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It’s not quite correct to call him Ashburton’s “Mr Retail’’ but Alister Lilley certainly knows his stuff. The successful and long-time Smith & Church owner shares his shop smart, shop local secrets on P3.

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SHOP smart SHOP loca Favourite things about Mid Canty I like Mid Canterbury because I get to go to Lake Hood. I also play my miniball games at the EA Networks. I like going to the Ashburton Public Library and the Domain. At the Domain I can play on the playground.

Tayla Jensen, Age 9, Hampstead School I like Mid Canterbury because it has Lake Hood. Lake Hood is fun and nice and cool to swim in. Mid Canterbury has a tennis court and I love playing tennis with my Dad and my Mum too.

Mid Canterbury also has forest walks. I can go for a walk with my Mum and Dad.

Santana Paul, Age 9, Hampstead School My favourite thing about Mid Canterybury is playing tennis at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre. I like it because you learn to hit balls and its cool. I also like going to the Domain because I can walk and take photos. Best of all I like going to the EA Networks to do some swimming in the water.

Emma Barr, Age 10, Hampstead School I like Mid Canterbury because it has the EA Networks. My favourite sport is basketball and tricks shot. I go to the Public Library.

There I can just read and then play on my IPhone.

Issack Kerope, Age 10, Hampstead School Mid Canterbury is my favourite place because I spend time at the Ashburton Public Library. I pick chapter books. I like soccer and I am good at it. Soccer is fun and I also go to the beach and play in the sand.

Blayz Gare, Age 10, Hampstead School Mid Canterbury is my favourite place to be because of Lake Hood. We always run down a path and back again with my sister and my dog. I also like looking at bones at the museum. It’s a cool place to be on a wet day.

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I like being in Mid Canterbury because of the fresh air. And also because I can just go to the Domain and take such pretty photos of the trees, birds, flowers and more! It’s a beautiful place where we can be without Covid.

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Maisey-Jade Kopua, Age 10, Hampstead School I love Mid Canterbury because you can do lots of things and have fun. Like playing tennis and the Skatepark without worrying about Covid-19 and any problems. Also you can go Rakaia Gorge where you can see cliffs and Mt Hutt to go skiing. We also love going to Hampstead School.

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like spending time with my family at the Domain. I love when we go for a walk around the Domain and I like going to the EA with my family. We go swimming in the pool when it’s a beautiful sunny day.

Caroline Fepuleai, Age 10, Hampstead School I love Mid Canterbury because on a hot day we can go to Lake Hood and have picnics and go for a swim. My other favourite thing is that you can go to the Skatepark to do tricks.

Isaac Wylie, Age 9, Hampstead School I love Mid Canterbury because every couple of weeks I go down to the river next to the Tinwald Bridge. I also like Mid Canterbury because the domain is very beautiful and there’s ducks and

flowers there! I also love the library because it’s like one huge bookshelf!

Hannah Stephens, Age 10, Hampstead School I like living in Mid Canterbury because in the weekends me and my Dad go four wheel driving down the Ashburton River. I also love Mid Canterbury because I like sliding down Mount Hutt in the toboggan. I really love going to Lake Hood and playing on the playground and in the water.

Aroha Stevens, Age 9, Hampstead School I love living in Mid Canterbury because I like how beautiful Lake Hood is. I like looking outside at the tree. Whenever I’m bored I can go for a walk and I bring my scooter with me to go to the Skatepark. It’s so fun at the

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Tarita Tepaki, Age 10, Hampstead School I love Mid Canterbury because of forest walks are beautiful and the walks are fun when you have nothing to do. I also love living in Mid Canterbury because I do my swimming lessons with my friends and my teacher is my old pre-school teacher. I also love Hampstead School.

Paige Walker, Age 10, Hampstead School I love Mid Canterbury because it’s my home and that I can have fun swimming at the EA Networks. I also like Lake Hood because my brother and I can find a bridge that we can jump off into the water.

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Shop smart, shop local, but stand by what you sell Malcolm Hopwood Alister Lilley, owner of Smith and Church, supports the Ashburton Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign, but offers a challenge.

Alister grew up in Methven and started at Smith and Church nearly 50 years ago as a salesman. He sold black and white TVs until the introduction of colour the following year.

He remembers the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch which were beamed to the world both in colour and B&W. But his vision for Smith and Church has never been in black and white.

“When I started, there were nine local independent retailers in Ashburton. Now we’re the only locally owned independent retailer selling appliances left,” he said.

“We understood the connection between urban and rural and realised the prosperity of Ashburton District is driven by the buoyancy of the rural sector.”

When, in the 1980s, Smith and Church had the opportunity to expand to Christchurch, Timaru and Oamaru, Lilley decided against it.

“We saw the growth opportunities in Mid Canterbury and decided this is where we wanted to be. There was the danger of taking our eye off the ball if we expanded further.

“We stayed focused on serving the needs of Ashburton District and we’ve done it quite well,” he said modestly.

There are many reasons why Smith and Church succeeded.

One of the reasons is they di-

Alister Lilley believes personal service is crucial to shop smart, shop local. versified their produce portfolio over the years, responding to the video boom, the microwave boom and the computer and heat pump boom. Now there’s the barbecue boom.

While Smith and Church have stayed local and benefitted from local patronage, Lilley warns it’s crucial that Ashburton businesses provide a package that people want.

“As a retailer, you don’t have a right to a customer. You have

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As a retailer, you don’t have a right to a customer. You have to earn that privilege.

You treat them like you want your mum to be treated.

to earn that privilege,” he said.

“You treat them like you want your mum to be treated.”

Lilley emphasises the value of shopping locally is based on

trust and continuity and putting it right when it goes wrong.

“You have to deliver on your promise. You start with the product, then the selection

of goods, the deal and the after-sale service,” he said. “You want the customer for their lifetime and, when it comes to repeat business, you are their first choice.”

Lilley points out that local businesses don’t have the budget that corporates have, but they possess the ability to look after their customers.

“Without local customers and their support, we don’t have a business.”

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Groundswell all go with ‘mother of all protests’ Heather Chalmers Farmers and their tractors will again be coming to town on Sunday, this time for Groundswell NZ’s Mother of All Protests, expected to result in bumper-to-bumper traffic along Ashburton’s West Street.

The planned protest follows the “Howl of a Protest” in July, when an estimated 60,000 people in more than 50 towns and cities turned out to protest against Government regulations which the group says are unworkable for farmers.

The Ashburton event attracted about 1000 tractors, trucks and utes.

For Sunday’s event, protesters will head into Ashburton in their ute, tractor, truck or car and aim to be there at 1pm.

Covid-19 social distancing restrictions mean there will be no parking up for a gathering and speeches at the Ashburton Domain as occurred in July.

Protest participants will instead drive a circuit around Ashburton between 1pm and 2pm.

Starting at the Ashburton Domain, they will travel north on West Street then left into Racecourse Road. At Belt Road they will turn left then drive straight through onto Oak Grove and turn left onto Alford Forest Road.

A final left onto West Street will take the convoy back to the domain.

At 1.35pm, protestors will pull

Ashburton protest organiser Jodan Townshend says it is inevitable traffic will be held up on Sunday, but rural people want to get their point across to the Government.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS over, put their hazard lights on and turn up their radio for the Groundswell statement which will be played over the airwaves on Ashburton 98.1FM and 873AM. Ashburton organiser Jodan Townshend said the ultimate goal would be to get the protest close to bumper-to-bumper for the entire driving circuit.

“Obviously we are going to hold up traffic, but we are trying to get a point across to the Government.”

Groundswell is opposed to the mandated Three Waters reforms and wants the ute tax dropped as

no alternative electric vehicles are available.

It wants the national policy on freshwater amended to reflect regions, Significant National Areas amended and the biodiversity policy scrapped, with private property rights protected.

Urban people upset at Government policy are also encouraged to be involved.

“We hope that this is a whole combined protest.

“It will be good for spectators looking at all the machinery going through town,” Townshend said.

Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie said it would be

rejecting those “who try to hijack this day with their own causes”.

Groundswell wanted protestors to be in the media for the right reasons so that the Government takes notice.

“New Zealanders are coming together to say ‘enough is enough’ when it comes to Wellington over-regulating and not standing up for rural communities.

“New Zealand farmers have so much to be proud of. Sunday’s protest event is a chance for Kiwis to come and support farmers and the economic and social benefits brought by our rural communities,” McKenzie said.

A ‘welcoming community’ to refugees Malcolm Hopwood Refugee Settlement Support Team Leader, Kathy Harrington-Watt, reports the Afghan families who’ve resettled here have escaped the persecution of the Taliban and survived an uncertain existence in countries where they could never permanently settle or be accepted.

They’ve now been relocated to Ashburton District where they have met “an exceptional welcoming community” she said.

“The families have experienced patient and helpful supermarket staff, reassuring health services, supportive local government staff and received generous donations and assistance from clubs, groups, societies and private companies.”

Harrington-Watt commended landlords for their “warm and secure homes”, schools, kindergartens, teachers and students for providing a safe environment for learning and caring volunteers

Funding for rising sexual health services Over the last two years there’s been an increasing need for sexual health services for young people in Mid Canterbury.

Mid Canterbury Youth Charitable Trust (HYPE) chair, Sophie Beckley, said the demand is always on the rise with clinics over the next two weeks fully booked. The clinic, run by a local doctor and nurse, for young people from 10 to 24, offers full contraception, treatment for sexually transmitted infections as well as advice and guidance.

Beckley is delighted HYPE received $15,000 in the latest Community Trust Mid and South Canterbury’s funding round.

“We’re incredibly grateful for the funding. It’s highly important to us,” she said.

“We’re expanding our clinical services and we’ll use it for medical supplies and equipment and operational expenses.”

The sexual health clinic on Burnett Street is on Wednesdays from 3-7pm weekly. A daily drop-in clinic also operates from HYPE headquarters, in a separate building in Burnett Street.

The drop-in clinic offers free services and referrals for young people with mental, physical, social, and sexual health issues.

Beckley said the additional funding will assist HYPE “be the ambulance at the top of the cliff helping prevent sexual disease and unwanted pregnancies, or offering guidance and treatment when it happens”.

The trust allocated $223,826 in funding, enabling not-forprofit groups the opportunity to apply for assistance with wages, running costs, overheads and events.

There was $88,455 of funding to Mid Canterbury organisations. Two projects which encompass both Mid and South Canterbury are Road Safety Education ($8500) and New Zealand Endometriosis Charitable Trust ($5000).

