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Tourism Minister Stuart Nash was there to open the attraction, saying it was “world class’’.

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Sparrows’ managing director and part owner Richard Wilson can’t thank his customers enough for helping his business get through Covid-19 restrictions and Ashburton’s CBD development work.

Wilson, who’s been with Sparrows for 40 years, said his customers have sustained the business during the lockdown, both last year and during 2021.

“Despite Covid and the roadworks, we’ve been well supported by the community,” he said.

And Sparrows has certainly supported its community, having been in business for nearly 140 years. It’s the oldest, privately owned clothing store in Australasia.

Euan Sparrow, part owner of Sparrows and managing director of The Sock Company, researched the history nearly 20 years ago.

In supporting the Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign, Richard said 70 per cent of his trade was repeat business.

“I’m dealing with three generations of family members,” he said.

“It’s always been a family store and, during uncertain times, our customers have wanted to support us.”

Over the years, Sparrows has built loyalty through its identity and local sponsorship and Wilson believes “next time my customers need footwear or clothing, they automatically think of us”.

When he joined in 1981, the business had 12 staff. Now there’s Richard, his partner Jolene and two part-timers.

“It’s the only way we can make ends meet but, despite the uncertainty of Covid, we’re looking to increase staffing.”

He said the Guardian’s shop local campaign was “very important’’.

“We work hard to keep customers and maintain relationships. It’s not just about clothing, it’s about people.’’

Richard Wilson and Jolene Laxton are a team at Sparrows.

Talk about seizing an opportunity Richard Wilson certainly did that when, as a sixth former at Ashburton College, he was working part-time at his uncle’s garage when Euan Sparrow stopped for petrol.

“I filled up his tank and asked him about a job,” Wilson said.

“Euan said, ‘come down and see me’. I was 15 and keen to leave school.”

Wilson got the position and spent six weeks without serving a customer. He brushed the suits, steamed the felt hats,

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unpacked the deliveries and laid out the stock.

He quickly learned the trade and within a few years was managing Sparrow’s Village Clothing in Tancred Street.

When the shop closed, he returned to the main store, bringing with him both men’s and women’s clothing.

For the past 30 years, Wilson has managed Sparrows, bringing his partner, Jolene, into the business as administrator seven years ago.

“She’s now involved in buying and selling and drives the till,” he said.

Euan Sparrow, meanwhile, is delighted the family legacy, which started with his great, great grandfather William in 1887, had thrived through generations of Sparrows.

It’s survived as a family business, relying on unparalleled service, customer loyalty and shopping locally, he said.

“I still have pride when I see the name above the door.”

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Left – Nikita Moore (pictured) and husband Andy have a good formula as the co-owners of Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub. “He’s in charge of the cooking and I am front of house, so we don’t step on each other’s toes,’’ Nikita said.

Cleavers aimed to be a one-stop hospitality shop Lili Haydon Andy and Nikita Moore have made sure their Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub is a one-stop hospitality shop for anyone and everyone in Ashburton.

The Moores, who opened the business in 2017, have set up their restaurant to cater for after-work drinks, family celebrations and, most importantly, all the footy matches and sport up on the big screen punters can handle.

It’s been a big success for the couple, who have employed 30 staff and counting.

“We have just employed more staff over the busy period,” Nikita said.

“All are previous employees that worked for us while they were at high school are now coming back home on

and I am front of house, so we don’t step on each other’s toes.’’

And the duo don’t shy away from the hard work either.

Andy still works and runs the kitchen, and Nikita does not hesitate to go in whenever she’s needed.

Because Cleavers is open seven days a week, there’s always work to be done. Recently, that workload increased at home when the couple welcomed a baby girl, Harley.

Cleavers, being 100 per cent locally owned, was one of the reasons why the Moores were fully on-board with the Guardian’s Shop Smart Shop Local – Put Your $ Where Your Heart Is Campaign, which is aimed at supporting and promoting businesses and enterprises in the district.

Recently, the Moores did just that by buying locally where they could as they built a new house.

“People should be shopping locally – when you take in your fuel or the fee for postage, you are paying the same price

summer break from university. This also gives our other staff members a break too, we don’t want to burn them out either.”

The Moores met each other 10 years ago through their shared love of hospitality. Nikita was a waiter and Andy a chef at Robbie’s restaurant in Ashburton.

Both have played an equal part in the success of Cleavers Corner but learning the hospo ropes began years ago.

After Nikita finished high school and left Robbie’s, she took off to Queenstown and completed her qualification in hospitality management and then moved to Christchurch.

But Nikita was ready to bring her new skills home and put them to the test.

“I wanted to move closer to home and Andy wanted to get back in the kitchen, so that’s when we decided to open Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub.” They haven’t looked back since, the pair working together as the ultimate dream team.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 25, 2021

‘Outstanding’ Opuke opens Cover story

Adam Burns Mid Canterbury’s latest economic drawcard has been described as money well spent amid challenging times.

Methven’s Opuke Thermal Pools and Day Spa was officially opened yesterday by community leaders and Regional Economic Development and Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.

The long-awaited opening of the $15 million facility follows several delays, the latest being due to supply chain issues and lockdown after it was originally slated to open at the end of 2020.

The project received a 50 per cent funding injection through the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund and is the third largest project in Canterbury to receive backing through the funding stream.

Following a tour of the facility, Minister Nash described it as “world class”.

“This is the sort of project we envisioned helping when we set up the Provincial Growth Fund,” he said.

“It’s going to provide a level of resilience to the local community.

“It’s outstanding.”

Several of Mid Canterbury’s community leaders also had their first glimpse at the attraction during Wednesday’s formalities.

The outdoor pool area at Opuke.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS 241121-AB-1134 per cent on pre-Covid spending in the year to September 2019.”

Rangitata MP Jo Luxton said the opening of Opuke, alongside Ashburton’s new look CBD, marked some positive times to end what had been a challenging year for Mid Cantabrians.

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going to provide a level of “ It’s resilience to the local community.

It’s outstanding. – Stuart Nash

Although there had been the economic brunt due to the onset of Covid, the Opuke pools would be a key haven for domestic tourism which would gather momentum heading into summer, Nash said.

“Kiwis are travelling, and this will be a destination,” he said.

“Domestic tourism spending in Canterbury was worth $1.44 billion in the year to September 2021, an increase of 25 per cent on the previous year, and up 21

er in the year with the floods.”

“The really good thing about this is Methven traditionally known for winter and skiing.

“This provides a year-round option as well and that just creates an additional reason to come here.”

Ashburton councillor Leen Braam gets among the fun during yesterday’s opening of the Opuke Thermals Pools and Day Spa.

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Locals will need ‘to adapt’ to new parking plan

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) have taken on board community concerns in Tinwald and claim to have made improvements to planned roading upgrades in the area.

Significant concerns were raised by locals when plans for the Tinwald corridor were unveiled at a drop-in session earlier this year, particularly around the safety of school children in the area.

Agency staff came in for a tough grilling from some members of the community during the session in March.

Other doubts centered around

Street, under the rail viaduct, and through to the Ashburton Bridge.

NZTA said, in a newsletter, that the feedback was assessed, and further analysis was undertaken as a result.

“The upgrades will make it safer and easier for people to cross the highway between west and east residential areas and to turn right across the main flow of traffic, especially during peak times,” an agency spokesperson said.

“It will also be easier for people to get from west Tinwald to local shops and businesses, instead of travelling to Ashburton in the car.”

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the restricted access into Melcombe Street from State Highway 1.

The proposed changes include the addition of traffic signals at the intersection of State Highway 1, Lagmhor Road and Agnes Street, two-way cycle route markings on Melcombe Street, and a right turning bay from the highway on to Graham Street.

The project is part of a reported $34 million being pumped into upgrades to rural spots in Canterbury which also includes upgrades at Walnut Avenue and West Melton.

A total of three key changes have been made to the plans.

These include the removal of a proposed raised safety platform at the signalised intersection, refining the intersection and signal design and better provision for pedestrians and cyclists to get to school and along Melcombe

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town and people not getting fined for having oversized vehicles.”

Councillor Lynette Lovett was also worried that some of the parks in the CBD were cramped.

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A perfect opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done is coming to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Sunday.

The Merry Little Christmas Market is on once again, and for its eighth year has been adapted to be Covid restrictions friendly with limited numbers in the venue inside and social distancing required.

“It will be a bit different this year, but we have a lot of new stalls this year,” Ashburton Trust Event Centre functions and marketing co-ordinator Casey Rose said.

“We have a lot of stallholders that go to the big markets, but can’t due to Covid restrictions.

“We are excited for the variety of stallholders coming.”

Rose said that they decided to do everything they could to keep the Christmas market going this year, as the event is the perfect opportunity for locals to support locals.

“We are excited that we can still host the event for the community,” Rose said.

The market opens from 11.30am to 4pm.

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Ashburton councillor Lynette Lovett suggested that some parks in the CBD were restricting for farmers with bigger vehicles. some twin cab ute owners had copped $70 parking infringement notices recently in the Ashburton town.

“There’s little flexibility in this plan,” she said.

“I’m disappointed with the size of them [carparks] and I’d like to see more capacity in the

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of the other white line.” she said “Some of these carparks are very short . . . we are in a rural town and farmers do have bigger vehicles.”

Council infrastructure services group manager Neil McCann said it could be reviewed when the plans are audited, but any changes could come at a price.

“What it would mean is that some carparks would be bigger and then we’ll eventually end up with less carparks.”

He also said there are some bigger carparks situated in neighbouring side streets in the CBD. Urban councillor Leen Braam said the district needed to look to the future.

“We have to learn to live within the place we’re living in,” he said.

“We have to make it really nice, for all people.

“I know, I’ve got a big truck as well, and I can park it quite easy.”

