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This is a day of mixed emotions for Claire and Gerard Rushton as they deliver a meningitis petition to Parliament in Wellington. Read why it means so much to them on P2.

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‘It gives Courtenay’s life meaning and purpose’ Malcolm Hopwood Ashburton’s Claire and Gerard Rushton will achieve something today that will help ease the pain of the loss of their daughter. In the foyer of Parliament they’ll present a petition containing 6357 signatures which calls on the government to introduce legislation enabling vaccination against all types of meningitis and not just the jab children receive in their early years of life. The petition will then be read to MPs in the House in the first order of business this afternoon. The Rushtons lost their daughter, Courtenay, to meningitis eight years ago and, since then, have made it their mission to advocate for all vaccines to be freely available. They have fronted the Meningitis Foundation’s national campaign to persuade the Government to introduce legislation. “We’re doing it for every child and young person so they can lead full and healthy lives,” Gerard Rushton said. “If we can save one life and prevent one family going through what we experienced, then it’s worth it. “It gives Courtenay’s life meaning and purpose.” Prior to presenting the petition, the family and foundation members will carry out media duties including an interview with TV One’s Breakfast following the 8am news and meet National’s health spokesman, Dr Shane Reti, in his office. Dr Reti will present the petition to Parliament and believes the number of signatures will seriously influence the government’s decision to legislate. He said the petition will be allocated to a select committee who will call for submissions from the community. Depending on a recommendation from the committee, Dr Reti hopes it will become a bill before parliament.

Claire and Gerard Rushton in front of a painting of their daughter, Courtenay, who died from meningitis eight years ago. The Rushtons have contacted other MPs and members of the Select Committee as part of their campaign and hope they’ll attend. They’ve been told Act Party leader, David Seymour and MPs, Nicola Grigg and Camilla Belich, will be present. The Rushtons are hoping to view this afternoon’s proceed-

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about the loss of their daughter. “It’s been emotionally draining for us, but hugely important that the petition is successful. “It could save the lives of hundreds of people and many thousands more who survive meningitis, but are disabled for the rest of their lives.” “That’s why we’re doing it.”

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Blake’s mullet on thin ice Lili Haydon After years of tender loving care a young Methven lad has decided to call it quits on his mullet. Ten-year-old Blake Broomhall has decided to chop off his hair for a good cause. Blake’s mullet has been in the making since 2017 and he is extremely proud of his luscious locks. But he is willing to chop it all off to help the Staveley Ice Skating & Curling Rinks. Blake’s mother Heather Broomhall said it started as a bit of a joke, as Blake’s hair was getting very long. “We mentioned to him that some people pay good money to get lovely locks like his,” Heather said. And that’s all it took for Blake to decide to help his grandfather Carl Shannon raise money to go towards the Staveley Ice Skating & Curling Rinks’ upgrade. Shannon is part of the committee organising the fundraising for the upgrades at the Staveley Ice Skating and Curling Rinks. The rink has been open since 1951 and Blake’s mum has vivid memories of spending days and nights skating at the rink. But warmer winters over the past few years have led to the rink remaining closed to the public. “Blake has only skated at the rink a cou-

ple of times, as unfortunately the last few years, the weather conditions have not been right. The skating and curling rinks have had very few open days in the past few years,” Heather said. The committee plans on upgrading the rink with a refrigeration unit so that the ice can be sustained and the skating guaranteed. While this comes with a hefty price tag, The Lion Foundation, in association with the Braided Rivers Community Trust, granted the Staveley Ice Rink Project $150,000, putting their total raised so far at over $750,000. The target is at over $1.1 million, so not far to go now. And, even better, the rinks committee has applied for $350,000 from the Lotto facilities fund and are hopeful this will turn up trumps. But while Blake’s fundraising amount may not make it into the hundreds of thousands, project spokeswoman for the Staveley rinks, Claire Harden, said every bit helps. He started with a target of $200 and this was achieved within a few hours with the help of friends and family. “We then decided to continue with the fundraising to a bigger crowd and increased the target to $2000,” Heather said. Harden is rapt that someone Blake’s age is wanting to help and as for mum Heather, she is just excited that her children will get to experience the memories she has as a child at the rink. “Every winter they wait and hope the skating rink is opening.” Blake’s fundraiser ends on May 15.

Blake Broomhall proudly shows off his magniﬁcent, but soon to be chopped off mullet. PHOTO HEATHER BROOMHALL

Left – The Staveley Ice Skating and Curling Rinks are to beneﬁt from the loss of Blake Broomhall’s long locks.

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Vaccine pass requirement dropped, masks remain Jonathan Leask

The mandates are gone, and if one councillor had her way masks would be too. At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday the Ashburton District Council has resolved to remove My Vaccine Pass requirements from April 5, in line with the Governments changes to the Covid-19 protection framework. Councillor Lynette Lovett was pleased the council was ditching the mandates, but expressed her desire to go further. She suggested the council push the mayoral forum to push for the removal of mask wearing requirements. “We have got to move on,” Lovett said. “To me, the rest of the world aren’t using them, and we need to advocate for removing them.” She said the council should be pushing back and asking questions on the Government’s Covid framework decisions, including the retention of the red and orange settings. “The government seems to dictating. “We have got to start pushing government to their reasoning why they are holding us like this in this country.” While vaccine passes are not required from April 5, mask use within public venues remains a requirement until the green setting of the of the framework. “Masks are a way to protect yourself and protect others, and at whatever stage that you don’t need to wear masks the government will decide that and I’m not sure we can influence that or not,” Mayor Neil Brown said.

Ashburton District councillor Lynette Lovett supports the dropping of vaccine pass requirements and believes the council should go further and advocate for mask use to be dropped as well. PHOTO ADAM BURNS/LDR Chief executive Hamish Riach said through the pandemic the council has worked hard to follow the direction of the government “who is presumably getting the best medical advice available to it”. The removal of the vaccine pass requirement is consistent with that approach he said. Councillors also delegated fu-

ture decisions on the operation of council facilities in Covid settings to the chief executive. Brown said delegating authority to the chief executive about operations under Covid settings gives council the ability to react quickly to future changes to the protection framework and new strains of the virus. The mandates will be lifted

for the public but will remain in place for council staff. Riach said council staff will be consulted about whether or not they see the health benefit of continuing to be a workforce which is fully vaccinated against Covid-19. “Until that process is complete, then we will require staff to be vaccinated,” Riach said.

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Plunket the winner from Sarah’s payback plan Lili Haydon Local woman Sarah McCormick is using her business skills to pay back the Ashburton community and help Plunket at the same time. McCormick owns M.E Luxury Soy Candles and is making candles for Plunket Whanua Awhina – Mid Canterbury. It’s part of the local Plunket organisation’s Mother’s Day candle community services fundraiser. And doing her bit means a lot to McCormick, a mother of four, who knows how important New Zealand’s biggest health and wellbeing support service for children under five and their families is.

“Partnering with Plunket was a no-brainer,’’ McCormick said. “The vital link they provide families in New Zealand is amazing and the service is so important. Some people don’t have that all-important support network, so Plunket fills that void in more ways than one.’’ McCormick, who spends a few hours each day making her candles, also said the Ashburton community was second to none. Repaying the community for stepping up when she needed it was also part of her motivation. “When my mum got a very grim cancer diagnosis the community of Ashburton’s support was so overwhelming and meant the world to us all. “So when we got through that time of our lives I wanted to give back even more, so that’s when the idea of offering my candles as fundraising ideas came

about,” McCormick said. McCormick is something of a fundraising project veteran. She was involved with the Getting On Taylor’s Nerves for Ashburton teenager Taylor Doyle, who has a rare condition called median arcuate ligament syndrome, which causes abdominal pain and nausea that worsens when she eats or drinks something. In February, McCormick raised $600, which was donated to a fund to support Doyle’s surgery in Australia. “If making candles and selling them to fundraise means more children get to go on school camps, or if it takes the financial pressure off someone supporting a loved one through sickness, then why wouldn’t I step in to help out?’’ Right – One of the candles that will be sold so funds can be donated to Plunket.

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Wonderful homecoming for church members Malcolm Hopwood Sunday is very special for parishioners at Hakatere Presbyterian’s Oxford Street Church. They’ll be worshipping inside their building for the first time in four years. Following the Christchurch earthquake, the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, introduced a higher strengthening compliance. With Ashburton being in an earthquake prone area, both St Andrew’s and Oxford Street churches were required to improve their safety standards. The church closed its doors in 2018, parishioners dipped into investment funds and the roof and walls were reinforced at the cost of several thousand dollars. This Sunday is harvest thanksgiving and will include a celebration of the building’s reopening. “It’s going to mean another new beginning and an invitation to how we worship,” Minister, Rev Joanna Warren said. “The environment is purpose-built for worship with more space and light. It will be a wonderful homecoming for members of the church.” Rev Warren explained the reconfigured building will enable parishioners to explore how they worship and will lead them into more ways of praising God. “There’ll be more space for a variety of activities for church members and the community,” she said. For Joan Campbell, 91, the re-opening “means a lot. It’s where I’ve worshipped for 70 years,” she said. Murray Page, a church member at Wakanui and now Oxford Street, is delighted to return to the building. “It’s great to have our spiritual home back,” he said.

