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CHICK IT OUT Meet Luke Bennett, with his winning chicken in the junior poultry class in the Ashburton Fanciers’ Society South Island Show. The annual show, which has been running for 130 years, has attracted about 700 birds.

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Birds of a feather . . .

The facts

Daniel Alvey The Ashburton Sports Hall was a hive of activity as the crowds flocked in for the Ashburton Fanciers’ Society South Island Show.

With nearly 700 birds entered in the show, it was one of the biggest on record, according to the society’s president John Taylor.

Taylor himself had 80 birds up for judging, with birds coming across the South Island to be a part in the show.

The fanciers’ society has been running for over 130 years, only missing one show during World War Two. The pandemic did not even stop the show.

You could say young Luke Bennett was eggcited to have one his eight birds win best junior poultry.

This was Bennett’s first year in

Ashburton Fanciers’ Society president John Taylor holding the champion fancy bantam hen entered by R and K Singster.

What: The Ashburton Fanciers’ Society South Island Show Where: Ashburton Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

When: Doors open 10am to 2pm today, entry $5 per person, under 16s free. the show, after getting hooked while doing some work at Geraldine Free Range Eggs.

One of the judges Gary Cardno, travelled from Dunedin to judge the birds, with him focused on the shape and condition of the birds.

“Some people take it very competitively, but overall many are here to enjoy the show,” Cardno said.

The doors will be open from 10am until 2pm today for anyone wanting to know what all the clucking is about.

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Gary Cardno has been judging shows for 30 years an enthusiast himself, he has been in the game since someone gave him some chickens when he was eight.

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Lack of seasonal staff to mar tourists’ return

Another concern

Jonathan Leask Covid walls are coming down, tourism’s resuming, but staff aren’t available to cope with the demand – and Mid Canterbury leaders are worried Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said it was great to see the return of international tourists, but he was concerned that a lack of tourism workers could tarnish the industry going forward. “. . . if they don’t have the staff when the tourists turn up, their experience isn’t going to be what it should be.”

Christchurch NZ head of tourism Kath Low told the Ashburton District Council that, as New Zealand re-emerged as a global tourism destination, it was facing a serious workforce shortage to cater for the influx of tourists and stiff competition from other markets.

Low said the sector was simply overwhelmed, with some reducing their operations, and it’s not even the busy part of winter yet.

“There are not enough people to service the requirements of those visitors that are now wanting to travel,” Low said.

There was a lot of advertising for vacancies but with the cost of living “it’s an industry that is not appealing for many at the moment”.

She also said many providers had navigated their way through the pandemic and were now back in business only to be stretched to exhaustion.

Ashburton’s Deputy Mayor and Methven resident Liz McMillan said she was aware that many businesses in Methven were “already burnt out and the ski season hasn’t even started yet”.

She also said she knew accommodation providers were at capacity, with reports the town was almost booked solid until the middle of August.

Methven’s Ski Time has had to reduce their operating hours and

Airline capacity has emerged as another challenge for New Zealand’s tourism operators to deal with, including those in Mid Canterbury.

That’s the view of Christchurch NZ head of tourism Kath Low, who said the airline capacity was a new concern, with flight bookings already operating around or above 85 per cent occupancy.

As well as capacity constraints, she said New Zealand now faced stiff competition from other parts of the globe that have already relaxed Covid restrictions and have cheap flights and more capacity on offer.

She had seen instances of airfares as low as $150 to the UK (from New Zealand) and “we are unable to compete with that”.

Low said there were also signs that the ski fraternity in Australia, which had flocked to New Zealand last winter, was not as excited this year “with the whole world being open and the reality around cost of living”.

“There is a lot of work that needs to be done to keep Mid Canterbury and the region front of mind for the trade that are having to look at all the options on the table.”

The backpacker workforce, which many had previously relied on, was almost non-existent due to visa and travel constraints, Low said.

“We have made it too hard for them to come back and that is a real risk.

“The other risk is that the outbound planes leaving New Zealand are full of New Zealanders leaving to go and live and work abroad. So it’s a double whammy.”

Hannah Wheeler and Linda Fath are part of the Ski Time’s core staff but the business has been unable to recruit extra staff for the busy winter time and has had to reduce its operations.

PHOTO SUPPLIED room availability due to a lack of staff.

Peter and Susanne Wood have retained a core team but like many other hospitality and accommodation providers they rely on being able to recruit more staff in winter time.

“Unfortunately, that people

pool is dry and so we can only open the restaurant Tuesday through Saturday, and to a limited number of diners,” Susanne said.

“We have been turning away around 30 people on busy nights.

“Our accommodation is also only 80 per cent open, for the same reason.”

To continue to maintain their own level of service high standards, Ski Time has reduced its accommodation and restaurant space which also factored in the well-being of their staff, Susanne said.

“Right now, we are choosing quality over quantity.”

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Overwhelming generosity

Dylan Walker Hospice Mid Canterbury shop manager Janis Steele says she’s “extremely proud and grateful” after receiving the biggest single goods donation in six years.

Many arts and crafts products, including artistic equipment, fabrics, paints, embroidery and over 3000 small blocks of modelling clay, have been donated to the hospice shop in Ashburton.

It came via a private donation, with Steele saying it took nine carloads over five hours to transport the goods where they would be sold back to the community in what is a key fundraising process for hospice.

“We’re lucky that Ashburton is such a generous place,” Steele said.

Steele knows just how vital donations of all goods means for their health service care organisation, which provides many things for the community, including support for those with a life-limiting illness, their family and caregivers.

Steele hoped the new donated products would also “attract some people that don’t currently op shop” where there were plenty of bargains.

The store runs on the donations of goods, while also providing services to the community like dog walks and garden watering.

“It’s been probably the biggest week we’ve ever had (for goods’ donations and sales).”

By Pat Deavoll

Hospice shopping What: Hospice Mid Canterbury shop.

Where: 71 Tancred Street, (opposite Stirling Sports) Phone: 307 4458 E: shop@hospicemc.nz What’s available: Big selections of quality clothes, accessories, shoes, jewellery, homewares, books, art work, DVDs and small furniture items.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. Saturday, 10am to 1pm

M. bovis rears its ugly head

Overwhelmed by the generosity: Hospice Mid Canterbury shop manager Janis Steele surrounded by one of the biggest donations she has seen.

The cattle disease mycoplasma bovis, which was thought to be almost eradicated, has been detected at another Mid Canterbury property.

Last month it was thought the infection had been isolated to only one property – the Five Star Beef feedlot near Ashburton – following a four-year eradication programme that had seen more than $220 million paid in compensation.

In its weekly update, the Mycoplasma Bovis Programme said the disease had been detected at a new property in Mid Canterbury, bringing the total infected properties to two.

The infected property was detected through its Bulk Tank Milk (BTM) surveillance, the update said.

The update did not provide any details about the farm, but it said the M. bovis programme was working closely with the farmer to manage and remove the infection.

It was looking at cattle movements onto the property to try to identify how the infection arrived on the farm and tracing animals off the property.

Based on previous years, it was not unexpected to find further infected farms at this time of year, the update said.

The disease, which could cause lameness and mastitis in cows, was first found on a farm in South Canterbury in 2017.

More than 270 farms have been found to have the disease and more than 176,000 cows have been culled.

CORONER’S COURT

Drink driving incident has a deadly outcome Ashburton Guardian and Stuff A coroner has urged people not to drink and drive after an Ashburton man tragically died from an alcohol-laced vehicle crash.

He was Ashley Neil O’Donnell, 35, from Ashburton Lakes, who was killed when he lost control of his ute, crashing into a gully beside Hakatere Potts Road about 1.35am on March 27 last year.

He died after crashing just four minutes from his home and only after friends had tried to take his keys off him to stop him driving home drunk. Two hours later, his ute was found crashed in a gully.

Coroner Mary-Anne Borrowdale found that the crash, “like

so many others involving excessive alcohol consumption”, was avoidable.

She called it tragic and uncharacteristic that O’Donnell drove home after “consuming a significant volume of alcohol’’.

The case findings caused her to urge people to not drink and drive.

“Drinkers cannot dependably estimate their own ability to safely drive a vehicle,’’ the coroner said.

“Even when the drinker seems coherent and functioning, their motor skills and reactions may be dangerously dulled to the point where they risk grave injury to themselves and other road users.”

The coroner said many hours after O’Donnell drove, he was still four times the legal blood alcohol limit.

His blood contained 231 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 50mg.

His reaction times and responses would have been impaired as a result, the coroner said.

She found no fault with his friends, who offered him somewhere to sleep and tried to prevent him from driving, she said.

“They did all that could reasonably have been asked of them to help ensure their friend’s safety.”

O’Donnell had been at dog trials at Mt Possession-Hakatere Station, about 30 kilometres from

his home at Mt Potts on March 26.

At a barbecue held after the dog trials, O’Donnell had glazed eyes and was looking “a bit boozed” about 9pm.

An hour later, Ryan Hussey, who manages Mt Possession, told the coroner O’Donnell was “unsteady on his feet and slurring” and “obviously affected by alcohol”.

A friend of O’Donnell’s, Christopher Curd, saw this and told Hussey his friend was not fit to drive.

Hussey tried to take O’Donnell’s keys off him to make sure he wouldn’t drive home and offered him a place to sleep.

O’Donnell declined to give him the keys and became stubborn

when pressed. He eventually conceded he would sleep in his ute before driving.

It is not known if he did sleep in his ute, or what time he left.

Just over two hours later, between 12.30am and 1am, two hunters found his Toyota Hilux ute crashed on its side in a gully.

O’Donnell, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was conscious and trapped against the front windscreen inside the ute.

The hunters called emergency services and an air ambulance flew O’Donnell to Christchurch Hospital where he died from injuries sustained in the crash.

O’Donnell left behind a partner, Sophie, and their two children, aged 5 and 2.

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Mt Hutt skifield open

Mt Hutt opened to its first skiers of the season yesterday morning. The field was sitting above the clouds which delivered good weather for opening day. Ski area manager James McKenzie said it was good to have a quiet opening day to give staff a chance to get into the groove. The lower mountain lifts were open with more snow needed to get the upper mountain lift open.

Lake restrictions Lake Hood will be off limits to powered watercraft for the next four to six weeks.

The Lake Hood Extension project team will be lowering the lake’s level to complete some general maintenance meaning the lake will be off limits to any craft that uses a motor. The work includes maintenance to the intake, outtake, and some lake excavation and is expected to take up to six weeks to complete. The restrictions are signposted at the lake.

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Large-scale solar farm planned in Lauriston Jonathan Leask A large scale solar farm planned in Mid Canterbury will have the capacity to power the district on its own and could impact power prices.

EA Networks chief executive Roger Sutton says a large-scale solar farm planned in Lauriston has the potential for the district to be self-sufficient during the day.

HES Aotearoa has been approved a land use consent to construct a solar farm in Lauriston, and also has a consent application being processed by the Selwyn District Council for a site near Dunsandel.

The new joint venture formed by UK based Hive Energy, Ethical Power, and Solar South West in 2021, HES Aotearoa is aiming to develop solar assets across New Zealand.

The company is expected to develop a pipeline of nearly 350 megawatts (mw) of utility scale PV solar assets across the country, supporting the government’s commitment to achieving 100 per cent renewable energy generation in the country by 2030.

The Lauriston site is understood to be capable of producing 50 megawatts (mw) of power which Sutton said is enough power to mean that the district would be energy self-sufficient on a normal day and not have to take from the national grid.

“On days when there is little irrigation load or not much heating load, the district would be self-sufficient and it might even be a net exporter of energy to the grid,” Sutton said.

The district has the Highbank hydro-electric power station that can generate up to 25mw, he said.

The average load on the network during the day in winter is around 50mw and rises to 180mw in summer when irrigators are in full swing, Sutton said.

Council looking at solar power The Ashburton District Council will be looking into solar provisions as part of its Climate Change Resilience policy.

Mayor Neil Brown said the new library and civic centre is being wired for solar, but panels will not be installed yet.

With the EA Networks Centre looking for potential cost saving measures, installing solar panels has been suggested as an option.

Roger Sutton Highbank produces half the power required in winter, but doesn’t operate in summer as the water is used for irrigation.

Sutton said the increase in solar, and other renewable energy sources, changes the supply and demand balance and will lead to lower prices for customers.

“At the moment the amount of solar in New Zealand is actually very small and produces around 1 per cent of our energy.

Chief executive Hamish Riach said the installation comes with capital investment to achieve any savings.

The topic was discussed during the annual plan hearings with a suggestion solar panel provisions should be looked at in the next long-term plan, however, through the council’s new climate change policy there is a climate change resilience plan being prepared which will now incorporate solar power.