Other councillors and Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown backed the plans which had previously gone out to the community for feedback.

Adam Burns A new parking plan for the Ashburton district has been finalised despite concerns that it does not cater for the bigger vehicles of the rural community.

The Ashburton District Council adopted final documents into an updated parking strategy and town centre parking management plan at last week’s council meeting, the first of its kind in a decade.

It followed workshops and public deliberations earlier this year.

However some councillors debated how conducive the final strategy was for Ashburton’s rural demographic.

Councillor Carolyn Cameron did not support the adoption after debating several points around the plans during talks at the meeting.

Her concerns were heightened after it was revealed that

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Cyclists to cross with pedestrians

* Improvements made to proposed plan as a result of community consultation Improvements to the Tinwald corridor were uneviled this week as a result of community consultation with Ashburton locals.

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 25, 2021

Meningitis petition closes at the end of the month Malcolm Hopwood Claire and Gerard Rushton are hoping their petition will reach 7000 signatures by next Tuesday.

The petition, calling for vaccination against all types of meningococcal disease, received a surge of signatures when the Ashburton Guardian publicised its progress in early October.

The Meningitis Foundation hoped for 10,000 signatures, but would be delighted if the figure could top 7000 when the petition closes on November 30.

As of Wednesday it had reached 6130 with 7000 in sight.

Claire Rushton is encouraging people in the last few days to support the petition.

“To achieve 7000 is a great total.

Everyone who’s been in touch has

Claire and Gerard Rushton are hopeful of reaching 7000 signatures on their petition calling for vaccination against all types of meningococcal disease.

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been positive,” she said.

The Ashburton couple lost their daughter, Courtenay, to meningitis seven years ago and launched the national petition at the start of June to challenge the govern-

ment to protect against all types of meningococcal disease.

Director of the Meningitis Foundation, Andrea Brady, said the disease doesn’t discriminate based on age, life date or geog-

raphy and can go from flu-like symptoms to death within 48 hours unless diagnosed and treated effectively.

“The best form of prevention is free vaccination for all strains of meningitis and not just the jab for one strain in the early years of life,” Brady said.

Deputy Leader of the National Party, Dr Shane Reti, agreed to present the petition to Parliament this month but, when it was extended until the end of November, there’s uncertainty about whether there’s time before parliament closes in December.

“We’re still hopeful he can present it while the House is still sitting,” Claire Rushton said.

The petition is available on the Meningitis Foundation’s website.

Link (for website and app): https://www.parliament.nz/en/ pb/petitions/ document/PET_111502/ petition-of-gerard-rushton -provide-a-free-meningococcal

NEWS 7 SHORT & SHARP

Car fire

A stolen vehicle was dumped and set alight in the Ashburton Riverbed near Ashburton Forks area at around 9.30pm on Monday night. The Ashburton and Mt Somers volunteer fire brigades were called to the scene of a car fire, but had to borrow a 4WD vehicle from a nearby farmer to access the site.

Return trip The Mt Somers Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to reports of a power pole on fire at around 8.50am on Tuesday “up around the power lines area”, Fenz spokesman Andrew Norris said.

On arrival the fire appeared to be out and was left for the power authority, Norris said, but when they arrived it was still smouldering and the brigade was called back to the scene at 12.15pm to dampen it down.

Vaccine pass People needing help getting their My Vaccine Pass or don’t have access to a printer are encouraged to drop into the Ashburton Public Library and ask one of the staff for help.

OPINION

The Government – ‘It’s a shambles’

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t’s been an extraordinary week in Parliament where never before have we seen such compelling evidence that this Government is making things up as it goes.

Train-spotters will have noticed two Covid-19 response bills were introduced to the House and rammed through all stages, under urgency.

The process for passing law usually takes months. Under urgency though, the Government can just collapse debate, and pass new law within a day.

This week, that happened in order to give effect to the new traffic light system, and to provide legality for vaccine passes.

Yet, ask any business owner on the street what either of those mean for them and I’ll guarantee you won’t get the same answer twice.

It’s a shambles.

Throughout the pandemic, the National Party has played its part

Nicola Grigg SELWYN MP as Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition – suggesting alternative solutions to MIQ, questioning the lockdown regime, supporting the wage subsidy, pushing for business rental support, supporting the vaccine roll-out, and advocating for new technologies like rapid antigen testing.

But in this past year, especially, the Government has become increasingly haphazard in its response, and increasingly arrogant.

On Monday night, parties across parliament were given a draft copy of these bills a little over 24 hours before being introduced – but including next to no detail about what on earth

this traffic light system actually means, or what rights employees and employers have over mandating vaccinations.

It turns out the assessment tool for businesses to use in deciding whether to impose vaccine mandates will only be available once regulations are made in mid-December.

The so-called traffic light

Half the shop ...

framework was due to start when every DHB hit 90 per cent double vaccinated.

That target no longer exists.

Instead, the country was told 10 days ago that everyone would learn on the 29th when the framework would begin.

Then, a week later, the date was announced as December 3.

Shambles.

A sensible government would have signalled this framework well in advance and started the work on it months ago. Instead we have a government in panic mode; largely making it up as they go and where the “plan” changes from week to week.

On such a critical piece of legislation that is fundamental to New Zealand ever opening up and internal borders coming down, the Government has waited until the second to last sitting block of the year to pass it and for New Zealanders not to be able to have any say in the process.

If any Bill needed to go to a select committee it is one like this, where the details matter hugely and where broad public discussion is needed.

Labour, though, has taken that chance away.

National’s Nicola Grigg grew up in Mt Somers and is currently the Selwyn MP.

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CBD revitalisation project wraps up Ashburton’s giant Christmas tree has added some seasonal bling to the CBD, as contractors wrap up a two-year, $18 million rejuvenation project in the town’s retail centre.

The new streetscape features wider footpaths and roads, landscaping and outdoor furniture, and a new slower centre, where the speed limit is now 30km/h for vehicles.

Chief executive officer Hamish Riach said the end of the project this week was a milestone event for the CBD and would help breathe new life into the commercial centre.

“We began work on this project back in 2017 with the intention of reinforcing the CBD’s importance, reclaiming retail spend and attracting more businesses there.

To achieve that, the space needed to be vibrant and viable.

“We’re pleased with the result and the work of the main contractor Tru-Line Civil.

We’ve future-proofed the CBD for years to come by ensuring a lot of the underground infrastructure has been renewed. We’ve also relocated fibre cables and power lines.”

Mr Riach said that the project had also been completed to its original programme, despite some of the challenging work and the impacts of Covid-19, which struck just months after the work began.

Contractors started on Cass Street then spread street-by-street through the CBD, working on Moore Street, Havelock Street, East Street, Tancred and Burnett Street.

Big changes have included Tancred and Burnett Street becoming one-way, with angle parking, and lowering the speed limit in the CBD to 30km/h.

Mayor Neil Brown said the new streetscape had been a major project affecting infrastructure and activities and Council would be monitoring how the space was used.

“We will be doing a parking study as soon as the parking sensors are installed in the new year and that will tell us about patterns of use. Council’s new parking strategy and management plan also has

Wider, paved footpaths are a feature of East Street.

The Christmas tree has pride of place on East Street this year.

Street furniture, like this seat on Burnett Street, and play equipment are new features.

provision for a new public car park on West Street opposite Baring Square East.

“We know the work has been disruptive to local businesses and we thank them for their patience. We have created for them a modern, pedestrian-friendly precinct that

Rain gardens have been specially designed to absorb and filter stormwater and road run-off.

will be a pleasure for customers to move around in.”

He said there would also be a lot more foot traffic in the CBD when Council’s new library and civic building was completed at the end of next year.

“We hope local people will buy local. This Christmas is a chance to see what we’ve achieved in the CBD and to support local businesses.”

Neil Brown - Mayor

Welcome to Ashburton's new CBD It’s a shame there will be no ribbon-cutting and official celebration to mark the completion of the CBD revitalisation project, as the work is hugely important for our district.

A healthy central business district is vital for the town and our aim has been to create an environment where a variety of businesses could trade alongside each other, and where pedestrians and cyclists can feel more comfortable.

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shop, to eat, to sit and watch the world go by.

A healthy CBD is a partnership between Council, landowners, business people and residents – landowners need infrastructure like roads and footpaths, business people need safe and attractive buildings, and customers need to have a positive experience when they visit.

Council’s new Library and Civic Centre building within CBD is also part of our plan to keep the inner town vital and we see this as leading by example. It is great to hear of other landowners’ plans

to revitalise their own patch and we look forward to further development in coming years.

While Covid-19 has thrown a spanner in the works of some businesses, it has also allowed others to pivot, change how they operate and even thrive.

The CBD project has also been delivered largely to its original schedule, thanks to the efforts of many to catch up for time lost in lockdowns or changes to the programme to make it kinder on retailers and businesses.

A public celebration would have been fitting, but that’s not possible given

covid gathering restrictions.

If it's been a while since you've visited, shopped, or had a meal in Ashburton's CBD, please visit and have a look at the major upgrades and improvements we've made. ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Retailers asked to align footpath signs Retailers and businesses in the CBD are being encouraged to put their free-standing footpath signs on the grey pavers right next to their shops, not on the road side.

Strategy and Compliance Group Manager Jane Donaldson said wider footpaths throughout the CBD were great for businesses and shoppers, but freestanding signs or sandwich boards had the potential to create clutter and become hazards for the visually impaired or less mobile.

“We’ve done a lot of work to create an inviting, people-friendly space and the

wider footpaths are part of that. We’re asking retailers to put their signs on the grey pavers right next to their storefronts, not on the roadside where cars park.

“The strip of grey paving stones has been specifically designed for footpath signs or sandwich boards, and with all the signs on the same side of the footpath, it makes it easier for people with disabilities, such as visual impairment or those on mobility scooters, to move about.