“It’s great to have our spiritual church home back” afﬁrms members of Oxford Street Presbyterian Church (from left) Murray Page, Rev Joanna Warren and Joan Campbell.

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Have your say on our draft Annual Plan My Vaccine Passes to be removed at facilities Ashburton District Council will begin consultation on its Annual Plan 2022-23 with an online meeting next week, followed by face-to-face meetings in Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia. Mayor Neil Brown, Chief Executive Hamish Riach and senior staff will be present and able to answer questions about a budget that details $70.6 million spending on day-to-day running costs and projects to improve services and facilities.

Ashburton District Council will remove My Vaccine Pass entry requirements from seven facilities, including the EA Networks Centre and Ashburton Public Library, from 11.59pm on Monday 4 April.

Mayor Brown said high inflation, which was out of Council’s control, had contributed to an overall 9.4 per cent rate rise, but rates bills would vary because of recent revaluations. “We’ve looked closely at Council operations and trimmed budgets wherever possible to help keep rates manageable,” he said. “We’re also proposing to defer some large projects, like a new entranceway into the Ashburton Domain, to help keep our general spending down. “Some projects can’t be delayed though and we need to continue upgrading our water supplies to meet stricter national drinking water standards.” Mayor Brown said consultation with the community would allow residents to have their say on the draft budget, and if they wanted to see services further reduced to help ease rates rises they had to let Council know. Council also wants to know if residents support using money from forestry

The move is in line with Government changes to the Covid-19 protection framework removing the requirement for some businesses to operate with vaccine passes.

reserves to accelerate the major repairs roading programme. The submission period will run until Friday 6 May. There will be an online virtual feedback meeting on Thursday 7 April which will start at 7pm and people can watch on Council’s Facebook or You Tube channels, or via the itsourplace.nz website. There will be a short presentation followed by a time for questions, which can be submitted during the meeting. People who can’t join live will be able to watch the recording afterwards at a time convenient

for them. People will also be able to ask questions and share thoughts with councillors and staff at community meetings at the Ashburton Event Centre on Monday 11 April at 7pm; at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall on Tuesday 12 April at 7pm; and at the Rakaia Bowling Club on Wednesday 13 April at 7pm. The consultation document and full draft Annual Plan will be available at itsourplace. nz from 7 April. People can engage online, or request a consultation document and submission form from the Council office.

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The removal of vaccine passes also applies to Council’s administration building and chambers, the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and the Ashburton Holiday Park at Tinwald when they open for business on Tuesday 5 April. The introduction of My Vaccine Pass requirements last year meant everyone who worked in or visited Council facilities had to be vaccinated. Mayor Neil Brown said there had been some initial angst about the use of vaccine passes to visit council facilities, but the decision was accepted by the community on the whole.

High-tech screen keeps fish in stream

“Ashburton District is highly vaccinated, with 98 per cent of residents aged 12 and over double vaxxed and 74 per cent of those 18 and over boosted.”

I’m looking forward to a field trip on Monday when Councillors will get to see one of the largest and most complex fish screens in the southern hemisphere. And it is in our patch, on the side of the Rangitata River at Klondyke.

He said that in the current Omicron outbreak, 9.5 per cent of the district had tested positive, with around two per cent of the population an active case.

Water from the river is drawn under consent into the Rangitata Diversion Race, which distributes it for hydrogeneration, irrigation and stockwater use around the Ashburton District. That water helps ensure our farmers have a buffer against drought and can reliably deliver their crops to market, in New Zealand and around the world. The new fish screen looks a bit like a bullet train. It has seven separate cylinders covered with fine mesh and they rotate to keep young salmon, trout and native fish in the river and out of the diversion race. The screen is also an essential part of the consent to take water, which is vital for our economy as well as the ecosystem of the Rangitata River. 1

At an Extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, Councillors also delegated future decisions regarding the operation of Council facilities in covid orange and green settings to Chief Executive Hamish Riach.

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Council has a share in the company that manages the race and the fish screen is being shown to a wide range of stakeholders and interested parties this week and next, culminating in a public open day on Sunday 10 April. I encourage you to take a look, as this fish screen may possibly lead the way for other fish screens around New Zealand and while it was made in Australia, it has been put together onsite by an Ashburton company, Grant Hood Contracting. The RDR was built 80 years ago in Depression times to stimulate agriculture and remarkably it remains an important piece of plumbing for our district as we move to a future where climate change and protecting the environment have a big focus. A completely different era we are hoping to see the back of soon is the Covid-19 pandemic. While case numbers are dropping and restrictions are easing, the virus is here to stay and will hopefully evolve over time into nothing more serious than a cold for

“Council’s own workforce reflected that percentage, with 10 per cent of staff affected. "Going forward, wearing masks in indoor public settings is still required and we should stay home if sick.” most people. Thank you to everyone for playing their part in the past two years, for working their essential jobs, for staying home when asked, for masking up, and getting vaccinated and boosted – this has helped our wider community. We are seeing a move to more normal times with the end of vaccine passes and compulsory QR code scanning. But don’t delete the app from your phone … these are early days yet and Nature often has a trick or two up her sleeve.

The Mayor said delegating authority to the Chief Executive about operations under orange and green covid settings gave Council the ability to react quickly to future changes to the protection framework and new strains of the virus. “As a Council we have worked very hard to follow Government advice during the pandemic and reviewing our policies is part of the road to a new normal,” the Mayor added. Chief Executive Hamish Riach said Council staff would soon be consulted about whether or not they saw the health benefit of continuing to be a workforce which is fully vaccinated against Covid-19. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Domain rewards visitors with autumn act

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

The Ashburton Domain is preparing to put its autumn face on - cricket pitches will soon give way to football fields and the leaves on deciduous trees will turn golden and drop to the ground.

Meetings are at Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, unless specified Annual Plan virtual community meeting, Thursday 7 April, 7pm (livestreamed)

Regardless of the weather, it’s a perfect place for a stroll and right now visitors can still enjoy a picnic on the grass on a sunny day and catch the last of the flowering dahlias and fuchsias.

Annual Plan Ashburton community meeting, Monday 11 April, Ashburton Event Centre, 7pm Annual Plan Methven community meeting, Tuesday 12 April, Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 7pm

The change of seasons means the domain outdoor paddling pool is officially closed and staff are hoping their mowing equipment will get a well-earned break, after a busy six months when the grass grew unseasonably well.

Youth Council meeting, Tuesday 12 April, 4pm Annual Plan Rakaia community meeting, Wednesday 13 April, Rakaia Bowling Club, 7pm

Community Services Group Manager Steve Fabish said the domain was a popular park for both locals and visitors and autumn colours were beginning to emerge.

Council meeting, Wednesday 20 April, 1pm (livestreamed) Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Tuesday 26 April, 1pm

“There are so many places of interest, from the mature trees and bedding displays, to the ducks and pond life. Taking a walk through these spaces is definitely good for the soul and our team at Open Spaces is very proud of the work they do, from growing annuals in Council’s nursery to mowing the outfield like a bowling green for cricketers. It’s just a stunning space.”

DOMAIN PADDLING POOL The Ashburton Domain outdoor paddling pool will close for the season today, Thursday 31 March. The pool, on the corner of Walnut Avenue and West Street, will be open again next summer.

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

EASTER WEEKEND AND ANZAC DAY HOLIDAYS Kerbside collections – Easter Friday collections will be collected on Saturday 16 April.

Volunteers invited to weed out pine pests Ashburton District Council is inviting members of the community to take part in a wilding pine and rowans removal day at Lake Camp on Saturday 23 April, as part of work to control invasive weeds around the lake.

unchecked could quickly take over large expanses of the high country. “These tree species represent a major threat to natural ecosystems, biodiversity and landscape values.” The community day at Lake Camp is being organised by Council’s new ecologist and biodiversity advisor, Dr Christian Chukwuka.

Weed control days have been held annually to eradicate the introduced species and it is important to keep the positive work going. Community Services Group Manager Steve Fabish said the efforts of volunteers were vital to success in eradicating wilding trees.

them for water and nutrients.

“We’re very appreciative of members of the community who come along to help out. We’d love to see more people join us again on 23 April to get rid of these weeds.”

The rowan tree was once widely planted for protection against witches and spirits in Britain and Ireland – its red berries were believed to ward off evil – but in our part of the world, it has become a threat. Rowan, part of the wider rose family, can smother and kill native plants if left unmanaged.

