Ashburton Guardian, Saturday, November 27, 2021

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Louis’ local pull Louis Redmond is one of the new generation of Ashburton business leaders, who knows the value of backing local. That’s one reason why Redmond returned home to Ashburton to play his role in the successful family firm.

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Designing their future Louis Redmond, of Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, shows off the latest samples of wool carpet.

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It was easy for Louis Redmond to come home.

He’d been living in Canada for just over two years, but wanted to return to Ashburton and the long-standing and successful family furnishing and interior design company.

Despite skiing, outdoor attractions and access to con-

certs and cultural events in Vancouver, Louis, a third-generation Redmond, saw his future back in Mid Canterbury.

Since returning last year, he doesn’t mind being parochial about his town and district.

“It’s essential for Ashburton people to look first at what their local district has to offer and, when they do, they’ll find it,” he said.

Louis, 27, estimates about 95 per cent of the Redmond business was sold to Ashburton people.

“It’s our main focus and always will be,” he said.

That’s why Louis supports

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the Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign because Redmonds has a significant local heritage and commitment to Mid Canterbury.

But as well as that local-first philosophy, Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring also had its own identity to follow.

“We’re continuing our goal of Making Mid Canterbury At Home,’’ he said of their marketing message.

“Our brand ethos is helping to make people’s home here as a Mid Canterbury home, just as we have.

“We grew up here, we live here, we identify here and we

contribute to Mid Canterbury projects.”

One of Louis’ particular pleasures was being able to interact with people, having a range of opinions and contributing to their discussions.

He probably inherited that from his grandfather Colin Redmond, who always enjoyed a chat with customers.

Colin, who died earlier this year, started the home furnishing company shortly after World War Two and found the ideal location on the corner of Burnett and East streets.

He was then joined by sons Chris and Barry, who bought

the business at the turn of the new millennium before their sons John and Louis joined in 2020.

Louis, an interior consultant, wants to continue the Redmonds’ name on behalf of those family generations who’ve come before him.

He’s one of the new generation of Ashburton business leaders and knows the retail trade can only be secure if people support their community and buy locally.

“My goal is to be part of a strong locally based team that will continue to grow our business,” he said.

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Malcolm and Cindy Lovett weren’t born to be wild, but they’ve made sure their customers’ cars have been up and running in tip-top shape since the late 1990s.

Unfortunately, that hasn’t been as straightforward in recent times for their Malcolm Lovett Automotive business, with Covid-19 and the recent CBD roadworks keeping customers away.

That forced the couple to use some Kiwi ingenuity to try and turn it around.

That number eight wire mentality saw the couple come up with an initiative to ensure they could run the business safely and contactless.

Malcolm recycled an old exhaust pipe and used it as a drop-off box for customers to slide their car keys into. Of course, with hand sanitiser next to it.

“Customers thought it was a laugh,” Malcolm said.

The recent lockdown in August caused the most worry for the business because some car parts were harder to source from Auckland.

“Thankfully, we always managed to get what we were wanting,” Cindy said, adding that it also took a good 12 months to catch up with servicing, repairs and maintenance work on customers’ vehicles.

But now the couple were ready for whatever comes next. Both are confident and prepared for the next phase of Covid-19, even if Canterbury had to go into harsher Government traffic light levels.

“We can do contactless if need be,’’ Cindy said.

“We are happy to go pick cars up – to go the extra mile to make people feel safe.’’

Cindy and Malcolm Lovett know why a shop local campaign is vital for Ashburton. “You have got to support the Mum and Dad businesses,” Malcolm said.

is good for shopping locally. “ Ashburton Everyone knows everyone. Loyalty goes around.

Making people feel safe, and doing the extras, has always been part of the gig for

the Lovetts and their Havelock Street team since they established the business in 1997.

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The couple opened the business while their firstborn, Mitchell, was only 18 months old.

“The opportunity came up, so we took it,’’ Cindy said.

“Two kids later, juggling them all, and then having a business, it was hard work.’’

But the hard work continues to pay off and being 100 per cent locally owned was one of

the reasons why the Lovetts were fully on-board with the Guardian’s Shop Smart Shop Local – Put Your $ Where Your Heart Is Campaign.

“You have got to support the Mum and Dad businesses,” Malcolm said.

“Ashburton is good for shopping locally. Everyone knows everyone. Loyalty goes around.’’

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 27, 2021

A sweet return for coffee lovers Daryl Holden

It’s fair to say that Ashburtonians-to-be Brian and Gillian Mills are Robert Harris café lovers for life.

That’s not just because of the café’s fab coffee, food and service.

It’s also because the personable retired couple from Sussex, England, have just won a $10,000 national promotional competition simply by shopping at any Robert Harris café.

This week, in the busy Robert Harris café in Ashburton, they celebrated their win, scored a lovely bunch of flowers and got their photo taken in their paper of choice. Boom. What a day.

“We found out about a week ago that we had won,’’ Gillian said.

“We’ll use the money to upgrade some of the things in the new house.

“We’ll extend the drive. It will be well spent.’’

The couple are building a house in Tinwald and hope to move in

Happy days: Robert Harris franchise support manager Rebecca Robins (left), with the $10,000 re-invention promotion winners Brian and Gillian Mills, with local café manager Ekta Rani. some time in February, having to rent in Swannanoa, Rangiora, in the meantime.

Winning the Robert Harris re-invention $10,000 competition, where the winner was able

to spend the cash on anything of their choice, could not have come at a better time.

Apology received by email Maddison Gourlay Annette Holden, the Ashburton woman who almost died after an emergency call misdiagnosis, finally got an emailed apology from St John.

Holden said she was disappointed that, having nearly died from an emergency call operator’s instructions, she received only an emailed apology and only after going public with her issue.

“I put a complaint in very early on and never heard anything until now,” she said.

St John had sent an apology to Holden on November 19, but due to unknown reasons, she did not receive the email.

After being alerted to the failed email on Tuesday, St John then

Annette Holden re-sent the email and Holden confirmed she received it.

The email from Liz Beavon, St John manager at South Island Communications Centre stated that “on behalf of St John I sincerely apologise for the stress and impact this has had on you”.

And that if Holden continues to have concerns contact her directly.

Holden said she appreciated the emailed response to her complaint and the apology at the end

of the email, but wished the apology was more than just a sentence.

The incident left Holden fighting for her life after the St John mobile medical alarm emergency call handler told her to take an aspirin.

Holden had activated her medic alarm to St John due to concerning chest pain.

She is allergic to anti-inflammatories, which unbeknown to her included aspirin.

“I am happy I got an apology, and a reply to my complaint about the call handler situation,” Holden said.

Holden, who was rushed by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital for treatment, had only good things to say about the St John ambulance team that helped her.

“I had no problems with my experience with the Ashburton St John ambulance staff that helped me,’’ she said.

“They were fantastic and looked after me.”

In the end, it was a pretty good return for buying a couple of coffees.

“I think it was more than two coffees,’’ a smirking Gillian said.

How many?

“Oh … quite a few.

“Our bank statement will show you with all the Robert Harris café (transactions).’’

With their cash prize tucked away, they were now looking forward to their new life in Ashburton, having lived in Katikati near Tauranga for the past six years after moving to New Zealand in 2006.

They wanted a slower pace of life somewhere in Canterbury, having initially lived in Geraldine when they first arrived in Aotearoa. This time, Ashburton ticked their boxes.

“Bay of Plenty has got too busy,’’ Brian said.

“We’ve got friends here, too.’’

No doubt, Brian and some of those friends probably celebrated his birthday this week.

Brian turned 67 on Tuesday but won’t ever catch Gillian, who’s 75.

That slight age difference drawing a delightful reaction from a fun-loving couple.

“I’ve got a toy boy,’’ Gillian joked.

Man arrested after police chase through Canty Police arrested a man near Rolleston after he allegedly fled police and crashed a stolen vehicle before then fleeing on foot on Friday.

A police spokesperson said a man was arrested drawing to a close an incident that started in Washdyke, sped through Mid Canterbury, and came to an end in the Weedons area north of Rolleston.

A police spokeswoman said they were alerted to a report of a man in a stolen vehicle in Washdyke at around 7am.

“The man has fled from police when signalled to stop and continued to drive north towards Rakaia where he has stolen another vehicle and driven through to Rolleston

where he has crashed that vehicle and fled on foot,” she said.

The man is understood to have crashed on Weedons Ross Road, at the motorway off ramp intersection, and fled the scene on foot.

Police then located and arrested the man “without incident”.

Residents in Rolleston were alerted to the police hunt for the “armed offender” and local schools were placed into lockdown protocols at around 11am before the suspect was apprehended “without incident” around midday.

An update on charges will be provided when able, the spokeswoman said.

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Staff retention a challenge for Mid Canty police Adam Burns Keeping hold of officers in the Mid Canterbury area remains the biggest hurdle for police in the region.

Ashburton sub-area supervisor Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins spoke to the Ashburton District Council at last week’s council meeting where some of the key issues being faced by local law enforcement were mulled over.

Jenkins said resourcing was the biggest challenge for the police in response to a question from councillor Rodger Letham.

It also parallels the wider national picture in which smaller communities were facing significant pressures around police resourcing.

Findings from an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report were revealed last week, which highlighted major issues for small community police stations throughout the country.

Ashburton sub-area supervisor Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins.

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ing bolstered by new recruits.”

Cutbacks to the length of preparation trainee police were undertaking was contributing to a significantly younger police force.

Jenkins said he had been told by insiders at police college in 2018 that it was anticipated that the average age of officers would drop by 27 years within five years.

Some officers who were interviewed as part of the IPCA report said workload and burnout were ongoing concerns in some smaller rural areas.

Jenkins said the police were in the midst of a transitional phase.

“The biggest challenge I have is retention of staff,” he said.

“Older staff are entering into retirement and our ranks are be-

‘It’s tough, but no place for sexism’ - Grigg

“I’ve got 19-year-old and 20-year-old fresh graduates from college currently filling our ranks.

“When I first arrived here I’d estimate the average age of experience in the muster room or uniformed police would have been an easy six to 14-plus years.”

Another factor in retention of staff was that rural areas offered fewer opportunities for officers who had career ambitions compared to the metropolitan areas.

“When you first join the police you may have designs on being a detective, or a dog handler in the [Armed Offenders Squad].

“Can’t offer that here so they’re here for a period of, perhaps, two years and then they look to go to the metro areas.”

Between “40 to 50 per cent” of the staff in Mid Canterbury are based outside the district and commute, Jenkins said.

There are currently about 45 officers in the Ashburton District.

Adam Burns The National Party’s Nicola Grigg has assured Cantabrians that there will be greater stability as the party aims to regain its political fortunes.

But the first-term MP and party spokesperson for women did not shy away from taking a stand against “sexual harassment and bullying” following a chaotic few days for the opposition.

Judith Collins was relieved of the leadership of the National Party when she was rolled by her caucus on Thursday, less than 24 hours after she demoted former leader Simon Bridges due to historic misconduct allegations.

The allegations centre around an incident at a function back in 2016 involving Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean.

Grigg would not be drawn on the leadership race, but acknowledged the contribution of her ousted leader.

“She took on the leadership at an incredibly difficult time in the party’s history,” she said.

“She’s done some positive work on behalf of the people of Rangitata and I think that needs to be remembered.”

Grigg said she believed there were appropriate procedures in place for female politicians.

“I haven’t seen it myself and haven’t experienced it myself but if and when I ever did I would call it out,” she said.

“We all go into this understanding politics is a ‘tough environment’ but equally that does not excuse any form of sexism, bullying or harassment whatsoever.”

Rangitata MP Jo Luxton declined to comment, a spokeswoman for her office saying it was a matter for the National Party to deal with.

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metrics point to a 3.7 per cent fall in national economic activity in the September quarter compared to September 2020, with a strong six-week stint before the Delta lockdown softening the economic blow.

The economy has started to bounce back from the Level 4 hit, but this bounce is more subdued than after the original lockdown.

This latest economic setback has pulled down annual economic activity, with growth slowing from 4.2 per cent per annum higher over the 12 months to June 2021 to growth of 3.7 per cent pa in the 12 months to September 2021.

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There are plenty of positives in the Ashburton District’s economy according to the latest data release from Infometrics.

Ashburton’s economy grew 4.2 per cent over the year to September 2021, ahead of the national rate of 3.7 per cent, according to Infometrics provisional GDP estimates.

GDP in the September 2021 quarter was 2.3 per cent down on 2020, due to the impact of the August lockdown.

Infometrics estimates that 69 per cent of Ashburton’s workers can work during Alert Level 4 either as essential workers or by working from home.

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number of Jobseekers in Ashburton has decreased across nearly all gender, age and ethnic groups, with the exception of 55 to 64-yearolds which have increased.

Ashburton’s house values grew 19.1 per cent in the September 2021 quarter, behind the national increase of 29.5 per cent to be considered one of the slowest growing markets in the country.

A strong supply response may have suppressed Ashburton’s price growth, with sale volumes rising faster than the national average, and new dwelling consents reaching their highest level since 2013.

An improved dairy payout for the 2021/22 season is forecast to inject an extra $133m into Ashburton’s economy.

Nationally, the Delta lockdown and extended economic restrictions in Auckland dragged economic activity in the September quarter lower.

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This is higher than the national average of 63 per cent due to Ashburton’s strong primary sector, and adds to the district’s resilience through the pandemic.

Unemployment remained the same at 2.9 per cent.

However, while Ashburton’s manufacturing industry has grown strongly, creating 171 additional jobs over the past year, and accommodation construction, and food services, and health have grown solidly, employment in agriculture has fallen slightly.

This reflects challenges in filling roles with limited international migration, rather than a decline in activity.

Weaker employment has translated to an elevated number of Jobseeker Support recipients compared to pre-pandemic levels, but numbers are starting to come down.

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Off to Austria to study Malcolm Hopwood A Methven man will shortly leave for the University of Innsbruck in Austria on a four-year contract to study what is described as credence goods.

Daniel Woods, who left Mount Hutt College in 2007 and then the University of Canterbury with a Master of Commerce, will start his new position in January, 2022.

On his way, he’s completed a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) at Purdue University in Indiana, United States.

He’s already working remotely from Methven before leaving for Innsbruck.

Woods describes experimental and behavioural economics as his field of speciality.

They include looking at the effect of competition on prices or how effective a work training programme is on getting people off welfare.

He said a credence good is one where it’s difficult for the customer to observe the quality or suitability of a provided good.