“It also makes it easier for people to get into and out of the passenger side of vehicles, especially those with mobility needs.

Signs on the roadside of the footpath are an obstacle for these people.”

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Night work, lockdowns challenged crews Tru-Line Civil project and site engineer Conor Redmond has a smile on his face, and it’s not just because Ireland beat the All Blacks two weeks ago.

The Irishman has been carefully coordinating work crews around the Ashburton CBD for nearly two years, making sure they got the job done while ensuring people still had access to shops and workplaces. It was a tall order, complicated by covid.

“We’re in the snag or handover section of the project now, looking for little unfinished jobs.

“It has been really rewarding seeing people coming into the CBD and enjoying the new pedestrian areas, especially along the East Street shops areas.”

The two-year project has progressed as per the original programme, without any extension of time resulting from the covid lockdowns.

“I’m personally quite proud of the efforts of all the workers that have given their time and skills to it.”

While Tru-Line Civil was the main contractor, others involved in the project include Outerspace Landscaping, Kreisel

Contracting, Spraymarks, Tarbottons and Personnel Placement.

Conor said he had also enjoyed working with Council and local stakeholders.

“It has been quite a challenge of early starts, night shifts and creative scheduling of works to achieve the project finish date.

“The biggest challenge on the project was the number of crews working on-site and creating the space for up to eight separate work crews. These crews had to have achievable goals and work spaces while keeping access ways and doorways open where possible to stakeholders.

“Crews also had the difficult task of working under strict new covid protocols on-site while maintaining separate work bubbles.”

Conor said the crews were looking forward to getting back home to enjoy their summers. “It’s possible a beer or two will be had.”

Lower CBD speed zone comes into effect The speed limit of Ashburton’s CBD will officially change to 30km/h from Friday 3 December, to provide a safer street environment for people to move about.

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Lowering the speed limit from 50km/h to 30km/h is part of the Ashburton District Council’s revitalisation project for the inner town centre.

The lower speed limit applies in the area bounded by East Street, Moore Street, Cass Street and Havelock Street, including Burnett Street and Tancred Street and Baring Square East in front of council’s new civic and library building.

Burnett Street and Tancred Street became one-way a year ago as part of the revitalisation project and now also have angle parking. The narrow paved areas of these roads shared by pedestrians and vehicles has a speed limit of 10km/h.

Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said the lower speed zone had been part of the plan and many drivers were already observing the new limit, which becomes enforceable on Friday 3 December.

“Other drivers will have to adjust to the new lower limit.

Speed limit change 3rd December 2021 “Business people have reported that some people are not doing 30 kilometres an hour, which is a concern when we will have more people walking and cycling in the CBD. “Police have said they are happy to help educate and enforce, if necessary, the new speed limit.”

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councillors last week that hand-held laser guns could be used to monitor the speed of vehicles in the CBD. The first step would be education around the new slower centre, but fines might be needed to ultimately get the message across.

A map showing the area is also available on Council’s website.

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Tenders are invited for the grazing of sheep at Ocean Farm – Terrace Road, Ashburton. Ocean Farm is the land disposal area for the Ashburton wastewater treatment and disposal facilities. This contract includes the grazing of sheep only, on 340Ha of pasture irrigated with treated wastewater from 1 March 2022 to 1 March 2023.

Documents are available to be downloaded from Tenderlink: www. tenderlink.com/ashburtondc. Hard Copy of the Tender Document can also be arranged and secured from Council. All enquiries should be directed to William McCormick; Phone: (03) 307 7752 or william.mccormick@adc.govt.nz.

Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, at 4.30pm on Tuesday 21 December 2021.

The highest or any tender may not necessarily accepted.

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CLEANING CONTRACT: EA NETWORKS CENTRE Tender for Cleaning Services at EA Networks Centre

Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified persons/companies to provide cleaning services at the EA Networks Centre, 20 River Terrace, Ashburton for a five-year period.

All documentation is available at: www. tenderlink.com/ashburtondc

Tenders close on Monday 13 December 2021.

ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES CONTRACT

Tender for Dog Control, Dog Pound Management & Stock Control Services for 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2025

Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified persons/companies to provide Dog Control, Dog Pound Management and Stock Control Services across the Ashburton district for a 3 year period.

All documentation is available at: www. tenderlink.com/ashburtondc

Tenders close on Monday 13 December 2021.

CBD RUBBISH, RECYCLING Retailers and businesses in the CBD are asked to put out both yellow and red wheelie bins on Tuesday 30 November so that auditors can assess the condition of bins and re-label them. Some bins have been misplaced or relocated during the revitalisation project.

Bins must be out by 7.30am.

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SHOP smart SHOP local MID CANTERBURY I love Mid Canterbury because when I go to the EA Networks. I love to swim with my friends and family. I also love to swim with my friends and family.

I also love to play netball at the EA Networks. I love going to the Domain to have picnics and play on the playground and use the little skatepark there.

Zara Lawson, 9, Hampstead School

Mid Canterbury is the best because I can do a lot of sports. I play rugby and netball, but my favourite is rugby. I play against a lot of people from Mid Canterbury. I love Mid Canterbury because I can swim at the EA Networks.

My favourite pool is the lazy river. All of this is why Mid Canterbury is fantastic.

Lyrical Tihema-Topp, 8, Hampstead School

I like Mid Canterbury because there are cool skateparks and schools. There are also really cool shops like Hello Banana. The Sports that you can play are also cool. There are also lots of fishing spots like Lake Camp and Lake Hood.

Camping at Rangitata is also fun.

Dylan, Year 7, Ashburton Borough School Mid Canterbury is full of things that I was not used to before I moved here.

I lived in Winchester. We had nothing like the domain and inside pools. The closest shop was in Geraldine so a lot really has changed. It took some time to get used to but I love living in Mid Canterbury.

Zoey, Year 7, Ashburton Borough School

I love living in Mid Canterbury! We have cool mountains like Mt Hutt.

You can play lots of different sports including my favourite, rugby. I enjoy doing tricky walks and mountain biking. There are lots of great tracks in Mid Canterbury. I also really love the colours green and gold!

Rillie, Year 7, Ashburton Borough School

Jakob Blampied, 9, Hampstead School

I love living in Mid Canterbury. I play with my friends at school. Tamara and I play at home in our bedroom sometimes with our cat Missy. At school time we learn lots and lots. Every day is different. I’m pleased we all moved to Mid Canterbury.

Mid Canterbury is the best because of the EA Networks because I swim with my big sister Lucy and we have races.

My second favourite thing about Mid Canterbury is the tennis court. I have rallies with my family. My third one is the netball courts at EA, that’s where I play for the Hampstead netball team.

I like Mid-Canterbury because we have got big green fields, big White Mountains that are fun to ski on, and a big bridge across the Rakaia River. I like my School; Methven and my teacher and I love my friends.

Holly Coulter, 8, Hampstead School

Mid Canterbury is the best place because my family comes and watches me play miniball at the EA Networks.

We like the domain because when you’re down there you get to play on a lot of things. Mid Canterbury is the best because there’s great school for Education like Hampstead School.

Domingo Da-Silva, 9, Hampstead School

Mid Canterbury is the best because it has the EA Networks that has a Gym, a basketball court and a café. I also like Mid Canterbury because it has bike tracks down near the river. When Dad and I ride our bikes through the muddy water we have challenges to see who can get the most dirtiest.

Krystal Apaipo, 9, Hampstead School

Mid Canterbury is the best because when I go to the EA Networks I can go swimming in the lazy river or practice at the miniball courts. And it’s also cool because we have the Domain which is a big park where everyone can go and it’s very fun. There is a lot of fun places you can go and that’s why I think Mid Canterbury is the best.

Thomas Stephens-Tahuri, 9, Hampstead School

I love living in Mid Canterbury. We have good mountain bike tracks, we have good houses and there are fantastic walking tracks. I have lots of great mates who I play lots of sports with and do a little bit of gaming with. I love Mid Canterbury because it’s home.

Samara, Year 7, Ashburton Borough School

Emma Ferguson-Cooke, 7, Methven Primary School

I like Mid Canterbury because the shops and toys are nice. I like skiing in Mt Hutt because I can Ski down the mountain. I like Mid Canterbury because the lake is fun and I can go jet boating with my friend mckenzie.

Hilary Fitzgibbon, 7, Longbeach School

I like to scooter around Ashburton, with my sister and my friends. It’s fun ski-ing at Mt Hutt. Sometimes I like having a sleep over at my friends Addisons house.

Heidi Fitzgibbon, 5, Longbeach School

why I like it. First, our community is average size and everyone greets others as we pass on the sidewalk. Second, it’s easy to get to places where you need to go. Finally, we have really good places to socialise in too!

Eliza Middleton, 9, St Joseph’s School

William Morrison, 8, St Joseph’s School

The most magnificent place is my home town, Ashburton because of the most amazing reasons and that is the shops because you can get something every day. Another reason is that it’s one of the safest towns and you can go for a swim in the Hakatere river or go fishing.

Have you ever heard of Ashburton because it’s the best and most beautiful place on earth? Ashburton has lots of entertainment, yummy restaurants and lots more. You don’t have to travel far to get anywhere. Now are you convinced to come to Ashburton?

Hopefully you are. It’s really the best place.

Harry Reid, 9, St Joseph’s School

Spencer Hampton, 8, St Joseph’s School

With non-stop entertainment and fun things to explore, it’s hard to disagree that Mid Canterbury or Ashburton is one of the BEST places ever. With friendly people waving, and trees rustling in the wind, you’ll never want to leave my town. Ashburton is an amazing place to be!