Wilding pines or conifers are considered a pest because they grow densely, shading out native species and outcompeting

Mr Fabish said invasive introduced tree species like wilding pines and rowans had little or no ecological benefit, and if left

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Pothole eliminator called in Jonathan Leask Specialist machinery is being called in to target some of the worst pothole sections in the district before winter. The Ashburton District Council’s roading contractors, HEB, will be bringing in a larger milling machine to increase the speed and capacity of stabilising repairs to try and get on top of the most troublesome spots. The council planned to pour $2 million of unused forestry reserve funds into tackling the district’s pothole problems in the 2022-23 financial year, but on Tuesday voted to bring $300,000 of funding forward after the specialist machinery became available. Roading manager Mark Chamberlain said it was a matter of “taking the opportunity of using a resource to do some extra work on the network that don’t have to hold on to next [financial] year and over winter”. Chamberlain said HEB made the offer of its new machinery after they finished the work in Selwyn “a bit sooner than what they thought” due to cost escalations impacting the council’s roading budget. Stabilised repairs can be completed faster than dig-out repairs and at a cheaper rate, and while only improving the top layer of the base course they provide a repair that generally causes less maintenance issues when done

HEB Contracting’s new larger stabilising mill. well, Chamberlain said. The key is getting it right, Chamberlain said. “Like any repair, if it’s done well at the right time with the right material, you will get a good result. “There’s no guarantee that everything they’ll do will turn out perfectly, but that’s what we are wanting. Testing will be done on the targeted areas to ensure the process is viable.

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“If you haven’t got that depth of base course, you can’t do it.” So far this year the council has completed 6000sqm of dig out repairs at a cost of $320,000 compared to 8480sqm of stabilised repairs at $330,000. The funding the council brought forward doubles that amount of stabilised repairs and as the larger stabilising mill is 1.5m wide compared to the normal 0.6m wide it will be done much faster.

Chamberlain said there is a fixed per square metre rate in the five year contract, but there are cost escalations, such as the current fuel prices. Getting the work done now, solves the issue of the affected areas getting worse over winter and increasing the amount of maintenance, he said. Council is well aware of the pothole issue, as mayor Neil Brown said it feels like they fix one and it moves somewhere else.

“One burst of energy to get on top of these potholes before the winter would be ideal.”

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‘Past the peak,’ but small school closed due to Covid Jonathan Leask

Happy Birthday Hilda Saturday was a memorable day for 102-year-old Hilda Murdoch. She celebrated her birthday last week and, surrounded by family on Saturday, cut her birthday cake.

A small rural Mid Canterbury school has been forced to close its doors due to Covid. Chertsey School, with a roll of 34 pupils, has had to close this week after a rise in active cases. Board chair Malcolm Chubb confirmed the school has been impacted by Covid and its pupils will be online learning until at least Monday. Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown said that just over 10 per cent of the Ashburton District has reported as having Covid. “There is still 90 per cent that have either not rung in with the virus and said they have got it or have not had it,” Brown said. He believes “we are going over the edge” of the peak now with case numbers heading down. The Canterbury DHB reported 722 active cases in the district, as of 8am Wednesday, down from 764 cases on

Tuesday. There are 17,430 active cases across Canterbury, down from 18,316 on Tuesday. Brown said vaccination is still the key to protection and will protect the community moving forward. While cases numbers were dropping, Brown said it has come at a cost. “There has been a cost and it’s been a cost to us all. “It’s cost us as a country, it’s been a cost to individuals, businesses, even to this council it’s been a cost.

“How long it will keep costing us well I’m not too sure, but it’s certainly been a cost we can tangibly recognise.” See also story P4

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ow this is a story all about how Chris Rock got flipped-turned upside down. But let me take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you all about how I really don’t care. If you’ve been living under an undignified rock for the past few days and haven’t caught up with the news from the Oscars this week, actor Will Smith sent the world into a spin when he marched on stage and open-handed slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face during the awards ceremony. Rock had made comments about Smith’s wife, Jada PinkettSmith – and while footage would suggest it was taken in a light-hearted manner by the star of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air – his reaction in the 20 sec-

Matt Markham onds following told a different story. After smacking Rock, Smith was then heard to shout obscenities at Rock from back at his seat, telling him to “keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth”. And thus, the world went crazy. Social media channels went into overdrive, debate about whether the entire situation was staged or real raged and media outlets across the globe dug through the archives looking for examples of such behaviour in

the past. But, why? Should we really be so invested in an event that happened on the other side of the world involving two people whom most of us will never be in the same country as at any given time? Even more so when you take into account that the glamour and glitz of Hollywood has form for creating a storm in a teacup over such matters. Personally, I didn’t care for the whole thing. But to wake on Tuesday morning and see New Zealand media outlets being dominated by stories of the who, the why and the what suggested the click bait counters Down Under were driving the story’s prominence. People were actually interested; celebrity gossip is still a

thing that gets people’s motors running. It was incredible, especially considering the issues that we, as a society, face at the moment that actually impact on our own lives. Yet no-one was talking about the real issue. Smith was justified in calling out Rock for his comments about his wife. The assault on the other hand was a step too far, but the underlying message was important. Jada PinkettSmith suffers from alopecia. And Rock’s comments, as seemingly innocuous as they might have been, were a direct point at the condition she suffers from. But in the hoopla and craze of Smith’s reaction to sticking up for his wife, albeit in a violent and confronting manner, Rock’s

decision to make a mockery out of a serious condition that affects one in every 500 people in American was off the mark. That’s not justification for what followed, but more some context on the nature of the conversation that led to it. Yet instead of talking about alopecia and the impact it has on women, the focus is elsewhere. If Will Smith hadn’t walked on stage and smacked Chris Rock, then perhaps the course of this would have been a lot different. Now it’s just a couple of guys who were up to no good and who started making trouble in their neighbourhood. They got in one little fight and the world went pear-shaped and now it’s all about the violent Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

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Every day

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 10am, 160 Main Street, Methven. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. Ashburton Aviation Musuem 1-3pm, Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Weekdays

Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

Every Wednesday from 9.30am 11.30am at EA Networks Centre.

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

Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12pm2pm. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

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

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Competition and social play, all welcome from 1pm at 115 Racecourse Road.

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

Hip Hop for Seniors 10am-11am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton, $5. Waireka Croquet Club Association Croquet 10am 12am, doubles from 1-4pm at the Ashburton Domain off Philip Street. Golf Croquet 1.15pm draw.

R.S.A. Indoor Bowls Weekly social indoor bowls from 1.15pm at the RSA Linton Lounge on Cox Street. Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 5-7pm. Paddles are provided.

Monday

St David’s Union Church 6am and 6pm at 48 Allens Road, Allenton. Womens Circuit Training.

Ashburton open coffee mornings All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street. 10.30am - 12 noon.

MSA indoor bowls At the MSA 7.00pm start. New members welcome

Age Concern Ashburton Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am.

MSA Tai Chi Class is at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

Mid Canterbury Badminton Club Badminton Club night from 7-9pm. All abilities welcome at EA Networks Centre.

Ashburton Community Walking Group Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

Wednesday

Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 1pm-2pm, Easy intermediate & intermediate 2pm-4.30pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. Instructor Annette Fyfe.

Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm - 4pm.

St David’s Union Church Women's Circuit training in the hall at 6am at 48 Allens Road, Allenton. Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street.

Tuesday

Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 9.30am, Sinclair Centre. Speeches, morning tea.

Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. St David’s Union Church Walking group meets outside the church at 9.30am, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Wednesday Walk Group 9.30am. Meet on Walnut Avenue on the west side of the Ashburton College Auditorium entrance.

Waireka Croquet Club Golf Croquet, 9.45am Ashburton Domain off Philip Street Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. Held at Methven All Saints • Anglican Church Chapman St at 10.30am. Rakaia St Andrews • Presbyterian Church Bridge St at 1.00pm. Hampstead Hakatere Church • Rooms, Oxford St at 1.30pm. MSA Tai Chi

Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. • Held at Allenton St David’s Church, Allens Rd at 9.30am. Held at Ashburton Buffalo • Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 10.30am. • Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox St at 1.30pm. Held at Staveley Community • Hall at 2pm. Pickleball Ashburton

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Device Drop-In Sessions Free Device Help Sessions at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm. Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Donations appreciated. 3 4.30pm. Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 6.30pm7.30pm, easy intermediate & intermediate 7.30pm-9pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall.

Thursday

Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Age Concern Ashburton Ladies exercise class at 9.30am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre at 206 Cameron Street. Park Street Line Dancers 9.30am - 11am at St Stephen’s Parish Centre. Mid Canterbury Badminton Club. 9.30am-11am at the EA Networks Sports Centre.

Thursday: Low cloud clearing to fine in the afternoon, but returning late in the evening. NE dying out in the evening. MAX 23 MIN

Canterbury Plains

Midnight Thursday

Thursday: Low cloud, with patchy drizzle near the coast south of Darfield, clearing to fine in the afternoon. Low cloud spreading north again in the evening as northeasterlies change southwesterly. Friday: Rain spreading north in the early morning with a southwest change, strong in exposed places. Rain clearing and winds dying out in the afternoon.

Fit Kidz 10am at St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road. MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street.

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Craft Market 9am - 12pm in the West Street carpark. Ashburton Seventh-Day Adventist Church Morning worship on Saturdays at 10am, followed by Bible Study and main sermon at 11am. Ashburton Grace Presbyterian Church, 63 Princes Street.

Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. • Tinwald Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street at 11am. Ashburton St Stephen's • Church, Park Street at 1pm. • Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox Street at 1pm.

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport from 10am 3pm. Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm - 4pm.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club From 1.30pm at 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

Waireka Croquet Club Golf Croquet 1.15pm draw at the Ashburton Domain off Philip Street.

Friday

St David’s Union Church Women's Circuit training in the hall at 6am, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Sunday

St Stephen’s Anglican Church Holy Communion at 8am and 10am on Park Street.

Ashburton Community Walking Group Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8:30am.

St Stephen’s Anglican Church Seniors Coffee Club, 2nd and 4th of the month at 10.30am, St Stephen's Parish Centre, Park Street. Ashburton Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services from 12-2pm. No appointment necessary. No fee. Community House. 44 Cass Street.

Hakatere Presbyterian Parish Morning Worship at 10am, 65 Oxford Street led by Rev. Johanna Warren. Vaccine Pass mandatory please.

Saturday

Run and Walk Ashburton • 7.30am – Meet outside Frontrunner, Moore Street. Runners and walkers, all fitness levels welcome.

Pickleball Ashburton EA Networks Centre from 3-5pm. Paddles are provided. Waireka Croquet Club Casual play from 1.15pm at the Ashburton Domain off Philip Street.

12.45pm – Leave from Ashburton Court House, Baring Square West.

Friday: Morning rain and fresh southwesterlies, all easing in the afternoon. MAX

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Saturday: Fine. Light winds.

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Thursday Mountain weather hazards: None issued. Mainly fine, areas of morning and evening cloud or fog. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h dying out in the afternoon. Freezing level: Above 3000m. Friday Mountain weather hazards: None issued. Cloudy with scattered rain, clearing about the Mackenzie District by afternoon and elsewhere evening. Wind at 1000m: S 30 km/h, dying out by midday. Wind at 2000m: Light. Freezing level: Above 3000m, but lowering to 2600m for a time in the morning.

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

St David’s Union Church 9.30am at 48 Allens Road, Ashburton. Worship led by Rev Henry Mbambo.

St Andrew’s Anglican Church Holy Communion, 10am on the 2nd and 4th of the month at Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

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Grace Presbyterian Church 10am at 63 Princess Street.

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Morning Worship led by Rev Eric Mattrock from 10am at Sinclair Centre Park Street. Vaccine passes mandatory.

Age Concern social group Seniors social group with speaker, entertainment, quiz, exercises and morning tea at 10am in the Seniors Centre on Cameron Street.

Saturday: Fine. Light winds. A ridge covers much of the country, while a front is expected to move onto the far south of the South Island Thursday evening. The ridge continues to dominate on Friday. A front weakens as it moves across the upper South Island and the North Island during Friday, and is followed by a ridge on Saturday.

Ashburton’s Farmers Market North end of West Street car park, from 9am - 12.30pm.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, March 31, 2022

TESTYOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: Earth and which other planet have polar ice caps? a) Venus b) Uranus c) Mars 2: Which pop star’s real middle names include Pirate? a) Beyonce b) Lorde c) Billie Eilish 3: Streymoy is the largest island in which archipelago? a) Faroe Islands b) Galápagos Islands c) The Cook Islands 4: What deﬁnes a “unicorn” business startup? a) Valuation of over 500k b) Valuation of over 1 million c) Valuation of over 1 billion 5: Which engineer was nicknamed the Colossus of Roads? a) Nikola Telsa b) Thomas Edison c) Thomas Telford 6: Native to Asia, what is the longest venomous snake? a) Anaconda b) King Cobra c) Rattlesnake 7: The Inseparables is a rediscovered novel by which thinker? a) F. Scott Fitzgerald b) Emily Dickinson c) Simone de Beauvoir 8: Where did the ﬁrst telephone exchange in New Zealand happen on October 1, 1881. a) Auckland b) Wellington c) Christchurch

Busy bees

The bees were busy harvesting pollen from the ﬂowers near the clock tower on a recent sunny day.

Greek country salad Serves 4 500g small tomatoes, sliced in half 1 telegraph cucumber, sliced into chunks 1 green capsicum, deseeded and thinly sliced 1 red onion or shallot, peeled and thinly sliced 125g feta cheese, diced 12 black olives ¼ C olive oil pinch salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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oregano sprigs, for garnish ■ Place tomatoes, cucumber, capsicum, onion or shallots in a bowl. ■ Arrange feta and olives on top. ■ Place olive oil, salt and pepper together in a screw top jar, shake well, then pour over the vegetables. ■ Serve garnished with oregano sprigs. Recipe courtesy Vegetables New Zealand Left – This dish will remind you of Greek holidays if you have been lucky enough to visit Greece.

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CLUB NEWS 13

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, March 31, 2022

Ashburton Bowling Club

Our final weekly round-up of the 2021/2022! It starts with 1st place for Ashburton’s team of Gavin and Margaret Eder and Gordon Sparks in the Friday Triples at Allenton. Well done to all of them! In the Sub Centre Champion of Champions Singles, held at Ashburton on Saturday, our own Brentton Donaldson was the gallant runner-up. And in the Centre Champion of Champions Singles Finals held at Christchurch on Sunday, Brentton won his first 2 games, but was beaten in his 3rd game. We heartily congratulate him on his efforts and fine playing over the weekend! Our very last event – our Closing Day held at the Club on Sunday – was attended by a disappointingly small contingent of our membership, but it was a jolly occasion, nevertheless. The sun shone, the President supplied a scrummy running buffet during the playing of the Bird Cup, with hot savouries after play, and so we saw out another season! The placings as follows: 1st Wendy Suttie, Russell Lowe, Jo Ryk with 3 wins, 11 ends, 23 points, 2nd John Smart, Kevin Walker, Gladys Body with 2 wins, 13 ends, 25 points, 3rd Murray Anderson, Barbara Skilling, Neil Stutheridge with 2 wins, 8 ends, 25 points. We all headed away into the night with a reminder from our President, Diane, of the importance of a good attendance for our forthcoming AGM on Sunday, May 29 at 1.30 pm, in the Club Rooms. It was left in abeyance as to when the staging of the Trophy Presentations would be arranged. Have a healthy Winter and we look forward to seeing you all in September!

Ashburton Dahlia Circle

Another great turnout for our March meeting and Dahlia table show last night. Even though the weather has been so up and down, there were still 179 entries. Winner of the Novice section was Russell Pearce with the gorgeous “Blyton Softer Gleam”. In the Intermediate section, our Circle president Brian Glassey shone with “Kenora Frills” taking Best Bloom, and Best Vase went to Brian’s “Rural Dirk” entry. Once again, it was Alistair Davey in the Open section who claimed Best Bloom with Tim’s Golden Touch and Best Vase with his new import “George Marston”. This miniature ball cultivar had us all agog with its rich, deep royal purple blooms. Very hard to photograph! Champion of Champions went to “Tim’s Golden Touch”, grown by Alistair. Our next meeting takes place on April 19, and will feature our final table show for the year, which will feature not only dahlias but other blooms and produce from our members’ gardens as well.

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club

On a wet and cool night, a small but appreciative audience had the pleasure of attending club night, organised by the keyboard group. Karen Balderstone played some beautiful piano pieces while people arrived, and went from tune to tune, with beautiful rolls up the keyboard - so graceful! Irene then accompanied Karen for a few tunes, giving some lovely harmony – wish I had my dancing shoes on! Michael started off the night with When I Take My Sugar to Tea, using a tap dance swing style, highlighting Michael’s ability to change settings to create some great music! Then Michael played It Don’t Mean a Thing, which had us journey to 1930s New York, followed by Amigos Para Siempre, which translates to Friends for Life. Rose was next up playing My Elusive Dreams/Mag-

Rosemary McLaughlin and Lester Herron spoke about their involvement in introducing petanque to town, getting the MSA interested in us joining in with the bowling section, and developing the pistes. A silver tray was presented to each of them in recognition of their early work. Karen Bensdorp was the winner on countback of the inaugural Rosemary McLaughlin Anniversary Trophy, Neville second, Nicky Foden third and Trevor Nish fourth. This coming Sunday morning we play for the Club President’s Triples Trophy, with a lesson on tactics and rules in the afternoon. Remember to join us on Tuesday/Thursday at 1pm at 115 Racecourse Road to learn our sport, you won’t regret it.

