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X A O H A IT’S Mid Cantabrians have questioned whether large wild black cats have been roaming the district for decades. This photo, which depicted a mask-wearing shooter who apparently killed a panther-like cat in the Rangitata Gorge, is in fact misleading. DOC confirmed the feral cat in the photo was trapped in the Upper Rangitata by them on June READ MORE P7 16, so, who knows, the ‘panther’ may still be out there.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 2, 2022

Fond memories of farm worker Daniel Alvey

A Nepalese man, who died in a quad bike accident in Mid Canterbury, has been described as “a beautiful soul”.

The man’s name has yet to be released after the workplace accident that happened on a farm in Winchmore on Sunday morning.

But close Mid Canterbury friend Kirstin Cook, who met the man after he arrived in the province, described him as a hard worker and said he would be missed by all who knew him.

“He was funny and always made people smile.”

“He cared for everybody around him,” Cook said.

The incident was referred to the coroner and is being investigated by WorkSafe, which could not comment on it because they said it was ongoing.

“It’s a really tragic accident,” said Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Acland, adding that his thoughts were with the family, friends and colleagues of the worker killed.

But Acland said the tragedy served as a timely reminder that working with quad bikes and other farm vehicles was dangerous and proper safety precautions need to be taken to minimise the risk.

“Quad bikes are an essential tool that is used every day (by farmers),” he said.

It was the responsibility of individual farms and their managers to ensure workers had proper training on how to use quad bikes and that they had safety equipment, such as helmets, and knew how to use them properly.

They were important messages to take note of because harm resulting from quad bikes continues to be a serious issue in New Zealand, with multiple fatalities and seriously injured incidents being an all too regular occurrence.

The worst reported year for New Zealand workplace quad bike deaths on record in the past 15 years was in 2015, when nine people died.

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Now that ownership of the historic Ashburton railway footbridge has finally been sorted, the hunt for funding for the much needed repairs is on.

Funds needed for historic footbridge fix-up Jonathan Leask Ashburton’s historic railway footbridge could be in for a makeover.

The Ashburton District Council is investigating what can be done to the 105-yearold structure and how to fund it.

The council is in the process of obtaining a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the heritage overbridge which infrastructure services group manager, Neil McCann, said will include what condition the bridge should be maintained to and if any changes or additions, such as lights, can be made.

Work has started on the CMP he said and it should be completed as early as the end of July.

A detailed inspection in August 2018 identified an esti-

The facts The railway footbridge was constructed in 1917 and is the key surviving feature from the Ashburton Railway Station complex following the demolition of the main station building in 2013.

The railway footbridge, with its bowstring truss, is one of a small number of such railway footbridges that mated $290,450 worth of maintenance and repairs, which McCann said included painting the ironwork and replacing some decayed timber.

McCann said an inspection of the bridge in November 2021 confirmed the work required.

Once a CMP is completed the work will then be programmed once funding is secured.

Like any project, council roading manager Mark Cham-

remain in situ.

The Ashburton Railway Station, opened in 1917, remained a busy thoroughfare until the 1980s, when the number of passenger trains was steadily reduced. In 2002, the passenger train service stopped altogether and the station building was demolished in 2013. berlain said funding is the big issue.

“We have $100,000 to do maintenance on all our structures including that bridge,” Chamberlain said.

“If I had to choose to spend that on one bridge or another, I think I would choose one with the traffic on it.

“But it is a heritage listed bridge, so we do need to look after it.”

McCann said that once the CMP is received “we will make enquiries to determine what funding opportunities are available”.

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has the bridge listed as a category 2 heritage place, but the Rail Heritage Trust had the former railway station and footbridge listed together on its historic register, so had designated the bridge as being demolished along with the station.

The council is contacting the Trust to ensure its register is updated to list the footbridge as still existing as a standalone item, and also plans to enquire about possible funding assistance.

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An experience principal doesn’t want again

BY LILY HAYDON Tinwald School principal, Peter Livingstone, faced something this week he’d never experienced before.

He had to allocate students from two classrooms to other classes, due to staff sickness.

“This was the perfect recipe for a storm,” he said.

He had two teachers and the caretaker off sick, three teachers on leave, others focused on end-of-term paperwork and no relievers available.

Livingstone informed parents their children would have to be put in other classrooms but, if they could stay at home, they wouldn’t be

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 2, 2022

Concerns over future impact of health reforms Jonathan Leask Ashburton’s GP spokesperson says the transition to the new centralised health organisation will be business as usual for now, but has reservations about the future.

The Government health reform has disestablished the 20 existing DHBs and merged their functions into Health New Zealand, which from Friday is now in control of the day-to-day running of the health system for the whole country.

“What it means for the future I don’t know, at this stage it is business as usual. But I’m concerned,” Ashburton’s GP spokesperson, doctor Penny Holdaway said.

Holdaway said she doesn’t know what the changeover will mean moving forward as “we haven’t been told”.

She is anxious about GPs being undervalued and “recognising what we do and how much we do” and the rural areas being marginalised.

“We tend to not have a lot of noise in and around rural communities but we’re high risk, we have high risk occupations.

“It will be interesting to see [what happens], but I’m worried.”

Three Rivers Health business manager Craig Watson said that the changeover wouldn’t be noticeable at a local level. But there is still a lack of detail on what the change from DHB to centralised governance looks like at a grassroots level.

He said the Government’s plan for the future health system under Health NZ is to take a locality approach which will deliver better primary and community based healthcare.

“At the moment, general practice in Ashburton is treated the same as general practice in Metro Christchurch, but it is like comparing apples to oranges.

“We don’t have a well-funded after-hours service, an emergency department or multiple NGOs

Ashburton GP spokeswoman, Doctor Penny Holdaway.

(Non-governmental organisations) operating at the same level.

“What we are expected to do locally is not the same as the expectation in Christchurch.

“I am hoping they will treat us as the community we are, with the funding for services we need to provide.

“Ashburton needs to be treated as a locality if the Government is true to its word, with localised services funded to meet a localised need,” Watson said.

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Smooth transition before local focus Continuity of care is the key in the transition, interim HNZ chief executive Margie Apa said.

The Pae Ora legislation ensures that every staff member and every other DHB automatically has their employment moved to HNZ, Apa said.

“This means we will have continuity of employment and health services,” Apa said.

“Over time services will change as we move to a more consistent health system, but initially the aim is a very smooth transition.”

In the first few months, Apa said HNZ will be working on initiatives to expand workforce,

and in the way that makes the most sense to them.”

The two new national health entities, HNZ and the Maori Health Authority, will have local and regional teams working with a range of people and groups within communities to understand their needs, she said, and that engagement will then form the basis of a plan for what services need to be delivered.

Apa said the Canterbury DHB board, which met for the last time on June 16, had provided the HNZ board with a handover including risks and issues that are important to Canterbury populations.

implement national initiatives to support catch-up on specialist services, and strengthen public health services.

The future of local health services will be designed around the needs and priorities of communities, requiring active engagement with local communities, she said.

“A key part of the future health system will be the locality approach that’s being taken to design and deliver primary and community based healthcare.

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Rotary’s top award for Mead Malcolm Hopwood The honour of receiving Rotary International’s highest award came as a complete surprise to David Mead this week.

When David attended Ashburton Rotary Club’s meeting on Tuesday, he was summonsed to become a Paul Harris Fellow, named after the founder of Rotary.

The honour, signed by Shekhar Mehta, president of Rotary International, is for outstanding community service.

Mead, in Rotary circles, is known as Mr Bookarama, and, for the past four years, he’s co-ordinated the collection and cataloguing of thousands of books for sale. Since 2017 Ashburton Rotary has raised about $250,000 which its trust fund distributes to local and national charities.

Mead had no knowledge of the award.

“My wife, Pauline, knew about it but kept it from me,” he said. “I was honoured. I was pleased to receive it.”

Mead has belonged to Rotary for 11 years and recently devoted his energies to Bookarama. He said a love of reading is very important and he enjoys instilling the enjoyment of books in people’s lives.

“Some people come to Bookarama and buy enough books to last for the year,” he said. “Then they return them the following year.”

Mead said reading should be encouraged from an early age and supports Ashburton Rotary’s projects of donating books to all babies born at Ashburton Hospital and new entrants throughout Mid Canterbury.

This year the Sports Hall has been booked for Bookarama from September 27 to October 2, but he’s having difficulty finding a warehouse or shed to sort the books. A former venue at the showgrounds is being used for another purpose.

David Mead will be recognised by many for owning two Caltex service stations in Ashburton over the past 30 years before he sold them five years ago.

As he approached retirement, he looked to expand his interest

David Mead displays the citation he received as a Paul Harris Fellow this week.

Right – Don McLeod and David Mead at last year’s Bookarama. in Ashburton life and joined Rotary.

“I was looking for an opportunity to broaden my friendships and meet new people and I found that in a service club,” he said.

Originally from Nelson, he was employed by the Ministry of Works in Invercargill and Ashburton. In Southland he led the ministry’s mechanical services with responsibility for three lighthouses, the Milford Track and boilers and heaters in secondary schools.

When the ministry closed in Tinwald, he took over the workshop, establishing Mead Motors which extended into his purchase of Caltex service stations.

Mead has also been active in football, coaching representative teams through the grades and, in recent months, he’s joined the South Canterbury Rose Society.

He grows 150 varieties of roses on his Beach Road property.

While his commitment this year is Bookarama and finding

a sorting venue, there’s an earlier priority next Tuesday. David Mead is certainly to be fined at Rotary for his honour and says

the sergeant gleans the Ashburton Guardian for suspects.

“I’m likely to be a target,” he said.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 2, 2022

A helping hand for young skiers Lili Haydon

Methven’s Rorie Hill and Eloise Fitzgerald will be hitting the slopes of Mt Hutt with even more excitement.

The seven-year-olds have won the annual mountain sliders ski scholarship, which will see the duo learn how to keep safe and navigate any problems they may encounter on the mountain for the next six weeks.

“The kids get a thrill out of it,” Methven Lions youth co-ordinator Francis Royston said of the scholarship, which their organisation sponsored in conjunction with the Mt Hutt skifield.

Royston said there were 11 scholarship applicants, similar

numbers to last year’s, with each entrant having to submit a letter on why they deserved to be awarded the big prize.

Rorie Hill’s father, Allan Hill, said his son’s letter had character, being handwritten.