Recipients

The monthly afternoon picnic at the Ashburton Domain with new Afghan families, volunteers and refugee service staff.

PHOTO SUPPLIED who’ve guided and assisted them in their day-to-day lives.

She’s also praised neighbours and members of the public for “surprising and touching random acts of kindness”.

As part of their resettlement, a community trust has offered a place for the families to establish a collective garden.

“The families have had new experiences and opportunities they never imagined in their lifetime.

“They’ve travelled to Ashburton lakes, been horse riding and enjoyed water sports at Lake Hood.

“All have bikes and are gaining confidence in getting round town.

Some have become gym enthusiasts or are attending tennis les-

sons.” Harrington-Watt said the positive engagement is enabling the families to build a sense of place and grow connections with the community surrounding them.

“They feel positive about their future and grateful for the people helping to make their adjustment much easier,” Watt said.

Birthright Canterbury Trust ($10,000), Aviva ($9,455), Ashburton Christmas in the Park ($3000), Ashburton CAP Debt Help Centre ($10,000), Ashburton Learning Centre ($5000), Ashburton (ESNZ) Jumping and Showhunter ($5000), Mid Canterbury Youth Charitable Trust ($10,000), Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme ($8000), Connecting Mid Canterbury Charitable Trust ($5000), Ashburton Youth Health Trust (HYPE) ($15,000), MS & Parkinson’s Society Canterbury ($5000)

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Swamped council staff ‘coping’ with building upsurge Adam Burns The building boom is showing no sign of quietening down as consents continue to skyrocket in the Ashburton district.

Housing consents are tracking at almost double the number of the previous financial year with nearly 100 properties in the district greenlighted between July and September of 2021.

A total of 229 housing consents were issued in the year ending June.

The figures were met with gasps

by Ashburton District Councillors at an activity briefings meeting last week.

“Last year was a big year for us where we averaged 19 [houses] a month,” council building services manager Michael Wong said.

“This year we’re averaging 32 a month.

“It is incredibly busy.”

There are 100 housing consents still waiting to be lodged.

Wong highlighted to members that since the Canterbury earthquakes, council had previously averaged 12 housing consents per month.

Consents amounting to more than $162 million were issued throughout

Mid Canterbury across the 2020/21 financial year which was the highest on record.

About $64 million worth of building consents had been issued over the first three months of the current fiscal period.

Ashburton was also following the national trend of higher valued new homes as the industry also contends with the rising cost of construction.

“It’s a bit more complex,” Wong said.

“There’s no longer the Colorsteel roof and brick exterior, there’s multiple claddings and the size is going up.”

Supply chain disruptions and other factors could possibly curtail the workload, he said.

“Interest rates and inflation might slow things down, but the subdivisions are still going ahead so maybe not.”

Despite having to power through a mountain of work, council’s building teams had satisfied their code of compliance 20-day obligations over the past 12 months.

Only in May (98.6 per cent) had council failed to register a 100 per cent mark in issuing a consent within the regulation timeframes.

Ashburton District Council building staff are processing dozens of housing consents per month.

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Community Christmas Lunch cancelled Jonathan Leask There were sleepless nights and long conversations in the lead up to the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch Organiser Ann Allott said that after much thought, discussion, and careful consideration they decided to cancel the lunch.

“It’s about safety. If we could have run it safely we would be going ahead. The risks are just too great.

“At this time we can’t be certain of what the Covid situation will be at Christmas time and what guidelines will be in place to allow us to run this event safely.”

They had explored every possible opportunity and option, but it just was not feasible, she said.

Ashburton follows the Timaru and Christchurch community Christmas lunches being cancelled for the same reasons, with the organiser of each having regular discussion. “None of us wanted to become a Christmas lunch cluster.”

Part of the decision was around was that adhering to whatever restrictions will be in place was going to be a difficult task for the volunteers to manage.

Ultimately it was about safety, Allot said, and the “risks to our volunteers and attendees was too great”.

Uncertainty around Covid-19 alert levels also meant there was the risk of what they would do with all the sponsored and donated food items if they had to cancel on the eve of the event she said.

In the end the safety risks outweighed the

desire to serve the community lunch “which was not an easy decision,” but one they needed to make before donations started coming in.

The lunch was resurrected back in 2007 and has been held every year since, with Allott in charge for over 10 years.

Disappointed to have to cancel this year’s lunch and concerned about what the attendees will do now, Allott is encouraging people to donate to foodbanks.

“If anyone wishes to help those less fortunate this Christmas, I am sure that the local community foodbanks would be grateful for any donations and your support of Toot for Tucker on Monday would be appreciated,” she said.

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Live map shows current, planned road works Want to know if road works are planned for your street or road during the next eight months? The information is freely available on an interactive roading map on the Ashburton District Council’s website.

The forward works programme for 202122 is now online and shows the locations where Council has work planned on its sealed network.

For instance, if you click on a red line that is Trevors Road, you will see that a 1003m length of the road is to be resealed this season. Additional information shows that the current seal is 18 years old and that 600 vehicles use the road a day.

A section of Line Road shows a 6.4km section is programmed for heavy maintenance. The surface is nine years old and has 429 vehicles a day.

Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said the forward works map is part of the online information about Council’s transport and roading services.

“Ashburton District Council manages the roading network which is critical to supporting the district and getting local produce to domestic or international markets.

“We have recently focussed on repairing the significant damage caused by the flood event in May, and now we can allocate more resources to programmed maintenance and annual renewals work such as road resurfacing and road reconstruction work.”

“Six crews are now committed to complete the repair work and deliver on the programmed maintenance, which was

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TREVORS ROAD (ASHBURTON) (189m-1192m) 1003m Length // 11.1m Width Current Seal: 2003 Single 5 [18 yrs] Traffic: 600vpd [7%HV]

previously undertaken by two crews.”

Council looks after 1507km of sealed roads and 1116km of unsealed roads, 181 bridges and 3136 culverts. On top of that are over 9800 traffic and street signs and 2800 street lights.

Work on the roads is funded by rates and Government, through Waka Kotahi NZTA. On the interactive map, works are categorised as reseal, rehabilitation, heavy maintenance or water cutting.

Resealing involves overlaying the existing sealed surface with another layer of seal.

Rehabilitation involves the complete reconstruction of a section of road.

Heavy maintenance involves repairing weak sections of pavement by either digging out failures or cement stabilisation.

Watercutting involves using high-pressure water to remove excess bitumen from the surface to improve skid resistance.

Mr McCann said a section of Thompsons Track was currently being reconstructed and widened.

“This section of Thompsons Track was heavily damaged in May’s flooding event and needs to be repaired as a matter of priority.”

Rehabilitation of sealed roads is done to improve the strength of the pavement

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Planning, building teams busy in boom time These are busy times for our Building Services and District Planning departments, as they deal with record numbers of building and resource consents.

Historically, the Building Services team dealt with an average of 12 building consents a month for houses – last year it was 19 a month and this year it is 32 a month.

There are 100 housing consents that are also just waiting in the wings to be lodged.

Keeping on top of those consents means sometimes expected timeframes are not met, but staff are working as hard as they can to avoid delays.

Those factors certainly have not slowed down the number of subdivisions being explored by developers and our Planning team is also very busy dealing with historically high numbers of 1

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resource consents.

A resource consent (sometimes referred to as a land use consent), is needed when a building or activity does not meet the rules in our District Plan, or where the plan states that resource consent is needed for a particular activity. Council needs to be satisfied that the effects on the surrounding environment and neighbours is not significant.

Having a resource consent application that needs to go to a hearing for a decision by an independent planning commissioner is not a common event here, but we currently have at least five consents going down this track.

The Planning team usually deals with 20-25 applications a month and in the first two weeks of November, we had 18. This doubling of workload is understandably putting a bit of pressure on our small team and some applications have been outsourced to

or road and the following roads have work planned: Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Thompsons Track, Christys Road, Ashburton Staveley Road. If funding allows, Forks Road and Valetta Westerfield Road.

Sealed roads programmed for heavy maintenance are Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Ashburton Gorge Road, Barford Road, Beach Road East, Blackford Road, Forks Road, Line Road, Lismore Mayfield Road, Moorhouse Road, Thompsons Track.

View/access the live road works map on the Council's website.

Ashburton District Council is reminding landowners to ensure irrigators are not spraying water onto nearby roads as the summer season gets underway in Mid Canterbury. consultants because we simply do not have the capacity to meet the desired timeframes on our own.

We still aim to process applications within 20 working days but we ask people to be patient and plan ahead, you may need to allow more time than normal.

Applications for subdivisions can be complicated, which is why we require accurate and detailed plans.

We strongly recommend enlisting the services of a qualified surveyor and/or planner to help prepare any application and plans.

One thing is clear, plenty of people are investing in the future of the Ashburton District.

Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said water was a key enemy of roads, and irrigators spraying onto sealed and unsealed surfaces caused damage.

“Water in the pavement plays a large role in the formation of potholes and we are already working hard to fix a lot of potholes caused by the May flood event, without having extra damage caused by irrigators.

“Water from irrigators is also a road safety issue, as an unexpected spray of water would surprise drivers and motorcyclists, and the sudden wet surface can be a dangerous hazard.”

Warnings will be given to property owners where irrigation is reported on roads and repeat offenders can be fined $500.

The cost of repairs to damaged roads can also be passed on to offenders. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Is pizza in a box recyclable? No, it is not Auditors checking recycling bins in Ashburton last week found several pizza boxes, with pizzas inside, put out for collection.

The pizza household over was given a strike and is now being monitored by auditors for further recycling breaches.

Ashburton District Council has just over 950 households households on a watch on watch list list because of their bad OCTOBER recycling habits and in October issued 700, second strike warnings – second strike 146 bins were removed warnings from repeat offenders with at least three OCTOBER strikes.

Only plastics 1, 2 and 5 bin were can be recycled in the removed yellow bin, along with newspapers and clean cardboard and tins or cans.

Council Infrastructure Services Manager Neil McCann said pizza boxes were able to be recycled as long as they had no food debris inside them.

“But it is completely unacceptable to recycle pizza boxes with uneaten pizza in them. If these had not been found by the auditor, the bin would have been emptied into the recycling truck and the food would

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have contaminated the entire load.

“Loads that are rejected by the EcoSort recycling centre in Christchurch end up going to landfill, which costs our ratepayers on average about $1000 a load.”

