’s our courtyard (suitable for up to 80 people) with casual patio style seating, or our indoor entertainment bar area.

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Restaurant | Bar Functions

oble 600 is fast becoming a popular dining spot in Ashburton, situated on Burnett Street, right beside its stable mate Speight’s Alehouse.

Noble 600 is part of the modern MSA complex and the dining room is relaxed and up-to-date with plenty of seating and private areas available to book.

Manager Tony Potts took over the lease last year from the MSA and has turned the restaurant around to an affordable place to dine, a great place to meet for a drink and the team welcomes group and event bookings. Being able to cater to all dietary requirements and lifestyle diets makes Noble 600 appealing to all people and all are welcome. You do not have to be a member at the MSA, but the MSA members do receive a discount.

The menu ranges from traditional garlic bread to merino lamb ribs to start and the next course gives you the option of a traditional roast, schnitzel to Mount Cook salmon on a potato & herb gratin with an apple & fennel salad and a saffron coconut cream sauce. If you have room left, their dessert menu will have you struggling to choose between their homemade cheesecake or the lemon meringue pie.

And they haven’t forgotten the children - the kids menu is a set price and includes an ice creams sundae or an iceblock to

have after they have chosen from the six items on the menu. A snack platter, lasagne, or a burger, plus more are available with dietary needs met if they can be.

The staff take pride in their work and service, a dedicated team of hospitality professsionals are ready to make your dining experience at Noble 600 one you would want to return for again and again.

A quiz night is held every Tuesday at 6.30pm and the competition is fierce!

Book your team in to be in to win!

Noble 600 is open Tues-Thurs: 4.30pm - 9.00pm Friday: 11am - 2pm, 4.30pm-11pm Sat-Sun: 11am - 11pm Contact the team to book your table on 03 928 8173 or email bookings bookings@noble600.co.nz Customers have great things to say about Noble 600: “Absolutely delicious meal.

Will definitely be back.

Very impressed with the service & size of the meals. – Tony Potts” “Amazing beef burgers!”

Reviews: “Always so welcoming great hosts no matter who is on. Accommodating and friendly towards our boys. A joy to go there and dine. Thanks Ladies.”

“Absolutely faultless service and food. I need gluten-free food and they went out of their way to create a beautiful, safe meal for me.

The waitress was so friendly and efficient.”

W: www.speightsashburton.co.nz | F: speightsalehouseashburton P: 03 308 5980 | A: 245 Burnett Street Ashburton

E: bookings@noble600.co.nz | F: @noble600restaurant P: 03 928 8173 | A: 231 Burnett Street, Ashburton

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Ashburton Domain rose garden, bowling pavillion and green in the background. Picture postcard, no date. AM&HS Collection, photo ref. 02.1983.0641.

Serene garden scenes

By Connor Lysaght

With all the wet and dreary weather lately, many of you may be thinking back to spring and summer and wishing for warmth instead of wind.

You might be hankering for a nice hot day on the beach, a hike on a clear afternoon or perhaps the simple joy of just sitting in the garden and basking in the sun’s rays.

After all, you can’t enjoy the sun without some beautiful nature to go along with it.

This week I thought it would be nice to share some snaps from the Ashburton Museum & Historical Society Inc’s collection which mainly feature gardens or greenery, to make a change from the dreary winter scenery we currently find ourselves in.

CONTACT Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

Email: museum@adc.govt.nz Mail: PO Box 94, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 307-7890

Copies of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery.

View of the grounds that surrounded Bleak House, Harrison Street (formerly Winters Road). Stephenson family pictured, standing in the garden/orchard that spanned 3 acres. The house was built in 1906 by Henry Stephenson. AM&HS Collection, photo ref. 01.1978.0003.

George Smith in his hothouse filled with flowers, Smithfield Road. In the foreground there is a Unknown woman lounging in a wicker chair, reading. From the Donaldson family photograph colcertificate from the Canterbury Horticultural Society for his dahlias. AM&HS Collection, photo ref. lection. Taken in the family’s garden at their property on Burnett Street. AM&HS Collection, photo 02.1982.0100. ref. 06.2017.2370.

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Need a husband? Visit Invers I

t’s a $180 million CBD development and it’s one of the most significant for any town or city in New Zealand for probably decades. And it’s happened in Invercargill.

And this week, the first stage of Invercargill’s central business district development was opened to the public, with some excited Southlanders lining up at 7.30am for the official opening and well before shops opened.

It’s a project that shows what a city and a region are capable of if they pull together for a common cause. And it’s perhaps a lesson to Ashburton, which, to be fair, still seems disjointed and doesn’t have a CBD that provides easy and inviting access from those travelling to and through town.

Yes, $180 million is a lot to fork out, and not every city has the

Daryl Holden commercial support and might of an HW Richardson Group.

They’re the Invercargill-based transport and development powerhouse, which led by director Scott O’Donnell, were major drivers and financial backers of the project regularly questioned.

O’Donnell was more than once asked in the past few years whether it was a risk to invest so heavily into our southernmost city, which is hardly a tourism hot spot. His reply was priceless.

“What would happen to Invercargill if we didn’t do it?’’ he

rightly pointed out.

What would happen indeed?

So now Southlanders have a CBD to be proud of, its first fivestar hotel, with add-on restaurants, is also close to opening in yet another sign of progress.

And there are shops for everyone, including, it seems, a husband store. I kid you not.

It’s a store where you can go and shop for a husband, but it has rules and conditions.

There are six stories in the store, but you can only visit each floor one time. And each floor you go up, the value increases.

You can choose any item on any floor. You can go up a floor, but you can’t go back down to shop.

One Southland country woman was first there this week when the doors opened. She wanted to

find herself a husband.

On the first floor, the sign on the entrance door read: “These men have jobs.’’

She thought that sounded good that all the men on the first floor had jobs but that wasn’t enough to make her buy one.

She travelled to floor two: The sign said: “Men on this floor have jobs and love kids.’’

Still, she carried on. Floor three said: “These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking.’’

Wow, she thought. That sounded pretty good, but she was compelled to go on to the next floor.

When she got to the fourth floor, the sign read: “These men have jobs, love kids, are drop dead gorgeous and they help with the housework.’’

Oh, mercy, she thought to

herself, but on she went, the excitement building all the time.

At the fifth floor, the sign read: “These men have jobs, love kids, are drop dead gorgeous, help with the housework and they have a very strong romantic streak.’’

My goodness, the lady thought. Still, she had to find out what was on the sixth and final floor. She couldn’t stand not knowing. It must be amazing, she wondered.

She got there and the floor six sign read: “You are visitor 31 million, 456 thousand and 32.

There are no men on this floor.

This floor exists solely as proof that some women are impossible to please.’’

That’s the husband store.

Check it out the next time you’re in Invercargill.

TAKING ISSUE 15

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Living with an active relaxer Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

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or forty-two years I’ve shared my living space with an active relaxer.

Such a person finds it virtually impossible to sit still. Always looking for that next thing to do, darting around every waking hour like a woman posessed.

Increasingly, as age creeps up on me, I like to pick my moments of productive activity.

Whilst “active relaxer” is a relatively well-known expression, I’ve labelled myself a “sling shotter”.

And I have always been one.

How does that work?

Well, I develop tremendous enthusiasm for something and then whammo, I’m away. I obsessively pursue it until it’s done. Then collapse in a heap on the couch until I recharge, then prepare for the next challenge.

You are absolutely right. There is no consistency to this approach. But it’s how I roll. And always have done.

Can you recognise anyone you know as a “sling shotter”?

Back to Mrs Mac. She reminds me of the Rocket Lab space programme.

In the morning, upon waking, she lies there all dark, slender and mysterious for quite some time.

You know her vitals are all hooked up and operating, but to the outward observer there is nothing happening.

A silent sentinel.

Then as the inaudible countdown progresses in her head, there is an almighty explosion in her base, with fire and brimstone and great clouds of smoke as she gently lifts herself into “Active relaxer” orbit for the day.

I dread this moment, for I know

there will be no peace until she returns to her launch pad at night.

Here begins an endless quest of finding a million tasks that all demand immediate attention. Windows, luxing, cooking, mowing (in season), cleaning the world’s cleanest bathroom, scrubbing, polishing, sanding, painting, every goddam thing.

The other day she was barely recogniseable.

Who IS that I wondered?

It was her sitting for about three

minutes in one place whilst I sat opposite.

“So that’s what you look like when you’re not moving,” I mused.

A sling shotter living with an active relaxer is prone to excessive guilt. Because she always seems to look her busiest, whilst I’m laid out on the couch.

This is not a great state of affairs. This state of enhanced activity of herself and restfulness on my own part is always when she

delivers an endless shopping list of tasks which must be performed in short order, certainly quite soon.