“It was authentic alright,” Hill said.

The scholarship has been helping children to ski since the 1970s but the Methven Lions’ involvement and Mt Hutt importance goes well beyond that.

The club is a key reason why there is a skifield on Mt Hutt because they raised the idea to build one back in 1969.

Royston gets a thrill out of the experience the primary schoolaged kids get from winning the scholarship.

Last year’s recipient, Isaac Stanley, recently came up to Royston and personally thanked him for the experience.

“It was very cute,” Royston said.

Right – Rorie Hill and Eloise Fitzgerald tearing up the mountain on Sunday.

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Council locks in design consultant Jonathan Leask

Warming up on the dance bar at the Ashburton Pipe Band hall on Thursday are (from left): Tahlia Christie, Sophie Marr, Kimberley Carr, Harper Clark, Catriona Inglis, Annabelle Marr, Quinn Horrell.

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Dancing to Palmerston North Lili Haydon

The next generation are keeping the scottish culture alive by dancing.

Dance teacher, Ella Cameron, said the junior

dancers have been busy practising in the lead-up to the New Zealand Highland Dancing Championships in Palmerston North from July 8-12.

Each week the students practise at the Ashburton Pipe Band hall.

“All the girls have their own goals, but they all want to get a ribbon,” Cameron said.

Most of the children at Julie Hawke School of Dance have been wanting to learn how to highland dance since seeing dancers in action at the Ashburton A&P Show.

Students start learning how to highland dance as young as four and dance up to their early 20s. At the moment there are 10 dancers going to com-

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pete in next week’s competition.

According to Cameron, in the past few years the interest in learning how to highland dance has grown immensely.

Cameron, who grew up in Ashburton, commutes from Christchurch to teach the class, and is also a former student of the dance company.

The Ashburton District Council is tendering a three year professional services contract for a consultant to deliver design services.

Infrastructure services group manager Neil McCann said the move is an attempt to secure consultants for the next couple of years due to an expected increased demand for consultants from Three Waters reform and a desire to speed up projects.

“We have put out a tender for a three year period to have consultants available to design all our work for the next three years so we can hopefully speed up or project work instead of then going through a procurement process to do that.”

It means one consultant firm being utilised each time on demand instead of securing one individually project by project

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and have no additional costs, McCann said.

“The engagement of the consultants would be a cost to the projects as they normally are.

“We will still have our staff involved with going through the tendering process, supervision of works and managing the projects.

“This is just for the detailed design specialist services that we don’t have.”

The tender is expected to be awarded this week.

“Then we will have one consultant to deal with on all our future designs and hopefully speed up our works.”

It is a system McCann said the council had used in the past and is becoming more common to speed up the process of capital delivery.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 2, 2022

Rakaia recreation centre plans boosted by council cash injection Jonathan Leask Rakaia’s rugby club president says it’s an exciting time after receiving council backing for a new community facility in the Rakaia Domain.

The rugby club is leading a project to demolish the existing outdated facility at the Rakaia Domain and build a new facility that will serve as a community recreation centre.

The council, in the annual plan, resolved to fund new replacement public toilets in the new facility and to offer an up to $200,000 commercial loan to support the club’s fundraising efforts, none of which impacts rates.

“It’s an exciting time for us to now have the council on board with the public amenities and also the financial backing,” club president Mark Hanrahan said.

“The contribution from the council is a significant step towards the total package.

“It’s exciting for the club and the community.”

The rugby club completed their design and cost estimates in March 2021 and are making progress to secure funds, and Han-

The current facilities at the Rakaia Domain are set to make way for a new facility that will serve as a community recreation centre. rahan said the timeline was still focused on completion by the second quarter of 2023.

Back in 2015, the Rakaia Stadium Trust had pitched to the council to back a new sports complex at the Rakaia Domain, but as the EA Networks Centre was readying to open the council balked at the $1.5m funding request towards the estimated $5m facility.

Hanrahan, who was part of the project team for the stadium, said

the current plan is fit for purpose.

The project first went before the council in December where the club was advised to submit its requests for financial support to the annual plan.

In the annual plan the council committed to $351,000, loan funded, for new public toilets in the facility as the current public toilets are part of the existing facility that will be demolished.

The rugby club has sold its clubrooms that were on the other

Calf experts in town

port of other sporting codes and now the annual plan has been adopted it has council support.

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Warm reminder of home Malcolm Hopwood

Lili Haydon Stacey Cosnett and Karen Fraser aka the ‘calf experts’ hosted a free workshop covering the key ‘best basics’ for a successful calf season.

On Wednesday Cosnett and Frazer spoke for two hours to over 50 Mid Canterbury dairy farmers at the Southern Rugby Club Rooms in Hinds.

Two years ago the pair decided to combine their experience and knowledge after they saw ‘a lot of rubbish’ and misinformation online about calf rearing.

“Then we thought lets start our own page, and its just kicked off from there,’’ Cosnett said.

Cosnett studied Animal Science and Human Nutrition at Massey University, and Fraser has worked as a calf manager but have known each other for more 10 years, and who both now work for Farmlands.

The pair have been travelling up and down the country, speaking to newbies to experienced calf rearers this week, with

side of town and are currently utilising the neighbouring bowling club as a temporary clubrooms.

Rakaia Reserve Board’s Bruce Perry told the council in December that the board supported the project as the existing facilities were past their use-by date and most likely do not meet earthquake building standards. An assessment hasn’t been undertaken.

Hanrahan said as well as the reserve board they had the sup-

Stacey Cosnett and Karen Fraser, aka the blue ladies, speaking to 50 Mid Canterbury farmers about the best basics for a successful calf season. most of their seminars pulling more than 40 people in.

For newbies they speak about the importance of colostrum.

“Getting it into them quickly is so important on the first day,’’ Cosnett said.

And for the more expe-

rienced calf rearers it’s all about shed health.

“Sometimes you can overlook it,’’ Cosnett said.

The pair now over 2000 followers on Facebook, and hold annual seminars around the country, and they have no plans on slowing down.

When 12-year-old Chloe Peck travels by train from her accommodation to the Advance Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney, something special from Ashburton will go with her.

Chloe, who leaves for Australia tomorrow, has been given a sparkling purple/blue quilt, designed and made by members of Annie’s Friendship Group.

The quilt was presented to her by Gael Oldham on behalf of the 12 members.

“We wanted it to keep her warm and identify with home,” Gael said.

“Quilts are comforting things and it’s something personal for her.”

Making it was a team effort and “all the members had a go”.

Chloe, whose numbness and pain now extends up her body, has been in a wheelchair shortly after she fell badly at school in February last year. Her treatment in New Zealand has been unsuccessful, but Sydney offers life-changing therapy.

Already an essential part of her baggage, Chloe loves the quilt presented by Annie’s Friendship Group.

She loves her quilt which is “very, very nice”.

“It will remind me of Ashburton and its kind people,” she said. “It rolls up nicely and I’m taking it as a carry-on tomorrow.”

However Chloe is extremely nervous about

her flight, being away from home, and the physiotherapy she’ll receive.

“I’m nervous my treatment won’t go as planned and I’ll have to come home,” she admitted. “But I’m being very positive.”

Brave girl.

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ne of New Zealand’s longest unexplained mysteries seemed to get a new lease on life after the death of a big black cat in Mid Canterbury.

A photo of a huge black cat, lying prone across a rock and with a face-obscured shooter in a trophy-killing pose, has caused massive reaction.

It has been rubbished by many as being a hoax and just part of the big cat legend that has been around for over 50 years, while others have wondered if it could be authentic.

The photo was published on the Facebook page of the Panthers Rock restaurant in Mayfield. That’s the very same tavern, which was renamed after the apparent sighting of a mysterious big black cat in the area in 2003.

Panthers Rock restaurant owner Deborah Gilkison said the photo of a dead black cat was “solid evidence’’ that a panther-like creature existed.

“Well, we’ve always known the panther (panthers) is out there,’’ Gilkison said.

“But we want more. More information. More proof.

“Let us be clear, we don’t want people hunting panthers. We think they should roam free on the Canterbury Plains. But if you know who has this big cat, or have any information, then we wanna hear it.’’

Department of Conservation Raukapuka/Geraldine Senior Biodiversity Ranger Ian Fraser, told the Guardian: “Feral cats are one of the top predators in New Zealand’s ecosystem and have a major impact on native birds, bats, lizards, weta and other insects.

Populations of endangered wrybill/ngutu pare, black-fronted terns/tarapirohe and blackbilled gulls/tarpuka are greatly impacted by feral cat predation in braided riverbeds in the central South Island.

“The feral cat in the photo was trapped in the Upper Rangitata on June 16.

“It was a female which weighed 4.9kg and was about 560mm long from the snout to the base of the tail.

“This is very heavy for a female feral cat. However, the photo has been taken with the feral cat much closer to the camera than the person, which makes the feral cat seem larger than it is.

“Based on trapping in the

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This is very heavy for a female feral cat.

However, the photo has been taken with the feral cat much closer to the camera than the person, which makes the feral cat seem larger than it is.

All the talk: This is the photo, with an unnamed and face obscured shooter in the Rangitata Gorge, which, for a while, added to the legend of the wild panther in Mid Canterbury.

PHOTO SUPPLIED South Island high country, female feral cats average less than 3kg. Males average about 3.75kg, but the heaviest caught weighed about 7kg.

“At the extreme end, feral cats can get to about a metre long including the tail. There can be some quite big physical outliers in a population.

Since the current Upper Rangitata predator control programme was established in July 2015, more than 1175 feral cats have been controlled.

The close-up remains of a big cat trapped in the Upper Rangitata.

“Feral cats are opportunistic and skilled hunters with a high prey drive, and they can also travel long distances – a tracked feral cat in the South Island was recorded covering 6km in one night.”

For years, Mid Cantabrians have claimed to have seen an unlikely-looking creature roaming the countryside.

Grainy photos have shown large black cats slinking around the district and into wider Canterbury and beyond.

But their existence has never been proven.

Most of the locals who dine at the Mayfield restaurant have a story of their own about the so-

called Canterbury panther.

“Lots of people all the time are seeing the panther,” Gilkison said.

Gilkison, who has only lived in the Mayfield area since February, felt obliged to respond on Facebook to hoax and PR stint claims, including a belief that the photo had been doctored. “.. based on the information we had, the photo was real,’’ she said.

