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SHOP smart SHOP loca Hoping for a healthy future

By Daniel Alvey Think about your local economy.

That’s the message from Ashburton Retailers’ Association chairman Bob McDonald, who desperately hopes the community comes out in force to support seriously challenged retailers and businesses in the key trading period in the run-up to Christmas.

McDonald knows that success in the next two months could be vital for some Ashburton businesses, which he feared could be gone by next year unless the tills rang long and loud.

That’s why McDonald, who has owned Health 2000 in the Arcade since 1994, said he was “100 per cent” behind the Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local – Put Your $ Where Your Heart Is Campaign.

“We are trying to push it as

hard as I can. I would be a bit disappointed if the locals don’t come back now,” he said.

McDonald was a firm believer in the shop and support local methodology, explaining that he also bought locally as much as possible.

Despite the two-year CBD upgrade project being tough on sales for town retailers, McDonald said the now-completed works looked fantastic.

“The look and the feel of the place is really good.”

McDonald, who had lived in Ashburton all his life, started his working career at a Tinwald supermarket.

He then moved into shearing for over a decade before finally settling in the health market, first with Health Connection in Tinwald, then with Health 2000. He said he loved the Ashburton District for its location and all it had to offer.

Health 2000 owner Bob McDonald. “I would be a bit disappointed if the locals don’t come back now.’’

Salons keen on cutting edge campaign

By Tina Grumball

Minx Hair Spa owner Leanne Wills supports the shop local campaign. “It means you’re helping to keep the local small businesses stay open and running, especially with Covid.”

There’s no mention of the C-word in Ashburton hair salons DNA and Minx Hair Spa after a rough year for customer-facing hairdressers.

That word, of course, was Covid where at DNA Hair Salon, owner Kim Reed, said they tried to “keep the Covid talk inside the salon to a minimum”.

“I think people get enough of it from everyday life,” she said.

“It’s becoming overwhelming.”

Coping and living with the pandemic has certainly been all-consuming in the hairdressing trade and that’s certainly been the case at DNA and Minx where they have gone above and beyond to serve their loyal customers.

After the most recent lockdown, DNA opened its doors seven days a week, instead of the usual five.

Reed said that was done out of “respect for our clients so that

we’re not trying to make them wait too long”.

She said the support and reaction to that move had been “huge’’.

“Our clientele has raced back inside the door.”

Minx Hair Spa owner, Leanne Wills, said they had done the same.

“A lot of people were really accepting this time of us contacting them,’’ she said.

“The first time no-one kind of knew what was going to happen.

“People were great.”

That greatness label also applied to the salons themselves and the people that work there.

Wills, who opened Minx 12 years ago and has worked in the hair industry for over three decades, said the secret to her salon’s success was her fantastic staff.

“Just having those loyal staff members ... because without

them you don’t have the business.”

Customer loyalty was also a key to success, which was why both salons were right behind the Guardian’s Shop Smart Shop Local – Put Your $ Where Your Heart Is campaign, which aimed to support and promote local businesses and enterprises.

Reed said the variety and volume of businesses in Ashburton meant there were “heaps of reasons to shop locally, just to support everyone”.

“It’s our wee town,” Reed said.

“You’ve got to look after it.”

Wills agreed, succinctly capturing what shopping locally meant.

“It means you’re helping to keep the local small businesses stay open and running, especially with Covid.”

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al MID CANTERBURY TYRE TIME What: Neumanns Tyres Headquarters: Ashburton Who is at the helm?

Brothers Alan and Ian Neumann Started: 1945 How big: Employs 38 staff in Ashburton alone and the group boasts 16 stores throughout the South Island

Brothers Alan (left) and Ian Neumann are the driving force behind successful Ashburton business Neumanns Tyres.

A driving force in the community

By Daniel Alvey

From humble beginnings to becoming a major South Island tyre servicing business.

That’s the family-owned Neumanns Tyres, which has served the Ashburton community and beyond since 1945, surviving all the challenges thrown at them along the way.

“We’ve had earthquakes, Covid and floods. There’s always something happening,” co-owner Ian Neumann said.

Durability has obviously been a strength for the company and the brothers, Ian and Alan, who have a combined 100 years’ experience in the business. Their

company provided tyre servicing for private vehicles, commercial fleets and agricultural equipment, and they also offered 24-7 roadside tyre assistance. And it had certainly come a long way.

“Mum and Dad started it after the war as a repairer,’’ Ian said.

“When you couldn’t buy tyres, you had to do a lot of repairing.”

And when Len Neumann started the business he did so with life savings of 87 pounds.

He had very little equipment, which included a second-hand gas tyre mound and a couple of tyre levers.

Back in those days, vehicles

were serviced on the footpath.

But look at it now. The business was now heading into its third generation as Alan’s son and Ian’s daughter have stepped into it.

“We’ve got two kids from either side of the family coming through,’’ Alan said.

“So, it’s going to be passed on I hope (to the family). That’s my wishes.’’

Starting as a one-man shop in Ashburton, the business had grown significantly through its 76-year tenure to now employ 38 staff in Ashburton alone, with more in Methven.

It boasted 16 stores throughout the South Island to have a

highly reliable network for clients and a guarantee of exceptional service. Their size also assisted in getting the best price for Ashburton customers, with telling buying power in the industry.

Ian said that the Ashburton district was “great for doing business because there’s just so much diversity”. In the community, both brothers have had significant involvement in many ways.

Among Alan’s many achievements included having spent 18 years on the on the Ashburton Licensing Trust, recently renamed the Braided River Community Trust. He’s also a

Rotarian, where he received the organisation’s highest honour, a Paul Harris Fellowship, in recognition of outstanding service.

Also outstanding was their support of the Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local - Put Your $ Where Your Heart Is campaign to primarily boost Ashburton businesses.