A display of beauty at the Ashburton Dahlia Circle. ic Moments, which was a great upbeat choice taking us away from the cares of the day. The next bracket was Ninety-Nine Ways/ Butterfly with a country swing, resulting in several people swaying back and forth. Rose, you always smile and sing as you play; it is lovely to see the joy music can bring. The keyboard group played Nola, which produced a big band sound with the keyboards really complrmenting each other. Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly was a rousing, toe tapping tune followed by Why Did It Have to Be Me, a popular ABBA song that was fabulous to hear. Irene had her agile fingers whizzing over her piano accordion; she makes it look so easy! Her first tune was The Whistling Negro by J.B. Kok, which was comprised of different parts and sounded beautiful. Irene’s second tune, a fast waltz called Alpine Slope, certainly had the sound of Europe about it, while Balkan Hills made me think of Scotland. Janet played An Apple Blossom Wedding, creating a light, bouncy spring-like tune. This was followed up with Don’t Break the Heart that Loves You/Breaking in a Brand-New Broken Heart, which sounded fantastic and had everyone humming, which just shows you can’t judge a song by its heartbreak title! Iris played A Little on The Lonely Side, a graceful foxtrot, using the keyboard effects to create a fabulous tune. Iris says she was 16 when she and every other teenage girl, fell in love with Pat Boone, and went on to play his song Why Baby Why on her bass ukulele, accompanying the recorded tune on her keyboard – so clever. The bass gave a fabulous depth to the tune! The keyboard group went on to play an exotic rhumba in Dark Moon, with beautiful harmonizing, which led into an upbeat version of Tweedle Dee. Michael came back with a county style Brown Eyed Girl followed by Wish You Were Here, where Michael had his keyboard create the sound of an organ; very effective. His final tune was the big-band sound of Mack the Knife. The keyboard group finished off the night with a Cool, Cool, Cool Evening, You’re 16 and another ABBA hit, Hasta Manana, all of which had the audience singing along. Thanks to everyone for a great night’s entertainment.

Ashburton Golf Club

A beautiful weekend just gone saw lots of golfers take to the courses around the district. On our home track a Par round was played, and Kevin Smith tore the course apart. Kevin shot a superb nett 66 for a par score of +7, three clear of Brian Nuttall on +4. We also had a gaggle of golfers on +3 Tonee Hurley, old Muzza Moorehead, Dave Robertson, Rob Coyle and Al Jopson. Well done to everyone. A good contingent of Brandonites ven-

tured over the bridge to play in the Tinwald Phat Duck 3500. What a weekend! A brilliantly-run tournament, course in great condition and very welcoming locals. The Brandon swag bag was full of goodies when the crew returned back over the bridge, lucky there isn’t a customs gate on the bridge, because there was lots to declare. Marylin and Peter Walker stood proud on top of the mixed/ladies’ grade then Perry and Paddy missed out by one shot in the men’s to finish second. Perry shot a wonderful nett 62 on Sunday. If only he had tried a bit harder and shot 61 they might have won. Highlight of the weekend, again for me was the amazing feed put on by Ton of Ton’s Thai on Sunday evening. What a spread! Many thanks to everyone involved with running this great tournament. See you again next time. This Sunday we kick off weekend pennants. Our two scratch teams have a double header at home playing Tinwald and Temuka then each other. Davo takes his Redpath boys to Methven and take on Waimate. Shane and the Alex boys are also at home taking on Mayfield and finally in the Patterson playing at Fairlie, Dylan and his neutered pups take on Tinwald whilst Captain Fantastic and the magnificent mutts take on Highfield. Obviously, Perry is now pushing his claims for a spot in the old dogs team, but with his handicap now lower than the captains, I can’t see Paddy wanting to pick him and take the ridicule. Results next week. This Saturday we have Club Champs qualifying round 2, stroke play off the Blue tees, come on down and get amongst it. Good golfing.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club

Congratulations to Neville Bensdorp on becoming the National Singles Petanque Champion in Dunedin recently, with Richard Browne the runner-up. A very close game was played with only one point separating the men at the end. In the National Doubles 47 teams competed with ages ranging from 12 to 80 plus. Neville, Richard, Karen Bensdorp, Jan Guilford, Mavis Thompson, Marion Harrison and their respective partners got various placings. Well done Ashburton. The Thursday before that, locally we held the Top of the Hill Trophy which was won by Johnny Wright, Runner Up Marion Harrison and third place Mick Little. On Sunday we celebrated our 10th Anniversary with a good turnout of past and present members and invited guests from the MSA and Bowling Club. Several games were held at the domain where petanque was first played and then we regrouped at the clubrooms and played a few more games before enjoying a sumptuous afternoon tea.

Ashburton Woodworkers

Chair Dave Strong welcomed 18 members to the March meeting. He mentioned some of the jobs to be completed that included paving round the dust collector outside, the barbeque table almost finished and it appears we have a few open days, Easter Saturday and Sunday. Show and Tell: Dave Strong: an olive bowl with an unusual grain. John Millichamp: a popular, apricot bowl, a sap wood platter. Kevin Challis: a collection of turned boxes from round the world. Geoff Brown: four large decorative walnut cutting boards. Bruce Ferriman: An unnamed 1.60m spiral sculpture containing, 125 pieces 200 screws. Bill Healy: totara candle holders, jarrah tilting wall clock. Chris Thompson: beautiful kauri table, a laminated wood rim steering wheel for a vintage car. Bill Healey explained how he uses epoxy to enhance his bowls. Starting with a groove at the top of item which gets painted black enamel as a background, glues several pieces of paua on the bottom of groove to prevent them shifting mixes a two pot mix then carefully the mix into this groove. Air bubbles can be a problem which can be solved in using the wife’s hair drier. Left to dry for several days. The bowl is then sanded with a final 1200grit wet/dry sandpaper, a sanding sealer, finished using a cutting compound triple EEE then a finishing compound ‘Glow’. Thanks to Bill for your demonstration.

tect an area of remaining ancient Kanuka. Very interestingly, this is a genuine area of the original Canterbury drylands as it has never been cultivated. Using only plants sourced from the Plains of the Mid Canterbury District it aims to retore the Canterbury drylands system that existed pre-settlement, of which less than 0.1% remains. Club members found themselves amazingly ignorant of the natural history of their own area and learned a great deal for which we thank our two excellent guides as they introduced us to shrubs, grasses and other plants of which we had never heard. From 2011-13 the Rugby World Cup Living Legends Project, with Jock Ross, supported the planting of 6000 plants, and continues to provide support. An amusing sideline was the problem of rabbits, cunning little animals who learned how to negotiate the stile into the property, necessitating the erection of chicken wire and a gate on the stile. This was a fascinating outing, which greatly extended our local knowledge. Thanks must go to the Ashburton Community Conservation Trust and Ashburton Forest and bird to Edith and Val. The February meeting was held in the Church Hall with a good attendance. Our plan was to have a flower show but due to Covid restrictions it was postponed until later in the year. Instead after our meeting Jeanette Cuthbertson showed us how she would interpret the four decorative competitions listed in the flower show. She was most helpful and encouraging. Afternoon was then served, and we had a catch-up.

Creative Fibre

A smaller than usual crowd attended the recent meeting of Creative Fibre at the Plains Museum. Unfortunately, the Travelling Suitcase was only able to be exhibited at the Craft Cluster meeting earlier in the month. Its theme of ‘Pot of Gold’ handcrafted goods was an interesting mixture of articles that is travelling around New Zealand giving inspiration to members. Anyone interested in attending a Dartmoor Dyeing day at Staveley Camp on Tuesday 12th April to contact Pam on 0273703253. Car pool arrangements will be organised on April 4. As it is only 1 day an early start is required. Take lunch, rubber gloves and an apron. The Weavers workshop is cancelled until further notice. The recipe books – Food to Dye For – are now available also from Pam at the above telephone number. Show and Tell: A ‘cobweb’ knitted shawl was the highlight on the table, followed by a cross stitch picture, 12 rugs (knitted /crochet) most to be donated, a child’s picture jersey, 2 beanies (1 alpaca, 1 wool, both knitted) and 2 soft toys (crochet).

Tinwald Garden Club

The January Garden trip saw a group of cars containing Club members drive to the Harris Scientific Reserve on Lovetts Road, where we were shown around by Edith Smith and Val Clemens, members of the Ashburton Forest and Bird group. This is an area of about 10 ha set up as a QE11 covenant by its former owners, Shirley and the late Arthur Harris, to pro-

Kath Woodley

U3A Ashburton

Kath Woodley spoke on “How Family Researchers Think”. She asks “What sparks the interest?” Widespread known connections give research paths. Old formal family photographs show family groupings, with placement of people indicating relationships. Eras and occasions can be intelligently guessed by dress fashions, armed forces uniform details, hairstyles, family likenesses; all telling stories of past lives. Location and weather may give the season. Working from the known to the unknown provides answers. Sources are many: Indirect records such as Papers Past, census records, schools, church records. Even negative findings such as non-appearance in subsequent official records can be useful. Try Birth, Death and Marriage certificates (often wrong in details); online resources such as Ancestry. com, Papers Past and Soundex; family diaries, immigration and land records. Spellings can be questioned. Family re-unions can track and unite families, but can also have mistakenly regrettable provenance of the purported ancestor. Researchers may not reach a conclusion, but there is real joy in finding stories, and people of the past. We need to know where we come from, to know where we are aging. Our next speaker on April 26 is Jenny Howarth – the Artists of WW1.