When contacted yesterday after the DOC information came to hand, Gilkison said: “Oh no, that’s not cool,” and chuckled.

She was disappointed with the outcome, but still believes there is a panther out there.

There have been many reported sightings of a black panther over the years and even the odd one with a pic (all from a distance) like this one.

What’s the mystery: Apparent sightings and stories of big black wild cats, which looked like a panther, having been seen around Mid Canterbury and beyond for decades.

Started in Port Lyttelton, 1915: Port workers say that a ship from America, with a cargo of animals bound for Australia, was being unloaded when one of the cages was accidentally broken open.

A pregnant female puma escaped and was last seen running towards the Port Hills.

Officials apparently made little attempt to catch the cat.

They also played down the incident so not to alarm public concerns about a wild puma on the loose. Is it possible the puma survived? Is she responsible for spawning generations of pumas, and not panthers, that have remained elusive?

Ashburton 2003, most prominent sighting: Ashburton truck driver Chad Stewart was on a Mayfield farm when he reportedly said he saw a big black cat less than 50m away. He said it had a tail too long to be a dog’s. A Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries investigator and an Orana Park staff member were dispatched to search for proof. The owners of the property paid for a helicopter to search the area.

Still, nothing was found. A biosecurity national adviser said at the time he could not rule out a large cat having been smuggled into New Zealand.

Later in 2003: Mayfield’s local tavern was renamed Panther’s Rock after Stewart’s sighting in that area.

Ashburton, 2006: The Ashburton River mouth was combed by a MAF investigator after a couple with their grandson reported seeing an animal larger than a domestic cat.

Nothing was found.

Eiffelton, Ashburton, 2016: Ange Montgomery was sure she saw a big black panther in Eiffelton, being reported as saying.

“I’m not crazy, I know there’s a lot of people out there that’ve seen it that don’t want to come forward because people will judge them or think they’re crazy,” she said at the time.

“I truly believe it; these creatures walk among us.”

Ashley Forest, Canterbury, 2020: Hunter Jesse Feary thought he had nabbed the big one when he shot a 1.05m long black cat, weighing 11 kilograms and with 14mm-long fangs near Ashley Forest. Was it a panther? No. DNA testing results indicated it was just a “standard cat’’. Standard perhaps, but rather big at that.

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Flow was the first wellness facility in New Zealand to offer the Dreampod Cabin, the newest innovation from Dreampod Flotation Tanks. The float cabin has 500kg of Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulphate) in 1000 litres of Brinkley Resort Methven owners Gayle and Paul water, creating a 30cm deep solution, which Creswick love playing as a team for the betteris heated to 36.5 degress Celsius (skin temment of the community. perature). The benefits of floating in the float cabin are improved sleep patterns and relief from stress, to just name a few. he team at Brinkley Resort Methven love If that is not up your alley, then you can try being part of their community and use the outdoor infrared sauna with contempotheir international platform to promote not rary design and ground-breaking innovation, just their own business but others as well. the Clearlight Sanctuary Saunas are unlike The resort offers many package deals with any other. Couple this with their new stainlocal operators which combine resort packless steel and cedar, New Zealand made, cold ages with skifield passes, helicopter rides, plunge tub for some contrast therapy. If you hot pool passes and many more. are going along with a bunch of friends, then Owners Paul and Gayle Creswick said the aquarius 6-person spa is also available for use with 60 water jets and 18 air injectors. offering these packages offers their guests a variety of experiences in the Mid CanterAnd if that’s not enough, Flow is offering a bury region.

5 Weeks to Wellness Program. This 5 week For the first time in two years they are program incorporates Holistic Health with happy to be opening the resort to not just seven highly qualified and exceptionally domestic tourists and functions but interpassionate Health Professionals. national guests as well.

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The resort offers accommodation, conference and wedding facilities to guests from all over the world and has hosted most of the world’s Olympic and World Cup ski teams, plus numerous rugby and sporting teams.

It features a total of 80 self-contained apartments comprised of 40 studio rooms and 40 self-contained two-bedroom apartments. Plus, Shackleton’s a multi award-winning family restaurant which is a popular dining spot for locals and tourists.

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he owners of Café 131 may have little experience in the hospitality industry, but they still deliver a great experience to their customers – locals and visitors.

Owners, husband and wife duo Andrea and Richard Toms, have owned the longstanding business for over a year, taking a leap of faith into the hospitality industry with no previous experience.

“Both of us with no hospitality background took a punt at it, and we are learning as we go,” Andrea said.

Since then they have not looked back.

Prior to owning the business Andrea was a teacher at the local primary school and Richard was working on a farm.

They have been loving getting to know people. Richard even joined the Methven Lions to be-

come engaged in the community more and to help get stuff done in the area.

“If anyone comes [and] asks to help with a fundraiser we are happy to help, we love giving back to our local community,” Andrea said.

The café can get you fixed up with a good coffee or one of their many meals or cakes, all made in-house.

While they cater for breakfast and lunch, you can have anything at any time. “You can have steak for breakfast and eggs for lunch,” Andrea said.

The owners value their team like family, bringing them in to help create the menus, to ensure there is a broad range to cover everyone’s tastebuds.

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had a couple of days off this week, although I only got one sleep-in.

Thursday morning I had to be up in Christchurch at 7am.

I was invited to a Movember Hall of Fame Breakfast and to be honest they had me at the mention of free breakfast.

I was asked to do a wee talk and take part in a Q&A with Robert from Movember. A small price to pay for a free breakfast I figured.

It was nice to be in the same room as a group of people who had raised a bunch of money for men’s health.

The vibes in the room were pretty good as you could imagine.

Although the focus of the Q&A was on men’s health and how the money will be used, I made sure I got across the message that as much as it’s an individual raising the money, it still requires a team effort.

For me it felt like I had half the region of Mid Canterbury on my team.

The drive home after the breakfast was a nice chance to reflect on the money we had all raised and the importance of continuing to highlight the men’s health message.

Globally, men die on average five years earlier than women and for reasons that are largely preventable. Which means that it doesn’t have to be that way: we can all take action to live healthier, happier and longer lives.

How can we take action? Here are Movember’s top five things to know and do.

1. Spend time with people who make you feel good. Stay connected, your mates are important and spending time with them is important. Catch up regularly.

2. Talk more. You don’t need to be an expert and you don’t have to have all the answers. Being there and listening can be a life saver.

3. Know the numbers. At 50 talk to your doctor about prostate cancer and whether it’s right for you to have a PSA test. If you have a father or brother who

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has had prostate cancer, you should have the conversation at 45.

4. Know thy nuts. Get to know what is normal for your testicles. Check them regularly and go to the doctor of something doesn’t feel right.

5. Move more. Add more activity to your day. Do more of what makes you feel good.

Movember.com is such a great resource.

So much more than just growing a moustache and raising some money.

Till next week, hoo roo.

Phill Hooper (Hall of Famer) Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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up 19.9 per cent, with an he construction industry has built average house price now Nicola many of New Zeaat $515,866 in the March, land’s regional towns in 2022, quarter.

Grigg more ways than one.

One has to ask, how Yes, it has literally built SELWYN MP much longer can this the houses we in Cantercontinue? bury all live in, as well as Official documents the shops and businesses we all spend in, show the Government was notified of the and has been a major driver of our local pending plasterboard shortage a year ago, economy. but did nothing about it. Its announceThe latest quarterly Infometrics report ment last week that it would set up a ‘high shows construction makes up a large level task force’ will do nothing to immeproportion of the whopping 10 per cent diately deal with the current shortage. growth in GDP the Ashburton region genBy just walking around the many new erated in the year to March (for context, subdivisions coming on line, there are this abnormally strong result was driven evidently uncompleted homes waiting on by a particularly weak GDP in the year to plasterboard and other essential products.

March 2021).

This delay obviously pushes back the But while residential building consents issuing of codes of compliance by council in Ashburton have nearly doubled in the and, ultimately, becoming available for year to March, 2022, the reality of these people to live in. extraordinary figures is that people cannot National has put forward proposed live in a consent. legislation to authorise imported plasterThat’s why the rapid slowdown in the board to break Fletcher’s chokehold on industry that we are witnessing is trouthe market. bling. MBIE figures show around 100 conIt seeks to allow builders to use importstruction companies across New Zealand ed forms of plasterboard that conform to have gone into liquidation this year.

Australasian standards, it would require Year on year, prices for the construccouncils to accept other types of plastertion of new dwellings were up 18 per cent board and make sure that future building in the March, 2022, quarter, the largest consents can’t specify a certain product increase since records began in 1985. (such as GIB) and, finally, it would encourThe usual suspects – inflation, supply age agencies to explore the use of alternachain disruption and labour constraints tive products to GIB in their buildings.

– are squarely to blame for the constant This would get supplies of plasterboard distress calls I am hearing from local builders. They can’t get staff, they can’t get in the country within weeks. Megan Woods, however, would prefer to wait for gear, they can’t get componentry and they her ‘taskforce’ to come up with a solution can’t get materials.

– and so we wait.

All that will, naturally, drive up house prices and further exacerbate the cost of National’s Nicola Grigg grew up in Mt living crisis gripping Kiwis. For residents in Ashburton, house prices have rocketed Somers and is currently the Selwyn MP.

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Deadly crash a warning for us all

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yreese Fleming. It’s probably not a name many of you will recognise.

But it should be ingrained on the minds and in the memory banks of every young driver up and down the country, and their parents, guardians and friends.

Why? Because Tyreese Fleming is the young man from Timaru – a stupid young man at that – who this week was jailed for two-anda-half years for being the driver of a car that left five teenage passengers dead after a horror crash last year.

Read that again people because it needs to sink in. Five youngsters. Aged 15 and 16. All dead.

All because of the unbelievable recklessness and moronic actions of Fleming, who committed every new driver, law-breaking sin possible that led to the tragic

Daryl Holden waste of those young lives, which has rocked Timaru, and should be a warning for all of us to heed.

Fleming, 19 at the time, had been drinking alcohol before the crash and he had obtained his restricted licence just three days earlier.

Driving with passengers, which included having one in the boot, and which left the vehicle dangerously overloaded, meant he had well and truly breached his restrictive licence terms. And with the most fatal of consequences.

