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Scooter stolen in assault Daniel Alvey

A young Ashburton girl is still recovering after being called a “f…. white bitch’’ in a disgraceful incident at the skatepark. Rebecca Oakley, just 12, also had stones thrown at her by at least one other youth and then had her scooter stolen. It was ripped from her grasp in what were two nasty incidents on successive visits to the skatepark. Her father, Laurence Oakley, is frustrated that the authorities can’t catch the boy allegedly behind the incident. They believe the boy attends Ashburton Intermediate with Rebecca.

“We can’t find anything out about this kid,’’ Oakley said. “The school can’t tell you anything, and the police can’t either. “And it is just really frustrating that we can’t do anything.’’ Both incidents have been reported to Ashburton Police and Ashburton Intermediate principal, Brent Gray, said he was aware of the incidents. But he said the school wasn’t able to investigate, or do anything about it, because it happened outside of school hours and in a public setting. The first incident happened last Sunday when Rebecca visited the skatepark with her grandmother. That’s when she was called a “f… g white bitch’’ and threateningly told they couldn’t enter the skatepark. Then, on Monday, Rebecca returned after school where she was lucky to avoid injury, hav-

ing stones thrown at her and her scooter forcibly stolen. She wasn’t injured in the attacks, but it has made her father nervous about letting her return to the park if the person or people responsible were not caught. Oakley said the skatepark should be a safe place for kids to hang out, given it was the only one in town. Installing security cameras was an option to consider, he thought. “Whether cameras are put in, or something, but if they (the police) can’t act on the crime, what’s the point?’’ Despite the unsavoury incidents, Rebecca still wants to go back to the skatepark to continue learning her tricks, but she can’t do that now because her scooter has been taken. “For a single income family, we can’t just go out and buy a new scooter for Rebecca,” Oakley said.

Right – Frustrated father, Laurence Oakley just wants to see the Ashburton skate park be a safe space for kids to hang out, after his daughter was attacked there. PHOTO DANIEL ALVEY

Hiccup strikes rink refrigeration plans Lili Haydon Staveley ice rink is looking for more funding to complete its upgrade project due to Lotto funding falling through. The Staveley Hall Society, which is running the rink’s operation, needs the base of the pond to be converted to a refrigerated ice rink, so locals can skate and curl, regardless of the weather in winter. Project spokeswoman Clare Harden said they are currently putting a plan in place to get the rest of the money they need to complete the project. So far, they have raised around $800,000 but now need another $400,000 to finish the project. In March, the hall society applied for $350,000 from Lotto, but last month, they found out they were unsuccessful. However, there is more good news than bad. The rink has new secondhand skates from a Dunedin ice rink, in case they do open this winter.

Staveley Ice Rink is one of only a couple of natural ice rinks in the country, but with climate change and warmer winters, it has meant more days closed than open. And Harden said they will be keeping the prices the same as last year; $10 per person and $5 for skate hire.

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Trott’s Garden on the market Malcolm Hopwood Trott’s Community Gardens are going on the market. For the past two years the Trott’s Community Garden Charitable Trust has been seeking funding to keep the gardens open, but chairperson, Tony Todd, said this week “our options have run out”. When owners, Alan and Catherine Trott, retired, a group of investors purchased the gardens as an interim measure. The trust board then faced the challenge of raising $1.5 million to pay them back and keep the gardens open, however this week Todd acknowledged it was “a step too far”. Since 2020 the trust has raised $650,000, but, when the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund declined a $900,000 application late last year, the funding gap became too great. “The Lotteries Commission decision was very disappointing. We made a 76-page application, peer reviewed by KPMG, and received a three paragraph rejection,” Todd said. “Over the last six months we’ve sought advice and talked to professional fundraisers, but finding the additional funds has been elusive.” As a result, the trust will be

Trott’s Community Garden Charitable Trust chairperson Tony Todd has reluctantly had to admit defeat with the trust’s plan to raise the money to purchase Trott’s Garden. wound up and the gardens offered for private sale. They’ll be marketed in September with Todd hopeful they’ll be in private hands by the end of the year. The gardens will be advertised nationally and internationally, and he’d like the purchaser to be someone who’s keen to develop them further and keep them open to the public.

“The trustees, along with private supporters, are hopeful a buyer will carry on the legacy created by Alan and Catherine Trott,” he said. The gardens have an international reputation and Todd is confident they’ll be sold so investors can be paid. At this stage the trust doesn’t have a fall-back position.

“We’re hugely disappointed we couldn’t raise the funds. The gardens have been a drawcard for Ashburton and the bus-loads of people and visitors who came benefited the town,” he said. “We received tremendous local financial support, but our application to Lotteries was unsuccessful, leaving a significant funding gap.”

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“We really regret our decision, but it’s the logical one.” Todd said the investors support the decision to sell privately. The trust will honour all bookings at Trott’s Community Gardens until Christmas and will talk to any individuals and groups who’ve booked in 2023. “It’s business as usual until then,” Tony Todd said.

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‘Rubber hits the road’ for Rakaia Recreation Centre Jonathan Leask It is going to be an important 60 days for Rakaia, the local rugby club president says. After receiving Ashburton District Council backing Rakaia rugby president Mark Hanrahan says “the rubber’s hit the road” for its planned Rakaia Recreation Centre. The plans to build a new facility at the Rakaia Domain were only locked in once the council committed to supporting the project in its annual plan last week, but Hanrahan said most of work has already gone in. “The next 60 days are us securing our final tranche of funding while signing off the designs and going out for tender to be able to make some final decisions in spring,” Hanrahan said. The clubs will tear down the out-of-date changing room facility and replace it with a fit-for-purpose building with clubrooms, changing sheds and public toilets. Hanrahan said while the rugby club is driving the project, it will be a community facility. Now the council has come on board, funding the public toilets and offering an up to $200,000 commercial loan, Hanrahan said the club has some final processes to go through before construction can hopefully start this year. “We have the architect going through the final detailed design so we can go out to ten-

der.” They hope to have the project designs ready to go out for tender in August and a decision made in September, he said. The build timeline remained a “bit of an unknown” but they hope to have things under way by the end of the year. “We think it will take six months of building so still hopeful for completion by the second quarter of next year.” The club has funds as it has been saving for a new facility for 10 years and recently sold its cross-town clubrooms, Hanrahan said. After the club asked for a hand up not a hand out, Hanrahan said the knowledge of the council loan will open other funding options. “We have a budget, but the tender process will decide the final project cost.” Hanrahan said the building will have clubrooms, with a commercial kitchen and bar that can cater for up to 200 people, and it will be elevated so spectators can view games from the wrap-around, covered deck. It will have six changing sheds and six individual public toilets. To cater for the much bigger building, Hanrahan said the main field on the domain will shift over slightly.

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How to stay well this winter There are high rates of COVID-19 and flu in our community. There are important things we can all do to protect ourselves, our whānau and others from getting very sick. Masks matter Wearing a mask helps stop you getting and spreading COVID-19 and flu. You should wear a face mask whenever you are in a public indoor setting, and we encourage you to wear one when it is hard to keep your distance from people you do not know.

Get your COVID-19 vaccinations A second booster is recommended for people at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 at least 6 months after a first booster. Those eligible include: • People aged 50 and over • Residents of aged care and disability facilities • Healthcare, aged care and disability workers aged 30 and over • People aged 16 and over with a medical condition that increases the risk of severe COVID-19 illness • People aged 16 and over who live with disability with significant or complex health needs or multiple comorbidities • Severely immunocompromised people who received a 3-dose primary course and a fourth dose as a first booster.

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Record consents keep building team busy Ashburton District Council processed a record value of building consents in the 2021-22 financial year, issuing consents for building work valued at $241.9 million. Consents received for that period were valued at $255.8m; that compares with $212.6m last year. Strategy and Compliance Group Manager Jane Donaldson said the 2014-15 financial year had set records with 1193 consents issued for work valued at $165.1 million, but the latest financial year had exceeded that. “The increase is the equivalent of about 100 extra houses on the previous year, so a new record has been set.” In the past year 983 consents were issued, including 276 for new homes. Ms Donaldson said Council had sent some consents to be processed by independent contractors but most were dealt with inhouse by a team of 15. “We processed just over half the number of consents (56.1%) within the 20 working day timeframe, but the sheer workload and extra processing time needed when building materials have been substituted because of supply chain shortages meant we couldn’t always meet it. “We might process a house with brick on the outside and as we are about to issue the consent, the brick is swapped out for another cladding, so we have to re-process it.”

Council has been working with local builders to accommodate any changes as quickly as possible.

continue at least until November, when new regulations around insulation come into force.

Ms Donaldson said consent-holders had a year to start building once the consent was issued, though that timeframe could be extended.

“To date, supply chain issues, inflation and increasing mortgage rates have not slowed consents coming in. Combine that with more compliance checking during the processing stage and there could be more delays. Our team members are working as hard they can processing and inspecting building jobs.”

“Some consent-holders have already negotiated extra time to begin work, based on uncertainties around finance, building materials and titles.” Council is expecting the consent boom to

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More qualify for rates rebates The Annual Plan is signed and sealed for the new financial year, its final form influenced in part by more than 100 or so submitters who made their views known to council in the consultation phase. While an average 9.4 per cent rate rise across the district might seem high, it is a realistic rise in order to keep providing the services that ratepayers expect. People said they did not want to see us doing less, and lobbied for more spending on footpaths and roads. Councils up and down the country have struggled with their annual budgets this financial year, because inflation and covid uncertainties have pushed up prices. Affordability is always top of mind for Councillors, so it was good news then to hear that Government has made some changes to the eligibility of low income households for rates rebates.

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The Rates Rebate Scheme is a partial refund to ease rates bills for low income people. It provides financial relief for those who own their own home and live in it, and it includes people living in retirement villages, but does not apply to rental or holiday homes or commercial premises. The maximum annual rebate has increased from $665 to $700. The abatement threshold increased from $26,510 to $28,080 income for the year to March 2022. The increases mean more households in the Ashburton district will be eligible for assistance, helping them keep up with the cost of living. Call our customer services team if you think this applies to you. Another important document under way is the pre-election report. This is a state-of-play report on our district, to help inform those thinking about standing in the coming local elections.

There have been two milestones within

the building services team in the past year: Mike Farrell was acknowledged for carrying out more than 5000 inspections during his 15 years as a building official, and building services manager Michael Wong was made an associate member of the Ashburton branch of the Master Builders. Mr Wong has attended Master Builders meetings for the past 10 years to keep local builders abreast of changes to the Building Code, and to help them understand how the consenting process works.

Annual Plan sets budget for roads, water, services Ashburton District Council has adopted its Annual Plan 202223, confirming it will allocate an extra $1.7 million to major roading repairs and do more work on drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to meet new national standards. Money has also been re-prioritised from existing budgets for new footpaths, and Council will support the Rakaia Rugby Club via a loan for the club to develop a community recreation centre. Mayor Neil Brown said Council had listened carefully to community feedback, which supported extra spending on roads. “We’ve challenged budgets across all Council services to ensure only necessary work will be done, but we’ve included new work, like footpaths, asked for by some submitters. “Setting the next year’s programme of work has been tough because of record inflation, covid uncertainties and revaluations which have had a big impact

on urban properties, but the end result is realistic and ensures work that needs to be done, will be done.” The plan defers a $450,000 upgrade of Balmoral Hall but allocates money to remedy kerb heights at EA Networks Centre, which are a tripping hazard. The average rate rise across the district is 9.4 per cent, though it will vary depending on where ratepayers live. “It is going to be an interesting year ahead. Council will be doing everything it can to stick to and deliver the work programme,” Mayor Brown said. Council is also looking at other issues that arose from the consultation process, like playground access for the disabled. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Local faces front 2022 voter campaign Local faces are fronting a campaign in the Ashburton district encouraging people to stand and vote in the local elections later this year.

Methven Community Board, Monday 25 July, 10.30am, at Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Tuesday 26 July, 1pm (live-streamed)

Ashburton District Council Chief Executive Hamish Riach said the campaign features some well-known people, and their photographs were taken at various spots around the district.

Mr Riach said none of the people featured in the campaign were standing for a position themselves. “But they are keen to lend their support to this important message, and highlight issues such as supporting the local economy, rural communities, opportunities for young people and looking after our environment.” Alongside the campaign, the Council has also launched a new website for the election period - voteashburton.nz - that will provide information for voters and candidates. Mid Canterbury voters will elect a mayor, nine district councillors, five Methven

Council meeting, Wednesday 27 July 1pm (live-streamed)

PUBLIC NOTICES Mark Douglas and Jorjia Davis are two of the local faces encouraging people to stand and vote in the local elections. Photographs by Tegan Clark.