The Neumanns said they shopped locally as much as possible.

“If we need a new fridge for an office or something, we buy it from Smith and Church and cars from Gluyas Motors and Smallbone Isuzu,’’ Alan said.

“Over the years, I’ve always dealt locally.”

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Police share pothole concerns to council staff Adam Burns

Police in Mid Canterbury have expressed concerns that motorists are crossing the centre line to avoid potholes along some of the district’s pockmarked roads.

Local police officer Steve Burgerhout said officers had observed motorists taking drastic measures to avoid potholes in an update at this week’s road safety co-ordinating committee meeting, It puts added pressure on the Ashburton District Council’s stretched roading team, who continue to repair flood damaged and pothole-strewn roads on top of its maintenance obligations.

“Obviously that’s a concern,” Burgerhout said.

“Staff have watched people cross the centre line to avoid potholes which are usually in line with the left wheels.”

The condition of roads in areas around Mayfield and Staveley were highlighted by police as “really, really bad”.

Council roading manager Brian Fauth said crews were under

way with repairs around the Mount Somers and Lauriston areas, which were hit hard by the May 30-31 flood event.

“It takes time,” he said.

“We couldn’t do any of the digouts during the winter months as it’s not warm enough and you can’t dig in that, and temporary repairs just would not last.”

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) recently claimed in a technical audit report that the roads in the district were “well-managed and generally in good condition” despite an admission that the network was in decline.

Both community leaders and the public have expressed frustration towards the cashstrapped agency due to a lack of funding available for the 2600 kilometre network.

About $46 million has been allocated to the district for the next three years through the NZTA’s National Land Transport programme after council requested more than $51 million.

There are numerous potholes littered through Ashburton’s 2600 km roading network.

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Wonder drug would benefit local cystic fibrosis sufferer Malcolm Hopwood

Caitlin Hopkins.

The medication Trikafta would be a “game changer” for Ashburton’s 18-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer, Caitlin Hopkins.

Pharmac’s respiratory sub-committee is recommending the medication, described as a triple combination therapy, be funded with a high priority.

Pharmac will meet this month to assess all the evidence and determine how Trikafta ranks against other medicines it would like to fund.

The drug company Vertex has applied to Pharmac for the therapy to be funded for people over six

with cystic fibrosis.

Once Pharmac has ranked Trikafta, it must then seek additional funding to purchase it.

Trikafta is described as a wonder drug which would allow patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) to live a nearly normal life.

Caitlin was diagnosed with CF at 12 weeks of age and her life relies on a cocktail of medication and daily physio to shake up and reduce the mucus that builds up in her lungs.

During her teenage years, she’s had regular visits to Christchurch Hospital to treat chest infections with antibiotics.

Mum, Jessica Hopkins, said, in recent months, Caitlin’s health has stabilised and she’s “more able to hold down a job and study to be an anaesthetist at Otago University”.

Trikafta would be a “game

changer” for Caitlin.

“It would increase lung function, help weight gain and improve her quality of life and life expectancy,” Jessica said.

“It would allow Caitlin to do so much more, do many of the things people can do and have a new lease on life.”

Caitlin is keeping an eye on developments but doesn’t want to get more excited until a decision is made, her mother commented.

“It would be a huge relief for us.

I’m hoping they can find the funding to make the drug available,” she said.

Earlier this year Caitlin’s dad, Dan Hopkins, played outdoor bowls continually for 65 hours and raised nearly $22,000 for the CF’s exercise fund which provides finance for such things as running shoes, gym membership and equipment.

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Uncertainty around Health Order impact on Mid Canty Mid Canterbury vaccination rates

Adam Burns It is too early to tell as to what impact the vaccination mandate for high risk health workers will have on emergency services in Mid Canterbury, or its volunteers.

St John is in the process of determining whether their staff and volunteers have been vaccinated after the Government moved a vaccination mandate for highrisk workers in the health and disability sector last month.

The Health Order stipulates that workers must get their first dose by November 15 and will need to be fully vaccinated by January 1, 2022.

St John people and organisational strategy deputy chief executive Emma Butler said it was committed to working through the impact of the order on the employment of people who remain unvaccinated after the specified dates.

“St John is confident it can continue to deliver and maintain ambulance services to meet demand throughout the Covid-19 delta outbreak and our contingency planning supports that,” she said.

There are 599 St John ambulance officers in the Canterbury region, including 149 in the Ashburton district.

St John said its employment relations and legal teams were working through the detail to understand how it may apply to employees and volunteers who are not directly subject to the order.

“Part of this process is under-

The Ashburton district’s vaccination rates for suburb/town according to the Ministry of Health (as of November 3) At least Fully one dose vaccinated

St John is confident it can continue to deliver and maintain ambulance services in the regions despite not knowing how many workers may refuse to be vaccinated.

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standing the vaccination status of those people, which we are still currently determining.”

It is a similar case with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ).

There are about 13,000 personnel in operational and community based FENZ roles which are covered by the order, including volunteers.

“Unions and associations are working with us and we will con-

tinue to keep our people updated as we work through the implications of this mandate,” national commander Kerry Gregory said.

“Throughout the pandemic we have always encouraged our people to get vaccinated.”

FENZ confirmed the order applied to any roles where a person is within two metres of a health practitioner, providing health services to the public for more

than 15 minutes.

It also applies if workers require contact with children and school pupils, Gregory said.

Ashburton FENZ chief Alan Burgess said the issue of the mandate had been vigorously discussed during meetings within the wider organisation, but it was unclear what impact it would have locally.

There are about 735 operation-

al personnel within the FENZ Mid-South branch which covers Timaru, Ashburton and the inner districts.

Women’s issues represented in art form Maddison Gourlay

Women’s health, experiences, and body features will be displayed at the Ashburton Art Gallery as part of a new exhibition.