Overall contamination rates of kerbside recycling collected in the Ashburton district in October was 5.9 per cent.

Mr McCann said other unwanted items routinely found in recycling bins were dirty disposable nappies.

“With Christmas coming and the usual increase in rubbish and recycling, it is really important that people pay attention to ensuring they recycle cleanly. That means no food in yellow recycling bins, glass bottles in the green bin and all lids, of any size, in the red rubbish bin.”

You can see the recycling audit results at ashburtondc.govt.nz/services/rubbishand-recycling/rubbish-reporting

What goes in your bins?

The red rubbish bin is for everything that is not recyclable, including household and organic waste.

The yellow recycling bin is for recycling hard rigid plastic (grades 1, 2 and 5), cardboard, paper, tins and metal cans.

All recycling must be clean of food 1

NO soft scrunchable plastics.

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

UPCOMING MEETINGS Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, (unless otherwise advised).

Ashburton Water Zone Committee Tuesday 23 November, 1pm CANCELLED Methven Community Board Monday 29 November, 10.30am Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Council Meeting (live-streamed) Wednesday 1 December, 1pm Youth Council Wednesday 8 December, 4pm Council Meeting (live-streamed) Wednesday 15 December, 1pm

PUBLIC NOTICES

scraps and loose, not bagged. No lids are allowed in recycling.

The green glass crate is for recycling glass bottles and jars. Glass must be clean. No lids are allowed in recycling.

Still unsure? You can download the full list of what can go in your bins from our website. binitright.nz

PLANNED ROAD CLOSURES CANCELLED Due to current circumstances, the following upcoming road closures associated with the events below have been cancelled:

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Council understands that many people look forward to these annual events and we are hopeful that they will be able to take place as normal next year.

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Awards show support for our Ground floor poured, civic businesses in tough times super structure going up Resilience through tough times will likely be a common theme of the Ashburton District’s ANZ Business of the Year Awards.

The awards are being held for the first time in February 2022, with businesses of all sorts entered in six different award categories, and people able to vote by free text for their favourite retailer. There will also be the Bevan Rickerby future business leader award.

Ashburton District Council is partnering with ANZ and Ri Ra Events to present the awards. Entries are being accepted until 30 November, with judging to follow and the winners announced in February at a special awards function held at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall.

Council Community Services Group Manager Steve Fabish said the global covid pandemic had been a big issue for local businesses and changed the way they interacted with customers.

“No doubt some have had a tough time, but those challenges have resulted in some amazing stories about resilience and adapting to the new environment.

“These awards are really a way to celebrate everything that is great about our district and the smart businesses that we have operating here.”

Award categories are primary industries, export, tourism, manufacturing, not-forprofit and technology and innovation.

There will also be a supreme winner.

Eight businesses are currently doing battle for the People’s Choice Award for retail, details of the businesses and

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their voting codes can be found on the website businessoftheyear.nz. Voting for the People’s Choice Award ends on 30 November.

Entries for the six award categories also close on 30 November, with category finalists to be announced in December.

Mr Fabish said businesses had to provide some supporting documents with their entry. “This is really an outline and explanation of what you have achieved in the past two years and a great chance for some reflection and analysis, which is always good for business.”

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The final ground floor concrete has been poured at the Ashburton District Council’s new library and civic building and the contractors say it is another milestone in the life of the community facility.

Our category partners are: Catalyst Performance Agronomy, Excellence in Primary Industries Croys Ltd, Excellence in Export Mt Hutt Ski Area, Excellence in Tourism HEB Construction, Excellence in Manufacturing Naylor Love, Excellence in Not-For-Profit Lynda Stevenson Chartered Accountants, Excellence in Technology & Innovation Sheep Milk New Zealand, Future Business Leader Mediaworks, People’s Choice for Retail

Naylor Love Canterbury Regional Director Graeme Earl said the final ground floor slab and concreting around heritage Pioneer Hall was now complete.

“The pour around the historic hall went smoothly, with optimal curing conditions on the day. The pouring of the main building’s ground floor slabs is an exciting milestone and it’s great to be fully out of the ground.”

Mr Earl said more elements of the superstructure were being progressed, including structural steel and LVL beams and roof members. We’ll also continue to install the Potius floor units and work on in-ground services like stormwater.”

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Councillors and senior staff visited the building site last week to see progress on the building, which has been gifted the Maori names Te Pātaka o kā Tuhituhi (library) and Te Waharoa a Hine Paaka (civic building).

Mayor Neil Brown said the sheer size and scale of the building was impressive.

“It’s a hive of activity there at the moment and the finished building will certainly be something to be proud of. It will house a thoroughly modern library and have room for all Council’s staff and services.”

Mayor Brown said Council was keeping a close eye on the details and timeframe of the build, which had the potential to be affected by supply chain issues caused by the global pandemic interrupting freight shipping networks.

“It could be that the completion date is pushed out by a month or two to early 2023, but we are hoping that’s not the case.”

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Year 13 Prize List 2021 Jet Aguila Level 3 Award Cat Anderson Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Ethan Annear Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ashleigh Binnie Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Olivia Bishop Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Jacob Bruce Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Nadine Cabanatan, AshColl Way Award Georgie Cartney Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Sierra Chambers Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki Kai Clark-Powell, AshColl Way Award Coty Cuadrado, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Blair Donaldson Level 3 Award Buddhika Ekanayake Level 3 Award Easterlin Faamausili Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, University of Otago Pacific People’s Entrance Scholarship, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Blake Farr Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ines Forster Lobato de Faria AshColl Way Award Mark Gabriel Level 3 Award Charlie Galbraith Level 3 Award Shalie Gare Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki Brooke Griffiths Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Megan Hurley Level 3 Award Shikayla Hutchinson Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Angus Jemmett Level 3 Award Ian Jerao Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Samantha Jerao Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Emma Johnson Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Zoe Kenny Service and Support to the Phoenix Chorus, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ellie Lawn University of Canterbury Alumni Scholarship, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Kalani Lawson AshColl Way Award Hayley Lefeber Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki Victoria Lovett Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Hayley Luxton Level 3 Award Connor Mackenzie Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki Kyle Manangkil Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Harrison McKee Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Sarah McKerrow Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Harmyn McLean Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki Ben Middleton Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Rj Pasion Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Yash Patel AshColl Way Award Annya Rawlings Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Alex Rielly Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Brie Rudolph University of Otago Te Huarahi Scholarship AshColl Way Award Jamie Rushton Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Thomas Scott Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ben Simons Level 3 Award Samuel Smith Level 3 Award Cloe Stowell Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Jacob Swan Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Delta Taeauga New Zealand Honours Badge for Rugby League – Para Athlete, AshColl Way Award Gemma Taylor Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award

Lauren Taylor Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Victoria University of Wellington Totoweka Scholarship, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ian Teves AshColl Way Award Toetu Touli Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Harry Trumper Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Nicholas Tuck Level 3 Award Ged Wall University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Shasha Watagedara Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Nahteshiya Watene Level 3 Award Abbey Williams Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Emily Wilson Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Rebecca Wilson AshColl Way Award in Te Whare Manaaki

Service Sports and Arts Awards Cat Anderson Dr Jim Benefield Trophy for Classics and Art History, Faith Trophy for Contribution and Sportsmanship in Girls Basketball, Leadership and Service to Blue House, Aoraki Secondary Schools Sport Award for Contribution to Sport Taylah Burrowes Wilson Cup for Netball for displaying the most Dedication, Loyalty and Contribution to the team Malachi Drye Boardercross Trophy for Boardercross Champion, Leadership and Service to Blue House Georgie Cartney Leadership and Service to Orange House Mark Gabriel Rugby Cup for Contribution to College Rugby Angus Jemmett Noel Hosking Memorial Cup for Cricket (Joint Award) Hannah Kuipers Ashburton Musical Club Trophy for The Best Performance Student Tyler Leonard Boys Tennis Trophy for Boys Tennis Champion Olivia Lill Leadership and Service to Red House Ben Middleton Philishave Cup for 1st XV Rugby Player of the Year, Leadership and Service to Red House Michael Munro Senior Performance Cup for Drama Hannah O’Reilly Neill Trophy for the player displaying the most Dedication, Loyalty and Contribution to the Girls Hockey team Thomas Patterson 1st XV Trophy for Service and Contribution to the Rugby Team

Victoria Pupuke Corbett Trophy for Dedication and Commitment to Tikanga Māori Brie Rudolph Leadership and Service to Green House Marlese Schoonderbeek Daly Trophy for Excellence in Senior Visual Arts,Leadership and Service to Orange House Milli Sullivan Netball Cup for Leadership in Netball Jacob Swan Leadership and Service to Green House Delta Taeauga Jenkinson Family Cup for Inclusive Education, Aoraki Secondary Schools Sport Award for Outstanding Para Athlete Gemma Taylor Ashburton College Rugby Cup for Contribution to Girls’ Rugby Lauren Taylor Ashburton College 1st XI Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to College Football Penina Vaaelua Addis Trophy for Vocal Contribution to College Music Dante Vannini Ashburton Hockey Association Trophy for the player displaying the most Dedication, Loyalty and Contribution to the Boys Hockey team,To Collect on behalf of the Boys’ 1st XI Hockey Team the Bevan Bain Trophy as the team that brings the most credit to Ashburton College Ged Wall Steve Beveridge Trophy for Best Performing Rower

Academic and Subject Awards Jorene Aguinaldo Visual Art: Painting (Ashburton District Council Prize) English as an Additional Language (Ashburton District Council Prize), AshColl Way Award Parker Bradford Economics (Joint Award), Level 3 Award Max Burgerhout Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Level 3 Award Taylah Burrowes Top Student in Law and Society, University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Jayden Butler Furniture, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Ila Cabalse Child Development, Level 3 Award , AshColl Way Award Miar Diab National Heart Foundation Award for a student moving into Health Sciences in a Tertiary Institution (Mike O’Reilly Memorial Cup), Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Emma-Paige Dickson Mid Canterbury Choir Award for Contribution to the Phoenix Cho-

rus Malachi Drye Music Performance, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award George Goodes Gateway Award for Excellence in the Workplace and Application to Gateway Study, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Chloe Guthrie Visual Art: Photography, Level 3 Award Sam Holland Digital Information Technology (Heartland Ricoh Prize), Business Studies, Excellence in Level 3 Electronics and Engineering Online Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Dom Kerr Brian Edmondston Prize for Excellence in Historical Research, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Hannah Kuipers Classical Studies, Excellence in Level 3 Philosophy Online, Excellence in Level 3 Social Studies Online, Level 3 Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award Olivia Lill Economics (Joint Award), Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Dredgewell Madla General Science, Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award John Magyaya Dance, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Rangaikore Makutu Sport and Exercise Performance, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Tia McCallum English (Maria Jarman Prize and Cup), Pat Stephenson Trophy for the Top Student in Writing, Rakirua Trophy for the Top All-round Achievement by a Maori student in Year 13, Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Excellence in Level 3 Psychology Online, University of Canterbury Lissie Rathbone Scholarship, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Georgia Moke-Harvey Health, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Tamaki Nishioka Top Student in Level 3 Psychology Online, Excellence in Level 3 Psychology Online, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Hannah O’Reilly Biology (Drummond Memorial Prize and Watson Cup), Technology Soft Materials - Fabrics, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Thomas Patterson Mihi Pai Trophy for receiving the most Mihi Pai Awards in Year 13, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Emma Petrie History (John Stewart Memorial Prize and Digby Prosser Cup), Music (John Stewart Memorial Prize), Level 3 Merit

Year 13 student Hannah Kuipers took out the Dux award as well as the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award and Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Plaque. Hannah also won a raft of other awards.