Community Board members and six Braided Rivers Community Trust (formerly Ashburton Licensing Trust) members. “Now’s the time to think of anyone who would be a good representative for the community on the Council, and encourage them to consider standing for election,” Mr Riach said. The Council will be holding a free candidate information evening on Tuesday 19 July at 5.30pm to help potential candidates find out more about the election process and what’s involved with representing their community. Later phases of the campaign will

encourage residents to vote, with staff at the Ashburton Public Library ready to help people change their details online, or register as new voters. “Enrolment packs are hitting mailboxes now, so please check your details are upto-date or if you haven’t received one, then you should make sure you’re enrolled.” The election will be held by postal vote and voting papers and information about the candidates will arrive in mailboxes from 16 September. Voting closes on Saturday 8 October. For more information about the elections, visit voteashburton.nz.

Holiday fun at the Ashburton Public Library There is plenty of fun in store for those visiting the Ashburton Public Library these school holidays. On Monday 11 July, the library will host constellation card craft at 10.30am, and then at 7pm the Ashburton Observatory at Ashburton College will be open for night sky observation. Seal ball and cup game craft will be the library activity at 10.30am on Wednesday 13 July, with a family movie night at 7pm. On Friday 15 July, the 10.30am craft session will be creating bookmark toppers, with a board game evening at 7pm. In the second week of the holidays, there

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Meetings are at Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, unless specified Local Election candidate information evening, Tuesday 19 July, 5.30pm

Seven people, a mix of ages and backgrounds, agreed to take part in the campaign and they will appear on posters, advertising and social media in the leadup to the elections.

“How better to encourage people to vote, than to highlight our own people and some of the things that are important to our district.”

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will be ping pong trick shots and marble mazes at 10.30am on Monday 18 July. On Wednesday 20 July, children will have a chance at 10.30am to play with food as well as eat it; a board game evening is scheduled for 7pm.

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Winter is upon us, and we want everyone to be warm and cosy in their homes. A smoke-free fire means a warmer, cheaper fire – and cleaner air for us all to breathe. Environment Canterbury has started its winter air campaign and is urging people to remember these three things to ensure a smoke-free fire: • Use of dry, well-seasoned wood • Adopting good burning technique • Use of a modern, well-maintained burner. Ensuring your wood is dry and wellseasoned is key to burning a hotter, more efficient fire with less smoke. It’ll also save you money as you’ll use less wood to achieve a better result. See a list of Trusted Good Wood Merchants at warmercheaper.co.nz, and watch some video tips on burning "upside down", identifying when your chimney needs cleaning and learn how to stack like a pro.

On Friday 22 July, children will be able to make a Matariki game at 10.30am, and take part in a family movie night at 7pm. The star gazing will open happen if the weather is clear, so keep an eye on the library’s Facebook page for updates. For further information, contact the library on 308-7192, email them at library@adc. govt.nz, or message them on Facebook.

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Donkey show comes to new life Malcolm Hopwood There are people who make an ass of themselves, but Michael Hurst does it by accident. Hurst, a celebrated New Zealand actor, will present his oneman show, The Golden Ass, at the Ashburton Event Centre next Thursday. Hurst has freely adapted a classic work written by Roman playwright, Apuleius, 2000 years ago and given it his personal interpretation. It’s the story of Lucius, a young man driven by sexual desire and insatiable curiosity who’s accidentally transformed into a donkey. What follows is a series of misadventures in a wicked world of witches, bandits, virgins, cultists, slaves, circuses, soldiers, pastry-cooks, prostitutes and priests. The Golden Ass is described as the original donkey show, inspiring such literary giants as Shakespeare, Boccaccio, Cervantes, Rabelais and Keats.

“It’s a fable as Lucius witnesses all the foibles of human behaviour and learns a lesson,” Hurst said. “The Ashburton audience will love the humour, pathos, the bawdiness and burlesque.” He directs and performs because of the buzz it gives him. “I do all these shows because I love it,” he said. Hurst calls himself a story-teller and The Golden Ass returns him to the art of telling a story. “What I’m doing is sharing a special moment with a group of people.” He’s performed Tom Scott’s Daylight Atheist at The Ashburton Event Centre before so he knows its features but, in his 25 venue tour around New Zealand, he’s played in spaces, sheds and, this week, an opera house. “I can do this show anywhere,” he said. While it’s a challenge to walk on stage and know he’s the only performer, Hurst is familiar with engaging an audience. “As they respond, I react,” he said. “It’s an uplifting experience. “The Golden Ass is a show that Ashburton people will thoroughly enjoy,” he said.

Michael Hurst is The Golden Ass.

KiwiRail weeding out plans for weeds Malcolm Hopwood

Ashburton District Councillor Carolyn Cameron asked KiwiRail to tidy up its act along the rail corridor as it makes the town “look scruffy. PHOTO DANIEL ALVEY

KiwiRail is “working on a plan for weeds” that keep growing on its land in Ashburton. In a response to criticism from Ashburton District councillor Carolyn Cameron, KiwiRail’s southern network services manager, Mark Heissenbuttel, confirmed plans will be finalised in about four weeks’ time. “KiwiRail has begun stepping up its planning for weed clearance for the rail corridor area around Ashburton,” he said. “We are working with Ash-

burton District Council to set priorities for an enhanced programme.” Heissenbuttel also said he’s committed to looking at what work is needed immediately south of the Ashburton River bridge. Cameron said she has received a lot of complaints around the council table about the weeds on KiwiRail-owned land. The council has tried to contact KiwiRail to tidy up its act as “it’s making our town look scruffy,” she said. Heissenbuttel did confirm that KiwiRail and the Rail Heritage Trust are working with the district council “to consider the way forward” for the heritage bridge that provides foot traffic from East to West Streets.

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World Lions president to open Methven walkway Malcolm Hopwood A walkway that began as a scrub trail will be officially opened by a world leader in Methven tomorrow. The world president of Lions Clubs International, Brian Sheehan, will cut a ribbon during a three-hour visit to Mid Canterbury. Pioneer work in developing the walkway was carried out by Methven resident, George Currie, with members of Methven Lions taking over during the last three years. During that time they’ve extended the five kilometre track by another three kilometres and laid an all-weather surface to enable recreational walkers, including people with disabilities, to use it. In the past few months Lions members have planted 3000 native trees, shrubs and tussock to beautify the surrounding area. The walkway starts at Mount Harding Road and its circuit extends around Methven. Lions member and convenor of Brian Sheehan’s visit, Mac McElwain, said, in the future, the club

intends to extend the walkway around the golf club by another four kilometres. “We upgraded it for locals and to attract visitors. It’s there for the good of Methven people,” McElwain said. Sheehan, from Minnesota in the United States, was elected world president late last month and the New Zealand visit is his first engagement. While in Methven, he’ll be choppered to Mt Hutt, weather permitting, attend a luncheon at Mount Hutt Memorial Hall and open the walkway. “His visit is a reward for the 70 members who’ve made our club work over the years,” McElwain said.

Above – Methven Lions members improve the gates along the walkway to make them safer for walkers and to prevent stock from straying. (from left) Ron Smith, Paul Dixon and David Barlass. Left – Lions members build a boardwalk over wetlands as part of developing the Methven Walkway.

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OPEN HOME | 10am - 10.30am

6 Lane Street, Allenton

• Solid as a rock • Large open plan kitchen, dining, lounge • Renovated bathroom • Good double garage with auto doors and work bench

8 Normanby Street, Rakaia

• 3 bedrooms • Log burner • 515sqm, low maintenance section • Single garage

Enquiries Over $795,000

Enquiries Over $480,000

Enquiries Over $420,000

Enquiries Over $520,000

Roberta Counsell 027 228 7843

Craig Philip 027 952 8722

Roberta Counsell 027 228 7843

Debbie Boon 027 448 4006

OPEN HOME | 12.15pm - 12.45pm

OPEN HOME | 10.45am - 11.15am

3 Bowen Street, Rakaia

85 Bowen Street, Rakaia

48B Elizabeth Street, Allenton

31 Tarbottons Road, Tinwald

• Spacious master bedroom with ensuite, two double bedrooms plus office/ fourth bedroom • Two separate living areas • West side location, corner section • Attached double garage with internal access, plus separate standalone double garage.

• Spacious open plan living, with heat pump and log burner • Master bedroom with ensuite, plus two more double sized bedrooms • 1012sqm section with plenty of off-street parking • Glasshouse and woodshed

• 3 double bedrooms • Beautiful rimu throughout • Logburner and 2 heatpumps • Established 1012sqm section located on the west side of Rakaia

• Three double bedrooms • Updated heatpump and pellet fire • Generous living area opening to a conservatory. • Double garage

• Great Location • Good sized well fenced yard • Three double bedroom and good sized living area • Tenant of 9 years, reliable and keen to stay

OPEN HOME | 10.45am - 11.15am

• Two separate toilets • Four good sized bedrooms • Underfloor heating in living areas • Eco friendly log burner

Enquiries Over $545,000

$700,000

Enquiries Over $355,000

Enquiries Over $599,000

Roberta Counsell 027 228 7843

Craig Philip 027 952 8722

Mark Williams 027 442 2281

118A Allens Road, Ashburton

8 Carters Road, Allenton

9/369 Wrens Road, Rangitata Huts

26 Rolleston Street, Rakaia

Enquiries Over $599,000

$669,000

$200,000

Enquiries Over $480,000

Mark Williams 027 442 2281

Debbie Boon 027 448 4006

Roberta Counsell 027 228 7843

• Brand new and just for you in this new subdivision! • Three bedrooms • Ensuite off the master • Single garage with internal access

• Three spacious bedrooms • Double garage with internal access • Ensuite with tiled shower • 157.5sqm home on a 450sqm section

• Three bedrooms • Great living, family bathroom/ laundry • Two fabulous outdoor areas • Excellent sheds to store the toys and tools

• Two spacious bedrooms • Heatpump and log burner • 1012sqm section with subdivision potential • West side location close to town facilities

Ashburton Relax While We Manage Your Real Estate Plans 03 307 4222 326 East Street, Ashburton Riley Claydon-Wade Roberta Counsell Team Administrator

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03 307 9176 Netherby 13 Geoff Geering Drive

Tinwald 83B Tarbottons Road

Open Home

Allenton 6 Andrew Street

Open Home

Tinwald 2 Braam Lane Open Home

Open Home

Move in and enjoy

Comfortable and new

The property ladder awaits

Modern and sun drenched

Immaculately presented modern home, situated in an ever growing modern sub division of Geoff Geering Drive. You are welcomed into a beautiful and sunny open plan living area which includes the a dining and kitchen all situated in the heart of the home. A separate lounge can be shut off by double doors. All heated by two heat pumps one in the living area and the other one in the hallway.

Treat yourself to a brand new build in an area surrounded by similar homes and positioned on a quiet rear section. Brick and linear cladding and everything you would expect in a modern home. Master bedroom has an ensuite with tiled shower and walk in robe. An additional three double bedrooms are serviced by the main bathroom with bath, shower and vanity and a separate toilet.

A carefully renovated home brimming with charm and offering a magnificent setting for contemporary living. Superb living spaces including a large open plan updated kitchen, dining and living spaces with natural light aplenty and heated by a compliant logfire and heat pump. Three good sized bedrooms, an updated bathroom, large separate laundry and internal access garage.

This four bedroom home is sure to impress! Sun drenched living areas, great size bedrooms, large central log fire, plus heat pump, keeps it warm and toasty and excellent indoor outdoor living with west facing deck overlooking easy care gardens. Quietly tucked away, it's fully fenced with off street parking, garden sheds and utility area for tinkering, there's even parking for the caravan!

For Sale Buyers $769,000+ View Thu 7 Jul 5.00 - 5.30pm Sat 9 Jul 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU105568

For Sale Buyers $780,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 9.45 - 10.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU95833

For Sale Buyers $535,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU104614

For Sale Buyers $685,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU83446

Hampstead 6 Willow Street

Netherby 18 Connor Place

Open Home

Allenton 31 Galbraith Street Open Home

Allenton 16 Buchanan Place

Open Home

Warm and welcoming on Willow

Here's a place with space

Neat and tidy

Location and style

This well presented, modern three bedroom home situated close to town is a first home buyer's dream. Three double bedrooms, insulated ceiling and walls and double glazed on an easy care, low maintenance section with an almost double garage, workshop, two 3x3 garden sheds and plenty of off street parking. What more could you want?