“The forecasts are that within 15 years maybe 15 to 20 per cent on some days will come from solar.”

While a large scale solar farm is in the works Sutton said he is unaware of any plans for wind generation.

To be entirely energy self-sufficient Sutton said the district would need 300mw of solar power.

“We would have to take energy from the grid at night when the sun wasn’t shining, but during the day we would have more energy than we knew what to do with.”

To produce 300mw would require 300 hectares of land and cost around $300m, he said.

To be fully disconnected from the grid would require an incredible amount of storage for the excess power generated.

As demand on the grid increases, Sutton said he was confident of keeping the lights on in the district as there are “so many plans out there for renewable generation”.

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Any Three Waters infrastructure debt will transfer to the new governing entities along with the assets in July 2024. The council’s financial report shows internal borrowing of $3.1m on three waters assets. Councillor John Falloon asked whether it was wise to transfer the internal borrowing to external borrowing to ensure the debt will be covered in the Three Waters Reform. Chief executive Hamish Clark said there “has been advice received that internal borrowing will still be regarded as debt and so there is no obvious risk that that debt won’t go with the assets to the new entities in the event that reform takes place”. Falloon asked if that had been guaranteed which Riach said it had been made “really clear in the vast material we get on Three Waters” so it was being taken as the Government’s position.

Withells Road closure A short section of Withells Road, from State Highway 1 to Maronan Ealing Road, will be closed for a week from Monday so contractors can repair damage to the road caused by heavy vehicles. The contractors will be digging out and reconstructing failures on the left turn lane into State Highway 1 from Withells Road.

The closure effectively means there is no access to Withells Road from the highway and detours will be in place.

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Only 3 entries; 2022 competitions off Malcolm Hopwood About 80 cups and trophies will sit on shelves or in boxes for the next 12 months.

For the first time since 1925, the Ashburton Society of Performing Arts has postponed its annual competitions.

When entries closed for 2022, the society has received three, two instrumental and one vocal.

President and treasurer, Deanna Watson, is saddened by the lack of interest and commented “the competitions couldn’t continue with such small numbers”.

“It’s the first time since we began nearly 100 years ago that we’ve had to cancel,” she said.

In recent years the society has attracted between 30 and 50 entries annually, but not this year.

“It’s the young people who miss out on the opportunity to perform, to be assessed by experienced judges and gain experience by competing against others,” she said.

She puts the lack of interest down to the effect of Covid, reluctance to pay entry fees and parents unable to meet student tuition costs.

However Watson, who’s been president for 15 years, is not going to put the society into recess.

She wants to restructure the syllabus and hold Ashburton competitions again in 2023.

“I’m talking to interested parties as to how we can progress and make the syllabus more attractive and relevant for young people,” she said.

“In the past we’ve had ballet, tap, highland, modern dance and speech and drama in our competitions and I’d like to encourage them back.”

“I’m determined the competitions will go ahead in 2023 and we’ll celebrate their centenary two years later.”

Watson points out that by competing, entrants have the opportunity to be accepted for PACANZ, the national performing arts competitions, held annually in Palmerston North. PACANZ provides the incentive for our future talent in performing arts, she said.

She welcomes ideas and suggestions from people about how the syllabus can be made more appealing, in particular from singing and instrumental teachers and Mid Canterbury schools.

Ashburton Society of Performing Arts president, Deanna Watson, holds a cup that won’t go to anyone in 2022.

Staying on the straight and narrow Daniel Alvey

Ploughing up a storm: John and Sharron Chynoweth, competing with their Clydesdales Blue and Flash at Methven last weekend.

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Staying straight and tidy.

Sounds easy enough, but it won’t be when ploughing masters from across the region go head to head at the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s ploughing match in Wakanui.

The match is a qualifier match for the Canterbury regional event, with strong field of 23 entrants to line up on Saturday morning.

Three entrants will be horse teams, with two from Hinds and one from Oxford. Their involvement should be one of the competition highlights because competitive horse ploughing was rarely seen now.

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club ploughing match president Colin Boon said strong competition was guaranteed.

Ploughing ahead What: Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club ploughing match.

When: Saturday June 18, starting with opening splits at 10.30am and main ploughing after lunch at 11.30.

Where: Corner of Beach Road and Christys Road in Wakanui, with entry off Christys Road.

“They are judged on straightness and tidiness of the plough,” Boon said Boon encouraged the public to come and watch for free on Saturday, with the main action starting after 11.30am.

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Stand back please . . . old person coming through Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

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t only seems a very short time ago I wrote an epistle in this esteemed local organ of my shock at being 17 and waking up and turning 60!

Well, dear consumer of literacy excellence, it’s happened again.

Nek Minit, I’m turning 65.

I’m with you, I can’t believe it either.

Life is strange. When you are young, everything stretches out forever. It’s never going to end.

It’s infinite.

Expanded summer holidays, everything seems in long form.

Then somehow, even though conscious for all or most of it, WHAMMO, you are filling out forms for the pension.

New Zealand Superannuation. Winnie’s Gold Card. All that stuff.

And that’s what I have interrupted to write about this week.

I currently have the first 10 pages of the Ministry of Thingamebobs requirements done and sent off, but now I’m busy collating all the other bits to prove I’m me and I live in this place and I have these details and Mrs Mac’s my wife. Ahh, I dunno, I didn’t keep the receipt when we got married in 1982.

It’s one of those jobs like painting the toilet. You know it has to be done, but is difficult to motivate yourself to do. Fear, I think, will rule the day. Fear of doing it too late and missing the first precious payment.

Age is a funny thing. I think we spend a lot of it in denial.

I can think, “look at that old bugger” and realise said person’s only 56. Nearly a decade younger. And that makes you go, hold on . . .

Here’s another funny thing.

Well, not funny laugh, laugh, but you know what I mean.

You still find some members of the opposite sex discreetly attractive. But then realise they are half your age. It’s pointless to deny. I’m just being honest.

Luckily Mrs Mac looks 36 so

that should cover that.

Another thing about approaching pensionhood is that you realise some tasks are increasingly difficult for older persons. For example, for reasons of thrift, I tend to buy milk in 2-and-half litre containers. Just this week on plucking a new one out of the fridge, I thought, “shit that’s heavy !”

Then I wondered how Edith Postleweight of Oxford Street, who is 86 and living on her

own, manages to break those seals on the top of the milk. It’s hard enough for me. I imagine Edith with a hairpin, valiantly stabbing the seal until, like the Dame Whina boring machine in Auckland, it breaks through, offering Edith desperately-sought milk.

So 65 may be on the very near horizon, but as long as they want me, I’ll stick with employment. And save the pension to help out with the inevitable

leaner times ahead. However long they may last. Growing old ain’t easy I guess, but as is oft proclaimed, it sure beats the alternative.

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

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

Equity Index Funding brings a new unknown I

s no news good news? If a cabinet decision made two years ago that could have a profound effect on hundreds of schools and thousands of children, is not talked about now, is that a good thing?

I’m talking about the decision cabinet made in 2019 to agree in principle to replace decile funding to schools with what is called the Equity Index Funding.

Do you know about that? Do you care? Probably not, you’re probably wondering what to do this weekend. The weather isn’t too bad for Saturday, but Sunday may be a cold and wet one.

Being the kind and caring public servant I am, I can help you with something to do on Sunday – head over to the Tinwald Tavern for the Mid Canterbury Hunting Competition weigh-in.

While you are there, make sure you support the Tinwald School PTA fundraising barbecue (yes, that was an unashamedly open promo of my school!).

Anyway back to the 15 billion

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL dollar question. That’s right, our annual education budget is around 15 billion dollars, not all of that is to primary schools, but the point is changing from the current funding method to a different one involves some serious amounts of your cash.

So will the proposed new Equity Index be better, worse or keep things how they are? Too early to know as it doesn’t officially kick off until 2023.

Yawn, boring you say, that’s ages away and so what if they are replacing one system for another, I’ve already read the cabinet papers and it assures schools there will be no drop in their funding for at least two years – get over it drama queen Livingstone and write something

silly about MPs or gangs!

Well, my little mis-guided, traffic cone dodging, future second bridge funder. There is a date coming up that has the potential to raise the blood pressure of any typical grey wollen vest wearing principal.

The first indicator a school will get about their Equity Index funding is in September this year. At the start of each September, schools receive notices that state approximately how much funding and staffing they will recieve in the following year.

These funding figures are based on a very important date two weeks from now. You know how Joseph and Mary travelled back to their home town, because of the Roman instructions to the Jewish people, whose land they occupied?

Similar in education, except no donkeys are harmed. On the first of July each year, the Romans, dang sorry, the Ministry of Education, decrees that all state schools will count the number of

children enrolled in their school and send it by carrier pigeon to Wellington.

This number is then processed more than a chicken nugget and forms the basis as to how much money and teachers each school will get. Except this time, this little roll call will be the first time it is used as part of the Equity Index Funding.

Now your mind is starting to turn over, and it wasn’t at the thought of chicken nuggets.

School roll numbers can have a major impact on schools, one of the biggest being employment.

Simply put, a school employs based on its roll numbers. Now while Decile Funding and its replacement Equity Index Funding are not impacting the employment of teachers, changes will affect a school’s decision to employ teacher aides for more or less hours.

And don’t get me started on less hours for teacher aides. It is our teacher aides who often work with some of our most

challenging children. I’m pretty sure my teachers prayed many times for an angel disguised as a teacher aide to come and work with me.

So the winds of change are beginning to blow and it will be a waiting game for schools.

In the mean time, at the mention of food, did I tell you about where you could get a seriously scrummy meat pattie or sausage – from the Tinwald School PTA fundraising barbecue, Sunday during the weigh-in for the Mid Canterbury Hunting Competition.

It will be at the Tinwald Tavern and the only Equity Index Funding you will have to worry about is handing over some gold coin for a very good cause.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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eflect, dream, and shine.

That’s how Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury are hoping to celebrate and reflect on the biggest week of their organisation’s year and one with an unusual twist.

The focus is National Volunteer Week, which begins tomorrow and finishes next Friday, and it is a time the local manager has been looking forward to.

She’s Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury manager, Dellwyn Moylan, who said the annual celebration of all things volunteering was a perfect time to recognise how widespread and vital the practice was in areas such as sport, youth and schooling.

The week would celebrate the collective contribution of all volunteers who enrich Aotearoa DELLWYN MOYLAN New Zealand, but

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers.

this time it would also cross over with our newest public holiday, Matariki.

Matariki celebrates the Maori New Year during the months of June and July, but for the first time it would be marked with a public holiday next Friday, June 24.

Matariki is the Maori name given to the cluster of stars also referred to as the Pleiades. During winter, that cluster is visible before sunrise in the north-east. Its appearance marks the end of one year and the start of another.

Moylan knows how important it is to mark it the right way and volunteers locally would make that happen.

Her organisation has created a display themed around stars at the library and the Baptist Church, as well as stars covering the door of their workplace.

The volunteer organisation has also been building a relationship with Hakatere Marae and are taking principles from the holiday to encourage volunteering.

The marae is running their own Matariki event today from 3-7pm, and

includes kai stalls, traditional hangi, entertainment and craft stalls.

In the spirit of Matariki, Moylan has also been volunteered to make 500 star-shaped biscuits.

They’re in nine different colours and flavours to represent the nine stars of Matariki.

But Matariki aside, volunteer week was also a very big deal.

“It’s about celebrating [volunteering organisations] as they celebrate their own volunteers,” Moylan said.

It’s also an opportunity to reflect on previous years and the pandemic, and “a chance to dream on what the possibilities look like in the future”, she said.

Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury’s future looks good, with its main roles being to recruit and refer volunteers, run training workshops for all sectors, including local government and health and safety.

Their primary messages are about advocacy and promoting volunteers and volunteering. “(We’re) the one-stop shop for all things volunteering”.

VOLUNTEERING MID & SOUTH CANTERBURY Where: Mid Canterbury office, Community House, 44 Cass Street Phone: 03 308 1237 Email: manager-midc@vmsc.org.nz

Last year our volunteers dedicated hours of driver support, shopping assistance, food parcel organisation and companionship. Want to join them? Contact us on 03 261 6907 to find out more. enlivenuppersouth.org.nz/volunteer To our wonderful volunteers

Thank you

What: Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury

When did it start? Mid & South Canterbury/Volunteering Te Rōpū Tūao i te waenga o Waitaha was established in 2007. Prior to that, it had been under Volunteering Canterbury but in 2008 it gained its own charitable status.

to all of our volunteers - Driving mentors, Child Minders and Drivers.

Who do an amazing job supporting our students.

Services include: Recruiting and referring volunteers to not-for-profit organisations, supporting the volunteer programmes of member not-for-profits, advocating for the volunteer sector and celebrating volunteering throughout the region, spanning four district councils and New Zealand’s most remotely populated areas.