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Principal Ross Preece proudly addressing the achievements and successes of the group of school leavers.

Award, AshColl Way Award Drew Porter Chemistry (Drummond Memorial Prize and Keith Gunn Cup), Life Ashburton Pharmacy Cup and Prize for the Top Overall Student Studying Three Sciences, University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Victoria Pupuke Maori (Joint Award) Tourism, New Zealand School of Tourism Student of the Year Scholarship 2021, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award John Radan Food and Nutrition Sam Rakthong General Mathematics, Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Samuel Reilly-Sigel Geography (Arnott Award and Jane Taylor Cup), Level 3 Award Emma Scammell Legal Studies (Argyle Welsh Finnigan Prize), Citizenship Award for Outstanding Contribution in Peer Support Mentoring in Te Whare Manaaki, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Marlese Schoonderbeek Design and Visual Communication, Top Senior Design and Visual Communication Student (A W Thomson Trophy and Chilton and Mayne Architecture Ltd Prize), Visual Art: Creative Design, Ashburton Lions Club Award for Individual Research in Mathematics with Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington Tangiwai Scholarship, Level 3 Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award, Jack Stewart-Webster Digital Information Practical Milli Sullivan Physical Education (Ashburton District Council Prize), Drama, Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Dante Vannini Mathematics with Calculus (Hogg Memorial Prize and Robb Cup), Physics (John Hefford Memorial Prize), Mathematics with Statistics (John Stewart Memorial Prize), University of Otago Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, Level 3 Excellence Award, AshColl Way Award Eliane Vinculado Japanese (Japanese Consul’s Prize and Ton’s Thai Award), Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Te Rira Wikohika Hospitality, Foundation Studies, Maori (Joint Award), Level 3 Award, AshColl Way Award Maddy Wilson Agricultural Science (Five Star Beef Prize and BNZ Cup), Level 3 Merit Award, AshColl Way Award Sophie Woods Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award

John Lane Scholarship Tamaki Nishioka Rosalie Begg Memorial Scholarship Milli Sullivan Robert Bell Memorial Scholarship Tia McCallum Turner Memorial Prize for Citizenship Marlese Schoonderbeek, John Magyaya T T Ryder Prize for application, cheerful effort and building significantly on her learning Emma Scammell C H Andrews Prize for Initiative and Enterprise Hannah O’Reilly, Sam Holland Butterick Memorial Trophy for scholarship in English and Sporting Endeavour Cat Anderson Ashburton Masonic Lodge Centennial Scholarship Ellie Lawn

Robin Grigg Agriculture and Horticulture Memorial Prize India Morgan Ashburton Trust Tertiary Study Scholarships Taylah Burrowes, Ellie Lawn, Olivia Lill, Tia McCallum, Ben Middleton, Hannah O’Reilly, Marlese Schoonderbeek, Milli Sullivan, Lauren Taylor, Dante Vannini NBS Ashburton College Alumni Scholarship Tamaki Nishioka Lions of Ashburton County Award for Citizenship and Community Involvement Ben Middleton R O McDowell Award for pride in their school and community Easterlin Faamausili Lions Club of Ashburton Senior Service and Leadership Award Gemma Taylor R O McDowell Crystal Trophy for character

and leadership (presented by the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust) Milli Sullivan Rotary Club of Ashburton and Fooks Memorial Award for prominence in scholarship, leadership and extra-curricular activities Thomas Patterson Proxime Accessit (runner-up to the Dux) Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award Marlese Schoonderbeek Dux Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award and Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Plaque for the DUX of Ashburton College 2021 Hannah Kuipers

Special Awards and Scholarships John Grigg Scholarship Maddy Wilson John Bell Memorial Scholarship Maddy Wilson

Marlese Schoonderbeek was awarded with the Proxime Accessit, the runner-up to the Dux and the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award. Marlese PHOTO SUPPLIED ASHBURTON COLLEGE also won several other awards.

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Mother of all protests coming here G

roundswell New Zealand.

They’re coming to a town near you.

And one of those towns will be Ashburton where a huge turnout is expected for the self-titled Mother of all Protests on Sunday.

The national protest from the farmer action group follows the roaringly successful Howl of a Protest in July, when an estimated 60,000 people in more than 50 towns and cities turned out to protest against Government regulations, which the lobby group believed were unworkable and unfair for farmers.

The Ashburton event, alone, attracted about 1000 tractors, trucks and utes. So how should Sunday’s protest go?

Hard to know, with Covid-19 social distancing restrictions sure to play a part and lessen its impact.

Daryl Holden “If people stay isolated within their vehicles it will be fine,’’ Groundswell NZ co-leader Bryce McKenzie said.

“We are definitely going ahead with it.’’

Let’s hope protest participants do stay in their cabs, follow all Covid regulations, including wearing masks. Because if they want their message to be heard, and respected, then being professional and following the pandemic rules is a good way to start.

That message – a Groundswell statement, if you like – would be

played on Newstalk ZB frequencies at 1.35pm.

Rest assured, one person who probably won’t be tuning in would be Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

be dusting off their dress boots and checked shirts and heading to Wellington for a Groundswell gathering at Parliament.

Clearly, Groundswell New Zealand won’t be going away

Government hasn’t helped its cause “ The with its recent Three Waters policy where

it has completely ignored community and council feedback to signal its intention to bowl ahead with its national reform plans.

Groundswell leaders have been seeking to meet the PM but have got nowhere. Government ministers have also so far declined to meet directly with the lobby group.

So, in February, the group will

anytime soon.

And the Government hasn’t helped its cause with its recent Three Waters policy where it has completely ignored community and council feedback to signal its intention to bowl ahead with

its national reform plans.

Talk about adding 91 unleaded fuel to the fire. If the Groundswell team needed anything else to get peeved about, and to attract greater support for its movement, then that’s surely it.

If anything, the Three Waters decision has also probably given the farmer group even more urban sympathy at a time when many city dwellers, especially in lockdown city that is otherwise known as Auckland, have had it up to here with regulations and Government control and policy making.

So Sunday’s protest, driven by the farmers, may just have developed a new edge.

I get the feeling that, for many, it may well have morphed into an anti-Government protest.

A so-called Mother of all Protests at that.

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Making sure Ashburton families aren’t left behind F

or almost two years now, protecting lives and livelihoods in the face of Covid-19 has been the number one focus of our Government.

Thanks to our strong response and to the hard work of the team of five million, we’ve seen fewer cases, fewer hospitalisations and fewer deaths than any other country in the OECD. However, as we’ve taken on the challenges of Covid, we haven’t ignored the other big issues our Government was elected to address.

Despite facing the worst health and economic challenge of our lifetimes, we have not stopped our work on issues like the housing crisis, water quality, climate change, or child poverty – because Covid hasn’t made any of these existing challenges go away. In fact, it has made some of them worse.

We know child poverty, in particular, is an issue that has been made even worse as a result of Covid. Lockdowns hit everyone, but especially those who have the least.

This is why ensuring families aren’t left behind has been critical to our response so far.

We recently announced the next step in this work with an increase through Working for Families which will see more than 300,000 families better off by an average of $20 per week from April next year.

Jo Luxton RANGITATA MP The Family Tax Credit and Best Start were due to be inflation adjusted, but to recognise the impact of Covid on families and the increased cost of living, we’ve made an additional investment to increase the rates by a further $5 per week, on top of the inflation adjustment.

We have also made changes to the abatement rate, lifting this from 25 per cent to 27 per cent, to reach those who need it most.

This additional investment is expected to lift an extra 6000 children out of poverty.

There’s still more to do, but I’m really proud to be part of a Government that has put kindness and support for each other at the heart of its Covid response.

A quick word to say how fantastic it is to see people out there getting their vaccinations.

People here in the Ashburton District have done remarkably well and it is so good to see that nearly 93 per cent of you have had your first dose, and nearly 80 per cent of you double dosed.

To ensure a safe summer where we can enjoy doing the

An increase through Working for Families will see more than 300,000 families better off by an average of $20 per week from April next year. things we love we need to keep working hard to get as many people as possible vaccinated with their two shots.

There’s still time to get your two shots before summer.

If you’re ready to get your vaccine today, there are plenty of places that don’t require a booking.

You can head to covid19. govt.nz to find a walk in vaccination centre near you, or you can book an appointment by calling the Covid-19 Vaccination

Healthline on 0800 28 29 26.

If you haven’t yet, make sure to get out and get your free Covid-19 vaccine as soon as you can.

Jo Luxton is a Labour MP. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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One of the world’s great pianists came from Ashburton Malcolm Hopwood

Tessa Birnie is credited as having one of the greatest musical memories of all time.

The car radio isn’t the best place to listen to classical music, especially a 100-piece symphony orchestra.

It blasts through the speakers, hits the back window, reverberates off the dash and returns to you a nano-second later.

But it’s ideal for the piano. You can hear the notes, admire the fingering and imagine the footwork. I’m one of the few who tune in to Concert on the way from Allenton to West Street.

Recently I heard piano music

by Russian composer, Scriabin.

It was played by Tessa Birnie, credited as having one of the greatest musical memories of all time. She could out-elephant any mammal on the planet.

Tessa was known to play Schubert’s 450 works in chronological order without a lunch break.