“One classic example is that of a car repair,” he said.

“You know your car is broken but you don’t know what’s required to fix it.”

“The mechanic might suggest a standard repair or a costly one,

Daniel Woods is off to the University of Innsbruck in Austria on a four-year contract to study what is described as credence goods. PHOTO MALCOLM HOPWOOD but you won’t know whether the repairs were really necessary as long as your car works afterwards.”

Woods said credence goods then looks at harms in the market because of differences in expertise between the owner and the mechanic.

“Our goal is to publish our findings to further our understanding of economics.

“We try to reduce the harms

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which can lead to market failure.”

Woods has identified a further area of research as fair trade coffee or the words “environmentally friendly” that are difficult to define.

Credence goods is not something that is pure academic research.

He gives the example of team members travelling the world as mystery shoppers purchasing cellphones.

Woods would be part of the team that damages them and sends them back to be repaired.

“We then compare the repair costs based on the customer’s understanding. Through credence goods we can then identify important characteristics in a particular country.”

Other research projects are based on generosity and reciprocity where people aren’t too concerned about why something

good is done, instead focusing on the positive result, cybersecurity and the exploration of new ideas.

“We investigate how people explore new ideas, such as new methods to use in a factory. In one paper we find people tend not to stick with new ideas long enough, meaning that good ideas can go undiscovered,” he said.

After his four-year term Woods would like to continue in academia “wherever the opportunity lies”.

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New co-ordinator appointed to Hakatere Multi Cultural Council Malcolm Hopwood

Mercedes Walkham knows what it’s like to be a newcomer.

She came to Ashburton from Guatemala with her husband, Thomas, seven years ago and faced the challenge of a new country, a new culture, and a new language.

While Mercedes knew English, she had to learn the New Zealand version.

“I was a self-confident woman, managing a boutique hotel in Antigua but, when I came here with my Ashburton husband, I had to find a new pathway, a new job, become something different and determine my future.”

She initially worked at the Hotel Ashburton and then as a receptionist at ANZCO. However, the challenges of being a newcomer were never far from her mind.

She joined the Newcomers Network, became a member of the board and then, last month, was appointed as the new co-ordinator of the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council which includes the network.

“I discovered I love helping people and was drawn to the network to establish myself and find connections,” she said.

The network isn’t just for migrants or people settling from overseas. Walkham said it’s for someone relocating here from Timaru or seeking job opportunities from the North Island.

Walkham describes her position as hands-on.

Mercedes Walkham brings overseas experience to her role as co-ordinator of the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council.

This week she helped two new mums enrol with a midwife, handled their paperwork and connected a migrant with a football team.

Coming from Guatemala, she understands the problem of isolation and what it feels to be separated from friends and family overseas, something New Zealanders have experienced when their loved

ones are off-shore and unable to come home.

Part of her role has been to refer newcomers to vaccination clinics and explain procedures.

“We also organise social events and create opportunities for migrants and people new to Ashburton to meet other people and feel welcome,” she said.

Walkham encourages people to not wait for things to happen, but reach out and be involved.

The Newcomers Network is one of three programmes the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council administers to help migrants and newcomers to the district.

The other two are the Migrant Centre and the Ethnic Leaders Forum.

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St Joseph’s on the big stage St Joseph’s School production of Lost In The Library went ahead this week, but due to Covid restrictions it had to be held behind closed doors with only teachers and pupils in the audience at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

The excellent production was all about how Charlie, from the Chocolate Factory, was lost in the library and needed to find his way back to his own book, coming across plenty of other well-known characters along the way.

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Simon O’Neill nominated for double Grammy Malcolm Hopwood “I want to bring the Grammy back to Ashburton.”

Internationally recognised opera singer, Simon O’Neill, has received a double Grammy nomination for best choral performance and best engineered album, classical.

O’Neill, from Ashburton, heard about the nomination while in MIQ yesterday and read the announcement which included his name in the New York Times.

“It was a big surprise. It’s a tip of my hat to my work,” he said.

O’Neill is proud of Ashburton and his musical start at Ashburton College and wants the town to share in his success if he wins the award.

The Grammy ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on January 31 and O’Neill hopes to attend if he can.

“I’ll take my 10-year-old daughter, Violet. She’s so excited and wants to sit beside Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, or Ariana Grande on award night,” he said.

Ashburton opera singer, Simon O’Neill has been nominated for two Grammy awards.

PHOTO MALCOLM HOPWOOD O’Neill’s double Grammy nomination recognises his contribution as solo tenor, in the demanding role of Doctor Marianus, in Mahler’s Symphony, No 8, under the baton of conductor, Gustavo Dudamel and

the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

The Deutsche Grammophon release of the symphony was recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall in May and June, 2019, to mark the end of the LA Philharmonic’s centennial season.

O’Neill described his role as massive.

“I was so honoured to be part of the amazing soundscape captured by Deutsche Grammophon,” he said.

He has performed in many of the world’s greatest opera houses and concert halls and has just returned from Berlin and the UK, following engagements with the BBC Proms and the Glyndebourne Festival.

O’Neill is a Fulbright Scholar, an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, a NZ Arts Foundation Laureate and holds a Doctor of Music from Victoria University.

He is considered our most internationally recognised opera singer since Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Donald McIntyre.

He’s planning to celebrate his 50th birthday at a garden party in Auckland on December 20 and will head home to Ashburton in the new year before leaving for the US and further engagements in London, Paris, Munich and Los Angeles.

Previous New Zealand Grammy winners have been Kiri Te Kanawa, Alan Broadbent, Keith Urban, Jonathan Lemalu, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser and Taika Waititi.

Lorde was the most recent singer, winning two Grammys in 2014 with her song Royals.

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Ski area on an award winning roll Mt Hutt Ski Area has picked up a win at the Westpac Champion Business Awards.

Named New Zealand’s best ski resort six years running at the World Ski Awards, they were named the winners of the Christchurch Casino Champion Customer Experience – Medium/Large Enterprise in the awards.

Due to Covid restrictions, there was no event and winners were announced on Thursday morning.

Ski Area manager James McKenzie said he was thrilled with the recognition of the award.

“It’s an excellent reflection of how hard our staff worked throughout these challenging Covid-times,” he said.

“Customer safety and satisfaction was at the top of our priority list throughout the season and it’s great to see that recognised.”

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Above and below right – Two-drawer mariner’s telescope inscribed with the name A.H. Ross (Ashburton Museum collection, reference 05.2007.0274).

The A. H. Ross telescope

By Glenn Vallender

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arefully housed in the Ashburton Museum’s collection store on its individualised and numbered shelf is a telescope.

This two-drawer mariner’s telescope with an unusual extension to the objective lens is also engraved with its maker’s name, A. H. Ross.

Who was he and how did this telescope end up in the Ashburton Museum’s collection?

Public career Archibald Hilson Ross was born in 1821 at Newcastle Upon Tyne in England and died of a stroke nearly 122 years ago at his son’s home in Pahiatua on December 9, 1900.

While living in the city of Sunderland in Northumbria, he was a town councillor and “a guardian of the poor” according to The Cyclopedia of New Zealand.

Ross arrived in Dunedin in 1859 and became the chief draughtsman in the survey office, but then went into private business as an optician and lens maker.

He had trained as an optician in England, and carried on this practice until his retirement.

Ross was also an optical instrument maker, inventor and leading astronomer.

The Ross Creek Reservoir and Valve Tower in Dunedin, built in 1867 and listed by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as a Category 1 Historic Place, is named in his honour. This reservoir is contained by the oldest large earth dam still in operation in New Zealand.

Ross was elected to the Dunedin City Council in 1879 (he was the only candidate), Mayor of Roslyn Borough in 1880 and a member of the House of Representatives in 1890.

An amateur astronomer

Ross was an early contributing member of the Otago Institute, a branch of what is known today as the Royal Society Te Aparangi. He was involved in early astronomical studies with other leading members in Dunedin, including Henry Skey, James Henry Pope and Arthur Beverly.

Together they were the founders of a ‘pre-Dunedin’ Astronomical Society. Ross appears to have been one of the earliest advocates in New Zealand for a better understanding of the magnetic force field of the Earth and its impact on navigation and scientific investigation (Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1873, vol 6, pg.3).

A. H. Ross was the father-in-law of Henry Skey and his grandson Henry Fawsit Skey became the second director of the Magnetic Observatory in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.

Another telescope manufactured by A. H. Ross that ended up in Ashburton is the With-Browning astronomical reflecting telescope belonging to Ashburton College.

H. F. Skey had inherited the telescope that later came into the

Archibald Hilson Ross in 1880 as Mayor of Roslyn Borough (Otago Witness supplement, 04/08/1915). possession of F. Z. D. and Sarah Ferriman, who bequeathed it to the Ashburton Borough School in 1918.

The telescope in question

A. H. Ross’s advertisement for optical instruments for sale, 1878. (Otago Witness, April 13, 1878, pg.2)

It is likely that the small mariner’s telescope held by the Ashburton Museum was made by Ross in the 1870s.

There is no date of manufacture on the telescope itself but it is believed to have been brought to Ashburton between 1915-17 after Henry Skey (Snr) died and his widow Sarah Ann came to live in Ashburton to be closer to her

sons.

We are seeking more information about the history and

provenance of this item so please get in touch with us if you have any additional details.

CONTACT Material for this page is coordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

Email: museum@adc.govt.nz Phone: 307-7890

Mail: PO Box 94, Ashburton 7700 Copies of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

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The Nats in turmoil – again

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alk about a crushing blow.

Not just for Judith “Crusher’’ Collins, but for the bumbling National Party yet again.

The circus that’s played out over the past few days has been comical to say the least – and Collins is very much to blame.

In trying to torpedo Simon Bridges’ expected National Party leadership attempt, she not only shot herself in the foot, she all but blew the blimmin’ thing clean off.

That happened on Wednesday night, of course, when Collins said Bridges, the former party leader, had been demoted and relieved of his portfolio responsibilities following what she called an “allegation of serious misconduct” towards colleague, Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean, about five years ago.

You can imagine that National Party MPs would have been furious to once again find themselves

Daryl Holden in public disarray – all through Collins’ ill-judged move. Her late-night press release, without speaking to the caucus first, has left the party a sorry wreck.

As a result, Collins was pretty much gone by lunchtime on Thursday, voted out of the leadership role. Bridges remains and now we’ll wait and see whether Collins has succeeded in bringing him down with her.

The smart money to take over seems to be on former Air New Zealand chief executive and first term MP Christopher Luxon.

Having run a business with 12,000

employees, he clearly knows how to manage people.

Luxon has always been coy on his political leadership aspirations but now he may believe that his window of opportunity has arrived, especially with the Government’s falling political fortunes and public backing as Delta threatens to run through the country.

slip behind the steering wheel.

Whatever happens, you do wonder how on earth National is going to work together until the 2023 election. Remembering that Collins, Bridges and Dean are constituent MPs, which means they remain from election to election.

They can’t really be booted out.

That’s not the same for list MPs, who are far easier to move along.

can imagine that National Party MPs “ You would have been furious to once again find themselves in public disarray – all through Collins’ ill-judged move

On the flip side, Luxon may also see National as being in such a mess that he could feel more comfortable staying clear at the moment and letting someone else

So how could the National Party work harmoniously as one, especially Dean and Bridges?

That whole situation with the pair seems odd. On the face of it,

Bridges’ remark that upset Dean seemed to be a very crude, badtaste joke.

There’s no place for that sort of carry on and everyone of sound mind should understand that, but Bridges was apparently spoken to at the time by former leader Bill English. He then apologised to Dean.

We can only presume Dean was happy with that because she subsequently supported Bridges’ leadership bid in early 2018 and again stuck with him against the Todd Muller challenge.

Now, of course, Dean is asking for privacy, even though she opted to bring the whole thing up herself five years later. That just makes no sense. Then again, we are talking about the National Party and leadership issues.

Perhaps making no sense is simply par for the course.

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We may be entering the traditional silly season, but what Parliament delivered over Wednesday evening, Thursday morning was pure political theatre gold. This from an opposition that forever shouts it is keeping the ruling party honest.

Yeeha! Some silliness at last A

re you serious! I mean, I don’t know who or what you believe in, but come on! I asked for one simple action from our politicians and look what happened.

Two weeks ago I bemoaned the lack of silliness from our MPs due to this virus.

Well, perhaps my dribblings made their way north, like a breakout from MIQ, and infected the minds of the political power brokers.

I would have been quite happy with just a bit of low level dumb stuff like being caught buying a hundred dollars worth of Tradie undies on the electoral credit card. Or how about using a crown limo to pick up a new outdoor furniture set.

Instead, in one simple action, the leader of the opposition looked to land a king-hit on her potential rival, and managed to bring her own ambitions to an explosive end.

Gold, pure political theatre gold. This from an opposition

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL that forever shouts it is keeping the ruling party honest.

So, after much thought, triggered while picking up Gizmo’s (the pet dog) droppings, I have provided the must have attribute list needed in a new National Party Leader.

Number 1: Promise to deliver party unity when you can’t. If anything can be learnt from the last four leaders in the space of several years, it is they all sung the song of Follow Me, while in fact they had as many loyal subjects as Captain Bligh.

Obviously opposition party leadership requires you to be blind to the fact that no-one is listening to you throughout the country, and the same could be said for within the caucus.

Number 2: Organise a coup and have no follow up plan.

This is an essential delusion you need to lead the National Party.

Decide you can roll the current leader, and then sit there wondering what to do next.

It is a brilliant strategy for generating media attention before generating media obscurity.

tion, not a thought. Surprisingly, successful leadership is not about yourself and your own agenda! Leadership requires more than a dfinitive media sound bite while standing at a podium after staging a coup.

Number 4: Tell everyone the poll numbers don’t mean anything. Except of course when they go up in your favour.

one simple action, the leader of the “ Inopposition looked to land a king-hit on

her potential rival, and managed to bring her own ambitions to an explosive end.

After all, isn’t it better to fail in style rather than trying not to ruin your career, or something like that.

Number 3: Believe you are a leader when actually you are not. This is essential. Leadership is not something you think you can do. Leadership is an ac-

Ignoring diminishing polling numbers is essential in a National Party Leader. Pretending Twerky Stardust Seymour is not stealing your support is a brilliant strategy, just like putting up no fight in his electorate.

Number 5: Staying tight with the National Party president.