THANK YOU

The time you give so generously and the support you provide to those affected by cancer is truly appreciated.

If you would like to help contact Wendy Hewitt Phone 027 611 3301

Email wendy.hewitt@safer.org.nz

Mid Canterbury Rural Driving Licensing Scheme

Thanks to all our volunteers who ensure we can support our community

We thank all of our volunteers:

At the Cancer Society, we know a cancer diagnosis can affect every aspect of your life and we are here to help you through.

If you or someone you care about has cancer or if you are interested in volunteering please contact the centre.

Mid Canterbury Centre 122 Kermode Street, Ashburton • Phone: 03 307 7691

We value your time and ongoing commitment to St John.

Thank you for volunteering.

Together we build communities and create a better society for everyone.

St John Mid Canterbury Area Committee

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Volunteers lifeblood of community V

olunteers. Where would we be without them?

Well, in New Zealand we’d be camped up on Struggle Street to be honest.

Why? Because in many ways we’re a country run by volunteers, who greatly enhance our communities across a wide range of areas from supporting youth, to offering arts opportunities, to providing a broad cultural base and emergency services.

Think St John. Think Neighbourhood Watch groups. Think firefighters, those men and women who step up in all kinds of emergencies, including home fires, vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, natural disasters, and so much more.

In New Zealand, there’s nearly 12,000 fire and emergency volunteers. It’s a big number of unsung heroes. And when you

Daryl Holden think volunteers, also consider sport where, without them, there would be no hockey, soccer, netball or any other code you care to name.

I could go on and we’re indebted to them all.

Mid Canterbury without volunteers would still exist, but it would be a shell of a district, a place without an identity or a soul.

Those are things volunteers infuse into what would otherwise be a collection of buildings we live in.

And that’s why I hope everyone

stops, thinks and even donates to the Volunteer New Zealand movement from tomorrow.

Because on Sunday, through to Friday next week, is National Volunteer Week.

It’s a time to celebrate all things volunteering and to recognise how widespread and vital the practice is everywhere you look.

The national week celebrates the collective contribution of all volunteers, who enrich our community, including, and not least, in our district.

Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury is a key charitable organisation and has been a standalone entity since 2007, having operated under the Canterbury regional banner prior to that.

Their work, led by manager Dellwyn Moylan, is to be admired. They recruit and refer

volunteers to non-profit organisations. They advocate for the volunteer sector and celebrate volunteering throughout the region. They support volunteer programmes.

In many ways, they keep us ticking. Their primary messages are about advocacy and promoting volunteers and volunteering.

They run training workshops for all sectors, including local Government and health and safety. And they do that because they care.

Let’s reciprocate that next week. It’s a good time to start.

Show me the money . . .

To all those thinking the $200 million cash injection from US investment firm Silver Lake into New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is a big deal – think again.

I mean, yes, it’s a major for

rugby, and probably a life saver to our provincial unions, but it’s almost spare change-like when you consider what’s been paid for the broadcasting fees for cricket’s Indian Premier League.

US media giant Walt Disney and India’s Reliance Industries have won the rights for India’s annual Twenty20 franchise cricket competition by forking out an almost unbelievable $US6 billion ($NZ9.61b), making it one of the most lucrative sports leagues in the world in terms of a cost per game.

Now, that’s some deal and a very clear reminder of the importance to understand your commodity’s commercial value and appeal. Sometimes it’s only limited by one’s imagination.

It may also makes you wonder if NZR sold itself short just a little.

TAKING ISSUE 11

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, June 18, 2022

Hidden treasure in Tinwald Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR

I

normally agree with what that great philosopher Bob Geldof had to say about the start of the week, “I don’t like Mondays” but the one just gone was an exception to the rule.

My radio show went okay (for a Monday), and I had a bit of fun with Mathew from Countdown, who popped in for his monthly visit from 8am till 9am.

I love his brutal honesty, well most of the time. I was telling him how excited I was that the Elvis movie was coming to town in a couple of weeks.

I know he’s a big fan of David and Donna’s at the Regent, so I was telling him that Donna had been in touch with me about

the movie and had offered to take me to the local Elvis museum.

I asked Mathew with an excited tone in my voice if he too was a fan of Elvis.

“No, I don’t like him Hoops,” came the reply.

So, back to the museum, I had no idea it existed and was very much looking forward to seeing it, although if I’m completely honest, I thought it would be a bit of a let down, especially after visiting Graceland twice in the past.

I couldn’t have been more wrong. John and Donna Lobb’s collection of Elvis memorabilia is gob-smacking!

The hour Donna Favel and I spent being guided around it

by John flew by. I could have easily spent another hour there, there is so much to look at.

It is an absolute hidden treasure and if you’re an Elvis fan or even a fan of music and like me, appreciate what Elvis did for music, it’s a must-see.

The reason I didn’t stay longer was I had to head directly to St Joseph’s School. I had been asked to sit on a panel with Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, Hamish Riach and Jan Cochrane for one of the senior classes to probe about living in Mid Canterbury.

I was very humbled to join these community leaders ( I initially thought it was some sort of prank email from one of my golf mates).

The kids asked us fantastic questions, some of which had us stumped.

My favourite moment was when a young man in the front row, side-stepped the question part of the arrangement to tell me “that his dad is on the radio every week with me and tells me jokes, but the best jokes he tells are provided by me”.

I knew exactly who he was straight away, James Hawe or Big Jimmy as I like to call him each year with his birthday shout out.

John and Donna Lobb outside their Elvis museum, Tinwald’s hidden treasure.

Why pray???

A

s a deacon I’m asked to pray for people and I happily agree.

Am I an expert on prayer?

No! There are right and wrong ways to pray to God. For the first 50 years of my life my prayers were wrong. Let me explain.

From zero to 25 years old I treated God like Santa Claus. I prayed for material things. I wanted a university degree. Tick. I wanted a car. Tick. I wanted a home and promotions at my workplace. Tick.

Are these good things? No, because I loved these things, but they didn’t love me back. More was never enough. I neglected people and put my trust in things.

From 25 to 50 years I changed tack. I still prayed to God, but he wasn’t Santa Claus. The problem was I thought the world should revolve around me. I was selfish.

The world would be great if everybody obeyed me. Shock, horror, no-one wanted that.

I became a modern-day prodigal son whose self-destructive behaviour isolated me from everybody

Steve Murray CHRISTIAN COMMENT including, sadly, my family.

All I thought about was me, me.

I stopped attending church. I lost everything. I was broken.

From 51 years onwards I joined a group that suggested I pray to a Higher Power. That made sense and I found a loving and forgiving God. Don’t pray for material things or be God. So should I GIVE UP PRAYING? Hell no!

My best prayers are when I retreat to a quiet place by myself. Jesus did that.

How should I pray? Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer. If we are carrying a heavy burden let Jesus know because his burden is light.

Steve Murray is a deacon in the Anglican Parish of Ashburton

He’s the son of my Tuesday morning farming correspondent, Enda Hawe, an Irishman who gets the farming guff out of the way as quick as possible so we can talk sport and tell jokes.

I replied to James with “Yes James he does and yes James your jokes are the best”.

It’s lucky he was in the front row, otherwise someone could have got hurt, his chest puffed out that far!

That evening I got a text that made my year.

It’s moments like those that I’ll miss when I leave.

Till next week Hoo Roo Phill Hooper Has left the building.

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

Enda Hawe’s text to Hoops about his boy James’ encounter with Hoops at St Joseph’s School earlier in the day.

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IF IT MOVED, MICHAEL WAS TH T

he Prime Minister’s partner, heavy haulage and a Dromore farmhouse have all inspired Michael Hanrahan’s latest publication.

The book, entitled Ashburton On The Move, owes its existence to Clark Gayford, the movement of heavy machinery around New Zealand and Michael’s ancestral home.

Having a lifetime interest in buildings and their use, he was captivated by Moving Houses, a TVNZ series where Gayford accompanies families as they transport their dream homes to a new location.

“They were difficult moves, often the length of the country,” he said.

At about the same time Michael, a prodigious reader, came across an account of machinery and buildings from the 1970s being hauled to new sites around New Zealand.

“I thought to myself, Ashburton had already done it years earlier,” he said.

The memory stayed with him when he came across a story in the Ashburton Herald, dated December 31, 1879.

The article described a house drawn by seven horses and eight bullocks from the railway reserve in East Street to Jim Quigley’s farm, two miles north of Dromore.

“I suddenly realised that’s the house I grew up in and owned,” Michael said. “Jim Quigley was my great, great grandmother’s brother.

“That intrigued me. It made it personal. I lived there for 40 years.”

He was fascinated by the way the house was transported, pulled along the ground on two beams and connected to an existing building. No foundations had been prepared. It was simply attached to another house and sat on its skids.

Michael recalls part of the family home was on a different level and, when he explored it he discovered the beams.

Learning about his own house encouraged him to investigate further. As director of Ashburton Museum, Michael had the ideal job to research Ashburton history.

Over a five-year period he was inspired to write 25 stories about relocated buildings.

“My hobby had become my profession. I was intrigued about preserving what had happened in the past,” he said.

When he retired as museum director, he retained the articles.

By themselves they were simply a collection of stories. Publishing them, they became a historical book of great significance.

While remaining on the museum committee, Michael promoted the idea to other members and received a positive reply. Not only did they like his submission but they were willing to contribute as long as he compiled it.

That was good enough for him.

He started in October last year and estimates there’s a further nine months of work before it can top the best seller list.

At the moment it’s called Ashburton On The Move but the title could change several times before he decides on a final name.

However it’s a suitable moniker

Michael Hanrahan doesn’t call himself a historian. He says you need a degree for that, but he’s passionate about Ashburton’s history and is committed to making it relevant for people today and for generations to come.

By Malcolm Hopwood

The flour mill while still on-site at Wakanui.

The two track engine crews have a smoko break on the way to moving part of the mill to its West Street site.

Right – Michael Hanrahan displays the first draft of his work of art, Ashburton On The Move.

Below – Buchanan’s Mill was added to on site with a large store also included. This was the mill’s appearance until demolished in 1998.

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HERE TO RECORD ITS JOURNEY

Above – If you wanted to move 100 years ago then you could engage great uncle Harry Hopwood from Rakaia Transport Services.

Top right – A derelict house leaves Princes Street on its way to a new life at Plains Museum, and the cottage as it looked during the filming of the TV series, Hanlon. for over 100 pages of stories about how early buildings were moved around the community.

With categories such as schools, churches, houses and commercial and community buildings, he’s spread his research to include just about every building that’s crossed the Ashburton bridge or headed in various directions to a new life.

If you mention postal services, Michael has written about the relocated Overdale Post Office, suggest education and he’s researched the Dromore School which eventually became the Spreydon School library in Christchurch. Raise dental clinics and he’s located the corre-

spondence school at Haldon Station in the Mackenzie Country which started its life at Rakaia School There are a

number which deserve more than a page. Take Tuarangi Home for example which was only demolished this year. It started its existence in Short Street and was then moved bit by bit, room by room, to its final site.

The huts that permanent occupiers lived in close to town were transported to the new site and the residents went with them. We don’t know if they hitched a ride on the bullock.

It took a huge task to move a five storey flour mill from Wakanui to its West Street site to be closer to the railway. The 18-day journey took place in January 1906 hauled by two traction engines.

“The building was estimated to weigh 200 tons with a further 60 tons of machinery left in it,” Michael said. “Streets were closed for three days to allow its passage and the final move across the railway took place at the dead of night to allow telegraph wires to be cut.”

Buchanan’s Mill remained active until it was demolished in 1998.

Michael has discovered there were three different post offices at Springburn and has his contacts looking for the last one in Sheffield. Part of his fascination is finding out why the small community needed three different buildings.

“I’m uncertain why a third was built,” he said.

So far he’s included more than 100 buildings and is not looking for any more. Instead he wants to flesh out what he already has. Beside his laptop there are names of 20 people he needs to call to research further information.

When he’s finished, confirms a name, he’ll sell the book through the museum society. “It’ll be my last. It takes so much time,” he said.

Above – One of the largest buildings to move was the former Countdown Supermarket on the corner of East and Peter Streets. The former supermarket was transformed into the pre-eminent building at The Plains.

It’s not because he’s in his dotage, rather he’s in his anecdotage and involved in so much else.

Michael grew up on the farm, attended St Joseph’s in Ashburton and then St Kevin’s in Oamaru.

The first 20 years of his working life were spent on the family property but, like many farmers in the 1980s, he faced drought, an economic depression and Rogernomics.

He left the farm and sought a sub-editor’s position on the Guardian and then fulfilled a similar job on The Courier before becoming the Museum Director.