Ashburton is the very best place in Mid Canterbury to live in. From Lake Hood to the town square every spot is perfect. You can spend time with your family nearly anywhere. Lake Hood is personally my favourite spot because you can boat. Ashburton is the best place in Canterbury.

Delilah Brown, 9, St Joseph’s School

Michael Harborne, 9, St Joseph’s School

The most amazing place in the world is Ashburton. There’s lots of wonderful places you can go like the art gallery, EA networks, takeaways, library and all the other places you can go to and it’s pretty quiet. So come to Ashburton. It is a very peaceful place to go to.

I like Mid-Canterbury because we have got big green fields, big white mountains that are fun to ski on, and a big bridge across the Rakaia River. I like my School; Methven and my teacher and I love my friends.

Johann Aguila, 8, St Joseph’s School

Wow! I can hear the birds singing so nicely. So come to the best town, Ashburton! it is in Mid Canterbury and it even has anything you have ever wished for. It’s got the best teachers and best schools so please come down to Mid Canterbury.

Konrad Artz, 9, St Joseph’s School

Is Mid Canterbury small and boring for you? Well for me it is not! I think that Mid Canterbury is just EPIC! There’s not many people around in this town and it’s mostly quiet. There’s a lot of road works at the moment. But anyway come to Mid Canterbury because Ashburton is truly awesome!

Maia Gallegos, 8, St Joseph’s School

Have you been to Mid Canterbury?

If you haven’t I will tell you my reasons why you need to come on down.

Everyone is trustworthy and kind and all the schools are good. Ashburton has no limit to entertainment and fun and that is why you need to come to Ashburton.

I think that Ashburton is the best town in New Zealand. It has parks, lakes and even pools. The pools do swimming lessons and the mountains are beautiful. If you want to go to a plane museum there’s one you can even go into a plane. Ashburton is the best.

Carter Shepherd, 8, St Joseph’s School

Lennox Parsons, 8, St Joseph’s School

Ashburton is a great town. I like Ashburton’s food. I like the Ashburton Domain, Bike Park and the playground.

I love the EA networks-there is a deep pool and the lazy river and pools that people have swimming lessons in. The people are friendly. That’s why I love Ashburton.

Pools, playgrounds and kind people, these are just a few reasons why I love Mid Canterbury. One of the best things about living here is that everyone is from different countries, has different cultures and celebrates different days.

There is something for everyone of all ages. Ashburton is truly epic.

Why I like Ashburton? Why do I love Ashburton you may ask? Well here is

Have you ever been to Ashburton? Well if you haven’t you should rush down

Caitlyn Burt, 8, St Joseph’s School

because Ashburton is in Mid Canterbury. Mid Canterbury is where the amazing things are bike tracks, rivers, domain and wonderful nature. So that is why you should come to Ashburton.

Megan Aguila, 9, St Joseph’s School

Emma Ferguson-Cooke, 7, Methven Primary School

I like Ashburton because there are many places to have fun with your family. Our community has a variety of different cultures. We have lots of great parking spots. Our town shows community services to everyone. We have events like the Santa parade and the A&P show.

Ryan Bernarte

Living here in Ashburton is awesome!

I love taking walks in the parks especially in the domain. There is a large variety of cultures here and most of the food restaurants are great! The parking here is easy. There are so many parking lots! And best of all its proximity!

Lance Araguas

Ashburton is a nice place. Because it has lots of caring people. There’s safe parks to ride your bike in and lots of exploring around Ashburton. There is also not much traffic and lots of nature to see. Ashburton is the very best just for my family and I.

Shaiza Buan

Ashburton’s a great place. It’s a small town. It’s awesome because it’s easy to get places. There are a variety of cultures. There’s a domain which is great for picnics and family time.

There’s excellent parking spaces and great community services. This is why I recommend Ashburton for your family.

Karaitiana Arthur

Mid Canterbury is one of the best small towns. There are shops that have not had that many customers. Come down please to the small but bright town. I love our people because they are kind.

We have a skate park and bike trails. I recommend Ashburton.

Fletcher Hampton

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TESTYOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: What US President told the USSR to “tear down this wall!” in a famous Cold War-era Berlin Speech? a) John F. Kennedy b) Dwight D. Eisenhower c) Ronald Reagan 2: A classic Reuben sandwich contains Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and what kind of meat? a) Corned Beef b) Pastrami c) Ham 3: Short Round is Indy’s sidekick in which Indiana Jones movie? a) The Last Crusade b) Raiders of the Lost Ark c) The Temple of Doom 4: Who is the groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School in The Simpsons? a) Groundskeeper Nelly b) Groundskeeper Willie c) Groundskeeper Eddie 5: Zaha Hadid was the first women to win the Pritzker Prize, awarded in what artistic field? a) Photography b) Architecture c) Sculpture 6: MC Hammer sampled what Rick James song for his smash hit U Can’t Touch This? a) Give It to Me Baby b) Super Freak c) Fire and Desire 7: What is the most useful thing a interstellar hitchhiker can have according to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? a) Towel b) Pen c) Book 8: Lightning is a common naturally occurring example of which state of matter? a) Gas b) Plasma c) Solid

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Inconsistencies rife in Covid rules S

o let’s get this right.

In the Covid-19 world we now live in and try to understand, you can go to the supermarket with anyone. True?

Yep, sure is.

But if you want to get a haircut then you’ll soon need to be triple vaxxed, have had nine booster shots, and must abide by some weird traffic light system and try to enjoy the experience without overheating and passing out while wearing a three-layered, smother-proof face mask.

Okay, so I am exaggerating a little bit, but you get the drift.

Some of the inconsistencies around the pandemic, and what we can and can’t do, and in different parts of the country, continue to create confusion.

And that confusion is going to

Daryl Holden escalate a little further for many with the traffic light system.

That system will be in place

by Friday next week, December 3. Mark it down in your calendar peeps because it’s a rather important date The new framework replaces the existing Covid alert level system and it’ll come into force at 11.59pm on December 2. For the fully vaccinated, that means more freedoms.

Like a traffic light, there will be three colours in the system – green, orange and red – and

the restrictions increase in that order. And that’s when vaccinations and vaccine passes play a major role in all traffic light stages.

We all know Auckland will enter the system at red – the most restrictive level. But for the rest of us, our levels will be decided at a Cabinet meeting on Monday and it’s expected that no region will start in the green.

So pencil in the South Island at orange. Whatever that means, I’m not sure.

But, for instance, staff and customers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will enjoy more freedoms around going to and working at hospitality venues.

If you’re unvaccinated, you face not being allowed entry into some venues. That includes

workers, who will lose their jobs unless they meet vaccination expectations.

Yesterday, I heard a very close to home story of an Ashburton hospitality worker, almost in tears as she relayed her situation to a customer by explaining that she was in her final few days in a job she loved. Why? Because she refuses, on principle, to get vaccinated.

No jab, of course, means no job in customer-facing businesses like that.

Rest assured, the next week and a bit could be life-defining for many New Zealanders and their families.

And one more thing . . .

On a much lighter note, a friend (well, he used to be) sent me this yarn following

the Southland Stags’ national championship rugby finals clash loss to Taranaki in Inglewood.

It goes like this: Sky News can reveal that terrorist extremist Osama bin Laden is actually still alive.

Coalition forces, however, have questioned the video footage of bin Laden on Kabul television this morning, with the terrorist, who was behind the September 11 attacks in 2001, reportedly saying: “To prove I am still alive, I know the Stags were total rubbish in the NPC this season.’’

Despite his comments, officials remained unconvinced.

A senior New Zealand Government spokesman said: “That could have been recorded at any time over the past five years.’’

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Paul nabs the double Matt Markham Paul Robinson isn’t quite ready to give away all his trade secrets because he knows there’s a target on his back.

The PlaceMakers Ashburton JV Operator and branch manager put big and bold type around his mantle as Mid Canterbury’s supreme rugby tipster by winning the Ashburton Guardian’s NPC tipping competition, backing up his winning effort earlier in the year in the Super Rugby competition.

“I’ve had a bit of luck, I guess you could say,” he laughed.

“It’s always amazed me how many people read that part of

the Guardian, you’ll always hear about it when you’ve had a bad week tipping, that’s for sure.”

With consistent scores across the 11 weeks of the competition, Robinson led the pack heading into last weekend’s final round by three points.

With two of his selections, Taranaki and Wales winning, as well as selecting the All Blacks to score 2-3 three tries against France, it was enough to see him consolidate his lead and win the title.

So, after dual success in the same year, is there a method to the success?

“I can’t go giving away all my secrets, can I?” “I think the most important thing for me has been looking closely at each match and trying to take advantage of the bonus question and grabbing bonus

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points.

“I like to look into what the weather is going to be like and if it’s open to teams scoring a lot of points, little things like that – it all helps.”

Robinson has been a part of the PlaceMakers family here locally for over 30 years, starting off as a 15-year-old schoolboy and gradually working his way up to taking over the business about five years ago.

An avid Crusaders fan, as well as a former player himself, Robinson spends a lot of time watching rugby which undoubtedly helps when it comes to making selections.

“Perhaps I watch a little too much, but I enjoy it and it’s good fun being a part of a competition like this.

“It’s like the TAB says, it’s more fun when you have something on it.”

The Guardian’s top tipster Paul Robinson was reluctant to share any of his secret selection methods after scoring two winners back-to-back.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Smart filly all set to return to the racetrack Matt Markham Age is only a number, but in horse racing it can mean everything.

Smart Mid Canterbury pacing filly, Sweet Belle will kick off a new campaign tomorrow night at Addington for her trainer-driver Gerard O’Reilly but will do so a younger horse than what her connections expected her to be when she finished her last campaign.

A change in standardbreds official birthday from August 1 to January 1 means that horses have been able to remain at the age they started this year as until the end of the year – offering up five more months than what they’d normally get.