Let’s face it, he is a good fellow and being his chosen one has worked out for the last 5, 6, 12 . . . I forget how many leaders there have been this year. Anyway, get this guy on your side and you are sure to succeed or make disastrous decisions – it’s a 50/50 game. After all, his incredible political savvy and insights have helped turn the party into a circus! I would invite that guy to my 60th – if only I had friends.

So there you go. Be careful what you wish for if you are an opinionated uncivil servant.

Maybe I should have asked for the Lotto numbers, then I could start my own party, and lead it into oblivion, like so many others.

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

Jesus – a friend who will never leave your side I

am not the best at being a friend!

Some friends I don’t speak to me anymore, I have fallen out or drifted away from them.

Some I swap Christmas letters with; others I have simply forgotten.

At this point I know I am not like some of you! But despite my record, I long to make new friends.

Friendships are important to our wellbeing, a part of what

Al Drye CHRISTIAN COMMENT makes us human.

The Bible teaches that we were created for friendships, but even our best friendships are not what they ought to be.

At the moment some of those

friendships have been put under incredible strain.

What we crave is the kind of friend that will stick with us through thick and thin.

A friend that will talk straight, never let us down, always be there for us, never too tired or too busy, one who gets us, who listens, who cares and can pick us up when we have stuffed up or things have gone pearshaped.

But no man or woman can

deliver this kind of friendship.

Proverbs 18:24 (NIV) 24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Our problem is that we keep looking to one another, or even to ourselves, for a friendship that only God can provide.

If you want an expert in friendship – don’t come to me.

In the Bible we discover Jesus: a friend who cares so much that

he promises to never leave your side, to always care and tell you the truth – for your good and not for harm.

He was even willing to give up his life for you, while you weren’t even friends!

This friend will stick with you so that you can stick with others, even when they disagree with you.

Al Drye is the minister of St Paul’s Rakaia District

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Free-roaming

Above – The stunning Castlepoint.

PHOTO WAIRARAPANZ

From rugged coasts and rolling hills to storybook townships and serene vineyards, rolling through the Wairarapa on a free-roaming holiday is like a picnic-basket of pleasure.

By Mike Yardley

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’ve been previously guilty of passing the road sign pointing the way to Stonehenge Aotearoa on various occasions, cynically doubting if it would really be worth the diversion.

If you’re up for a dollop of quirk in your sightseeing, it’s definitely worth the jaunt. Close to Carterton, Stonehenge Aotearoa is New Zealand’s only open-air astronomical observatory, built to the same scale as Stonehenge on England’s Salisbury Plain.

The site has been immeasurably enhanced with the launch last year of Star Safari by space enthusiasts Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.

Every Friday and Saturday night, they host guided tours of the henge and Wairarapa’s expansive night sky, which is currently seeking accreditation to be not just an international Dark Sky Reserve, but the world’s biggest such reserve. Their passion for the

Left – Mapuna the white kiwi.

celestial bodies above us is infectious.

Hari interned at Nasa and trained for Mars at their Utah desert research station, giving rise to the on-site Mars exhibition, with lots of fresh Nasa imagery courtesy of Curiosity rover.

On the night I visited, the Wairarapa sky was clear and aglow with constellations.

The glittery arc of the Milky Way and its core was high in the southern sky, dense with stars, dust and gas.

Sam pointed his 16-inch telescope at a wealth of cosmic attractions. We sighed in awe at Jupiter’s bright bulge, Saturn’s stunning rings and learned about stars like Betlegeuse, Rigel and Canopus the navigator star.

Take a jaunt to wave-lashed, wind-blasted Castlepoint. From Masterton, the one-hour drive winds through crinkled hills and lush, lonely farmland speckled with sheep. It’s your

PHOTO PUKAHA

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Above – Cycling through the vines at Martinborough.

PHOTO WAIRARAPANZ

Below – Crouching Tiger.

PHOTO CROUCHING TIGER

Don Luciano.

PHOTO JET PRODUCTIONS

About – Wairarapa Wine.

PHOTO NZWINE

Left and below – Enjoying the night sky with Star Safari.

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classic backcountry postcard in vivid 4D. En-route, I called into pint-sized Tinui, the site of the world’s first Anzac Day memorial service on April 25, 1916 – held at 7.30am.

It was Rev. Basil Ashcroft who held that Anzac ceremony at Tinui’s Church of the Good Shepherd, before erecting the first cross dedicated to the Anzacs, on top of Mount Maunsell which overlooks the village.

The church is open daily, and if you have a couple of hours to spare, you can climb to the summit on the Tinui Anzac Walkway.

Arriving on the shoreline of Castlepoint beach, there’s no denying the sense of being swept up by the raw, exposed elemental glory of this cherished locale.

With its fossil-rich limestone reef, lighthouse and imposing 162-metre high Castle Rock, Castlepoint is a coastal blockbuster.

The reef, lagoon, sand dunes and Castle Rock are all part of Castlepoint Scenic Reserve.

The 30-minute stroll on the Lighthouse Walk track is an essential, while the Deliverance Cove Track accentuates the elemental experience.

Twenty minutes from Masterton, Pukaha National Wildlife Centre has fostered a solid reputation for being New Zealand’s most successful wildlife and captive breeding centre.

Set across 942 hectares of ancient podo-

carp forest, it’s a national ark for so many endangered species including the takahe, kokako, kaka and the kiwi.

It’s the sort of place I could never get bored of, guaranteed to enthrall, no matter how many times you visit. A huge draw is the novelty of seeing a little white kiwi, Manukura – due to her rare recessive white gene.

Manukura can be viewed in the Kiwi House, although she has to be kept apart from other kiwi, because she has a territorial tendency to pin them down.

blockbuster attraction is the Free Flight Aviary. Costing over a million dollars and opened five years ago, the aviary has been ingeniously designed as a snapshot of restored native forest and it certainly makes you realise how starkly quiet our forests have become.

Feeling peckish? In Masterton, hot-foot it to Don Luciano Café and Roastery.

This colourful, charismatic café is irrepressibly cosmopolitan with its strong suit being the South American inspired dishes.

The onsite coffee roastery imports

the sort of place I could never get bored of, guaranteed “ It’s to enthrall, no matter how many times you visit. A huge

draw is the novelty of seeing a little white kiwi, Manukura – due to her rare recessive white gene

Manukura is not to be messed with!

She has a little brother, Mapuna, who can sometimes be seen on a night tour.

A masterstroke in the Pukaha experience is the variety of talk and feed sessions, sprinkled throughout the day, which encompasses all of the exhibits, from the timeless tuatara, to hand-feeding the voracious long-finned eels and the birdlife.

But if it’s your first visit to Pukaha, or haven’t been for a while, the runaway

beans from Honduras, the homeland of the café’s delightfully hands-on owner, Marvin Guerrero.

The café is named in honour of his grandfather. For a brunch to remember, order up Marvin’s baleadas – a street food classic of flour tortillas stuffed with refried beans, cheese and scrambled eggs, slathered in Latin-style cream, similar to crème fraiche.

I absolutely adored Saint Sebastian, one

of Masterton’s newest restaurants, which serves casual, local, seasonal food and kai moana, with a homestyle menu designed for sharing that accentuates locality.

In a region that produces superb meat – I adored the scotch fillet, locally raised and butchered by Homegrown, and cooked over wood and charcoal.

The building itself is a traffic-stopper.

Built 95 years ago as a Masonic Lodge, the heritage building is fully restored and bathed in a powder blue paint job.

Pointing the car south, it’s a short hop to the bucolic magnificence of Martinborough’s intimate, wraparound patchwork of vineyards.

With over 20 boutique wineries within easy reach of leafy Memorial Square, backdropped by the stately grace of the Martinborough Hotel, cellar door hopping is a breeze. In fact, most can easily be visited on foot or by bike.

In addition to hitting the wine trail, take a seat at a newbie eatery in Martinborough, Crouching Tiger.

This casual dining restaurant has fast attracted a red-hot following for its PanAsian street food menu and headline cocktails.

It’s all about dumplings, yakitori skewers, noodles and curries.

Lingering fondly in my memory are their Takoyaki squid balls in Japanese BBQ sauce, and their chicken and ginger dumplings with radish vinegar. www.wairarapanz.com

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All events are subject to change under Covid restrictions

Every day

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

10am

Every Tue and Fri Methven Museum Methven Pubs and Liquor history, call time and come visit our new display on the history of our magnificent hotels, supplemented by some interesting historical liquor laws and consumption trends. Admission free but donations welcome.

Every Tuesday/Wednesday

Mid Canterbury Connector Mid Canterbury Connector provides low-cost return trips to Ashburton from smaller towns or rural areas in an on demand service, Mondays to Fridays, any time between 9am and 4.30pm. Book via the direct phone line for bookings, which is 03 928 8164.

Ashburton open coffee mornings If you are new to town or been living here all of your life, come and have a coffee and chat at a child-friendly location. All are welcome at the Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street.

Please contact Adi 027 220-8791 or Sue-ann 021 679-348 to register.

10.30am - 12 noon

Hip Hop for Seniors Every Wednesday 10am-11am at the Ashburton Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton. $5. Phone 308-6817 Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids. Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the gallery to get creative and explore themes in art. A great space for children to learn and interact with each other. Children of all ages are welcome. Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm Little Groovers Every Wednesday during school terms Hakatere Presbyterian parish, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald. Musical fun for 0-5-year-olds.

Gold coin donation. Call 03 308-5272 for more information.

10am-10.30am

Every Wednesday

Device Drop-In Sessions

2pm and 4pm.

Second Fri of every month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity.

Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month.

10.30am - 12 noon

Every Sat Ashburton Farmers’ Market Local fresh food and produce, hot drinks.

North end of West Street car park.

9am start The Ashburton Toy Library Open for toy exchange. 106 Victoria Street, the Triangle.

9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum A great selection of many aircraft, from the past to the future at the Ashburton Airport.

10am - 3pm

Every Sun to Fri

Ashburton Aviation Museum A great selection of many aircraft, from the past to the future at the Ashburton Airport.

Last Sun of every month Nor’Westers Muso’s Club A monthly open mic afternoon at Feeney’s Lounge in the Devon Tavern, Ashburton. All the gear is set up, just bring your talent - all are welcome, as is any style of music.

2pm - 6pm.

First Sunday of every month

Methven Market A local produce and craft market at the Methven Resort on the first Sunday of each month from 9am to 1pm.

Monthly

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild Meet Seniors Centre 206 Cameron Street.

1st Saturday of the month 10.30am - 3.30pm, 2nd Thursday of the month 1pm - 3.30pm 3rd Tuesday of the month 7pm - 9pm 4th Thursday of the month 10.30am - 3.30pm

Free Device Help Sessions at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between

November 27-28

February 17

Triton Hearing Triton Hearing are going to be offering free hearing checks outside the Ashburton Mitre 10 Mega store between 9am and 5pm.

Merry Little Christmas Market The Merry Little Christmas Market will return this year to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre - even if we are in Level 2.

St John Garden Fete Held at Ted & Sue Rollinson’s property at 282 Awaroa School Road, RD 11 Rakaia from 10am - 4pm.

All proceeds being donated to St John Mid Canterbury (Ashburton, Methven, Mayfield) to support local services. The beautiful garden is located 10 minutes from Rakaia and 30 minutes from Ashburton. Open air site with craft vendors.

November 29

February 19

Toot for Tucker Ashburton County Lions Toot for Tucker require drivers and helpers and also donations of non perishable food items to help replenish the Ashburton foodbanks.

Meet Ashburton Racecourse from 5.30pm for briefing and receive collection area maps for 6pm start.

If you can spare an hour we would really appreciate your assistance.

Donations of food can be left at your letterbox for collection. Listen out for the “Toots”.

Relay For Life Mid Canterbury Relay For Life is an inspiring community event that gives everyone a chance to celebrate cancer survivors and carers; remember loved ones lost to cancer; and fight back by raising awareness and funds to support the work of Cancer Society. Relay For Life is for people of all ages and fitness levels - anyone can take part. Gather your relay team and sign up for an amazing event at the Ashburton Domain Oval. Any questions, please email mcrelay@cancercwc.org.nz

November 28

December 4 Christmas Market Day A pre-Christmas market day at the Tinwald Recreation Centre from 9am-4pm. With the Santa parade cancelled, all the festivities will be incorporated in the market day

December 6 Abbas Nazari talk Afghani Abbas Nazari will be speaking at the Ashburton Public Library at two time slots: 6.30 - 7.30 and 7.30 - 8.30. He will also have signed copies of his book for sale.

Everyone welcome. Reservations are essential and are to be made at the library on 3087192 or email library@ adc.govt.nz

April 8-10 From left, Karen McRae from Property Brokers, Lilian Wakelin and Sue Green from Ashburton County Lions are getting ready for Toot For Tucker on Monday November 29. Event helpers will be tooting around the town from 6pm.

Donations will be going to St Vincent De Paul, the community food bank at Salvation Army and Presbyterian Support. the stage in a two-hour concert filled with both modern and traditional Christmas music. Tickets from $10 + fees. December 18 at 7.30pm and December 19 at 2pm. Held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

January 5-10

December 18-19

Methven Summer School A fantastic adult learning opportunity through great Art, Food and Lifestile Courses. Amazing tutors, relaxed atmosphere.

All I Want For Christmas

January 29-30

Some of Mid Canterbury’s leading performers bring song and dance to

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market

The 2022 Annual Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market will be held at the Ashburton Racecourse on the mornings of January 29 and 30 from 9am. We are collecting quality second-hand furniture, collectables, china, household, sporting, garden, and workshop items etc. No TV’s or computers, please. Contact John: 3076229, Dave 3074349 or Clarrie 3089629. Charity Market subject to Covid restrictions in force at the time.

February 5-6

is joining forces with the Military Adventure Group to put on an extravaganza over Waitangi weekend 2022. The display will see one of the largest presentations of military uniforms, weapons, and equipment ever assembled at one display. Dates in history ranging from the New Zealand Maori Wars through to Timor. This will be situated in the Superhanger generously provide for use by the museum. 9am-4.30pm both days. Tickets: Family pass $38, Adult: $16, Child $5, MotorHome Parking: $5.

Militaria and Aviation Extravaganza The Ashburton Avation Museum

Ashburton Glow In The Park EA Networks are partnering with Ashburton District Council to celebrate 100 years of serving the community by staging a threeday lighting spectacle in the Ashburton Domain. The show will start at 6pm on Friday 8 April 2022 with a display of fireworks and an official “switching on” of the light installations in the Ashburton Domain. Information panels will also tell EA Networks’ story, from its beginnings as the Ashburton Electric Power Board to the present day as a provider of electricity lines and fibre-optic cables for the internet.