The show Configure is curated and produced by five females, who all use different mediums to represent their individual journeys of be-

ing a woman in today’s society.

Artists Sarah Baird, Michele Beevors, Maggie Covell, Kiri Mitchell, Tamara Nicholson and Kylie Norton were inspired by the California Institute of the arts show Womenhouse, from the 1970s for the exhibition.

Each of the artists examine a dif-

ferent facet of femininity.

With the various overlapping and intertwined artistic practices look into class, race, and gender in relation to feminism.

Norton uses embroidery to express her frustration of dating in the age of Tinder and the constant need

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to look and act a certain way, fellow exhibition artists Kiri Mitchell and Michele Beevors said.

An opening and artist talk will take place tomorrow at 2pm, and the exhibition will be on display from Monday, November 8, until Tuesday January 21.

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Golly gosh, it’s ‘just a doll’ Your thoughts

Jonathan Leask Whether it’s seen as symbol of political incorrectness and racism, or just a doll, it won first place at the Ashburton A&P Show.

As the show was closed to the public, with only exhibitors allowed entry into the home industries pavilion bubble, the prize-winning golliwog would have gone unseen in the public eye.

However, the show shared a selection of around 40 images taken by Struan Christie inside the shed which initially included the home-made fabric doll that won first place in at least one category in the sewing class before the photo was removed after being approached by the Guardian.

Home industries pavilion convenor Julie Hollings said the committee and judges see the situation simply as a person has entered a home-made doll of high enough quality to win first place.

“We do not discriminate against anything. We just see a doll,” Hollings said.

“The judges only look at the work that has gone into it.”

There is no denying the quality of craftsmanship, but the subject choice has raised some eyebrows.

Is it just a harmless children’s toy or a racist symbol?

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The home-made doll that won first place at the Ashburton A&P Show has raised eyebrows not for its craftmanship, but what it represents.

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While golliwogs may be perceived by some to be a harmless children’s toy, they are racially insensitive.

The dolls are characterised by jet black skin, eyes rimmed in

white, exaggerated red lips and frizzy hair – a racist caricature of black Africans.

Hollings said she was aware of the historical background of the dolls, but while “that’s the histo-

ry” it’s not what it represents to many people today.

“There are a lot of people of my age group and older that have fond memories of the dolls and don’t see an association with anything else.

“They just see a doll, and children just see a doll. They don’t see discrimination, it’s just adults seeing that.”

Hollings said they are a non-profit organisation “that is not going to stop people from entering a doll because some people take offence to it”.

That position may be up for review when the committee has its post-show debrief next week.

The New Zealand Human Rights Commission states that “changing attitudes within the community can cause practices that were once considered acceptable to become regarded as inappropriate and offensive”.

“Golliwogs fall in this category as they reinforce negative and insulting stereotypes. They have no place in our community.”

Challenges ahead for local events Adam Burns The return of large scale local events may come with added cost pressures and complexity, council says.

The ongoing backdrop of Covid-19 restrictions makes the running of events far from straighforward as the Ashburton District Council aims to kickstart activities within the district.

Counci’s economic devel-

opment quarterly report was outlined at this week’s council meeting with staff conceding that Delta had hit hard.

Urban councillor Carolyn Cameron asked whether there were some makeshift events in the pipeline after a flurry of cancellations.

Economic development manager Simon Worthington said it was a complicated situation.

“The Covid regulations make it quite complex to run large scale events and we believe they will continue to be complex,” he said.

The Government has announced a new traffic light

system to replace the alert level model once the country hits 90 per cent vaccination rates in every region.

Vaccine passports are also set to be introduced in the coming weeks.

“What that means for large scale outdoor events, you start to fence off the area to protect people who meet the criteria,” Worthington said.

“It’s going to have lots of cost and complexity.”

The Ministry of Health has the Canterbury region at 77 per cent for both doses with more than 60,000 eligible Cantabrians needing their second dose before the 90 per cent target is

achieved.

Council were looking offshore to study how events were being run in a Covid climate.

“We’re looking at other parts of the world . . . and looking at what the art of the possible is,” Worthington said.

“Hopefully over the last six months of the financial year we will have some things in place that add a bit of vibrancy back into the community.”

SHORT & SHARP Citizenship Twenty-four people who have completed their journey to becoming New Zealanders were officially welcomed as new citizens this week, despite Covid restrictions forcing the cancellation of a special citizenship ceremony. The new citizens hail from the Philippines, Wales, Uganda, Ireland, Lithuania, Samoa and England. Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown congratulated each candidate on their new status and said it was a shame he was not able to hand them their citizenship certificates in person. “Covid means our usual ceremony did not happen, but we know citizenship is a special milestone and that their citizenship certificates will be specially delivered by the Citizens Office. Many new citizens have chosen to make the Ashburton District their home over the years and they make important contributions to our community.”

Firework safety Fire and Emergency NZ wants anyone setting off fireworks this Guy Fawkes to carefully plan their display. Risk reduction and investigations manager Todd O’Donoghue said on average crews have been called to around 200 fireworks-related call-outs each Guy Fawkes period in recent years.

“Good planning and preparation can help avoid a potentially dangerous situation,” he said. ACC data shows the most at risk groups for fireworks related injuries are children under 10 and men aged under 35. As of Friday morning, firefighters had been to two fireworks related incidents in Canterbury out of a total of 15 since Guy Fawkes season opened on November 3.

Pet blessing It’s time for Ashburton’s menagerie of creatures to be blessed at St Stephen’s Anglican Church this Sunday at 10am. Led by Rev Heather Stewart and her dog, Micah, they’ll be blessed during the service which celebrates creation and the part they played in it. The pet blessing is a traditional event in the church calendar and is usually held close to the birthday of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, in October, but Covid has delayed the service until November 7. Organiser, Raewyn Crosby, said during the service, ordained priests will move among the congregation and bless the animals or a symbolic part of their attire such as a lead or harness or collar. “The service addresses the whole of creation and our place within that,” Crosby said.