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

Saturday 12 & 26 March & Tuesday March 29 2022 Bonnington Cup Rd 1 (Nett): Nicky Gill – 70, Bonnington Cup Rd 2 (Nett): Rhonda Gallagher – 68. Stableford Round: Maryann Blair – 35 on c/b, Hilary Ward – 35, Joyce Van Der Heide – 34. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Chevalier Farms Ltd – Tonee Hurley, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Pauline Bell, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Robin Bennett, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Kay Fox, No 18 2nd Shot – Brenda Whittaker. Twos: Nicky Gill – No 12.

Tinwald Golf Club

March 29, Captains Salver - Foursome Val Prendergast/June Bruhns 70, Di Bell/ Karen Young 71. 9 Hole: Lesley Glassey 37, Helen Hargreaves 41 c/b, Nearest the Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Not Struck, No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Not Struck, No 12 Mac & Maggie; Not Struck, 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Lesley Glassey, Memory Funeral Longest Putt; Denise Wells.

■■ Shooting

Ashburton District Rifle Club

Ashburton District Rifle Club members attended the Nelson Championship at Westport 26 and 27 March. Total of twenty nine entries shot ten to count at 300, 500, 600 and 700 yards on Saturday, and 300, 600 and 700 yards on Sunday. Winners and Ashburton members scores and placings were: TR, A grade, won by Andre Du Toit 346.32 after a tie with Malcolm Dodson 346.32, Martin Fleming 341.35, 4th, John Snowden 341.34, 5th, B grade, won by David Dick 336.32, John Miller 333.22, 2nd, C grade won by Barry Brown 307.12, John Fleming 306.13, 2nd, Brian Hawksby 278.9 3rd. FTR, Won By Paul

Gardener 373.12. FTR Classic, won by Coby Snowden 383.13, from Geof Smith 380.16. F Open, Murray Cook 403.30, 1st, Mike Chui 401.29, 2nd, David Smith 401.26 3rd.

97.7, Martin Fleming 98.7, Alan Wakelin 91.1, Andrew Donaldson 95.2.

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Zoey Reveley 77, 69, Emily Heaven 81, 84, Felix 82, 83.1, 85.2, Hunter Lill 95.5, 94.2, Warwick Lill 84.1, 90, Andy Oram 93.1, Dave Millichamp 93, Brent frame 94.2, 95.2.

Mayfield Rifle Club

Logan Wheeler 84.2, Dylan Lovett 51, Brooke Wheeler 89.2, Caroline Lovett 93.2, Chloe Lovett 76, Carl Nordqvist 96.4, Hamish Dalzell 90, John Fleming

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Tinwald Women’s Golf Draw April 5 1st Ailsa Jary 1st Twilighters (65+) 2nd Norma Bradford Putting. 9 hole 2nd 2 J’s putting 2nd Bell trophy: Report 9.00 for 9.30 start, Starters M. Kennedy D. Wells, Cards J. Undy, Kitchen K. Young, Roster convenor J. Bruhns.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Auckland awaits, but first Addington Matt Markham A pathway to Auckland begins tomorrow night for Mid Canterbury pacer, Cranbourne. The Brent White-trained pacer will kick off a new campaign after a slight let up in a Group Three Free-For-All at Harness HQ tomorrow, as connections eye a tilt at feature racing in the north next month with the much-improved pacer. It’s been a productive past six months for the big son of Sir Lincoln, who won the Methven Cup back in October, turned in one of the fastest last miles ever run at Addington in the New Zealand Free-For-All in November and capped his campaign with two strong wins back in February. But things really start to get serious now. White has a pathway plotted

that will see the rugged pacer head towards both the Taylor Mile and New Zealand Messenger, both at Group One level, later this season in a campaign which will see him based out of the North Island for anywhere up to a month. After this week’s run, there’s the option of the Superstars Championship back at Addington next week as well. Tomorrow night won’t be an easy starting point, with an excellent field drawn for the $30,000 Free-For-All. Matthew Williamson retains the drive on the gelding after the pair matched so well earlier in the year when winning backto-back races at Addington with strong staying efforts. Whether Williamson will want to go to the well tomorrow night in a fresh state is uncertain, as there’s some noted gate speed inside him and some serious talent to his outside. The race is likely to be dictated by what manner tough mare

Local pacer Cranbourne will tackle a strong field at Addington tomorrow night. Bettor Twist is driven in the early stages. She’s shown she’s at her best when in front in her races, but getting to the markers won’t be

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easy for the Mark Purdon and Hayden Cullen-trained mare. Cranbourne, Alta Wiseguy and Sugar Me all have good early speed while the likes of One

Change, Pembrook’s Play and A G’s White Socks are noted for being able to get into the race at any given point, meaning it will end up being a very tactical affair. Cranbourne is one of two runners for the White team tomorrow night at Addington with recent acquisition, Magical Miles, also engaged. It will be driven by Kim Butt, who has joined the White team as a staff member recently. She is the granddaughter of noted Mid Canterbury harness racing identities, Dick and Leonie Prendergast. The White stables will be in action today at the other end of the South Island, with two runners engaged at Wairio. Better’s Tart and Mabalene both go around in a heat of the Southern Belle Speed Series after strong placings last time out in the same series. Today they will have to contend with class mare, Allamericanlover.

Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

R1 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION. MOBILE PACE $15,000 1980m 17:19 1 5 Treasure Trail J Dunn K Hadfield 2 7 Amelia Rose S Ottley 3 Tempo Warrior 4 74 Watch That Man J Curtin 5 45444 Sheza Manipulator A Lethaby 6 635 Ann Sophie B Orange 7 46 Major Gnp 8 370x2 Bubba Scrub R Close S Thornley 9 55834 Hey Tonight 10 40 Oh No Nana S Tomlinson 11 6529 Killarney Dance 12 0 Macy Black 13 96 Magical Miles K Butt G O’Reilly 14 3222 Bettor Be Sharp R2 CHEVRON CARS TROT $20,000 2600m 17:47 1 52352 Vertigo L McCormick S Ottley 2 1x081 Hot To Trot J Ford 3 94255 Navara B Weaver 4 56463 Tres Magnifique P Davis 5 88802 Madeleine Stowe R Close 6 99077 Cody Banner 7 4554 Salvo 8 48206 That’s Entertainment T Williams 9 23055 Shandon Bells M Williamson 10 40642 Take After Me J Morrison 11 54 Sky High Flyer B Orange 12 79485 Escargo G O’Reilly J Geddes 13 6864 Sods Law C Thornley 14 62180 Heavenly Strings T Grant 15 56513 Rachmaninov J Dunn 16 22541 Martha Stuart R Holmes 17 57928 Light Of Da Moon

R1 The Fitz Sports Bar Dash $2,700 295m Type:C4 16:32 1 52374 Coffee Biscuit J M Jopson 2 55743 Notorious Heist A G Bradshaw 3 41323 Gary A L Hart 4 22362 Goldstar Harper R L Evans 5 56187 Suck It Up A L Hart 6 81235 Amuri Patti J T Mc Inerney 7 76157 Impressive Sonic J T Mc Inerney 8 487x6 Mitcham Ivan A G Bradshaw 9 57662 Right On Ramsay A G Bradshaw R2 mayhounds.org.nz Rehoming Group Sprint $2700 295m Type:C4 16:57 1 76868 Ghost Mode A L Hart 2 51253 Homebush Stasser J T Mc Inerney 3 78x26 Next Off A L Hart 4 41336 Young Mase J M Jopson 5 65262 Amuri Andy J T Mc Inerney 6 24231 Spice Spice Baby A G Bradshaw 7 1316x Bandit Billy J & D Fahey 8 45873 Curve Crusher A G Bradshaw 9 57662 Right On Ramsay A G Bradshaw R3 Geoff Bate Punter Book Release Stakes $4000 520m Type:C3 17:18 1 63366 Palesa Bale C Roberts 2 21133 Not So Simple G A Cleeve

R3 THE TYRE GENERAL FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $20,000 2600m 18:15 J Morrison 1 37155 Glorys Delight B Orange 2 31215 Coachella 3 36034 Arden’s Delight C DeFilippi 4 22224 Terror Maria N Williamson 5 41211 Joes Rock T Williams 6 79154 Kerri Maguire B Butt 7 17426 Manhattan 8 63793 Soundsofcash J Dunn R Close 9 43562 Cheezel R May 10 50430 Adieu Flirt