On Saturday and Sunday, Glow in the Park will operate from 5.30pm until 9.30pm.

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Letters may be handed in to the Ashburton Guardian Office, 3rd Floor, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street or posted to: Santa’s Little Helpers, c/- PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 and must reach us no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 7.

Alternatively, email goodies@theguardian.co.nz

This year again, along with Santa, we would like to make a special collection of Christmas gifts from Ashburton retailers and businesses to give to families in Mid Canterbury who may not be as fortunate as others.

To do this Father Christmas needs two helpers who will each spend half a day with him, on December 9 and 10, 2021, calling on our Christmas stores collecting gifts. Those gifts will be given to the local St Vincent De Paul, who will then distribute the gifts to families in Mid Canterbury.

Our Santa’s Little Helpers will be photographed visiting local stores during the day with Santa and we will publish these photographs on Saturday, December 18, 2021, in the Ashburton Guardian.

All children in the Ashburton District are invited to write a letter stating why they would like to be Santa’s Little Helper and why they would like to help us collect gifts for other families.

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If speaking in public terrifies you, then help is at hand A

s long as there’s speaking in public and people scared about addressing a meeting, delivering a speech or toasting the bride, there’s Toastmasters.

Ashburton Toastmasters celebrate their 50th anniversary next week and say they’re as valuable now as when they first began in 1971.

“We’re there to encourage public speaking and provide leadership skills. Our role hasn’t changed,” President of Ashburton Toastmasters, Adi Avnit said.

They believe their need is as important as when Toastmasters was first established in the United States in 1924. They exist to help people speak effectively and with discipline in front of others.

As an example, past District Governor, Jeff Withington, recalls a former Ashburton mayor addressing a regional meeting of Toastmasters. “He had five minutes to welcome delegates, but was still raging half an hour later and we hadn’t done the introductions,” Withington said.

Toastmasters would’ve made him welcome and taught brevity of speaking.

“People fear speaking in public more than death itself. If you’re not an extrovert there’s an innate fear to speak in front of people,” he said. “The fear is called glossophobia and it’s at the top of the phobia list worldwide.”

Adi Avnit explains that Toastmasters offer pathways to give people confidence in improving their public speaking. That includes the ability to gesture effectively, provide vocal variety, improve body language and connect with an audience.

“The cornerstone of the programme is to give feedback in a constructive and supportive way.”

Each meeting is entirely practical. It’s a workshop where members polish their skills.

There’s many a slip between the quip and the lip and the programme teaches them how to overcome them.

Avnit explains a different Toastmaster is appointed each month to run the programme and create an agenda. After the welcome, a grammarian gives the word for the evening. Members are then encouraged to use it in their speeches, introductions or evaluations.

If it’s “crusher” then it would arise in different ways over the next two or three hours.

The evening begins with prepared speeches. A toastmaster knows the meeting before, it’s his or her turn to address the members. They are permitted to use visual aids or prepared notes, but are discouraged from reading them.

They’re also encouraged to speak for a particular length of time. Toastmasters use the traffic light system long before the government thought about it.

If their speech is seven minutes long, they get a green light at five minutes, yellow at six and red at seven. That probably means

Generally speaking, he’s generally speaking. If that’s the case he needs to go to Toastmasters to learn about the effective art of speaking in public.

For 50 years Ashburton Toastmasters have addressed fears, taught confidence and ensured butterflies fly in formation.

By Malcolm Hopwood

Jeff Withington (left) and Adi Avnit display many newspapers cuttings that chronicle the last 50 years of Ashburton Toastmasters. they’re at Level 4.

“The length of speech is so important, not just for members but anyone required to address a public meeting or introduce a guest,” Withington said.

matoes,” Withington recalls. “It’s a crucial part of our programme.

It means that, if you have an opinion in the workplace on any topic, you can impart it effectively.”

fear speaking in public more than “ People death itself. If you’re not an extrovert there’s an innate fear to speak in front of people.

Following prepared addresses, the meeting turns to table topics.

These are two-minute impromptu speeches on topics provided by the resident Toastmaster.

While the idea sounds daunting, both Avnit and Withington allow plenty of license and the speakers can lurch from the subject if they know little about it.

“The letter T came up as a topic and I talked about planting to-

All speeches, whether prepared or impromptu, are followed by an evaluation. The assessment on style, fluency, focus, message, objective and impact is provided by other members chosen by the duty toastmaster.

If it all sounds serious, it’s not.

There’s a timekeeper who keeps note of the length of speeches, a memory master who tests members on retaining information

and a jokemaster.

Yes, there’s even training on how to deliver a joke. Toastmasters give instruction on how to tell a joke, rather than recite it from the Reader’s Digest.

“It’s the delivery of the joke that’s important,” Withington said. “There’s an art to it. You don’t want to forget the punchline or have to explain it afterwards to people who missed the point.”

Even the grammarian returns to check on how often crusher was used in conversation and the use of fillers. They are the ums and ahs that punctuate speech.

“We work to eliminate them,” Avnit said. “They can be quite distracting when they interrupt the flow of words. We encourage people to pause rather than use an um.”

To ensure everyone is involved, the duty toastmaster engages them either to deliver the

speeches, introduce the speakers or evaluate them afterwards.

At the end of the evening, he or she assesses the evening and evaluates the evaluators.

Avnit and Withington highlight a number of former members whose speaking skills have elevated them to high profile jobs and some who’ve attended briefly to learn skills and confidence to speak at a particular function.

Others, such as Adi Avnit himself, an Israeli, have joined Toastmasters to improve their English.

Next Wednesday’s milestone at the RSA will include a 50th anniversary cake and a programme adapted for the evening.

Both Withington and Avnit have invited former Toastmasters to attend and members of the public who want to improve their speaking ability or even to tell the joke about the Englishman, the Irishman and the Scotsman.

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avid Bradley is just about the last Ashburton Legion of Frontiersmen left standing.

After 35 years involvement, he realised it was time to close the legion down. “I never wanted to do it but I had no choice. We had a meeting, there was four of us left, including my wife, Lois, so we called it a day,” he said.

Ten years on, David still has his medals, scrapbooks, uniform and lots of memories.

The Legion of Frontiersmen was established in London by Captain Roger Pocock in 1904. He’d had a colourful career as a member of the Northwest Mounted Police in Canada and helped to subdue an Indian and buffalo hunter rebellion before working on a pirate ship, making trips to the Arctic and serving in South Africa’s Boer War. The legion he established was voluntary, self-supporting and organised on a semi-military basis. According to Pocock, its objects were the safety and well-being of the empire, the encouragement of military training, loyalty to the throne and the peacetime enrolling of men who had frontier, naval, military or other experience, useful to the empire in time of need.

Ashburton rallied to the “time of need” in 1935, a year after Christchurch and Timaru.

Growth was so impressive that two years later Deputy-Commandant Major Mitchell, decorated with the DSO and VD, was created a sub-command of the South Island.

VD? Google doesn’t say what else it stood for but offers Vampire Diaries, Vascular Dementia, Vote Democrat, Valentine’s Day and Virgins in Denial as alternatives.

However, frontiersmen served gallantly in both world wars. At the outbreak of war in 1914, Captain D’Esterre, a newspaper editor and legion organising officer, offered two fully equipped squadrons at 24-hours notice.

The government declined, but frontiersmen in their 20s and 30s rode into camp, joined the Mounted Rifles and served at Gallipoli, in Flanders mud and in the Palestine deserts.

The war exacted a dreadful toll with thousands being killed and only a faithful few carried on the legion’s work until it started to gather strength again in the 1930s.

“They would have played an important

Red tape, government regulation and the tax department have done the Legion of Frontiersmen not just out of a job, but out of existence. When New Zealand’s version of the Mounties provided a free service, we now pay for it.

By Malcolm Hopwood part in both wars and 9000 gave the ultimate sacrifice,” David said.

“There were also those who were injured or survived the war and returned to start the legion again.”

In 1974 David felt the urge to belong to an organisation in Ashburton. The idea of the Legion of Frontiersmen appealed.

Its uniform, copied from the Mounties, of lemon squeezer hat, dark jacket and leather belt, gloves, riding breeches and boots, appealed. The legion had a new recruit.

“I joined because of the voluntary work involving security and community service,” he said. “We were authorised by the Minister of Transport to help patrols, road accidents and emergencies.

“During the Erebus disaster when no-one knew what was happening or where the aircraft was, we helped traffic control on the Ashburton Bridge.”

The legion was seen regularly around Mid Canterbury assisting local government, organising traffic and being more than Santa’s little helpers at Christmas. No parade through Ashburton streets took place without the legion controlling the crowd.

Above all, David enjoyed the comradeship, duties, responsibilities and conferences he attended.

“I rose to captain for several years and was on the New Zealand headquarters staff as the South Island liaison officer,” he said.

“It involved travel and we’d meet other legions throughout the island.

“We had many effective members, many who came from a military background.”

Like other organisations, there was a structure to the Legion of Frontiersmen with David, as captain, chairing the meeting, taking the roll call, reciting the oath

and working through the agenda.

At one stage the Ashburton legion had 40 members and they were active around the district as the “go to” organisation.

Their uniforms came from the police and Ministry of Transport, although David acknowledged some people believed they were Mounties in disguise.

“The Stetson hats gave us a Canadian appearance. We prided ourselves on how good we looked,” he said.

David vividly recalls a national event in 1984 when the legion’s new colours were dedicated and presented by Governor-General, Sir David Beattie. Lady Beattie was the patron.

Looking back, he believed the legion played an important role in the formative years of Ashburton’s growth and development.

“Whenever there was a major event, we were called on,” he said.

David points to red tape as causing the death knell of the legion. By the start of the 21st century, government regulation denied them the opportunity to be a safe pair of hands and responsible for crowd control during large community events. They preferred to pay people, he said.

“We were disappointed because I felt we were still needed.”

He also said Inland Revenue started snooping and questioning its donations.

“Government interference started to make things too difficult,” he said.

Members were also getting older and new recruits were as scarce as dental work on chooks. “We couldn’t get younger members to join. They’d ask what’s in it for them and do they get paid?” continued next page

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bove – David Bradley in his Legion of Frontiersmen uniform.

eft – Local and national members of the Legion f Frontiersmen met in 2009 to mark the 105th nniversary of the founding of the movement. shburton Mayor (at the time) Bede O’Malley s in front, alongside NZ Commandant, Sandra arish with David Bradley, behind and to the left.

Peter Lesley (left) and David Bradley guard the Legion of Frontiersmen memorial in Baring Square to the memory of 9000 frontiersmen who gave their lives in two world wars and the conflicts that followed.

The legion met once a week in Ashburton, but then it became monthly, numbers were dwindling.

While David and his members belonged for pride, companionship and a sense of community service, people started calling them, Dad’s Army.

“That really hurt,” David said.

Then there was the belief

that the legion was a man’s organisation and women members weren’t encouraged.

While that might be accurate at the beginning, the women, called lasses, were welcome but they were a separate division within the legion and only came together at the end.

The Ashburton Legion of Frontiersmen survived the 100th anniversary of the movement but went into recess six years later.

“It was a sign of the times,” David said. “We met for the last time and Lois, my wife, put on a cup of tea.”

Most of the Ashburton medals, uniforms and history have gone to the New Zealand Army Museum in Waiouru. One uniform that stays in Harrison Street is David’s.

“I still have it and no-one’s going to get it while I’m alive.

I’m leaving it for the family,” he said.

He admits it’s unlikely the Legion of Frontiersmen will be revived in Ashburton but “one of these days” David and Lois might just visit Waiouru to revive memories when there were legions of legions around New Zealand and the empire was in a time of need.

Left – David and Lois Bradley hold their personal Legion of Frontiersman flag. Centrepiece are the words God Guard Thee within a circle of laurel leaves and royal insignia. The New Zealand flag is incorporated at the top.

Despite the legion being in recess, David continues to display the flag on Anzac Days at the Legion of Frontiersmen cenotaph.

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DriveThru

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All things motoring and otherwise

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emories greet Roger Jones whenever he opens the door of his 1949 Ford Bonus truck.

Memories of the similar model truck his father and mother bought brand new in the late 1940s.

In those days, the family farmed in South Otago, and Roger’s memories include family outings, when he and his older brother Gordon travelled in the back of the truck under canvas, all year round, while their parents and younger sister Noeline rode in the cab.

When Roger got a go kart, it was brought home from Dunedin on the back of the truck.

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a V8 motor and 3-speed gearbox, was shipped to Fremantle and from there they drove it across the Nullarbor, to Sydney.

It never missed a beat, and Roger and Isla enjoyed the experience.

Driving the Ford Bonus is fun

It’s an understatement to say they like travelling in the Ford; much of their motoring in it is on Vintage Car Club rallies. They’ll be taking it of the club’s Commercial Rally on Sunday December 5, 2021.

Roger and Isla like Vintage Car Club events: “It’s a great way to meet others and see parts of our district and further

Reliving memories

So it wasn’t really surprising when, seven years ago, Roger and Isla got the opportunity to purchase their Ford Bonus, they took it.

Since they bought the truck in Auckland, it has been given the restoration it needed.

Rogers says: “Taking it apart for restoration was the easy part, putting it back together was the hard part”.

But putting it back together they did, and thanks to their efforts – and much assistance from their friend Brookie and others – the result is marvellous.

The truck is finished in colours which really suit it, and features polished mahogany woodwork.

They did own a similar truck which they decided to sell, but not before gaining knowledge which helped with the restoration of this one.

Creating new memories

Immediately Roger and Isla set about making memories in their newly-restored vehicle.

Within 18 months of completing the restoration, the truck, which has

The Commercial Section Over recent years the Commercial section of the Vintage Car Club has become increasingly popular.

Ashburton Club Commercial Convenor Bernie Bradley says the section provides a great opportunity for members who have commercial vehicles to get together.

While many commercial vehicles are club-eligible and are often driven at various club events, specific outings like the run on December 5 are arranged from time to time.

Venues on these runs usually include places with a commercial connection.

afield”.

Since becoming club members they have only missed one Commercial Run.

It’s been pretty much Fords

While over the years they have owned a variety of makes and models, Fords loom large on the list, which currently includes a Ford Escort – similar to one they owned when they got married – and an LTD. There’s also a delightful 1929 D A Dodge in their stable, which will also be getting an outing on an upcoming tour.