While she made her concert debut in Paris in 1960 and toured extensively – 60 cities

over 16-months on one occasion – she never forgot where she came from. Yes, Tessa was born in Ashburton and returned in 1978, at the height of her career, to perform.

The town was celebrating its centenary and she was the star attraction. I heard her play on a piano that was so old it had outside toilets, somewhere in West Street.

Her musicianship was brilliant and I’m sure she played everything from memory.

Tessa may have even played the 88 ebony and ivories that changed her life. In her memoirs she first heard the sound of a piano when she was three or four.

“I never forgot the moment. I was so entranced by the sound that I knew my destiny before I knew my age.”

Birnie was a prodigy. At six she was accompanying her mother’s singing and at 12 she could sight-read Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. I could just about sightread Beethoven’s name and play chopsticks by that age.

By then, Tessa and her mum had settled in Auckland, leaving her dad behind. Years later, after studying in Europe, she met

him again. “Hi dad, what have you been doing for the last 10 years?”

William, a World War One veteran, was earning a living. He was delighted to be reunited and bought a house in Sydney for the family.

From her base, Tessa pursued an international career performing throughout the world. When she couldn’t take roubles from the Soviet Union, she smuggled out a huge chunk of amethyst and used it as a doorstop.

She’s also credited with the only recording of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata played in the key the composer intended.

“Yes Ludwig, I promise and I’ll use your pedals as directed.”

Tessa was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1985 and never married. Instead, she had a love affair with Jane Austen novels, chocolate and gardening.

But, for one memorable moment, she came home and played to the aristocats of Ashburton. It was magic.

Tessa died in 2008. It would be sense and sensibility if her coffin was filled with chocolate wrappers.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Filly right on target Speedy filly Grace’s Secret made it two wins from two starts, when she led throughout to take out the Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes at Riccarton on Saturday.

The Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained daughter of Vadamos had performed in similar fashion when winning at the venue on debut over 800m, however rain on race morning left some punters in doubt over her ability to handle the tricky Slow7 conditions, as she drifted from an opening quote of $1.30 to start at a luxurious $1.60 for the only race winner in the field.

Facing just the four rivals, rider Terry Moseley took her straight to the front and gave nothing a chance as he dictated proceedings in the centre of the track before easing the filly clear in the final stages to win by four lengths from Clark Kent, who chased her throughout.

Despite looking an outstanding winning prospect on paper, Furlong admitted she

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had plenty of nerves leading into the race.

“The stress just about killed me,” she said.

“She didn’t look super comfortable on that track and being off the rail she was a little bit lost, but it was quite smart (in the end).

“We didn’t know about the track as she had only run on the Polytrack and then on a firm surface last time, so we were hoping she would just skip over it.

“She took natural improvement from her first run and we were as confident as you can be heading into a two-yearold race.”

Furlong indicated Grace’s Secret could be heading to another stakes assignment, with the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes at Trentham on December 4 a possible target.

“We have discussed Wellington, although we will wait and see how she comes through this,” she said.

Grace’s Secret and Terry Moseley return after winning at Riccarton on Saturday.

SHORT & SHARP

Return of the Mohicans

Smart Mid Canterbury pacer, Last Of The Mohicans is primed for a return this weekend in the Timaru Cup. The Laurence Hanrahan-trained pacer, who has won four of his nine career starts, hasn’t been seen since May at the races, but did turn in a very impressive trial performance a fortnight ago to ready for this weekend’s resumption. The son of Auckland Reactor resumes in the $20,000 event, and will start off the 10 metre handicap, with several other strongly credentialed pacer also included in the nominations.

Cranbourne massive It wasn’t a winning effort, but Cranbourne’s run to finish fourth in last weekend’s New Zealand Free-For-All still turned plenty of heads. The Brent White-trained pacer was taking ground of those in front him up the straight and it was revealed in the aftermath of the race that he had paced his last mile in an equivalent time to 1:49.7. That came three days after missing away in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. giving some light relief to his connections.

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R1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint NZD $2600 295m Type: C3/4 16:16 1 65287 Homebush Chloe J T Mc Inerney 2 153x7 Culvie But J M Jopson 3 52514 Denarau Delight M M Grant 4 7168x Mitcham Sam J T Mc Inerney 5 44558 Goldstar Clover R L Evans 6 67226 Hilton Headache B C Dann 7 22121 Sneaky Snitch A L Hart 8 32428 Know Nugget G A Cleeve 9 85242 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 10 36224 Smash Achiever M M Grant R2 Active Electrical Christchurch Dash NZD $2300 295m Type:C3 16:39 1 12118 Rapid Raccoon C J Weir 2 11812 Sozin’s Queen J T Mc Inerney 3 53361 Goldstar Harper R L Evans 4 22111 Maccy’s Girl C Roberts 5 13151 Know Beast G A Cleeve 6 32333 Billy Ray N C W Wanhalla 7 26313 Ezra Blueblood J T Mc Inerney 8 51114 Goldstar Gigi R L Evans 9 85242 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 10 36224 Smash Achiever M M Grant R3 Culvie Boy’s Syndicate Sprint NZD $2600 295m Type:C3/4 17:01 1 18868 Smooth Step M M Grant 2 62675 Curly Bill M K Dempsey

8 6 Marshmellow Millie N P Williamson 9 809 Sporting Robyn M J Williamson R T Mcilwrick 10 24355 Cool Idea R3 UPPERCUTS BUTCHERY 2YO MOBILE PACE $10,000 1609m 13:59 1 76x Scarlet Ribbon K N Larsen Sheree Tomlinson 2 0 Baileys Art M J Williamson 3 41 Haley Robyn 4 31371 Mitsi Gaynor C J Dalgety C R Ferguson 5 1x3 Nutcracker 6 68x0 Rakajed Ellie Barron 7 0 Foxfire Easton N P Williamson R5 SOUTHLAND FARM MACHINERY LTD MOBILE PACE $8000 2400m 14:36 1 59670 Rock To The Boss Ellie Barron Sheree Tomlinson 2 8947 Ab’s Tenants 3 75537 She’s A Dagg S J Ottley 4 80x40 The Night Watchman R H Swain 5 37271 Saviour Telf Tristan Larsen 6 600 Playboy Prince Sheree Tomlinson 7 3x809 Man I’m Good A W Kyle 8 98700 Mach O’Melley Brad Williamson 9 52135 Taurus Bromac C J Dalgety 10 6310 Bonnie Prince Louis R T Mcilwrick 11 0x006 Archaic Lustre M J Williamson R5 FORKLIFTS NZ LTD MOBILE PACE $9000 2400m

15:01 1 x0886 Major Dolmio Brad Williamson Rebecca Heads 2 59x40 Lou’s Deal C R Ferguson 3 66 Razor Sharp 4 46x03 Tartan Raider B G Barclay 5 6855x Mr Cash Man N P Williamson 6 8090x Alittlebitgood R T Mcilwrick K Larsen 7 7508 Sly Tricks Tom Nally 8 88779 Heritage 9 088x0 Carrera Dance Richard Stevens 10 72443 Schiavone M J Williamson 11 x3857 Bobby Vinton Sheree Tomlinson 12 60x0 Donald Trot Mark Hurrell John R Bennett 13 36597 Boo A D Milne 14 x0000 Billy Bucket R6 WINTON NIGHT N DAY HANDICAP TROT $10,000 2400m 15:33 1 220x0 Break Out Sheree Tomlinson 2 84888 Denn Nee’s Sister K Larsen L B Pearson 3 0x413 Foreigner 4 02x23 Insist The Win B G Barclay 5 34305 Sage Trouble Mark Hurrell 6 x2532 Ruby Seddon N P Williamson Brad Williamson 7 60690 Svelt 8 6064 Miss Bamboocha R T Mcilwrick Daniel Anderson 9 0078x Helluva Way 10 75512 Jaccka Watch M J Williamson

9 38559 Shards In Manhattan C J Dalgety 10 8x958 Ah Mach N P Williamson R7 MICO PLUMBING MOBILE PACE $10,000 2400m R9 GOODMAN PLUMBING LTD MBL PACE $10,000 2400m 16:51 15:58 1 18x14 Quaddie VC B G Barclay 1 6667 Airwaves Mark Hurrell 2 1x0x9 Swedish Franco Gemma Thornley 2 86543 Changearound S J Ottley 3 11x01 Bensons Mate Brad Williamson K Tomlinson 3 44868 Fireforefiddle 4 21267 Robyns Shadow C R Ferguson 4 31x03 Gypsy Sheree Tomlinson 5 55114 Art Courage S J Ottley 5 57364 Mr Mclaren K N Larsen 6 31400 Jody Direen N P Williamson 6 3593x Port Au Prince P M Hunter 7 14015 Especial 7 6x430 Onedin Hurricane Ellie Barron 8 70688 Santanna Mach Tyler Dewe B Barclay 8 x0071 Proviseur 9 47922 I’m Watching You Tom Nally Matt Markham’s Winton Selections 10 x8000 Paul’s Verdict M J Williamson Race 1: Harry Stamper, Pyramid Mystic, Dwindle Star, Kyle Loch 11 50490 Tad Lincoln Brad Williamson Race 2: Play It Now, Meohmymartini, Expect Delays, Cool Idea 12 54579 Franco Huntington Daniel Anderson Race 3: Mitsi Gaynor, Nutcracker, Haley Robyn, Scarlet Ribbon R8 RYAL BUSH TRANSPORT FILLIES MARES MBL Race 4: Abs Tenants, Taurus Bromac, She’s A Dagg, Archaic PACE $10,000 1609m 16:24 Lustre 1 32 Booties Delight Sheree Tomlinson Race 5: Mr Cash Man, Schiavone, Razor Sharp, Bobby Vinton 2 5x968 Emma Stone P M Hunter Race 6: Jaccka Watch, Insist The Win, Ruby Seddon, Foreigner 3 7700x Tangier Tango B G Barclay Race 7: Gypsy, Mr McLaren, Changearound, Part Au Prince M J Williamson 4 771 Pixie Race 8: Maid Of Money, Emma Stone, Shards In Manhattan, Booties Delight 5 71405 Maid Of Money Mark Hurrell Race 9: Bensons Mate, Swedish Franco, Art Courage, Quaddie VC 6 x8737 Jaffie J S J Ottley 7 76x13 Lucys Delight B D Mclellan Best Bet: Maid Of Money (Race 8) 8 x2674 Better Galleon K Larsen Value: Abs Tenants (Race 4) 11 7x300 12 47349