This just makes me feel even more tired.

What she doesn’t seem to realise is that if I say I will do something, I will do it. Sometime between now and 2030.

None of it is life-threatening stuff. None of that is even that important.

In the big picture.

Mass exodus a shocker

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on’t go! That should be the nationwide clarion call to the million New Zealanders who are currently thinking about leaving this country for good.

This shocking statistic comes from the latest MYOB Consumer Snapshot showing one million Kiwis are considering moving overseas, and 200,000 have already made plans to leave. Forty-four per cent said they are considering moving for “a better quality of life or the cost of living is better overseas”.

New Zealanders are seeing their future elsewhere because they are going backwards under Labour. We have a cost of living crisis, our healthcare system is falling over, wages aren’t keeping up with inflation, owning a home is out of many people’s reach, violent crime is up and we have a major workforce shortage.

It’s no surprise that people are looking to move overseas, it’s what I am hearing all over Canterbury. Jacinda Ardern tries to claim that it’s just young Kiwis going on their OE – but a million Kiwis looking to leave the country isn’t an experience, it’s an exodus.

So, how do we become the country where our people want to stay, and others are clamouring to join us?

For a start, a National Government

Nicola Grigg

SELWYN MP

would focus on removing bottlenecks in our economy – improving immigration pathways, eliminating deadweight regulations, and lowering the tax burden on Kiwis.

But more than that, any government I want to be a part of should offer hope. It should look to rebuild the confidence of what – I think – is the best country in the world. Currently, we’re under-capitalised, over-regulated, and isolated in more ways than the geographical – and we’re over it.

We need an education system that works. The Government is spending $5 billion a year more on education only to have a staggering 40 per cent of kids not regularly attending school.

That is not just a social failure – it is a moral failure and an economic crisis in the making.

Second, we’re going to solve New Zealand’s persistent under-investment in infrastructure by fixing the funding

and governance bottlenecks and getting capital to where it can add value.

Third, we need to up our game on technology to lift productivity. We need to remove the barriers preventing our businesses accessing capital and ideas so that more of our small businesses achieve a global scale.

Fourth, we’ll give businesses a predictable and consistent regulatory environment. We’re going to take a rules-based approach because we know that supports investment and New Zealand must compete for its capital.

And finally, we will rebuild our connections with the world stronger than they were before. More trade, more investment both ways, and greater immigration to help build our workforce.

Doing these things well will lift our economic performance, but that is not an end in itself.

A strong economy is an enabler – but a government has a moral, social and financial imperative to lift up its most disadvantaged citizens – and I absolutely believe we can do that in New Zealand.

So, don’t go, we need everyone to put their shoulder to the wheel and get this done.

National’s Nicola Grigg grew up in Mt Somers and is currently the Selwyn MP.

But you know the really mysterious thing?

I wouldn’t change any of it.

Because in a perverse kind of way, it kinda works.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

LETTERS ‘Gypsy carnival’ concern I would like to reply to the recent article in the Guardian about where to site food trucks/caravans in our town.

I completely oppose the proliferation of food trucks, caravans and stalls on a regular basis around Ashburton streets.

Walking up East Street, from Moore Street to Tancred Street, there are six empty shops. All these premises are paying rates, insurance and maintenance and you, the council, are debating over where to site food caravans/trucks.

There should not be any caravan/ food trucks in our CBD as it is colourful enough after the recent facelift. We ratepayers have paid for this and do not need our town looking like a gypsy carnival.

Peter George

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A jaw-dropping sunrise at the Shangri-la resort.

Lapping up Fiji’s Cora T

he storied Coral Coast of Viti Levu is the time-honoured cradle of Fijian tourism. And birthplace of bures!

My illustrious base was the Shangri-La Fijian Resort & Spa Yanuca Island, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year.

Just 50 minutes drive from Nadi Airport, not only is this 30-heactare resort Fiji’s biggest single hotel, but it employs over 700 people.

Just prior to Covid, the landmark resort underwent a $NZ70 million tip to toe makeover, refreshing the resort’s accommodation, spa and food and beverage outlets. Needless to say, the property looks absolutely resplendent.

A signature new element from the refresh is the Reef Wing. More than a quarter of the island has been dedicated to this adults-only enclave, boasting tranquil and secluded accommodations, adults-only dining options and a magnificent infinity pool.

I opted for the Yanuca Lagoon wing of accommodation, which adjoins many of the resort’s water-based activities, overlooking that fabulous fish-filled lagoon.

Despite being in the family-friendly precinct of the resort, my Yanuca

Fleeing the clutches of peak winter for the balmy embrace of Bula time, Mike Yardley escapes to Fiji’s tourism birthplace.

By Mike Yardley Lagoon Bure felt isolated from the throngs and serenely blissed-out.

It’s the sense of space that first stirs the senses as I admired the artful design features of my traditional Fijian beach bungalow.

Stepping out onto the deck, the lagoon lapped at my feet like a lullaby. But the biggest transformation to the resort has undeniably been focused on raising the culinary bar, because the profusion of on-site dining experiences is exceptionally impressive.

Executive chef Rudolf Kunkel has assembled a stirring team of culinary wizards, both local and international, who weave their magic across half a dozen resort venues.

More than 75 per cent of all meat and fresh produce, including sea-

Seeing the sights and natural wonders on the pedal-powered Ecotrax.

food, is now sourced locally. Takali Asian Kitchen is the new fusion restaurant, perched above the reef and serving up drool-worthy dishes, from spicy dumplings to sizzling seafood curries.

I highly recommend the Singapore style Chilli Crab, crafted from Fiji mud crabs cooked in a savoury tomato chilli sauce and served with mantou buns.

Golden Cowrie Coastal Italian adeptly delivers Mediterranean-style dining in Fiji, beautifully producing authentic Italian dishes from the island’s freshest seafood and local produce. Sous Chef Bruno Bettinazzi hand-makes all of the soft cheeses and pasta.

Tuck into the Bombolotti pasta with prawn mousse, prawns, black

PHOTO ECOTRAX

truffle, pistachios and almonds.

Water-lovers, rejoice. The resort lays it on thick with aquatic adventure options, from jet ski safaris to Natadola Beach and Sunset Cruises to the enormous inflatable water park hat has recently been erected in the lagoon.

If you are travelling with kids, the resort’s fantastic Little Chiefs Club will keep them enthralled. A wildly popular activity is building fish houses that, when dry, are placed in the lagoon and became home to fish, clams and baby cowrie shells.

For supreme pampering, how could you possibly say no to some personal body panel-beating at CHI, The Spa? My 60-minute treatment was a traditional Fijian Bobo massage, firmly administered,

The Shangri-La Reef Wing. using a rich coconut oil blend to increase circulation, draw out toxins and reduce muscular aches and pains. I felt 10 years younger.

It may sound like a Fijian cliché, but what really stole my heart about the resort are its people, because it’s generously staffed with the most ebullient, big-hearted, attentive and personable hospitality pros you could imagine.

Definitely take a ride with Ecotrax, located right next door to the resort. Launched four years ago, a couple of Cromwell expats,

A modern take on the traditional Fijian bure, but with all the modern conveniences, this dwelling was the author’s accommodation for his visit.

PHOTO MIKE YARDLEY

Right on the

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Above – Mike Yardley on island time enjoying a fruit platter and a fresh coconut.

PHOTO SHANGRI-LA

ral Coast

PHOTO MIKE YARDLEY

Left – With crystal-clear water, going snorkelling is the ideal way to cool off and see the sights.

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Below – It’s getting hot in here – the author tries his hand at glass blowing with a little help from Pita.

PHOTO MIKE YARDLEY

PHOTO SHANGRI-LA

Howie and Mandy de Vries are the powerhouse behind this riveting eco-venture, which has repurposed a retired sugar cane train railway line for a blissful ride through the villages, forest and lonely coastline.

Ingeniously reviving the 19th-century velocipede, you are riding on rail-mounted bicycles, with electric-assisted batteries, on this very quirky excursion.

Your adventure starts in a century-old locomotive shed where our infectiously vivacious hosts, Britney and Dolly, get us ride-ready,

waterfront, the Bilo bar.

while seated in a row of aircraft seats that were salvaged from the set of the American TV series, Wrecked, which was shot nearby.

Configured in pairs, before we know it, we’re off on our velocipedes clickety-clacking down the track, purring across open fields, edging deserted beaches, through rock cuttings, across rickety old river bridges and enrobed in tropical forest. There is one particular section where the long, low-slung canopy forms a wondrous “Tunnel of Love”.