The Ford Bonus owned by his parents when Roger was young created memories, great memories; the one he and Isla have now is doing the same.

Owning it is special for Roger and Isla – it really is a Bonus in more than just name.

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Inspired by legend

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n February 6 1967, Ferrari pulled off one of the most spectacular feats in its entire history when it took the top three places at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the first round of that year’s International World Sports Car Championship.

The three cars that shot past the chequered flag in that legendary side-by-side finish on Ford’s home turf – in first place a 330 P3/4, in second a 330 P4 and in third a 412 P – represented the pinnacle of development of the Ferrari 330 P3, a model that chief engineer Mauro Forghieri had significantly improved in each of the three racing car fundamentals: engine, chassis and aerodynamics.

The 330 P3/4 perfectly encapsulated the spirit of the sports prototypes of the 1960s, a decade now considered the golden era of closed wheel racing and an enduring reference point for generations of engineers and designers.

The name of the new Icona evokes that legendary 1-2-3 finish and pays homage to the Ferrari sports prototypes that helped earn the marque its unparalleled motor sport status.

The Daytona SP3, presented today at the Mugello Circuit during the 2021 Ferrari Finali Mondiali, is a limited edition that joins the Icona series which debuted in 2018 with the Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2.

The Daytona SP3’s design is a harmonious interplay of contrasts, sublimely sculptural, voluptuous surfaces alternating with the kind of sharper lines that revealed the burgeoning importance of aerodynamics in the design of racers such as the 330 P4, 350 Can-Am and 512 S. The bold choice of a Targa body with a removable hard top was also inspired by the sports prototype world: consequently, the Daytona SP3 not only delivers exhilarating driving pleasure but also usable performance.

From a technical perspective, the SP3 takes its inspiration from the sophisticated engineering solutions already adopted in racing the 1960s: today as back then, maximum performance was achieved by working on the aforementioned three fundamental areas.

The Daytona SP3 sports a naturally-aspirated V12, mid-rear-mounted in typical racing car style.

The chassis is built entirely from composite materials using Formula 1 technologies that have not been seen in a road car since the LaFerrari, Maranello’s last supercar.

The seat is an integral part of the chas-

sis to reduce weight and guarantee the driver a driving position similar to that of a competition car.

Thanks to unprecedented features, such as chimneys that extract low-pressure air from the underbody, the Daytona SP3 is the most aerodynamically efficient car ever built by Ferrari without resorting to active aero devices.

Because of the clever integration of

these technical innovations, the car can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 2.85s and from zero to 200km/h in just 7.4s: exhilarating performance, and the intoxicating V12 soundtrack deliver completely unparalleled driving pleasure.

Ah, the humble Volkswagen. Oh, and did you know that Volkswagen group also owns twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, and MAN?

Although inspired by the stylistic language of 1960s racing cars, the Daytona SP3 is clothed in very undeniably original, modern forms.

Its sculptural power celebrates and interprets the sensual volumes of sports prototypes to wholly contemporary effect.

It goes without saying that a design this ambitious demanded a meticulously planned and executed strategy from Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni and his Styling Centre team.

Even the Daytona SP3’s cockpit takes its inspiration from historic Ferraris such as the 330 P3/4, the 312 P and the 350 Can-Am. Starting with an idea of a high-performance chassis, the designers crafted a meticulously refined space that delivers the comfort and sophistication of a modern Grand Tourer whilst keeping the styling language quite minimalist.

To give the Daytona SP3 the most exhilarating V12 on the market, Ferrari chose the 812 Competizione’s engine as its starting point, but relocated it to the mid-rear position to optimise the intake and exhaust layout as well as

fluid-dynamic efficiency.

The result is that the F140HC engine is the most powerful internal combustion engine ever built by Ferrari and deliver a massive 840 cv with the typical exhilarating power and sound of a Prancing Horse V12.

The engine has a 65° vee between its cylinder banks and retains the 6.5-litre capacity of its predecessor, the F140HB, sported by the 812 Competizione from which it inherits its upgrades.

All the developments enhance the performance of a powertrain that sets the new benchmark for its category thanks to its astonishing soundtrack – obtained through targeted work on both the intake and exhaust lines – and the 7-speed gearbox.

Maximum revs of 9500 rpm and a torque curve that rises rapidly all the way up to maximum revs gives occupants the feeling of boundless power and acceleration.

Combined with optimised cam profiles, the variable valve timing system creates an unprecedented system of equal height pressure peaks required to obtain power at high revs without sacrificing any torque at low and medium revs. The result is a feeling of continuous, rapid acceleration, culminating in astonishing power at maximum revs.

Hybrid battery system a world first

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irst unveiled in concept form at CES 2020, NAWA has joined forces with expert technical partners to rapidly accelerate development of the revolutionary new machine; a zero-emission motorbike that illustrates how NAWA’s nano-based ultracapacitors can be applied to a real-world electric vehicle powertrain, by combining them with conventional lithium-ion cells to create a ‘hybrid’ battery system.

The innovation opens up new possibilities for all e-powertrains, greatly improving efficiency, reducing charging times and extending entire system life. Entirely modular and scaleable, the system is applicable to any electric vehicle and can reduce the size of the lithium-ion battery by up to half, or extend the range by up to double – or a combination in between.

NAWA Racer can cover 150km on a mixed cycle, but by capturing so much energy from stop-start riding, releasing it again as acceleration, it can double its urban range to 300km. The inwheel motor produces 100PS, rocketing from rest to 100km/h in less than three seconds, onto a top speed of 150km/h.

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Mustangs primed for the mountain

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our weekends of intense action at Sydney Motorsport Park has the Ford Mustang teams primed and optimistic for the biggest race of the 2021 Repco Supercars Champion-

ship.

Looking ahead to the Bathurst 1000 weekend, which starts on December 2, all four Mustang squads can see good things ahead after a solid string of Top 10 performances in Sydney, including multiple race wins for Anton De Pasquale and Shell V-Power Racing.

Cam Waters bounced back onto the podium with his Monster Energy Mustang in the first of the 250-kilometre mini-enduros of the Sydney SuperNight weekend, the finale of four back-to-back meetings at Sydney Motorsport Park.

De Pasquale claimed second place in the inaugural Sydney Cup that was created to reward the best finishers through the four-weekend swing.

“Our Ford teams again did us proud in Sydney as they raced in some very tricky conditions,” said Andrew Birkic, President and CEO, Ford Australia. “Anton again had great speed with another pole position – to secure the 2021 Pole Award – while Cameron Waters and Tickford had a sensational return to form with a podium on Saturday evening.

“We now look forward to the Great Race at Bathurst. We can’t wait!”

Ben Croke, Shell V-Power Racing

“Over the course of the four weekends we’ve won 50 per cent of the races, Anton has had seven pole positions, and Will has also been on the podium. We have to be happy with that.

“The format this weekend, with a mixture of hard and soft-compound tyres – not to mention the rain – meant we had races where anything could happen.

“We’ve now got plenty of momentum heading into Bathurst and we’re happy to have two

straight cars to load into the truck to head to Mount Panorama.”

Tim Blanchard, Team CoolDrive

“We started the weekend strongly, but then had a couple of issues in the first race, including stacking for Tim’s pitstop, that knocked us around.

“On Sunday it was great to get up to fourth in the Top 10 shootout, but then we didn’t get to race with the rain. So a weekend with lots of potential, but no real result. Looking to Bathurst, we had a really strong car in the sprints there at the start of the season so we’re looking forward to going back. We’ll be trying to build on what we’ve started.”

Championship standings Will Davison: 3rd Cam Waters: 5th Anton de Pasquale: 6th Tim Slade: 12th James Courtney: 13th Andre Heimgartner: 15th Jack Le Brocq: 16th David Reynolds: 18th Thomas Randle: 25th (three rounds only) Luke Youlden: 27th (two rounds only)

Tim Edwards, Tickford Racing

“The Saturday race was the strongest we’ve been through the four weeks in Sydney. Until then we’d been up-and-down, up-and-down.

“The rain at the end of the race compromised the ultimate outcome for our cars, but it was great to get Cam back onto the podium. Now the crew is match fit and raring to go after the rain-out. The good thing for us is that Bathurst is a very different kettle of fish to SMP, a different circuit and a very different format. We’re all raring to go and looking forward to the big one.”

Stephen Grove, Kelly Grove Racing

“We’re obviously disappointed that the final race of the weekend didn’t go ahead. We had very good speed in the wet and that was very pleasing. To qualify third and eighth was easily the best we’ve done through the four weekends in Sydney and the whole weekend was solid for us.

“It was quite a positive because we’re starting to unlock the speed in the cars. And it was good to have Davy Reynolds back in the car.

“We’re heading with some confidence, with strong co-drivers and a game plan to maximise our opportunities.”

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NZ Men’s Interprovincial

Set to tear up Brandon

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New Zealand’s best golfers will converge on Ashburton this weekend ahead of the New Zealand Men’s Interprovincial which starts officially on Tuesday.

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Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

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STARS OF THE WEEK Des Kruger Runs, and lots of them. Almost every week, it would seem. One of the better batsmen to have played for this district, without a doubt.

Hockey excellence

Celebrations were held this week for Mid Canterbury Hockey to close a memorable season on the turf for the district.

With a new look local tournament having broken away from the South Canterbury embrace, Mid Canterbury Hockey went about providing a platform in which players from the region could enjoy the sport without the massive dedication of huge amounts of time on the road, and with strong competitions across both the

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THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

Cricket Mid Canterbury cricket fans get another treat with both senior sides playing at home. Allenton against Temuka and Tech against Star both from 12 noon at the Domain.

Tennis Mid Canterbury is littered with tennis stars, and they are all on action at once on Saturday afternoons at the Tennis Centre. Check them out from 1pm.

Softball There are a few major events on the horizon for Mid Canterbury Softball.

But the local action continues today with club level play at Argyle Park from 1pm.

men, women and age group grades it can only be hailed as a huge success.

As part of this week’s AGM, a number of special presentations were made.

Tinwald’s Olivia Muir and Allenton’s Lachie Lansdown were awarded the H Bennett Cup, and Corey Hastie was named coach of the year for his efforts within the Wakanui club.

Two Gold Service Awards were presented for long standing dedication to hockey

Doing great things at Mid Canterbury Netball and helping to branch that out even further with new initiatives and programmes to help the community get active.

in Mid Canterbury, one to Methven’s Di Callaghan and the other to Graeme Moore of Wakanui.

Local legend, David Fisher, was also awarded his Hockey New Zealand Gold Service Award by the night’s guest speaker, former national player Barry Maister.

Pictured above from left; Corey Hastie, Jeremy Moore, on behalf of Graeme Moore, Barry Maister, David Fisher and Di Callaghan.

Time to have a flutter . . .

We though it couldn’t happen. But it did. The All Blacks lost two in a row, and there was no positive reaction to the Irish test the week before.

Disappointing on so many counts, but there’s not enough space to lament that here.

On to this week, and in desperate need of finding a winner

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worth getting involved in.

We’ll head to the track, and look for a little local success on the closest track to Mid Canterbury, that isn’t in Mid Canterbury – Geraldine’s Orari Racecourse.

Lauriston horseman Kerry O’Reilly has a debutant, Swift Guy, in Race 3.

Trials suggest an early winner, but should be a good each way bet on debut.

His brother Leo will do the driving.

Brent Mayson One of Mid Canterbury’s more consistent lawn bowlers. Always among the action and high up on the results as well.

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NZ’s best ready to attack the Brandon Matt Markham It’s been touted as one of the best courses many South Island golfers have played on in a long time, but by the end of next week the Ashburton Golf Club is going to be torn up.

Not in a bad way though; torn up in the best possible sense of the term.

Sixty-five of New Zealand’s best golfers will step onto the tee blocks, greens, fairways and even roughs of the historic Brandon Links course on the outskirts of Ashburton for one of the biggest golfing events to be held in the district – all with the singular goal of claiming national glory.

The New Zealand Men’s Interprovincial tournament is far from just your run-of-the-mill regional golfing event.

It’s been the pathway for some of New Zealand’s best players as they’ve marched on towards bigger and better things.

Names like Ryan Fox, Danny Lee, Michael Campbell and the legendary Sir Bob Charles feature in its history books, and there’s every conceivable chance that the next big name in golf in this country could be walking around the Ashburton course next week.

Players have been preparing for 12 months for the event, since they walked off the final green at last year’s edition, but for the locals who have been the driving force behind making it all happen, the pathway has been much longer.

“We’ve been putting this together for about two years now,” Ashburton Golf Club’s Paddy Bradford said.

“Back then it felt like we had a lifetime to get it all done, but it’s come around so quickly, and we’re now full steam ahead.

“Right now, it’s pretty exciting we’re close to being able to hand it all over and let NZ Golf take over the running of the event, and we can sit back and enjoy it.”

Play officially begins in the tournament on Tuesday morning, but players from far and wide will start arriving in the district with their support teams and reserves from today – some even booked to mix it with the locals out on the Ashburton course this afternoon.

Come Monday though, it’s down to business, with all teams

Team Aorangi Kris O’Neill Jeff Hewitt Tim Leonard Alex Kelliher Ryan Cockburn Reserve: Cameron Grant Manager: Ray Grant/Blair Franklin

The greens and fairways are pristine, the signage and scoreboards are all set, and the Ashburton Golf Club is ready to host the New Zealand Men’s Interprovincial tournament which starts next week. MATT MARKHAM caught up with tournament co-ordinator and local golf identity, Paddy Bradford, as final preparations were being made.

NZ Men’s Interprovincial The best golfers in the land vying for national glory over five days of intense golf.

7.30am starts for the morning round. 12 noon starts for the afternoon round.

Two rounds per day in a match play format.

Spectators welcome, but double vaccination requirement.

The Ashburton Golf Course will play host to the best in the business next week when the NZ Men’s Interprovincial starts. in town and on the course, many getting their first look during a practice round before Tuesday morning’s official opening.

“There’s a lot arriving over the course of the weekend, they’ll get out there and get the feel for it all when they do and then on Monday it’s all about attacking the course, seeing where they want to be and learning about all the little things the course offers.”

And Bradford is expecting some great numbers to come through on the scorecards.

“Oh, they’re going to tear the course up, some of them – it’s a wonderful course and they’ll play it incredibly well, so it should make for some exciting watching.”

If there is one disappointment though, it’s that the full quota of teams won’t be stepping onto the first tee come Tuesday.