He was also speeding when his

car slammed into a powerpole at a Timaru intersection, splitting the vehicle in half – killing his passengers immediately.

than three years naturally upset the grieving families, who said the sentence simply wasn’t long enough.

hard to imagine anyone showing any “ It’s sympathy for him, for having been sent to prison, for having to live with the shame and the hurt he caused so many.

For that most heinous and unforgivable of accidents, Fleming was jailed or two-and-a-half years and also disqualified from driving for five years.

He’d pleaded guilty in April to five charges of dangerous driving causing death, which carried a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.

That he got put away for less

One of the mothers was more direct, calling it “bullshit’’.

That same mother also reportedly criticised an eleventh hour offer of emotional harm reparations of $4000 per family. The grieving families called it “blood money”, which none of them wanted any part in.

Ironically, the only blood that will stick will be that on the

hands of Tyreese Fleming, and so it should.

It’s hard to imagine anyone showing any sympathy for him, for having been sent to prison, for having to live with the shame and the hurt he caused so many, and, quite obviously, for the deaths he is responsible for. We should all have zero tolerance, and show disgust for his behaviour, on that never-to-be forgotten-night last August.

And, please, I don’t want anyone to trot out that often used excuse about a teenager’s brain not being properly developed as a reason for his actions. Poppycock.

There can be no excuse for what happened on that fateful August night in Timaru.

The five grieving families left trying to keep their lives together know that better than anyone.

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Theme park thrills on the Gold Coast

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or tens of thousands of families jetting to the GC for a winter getaway, those legendary theme parks take pole position on the holiday agenda.

Here’s a roundup of some of the staple experiences and recently added installations to rev-up the titillation-factor!

Dreamworld’s signature new ride is a reptilian rollercoaster experience with a top speed of 105kph and a G-force of 3.8. Just five months old, hang on tight as Steel Taipan snakes around 1.2km of twists, turns and gut-lurching launches!

With multiple inversions, it is Australia’s only triple launch coaster, which for the uninitiated means you will encounter three gut-lurching drops. It also features the world’s first “Tailwhip” – a spinning seat at the rear of the train, if you are so inclined.

Another Aussie first and world first – a motorbike rollercoaster, or motocoaster, as it’s technically called. The Mick Doohan Motocoaster features life-size replicas of 500cc racing bikes and two aerodynamically profiled sidecars designed for small children and disabled guests. As you rip around the track and high-speed corners, you’ll clock 72kph. It’s supposedly the next best thing to Moto GP racing.

Dreamworld is also a wildlife conservation park, housing a wide range of animals including their famous Tiger Island. If you’ve ever wanted to feed a tiger, you’ve come to the right place. Thankfully, you’ll feed them holding tongs.

But this 15-minute experience will leave you roaring!

The character star power at Dreamworld is fuelled by DreamWorks, with a cast of characters out in force including Shrek, Madagascar characters, plus Wiggles characters like Dorothy the Dino-

It’s entirely possible to have a thoroughly fulfilling Gold Coast vacation without stepping through the entry gates of a theme park, but why deprive yourself, writes Mike Yardley.

By Mike Yardley saur and Captain Feathersword.

And how could you not say G’day to Dreamworld mascots, Kenny and Belinda?

Movie World sets itself apart as one of the very few movie theme parks outside North America, blending an old Hollywood vibe with live character performances, interactive adventures and thrill rides galore.

Top honours in the adrenalin stakes goes to the DC Rivals Hypercoaster – a seriously high coaster with a 1.4km long track.

Reaching speeds up to 115kph, you’ll experience a menacing 89 degree drop as you descend from the lair of the iconic Joker head.

You can do it backwards, if you wish.

What is a hypercoaster, you might ask? A hypercoaster is any complete-circuit roller coaster with a height measuring at least 200 feet. Movie World’s specimen measures 203 feet in height.

For more extreme thrills, there’s Batwing Spaceshot, which hurtles you 60 metres skyward at 100km an hour in just two seconds. 4.5Gs of extreme power. How’s that for a holiday head-clearer? In fact, like a good espresso, I went back for a double shot.

For a freaky frisson, let me recommend the towering Green Lantern Coaster, which has the steepest inverted drop in the Southern Hemisphere. You won’t forget it. The Superman Escape

coaster is an epic heart-pumper, dramatically designed with holes blasted out of the side of build-

It doesn’t matter which park you go to, there’s thrill rides round every corner.

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ings, which your carriage hurtles through.

Another crowd-favourite is the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster, which starts off like a gentle ghost train, before transforming into a full-tilt, multi-sensory extravaganza complete with laser lighting and state of the art animatronics.

Kids understandably love Movie World for its outstanding array of highly engaging costumed characters, spanning Bugs Bunny to Batman. Selfie heaven!

Movie World boasts a full day of adventure filled with all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, your favourite Looney Tunes Characters plus the Super Heroes and Super-Villains of the DC Universe.

New additions at the park include the Scooby Doo 4D Film Experience. Just opened, the Warner Brothers studio showcases movie costumes and props, featured in all of the Batman releases since 1989. The collection of exhibits is enormous, from the Catwoman suit worn by Anne Hathaway to Ben Affleck’s Classic Batsuit and grappling gun. It’s the biggest Batman props collection in the Southern Hemisphere.

The movie magic really hits top gear at Movie World with the daily

Star Parade down Main Street which is simply unmissable. I so want a JL52 Batmobile!

For a change of scenery, spend a day at Australia’s largest marine theme park, Sea World, where you can get up close and personal with its stirring abundance of furry and flippered and feathered residents, from dolphins and seals to polar bears and penguins.

Join Sea World for an educational adventure in the amazing Affinity Dolphin Presentation or chill out in the shade while the kids cool down in Sea World’s new splash pad attraction, The Reef at Castaway Bay. A new addition to Sea World’s repertoire of animal encounters is the Dolphin Couple Adventure.

What could be more romantic than enjoying a private experience with your partner, interacting with some inquisitive dolphins, guided by a trainer?

You’ll learn about these beautiful mammals as they demonstrate amazing skills in a 45-minute encounter, with approximately 20 minutes spent with them in the water.

There’s Nickelodeon characters galore to meet and greet all over the park, plus the Ninja Turtles

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The iconic entrance to Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.

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Above – The Gold Coaster at Dream World.

Left – Having a ball on the Vortex at Sea World.

Below – The man himself Batman in the bat suit.

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What child could resist . . . the Paw Patrol struts its stuff at Sea World.

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The dolphins really turn it on at Sea World.

live stage show is highly rated. As much as new novelties freshen the offering, there’s no ignoring the classics like the Thunder Lake Stage Show, with dare-devil stunt riding by a vast cast of water skiers and wakeboarders. The New Atlantis precinct is a game-changer for Sea World.

It is a thrilling and immersive new multi-million-dollar precinct revving up the park’s adrenaline-inducing fire power, with the three new world-class rides.

Leviathan and Trident open in September, but the latest addition now open is Vortex, a twisting, turning, spinning thrill ride, that spirals you around silly. Hold fire on the lunch break, until after that ride.

Must-do coaster rides? Jump onboard the Storm Coaster, a rollicking water flume roller coaster ride, that goes under water and features explosive special effects.

It’s the park’s largest ride. Another big crowd-favourite is Jet Rescue. As the name suggests, this coaster sees you seated in a jet ski, zipping you around the track at a top speed of 70km, flying past rock pools and blasting through a blowhole cave. Oh yes! Jet yourself to the GC.

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Dreamworld is also a wildlife conservation park, housing a wide range of animals including their famous Tiger Island. If you’ve ever wanted to feed a tiger, you’ve come to the right place.

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Above – Pretty much all the Warner Brothers characters make an appearance at Movie World.

PHOTO MOVIE WORLD Left – Top honours in the adrenalin stakes goes to the DC Rivals Hypercoaster – a seriously high coaster with a 1.4km long track, reaching speeds up to 115kph.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, July 2, 2022

A taste of Malaysia!

Last month we had the opportunity to travel to Malaysia and enjoy, not only their delicious gastronomy, but also their amazing hospitality.

Rozana Razali and Noor Azli took us on an exciting trip to this extraordinary country. We prepared nasi lemak, a dish with fragant jasmin rice cooked with coconut milk, sambal (a spicy vegetable paste), eggs, peanuts and anchovies, and for dessert we tried buah melaka, little balls of glutinous rice flour and palm sugar, coated in coconut.

The star of the night were the karipap, these are curry puffs filled with a tasty mix of chicken, potato and spices.

The Newcomers’ Network and Keep Learning Mid Canterbury are hosting these cooking experiences once a month, where migrants get to share their culture through a cooking class.

After cooking these delicious meals, we sit together and share dinner.

If you would like to find out more about these events head to our Facebook page @NewcomersMidCanterbury and click on the link to register.

Our next stop is A taste of Japan on the 31st of July at 4pm.

Right – Culinary delights from different countries are on the menu every month, with Malaysia the host country in June.

My Big Oma’s Pea Soup A recipe from my great grandmother in the Netherlands.

1 leek 3 stalks celery ¼ celeriac 1 carrot 400g split peas 1¾ litres of water 1 bacon hock salt 1 rookworst (dutch sausage), sliced.

Javier and Ashlee with their daughter.

Auckland to Ashburton via Colombia My name is Ashlee. I’m originally from Auckland and moved to Ashburton from Rolleston, about four months ago.

I currently work as primary school teacher in Burnham and commute for work.

We moved to Ashburton, because we were looking for a house, and fell in love with a beautiful old house with an amazing garden!

We moved here with my husband and my daughter. The rest of my family is in Auckland, Whangarei, and London.

In Ashburton, I really love being able to walk to most places. Love how friendly the people are. That it has a great community feel.

The restaurants are really impressive, and delicious!

Love being close to all the mountains, lakes and rivers – it is beautiful.

I am lucky enough to have lived in a few different parts of the world and experienced diverse cultures. I travelled to Colombia for six months and fell in love with it, I learnt Spanish and embraced the richness of their culture. I met my husband Javier there and decided to stay in Colombia for a couple of years.

At home, we speak Spanish and we are trying to expose our daughter to the language and culture as much as possible. And I’m trying not to forget!

Creating connections in Ashburton has been easier that we thought, we were lucky enough to meet an amazing person at a Colombian march in Christchurch. She lives here in Ashburton and has gone out of her way to make us feel welcome and introduce us to others in the community.