PHOTO SHANGRI-LA

A frisson of pure joy takes hold when a village comes into view, like Malomalo, with friendly villagers and excitedly waving children leaping to their feet to greet us as we pedal by. The line takes us to Vunabua Beach, a pristine sweep of sugar-white sand, softly caressed by an iridescent lagoon.

A paddle here is compulsive, backed by rocky coral outcrops festooned in lush foliage.

I also took a short hop to bustling Sigatoka, a proud rugby town, and the salad bowl of Fiji, given the bountiful produce growing in its valley. Just out of town on the Sunset Strip, pop into Hot Glass Fiji, a magnificent glass blowing studio and workshop perched on the hillside, where I was given a hands-on lesson in creating glass art.

Glass blowing is a unique visual experience as the team gather, shape and colour the golden molten glass in a fluid process that is almost dance-like in its movement.

Established by Alex and Alice Hill, it is the stunning colours of Fiji, the blues of sea and sky, the ethereal turquoises of the lagoons, the vivid hues of the fish, birds and foliage that inspire the artworks. They’ve trained a number of local glass blowers, and it was Pita Vibose, a rugby-mad man mountain with legs as thick as tree trunks, who put me through my glass-blowing paces.

I ended up creating a delicate red-tinted glass bowl (albeit slightly wonky in shape) – ideal for lollies on the table. But if you’d rather leave it to the pros, their extensive gallery of pieces are enchanting. www.fiji.travel.

Spot the student’s work. Mike’s example is on the left.

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shburton’s Brendon Argyle flew back across the Tasman this week to enjoy celebrity status.

Yesterday Brendon and Angela featured on the popular ABC programme, Movin’ To The Country, and they wanted to be back to field the calls.

The TV series is about innovative people who leave town and establish a business in the country which changes their lives. For Brendon and Angela, who left Sydney and settled in Orange, New South Wales, about three-anda-half hours away from the busy city, it’s the story of their lives.

However, Brendon’s search for something he “loved doing” but didn’t know what, started years earlier, back in Mid Canterbury.

After an education at St Joseph’s Primary and Ashburton College, he left school at 17 with “no idea where I was going”.

While the Netherby Hot Bread Shop, where he worked after school, brought in the dough, it wasn’t for him. An overnight job as an apprentice baker had little appeal.

Instead he knew he was good at talking and technology. Put them together and he became a salesperson at Smiths City and then Noel Leeming.

Better still, he wanted to make communication his profession and earn money.

So in 2000 he enlisted at the New Zealand Radio Training School at Tawa. After six months he was offered the pick of the jobs in the South Island and chose Timaru Classic Hits.

“It was community based and, while I loved news and talkback, I also enjoyed production and writing,” he said.

A promotion saw him return to Ashburton on 3ZE/FM. The year was 2004, the studio was Tancred Street and Brendon was breakfast host during the day and DJ at night.

“There’s an excitement about broadcasting. You get up at 5am, get to work, have coffee, record news and weather, then perform and entertain,” he said.

Brendon spent nearly three years back home as morning jock and Friday and Saturday nights as DJ in a bar across the road in Tancred Street.

But then Brendon and broadcasting parted company and his life entering another phase. At one end he was a door-to-door salesman for Telstra Clear in Christchurch and, at the other, taught radio and computer skills at summer camp in New York.

In between he sold advertising in England and fundraised in Sydney. Brendon had worked since he left school and now, slightly later in life, he relished his OE. As much as he enjoyed radio, he loved sales even better.

“Door to door for Telstra was my best job ever. It was easy, I was working my own hours, making a killing,” he said.

In Sydney, in 2009, he fell into fundraising and finally settled. “I was doing good things with my skills, working for worthwhile organisations. It was fulfilling. I saw the effect of what I did.”

There’s a saying you can take the man out of Ashburton but not Ashburton out of the man. While Brendon Argyle is now based in Australia with his wife, Angela, Ashburton remains home and was the launch pad for his successful career.

By Malcolm Hopwood

Prior to Sydney he was “playing the game in front of me, one day at a time” which took him from Ashburton to Christchurch, New York, Newcastle and Australia – but now he has found his niche.

While Sydney was meant to be a passing phase, selling concepts to charities had immense appeal.

He stayed and, over five years, raised $25 million for such causes as Unicef, Amnesty International and Oxfam.

“I managed teams of up to 40 people on projects all over New South Wales.

“It was fun, different. I utilised my mix of sales skills and my pas-

sion for helping people,” he said.

There was also another reason. Because he was regularly on the move, Brendon joined a dating site as a way of socialising.

One person who responded was Angela and they met at a pub in Sydney. It was a chance for Brendon to tell her about his life and he did.

“I talked at length about my last five years,” he said, but Angela wasn’t impressed. “I thought he was handsome, but self-centred and I walked away,” she said.

They came from different galaxies. While fundraising, Brendon lived in a hostel with others while

Angela, a senior corporate financier, had a beautiful apartment in Leichhardt, a suburb in the inner west of Sydney.

They moved in opposing directions but, when Angela wanted to enlarge her circle of friends, she invited this go-getter from Ashburton to join her.

This time they were attracted and the relationship blossomed.

They were married in 2015 and continued to juggle their careers, however, there was something missing. They loved Sydney life but, with both coming from rural towns, they liked the idea of nesting somewhere smaller.

“We wanted to go to a regional town,” Angela said. They were assisted by a New South Wales initiative. Towns throughout the state held regional fairs to attract young, professional families or couples, to counteract the brain drain.

Brendon and Angela attended with Brendon flippantly saying he’d like to run a hostel. The small city of Orange just happened to have a backpacker vacancy and wanted someone to run a country pub. Within days the local organiser came back to them with an offer.

They thought about the offer and decided to “run with it”. The organiser “sprang us into something and we went with it,” he said.

When they visited, they drove past an open home with six bedrooms on a 10-acre lifestyle block.

“I loved it at first sight. It was my dream house. Everything fell into place,” Angela said. Brendon describes it as his sliding door moment. “My life is full of it,” he said.

They had the funds, bought the house and moved to Orange.

Their first daughter Poppy was six months old and Angela, on maternity leave, worked from home. Brendon fulfilled the temporary backpacker position, worked part-time at Westpac and did some odd jobs around town.

“I took some community-based work as a means of immersing myself in Orange,” he said.

But then an opportunity arose, not through contacts or community or even in New South Wales. It

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MAN’S SUCCESS From far left, clockwise: Brendon Argyle works with saffron and plays with Saffron, his daughter.

Stay-at-home dad, Brendon, with children, Poppy and Saffron.

Brendon, with Angela’s help, picks up to 10,000 saffron flowers a day during the season.

Angela and Brendon at home in Orange, New South Wales.

Spice comes from the stigma of the saffron flower.

was another sliding door moment.

“We watched the Australian version of Country Calendar about a Tasmanian farmer growing saffron,” Angela said. “I was fascinated by it and, the next day, called the farmer and inquired.”

From that information they decided to give it a go. They completed their due diligence, discovered Orange had similar soils and climate and purchased 2000 saffron bulbs from the farmer. Brendon set two acres aside, de-cobwebbed his shovel, sowed the corms by hand and mounded them up like potatoes.

Their efforts produced 10 grams of saffron. “It showed our soil was great and the climate was good,” Brendon said.

“We sent a couple of pinches to chefs around Australia. They loved it, said ours was stronger than any saffron they’d ever used,” Angela added.

“We threw more dollars at it.”

They quickly realised that growing saffron is labour intensive.

The saffron spice that chefs love comes from the dried stigma in the middle of the flower. It gives intense aroma, colour and flavour to food. About 250 flowers make a gram, but a gram is worth $80.

With Angela working remotely from home, Brendon runs the business as house dad, picking 10,000 flowers a day during the seven-week season and drying the spice in a special oven they’ve installed.

Chefs started to take notice and now they sell out before the season is over. “We wanted a product chefs like to use, with several of

them appearing on Master Chef Australia,” they said.

“We’re also getting medical customers who want saffron to treat eye health, dementia, depression, ADHD and for cosmetic purposes,” Angela said.

“It also helps libido and is designed to get you into and out of bed,” Brendon claimed. “In 2021, by planting 100,000 corms, we made a profit for the first time and this year we’re expanding further to become more sustainable.”

Recognition has also arrived. In 2020/21 they won the prestigious Harvey Norman Delicious Gold Medal with three more awards last year and yesterday they featured on ABC’s Movin’ To The Country.

“With saffron we found something we love doing. We love the product,” Angela said.

Their business is called Argyle Saffron and, when their second daughter was born, they called her Saffron. It wasn’t a gimmick, it was a name they loved and “the only one we could agree on”.

Brendon hasn’t forgotten Mid Canterbury. “It was the launch pad for my career. It’s a building block for where I am today. Ashburton is home and where I love to return,” he said.

