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These are tough times for the breast cancer fighting Topp Twins, Lynda (left), from Methven, and Jools, pictured together for their birthday last Saturday. Being able to reunite for their 64th birthday was a special moment for the sisters, who had not been able to be together for four months because of their health battles and Covid-19. Now they have a READ MORE P4 special fundraising concert to look forward to.

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Nurses ‘should be elevated to Mother Teresa status’ Malcolm Hopwood Betsy Ramalasou is known as the “crazy lady.” She’s a nursing student who lives in Ashburton, studies in Timaru, works at Christchurch Hospital and is a beauty therapist and makeup artist on the side. She’s in her second year of studying for a Bachelor of Nursing degree, based at the Ara Institute of Technology’s Timaru campus and working the weekends at Christchurch Hospital. She’s known as crazy because, to achieve her degree, she’s willing to work 80 hours a week at either Christchurch or Timaru hospitals. At present she’s on placement at Timaru at the day patient clinic while in Christchurch she’s a student nurse in the Surge Workforce Team. During the week Betsy, 34, and her one-year-old daughter, Astrid, leaves Ashburton at 4.30am to nurse in Timaru, returning around 6pm and at weekends, she works the shifts at Christchurch Hospital, mostly in the Covid wards. For her dedication she was acknowledged this month by Christchurch District Health Board CEO, Peter Bramley. “I’m working seven days a week. I hardly have a life,” she said. As a Cook Islander, she recognises the importance of her parents and grandparents as being “number one priority” and gives that same commitment to the Covid patients in the ward. “I treat them as my family. I give them my assurance they’ll receive the best care I can give,” she said. “It’s been heartbreaking seeing the seriously ill, distressed and struggling for breath. I’ve been able to reassure them and give them extra care.” Her satisfaction is seeing patients leave in a better condition than when they were admitted. Ramalasou has experienced

Student nurse, Betsy Ramalasou, leaves Ashburton with baby Astrid, at 4.30am on weekday mornings. Covid patients dying. Her task has been to wrap them up and take them to the mortuary. “I treat them with dignity and sense their spirits are still with them,” she said. She was delighted CEO, Peter Bramley, identified her in his weekly email newsletter. “I was over the moon. I’d done something right. It was an honour to be acknowledged by him.” However she has some harsh words about the way nurses are

been heartbreaking seeing the “ It’s seriously ill, distressed and struggling for breath. I’ve been able to reassure them and give them extra care.

treated. “I have massive respect for nurses and caregivers because they do the hard yards,” she said. “They should be elevated to

Mother Teresa status, especially over Covid. We’re overworked, tired, yet we still do our job and care for people.”

Ramalasou wants to see nurses recompensed in today’s budget for what they do. “I’d like an increased spend for them and greater encouragement for Maori and Pasifika nurses.” “We’re not paid for what we do.” When she does complete her nursing degree, Ramalasou would like to focus her attention on working with Maori and Pasifika people in Mid and South Canterbury.

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What the district’s movers and shakers want in the 2022 Budget Daniel Alvey

With a new budget being released this afternoon, we surveyed a wide range of community leaders to see what they wanted to see in the 2022 Budget.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Clark “First and foremost financial prudence. We need the government to learn to live within its means, we cannot continue to borrow against the next generation’s taxes. All businesses in New Zealand are being called to live within their means, we need the government to live within its means because the level of borrowing that is going on to support a social lolly scramble is not sustainable.”

Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown

Rural mental health advocate Craig Wiggins

“Whatever money they’re spending which seems to be a lot, that it is spent and there is accountability for the spending of it, and it delivers the projects that it is required to deliver and someone or some people are accountable for delivering that. To ensure the services that the money is for are delivered in the appropriate time and manner.”

“I would like to see money spent where it matters. Huge advertising campaigns and money going towards mental health celebrities, I would like see it back, empowering communities and teaching communities how to look after themselves and how to stay connected. Community strengths instead of the wastefulness. Enabling these networks in the rural communities where we have been left behind.”

AA Canterbury West Coast chairman John Skevington

Ashburton College principal Ross Preece

“Everyone will be wanting something to alleviate the financial pressure with rising inflation, not only for seniors but across the board really. Access to affordable health is an issue, people being able to get timely appointments that has been a concern. Health is going to feature hugely in the budget, so let’s hope that some of that will make it easier for people to follow up on health issues in a timely way.”

“Tax thresholds raised to offset the effect inflation has had on family incomes. The temporary fuel and RUC relief package made by Government earlier in the year made permanent. A higher percentage of taxes collected from fuel and RUCs actually spent on roading and mobility instead of being siphoned off for use in other areas. A realistic and quick immigration policy adopted for agriculture based workers to get the economy moving again.”

“My greatest fear from the budget is, with the resumption of overseas travel, schools will lose a whole lot of young teachers who’ve delayed their OEs until now. Encouraging teachers to New Zealand from overseas might ease the pressure, but won’t answer the problem.”

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“I would like to see more funding for core services, such as police and Oranga Tamariki. Especially Oranga Tamariki, because I think they are underfunded in supporting vulnerable children in our community. They don’t have enough resources to do it that is something from our organisation (Safer Mid Canterbury) that we’ve seen.”

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Longer parking impacts on council’s ﬁne income Jonathan Leask

Parking infringements have significantly decreased thanks to longer parking in central Ashburton. The central section of the West Street car park, encompassing 83 parking spaces, was extended from 120 to 180 minutes at the end of February. The Ashburton District Council reviewed the time-restricted parking as part of the $15m revitalisation of the CBD. The two end sections of the car park, 142 spaces, are free for allday parking. Council strategy and compliance group manager, Jane Donaldson, said parking officers have received some positive verbal feedback when out on patrol. Before the changes the council’s data showed there was high demand for the all-day parking, with 97 per cent peak occupancy, while the central spaces had a peak occupancy of about 60 per cent. The change has seen a significant reduction in parking infringements. “A small number of tickets for overstaying are issued each week, approximately three to four, but on the whole, shoppers welcome

The Ashburton District Council increased the restricted parking time in the centre of the West Street car park to 180 minutes earlier this year. the additional allowance to get back to their cars on time. “Previously, two to three tickets a day were issued for overstaying in this area.” Up until March 31, the council has only received $132,000 from parking in the financial year which is $157,879 off the budgeted intake for the full year of $290,777. The variance has been put

down to the removal of the old coin operated stand-alone parking meters that were removed to make way for the yet to be installed parking sensors. The council’s financial report also states that parking infringement income was affected by the Government’s introduction of a grace period for warrants of fitness and vehicle registrations.

The town’s lone pay and display unit serving the Cass Street carpark is generating some parking revenue. The council has also introduced an over 80s parking permit in April that allows a permit holder to park for twice the allotted time in any over 30 minute parks. Donaldson said the council has so far issued 42 of the permits.

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Fundraiser for the Topp twins a sell-out Lili Haydon The Topp twins fundraiser has sold out. A group of close friends have come together to celebrate the twins this July, after the twins announced in March that they had both been diagnosed with breast cancer. Close friend of Jools and Lynda Topp, Lana Doublet has created the Topp Friends Dinner and Show Fundraiser at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall in Methven.

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Doublet and a few other friends have been planning this night for the past few weeks. “All coming together to celebrate with friends and family - (it’s) what they need at the mo-

ment,’’ Doublet said. It comes after the twins, 64, revealed in March that they had both been diagnosed with breast cancer. Tickets went on sale on Monday and according to Doublet only five tickets were left by the end of the day. “I am blown away,’’ she said. Doublet said she was going to see if there were more options to open up the seating arrangement. Tickets were $65 each which includes dinner by Mid Canterbury Spit Roast and Chuck Norris BBQ, and a show featuring artists such as Anika Moa. “I want the girls to come watch the show rather than have to perform themselves,’’ Doublet said. Doublet is thankful for the sponsors who are mainly Mid Canterbury-based businesses who have donated funds to go towards covering the cost of accommodation and travel expenses for the artists. Others have donated items to go towards an auction they will also hold. Doublet is running the event as a cost-neutral event. All the money raised from the night will go to the twins. Doublet wants to give back to the twins after them giving so much of themselves to New Zealand over the past 25 years. “I have grown up with them and then have become friends with them,’’ she said.

The Topp Twins, Jools and Lynda Topp, 64, announced in March that they had both been diagnosed with breast cancer. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Doublet hopes the twins cna sit back, relax and just enjoy what their friends have put to-

gether for them. The event has now sold out, but Doublet is looking into hav-

ing a live auction for those who missed out so they can still support the cause.

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Hospice is also there for the long haul clients Malcolm Hopwood “We’re here for the last three years, not the last three days,” says Hospice Mid Canterbury. Their message, during Hospice Awareness Week, emphasises the range of services they offer to people diagnosed with palliative conditions, but who still have months or years to live. Client support co-ordinator, Sarah MacAvoy, said Hospice Mid Canterbury provides a unique and special free-of-charge service which complements existing palliative care in Ashburton District. “We’re only one of five ‘no beds, no meds’ hospices in New Zealand which offer a holistic approach to a client’s end of life,” she said. By that she means their 105 clients, who’ve either self-presented or were referred by health authorities, enjoy a range of services such as counselling, massage, reiki, biography writing, exercise, and armchair travel. “We strive to enhance quality of life for people dealing with illness and end of life,” she said. MacAvoy also wants to emphasise that hospice isn’t purely ring fenced for cancer sufferers. She points out 60 per cent of their clients have dementia and the remainder are people with serious organ and neurological conditions ranging from heart, lung, liver and kidney conditions to those with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and motor neuron disease. Many attend hospice in Sealy Street to give their caregivers a break. “If caregivers fall apart, their patient would have to go into permanent care,” former manager, Christine Wilson, said.

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Camp ground closed

The Rangitata Camping Ground has closed over winter, but will be recommissioned on August 1. The camp ground has been open year-round for the past few years, but the retirement of the camp ground caretakers has reverted it to a nine-month operation. The camp ground could be used by freedom campers, but there will be no electricity available or access to the camp ground’s kitchen, laundry, and ablution facilities – with council maintained public toilets available at the river mouth. Council will be reviewing the camp ground operations later in the year.

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Three key Hospice Mid Canterbury staff members (from left) Fiona Giles, Sarah MacAvoy and Christine Wilson. “Dementia affects the whole family and, by the client coming to us, their caregivers can get the rest they need.” “We have 10 assessors, with a health background, who assess clients every two months.” In addition they have 120 volunteers who are celebrating Hospice Awareness Week tonight. A favourite activity is the Friday exercise programme. “It’s the most popular because of the social connections clients make and it assists their

mobility,” MacAvoy said. “Our clients range from people who can only move their hands to those fully active.” Despite the free service Hospice Mid Canterbury provides, they don’t receive “a single cent” from the government. Funding comes from donations and grants from the community which MacAvoy said has become more difficult because of Covid. “This week we want to make people aware of what we do so they can come to us for help,” she said.

EA Networks Centre is closing its gym and fitness facilities an hour earlier from next week in another step to reduce operating costs. Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach said the facility had been reviewing operations so it ran as cost-effectively as possible and visitor data showed only a small number of people had been using the gym and fitness facilities in the final hour of the day. The move comes a month after earlier closing times were introduced for the pools and aquatic area.

Waste minimisation The Ashburton District Council has adopted its draft solid waste management and minimisation plan for public consultation. The plan sets out the council’s vision, goals, and targets for waste minimisation and outlines an action plan to achieve the desirable outcomes. Consultation closes on June 23.

Waka Kotahi spending under the spotlight BY JONATHAN LEASK

What Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has spent on consultants in the past four years could have paid for four bridges across the Ashburton River. For its proposed second urban bridge the Ashburton District Council has had to produce a business case to see if the projects is worth the estimated $40m investment, so to hear the figures around the agency’s spending was not impressive reading for mayor Neil Brown.

Since 2019, Waka Kotahi has spent $145 million on consultants, covering things like the environment and planning, and only spent $200 million on actual construction. “It’s a horrendous figure,” Brown said. “There is obviously too many consultants, designers, and planners and not enough construction workers building stuff.” Brown supplied an example as the planning and design is under way for the median barrier safety upgrades along State Highway 1

between Rakaia and the Selwyn river, but he is aware that there is no budget for the project. Since 2017, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has also more than doubled its communications team from 32 staff to 88 – 65 of whom earn $100,000 or more. That’s over $650,000 on public relations that could be better spent on actual infrastructure Brown said, as without justification it was a ludicrous number of communications staff. Then there is the Road to Zero campaign which has almost $200

million of spending earmarked to get New Zealand to try and achieve zero road deaths or serious injuries by 2030. “We want to get the road toll down but improvements to roading is money better spent to get the intersections safer, the highways safer than on an [advertising] campaign.” In February, Waka Kotahi’s James Caygill told the Ashburton councillors that the funding mechanisms for the land transport system were in dire need of a review, and there was a commit-

ment from the crown to review land transport funding. Brown believed that the funding review now also needed to incorporate how that funding is then spent.