Given the travel restrictions in place, teams from Auckland and North Harbour aren’t able to be in on the action – which is disappointing not only for them, but also the entire tournament.

“Covid has definitely thrown

a few curve balls at us along the way, but we’re in a good spot now – we’ve set the expectation that anyone coming to play, watch or to volunteer will have to be double vaccinated or provide proof of a negative test.

“That may change during the

week with the traffic light system, and it could be simply that you must be double vaccinated, and a negative test won’t be enough.”

The club held the South Island Interprovincial event earlier in the season – a taste-tester for all

Tournament co-ordinator Paddy Bradford.

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in sundry ahead of next week, and the feedback that was received from travelling teams was really positive, and a good nod towards the work of Ashburton greenkeeper Ben Crequer.

“We had a lot of people comment on how it was the best course they’d played on in a long time, which was really encouraging, and a great thing for Ben considering the amount of work he’s done to get everything ready.”

The tournament begins on Tuesday at 7.30am, with the local Aorangi side the first team on to the block.

Bradford said they hoped to see as many spectators and followers down there as possible, with food and beverage available on site.

“It would be great to see a heap of people down here, we don’t get the opportunity to see golf at this level very often so it’s going to be a very special week.”

The men’s event takes centre stage next week, but the following week it’s the turn of the ladies, with the New Zealand Women’s Interprovincial set to be played at the Timaru Golf Club.

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The numbers always make for interesting reading Matt Markham Cricket might be a team game, but it’s one where individuals can certainly make it their own.

And, after six rounds of South Canterbury’s Tweedy Cup cricket competition, it’s becoming very clear who is standing up and making themselves noticed as each week of play unfolds, and Mid Canterbury names feature prominently.

Heading into today’s round of play, which sees Allenton taking on Temuka and Tech hosting Star, there are three Mid Canterbury-based players in the top 10 batsmen for the competition to this point, and six bowlers in the corresponding list as well.

Tech Stags captain, Jason Morrison is leading the way in the batting stakes with 189 runs from his six innings at an average of 37.8, figures only bettered by the almost incomparable Beck twins, who play for Pleasant Point.

Tech’s in-form batsman, Des Kruger, isn’t far behind though, with five appearances in the middle netting him 185 runs at an average of 46.2, while Allenton’s Sat-

veer Singh has 126 runs next to his name from just three innings, at an average of 42.

On the bowling side of things, it’s a very Tech-dominated leader board.

Three of the side’s opening strike bowlers fill the top four spots in the competition – underlining just why they’ve got the best return with the ball record in the competition this season.

Harry Jones has 14 wickets at an

By the numbers Batting

Jason Morrison 189 runs at 37.8 Des Kruger 185 runs at 46.2 Satveer Singh 126 runs at 42 Ryan Bell 124 runs at 62 Sanjay Undre 103 runs at 20.6 Manpreet Hakkla 101 runs at 101

Bowling

Harry Jones – 14 wickets at 8.5 Alex Hooper – 12 wickets at 7.33 Richard Print – 11 wickets at 7.36 Satwant Singh – 11 wickets at 20.3 Ryan Bell – 10 wickets at 6.6 Hasdeep Singh – 10 wickets at 16.7

average of 8.5 to lead the bowling stakes, Alex Hooper sits in second spot behind him with 12 wickets at 7.33, and the evergreen Richard Print continues to be a reliable weapon, with 11 wickets at an average of 7.36.

Allenton’s leader is Satwant Singh, who is ranked sixth in the competition having snared 11 wickets at 20.36.

Today, there’s a chance to improve those records even more.

When Tech and Star last met this season, the Stags registered a 166-run victory, after scoring 285 before rolling their rivals for under 120.

Using those big batsmen up the top of the order, a coin-toss victory today would likely see them keen to take the willow again, and build another substantial innings before letting their strike-rate bowlers do the job.

For Allenton, a return match with Temuka creates an opportunity for redemption.

They restricted Temuka to 176 when they last met, but some poor batting saw them fall short of their first victory in the competition when they were beaten by 17 runs.

A little more aptitude with the bat on that occasion could have netted a very different result.

But there’s a chance at a redo in the offing this afternoon.

Tech’s Jason Morrison is the third-ranked batsman in the South Canterbury senior cricket competition.

TENNIS

Pressure goes on Premier side to perform on court Matt Markham The pressure is on, and it’s time for Country Mid Canterbury to stand up in Tennis Canterbury’s premier interclub competition.

A run of defeats over recent weeks have put pressure on the side, as the top teams in the competition start to make a bit of a breakaway from the chasing pack on the competition standings, and if victory doesn’t come soon, the gap may well get even larger for them to peg back in the second half of the season.

Today it’s all on the line.

The side takes on the third placed Cashmere team at Wilding Park, and will head to Christchurch with high hopes of turning around their form and getting things back on track.

Good enough to finish runners-up last season, there’s a belief that it can be done – but correlating that out on the court at the moment is proving the biggest challenge.

Ben Smith will be out to help Country Mid Canterbury to success today.

Meanwhile, Country Mid Canterbury’s Division One team should carry on their merry way.

Second on the standings in

the competition without a defeat next to their name for the season, they head to Wilding Park tomorrow morning to play

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Country North Canterbury.

It’s a match of polar opposites, with Mid Canterbury undefeated and enjoying a spot near the

top of the standings, while North Canterbury are yet to get a win on the board and are languishing in last pace.

The competition remains tough for the Division Two side, who are still looking for their first win of the season. They travel to Prebbleton today to take on neighbours Ellesmere in the fifth round of the competition.

Ellesmere are yet to taste defeat this season, and are currently clear competition leaders.

Back on home courts, there’s still everything to play for in the A Grade competition.

Team Babolat and Team Head lead the charge as it currently stands, and they can put some distance between themselves and the other two teams in the competition this afternoon with further success.

Babolat take on the winless Team Wilson in one match, which should include a good match-up in the singles between Aidan Watt and Rhys Cromie, while Team Head and Team Yonex are set to do battle in the other contest.

Games begin from 1pm at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

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Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Laver gets his shot at a cup Matt Markham In a war of attrition, there are none braver than North Canterbury pacer, Laver.

And thus, without the ever-lurking presence of some of the biggest names in harness racing breathing down his neck, the Gerard O’Reilly-driven pacer must be considered a leading contender for today’s Geraldine Cup, to be run at the Orari Racecourse.

The Geoff and James Dunn-trained pacer would have needed a bit of a lie

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down after a gruelling Cup Week, in which he raced out of his skin to finish sixth in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, before taking on South Coast Arden and coming off second best in the Free-For-All. But none of that quality is there today at Orari, although some of those who were in and around him are.

Three New Zealand Cup runners take on today’s $25,000 feature, including fourth placed Steel The Show, but with respect now earnt by Laver on the track, if O’Reilly presses the go button and looks for the lead, then it’s difficult to see anything holding him out.

And in front, on a grass track that favours leaders, that should be a winning recipe.

While the big names aren’t there, the Mark Purdon and Hayden Cullen stable is, and they’ll be keen to get their name on the Cup, with three strong chances in the race.

Samhara, Pace N Pride and Shan Noble all come into the race with solid Cup Week form in lesser grades and look strong chances today.

It was Pace N Pride who Cullen tended to lean towards, though.

“He was brave in defeat last start, and has taken some natural improvement from the run.

“It’s a handy field but expect a good run from him.”

Purdon will take the drive on Pace N Pride, while Tim Williams gets on board Samhara and Jonny Cox drives Shan Noble.

Leading local lights Geraldine

Race 1: Vertigo – Lawrence McCormick Race 3: Swift Guy – Kerry O’Reilly Race 4: DD’s Super Stuart – Carl Markham Race 5: Betterthanhope – John Hay Race 11: Maren Franco – Leo O’Reilly

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Race 2: Nordy Star – Brent White Race 3: Sassy Star – Brent White Race 5: Major Purchase – Warren Stapleton Race 6: Missmollygoodgolly – Raewyn Low Race 8: Sonoma Tyron – Patrick O’Reilly

Geraldine harness Today at Orari Raceway

R1 TEMUKA TRANSPORT LTD TROT $10,000 2500m 12:00 1 422 Kosciuszko I M Lee R L Houghton 2 0x Tamenund 3 8 Mickey D 4 4x9x7 Moonlight Angel G D O’Reilly 5 78x Heavenly Strings Craig D Thornley 6 0x036 Abacardi Hazel R J Butt B F Crothers 7 90 Rose Isle 8 99x05 Nordic Prince C J Markham 9 050x2 Far More Zealous P J Davis 10 4x64 Musclynn P J Wakelin 11 5 Tyron Arohanui I R Cameron 12 69843 Ginas Majesty 13 980 Kahntdoitalone S R Mcnally L D McCormick 14 43q Vertigo 15 39579 Galleons Ambassador John Morrison 16 Cashem K G Cameron R2 SIMS BAKERY FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $10,000 1850m 12:25 1 694x4 Get Back B N Orange 2 4 Redneck Woman C R Ferguson 3 7 Sheza Manipulator M P Edmonds 4 0x67x Emma’s Girl Craig D Thornley 5 93222 Phone Tap JJA Young-Grant 6 Follow Me Fantasy M J Williamson 7 65x00 You Can Fly Arden S J Ottley T M Williams 8 525 Stellar Arden Korbyn Newman 9 3 Kayser 10 00x50 Kid Gloves J B Patterson R3 FOUR PEAKS TRANSPORT PACE $10,000 1950m 12:50 1 0 Rocketman B Weaver 2 Jimmyray John Morrison B N Orange 3 202 Selsey Bill 4 78070 White Diamond Gold Craig D Thornley 5 3x763 Somedreamsomewhere T M Williams 6 70908 Airies Gold G A Shand L F O’Reilly 7 Swift Guy

8 7 Bow Mach J R Dunn M J Williamson 9 x0080 Webs Reactor 10 87090 Maximilian Neil Burton R4 ECOLAB TROT $11,000 1950m 13:15 1 6x508 Line A Love J B Patterson 2 07x00 Ideal Invasion G D O’Reilly John Morrison 3 54580 Take After Me 4 52321 Awesome Impee P J Wakelin 5 x97x7 Princess Dakota Sam Thornley 6 x6672 Sonoma Tyron 7 67040 Beyond The Horizon J W Smith 8 8x254 Regal Appointment G D Smith 9 50073 Madeleine Stowe P J Davis 10 55664 DD’s Super Stuart J D Markham 11 9x580 Danangus Fella S J Ottley 12 x6030 Under And Over Sheree Tomlinson 13 0500x Play Dough C Mcdowell B N Orange 14 30920 South Park 15 508 Shandon Bells R D Close 16 88903 Some Time L F O’Reilly 17 2077 Fast Whispering M J Williamson 18 0x000 This Time Gamble R J Butt 19 x0000 Goose Healy Neil Burton J R Dunn 20 10 Majestical R5 QUALITY TYRES PACE $11,000 1950m 13:40 1 80201 Safe Zone 2 59650 Sheezagoldengirl Sam Thornley 3 73240 Emma’s Boy B N Orange 4 8x023 Betterthanhope J C Hay 5 961x0 Soviet Star T S Chmiel 6 88008 Hilarious Prince J D Harrington 7 80100 Takemybreathaway Korbyn Newman 8 77072 Taxman R D Close 9 0x765 Passion And Power J R Dunn 10 0x1x7 Deceptive Lee S J Ottley 11 28077 Mark Dunnett JJA Young-Grant John Morrison 12 x0105 Nikol Franco 13 76903 Kingsdown Atom M J Williamson 14 007x0 Swap Over

15 80x23 Wavethebill G D O’Reilly 16 0000x Changeover Jo Neil Burton 17 0x0x0 Omar Sharif 18 46995 Four Starzzz Shiraz Denis O’connell 19 9x90x The Black Shadow Craig D Thornley R6 TIMARU HIRE TROT $12,000 2500m 14:05 1 x7620 Royal Pride Sam Thornley K G Cameron 2 89213 Prince Teka 3 850 Navara Jason Ford Brad Williamson 4 1892 Martha Stuart 5 99x00 Bj Lindenny B N Orange 6 x6608 Mikemaro J F Curtin M J Williamson 7 40109 Cody Banner 8 46315 Bright Glow I R Cameron S R Mcnally 9 08x07 Rogie Falls 10 11x Repeat Pat R D Close D D McCormick 11 84012 Maui J R Dunn 12 93196 Desbois 13 906x0 Kowhai Sundown S J Ottley T M Williams 14 11620 Fighting Fire R7 NORTH END MOTORS PACE $12,000 2500m 14:34 1 11318 Kiwi X Factor G D Smith 2 38528 Champagneandwine John Morrison 3 90067 The Kaik K A Butt Mark Purdon 4 x1653 Riveered 5 2x000 Teds Legacy M P Edmonds 6 32645 Got You Covered J R Dunn B N Orange 7 x9141 Chal Patch 8 37076 Adieu Flirt J C Hay JJA Young-Grant 9 30091 Katherine 10 147x9 Makasar Boy S J Ottley 11 0x404 Better’s Tart S R Mcnally 12 20250 Bettor Believe It 13 67361 Lulu Le Mans R D Close J D Harrington 14 0x000 Just Holla R8 PLACEMAKERS-TIMARU/TWIZEL/OAMARU GERALDINE CUP (HCP PACE) $25,000 2850m 15:09 1 15012 No Time Like Now B N Orange

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R D Close 2 x2417 Kiss The Girls 3 10483 Corravally Star Sam Thornley 4 502 Buckskin C J Dalgety M J Williamson 5 80000 Paul’s Verdict 6 32234 Steel The Show J R Dunn 7 0x851 Samhara T M Williams G D O’Reilly 8 64468 Laver 9 8x262 Pace N Pride Mark Purdon 10 13232 Shan Noble J W Cox G D Smith 11 x5060 Matt Damon R9 FRESH CHOICE (GERALDINE) MOBILE PACE $11,000 1850m 15:44 1 3901 Hilda Maud John Morrison 2 48640 Dreaminsover J W Cox 3 22537 Arden’s Sweetheart J F Curtin 4 0x705 Spicy Girl Becqui M J Williamson 5 87055 Donegal Carrickfin R L Houghton Oliver Kite 6 3000x Sweet Annie 7 52783 Luminite Sam Thornley 8 34007 Lancewood Louie T M Williams 9 79003 Sister’s Delight G D O’Reilly 10 46129 Reggie Golightly B N Orange 11 6290x Mayhem In Malibu S J Ottley J R Dunn 12 x0120 Mach Quillan 13 60368 It’s Me Olivia Thornley C A Butt 14 694 Conquer Me 15 28198 Tane J J JJA Young-Grant 16 59650 Sheezagoldengirl R10 LM MARSHALL MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $15,000 2500m 16:18 1 6xl15 Regal Attire Mark Purdon B N Orange 2 52006 Cochy Malc 3 66671 Clyde Gemma Thornley Sheree Tomlinson 4 52575 Zsa Zoe 5 4x275 Rebel Kibbybones J C Hay 6 x9190 Overzealous P J Davis M J Williamson 7 22134 Count Eyre 8 00x25 B D Yasothon John Morrison 9 94176 Jimmy Carter