So, Sweet Belle returns tomor-

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row night still a three-year-old.

The daughter of Sweet Lou, raced by locals Richard Ashworth, Martin Hickman and Byran McGirr hasn’t been seen at the races since she finished eighth at the Harness Jewels in Cambridge back in June.

But O’Reilly has given the powerful pacer a good solid diet of lead up runs with two trials and workout – two of which came on the grass – ahead of this week’s return.

And it was the latest that was the most impressive.

Sweet Belle burned the gate at Ashburton to find the front and was too good for classy mare Stylish Memphis up the long straight clocking a swift time for her heat and some impressive closing sectionals.

That should see her ready to rock and roll fresh up this week, but a wide barrier draw and that she’s fresh up perhaps count

against her winning chances.

Under a preferential barrier draw system, Sweet Belle’s high rating means she draws the outside of the mobile arm over the short-course distance, a hinderance to any horse irrelevant of their ability.

That said, with the right kind of run her talent will take her a long way toward success.

Her biggest rival may come in the form of another Mid Canterbury pacer, Angel Of Montana who has been in great form for Ashburton Raceway trainer, Stephen Anderson including a bold second last week at Timaru.

With a handy barrier draw this week, she’d be expected to be on the speed and keeping them honest and with race fitness on her side she’s a strong winning prospect.

Tomorrow night’s meeting kickstarts a busy three days of harness action in Canterbury

with the Geraldine Trotting Club’s big meeting at Orari on Saturday before a return to Addington on Sunday.

Above – Mid Canterbury filly, Sweet Belle will resume tomorrow night at Addington.

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R1 JOHNNIE WALKER MBL PACE $12,000 1980m 17:10 1 058X White Star Orlando B Orange 2 44 Ranger Rick J Dunn 3 6 Tremendous Lover B Hope 4 7X8 Splash Of Crimson T McMillan 5 473265 Heaven On High 6 76X02 Platinum Prince T Chmiel 7 X5383 Tide And Time K Cox 8 Johnny Nevits T Williams 9 67x1 All Too Well C Butt R2 HAGLEY WINDOWS & DOORS MOBILE TROT $12,500 1980m 17:40 1 43237 Kenny Keko B Hope 2 9X908 Ready Iam

P Wakelin T Williams 3 067X1 Miss Yo

4 97590 He’s A Cassanova S Tomlinson 5 64035 Zsahara K Tomlinson B Orange 6 2204 Tyene C D Thornley 7 84365 Idle Stuartia 8 85436 Rachmaninov T Grant 9 23X06 Monrika S McNally J Ford 10 4000 Call This Fun 11 90089 Bourbon On The Rocks J Versteeg 12 80X03 Cool Phelan J Morrison R3 DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS SIRES STAKES FILLIES MOBILE PACE $22,000 1980m 18:10 1 1X626 Cover Girl B Butt

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R1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint $2000 295mC1 16:21 1 83518 Goldstar Monroe R L Evans 2 21584 Goldstar Smiles R L Evans 3 82374 Goldstar Aria R L Evans 4 82823 Impressive Amy J T Mc Inerney 5 74517 Homebush Bun J T Mc Inerney 6 63352 Goldstar Royal R L Evans 7 82644 Homebush Macho J T Mc Inerney 8 24334 Goldstar Whitsy R L Evans 9 12673 Goldstar Ricky R L Evans 10 42555 Yanira Bale R L Evans R2 Garrard’s Horse & Hound Dash $2600 295mC4 16:40 1 32x67 Thrilling Brax C J Weir 2 11865 Diamond Harmony M M Grant 3 26534 Rebel Boom D A Roberts 4 28442 Tweet About It A L Hart 5 52421 Mine Hunter J M Jopson 6 45228 Made The Cut D J Lane 7 61856 Goldstar Flora R L Evans 8 48333 Punters Bolt L J Waretini 9 26756 Curly Bill M K Dempsey 10 8x767 Taieri Finn R Casey R3 Hart Family Greyhound Racing Sprint $2100 295m Type:C2 16:56 1 74532 Bees Are Buzzing J M Jopson 2 61457 Miss June J T Mc Inerney

T Williams 2 6X54 Millwood Indie 3 37X57 Mary Austin J Morrison 4 2 Chambray J Cox J Dunn 5 X1333 Allegra 6 1 Queen Of Diamonds M Purdon 7 4 Rakero Rebel G Smith N Rasmussen

8 3X111 True Fantasy 9 152 Remember Me B Orange R4 WOODLANDS STUD SIRES’ STAKES SILVER MOBILE PACE $15,000 1980m 18:39 1 4X330 Lochart Shard J Cox 2 40X67 Willow Bay 3 66122 Cyrus B Orange 4 24454 Casino Action 5 45X46 Cut N Run S Ottley 6 41630 Hiranya R5 NZB STANDARDBRED F&M MBL PACE $12,500 1980m 19:09 1 21900 Sweet Affinity 2 32086 Evangalist 3 43272 Angel Of Montana R Close 4 96109 Better Fly 5 21779 Manhattan B Butt J Harrington 6 15703 Zia Bromac K Cameron 7 8X900 Dixie Reign 8 X5483 Town Echo J Dunn 9 1338X Sweet Belle G O’Reilly

W House 10 75969 Smokin Annie T Williams 11 9X642 Show Me Heaven J Morrison 12 65621 Classy Dancer 13 58284 Rocknroll Mama B Orange M Jones 14 6240X Olive Cook R6 GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENT FUTURITY CONSOLATION MBL PACE $22,000 2600m 19:39 1 9406 Piki Whara J Morrison 2 2 Joanie Magic M Jones 3 37333 Best Trio 4 45102 Eyecon J Cox 5 68642 Classie Washington T Chmiel 6 46213 Nikki Noto 7 15922 Get Outta Town B Orange 8 5X092 Opawa Louie K Cameron R7 ALLIED SECUTIRY F&M MOBILE PACE $15,000 1980m 20:10 1 31604 Tiger Taylor J Morrison 2 15121 Soundsofcash J Dunn B Butt 3 34681 Callie’s Delight 4 67805 Cheezel R Close 5 65800 Dracarys 6 77040 Plutonium Lady S Ottley B Orange 7 49728 Pelosi

8 16X92 Stylish Memphis M Purdon R8 THOMPSON WENTWORTH & OPTIMA MOBILE PACE $15,000 1980m 20:35

1 X9705 Jazelle J Morrison 2 X5160 Off The Edge G O’Reilly T Chmiel 3 4177 Dhaulagiri 4 1X969 Serg Blanco G Smith 5 343X9 Manjimup S Ottley 6 12841 Artatac J Dunn 7 94099 A Bettor Act 8 57X50 Gilligan’s Island S Tomlinson 9 13800 Superbass E Barron B Hope 10 56670 Homebush Lad 11 0X331 Cloudy Bay T Williams R9 ALLIED SECUTIRY F &M TROT $20,000 2600m 21:02 1 39425 Majestic Action M Williamson 2 11980 Greenbank Betty B Borcoskie 3 55153 The Bloss 4 1P341 Resolve B Butt 5 66310 I Dream Of Jeannie 6 6X120 Wanna Play With Me 7 118X0 Aldebaran Floss S McNally 8 X0091 Full Of Hope 9 87808 Sioux Princess S Ottley 10 6P013 Majestic Chick 11 11004 Miss Crazed K Tomlinson 12 X0321 Missalyssa B Orange R10 FIRST DIRECT TAXIS MOBILE PACE $12,500 1980m 21:27

1 0X432 Franco Mac N Rasmussen 2 96X65 Franco Stefan B Orange G Smith 3 4X1 Smart Watch 4 61436 Boom 5 38723 Dashing Major J Dunn 6 67009 Pay Me Visa R Close 7 50101 Chal Be 8 0X200 Terror Maria B Butt 9 X60X9 Tom Martin G O’Reilly 10 05X40 Duffy Hollow 11 95000 Mossman S Tomlinson Matt Markham’s Addington Selections

R8 Camside Stud Stakes $3500 520mC3 18:53 1 48525 My Curly L J Waretini 2 74365 Willene Bale C Roberts 3 12118 Not So Simple G A Cleeve 4 34113 Goldstar Yankee R L Evans 5 11144 Goldstar Gigi R L Evans 6 42271 Mandy Jewel C Roberts 7 16777 Tomfoolery L J Waretini 8 78337 Opawa Pick J & D Fahey 9 58481 Diamond Crusade M M Grant 10 478x7 Shonky Sticker J & D Fahey R9 Steve Anngow Drapes & Blinds Dash $3500 295m Type:C5 19:21 1 52312 Mitcham Magic J T Mc Inerney 2 81661 Dr. Bravestone D Voyce 3 65263 Taieri Missile R Casey 4 52871 Homebush Chloe J T Mc Inerney 5 11222 Violet Lu D J Lane 6 22711 Cheeky Lu D J Lane 7 11462 Pitch Mark D J Lane 8 2636 Penalty Drop D J Lane 9 24376 King Toliman D A Roberts R10 Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services Stakes $5000 520m Type:C4/5 19:47 1 24754 Best Ball D J Lane 2 43161 Fairly Able J & D Fahey 3 33181 It’s A Babe J & D Fahey