And he has some advice for us and the district council. Hold a regional fair to attract people and businesses away from major centres and embrace them when they arrive.

Angela and Brendon have made the transition to Orange and they see no reason why new people with great ideas can’t come to Ashburton.

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DriveThru

with Bernard Egan

All things motoring and otherwise

Start your engines

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t this time 128 years ago excitement was mounting in Paris, possibly not an exception in that city, but on this occasion excitement because an event which had never happened previously was about to take place.

Something to get excited about

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On July 22, 1894, the Parisian magazine Le Petit Journal organised what is considered to be the world’s first motoring competition, a race from Paris to Rouen.

One hundred and two competitors paid a 10-franc entrance fee.

Count Jules-Albert de Dion was first into Rouen, after six hours and 48 minutes, at an average speed of 19 km/h.

He finished ahead of Albert Lemaitre (Peugeot), followed by Auguste Doriot (Peugeot).

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Left – In 1894, Le Petit Journal publicised the world’s first motor race, to stimulate interest in motoring and as a publicity stunt and circulation booster.

And the winners were The official winners were Peugeot and Panhard, as cars were judged on their speed, handling and safety characteristics.

De Dion was disqualified because their steam car needed a stoker, which was forbidden.

Racing takes off It was only natural that owners of self-propelled vehicles would want to race them, and very soon after the first car appeared, boy racers of the time were competing against each other.

The first pre-arranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4.30am on August 30, 1867.

Covering a distance of eight miles, the course ran from Ashton-under-Lyne to Old Trafford in England.

It was won by Isaac Watt Boulton, with

Above – Albert Lemaître finished the race second in a 3hp Peugeot, but was judged the winner because Count Jules-Albert De Dion used a stoker on his steam car.

Daniel Adamson coming in second. Each were driving steam cars of their own manufacture.

Twenty years after that the chief editor of a French publication arranged an event for internal combustion gasoline fuel-powered vehicles, which covered a distance of two kilometres.

A race held on Thanksgiving Day November 28, 1895 is considered to be the first American auto race.

Print media promotion Interestingly, it too was organised by a newspaper, in this case the Chicago Times-Herald. Press coverage of the event aroused significant American interest in the automobile.

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originally the whole track was paved with bricks. It is the largest capacity sports venue of any variety worldwide, with a capacity of over a quarter of a million seated spectators.

First festival of speed The first regular auto racing festival was in Nice, France which took place March 1897 as a Speed Week.

To fill out the programme most types of racing events were invented there, including the first hill climb and a sprint that was, in effect, the first drag race.

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incredible entertainment for fans and spectators.

Motor racing has been embraced by car manufacturers as a way of developing, testing and promoting their products.

The outcome is evident in the highly specced vehicles we see today, and will be ongoing.

Would the appearance and features of today’s cars amaze motor racing pioneers? Given their foresight it’s probably what they expected and would be pleased about.

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From its earliest days motor competiThere is of course so much more which tion in all its forms has featured in print could be written about motor racing hismedia. tory, in fact we could easy fill this whole Which leads us to conclude with this edition of this newspaper and more as disclaimer, just to diffuse any thoughts On track well. about age which may arise among readIt wasn’t long before motor Maybe – or maybe not – the editor ers, although we couldn’t imagine why racing circuits were developed – of Le Petit Journal would be amazed at they possibly would. inspired by horse race courses. what his first recognised official car race No member of the Guardian Motoring The first purpose built motor 299 Havelock Str, Ashburton inspired. It was the dawn of a now a huge Team was there at the time, witnessed or racing track was constructed global sport, which provides opportureported on any of the historical events 03 308 down under.9109 nities for competitors at all levels and mentioned herein.

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The famous Brooklands course in Surrey, England followed soon after. It was the first specially prepared ‘banked’ motor racing venue, opening in June 1907. It featured a 4.43 km concrete track, with high-speed banked corners.

One of the oldest existing purpose-built automobile racing circuits in the United States, still in use, is the 2.5-mile (4.02 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The track is located in Speedway, Indiana; and yes, the town took its name from the circuit.

Built between March and August 1909, it is often referred In 1867 these guys were racing in the eight-mile course from Ashton-under-Lyne to Old Trafford to as the brickyard, because in Manchester, England, considered the first match race of two self-powered road vehicles.

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Home ground advantage likely to be key factor Matt Markham There’s nothing like a little home ground advantage to get you up for the big games.

And as the Watters Cup approaches the pointy end of the season this weekend, getting to play in front of the old faithful might just be the recipe for success for the two sides trying to chase down the table-topping Southern this afternoon.

Both Methven and Celtic will host matches on their likely softened home grounds today, Celtic welcoming Southern to Keenans Road, while Methven will host Rakaia at the Methven Domain.

And if form at home is any-

Today’s match-ups Watters Cup

Celtic v Southern @ Celtic, 2.45pm Methven v Rakaia @ Methven, 2.45pm

Senior B

Celtic v Southern @ Celtic, 1pm Methven v Mt Somers @ Methven, 1pm Collegiate v Rakaia @ Collegiate, 2.30pm Hampstead v Allenton @ Hampstead, 2.30pm

thing to go by, then it’s going to be tough for both visiting sides.

Celtic have played at home on six occasions this season for four wins, a draw with Methven last weekend, and a loss to Prebbleton in the quarter-final of the Combined Competition Cup. Similarly, Methven have played under the mountains on five occasions, picking up three wins, a draw with Lincoln and a loss to Waihora in the Supporters Trophy final – the second tier of the combined competition.

The clash of the week is undoubtedly between Celtic and Southern though – last year’s Watters Cup finalists both chasing victory to get them right in among the action heading toward the big dance in a few weeks.

Southern had the measure of Celtic last time they met out at Hinds, but a dour performance to draw with Methven last week underlined just how important showing up each and every week in this competition is, with little between all four sides.

Southern are in the box seat at the top of the standings, but could find themselves relegated to third place if Celtic beat them and Methven down Rakaia.

And with a last round clash between Methven and Celtic next week, that opens up all worlds of possibilities for who makes it to the Watters Cup final.

Methven have arguably been the form team since the competition resumed last month; they beat Rakaia comfortably, downed Southern in a similar fashion and then drew with Celtic in a mudbath last week.

They’ll need to be wary of a

Methven and Rakaia will battle it out again today in Watters Cup action.

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lurking Rakaia side today who are out to make their mark with winning the only option for the river side if they’re to remain in contention.

Meanwhile, the Senior B competition reaches the end of the normal season today, with a lot still to be both lost and gained ahead of next week’s semi-finals.

The top three spots are assured to Methven, Hampstead and Mt Somers but who lands where in the final standings is very much up for grabs.

If Methven can beat Mt Somers

today at Methven then they’ll finish top of the table and play either Celtic or Allenton in the semi-final, but if Methven lose and Hampstead beat Allenton then they’ll finish top of the standings.

Mt Somers can’t advance any higher than third, so will either play Methven or Hampstead in the semi-final next week.

Celtic, who currently sit third, will be out to secure that spot by beating Southern today, while Collegiate and Rakaia battle it out in the other match.

Top points scorers Thomas Middleton (Southern) – 34 Raitube Vasurakuta (Celtic) – 30 Thomas Whittaker (Rakaia) – 23 Nixon Brown (Celtic) – 20 Cam Butler (Celtic) – 16 Adam Williamson (Southern) – 15 Xavier Bartlett (Methven) – 15 Ben Bartlett (Methven) – 15 Tom Reekie (Methven) – 15 Monty Nixon (Celtic) – 10

Bowlers look to start new format on the right bias Traditionally, the six zone winners each year would converge together for the Welch Trophy and a shot at New Zealand representative glory.

With last year’s Welch Trophy being postponed due to Covid, last year’s zone playoff winners, which includes Ashburton, will be heading to Waikato in September to play for the 2021 title.

much depend on their results.

This year’s team features a few Matt changes from the side who were victorious in Nelson last year.

Markham Russell Ellis returns to the squad after moving back to the district, while Jeremy Markham will make his debut off the back of some good form.

Eight of the district’s best indoor bowlThe pair will play off the front for ers will head to the annual Paterson New Zealand representatives Simon Trophy this weekend, but with a difThomas and Michael Lawferent goal in mind comson, while the other quartet pared to other years.

South Island representatives Grant Wilson remains the same line-up as The Paterson Trophy has and Mat Bassett lead that team, alongside last year. long been one of the pinformer New Zealand rep, Julie Thomas and South Island representatives nacles of representative Grant Wilson and Mat Bassett indoor bowls in New ZeaMurray Bassett. lead that team, alongside forland, but it’s undergone a mer New Zealand rep, Julie facelift and its traditional format will pave the way in 2023 for a Meanwhile, this weekend’s results Thomas and Murray Bassett.