T M Williams 10 23162 Phoebe Onyx 11 38024 Springbank Mason Brad Williamson 12 x1386 With Ice R J Butt G D O’Reilly 13 70750 One Apollo 14 68471 The Dominator Craig D Thornley R11 HANLEY FORMULA MOBILE PACE $11,000 1850m 16:43 1 73335 Mighty Reactor Sam Thornley 2 80470 Shards Fury 3 x9800 Essence Of Easton J J Murdoch 4 10100 Riverman Sam T M Williams 5 30946 Sneak A Peek M J Williamson 6 53x80 Saint Waitaki J W Cox B N Orange 7 9790x Not Over 8 619x6 Alene G D O’Reilly 9 72270 John James Preston JJA Young-Grant 10 71000 Hello Adele J Herbert 11 1x803 Major Memphis S J Ottley 12 80900 Aveross Rustler Korbyn Newman 13 13197 Mighty Flying Rocker R J Butt L F O’Reilly 14 0x472 Maren Franco 15 29897 High Flying Harry J R Dunn 16 55900 Givemewhatineed P J Davis

Sam Thornley 3 x9080 Sheelasinleague 4 20040 Kowhai Shadow S J Ottley 5 45102 Eyecon 6 48458 Refine Alana Cameron 7 39x22 Endless Dreams Sheree Tomlinson J R Dunn 8 4992 Journo 9 55675 Martin John B N Orange C J Dalgety 10 21350 Taurus Bromac 11 4227x The Peacemaker G D Smith R D Close 12 95508 Franco Cornel M J Williamson 13 1404 Huckabee 14 65234 Krystal Delight Ben Hope R D Holmes 15 36081 Prodigal Son R8 MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS TROT $9000 2600m 16:07 1 x4202 Ali Lindenny B N Orange Craig D Thornley 2 43905 Tres Magnifique 3 89 Bourbon On The Rocks J P Versteeg Kerryn Tomlinson 4 57077 Shes So Right 5 33270 Bryan Boru J R Dunn B J Borcoskie 6 33165 Smudgee R D Close 7 48x08 Cabella Noir 8 44774 Shiffty G D Smith Ben Hope 9 23872 Tedesco 10 x6672 Sonoma Tyron G D O’Reilly 11 55664 Dd’s Super Stuart J D Markham 12 0x050 Superfast Gorsey G Thornley 13 52321 Awesome Impee P J Wakelin 14 84365 Idle Stuartia 15 957x0 Constellation Alana Cameron John Morrison 16 30920 South Park

T S Chmiel 17 3105 Flyin Sid R9 FIRST DIRECT TAXIS MOBILE PACE 1980m 16:31 1 7x782 Major Collect J R Dunn 2 75656 Styx Sweetie J F Curtin 3 x2260 Immer Besser S J Ottley 4 45102 Eyecon 5 45718 Sing To Me T M Williams Devon Van Til 6 18x04 Unfazed John Morrison 7 18306 Glassy Webb M J Williamson 8 89900 Oliver North B N Orange 9 x0006 Idealingold 10 369x3 Dennis Denuto R D Close 11 19201 Acento R D Holmes 12 80900 Aveross Rustler Korbyn Newman 13 85592 Shards In Manhattan C J Dalgety Jordan Simpson 14 0x008 Will He Rock 15 7093 The Terrorfier Ben Hope

Matt Markham’s Orari Selections Race 1: Kosciuszko, Vertigo, Tamenund, Far More Zealous Race 2: Get Back, Phone Tap, Stellar Arden, You Can Fly Arden Race 3: Swift Guy, Jimmyray, Selsey Bill, Somedreamsomewhere Race 4: Under And Over, Majestical, DD’s Super Stuart, Take After Me Race 5: Betterthanhope, Wavethebill, Nikol Franco, Passion and Power Race 6: Fighting Fire, Maui, Prince Teka, Repeat Pat Race 7: Got You Covered, Rivereed, Katherine, Better’s Tart Race 8: Pace N Pride, Laver, Steel The Show, Shan Noble Race 9: Lancewood Louie, Arden’s Sweetheart, Luminite, It’s Me Race 10: With Ice, The Dominator, Regal Attire, Phoebe Onyx Race 11: Maren Franco, Riverman Sam, Mighty Reactor, Major Memphis BEST BET: Get Back (Race 2) VALUE: With Ice (Race 10)

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R1 JOHNNIE WALKER (AMATEUR DRIVERS) MOBILE PACE $8000 1980m 12:45 1 6800x Edge Sheeran A N Edge 2 45102 Eyecon 3 37x78 Ruby’s A Delight G A Cook S Manawatu 4 x8243 Jeremy Wells 5 980x9 Daggy Lamb J P Reardon A Fitzgerald 6 82151 Moody River B G White 7 91517 Von Art 8 9690 Flamboyant S Blake 9 21062 Senorita Margarita J-A Buckland-Stevens 10 77x30 The Go To Man Kevin Mcclintock 11 28077 Mark Dunnett C P Negus S P Murtha 12 93157 Belle’s Boy 13 7006 Invisible Girl Blair Wilmott R2 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION PACE $9,000 2000m 13:15 1 60593 Cheekygrin R D Holmes A L Lethaby 2 649x4 Charnui 3 700x6 Ali X Craig D Thornley S J Ottley 4 x5855 Southern Storm 5 068x0 Piece Of Gold John Morrison 6 47x79 Nordy Star S R Mcnally J W Cox 7 x0705 Iron Woman 8 6443 Crystal Daytom R D Close C J Markham 9 8800x Ars Gratia Artis 10 64058 Manzini G Thornley 11 x7037 Major Wilson B N Orange M J Williamson 12 x7834 Cute Art Kerryn Tomlinson 13 72 Bono Brown

R3 CELEBRATE WITH LANSON MOBILE TROT $9000 1980m 13:40 1 Sassy Star S R Mcnally Craig D Thornley 2 749x0 Galway Girl 3 25x74 Brother Love G D Smith R D Holmes 4 39062 Jesper Fast 5 Regal Sierra B N Orange 6 x08x8 Dashing Dutchy C Mcdowell Sam Thornley 7 x3658 Royal Diedre 8 20850 Magnifique Dimanche K M Cox John Morrison 9 80x03 Cool Phelan R4 AVON CITY FORD (JUNIOR DRIVERS) HANDICAP PACE $9,000 2600m 14:05 1 96x53 Skidaddle S M Payne Olivia Thornley 2 186 The Conqueror 3 x7042 Southerly Change Ellie Barron Darren Keast 4 77317 Royal Jester 5 x0251 Tairlaw Toll Devon Van Til 6 0740x Sam’s Town Korbyn Newman Sam Thornley 7 5621x Frankie Jones 8 32219 Brother John Mark Hurrell Ben Hope 9 82077 Loyalist 10 x60x9 Tom Martin Kerryn Tomlinson 11 x1880 Carse O Fern Tom Tom Bamford C J Dalgety 12 0x200 Terror Maria R5 FAHEY FENCE HIRE MOBILE PACE $9000 1980m 14:30 1 00x06 Sheeza Purla Alana Cameron J D Harrington 2 0x509 Rock’n Kiwi 3 62897 All Together Now T S Chmiel

4 8x574 Taliesin M J Williamson J R Dunn 5 75260 Eloel 6 x8720 Rockin Va Va T M Williams 7 60005 Hey Tonight R D Close John Morrison 8 8x006 Fascinate 9 x0080 Sir Monty B N Orange J W Cox 10 03x96 Major Purchase 11 73098 The Cobbler G D O’Reilly Ben Hope 12 52060 Victor Bravo K G Cameron 13 002x5 Melando Chief 14 90370 Glitz And Glam G D Smith R6 SPRING BACK WITH MEDIAWORKS PACE $9000 2000m 15:02 1 2235x Don’t Write Me Off R D Close B J Borcoskie 2 78153 Full Of Desire 3 8 Pacific Clipper T M Williams 4 044x4 Missmollygoodgolly L D McCormick 5 321 She’s Got Style J R Dunn John Morrison 6 6x444 Art Collector B N Orange 7 7316 Westar Molly 8 45961 Morries Girl Ben Hope G Thornley 9 0x415 Charlie’s Ace 10 4x405 Motor Mouth Joseph Gray 11 6301 Classey Robin G D Smith J W Cox 12 0054q Kennedy 13 6049 Tas Girl Bromac J D Harrington K G Cameron 14 308x6 El Sirrar R7 CLARKSON SIGNS MBL PACE $9000 1980m 15:31 1 98089 Honour Scroll Kerryn Tomlinson J F Curtin 2 x0687 Songbird

Matt Markham’s Addington Selections Race 1: Moody River, Senorita Margarita, Von Art, Jeremy Wells Race 2: Southern Storm, Crystal Daytom, Charnui, Major Wilson Race 3: Regal Sierra, Cool Phelan, Brother Love, Sassy Star Race 4: Loyalist, Sam’s Town, Tom Martin, Terror Maria Race 5: Victor Bravo, Melando Chief, Eloel, Rockin Vava Race 6: Westar Molly, Missmollygoodgolly, Tas Girl Bromac, Don’t Write Me Off Race 7: Endless Dreams, Kowhai Shadow, Franco Cornel, Journo Race 8: Ali Lindenny, Tedesco, Bryan Boru, Sonoma Tyron Race 9: Immer Besser, Acento, Sing To Me, Major Collect BEST BET: Endless Dreams (Race 7) VALUE: Loyalist (Race 4)

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SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who claimed a hattrick against Tech in a T20 game in 2016? a) Richard Print b) Dylan Stoddart c) Scott Morgan 2. Who won the Mid Canterbury Squash Championship women’s title in 2015? a) Christina Lima b) Donna Brown c) Julie Smith 3. Who started racing V8s for Stone Brothers Racing in 2007, aged 18? a) Shane van Gisbergen b) Greg Murphy c) Steve Richards 4. What year did Isaac Ross start playing for the Chiefs? a) 2009 b) 2010 c) 2011 5. Who won cricket gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games? a) South Africa b) Australia c) New Zealand 6. What year did the iconic Coast to Coast race begin? a) 1983 b) 1985 c) 1987 7. Who did Andrew Mehrtens replace as Canterbury first five in 1994? a) Wayne Smith b) Stephen Brett c) Greg Coffey 8. Which American major winner won consecutive New Zealand Opens in 1985 and 1986? a) Mark Calcavecchia b) Corey Pavin c) Curtis Strange

Answers: 1. a) Richard Print, 2. c) Julie Smith, 3. a) Shane van Gisbergen, 4. c) 2011, 5. a) South Africa, NZ took bronze, 6. a) 1983, 7. c) Greg Coffey, 8. b) Corey Pavin.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Many people older than 18 are not adults – not really. Adulthood includes the acceptance of full responsibility for oneself on all levels. You’ll feel the weight of that with pride today.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Youget to know how some-one behaves in various situations.

It takes trust to manoeuvre a transactional relationship. It takes more trust to navigate relationships beyond the transactional.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ll learn who you are as you wrap yourself around an interesting problem. As Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini said, “The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.”

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The world does not regularly cater to any one person’s whims, though people do hit streaks of personal good fortune that certainly make it seem that way. Don’t let yourself get spoiled by today’s bounty.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Relationships will present themselves with the same peculiarities as magnets. There’s a side that can’t be pushed together and another side that can’t be pulled apart.

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Emotional healing is the same. It takes however long it takes and can’t be rushed by will.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You naturally and thoughtlessly gravitate toward a state of equanimity. In fact, effort and thinking can only get in the way of achieving this calm mental composure. Trust what you were born knowing.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A person doesn’t heal by adapting to a sick environment. You’ll create wellness by either going where health is the norm and absorbing energy there or by creating your own bubble of wholesome vibes.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): A situation is far more complicated than you once thought, though after you absorb this new level of information, you’ll soon be back to feeling confident and in control of things.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Some are honest because it’s rewarded, and that doesn’t make them honest people. Honest people tell the truth regardless of reward, because the truth is inherently valuable.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The best plans have solid structure, contingencies and welcome modification, though only if necessary. That’s because a plan that’s too flexible isn’t a plan, just an acknowledgement of life’s options.

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

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Thursday 19th August till Sunday 22nd August

SITUATIONS VACANT

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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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Part-time time (25 hours per week) Term time - 40 weeks per year plus 2 additional weeks by negotiation

Mitre 10 Mega Ashburton Salesperson Flooring department

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

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Or while stocks last.

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

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West Street, Ashburton PHONE 03 308 5119

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 Final date for accepting applications is 12 December 2021.

(Full �me – 40 hours per week) Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a vacancy for a Salesperson in the Flooring department.

The posi�on is full �me with a Tuesday to Saturday roster (9am – 6pm).

This is a great opportunity to work in one of our fastest growing departments.

The role suits someone with an outgoing personality who would enjoy working closely with clients, suppor�ng them through the exci�ng process of upgrading their flooring needs.

To be successful, applicants will require the following skills: • Must be customer focused • A�en�on to detail essen�al • Good computer skills • Excellent communica�on skills • Solu�on focused and self-driven • Good team player • Physically fit as there is some li�ing involved • Experience in floor coverings an advantage, however full training will be provided for the successful applicant In return we offer: • Job security and growth opportuni�es • Locally owned and na�onal brand • Super staff buying privileges Please send your covering le�er and c.v. to: HR.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz Applica�ons close on Monday 13th December 2021.

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We are a friendly, well-resourced, rural college located in Methven, in the heart of Mid Canterbury

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

The successful applicant will replace a highly successful outgoing Sports Coordinator and will work closely with the Head of Sport to continue to grow Sporting opportunities within the college.