Spacious three bedroom home set to capture the sun all day with open plan living with diesel fire opening through to the dining and modernised kitchen. All the bedrooms have built in wardrobes, modernised bathroom and new carpet throughout. Corner section with three car garaging plus workshop space.

This property has great attributes. Solid red brick home with wooden joinery. Three bedrooms with wardrobes and servicing these an updated bathroom with shower, bath and vanity. The main living area is sunny and spacious and is open with the kitchen which has also been updated. The separate roomy laundry also incorporates the toilet. Well insulated in the ceiling and underfloor.

In a delightful quiet cul-de-sac, this smart and very practical two bedroom townhouse offers an exciting opportunity for a wide range of people who would enjoy the benefits of this low-maintenance property. The owners have meticulously cared for the home during their time and made many improvements.

For Sale Buyers $479,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU102229

For Sale Buyers $495,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU102976

For Sale Buyers $468,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.30 - 11.00am Web pb.co.nz/AU103831

For Sale Buyers $489,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU104407

Tinwald 92 Melcombe Street

Netherby 40 Geoff Geering Drive

Open Home

Allenton 7 Reid Crescent

Open Home

Tinwald 11 Millichamp Street Open Home

Open Home

House on 1012sqm section

Top quality - as new

Vendors have purchased- Action required!

Amazing opportunity here

One owner since new, this 25 year old home was built ahead of its time offering three bedrooms, ensuite bathroom, spacious living areas, internal single garage and large 1012m2 section with possibility of sub-division or cleared section ready for large garaging or more. Spacious 170m2 home featuring open plan kitchen dining, separate lounge with access to covered patio and adjoining sunroom.

This large "virtually brand new" home located in a popular new subdivision offers two spacious living areas both opening to a private deck ideal for outdoor entertaining. Three double bedrooms with the master having an ensuite and walk in robe. Loads of storage through the home along with quality fixtures and fittings.

A popular neighbourhood and the enduring beauty of character are just some of the alluring features on offer at this four-bedroom bungalow which will captivate the hearts of families looking for a home they can grow into. The open plan kitchen, dining and living area is generously proportioned, and has direct outdoor access to a private and sunny patio area perfect for alfresco entertaining.

Three bedrooms, double glazed, gas hot water, floor heat pump, HRV, updated kitchen and bathroom, two toilets, large double garage, garden sheds and great size back yard with easy care gardens on quiet Tinwald street - the list goes on! Seize the moment and view this property today as opportunities don't come around like this very often.

For Sale Buyers $585,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU104779

For Sale Buyers $780,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU101551

For Sale $585,000 View Sat 9 Jul 11.30 - 12.00pm Web pb.co.nz/AU102530

For Sale Buyers $420,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 11.30 - 12.00pm Web pb.co.nz/AU104766

Lake Hood 4 Trent Place

Tinwald 9 Cawton Grove Open Home

Lake lifestyle awaits

Desirable location

If it's your dream to live on the canal at Lake Hood, enjoy gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, your journey can begin right here. This home has been tastefully redecorated inside and out to maximise the contemporary Lake Hood lifestyle. The heart of the home is the entertainer's kitchen with stone bench top, butler's pantry and quality appliances.

Cawton Grove is a prestigious residential subdivision located on Tarbottons Road on the west side of Tinwald just a short drive into the town centre. Available now to build is this titled 1442sqm rear section set amongst quality homes which are already established. Fantastic location with a superb golf course within walking distance, shopping centre, Domain and Lake Hood all nearby.

For Sale Buyers $989,000+ View Sat 9 Jul 1.00 - 1.30pm Web pb.co.nz/AU105370

For Sale Buyers $250,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU105091

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Simply Stunning 22 Millichamp Street, TINWALD

Tucked away at the end of Millichamp Street sits this large four bedroom family home. Open plan spacious living area, double doors opening to a family size deck for the summer months, perfect for entertaining family and friends. Separate lounge with a TV unit and book shelf included. The kitchen area was designed to entertain with a small bar fridge and TV mounted for easy watching, walk-in pantry, gas hob for cooking and ample bench space. Three heat pumps plus solar panels for hot water heating.

Worth the Wait Four spacious double bedrooms all with storage. A sizable master bedroom with en suite and WIR. Two bathrooms, a laundry in the double car garage with internal access. Easy care gardens with irrigation system plus large storage shed out back. A must view.

Deadline Sale: Closing 4pm on Wednesday, July 27 Web ID AUT3356786 (unless sold prior) View: Saturday, 1pm - 1.30pm

OPEN HOME

The vendors have completed this home and are now ready to sell. Don’t miss this lovely three bedroom home complete with modern kitchen and you can enjoy the open plan living area with the comfort of a log burner and heat pump to keep you warm. There are two bathrooms, each have toilets and a separate stylish laundry. Enjoy the sunny conservatory with doors opening to a lovely sunny deck area out front. Easy care gardens and a large family size deck

OPEN HOME

This fabulous 4012m2 section is patiently waiting for its lucky new owners. Positioned perfectly with street frontage this section has all the services to the boundary. These services not only include town sewer and water supply, but also fibre ensuring everyone in the family is kept happy. There are substantial plantings offering privacy from the road and a great start for the keen gardener. On the town boundary and located close to the

Netherby Shopping Centre and right next door to the Ashburton Christian School, this land is waiting for someone to build their ultimate dream home. Act now to avoid disappointment!

Deadline Sale: Closing 4pm on Wednesday, August Web ID ALE3360894 3 (unless sold prior) View: By appointment

OPEN HOME

One Not To Miss 5 Carters Terrace, TINWALD

123 Albert Street, NETHERBY

Cute As Can Be! area out back to entertain. Good size back yard with garden planters boxes and a beautiful large shade tree. Brand new single car garage with off-street parking. The complete package is here on Carters Terrace.

By Negotiation Web ID AUT3302079 View: Saturday, 10.45am - 11.15am

6 James Street, HINDS

This cute little oasis is looking for new owners. Enjoy the sun drenched verandah overlooking a 1,012m2 landscaped, easy care section. This size gives you options to landscape further. One separate room to the right with a sunny kitchen/dining room with doors opening onto the verandah to catch the evening sun. There is another separate room which is the bathroom with bath, toilet, vanity and hot water cylinder. Then there is a separate room which is the

bedroom/living room, with double doors opening to the verandah which captures the morning sun. Black water holding tank and grey water system. Close to the mountains and local rivers for fishing, this could be the perfect location for all your hobbies. Don't delay this wee beauty could be yours.

Price: $260,000 View: Saturday, 1pm - 1.30pm

Web ID HU3313859

OPEN HOME

Allenton Location

First Home Buyers

Lifestyle Living Close to Town

Move in and Relax

55 Tucker Street, ALLENTON

141 Harland Street, TINWALD

73 Northpark Road, ASHBURTON

83A Trevors Road, HAMPSTEAD

Price: $515,000 Web ID AUW3261075 View: Saturday, 10am - 10.30am

Price: $345,000 Web ID AUT3254713 View: Saturday, 11.30am - 12 noon

Offers Over: $980,000

Offers Over: $640,000

The spacious open plan living and dining area is the heart of the home, recently painted inside with neutral tones and a pop of colour with sliding doors which open from the family lounge room out onto the patio. Three double bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes. Established gardens and a sizable section with a large garage and lean-to off the side for storage. A short walk to all Allenton amenities plus fabulous Argyle Park.

A fabulous opportunity to purchase a home directly opposite the Tinwald Primary School. Open plan kitchen and living area, heated by a log burner or the choice of a heat pump. Three double bedrooms plus office, family size deck for entertaining and a large family size conservatory which is used as an extra lounge room. Off-street parking and single car garage on an easy care section. Walking distance to local shops.

Four double bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, plus an office. Open plan kitchen, dining/ living room, separate lounge. Walk-through laundry from the garage with ample storage. A beautiful setting for the family to move to the country. Clad in Oamaru stone, this quality home sits on 1ha in a great location. Double garage with internal access plus an additional double garage. View to see all the wonderful features! Web ID ALE3296860

Spacious open plan living area with modern kitchen and appliances plus sliding doors from the living to the back of the property to enjoy the gardens and deck. Three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, master has WIR and en suite. Double garage with internal access, established garden and vege patches, not too much to maintain leaving you free to walk around the rural aspects of this area of town.

Web ID AUE3271356

SOLD

Options are Endless

Private Allenton Townhouse

79 Chertsey Line Road, CHERTSEY

88A Alford Forest Road, ALLENTON

Currently used as a residence this property provides endless options. The current zoning of Business A permits many uses from retail, hospitality, community, residential and commercial activities including visitor accommodation. This two storey building provides up to eight upstairs bedrooms and large bar and lounge downstairs. One 2464m2 title with spacious grounds, swimming pool and storage sheds. Price $550,000

Web ID CU3029266

Lovely three bedroom home with everything you need for easy, comfortable living. Open plan living allows for entertaining with an indoor/outdoor flow through large sliding doors out on to the sunny private patio. Three double bedrooms with the convenience of two bathrooms and separate toilet. Your home will be lovely and warm with the heat pump and double glazing. Double car garage with internal access plus an extra parking space.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING Proving your identity when buying or selling a house

From 1 January 2019, real estate agents are required to verify the identity of their vendors in accordance with Anti-Money Laundering legislation. In some situations, real estate agents will also be required to verify the identity of purchasers. If your real estate agent cannot verify your identity in line with the legislation, they will not be able to act for you. Identity verification can take days and sometimes weeks if a Trust or company is involved, or where parties reside overseas.

The below gives an indication of some of the documents your real estate agent may ask you to present in person or as a certified document as part of this process: Individuals: Passport, NZ Firearms Licence or NZ Drivers Licence with another document such as a bank statement or statement issued by a Government agency. You will also need to provide a document with your residential address (for example, a utility bill).

Trusts: The Trust Deed and, for all trustees and settlors, the information required for individuals as noted above, together with information regarding the Trust’s source of funds or wealth. Additional information may also be required for beneficiaries and appointers.

Companies: Details of the company, together with the information for individuals noted above for every individual with more than a 25% shareholding, all individuals with effective control of the company and all individuals acting on behalf of the company. Information regarding source of funds or wealth may also be required.

Note: The above list is not exhaustive and is indicative only. Your real estate agent will assist you with the specific requirements in relation to your situation. DISCLAIMER: The material and information contained herein is for general information purposes only and is not intended to form professional legal advice. REINZ does not accept liability for any claim or other action that may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on the material and information provided herein. REINZ recommends you seek independent legal advice if you are unsure of your legal position.

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OUR VIEW

Warriors’ homecoming truly electric

or all you Warriors’ rugby league naysayers, who enjoy taking the proverbial out of the Auckland-based team, and often with a racial undertone, let’s get those tired jokes out of the way from the get-go. Save you the effort. You know what I mean. Jokes like: What does a Warriors’ fan do after winning the premiership? Turns the Play Station off. Why can’t the Warriors have dogs? Because they can’t hold a lead. Why did the dying man request that the Warriors be his pallbearers? So, they could let him down one more time. Ouch. Well, yawn, yawn to be honest because that’s almost been part and parcel of the Warriors since they arrived back in 1995. Some have called them a disaster of a club, which should be a top five regular in the NRL

Daryl Holden competition but can’t even make the generous top eight playoffs and instead scratches around in the lower half of the ladder. Sadly, it is also true that some of the Warriors’ biggest success has been their ability to generate headlines for the wrong reasons. All of that has been desperately disappointing for someone like myself, who has followed and reported on league from club to international level since the late 1980s. I’ve also had a family involvement with the sport, with a brother being the CEO of New Zealand Rugby League and a sister in-law being the team doctor for the Kiwis.

They’re a team, and it’s a sport, I’ve always had a connection with. It started in Invercargill in the late 1980s when I was a publicity person for Southland Rugby League, tasked with generating media interest and excitement in the local club scene. I loved it. Loved the people, their passion and the very basic grassroots and working-class nature of the code. And on Sunday, my love for the game and the Warriors almost went through a reincarnation when I attended their much-awaited first home fixture in three years at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. It was their first home game in 1038 days since August 2019 when Covid-19 pandemic border restrictions meant they had to live and play in Australia. Agreeing to do so kept the NRL competition going because if the Warriors had opted to return home, having decided they

couldn’t play and live away from family and friends for so long, and thereby deny home games for their fans and commercial returns for the club, then the NRL competition would have folded because of very strict competition commercial requirements from the paymaster broadcasters. So, the Warriors dug deep for the national rugby league by playing away in what was unprecedented for any professional team anywhere on the planet. And on Sunday, a sell-out crowd said thank you in an electric, almost raucous sporting atmosphere, the like of which I have only experienced once before. That other occasion also involved the Warriors. It came in their NRL debut in 1995. It was the only other time I’ve been to an Auckland home game, which was why I decided pretty quickly that I’d return for Sunday’s clash when their return

home was confirmed. I’m glad I made the effort because the atmosphere was spine-tingling. From Dave Dobbyn singing his classic songs before kick-off, to the frenzied reaction from their fans as the Warriors made their entrance through the tunnel from the No 2 ground, as they did for their first-ever NRL match in 1995, it was a massive tick all round. In comparison, the All Blacks’ test rugby win over Ireland at Eden Park the previous night was a very distant second in terms of atmosphere. The fact that the Warriors, feeding off that passionate backing, beat the Wests Tigers 22-2 to halt a seven-match losing streak, just made it even more memorable. Yes, it may’ve been the 15th team on the competition table beating the 14th, but, really, in the circumstances, that didn’t matter. To anyone.