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Synthetic Nitrogen Fertiliser Limit What farmers need to do To help protect and improve our waterways, a limit now applies to the amount of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser applied to pastoral land. This was introduced as part of the Essential Freshwater package. Carefully managed, fertiliser is a useful farming tool. However, it can contribute to nutrient loss into soil and waterways, impacting water quality and in-stream life.

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Street art projects win creative grants Do you

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Two street art projects designed to add life and colour to Ashburton are among projects to receive funding from the national Creative Communities Scheme.

Ashburton District Council is concerned some low-income ratepayers in the district are missing out on a rates rebate, which could cut up to $665 off their rates bill.

Seven groups were granted just over $13,000 for various projects in the district. Triangle precinct developer Justin Skilling was granted $5000 for a large mural, similar to others in the area that he has commissioned from internationally recognised artist Wongi Wilson.

The Government’s rates rebate scheme provides a partial refund for people who pay rates to the council and around 800 people received a rebate for the previous financial year.

He is keen to promote the Triangle for its street art and cultural appeal and says the existing murals have been well received and well photographed. More murals would further enhance the area and town. Some $2300 was granted for an art programme to paint EA Networks’ roadside cabinets. EA Networks and Ashburton District Council will be partners in the programme, which is similar to the Chorus cabinet art programme. It has been found that cabinets that have been painted with murals do not generally get tagged as much as nonpainted cabinets. Two suitable cabinets have already been identified at Hinds and Rakaia, and artists will be invited to create and submit designs, which will be chosen by a panel including Mayor Neil Brown. The artists will be paid a fee for painting the cabinet and have their material costs reimbursed. A community art project at the Staveley

A Wongi Wilson mural in the Triangle has plenty of fans.

Campsite was granted $2000 for the first phase of a project to create site specific art and forest sculptures, helping people reconnect with nature and encouraging them to be interested in the native forest that surrounds the camp. The CanInspire Charitable Trust was granted $2087 to help run seven CanBead workshops. The workshops are free for people experiencing illness, trauma or personal loss and people are taught basic jewellery and beading skills to make a necklace, bracelet, earrings or other beaded craft. Other grants included $500 to Arts

Canterbury for an annual booklet promoting galleries and artists, $390 to the Ashburton Writers’ Group to run a short story competition for children and adults, $740 to Kristen Dunne to run creative art classes for the general public, and $1650 to Rakuto Kurano to include an Ashburton venue in a national violin quartet tour in July. An Ashburton assessment committee decided the successful grant recipients last week and another round of funding applications will open on 1 August 2022. Go to our grants and funding page for more information.

Lynette Lovett, Councillor

Taking a stand against online trolls It helps to have broad shoulders when you are elected to public office. As a Councillor, you must have time, energy and passion for the district. In making decisions that affect the lives of residents, you also need to balance a range of views and needs, and consider things like affordability, sustainability and wellbeing. So it helps to have an inquiring mind too. However, as this year is a local body election year, I feel that good people might hesitate to put their hand up for council because of the increasing vitriol of keyboard warriors. Perhaps now is the time for those warriors to stand themselves! There’s a raft of information about what constitutes harmful digital communications, but having been the subject of some myself, I would like to offer my thoughts to those who attack from behind the safety of the screen: Before you press the send button, please re-read and think about

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what you are saying to that person, or organisation that you are about to attack.

And would you be willing to follow words with action, and stand yourself for public election? While the job can be rewarding, it’s not as easy as it first may appear. As councillors we have to balance up a wide range of views, needs and wants, against what’s affordable, practical and sustainable, and determine how it will affect the wellbeing of our district. Behind the scenes, there are rules and regulations we have to abide by, and we are accountable to regional or central Government. It’s a complex system and as councillors we spend many hours reading, visiting, and going

“We are getting down to the last few weeks and encouraging ratepayers who receive superannuation or other Government assistance, or are on low incomes, to check if they meet the income level required to qualify. “The level for eligibility varies, depending on income, the amount of rates you pay and dependants, so some people might qualify for the full rebate or for a lesser amount. If you’re not sure, then call our Customer Services team on 3077700 or drop in to the Council office and find out." See our website rates page for more info.

Gym hours are changing EA Networks Centre is closing its gym and fitness facilities an hour earlier from Monday 23 May, as another measure to help reduce operating costs. Ashburton District Council Chief Executive Hamish Riach said the facility had been reviewing operations so it ran as costeffectively as possible and visitor data showed only a very small number of people had been using the gym and fitness facilities in the final hour of the day.

Is what you are about to post true? Will it affect that person or group’s wellbeing? Do you know the full story, or the facts and figures? What is your personal agenda? I invite you to put yourself in your victim’s shoes. How would you feel?

Chief Executive Hamish Riach said the deadline for rebates in the current financial year was approaching and ratepayers had until the end of June to apply.

through facts, before we debate the issues around the council table. This is our job and we are expected to ask the hard questions, both for and against, before any decision is made. You personally may not like the decision, but at the end of the day we are here to represent the whole district, not sections of it. We all want the Ashburton district to be a great place to work, live and play. Yes, we should hold our elected members accountable, but we need to encourage good people to put their hand up for our local elections, without fear of being torn down.

“Like many other recreation centres around the country, Covid-19 has had a big impact on the EA Networks Centre. Closing the gym an hour earlier will help ease pressure on its budget and while it will need to be confirmed in our Annual Plan, we’re proposing to keep memberships at their current prices." Fitness classes won’t be affected by earlier closing time and stadium hours remain unchanged. Gym hours from 23 May 2022: Weekdays – 5.45am to 8pm, Weekends – 7am to 6pm. Stadium hours: Weekdays – 5.45am to 9pm, Weekends – 7am to 7pm. Pool, Spa and Sauna hours: Weekdays – 5.45am to 7pm, Weekends – 7am to 5pm. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Big Mill Creek clean-up nears finish line The big clean-up of Mill Creek should be complete next month and the waterway will be given an annual spring clean thereafter to ensure it stays in good condition.

PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council, for the purpose of allowing Ashburton Event Centre to hold the Ashburton College Ball, proposes to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

Contractors working for the Ashburton District Council have been manually clearing the creek and its edges, using hand tools and weedeaters, to ensure the creek bed is not disturbed. Water in Mill Creek is mostly stockwater, though the creek also conveys stormwater as needed.

Road proposed to be closed: • WILLS STREET, from 211 Wills Street (Event Centre - Cass Street end) to 197 Wills Street (Neumanns Tyres – East Street end).

Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said the creek was an important part of the town’s water infrastructure, but it was also home to small fish and watercress grew in parts. “The work has taken a bit longer than expected because of Covid-19. Every time a worker tested positive progress slowed, but we have gained good momentum in the past two months and the clean-up is on track to be finished in June. It’s not easy working in water all day.” Parts of the creek that have been completed so far include the entire section in Braebrook, and Turton Green through to the bridge at Pages Road. Work continues along sections of the creek through Argyle Park. Grass and weeds, tree branches and other organic waste removed from the creek are taken to a disposal facility. Mr McCann said access to the creek was a

Period of closure: From 7pm until 9.30pm on Thursday, 23 June 2022. Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 4pm on Friday 3 June 2022. Crew from contractors ACL have been working in Mill Creek.

challenge at times, particularly as so many residential properties backed onto the waterway. “We have really appreciated those residents who have kept their creek boundaries free of rubbish and well maintained, and it makes it easier for the annual maintenance going forward.” Annual maintenance will be in spring, when contractors will return to the creek with hand tools and weed sprayers.

Some areas of Mill Creek underwent major stabilisation and enhancement works between 2009 and 2017, to stabilise banks and improve the flow capacity during flood events. The waterway has had a long history in the Ashburton township and surrounds, and served several functions (as a water source for use at a flour mill and stockwater race). The creek has been managed for flood control and drainage since the late 1970s.

Expect to hear your smartphone beeping loudly sometime between 6pm and 7pm on Sunday 22 May when the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) tests the emergency mobile alert system. Emergency mobile alerts are messages about emergencies sent by authorities to mobile phones. The alerts are designed to keep people safe and are broadcast to all capable phones from targeted cell towers. The alerts can be targeted to areas affected by serious hazards and will only be sent when there is a serious

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threat to life, health or property, and, in some cases, for test purposes. It is the same system that has delivered important Covid-19 protection messages over the past two years and was used locally during the May 2021 floods. NEMA regularly tests the emergency mobile alert so it can evaluate the system, cell towers, and the ability for mobile phones to receive the alert. The test also helps to familiarise the public with what an emergency mobile alert looks like and how their phone presents the message. Want to know more? visit www. cdemcanterbury.govt.nz

The public hearing scheduled for 19 May 2022 to consider an application by Teghveer Enterprises Limited for an Off Licence at 175 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton, has been cancelled. The application has been withdrawn.

Meetings are at Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, unless specified Annual Plan Submission Hearings, Tuesday 24 May, 9am (live-streamed) Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Tuesday 24 May, 1pm (live-streamed) Annual Plan Submission Hearings, Wednesday 25 May, 9am (live-streamed) Council meeting, Wednesday 1 June, 1pm (live-streamed) Submission hearings (Play, Active Recreation and Sport Strategy, Wednesday 8 June, 9am (live-streamed) Methven Community Board, Monday 13 June, 10.30am at Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Council meeting, Wednesday 15 June, 1pm (live-streamed)

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Council Activity Briefings, Wednesday 22 June, 9.30am Audit and Risk Committee, Wednesday 22 June, 1.30pm (livestreamed) Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Tuesday 28 June, 1pm (live-streamed)

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 19, 2022

Top Guns star in Born Free – The Oscar Winners The stars of Born Free – The Oscar Winners want to “take your breath away”. It’s not often two major events coincide, but in Ashburton they’re happening next door to each other. On May 26, a trio of artists are singing the Oscar winning song, Take My Breath Away, from the movie Top Gun while alongside, its sequel, Top Gun Maverick, is being released internationally. Artists, Kim Vessey, Sophie Kettley and Jess Bleach, will sing the chart-topping number that gave new wave band, Berlin, its greatest success. Take My Breath Away is part of a montage of Oscar winning songs, hits in their own right, but which also enhanced the soundtrack of a film. Often, they were more memorable than the movie itself. “We knew Top Gun Maverick was being released this year, 35 plus years after the original, but only found out this week, it’s having its global launch on our opening night,” musical director, Malcolm Hopwood said. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase Take My Breath Away which is an enduring song that’s lasted the distance and is still as popular as the original movie.” The company are top guns and will be in ‘cruise control’ when they perform their special tribute Hopwood said. In the sequel, which stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, John Hamm and Val Kilmer, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) is assigned to train a group of Top Gun graduates for a specialised mission for the US Pacific Fleet. Penny Benjamin (Connelly) is a bar owner and single mother who’s Maverick’s love interest. “We’ve commissioned former Ashburton musician, Roger Buchanan, to write an updated arrangement of the song. We want it to take the audience’s breath away,” Hopwood added. The 1986 hit is one of 25 memorable

Ashburton’s own Top Gun aircraft is the Hawker Siddley Harrier the RAF ﬂew until the 1980s. For the cost of nearly $50,000, it was purchased by the Harrier Acquisition Group and is now one of an impressive line-up of planes at Ashburton’s Aviation Museum. When Variety Theatre Ashburton found it was out of the hangar, they paraded their three Take My Breath Away soloists in front of it. From left: Jess Bleach, Sophie Kettley and Kim Vessey. songs that’ve remained classics since their Academy Award release. They include Somewhere Over the Rainbow, White Christmas, Moon River, Unchained Melody, My Heart Will Go On, Skyfall and Let It Go. Born Free – The Oscar Winners starts

with Lullaby of Broadway and ends with the triumphant This Is Me from The Greatest Showman. The songs from a 26-member singing and dancing company, include spectacular lighting and sound and images from the movie and Oscar year. Variety Theatre Ashburton’s show fea-

Three Waters transition work already under way Jonathan Leask The transition work towards the Three Waters entities for local councils is under way. The Ashburton and Selwyn councils have received the first information requests from the Department of Internal affairs (DIA) National Transition Unit (NTU) which is tasked with executing the Government’s decisions on Three Waters reform. Ashburton District Council’s infrastructure services group manager Neil McCann confirmed they had received the first two requests for information from the NTU, the first in January and the second in March. The requests have asked information on three waters’ staffing and contractors and the other is for data and digital information. McCann said the requests have been sent to a sample of councils, including regional councils, but not all councils. He said the requests for informa-

tion are not being processed as Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) requests, but he is aware that some councils were. We have provided this information in good faith without considering or treating these as LGOIMA. Selwyn District Council infrastructure group manager, Murray Washington, said they are providing the information in good faith without con-

sidering or treating these as LGOIMA. “Answering these requests is time consuming, but we have provided this information noting the importance of working with the DIA National Transition Unit to achieve the best possible outcome for consumers from the proposed establishment of water entities,” Washington said. Both councils are awaiting information from the DIA on what funds will be available to assist councils with resources to respond to the requests. Last month Ashburton chief executive Hamish Riach raised concerns about the impact of dealing with the NTU requests will have on the council’s business as usual. “Even if there is adequate compensation for the time we spend on that work, it’s still the same people tied up doing that work.”