4 14831 Know Grizzles G A Cleeve 5 47374 Opawa Harper J & D Fahey 6 57565 Jelly Fish J & D Fahey 7 88681 Smooth Step M M Grant 8 17752 Opawa Lucy J & D Fahey 9 x8464 Diamond Warrior M M Grant R11 O’Shea’s Pub Sprint $3500 295mC5 20:11 1 21324 Charlotte Lu D J Lane 2 27344 Thrilling Millie C J Weir 3 11118 Victoria Lu D J Lane 4 36157 Goldstar Wynter R L Evans 5 37151 Oakmont D J Lane 6 31374 Trousseau J E Dunn 7 45285 Homebush Glitch J T Mc Inerney 8 62357 Suck It Up A L Hart 9 24376 King Toliman D A Roberts R12 Livamol Sprint $2600 295m Type:C4 20:40 1 24286 Know Nugget G A Cleeve 2 12858 Hilton Hope B C Dann 3 34178 Mega Dream L J Waretini 4 54341 Adobe Derulo Matt Roberts 5 31882 Epic Addi J M Jopson 6 14453 Tucker D J Lane 7 21213 Sneaky Snitch A L Hart 8 18217 Teresa Mendoza S & B Evans 9 26756 Curly Bill M K Dempsey 10 8x767 Taieri Finn R Casey

Race 1: Ranger Rick, Tremendous Lover, Tide And Time, Heaven On High Race 2: Tyene, Kenny Keko, Zsahara, Idle Stuartia Race 3: True Fantasy, Queen Of Diamonds, Cover Girl, Remember Me Race 4: Cyrus, Lochart Shard, Cut N Run, Willow Bay Race 5: Rocknroll Mama, Angel Of Montana, Sweet Belle, Town Echo Race 6: Best Trio, Eyecon, Get Outta Town, Nikki Noto Race 7: Stylish Memphis, Soundsofcash, Pelosi, Plutonium Lady Race 8: Cloudy Bay, Superbass, Gilligan’s Island, Artatac Race 9: Missalyssa, Resolve, Wanna Play With Me, Aldebaran Floss Race 10: Franco Mac, Dashing Major, Smart Watch, Terror Maria BEST BET: Ranger Rick (Race 1) VALUE: Best Trio (Race 6)

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 12763 Goldstar Darwin R L Evans 4 45161 Goldstar Portia R L Evans 5 83284 Homebush Fonzie J T Mc Inerney 6 52336 Goldstar Willa R L Evans 7 32124 Cryptic Puzzle A H Lee 8 82555 Lady Sobers J T Mc Inerney 9 81638 Angry Pete J T Mc Inerney 10 78471 Homebush Poppy J T Mc Inerney R4 Active Electrical Christchurch Dash NZD $2,300 295m Type:C3 17:14 1 74263 Beck Eleven L J Waretini 2 21126 Spot Lu D J Lane 3 35456 Romeo J T Mc Inerney 4 33556 Bruno Barbarelli B C Dann 5 71531 Souffle Sue J T Mc Inerney 6 87342 Homebush Boots J T Mc Inerney 7 17765 Smash Shadow M M Grant 8 33613 Goldstar Harper R L Evans 9 67853 Homebush Stasser J T Mc Inerney 10 58774 Princely Cash J T Mc Inerney R5 Thursday Place Pick Sprint $2600 295mC4 17:39 1 27212 Next Off D J Lane 2 53x75 Culvie But J M Jopson 3 25148 Denarau Delight M M Grant 4 51364 Goldstar Larson R L Evans 5 53748 Know Ratio G A Cleeve 6 51172 Ginger Shaw J M Jopson

7 11588 Ovens Angler D J Lane 8 43741 Joyful Tears Matt Roberts 9 26756 Curly Bill M K Dempsey 10 8x767 Taieri Finn R Casey R6 Suck It Up Ltd Dash $2300 295m Type:C3 18:04 1 47821 Tammy The Tomboy A H Lee 2 32832 Free For All M M Grant 3 71717 Impressive Charm J T Mc Inerney 4 18125 Sozin’s Queen J T Mc Inerney 5 48842 Culvie Dole A L Hart 6 73466 Taieri Taylee R Casey 7 47426 Homebush Fanta J T Mc Inerney 8 14x58 Mighty Mccook J M Jopson 9 67853 Homebush Stasser J T Mc Inerney 10 58774 Princely Cash J T Mc Inerney R7 Balcairn Stockfoods & CopRice Dog Food Dash NZD $2300 295m Type:C3 18:29 1 56653 Button It J M Jopson 2 31518 Know Beast G A Cleeve 3 66776 Ghost Mode A L Hart 4 56248 Yoel Bale C Roberts 5 44614 Impressive Sonic J T Mc Inerney 6 62243 Smash Achiever M M Grant 7 66342 Homebush Gambler J T Mc Inerney 8 71186 Crystal Cilla J T Mc Inerney 9 67853 Homebush Stasser J T Mc Inerney 10 58774 Princely Cash J T Mc Inerney

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Ashburton Guardian Thursday, November 25, 2021

Age Concern

Age Concern continues to deliver all services mindful of the requirements needed to operate under the current pandemic regulations.

We are pleased to offer two Staying Safe Driver refresher courses in early 2022 – they are scheduled for Friday February 18 and Friday April 8. To register for either of these courses please phone 3086817 or call in to 206 Cameron Street.

Our 50+ attendees, who have 6-7 week sessions twice a year, are now known as the Seniors Social Group, which they feel better reflects the nature of their gatherings. Best wishes to them and their co-ordinator, Mary Harrison.

The Annual Christmas function for members is scheduled for Friday 10 December and the committee look forward to hosting this occasion, all be it, while observing necessary protocols.

Age Concern office hours are 9.00am – 2.30pm Monday to Friday and all enquiries including assessment for Total Mobility are welcomed at 308-6817.

Ashburton Bowling Club

The Ashburton Ladies Triples Championship has reached the Final stage. At a date to be decided the contest will be between Diana King’s team and Heather Goodall’s team. Congratulations to all those ladies.

The Ladies Pairs Championship matches began in earnest on Thursday and will continue into this week. A huge thank you to all those involved in the preparations for the Bowman Cup, sponsored

by Property Brokers, which is on Monday 22nd. Much work has been done in advance of this ladies’ prestigious competition which Ashburton Bowling Club takes great pride in staging.

On Thursday Ashburton’s Tony and Annette Blain and Doug Kinvig got fourth in the ½ day triples at Rakaia. On Friday at the Charene Trophy Ladies Fours held at Allenton, Ashburton’s team of Diane Gutberlet, Shirley Taylor, Alison Gibbs and Shirley Maw came 2nd with 3 wins.

Congratulations ladies!

Ashburton Men won 10 to 3 (Ashburton 2 games, ChCh 1 game) against ChCh on Saturday in the Centre Men’s Interclub ¾’s. Congratulations gentlemen!

Because of conflicting matches, only a small attendance at the Club’s Rollover Triples on Saturday saw C Leech, G Sparks, A Gibbs, win.

At the Pairs and Fours, sponsored by NBS, on Sunday, a day enjoyed by all, the placings were: 1st B Mayson, B Harper, B Redmond, D Benson 2nd W Suttie, A Gibbs, R Suttie, G Sparks. 3rd M Hill, J Kewish, H Goodall, L Spargo. 4th R Gutberlet, M Quinn, P McElwain, D Gutberlet.

A reminder to members of our inhouse Quaich Trophy, sponsored by Robbies Undercars Specialists, will commence at 1.15 pm on the 27th. No fee, a plate please, names on the white board, thank you.

The Club’s Christmas Dinner will be held in the Club rooms on Saturday, December 18, 5 for 6 pm.

Good bowling everyone, take care and don’t forget your mask!

Ashburton Garden Club

This year the Ashburton Garden Club celebrated its 70th birthday. Earlier this month 20 members travelled to Miaflora in Winchester to visit the nursery and gardens and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Also, on this occasion we had the pleas-

Patroness Lois Bradley and Life Member Pat Tarbotton cutting the birthday cake. ure of awarding a Life Membership to Pat Tarbotton for her services to the club over many years.

This was a lovely way to end our year’s activities.

Ashburton Horticultural Society

President Joy welcomed nine members & one new member to our Garden Group November meeting, this was our final meeting for the year. We started the afternoon with an enjoyable Pot Luck Lunch, always interesting the variety of food at a Pot Luck Lunch.

Table show results: Great Table show with 43 entries from 5 members. Brian Glassey – 7 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third. Joy Jaine – 6, 2, 2. John Hoogweg – 6, 1, 1.

Anne Gamblin – 3, 0, 1. Trevor Gamblin – 0, 3, 0. Premier Award: Brian Glassey – Class 31, 3 stems blue iris.

Raffle was won by John Hoogweg, Mary McCosker, Allan Johnstone.

Next meeting will be on Friday January 21, 2022 at 2pm at Domain Pavilion, Walnut Ave, with Guest Speaker – Lesley Ottey, ADC Environment Educator. New members welcome.

Christchurch took out the top three placings, with Chris Taylor and her Dunedin partner 4th, Shelagh Field and Mavis Thompson 7th, and Jan Guilford and her Christchurch partner 8th.

Sunday finished with prize presentations, raffles and afternoon tea.

Tristar is being held in Wellington this weekend with some of our members taking part.

We are hosting a local firm for part of their Christmas break up in a couple of weeks, so we are looking forward to sharing our knowledge of our game with them before enjoying nibbles and drinks.

The Club enjoys gathering on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 1pm and you are most welcome to join us to learn the game, at 115 Racecourse Road.

Inner Wheel

Local members met for our 45th birthday in November, welcoming our district 279 Chairman Barbara Chapman, along with some visitors.

Margaret expressed her pleasure to be with us for this special occasion, congratulating the branch for all the activ-

ities done and are still doing over 45 years.

She told us how she had come to be District Chairman by being persuaded by a previous District Chairman. She is enjoying this time in office and commented on all the changes taking place in the world and how we must keep up to date. She closed by saying that “Friendship is always at the heart of what we do”. Barbara was thanked for attending our birthday and presented with some flowers.

Our branch was chartered on May 19 November 1976 and it was a pleasure to have the first President, Secretary and Treasurer with us, who are all still members.