He’s also a committed member

of St Vincent de Paul rising to become national president. He’s still an active member, selling its goods on Trade Me and is a friendly voice on its emergency help line. Michael admits the calls range far beyond requests for food “to a whole range of personal needs.”

But writing is his passion and, while he’s reluctant to take on another project, he’s dedicated to local history.

“I’m keen on it. I love to see what happened in the past and how it’s been preserved in the present for people in the future,” he said.

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The magic of Wanaka I

t’s like a golden gateway to a playground of outdoorsy experiences, while also prising open one of our greatest alpine national parks.

Heading out from the perky tourist town and passing by the plump grapes awaiting harvest at Rippon Vineyard, the alluring embrace of Glendhu Bay soon shuffled into view.

Is this Wanaka’s most scenic bay? It would have to be a top contender. Tucked away on the west side of Lake Wanaka and only a 10-minute drive from the town centre, Glendhu Bay not only boasts some of the area’s most serene views, and an epic campground in a dream location, but it’s a striking reminder of how Wanaka felt 30 years ago, before the tourist town captured the world’s imagination.

A lazy, unruffled, laidback innocence endures at Glendhu Bay. If you’re up for some twowheeled frolics, the bay is home to Bike Glendhu, Wanaka’s newest bike park, offering over 30km of trails. There’s also the Millennium Track, a superb option if you’re looking for a head-clearing lakeside blast, connecting Glendhu with Wanaka’s CBD, on the 10km route.

A short hop down the road, tootling past the lowering bluffs towering above the lake, make tracks for the turnoff to Diamond Lake and Rocky Mountain. Its deep blue surface possesses stupendous reflective power, backdropped by high schist cliffs.

Go early in the morning to see it at its mirror best.

Once you reach the lake, you can opt to do the 45-minute circuit walk, lassoed around the lake. But keep going to the Diamond Lake Lookout, which leads you up bush-cloaked bluffs to the most ravishing perch above the jewel-like body of blue.

It’s a one-hour return trail.

From the lookout, channel your inner-mountain goat and climb even higher on the Rocky Mountain Track, with a stunning viewpoint.

From there, trudge even higher to the apex view fit for the gods, gazing over the Matukituki Valley, Mt Aspiring and the vast expanse of Lake Wanaka. Back on Mt Aspiring Road, you are in rock-climbing nirvana. The rugged, schist-strewn mountainside of Hospital Flat boasts the highest number of rock climbs in the country, with dozens of dedicated routes. From a distance, it’s remarkable watching the hordes of human ants navigating their way on the cliffs and boulder landforms in these parts.

Heading further down Mt Aspiring Road, passing the turnoff to Treble Cone, the sealed road ends and the gravel surface accentuates the sense of woolly alpine wilderness that characterises the Matukituki Valley and Mt Aspiring National Park.

The final 10km of the road from Cameron Flat entails navigating a series of fords and streams, but you can check ahead with the DOC office if there’s been heavy rain, to ensure they’re still passable.

The 77-metre tall Wishbone Falls adorns the entrance to the Mt Aspiring National Park. Even though it can be seen from the

Over the course of several days under balmy autumn skies, the Wanaka Mt Aspiring Road fast became Mike Yardley’s very familiar friend.

By Mike Yardley

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Above and below left – Diamond Lake with its stupendous reflective power.

Below right – The Rob Roy Track swingbridge.

Bottom – Rob Roy Track.

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road, take the short stroll to get closer to its majesty. At the base of the falls, the swimming hole is a very popular in-the-know swimming spot among locals.

I headed further up the road, admiring an evocative Matukituki River swingbridge, before pulling up at Raspberry Creek carpark.

My assignment was to knock off the four hour return Rob Roy Glacier walk. The national park is home to 100 permanent glaciers and Rob Roy Glacier is a cracking specimen.

Under the blazing autumn sun, I gazed down at the river’s milky green waters frothing and churning, cascading over giant boulders. This delightful mountain walk begins on open river flats up the West Matukituki Valley, before crossing a large suspension bridge.

I then strolled through the cool of the beech forest in the lower Rob Roy Valley, marvelling over

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the luxurious understorey of ferns and soft green mosses – an expression of just how pure the air is here.

You’ll climb briefly to open

subalpine herbfields, where cheeky, chirpy kea were out in force.

The route heads up a cleft in the canyon wall carved by Rob

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Roy Stream, which thunders in the bottom of the gorge, frothing and churning and cascading over giant boulders.

Countless waterfalls tumble from the Rob Roy Glacier, craggy mountains are on all sides, and wildflowers fill the meadows.

Sparkling in the sunshine, this a gorgeous hanging glacier festooning Rob Roy Peak, tenaciously clinging to the mountain walls, sporadically calving big blocks of ice in spectacular, noisy fashion.

It has not receded as markedly as the West Coast glaciers.

It streams down from Rob Roy Peak to a bench above the valley where it breaks up above a cliff in dramatic fashion.

With a 500-metre elevation, it is certainly not an arduous hike.

If you consider yourself reasonably fit, you’ll manage it with gusto and ease.

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Mid Canterbury Squash was formed as a breakaway squash body, with clubs joining from as far away as Fairlie, and for a couple of decades did their own thing, running a highly successful interclub competition and superb tournaments at every club. Eventually the landscape changed, older people and ideas disappeared, and cordial relations were re-established with NZ Squash, leading to re-integration.

A notable outcome from that period was that many clubs used that ‘spare’ money from affiliation fees as funds to build new facilities, or greatly improve what they had – a silver lining indeed.

But now, under the Midlands banner, squash is again united in these parts, and almost every club is reporting very good membership numbers, and especially among the junior ranks, which bodes well for the future of the sport.

It means clubs have full access to all the good things NZ Squash have available for the development of the game everywhere.

Squash is an exciting, challenging and athletic sport – there are well over 20 million players in the world who would agree with that assessment!

And with Paul Coll flying the New Zealand squash flag right at the top, it can only go in one direction from here.

The basics Squash is a racket sport played by

two players (or four players for doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.

Once the ball is served, players take turns hitting the ball against the front wall, above the tin and below the out line.

The ball may strike the side or back walls at any time, as long as it hits below the out line and above the tin.

The ball may only bounce once on the floor, and players may move anywhere around the court.

A match is the best of 3 or 5 games.

Each game is played to 11 points.

The player who scores 11 points first wins the game, unless the score reaches 10-all, in which case the game continues until one player leads by two points.

Either player may score points (PAR – point–a–rally).

The server, on winning a rally, scores a point and retains the service; the receiver, on winning a rally, scores a point and becomes the server.

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he Ashburton Squash Club is, by a country mile, the most established club in the Mid Canterbury area.

The club’s constitution dates from December 1962, and the first president was M. J. Urquhart, a fine player in his day.

Since those days a vast number of members have passed through the doors of the club, many leaving an indelible impression.

Chris Lovelock is probably the club’s longest standing member, with some 40+ years under his belt, with Ian Dolden not too far behind him.

Ted Wood is the club patron, and has been around in some form or other since the inception of the club, and still regularly turns up at the Ashburton Open and the Club Championships every year, a massive effort.

Noted national squash referee Chris Buckland has also been a fixture around the club for many years, and the most recent president was Alistair White.

Dean Harrison held that position before him, and both were noted for the huge input they had in the club.

Out of many notables, Terry Hutchinson does stand out – it was on his bucket list to play until he was 80 years old, and he achieved it (a superb example for everyone).

Sadly Terry passed away at the end of last year.

Back in the 70s and 80s, when squash was experiencing a massive rise in popularity across the country, courts at the club were usually booked solid many days ahead – sometimes the only way to get a

The people President: Phil Pavletich Secretary: Katrina Palmer Treasurer: Karen Nieman Juniors Development Coaching:

Karlie Cornish & Karen Nieman

Other committee members:

Victor Schikker, Mark Kennedy, Jeff Rutten (bar manager) Matt Speedy, Brad Going.

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The current champions are Matt Speedy and Aleisha Stoddard, while last year’s most improved junior was Riley Broker.

Karlie Cornish in action on the Ashburton court. court was to turn up at 6am on a Sunday morning.

The current Ashburton Squash Club champions are Matt Speedy and Aleisha Stoddard, while last year’s most improved junior was Riley Broker.

The club champs are due to be held in August, and with a lot of new faces to the club this year, a high level of competition is expected.

Historically it’s been a Steve Leckie/ Lee Barker battle for the men’s title, while Stoddard, Karlie Cornish and Katrina Palmer (currently on motherhood duties) have usually been seen battling it out for the top women’s honours, but that situation could easily be upended this year.

Plenty here for the juniors The juniors are extremely well catered for at Ashburton.

Karlie Cornish and Karen Nieman are all over that department; through the

calendar year they have been hosting a juniors coaching programme every Monday night from 5.30pm.

This has generated a good level of interest and participation from kids of all ages, ranging from seven to 13.

Some of these have already started travelling out of the region for the Midlands Juniors Competition, going to Timaru, Methven, Rakaia, Oamaru and more.

Coaching for the rest of the Ashburton club membership is going from strength to strength.

There’s nationally-credited squash coaching hosted every week, when highly-rated Nick Mita comes down from Christchurch to coach everyone from absolute beginners to those who are at the top of their game, but still need that extra bit of polish.

A club of opportunity

Squash is a sport that caters for all ages, and all levels of ability.

Ashburton has organised squash nearly every night of the week. On Monday its the juniors, Tuesday is interclub, Wednesday sees the business league on court, Thursday it’s winter league, Friday it’s club night/coaching night (run on and off throughout the entire year). Saturday and Sundays there’s usually a tournament on, at the club or somewhere not far away in one of the Midlands clubs, or perhaps a little further afield.

Being the largest club in Ashburton, there’s lots of opportunity to join in and engage with a very diverse membership.

Events coming up include a trip to a Cook Islands tournament in October, with a trip to Christchurch to challenge the Richmond Squash Club pencilled in for July.

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Celtic – there’s always something going on

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he Celtic Squash Club has always been a popular part of the Celtic complex out at Keenans Road, and over the last few years, this has proven to be true with growing members and strong competition among players.

The club has a good range of abilities in the ranks from top level down to beginners, and is very inclusive and welcoming of new members, offering support and coaching to those who want it.

Celtic is intent on investing back into the club, making it a place people like to hang out in.

Members enjoy playing good, tough games of squash but also stick around to socialise and get to know each other afterwards.

The committee organises social events and very popular exchanges with other clubs, so there’s always something going on.

The club recently purchased a racketball set, and will be looking to introduce a league into the calendar (somewhere!).

It’s a fun way to get on the court, and great for all age Who’s in charge at Celtic?: groups with fitness in mind.

Kirsty Clay has been president Back to the core activity, for four years now, Amy Muckle the club has picked up lots wields the secretary’s pencil, Micky Hooper has been of new members this year, treasurer for a seriously long which is great, and there’s figure strongly in Celtic’s time, and Chris O’Reilly is club still the support of the large annual calendar. captain. group of long-standing curLast year the club orrent members.

Celtic’s champions: ganised a trip across the Winter/summer league John McDonnell and Chris Lima mountains to attend the games are held either Monare the most recent to have Greymouth Open tourday or Wednesday nights, their names engraved on their nament, taking over a with draws out well in respective cups, but the Club van load of players, with advance so everyone knows Champs are coming up soon. some doing well enough which night they are playing, to feature in the finals. and there’s always scope The search is on for another tournato try and accommodate specific night ment visit next year, one which will fit requests. into the club’s calendar, working in with Covid has interrupted our annual the annual Ray McBeth Tournament challenge v Temuka for the Stratford Cup, which has been in the Midlands calendar which Celtic currently holds, so hopefully for May. Ideas put forward have included the club will be able to schedule it for Alexandra or Kaikoura, something out of later this year and also hold the challenge district. v the Collegiate folks, which they hold the On that horizon is a possible trip to Ratrophy for, a contest which began in 2019. rotonga, tentatively pencilled in for 2024, Both are very social events, which

The people

Long-time Celtic members Paul Cousins and Billy Nolan fight out another huge battle on the court. which will require some serious fundraising and player commitment.

For the juniors The club recently started up coaching sessions for juniors, and has around 20 kids participating.

Top player John McDonnell runs these sessions, and they’re in two groups for beginners and next level. It’s on for the next eight weeks then the club will look to have games on a Friday night, probably every month, where kids can just turn up and play. They’re welcome to join in the winter league however, with members being very hospitable.

New members are always welcome and have options to join the league, or be non playing social members, paying a yearly sub allowing them access into the club.

Celtic offers coaching where possible,

and everyone is always keen to give tips to players and are available for extra games, with a private Facebook group where players ask if anyone wants an extra hit.