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tures many of the best singers and dancers from Mid Canterbury and has also attracted vocalists from Selwyn and South Canterbury. Born Free – The Oscar Winners, runs at the Ashburton Event Centre from May 26 to 29.

Maori leader is U3A guest Arowhenua Marae’s connections with Ashburton will come under the spotlight next Tuesday. Karl Russell, the kaumatua at Arowhenua in Temuka, will speak at the University of the Third Age Karl Russell (U3A) meeting next Tuesday morning at the Ashburton Event Centre. The marae is the headquarters of a subtribe of Ngai Tahu and has strong links with Mid Canterbury. Russell is employed as a cultural expert by Aoraki Environmental Consultancy Ltd (AEC) which deals with issues affecting the environment including resource consents, long term planning and district plans. His main role at AEC is relationship building with councils, government departments, consultants and community and business groups. U3A provides a broad spectrum of themes for meetings and speakers who are leaders in their field and reminds non-members they are welcome at a $10 casual rate.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 19, 2022

TESTYOURSELF

Doing the hard yards

Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: What was the purpose of the sphinx statues in ancient Egypt? a) To guard tombs and temples b) As a viewing platform c) They had secret rooms inside to spy out of 2: Uranus isn’t the furthest planet from the sun, so why is it the coldest? a) The sun never shines on it b) A huge object crashed into it, knocking out its heat c) It’s covered by too much gas 3: Which album by the Beatles features the track Birthday? a) Abbey Road b) Revolver c) The Beatles 4: What animal has been frightening people in Rome? a) Boar b) Rats c) Wild dogs 5: What Australian rock band had a hit with Are You Gonna Be My Girl? a) Wolfmother b) Silverchair c) Jet 6: What haunting 1893 painting by Edvard Munch powerfully symbolises human anxiety? a) The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living b) Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette c) The Scream 7: What king had a fellowship of men known as the Knights of the Round Table? a) King David b) Richard the Lionheart c) King Arthur 8: What country established the puppet state of Manchukuo in Manchuria in 1934? a) Soviet Union b) Vietnam c) Japan

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If you wake up this morning feeling feral about going to work, spare a thought for these poor McIntosh Construction workers Daniel Gardiner (left) and Andrew Stephen. The sheets of building materials on the trailer had to be carried up three flights of stairs to the top of Somerset House. Not such a bad thing for a couple of fit, young-ish fellas you think? But here’s the catch – there were about 100 of them and they had to be carried up one by one ... so that means they’ve carried heavy stuff up 300 flights of stairs. Those blokes definitely deserve a DB!

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OUR VIEW

When the Covid blues hit you

hose who are sceptical and walk among us might suggest it’s nothing more than the common flu. A bit of a headache, a snuffle and after a few days adopt the Fred Dagg theory of kick it in the guts, Trev and you’ll be right and all that. That might be the case for some and perhaps up until about 10 days ago, I never thought much of it. But after battling through more than a week of the Covid blues, I’m quite happy to put my hand on my heart and admit to being a little bit blasé about it all. I knew something wasn’t right almost straight away. That sinking feeling of what was coming intensified at the appearance of two red lines on a rapid antigen test where up until then there had only ever been one. And it went downhill from there.

Matt Markham I can honestly say I can’t remember ever being as sick as what I was for those first three or four days. I had meningitis when I was a teenager, that was hell. Reflecting now as I slowly emerge from the murk, I’ll confidently state I was at least as sick this past week as I was back then. But I shouldn’t have been right? I’m told – in fact we’re told, it’s a bit of a bug and it’ll knock you around for few days and then you’ll be fine. Well, if that’s only knocking me around, I’d rather face off with Mike Tyson for 12 rounds.

Because, even now, almost 10 days after first showing symptoms, I’m still a bit of a shadow of my self prior to the experience.

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read on social media as being gospel and run with it like a child chasing the ice cream truck down the straight.

I’d rather face off with Mike Tyson for 12 rounds. Because, even now, almost 10 days after first showing symptoms, I’m still a bit of a shadow of my self prior to the experience.

I feel better, and a little more progress is made each day. But it’s really knocked me for six and after reading of other people’s experiences, and seeing people virtually untouched despite being positive, it’s been an eye-opening week and a bit. Misinformation in this day and age is rife. We take something we

Carefree, ignorant of what’s going on around us and without fear of any consequence. That’s all while the truth is that large amount of what we ingest from other people’s opinions and views are actually going to be irrelevant to us as individuals. The internet is the biggest tool in the conspiracy theory of it all.

It’s online, so it must be true. With Covid, the misinformation has become solar-powered, everyone’s an expert and everyone knows what’s best for everyone else. Mid Canterbury seems to be going through another wee surge of cases at the moment, the long tail of the Omicron variant is still kicking strong. So, let’s not beat around the bush here. It’s different for everyone. Some people will be able to carry on with their normal lives, albeit from the confines of a seven-day isolation, while others – and here’s where I fit in – will be rendered useless for a while. Just don’t take it for granted that you’ll be one or the other if you haven’t had it already. It seems there really is no rhyme nor reason to which version you get handed.

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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

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.

Mondays

St David’s Union Church 6am at 48 Allens Road, Allenton. Womens Circuit Training. Age Concern Ashburton Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. Ashburton Community Walking Group Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Waireka Croquet Club Mahjong, 1pm, club rooms, Phillip Street, Ashburton. Mid Canterbury Linedancers Weekly beginner class 1pm-2pm, Easy intermediate & intermediate 2pm4.30pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. Instructor Annette Fyfe.

Community House, 44 Cass Street. Ashburton MSA Petanque Club Competition and social play, all welcome from 1pm at 115 Racecourse Road. 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. MSA indoor bowls At the MSA 7.00pm start. New members welcome Mid Canterbury Badminton Club Badminton Club night from 7-9pm. All abilities welcome at EA Networks Centre.

Wednesdays

St David’s Union Church Women’s circuit training, 6am at St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Ashburton. Ashburton Strollers Club Meeting at courthouse 8.30am. Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club 9.30am, Sinclair Centre. Speeches, morning tea. Wednesday Walk Group 9.30am. Meet on Walnut Avenue on Tuesdays the west side of the Ashburton College Auditorium entrance. Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls St David’s Union Church Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability Walking group meets outside the are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. church at 9.30am, 48 Allens Road, Held at Allenton St David’s Church, Allenton. Allens Rd at 9.30am. Age Concern Ashburton Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability Rooms, Cox St at 10.30am. Held at Ashburton Buffalo Lodge are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. Rooms, Cox St at 1.30pm. Held at Methven All Saints Anglican Held at Staveley Community Hall at Church Chapman St at 10.30am. Rakaia St Andrews Presbyterian Church 2pm. Pickleball Ashburton Bridge St at 1.00pm. Every Wednesday from 9.30am Hampstead Hakatere Church Rooms, 11.30am at EA Networks Centre. Oxford St at 1.30pm. St Stephen’s Anglican Church MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session Holy Communion at 10am on Park Street. at the MSA on Havelock Street. Age Concern Ashburton Justice of the Peace JP available for all signing services on Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. Tuesdays and Fridays at 12pm-2pm. Hip Hop for Seniors No appointment necessary. No fee.

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Ashburton MSA Petanque Club 10am-11am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton, From 1.30pm at 115 Racecourse Road, $5. Ashburton. Waireka Croquet Club Fridays Euchre, 1.30pm, Philip Street, St David’s Union Church Ashburton. Women’s Circuit training in the hall at Ashburton open coffee mornings All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street. 10.30am - 12 noon. MSA Tai Chi Class is at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street. Ashburton Woodworkers Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm - 4pm. 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 6.30pm-7.30pm, easy intermediate & intermediate 7.30pm-9pm at the Tinwald Memorial Hall.

Thursdays

Ashburton Menz Shed 9am-2pm at 8 William Street. Age Concern Ashburton Ladies exercise class at 9.30am at 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. MSA Tai Chi Classes at 10.30am. Cost $3 per session at the MSA on Havelock Street. Age Concern Ashburton Steady as you Go Gentle Falls Prevention Exercises. All levels of ability are welcome. $2 per 1hr session. Tinwald Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street at 11am. Ashburton St Stephen’s Church, Park Street at 1pm. Ashburton Buffalo Lodge Rooms, Cox Street at 1pm. Waireka Croquet Club Mahjong, 1pm, club rooms, Phillip Street, Ashburton.

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Thursday: Becoming cloudy in the morning with brief light rain, then fine from afternoon. Northeasterlies turning northwesterly in the afternoon. Friday: Showers developing with a southwest change in the morning. Saturday: Mainly fine. Southwesterlies.

Strong northwesterlies precede a cold front moving northwards over the country on Thursday, and is followed by a strong cold west to southwest flow. The cold southwest airflow remains over New Zealand through the weekend.

On This Day 19 May, 1870: Moisture-laden easterlies dragged rain onto the Canterbury coastline. As a consequence, Christchurch experienced heavy rain for two days.

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St David’s Union Church 9.30am at 48 Allens Road, Ashburton. Worship led by Rev Henry Mbambo. Hakatere Presbyterian Parish Morning Worship at 10am led by Rev. Johanna Warren. See website http:// hakaterepresbyterian.com or Stay 6am, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. Connected newsletter for venue. Ashburton Community Walking Pickleball Ashburton Group EA Networks Centre from 3-5pm. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Mondays and Fridays at 10.30am. Meet Paddles are provided. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Every Tues and Fri St Stephen’s Anglican Church Blacksmiths Seniors Coffee Club, 2nd and 4th of the Open Tuesday and Friday 2-4pm. month at 10.30am, St Stephen’s Parish Admission is free but donations are Centre, Park Street. welcome. Ashburton Justice of the Peace St Stephen’s Anglican Church JP available for all signing services from Evensong at 5pm Park Street. 12-2pm. No appointment necessary. No Every Thurs and Sat fee. Community House. 44 Cass Street. Ashburton Toy Library Age Concern social group Open every Thursday and Saturday Seniors social group with speaker, from 9.30am - 12.30pm, plus every entertainment, quiz, exercises and alternate Tuesday afternoon 3.30pmmorning tea at 10am in the Seniors 5pm at 106 Victoria Street. Centre on Cameron Street. Second Fri of every Pickleball Ashburton month EA Networks Centre from 6-8pm. In Colour, art and craft club Paddles are provided. Bring along your art and craft projects Saturdays to share with others over morning tea Ashburton’s Winter Market once a month. 10.30am - 12 noon. North end of West Street carpark, from Second and fourth Friday of 9am. every month Seventh-Day Adventist Church St Stephen’s Anglican Church 10am, Weekly worship & Bible Study. Seniors Coffee Club 10.30am on Park 11am, Sabbath singing & Sermon. Street. At Grace Presbyterian Church building, Last Sun of every month 63 Princess St. Ashburton. All welcome! Nor’Westers Muso’s Club Ashburton MSA Petanque Club All are welcome, as is any style of Social play from 1.30pm at 115 music. 2pm - 6pm at Feeneys Lounge, Racecourse Road, Ashburton Devon Tavern. Ashburton Aviation Museum First Sunday of every Ashburton Airport from 10am - 3pm. month Ashburton Woodworkers Methven Market Clubrooms at Plains Museum site 1pm At Methven Resort, from 9am to 1pm. - 4pm. Monthly Sundays Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild St Stephen’s Anglican Church Meet Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Holy Communion at 8am and 10am on Street held on the first Saturday of Park Street. the month 10.30am - 3.30pm, second Thursday of the month 1pm - 3.30pm, Ashburton Strollers Club third Tuesday of the month 7pm - 9pm, Meeting at courthouse 8:30am. and the fourth Thursday of the month St Andrews Presbyterian 10.30am - 3.30pm. Church May events 10am Morning Worship at Sinclair Centre, Park street. Service led by Rev. May 28 & 29 Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market Eric Mattock. RX Plastics building 445 West Street. Grace Presbyterian Church 9am to 1pm. 10am at 63 Princess Street.