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Principal’s two decades well spent Maddison Gourlay

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose is about to say one of his hardest goodbyes, as he steps down from the role of principal.

“I ask myself why am I leaving and then I look in the mirror and think ‘Oh, right, that is why’,” Melrose said.

“Leaving is going to be a wrench.”

Melrose started his journey at Hampstead School in the last term of 1999.

After two previous principal teaching roles, one of those being Fairton School where Melrose stayed in the role for nine years.

“We had some challenges in those early years at Hampstead, a looming debt from a system called Banked Staffing,” Melrose said.

“That initially had worked for the school, but came with fish hooks.

“We worked through this and came out stronger.”

Melrose worked hard in the early years of his time at Hampstead to increase roll size and was proactive in cracking down on bullying behaviour and building a sense of pride to gain the community nickname ‘Happy Hampstead’.

Melrose said that his main focus was seeing the children grow as individuals, and being a part of the community.

“Children grow up and leave our site. A real pleasure for me has been watching what happens as students move through education and pursue relationships and a career,” Melrose said.

From left, Silao Peni, 10, Peter Melrose, Anabela Ciora, 9, Ryan Ledingham, 11, and Emily Hickmott, 10.

“Seeing our past students moving through life is great.”

When asked what he will miss the most, Melrose understandably couldn’t pick just one thing.

“As a principal you get to par-

ticipate alongside the children,” he said.

For Melrose, the Year 6 camps have been a highlight of his time.

“Not because I wanted to go down the waterslide or up the

climbing wall for the 21st time, but because I get to see the children do it for the first time,” he said.

“My story at Hampstead is not about me, rather about the peo-

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ple I have the privilege to work alongside, and that together, we have worked for a common purpose, the benefit of the children.”

Melrose will finish up as principal at the end of the school year.

Medical students benefit from rural healthcare Malcolm Hopwood Four fifth-year medical students from Otago University have benefited from the months they’ve spent in Ashburton District.

The students told a recent meeting of community partners, heathcare providers, and university representatives, they’ve enjoyed their experiences with staff and patients, many they saw on several occasions and came to know.

“Ashburton is a relatively small place. You may see someone in general practice and then see them or a family member in hospital. It’s nice to have that familiarity,” medical student, Rutvi Soni, said.

The students were attached to the Rural Hospital Academic Centre Ashburton (RHACA) programme which is in its second year.

The programme, supported

by Advance Ashburton and the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation, aims to improve rural health workforce skills, size and retention.

The students were based both at Ashburton Hospital and local GP practices and “learned about rural healthcare from the best teachers, their patients,” convenor, Dr Janine Lander said.

They met with patients and progressed with them from general practice to hospital or other community health providers, sometimes as far as Christchurch Hospital if specialist care was required.

The students experienced medical care with a wide variety of health professionals including doctors and visiting specialists, nurses and nurse practitioners, allied health professionals and St John ambulance crews.

In spending time with local midwives and their clients, they learned about pregnancy and maternity care in a community setting.

Lander, who convened the local programme with Dr Alex Feberwee, said she was “blown away by how welcoming and supportive all our patients and staff have been towards the students”.

“It’s through them the students have been able to experience all the realities and rewards of rural practice.”

The medical students for 2022 have already been chosen and will start early next year.

Medical students met recently with Ashburton Hospital, Otago University representatives and local funders.

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Golly gosh indeed

he Ashburton A&P Show’s rationale that they only saw a “doll’’ when awarding first place in a sewing class section to a golliwog was disappointing to say the least.

“We do not discriminate against anything,’’ the show’s home industries pavilion convenor, Julie Hollings, said on behalf of the committee and judges.

“We just see a doll.’’

They just see a doll? Really?

Let’s get one thing clear from the get-go.

The term golliwog, let alone the doll itself, can be offensive and that’s been the case for years. Whether you use it in public, in private, or at a show, surely no-one in their right mind cannot be aware that this is a derogatory term to describe black people.

Daryl Holden The golliwog, in case you are unaware, was a black fictional character, which first appeared in the 1895 children’s book called The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg, written by British author Florence Upton.

The character, which had black skin, eyes rimmed in white, big red lips and frizzy hair, was described in the book as “a horrid sight, the blackest gnome”.

The dolls later became popular children’s toys, but over the past few decades they had

increasingly become seen as a symbol of racism towards people of African descent.

Last year, that racism connection was further emphasised in a high-profile court decision when a council worker in England was sacked for showing an image of golliwogs to colleagues, saying it was the future of the Royal Family after Meghan Markle announced she was pregnant.

he was reported as saying that the dolls were “demeaning and hurtful” because they depicted images of oppression, slavery and racism.

Last year, Trade Me added golliwog dolls to its website’s banned and restricted list, alongside confederate flags and Nazi memorabilia.

A race relations professor at Massey University, Paul Spoon-

year, Trade Me added golliwog dolls “ Last to its website’s banned and restricted list, alongside confederate flags and Nazi memorabilia.

In New Zealand, our Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, got in on the act when

ley, also said he found it “surprising and very disappointing” that Kiwis still did not understand

how offensive golliwogs were.

And so that leads us back to Ashburton and the well-intentioned volunteers at our A&P show.

Hollings, to her credit, admitted she was aware of the historical background of the dolls, but felt it was not what it represented to many people today.

“There are a lot of people of my age group and older that have fond memories of the dolls and don’t see an association with anything else,’’ she said.

That may be so, but perhaps that view should be reconsidered.

Too many aspects of our life have been viewed through a Pakeha lens for far too long. That simply has to change.