Future planning

As a club, Celtic has always been very proactive, and that definitely continues today, with the committee serious about putting money back into the club facilities. This year renovation of the upstairs bar area has been a major work, and the end result looks amazing.

There is superb club support from within, with players using their trades to help out where possible or just jumping in and doing whatever is required.

The club is installing cameras on courts so games can be watched in the social room, which will be very beneficial for our tournaments and club champ finals.

From the early days: In 1977 the Celtic Rugby Club began to build squash courts as additional fitness facilities, and at an inaugural meeting on May 8, 1978 the first Squash Club committee was elected. Officers were: president: John Davidson; secretary: Alan Davidson; club captains: Barrie McCloy and Kay Walsh; committee: Ian Dolden, Jim Small, Barry Hansen, Stephen Devereux, Heather McLaren, Lyn Small, Barry Gilligan, Bruce Whelan, Cyril Cousins

and Gerald Small. The official opening was held on Sunday, June 25, 1978. The Mayor, Geoff Geering, praised the club’s initiative, and on behalf of the New Zealand Squash Federation, Ted Wood endorsed the Mayor’s remarks. Father Duggan cut the ribbon, and Cyril Cousins and Murray Isaacs then played an exhibition game.

Before the Celtic club started there was only one other club in the county; six more soon followed

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Celtic’s lead. By August 1979 the new club had a membership of 447, made up of 240 men, 144 women and 63 juniors.

In l980 the club held the largest squash tournament in the county: the Celtic F Grade, with full 10 grades and 160 players.

The Celtic Squash Club has always had excellent administrators, with longevity being an obvious keyword. Cyril Cousins succeeded John Davidson

as president of the club, and Ian Dolden’s long stint as secretary was a stabilising force.

Gary Stratford was club champion a remarkable 21 times, Kaylene Donaldson was secretary for many years, Steve Devereux was president for 14 years, Micky Hooper has held the role of treasurer for two decades and still remains in that position, and Chrissie Stratford has been a regular on the committee for many years.

Let, please!

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quash is a rather unique game when it comes to refereeing.

One reason is that all players in a competition or tournament are also expected to referee, usually the match following their own.

This is the norm in squash, but can lead to some interesting situations if low graded players find themselves refereeing higher graded players.

Squash players therefore have to be a little tolerant at times.

A second reason is that squash is a game where the referee must decide what could or should have happened when a player appeals because of interference (“Let please”), rather than what did happen as in most sports.

A penalty try in rugby is maybe the only other situation where this occurs.

In squash, this occurs every time a player appeals for interference!

Refereeing in squash is just like any other sport – it has trouble recruiting new referees.

In Mid Canterbury, we have been quite fortunate to have had a National Referee at the Ashburton Squash Club since the 1970s, first with Murray Isaacs and then Chris Buckland.

Currently New Zealand has one World referee (in Hamilton) and nine National referees, with only three of these being in

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the South Island (Blenheim, Ashburton and Invercargill).

Hence National referees are allocated to tournaments all over the country, and even overseas.

Chris, for example, has refereed in India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tahiti, all with expenses covered.

Refereeing squash can be difficult for some, but also fun and very rewarding.

The squash community in Mid Canterbury is lively and involved, many players attending tournaments and leagues in the district.

As a referee, you therefore meet lots of interesting folk, and players of very varied abilities.

And players are (usually!) very appreciative of the work you do.

Many players do not realise that squash referees are volunteers to their sport, although Squash New Zealand will cover referee expenses if they are appointed to a national event.

Mid Canterbury has recently been fortunate to increase its refereeing ranks with the qualification as District Referee of both Mark Kennedy (Ashburton) and Bryan Ford (Rakaia).

Anyone thinking of becoming a referee can contact Chris Buckland and find out what is involved.

Chris, for example, has refereed in India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tahiti, all with expenses covered.

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he Hinds Squash club is a thriving country club with a fantastic community spirit.

There is an active and well supported committee that drives the club, and club members are always willing to lend a hand when needed.

Everyone is welcome from beginners through to experienced athletes at the top of their game, and will be greeted by the friendly locals in the club when they join.

Whilst the competition on court is competitive, games are always played in good spirit, and just one component of why the members enjoy being part of the Hinds Squash Club.

Offering a ladies night option to the club members has proved popular and has had consistent sign ups, as well as the on-going mixed league.

The club has a very strong social component,

with members enjoying socialising, solving world problems and having a well-deserved refreshment after their games on the court, even if there might have been some tense calls in the matches oncourt.

Juniors are a vital part of the Hinds set-up, with around 15 kids taking part.

The club has had the likes of NZ coach Nick Mita coming in to set the juniors on the right path, and top Midlands women’s player Lily Rae is also no stranger to the Hinds juniors.

Parents enjoy the timing for the coaching sessions, 3.30 to 4.30 on Friday afternoons, so it doesn’t clash with their own activities.

Often the coaching is set up with a senior court and a junior court operating at the same time, which works well for everyone.

The people

Current champions: Men’s Champ: Tim Stoddart, runner-up Andrew Peck Women’s Champ: Kristie Gordan, runner-up Nikki Jones Men’s B: Josh Wardell Women’s B: Rachel Currie Men’s C: Alex Jones Women’s C: Emma Jones Men’s D: Bernard Doyle

Favourite son: From a very young age, Daniel Sharplin was a regular on the Hinds courts, and that translated to a career in squash, both player and coach, that has led him all over the world. A major highlight was in 2002, when he won the NZ men’s national title in a gruelling five-setter.

President: Abbey Bruce Vice-president: Mark Thomas Treasurer: Rachel Currie Dwyer Secretary: Jo Naylor Men’s club captain: Steve Bishop Men’s vice club captain Steve Naylor Women’s club captain: Natalie Dwyer Women’s vice club captain: Louise Spowatt Statisticians: John O’Connell and Ben Averill Junior club captain: Britney Davis

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Epitomising the friendly nature of country squash – Rakaia

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akaia is one more of the go-ahead squash clubs in the Mid Canterbury area, and it’s driven from the top.

Current president Bryan Ford is a man firmly embedded in the Midlands squash scene; in April this year he passed his final assessment as a District Referee; no mean feat, one taking many hours of work to achieve!

While Bryan is firmly hands-on with all the Rakaia club’s activities, he has men’s club captain Mike Vanderweg and women’s club captain Sarah Baxter (a newcomer this year) on board, and all have the same aims – to improve the club in every area.

Bryan isn’t exactly quiet on the court either, currently graded B2, he is the men’s club champion, a couple of steps in front of his opposition, but his aim is to bring more players up to a higher level, improving the playing standard within the club across the board.

In the women’s section, Alice Vanderweg is the current champion, having returned from maternity duty, but there’s strong competition for that spot every year, and on the horizon a huge threat to dominance on the court in the form of Kelsi Carrick, who happens to be Bryan’s partner, and has an A beside her name.

President: Bryan Ford The Rakaia Squash Club was built in the picturesque Rakaia Men’s club captain: Mike Domain in 1982, with the first Vanderweg competition games officially played in 1983.

Women’s club captain: There are multiple generSarah Baxter ations of families who still play there to this day, Browns, Vanderwegs, McGuigans, Smiths, some of whom were there to help build it.

Rakaia has a superb junior programme, and the heart and soul of that department is the wonderful Hart family.

They are so good with the kids; they just keep coming back and growing up, with about 25 attending after school on Fridays, which is quite remarkable for a club of Rakaia’s size.

According to Bryan, the club has the most amazing energy from all the players (and supporters) who turn up for the club’s activities and tournaments, every level from the top to the bottom players.

“The parties are huge, the people are so friendly, I couldn’t believe it when I first turned up.

“The club as I see it plays a huge part in the local area for farmers and general community mental health, which is a very big issue these days.

“Although the players are not by any means all B graders, these guys turn up every week to have a laugh, have a crack and have a beer with their mates, some of whom make squash their one weekly outing, so the least I can do is make sure that they have a well energised club to come to.”

The people

The juniors: lifeblood of every squash club, including Rakaia.

parties are huge, the people are so “ The friendly, I couldn’t believe it when I first turned up

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Left – Rachael Hart with Rakaia’s junior club champion Isla Hart, and club president Bryan Ford.

Far left – The champions: Alice Vanderweg and Bryan Ford.

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A large group of adults and children digging at Whakanui in 1972 (AM&HS Collection, photo ref. 03.1989.0035c)

Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum team members hard at work installing Kā Huru Manu.

Ngai Tahu place names in our district

By Connor Lysaght

H

ave you ever wondered about the origins of traditional Maori names for places and geographical features in our district?

You are most likely familiar with names such as Whakanui (the correct spelling of Wakanui Creek), Rakaia, Te Kiekie (Mt. Somers) and more, but are you aware of the wider history of local Maori place names?

Accurate information about the history of these traditional names is easily available thanks to the online Ngai Tahu Atlas, which is the result of Ka Huru Manu: the Ngai Tahu Cultural Mapping Project.

Over 1000 traditional place names have been recorded and mapped across the Ngai Tahu rohe (tribal area) and this includes the names of rivers and mountains in the Hakatere/Ashburton District.

Whakanui Whakanui was once a much more notable branch of the Hakatere/Ashburton River than it is today, as it is now described as a creek.

The Whakanui area is located on the coast to the south-east of the Ashburton township, right in the path of the Eastern Coastal Trail of Te Waipounamu.

Whakanui was recorded as a kainga nohoanga (settlement) and kainga mahinga kai (food-gathering site) by Ngai Tahu kaumatua in 1880. It was an important stop along the ara tawhito (traditional travel route) which spans the Canterbury coastline.

Whakanui was a popular resting place for travellers as it is the first source of fresh water south of the Rakaia, and tuna (eels), aruhe (fernroot), kiore (rat) and paraki (smelt) could be found there.

In 1971 and 1972, the site of Whakanui was partly excavated by the Canterbury Museum Archaeological Society and local community members associated with Wakanui School.

When this took place, tangata whenua were unfortunately not involved in the process. The role of takata whenua in the management of their own heritage and taoka (treasures) was not widely acknowledged in Aotearoa at the time.

Surface observations taken after the area was first ploughed in 1971 found that taoka and archaeological remnants

An example shot of the Ngai Tahu Atlas, which includes Hakatere and Whakanui. (www.kahurumanu.co.nz) were deposited across an area of at least 25,000 square metres. Excavations revealed accumulations of burnt and fire-cracked rocks, blackened soil and charcoal, as well as stone taoka, flakes from stone working, midden of moa bone and other remains of fauna.

Post holes and remains of tamped floors were also discovered and an unusual feature comprised of two baked clay ‘basins’.

Whakanui and the taoka associated with this kainga nohoanga are important to people who have whakapapa connection to the tupuna (ancestors) who once lived there.

The Ngai Tahu Atlas includes the history Whakanui. Each traditional name included in the atlas and their descriptions draw from a wide array of sources which were collated and researched extensively by those involved in the Ngai Tahu Cultural Mapping Project.

For example, the atlas entry for Whakanui draws from translated note-

books from the year 1880 written in Te Reo Maori and a Ngai Tahu map from the same year.

Ka Huru Manu Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum’s latest exhibition Ka Huru Manu explores the history of Maori place names in the Hakatere/Ashburton District and the cultural significance of Hakatere to Ngai Tahu. This exhibition is the result of collaboration with Ngai Tahu Archive, in particular Takerei Norton, archive manager and cultural mapping project stalwart.

If you are interested in learning about the traditional place names associated with Mid Canterbury and the Ngai Tahu Cultural Mapping Project, then be sure to check out Ka Huru Manu and explore early maps of Ngai Tahu place names in our district, as well as the stories associated with these places and celebrate the people and their stories that brought this history to life.

The exhibition opens to the public on

Sunday, June 19 at 1pm, and Takerei Norton will be giving a public exhibition talk about Ka Huru Manu at 2pm.

The Ngai Tahu Atlas is available online at kahurumanu.co.nz

CONTACT Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery.

Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

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

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

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All things motoring and otherwise

Hold the horses

T

he origins of many inventions have been lost in the mists of time.

But because motorcars are relatively new having only been around for a mere 136 years, we do know who built the first horseless carriage.

That person was Carl (sometimes spelled Karl) Benz.

Birth certificate In 1886 for his newly developed Benz Patent Motor Car, the first ever car, Carl was granted patent No. 37 435 – the birth certificate of the automobile.

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The name that’s stayed Carl not only produced the first motorcar, he also established the company which after some iterations still carries his name – Mercedes Benz.

Other makers’ names have come and gone, some now have very long standing status, but Benz is unique having been there right from the beginning.

And it’s not likely to be going away anytime soon, if ever.