R H Swain Bill Allaboutthemoment T Larsen

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 22653 Rebel Boom D A Roberts 4 32465 Sam And Si J T Mc Inerney 5 114x5 Mighty Mccook J M Jopson 6 732x6 Thrilling Brax C J Weir 7 62844 Tweet About It A L Hart 8 18656 Opa’s Joy R Casey 9 85242 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 10 36224 Smash Achiever M M Grant R4 mayhounds.org.nz Rehoming Group Sprint NZD $2,600 295m Type:C3/4 17:16 1 67346 Taieri Taylee R Casey 2 13703 Prince Rohit J T Mc Inerney 3 21821 Teresa Mendoza S & B Evans 4 63417 Mega Dream L J Waretini 5 45117 Ginger Shaw J M Jopson 6 22658 Nova Rapide A G Bradshaw 7 76475 St Andrews J M Lane 8 4578x Amuri Batman J T Mc Inerney 9 85242 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 10 36224 Smash Achiever M M Grant R5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes $4200 520m Type: C4 17:41 1 85177 Opawa Lucy J & D Fahey 2 53318 It’s A Babe J & D Fahey 3 35342 Mustang Charlie Lisa Cole 4 21677 Tomfoolery L J Waretini 5 67413 Oster Bale C Roberts 6 14737 Opawa Harper J & D Fahey

7 52483 Goldstar Tanner R L Evans 8 43455 Epic Cruze J M Jopson 9 x8464 Diamond Warrior M M Grant 10 57565 Jelly Fish J & D Fahey R6 Swimming Goat@Stud Dash NZD $3500 295m Type: C5 18:06 1 11116 Big Time Brie Lisa Cole 2 16526 Taieri Missile R Casey 3 16185 Goldstar Flora R L Evans 4 14111 Bigtime Cooper Lisa Cole 5 31617 Curve Crusher A G Bradshaw 6 44118 Homebush Sirius J T Mc Inerney 7 83137 Trousseau J E Dunn 8 15628 Claws In Cobra Matt Roberts 9 x8x88 Goldstar Mauney R L Evans R7 Camside Stud Distance $5000 645m Type:C1/2d 18:31 1 22211 Uthor Bale C Roberts 2 11124 Big Time Harley Lisa Cole 3 35255 Hairpin Trigger J & D Fahey 4 44344 Bronski Beat Lisa Cole 5 52343 Goldstar Truman R L Evans 6 11483 Know Grizzles G A Cleeve 7 68666 Ellias Bale C Roberts 8 15126 Student Loan J & D Fahey 9 76765 Troublesome Kev J M Jopson R8 Travel Bug Charlie On Instagram Sprint $3500 295m Type:C5 18:58

1 35231 Mitcham Magic J T Mc Inerney 2 2x635 Big Time Jonie Lisa Cole 3 15374 Know Ratio G A Cleeve 4 72734 Thrilling Millie C J Weir 5 41186 Diamond Harmony M M Grant 6 16327 Nevada Phil J & D Fahey 7 16235 Suck It Up A L Hart 8 37725 Tiggerlong Demon D A Roberts 9 x8x88 Goldstar Mauney R L Evans R9 Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services Stakes $3500 520m Type:C3 19:21 1 12563 Simon The Pieman A H Lee 2 24232 Bahati Bale C Roberts 3 31644 Opawa Corey J & D Fahey 4 21114 Opawa Chrissy J & D Fahey 5 14245 Opawa Girls Get R Wales 6 13441 Opawa Wayne J & D Fahey 7 828x1 Talbingo Bale C Roberts 8 21211 Not So Simple G A Cleeve 9 34852 My Curly L J Waretini 10 74365 Willene Bale C Roberts R10 Springston Hotel Stakes $5000 520m Type:C5 19:46 1 54316 Fairly Able J & D Fahey 2 54611 Big Time Kaylee Lisa Cole 3 31527 Big Time Panda Lisa Cole 4 25355 Money Spinner C Roberts 5 13477 Nangar Ridge Lisa Cole

6 13253 Dembe J & D Fahey 7 78114 Clarke’s Sarki B C Dann 8 21582 Raja Bale C Roberts Emergencies: 9 x5256 Quincy Bale C Roberts 10 16258 Goldstar Linda R L Evans R11 Hart Family Greyhound Racing Sprint $3500 295m Type:C5 20:11 1 x2113 Typhoon Tim Lisa Cole 2 11763 Big Time Prada Lisa Cole 3 18624 Miss Adobe Matt Roberts 4 54528 Homebush Glitch J T Mc Inerney 5 51285 Hilton Hope B C Dann 6 23615 Goldstar Wynter R L Evans 7 52437 King Toliman D A Roberts 8 63232 Ever Rested A G Bradshaw 9 x8x88 Goldstar Mauney R L Evans R12 RE-ENERGISE Dash $2600 295m Type:C3/4 20:29 1 28166 Dr. Bravestone D Voyce 2 13188 Epic Addi J M Jopson 3 43652 Hendrix Bale C Roberts 4 52116 Homebush Ranger J T Mc Inerney 5 45136 Goldstar Larson R L Evans 6 14833 Punters Bolt L J Waretini 7 18x76 Taieri Finn R Casey 8 56354 Romeo J T Mc Inerney 9 85242 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 10 36224 Smash Achiever M M Grant

14 CLUB NEWS Ashburton Bowling Club

Our week started off with the continuation of the Ashburton Ladies Championship singles matches on Tuesday, which was a warm, still day.

The outcome of these matches produced the two players who would contest the Singles Final on Thursday, ie Diana King and Anne Gibson. The Final was played under grey skies, on a beautiful green and before an enthusiastic group of supporters of ladies, and some men who had finished their matches.

Thank you all for coming along in support.

Diana King is now the undoubted Ashburton Ladies Singles Champion for 2021/22, and huge congratulations go to her, and very well played to her opponent. It was a lovely game.

And then, of course, we all went out to lunch!

Some Ladies Championship Triples matches will continue play this week, with the Championship pairs getting under way on Thursday.

The men’s Championship matches are continuing apace also.

A busy time for Club players, and also good to see games that matter taking place.

Saturday Rollover Triples on the 13th were cancelled due to persistent rain.

The ladies will have a working bee at the club on the 17th in preparation for our upcoming Bowman Cup – Ladies Fours – sponsored by Property Brokers, and there are already 16 entries from various clubs. It will be held on Monday 22nd and is a big day on the calendar for the Ashburton Bowling Club. It is a joint effort.

Teams from Ashburton Ladies will be taking part in the Charene Trophy Women’s Fours at Allenton on Friday, 19th.

And Friday Triples this week will be held at MSA. On the 21st Ashburton are staging the Pairs & Fours (any combination), sponsored by NBS, starting at 9.30am.

Entries are requested on the board for our next inhouse competition, the Quaich Trophy, which is on the 27th, details are to be advised.

Our usual Club Days and Saturday Rollover will continue during this week – weather permitting.

Good bowling everyone, and may the sun shine brightly again after a pretty damp week!

Take care and don’t forget your mask!

Ashburton Electronic Organ And Keyboard Club

A really good turnout and extremely good night’s entertainment.

Bev welcomed everyone and reported that the skiffle and accordion group would start up in February (hopefully).

Rose and Audrey’s programme turned out to be cracker. I enjoyed every song and playing. Cheered me up enormously as I was a tad down. The hall looked very Chrismassy and little parcels were given away during the evening for random members through the door.

Barbara was playing in and because of the distancing it was so much quieter, as no one was chatting away as usual, and Barbara’s playing was coming through nicely.

Irene was first up and gave us three songs, one titled “Still Going Strong” presented with a snub at Covid, and two others tunes.

Janet up next. Don’t know why we hear that sigh before she gets on with it be-

cause her choice of songs and how they are presented are very easy on the ear.

I noticed both Barbara and Janet were playing from the “Love those lyrics” Book. Nice songs in there. One of Janet’s songs, “Raining In My Heart” is a real favourite of mine.

Next up, Shirley on her accordion. Had to laugh though, those things must be so heavy and awkward, she very cleverly puts the accordion on a chair to put the shoulder straps on, then does the clip up around the back. Looked like she was doing up her bra. LOL. “One Dozen Roses” “I’ll Walk The Line.” “Oklahoma Waltz” “Old Christmas card” “Blue Christmas”.

Bernard then had a chance to play us some of his favourites. It’s a super keyboard, and he knows how to play it. “It’s A Small World” “Lara’s Theme” “Heykens Serenade” “White Christmas” (doesn’t matter what colour it is, just give us a ‘right’ Christmas).

Ann then stepped up and gave us three Christmas songs, played slightly differently to the usual, and they were soooo nice. How fortunate we are to have someone like Ann who plays only as she knows how. The piano is such a beautiful instrument and Ann plays it very well.

Michael on the organ played a selection of songs. “Chapel In The Moonlight” “Pennies From Heaven” just a few. All various sounds and rhythms.

Neville would have so enjoyed hearing those super songs played on his lovely old organ.

Finally, Lorraine Boud played the piano for a Christmas carol sing-along. Well done Audrey and Rose.

See you all in February.

Ashburton Golf Club

The shooting star that is Blair Snowball just continues to rise at the Brandon.

He got his name on yet another trophy at the weekend. He shot a nett 67 in DCL round 3, just got pipped in the game of the day by Sebastian McMillan on countback with Neil Macdonald 3rd on the same score. Blair’s 67 took him to 211 for the combined three round score in the DCL Cup which pipped both father and son Hayden and Seb Mc by one point.

Well done matey.

About a year ago young Blair was playing off 14, and missed out on qualifying for the Intermediate champs by a shot.

In the past year he has dropped down to a 6 handicap, won a bucket-load of trophies including the Intermediate Champs, and I don’t think he has peaked yet, I reckon he has got many years of Senior scratch golf in front of him.

Watch this space!

Unsurprisingly, Blair sits on top of the RMF Silva Cup standings going into the Final round this Saturday. The Top 20 cut has been made, 47 points managed to sneak in, well done Davo and Ram Clarke.

We are playing for the Santa Marie Cup on Saturday, which is a stroke round.

Anyone can pick that trophy up, but in the RMF Silva Cup we are only looking at the top 20. The points have been scrubbed and shots have been allocated in accordance with your finishing position in the final table.