4 11811 Mccrikey R May 5 02x37 Peraki Seelster B Orange 6 62706 Chal Patch C DeFilippi 7 6351 Heza Sport 8 41331 Tairlaw Toll M Williamson T Williams 9 52611 Darling Me J Morrison 10 1018 Lifes A Beach R Close 11 47x61 Serg Blanco R6 LAMB & HAYWARD TROTTERS CLASSIC $30,000 2600m 19:45 1 1x345 Five Wise Men T Williams B Butt 2 x5446 Heavyweight Hero B Orange R4 HRS CONSTRUCTION PACE $15,000 2600m 18:45 3 222x2 Mataderos R May 1 0x353 Prettyboycoby R Cameron 4 22135 Midnight Dash C Thornley 5 43264 The Dominator B Zampese 2 375 Blue On Black J Dunn 6 11121 Sundees Son 3 50856 Justin Fun T Herlihy 7 11111 Bolt For Brilliance H Clarke 4 9x006 Nadira Franco J Dunn 5 52057 Beyond A Shadow R7 FAHEY FENCE HIRE FREE-FOR-ALL $30,000 J Cox 6 42004 Rakero’s Delight 1980m 20:17 R Close 7 56 Baileys Pitch 1 180x2 Sugar Me S O’Reilly 8 980 Paytons Rock B Orange M Purdon 2 33331 Shan Noble 9 329 Rodasi B Butt 3 1596x Heisenberg S Ottley 10 82 Majic Moment T Williams 4 31114 Alta Wiseguy 11 2724 Let’s Go Ringo C DeFilippi 5 63011 Cranbourne M Williamson R Jenkins 12 703 Rimu Valley 6 47541 Bettor Twist N Rasmussen L O’Reilly 13 36436 Swift Guy B Orange 7 23116 One Change 14 0x867 Mister Blue Sky 8 32635 Classie Brigade J Dunn G Smith 15 Rakero Storm R May 9 x45x4 A G’s White Socks N Williamson R5 FAULKS INVESTMENTS MOBILE PACE $22,500 10 3x222 Pembrook Playboy 11 05x37 Henry Hubert 2600m 19:15 R8 GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND HANDICAP TROT 1 98979 Artatac J Cox $20,000 2600m 20:49 B Butt 2 12613 Himself 1 2x211 Resolve B Butt D White 3 71205 Mr Perfect

K Cameron 2 76302 Prince Teka C Thornley 3 24563 Clyde B Borcoskie 4 31450 The Bloss 5 66313 Test The Boundaries J Ford M Heenan 6 47214 Boyz Invasion G Smith 7 71027 Repeat Pat 8 52122 Quik Shot T Williams 9 7140 Red Harbour C DeFilippi R May 10 92413 Time Up The Hill 11 x1123 Peregrine N Williamson 12 13381 Bj Lindenny 13 788x0 I Dream Of Jeannie 14 83214 Cochy Malc B Orange J Dunn 15 11631 Highgrove R9 LANSON BLACK LABEL CHAMPAGNE MOBILE PACE $20,000 2600m 21:18 1 45474 Mighty Reactor J Cox 2 57348 Sneak A Peek S Tomlinson 3 52242 Lochart Shard N Rasmussen 4 89919 Reggie Golightly C DeFilippi 5 52411 Lou’s Deal T Herlihy 6 87557 R K Finn M Williamson 7 72032 Off The Edge B Weaver B Orange 8 40541 Rollyourown 9 22071 Wolfenstein T Chmiel 10 8531 Kowhai Magic 11 85225 Stephs Boy G O’Reilly 12 21135 Snow Robyn N Williamson R May 13 1033 Wavethebill 14 51653 He’s Tough R10 FIRST DIRECT TAXIS PACE $20,000 2000m 21:49 1 18x16 All By Myself S Ottley

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2 14171 Carlos Jewel D A Roberts 3 23442 Opawa Harper R Wales 4 45114 Opawa Gina J & D Fahey 5 55334 Goldstar Yankee R L Evans 6 77381 Claws In Rambo Matt Roberts 7 21251 Mandy Jewel C Roberts 8 31623 Epic Cruze J M Jopson 9 36565 Best Ball A L Hart R9 Springston Hotel Dash $3600 295mC5 19:23 1 15154 Goldstar Ange R L Evans 2 31646 Barber Cubed J M Jopson 3 61678 Claws In Cobra Matt Roberts 4 13553 Homebush Glitch J T Mc Inerney 5 66187 La Rochelle J E Dunn 6 23681 Romeo J T Mc Inerney 7 15558 Goldstar Shaggy R L Evans 8 46121 Thrilling Millie C J Weir 9 x8836 Little Kid J M Jopson 10 17737 Nova Rapide A G Bradshaw R10 Flair Sprint $3,600 295m Type:C5 19:39 1 3114x Hilton Headache B C Dann 2 13211 Goldstar Gigi R L Evans 3 31533 Jocelyn J M Jopson 4 26123 Mitcham Magic J T Mc Inerney 5 57717 Mustang Megan A L Hart 6 56454 Homebush Chloe J T Mc Inerney

7 54266 Miss Adobe Matt Roberts 8 83344 Smooth Step M M Grant 9 x8836 Little Kid J M Jopson 10 17737 Nova Rapide A G Bradshaw R11 Suck It Up Ltd Sprint $3,600 295mC5 19:57 1 61168 Goldstar Nolan R L Evans 2 63288 Hilton Hope B C Dann 3 12112 Homebush Sirius J T Mc Inerney 4 46221 Smash Ready M M Grant 5 13772 Monty Mad Hammer A G Bradshaw 6 75122 Opawa Oscar R Wales 7 45717 Homebush Archie J T Mc Inerney 8 53121 Claws In Marvel Matt Roberts 9 x8836 Little Kid J M Jopson 10 17737 Nova Rapide A G Bradshaw R12 Racing Again 1 April@11.27am Sprint $2700 295m Type:C4 20:16 1 36121 Yoshi Moon A G Bradshaw 2 43371 Bees Are Buzzing J M Jopson 3 88661 Penny Jane A L Hart 4 61618 Money Bags J T Mc Inerney 5 14853 Razor Rufus A G Bradshaw 6 15321 Homebush Jethro J T Mc Inerney 7 35275 Kikau D A Roberts 8 12173 Nighthawk Swift Matt Roberts 9 57662 Right On Ramsay A G Bradshaw

J Morrison B Orange K Cox G O’Reilly J Curtin G Smith R Close C DeFilippi

Matt Markham’s Addington Selections Race 1: Bubba Scrub, Bettor Be Sharp, Major GNP, Treasure Trail Race 2: Light Of Da Moon, Vertigo, Martha Stuart, Sods Law Race 3: Soundsofcash, Manhattan, Coachella, Joes Rock Race 4: Rakero Storm, Majic Moment, Bailey’s Pitch, Rakero’s Delight Race 5: Darling Me, Heza Sport, McCrikey, Lifes A Beach Race 6: Sundees Son, Bolt For Brilliance, Mataderos, Midnight Dash Race 7: Alta Wiseguy, Pembrook Playboy, Cranbourne, A G’s White Socks Race 8: Highgrove, Resolve, Time Up The Hill, Cochy Malc Race 9: Lochart Shard, Rollyourown, Snow Robyn, He’s Tough Race 10: Outamyway, Selsey Bill, Tiger Taylor, Dannemora BEST BET: Bubba Scrub (Race 1) VALUE: Light Of Da Moon (Race 2)

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 28262 Humbling J & D Fahey 4 26473 Adobe Bro Matt Roberts 5 45732 Go Johnny Go Matt Roberts 6 35222 Diamond Warrior M M Grant 7 54726 Peponi Bale C Roberts 8 42321 Goldstar Charm R L Evans 9 38355 Opawa Pip L J Waretini 10 7686x Oberon Bale D A Roberts R4 Kolorful Kanvas Dash $3600 295m Type:C5 17:41 1 48371 Bushvale Briley J M Jopson 2 21248 Goldstar Larson R L Evans 3 17257 Amuri Luck J T Mc Inerney 4 11161 Goldstar Portia R L Evans 5 16123 Homebush Honey J T Mc Inerney 6 68145 Diamond Harmony M M Grant 7 47718 Taieri Missile R Casey 8 21315 Edge Of Reason J E Dunn 9 x8836 Little Kid J M Jopson 10 17737 Nova Rapide A G Bradshaw R5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes $5500 520m Type: C4/5 18:03 1 4448x Jagetti Bale C Roberts 2 21117 Naya Bale C Roberts 3 37626 Money Spinner C Roberts 4 41845 Opawa Star J & D Fahey 5 15136 Talbingo Bale C Roberts

6 22583 Bahati Bale C Roberts 7 66276 Dalisha Bale C Roberts 8 13322 Dembe J & D Fahey R6 My Redeemer Distance $5500 645m Type:C1/2d 18:28 1 56516 Know Grizzles G A Cleeve 2 12411 Know Keeper G A Cleeve 4 22233 Ripslinger Roxy A G Bradshaw 5 43545 Know Account G A Cleeve 7 61411 Hairpin Trigger J & D Fahey 8 36514 Black Stockings A G Bradshaw R7 Real Pet Foods Rolleston Sprint $2700 295m Type: C4 18:44 1 21787 Tweet About It A L Hart 2 52276 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 3 58137 Mable Jewel D A Roberts 4 70x71 Mitcham Greg A G Bradshaw 5 4512 Sozin’s Queen J T Mc Inerney 6 67414 Thunder Hallows A G Bradshaw 7 27352 Goldstar Flora R L Evans 8 71856 Homebush Liam J T Mc Inerney 9 57662 Right On Ramsay A G Bradshaw R8 Active Electrical Christchurch Stakes $3500 520m Type:SPECA 19:07 1 34675 Fairly Able J & D Fahey