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Mid Canterbury Connector Provides low-cost return trips to Ashburton, Mondays to Fridays, any time between 9am and 4.30pm. Ashburton Aviation Museum 1-3pm. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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Age Concern Ashburton Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. Ashburton Community Walking Group Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Waireka Croquet Club Mahjong, 1pm, club rooms, Phillip Street, Ashburton. Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 1pm-2pm, Easy intermediate & intermediate 2pm-4.30pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. Instructor Annette Fyfe. MSA Dance Section Monday 4.00pm to 6.00pm All welcome at the MSA Havelock St.

Tuesdays Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. • Held at Methven All Saints Anglican Church Chapman St at 10.30am. • Rakaia St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Bridge St at 1.00pm. • Hampstead Hakatere Church Rooms, Oxford St at 1.30pm. MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street. Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12pm-2pm. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House, 44 Cass Street. Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Competition and social play, all welcome from 1pm at 115 Racecourse Road. RSA Indoor Bowls Every Tuesday at 12.45. RSA in the Doris Linton Lounge. $2, followed by a cuppa & chat. Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 5-7pm. Paddles are provided. MSA indoor bowls At MSA 7pm start. New members welcome Mid Canterbury Badminton Club Badminton Club night from 7-9pm. All abilities welcome at EA Networks Centre.

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Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8.30am. Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street.

Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 9.45am, Sinclair Centre. Speeches, morning tea, every fourth Wednesday of the month. Wednesday Walk Group 9.30am. Meet on Walnut Avenue on the west side of the Ashburton College Auditorium entrance. Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. • Held at Allenton St David’s Church, Allens Rd at 9.30am. • Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 10.30am. • Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 1.30pm. • Held at Staveley Community Hall at 2pm. Pickleball Ashburton Every Wednesday from 9.30am - 11.30am at EA Networks Centre.

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Waireka Croquet Club Mahjong, 1pm, club rooms, Phillip Street, Ashburton. Ashburton MSA Petanque Club From 1.30pm at 115 Racecourse Roadn.

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Ashburton Community Walking Group Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion. St Stephen’s Anglican Church Seniors Coffee Club, 2nd and 4th of the month at 10.30am, St Stephen’s Parish Centre, Park Street. Ashburton Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services from 12-2pm. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House. 44 Cass Street.

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

Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 6-8pm. Paddles provided.

Age Concern Ashburton Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am.

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Hip Hop for Seniors 10am-11am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton, $5. Waireka Croquet Club Euchre, 1.30pm, Philip Street, Ashburton. Ashburton open coffee mornings All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street. 10.30am - 12 noon. MSA Tai Chi Class is at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street. Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm - 4pm.

Ashburton’s Winter Market North end of West Street carpark, from 9am. Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Social play from 1.30pm at 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport from 10am - 3pm. Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm-4pm. Vintage Car Club 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald The Museum and Parts Shed will be OPEN on Saturdays during the month of June. Time: 10.00am to 12 noon.

Device Drop-In Sessions Free Device Help Sessions at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm.

Sundays

Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Donations appreciated. 3 - 4.30pm.

Ashburton Anglican Parish Sunday St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park St 10 am. Holy Communion Sunday St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Thomson St 10 am. Holy Communion, 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 10am Morning Worship Service led by Rev. Eric Mattock All welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street

Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 6.30pm-7.30pm, easy intermediate & intermediate 7.30pm-9pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall.

Thursdays Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Age Concern Ashburton Ladies exercise class at 9.30am at Ashburton Seniors Centre at 206 Cameron Street. Park Street Line Dancers 9.30am - 11am at St Stephen’s Parish Centre. Mid Canterbury Badminton Club. 9.30am-11am at the EA Networks Sports Centre. MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street. Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. • Tinwald Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street at 11am. • Ashburton St Stephen’s Church, Park Street at 1pm. • Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox

Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8:30am.

Grace Presbyterian Church 10am at 63 Princes Street. Hakatere Presbyterian Parish Morning Worship at 10am led by Rev. Johanna Warren. • •

1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 65 Oxford Street 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 127 Thomson Street Tinwald

Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 3-5pm.

Every Tues and Fri

Blacksmiths Open Tuesday and Friday 2-4pm. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

Every Thurs and Sat

Ashburton Toy Library Open every Thursday and Saturday from 9.30am-12.30pm, plus every alternate Tuesday 3.30pm-5pm at 106 Victoria Street.

Second Fri of every month

In Colour, art and craft club Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. 10.30am - 12 noon.

Second and fourth Friday of every month

St Stephen’s Anglican Church Seniors Coffee Club 10.30am on Park Street.

Last Sun of every month

Nor’Westers Muso’s Club All are welcome, as is any style of music. 2pm - 6pm at Feeneys Lounge, Devon Tavern.

First Sunday of every month Methven Market At Methven Resort, from 9am to 1pm.

Third Monday of every month The Ashburton Electronic Organ & Keyboard Club meets on the third Monday of every month (except December/January) at Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street at 7.30pm

Monthly

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild Meet Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street first Saturday of the month 10.30am-3.30pm, second Thursday of the month 1pm-3.30pm, third Tuesday of the month -9pm, and the fourth Thursday of the month 10.30am-3.30pm.

July events

Ashburton Musical Club ‘Winter Musical Medley’ Sunday 10 July 2pm, Sinclair Centre. Masks must be worn unless performing. St David’s Union Church Nature of Event: Women’s Circuit Training Venue: 48 Allens Road, Ashburton Day of Event: Wednesday July 6, 2022, Starting Time: 9.30 am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church Nature of Event: Steady As You Go Exercise Group. Venue: 48 Allens Road, Ashburton Day of Event: Thursday July 7, 2022, Starting Time: 10.00am, Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Day of Event: Sunday July 10, 2022, Starting Time 9.30 am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. Venue: 48 Allens Road. Day of Event: Monday July 11. Starting Time: 6.00am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Women’s Circuit Training. Venue: 48 Allens Road. Day of Event: Tuesday July 12, Starting Time 9.30am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Walking Group meets outside church. Venue: 48 Allens Road. Day of Event: Wednesday July 13, Starting Time 6.00am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Women’s Circuit Training. Venue: 48 Allens Road, Ashburton Day of Event: Wednesday July 13, starting Time: 9.30am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Steady As You Go Exercise Group. Venue: 48 Allens Road. Day of Event: Friday July 15, starting time: 6.00am. Name of Organisation: St David’s Union Church. Nature of Event: Women’s Circuit Training. Venue: 48 Allens Road, Ashburton Creative Fibre Monday July 18, 9.30am-2pm At the Plains Museum, Tinwald Ashburton Travel Club July 20, 2022, 7.30pm Monthly meeting; Speaker Ruth Swansbury, Israel. St David’s Union Church Lounge, Allens Road, Ashburton.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Ashburton gallops Today at Ashburton Raceway

56.5 R1 Norm & Leanne Stewart 3&4yo $30,000 1600m 19 85086 Royal Khan 10:32 R4 Sims Bakery Cakes (Bm65) $15,000 1400m 12:02

1 96421 2 45521 3 81168 4 5 73115 6 90137 7 19342 8 50071 9 48575 10 8x913

Wild Rover M Mcnab (4) 58.5 Lord Darci Ms K Williams (7) 58.5 Galileo Express Y Atchamah (8) (A4) 58.5 58.5 Wee Tadhg C K Kwo (5) Sea Shepherd C A Campbell (9) 57.5 Mr Rafiki Rohan Mudhoo (1) 57.5 Chokito S Toolooa (6) (A3) 56.5 Da Vinci Girl D I Montes De Oca (2) (A1) 56.5 Tiffen M J Taylor (10) (A4) 56.5 Andrea T R Moseley (3) 55.5

R2 Stackhouse Farming (Bm65) $15,000 1400m 11:02

1 10x05 2 0x509 3 100x0 4 x6646 5 1560x 6 460x9 7 9x558 8 90003 9 50x58 10 0x909 11 x584x 12 08x00

Belasard D I Montes De Oca (6) (A1) 59 Granite Ridge B B Hong (10) 59 Ifithappensagain 58.5 Chandler Tayla Mitchell (9) (A4) 58 Lovingyourwork B M Murray (5) 57.5 Shameless Tart K Asano (2) 57.5 57.5 Masque M Mcnab (1) Sentient Y Atchamah (3) (A4) 57 I’m A Tiger T L Newman (11) 56.5 Run For Cover Rohan Mudhoo (7) 56.5 Dioradelle M J Taylor (8) (A4) 56 Scala Sancta T R Moseley (12) 55.5

1 66454 2 67937 3 070x5 4 9x000 5 9x302 6 44363 7 0x098 8 7230x 9 63306 10 52006 11 60x65 12 6x466

Lennon 59 Usurer Tayla Mitchell (3) (A4) 58.5 Makabar D I Montes De Oca (7) (A1) 58 Gladroy Rohan Mudhoo (10) 57.5 Show Bazz Ms K Williams (12) 57.5 Russian Fable S Toolooa (4) (A3) 57 56 Tavilight K L Chung (6) (A4) Gemstone Jewels G A Jogoo (11) 55 Lorna Doon T L Newman (1) 55 55 Take A Risk K Asano (8) A Little Vague K Mudhoo (9) 54.5 A Box Of Tricks L Callaway (2) 54

R1 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Ht 1 $2100 295m Type:R/Aq 16:25 1 23735 Goldstar Sharon R L Evans Matt Roberts 2 15743 Claws In Cobra Victoria Lu A L Hart 3 23243 A G Bradshaw 4 16652 Razor Rufus 5 56x77 Goldstar Linda R L Evans 6 33733 Goldstar Portia R L Evans 7 2645 Mable Jewel C Roberts 8 111x3 Six Pack Nugget A G Bradshaw M M Grant 9 x3654 Double Thunder 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R2 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Heat 2 $2100 295m Type:R/Aq 16:43 1 31576 Goldstar Odette R L Evans A L Hart 2 11115 Master Porthos J & D Fahey 3 35616 Chatty Mavis Matt Roberts 4 37224 Adobe Derulo 5 64277 Goldstar Shaggy R L Evans 6 75168 Ohoka Torey L J Waretini 7 64264 Goldstar Whitsy R L Evans 8 51571 Little Nosey A G Bradshaw M M Grant 9 x3654 Double Thunder 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R3 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Ht 3 $2100 295m Type:R/Aq 16:59

57 65601 Show Me Champagne 56.5 x0x20 Alegre K Asano (9) 2x5x1 Silver Cannon D Montes De Oca (4) (A1) 56.5 9326 Zacat C W Johnson (3) 56 44363 Russian Fable 56 58 66454 Lennon 1560x Lovingyourwork 56 56 460x9 Shameless Tart

R10 Agraforum Comcat (Bm74) $30,000 1600m 15:34

1 62083 2 73530 3 32312 4 55212 5 760x6 6 2x440 7 x3020 8 0x571 9 9x525 10 0x739 11 10x56 12 44x45 13 4357x 14 3x518 15 3107x 16 0x212