The Ashburton A&P Show could help that process in a small, but enlightened way.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

Can you hear me at the back?

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hink of a big event or function you’ve planned or attended over the years and consider all the work and attention to detail that is put in to make it a success.

If it’s a wedding, there are countless jobs to be ticked off. The attire for the day, the venue, the catering, the florist, the photographer, the wedding cars, the vows, the invites. Plus a million other small jobs.

All mapped out meticulously to ensure everything’s perfect for the day.

Everything planned, down to the nines.

Okay, the weather’s a bit pot luck, but you’ve no control over that.

Yet, amazingly, there is one specialist area that is all-too-often overlooked.

And it can make or break an

Peter McQuarters PETE’S PERSPECTIVE occasion.

Any occasion, not just a wedding.

It’s an easy one to control, but no-one thinks of it, or considers it important.

All too often it’s left to chance, almost brushed aside.

And I have no idea why, but it is a simple fact of life – too few people pay attention to the provision of a quality sound system.

Be honest, you’ve been to countless functions over your time where any or all of the following can come into play.

No one has checked the 1: sound system to see if it’s working properly.

2: The microphone crackles and pops because it’s a cheap or unmaintained unit with a faulty cable that is not fit for purpose.

3: No-one can hear the MC because the person who organised the sound system neglected to run the host through how to turn the switch on the mic on.

4: The sound system is on, but the moment the host picks up the mic there are deafening squeals and squeaks because no-one thought to preset the volume levels.

5: The gear is on and works okay, but the person speaking thinks when they speak the sound they produce is coming out their belly buttons

and hold the mic so far away from their mouths, it is rendered useless.

6: The equipment is hopelessly unsuited for the setting.

I have seen all these things many, many times. So much so that when I do go to events where everything can be heard clearly and effortlessly, it is the exception rather than the rule.

It doesn’t need to be this way.

Why spend all that time and money seeing to everything else only to fall at the final and crucial hurdle?

If you are heading off to hire a system from a hire shop, get them to plug it in at the depot and demonstrate fully how it works.

Not theoretically. Actually.

Physically. Decide whether you are happy with it.

Find out whether it is mains

or battery powered, because a power feed for your wedding in a paddock may not be available.

If you are using the battery option, ensure you know exactly what to do to ensure it is fully charged before you start.

And finally, if your budget can stand it, engage the services of a professional operator who can supply not only the equipment, but an experienced operator to ensure your whole experience is a success.

And remove that potential for unnecessary stress.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

The amazing human body R

ecently I had the pleasure of a partial knee replacement in Burwood Hospital.

A one-hour operation to insert a piece of metal into my leg cemented into place.

Then three nights in the hospital followed by five weeks out of action at home.

Now my knee is pain-free for the first time in several years which leaves me feeling very thankful and they charged me zero. Don’t wait if it’s you.

David Hyslop CHRISTIAN COMMENT Two thoughts strike me. One is the incredible work of the doctors and nurses. They are kind and they know how to go about things. Even time for a bit of banter.

I asked the nurses if they enjoyed their jobs and they all said they did. I hope they get the pay rises they deserve. They are heroes.

Secondly was the amazing process of my body recovering in line with the schedule the hospital set out.

You have to do the exercises the hospital gives you to do even if it hurts a bit. So I was able to get off the pain killers, start to walk again and after six weeks to

drive, all on schedule.

So how can our bodies heal from a fairly major operation remembering that we all started as a tiny dot. Yet in that tiny dot is all the information our bodies need to grow and live. All of the many organs and functions.

Where did that information come from? The Bible says that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.”

Someone has said the human body is as complex as the

universe. How does it work so amazingly? Random processes or something else? Or someone else?

So I have been able to get back to work. I don’t want to waste the gift I have been given.

I want to help people in whatever way I can and use the benefit of this operation fruitfully.

David Hyslop is with the Assembly of God church meeting in the Hakatere marae.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

Ann’s Shurrock’s lifelong passion

began with another

Ann Shurrock’s profile as a top archer saw her feature in a glossy New Zealand magazine.

In the days of Sherwood Forest Ann Shurrock would have beaten off Maid Marion. She was everything Robin Hood desired and she could disarm the Sherriff of Nottingham’s archers at 100 metres.

Fortunately for us she was born in the 20th century and became the pride and joy of Ashburton athletes.

By Malcolm Hopwood

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t was love that attracted Ann Scott to archery.

But it wasn’t love for the sport. It was devotion to David Shurrock, a competitive archer.

The old adage “if you can’t beat him, join him” came into her mind and she decided she could love both David and his bow and arrow.

Ann was born in Ashburton and attended Allenton and Hampstead schools and Ashburton Technical College.

While still a teenager she accompanied David to Westport in 1964 to see him compete. Ann didn’t mention if he succeeded, but she does recall purchasing a wooden bow for herself.

“I started from there,” she said.

“I discovered I had a natural ability and David became my mentor and coach. He kept my gear in top notch order.” David adds he taught her everything!

But there had to be something more than taking up a sport that was an important part of your husband’s life. Ann

Ann Shurrock today reflecting on a photo of her and husband, David Shurrock.

loved it because she could do it by herself. “I liked it as an individual sport because I could do it when I wanted to,” she said.

To compete successfully she attended Ray’s Gym to build up strength in her back and shoulders and was seen riding like the wind to Hinds and back.

Her fitness and natural ability saw her winning titles, locally and regionally. When she won the South Island Easter Tournament in 1968, she gained the confidence to go further.

“It gave me the desire to carry on and be as good as I could get,” Ann said.

She also encountered a tough opponent, a para-athlete called Neroli Fairhall from Christchurch.

It lifted their game. In the years that followed Ann and Neroli competed against each other, winning numerous national titles each.