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Here’s how points will be awarded this year: Correct winning team 1 point Correctly picking all results (must be more than half games played) 1 point Correctly picking a draw 5 points Correct bonus question 3 points

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The second coming of Beaudie F or almost two decades, everyone told the Blues to find a world class first-five as the primary means to revive their failing franchise. They finally lured one in Beauden Barrett and look at them now: top of the table, seven points clear, playing free-flowing rugby that is enticing the legion of lost fans back to Eden Park. It would be dismissive to the point of insulting the tenacity and vision of the back office to attribute the current golden period to Barrett’s presence alone, but the work behind the scenes would not have revived the Blues by itself. There needed to be a general in the playing midst: a once-in-a-generation talent to spark belief, pull the strings and elevate the team to heights they previously thought beyond them.

And what Barrett has done this year is remind the world that he is that once-in-a-generation talent: a ridiculously gifted ball player and athlete who looks like he might be about to take his game to a higher level than 2016 and 2017. Back in his first purple period, Barrett’s game was built exclusively on his running threat. Steve Hansen used to joke that they would spend all week building a gameplan only for Barrett to orchestrate something entirely unplanned and off script once he was in the thick of the action. That’s the player Barrett was back then – instinctive and predatory and fuelled with the confidence to back himself to run at defences. No-one knew whether Barrett had a tactical kicking game or traditional game management skills, because he

Rugby have hinted that a new era may be soon upon us. The clock could be rolled back and we may be witnessing the second coming of Barrett whose old magic has been visible again. He’s rediscovered that ability to assess in a microsecond where a defensive line may be weak and whatever the All Blacks may be thinking about in regard to their tactical approach to 2022, maybe they don’t need to do much more than get the ball into Barrett’s hands and leave it at that. Such a simple brief has worked before and it can work again. The Blues are proving that. Their rugby is not loose or wild, but it does appear to be largely instinctive. Arguably such freedom would be dangerous in the hands of any other No 10, but Barrett, as he’s reminding everyone, is not any other No 10.

The All Blacks that year were averaging 43 points a game – and that was against South Africa, Australia, Wales and France. What we saw was a play-maker who believed in the impossible – rugby without restraint or pre-conception and it was no wonder the rest of the world decided to give up creating any kind of attack game and instead focus exclusively on building defensive walls. The global backlash to Barrett’s brilliance was severe. By 2019, every team bar New Zealand and Japan turned up at the World Cup with precisely no desire to play with the ball. The international game was largely dominated by coaches whose only thought was to stop players like Barrett having any room or any time to do anything. But the last few weeks of Super

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14 CLUB NEWS Altrusa Club

At our usual monthly meeting we discussed our upcoming Changeover Dinner to be held on Wednesday May 18th. We delivered 325 Meals on Wheels in our allocated four days. There were 38 clients at our six-weekly Foot Clinic, where the Queen’s Birthday was celebrated with a cake, made by Nola. The Clinic contributes to the Club’s finances, to ultimately distribute to the community, and offers clients and Altrusa helpers achieve a happy, successful physical and social environment. We congratulated Maureen Bishop, who has been honoured with the International Altrusa Lamplighter Award for her years of service. Our Fabric Bazaar has been rescheduled to the end of March 2023. This information is on our Altrusa Facebook, and contributions can still be amassed. This meeting was followed by the Annual Meeting, with Committee reports already circulated. Outgoing President Denise presented the 48th Annual Report for the Ashburton Club. The incoming Board was acknowledged, with Kathleen Bowman the incoming President.

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club

Our May meeting was held at the Hotel Ashburton. Our March and April meetings were cancelled due to Covid. Attendance was lower than usual due to Covid concerns. Janette explained the bus trip that Allan is organising to Oamaru and North Otago in late September. It will be a fund raiser for the Cancer Society. The cost is expected to be about $30 pp. Contact Alan on 0272286290 for more information. A quiz filled the mini speaker slot. Our main speaker, Glenn Vallender, described the establishment and history of Christchurch Magnetic Observatory in the Botanic Gardens. Built in 1898 with one of the earliest seismographs, it marks the beginnings of geophysics in NZ. In 1901 the magnetic observation equipment was installed. This was when Britain ruled the waves; the observatory was important for accurately calibrating ship’s compasses. It was the “GPS” of the day. The observatory was used by both Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic teams to make magnetic surveys in preparation for their expeditions. There was a cluster of buildings on the site but the introduction of electricity and electric trams to Chch in 1913 affected the instrumentation and the equipment was shifted first to Amberly and later to Eyrewell where GNS Science still runs a magnetic observatory. Today only one building remains. It is a small museum with a permanent exhibition on the scientific history of the site. Meetings second Tuesday of month, 9.30 am. Visitors welcome. Phone Joe 0274 339 018. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 19, 2022

Ashburton Golf Club

Well, the rain held off last Saturday and all the Watson Cup and Newton Trophy quarter-finals were played. A couple of strong wins and a couple of shocks, see a great semi-final line up for this week. David Fisher and George Brown downed top seeds Bruce and Perry on the last hole, they now face another tough game against Steve Mc and Stephen Lee, should be a cracker. On the other side of the draw Chris Lovelock and Greg Fleming were given a hell of a fright by Terry Molloy, who had to play on his own and almost brought it home. Chris and Greg now play Team Rolls Royce, who are just purring along nicely. Two great semi-finals in store. In the Newton trophy Ivan Blain and Old Muzza dispatched Kevin Smith and they now play Dylan and Jordy, who were not in a giving mood against poor Darren. Covid has certainly left its mark on this year’s games so far, with quite a few pairs being rocked and having to forfeit or play as a single, but the show must go on. The other side of the draw sees Captain Tom and young Ben take on Pat and Paddy, who had to go 23 holes to get over Terry and Spud. Good luck to all semi-finalists. Top player of the par round was Brendon Davidson. I know, everyone else was shocked as well! Best pick-up went to Blair Snowball, who did put his dollar in the kitty, grabbed himself two 2s and snaffled over $300. Top effort. Pennants on Sunday; the Redpath boys got smoked by a 3-man Timaru team at Waimate. The only winner was Davo, who was playing the fourth Timaru player that didn’t turn up. Word was that it was still a struggle, but he snuck it on the last. Both Holmes teams had two very strong wins over at Tinwald and now sit first and second in the table. I don’t have the Alex score to hand at the moment, but I’m sure Shane’s boys will have smashed whoever they were playing. Finally in the Patterson, Dylan’s pups came agonisingly close to toppling Point at home, but they still sit in the top three of the table. Keep going boys. The old dogs however are going backwards faster than the French army. There were rumblings in the clubhouse afterwards and mutiny is certainly on the radar. I think captain Paddy has got to pull something out of left field to save himself, and the team’s season. It might even come down to dropping himself! Whoa, can’t see that happening, he is more likely to clone himself and play all six positions. Have fun, see you around the club. Good golfing.

Ashburton MSA Petanque

Several of our members travelled to Timaru on Saturday to compete in the South Canterbury Doubles achieving great success. Trophy winners were Lani and Adelys Taraunu, with

Neville and Karen Bensdorp finished third at the South Canterbury Petanque Doubles on the weekend.

Jackie Girvan was guest speaker for the Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club this month. Karen and Neville Bensdorp third. Plate winners were Mavis Thompson and Linda Millard, with Francie Osborn and Nicky Foden 3rd. Congratulations to you all. It is a bit quieter on the petanque front over May and June but our next event is at the end of the month when we hold our Club Drawn Doubles. The new Committees met together on Thursday and with discussion around youth participation we are looking forward to welcoming younger people into the club. Adelys’ coaching continues to be welcomed and enjoyed by our members, with many adapting to new ways of play. Our club continues to grow with 60 members now on our books. Some people play 2-3 times a week, others turn up once a month. Remember you are most welcome to join us any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 1pm, at 115 Racecourse Road. Equipment and tuition are available.

Creative Fibre

The May meeting of Ashburton Creative Fibre was held on Monday May 16 in the Plains Museum meeting room, tea and coffee being served prior to the start of meeting at 10am. A good attendance included May, now recovered, and Kate from South Canterbury. President, Lynette Crone welcomed all and accepted apologies and this was followed by the business part of the meeting. The treasurer’s report showed a good working balance with sale of the recipe book “Food to Dye For” with members’ recipes from Staveley Camps selling well. There are still a few copies available. Other reports included the Craft Library, a valuable resource of frequently replenished fibre craft ideas. Our Almoner, Val Knight read out a thank-you card. Covid is certainly making its presence felt in the district, one member spoke on the importance of being ready and what to have in one’s house. Margaret Williamson spoke on the Emergency Helicopter Services who would appreciate gifts of hats/ beanies for their stocks, to put on patients’ heads as flights can get too cold for them. Contributions can be given to Margaret to pass on. A very busy Dartmoor dyeing camp was held in brilliant weather at Staveley on Monday April 11. Border Leicester fibre was kindly donated by Beath Charles, the fibre being weighed and divided into batches and dyes mixed to save time on the day. Samples of this work were shown on the Show and Tell table. Our knee rug project for the Cancer society has been a resounding success, Fenn Leadley loading 58 of these in her car for delivery. A Weaving School at Ashford’s is set for May 21, starting at 10am.

Our “home” craft get-together is to be held at Pam Whiteford’s at 56 Harland Street, Tinwald on Monday May 30. The Mid Winter Christmas Dinner is to be held on the Monday 25th July at the Hotel Ashburton. Names are being taken for this. Contact Sue, Lynette or Pam for inclusion on the list. Craft Cluster is on Monday June 6 (Queens Birthday Weekend) and July 4 at the Plains. There will be three members going up to New Plymouth on July 14-17 for the Creative Fibre Education Event, which looks set to be very interesting. Pam with her usual touch of humour read out the words on her birthday card: “How Old are you.” Our “Show and Tell” session, convened by Ann contained a variety of knitted garments and articles, the knee rugs a mass of colour and worked in many styles such as Old Boston crocheted squares, Air cell knit, and several in “our favourite crochet” stitch. A homespun child’s jumper, an adults fair isle adult’s jumper, sox with printed pattern, a cushion which got third prize at a Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association Conference Dyed skeins of Dartmoor dyeing and knitted hats, some embroidery and a large green frog resembling Kermit. A huge array of items from “crafty” members. May Greenslade extended a vote of thanks for the effort put into the knee rug project. The sales table was well loaded and supported. The meeting closed at 10.50am, being followed by a close look at the huge array of created items and a time to catch-up with each other.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club

President Julie opened the May meeting held recently. After the National Anthem was sung birthdays and anniversaries were celebrated. There was a sales table, it proved to be very busy. The Mini Speaker was Marion, who spoke about a holiday in the Marlborough Sounds. She went on the Havelock Mail Boat and then stayed in a bach. This had a great view but had to chase the deer from around the place, they even smashed the fence. Two possums were caught. They went to a Lodge for lunch, and on a Cougar Cruise. Motuara Island with the bird sanctuary and Punga Cove were visited. After morning tea, the guest speaker was Jackie Girvan who told of Haven Housing’s new low-income elderly housing project next to Mona Square. This is due to commence very soon. There will be 17 units, but Covid has made it complicated. The biggest cost will be the rates. They received the site in 2020 but had to demolish the eight old buildings there. The need for low budget housing is on the rise with more people getting to retirement age, not having owned a home, or moving to fixed income and having less money to spend on a home. The Ashburton District Council will lease the land to the trust for 50 years. Cameron Courts was also purchased, and units built there. Val thanked Jackie for her talk. The Thought for the Month “Here’s an equation a simple sum, add lovely, kind and patient and the answer is a MUM”. If you wish to visit our friendly group please phone either Julie 3084254 or Rae 3088927, we would love to meet you. Next meeting is 10am on 8 June 2022 at the Hotel Ashburton.

Netherby Women’s Institute

Members of Netherby WI met at Armadillos Restaurant for the May meeting. We all enjoyed a lunch commemorating Mother’s Day from the day before. President Patsy Huggins welcomed us to the first meeting after being in recess for March and April. The general business and correspondence was attended to. Our delegate to the 101st AGM Denise Clark, was able to get our feeling on the remits. Several birthdays had already been for the year and one received a special card for a major birthday. Patsy reminded members of a Garage Sale to help cover costs for our Delegate. This is to be held on Saturday May 28 at 1A Creek Road and all donations for this will be gratefully received. Our next meeting will be held on Monday June 13 at St. David’s Church Hall with the “The Cakelady” to be our speaker.