The move was easy and we already knew some people here. That has been really helpful, especially at the moment with Covid.

One of the things I would like to achieve in Ashburton is to get more involved in the community. Hopefully once we have been here a bit longer, we will get more opportunities to do so.

■■ Wash the split peas. Soak in the water for 12-24 hours with the bacon hock. Cook the peas with the hock for 2 hours. Remove hock.

■■ Remove most of the liquid from the peas. Mash them.

Then slowly add the liquid back in. Add the chopped vegetables and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

■■ Add the meat from the bacon hock and the sausage.

Add salt if needed. Heat through.

■■ Serve with chopped parsley.

Driving licence mentor Donald Shearer with another successful licence graduate.

A huge thank you to all our volunteers With National Volunteer Week marked in June it is a good time to reflect on just what our volunteers do. We have the most amazing and dedicated team of volunteers anyone could wish for.

We have child minders who do a great job keeping the children company while their mothers are in class.

These two ladies have been with us for five years now and are so reliable and always willing to give more. It was with pleasure that we were able to repay one of them by helping her get a learner’s licence recently.

We also have drivers who help us bring our students into class. This is a huge help to us and our students, as often getting to class is a barrier for them.

We can overcome that with these wonderful volunteers.

And then we have our driving mentors. They are just amazing. It takes a special person to volunteer

to teach someone to drive. And we have about 18 special people who do just that. They are cool, calm and collected with a sense of humour and an ability not to panic, no matter what the situation.

They make a world of difference to our students and often build up lasting friendships.

A programme like ours runs on volunteer power, and we are so lucky that Ashburton has such a generous and caring community.

So on National Volunteer Week, and every other week of the year, we thank you all for your time, your enthusiasm, your energy and your commitment. We are the luckiest people around!

We are also very grateful to The Ministry For Primary Industries for funding us for another year. Without our generous sponsors this programme would not be possible.

Thank you MPI for seeing the val-

ue in preventing isolation in the rural communities by getting a driver’s licence.

If you would like to be part of this amazing programme, either as a student, driving mentor or to volunteer in other ways, we would love to hear from you.

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

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

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DriveThru All things motoring and otherwise

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with Bernard Egan

A journey that changed the world T

o recap from the last column.

In 1886 Carl Benz was granted patent No. 37 435 for his newly developed car– the birth certificate of the automobile.

To start with people were pretty sceptical about Carl’s cars; no-one wanted to buy one.

Carl felt isolated in knowing their potential, but thankfully he wasn’t quite alone, a brilliant and determined person shared his vision – his wife Bertha.

A meeting of minds Mercedes Benz history records Bertha made a journey which changed the world.

That’s true, and more follows, but digging little bit deeper discloses there were two significant journeys.

On a social club journey in Germany the young Bertha Ringer, travelling with her mother, met slightly older Carl Benz.

Bertha’s family were wealthy.

Carl was not.

Bertha was born in 1849, in an age when women were denied access to higher education.

Believe it or not, scientists said that a woman’s lighter brain was logically unable to absorb and process as much information as a man.

According to legend, this and similar comments – some we would rightly and thankfully never use and would think of as unbelievable these days – triggered her determination to show the world that a woman is also capable of great things.

Bertha was allowed to attend a school for high-born daughters and her favorite lessons were about “natural science”.

Among other things the mechanics of steam engines fascinated her.

Carl Benz was born 1844.

He was the son of an engine driver.

Carl became a qualified engineer.

When they ended up on an outing together, it probably surprised both Carl and Bertha, two young people from entirely different backgrounds, to discover they shared a common interest – engineering.

A dream come true Carl dreamed of building a motorcar; he believed he could do it.

Bertha believed in him.

They married and had children, and Bertha promptly used part of her dowry

to finance Carl’s endeavours.

Carl successfully developed an engine, he then concentrated on his dream and the first car was born.

Creating an automobile was one thing, convincing the sceptics was another.

Marketing genius Bertha knew what to do, and she devised one of the most brilliant marketing strategies ever.

Without her husband’s knowledge, Bertha and their two sons Eugen (15) and Richard (14) embarked on the first long-distance journey in automotive history.

They set out 134 years ago almost to the day.

Bertha goes round the bend The route included a few detours, and took them from Mannheim to Pforzheim, her place of birth.

She was undeterred by the fact

Famous Carl quotes

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Of marriage to Bertha: “With this step, an idealist is at my side who knows what she wants, from the small and narrow to the grand, clear, and vast.”

Of his first customers: “My first customer was a lunatic. My second had a death wish.”

that some stretches of the roads were hardly suitable for an automobile.

Lack of fuel, clogged valves or wiring chafed through to breaking point – she found a solution to every difficulty on the journey. She resorted to a garter, a hat-pin, and bought the ligroin (petroleum) stocks of pharmacies along the route.

One of those pharmacies is now regarded as the first ever service station.

Even when the fuel ran out completely and the motor car had to be pushed for several kilometres, she was not too proud to get down herself and help.

A daring feat Her plan succeeded.

While some of the onlookers would prostrate themselves on the road in prayer, fearing this “smoking monster” powered by “mysterious sources” as a harbinger of the Last Judgement, others asked for a test ride.

Because of her daring – and that of her sons – Bertha established beyond doubt the practicality of the motor vehicle to the entire world.

Buyers lined up, motoring took off (no pun intended) and Benz became the world’s largest automobile plant of its day, and is now the oldest car company in existence.

Times weren’t always easy, and Bertha Benz coped with hard times and social ridicule.

But whenever her husband was in despair, she gave him the courage to continue.

During her amazing life Bertha made a major contribution to motoring – and to many other aspects of life.

On her 95th birthday, two days before her death, Bertha became an honorary senator of the Technical University of Karlsruhe.

Bertha’s journey changed the world!

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New power player T

he all-new, official, RAM TRX® is the apex predator of the truck world and cements RAM Trucks Australia as the segment leader both on and off the

road.

“The TRX® sets new benchmarks for extreme performance trucks and confirms the Australian market as a true success story for RAM Trucks,” said Neville Crichton, Chairman of the Ateco Group, owners of RAM Trucks Australia.

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First Heartland squad for the year named This first squad features a number “We were really pleased with the turnout,” Sherratt said yesterday af- of familiar names to Mid Canterbury Matt rugby fans, with some serious caps in ternoon before the announcement.

“It’s pleasing to be able to get this amongst the 45-man squad.

Markham But there’s also the inclusion of first squad out, there’s been a lot of work go in to get us to this point by some new faces too, which bodes the team and I’m sure it will be wel- well for the future of the game here at the provincial level.

Mid Canterbury Rugby has taken the comed by the players as well.”

Sherratt said the door wasn’t As well as looking toward buildfirst step towards this year’s Heartclosed either, with land Championship with the unveil- ing the overall plenty of opporing of a 45-strong ‘contenders’ squad Heartland side, It’s very much a case of tunity for players to get the representative season roll- which will be anthe door still being open, who perhaps aren’t nounced a day ing. we’d be silly to close our named in this squad The squad was announced live last after this year’s to impress with five night on social media, with all four Watters Cup final, eyes to anything that of club rugby Mid Canterbury senior clubs repre- there’s been a real happens over the coming weeks still remaining. sented within the first side named focus on ensuring weeks “It’s very much by head coach, John Sherratt and his there’s a strong a case of the door coaching set-up of Grant Polson and support network of players within still being open, Pete Manson.

It comes after an intense Com- the Mid Canterbury Development we’d be silly to close our eyes to anything that happens over the coming bined Country Rugby competition, set-up as well.

“It’s about growing as many facets weeks, especially given that an eleas well as a number of group sessions held over the past few weeks of the game as we possibly can, and ment of that is going to be in finals in which players with a desire to play it’s important that there’s a strong rugby, so while we are happy what representative rugby were asked to unit in the development side to sup- we have named there’s room for port the Heartland side.” change as well.” make an appearance.

Work is being done behind the scenes to secure the signings of a number of loan players for the campaign as well, with each union allowed to call on players from outside Southern: Adam Williamson, Brad Tarbotton, Callum Burrell, Jake the region as well as one ‘player of Jarman, Logan Bonnington, Mason Briant, Matt McAtamney, origin’.

Sherratt said the squad would beThomas McCormick, Tom Middleton, Will Mackenzie, Will Green. gin getting together from next week Celtic: Ashton McArthur, Cam Butler, Elyh McKibbin, Harry through July, but with club commitBurgess, Henry McManus, Isireli Masiwini, Kaydis Hona, Liam ments still very much at the forefront for a number of players the sessions McCormack, Max Stapleton, Monty Nixon, Nathan McCloy, would be based largely around skill Raitube Vasurakuta, Shepherd Mhembere. and conditioning as to not impact on player workloads.

Rakaia: Angus Mackenzie, Ben Crawford, Gordon Hausia, Harry “We’ll keep working with them Ashworth, Harvey Blyth, Tom Whittaker, Tom Innes. and getting them in front of us to see Methven: Ben Bartlett, George Hufanga, Harry Bonifant, Hugh how things are progressing and work toward when we do finally sit down Griffiths, Osea Baisagale, Manasa Bari, Manasa Vula, Matt and name our team for this year’s Stone, Michael Hennings, Semisi Lei, Sam Pollock, Tait Heartland Championship after the Chisman, Tom Reekie, Xavier Bartlett.

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Bolt from the blue: Xavier Bartlett, who is this year playing for Methven, is one of a number of new names into the Mid Canterbury Heartland mix in the first squad for the year named last night.

Watters redemption in the offing Matt Markham There are scores to be settled, ground to be made up as rugby heads to the country today.

And by about 4.30pm tonight the picture as to just who sits where in the standings of this year’s Watters Cup might become a bit clearer, with two big matches in the offering.

In a return round from the first week of the competition held back prior to Easter, Rakaia will host Celtic in one match, while Methven and Southern will lock horns under the mountain in the other.

Each is as intriguing as the other.

After their loss to Southern last week, Celtic will be frothing to get back out and make a statement at the Rakaia Domain.

They comfortably beat their river-dwelling friends back in

Methven and Southern will lock horns again today, this time hopefully under blue skies instead of lights.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN April 48-17, but won’t be heading into today overly confident with Rakaia on the brink of doing something special.

They were good at times last week against Methven and it’s just going to take one good start

for Kyle Gray’s men to get their tails up and they’ll take a match off one of their rivals – perhaps it might even be today.