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There were others hot on the heels of Carl Benz, but the fact remains; he built the first car.

And it would be easy to leave it at that, but as is often the case there’s a bit more to the story.

In 1886 people were pretty sceptical about Carl’s cars.

No-one wanted to buy one of these new-fangled creations, thought of by some as demonic.

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

Bertha Benz was a remarkable lady who did many amazing things during her life time.

Above – The Benz automobile 1886 – the first ever car.

Left – Bertha and Carl Benz.

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The driving force In fact it would be fair to say Mercedes Benz probably wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for her ingenuity.

Big claim to fame, but a story well worth telling, which will be shared in our next column.

It’s the story of a lady who was in every sense a driving force.

A lady who made a journey which changed the world.

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Or all three?

Constructed in France in 1932, this Helicron, a one-of-a-kind, propeller driven car was discovered in a barn in 2000, having been placed there by the original owner in the late 1930s.

It has been completely rebuilt, and many of the mechanical components are original.

The car, which has a wooden frame, steers with the rear wheels and only those wheels have springs. It sits on a Austin 7 chassis which has been turned around.

Because the original engine, thought to be an early aero motor, was not found, it is currently equipped with a Citroën G S engine with the propeller coupled directly to the crankshaft.

Sometimes referred to as the plane without wings, it is thought the Helicron may have been designed by an aircraft engineer. Now part of a museum collection the Helicron is a very valuable car which attracts much attention.

And get this, the Helicron passed the French safety inspection in 2000 and is approved for use on their roads!

Other makers’ names have come and gone, some now have very long standing status, but Benz is unique having been there right from the beginning.

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Methven eye up silverware

By Harry Galbraith This weekend sees the playoff games in the Luisetti Seeds Combined competition, and while Southern face Prebbleton in the contest to decide third and fourth spots, Methven is the only local side battling for actual silverware.

They are on their home ground, up against Waihora, with the Canterbury Rugby Supporters Trophy on the line.

All the Mid Canterbury sides are in action, with Southern playing at Mayfield, Celtic play against Southbridge in the fifth and sixth play-off game at Southbridge, while Rakaia play against Hurunui in the 15th and 16th playoff game at Culverden.

Southern and Prebbleton will both be looking to bounce back after losing their semi-final clashes last weekend.

Southern lost 17-28 against Glenmark/Cheviot and Prebbleton lost 29-31 to Saracens.

This will be a tough game for both sides as they are evenly poised right across the park. Southern narrowly edged out Prebbleton in terms of overall points on the standings and the for and against.

In the fifth and sixth playoff game, Celtic play against Southbridge at Southbridge.

Both teams will be refreshed and ready for action after having had a week off last weekend.

The last time the sides were on the field, Celtic played against Prebbleton in the quarter-final, where they lost 17-26.

Southbridge came up against Glenmark/Cheviot and they were dealt to as they lost 14-41.

Celtic and Southbridge were both top of their pools during the regular season, so they’ll be eager to close out the Combined Competition with a win.

At Methven, both sides will be full of confidence after coming off victories, with Methven beating

Lincoln 20-7 and Waihora beating Ohoka 29-7. Once again, these sides were very even on the table, so it should be a close game.

In the 15th and 16th playoff game, Rakaia will meet Hurunui at Culverden.

Both will be hungry for the win after losing last weekend; Rakaia 14-47 against Ashley and Hurunui a thriller 18-19 against Kaiapoi.

In the Centennial Mug competi-

ton, the action is really heating up, with three sides all tied up in first place on ten points.

In the first game of the weekend, Methven are up against Allenton, at Methven. Methven are one of the front runners on ten points, while Allenton are in eighth on one point.

Collegiate, sitting in seventh place on two points, will host Celtic, one point above them on the ladder with three points.

Rakaia play against Mt Somers at the Rakaia Domain. Rakaia are in fourth place on the ladder with five points, and Mt Somers are another team at the top; first equal on ten points.

In the last game of the weekend, Hampstead will meet Southern.

High-flyers Hampstead are first equal on top of the ladder, while the Southern men are in fifth on four points.

Michael Hennings demonstrating his attacking prowess for Methven. The Methven side will host Waihora today, with the Canterbury Rugby Supporters Trophy on the line.

Blockbuster final on the cards The next chapter in one of Super Rugby’s most storied rivalries will be written in tonight’s 2022 title decider.

The sold-out sign was already up as the high-flying Blues got set to welcome longtime foes the Crusaders north to Eden Park.

It came 24 years on from the dramatic 1998 final, where a late try earned the Crusaders their maiden title.

A red and black man through and through until moving north three years ago, Blues coach Leon MacDonald expected the 2022 final to play out in similar fashion.

“It’s going to be a lot like that.

“There’s going to be drama on the weekend, no doubt about it. It’s two very good teams and there’s going to be something that splits them.

“Whether it’s a play like that or a moment, our job is to make sure when that moment happens that we’re the ones that grab it.”

MacDonald won multiple titles as a player with the great Crusaders teams of the late 90s and 2000s.

Alongside him in those sides was current Crusaders coach Scott Robertson, who also had MacDonald as an assistant coach during their 2017 championship run.

Robertson said he was looking forward to locking horns with his former team-mate.

“He’s a good personal friend, Leon.

“I understand the way his mind thinks.

“Smart man and a great rugby tactician.”

Crusader kingpin Richie Mo’unga It was just one of the reasons Robertson wasn’t underestimating the team standing in the way of the Crusaders 11th Super Rugby title.

“The Blues have been exceptional all year.

They’re on a hell of a run.

“The last time they lost at Eden Park ... it’s been a while. They’ve made the garden pretty special. For us it’s a hell of a week to go up there and a hell of a rivalry.

“Just what Super Rugby needs.”

Also not a bad opportunity for the All Blacks selectors, with several good matchups on show ahead of a big test series against Ireland.

Perhaps the best of them came at first fiveeighth.

But Crusaders pivot Richie Mo’unga wasn’t seeing his duel with Blues star Beauden Barrett as a battle for the All Blacks No 10 jersey.

“I see both teams wanting to win and hold a championship at the end.

“He’s doing it in the blue colours and I’m doing it in the red.

“We’re both representing our franchises to do whatever we can to win the game.

“Whatever happens after that is up to the big man, Foz (All Blacks coach Ian Foster).”

You could be sure Leon MacDonald wasn’t focused on one-on-one battles, either.

The Blues coach said the 15-match winning streak they carried into the final was built on collective strength, giving them belief they could beat a Crusaders team who weren’t used to losing finals.

“We don’t expect to do anything we haven’t already done at some point this year.

“We’ve shown we can be very dogged on defence, show a lot of heart and be physical, and on attack when we get things right we’re hard to contain.

“We’ve been down [to Christchurch] this year and were able to beat them at home and we’ve got a big crowd behind us at home.

That gives us confidence as well.”

Interest in the match had been huge, with 42,000 fans set to descend on a sold out Eden Park.

All the ingredients for a 2022 Super Rugby final to remember.

Crusaders 1. George Bower 2. Codie Taylor (VC) 3. Oli Jager 4. Scott Barrett (C) 5. Sam Whitelock 6. Pablo Matera 7. Tom Christie 8. Cullen Grace 9. Bryn Hall 10. Richie Mo’unga 11. Leicester Fainga’anuku 12. David Havili (VC) 13. Jack Goodhue 14. Sevu Reece 15. Will Jordan Reserves: 16. Brodie McAlister 17. Tamaiti Williams 18.

Fletcher Newell 19. Quinten Strange 20. Corey Kellow 21.

Mitch Drummond 22. Braydon Ennor 23. George Bridge

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Premier 2 provides the fireworks on court

By Erin Tasker

Two teams have opened up a clear gap on the rest of the field in Mid Canterbury Netball’s ACL Premier 1 competition after the latest games were played on Thursday night.

As the competition reached its midway point, key matchups across the board meant that when the evening was done a clearer picture was starting to form in all three grades.

In ACL Premier 1 that picture has two teams – Celtic A and Hampstead A – out in front on 12 points, yet to be beaten in round two, while the next spot on the ladder belongs to Methven A, Mt Somers A and United A, who all have just the one round two win to their names, sitting on four points.

At the bottom of the table and staring down the barrel of a possible promotion/relegation match in a couple of weeks are Southern, who found the going too tough in their latest outing against Methven, going down 5422.

In fact all three ACL Premier 1 games featured decent margins in the latest round at the EA Networks Centre.

Mt Somers made a blistering start, and thanks to some staunch defence from Sally Carr and top shooting from Kate Oliver went goal for goal with defending champions Hampstead A until halftime in the night’s opening match, trailing by only one at the break, 13-12.

But a change in the Hampstead shooting circle, and with both of Mt Somers’ key defenders forced to pull back a bit after warnings from the umpires, the defending champs pulled away in the second half.

Hampstead restricted Mt Somers to just four third quarter goals, winning that 10-minute period 14-4, and going on to win 36-22.

The night’s final match saw first round winners Celtic A and United A battle it out, with Celtic stepping it up a notch from the week prior and continuing their unbeaten streak with a 42-20 win.

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Brans Surridge taking aim for Rakaia on Thursday night. Unfortunately she had to leave the court with a knee injury. just a few weeks ago.

The news wasn’t all good for the side recently promoted from Premier 3 though, with key shooter Brans Surridge leaving the United A were in the game early and Kelsey Hart was court with what appeared to be a potentially serious a standout in defence, but Celtic’s strong open style knee injury during the latest win. of play and some top work by mid-courters Rebecca Meanwhile, the team Cochrane and Shannon Stockdale in getting quality recently relegated from Premier 1, College A, also ball to their shooters helped them home. picked up an important win, landing a last-minute work by mid-courters Rebecca netball, just edging out Allenton goal to claim a 39-38 victory over Cochrane and Shannon Stock- A in a nail-biter 28-26 to secure Methven EuroAgri B. The night’s most convincing dale in getting quality ball to their top spot on the leaderboard for now, meaning that a potential win in premier 2 went to Celtic B shooters helped them home.

It was a different story in ACL shot at Premier 1 in a couple of over Hampstead B 43-27, pulling Premier 2, where things couldn’t weeks is within sight – something them off the bottom of the table have been much closer as the top not many would have predicted for now.

United A were in the game early and Kelsey Hart was a standout in defence, but Celtic’s strong open style of play and some top

four teams on the leaderboard battled it out.

Rakaia continued their golden run in their return to premier

In ACL Premier 3 action, Methven look to be the team to beat this round, notching up a big 51-15 win over United B, but College Y10A and Hampstead U18 Development are right on their tails, College Y10A picking up a 30-17 win over College B on Thursday night, and Hampstead U18 Development beating Methven 48-20.

All teams now face a short turnaround with next week’s round of ACL Premier netball being played on Tuesday night instead of Thursday at the EA Networks Centre, due to the long Matariki weekend, and also the fact that the Ashburton College school ball is being held on Thursday night.

Conway joins the Covid-affected Devon Conway has contracted Covid-19 and will isolate for five days from his Black Caps team-mates, as per team protocol.

The top-order batter tested positive after undertaking a PCR test on arrival in London this week while preparing for a team activity.

If there’s another positive – and without making light of the pandemic – Conway’s impeccable timing has struck again.

He should be fit for the third test starting June 23 at Headingley, provided his recovery goes to plan.

The virus is gradually dismissing each member of the Black Caps squad.

Conway endured a five-wicket defeat to England at Trent Bridge, now he must mull over the loss in London isolation alongside

debutant Michael Bracewell.

Physiotherapist Vijay Vallabh and trainer Chris Donaldson are also infected. The quartet will travel separately from the team to Leeds on Sunday.

The rest of the touring party will keep getting monitored for symptoms and tested in the gap between fixtures. Captain Kane Williamson has rejoined the squad after his bout.

Coach Gary Stead said the situation is the reality of touring during the pandemic.

“Michael’s obviously been a close contact of everyone else.

“It’s unfortunate for him, but the symptoms are mild, he’s feeling good and he’ll be out of isolation when we start training again at Leeds.”

Black Caps star batsman Devon Conway.

Meanwhile, Blair Tickner and Dane Cleaver are due to replace the injured Kyle Jamieson and Cam Fletcher.

That prompted Stead to raise the ques-

tion about whether Jamieson, who was diagnosed with a stress tension in his lower left back, should have been replaceable a la concussion or Covid rules.

“We were hampered, given it was genuine and halfway through our first bowling innings.

“Perhaps that’s something that could be looked at, although we don’t want to get to the point of big squads and people abusing the spirit of the game.”

Stead remains unshakeable in the world champions’ approach.

“We have trust in our players, and in how we’re playing the game. We just need a bit of luck. Both tests we’ve been in the game until the last session but failed to pick up a wicket when we needed to.”