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Bowls

Allenton Bowling Club

Firstly, a big congratulations to Sandra Keith from our club for taking out the Mid Canterbury Senior Sportsperson of the Year at last Friday’s 2022 Sports Awards. Sandra also becomes the most successful sportsperson in the history of the awards, claiming the title for the fourth time, well done. Friday May 13 saw the first round of the Hunt Trophy: Format was triples results were as follows: 1st Aaron Thomas, Margaret Burridge, Barbara Macintosh 3 wins 15 ends 39 points, 2nd Barry Molloy, Bob Holdom, Bob Harrison 3 wins 14 ends 31points, 3rd G Hurrell, R Ward, A HuSandra Keith, the big winner at band 2 wins 14 ends 32 points. Upcoming Events:

the 2022 Sports Awards

Winter Bowls: Tuesday May 17 Combined Club Roll-up, names in by 12.45pm; Wednesday May 18 Kiddey Cup Format Aussie Pairs 12.30pm start; Saturday 21st Format Two Bowl Triples 12.30 pm start. Good bowling everyone. Also, a reminder the Allenton Bowling Club AGM is on Sunday May 22 starting at 2.00pm, followed by Allenton Sports Club AGM.

■■ Golf

Ashburton Vets

Results of play May 16 at Methven. 1st Guilford Lane 68, 2nd Doug Osborne 71, 3rd Barrie Goodridge 72, 4th = David Horrell, Roger Lake 73, 5th = John Low, George Brown and Mike Gray 74. Next Game Denfield, Geraldine May 30 Stroke Net in Grades, McPherson Trophy.

Ashburton Golf Club

Ladies Golf – Saturday May 14 and Tuesday May 17 2022 Sunmeade Trophy – Gross: Vicki Moore – 87, H E Cook – Nett: Pam Feutz – 69, Bev Turton, Hilary Ward – 74. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Chevalier Farm Ltd – Pauline Bell, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Vicki Moore, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Kay Fox, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Bev Turton, No 18 2nd Shot – Ellenor Sullivan, Twos: Jeanette Montgomery – No 4

Rakaia Golf Club

Saturday, May 14 - Stroke and putting 1st Jeff Blackburn 66 & 25 putts, 2nd Ross Moore 67, 3rd Reon Hoare 67. Nearest the pins: 6 Not Struck, 15 Phil Vanderweg, 8 & 17 Stu Sutherland, 2nd Shot Symon Restieaux, 3rd Shot Harry Schat.

■■ Shooting

Target Shooting Mt Somers Rifle Club: Peyton Fews 79, 77, Olivia Evans-Fews 91.5, 85, Blake Mariat 83, Felix Bruce 79.1, 92.1, Tony Mariat 81, Zoey Reveley 71.1, Emily heaven 88, 85, Jess Heaven 92, 90.3, Bree Greer 88.1, 95.6, Jess Lill 89.1, Hunter Lill 93.1, Tim Greer 91.2, 95.5, Wayne Tubb 89.1, Steven Millichamp 96.4, 93.2, Shama Putaranui 80, Kevin Fews 76. Mayfield Rifle Club: Logan Wheeler 90.1, Lillian Snowden 87.2, John Snowden 97.5, Brooke Wheeler 84, Chloe Lovett 86.1, Caroline Lovett 89.1, Peter Quigley 61, Hamish Dalzell 94.1, 98.5, Carl Nordqvist 97.6, 98.5, John Fleming 98.4, Martin Fleming 99.8, Andrew Donaldson 93.2.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 19, 2022

Sam brings up No. 600, thanks to Willy and Web Matt Markham Leading reinswoman Sam Ottley took another step towards becoming New Zealand’s most successful female harness racing driver at Addington on Tuesday, and a little horse from Ashburton helped her get to another major milestone. Ottley brought up win number 600 of her driving career aboard the Willy Lake-trained Webs Reactor at the low-key Tuesday meeting, continuing her incredible career in the sulky. There were a few nervous moments, with the little gelding by Auckland Reactor having to stave off a late challenge on the line, but Ottley said the thrill of getting to 600 was worth the nervous wait for the judge’s call. “I sort of have to pinch myself a bit,” she said. “600 is a lot of winners, so it’s a great thrill to be able to get there.” Ottley, who picked up win 601 later in the day with Kowhai Shadow, is chasing down New Zealand’s all-time most successful horsewomen, Nicky Chilcott, who has 665 driving wins next to her name.

This season alone Ottley has driven 26 winners, so there’s a strong possibility that come December she could be close to overtaking the North Island harness legend. While the win was more about her achieving a milestone, Ottley was full of praise for Lake, who has been supremely patient with his charge and is now getting good rewards. After showing promise early in his career, the now seven-yearold took close to 40 starts to get his maiden win on the board, but he’s now won twice, both times with Ottley in the bike, and placed on a further four occasions. “He’s just getting better and better all the time,” she said. “He’s got into the right races but he had to tough it out there today, but kept fighting for me all the way to the line.” Webs Reactor is one of two horses Lake trains from his Fairton base, where up until recently he mixed being a hobby-trainer and owning the Rakaia Fish and Chip shop, which he has just sold. “Two’s more than enough horses for me,” he said. In 25 years of training, Lake has won nine races as a trainer – always with a small team at home, with previous winners coming from Hayton Gold who won four, and Midfrew Tarpediem who Webs Reactor and Sam Ottley return to scale at Addington on Tuesday to claim Sam’s 600th career driving win. picked up three from his barn. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Riccarton Synthetic gallops Today at Riccarton Raceway

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Archerfield A Balloo (11) 58.5 Mr Hass T L Newman (6) 58.5 Jamieson’s Tipple K Mudhoo (10) 58.5 Meritorious L Callaway (4) 56.5 Mia Sorella L J Allpress (8) 56.5 Annexception A Comignaghi (9) 56.5 Deny T R Moseley (1) 56.5 Catalina Bay K Chowdhoory (3) 56.5

11 8x Andrea M J Taylor (7) (A4) 56.5 12 089x0 Global Beauty B May (5) 56.5

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Champagne Gold K Asano (4) 56.5 Rulzthenight L J Allpress (13) 56.5 Sister Sarah B B Hong (7) 56.5 Baby Cheeses T L Newman (8) 56.5 Prima Donna Ms K Williams (15) 56.5 Tiratore C W Johnson (2) 56.5 Drumisle L Callaway (11) 56.5 Bailador 58.5 Nellie Grey 56.5

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1 050x6 Chandler L Callaway (12) 59 2 2x051 Sarayu T R Moseley (11) 58 3 0751x Vistock Ms K Williams (4) 58 4 700x0 Case Study D Turner (14) 58 5 8350 El Bee Jack C L Carmine (7) 58 6 0x873 Cast In Bronze B M Murray (10) 57 7 990x2 Lady Modena Rohan Mudhoo (8) 57 8 2058x Letz’av Bubbles S Toolooa (13) (A3) 57 9 87948 Tiffen K Chowdhoory (1) 57 R5 Steriline Racing (Bm74) $12,000 1200m 13:27 R7 Martin Collins New Zealand Mdn $12,000 1600m 10 950x5 I’m A Tiger A Comignaghi (5) 57 1 x7120 Ihu J D Laking (1) 60 11 21000 Sweet Lilly S Muniandy (3) 56.5 14:40 2 0020x Air Max A Balloo (5) 59 12 5x906 Barrett K Asano (6) 56.5 1 43222 Koputaroa G A Jogoo (14) 58.5 3 83441 Virtuoso Lad S Toolooa (3) (A3) 57 13 650x9 Platinum Petals C W Johnson (2) 56 2 93 Star Ballot K Chowdhoory (1) 58.5 4 7005 El Bee Darci T L Newman (6) 56.5 14 x8396 Justabelle C R Barnes (9) 55.5 3 09x65 Un Agenda K Mudhoo (12) 58.5 5 5x188 He’s The Man C W Johnson (2) 56.5 4 90x75 Bad Flamingo D Turner (3) 58.5 R9 R’course Htl/Motor Lodge-Bm65 $12,000 1400m 6 0550x Caitlyn Jay K Asano (7) 54.5 5 7 The Composer M J Taylor (9) (A4) 58.5 13:52 7 66x60 Tennessee Rock Rohan Mudhoo (4) 54 6 28362 Folktale Rohan Mudhoo (6) 56.5 1 2120x Burnvue A Balloo (13) 59 R6 Winter Fashions Here 13/8-Bm65 $12,000 1200m 7 x452x So Amused A Comignaghi (10) 56.5 2 61635 Rocastano Ms K Williams (8) 59

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Matt Markham’s Riccarton Selections Race 1: Princess Nala, While You’re There, Chavela, Star Vista Race 2: Vulture Street, Feelin’ Fancy, Amazon Goddess, Eulogy Show Race 3: Mia Sorella, Meritorious, Global Beauty, Catalina Bay Race 4: Commitment, The Number One Son, Easyrider, Eight Ball Race 5: Virtuoso Lad, Ihu, He’s The Man, El Bee Darci Race 6: Usurer, Twin Shot, Our Rosette, Gladroy Race 7: Folktale, Koputaroa, Tiratore, Star Ballot Race 8: Sarayu. Lady Modena, Justabella, El Bee Jack Race 9: Rocastano, La Corfradia, Burnvue, Benny Lincoln BEST BET: Rocastano (Race 9) VALUE: Folktale (Race 7)

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

R1 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION. TROT $15,000 2000m 17:23 1 041X3 Sunny Louis S Thornley 2 53221 Madeleine Stowe P Davis 3 32341 Murano 4 94062 Rachmaninov T Grant 5 3000X Under And Over G Smith 6 63574 Tres Maqnifique B Weaver 7 59000 Sunnivue Phileah B Orange E Barron 8 709X6 Galleons Future 9 38578 Bella Button S Lethaby B Ford 10 600X7 Blink N Bones C DeFilippi 11 1250X Ruakaka R2 AVON CITY FORD MOBILE PACE $20,000 1980m 17:53 1 3447 Arden’s Delight T Williams 2 20232 Off The Edge B Weaver 3 841X8 Winegum C DeFilippi 4 171X0 Arabian Blue M Williamson 5 410X0 Deja Blue J Morrison 6 2402 Midfrew Luisianabeau R May 7 24181 Franco Norton C Thornley W House 8 70007 Franco Hoffman 9 11X2P Republican Party B Orange R3 COLIN STEELE MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $17,500 2600m 18:22 1 55X19 King Of Love R May

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Top guns to battle it out Celtic:

Played: 3 Won: 3 Goals For: 136 Goals Against: 49 Goal Differential: 87

Rebecca Cochrane

Matt Markham Strap yourselves in, this one could be fun. Mid Canterbury Netball’s Premier competition takes an exciting twist tonight at the EA Networks Centre, as the two leading sides in Premier 1, Celtic and Hampstead, clash for the first time this season as round one draws near to a close. The match, which will likely determine who takes bragging rights into the second stage of the season, promises to be a classic between two sides in good form who have also swept all before them to this point. Both sides have been in sublime form over the opening month of the season, but it’s perhaps Celtic who will carry the favouritism tag into the match against the defending champions. They looked good through the first two rounds, but stepped it up several notches last week against a good United side to wipe them off the court and make a serious statement. Calling on their years of experience across the court, the Celtic team this year looks sharp, focused and determined, and will be out to really put a rubber stamp on their intentions tonight in the middle game of the evening’s play. Hampstead can never be underestimated though. There are new faces among the mix this season, sure – but that same

clinical Hampstead that’s been on show for the past few seasons is still there, and if given a chance will be ready and willing to maintain their spot as the competition’s top side. Around the main event of the night, United will be out to bounce back from their defeat last week when they take on Southern in the first game of the evening. Southern have a draw next to their name from the opening three rounds, and will be keen to try and ensure they don’t face potential relegation down to Premier 2 in a few weeks. It’s the same situation for Ashburton College A. They take on Methven tonight in a similarly fragile position to Southern, needing a win to lift themselves off the bottom of the standings. Methven picked up their first win of the season last week and will be keen to continue to build on that in the late game. Down in Premier 2, Mt Somers can assure themselves of top spot with victory this week over Hampstead B, while Ashburton College B faces a tough game against Celtic as they search for their first win of the season. Methven B and newcomers Allenton will battle it out in the middle round as teams jostle for positions behind the low-flying Mt Somers. In Premier 3, Rakaia will be out to continue their unbeaten return to Premier netball in another top of the table clash with Ashburton College 10A, with Methven Shearmac squaring off against Hampstead U18 and United B taking on Methven Humm in the other match.