Past President Jenny told us of the commencement of the group, when her husband who was Rotary President at the time persuaded her to gather some Rotary wives together and start a group.

The first Secretary told of the disastrous charter evening when the caterers didn’t turn up until much later in the evening.

The first Treasurer gave us lots of insights into some of the funny things that happened over the years. Over the years scrapbooks have been regularly added to storing many happy and interesting stories. Among lots of laughter the three ladies were thanked and presented with flowers.

When Charted Ashburton Inner Wheel was club number 2933 in the world.

Our beautiful birthday cake was cut by the oldest member Joan Depoff and the newest member Margaret Ingold.

Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club

President Ken welcomed 63 members and 1 visitor to the meeting held at the Hotel Ashburton. There were 12 apologies.

The members then stood for a moments silence in respect for the death of past member, Lester Tarbotton.

Stuart Malloy was introduced to the members by Mervyn Green before President Ken inducted him into the club.

Our mini speaker was member Ron Bush who was born in 1934 and went to Waimataiti primary school and also learnt to play the cornet. He spent his holidays at his aunty and uncle’s farm at Carew. His secondary education was two terms at Timaru Boy’s High School, then when the family moved to Amberley, he attended Rangiora High where he took an agricultural course. Before the school cert. exams, he spent two weeks at home swatting under the guidance of his father. He just scraped through, and before his 16th birthday he was on his motorcycle up to his uncle’s farm again. At the age of 17 he was running the farm due to his uncle’s bad health.

Then, at 20, he was given a third share to

the 350-acre farm. He battled drought, grass grub, nodding thistle, ill thrift and damaging winds but was helped by strong wool prices. To curb the winds he planted many shelter belts and was later awarded the “Peter Smail Award for Farm Shelter” and then the “Bob Lynn Shield for Ornamental Planting”. His musical talent was popular, playing the cornet in a band at local dances.

He met his future wife, Audrey, at a dance in Timaru in 1958 and they were married in 1960. They have one son who now owns and runs the farm, two daughters and 7 grandchildren.

The main speaker was Mac MacElwain.

A guitar maker from Methven. Mac was born in the Waikato and at the age of 4 they went to England where he was educated. He returned to New Zealand in the mid 70s where he was involved in advertising.

In 2000 he farmed at Blackford Station up the Rakaia Gorge.

But today he is retired in Methven, and is busier than ever before, making guitars out of New Zealand woods. He explained in detail the process from the log to the finished article, showing in slides the milling, gluing, the press, ingraining other woods and assembling the instrument. And it is not until it has been strung and strummed that he knows if the instrument is a success or not.

Guitars can take 12 months to build and cost a couple of thousand dollars which equates to about 62c per hour. There were six guitars on display and each had different tones according to wood it’s made of. He said that New Zealand has timbers equal to any elsewhere in the world for making musical instruments, but added, “don’t tell anyone”. Mac was presented with a fruit tray and thanked

by Merv Green.

The meeting was then closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

Netherby Women’s Institute

Several ladies arrived at the Ashburton Domain with chairs, bags and baskets for our November meeting, which was a picnic instead of our usual monthly one at the Senior’s Centre. Purely a social get together which everyone seemed to enjoy and it was great to see smiling faces and laughter.

After lunch we played a few games including pentaque which most of the ladies had never played before.

The dreadful Covid–Delta virus has a put a damper on things this year and we are hopeful that we can hold our Christmas Pot Luck dinner on December 13, with Father Christmas paying us a visit.

Let’s hope 2022 will be a settled year for us all. All the very best to all our other W.I. members and hope you enjoy a great festive season.

Ashburton MSA Petanque

Recently several of our members travelled to Alexandra for the South Island Triples Championship. Karen Bensdorp and Nicky Foden were part of the Women’s Championship runner-up team, Chris Taylor was in the team to get 3rd equal; Jan Guilford and Mavis Thompson were in the team to get second in the Plate.

In the Men’s Neville Bensdorp was part of the 3rd placed Championship team.

Last weekend we hosted the South Island Senior Doubles Tournament over the two days. Teams from Dunedin and

SPORTS RESULTS ■■ Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club

Monday November 15, Irwin Trophy: 1st Mary Bruce & Mervyn Jones, 2nd Karen Chettleburg & Amanda Evans, 3rd =Bruce Leighton & Dee Murdoch and Sue Smith & Amanda Watson, 4th Andrea Lambie-Shaw & David Fisher, 5th Paul Leadley & Janine Havis, 6th Bronwyn Oakley & Cath King.

Tuesday November 16, Hazlemere Trophy: 1st Mary Buckland & Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Sue Rosevear, 3rd Maryke Blignault & Trish Downward, 4th Peter Downward & Peter Wilson, 5th Jan de Jong & Trish Small, 6th Lois Rose & Jill Browne Wednesday Afternoon November 17, 2 rds, diff ptr: N/S 1st Colin Clemens & Bev Turton, 2nd Janet Cuttle & Trish Downward, 3rd Mary Buckland & Peter Downward. E/W 1st =Peter Wilson & Alan Wright and John & Margaret Shearer and Wendy & Eric Parr, 2nd

=Beth McIlraith & Roy Keeling and Paul & Pauline Fergus Thursday Evening November 18, President’s Trophy: N/S 1st Judith Edmond & David Sewell, 2nd Margaret Shearer & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Val Palmer & Trish Small. E/W 1st Peter Wilson & Alan Wright, 2nd Jim Rooney & Maree Moore, 3rd Fiona Williamson & Pauline Scott.

■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

Ashburton Ladies Tuesday 23rd November 2021 - Betty Brand Closing Day Salvers – Canadian Foursomes: Maryann Blair & Sue Hastie 63.5. Nicky Gill & Kay Fox 68. Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites – Pauline Bell, No 8 Samantha Rose Flowers – Leigh Wackrow, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon – Marilyn Walker, No 14 Todd’s of Ashburton – Jacqui Welch.

Mac McElwain was the guest speaker at Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club.

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Methven Golf Club’s Steve Schwass (left), Sharon Burrell-Smith and women’s section winners; Ros Grant, Jane Helmore.

Big numbers turn Tough times on court out at Methven Connor Brosnahan in action for the undefeated Country Mid Canterbury Division One side on Sunday.

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Matt Markham

It was another mixed round of results for Country Mid Canterbury tennis sides in Tennis Canterbury action over the weekend.

The Premier side slumped to their third consecutive defeat when they were comfortably handled by Burnside Park on Saturday, and then Division Two suffered a similar fate in their match against Bishopdale.

But there was a bright spot.

The Division One side kept their unbeaten start to the season intact with a dominant display against Shirley on home courts on Sunday morning, winning four matches to two, which sees them sit right up near the top of the standings.

The Premier side had a tough day out against Burnside Park, and one of their

usual strengths was again a downfall.

They lost both doubles matches for the fixture, and picked up wins solely from the racquets of Ben Smith and Cameron McCracken to help make the scoreline a little more respectable.

The result leaves the side in a tough position early in the season, and in desperate need of some forward momentum if they are to push for a finals berth and repeat their efforts of finishing second last season.

At the other end of the spectrum, things are looking good for the Division One side.

They split their doubles matches on Sunday morning, with Rhys Cromie and Tyler Leonard winning in a tie-break and Connor Brosnahan and Jake Parsons losing in the same manner.

A loss to Cromie in the No.1 singles was the only other defeat however, with Leonard, Brosnahan and Parsons all getting valuable wins on the board.

The Division Two side went winless in their clash, as they search for their first overall victory of the season.

Matt Markham They came from far and wide, and left with good memories of time well spent on the Methven Golf Course over the weekend.

The Methven Golf Club hosted its annual two-day multi tournament on Saturday and Sunday and were inundated with entries, with close to 200 players taking to the greens and fairways of the course to compete.

Players from as far south as Hawea, across to Westport and as north as Pegasus made up the 26 clubs who were represented at the event, with 92 teams entered.

And there was success for the locals too.

Methven members, Jane Helmore and Ros Grant took out the women’s section at the tournament.

The duo formed a near perfect combination in the four-ball event on Saturday and then Helmore, ably supported by Grant,

produced the best women’s round on Sunday, with a nett 69 to see them home by four shots over their nearest rivals.

In the men’s section the results were littered with local players.

The tournament’s major sponsor, Simon Wareing and Richard Maw finished third, six shots back from the winners, James Smith and Lance Smith for Christchurch.

Steve Schwass and Greg Overall finished fourth, closely followed by Leyton Blackwell and Jeremy Johnson in fifth spot.

Methven Golf Club co-ordinator, Bruce Dickson said the tournament was a great success, and one of the more pleasing aspects was seeing younger players out taking part in the event.

“Rory Maxwell and Mark Wilson led the way on Saturday with a superb four ball score of 59. Maxwell backed that up with a nett 70 on the Sunday along with two closest to the pins on Saturday,” he said.

Played in fine conditions across both days, it was the Rakaia Golf Club who took honours as the best visiting club in the tournament.

SHINGLE SPRINTS

Mitsubishi Evos rule the roost Maddison Gourlay Ashburton Car Club members got the chance to put pedal to the metal on the weekend.

Twenty-eight drivers from across Canterbury took part in the Scott’s Shingle Sprint event, named after club member Scott Clark after he was injured in a serious accident last year.

Clark had been one of the driving forces behind the event, and when he was injured the Ashburton Car Club elected to name the race after him to acknowledge the work he’d done.

“He had it organised, and we decided to do it last for him because it was his baby,” Ashburton Car Club president, Daniel Tew said.

Clark not only got to watch the race named after him this year, but also compete – placing fifth in his Subaru WRX. “Scott did well himself after just coming out of hospital 12 months ago and placing fifth.

“He got a damn good time too.”

The event was completely dominated by Mitsubishi Evos, which filled the top four spots on the overall standings.