Colin Gilbert has been named as the new-look competition that it’s hoped across the country will determine will renew interest and reinvigorate which division an association lands in side’s reserve.

Play officially started last night in the competition going forward. for the inaugural new look competiBlenheim, but players will engage in New Zealand Indoor Bowls has tion in 2023. elected to change the process behind So, while the Ashburton bowlers three rounds of play today, each conthe Paterson Trophy, by creating a will head to Blenheim and face off sisting of a game of fours, pairs and division format, much like the NPC, against Canterbury, Marlborough, singles, with 162 bowls played in each where associations can move both up West Coast, Nelson and Golden Bay round.

The final round will be held tomor- Simon Thomas will spearhead the Ashburton attack at this and down over the years in an effort to and Motueka this weekend – who weekend’s Paterson Trophy zone playoff in Blenheim. create a more even competition. they face in the coming years will very row morning.

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Lydia’s whistle is ready for the challenge Matt Markham Mid Canterbury will be in on the action on the court at next week’s New Zealand Under 18 Championships, but they’ll also be represented on the edge of the court as well.

Local umpire Lydia Wilson has been selected to umpire at the tournament in a major coup for not only the 20-yearold local, but also for Mid Canterbury Netball in general, with call-ups such as this a rare occurrence.

The selection marks an almost decade-long journey for Wilson, who first picked up a whistle at the age of 11 and hasn’t looked back since.

“I think Mum signed me up for an umpiring course, and it’s been all go, pretty much since,” she said.

“I’ve been very lucky along the way.

“There’s a lot of support here for umpiring and some amazing people to watch and learn off, so I’ve definitely had a lot of help.”

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ed, it was a pretty big thrill as I was in no way expecting it.”

Mid Canterbury Netball put forward a nomination for Wilson to be an umpire at the tournament, which will see her in charge of two games each day throughout the week’s event.

So, after fighting off a bit of illness over the past week, it’s been all about getting the fitness levels back up and being as ready as she can be for the challenge.

“I’d like to think the rule book is in the back It was just sitting there in the emails one of my head ready and but I do need morning, saying that I’d been selected, it waiting, to refresh and keep up to date as much as I was a pretty big thrill as I was in no way can, but it’s been more expecting it about making sure the fitness levels are where they need to be to keep great to learn from different styles of play up with everything.” and different players as well.

Wilson was on the sideline for Thurs“I really enjoy watching the skill level day night’s Hampstead A and United of players and the different approachA clash in the Mid Canterbury Netball es that they have to the game, and I’ve Premier competition, and will be up in found it’s really helped me improve as Christchurch today to blow away any well.” final cobwebs.

Getting the call-up to be an umpire “It’s an honour to be asked to umpire next week was a major shock, but also a at a tournament like this, I’m really lookhuge thrill for Wilson, who is currently ing forward to it all.” studying to be a primary school teacher The Under 18 Championships begin via distance learning. on Monday and run through until “It was just sitting there in the emails Thursday at the Christchurch Netball one morning, saying that I’d been selectCentre.

Wilson’s extended her dedication to the role this year by not only being courtside at Mid Canterbury Premier netball fixtures on Thursday nights, but also trekking up to Christchurch each Saturday to run the sideline in Senior 1 and Premier 2 matches for the Christchurch Netball Centre.

“I’ve really enjoyed that.

“There’s a been a lot of familiar faces up there too which has helped, but it’s

Reps back on the netball court Matt Markham Sometimes just being there is enough, and any results that might fall your way are a bonus.

And while the Mid Canterbury Under 18 netball side will head to Christchurch on Monday for the first day of the New Zealand Under 18 tournament with aspirations of winning all their matches and going deep into the competition, there’s a lot more to be proud of even before they step onto the court.

After missing out on the tournament two years ago due to Covid, Mid Canterbury were unable to field a team last year, but they’ve come back in 2022 and are excited to be back on the na-

tional stage, competing against the best of the best across the course of next week.

“It’s great for the girls to be able to go away and experience a tournament like this, it’s been a few years since any of them would have, and for some it’s the first time getting a taste at the national level,” coach Claire Tappin said.

The 12-strong squad, plus coaches and management, will be based out of Christchurch playing from Monday through to Thursday with two games each day on both Monday and Tuesday before playoffs are determined.

There’s been a power of work done behind the scenes to get the girls to this point, and while it’s netball at the end of the day, for Tappin it’s also been about taking the side on a journey and allowing them new experiences.

“They are experiencing a range

of support unlike they’ve seen before which is going to have great benefits for their individual games, as well as the team as a whole.

“We had Hannah Coutts, a Canterbury NetballSmart development officer, come and spend some time with them working through all sorts of things from bio-mechanics to physiology – so before they even head up the road they’ve had a whole heap of experience.”

It’ll be a baptism by fire for the team on the opening morning of the tournament with a first up clash with Auckland A on Monday, but what happens on the scoreboard there isn’t as important as what happens off it.

“That’s a tough challenge first up, there’s no hiding from that.

“But we want to grow from that game and learn from it. It’s not just about the netball either, we

want to use those experiences to learn how to represent Mid Canterbury with pride at the national level, build a team culture – it’s a game of netball, but it’s also so much more.”

Tappin said the side would have set targets for the first two days of the competition, highlighting games that they think they can target to win, but they’ll also use the opening two days to look to give all of the squad some time on the court to build combinations and develop.

“We’ve got players from Premier 1, Premier 2, Premier 3, Saturday afternoon and even social grades in this side, so it covers a fair amount of scope in terms of Mid Canterbury netball.

“I think the benefits of having players compete in a tournament like this will really have an impact back here locally and help grow the game as well.”

Playing schedule Monday 9.50am: Auckland A 3.15pm: Central Lakes Tuesday 12 noon: Manawatu A Green 4.20pm: Hamilton City B

Mid Canterbury 18 squad Anna Tuamoheloa, Ashlein Lyttle, Billie Surridge, Claudia Thomas, Ella McSweeney, Emma Breach, Georgia Blundell, Grace Prendergast, Jasmine Matangaro, Jazz Surridge, Lexie Sinclair-Dockerill, Molly Jones, Panina Vaaelua. Head Coach: Claire Tappin, Apprentice Coach: Margaret Butler, Manager: Brans Surridge.

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No love lost on court Matt Markham The big guns might have fired a shot in Mid Canterbury Premier netball on Thursday night, but the gunfire wasn’t only reserved for the top-flight’s two leading contenders.

In an entertaining night of netball across all three grades, close scores and some big blowouts highlighted the night, but not without a little good old-fashioned rough and tumble to get the night moving first.

Celtic were simply too classy for Southern, winning by a big margin in the middle game of the top grade, while Hampstead managed to stay in touch with them by holding off a valiant United in the late game.

But the firecrackers came before they’d even started to warm up.

The Methven and Mt Somers clash on the main court promised to be a good one and it didn’t fail to deliver, with a physical and at times bruising encounter throughout all four quarters.

The count was well lost by the start of the fourth quarter on how many times someone had hit the deck during the match as both sides threw literally everything, including themselves, at each other.

After losing to their mountain-dwelling neighbours last month, Methven set about with a simple game plan early on, which was to restrict as much ball as possible from finding its way into the hands of sharpshooters Kate Oliver and Molly Clayton.

By and large it worked, with some excellent defensive work, but a 6-all score at the end of the first quarter suggested more was required.

Mt Somers stretched their lead through the second quarter as Methven appeared to falter, with their intensity dropping right off

Short and sharp Premier 1: Methven A 28

Mt Somers 19, Celtic A 48 Southern 9, Hampstead A 32 United A 29.

Premier 2: Celtic B 39 Methven B 32, Rakaia 30 Methven Shearmac 27, Allenton 37 Ashburton College A 31.

Premier 3: Hampstead B 39 Ashburton College B 11, Hampstead U18 30 Methven Humm 15, Ashburton College 10A 42 United B 19.

Methven’s Meg Gilbert looks to find a support player while Mt Somers defender Sally Carr gets sky-high in front of her.

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Watson in the middle, starved Mt Somers of ball, and then turned it around and converted with ease at the other end to run away with the match 28-19.

position by beating Methven B 39-32 in an enthralling match to open the night.

Down in Premier 3, it’s a little tighter at the top of the standings with three sides unbeaten through the first two rounds.

Hampstead B were too good for Ashburton College B winning 39-11, while the club’s Under 18 side were also on the right side of the score sheet, beating Methven Humm 30-15.