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Guardian racing

Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Hansen’s horse scores major Ascot victory

Lazarus in winning form at Ashburton.

Lazarus to stand at stud in Canterbury In what’s seen as a coup for the industry here Lazarus, touted as New Zealand’s greatest living standardbred, will stand at stud in Canterbury this breeding season.

The two-time New Zealand Cup winner, who won 37 races in Australasia and North America and more than $4m in stakes, will stand at Nevele R Stud in Christchurch after being based at Alabar Farm south of Auckland last year.

“We’re expecting him to serve at least 100 mares – if not more,” says Lazarus’ part-owner and prominent bloodstock agent John Curtin.

“The decision to move him south has been made in the best interests of Lazarus and breeders as, with the bulk of the broodmare population being in Canterbury, he will now serve more of his mares either on farm or in close proximity to the farm,” says Alabar boss Graeme Henley, “this will enable him to build on the excellent on-farm results he achieved last season”.

And Nevele R is clearly delighted to get such a high profile and well-performing sire.

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“While his semen will continue to be available to the main studs and broodmare locations around New Zealand, we believe sending mares to Nevele R will give breeders the best opportunity to secure progeny by an absolute champion,” says Nevele R Stud’s Ged Mooar.

The announcement comes at a time when Lazarus’ progeny are excelling in North America.

Based at Deo Volente Farms in New Jersey he served 133 mares in his first stud season with 106 in his second crop, and 107 last year.

“In the US there are 92 2019 foals that are two-year-olds now and of those 40 have started in qualifiers,” says Curtin, “to have 40 two-yearolds racing from 92 foals in the first 10 days of racing this early is hard to believe.”

And there have been some star performers like Voukefalas (Lazarus – Initowinafortune/Cams Fortune) who won a qualifier in New Jersey this week in 1:56.1, including a final quarter in 27.2. Then there is Lifes A Puzzle (Lazarus – L Dees Lioness/ Somebeachsomewhere) winning in

1:55.3 and Fox Valley Adele (Lazarus Put On A Display/Somebeachsomewhere) already winning twice in 1:57.

“In his first 40 starters (at qualifying races) there are nine winners,” says Curtin.

One of Lazarus’ progeny fetched $220,00 at this year’s NZB yearling sales at Karaka, but Lazarus’ stud career has not been without its hiccups.

He was highly successful in North America, only for his fertility rates to plummet when he stood in Australia.

Just why that happened remains a mystery.

While Lazarus achieved a far stronger overall result in his first season in New Zealand, there was still a variation in his pregnancy results between on-farm mares and those receiving transported semen.

“Lazarus achieved a 90 per cent pregnancy rate with mares served on farm at Alabar last season,” says Henley, “and this is certainly something we are determined to build on.

You have to play to your strengths.”

Lazarus’ service fee will be unchanged at $7500 plus GST.

Champion New Zealand horsemen James McDonald and Chris Waller were on top of the racing world this week when Nature Strip destroyed his opposition in the 500,000 pound King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

And in doing so they gave part-owner Sir Steve Hansen a sporting thrill to compare with winning a Rugby World Cup. The Sydney-based sprinter stunned the horse racing world with a brutal display of sustained speed, galloping to not only have the five furlong race (approx 1000m) under control at the 300m mark but then extend his lead with every stride to thrash his international opponents.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were in attendance along with other royals.

While Nature Strip has already won all of Australia’s major sprint races and was the second favourite, the ease of the victory left Ascot racegoers stunned and even his connections shaking their heads.

Trainer Waller and jockey McDonald have combined to win both the Melbourne Cup and the A$14million Everest in Sydney in the last 12 months, but the proud Kiwis admitted the win was different because of the unique challenges overSir Steve Hansen come.

“I love winning big races anywhere and it is a privilege to have won races the Cup and the Everest but to win here is different because we aren’t in our back yard,” says 30-year-old McDonald.

“To be that far in front in one of the biggest races of the week at Royal Ascot, it was surreal. I loved it.”

Watching in disbelief was Hansen, who along with his wife Lady Tash watched the race with fellow Kiwi owners and lifelong mates Peter Kean and Paddy Harrison.

“I have been lucky enough to have been involved in some pretty special sporting moments obviously but this is a different feeling than, say, winning a World Cup because you have no control over the result,” said Hansen.

“You hope for the best but I have owned horses since I was in my 20s and you know so much can go wrong.

“So I was nervous. But for him to win like that, that easily, was pretty incredible. You get the same rush as winning a big rugby game, the same adrenalin but you also get to do it with lifelong mates.

“That is the great thing about racing, it can give you moments like this.”

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Div two for United First Team

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Mid Canterbury’s senior football teams will kick off the next part of their season and the leagues realign and head into the championship phase of the season, with the top team taking a slide down the divisions.

The Mid Canterbury United First Team have dropped out of the New World Premiership, and will take up a place in the Division Two Championship going forward.

They open their campaign in their new league with an away trip to Barnett Park to play Ferrymead Bays Keen Lads.

The Mid Canterbury United Club Reserves made it through the first stage of the season unbeaten, winning nine game on the trot securing themselves a place in Division Four.

They open the Division Four Championship with a home match at the Ashburton Domain against the UCAFC Snappers.

For Methven FC only picking up one win and one draw from the first part of the season sees them placed in the Division Three Championship, heading away to Ilam Fields today to face the UCAFC 3rd XI. The Mid Canterbury United 17th Grade side will look to pick up their second win of the season in a home game against FC Twenty 11 U17 Shamrocks, at the Ashburton Domain.

Following up their dominating 10-3 victory last weekend will be a tough task for the unbeaten Mid Canterbury United 13th Grade, and they travel to Christchurch to face the Papanui Redwood AFC 15 Lions at Redwood Park.

Another side looking to carry on their goalscoring form is the Mid Canterbury United 13th Grade Red Devilz, who have found the back of the old onion bag 12 times in their opening two games, and will hope more goals will rain in at the Ashburton Domain against the Nomad United 13 Reds.

Snxadu Ndosi in action for the Mid Canterbury Reserves, who have secured themselves a place in Division Four.

Rugby stars urge caution over Super Rugby split

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An Australian rugby great has urged Rugby Australia to tread carefully over a possible move to leave Super Rugby.

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has told New Zealand Rugby that next season’s Super Rugby Pacific could be the last and that they could set up a domestic competition instead in the lead-up to hosting the 2027 World Cup. “We’ll honour our commitments in 2023 but

Game time for all the Black Ferns Black Ferns director of rugby Wayne Smith has made good on his promise to give every squad member an opportunity in the Pacific Four Series.

Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu will start at halfback.

Bay of Plenty hooker Natalie Delamare makes her debut in the number two jersey for today’s final game of the series against USA in Whangarei, just two months on from scoring a hat-trick in the Super W Final for the Waratahs.

Delamare is joined by 31-year-old occupational therapist, Lucy Anderson, is set to make her long awaited debut off the bench, having first trialled for the Black Ferns as a midfielder in 2013.

“To have genuine competition for spots has got to be good,” Smith said.

“We have 11 debutants and they’ve all played really well when they’ve had their opportunity.

“For Nat and Lucy, it will rely on the rest of the team how good their debut is, they can’t go out and really shine

unless the others go out and shine; I’m pretty sure they will.”

Counties Manukau pair Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu and Leilani Perese get their first starts of the series.

Marino-Tauhinu will don the number 9 jersey, having played her previous seven tests behind Kendra Cocksedge, who will play her 60th test off the bench.

Perese is one of the most capped forwards in the current squad, but all her previous appearances have come from the bench.

After a solid debut performance last weekend, teenager Sylvia Brunt is promoted into the starting line up in the number 12 jersey, while Chelsea Semple returns from illness onto the bench.

Smith said the preparation this week has been focused on continuing to grow the Black Ferns style of play.

“We need to focus on getting our stuff right. Everyone can see the sort of game we are trying to play and its starting to come together.”

we need to see what’s best for rugby in Australia leading up to the RWC (World Cup) in Australia in 2027,” McLennan said.

Former Wallaby Tim Horan urged Rugby Australia to be careful with any moves to walk away. The relationship between the two nations has been strained since 2020, when New Zealand argued an eight team competition should include just two Australian franchises.

Speaking on Stan Sport, Horan said both

sides needed to consider the long-term implications of dissolving Super Rugby Pacific.

“I think we’ve got to be really careful with this, we need the All Blacks and they need us just as much,” said Horan.

“How are you going to have a competition with five Australian Super Rugby sides, you’d get sick of playing each other.

“I know Hamish is throwing a hand grenade, but we need them.”

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Golf

Methven Ladies Golf

Wednesday June 15.

2nd Gwen Cook: Becky Hood 122-57-65, Sara Gallagher 85-12-73.

3rd Margaret Lilley Putting Nola Hydes 28, Sara Gallagher 28 Nawab Indian Restaurant Best Nett of the Day: Becky Hood 65. Nan Hyland Spoon from last week: Lee McLintock C/B from Robyn Maw 35.5.

Nearest the Pins: No 4 Open & Br B Primo Sandra Marr.

No 6 Open Methven Foursquare Nola Hydes. No 13 Open Methven Pharmacy KLee McLintock. No 17 Open Methven Travel Robyn Maw. No 14 Br B 2nd Shot Supervalue Heather Middleton.

Twos and Nett Eagles: Becky Hood X4, Wow!!!

Rakaia Ladies Golf

Wednesday June 15 Connelly Cup, Extra Medal, 2nd round Eclectic: Sally Smith 106-28-79, Eclectic Sandra Quinn 67 nett. 9 holers: Extra Medal, 2nd round Eclectic: Judy Moore: 51-15-36, Eclectic 33 nett.

Rakaia Hotel 2nd shot #3 Sally Smith, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot #6Sandra Quinn, V. Bell. Nearest the Pin #8 Sandra Quinn, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot #15 Freda Bierema, S. Quinn 2nd shot #17 Sally Smith.

Tinwald Ladies Golf

June 14, LGU Silver: Di Lowe 75, Bronze 1: Di Bell 75, Bronze 2: Karen Young 81, 9 Hole: Denise Morgan 39.

Standfast Trophy: Di Bell 75c/b, Di Lowe 75, Karen Young 81.

9 Hole Stroke: Denise Morgan 39, Denise Wells 41.

Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Barb Harris, No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Judith Smith, No 12 Mac & Maggie; Di Lowe, 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Di Bell, Memory Funeral Longest Putt; Marion Oakley. Twos: Di Lowe.

■■ Squash

Celtic Squash Club Results from week 8 of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Team Campbell Contracting Ltd beat Team Euroagri 14-7: Nick Marshall beat Scott Broker 3-0, Mick Hooper beat James McCloy 3-0, Hamish O’Reilly beat Kade Cummings 3-1, Amy Muckle lost to Hayden Robinson 2-3, Sarah Forbes lost to Matt Cassineri 0-3, Blake Cummings beat Taylor Moore 3-0.

Team Mastercraft Kitchens beat Team Pat Summerfield Electrical 12-8: Billy Nolan beat Paul Cousins 3-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Neil Keenan 0-3, Phil Andrew beat Mike Keen 3-1, Kirsty Clay bat Neil Thompson 3-0, Andre De Beer beat Ajna Liemburg 3-1, Madi Read lost to Jacinda Ryan 0-3.

Team McCrea Paint & Decorators beat Team McKain Quality Construction 17-10: Chris Thompson lost to Jason Feutz 2-3, Rob Giles beat Shane Muckle 3-2, Blair Horrell beat Jordy Hooper 3-2, Ian Dolden beat Nick McKain 3-2, Lucas Raphold beat Chrissie Stratford 3-1, Craig Henshilwood beat Bryney Ward 3-0.

Team Kirsty Clay Property Brokers beat Team Alps Continuous Spouting 14-10: Jimmy Hunn beat Chris O’Reilly 3-1, Wouter Myburgh lost to Ben Kruger 2-3, Kyle Hurren beat Paul Cartney 3-1, Kirsty Clay beat Heather Bowker 3-0, Meagen Bell lost to Henry Ross 0-3, Jo-Alta Myburgh beat Jacinda Ryan 3-2.