R5 Smallbone Isuzu (Bm65Jmp) $30,000 2200m 12:37

1 7312 Hey Mickey M J Taylor (12) (A4) 59.5 58.5 2 x0413 Enough Said M Mcnab (5) 3 85195 Ying Resolute Tayla Mitchell (13) (A4) 58 4 14893 Ekstrememiss G A Jogoo (4) 56.5 5 87571 Youneverknow S Toolooa (6) (A3) 56.5 6 3107 No Rigmarole K L Chung (9) (A4) 55.5 7 70674 Tapdog T R Moseley (10) 55.5 8 x08x0 Whiskey In The Jar C K Kwo (1) 55.5 9 x7868 Diamond Riviere K Mudhoo (8) 55 10 008x9 Summer Night C A Campbell (11) 55 55 R3 Gary McCormick Transport Mdn $15,000 1400m 11 51x00 Vistock Ms K Williams (3) 12 87376 Cast In Bronze L Callaway (2) 54.5 11:32 13 x0726 Bailador Rohan Mudhoo (7) 54 1 42 Devil In Disguise S Muniandy (14) 58.5 2 008x2 Peria’s Legacy G A Jogoo (5) 58.5 R6 Trembath Plumbing Hcp $35,000 2200m 13:12 3 2 Robbie Burns T L Newman (11) 58.5 1 811x8 Wannabe ‘N’ Paris C W Johnson (5) 60 4 3535x Victor Rouge T R Moseley (7) 58.5 57 2 3065 Nomen Ludi M Mcnab (6) 5 4x875 Bornholm B M Murray (13) 58.5 3 6x550 Dee And Gee T L Newman (3) 56 6 77445 Show Us Plenty Y Atchamah (12) (A4) 58.5 4 45021 Miss Tavi Ms K Williams (2) 55 58.5 7 8x595 Anteater Ms K Williams (3) 5 17724 Athene K Mudhoo (10) 54 8 0x42 The Bold Lioness M Mcnab (17) 56.5 54 6 10171 Vague G A Jogoo (9) 9 x443x Lit’l Rock C A Campbell (15) 56.5 7 99261 Zambezi Zipper Tayla Mitchell (7) (A4) 54 10 96473 Midnight Jane Tayla Mitchell (19) (A4) 56.5 8 x6543 Deels Done Rohan Mudhoo (1) 54 11 x3039 Beauty’s Secret D Montes De Oca (9) (A1) 56.5 9 9962 Five Princes T R Moseley (4) 54 12 46 Cora Lee Rohan Mudhoo (4) 56.5 10 3221 Red Rufus C A Campbell (8) 54 13 96369 Areyouokay C L Carmine (16) 56.5 11 72174 Vulture Street K Asano (11) 54 14 7 Brancaster Bomber W Papier (6) (A3) 58.5 R7 Dunstan Horsefeeds (Bm74) $30,000 1200m 13:47 15 597 Lady’s Legacy 56.5 1 63321 Emanon S Toolooa (4) (A3) 59 58.5 16 8x7l6 Highland Fling 59 2 x8444 Anduin T R Moseley (5) 56.5 17 Our Vincero 3 4193 Beau Stitch K L Chung (13) (A4) 58 18 7 Billy Lid 58.5 4 7x083 Benaud M Mcnab (1) 58

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Summer Festival M J Taylor (7) (A4) 62.5 Whale Song K L Chung (10) (A4) 61 Pinhead Tayla Mitchell (4) (A4) 59 Yamuna K Asano (16) 57.5 Bluey’s Chance S Toolooa (13) (A3) 57 Cannoli D I Montes De Oca (5) (A1) 56.5 56.5 Splendior C L Carmine (8) Burnvue L Callaway (6) 56.5 56 Facetime M Mcnab (2) Mamma Sans B M Murray (1) 56 All Ashore T R Moseley (12) 55 55 Its So Easy K Mudhoo (9) Manhatten Affair Ms K Williams (14) 55 Platinum Bordeaux Rohan Mudhoo (3) 55 56.5 Kristofferson Santissima 54

Former Ashburton trainer, Andrew Carston lines up a huge team of horses on his R11 Agraforum Growing Innov.Bm65 $30,000 1600m old home track today. 16:14 5 45361 Keen To Run D I Montes De Oca (12) (A1) 58 57 6 15171 Tadita C W Johnson (7) 7 2631 Radiant Rosie T L Newman (8) 56 56 8 44622 Tap ‘N’ Go L Callaway (3) 9 0x832 Where’s Wally Ms K Williams (6) 55.5 10 x281x Doris Dior C A Campbell (9) 55 11 40014 June Bug M J Taylor (11) (A4) 55 12 71643 Shanghai Express 55 13 5x9x7 Dreaming Easy Tayla Mitchell (2) (A4) 54

R8 Winning Edge Presentations $35,000 1400m 14:22

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

210x1 x4431 48x47 2010x x1x18 24x85 30556

Green Luck M Mcnab (1) 62 54 Scarfi T R Moseley (10) William Wallace Ms K Williams (3) 54 54 Firoden C A Campbell (6) Louie Louie C W Johnson (8) 54 Silent Battler L Callaway (13) 54 King Cougar Tayla Mitchell (9) (A4) 54

1 11708 Acquittal K L Chung (2) (A4) 59 2 83501 El Bee Jack C L Carmine (12) 59 3 73501 Taramea Lad M Mcnab (18) 59 4 9x081 Kenki 58.5 5 3x5x1 Telling Tales D Montes De Oca (8) (A1) 58.5 6 27x44 Yeah Right B M Murray (14) 58.5 7 59330 Final Savings M J Taylor (7) (A4) 58 58 R9 Cochranes Of Canterbury (Bm65) $30,000 1400m 8 x7032 Mr Ghibson K Asano (10) 58 9 50x80 St Andre 14:57 58 10 20x89 Thistle Do T L Newman (9) 1 44622 Tap ‘N’ Go 60 11 35x40 Jin Lu T R Moseley (11) 57.5 2 20x43 Hunter Villain M J Taylor (14) (A4) 59.5 12 30020 Darcee Que S Muniandy (3) 57 3 6x815 Light Up C L Carmine (2) 59 13 0x914 Platinum Petals C W Johnson (5) 57 4 x9244 Stop Yelling S Muniandy (15) 59 14 24954 Tantalee Rohan Mudhoo (13) 56 5 19 Surcharge M Mcnab (11) 59 57 15 0x050 Wild Like 6 4314x Camping Tayla Mitchell (16) (A4) 58.5 16 67773 Harleen Quinzel 54 58.5 7 54105 Matscot T R Moseley (7) 54 17 60x65 A Little Vague 8 9481 Paze The Power C K Kwo (10) 58 18 x08x0 Whiskey In The Jar 55.5 9 07x18 Jack Attack C A Campbell (1) 58 8 73128 9 27648 10 09x87 11 758x4 12 1537x 13 71643

Are You Cereal W Papier (2) (A3) 54 54 Severine K Asano (12) Augustace S Toolooa (7) (A3) 54 Goodanya T L Newman (5) 54 Madam Sequoia T Jonker (4) 54 Shanghai Express Montes De Oca (11) (A1) 54

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 1 15142 Anna Jem A L Hart R L Evans 2 71742 Goldstar Charm L J Waretini 3 84367 Opawa Pip J & D Fahey 4 13116 Soap Box 5 17411 Epic Rooster J M Jopson 6 23456 Goldstar Tookie R L Evans 7 74766 Caesar Lies A G Bradshaw 8 38257 Goldstar Harper R L Evans M M Grant 9 x3654 Double Thunder 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R4 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Ht 4 $2,100 295m Type:R/Aq 17:17 1 47343 Goldstar Justice R L Evans A L Hart 2 x8116 Master Aramis 3 12375 Goldstar Gigi R L Evans C Roberts 4 64365 Lucas Jewel 5 27568 Rowdy’s Message J M Jopson 6 18773 Yoshi Moon A G Bradshaw 7 84416 Goldstar Smiles R L Evans 8 21337 It’s Better J & D Fahey M M Grant 9 x3654 Double Thunder 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R5 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Heat 5 $2,100 295m Type:R/Aq 17:36 1 68517 Barber Cubed J M Jopson R L Evans 2 64272 Goldstar Jubilee

3 5051x Spot Lu A L Hart 4 51225 Goldstar Larson R L Evans R L Evans 5 13687 Goldstar Warrior 6 65511 Helsinki A G Bradshaw 7 58472 Nighthawk Swift Matt Roberts 8 84333 Goldstar Vargas R L Evans 9 x3654 Double Thunder M M Grant 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R6 Springston Hotel Canterbury Futurity Sprint Ht 6 $2100 295m Type:R/Aq 18:01 1 68582 Goldstar Ange R L Evans R L Evans 2 11274 Goldstar Yogi A G Bradshaw 3 13467 Mitcham Ivan 4 12436 Sinha Man J M Jopson 5 62554 Peggy Lu A L Hart 6 63428 Goldstar Chewy R L Evans 7 46661 Claws In Marvel Matt Roberts 8 27147 Right On Ramsay A G Bradshaw M M Grant 9 x3654 Double Thunder 10 52656 Goldstar Rio R L Evans R7 Rose & Thistle South Island Champs Heat 1 $5500 520m Type:C5q 18:26 1 77365 Money Spinner C Roberts 2 44112 Dembe J & D Fahey 4 38347 Longshanks A G Bradshaw 5 11427 Melville Bale C Roberts

7 6x2x1 Oberon Bale C Roberts Verdun Bale Matt Roberts 8 12128 R8 Rose & Thistle Heat 2 $5500 520m Type:C5q 18:51 1 62353 Fond Of You A G Bradshaw 2 21417 Dalisha Bale C Roberts 4 45424 Bahati Bale C Roberts J M Jopson 5 83223 Epic Cruze 7 32347 Best Ball A L Hart 8 11112 Talbingo Bale C Roberts R9 Suck It Up Canterbury Futurity Heat 1 $3300 520m Type:R/Aq 19:16 1 43246 Belle Ame A G Bradshaw M M Grant 2 68621 Double Major L J Waretini 3 25153 Opawa Duchess J & D Fahey 4 33234 Opawa Gina 5 85628 Opawa Chrissy J & D Fahey 6 75533 Goldstar Nolan R L Evans 7 53751 Go Johnny Go Matt Roberts 8 13123 Charlotte Lu A L Hart R L Evans 9 86677 Goldstar Tanner 10 57478 Goldstar Butters R L Evans R10 Suck It Up Canterbury Futurity Heat 2 $3300 520m Type:R/Aq 19:41 1 35221 Opawa Wayne J & D Fahey C Roberts 2 73122 Carlos Jewel Matt Roberts 3 41214 Nighthawk Jet

R Wales 4 8x673 Opawa Web 5 32524 Iced Mocha L J Waretini 6 48521 Opawa Anita J & D Fahey 7 11x23 Not So Simple G A Cleeve 8 61512 Calculated Risk A G Bradshaw 9 86677 Goldstar Tanner R L Evans 10 57478 Goldstar Butters R L Evans R11 Suck It Up Canterbury Futurity Heat 3 $3300 520m Type:R/Aq 20:05 1 71554 Mandy Jewel C Roberts Matt Roberts 2 45447 Claws In Rambo B C Dann 3 53261 Opawa Conan J & D Fahey 4 31526 Milky Tea 5 12512 Speedy Sue B I Conner 6 22213 Opawa Superstar J & D Fahey 7 62155 Goldstar Carlito R L Evans 8 67412 Opawa Pick R Wales R L Evans 9 86677 Goldstar Tanner 10 57478 Goldstar Butters R L Evans R12 Camside Stud Distance $5500 645mC2d 20:31 1 76435 Know Grizzles G A Cleeve C Roberts 2 x88x6 Jagetti Bale Willene Bale C Roberts 4 15668 5 32626 Raja Bale C Roberts 7 52263 Nighthawk Style Matt Roberts 8 11111 Know Keeper G A Cleeve

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

R1 FAHEY FENCE HIRE MOBILE PACE $12,500 2600m 17:28 1 63852 Bondi Lustre T M Williams 2 2023 Bobby Waterhouse K A Butt 3 65x25 Trouble Supreme M G Heenan 4 290x3 Rodasi R J Butt B N Orange 5 44028 Chrislynn 6 743 Eastwood Dream Craig D Thornley R T May 7 0x57 Matador J F Curtin 8 42x60 Mr Lincoln 9 52235 Take A Hike John Morrison 10 62 Beach Hopper G D O’Reilly 11 62060 Lizzie Richter T S Chmiel R2 FAHEY SKIP & WASTE FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $12,500 1980m 17:53 1 023x3 Watch Me 2 Keeping Watching S Boyd 3 20532 Millwood Melody T M Williams 4 0 Vrilo R D Close K A Butt 5 7600 Crimson Rock 6 x3220 Dancing Desire B N Orange Korbyn Newman 7 2x345 Secret Cocktail R J Butt 8 6656x Betterthandiva 9 50448 Spark It Up Stephen Boyd 10 Moet Shard J F Curtin 11 74800 Dulcinea P J Wakelin 12 0078x Mamma Mia Craig D Thornley R3 ISAAC TROT $13,000 2600m 18:20