But she had to juggle domestic duties also. Ann and David had three children – Rachel, Glen and Gene – in the early 1970s and, being wife, mother and Maid Marion to David’s Robin Hood, was almost a fulltime job.

Ann also worked parttime in supermarkets which gave her funding to buy her gear and compete in tournaments. She started as a check-out operator but then progressed to cashier.

“Aren’t you that archer? Do you still do it? I remember seeing you compete,” were conversations she encountered over groceries. Yes, she was that archer, still did it and competed regularly.

The Sports Hall stage was a favourite place to practice and compete and the racecourse was her preferred outdoor training area.

Ann remembers sheep lying beneath the target but, never once did she wound one of them and take home a leg of lamb. She was that good.

Ann had a gift that many

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Above, above right and right – Ann Shurrock in action at various events during her career.

Left – The Duke of Edinburgh talks to Ann and Neroli Fairhall at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games.

Ann remembers the meeting but not the conversation.

athletes long to possess. “I could completely focus on what I did,” she said. “I learned the discipline and confidence to compete and I could connect a tunnel between myself and the target. Nothing interfered.”

There was also another training venue. It was in her Harland Street home.

Between the back door and the entrance to the bedroom was a passage, about two-thirds the length of a cricket pitch. Ann would lodge a piano stool against the bedroom door and place cushions on top. Then she would

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door titles but there was more to be achieved. Her children were at school and she could devote additional time and effort to archery.

After winning the New Zealand title in 1982 she travelled to Brisbane and beat the best across the ditch.

Ann, now both the NZ and Australian champion, was selected for the Commonwealth Games and competed against the top archers from countries that gave their allegiance to the Queen.

The women’s archery competition was held over four days

medal. We’d become good friends on and off the mound,” she said.

“I was pleased with my effort and started preparing for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,” she said.

Ann began by competing in the World Target Championships in LA where she came 17th and, the following year, took part in one of the glitziest Olympics ever.

At those Games she came 24th in a field of 47, about halfway, but was gratified her scores were consistent with her best.

“It gave me the desire to continue to another Olympics,” she said.

I could completely focus on what I did. I learned the discipline and confidence to compete and I could connect a tunnel between myself and the target. Nothing interfered

fire her arrows at the cushions, first ensuring family wouldn’t wander in at the wrong time.

The cushions offered most of the protection, but decades later there’s still a hole in the bedroom door. Ann is proud of it and doesn’t intend to seal it anytime soon. But it shows how accurate she was.

There are not marks scattered around the door, just one hole which absorbed arrow after arrow. Will Scarlet would be impressed.

By the end of the 1970s, Ann had won many indoor and out-

and, after three, Ann was well placed. But the final day was blustery with a tricky cross wind.

Ann remembers shooting with a bow, ideal in calm conditions, but which didn’t release her arrows at the same speed as others.

On that fateful day, the wind buffeted and deviated her arrows.

She slipped down the leader board as other archers, including Neroli Fairhall, improved in the cross wind. Neroli, positioned lower in her wheelchair, benefited from the conditions.

“Neroli won, I came fourth but was delighted she won the gold

Four years later she was at Seoul. This time Ann was more competitive and felt well placed, leading into the final day. But then tragedy struck. The V bar attachment to her bow became loose and, instead of taking time out to fix it, she chanced her luck.

It affected the accuracy of her shooting and Ann’s total suffered.

It may have been the end of her international career, but she could look back on plenty of victories, including her Australasian title six years earlier.

Ann continued competing but grandchildren, gardening and a

passion for knitting took over. “I wanted to stop while at the top,” she said.

The last time she competed was earlier this century and, if you want to find her equipment, you need to follow the arrows to the attic.

But a measure of how good Ann Shurrock was is reflected in her titles. Forty years on she still holds several national records. “My name is on the record books for both indoor and outdoor shooting. I recorded the most points and nobody’s beaten them.”

Ann’s talent is highlighted by Bruce Ullrich, Chef de Mission at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

He recalls the high standards she achieved and her pursuit of excellence.

She’s been Mid Canterbury’s Sports Personality of the Year twice and 2021 saw her receive

another accolade. In May, Ann was inducted into the Mid Canterbury Sports Hall of Fame.

“I was honoured. It was a real privilege to be included,” she said and admits she wasn’t feeling well at the time. Ten days later she underwent surgery in Christchurch Hospital.

Today, Ann is feeling better.

She’s knitting baby clothes for friends and family, tending an immaculate garden and playing a mean hand of Texas holdem poker at the Tinwald Tavern once a week.

But poker is nothing like archery. It’s all luck and, in her heyday, luck wasn’t part of her preparation.

It was discipline, a relaxed temperament, tunnel vision, fitness, strength and accuracy.

Just look at the hole in her bedroom door.

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Methven’s global re Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

to stop ... just yet

Ben Irwin has just finished a three-year assignment with Al Jazeera global news channel in Qatar to come home. But Methven’s roving TV reporter and producer won’t be here long. In the new year his impressive career takes him to London for yet another adventure.

By Malcolm Hopwood

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or the past three years Ben Irwin has lived in the polar opposite of Methven.

Qatar is dry, dusty, very hot and unimaginably wealthy, where, for about eight months a year, the temperature averages about 45°C. “It’s something you never quite get used to,” Ben comments from MIQ isolation in New Zealand.

It’s also where his job has been until last month. Ben, originally from Lauriston, has been a TV news producer at Qatar-based global news channel, Al Jazeera English.

He reports on international news “where so much is at stake every day”.

In a single bulletin Ben could produce segments on topics as varied as the war in Yemen, the Syrian civil war, US elections or a coup in Sudan.

What he’s loved most about Al Jazeera is the diversity across the organisation. “It would be pretty typical to sit down in the newsroom for a shift and work with an Iraqi, Algerian, Palestinian, American, a Brit, a couple

of Australians and Kiwis,” he said.