Young Blair will start with a 10 shot buffer, Greg Fleming will get 8 shots for finishing second, Young Seb gets a 6 shot start, Don Mc gets 5, Peter Walker, Dylan and Old Spud get 4, 3 and 2 respectively. Rob Pawsey, Terry K and Hayden all just get a single shot, and the rest of the

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

Tuesday November 16, 2021 Winifred Tucker Memorial Brooch Hilary Ward – 39, Trish Robertson – 37, Jacqui Welch - 36.

Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites – Bev Chinn. No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Vicki Moore. No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Marilyn Walker. No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Pauline Bell. No 18 Second Shot – Barb Williams.

Twos: Bev Chinn No 4.

Ashburton Vets

Results from November 15 Ashburton Veterans Golf Assn held at Methven Golf Course.

1st= Steve Adams, Graeme McEvoy and Alan Dixon 40 2nd Murray Baty 39 3rd = David Horrell, Brent Macgregor 38 4th= Guilford Lane and Ian Beach 37. Twos Alan Dixon, Bill Mason and

Ray Lambert.

Next Game: December 6, Christmas Party At Tinwald. Winner of Trophy between Ellesmere and Ashburton Vets – Ashburton.

DRAWS ■■ Bowls

Ashburton Bowling Club

Ashburton Bowling Club Pairs/Fours - Sunday November 21, 9.30pm start.

Our grateful thanks to our sponsors: Nelson Building Society. Whites or Club colours to be worn.

The following Skips have entered teams. M Anderson, J Argyle, N Atkinson, G Bishop, G Clarke, G Eder, R Gutberlet, M Hill, B Holdom, A Holmes, B Mayson, R Ward. For information contact: G Eder 307-7498.

Ashburton Guardian, Thursday, November 18, 2021

Members of the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club are looking forward to a return to their home green in the not-todistant future. top 20 just play off their usual handicap.

It does look like it has to be a top 5 winner with that big head start, but remember it is a stroke round, one or two bad holes can wipe out all those shots in an instant, while some lower placed player could shoot the lights out.

The winner will pick up a club sub for next year thanks to the great folk at RMF Silva. Game on!

Good Golfing.

Creative Fibre

With the Show and Tell tables full of the entries from the A&P show and a few that didn’t get to the show the Convenor had her work cut out, showing everything from miniature beaded change purses to adults garments and shawls.

The ‘new’ vo-chairperson followed in the footsteps of the previous vo-vhairperson by giving us a lighter moment with the Ten Commandments for Craftspeople! before turning her attention to the business of the day, which was quickly dealt with.

Reminders of the trip to Little River on November 27 and the Christmas lunch at the Hotel Ashburton on December 6.

Get in touch with Lynne on 307-2701 or 021 023 26088 if you wish to join us.

Watch this space for the monthly weaving gathering and Open Day 2023 is being planned.

Other dates to remember are: visit to Williamson’s bach at Rangitata River on January 31, 2022. It is 125 years since the first accommodation appeared at the mouth of the Rangitata River.

Craft Cluster is January 7 at the Plains Museum, and the next meeting is at the same venue on January 17th 2022.

The recipe/anecdote book of the Staveley Camp is to be displayed at our Christmas lunch and pre-paid orders taken. Approximate cost $20. The 2021 challenge of cushions will be judged at the January meeting so you still have time to get one made! The theme for 2022 is “Joys of Lockdown”.

At the close of the meeting several members left to attend the South Canterbury Area meeting being held in Timaru the same day. The highlight there was one of ‘our’ members winning the Peoples Choice in the display of articles – for the 2nd year in a row!!!

Also a Life Membership was presented to a well deserving Geraldine member.

ne. They entertained us with a humorous sketch called “Everything in the Garden is Lovely”.

With a few minutes to spare before morning tea Marion showed us a tin of reduced cream and asked us to guess where it came from. When we heard the answer we wondered why cream would come from Mexico.

Our main speaker was Judy from Anglican Advocacy, who told us all about her role.

Anglican Advocacy is a unit of Anglican Care, one of the largest faith-based and non-government providers of Social Services in Canterbury.

The Advocacy has been in Ashburton since 2019. Their purpose is to navigate, services are free. To empower a person and give them the tools. They help people to do it for themselves, it may involve budgeting, or appointments at Housing NZ and Ministry of Social Development and other places. Julie thanked Judy for her presentation and gave her a fruit and vegetable tray.

The thought for the month was – The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth.

Next meeting is December 8, if you would like to join us phone Julie 3084254 or Rae 308-8927.

MSA Bowling Club

A big thank you go out to the Ashburton Bowling Club for the use of their club facilities and green while our green slowly recovers from our maintenance program.

Also, thanks to club members for their continued efforts with working bees at Racecourse Road, with weed pulling on the green and the painting of shelters and fences around our club grounds all looking very sharp.

It is very pleasing to see the response of members getting our club championship played; the fours are almost completed with most games being played on Saturday morning are very interesting competition after three rounds.

Great to see 24 of our 27 members on the green playing.

Triples teams have been drawn, with teams on the chalk board at Racecourse Road.

Skips are M. Skilling, T. Inwood, L. Muir, C. Cleghorn, J. Argyle, C. Dennis, S. Calder, D. Muir. This will be a drawn 2-life competition, draw is on notice board.

Our members are actively supporting all clubs with entries in various tournaments and Friday triples with varying success, and we look forward to our green becoming available in the nottoo-distant future.

Good bowling everyone.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club

President Julie welcomed members to a recent meeting of the Friendship Club.

Birthdays and Anniversaries were celebrated after the singing of the National Anthem.

The Almoner, Therese, gave an update on the health of members. There were many donations of cleaning products to be taken up to Ronald McDonald House.

Members were reminded of the coffee morning, and the trip to Orari for the Christmas meal after our December meeting. There will also be a trip to Peel Forest to view the lilies and the church.

The raffle was drawn, and the mini speakers were Betty and Gwen, or perhaps I should call them Daisy and Daph-

Ashburton Golf Club’s shooting star, Blair Snowball.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 18, 2021

Heavy hitters in the ring

He’s been in the ring once before, so Simon Matt Fleetwood can’t use Markham naivety as an excuse.

But when the opportunity arose to be a part of this year’s Fight Night South – which will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre tomorrow night – the noted local identity couldn’t help but accept the challenge.

He’s one of a number of boxers who will step into the ring as a part of the evening’s event, the second instalment of Fight Night South, which follows on from the hugely successful Dubliner Fight Night that used to be held in Methven.

Fleetwood was a part of the inaugural running of that event where he fought fellow rugby identity, Terry Pannett – and when the arm was twisted enough by organisers this year he couldn’t help but slip his hands back into the gloves.

“I wasn’t all that keen on doing it for a start, but they managed to convince me, and three months down the track here we are.”

Fleetwood will fight in the night’s heavy-hitters battle against Chad Stewart – a former team-mate from his days playing in the green and gold of Mid Canter-

bury. “We played for Mid Canterbury together back in 2005 and 2006. So, I know him well, but I can’t say I was over enthused about the prospect of fighting him though.

“He’s in great shape, and has been working really hard at training.

“My problem was we were about the only two guys who fit into the category of triple digit weight bracket, so we were probably always going to get matched up against each other.”

Fighters have been training for three months solid for the event and Fleetwood said seeing everyone’s improvement over that time and the enjoyment they’ve been getting had been great to witness.

“It’s a great group, some of them have come a long way and have become really sharp.

“The coaching crew have been fantastic, you really feel like you’re walking into a safe environment now after all the help and guidance they have given us all which has been great.”

Only two dozen tickets remained available for the night as of yesterday, and they can be purchased through the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, or through the Fight Night South website.

Local celebrity, Dame Lynda Topp is set to MC the event with doors opening at 6pm.

Simon Fleetwood will be one of a number of fighters to step into the ring tomorrow night as part of Fight Night South at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

CATALYST PERFORMANCE AGRONOMY FIGHT NIGHT SOUTH

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Ashbury’s Shirley Jones and Waireka’s Judith Smith who finished runner-up in the drawn doubles event.

McCorkindale the biggest star on Show Day Croquet players from around the greater Aorangi catchment took to the Waireka Croquet Club on Show Day for the annual Canstaff Tournament.

Met with strong winds that were blowing across the Canterbury Plains on the public holiday, those who were competing were left thankful for the trees around the grounds which provide shade and some good relief from the wind.

Playing both Association Croquet and Golf Croquet throughout the day, there was good success for the local players, both from Waireka and surrounding Mid Canterbury clubs as well.

A very much in-form Logan McCorkindale showcased all the talent that has him ranked as one of the best in the business at the moment by winning the Senior Singles title ahead of club-mate, Annette Blain.

Ashbury’s Trish Quinn was the winner of the Junior event, with Methven’s Joey Gerard the runner-up.

Players also took part in golf croquet drawn doubles for the day, with Waireka’s own Joyce Davis combining with Janie Shuker from the Aorangi club to win Block One, with Judith Smith and Shirley Jones the runners-up, while the Waireka pairing of Audrey Leath and Heather Kay won Block Two with their club-mate, Janice Murta and Allenton’s Georgina Black finishing second.

BOWLS

Bowlers miss out on centre finals Matt Markham A collection of Mid Canterbury bowlers have performed with distinction, but failed to make it through to the most important stage of the Bowls Canterbury Centre Singles.

Playing over both Saturday and Sunday, eight local players took part in the event with qualifying on Saturday and then post section play on Sunday.

Sandra Keith was the lone representative in the Women’s event, winning three of her four qualifying matches at Methven on Saturday to make it through to the knockout stage on Sunday at Burnside. She started strong there with a victory in the round of 18 before also winning her quarter-final clash.

That set her up against Black Jack bowler,

Tayla Bruce. in the semi-final, but Keith was unable to better the talented Bruce on her home green and was knocked out of play.

Seven local men stepped up to the plate to play on Saturday, with Daniel Hopkins, Brentton Donaldson, Rodney Greaney, Simon Fleetwood and Craig Carter all making the required cut by getting at least three wins from their four qualifying matches.

Fleetwood, Carter and Greaney all fell at the first hurdle while Hopkins and Donaldson won their way through the round of 32 before being knocked out of competition in the last 16.

The Centre action for the season continues over the next two weeks with a number of players back on the greens this Sunday for the Centre Triples qualifying day and then the pairs the following the Sunday.

Competitions are played down to either the final or the semi-final with the last stages of each competition held on Bowls Canterbury finals weekend later in the season.

Brentton Donaldson was one of Ashburton’s star performers.