1 82971 Mc Squared M J Williamson 2 5910x Tyron Arohanui J R Dunn 3 2209x Reindeer Trouble G D O’Reilly 4 40221 Slainte John Morrison 5 8806x Heavenly Strings Craig D Thornley P J Wakelin 6 37845 Musclynn Scott Iremonger 7 70303 Sunny Son 8 57163 Majestic Whisper R T May 9 47755 Ginas Majesty I R Cameron 10 10 The Present Maker M P Jones R4 HIRE KING MOBILE PACE $13,000 2600m 18:48 1 1 Itz Magical Meg 2 20x21 Live On Legend J W Cox 3 21843 Morrissey G D O’Reilly 4 5007 Sister’s Delight S J Ottley C J Dalgety 5 12394 Ajira 6 13432 Jordy J R Dunn 7 24x10 Jimmy James Maguire R T May Sarah O’Reilly 8 98753 Mitsi Gaynor 9 86023 Heaven On High Ben Hope 10 3541x Press Play C J Defilippi R5 CONNETICS MOBILE PACE $15,000 2600m 19:16 1 67517 The Terrorfier R T May 2 56411 Happy Place R J Butt 3 51366 Sweet Belle G D O’Reilly 4 24x21 J R Bromac B N Orange Ben Hope 5 30167 Loyalist 6 476x3 Jazelle R D Close

A L Lethaby 5 1017 Racey Krusa Jason Ford 6 50246 Navara 7 70846 Take After Me 8 132 Majestic Rollon John Morrison 9 0x987 Harry Potter M P Jones R6 ZEAL HANDICAP TROT $17,500 2600m 19:44 10 06x35 Royal Pride Sam Thornley 1 46468 Bright Glow I R Cameron Ben Hope 11 67044 King Of Love 2 66153 Prince Teka K G Cameron 12 517x7 Listen Easy G D O’Reilly 3 15 Beyond The Horizon J W Smith R9 CITYCARE WATER PACE $13,000 2000m 21:08 L D Mccormick 4 x3314 Maui 1 7761 Petrify J R Dunn 5 5x854 Majestic Jag J R Dunn 2 0x572 Styx Sweetie J F Curtin 6 59425 Tweedledee S J Ottley 3 40060 Apatchofgold 7 90941 My Moment’s Now T M Williams 4 88081 Megarock G D O’Reilly R7 CITYCARE PROPERTY MOBILE PACE $17,500 5 32422 Hidden Desire Sam Thornley 2600m 20:12 S J Ottley 6 6022 The Coalman 1 11687 Shanika K A Butt J W Cox 7 8x808 Mark Dunnett 2 23342 All By Myself B N Orange R D Close 8 65615 Yankee Jay 3 48073 Superstar Legend Wilson House 9 10008 Tiger Taylor John Morrison J F Curtin 4 0x764 Kruizr 10 68848 Wolfenstein 5 36222 Soundsofcash Korbyn Newman 11 40371 Star Magic G D Smith 6 x3512 Smiffy’s Terror T M Williams 12 54581 On Report J R Dunn 7 45422 Heisenberg B N Orange 13 00x50 Tas Girl Bromac R T May R8 BAINBRIDGE HANDICAP TROT $15,000 2600m 14 08x39 Grinning Again T M Williams 15 22167 Swagger Man 20:40 1 16475 Madeleine Stowe P J Davis R10 FIRST DIRECT TAXIS MOBILE PACE $13,000 2 32128 Cody Banner Ricky Allen 2600m 21:36 3 7101 Make My Sundon J R Dunn 1 70x29 Get Outta Town R D Close 4 5x0x5 Jerry Garcia L F O’Reilly 2 3545 It’s Me Sam Thornley 7 8 9 10

7760x 22316 34481 4619x

Simply Delicious Absolute Dynamite Emma’s Boy Dennis Denuto

J R Dunn T M Williams S J Ottley

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

26849 x6069 61x90 73977 74350 297x7 78866 9670

Get Back Asian Elvis Major Gnp Cab Calloway Paytons Rock Obsession Tasman Tempest Kali B

R T May S J Ottley G D O’Reilly Craig D Thornley J R Dunn T M Williams Wilson House K A Butt

Matt Markham’s Addington Selections Race 1: Bobby Waterhouse, Mr Lincoln, Trouble Supreme, Eastwood Dream Race 2: Dancing Desire, Watch Me, Millwood Melody, Betterthanadiva Race 3: The Present Maker, Majestic Whisper, Tyron Arohanui, Slainte Race 4: Live On Legend, Ajira, Jimmy James Maguire, Jordy Race 5: Sweet Belle, Absolute Dynamite, Jazelle, Happy Place Race 6: My Moment’s Now, Maui, Tweedledee, Prince Teka Race 7: Heisenberg, Soundsofcash, Smiffy’s Terror, All By Myself Race 8: Harry Potter, Make My Sundon, Navara, Madeleine Stowe Race 9: The Coalman, Hidden Desire, Swagger Man, Star Magic Race 10: Obsession, Asian Elvis, Tasman Tempest, Get Outta Town BEST BET: Live On Legend (Race 4) VALUE: Harry Potter (Race 8)

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Bring the greenfields back to the table

t’s already the site of one of the jewels in Mid Canterbury’s crown, but the old industrial area which now houses the EA Networks Centre should be so much more. And for that reason, perhaps it’s time to sit down and bring the greenfield project back onto the discussion table – especially given the potential of an equity partner sitting in the wings with a little extra cash to invest. The Mid Canterbury Rugby Union’s windfall from New Zealand Rugby’s inking of a deal with Silver Lake could be the boost the once highly touted, but now seemingly forgotten, project needs. A purpose-built sporting arena, able to house a multitude of sporting codes in a new-look, vibrant location – sounds like a winner, doesn’t it?

Matt Markham For a while a number of years back it was a hot topic. Visions and ideas floated around the district of exactly what it could be and what it could involve – but it’s seemingly fallen on deaf ears in recent years with a number of other big projects under way or waiting in the wings. With the developments in the rugby world and the potential for Mid Canterbury to have a new home with state-of-the-art facilities from which to operate, the wheels must surely start turning at some point soon. Who knows, the Ashburton

Club and MSA might want to get involved too? Their recent financial woes have been well documented, but little discussion has been aired about the slice of paradise they hold ownership of on Racecourse Road.

No doubt it’s been discussed, but if the greenfield project was to go ahead and those two sports were given an avenue in which to ply their trade, then there’s a golden egg sitting in there somewhere, perhaps. Add to that the potential for

purpose-built sporting arena, able to “ Ahouse a multitude of sporting codes in a

new-look, vibrant location – sounds like a winner, doesn’t it?

It’s the home to the Outdoor Bowling Club and the Petanque Club, but it is also prime real estate, and you’d imagine it’ll be worth a pretty penny – perhaps even enough to help them out of the doldrums.

rugby and football fields, perhaps even another hockey turf or tennis courts and all of a sudden, adjacent to the quality venue that is the EA Networks Centre you have a world class sporting facility that could really

lift the appeal of Ashburton, and the wider Mid Canterbury region. Of course, these could all be a case of throwing a bit of mud at the wall and hoping that it sticks – but there’s also a lot of merit in the idea and it’s definitely something worth exploring further. We’re a proud sporting region with plenty to cheer about and plenty to get behind and the EA Networks Centre on its own has opened up a world of possibilities in what we are capable of comfortably hosting here in Mid Canterbury. Any further extension to that through a sports arena that would have most other regions feeling a little jealous is the obvious next required step. So, why wait? Let’s get it moving.

This year’s Cox Plate trophy arrived in Christchurch on Tuesday and will make a guest appearance at today’s Ashburton Racing Club meeting.

Cox Plate stops over in Ashburton Matt Markham One of the most prized trophies in the sport of horse racing will make a whirlwind stop in Ashburton today. The illustrious Cox Plate Trophy will be a special guest at today’s Ashburton Racing Club meeting at the Ashburton Racecourse, as the trophy goes on tour in New Zealand to celebrate the country’s proud history in one of the great races of the world turf. The Moonee Valley Racing Club, who host the race each year, have brought the trophy onto New Zealand shores to help promote the Cox Plate Carnival later this year and to re-establish many historic and famous connections that the race has with Kiwis. “Phar Lap, Beau Vite, Rising Fast, Redcraze, Dulcify, Red Anchor, Bonecrusher, Super Impose, Octagonal, Might And Power, Sunline and So You Think. “They are just some of the champion New Zealand thoroughbreds who have won the Cox Plate – some more than once. We will tell their stories as we continue to celebrate a decorated Centenary of the Cox Plate,” the Mooney Valley Racing Club said earlier this week.”

Racing fans will have the opportunity throughout today’s meeting at Ashburton to get up close and personal with the Cox Plate and have photos taken with it as well as go in with a chance to win an all-inclusive experience at this year’s Cox Plate Carnival including flights and accommodation. As well as being at Ashburton, the Cox Plate will also be at Te Rapa on Saturday. “The pop-up activations at Ashburton and Te Rapa will allow us to engage with New Zealand Racing fans in a new and exciting way.” Also included on the itinerary is a stop at the famed Phar Lap Raceway to acknowledge one of racing’s greats. Meanwhile, the Ashburton Racing Club will host a bumper 11-race card at today’s winter meeting with good sized fields and competitive racing across the day. The meeting gets underway at the unusually early time of 10.32am for the first race with the final race of the day scheduled for 4.12pm. Featured is the $35,000 Winter Cup Trial ahead of the annual Grand National Carnival at Riccarton early next month. Locally trained mare, Madam Sequoia features in the acceptances for the 1400m event for Sarah and Matt Smith, looking to continue her good association with her home track.

Future champions survey their turf: Hunter McElrea with his famous mentor Scott McLaughlin.

McElrea name still to the fore on track Hunter McElrea, a young man with close links to father Rod McElrea would be in close attendance Ashburton, is now another step closer to the big for each race. Andy was very happy to see Hunter win his first time leagues of motorsport, after taking his maiden win in the Indy Lights, the feeder category to race in the series, being able to travel to most of his races in the USA in between his Australian compeIndyCars. Hunter put on a dominant showing in Mid Ohio tition events. Hunter now sits fourth in the championship. to take the win ahead of his Andretti Autosport “The Indy Lights championteammate. ship normally has two drivers The victory capped one of battling for race wins, but this the most dominant Indy Lights year there is seven drivers comweekend performances of the peting strongly for race wins,” season, as McElrea was never Andy said. not the fastest driver in a sesAfter eight races Hunter besion. came the fifth different winner Hunter led both practices, was in the 14 race season. the fastest qualifier and led SunHunter who was born in Los day’s race flag to finish. Angeles, but still shows pride in “I’m just relieved,” Hunter being a Kiwi, and has dual citisaid in a post-race interview. zenship with USA and New Zea“I knew I could do this. This land. weekend, I just wanted to go Another Kiwi success story, back to having fun and letting Scott McLaughlin also won in everything handle itself. Ohio over the weekend, taking “I can’t thank everyone who Hunter McElrea on the podium. his second victory for the season has supported me enough. “It means a lot, and I’m just really relieved and in the Indy Car championship. McLaughlin and Hunter have always shared a really happy with this.” While Hunter has never ived in Ashburton the special connection with Scott McLaughlin Racing, McElrea family name is synonymous with motor- which was Hunter’s first karting sponsor. Hunter has his sights set on a top three finish sport in Mid Canterbury, through grandfather Rod this year, and plans to one more year in the Indy McElrea and father Andy McElrea. Some of Hunter’s first car races were in South Lights series before moving up the ladder to IndIsland Formula Ford championship, where grand- yCars.