Hammers’ battle lines drawn for Heartland Matt Markham The Mid Canterbury Heartland rugby side will play four games at the Ashburton Showgrounds during this year’s Heartland Championship. The official draw for this season’s competition, which begins on Saturday, August 20, was released by NZ Rugby yesterday morning, with Mid Canterbury set to kick off their campaign against Buller at Victoria Square in Westport. They’ll play their first home game of the year the following week against East Coast with following matches on home ground against West Coast, King Country and defending Meads Cup champions, South Canterbury. As well as Buller, Mid Canterbury will also hit the road to play North Otago in Oamaru, Horowhenua Kapiti in Levin and then in the final round will head to the famed Cooks Garden to take on old foe, Whanganui. The season will pose some interesting

Mid Canterbury Rugby will begin their Heartland campaign against Buller in Westport on Saturday, August 20. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 021021-MM-010 challenges for the new coaching panel of head coach, John Sherratt and his assistants, Pete Manson and Grant Polson. A tough end to the normal season with matches against traditional powerhouse

Hammers’ Heartland schedule 2022 Sat, Aug 20 – v Westport, at Victoria Square, Westport. Sat, Aug 27 – v East Coast, at Ashburton Showgrounds Sat, Sept 3 – v West Coast, at Ashburton Showgrounds Sat, Sept 10 – v North Otago, at Kurow Domain Sat, Sept 17 – v King Country, at Ashburton Showgrounds Sat, Sept 24 – v Horowhenua Kapiti, at Levin Domain Sat, Oct 1 – v South Canterbury, at Ashburton Showgrounds Sat, Oct 8 – v Whanganui, at Cooks Garden Whanganui

teams, South Canterbury and Whanganui will leave a strong need for early wins on the board to start the season. An interesting side note of this year’s competition surrounds South Canterbury, who will take their matches out into the region for the season due to work being done at their home base, Timaru’s Alpine Energy Stadium. Last season’s winners will play home matches in Temuka, Fairlie, Waimate and Geraldine. While forced upon them, South Canterbury Rugby has drawn strong praise for returning the most elite form of regional rugby back to its roots and out into the community. North Otago are also taking a game out to the regions with their clash against Mid Canterbury to be played at the Kurow Domain.

Hampstead Played: 3 Won: 3 Goals For: 113 Goals Against: 63 Goal Differential: 50

Amelia Holmes

DRAWS ■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club

Tinwald Women’s golf draw May 24, Medal 4 Square Cup, 9 holes 4th 2 J’s Cup 3rd Bell trophy. Report 9.00 for 9.30, Starters S. Gutsell H. Hargreaves, Cards J. Bruhns, Kitchen M. Moore, Roster convenor J. Bruhns.

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Mid Canterbury Hockey

May 23 to May 29 Div 1 Women, Monday May 23 6.00 pm Wakanui Purple v Wakanui Black (M Marshall, C Watson) 7.30 pm Methven v Tinwald (M Baker, A Bennett). Div 1 Men, Tuesday 24 May 6.00 pm Wakanui Black v Tinwald (S Mealings, N Keenan). 7.30 pm Allenton v Wakanui White (R Leigh, S Muir). Duty Club: Allenton Kwik Sticks, Wednesday 25 May 4.00 pm Tinwald Bonnington Painting Boys v Methven Black Boys Turf a (E Shapland) Methven Black Girls v Allenton/Tinwald Girls Turf b (L Ellis) 5.10 pm Wakanui Boys Black v Methven White Boys Turf a (G Oates) Wakanui Girls Year 7 v Wakanui Girls Year 8 Turf b (R Kidd) 6.20 pm Allenton Boys v Wakanui Boys Blue Turf a (Wakanui Div 2 Men, Hampstead Lowcliffe Div 2 Men) Methven White Girls v Allenton Girls Turf b (Tinwald Div 2 Men, Allenton Div 2 Men) Tinwald Engineering Solutions Girls (bye). Duty Club: Allenton Kiwi Sticks, Friday 27 May 3.45 pm Tinwald Mayfield Transport v Allenton Yr 5 Turf b (J Muir, D Law) 4.30 pm Methven Yr 5 v Wakanui Black Yr 5 Turf a (D Law) Lauriston Yr 5 v Wakanui Blue Yr 5 Turf b (J Muir) 5.15 pm Tinwald Skip-2-It v Tinwald Smith & Sons Turf a (J Muir, D Law) Wakanui Blue Yr 6 v Methven Yr 6 Turf a (Tinwald Div 2 Women, Hampstead Div 2 Women). Div 2 Women, Friday 27 May 6.15 pm Hampstead v Tinwald (Tinwald Div 1 Women, Wakanui Div 1 Women Purple) 7.30 pm Wakanui v Methven (Methven Div 1 Women, Wakanui Div 1 Women Black). Connetics SSP Boys Champs, Friday 27 May Ng Puna Wai 2 5.10 pm Ashburton College Boys 1st XI v Christchurch Boys High School 1st XI. Duty Club: Allenton Mini Sticks, Saturday 28 May 10.00 am Allenton Maroon Magic v Wakanui Black (Turf a) Coaches, Wakanui Blue v Tinwald Orange (Turf b) Coaches, Methven v Allenton Gold Sticks (Turf c) Coaches, Tinwald Black v Laurison (Turf d) Coaches, Wakanui (bye). Fun Sticks, Saturday 28 May, Draws made on the day (Coaches). Senior Men (Canterbury Div 1), Saturday 28 May Nga Puna Wai 2 1.30 pm Hornby Emulous v Mid Canterbury Snr Women (Canterbury Div 1) Saturday 28 May Nga Puna Wai 2 3.00 pm Marist v Mid Canterbury. Div 2 Men, Sunday 29 May 5.00 pm Allenton v Tinwald (Allenton Div 1 Men, Wakanui Div 1 Men Black) 6.30 pm Hampstead Lowcliffe v Wakanui (Tinwald Div 1 Men, Wakanui Div 1 Men White).

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Puzzles and horoscopes Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 19, 2022

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll get so much more done because you’re doing it for the right reasons. Curiosity and wonder are motivators with seemingly endless fuel. They give and give. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20 Your own self-interest is part of what motivates you to act today, but it’s only one consideration of the many vying for your attention. You’ll carefully weigh out options to determine your next move. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): A smack to the ego can be more devastating than a physical hit, and ego wounds can be as debilitating as bodily injuries. The difference is that destruction to the ego makes a person much stronger. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll say the thing you wanted to hear. You’ll give the help you wish someone would have given to you. You’ll provide the very thing you most needed. It’s good to be you. Capable! LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): A signal is coming from far off, barely audible, but annoying... like a drippy faucet. The question on repeat: “Can I? Can I? Can I?” Yes, you can. You can, and you will. Go down and shut off this doubt. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It’s OK not to understand everything right away. In fact, it’s better this way. The information assimilates in its own time, when it has relevance to you and when you’re ready to do something about it. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You don’t have to know what the conflict is to know that one exists. It’s not always worth getting into. One way to erase tension from your life is to use your feet to walk away. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Loosen your grip on the controls and give yourself a wide berth, too, because the most interesting things are going to happen quite on their own and in the margins. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’re performing well despite mixed feelings about the venues and institutions, and the few bad habits helping you cope. Maybe you owe your good performance to this mixed bag of influences. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Everyone is the star of their own show, though with some, you wouldn’t know it. They seem to take a seat in the audience to watch it play out. Not a bad tactic to try out today. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Get some distance between you and the problem. When you return, the solution will follow you. “Home” is not a problem, but creating a temporary distance will also bring a favourable outcome. It’s just time. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Today’s outcome is a small bird, precariously perched, listening to the wind for answers. It could fall one way or the other. It could start building a nest where it is. It could fly to the heavens. You are the wind.

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CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

NOTICE OF MEETINGS JUNE 2022 The following meetings will be held in June 2022 in the Council Chamber, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch unless otherwise stated: 2 June 2022 Air Quality, Transport and Urban Development Committee at 1.00pm

SITUATIONS VACANT

Duty Manager – New World Ashburton

Checkout Supervisors – New World Ashburton

At Ashburton New World we want the best possible experience for our customers, and know that employing the right people and working together is crucial to gaining the best possible customer service.

New World Ashburton is a locally owned business, where staff share the same goals and work well together to deliver the best customer service. We enjoy a culture where people are friendly, helpful and passionate about their roles.

This full time position requires a high level of initiative and attention to detail, management and communication skills and has the potential to pave the way to a successful career in Supermarket Management through our ongoing training opportunities.

16 June 2022 Council at 11.00am 22 June 2022

23 June 2022 Audit, Finance and Risk Committee at 1.00pm 29 June 2022 Natural Environment Committee at 1.00pm 30 June 2022 Climate Change Action Committee at 1.00pm Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held as required on Thursday 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 June 2022 at 8.30am.

Expectations for these roles will mean will: • Be well presented and possess excellent communication skills • Have prior experience leading a team in a retail environment • Be highly motivated and reliable • Enjoy delivering exceptional customer service

Key responsibilities for this role are: • Managing staff • Ensuring compliance of Health & Safety and Food Safety policies. • Following store policy in regards to customer complaints and queries. • Making sure all shelves are kept full and faced. • Ensuring all aspects of tobacco, Lotto and Liquor laws are upheld.

Agendas will be available online at http:// www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting.

Preferred Attributes: • Experience supervising staff in a retail environment • A current Forklift Licence or the ability to obtain it • A General Managers Licence or the ability to obtain it • To be physically ﬁt, well organized and motivated.

Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Hours of work will be 2.00pm – 11.00pm and will include one weekend shift. Take up this opportunity and apply online now including a covering letter and full CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

0800 324 636

The opportunity to be a part of our amazing team has become available and applications are now invited for permanent positions at our fast paced store.

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Duty Manager who is committed to leading all aspects of the supermarket in a timely and professional manner. This person will need to ensure the efﬁcient and safe running of the entire Supermarket, with emphasis on maintain high standards throughout the store.

Regional and Strategic Leadership Committee at 1.00pm

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

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Applications close 25th May 2022 unless ﬁlled earlier.

PUBLIC NOTICES

CHARITY MARKET GARAGE SALE RX Building, 445 West St, or through PGW carpark, Saunders Rd. 9am-1pm Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 of May. Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club Charitable Trust Serving our Community Helping Local Charities

Days and hours to be discussed at an interview but will include one weekend shift. Don’t miss out - apply now with your covering letter and CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Applications close 25th May 2022 unless filled earlier.

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MEETINGS, EVENTS CHARITY Market Garage Sale. 445 West St. 9am Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 May. Pakeke Lions Charitable Trust. Serving our community, helping local charities.

DEATHS

CAVILL, Patricia Joan (Joan) – On May 15, 2022, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. In her 91st year. Dearly loved wife of the late Tom. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Anne and Alan Tait, and Robyn and Steffan CavillFowler. Adored nana of Bailey, Kalen, Montana, and Bentley. Messages to the Cavill family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Joan’s request a private cremation has been held.

GREENGRASS, Christine Joy (nee Ellis) – On May 15, 2022, at Nurse Maude Hospice, Christchurch. Much loved sister and sister-in-law of the late Vernon, and Phyllis Ellis (Ashburton), Bruce and Marilyn Ellis (Ashburton), Malcolm and Lyn Ellis (Lincoln), Margaret and the late Morris Molloy (Methven), Janice and Brian Williamson (Lincoln), Stuart and Kay Ellis (Whanganui), Robert and Jane Ellis (Hinds) and the late Peter. Loved aunty of all her nieces and nephews.

DEATHS

HARRISON, Thomas Henry (Harry) – On April 8, 2022, suddenly while fishing aged 80 years. Loved and loving husband of Sandra. Loved Father of Karl and Scott and families. Son of Harry and Ida Harrison and families. Son in law of Chub and Rita Fisher and families. A private informal gathering to celebrate Harry’s life has been held. Many thanks to all involved in Harry’s rescue. Messages to the family c/o PO Box 35, Rangiora 7440.