Ashburton College 10A kept in touch with the two Hampstead sides on the standings with a strong 42-19 win over United to see a three-way tie at the top of the table.

to see them down by 10 at the break.

A better third quarter, spearheaded by excellent work through the midcourt to find Meg Gilbert and Emma Hill in a bit of space to convert, resulted in that lead being cut down to just one with a quarter left to play.

If Methven were good in their comeback in the third, then they were outstanding in the fourth – both on attack and in defence.

Mt Somers managed just the one goal through the entire final quarter as Methven’s defensive end, led by Sarah McKenzie at goal keep, but ably assisted

by Bridget Johnstone and Anita

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contrasting circumstances.

Allenton were strong, leading from start to finish to down Ashburton College A 37-31, while Rakaia were forced to work hard

The Methven and Mt Somers clash on the main court promised to be a good one and it didn’t fail to deliver, with a physical and at times bruising encounter

In Premier 2, so far, it’s all about this year’s returnees, Rakaia and Allenton.

They both went two-fromtwo on Thursday night for the round, but did so in decidedly

by one of the surprise packets of the season, Methven Shearmac, to grab a 30-27 win after a late charge from the Methven side.

Celtic B picked up the other win in the grade to move into third

Standings Premier 1

Team Celtic A Hampstead A United A Methven A Mt Somers Southern

W 2 2 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 2 2

B 0 0 1 0 0 0

Pts 8 8 5 4 0 0

Team P Allenton 2 Rakaia 2 Celtic B 2 Methven Shear 2 AshColl A 2 Methven B 2

W 2 2 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 2 2

B 0 0 1 1 0 0

Pts 8 8 5 5 0 0

W 2 2 2 0 0

L 0 0 0 2 2

B 0 0 0 1 0

Pts 8 8 8 1 0

Premier 2

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Briar Mallinson goes in search of an attacking player during her side’s loss to Methven on Thursday night.

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Team P Hampstead B 2 AshColl 10A 2 Hampstead U18 2 AshColl B 2 United B 2

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The thing about consistency, is it’s just not that consistent Matt Markham

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onsistency, it’s not that hard to ask for. At least, if you’re not in racing circles.

There’s a job to be done when it comes to policing and adjudicating over racing across New Zealand, and many penalties for breaches of racing rules, both on and off the track are worthy and often deserved.

But every now and then one pops up that leaves you scratching your head.

And one of those arose this week.

Mid Canterbury racing fans might have noted the absence of champion junior driver, Sarah O’Reilly from the track over the past week, and that’s because

she’s currently serving a four-day suspension, handed down by stewards in the past two weeks following an incident back at the start of June.

Sarah was charged with – and subsequently admitted to – a breach of the rule for failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to win or gain the best possible placing for her drive on Tasman Tempest at Addington back on June 9.

Now whether Sarah actually made the wrong decision or not is debatable on both sides.

There’s no hard evidence to suggest that she would have finished any closer or gained a better position by doing what it was alleged she did – but the real issue in the whole situation lies within the penalty handed down.

Hearings such as this are conducted with the stipendary stewards outlining their reasoning behind the charge being

laid, the respondent getting their chance to give evidence and then the Judicial Control Authority (JCA) deciding on whether the charge has been proved based on the evidence and then handing down any subsequent penalties.

In Sarah’s case, the stipendary stewards recommended a suspension of five driving days, which was then reduced to four days by the JCA roughly equating out to costing the talented young junior driver a minimum of roughly 20 drives, and here’s where the issues arise for me.

Another similar case has recently unfolded in the North Island involving champion horseman Maurice McKendry, where he was charged under the same rule in a race involving a horse which he was driving that was the race favourite.

The starting point requested for the suspension of McKendry’s licence by stipendary stewards was four driving days, equat-

Sarah O’Reilly. ing to 20 drives – but his was reduced to just three days by the JCA, which based on averages is around 14 drives.

You could argue that given McKendry’s horse was the favourite for its race and that O’Reilly’s drive was a near to

rank outsider, carrying little punter money – the penalties are the wrong way around.

But the big question is, given it’s the same charge, dealt with in the same manner – then why aren’t the penalties the same?

Sarah’s driving schedule over this season alone has seen her drive in 362 races, while McKendry has driven in just 149, so more than double.

The math just doesn’t add up.

Both drivers have lost considerable income for a rule that’s all about perception, governed by people sitting in an office upstairs, and not out on the track making split-second decisions in the heat of a competitive race.

The least that could be expected is a little consistency across the board and that charges are fair and equal, irrelevant of which island a driver resides, which appears to have been a factor here.

It’s not much to ask for, is it?

Locals out to make the most of winter Sundays Matt Markham It’s a mid-winter meeting at Addington on a Sunday, so the excitement levels won’t be too high – but Mid Canterbury stables might be the ones to follow tomorrow at Harness HQ in Christchurch.

The winter racing schedule has seen a plethora of Addington double-headers over the past six weeks, racing either Thursday or Friday night and then again on Sunday with the weekend meeting reserved for the lower grade of horse.

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action on the track and tomorrow will be no different.

Ashburton Raceway trainer, Brent White will be looking to use the meeting to help build the confidence and perhaps get a few hooves in the till with two of his stable up and comers – Sassy Star and Bobby Waterhouse.

Both appear to be building towards a winning turn based on their recent performances, and with any luck tomorrow could be the day.

Sassy Star has looked far better than a maiden trotter, but has at times been her own worst enemy during races, getting out of her ground before charging to the line late.

Tomorrow, she shifts to the unruly barrier which might help

Brent White her feet early, and if she’s close enough turning for home, they’ll know she means business.

The same theory could be applied to Bobby Waterhouse.

He’s been excellent in his last three starts with slashing placings but does fall into a very strong maiden field in which winning won’t be easy with many strong chances.

Kimberly Butt does the driv-

ing on both of the White-trained horses.

Butt also takes the reins on the Terry McMillan-trained Crimson Rock, who was spotted putting in some strong work late last time to finish fourth.

Fans of a comeback will be pleased to see the versatile Jerry Garcia back out on the track for another campaign after he was retired from racing not that long ago.

The now 12-year-old, who began his career pacing, winning nine races, has been trotting for the past four years, winning another five races.

Trainer and driver, Leo O’Reilly brought the gelding back into work, and he’s raced twice for two fifths in much stronger races than

he faces tomorrow, making him a strong each-way hope in a wideopen trotting affair.

Meanwhile, Greg Prendergast will be hoping his wait until the last race is worth it with Rosie’s Terror, who caught the eye booming home late fresh up to finish fourth.

Leading locals The Best: Sassy Star (Race 2) The Each Way: Jerry Garcia (Race 7) The Roughie: Rosie’s Terror (Race 8)

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

R1 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION. MOBILE PACE NZD $8,000 1980m 13:20 1 65066 Dismara S Blake 2 6983 Tane J J Jo-Ann Buckland-Stevens 3 93427 Four Starzzz Shiraz C P Negus 4 83 Alexy R J Sissons 5 0x725 Itz To The Macs Ben Laughton Blair Wilmott 6 39064 Moody River 7 88488 Wolfenstein B G White 8 27237 Off The Edge A N Edge Kevin Mcclintock 9 28135 Arizonawildcat 10 9806 Maybe Andrew Fitzgerald R2 HARNESS RACING UNHINGED ON FACEBOOK MOBILE TROT NZD $10,000 1980m 13:45 1 63 Antonov G D Smith 2 4003 Cosmic Angel M G Heenan Craig D Thornley 3 4445 Blithe 4 45840 Random Spur John Morrison 5 40650 The Fiery Countess A L Clark J R Dunn 6 8987x Circus Circus 7 90900 Butcher Kate M P Edmonds 8 50388 Leningrad T M Williams C J Defilippi 9 x8669 Paige 10 38456 Sassy Star K A Butt

R3 SPECTATORS BAR MOBILE PACE NZD $10,000 1980m 14:11 1 72070 Upsize Me T M Williams 2 44965 All Too Well K A Butt 3 468x8 Pembrook’s Princess Ben Hope 4 45497 Sheza Manipulator M P Edmonds 5 22358 Take A Hike John Morrison 6 63544 Wriggles Rufus Wilson House Scott Iremonger 7 x3560 Mhai Tommie 8 20605 Lizzie Richter T S Chmiel 9 078x7 Mamma Mia Craig D Thornley