Ben explains a diverse workforce equates to diverse views and opinions, which all feed into the end product.

“Al Jazeera’s coverage is different from other global news, dominated by American news values and narratives,” he said.

A love of reporting came early for him. At 11 or 12 he’d bike from home to the weather station at Mount Hutt College. Bruce Dickson, teacher and long-time school cricket coach, ran the station and Ben would deliver the report to Ashburton’s Fox FM. “I enjoyed the thrill of reporting live and delivering fresh information to a huge number of people,” he said.

The Irwin family was a big 3News household, so Ben has many memories growing up with presenters such as John Hawkesby, Carol Hirschfield, John Campbell and Hilary Barry.

It was serendipity that he ended up working with both John and Hilary at TV3.

The defining moment for him was

acceptance into the University of Canterbury’s postgraduate journalism course in 2013.

“It was super intensive and handson but that’s what I loved about it,” Ben said. “It really lit a fire under me.”

He had work placements at The Press, Marlborough Express and the New Zealand Herald, which is where he ended up with a full-time reporting job at the end of 2013. But his first experience of journalism and a newsroom was the couple of weeks he spent at the Ashburton Guardian.

“Mid Canterbury punches above its weight when it comes to producing good journalists,” Ben said.

He points to TVNZ’s Susie Nordqvist and Newshub’s Mitch McCann who’ve recently featured in the Guardian.

His oldest friend is Dan Pannett from Methven who’s now Newshub’s Europe cameraman, based in London.

“We’ve known each other since Lauriston playcentre where we met when we must’ve been about one.

Our families farmed down the road

from each other,” Ben said. “We ended up working together for a number of years at TV3 in Christchurch and Wellington, before I left for Qatar.”

Ben and Dan will be reunited when they catch up again in London next year.

It wasn’t long before Ben swapped newspapers for television and used video to tell his stories. In 2014 he was approached by TV3’s head of news, Mark Jennings, and took a reporting role on FirstLine, the old breakfast show, before sessions on Paul Henry’s breakfast programme, Newsworthy, the late night show, and then Newshub Live at 6pm for a few years.

During his four years with TV3, two reporters – Patrick Gower and John Campbell – stand out as broadcasters who impressed him.

“They’re both brilliant journalists but, just as importantly, they’re also both fantastic people,” he said.

“They’re incredibly supportive of young journalists who they make a point of treating as their equals, which

Above – In the Al Jazeera English newsroom in Doha, Ben, in the blue shirt, is at the round desk on the left.

Above – Mid Canterbury’s television trio (from left) Mitch McCann, Susie Nordqvist and Ben Irwin.

Right – Newshub Europe cameraman, Dan Pannett and Ben Irwin, both from Methven, on a TV3 story covering AC/DC playing in Wellington.

Right – Ben Irwin replaced the green grass of Methven for the sand dunes of Qatar, which borders Saudi Arabia and sits in the Persian Gulf.

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eporter isn’t ready Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

watched live feeds from our camera “ We crews on the ground as Taliban fighters stormed the presidential palace without resistance. All of a sudden, Taliban commanders were sitting at the former president’s desk giving an impromptu speech to an Al Jazeera crew

is not so common in the media industry.”

Three years ago, the world beckoned and Ben decided on adventure, not knowing where his reporting skills would take him. The green grass of Methven was replaced by the dust and high humidity of Doha. He landed a job as news producer at Qatar-based global news channel Al Jazeera English.

To New Zealanders, Al Jazeera is an intriguing and confusing name. For those people who don’t know, it’s an Arabic word that means peninsula with a logo that resembles a drop of water.

But if a peninsula is a long neck that stretches out to sea, the news channel is populated by staff with long necks stretching out to see what’s happening in the world.

That’s where Ben Irwin has been since 2018 until last month. He’s had the chance to cover some major global stories in the past few years, but there’s one that will stick with him for a long time. It’s the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in recent weeks.

“I was working in Doha the evening Taliban fighters marched into Kabul,” he said. “We saw an entire government, with its US trained and funded military, collapse in the space of a few hours.

“We watched live feeds from our camera crews on the ground as Taliban fighters stormed the presidential palace without resistance. All of a sudden, Taliban commanders were sitting at the former president’s desk giving an impromptu speech to an Al Jazeera crew.”

Irwin took the live feed and beamed it around the world – probably the one we saw from NZ television – at the same time, calling back his Afghan translator who’d just left the office.

“It was a truly bizarre moment that could only happen on Al Jazeera English,” he said.

Ben is currently in isolation before spending time in New Zealand over summer, but he hasn’t left Al Jazeera. He’s moving to London in the new year where Al Jazeera has a huge broadcasting centre.

“I’m planning to do freelance work for them as well as a few other international news outlets,” he said.

“I’ve got a taste of working in global news and I don’t want to stop just yet.”

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Interior of Staveley Creamery, 1915. At this point, it appears that hand-churning was no longer necessary and machinery was lightening the load for workers.

Creamery building at Staveley, 1915.

Early dairy in our district

By Connor Lysaght

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o many of us love our milk, butter, and a good bit of cheese – even the most lactose intolerant among us can seldom resist the allure of ice cream and a good choccy milk (surely the stomach ache is worth it!).

Dairy contributes roughly $10 billion to our economy and is one of our top exports – the result of a dramatic shift towards dairying across the country.

The current state of affairs is fascinating to talk about, but not as interesting as the early days of dairying in our district.

It’s less political and doesn’t involve as much economics – these are the real “grass roots” beginnings.

Small-scale, serving locals In early Victorian New Zealand, dairy herds were small in size.

At a time when cows were kept and milked to supplement the limited diet of European settlers, dairy was less of an industry and more of a necessity.