MATTINGLEY, Gwendoline Margaret (Gwen) – On May 12, 2022, passed away peacefully at Rosebank Lifecare, aged 88 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Ken. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of the late Pam and Ian Wilkins, Les and Sandra, Shirley and Ross Knapp, the late Alan, and the late Elaine, and Mark Underwood. Loved Gran and Grandma of Marie, Rachel and Michael, and Lynda; Anna, and Paul and a loved great-grandmother. Messages to the Mattingley family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Gwen's life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, May 23, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

DEATHS

MATTINGLEY, Gwendoline Margaret – Dearly loved sister and friend, aunty, great aunty and great great aunty of McGRATH, Marie Therese Alison Robinson and family. (nee Dowdall) – After a life devoted to nurturing, caring and DEATHS abundant amounts of love, WILSON, Mary Francis Mum passed peacefully (Molly) – surrounded by family in her On May 16, 2022, peacefully 85th year on Saturday, May at Rosebank Lifecare, 14, 2022. Her wit, fun- loving Ashburton. Dearly loved wife personality, generosity, and of the late Andy. Much loved unconditional love will be mother and mother-in-law of missed by Shona and Ross, Sharon and Derryl Bren and Vince, Lynnie, Henderson, Noel and the Julie, Phil and Lena, Jeff and late Patricia Muckle, and Tove. Adored, respected, Mary and Alan Paterson. and loved Nana to her 15 Treasured grandma of all her grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and great grandchildren. Wonderfully grandchildren. Special friend cared for by Rosebank Life of Chris. Messages to the Care for the last few years, family of Molly Wilson family, now handed back over to her PO Box 472, Ashburton soulmate Johnny. Wherever 7740. A service to celebrate a beautiful soul has been, Molly’s life will be held at our there is a trail of beautiful Chapel, cnr East & Cox memories. Messages to the Streets, Ashburton on McGrath family PO Box 472, MONDAY, May 23, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of commencing at 11am, flowers donations to Midfollowed by interment at the Canterbury Hospice would Ashburton New Lawn be appreciated and may be Cemetery. made online at bit.ly/mtmcgrath1405. Marie will be at 14 Baker Street for the afternoon and evening of Thursday 19th. A service to celebrate Marie’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, May 20, commencing at 2pm MASTER followed by private cremation. For anyone MONUMENTAL MASON wishing to view the service E.B. CARTER LTD online go to For all your memorial www.patersonsfuneralservic requirements es.co.nz ‘Funeral Notices’ New headstones and designs and click on Marie’s notice Renovations, for the link. Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

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Perfect central location 60 Winter Street, Ashburton If you've been looking for a modern home with great garaging, room to park the caravan or campervan and also close to town on the west side, the search is over! This 1960s home has been completely renovated from top to bottom with double glazing, insulation, heat pumps, LED lights, paint inside and out, new kitchen and bathrooms.

The spacious lounge opens to a private sun-filled patio area. With three double bedrooms, the master has an ensuite and walk-in robe. Awesome storage is another advantage as is the safe and secure automatic gate on the front of the 668sqm section. This property will suit so many people so get in quick and call now for a viewing.

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Over $745,000 Offers to be presented on May 31, 2022

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Netherby 9 Magnolia Drive

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Netherby 103 Princes Street Open Home

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What a beauty

Perfect central location

Need extra space?

Opportunity here!

Lots of work done here. Solid red brick home that has been renovated to a high standard. The living area has been opened up to introduce more light and ambience. A new kitchen has been installed to further utilise this area. Painting has been done throughout including the three double bedrooms. A spacious separate laundry and a separate toilet.

If you've been looking for a modern home with great garaging, room to park the caravan or campervan and also close to town on the west side, the search is over! This 1960's home has been completely renovated from top to bottom with double glazing, insulation, heat pumps, LED lights, paint inside and out, new kitchen and bathrooms. The spacious lounge opens to a private sun filled patio area.

This modern home has many attributes. Built among similar properties in a modern subdivision. Brick veneer, double glazed and coloursteel tile roof. Four double bedrooms with the master having an ensuite and walk in robe. Central bathroom with shower, bath and vanity which is also linked to bedroom 2. Separate toilet and another separate vanity.

It's time for this loved home to be handed on for new owners to enjoy. There is opportunity here for first home buyers, investors or developers. With two living areas and three double bedrooms, a large kitchen and separate laundry, this home has good space throughout. Heated by a compliant log burner and heat pump in the lounge.

For Sale Buyers $475,000+ View Sat 21 May 9.30 - 10.00am Web pb.co.nz/AU101418

For Sale Buyers $745,000+ View Sat 21 May 10.00 - 10.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU102401

For Sale Buyers $685,000+ View Sat 21 May 10.15 - 10.45am Web pb.co.nz/AU101859

Deadline Sale closes 3.00pm Tue 31 May 2022 View Sat 21 May 10.30 - 11.00am Web pb.co.nz/AU102471

Allenton 30 James Street

Allenton 71 Racecourse Road Open Home

Netherby 62 Princes Street

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Netherby 29 Princes Street Open Home

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Hidden treasure

Brand new and yours

Potential on Princes

Nest or invest

Be impressed with this generous 270sqm double glazed home in a private Allenton location. Entering the home, you immediately sense the feeling of space with two living areas opening out to the well-established garden through sliding doors. There are three double bedrooms, master has ensuite with wet floor shower, updated family bathroom, separate toilet and laundry.

All you would expect from a modern, new build. Brick and oblique vertical weatherboards, double glazing and coloursteel roofing. Entry is into a lobby with living to one side. Internal kitchen with a scullery is open to the spacious dining and living area with access to a patio area. An additional separate lounge also has an outside area.

Ticks all the boxes for a first home or an investment property with a tenant already in place paying $400 a week. • Partially double glazed and insulated top and bottom • Brand new heat pump • Brand new range hood in kitchen • Easy care section • Close to Intermediate, primary schools, shops and not far from town.

Three bedroom bungalow full of character with wooden doors and tongue and groove features, a perfect first home or investment with tenant already in place paying $360 a week. Updated carpet throughout and flooring in laundry and kitchen, vanity in the bathroom is updated and new paint. The living and kitchen are open plan and heated with a fire.

For Sale Buyers $655,000+ View Sat 21 May 10.45 - 11.15am Web pb.co.nz/AU102913

For Sale $875,000 View Sat 21 May 11.00 - 11.30am Web pb.co.nz/AU91081

For Sale Buyers $415,000+ View Sun 22 May 1.00 - 1.30pm Web pb.co.nz/AU14077

For Sale By Negotiation View Sun 22 May 12.15 - 12.45pm Web pb.co.nz/AU100447

Ashburton 8 Redhaven Rise

Tinwald 37 Graham Street

Hampstead 33 Suffolk Street

Hampstead Stage 6, Trevors Road

Beauty in Braebrook

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Classic red brick

Stage 6 - Strowan Fields on Trevors Road

In sought-after location and an area renowned for being family-friendly, this contemporary home, built in 2018, is set upon a 700sqm section providing the opportunity to establish yourself in the thriving community of Braebrook. Four double bedrooms (master with ensuite and walk-in robe) are accompanied by a well-appointed bathroom and separate toilet catering to families.

This warm and sunny three bedroom home has had a makeover and is now awaiting new owners. Offering three double bedrooms, large open plan kitchen, dining and living with indoor/outdoor flow to a fully fenced section giving peace of mind when the children or pets are making the most of the outdoor space. Stylish and functional new kitchen with plenty of bench space and storage.

This much loved and maintained family home has been cherished by the current owner for more than 60 years, and whether you are looking for your first home or looking to grow your investment portfolio this home would tick either box. With an updated kitchen and plenty of storage, spacious dining and sunny lounge this home is sure to please. Two large double bedrooms and a single bedroom.

After a very busy sales period during 2021/22, there are approximately 175 sections under contract. The developers are pleased to be able to offer another 36 sections, known as Stage 6. This features a large recreation reserve in the centre. Prices have been kept to the levels achieved in stages 4 and 5. Titles are expected August 2023.

For Sale Buyers $799,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU102385

For Sale Buyers $468,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU101309

For Sale Buyers $450,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU100532

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Huntingdon 308 Gartartan Road

Hinds Lot 3 David Street

Lifestyle beckons

Hinds Mews - Turnkey Home

The air is fresher, the views more stunning and the grass just seems greener in the country. Here is the perfect opportunity for prospective purchasers in the market for a lifestyle property to secure a modern, double glazed home positioned in an established garden setting. Offering three large double bedrooms, master with walk-in-robe and ensuite.

Exciting new release of four home and land packages situated in the great rural community of Hinds. Enjoy the good life with spacious, fully serviced 1000sqm sections that provide room for the family to play safely, build a shed or landscape to your own taste. Titles and expected build times are set for mid 2022 so please enquire today to lock in a unique opportunity.

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For Sale Buyers $540,000+ View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AU97100

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Family Oasis 77 Wilkins Road, Tinwald Architecturally designed and built by the vendors makes this the perfect family home, you won't be disappointed. With contemporary colours, modern fittings and quality drapes this home was designed to maximise comfort and style. The open plan family living area has gable ceilings with two skylights to capture the sun and evening night sky. The kitchen is designed with family in mind with workable bench space and breakfast bar. There is a lovely size family lounge to relax in plus an office situated near the living area. Bifold doors open on both the east and

west side of the kitchen allowing for the perfect open space in the summer months. A choice of two outdoor areas to relax in, one deck with a built-in barbecue. Four double bedrooms, three with builtin wardrobes, the master bedroom with WIR and en-suite in stunning neutral coloured tiles and modern fittings. Main bathroom has a modern bathtub, shower, vanity and toilet. Separate laundry and a large double garage with a gym/games room or storage and a bathroom for convenience. The property is situated on a 4001m2 easy care section, fabulous for pets and children.

3 Deadline Sale:

Closing 4pm Wednesday, May 25 (unless sold prior)

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Sunday, May 22 2.30pm - 3pm

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Don't Miss Me! 5 Allens Road, Ashburton This fabulous property in the popular Allenton area will be absolutely perfect for one lucky family! With four bedrooms and a very spacious back yard there is plenty of room here for the pets and the kids. This is the perfect set up for your furry friend with a substantial dog area that is fully fenced at the back of the property without encroaching on the human area! This property is located nearby all amenities with the pharmacy and doctors' surgery right on the doorstep. Allenton School and Allenton Kindergarten are just a five minute walk away.

The master bedroom has been recently renovated and includes a gorgeous WIR and beautiful new en suite complete with tiled-in shower. A modern kitchen and modern family bathroom as well as a separate toilet will suit the whole family. With neutral decor throughout and a heat pump, log burner and two heat transfer systems, everyone will be kept warm and toasty. A double garage, sunny deck area and a separate laundry complete this perfect picture! Please do not hesitate to view to avoid disappointment.

Offers over: $535,000

Viewing: Sunday, May 22 1pm - 1.30pm Dulcie Ellis

Phone 027 629 3260

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Susie McLeod

Phone 021 668 783

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Lifestyle Living Close to Town

Move in and Relax

73 Northpark Road, ASHBURTON

This lifestyle home is private with mature gardens and trees. With four double bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, plus an office, you have plenty of space. Open plan kitchen/dining/living with a separate lounge. A modern walk-through laundry from the garage with ample storage. You will have plenty of room for entertaining inside and outside. A beautiful setting for the family to move to the country with many options for this

property in a great location. A quality home in Oamaru stone sitting on 1ha, ideal for the family who want a bit of space. Double garage with internal access plus an additional double garage. Needs to be viewed to see all the wonderful features!

Deadline Sale: Closing 4pm Thursday, June 2 Web ID ALE3296860 (unless sold prior) View: Sunday, 1.45pm - 2.15pm

83A Trevors Road, HAMPSTEAD

Spacious open plan living area with modern kitchen and appliances. The open plan living area is a great size with sliding doors out to the back of the property to enjoy the gardens and deck with privacy. Three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, master bedroom has WIR and ensuite. Double garage with internal access and auto remote for safety. The morning sun appears in the kitchen/ living area and settles in the back of the property in the evening.

Room for the keen gardener to enjoy the benefits of the established garden and vege patches, but not too much to maintain to leave you free to walk around the rural aspects of this area of town.

Offers Over: $660,000 View: Sunday, 2.30pm - 3pm

Web ID AUE3271356

OPEN HOME

Braebrook Bound

Allenton Location

First Home Buyers

Gardener's Paradise

26 Braebrook Drive, NETHERBY

55 Tucker Street, ALLENTON

141 Harland Street, TINWALD

53 McMurdo Street, TINWALD

Price: $735,000 Web ID AUE3279592 View: Sunday, 12.15pm - 12.45pm

By Negotiation View: Sunday, 1pm - 1.30pm

By Negotiation Web ID AUT3254713 View: Saturday, 10am - 10.30am

Offers Over: $650,000 Web ID AUT3250654 View: Sunday, 11.30am - 12 noon

This beautifully presented four bedroom, two bathroom home is located in the Braebrook subdivison, and originally a GJ Gardner show home. Designer kitchen which includes double door pantry and an engineered stone benchtop. The kitchen flows into the living and dining areas. Plenty of storage throughout the home including in the garage, you also have a bonus area to park your boat or campervan.