1 09x06 Pink Flamingo Run B N Orange 2 99457 Kennedy K M Cox 3 8x390 Grinning Again L F O’Reilly 4 344 Seapris J R Dunn 5 67235 Kingsdown Atom John Morrison 6 3737x Major Memphis S J Ottley 7 64294 Songbird Gemma Thornley 8 45819 On Report R D Holmes G D Smith 9 3710 Star Magic 10 71741 Rocknroll Diva T M Williams 11 7x265 Motor Mouth Scott Iremonger 12 4257x Southerly Change R T May R4 AVON CITY FORD MOBILE PACE $10,000 1980m 13 17660 Rake Wilson House 14:36 14 18570 Shards Fury Sam Thornley 1 Triple G J R Dunn Sheree Tomlinson 15 8x362 Katherine 2 He’s A Ripper John Morrison R6 XCM SPORT MOBILE PACE $10,000 1980m 15:26 G D Smith 3 72 Rakero Raider 1 9 Didjanothatone R D Close 4 20233 Bobby Waterhouse K A Butt 2 40287 Chrislynn B N Orange 5 The Trophy Hunter B N Orange C J Defilippi 3 34442 Hit The Beach 6 Moet Shard J F Curtin 4 49932 Move It On Over T M Williams S J Ottley 7 27x3 Tempo Warrior 5 23x39 Watch Me K M Cox 8 Alta Meteor T M Williams 6 x3455 Secret Cocktail Korbyn Newman 7 76004 Crimson Rock K A Butt R5 FAHEY FENCE HIRE HANDICAP PACE $9000 8 0x Terror Eyes John Morrison 2600m 15:01

9 8x335 Nemo Bandeira S J Ottley 10 90x30 Rodasi R J Butt R7 PENINSULAR BEACHFRONT RESORT HANDICAP TROT NZD $9,000 2600m 15:51 1 209x3 Reindeer Trouble R T May Sheree Tomlinson 2 65423 Zsahara 3 x4760 Mickey Jay R D Holmes B N Orange 4 0300x Kohli Trouble 5 8469 Take After Me John Morrison S J Ottley 6 29714 Mc Squared 7 20026 Ruby Seddon J W Cox 8 90x71 The Fiery Spirit K A Butt 9 x0x55 Jerry Garcia L F O’Reilly J R Dunn 10 354 Granny Rose 11 96939 Wynberg Watch T M Williams R8 FIRST DIRECT TAXIS MOBILE PACE NZD $8,000 2600m 16:16 1 96709 Kali B K A Butt 2 80806 Mark Dunnett Sheree Tomlinson J R Dunn 3 908 Pocket Call 4 6900 Friendly Eyre S J Ottley 5 5060 Full Of Desire B J Borcoskie 6 94489 It’s A Shawthing Scott Iremonger

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Wilson House Maximilian Taliesin B N Orange King Arthur R M Cameron Sam Thornley It’s Me Marshmellow Millie J W Cox Playboy Prince R D Holmes Rosies Terror T S Chmiel Franco Cornel R D Close

Matt Markham’s Addington Selections Race 1: Itz To The Macs, Moody River, Maybe, Off The Edge Race 2: Sassy Star, Atonov, Leningrad, Blithe Race 3: Upsize Me, Pembrook Princess, Wriggles Rufus, All Too Well Race 4: Triple G, Bobby Waterhouse, Alta Meteor, Rakero Raider Race 5: Major Memphis, Katherine, Kingsdown Atom, Motor Mouth Race 6: Hit The Beach, Move It On Over, Secret Cocktail, Chrislynn Race 7: Jerry Garcia, Ruby Seddon, Granny Rose, Take After Me Race 8: Rosies Terror, Taliesin, Mark Dunnett, Pocket Call BEST BET: Upsize Me (Race 3) VALUE: Jerry Garcia (Race 7)

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

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who scored the winning try for Queensland in Wednesday’s State of Origin decider? a) Valentine Holmes b) Tom Dearden c) Ben Hunt 2. What percentage of competitors at the Commonwealth Games from NZ are women? a) 48 per cent b) 54 per cent c) 60 per cent 3. Maggie Squire is NZ’s youngest competitor at Birmingham, what will she compete in? a) Gymnastics b) Basketball c) Swimming 4. Who top scored for the Black Caps to see them home against Ireland in the second ODI this week? a) Finn Allen b) Tom Latham c) Michael Bracewell 5. Which golfer was made an honorary member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews alongside Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy this week? a) Justin Thomas b) Phil Mickelson c) Paul Lawrie 6. The Tall Blacks beat who to kickstart their FIBA Asia Cup campaign on Wednesday? a) Lebanon b) India c) Philippines 7. Who scored the All Blacks try right on half time in the second test against Ireland last Saturday night? a) Beauden Barrett b) Will Jordan c) Sevu Reece 8. Olympic Rowing champs, Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams won at the World Rowing Cup this week, where? a) Lucerne b) Princeton c) Poznan Answers: 1. c) Ben Hunt, 2. b) 54 per cent, 3. c) Swimming, 4. a) Finn Allen, 5. c) Paul Lawrie, 6. b) India, 7. a) Beauden Barrett, 8. a) Lucerne

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): As the warrior of the zodiac, you observe the rules of battle, aware of the advance and the retreat. What matters is honour in both scenarios – to be brave and never to desert the others.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Falling in love with a person is different from falling in love with the way you feel when you’re around that person.

The distinction will be worth noting. Healthy relationships are thoroughly considered.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll disagree, but you won’t disrespect. For this reason, you’re just the person who can help everyone work together for a common aim. Good leaders unify the group.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When the apple cart of expectation overturns, it’s a surprise, but it doesn’t have to be an upset or an obstacle.

This is a chance to question and update your premise to match reality.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Even though you love to learn, you’d rather figure things out yourself.

Others share your preference. Instead of preaching, you’ll offer an opportunity for discovery.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It’s like you’re on a hike, striving to get up to the elevation that will allow you a better view of the situation. The miles you travel today will help you get the past into perspective and see the future, too.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): If you wouldn’t say something in front of a smart person, don’t say it. Also, consider whether you’re hanging out in the right places. Your company should elevate you, not cause you to dip your standards.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Which has a higher value, appropriateness or humour? Honesty or creativity? Abundance or safety? There are no absolute right answers. You’ll notice your value system is changing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ve told your story many times in different ways, smartly catering to themes on the table. What you add to today’s themes will help the others, especially if you keep your contribution brief.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Those from other backgrounds may have different notions of what’s appropriate. Most will be able to adjust to the expectations, as long as those are communicated in a way they can understand.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The successful timing of the day can be summed up in one word: early. It will pay to get a jump on everything, arriving on the scene before the others.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s no question you’ve been gifted with talent. But what is more valuable is your other gift – the difficulty you were handed. Overcoming this has made you ready to turn today’s opportunity into gold.

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This weatherboard home is situated on the west side of Tinwald. It has an open plan kitchen, dining, lounge heated with a heat pump. Updated bathroom, two double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes plus a sunroom. Separate laundry and toilet, single lock-up garage and off-street parking.

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5 Carters Terrace, TINWALD

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Two bathrooms, two toilets, separate stylish laundry. Sunny conservatory and lovely deck area out front and large deck area out back. Brand new single car garage.

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Price: $320,000

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Web ID ALE3362631

This fabulous 4012m2 section is waiting for its new owners. Positioned perfectly with street frontage and all the town services to its boundary. There are substantial plantings offering privacy from the road and a great start for the keen gardener. This land is waiting for someone to build their ultimate dream home. New title issued.

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Four double bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, plus an office. Open plan kitchen, dining/ living room, separate lounge. Walk-through laundry from the garage with ample storage. A beautiful setting for the family to move to the country. Clad in Oamaru stone, this quality home sits on 1ha in a great location. Double garage with internal access plus an additional double garage.

View to see all the wonderful features!

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MAX

9 MIN -2

Saturday: Fine with a frosty start. Westerlies.

Monday: Cloudy with a few showers. Strong northwesterlies.

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

9 8 4 8 8 9

-4 0 -2 -3 -1 -4

Sunday

13 11 8 12 11 11

6 9 5 8 8 3

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

Sunday: High cloud increasing. Northerlies strengthening.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

13 MIN 5

Saturday Mountain weather hazard: Wind Chill.

Fine, apart from areas of cloud and frosts in the morning.

Wind at 1000m: Light. NW 30 km/h developing in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: SW 40 km/h, turning NW 50 km/h in the evening.

Freezing level: 800m at first, rising to 1200m.

Sunday: High cloud increasing. Northerlies strengthening.

A broad trough and associated low centres continue to move away east of New Zealand on Saturday, while a southwest flow remains over the country.

A ridge builds over the North Island on Sunday, while a strengthening northwesterly flow develops over the South Island ahead of a front approaching from the west. The front moves northwards over the South Island on Monday, and southern parts of the North Island on Tuesday. Another ridge builds over the South Island during Tuesday.

HIRE GENERAL hire.