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Hat-trick for the Heat Matt Markham Hampstead brought the heat to Argyle Park on the weekend, and went home champions. And now the question has been posed. Will anyone be able to beat the heat next season in Mid Canterbury Softball. For the third successive year, the Hampstead Heat proved they are the top dogs of local softball, winning the senior competition with a 6-2 victory over rivals, Demon Rebels, under blue skies on Saturday afternoon. But while the end result went the way of the Heat, it was the Rebels who made all the play. They kicked things off in the first innings by getting their noted speed-merchant, Tate Drysland, onto base and then worked him around the diamond to score a run – the only one scored in the opening innings of the match as the Rebels took a 1-nil lead. The Heat found their groove in the second though with Brent Christie, Natalie Corbett, Kyle Paul, Russell Laxton and Mark Cousins all touching home base to pile the pressure back on the Rebels as

The Hampstead Heat claimed their third successive Mid Canterbury Softball title on the weekend. PHOTO SUPPLIED

they took a 5-1 lead at the end of the second. Liam Stoliker was the only Demons player able to get home in the third, and when Mark Cousins landed his second run for the day in the fourth it was curtains for

the Rebels as the Heat claimed the win 6-2. Ben Waipouri of the Hampstead Heat ended the day as the best pitcher on the diamond with just one hit against him and five strike-outs, while Dan Flanagan of the Rebels conceded three hits, but

shook things up with nine strike-outs. Earlier in the day a number of other titles were settled for the season, with Fairfield beating Hampstead AllStars to take out the Under 17 grade 8-2, while the Panthers proved too good for the Fairfield side in the Under 13 competition, winning 15-3.

Small numbers, big success Matt Markham Although they may be small, the Mid Canterbury Target Shooting Club sure are mighty. The group of passionate and dedicated shooters were again to the fore at the National Indoor Match Target Shooting championships, setting new records of achievement for the club and for themselves individually as well during the course of the weekend. For the first time in its history, the event was hosted at two venues, with the South Island contingent of shooters taking aim in Christchurch while their northern counterparts did the business in Palmerston North with a live feed between the two venues.

From the initial named squad from Mid Canterbury, a number of late entries were also included due to last minute changes to increase the representation to 14 locals. Charlotte McKenzie, Shania Harrison-Lee and Madi Tourle helped the South Island Junior Women’s side to claim the first victory for the weekend for the Mainland in their division on Saturday morning, with all three producing excellent scores over their matches. Colin Taylor and Bryan Hunter both produced good scores in the Veterans match, but the South were unable to hold off the charge of the North, who took the overall match in the division. Target Shooting Mid Canterbury claimed a record number of shooters from their club in the women’s and men’s matches with some competitors doubling up from their efforts.

Colin Taylor (left) and Charlotte McKenzie take aim.

Some of the Mid Canterbury Target Shooting contingent who competed on the weekend. Sandy Bennett (back left), Colin Taylor, Steve McArthur, Charlotte McKenzie, Nina McKenzie. Front – Madi Tourle, Bryan Hunter, Amelia Swan, Shania Harrison-Lee, Sarah Clifford. Absent: Michaela Smith, Hailey Beevor, Dave Thompson, Jolie Thompson. Charlotte McKenzie was again in the action, but Sandy Bennett was the best of the locals with a strong score in the women’s match while Nina McKenzie, Sarah Clifford, Michaela Smith and Amelia Swan all made good contributions, but eventually had to bow to the North Island. In the men’s match, Steve McArthur opened strongly with a good score, but his efforts along with those of Dave Thompson, weren’t enough to see the South Island victorious. In the Open, Dave Thompson, Jolie Thompson, Nina McKenzie, Sandy Bennett and Steve McArthur returned to the mound. Bennett finished her campaign well with 393.19, the strongest of

the local contingent. Dave Thompson opened with a ‘possible’ 100.04 and Jolie Thompson finished strongly through her double and final single. At the completion of the Island matches, shooters were selected for the New Zealand team to contest the international match against Great Britain the following day. Charlotte McKenzie, Colin Taylor, Dave Thompson, Sandy Bennett and Shania Harrison-Lee all gained selection and contributed strongly for their country. “Having five individuals shooting six New Zealand matches is a record for our group,” Nina McKenzie said.

“As a small association, compared to the city associations, it is a wonderful effort and we’re again, very proud of everyone. “It was wonderful to see a Target Shooting Mid Canterbury member in every New Zealand team named.” The weekend’s event was a catch-up from last season with the 2022 campaign really kicking into gear now with one eye on the same match as last weekend, but this year’s edition, in Palmerston North in mid-August. Locally competition officially begins with the huge Target Shooting Mid Canterbury and Pheonix Target Shooting Clubs open championships late in April.

Super Rugby Round 7 DATE

GAME

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TIME 7.05pm 9.45pm

DATE GAME

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he Highlanders have named their team for round seven of the DHL Super Rugby Pacific season. They will be playing the Crusaders at 7.05pm Friday at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch. The team, while still working on securing their first win of the season, had a much improved performance against the Blues last week, and will be heading up to Christchurch with a renewed focus however it is always challenging to take on the Crusaders at home. Head coach, Tony Brown, said “I think we saw some signs of growth in our game last week but we are going to have to be better again to take on the reigning champs in their own backyard. “It will no doubt be a physical encounter, as all South Island derby games seem to be and of course we are looking forward to the challenge.”

Movements in the front row see Andrew Makalio starting at hooker and Josh Hohneck at tighthead prop while Bryn Evans and Manaaki Selby-Rickit continue to rotate in the second row. Marino Mikaele-Tu’u returns to the team and takes his place at the back of the scrum.

In the back line Connor Garden Bachop returns at full back which sees Sam Gilbert move across to the wing. The Highlanders also welcome Denny Solomona to the team. The experienced winger looks to make his Highlanders debut off the bench this weekend.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The item is worth what people will pay for it, which is to say there is zero inherent worth, only what is perceived. You’ll drum up interest, demonstrate usefulness and make a sale. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Nothing is lost, though somewhere in this dance, things have drifted beyond reach. It gives you more room and reason to stretch yourself. You’ll have what you need when you need it. All is well. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The more fun you have, the more effective you’ll be with the serious work of the day. The improvisational spirit of play will be entwined with the mysterious magic of intuition. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You let go of one attachment and life gets instantly more interesting. Don’t rush to fill the void, because the offerings get even better the longer you can hold an opening. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You want many to be lifted by what you put into the world, and yet, if you’re too general, you’ll speak to no one. Focus on the core few who will really get what you’re offering and make the most of it. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t wait for permission to move forward. It would alert others to the fact you don’t have it. Many assume you’re already in. For those who don’t, intensity of purpose will be more valuable than permission. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You don’t have to worry about who owns what. These things have a way of sorting themselves out. No effort to cling, save, hide or hoard can keep what belongs together from finding its way back together. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The positive emotions you emit are a joy for others to soak in. Your good cheer is so constant those around you sometimes take it for granted. The appreciation of new people will invigorate. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Terms of endearment like “sweetie” and “honey” can come as a comfort from the lips of loved ones. Perhaps even more so from a stranger today – a sign that the unknown world can be welcoming. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Avoid accidentally making a project of what’s going wrong. The more you study a topic, the more of you find to study. So, your study of a thing that gives you energy will be better for your vitality. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The cost of having a thing is greater than your accounting shows. What about the time involved? Mental and emotional investment? You won’t know if it’s worth it until you consider the entire picture. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The inspiration strikes. You act on it, creating quickly by hand and then delivering it before you have time to secondguess yourself. This is a success formula.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS O'NEILL, Brian Joseph (Barney) – Elaine, Dawn and Nigel, Karen and Russell, Carl and Jodie, Josh and Charlotte, would like to thank everyone who attended Barney's service. Also everybody who sent flowers, cards and baking. Please accept this as a personal thank you, as a lot of addresses are unknown.

BROOKER, Jill Patricia – Passed away peacefully on March 28, 2022, aged 80 years. Loving wife of the late David Brooker. Messages to the Brooker family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A family service to celebrate Jill’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday, March 31, commencing at 10.00am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton FUNERAL Crematorium. Vaccine Passes are required. FURNISHERS Anyone wishing to view the service go to MASTER www.patersonsfuneralservic MONUMENTAL MASON es.co.nz ‘Funeral Notices’ E.B. CARTER LTD and click on Jill’s notice for the link. For all your memorial

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WILSON, Monica – June 18, 1935 – March 30, 2013. In loving memory of a much loved and missed wife. Mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother, and friend. You always had a smile to share, time to give and time to care. A loving nature, kind and true, is the way we remember you. It has been nine lovely years. Rest in peace. Love Keith.

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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, March 31, 2022

calling time on a week of sport

Turning up the heat Pathway to the north

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Shooters on target

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The Hampstead Heat made it three Mid Canterbury Softball titles in a row when they claimed glory at Argyle Park. FULL STORY: P15

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