Mount Hutt College, and the Methven township, lie at the base of Mt Hutt Ski Area. Our wider environment provides a multitude of options for outdoor enthusiasts and a haven for those seeking to become part of a family oriented and tight knit community.

Application packs, including the Job Description are available by contacting the Principal’s Secretary Sheree McKay, college@mthutt.school.nz.

Applications close on Friday 10 December 2021

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.

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.

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Counsellor ACADS has 38 hours per week

The position requires the following skills & experience: • • • • •

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Assessment skills Treatment planning skills Excellent record keeping skills Database entry skills Experience and knowledge of treatment modalities

Ideally you are someone who shows initiative and is highly motivated and has experience working with a broad range of clients. You would have effective communication skills and able to work autonomously and in a team. You would be able to cope under pressure, possess the ability to prioritise and manage workload and be able to be flexible in your day to day practice.

You must be a registered practitioner, Social Worker or on the pathway to registration with DAPAANZ (or equivalent).

In line with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 you must have proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19.

For an application form and position description Email acads@xtra.co.nz

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CLUBROOMS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021, at 10am --- Business --• Presidents Report • Team Reports • Financial Report • Election of Officers & Committee • Setting Subscriptions and Fees for coming year • General Business Secretary Alister Glassey Email: aglassey@xtra.co.nz Phone: 021 0275 7869

Applications close 17th December 2021

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ASHBURTON LEARNING CENTRE Do you need help with:

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

You will need to be an experienced practitioner with relevant qualifications and experience in mental health & addiction counselling, social work, nursing or similar.

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Are you passionate about Sports and have strengths in networking and organisation?

We are seeking a new Sports Coordinator to join our Sports Team at Mount Hutt College.

Position available for a qualified counsellor; this position will be working with adults and young people.

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GARDENER/HANDYMAN

Contact the Centre Phone 308 5322 Corner Park and Havelock Street, Ashburton

This is a part-time (0.4 FTE, extra hours potentially negotiable), permanent position for commencement at the start of the 2022 school year.

We are seeking a passionate and future focused teacher to join our staff. This role would suit an educator with Primary or Secondary background.

The successful applicant will be tasked with the implementation of the reading development programme which includes working: • •

with students in a variety of contexts – whole class, small groups and individuals; and in class with a variety of teachers to promote wide reading.

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The necessary skills include: an understanding of how to teach literacy skills to teenagers; knowledge and passion for children’s literature; working collaboratively with other teachers; enthusiasm, flexibility and adaptability; and a familiarity with the Literacy Learning Matrix would be an advantage.

Applications close noon, Monday 6 December 2021 Information package enquiries and applications please contact Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Phone (03) 308 4193 ext 809 Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Application Reference: 1HARRh

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Job Vacancy

Position: Refugee Settlement Support Family Caseworker Location: Safer Mid Canterbury Offices, Ashburton Hours of Work: 26 hours per week Date Issued: October 2021 The Refugee Settlement Support Service, Safer Mid Canterbury Ashburton, is looking for a new team member. We are seeking someone who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role as a Settlement Support Family Caseworker. The Refugee Settlement Support Service is contracted by MBIE to assist former refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and economically into their new community during their first 12 months in New Zealand. If you like a challenge, enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an environment where no day is the same, and are a team player, then this could be the perfect job for you. As family caseworker you will be the primary support person for newly arriving families, overseeing their settlement process for the first twelve months. Our service is currently assisting in the settlement of former refugees from Afghanistan.

The person applying for this job must have relevant experience and/or training in a field that furnishes them with the skills and experience needed for a position of this type. We are looking for candidates with the following key attributes:  Ability to relate with and support people from different cultural backgrounds.  A good understanding of relevant social services and agencies.  Understanding of confidentiality and privacy act practices.  Knowledge and experience working with children, youth and families.  Computer skills, including Excel and Word  Excellent time management and organisational skills  Hold a current motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel to fulfil job requirements  Live and work in the Ashburton region  Empathy with humanitarian causes  Enthusiasm and commitment to work as a team member  High degree of cultural competency To read the job description and download an application form go to: www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page.

Applications close Friday, December 3, 2021 For further question’s please contact Ani Koperu on 03 308 1395

SITUATIONS VACANT

Permanent Bar Staff Required for immediate start at the Ashburton RSA.

Administration, Claims & Broker Support (Full Time)

Must be fully vaccinated.

Vision Insurance is proud to be a locally owned & run company which is passionate about supporting our local community and clients. We are looking for an organized and self-motivated person to join our tight knit team. They will be responsible for providing day to day office administration & support to the team in the management of clients.

Qualifications & experience • Proficiency in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).

• Comfortable handling confidential information.

• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Office administration experience preferable but not necessary, training will be provided.

Tasks & responsibilities • Daily banking including provision of client refunds.

• Taking client and insurer queries via phone, email or in person.

• Help to resolve client queries and proactively follow them through to ensure effective resolution.

• Claims administration and support, proactively following up through to finalization. Process renewals, new business, alterations & cancellations.

• Provide a second point of contact for clients when the brokers are unavailable.

Benefits • Be part of a friendly, tight knit team.

• Opportunities for progression.

• Competitive remuneration Applications to: james@visioninsurance.co.nz (RE: Job Vacancy) Applications close: Friday, 3rd December, 2021

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Duty Managers Licence and current NZ drivers licence essential.

Must be able to work nights and weekend shifts.

If you are interested please e-mail rsaoffice@xtra.co.nz.

GARAGE SALES COLLECTING NOW for Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market, January 2022. Quality second hand furniture, household, garden and workshop items. No TV’s or computers. Phone John 307 6229, Dave 307 4349, Clarrie 308 9629.

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 GENERAL hire.

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

Open Monday-Friday 7.00am – 5.30pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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

PLANTS, PRODUCE NEW Potatoes: 2kg $5; 4.5kg $10; Also available a good selection of concrete garden ornaments.

Bennett, 22 Melrose Road.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Mania-O-Roto District Scout Zone Annual General Meeting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021 AT 7.30PM ALL WELCOME SCOUT PARK CHALMERS AVENUE

ASHBURTON GOLF CLUB (INC) 126th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021, 7.00pm at the Clubhouse All members welcome to attend

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

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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WEEKEND SERVICES

MEDICAL SERVICES IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care.

If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 155 Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New

Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Pharmacies Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday.

Ashburton Rest Homes Please contact directly for hours.

Emergency Dentist If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

HELPLINE SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES

Healthline is a free health advice service.

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

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

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

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

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

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault

Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

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

Direct dials to a volunteer.

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

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

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Museum

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

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

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 27, 2021

Daily Diary SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27

7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Meet outside frontrunner, Moore Street, runners and walkers, all fitness levels welcome. Coffee and chat at Columbus Cafe afterwards.

9am HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY. Garage sale, Hospice base at 70 Havelock Street.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Support local stall holders selling local fresh produce, plants, hot food and drinks. North end of West Street car park Ashburton.

9am-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

10am-12pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

9am - 1pm METHVEN LOCAL CRAFT AND PRODUCE MARKET. Held the first Sunday of each month. Methven Resort. Main Street. Methven.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road.

Allenton.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship service led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome.

Covid protocols will be in place.

Sinclair Centre. Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

2021 ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road. Tinwald.

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

10am - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Singles and doubles, the domain, Philip Street.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 1st Saturday of the month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, drawn Pairs. The domain, Philip Street.

Holy Communion. Thomson Street. Tinwald.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship at Thomson Street led by Rev Johanna Warren.

Covid protocols to be followed.

127 Thomson Street. Tinwald.

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

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

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Casual games. The domain, Philip Street.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN MEMORIAM

PATERSON, Ron – Edith, Adrian, Ronelle, Todd and Dallas with their families wish to sincerely thank everyone for their expressions of love and support throughout Ron's illness and his passing.

Thank you all for the beautiful flowers, cards, visits, baking and phone calls. The love and kindness you have shown to our family is sincerely appreciated. We are sad that as yet we have been unable to gather together in memory of Ron's long life of service to others, but a memorial service will be held once the Covid restrictions have eased.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement from us all.

DUDLEY, Ian Palmer – David and Suzanne, Richard and Sue, Debbie and Gordon, Kerry and families wish to sincerely thank everyone for their love and support following the death of our much loved father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather.

Thank you for all the beautiful cards, flowers, baking/food, phone calls and messages and to those who attended the service, it was much appreciated by us all.

Grateful thanks to Linda at Paterson’s funeral services and Carol Gunn for making the service so memorable and such a special tribute to Ian. Many thanks to Dr Ritchie and Stephanie at the Tinwald Medical Centre and a special thank you to the staff at Radius Millstream for taking such wonderful care of Ian over the last twelve months. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

DEATHS

DEATHS

CAIN, Sally Margaret – On November 26, 2021 at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 81 years.

Dearly loved wife of the late Gordon.

Loved and treasured Mum of Doug and Julie, Anne and Marc, Lynette and Terence, and Janice and Brent Smith.

Adored ‘Nana Sally’ of Andrea and Kyle, and Nicola and Ben; Ashlee and Ben Helm; Simone, and Laura; Charlotte, and Josh and Chelsea. Messages to 7 Westcott Place, Ashburton ALEXANDER, Tayla 7700. Special thanks to the Bray – Gone but never forgotten. staff at Radius Millstream for Two precious angels their loving care of Sally.

Now resting peacefully and together forever.

From your loving reunited with Gordon. At Sally’s request a private grandparents family service will be held.

Neil and Pauline.

DIXON, Annie Irene Elizabeth (Irene), (nee Cuthbert) – Passed away peacefully at Strathallan Life Care on Wednesday, November 24, 2021; aged 95 years. Loved wife of the late William (Bill).

Beloved mother of Jennifer, and Robert, and mother-inlaw of Douglas. Dearly loved sister of Betty Bisdee, and aunt of Ann Westgarth, and the late Bruce Bisdee. Much loved by all her great nieces and nephews. A service celebrating Irene’s life has been held. Messages: C/Aoraki Funeral Services, PO Box 4091, Highfield, Timaru 7942.

DEATHS DEATHS COLVILLE, Raymond William – Died peacefully on November 23, 2021 at ALEXANDER, Tayla Ashburton, aged 85 years.

Bray– Loved husband of Maureen.

In loving memory of Tayla Loved brother-in-law of who we lost on November Linda, Ian and Irene, Kevin 27, 2019. Two years have and Barbara and families. passed since we lost you.

Loved uncle of Robert and Loved and remembered Karen and loved cousin of every day.

Carolyn. Messages to the From Debbie, Trevor, Colville family c/o PO Box Chrystal and Tiffany.

472 Ashburton 7740. A private family cremation.

FUNERALS

THORNLEY, Judith Anne (Judy) – Peacefully at home in Ashburton on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, surrounded by love. Aged 68 years. Beloved partner of Bryan Donaldson. Cherished mother and mother-in-law of Mark and Sharleen Pethig; Nicholas and Katrina Pethig; Adam Pethig and Amanda; Sandi and Fraser Wood (Woody). Adored Nan of Ryan; Alisha-Maree, Samuel, Alex; Zanthe, Aiden; James, and Emma. Special friend to the Donaldson family. If you would like to make a donation in memory of Judy, the family would appreciate you doing so to your favourite charity. Due to Covid restrictions, a private service for Judy will be held on MONDAY, November 29, at 1.30pm. The family invite you to watch the livestream. h t t p s : / / a d m i n . oneroomstreaming.com/emai l /view/99055724e5

DEATHS

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Ashburton Weather

Jo Metcalf

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021

Saturday: Cloudy with periods of rain. An early southerly change, then winds turning northeast.

MAX

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

14 MIN 8

Saturday: Cloudy with periods of rain. Early southerlies, then winds turning northeast.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Rain at times, easing to isolated showers south of Ashburton in the afternoon.

Northeasterlies dying out in the evening.

Monday: Morning cloud then fine breaks. Isolated showers from afternoon. Light winds.

A ridge covers the North Island during Saturday.

Meanwhile a slow-moving front over the lower South Island gradually moves northward during the weekend. A slow-moving complex trough affects the upper South Island on Sunday and Monday and then moves onto the North Island during Tuesday, while a cold front, followed by southerlies, crosses the South Island.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Even on cloudy days

Data provided by NIWA

: 25 9 : 10 am – 5 pm

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

17 10 14 10 14 7 13 9 13 10 14 8

Sunday

16 16 18 15 15 16

12 12 9 11 12 10

Monday

21 20 23 19 15 17

13 13 10 12 13 11

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Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Rain at times, clearing late. Winds becoming light.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

17 MIN 10

Saturday Mountain weather hazards: Rain, Snow, Wind, Wind Chill.

Rain, with heavy falls near the divide. Snow lowering to 1200m.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 80 km/h, becoming light in the morning, NE 30 km/h developing in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: N 40 km/h in the morning.

Freezing level: Lowering to 1700m, then rising to 3000m in the evening.

Sunday Mountain weather hazards: Rain, Wind, Wind Chill.

Periods of rain, heavy about the divide at first, clearing later. Wind at 1000m: Becoming light, but NW 50 km/h north of Arthur’s Pass.

Wind at 2000m: Becoming light, but gale NW 70 km/h at first north of Arthur’s Pass.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

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

Canterbury owned, locally operated

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

Ph 307 7433 Monday: Morning cloud then fine breaks.

Light winds.

MAX

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

Ashburton Airport 25.3 15.3 11.8 0.0 32.8 NW 31 3:13am 11.5 181.2

Methven 20.3 14.9 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 27.6 20.0 9.1 14.0 2.7 – 0.0 0.0 9.4 39.6 W 50 E 19 12:15pm 12:12am 12.8 – 184.0 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

19 MIN 11

Sunday

Monday

Ashburton H 10:36am 11:02pm 11:26am 11:49pm 12:14pm Mouth L 4:15am 4:54pm 5:06am 5:44pm 5:57am 6:33pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 10:22am L 4:06am H 10:20am L 3:59am

10:49pm 4:42pm 10:46pm 4:38pm

11:09am 11:35pm 4:53am 5:29pm 11:10am 11:33pm 4:50am 5:28pm

11:57am 5:43am 6:16pm 11:58am 5:41am 6:17pm

5:46am 8:56pm 5:46am 8:57pm 5:45am 8:58pm 2:14am 12:11pm 2:41am 1:20pm 3:05am 2:30pm

last qtr Nov 28

new Dec 4

first qtr Dec 11

full Dec 19

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