Methven were beaten by Southern in their first clash of the season 18-3 under the lights

out at Hinds in a match that was equally as physical as it was entertaining.

Neither side gave the other an inch on that occasion, and you’d expect nothing too dissimilar will be in the offering this afternoon.

Southern are currently the competition leaders with two wins from their two matches.

Celtic sit in second, thanks to three bonus points which have them ahead of Methven with Rakaia in fourth.

While this week marks the third week of the competition, Methven are yet to play Celtic, and Rakaia are yet to face Southern with two matches between those two sides still remaining to be played before the finalist are found later this month.

Meanwhile, the picture should also become a lot clearer today in Senior B rugby.

Two of the competition’s undefeated sides in the Centennial Mug, the second round of the season, Mt Somers and Hampstead will battle it out today, with one set to draw clear of the other,

The match-ups Watters Cup

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

Senior B

Methven v Southern @ Methven Domain, 1pm Rakaia v Celtic @ Rakaia Domain, 1pm Allenton v Collegiate @ Allenton, 2.30pm Mt Somers v Hampstead @ Mt Somers Domain, 2.30pm unless the match ends up a draw.

The other unbeaten side, Methven should be able to get maximum points on the board in their clash against Southern, which will keep them at the top of the standings as well.

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SHORT & SHARP

United chase another win

Mid Canterbury United Football Club’s senior side will chase back-to-back wins today when they head to Christchurch to take on Halswell United in Mainland Football’s Division 2 Championship. Fresh off their first win since dropping down into the grade in the middle of last month, the side will be buoyed by their success and look to add to the tally this afternoon. The Mid Canterbury United Reserves side, who are in Division Four, will play at home against Western AFC with a 2.30pm kick off on the Ashburton Domain.

Matt Markham Rakaia’s remarkable ascension through the Mid Canterbury Netball premier ranks will see them play for a spot in the top flight of the competition next week, following the completion of the second round on Thursday night.

But it didn’t end how most would have predicted.

The side, who started the season in Premier 3 and then went on to win Premier 2 suffered their first defeat of the season on Thursday night to an empowered Methven B side, but had done enough in the previous four weeks of the second round to secure top spot in the standings.

They’ll now face off with Southern, who finished bottom of Premier 1 after losing to Celtic on Thursday night, in a match which is certain to attract plenty of attention.

Rakaia’s defeat wasn’t the only surprise of Thursday night, either.

Hampstead, who have faltered only to Celtic in the top grade this season were surprisingly outdone by a Methven side who clearly were hurting after their shock defeat to Mt Somers a week earlier.

Hampstead started strong, as they traditionally do, but a Methven fightback in the second quarter saw the two sides go to the break locked at 20-all.

Short and sharp Premier 1: United A 44 – Mt

Somers 19, Celtic 46 – Southern 21, Methven 39 – Hampstead 36.

Premier 2: Methven B 33 – Rakaia 28, Allenton 30 – Hampstead B 22, AshColl A 34 – Celtic B 25.

Premier 3: AshColl 10A 48 – Hampstead U18 27, Methven Humm 40 – United B 16, Methven Shearmac 43 – AshColl B 17.

Promotion and Relegation Matches

Tuesday, July 5.

Premier 1 and Premier 2: 6.30pm: Southern v Rakaia Premier 2 and Premier 3: 6.30pm: Hampstead B v Methven Shearmac.

Momentum builder The Mid Canterbury Senior men’s hockey side will look to keep their chances of a top two spot in Canterbury Hockey’s Division One competition alive in their clash with University today.

After a good win last week, the side can keep in touch with the competition leaders with points today with one eye also on their important clash with Southern next weekend. The Senior Women’s side are also in action today taking on H & B Swans at Nga Puna Wai at 1.30pm.

Paterson squad announced Ashburton Indoor Bowls has announced its line-up to defend the Paterson Trophy later this month in Blenheim.

The 10-strong squad is spearheaded by New Zealand Mat Blacks Simon Thomas and Michael Lawson, as well as South Island representatives Grant Wilson, Mat Bassett and Jeremy Markham. The squad is: Grant Wilson, Mat Bassett, Julie Thomas, Russell Ellis, Simon Thomas, Michael Lawson, Jeremy Markham, with Colin Gilbert the reserve and Matt Markham the manager.

United’s Rebecca Mountford looks to find one of her shooters during her side’s victory over Mt Somers on Thursday night.

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Again, Hampstead powered as entertaining. the midcourt when opportuniahead in the third quarter to United, who welcomed former ties allowed, and they’ll look forgrab a three-goal lead heading Ashburton College player, Poppy ward to kicking into the Champiinto the last quarter, but Meth- Kilworth into the team for the onship round and causing more ven had an answer again and week, were excellent as they re- than a few problems for their outscored their rivals 12 goals pelled all the Mt Somers advanc- rivals. to six in the final quarter of the es to win impressively.

Tuesday night’s other promomatch to win 39-36.

Kilworth was particularly busy tion and relegation match will Just two goals see Hampstead B, who separated Southern United, who welcomed former Ashburton finished at the botand Celtic in the tom of Premier 2 take College player Poppy Kilworth into the middle match of the on Premier 3 winner, night at the end of team for the week, were excellent as they Methven Shearmac. the first quarter in Hampstead B fell to repelled all the Mt Somers advances their game, but Celtthe ever-improving Alic hit their straps in lenton side, who have the second, scoring also made a fantastic 12 goals while Southern could in the opening half of the match return to Premier netball this only manage one. in defence alongside Sammy season and will be keen to chase From there the competition Holden, causing plenty of dis- glory in the final round, while heavyweights rounded out the ruption which allowed for quick Methven Shearmac finished match with a strong perfor- ball through the midcourt as with a flourish, beating Ashburmance which has them firmly Chelsea Corbett and Rebecca ton College B 43-17 in the final favoured to dominate the Cham- Mountford found plenty of space game of the night to shore up pionship round as they won 46- for Catherine Kuyf and Hayley their position at the top of the 21.

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Both of the promotion and relThe opening match of the around the shooting circle.

Mt Somers played well with egation matches will be played Premier 1 grade, between United and Mt Somers, was equally some really good work through on Tuesday night at 6.30pm.

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LGU – Silver: Angela Mowbray 85-11-74, Gayle O’Duffy 93-18-75.

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OBITUARY

A lifelong legacy of standardbreds and more

A character through and through, respected and successful Mid Canterbury horse breeder and farmer Keith Grice, passed away last month, aged 96.

Together brothers Keith and Bevan Grice bred nearly 600 horses since the late 1940s, with their stock winning as recently as last month.

The Grice way was to breed and then lease, rather than racing the horses themselves.

“Their idea was to breed the horses and then make other people successful and get the enjoyment out of it,” said Greg Crawford.

Syndicates that he’s been involved in have raced upwards of 20 Grice-bred horses over the past decade or so.

“Keith was a true gentleman who was lovely to talk to and very knowledgeable about the industry,” says Crawford, “but you didn’t want to cross him, and you knew where you stood with him.”

As well as producing top racehorses Keith was also known for his sense of humour, once saying “the three essentials for farming are a good wife, a good dog and a good farm vehicle.”

Such was his work ethic that Keith Grice only retired in 2019, aged 93.

He left Ashburton High School at 16 to help on the family farm.

He’d earlier thought his career would go in a different direction.

“I would have liked to be an accountant,” he told the Ashburton Guardian newspaper in 2019.

Instead, he joined his younger brother Bevan in partnership on the family farm at Seafield, north of Ashburton.

Sheep, crops, and deer were their mainstays.

Keith once said of his brother: “We’ve never had an argument, but we’ve had a million laughs.”

Horse breeding started out as a bit of sideline.

Racing was in the blood.

Grandfather George Grice made a name for himself as a saddle trot rider, while his dad Robert was a breeder, Uncle Ben

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Above – Keith Grice surveys some equine history.

Right – Dark Horse in high-speed action at Addington. owned and trained two-time NZ Cup winner Haughty, and Uncle Jack owned and trained 1952 NZ Derby winner Rupee.

The brothers began breeding in 1947.

Their first mare, Agent, a daughter of 1915 Auckland Cup winner Nelson Derby, was from foundation mare Mavis Wood, the dam of eight winners.

From Agent they bred their first winner Sayonara.

Keith Grice was just 22 when Sayonara won at the Rangiora-Cheviot meeting in 1952.

And that was just the start.

Records show the Grices have officially bred 593 horses, and

that total will top 600 with the mares they currently have in foal.

Made life members of the Canterbury Standardbred Breeders Association in 2019, they had some gems in their broodmare band, most notably Coo Doo on the pacing side, and Janetta’s Pride for the trotters.

The unraced Coo Doo produced 18 live foals in consecutive years. It is still a New Zealand re-

cord. She is a Hall of Fame mare, and when they stopped breeding from her in 1986 her offspring and those traced to her had won 170 races, of which 31 were six-figure earners.

Among her successful progeny were Barbara Del who won nine races and 12-race winner Captain Peacock, who won the 2010 New Zealand Derby, but her best performer was Palestine.

Palestine was rated by Keith Grice as the best horse they had bred. He won 18 from 128 in the 1970s, and raced in three New Zealand Cups (1976-78).

He also a successful sire. Derby was another top performer, winning nine in a row in 1982-83 and finishing tenth in the 1984 New Zealand Cup. Palestine was trained by Terry May at Methven, and left a lasting impression on his then teenaged son Ricky.

“When I was starting out I worked him at home, I was 15 or 16 at the time but he was a pretty nice horse,” said Ricky May. “All the Grices’ breed were tough.

“Over the years I saw them (Keith and Bevan) a lot floating around the trials and the races ... they bred a lot of horses.”

Ricky May also drove many of their horses, including Ima Gold Digger when he won the Group 1 Northern Trotting Derby, the Sires’ Stakes Trotters Championship, and the Group 1 NZ Trotting Derby, all in 2009.

Ima Gold Digger was out of the very successful Janetta’s Pride.

She had 16 foals in 19 seasons including Dependable (14 wins), Jo Anne (12 wins and dam of Derby winner Doctor Mickey) and another Derby winner in Shirley Temple (three wins).

Another of her foals Juliana was also a broodmare gem, producing the likes of Monty Python (15 wins), Father Christmas (11 wins), and Dark Horse (14 wins).