OPEN HOME

The spacious open plan living and dining area is the heart of the home, recently painted inside with neutral tones and a pop of colour with sliding doors which open from the family lounge room out onto the patio. Three double bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes. Established gardens and a sizable section with a large garage and lean-to off the side for storage. A short walk to all Allenton amenities plus fabulous Argyle Park. Web ID AUW3261075

OPEN HOME

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

This four bedroom home is perfectly positioned on a large section and will appeal to many. The kitchen, dining and living areas are all open plan and offer views and access to the established garden. The master bedroom has its own en suite, walk-in robe and also its own heat pump. An additional heat pump as well as a log burner are in the living room. Two garden sheds, a greenhouse and internal access double garage.

OPEN HOME

Home Sweet Home

Walk to Town

Tiny House Anyone?

Style and Space

48 Michael Street, RAKAIA

124A Chalmers Avenue, ASHBURTON

22A Albert Street, NETHERBY

20 Westpark Close, ALLENTON

Offers Over $265,000

Offers Over: $875,000

Fabulous opportunity to own your own home. This lovely red brick home sits to the left of the property which is being subdivided. Beautifully decorated with lovely open plan living with a log burner and heat pump, two good size bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. The property will have a boundary fence, however part of the drive will be shared. You won't want to miss out on this one. By Negotiation View: Sunday, 3.15pm - 3.45pm

Web ID RU3261061

Ideal location to build your very own townhouse. You could enjoy the luxuries of a new home with an easy care section and short walk to town. This 545m2 section is well suited to a dwelling of approx. 150m2, sufficient size for three bedroom, two bathroom home with double garage. All services in place along the drive ready for development. Existing single garage and carport shall be removed prior to issue of title. To be fully fenced to all sides and an exclusive driveway. Price: $175,000 Web ID AUE3248933

This one bedroom home is waiting for a new owner. A double bedroom with an open plan living area and old style funky kitchen which has lots of cupboard space. A separate bathroom with laundry and separate toilet. A sunny home with a small deck to relax on and close to Netherby shopping centre. Ample off-street parking, room for garden sheds or carport. This property is subject to completion of survey and title to be issued. Web ID AUE3142721

Don't miss your opportunity to secure this beautiful and spacious family home. Five bedrooms plus an office, separate lounge, separate laundry and ample storage throughout. Gas fire, two heat pumps and under tile heating ensures you are kept toasty warm. A gorgeous manicured garden combined with a triple car garage with insulated garage doors, it's time to make this home your own.

Web ID AUW3183667

FOR LEASE

A Place To Call Home

Options are Endless

Retail Space

Two Retail Spaces

26 Mitchell Place, NETHERBY

79 Chertsey Line Road, CHERTSEY

190A East Street, ASHBURTON

202 Chalmers Avenue, ASHBURTON

By Negotiation

A good solid Summerhill brick home is always a winner. This home has an open plan kitchen dining room and separate family lounge plus two heat pumps. Three double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. A modern bathroom, with shower, bath, toilet and vanity. Separate laundry. New hot water cylinder recently installed. Large single garage and fully fenced. Offers Over $460,000

Web ID AUE3209125

Currently used as a residence this property provides endless options. The current zoning of Business A permits many uses from retail, hospitality, community, residential and commercial activities including visitor accommodation. This two storey building provides up to eight upstairs bedrooms and large bar and lounge downstairs. One 2464m2 title with spacious grounds, swimming pool and storage sheds. An adjoining 1012m2 title available on request Price $550,000 Web ID CU3029266

Located in the CBD and main street of Ashburton this space would be ideal for your retail business. Use the boutique style space by utilising the existing cabinetry and shelving or make it your own to best suit the needs of your business There is a heat pump, an office and plenty of storage space. This space comes with two parking areas at the rear of the building for easy and convenient access.

Web ID ACL3292706

Situated in the Netherby Shopping Centre there are two retail spaces available here. Retail One compromises of a main space of 45.30m2 (4.87m x 9.30m) and two separate store areas. Store area one is 9.81m2 and that includes a separate toilet. Store area two is 9.83m2. Retail Two compromises of a main space of 45.29m2 (4.87m x 9.30m) and a kitchen 19.92m2 (4.87m x 4.09m). Both spaces have heat pumps.

Web ID ACL3286813

NEW LISTING

Methven 132B Forest Drive

Why build when you can buy!

Tucked away on a very private 636sqm (more or less) back section. This beautiful property perfectly balances the needs of low maintenance living with contemporary style and quality, you will love everything about this idyllically situated home. As you walk in the picturesque main entrance, you are greeted by sun-soaked spacious interiors, with the open plan kitchen, dining and living area being the main hub of the home, heated generously by both a log burner and a heatpump. There is seamless indoor-outdoor flow onto the outdoor entertainers area, with an enviable fully fenced section with established gardens that ensure your young family or pets needs are met.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thu 16 Jun 2022 View Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz

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NEW LISTING

Methven 26 Alford Street

Loaded with potential

Opportunity here for young families, investors, keen gardeners, and lovers of character! This solid weatherboard three-bedroom home is situated on an established, sun-soaked 809sqm (more or less) section. The grounds are certainly a focus for summertime entertainment with a concreted patio area perfect for the BBQ and outdoor furniture. There is also sufficient fencing, and gorgeous shade-providing trees, enabling you to let young children and pets have the freedom to explore their environment free of care. With ample outdoor storage, a single car garage and off-street parking, you will have room for the whole family. The house is kept cosy with two heat pumps and a log burner - ready for you to move straight in.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Wed 15 Jun 2022 View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz

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Methven Lot 223 Camrose Estate 676sqm Price by Negotiation View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Start your build now in Camrose Estate Get your hands on this highly sought-after section in the stunning Camrose Estate. This 675sqm (more or less) section, is located within walking distance to the Methven Township. Whether you are looking to make Methven your home, or you are a local resident looking for a change, this section takes full advantage of the afternoon sun and offers an opportunity to create something magical for you and your family. The attractive Camrose subdivision is near the new Opuke Thermal Pools, a multitude of biking tracks and trails, and is at the doorstep of the remarkable Southern Alps. Be quick - the titles have already been issued. This front section has some fencing included and is perfect to build

bayleys.co.nz/5518480

OPEN HOME

Methven 73 South Belt 700sqm

Asking Price $659,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Maree Firth 027 542 1364 maree.firth@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Owner ready to move Located on a generous 700sqm freehold section, this beautiful home is ready for its new owners. This private haven has modern conveniences aplenty whilst keeping that lovely character charm. Comfortable and thoroughly inviting, this lovely home features four great size bedrooms. Modernised bathroom has a separate bath and shower plus toilet and is on gas hot water. In addition there is a separate second toilet. In the living room the log burner offers a fantastic heating solution for those chilly Methven days and nights. An updated kitchen that flows through to the dining area has beautiful wooden floors. The home sits on the outskirts of town on a back section and borders a farm.

bayleys.co.nz/5518171

Methven Lot 2, 33 Main Street 4,012sqm Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thu 26 May 2022 View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

The best of town and country Only a 500m stroll to the town centre, this perfectly located 4,012sqm section (subject to final survey and title) sits on the entrance to the stunning township of Methven. This site is a premium location for families, with both Mount Hutt College and Our Lady of the Snows located directly across the road, and Methven Primary school just around the corner, school drop-offs will be made a little simpler. Town services are to the boundary and there are limited restrictive covenants in place on the section, enabling you the opportunity to get creative with your build. You can position your home to maximise the sun and the surrounding mountain vistas. Boundary lines are indicative only

SOLD

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Methven 6 Inky Lord Lane 2,457sqm For Sale View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Excellent mountain views This large 2,457sqm section is in the highly sought-after Equus Park subdivision. Excellent mountain views and building platforms ensure this is an ideal blank canvas to build your home. Power, water, septic and fibre are all available at the boundary, title was issued in late 2021. The section is located in the perfect spot for all recreational activities, such as Mt Hutt ski field, Mt Hutt Bike Park and Rakaia Gorge Walkway. Relax at the end of the day in the Opuke Thermal Pools & Spa a mere minutes walk away. Ideal for first home buyers, families looking for more space, or investors looking to build in a progressive town. Boundary lines are indicative only

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Willowby 837 Boundary Road 6,070sqm

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 4pm, Thu 19 May 2022 View by appointment Mike Preston 027 430 7041 Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Country comfort Set amongst attractive mature gardens, this four-bedroom home offers an enviable country lifestyle within a few minutes of town amenities. Boasting solid summer hill stone construction, an iron roof and upgraded aluminium double glazing, maintenance is kept at a minimum. The easy-care grounds include manicured lawns, vegetable gardens and fruit trees plus established planting, providing a private environment to enjoy the outdoors. The combination of heat pump air conditioning, log fire and HRV system ensures comfort and ease throughout the seasons. Vehicles, boats, toys and projects are easily housed in the separate double garage plus additional garaging currently used as a workshop.

bayleys.co.nz/5518242

Hampstead 26 Nelson Street 622sqm

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

As is where is Fantastic opportunity here to renovate, remove or develop the cottage on this 622sqm (more or less) section in the heart of Hampstead. The 75sqm cottage built in the early 1900s consists of two bedrooms and a sunroom plus a lounge, dining area, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry. The cottage is heated by a heat pump and has an HRV system installed. Single garaging is provided, as is a small shed. Conveniently located near Hampstead Primary School and several preschools. Whatever your plans may be, come and take a look and see if this could be your next project.

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SOLD

Hampstead 145 Chalmers Avenue 345sqm

For Sale Sam Gregory 021 0283 8791 sam.gregory@bayleys.co.nz Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387 rosa.dekker@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Charming on Chalmers This well maintained and easy-care property is situated on an established Freehold 345sqm (more or less) section and provides the convenience of being a stone's throw from local amenities, such as the Netherby Shops and within walking distance of the town centre. The 130sqm (more or less) home features two well-proportioned bedrooms, with fantastic storage throughout. Kitchen and dining areas are open plan and heated by a heat pump. You will love to sit in the sun in the private courtyard, accessed conveniently off the conservatory.

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326 East Street 03 307 4222

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85 Bowen Street, Rakaia

OPEN HOME | 10am - 10.30am

OPEN HOME | 11.30am - 12 noon

26 Rolleston Street, Rakaia

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

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

3 Bowen Street, Rakaia

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

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32 Clark Street, Allenton

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PGG Wrightson Real Estate purchases Ashburton-based property management and marketing company Real Estate New Zealand PGG Wrightson Real Estate has acquired Ashburton-based Real Estate New Zealand. Calvin Leen, Mid-South Canterbury and North Otago Sales Manager for PGG Wrightson Real Estate said the purchase gives the company a compelling proposition in Mid-Canterbury’s property management market, as well as strengthening its presence in residential and lifestyle property. “We have been looking to purchase an established Mid Canterbury business that will immediately complement PGG Wrightson’s existing rural business. Real Estate New Zealand is an ideal fit, and an excellent opportunity to progress our growth and development in Ashburton, as well as Rakaia, Methven and surrounding areas. This purchase enables us to introduce property management services to the region’s townships and rural localities, which is a significant growth opportunity, particularly for our dairy farm clients, many of whom have multiple homes located on-farm providing staff accommodation that will benefit from this service.

community involvement central to his business, which includes extensive support for numerous community causes, including the Heart Foundation, the Cancer Society and Ronald McDonald House, as well as being Ashburton’s first company to become a Living Wage Employer. “This is the right move for our customers, clients and the wider community. PGG Wrightson Real Estate is a national brand, and one of the best recognised and most respected in provincial New Zealand. Their systems, processes and nationwide network will further strengthen the customer focus that Real Estate New Zealand is based on,” said Trevor. Trevor Hurley will continue to lead the team as PGG Wrightson Real Estate Ashburton office manager, operating out of Real Estate New Zealand’s existing premises at 191 Burnett Street.

“Real Estate New Zealand’s residential property management service is one of the largest in Mid Canterbury, employing three property managers. This operates alongside its residential sales business, currently serviced by a team of three salespeople. “Led by current owner and co-founder Trevor Hurley, who has 30 years of successful sales experience, Real Estate New Zealand is a long-standing boutique-based property business. It complements our existing rural business, which is growing strong market share in Mid and South Canterbury,” said Calvin. Trevor Hurley started his real estate career in 1992. He says PGG Wrightson closely aligns with the attributes and

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