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Southern stay staunch, Methven gain promotion Matt Markham Ups and downs of Premier Netball. No matter what happens over the next six weeks of Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier competitions, there’s no chance of the season being described as dull. There’s been twists and turns at every corner, the revival of two clubs to the elite level of local netball and quality play across all three grades week in, and week out. And Tuesday night’s promotion and relegation matches, ahead of the Championship Round which kicks off tonight, were no exception. Southern kept their head above water and remained in Premier 1 for the final leg, while rivals

Rakaia will remain in the grade below, but the night’s other match provided perhaps one of the upsets of the season when Methven Shearmac advanced from Premier 3 to Premier 2 by beating Hampstead B. Despite rounding down the clock to pick up a 30-24 victory, the task was far from easy for the Southern ladies. So much so, they trailed and looked in big trouble at the end of the first quarter. Rakaia came out jet-propelled, throwing all they had and more at the Southern defence who looked a little startled and unable to settle into a rhythm. They took a three-goal lead into the end of the first quarter, and an upset looked on the cards. Southern coach James Love must have found the switch he forgot to turn on during the break, because the Southern who returned post the first gap in the game was completely different. Where passes had failed to find

Rakaia’s Kimberley Stubbs-Dynes has her eye on the prize during her side’s promotion and relegation match against Southern on Tuesday night. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 050722-MM-012

hands or had been intercepted – they all of a sudden pierced through gaps and found freedom. Shannon Vidler played a vital role in the revival in the second quarter, finding space off the back of some sublime feeding work from Tori Todd and Sarah McCormick, while at the other end the defensive wall was strong and starved the Rakaia shooters and attack of any freedom with the ball in hand. A three-goal deficit became a four-goal lead at halftime, and while Rakaia tried their best to get back in the game, they never truly looked likely after that first break. To their credit, they never gave up, and their final quarter was some of their best netball of the night. They’ll remain in Premier 2 for the final round of the year and be a force to be reckoned with – their ability to push a top-flight team further evidence that they’re a serious netball side with a trophy within grasp. Southern will have to brush themselves off and get ready for

battle again tonight when they take on Hampstead. Meanwhile, a young Methven side showed they are a side of the future, with their display to come from behind and beat Hampstead B in the other promotion and relegation match. Down at halftime, they forced the pressure throughout the third quarter to get themselves back in the game, and while Hampstead looked dangerous on attack, the Methven defence and mid-court had an answer for every question, and kept them at bay as they turned a 14-17 score at halftime into a 34-28 victory by the final whistle. Tonight’s opening matches of the final round will be highlighted by Premier 1 favourites, Celtic, looking to kick off on the right foot against Mt Somers in the final match of the night, while it’s a baptism by fire for the Methven Shearmac team who take on Ashburton College A in Premier 2. Down in Premier 3, newcomers Hampstead B will be out to brush off the disappointment of Tues-

Above – Methven Shearmac’s Rebekah Kalweit gets serious air-time during her side’s win over Hampstead B.

day night’s loss and begin the push for some silverware when they play United B tonight.

Thursday netball Premier 1

6.15pm: United A v Methven A. 7.15pm: Hampstead A v Southern. 8.15pm: Mt Somers v Celtic A.

Premier 2

6.15pm: Methven Shearmac v Ashburton College A. 7.15pm: Rakaia v Celtic B. 8.15pm: Allenton v Methven B.

Premier 3

6.15pm: Hampstead U18 v Ashburton College B. 7.15pm: Ashburton College 10A v Methven Humm. 8.15pm: United B v Hampstead B.

The wait is finally over It’s taken seven years, but the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club can finally lay claim to victory over Papanui. Since 2015, the local club has lined up to take on the Christchurch based club in an annual challenge, but up until this year it’s been futile as Papanui have proved too strong and claimed victory in the Silver Challenge Tray. Until this year, that is. Last weekend the club trekked up the main drag to Christchurch to square off again, and this year came home winners. In a serious turn of fortunes, they didn’t just win either, it was a domination with a 55-29 final score, in favour of the Ashburton MSA side. Ashburton edged ahead in the doubles match-ups, winning 36-24 – but really hit their stride in triples play, winning that overall tie 19-5 to secure the victory. Right – The Ashburton MSA Petanque side who won the Silver Challenge Tray against Papanui for the first time ever on the weekend.

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Ashburton Golf Club

Great weather again last weekend saw a bumper crowd head down to the Brandon. Taking centre stage were the Presidents Trophy and plate semi-finals. First-up Peter Walker and Chris Lovelock had a ding dong battle. Peter shot off with a great start, level par for the front nine. Chris battled hard in the back nine to close the gap, but Peter just held on for a win. In the other game Brent MacGregor and Brian Nuttall had a game of “to me, to you” as they both tried their hardest to give holes to each other. In the end Nutts managed to give more holes away, so Brent will now face Peter in the final. Do I really want to make a prediction? Well Peter was sixth reserve at the start of the comp and took out the top seed first up, so I think it has his name on it, but Arkright might have something to say about that. In the Plate, Jordy Bird shot a superb 77 to beat Matt Tait and Paddy used his shots well to overcome Hoppy. This sets up another intriguing final. Can Jordy shoot in the 70’s again? Highly unlikely! Both are known as quiet and unassuming golfers and neither are really competitive, so it could be a bit of a damp squib final. We will see. Player of the day in the stableford round was Brendon Davidson, 37 points on countback from David Rush. I know! We reckon they both must have played 27 holes. One shot back were AJ, Hilary, Terry M, Bev, Young Seb and Tom. Dave Morry picked up over $100 for two 2s and Hilary picked up $140 for the net eagles. Top work! After golf we had a great night watching the test match. Around 40 players and partners turned up. The first try scorer bet went south when Ireland scored first. Karaoke was cancelled, because, who knew Elvis was also a pool shark. Elvis partnered the wonderful Hilary Lovett, and they smashed all comers to pick up the pool championship prize. We had a lovely supper, great speeches and a boys against girls scrum (don’t ask!). It was a wonderful night, well done to Captain Tom and everyone involved, must do it again soon. Pennants on Sunday was not a great day for Ashburton, only the Holmes A team flew the flag with a great 8 to 4 win over hosts Timaru. The B team slipped to a loss against Point. Shane and the Alex boys fell short against Rakaia. The Old dogs winning streak came to an end with a 1 point loss to Temuka and the Pups are being very consistent with yet another loss to Mayfield. Oh well, we can try again in two weeks’ time. Good golfing.

The Ashburton Golf Club has been a busy place recently, with the Presidents Trophy games front and centre. So, we had a van full of very happy people on the return journey. Having trialled Saturday play over the last three months we have decided to make this a permanent change. Club members have turned out in good numbers on a regular basis, and we have attracted a few newcomers to try the game. There will be Saturdays when the Club is hosting an event, but you are most welcome to come and watch those games to learn more. We are now wearing caps with our logo

which match well with our shirts. Our next competition is the Club Men’s and Women’s Singles being held on Sunday, July 24. Remember you are most welcome to come and watch competition games, and also to join us in play on any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 1pm, at 115 Racecourse Road. Equipment and tuition are available.

Ashburton Writers’ Group

President Julie welcomed members and three visitors to the June meeting of the

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club

After a quiet couple of weeks on the pistes, the Silver Tray Trophy was played against Papanui in Christchurch on Sunday with 12 of our members competing. Ashburton was victorious with a total of 55 points over Papanui’s 29, after playing doubles and then triples. This is the first time we have won the trophy,

Ashburton Writers’ Group. The quotation was –“The Pen is Mightier than the Sword”. The discussion point was from Stephen King – There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers. Good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky, two previous unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up. This idea caused a lot of discussion among members. The assignment was “The Uninvited Guest”. Members wrote of not okay, wedding couple, dementia, foul odour, new apartment – spider, nether regions, oxymorons, waking at night, ghost, demanding grandchildren. The instant exercise was to create a dialogue between two characters who hold different points of view e.g. an argument. To make sure each character has its own voice (way of speaking) and any topic or situation. Members responded to this challenge. The July assignment is “you wake up from a six-month coma”. Visitors are welcome, please phone Rae at 3088927.

Wakanui Women’s Institute Richard Brown in action on the Ashburton piste.

Wakanui Women’s Institute members met for their June meeting at President Juliana’s home. There was a special welcome to our visitor Natisha.

Apologies were received and the Aspirations were recited. Motto: “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it “. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Display: Honey related item: There were many interesting items brought along, one being a special knife for removing beeswax off the honeycomb. Members also brought along recipes using honey. Mid Canterbury Federation Half Yearly meeting will be held at Wakanui on September 23. We congratulated Judy Vaughan the new National President of Women’s Institute and wished her well for her term in office. National AGM/ Conference: Dianne Carter gave the meeting a very full and interesting report on the recent conference. Dianne was congratulated on her second placing for a knitted hat in the National Handcraft competitions. Members catered for the Vintage Ploughing match held recently, there were 40 competitors and spectators, the Ploughing Match committee thanked our W.I. Margaret Cullimore showed members a Tea Towel that she had been given in memory of the Late Margaret Timms, a past member of our W.I. Lots of quotes were printed on the Tea Towel that the Late Margaret Timms had said over the years. Cup Day will be held on July 29, members offering to enter table entries. Afternoon tea brought the meeting to a close.

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club

Monday Evening June 27, Individual & Walker Trophies: 1st Allison & Chris Lovelock, 2nd Dee Murdoch & Bronwyn Oakley, 3rd Ken Kingsland & John Rickard, 4th Amanda Watson & Amanda Evans, 5th Bruce Heather Sim, 6th Bev Blair & Anne Gilbert. Tuesday Evening June 28, Ron Sutherland Trophy: 1st Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward, 2nd Eric Parr & Val Palmer, 3rdJudith Edmond & Mary Buckland, 4th Sue Rosevear & Maryke Blignault, 5th Linda Baker & Leigh Wackrow, 6th Audrey Rooney & Pat Jordan. Wednesday Afternoon June 29, Individual Ladder: 1st Rewa Kyle & Maree Moore, 2nd Wendy & Eric Parr, 3rd John Irwin & Bev Macaulay, 4th Alan Wright & Peter Wilson, 5th Mary Buckland & Rosemary McLaughlin 6th Bruce & Heather Sim.

Thursday Evening June 30, Smith Trophy: N/S 1st Linda Baker & Audrey Rooney, 2nd Jan de Jong & Maree Moore, 3rd Bev Turton & Rewa Kyle. E/W 1st Jan McClelland & Jim Rooney, 2nd Dee Murdoch & Eric Parr, 3rd Colin Clemens & Wendy Parr.

■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

Ladies Golf – Saturday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 5 LGU: Silver – Vicki Moore – 73 on c/b from Wendy Parr, Bronze I – Hilary Ward, Kay Fox – 72, Bronze II – Erin Porter – 70, Trish Robertson – 72. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Chevalier Farm Ltd – Wendy Parr, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Jan McArthur, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Vicki Moore, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Not Struck, No 18 2nd Shot – Sue Letham. Twos: Catherine Trott, Sheryl Reid – No

8, Sharon Bradford – No 14.

ory Funeral Longest Putt; Barb Harris.

Ashburton Vets Golf

■■ Shooting

July 5 at Rakaia Golf Club 1st Mark O’Malley and Jim Lattimore 43, 2nd David Fisher and AG Hortin 42, 3rd Neal Jones and Brian Fielder 3. Twos Mark O’Malley and Neal Jones. Next game Canadian Foursome Mayfield July 18th.

Tinwald Golf Club

Ladies Golf – July 5 LGU: Silver: Di Lowe 73 c/b, Bronze 1: Sue Newman 77c/b, Bronze 2: Sue Gutsell 74, 9 Hole: Helen Hargreaves 42 c/b. Stroke: Di Lowe 73, Sue Gutsell 74. 9 Hole – Stroke: Helen Hargreaves 42 c/b, Denise Wells 42 Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Barb Harris, No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Di Bell, No 12 Mac & Maggie; Di Lowe, 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; June Bruhns, Mem-

Indoor Shooting

July 4. Mt Somers Rifle Club Noah Gerin 81.1, 80.3, Blake Broomhall 79, Olivia Evans Fews 88.1, Peyton Fews 88, Kaydin Broomhall 77, Allan Broomhall 89, Blake Marett 71, Tony Marett 85.1, Felix Bruce 73, Emily Heaven 69, 69, Jess Heaven 93.2, 94, Tim Greer 93.3, 94.3, Bree Greer 93.2, Brent Frame 97.5, 95.3, Dave Millichamp 96.2, 91.3, Andy Oram 96.5, 94.5.

Ashburton Rifle Club

Greg Menzies 99.7, Quynn Geddes 97.1, Andie Geddes 67, Taylah Geddes 94.2, Angus Geddes 82, Sam Lovett 90, Mathew Lee 68, Chrissy Lee 65, Emily Lee 67, Kinsey Storey 88.1, Lachlan Storey 92.2, Abby Calder 93.1, Ella Ingold

100.6, 98.7, Archie Maginness 98.2, 99.5, Allan Mitchell 91.1, Garth Wright 87.2.

Mayfield Rifle Club

Peter Quigley 77.1, John Snowden 98.5, Logan Wheeler 83, Lillian Snowden 85.1, Brooke Wheeler 82.1, Caroline Lovett 95.1, Chloe Lovett 83.1, Carl Nordqvist 93.3, Martin Fleming 99.6, Andrew Donaldson 96.2.

DRAWS ■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club Ladies Golf – July 12. Medal Meeting: 9 Holes 2th Bell Trophy 6th 2 J’s Cup Putting, Report 9.30 for meeting and start at 10.00. Starters D. Bell N. Costin., Cards B. Cochrane. Kitchen P. Preece. Roster convenor J. Bruhns.