To illustrate just how long the Grices had been breeding Dark Horse was a seventh-generation descendant of Agent, their first broodmare.

Juliana’s latest winner was Hidden Talent, who won on debut last Saturday at Invercargill.

Sarah Palin (10 wins) was also out of Juliana, and she was one of many horses the Grices gave names with a political reference.

Others included Crusher Collins, Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump. Crusher Collins will line up in the ninth tomorrow at Addington.

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

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

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Which All Black, playing tonight, made their debut against Ireland at Eden Park 10 years ago? a) Brodie Rettalick b) Beauden Barrett c) Aaron Smith 2. Golfer, Ryan Fox hails from where in New Zealand? a) Hamilton b) Auckland c) Wellington 3. Israel Folau will return to international rugby this weekend, played how many games for Australia? a) 73 b) 74 c) 75 4. Daryl Mitchell finished the test series against England with how many runs next to his name? a) 511 b) 475 c) 538 5. Netflix have just released a new film, Hustle in which Adam Sandler stars as a talent scout and coach for which NBA team? a) Boston Celtics b) New York Knicks c) Philadelphia 76ers 6. The Tour De France starts in which country? a) Denmark b) Portugal c) Belgium

7. Who was named the star player of the ANZ Netball Premiership? a) Elle Temu b) Gina Crampton c) Anna Harrison 8. The salary cap in NBA Basketball in the states has risen $19 million for next season to what figure? a) $199 million b) $209 million c) $219 million

Answers: 1. c) Aaron Smith, 2. c) Auckland, 3. a) 73, 4. c) 538, 5. c) Philadelhia 76ers, 6. a) Denmark, 7. b) Gina Crampton, 8. a) $199 million

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Take precautions against distraction. Finish what you start, and if you see an open loop, close it – no brain drains.

You’ll experience benefits from keeping your energy and focus on three things that matter.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Much will depend on your ability to accurately sum up a situation.

Objectivity is key. Being able to take your own agenda out of the equation helps with clarity, lending you a definite advantage.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The best part is your generosity of spirit. You hold nothing back.

You don’t need validation. What you share will multiply your good fortune and the good fortune of others.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Creation is for the brave.

Once you execute the action, you relinquish control. People’s reactions and the way they use or build on what you do is not up to you.

Making things happen is always a risk.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): People don’t to be contradicted.

The bigger the ego, the more contradiction is a threat. Those who prize intelligence understand how little they know and are willing to reduce ego in the name of learning.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Be careful which time frames you slot your hopes and plans into. If you expect things quickly, you might be setting yourself up for frustration. Build in wide margins, and work toward a best-case scenario.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You compromise enough.

Retain the sacred autonomy of certain aspects of your life – areas that run on your terms, are nonnegotiable and can occur as you wish without anyone else’s input.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Since what happens daily impacts you more than the exciting outof-the-blue occurrences, you’ll turn your attention to creating routines that support you in the person you’d like to become.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): How you get out of a thing speaks to your character more than how you got into it. You’ll take care to leave things on a sweet note. You’re a big tipper in more ways than service transactions.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You don’t have to make people feel important because they are important to you. You regard them as such, and they sense it. Celebrities in your world are the ones who are part of your daily rhythm.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Discovering your opinions, passions and voice requires effort, which you’ll gladly put in. You’ll do the work it takes to be engaged with the needs of your community and the world at large.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s no secret formula, only what works for you. Your willingness to keep going until you get results will give reason to celebrate sooner rather than later.

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Trades&Services Advertising

To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

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PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Post Settlement Support Worker Refugee Settlement Support

160th Year Notice of Annual General Meeting

As a result of an increase in funding, Safer Mid Canterbury is wishing to employ a Refugee Post Settlement Support Worker within the Refugee Settlement Support Service.

We are looking for someone seeking a new challenge in this rewarding role, assisting refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and economically into their new community. You would be part of a wider team of individuals who are passionate about supporting refugees and would be given the privilege of playing a significant role in their lives as you support them on their settlement journey.

If you enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an environment where no day is the same, and are a team player, then this could be the perfect job for you. As the Post Settlement Support Worker you will be assisting families once they have progressed through their initial settlement period. The Post Settlement Support Worker will provide assistance and support to families who no longer require intensive settlement support, but may still need some further education, assistance or support as they go about their day-to-day lives.

The person applying for this job must have relevant experience and/or training in a field that furnishes them with the skills and experience needed for a position of this type.

We are looking for candidates with the following key attributes:

Notice is hereby given that the One Hundred and Sixtieth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Nelson Building Society will be held at NBS, 111 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Wednesday 20h July 2022 at 5:30pm.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. To receive the Directors’ Report and Statement of Accounts 2. To appoint the Auditors for the ensuing year 3. General Business.

SPECIAL BUSINESS

4. Pursuant to the rule 31.1 of the current NBS Rules (Current Rules), NBS requests that members who are eligible to vote on a Special Resolution consider, and if thought fit, pass the following resolution:

“That the new Rules of NBS tabled at the AGM (New Rules) be adopted as the rules of NBS in replacement of the Current Rules.”

Copies of the Society’s Statement of Accounts will be available online and at the Society’s Nelson, Richmond, Motueka, Murchison, Westport, Greymouth, Tākaka and Ashburton branches from Wednesday 6th July 2022.

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Family Case Worker Refugee Settlement Support

Nelson Building Society | PO Box 62, Nelson 7040 | 0800 101 700 | nbs.co.nz | NBS is not a registered bank

SITUATIONS VACANT

FRONT OF HOUSE We are looking for both fulltime and parttime front of house staff. If you have great communication skills, a strong work ethic, are well presented and have a driving force for hospitality you’re nearly there!

You must have the ability to multi-task, be team orientated and prepared to work a mixture of day/night and weekend shifts.

Barista and bar experience are preferred and if you possess a Duty Manager’s Licence this would be beneficial.

Successful applicants will have a mature attitude, be honest and reliable, these are three essential qualities you must bring, along with a willingness to make it a fun place to work.

So if you think you have what it takes, we’d love to hear from you! You can email your CV and application letter to: thefinelion@xtra.co.nz

As a result of an increase in funding Safer Mid Canterbury is wishing to employ an additional Family Case Worker within the Refugee Settlement Support Service.

We are looking for someone seeking a new challenge in this rewarding role, assisting refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and economically into their new community. You would be part of a wider team of individuals who are passionate about supporting refugees and would be given the privilege of playing a significant role in their lives as you support them on their settlement journey.

If you enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an environment where no day is the same, and are a team player, then this could be the perfect job for you. As a family caseworker you will be one of our primary support people for newly arriving families.

The person applying for this job must have relevant experience and/or training in a field that furnishes them with the skills and experience needed for a position of this type.

We are looking for candidates with the following key attributes: □ Ability to relate with and support people from different cultural backgrounds. □ Knowledge and experience working with children, youth and families. □ Excellent time management and organisational skills □ Hold a current motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel to fulfil job requirements □ Empathy with humanitarian causes □ Enthusiasm and commitment to work as a team member This position is for 20 hours per week, we offer a supportive, flexible, family friendly work environment with great working conditions.

To apply for this position please go to the Careers section of our website www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz/careers/ to view the job description and download an application form. For further information, please contact Ani on 03 308 1395 Applications close Monday, July 11

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

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

If you enjoy working outdoors, enjoy physical work, enjoy managing yourself, are self-driven and have: • Class 2 licence minimum • Experience operating plant • WTR endorsements preferred (we can help you with this) • Traffic Controllers Qualifications preferred • You are honest, reliable and take pride in the work you do

FOR Rent - Private fully fenced self contained unit on lifestyle block, 5 Minutes from town $350 per week includes power & wifi. Pets are negotiable phone 308 6647

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT NEW Asian Sweetie, Beautiful, Busty 40DD. Friendly, Good Service and Good Massage.

Phone 0210372083

FOR SALE FIREWOOD for sale: Dry Oldman Pine $350 for 3.6 m³. Green Old Man Pine $170 for 3.6 m³.

Macrocarpa log for sale 25 tonne. Phone Shane James Firewood.

0276113334.

• Reasonable level of fitness

SITUATIONS WANTED Apply online today at https://careers.heb.co.nz/home Operator Labourer – reference 16717

FIT, 59 year old, with work dogs, ex farm manager and fencing contractor, looking for full time work. Phone Martin 0275734562.

CHURCH SERVICES

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Gospel Power” 63 Princes Street Service starts at 10.30am 10:00am are Welcome 63You Princess Street Rev. David Bayne AllPhWelcome 307 7355

Easter Sunday Service

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

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Ability to relate with and support people from different cultural backgrounds.

Knowledge and experience working with children, youth and families.

Excellent time management and organisational skills Hold a current motor vehicle driver’s licence and willing to travel to fulfil job requirements Empathy with humanitarian causes Enthusiasm and commitment to work as a team member

This position is for 20 hours per week, we offer a supportive, flexible, family friendly work environment with great working conditions.

To apply for this position please go to the Careers section of our website www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz/careers to view the job description and download an application form. For further information, please contact Ani on 03 308 1395 Applications close Monday, July 11, 2022

SITUATIONS VACANT

Kindergarten Assistant Hampstead Kindergarten has a vacancy for a Kindergarten Assistant to assist teaching staff.

15 hours per week 11.30am to 2.30pm Daily.

For application details contact: Association Manager 42 Cambridge St Ashburton Ph/Fax (03) 3083779 Email association@ ashkindy.co.nz

SPECIALISED SERVICES FIRE Extinguisher sales and servicing. On farm contractors – trucks/ tractors/balers/combines/ cars/boats/caravans etc.

Phone Mack at Doors and More on 0273960361.

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the Rev. David Bayne life of your tyres with an TRADES, SERVICES Ph 307 7355 alignment from Neumanns LOCKSMITH/Door repairs. sliding Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Keys/Locks, Street. Phone 308 6737. and bifold door roller repairs. Mobile service.