NPC RUGBY

2021 NPC Tipping Competition Scoreboard

Final round DATE

TEAM

GAME

Nov. 20 Taranaki v Otago

Waikato v Tasman

VENUE

TIME

Inglewood

2.05pm

Hamilton

7.05pm

Internationals:

England v South Africa

Wales v Australia Bonus question: Last weekend the All Blacks fell to a stunning effort from the mighty Green Machine.

This week they take on France.

How many tries will they score?

0-1 2-3 4 tries or more

2021 T ipping Competition

Rnd1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6

Paul, Placemakers

5

7

8

6

1

5

R7

R8

R9

R10 R11

5

3

6

6

Total

5

57

Matt, Ashburton Guardian

9

7

6

6

2

4

5

3

3

6

3

54

Mike, Hanham Concrete

7

8

6

2

4

3

2

8

6

2

5

53

Pat, Rockgas

9

8

5

3

1

3

5

5

6

3

3

51

McLeod Real Estate

5

8

5

3

5

1

3

6

5

4

3

48

Grant, Grant Hood Contracting

4

6

3

3

4

1

2

5

6

9

4

47

Mick, Bayleys

6

7

3

2

1

2

2

6

3

9

5

46

Scott, Gluyas Nissan

7

5

6

5

1

2

5

3

3

3

5

45

Roimata, Malcolm Lovett Automotive

7

3

3

5

2

0

2

0

6

5

5

38

2021 rules Here’s how points will be awarded this year: Correct winning team Correctly picking all results Correctly picking a draw Correct bonus question

1 point 1 point 5 points 3 points

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Puzzles and horoscopes

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 18, 2021

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s the moment you’re offered what you’ve wanted all along, that you realise your wants have changed. No need to accept anything out of obligation. This is an event marker representing the distance you’ve come.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You can roam without moving a muscle and often do; mind racing and floating to where it needs to be to make sense of what’s happening. Ground mental journeying with physical exercise and you’re golden.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re unsure of the difference you want to make, only that you want to make one. Turnoffs show you what you don’t prefer.

They tell you what to do by making it very clear what not to do.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll show up and share your thoughts, represent an underserved group or speak on behalf of someone. Your voice will be welcome and have the desired impact.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): What if you counted your successes differently? Put a smile on someone’s face – that counts. Tell the truth about what you’re feeling – count that too.

Please yourself, and then count that double.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Where others see a lost cause, you see grand potential. Your belief will make all of the difference. Others rise to meet you in the most interesting places. Later, this will make a fascinating success story.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Do the adventure no matter what. Who else is doing it? How much money will it cost? How long will it take?

These are details to work out, not roadblocks to stop you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There’s wisdom in the long view. You can achieve it by running your mind backward or forward. Think of your ancestors and the lives they lived in their time, or the legacy you’ll leave others.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You honour people by learning about more them, but that’s not your purpose. So you learn what someone is like then set your expectation close to the person’s true nature.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll assert a sense of control over something you once felt powerless over. It’s a complex issue that requires solutions along many dimensions, but don’t doubt that your contribution plays a role.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Less-than-hospitable circumstances? No problem. Apply more personal fortitude. Remember when you did a lot with a little? You’ll do it again. Don’t underestimate yourself.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re not clear on what you want because emotions tug you from side to side. Treat these feelings like a laundry pile.

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

NOTICE OF MEETINGS DECEMBER 2021 Pharmacist – Ashburton Wises Pharmacy Wises Community Pharmacy is looking for 40 hours of Pharmacist cover a week. This could be one person or several. We are open 7 days a week and everything is negotiable. We are a busy pharmacy that prioritises patients, and this is a great opportunity for someone to provide excellent patient care and to grow in their role as a pharmacist. With an opportunity to take on more responsibility. We have a dedicated, friendly team of great supporting staff for you to work with.

Newly qualified are more than welcome to apply.

We are currently providing: vaccinations (including Covid), MUR’s, TMP, Sildenafil, ECP and are always looking to provide new services.

Training will be provided if necessary and we will cover any costs associated.

LOVELY lady welcomes genuine callers, no texting.

Please phone 021 0275 9055.

The following meetings will be held in December 2021 in the Council Chamber, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch unless otherwise stated: 02 December Natural Environment Committee, 10.30am, Council Chamber Transport and Urban Development Committee, 2.30pm, Council Chamber 09 December Council, 10.30am, Council Chamber 16 December Council, 10.30am, Council Chamber Agendas will be available online at http://www. ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting.

Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE

0800 324 636

We will also cover the cost of all professional fees.

wises@community-pharmacy.co.nz

We Help Save Lives

HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

You will need to be a New Zealand qualified pharmacist with a current APC and be a NZ resident or have a valid work visa. To apply please call on 033086733 or send your cv to

NEW Asian, hot and sexy, friendly, busty dd. Good massage and good service with no rush. Please phone 021 0904 0157.

Christmas Show

OPEN’S SUNDAY 21ST NOVEMBER FINAL DAY SUNDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2021

LOST, FOUND LOST: Prescription Polorised sunglasses in a brown case, we stopped in Ashburton, East Street and Burnett Street cnr on Sunday 14 around 12noon. All help appreciated.

Please phone 0210 334 674.

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

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Where: Short Street Studio When: Saturday and Sunday’s 11am - 4pm,

RAKAIA COUNTRY ARTS CO-OP AGM Wednesday November 24, 2021,1.30pm to be held at Salmon Tales Foyer.

and other days when the sign is out Guest artist: Jennifer Neutze 16 Members exhibiting *Enquiries or for a private viewing phone Ngaio 308 4533

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Lochlea Lifestyle Resort has an opportunity for a person who can fill this role in our unique resort.

The successful applicant will be able to communicate well, have the ability to work unsupervised and hold a clean, current, driver’s licence.

This position would ideally suit one person however, consideration would be given to those wanting to apply for either position.

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

The successful applicant will be subject to a police check.

Applications for this position close at 4.00pm on Monday 29th November 2021.

Please direct all enquiries and CVs to The Manager: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz or phone 03 307 9080.

Daily Diary THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18

2021 10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 4th Thursday of each month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Cost $3 per session. MSA. Havelock Street.

11am STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street.

Tinwald.

1pm

STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at St Stephen’s Church. Park Street. (note new venue).

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. This session at Buffalo Lodge hall. Cox Street.

1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

Weekly morning games, free racket

hire, all welcome. E A Networks Sports complex. River Terrace.

9.30am-12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. We are open every Thursday and Saturday morning, plus every alternate Tuesday afternoon 3.30pm5pm. check our fb page for which Tuesday. We are based in the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for pre schoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road.

10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street. Methven.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19

10am-4pm

WALKING GROUP.

on Tuesdays and Fridays. No

1pm-3pm

10am

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE

Walking for about 30-40 minutes on

appointment necessary. No fee.

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

ENCOUNTER AND THE ART

Friday’s and Mondays. Meet Walnut

Community House. 44 Cass Street.

GALLERY.

Avenue hockey Pavilion.

12.30pm

9am - 2pm (summer hours) ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Call in and have a chat and cuppa. 8 William Street.

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise class. Please phone 3086817. Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am-11am PARK STREET LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun low impact dance. St Stephens Church Hall, Park Street.

9.30am-11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

AGE CONCERN. Seniors Social Group with speaker,

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial 12pm-2pm

ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL

entertainment, quiz, exercises and

Hall. 160 Main Street. Methven.

ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. SOCIETY.

morning tea.

10.30am

(Signing Centre).

Pot luck lunch and monthly meeting.

Seniors Centre. Cameron Street.

ASHBURTON COMMUNITY

JP available for all signing services

Domain Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

1pm - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play for beginners and experienced. 115 Racecourse Road.

Ashburton.

7pm ASHBURTON INNER WHEEL CLUB. 45th birthday celebrations. Gallery Room, Ashburton Hotel. Racecourse Road.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

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

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

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Ashburton Weather

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© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021

Thursday: Cloudy with a few morning showers, then afternoon fine breaks. NE developing in the afternoon.

Midnight Thursday

Canterbury Plains

Friday: Fine. Northerlies.

MAX

18 MIN 6

Thursday: Cloudy with showers clearing in the morning and fine breaks developing. However, isolated afternoon and evening showers about the foothills. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

Friday: Fine. Northerlies.

Saturday: Fine. Northerlies.

A ridge of high pressure spreads across the country from the Tasman Sea during Thursday. Northerlies develop over the lower South Island later Friday as a trough approaches from the Tasman Sea, then moves over the South Island during the weekend.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Even on cloudy days

Data provided by NIWA

: 05 9 : 25 am – 5 pm

Around The Region Thursday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

17 16 17 16 16 18

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22 7 22 9 18 7 21 9 20 10 22 8

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24 9 22 10 21 7 21 9 22 8 22 9

Saturday: Fine. Northerlies.

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22 MIN 9

Thursday Mountain weather hazard: Wind Chill.

Areas of morning cloud, then fine. However, isolated afternoon showers in the east.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Freezing level: 1600m, rising to 2200m in the afternoon.

Friday Mountain weather hazard: Wind.

Fine.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale 70 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to 60 km/h.

Freezing level: Rising to 3000m.

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

MAX

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

Ashburton Airport 20.8 6.7 1.6 0.0 21.6 NW 54 1:15am 13.9 115.4

Methven 17.3 6.5 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 22.1 19.4 7.1 4.1 0.2 – 0.0 0.0 7.0 30.6 NW 52 W 35 11:52pm 12:47pm 14.3 – 105.4 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Thursday

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Saturday

Ashburton H 3:53am 4:12pm 4:34am 4:50pm 5:15am 5:28pm Mouth L 9:59am 10:14pm 10:41am 10:54pm 11:23am 11:36pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 3:51am L 10:03am H 3:37am L 9:43am

4:08pm 10:20pm 3:56pm 9:58pm

4:35am 4:50pm 10:48am 11:04pm 4:18am 4:34pm 10:25am 10:38pm

5:18am 5:33pm 11:32am 11:47pm 4:59am 5:12pm 11:07am 11:20pm

5:53am 8:44pm 5:52am 8:45pm 5:51am 8:47pm 7:28pm 5:22am 8:32pm 5:45am 9:35pm 6:11am

full Nov 19

last qtr Nov 28

new Dec 4

first qtr Dec 11

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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 18, 2021

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Croquet on show P15

Close, but no cigar

All the club news P14

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