PUZZLES 26 Puzzles and horoscopes Cryptic crossword 1

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You make sure that everyone around you is treated with respect, friendliness and care, and not just by you. You hold all you are affiliated with to the high standard you expect from yourself. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Be sure to include people in a decision-making process. Ask them to work, and give something extra to figuring things out. A lack of involvement is a lack of commitment. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re on the lookout for a moment you can own, not sure what it’s going to be, and versatile on the matter. You’re ready to lob a funny quip, show up with the superstar look or swoop in to save the day. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Someone shares what they want to do and you’ll get behind the goal, too, wanting to see it happen almost as badly as they do. It lifts the group when people are devoted to the outcomes of other people’s lives. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When you started this venture, you didn’t have an audience, but the more people you shared your journey with, the more you wanted to see it. Now you have slight pressure to perform, which makes it interesting. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t agree to the status quo; invent it! You won’t know what you’re capable of until you go through a process of raising the bar little by little until the level makes you feel keenly alive. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You have an idea. You don’t need to convince anyone to get on board; you only need to explore, embody and enjoy your idea and the people who are a good fit will naturally involve themselves. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Each person is the centre of their own scene, but some seem to own the role more than others. Your story overlaps with that of another in ways most pleasant. It’s a co-star situation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Make your schedule at the start of the day because some of what’s on your list is hard. In the moment, you are not going to want to do them. A predetermined schedule will keep you accountable. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): What are you looking forward to in the next three months? Having a happening to head toward will organise you. Your schedule will fill with unexpected delights leading up to the main event. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You can assess the situation without judging the people involved. It’s a good time to reiterate... everyone is doing the very best they can. When they know better, they will do better. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Don’t wait for instructions or work through a to-do list written by someone else. Your ideas are the ones to follow. This isn’t arrogance; it’s truth. Act on it.

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CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC NOTICES

Tough times can happen to anyone… Darren was a self-employed painter until Covid halted his business and his landlord sold his home. Darren, his partner Miriana, and their children were suddenly homeless.

n conjunction with its local private supporters, the trustees of the Trott’s Community Garden Charitable Trust have made the difficult decision to no longer proceed with its capital-raising efforts to raise the funds required for Trott’s Community Garden Charitable Trust to acquire Trott’s Gardens and to secure the future of these internationally recognised gardens into community ownership. Over the past two years, the current trust board has put considerable time and effort into promoting and integrating the gardens into the community. This included the completion of a full analysis and feasibility report to support funding applications. The trust received tremendous local financial support from private donors, Advance Ashburton, the Lion Foundation, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury and the Ashburton Rotary Club. Disappointingly, the trust’s application to the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund was unsuccessful, leaving a significant funding gap to secure the future community ownership of these unique gardens. Over the past six months, the trust has pursued a number of alternative funding and structuring options, but these discussions have been unsuccessful. Given this, the trust will now be wound up and the gardens will be marketed for private sale. The trustees, along with its private supporters, are hopeful that a buyer will carry on the legacy created by Alan and Catherine Trott. At this time, the trust would like to thank all supporters of the gardens, including our extensive volunteer network, funders and donors, and the many visitors and users of the gardens. We are extremely grateful for your support over what has been an extremely tough few years. Tony Todd Chairman Trott’s Community Garden Charitable Trust

GARAGE SALES

SITUATIONS VACANT

GARAGE Sale, Saturday 9 July, 2022. 40 Wilkins Street from 9 am. Lots of toys, clothes and other items.

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

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

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WORKSHOP AND FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN 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: jo.allfarm@xtra.co.nz or ring Robert 027 249 1767

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Thursday: Mostly cloudy, drizzle developing in the afternoon. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon. MAX

Midnight Thursday

Canterbury Plains

8 MIN 3

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, drizzle developing in the afternoon. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon. Friday: Rain developing in the morning, becoming scattered by afternoon. Fresh northeasterlies dying out. Saturday: Rain spreading north. Cold southerlies.

A ridge of high pressure over the country gradually drifts eastward on Thursday. Meanwhile, a deepening low and associated fronts approach from the Tasman Sea. The low spreads a front over New Zealand during Friday, then becomes slow moving over the lower South Island. On Saturday the front moves northward again onto the lower North Island, then weakens as a ridge builds over eastern parts of New Zealand on Sunday.

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Around The Region Thursday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

9 7 5 7 8 8

4 5 1 2 5 2

Friday

12 9 9 10 9 9

6 5 5 5 4 3

Saturday

13 11 9 10 8 11

4 4 1 2 3 2

Friday: Rain developing in the morning, easing by afternoon. Fresh northeasterlies, easing late. MAX

Canterbury High Country

9 MIN 4

Thursday Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind Chill. High cloud increasing. Scattered rain develops late evening, with snow possible to about 1200m. Wind at 1000m: Mainly light. NE 30 km/h developing in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h easing in the morning, then turning NE 60 km/h in the evening. Freezing level: About 2200m, lowering to 1600m in the evening. Friday Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind, Wind Chill. Periods of rain, falling as snow to 800m in the south at first. Becoming scattered later. Wind at 1000m: NE 50 km/h. Wind at 2000m: NE rising to severe gale 90 km/h, then becoming NW gale 70 km/h in the afternoon. Freezing level: 2600m in the north, sloping to 1000m in the south, rising to 2600m everywhere afternoon.

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

Saturday: One or two showers, then rain developing by afternoon. Fresh southerlies developing. MAX

Readings to 4pm Wednesday

Ashburton Airport Temp °C Maximum 11.4 Minimum 3.5 Grass min -2.4 24hr Rain mm 0.0 0.8 Month to date S 31 Wind km/h Strongest gust 12:15am Sun hrs on Tue 3.6 36.1 Month to date

Methven 10.8 3.7 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Thursday

Friday

11 MIN 3

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 11.8 11.7 -1.8 1.0 -4.6 – 0.4 0.0 2.0 0.2 S 37 SE 24 1:21am 12:15am 1.2 – 34.8 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Saturday

Ashburton H 9:43am 10:06pm 10:33am 10:59pm 11:25am 11:53pm Mouth L 3:32am 3:50pm 4:23am 4:46pm 5:16am 5:44pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H L H L

9:40am 3:28am 9:27am 3:16am

9:58pm 3:48pm 9:50pm 3:34pm

10:27am 10:48pm 4:15am 4:41pm 10:17am 10:43pm 4:07am 4:30pm

11:18am 11:40pm 5:03am 5:36pm 11:09am 11:37pm 5:00am 5:28pm

8:05am 5:11pm 8:04am 5:12pm 8:04am 5:13pm 12:18pm 12:07am 12:39pm 1:17am 1:03pm 2:29am

first qtr Jul 7

full Jul 14

last qtr Jul 21

new Jul 29

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, July 7, 2022

GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP

DEMO&USED

E L A S R A C

NISSAN NAVARA ST 4WD 2.3 DOUBLE CAB 2022

NISSAN X-Trail ST-L 4WD 2.5 PETROL 2022

Brand New Pre-registered Special at

Now $54,995

$45,995

EX DEMO - 2.3L intercooled twin turbo diesel, DOHC, 7 speed automatic, 3,004km, 3.5 tonne braked towing capacity, 17” alloy wheels, side steps, tow bar,satellite navigation.

NISSAN X-TRAIL ST 2WD 2.5

NISSAN NV350 CARAVAN DUAL DOOR 2.0 2021

$42,490

Was $38,995

Driveaway incl Clean Car Fee

Now $35,995

48km 2.5l Petrol, all mode 4x4 system, 2500cc 7 speed CVT, 18’ Alloy wheels, next generation A-IVI interface 7’ display screen, satellite navigation and heated front seats, dual zone climate control, heated and cool centre console cup holders, around view camera. Front air bags, side and curtain airbags, Brake assist, so many features on this stunning 4WD.

2.5L petrol, Automatic 2WD, only 30km on the clock. 19” DTM Black alloy wheels, voice recognition, D-shaped steering wheel. One smart looking X-Trail

JUST ARRIVED – NEW IMPORT With only 128km of delivery kms only on the clock! 6 seater, rear folding bench seat, dual sliding doors, emergency brake assist, keyless entry.

MERCEDES-BENZ A 180 STYLE 1.6T HATCH 2016

MG ZST EXCITE 1.3T 2022

NISSAN JUKE ST-L 1.0P DOHC TURBOCHARGED 2021

NISSAN NARVARA ST 4WD 2.3 DOUBLE CAB 2020

Was $24,995

Was $28,995

Was $33,995

Was $48,995

Now $23,995

Now $27,995

Now $30,995

Now $46,995

33,754km, Pearl white hatchback, petrol, 1595cc 7 speed auto. Blind spot warning, parking sensors, reversing camera, GPS Navigation, heated seats, push button start, multi-function steering wheel, keyless entry.

3,148km, Sloane Silver Metallic, petrol, 1298cc 6 speed auto. 1.3l 115kw/230Nm turbo charged petrol, 6 speed automatic transmission, 6 airbags,in built navigation. 17 inch alloy wheels.

Black Metallic, 7 speed 999cc, petrol. Engine 1.0L DOHC turbocharged in-line 3 cylinder. 19” Alloy wheels, 8” colour touch-screen display, steering wheel gearshift paddles, Front & rear parking sensors, rear view camera, satellite navigation push button engine start, heated front seats

7 speed auto, 30,802km, diesel. 2.3L intercooled twin turbo diesel DOHC, 3.5 tonne braked towing capacity, 17” alloy wheels, side steps. HDD satellite navigation, 3D mapping, keyless entry, driver, front passenger, front and side impact SRs airbags, Tuff deck, tonneau cover, tow bar.

HOLDEN COMMODORE CALAIS-V VF V6 2013

NISSAN X-TRAIL 20S EMERGENCY BRAKE PACKAGE 2017

NISSAN X-TRAIL ST-L 2.5 4WD 2015

TOYOTA COROLLA GLX 1.8 SEDAN 2016

Was $24,995

Was $23,995

Was $16,995

Was $18,995

Now $23,995

Now $22,995

Now $15,750

Now $17,995

1 Owner, New Zealand new, Sun Roof, Tow Bar, ABS Power Steering & Cruise & Traction Control Parking Sensors, Reversing Camera, Blind Spot Warning, Lane Assist, GPS Navigation, . Heated leather seat Keyless entry and start.

Stunning late model SUV, 57,980km, petrol, 1997cc CVT, blind spot warning 360 degree camera, alloy wheels, tinted windows, heated leather seats, central locking immobiliser, keyless entry, multifunction steering wheel. 5 star safety rating.

Well presented trade in special. New Zealand new, 180,802km, petrol, 2488cc CVT, 6 airbags, 17” alloy wheels, roof rails, tinted windows, tow bar, Heated leather seats, keyless start & entry.

NZ new, high spec Corolla sedan, airbags, fog lights, cruise control, traction control, parking sensors, reversing camera, electric mirrors & windows, keyless start, multi-function steering wheel, central locking, immobilser, keyless entry.

HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED AWD 2.0 CRDi 2019

MAZDA 3 GSX 2.0 HATCH 2019

KIA SORENTO LX AWD 2.2 2022 BRAND NEW

KIA SPORTAGE EX 2.4 4WD 2016

Was $43,995

Was $26,995

Was $59,990

Was $26,995

Now $41,995

Now $25,995

Now $54,990+ORC

Now $25,995

Top spec diesel Tucson! 68,042km, 8 speed auto, 1995cc. New Zealand new, Tow bar & wiring, ABS brakes, adaptive cruise control, traction control, parking sensors and 360 degree camera, hands free tailgate.

New Zealand new, 31,568 km black hatchback, petrol, 1998cc 6 speed auto. Blind spot warning, keyless entry & start with central locking, immobiliser.

JULY SPECIAL TOWBAR & WIRING INCLUDED Brand new, stunning in Mineral blue, only 28km on the clock, 7 seater, roof rails, 17’ alloy wheels, 2,500 kg tow capacity, 6 airbags, split folding rear seats, dual zone climate control air conditioning, 5 star safety rating.

Well appointed 4WD Sportage, 77,438 km, petrol, 2359cc 6 speed auto. New Zealand new, tow bar, traction & cruise control, Parking sensors, reversing camera, leather seats, keyless entry.

Adam Banks

Nathan Bartlett

Sarah Gluyas

Theunis Van Loggernberg

027 312 0028

021 995 376

027 467 9614

027 265 6212

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Book a test drive today at gluyasmotorgroup.co.nz or pop on down and see us at 75 Kermode Street, Ashburton