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

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

Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

MEDICAL SERVICES IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

TRADES, SERVICES LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.

Keys/Locks, sliding and bifold door roller repairs. Mobile service.

Call Nigel at Doors and More. Ph 027 516 7104

All Farm Engineering has a postion available for a workshop and field service technician.

Experience not essential but an advantage We are a family owned small business, we offer comparable rates if you would like to work in a low stress position with a great team we are the place for you.

Please apply with your CV to:

HEB Construction have several great Operator/Labourer positions in our Ashburton road maintenance team.

GRAZING

HEALTH & BEAUTY

WORKSHOP AND FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

• Reasonable level of fitness GRAZING Wanted - 55 Angus Calves for 6 – 8 weeks. DG Williamson Phone 0274354705

SITUATIONS VACANT

Monday

17 15 11 15 15 15

4 4 2 3 5 1

Sunday Mountain weather hazards: Rain, Snow, Thunderstorm, Wind, Wind Chill.

Rain developing, heavy and possibly thundery near the divide. Snow possible to 1600m.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to severe gale in exposed places 120 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale in exposed places 120 km/h.

Freezing level: 1000m, rising to 2000m.

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

Monday: Cloudy with a few showers. Strong northwesterlies.

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 7.7 -0.8 -6.3 0.6 79.8 SW 26 3:09pm 7.0 57.3

Methven 7.1 2.6 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

16 MIN 3

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 9.3 8.6 2.3 -0.6 -0.8 – 1.6 0.2 105.2 92.4 SW 28 NW 20 11:49am 9:00am 8.4 – 60.7 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 5:22am 5:54pm 6:19am 6:49pm 7:19am 7:47pm Mouth L 11:36am 12:10am 12:33pm 1:06am 1:29pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 5:24am 5:53pm 6:23am 6:49pm 7:20am L 11:36am 12:11am 12:31pm 1:06am H 5:06am 5:38pm 6:03am 6:33pm 7:03am L 11:20am 11:54pm 12:17pm 12:50am

7:45pm 1:26pm 7:31pm 1:13pm

8:00am 5:18pm 8:00am 5:19pm 7:59am 5:20pm 8:05pm 10:05am 9:24pm 10:34am 10:37pm 10:58am

last qtr Jul 21

new Jul 29

first qtr Aug 5

full Aug 12

FAMILY NOTICES 31

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 16, 2022

SITUATIONS VACANT

Management/ Financial Accountant Permanent Role The Neumanns Tyre Group operate a number of branches throughout the South Island and we are advertising for an Accountant to be based in our Ashburton office.

The role will be a permanent position, and will be between 30-35 hours per week with some degree of flexibility.

The successful applicant will be reporting directly to the owners of the group and their key responsibilities will be: – operating processes, systems and internal controls to ensure the efficient operation of the finance function, – the production of accurate and timely monthly management accounts, – developing a robust budgeting and forecasting process – maintaining accurate product records – liaising with our tax agent – overview of each branch’s financial records – overview of branch GST returns – training of staff on finance processes A CA qualification would be an advantage, however significant experience in a similar role would be sufficient.

The successful applicant will possess strong commercial acumen, proficient IT skills including the Microsoft Office programmes, excellent communication skills to be able to liaise effectively between the owners, the administrative team and external parties.

The remuneration will be commensurate to the level of experience of the successful applicant.

Applicants should apply with covering letter and CV to: emma@neumannstyres.co.nz on or before Sunday, July 24, 2022.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS HYDES, Phyllis – 1932-2022 Mick and Sanae, Alison and Alan, Vicki and John and their families would like to thank their extended family, friends, neighbours and colleagues for all the visits, flowers, cards, baking, support and kindness shown throughout Mums' illness and passing. Special thanks to the staff and residents of Terrace View for the friendship and loving care given to Mum during her residence there. Special thanks to Carol Gunn and the staff of Patersons Funeral Services for the care taken with Mums' wishes, regarding her service. As many addresses are unknown, please accept this acknowledgement as a personal thank you.

"All we have to do is think of you and the world becomes brighter."

IN MEMORIAM HYLAND, Nan – 10/01/1930 – 18/07/2021 In Memory of our dear Mum You are with the angels now it was time to say goodbye yet still it’s hard to hide the pain no matter how we try For you were such a special Mum with lots of love to share and knowing you’re no longer here is very hard to bear And though the grief will pass and time will help to heal the pain somehow life without you Mum will never be the same Always loved and missed Catherine, Lynette, Jacqueline and Families

DEATHS

HILL, Lois Edis Rose (nee Lambie) – On Sunday July 10, 2022 peacefully passed at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton, aged 83 years.

Dearly loved and loving wife of the late Eion David Hill, mother, nana and great nana. Many thanks to many friends especially Dr Penny Holdaway. Thank you to Ashburton Hospital and Terrace View for their care of Lois. As per Lois’s wish, a private service has been held.

LETHAM John Gavin – Peacefully at Methven House, on July 13, 2022, aged 94 years. Only son of the late Janet and John.

Devoted husband and soulmate of the late Audrey.

Loved and respected Dad of Christine (deceased), and Ian and Jackie. Much loved Grandad of Mark, Hamish, and Kristie. Loved Uncle Gavin to his nieces, nephews and their families.

Messages to the Letham family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to Dr Cheryl Tallon, and to all the kind and caring staff at Methven House. A service to celebrate Gavin’s life will be held at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Jackson Street, Methven on MONDAY July 18, 2022, commencing at 10am, HILL, Lois Edis Rose – followed by a private On July 10, 2022. Dearly interment. loved mother, mother-in-law and friend of Nicky and Andrew Renner. Loving and loved Nana of Amelia Hill, Ben Williams, Kelly and Anelise Edkins and Great Nana of Aaliya Edkins. I’m sure Dad, Pop (Eion) had a gin waiting for you.

NOBLE, James Halliday – Sadly Jim (aged 72 years) died on July 13, 2022 at Please note all late Nurse Maude Hospital after death notices or a long illness. Loved notices sent outside husband for 52 years of ordinary office Susan, and loved father and hours must be father-in-law of Jeremy and Mandy (Christchurch) and emailed to: Steven and Fleur deathnotices@ (Melbourne). Loved and theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. loving grandfather of Scarlett and Bailey. Special thanks to To place a notice the staff of Nurse Maude during office hours Hospital for their outstanding please contact us on care. Messages may be sent 03 307 7900 to Susan and family at for more information. jameshallidaynoble@gmail.c Any queries please om or c/- 30 Rue De La contact Mare, Parklands, Christchurch, 8083. In 0800 ASHBURTON accordance with Jim's (0800-274-287) wishes a private cremation has been held.

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POULTER, Joyce – On Wednesday July 13, 2022 at Oamaru, in her 96th year. Loved wife of the late Darky and beloved and adored Mum, Nana, Great Nana and Great Great Nana of Bob and Terry, Sarah and family, Aaron, Rhonda and family and Bridget and family. She will be sadly missed. At Joyce’s request a private cremation has been held.

DEATHS

Mad Doggerel Cabaret – Arts On Tour Saturday 20th August 7-30pm Adults $25 / Groups 6+ $20 (fees apply) Two poets and a musician combine to present a comic and lyric portrait of Aotearoa New Zealand and its place in the South Pacific today. This cabaret is full of cascading words, wild musicality and lightning humour.

Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show

Wednesday 14th September 7-30pm A-Reserve $65 / B-Reserve $55 (fees apply) Four years in the making “The Boss” is tuned to perfection bringing you a three-hour world-class show featuring the entire Born In The USA album plus more than twenty of the Boss’ greatest hits.

Enjoy some of the best songs ever written in rock ’n‘ roll history.

Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King Songbook

Thursday 15th September 7-30pm Adult $49.50 / Gold Card $42 / Kids $35 (fees apply) Three of the world’s most recognised voices are brought to you in the brand new show by singer/songwriter Bloom who is known as one of Australia’s greatest power vocalists. After gracing our stage as Amy Winehouse, Adele Bloom is set to wow her audiences in what can only be described as incredible.

Tina – Simply The Best

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FUNERALS

Canterbury owned, locally operated

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

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

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FOR PEACE OF MIND Jo Metcalf

FUNERAL FURNISHERS MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

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

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

Thursday 13th October 8pm Adult $61.30 / Group 6+ $56.30 / Child $36 (fees apply) What’s Love Got To Do With It? A lot if you love Tina Turner. Come along and experience this electrifying concert that is nothing short of a full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the ’60s to the ’90s. Featuring the powerful raspy vocals of Caroline Borole.

BOX-OFFICE HOURS: Mon to Fri – 9am to 5pm TICKET OFFICE 03 307 2010 211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700 www.ateventcentre.co.nz

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