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

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who top-scored for the Black Caps in the second innings of last week’s test against England? a) Will Young b) Devon Conway c) Daryl Mitchell 2. Who is the fill-in coach for the Warriors, after Nathan Brown’s shock departure? a) Michael McGuire b)Adam Blair c) Stacey Jones 3. It’ll be Crusaders backs coach Andrew Goodman’s last game for the franchise tonight. Where’s he off to? a) Munster b) Leinster c) Clontarf 4. Which Kiwi driver was in the Toyota that won Le Mans last week? a) Shane van Gisbergen b) Brendan Hartley c) Liam Lawson 5. Who did Wimbledon grant a wild-card entry to this week? a) Madison Keys b) Venus Williams c) Serena Williams 6. In America’s Cup yachting, which country did Chris Dickson sail for in 1992? a) New Zealand b) Switzerland c) Japan 7. Brent McEwan opened the scoring in a Shield challenge against Auckland, but the Auks then put 139 points on the board. Who was McEwan playing for? a) Northland b) Southland c) North Otago 8. Who was the first dreadlocked All Black? a) Tana Umaga b) Ma’a Nonu c) Rodney So’oialo 1. c) Daryl Mitchell, 62, 2. c) Stacey Jones, 3. b) Leinster, 4. b) Brendan Hartley, 5. c) Serena Williams, 6. c) Japan, 7. c) North Otago, 8. a) Tana Umaga

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Though you sometimes resist authority, you also respect anything and anyone who can teach you. You’ll drop all resistance to guides and instructions. Life is made easier following the directions.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your powers of observation are so dialled in that you’re verging on the telepathic. Hearing what other people are thinking is not the hard part. The hard part is verifying your correctness in the matter.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Boring the audience is a terrible sin in entertainment and the norm of polite society. You’ll liven things up with charm and snappiness, and employ acting skill, too, as you tolerate the long-windedness of others.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Those who point out another’s faults are implying that, by comparison, they have fewer faults of their own, which is hardly ever the case, and even if it were, bringing attention to it is a big red flag-sized fault.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): With multilevel awareness, you’ll pick up on minute expressions of interest and make split-second decisions about whether to continue the entertainment, leveraging the attention, or to dodge, or redirect it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Used to a particular rhythm of external assurances, your ego is scared to step into environments where reception will be uncertain. Challenge yourself to care less about them and more about your purpose.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You can trust in your deeper knowing, even when it has yet to emerge to consciousness. You have goals that even you do not know about. Your being vibrates with an agenda you’ve only started to understand.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Changing yourself is tough enough. Changing someone else is possibly futile. Even in the unlikely event it works, your imposed change would be temporary and invite a backlash. Live and let live.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Sleep, vitamins, sunshine, movement, the positive influence of optimistic friends and media... it’s obvious what’s good for you, and the one who inspires you to partake in good things is great indeed.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Creativity is at a high.

Keep striving to turn inspiration and emotion into something concrete. People will like and resonate with the products of your expression.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll set up systems and rewards aimed at building mental patterns.

If anyone is going to change your mind, it should be you, not some technology used by a corporation to seduce and control you.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): It is in your nature to extend whatever care is needed, and the more you notice the need, the more need there is to be noticed. Just be sure to care for yourself first and foremost.

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

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SITUATIONS VACANT

MEETINGS, EVENTS

SITUATIONS VACANT

Post Settlement Support Worker Refugee Settlement Support

ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS INC.

58TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION

LOGISTICS MANAGER

Ashburton Art Gallery Opening Night July 4, 2022

Smith Seeds Limited is a specialised seed production company, based in Ashburton. We grow many different varieties of seed on multiplication contracts grown by expert farmers, the resultant high-quality seeds are then shipped back to our valued international clients.

Public viewing daily 5th-29th July 2022 Tickets for Opening Night are $30 from Ashburton Art Gallery

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our company to manage key roles, these are as follows:

PUBLIC NOTICES

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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS WILL BE HELD AT THE CLUB ON SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022 AT 10AM

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BUSINESS ▫ ▫

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Being a small and dedicated team, we are looking for someone with common sense, who is flexible and willing to help out with any task.

We expect the successful applicant to be committed, enthusiastic, well organised and work without supervision. Whilst we are ideally looking for someone with Seed Industry experience this should not deter people that have the experience and attributes above.

A competitive salary, company vehicle and other incentives are part of the package. If you are looking for an exciting and fulfilling career this could be the position for you, we look forward to hear from you.

To receive and adopt the annual report of the committee for the year ended 31 March 2022.

To receive and adopt the financial accounts 31 March 2020 (audited), 31 March 2021 (audited) and the Management accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.

To declare the election of club officers.

To consider any notices of motion or remits for which the necessary notice is given.

General business.

Michael Crequer Interim Chairman

PUBLIC NOTICES

Ashburton Kindergarten Association Annual General Meeting 2022 Monday 20th June 7.00pm at Hampstead Kindergarten 44 Cambridge St ALL WELCOME Barbara Kirk Association Manager

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

Phone Mack at Doors and More on 0273960361.

All applications will be kept confidential.

FOR SALE

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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

Knowledge and experience working with children, youth and families.

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

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

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

Applications close on July 1, 2022, please apply with covering letter and CV to: A: The General Manager Smith Seeds Ltd. PO Box 358, Ashburton E: dayle@smithseeds.co.nz W: www.smithseeds.co.nz

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

Macrocarpa log for sale 25 tonne. Phone Shane James Firewood 0276113334.

WELL-BEING Personal, Relationships, Work, Business.

I promise to listen, care, coach and believe In you.

Oversee quality assurance within our office and processing plants.

Liaise with management and staff, on all aspects of the business.

Manage our seed cleaning schedules.

Liaise with shipping agents and arrange shipments.

Experience with export documentation would be an advantage but not essential.

Inventory control.

Locate at or nearby Ashburton.

Have permanent residency in New Zealand.

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

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

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

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

We are looking for candidates with the following key attributes:

LET OR LEASE

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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

LAND WANTED TO LEASE WANTED: approx. 20 hectares lease land within a 10km radius of Ashburton by a well established farmer.

Price by negotiation Phone 027 444 2919

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

TRADES, SERVICES

MR Green ( Lawn and Garden Services) for all your Ride on and Rotary mowing, spraying, fertilising, garden and section tidy ups - Call Pat Prendergast 0274445314

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LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.

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

Call Nigel at Doors and More. Ph 027 516 7104

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, better prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SPECIALISED SERVICES

PO Box 76110, Northwood, ChCh 8543 Email: hlschch@gmail.com Phone: 027 281 8617 Hello Householder If you are interested in any of the following services we are here to help you with a free quote of any of our services Moss & Lichen Removal Moss/Mould & Lichen Removal ► Moss & Lichen Removal ► Moss Proofing ► Spouting Manual Clean

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Motoring

For Sale

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WEEKEND SERVICES

Garage Sales

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Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

MEDICAL SERVICES

HELPLINE SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

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

1pm Sunday.

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

Please contact directly for hours.

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

For weekend and emergency

Healthline is a free health advice service.

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

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

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

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

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

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

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault

Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

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

Direct dials to a volunteer.

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

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

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

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Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting

Birthday Greetings Play Planner

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

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

CONDITIONS: 1. Telephoned information NOT accepted.

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

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

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

Jarrod King Happy 9th birthday for tomorrow Jarrod. Have a super day. Lots of Love from Nana, Poppa and all the family. xx

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

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

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

DEATHS CARNIE, Raymond George (Ray) – Passed away at Oamaru Hospital on Monday, June 13, 2022, aged 76, treasured husband of Valda for 53 years, much loved father and father-in-law of Shane and Lisa, Nadine and Jay, loved Grandad of Devon, Xander and Kyan. The family would like to thank the staff at Oamaru Hospital for their great care of Ray. As per Ray’s wishes “he has gone up the chimney as soon as possible”. Messages to 9A Bedford Street, Oamaru.

9400.

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

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

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

Name of organisation ..................................................................... .....................................................................

ASHBURTON

Venue ........................................................ .....................................................................

Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting

For just $10*

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

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

MEMORIAL SERVICES WILKINSON, Alan James – 07.12.1933 – 22.02.2022 Please join us as we celebrate the life of our beloved dad, Alan on 1.30pm, Saturday, July 2nd, at the Ashburton Baptist Church. Please bring your smiles and best Wilkie story as we honour his legacy. An afternoon tea will follow the Memorial Service. Dave, Joy and Murray.

Guardian ASHBUR TON

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

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

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

How to send family notices

Ten words only*

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE)

Family notices are important to everyone and among the most well-read aspects of our newspaper. If you would like a family notice published, be that for a death, a memorial, or an acknowledgment, then please note the following:

Phone 03 307 7900 Email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Email all notices (not just for deaths) to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Information required: Please provide your full name and phone contact details.

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DEATHS

Canterbury owned, locally operated

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

Ph 307 7433

DEATHS

DEATHS

LYTTLE, Dulcie Mona – On June 15, 2022, peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 89 years. Loving wife of the late Ivan. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Warren (Squid) and Judy, Ron (Scone) and Maree, Murray (Mud) and Wendy, Cindy and Kevin Quinn, and Tracey Clemett. Treasured Gran of all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Walter and Noeleen, Joyce and the late Ronald Thomas, and Beverley and Neil Owen.

Loved by all her nieces and nephews. Messages to the Lyttle family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to the staff of Radius Millstream for their love and care of Dulcie. A service to celebrate Dulcie’s life will be held at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Jackson Street, Methven, on TUESDAY, June 21, commencing at 2pm, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

TURNBULL, Hilary June – Passed away peacefully on June 16 at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 73 years, after a brave battle with cancer and dementia.

Much loved wife of Greg, cherished mother and mother-in-law to Julie Anne and Mathew, Bradley and Alana, Norman and Angela.

Adored Nana to Georgie, Lachie, Phoenix, Amber, Estella and Noah. Finally set free. We will miss you.

Special thank you to all who cared for her in her final years. Messages to the Turnbull family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A Memorial service for Hilary will be held at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Main Street, Methven on THURSDAY, July 7, commencing at 2pm.

MOYLAN, Rhoda Grace – On June 8, 2022, passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 93 years. Loved wife of the late Reginald Moylan. Loved mother of the late Beverley Fifield, Allan and Kay Breakwell, and Cheryl Horrell.

Much loved grandmother and greatMASTER MONUMENTAL MASON grandmother ‘Nana Momo’ of her 6 grandchildren and 8 E.B. CARTER LTD g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n .

For all your memorial Messages to the family of requirements the late Rhoda Moylan, PO New headstones and designs Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Renovations, At Rhoda’s request a private Additional inscriptions, service has been held.

Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

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Ashburton Weather © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2022

Saturday: Mainly fine with morning frost.

One or two light showers in the afternoon.

Light winds.

MAX

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

9 MIN 2

Saturday: Mainly fine with morning frost, but one or two light showers during the day. Light winds.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Showers developing from midday. Southwesterlies.

Monday: Showers, clearing late. Southwesterlies.

A trough lingers across the North Island Saturday, while a cold front moves up the South Island to merge with the trough as it drifts northwards. A subtropical low drifts to the north of the country on Monday and Tuesday, bringing strong southeasterlies to the North Island. Meanwhile cold southerlies continue over the South Island through Monday, weakening on Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure builds.

Jo Metcalf

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

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10 9 6 8 8 10

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Monday

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Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with showers developing from midday. Southwesterlies.

MAX

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10 MIN 5

Saturday Mountain weather hazard: Wind Chill.

Mostly cloudy with the odd shower, turning to rain north of Arthur’s Pass in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h becoming light in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h becoming light in the morning.

Freezing level: 1900m lowering to 1400m in the afternoon, and to 1100m in the evening.

Sunday Mountain weather hazards: Snow, Wind Chill.

Mostly cloudy. Showers developing from midday, mainly north of the Mackenzie District. Snow showers to 900m.

Wind at 1000m: Light SW, rising to S 40 km/h from afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: Light SW, rising to S 50 km/h from afternoon.

Freezing level: 1100m.

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

Monday: Showers, clearing late.

Southwesterlies.

MAX

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

Ashburton Airport 10.1 5.6 5.0 2.4 17.0 NE 22 1:55pm 4.1 72.1

Methven 6.6 4.5 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

8 MIN 2

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 9.4 8.4 5.5 5.7 3.2 – 0.0 0.8 29.0 15.0 S 35 SE 26 12:29am 12:08am 2.3 – 70.3 – Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Monday

Ashburton H 6:41am 7:13pm 7:45am 8:14pm 8:48am 9:15pm Mouth L 12:32am 12:54pm 1:31am 1:53pm 2:30am 2:52pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 6:44am L 12:33am H 6:25am L 12:16am

7:12pm 12:52pm 6:57pm 12:38pm

7:43am 1:30am 7:29am 1:15am

8:09pm 1:49pm 7:58pm 1:37pm

8:41am 2:27am 8:32am 2:14am

9:06pm 2:47pm 8:59pm 2:36pm

8:05am 5:03pm 8:05am 5:03pm 8:05am 5:04pm 9:11pm 11:36am 10:28pm 12:08pm 11:42pm 12:33pm

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