Autosport Car Club Christchurch member, Blair Logan, took overall honours in his Evo IV, saving his best until the last of four runs to post a winning time that was a second faster than anything else on the course for the day.

Ashburton’s own Wayne Muckle owned the second fastest time in his Evo X, while Christchurch’s John Giltrap in an Evo IX was third and Ashburton’s Phil Walker in an Evo III was fourth.

Tew said the day went off without a hitch, and despite a few drivers brushing the hay bale to mark one end of the course, all cars and drivers made it through unscathed.

“We didn’t have any serious damage to cars on the day, more so pride than cars, I think.”

It’s a busy time for the Ashburton Car Club at the moment, with the Malcolm Lovett Automotive Twilight Series in full swing.

Their next major event comes in February next year when the annual Upper Downs Road Rally at Surrey Hills is held.

Ashburton Car Club member Wayne Muckle placed second.

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18 CLASSIFIEDS SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Store Manager

This is a key strategic position where you will lead the team and report directly to the Owner/Operators, and will be responsible for assisting in developing and implementing strategies which enhance our busy Grocery Store. You will be a ‘people person’ able to plan, direct and work alongside our Managers and general staff to ensure the day to day operational targets are met, drive sales and meet set KPI’s, and develop mutually beneficial supplier relationships, all the while ensuring our Customers receive the very best.

This role is a salaried role, based off 50 hours per week (including one weekend day per week), where additional hours will be required to be worked over our peak trading times.

Preferably coming from a FMCG background, you must be able to demonstrate these key attributes;

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ASHBURTON COLLEGIATE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB INCORPORATED

Part Time

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Store Manager who wishes to advance their career within our Supermarket.

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Maintenance Person

Do you love challenging yourself, leading teams, and delivering strong commercial growth and customer service in FMCG?

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Have a high level of self-motivation, and thrive on achieving targets and goals Demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, being able to get the best out of people Have excellent communication skills Demonstrate excellent Customer Service skills Have experience in setting and achieving company targets at all levels Being able to help out wherever required in the store Be able to understand, manage achieve and dissect financial results Have a great sense of humour Have great organizational skills Be able to project a professional persona with all types of people Be able to act within our key store values

We can offer the successful applicant a fantastic working environment within an excellent community, a competitive salary package, including health Insurance, discounted Gym memberships and groceries, Funeral cover, and a company vehicle. Ongoing training within Foodstuffs can also be offered to the right applicant.

The commencement date for this position is February 2022.

If you are wanting to take the next step in your career, and are looking for a challenge, while being part of an excellent team, then please forward your CV along with a minimum of two referees to; Store Manager Position The Owner/Operator Ashburton New World, PO Box 444, Ashburton Emma.Rooney@Newworld-si.co.nz

We require a physically fit person to undertake light maintenance duties at our Supermarket premises.

Clean and tidy presentation, good communication skills and reliable work habits are essential.

This position will involve 10 to 12 hours per week and may suit a semiretired tradesperson. Days of work are negotiable.

If you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and think this role may suit you, please apply - including a cover letter and current CV to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

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

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

Annual General Meeting (AGM) (all sporting sections) to be held at Collegiate North clubrooms, 17 Smithfield Road on Tuesday 30 November 2021 at 7.30pm.

Business to be conducted: • Election of Executive • Appointment of Management Committee • Decide members’ annual subscription • Alteration of Rules to reduce size and composition of Executive and Management Committee (proposed)

FOR SALE ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS. Christmas Show Opens Sunday 21 November to Sunday 12 December. 11am-4pm, other days when the sign is out.

Private viewing Ngaio 308 4533. Short Street Studio.

GARAGE SALES CHRISTMAS decorations, crockery, photo frames, books, jewellery, doors, filing cabinet, linen, hot water zip, bric a brac. Plenty of upgrade for Christmas.

21 Waymouth Street, Fairton.

8am start Saturday 27.

HOSPICE Mid Canterbury garage sale, this Saturday, 27th November at Hospice base, 70 Havelock Street.

9am-12pm. We have a wide range of products on offer.

SATURDAY 27, 9am - 12pm.

93 Oak Grove, back section.

BBQ, bathroom vanity, used bricks, tools, household items, plus much more.

HIRE

All members (from all sporting sections of the club) welcome.

GENERAL hire.

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

MOTORING Open Monday-Friday 7.00am – 5.30pm; Saturday 7.30am WHEEL alignments at - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am great prices. Maximise the 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. life of your tyres with an www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

THREE mixed age ewes for sale. Please phone 0272 675 403.

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

The successful applicant will be subject to a Police check.

Final date for accepting applications is 12 December 2021.

Canterbury Dried Foods Ltd is based at Wakanui, Ashburton.

We are looking for the following staff: • Night Shift Forklift Operator • Night Shift Packer • Day Shift Packer Roster - 4 on / 4 off roster; 12-hour shifts.

Immediate Start, Full time.

Previous factory experience desirable For further details please contact the HR Manager.

Lyn Foord 022 326 0883 or lyn@canterburydriedfoods.co.nz

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.

Call the Guardian today for your advertising requirements.

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Daily Diary

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25

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 3.30pm-5pm. 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.

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.

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.

2pm RSA WOMENS SECTION. Social afternoon, no competition.

Cox Street.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26

morning tea.

Seniors Centre. Cameron Street.

10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial

Hall. 160 Main Street. Methven.

10.30am ASHBURTON COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Friday’s and Mondays. Meet Walnut Avenue hockey Pavilion.

12pm-2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. (Signing Centre).

JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays. No appointment necessary. No fee.

Community House. 44 Cass Street.

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

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

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.

10am AGE CONCERN. Seniors Social Group with speaker, entertainment, quiz, exercises and

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PUBLIC NOTICES

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

COVILLE, Raymond William – MASTER Died peacefully on MONUMENTAL MASON November 23, 2021 at E.B. CARTER LTD Ashburton, aged 85 years.

Loved husband of Maureen.

For all your memorial Loved brother-in-law of requirements Linda, Ian and Irene, Kevin New headstones and designs and Barbara and families.

Renovations, Loved uncle of Robert and Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Karen and loved cousin of Carried out by qualified Carolyn. Messages to the tradesmen.

Colville family c/o PO Box 620 East Street Ashburton 472 Ashburton 7740. A Ph/Fax 308 5369 private family cremation.

We Help Save Lives

Merry Little Christmas Market Sunday 28th November 11.30am – 4pm Gold Coin Donation

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.

We are back again this Sunday with a wide array of stalls. We do ask that you register for this event on our website or at our box office (at no cost). These are half an hour time slots but booking two or more will give you longer to enjoy this great shopping event.

DEATHS

or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

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

All I want for Christmas Concert

A AL LL L II W WA AN NT T FF O OR R C CH HR R II S ST TM MA AS S 2 20 02 2 11 All All your your Favourite Favourite Christmas Christmas Songs Songs In In Concert Concert

Adults $15.00 Senior/Child $10.00 Family of 4 $35.00 Book at www.ateventcentre.co.nz

ASHBURTON TRUST EVENT CENTRE DECEMBER 18TH 7.30PM 19TH 2.00PM AVE MARIA THE PRAYER FELIZ NAVIDAD LAST CHRISTMAS YOU RAISE ME UP FROSTY THE SNOWMAN LITTLE DRUMMER BOY MISTLETOE AND WINE O-COME ALL YE FAITHFULL O-LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEIM ROCKIN ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN THE CHRISTMAS SONG WINTER WONDERLAND WHITE CHRISTMAS MARY'S BOY CHILD O-HOLY NIGHT SILENT NIGHT

Covid Level 2 Restrictions Apply

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A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

Saturday 18th December 7.30pm Sunday 19th December 2.00pm Tickets (fees apply*) Adult $15 | Senior/Child $10| Family of 4 $35

We are the only Mid Canterbury funeral home providing local, caring and dignified cremations.

At ATEC, all we want for Christmas is the opportunity to celebrate this very special time of the year and bring some cheer and goodwill to the town.

We have teamed up with some of Mid Canterbury’s leading performers to bring song and dance to the stage in a twohour concert filled with both modern and traditional Christmas music.

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Ashburton Weather © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021

Thursday: Areas of morning cloud or fog, then fine. High cloud increasing in the afternoon. Light winds, NE afternoon. MAX

Midnight Thursday

Canterbury Plains

Thursday: Areas of morning cloud or fog, then fine. High cloud increasing in the afternoon.

Northwesterlies developing inland in the afternoon, but northeasterlies about the coast.

Friday: Mainly fine with northwesterlies. Rain developing south of Ashburton in the evening with a southerly change.

Saturday: Periods of rain, clearing late. Early southerlies, then winds turning northeast.

A large high covers the country on Thursday and becomes confined to the North Island in the evening. A front reaches the far south of the South Island Thursday night, then moves onto the lower South Island on Friday preceded by strengthening northwesterlies. The high covers the North Island through until Sunday. A front lies slow-moving over the lower South Island on Friday.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Whatever your skin colour

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Thursday Mountain weather hazard: Wind.

Areas of morning cloud, then fine. High cloud developing in the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: Light W, rising to NW 35 km/h by midday and to gale 70 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: Light W, rising to NW 35 km/h by midday and to gale 70 km/h in the evening.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

Friday Mountain weather hazard: Wind.

Mainly fine. Cloud increasing about the divide, with rain from afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 65 km/h, rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the afternoon.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit

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Saturday: Periods of rain, clearing late. An early southerly change, then winds turning northeast.

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BEKO RANGE

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE was $1299

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$1975

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TORINO 2 26’’ E-BIKE

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HAIER DISHWASHER

$1373

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$599

BLACK FRIDAY SALE was $1499

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$1099

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