HEALTH & BEAUTY Call Nigel at Doors and WELL-BEING Personal, More. Ph 027 516 7104 Relationships, Work, WANTED Business. I promise to GENUINE cash buyer, listen, care, coach and wanting Falcons, Holdens, MR Green (Lawn and Garden believe In you. Phone 027 Valients or any pre 1990 Services) for all your Ride 2800889. Email: plyoung@ vehicles suitable for on and Rotary mowing, xtra.co.nz Web: peteyoung. preservation. Phone 021 spraying, fertilising, garden co.nz Qualified Social 02914847 or 03 615 7930 and section tidy ups - Call Pat Prendergast 0274445314 Worker and Life Coach.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Retail Manager Ashburton

Here is a great opportunity for a suitably qualified person to join New Zealand’s leading retail hardware group as a Retail Manager at Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton of approximately 70 staff.

This is your chance to grow your career within our “big box” format store, where you will have the opportunity to develop your skills, while working in a role with heaps of variety and scope to advance your career.

Reporting to our Regional Retail Manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the retail store to achieve maximum profitability, growth and efficiency within all the departmental aspects and procedures of the store.

This will see you taking accountability for: • Ensuring the store is effectively managed and maintained at all times; • Assisted by the Floor Manager and Operation Manager to continually ensure the store achieves and maintains high standards throughout.

• Ensure customers are the number one priority, receiving the high standard of service they deserve; and • Oversee department Supervisors to ensure they are performing their role as required, promoting a team culture that encourages a positive working environment.

We are looking for people who have: • Retail leadership experience; • Sound experience in managing and mentoring staff; • Strong organisational and communication skills; • A passion for customer service excellence; and • Ability to develop and inspire team members to recognise and meet their true potential.

If you enjoy working as part of a team and have what it takes then we want to hear from you. In return we can offer you a great working environment and staff buying privileges.

To apply to HR.Ashburton@mitre10 .co.nz attaching your CV and cover letter.

Applications close on Thursday, July 14, 2022

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SITUATIONS VACANT

► Digger Hire (Kubota 1.7, 2.5 & 2.7T) ► Rock Breaker, Augers, extra buckets & Tilt Hitch’s

WORKSHOP AND ► Tipper Truck Hire ► Machine Operator 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z FIELD SERVICE Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. NZ Ltd. Hire ► Competitive rates for Level 2, 73TECHNICIAN Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. 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:

short or long-term hire

Call Andrew P: 027 255 4330 E: A2hire@hotmail.com A: 17 Company Road, Ashburton F: A2HIRE

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Play Planner Previously know as Daily Events, Play Planner is printed in the Tuesday and Thursday editions of The Guardian. Not Saturday.

Feature your business in the Ashburton Guardian!

Tricroft would like to present AON House

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

Please send your event details at least a day in advance so we can add and update accordingly.

Fill out the form below and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street. Or email details to whatson@theguardian.co.nz.

BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE Day of event .............................................................................

Date of event ...........................................................................

Starting time ............................................................................

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The new Aon House on West Street breaks new ground with its co-operative and collaborative work spaces and means Tricroft Properties has taken another giant step towards cementing its position as a major property investor and developer.

RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK

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Buying or selling a property?

Netball is the number one chosen sport in New Zealand and in Mid Canterbury around 1300 people take to the netball court each season.

This feature celebrates the Mid Canterbury clubs that keep this ever-popular sport alive and well in our district.

ALLENTON CELTIC COLLEGE

HAMPSTEAD METHVEN MT SOMERS

They can be called into action anytime, anywhere, for almost anything. And they volunteer to do it. Guardian reporter Jonathan Leask spoke to our volunteer fire brigades about what they do. They all talked about giving back to their communities and helping people in need and the commitment required to do so.

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MEDICAL SERVICES

HELPLINE SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

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

1pm Sunday.

If you don’t have a regular general practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free Ashburton Rest Homes telephone health advice.

Please contact directly for hours.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non-New Zealanders should Emergency dentist bring their passport with them, New If you do not have or cannot contact Zealanders should bring some form your regular dentist, please phone 027 of ID. 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours Methven & Rakaia areas 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

For weekend and emergency

Healthline is a free health advice service.

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116.

Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

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

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

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault

Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Alcohol Drug Help Line Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

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How to send family notices

Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, 5 (five) working days prior to the first publication.

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CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted.

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

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

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

Family notices are important to everyone and among the

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS

DEATHS

JEFFERSON, John Charles – May 19 2022. Rachael, Hayden, and Aaron, Betty and Allan, John and Pat Low and the extended family, would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for all the messages of sympathy, cards, flowers, gift boxes, baking, meals and support that we have received after the sad loss of John. Thank you for your love and support and to all those who attended the service for John. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement John will be missed dearly by his family and all who knew him.

DELLOW, Alva Jean – Peacefully at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton on June 30, 2022, aged 81 years. Much loved wife of Bruce for 60 years, dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Bronwyn and Greg Menzies, Megan and Tony Houston, and Rowena and Ken Mackenzie. Much loved Nana of Courtney and Paul, Cameron; Ashleigh; Laura, and Taylor; and a great Nana of Payson, Greer, and Brylee. Special thanks to the staff of Terrace View for their dedicated care of Alva.

Messages to: The Dellow family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society of Ashburton would be appreciated and may be made at the service.

A service to celebrate Alva’s life will be held at the Ashburton RSA, Cox Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, July 4, commencing at 1.30pm followed by private cremation.

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JOHNS, Ray – Pat, Lee-Anne, Nyki and family wish to sincerely thank all those who supported us Information required: following the loss of a special Husband, Dad, Grandad and Please provide your Poppy. Thank you to all full name and phone those who attended the funeral service and helped contact details. us celebrate Ray's life.

Thank you so much for the visits, cards, flowers, meals, baking and messages. A special thanks to all the staff at the Croft Rest Home, who cared for Ray and all of our family, with such love and Guardian respect, this is something we will never forget. Thanks to Julian and the team at Betts FUNERAL for their support and the care FURNISHERS given to Ray. We have a huge gap in our family that MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON will always remain, but we are comforted by the support E.B. CARTER LTD we have been given. Please For all your memorial accept this as a personal requirements acknowledgement from us to New headstones and designs you all.

BURROWES, Rodney Joseph – Suddenly at his home on June 24, 2022. Loved son of the late Lloyd and Gwen Burrowes, loved brother and brother-in-law of Delia Searby, the late Chris (Auckland), Adrian (Perth), Brenda and the late Brian Morgan (Christchurch), Dalvyn and Trish (Ashburton), Gilford (Sydney), and a very close friend and companion of Russell Brown (Christchurch), and a loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews. Messages for the Burrowes family may be addressed C/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013.

A private service has been held followed by cremation.

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Ashburton Weather © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2022

Midnight Saturday

Saturday: Fine with morning frost.

Light winds.

MAX

Canterbury Plains

12 MIN 1

Saturday: Fine with morning frosts.

Westerlies.

Sunday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

14 MIN 2

Fine with morning frosts.

Wind at 1000m: W 40 km/h.

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

Ph 307 7433

Mountain weather hazard: Wind Chill.

Monday: Mainly fine.

Early southwesterlies, then northerlies developing.

A southwest flow eases across the country as a ridge spreads over the North Island from a high over the Tasman Sea. The ridge of high pressure lies west of New Zealand on Sunday, as a trough moves onto the lower South Island. The trough moves away to the east on Monday as the ridge spreads across the country. On Tuesday the ridge moves east and a low approaches from the Tasman Sea.

Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Saturday

Sunday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

11 11 7 11 11 12

0 4 2 3 2 0

Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h rising to 50 km/h in the afternoon.

Freezing level: 1400m, rising to 1800m in the morning.

Sunday

Sunday

13 12 9 13 12 13

2 4 3 3 3 0

Monday

12 -1 12 2 9 1 12 0 11 0 12 -2

CHRISTEY, Molly Josephine – It is with a heavy heart we wish to inform you that Molly (59) passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 12.05am, after a long illness. She was surrounded by those that love her. Loved and adored wife of Ken. Number one and only mum to Morgan. Adored Nan to Lucah Jayne. You were taken too soon. But there is no more pain. Rest in love our darling. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa and her radiotherapy team at Christchurch Hospital. Also a big thank you to the oncology team at Timaru Hospital. A very special thank you and acknowledgement to Jo and Amber at Timaru Hospital.

Molly’s funeral service has been held.

May the sun shine warmly on your face and the wind blow softly over your shoulder on your journey. Till we meet again, love you forever x x x

Mountain weather hazards: Wind, Wind Chill.

Mainly fine.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 65 km/h at times.

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

PROCTER, Jason Christopher – 31 (Melbourne) died suddenly on June 27, 2022.

Dearly loved son of Chris (Melbourne) and the late Donna Goldsbury, loved brother and best mate of Matthew (Melbourne) and Talor (Auckland).

Taken way too soon.

We invite you to mourn and celebrate Jason’s life at 75 Reid Street, Fitzroy North, Melbourne, at 12pm on WEDNESDAY, July 6, or join us on the live stream through this link, https://www.lasthurrahfuneral s.com.au/jasonprocter.

Monday: Mainly fine.

Early southwesterlies, then northerlies developing.

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 11.9 -0.1 -4.3 2.8 0.8 NW 28 1:42am 3.2 130.8

Methven 11.6 0.8 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

MAX

12 MIN 0

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 11.0 13.4 -1.6 -1.4 -5.3 – 2.0 1.0 1.2 0.2 SW 46 NW 30 12:24am 3:48pm 3.0 – 124.9 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 5:46am 6:11pm 6:30am 6:53pm 7:17am 7:37pm Mouth L 11:58am 12:28am 12:40pm 1:10am 1:24pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 6:00am 6:15pm 6:44am 6:58pm 7:28am L 12:03pm 12:34am 12:44pm 1:16am H 5:30am 5:55pm 6:14am 6:37pm 7:01am L 11:42am 12:12am 12:24pm 12:54am

Wind at 2000m: W 55 km/h turning SW. Freezing level: 1800m.

DELLOW, Alva Jean (nee Mitchell) – Loved daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Mitchell.

Loved Sister and Sister-inlaw of Bill and Shirley Mitchell (both dec), Doreen and Stan Quartermaine (both dec), Rita Mitchell (dec), Melville (dec) and Sheryl Mitchell, Raymond and Valmai Mitchell, Allan and Hazel Mitchell, Joy Dolan and Tony and Brian (dec).

Loved sister-in-law of Nancy and Clive (dec) Elliott, John (dec) and Diane Dellow, Peter and Gloria (dec) Dellow. Loved Aunty of all her nieces and nephews.

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