This period was short-lived however, as co-operative dairy companies and factories soon began to pop up all over the place to meet increasing demand during the 1880s, 1890s, and 1900s.

Early dairy companies in the district included one at Flemington, Blackbridge, Staveley, Tinwald, and the Ashburton Co-Operative Dairy Company

Dairyman E J Kimber with his milk delivery bike and cart. Kimber began delivering milk around Ashburton in February 1922, and sold his business in July 1924 to R S White. (later became Midland).

Staveley was perhaps the most successful early company in the area – the company built a cheese factory in 1916 and produced butter also, before being taken over by the Ashburton Dairy Company in 1930.

From humble beginnings, a burgeoning industry developed across the district which was on the cutting edge of technology at the time.

Machinery-assisted dairying

Talk of the development of milking machines arose in the mid-1890s, following the invention of the first proper one by Messrs Nicholson and Gray from Scotland, in 1892.

Gradually, such steam-powered wonders made their way over here, which supported the ongoing boom in dairying and dairy processing.

Even relatively small-scale dairymen were taking advantage of the latest machines and methods, as evidenced by an

Ashburton Guardian advertisement from July, 1910.

This advert tells us of a demonstration of the Zealandia Milking Machine, held by the International Harvester Company of America at Mr A Toppin’s farm, and that the sole agents appointed for the sale of these machines in Ashburton were the Friedlander Bros.

The Zealandia was invented and patented by Mr Norman Daysh of Wairarapa and was brought to public attention in May, 1910 – merely two months before it was being demonstrated in Ashburton.

Not long after this demo, the machinery department of Farmers’ Co-Op in Ashburton were also selling the Zealandia machine.

Daily delivery

A milk cart that belonged to A. Topping of Milton Farm, Elgin.

Many of you will remember having milk delivered daily, a service which gradually stopped in the 1990s – or perhaps you may recall doing a milk run when you were a child, to earn a bit of pocket money.

As evidenced by adverts and articles from the Guardian during the 1910s and 1920s, this is the period in which milk delivery really took off in Ashburton.

Coinciding with the increased

level of production afforded by the factories and machines, individuals saddled up their horses, fuelled up their motorcycles, and hitched on their milk carts with the purpose of providing convenience to families across the district.

An advert was put out in the Guardian in late April, 1911, notifying the public that “we, the undersigned Dairymen of Ashburton, wish to notify the public that from the 1st of May MILK WILL BE SUPPLIED ONCE A DAY until further notice. J Hepburn, A Topping, John Olsen, John Hunt, Thomas Meaclem.”

Mr Topping, mentioned above, was singled out and given praise in 1912 for his particularly impressive dairy herd and immaculate cow byre, which was cleaned after each milking “with an abundance of water”.

Topping was clearly a most trusted dairyman – he even had won the tender for supplying milk to the Ashburton Hospital Board.

Young kids were often employed to go on milk runs before school – a phenomenon which was even more popular than paper runs in some parts of the country.

We are fortunate enough at the Ashburton Museum to have several good photographs showcasing the rise of dairying and dairy processing in our district, as seen on this page – how do you reckon these operations compare to what we see today?

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 Mail: PO Box 94, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 307-7890 Copies of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

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DriveThru

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Got a car question? Maybe Roger can help.

Toyota’s dynamic duo – C-HR GR Sport Hybrid and Fortuner Limited.

Sign of the times

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lan A in these times of electriClaimed full use is now 7.6L/100km.

Hybrids is to be economical, environfied models was for this story For our, mostly towing, some off-road, mentally friendly and achieve this withto be about the CHR GR Sport trip 11L/100km was shown. out concerns of range anxiety.

Hybrid and the new seven-seat This happens courtesy of the very Within. smooth and quiet hybrid system consistHighlander Hybrid.

The CHR’s sporty, partly suede coving of a 1.8 litre, 72kW/142 Nm four-cylBut covid got in the way of the Highered front seats (not heated) and nicely lander’s arrival, so now its Plan B, with inder petrol engine and electric motor/ presented dash, with large touch screen the newly refined, value-added, sevbattery pack with a stated total system including sat-nav, proved a very pleasant en-seat, diesel Fortuner in its place. output of 90kW. place to be.

For many boating, skiing, caravan About town the system really shines Meanwhile, the rear is two-adults towing Mid-Cantabrians, this could well by maximising its EV (electric power) friendly, but the rear doors with their stylbe an ideal pair, with the C-HR so easily function. ishly abbreviated windows and efficiently slotting in do restrict the passengers’ for around town/commutFor many boating, skiing, caravan towing Midviews out. ing duties and the Fortuner 377 litres of luggage can Cantabrians, this could well be an ideal pair, with for towing stuff, adventures, be loaded via a good-sized and off-roading. the C-HR so easily and efficiently slotting in for hatch.

Top of the range. around town/commuting duties and the Fortuner The Fortuner’s leathBoth are top of the range er-clad, seven seat interior for towing stuff, adventures, and off-roading. models. has both ambience, lots of Their Drive Away, pricing tech and car-like controls. is: C-HR $43,290 (other models start from We appreciated the front seats, the secThe overall result is suitably energetic $35,790) – Fortuner $61,290 (GXL version ond row was also comfortable while the performance and overtaking capability is $57,790). third row, which fold upwards, not into with a claimed overall fuel consumption the floor (so take up some luggage space) of 4.3L/100km and emissions of 97g of Appearances. are best for occasional use.

CO2/km.

Clearly, they are very different!

With my open road drive time and The compact C-HR GR with its very On/off the road. with no thoughts of economy in mind, distinctive, contemporary, edgy looks C-HR GR. 5.1L/100km showed on the trip computwhich are even more so accentuated by While they’ve left the hybrid powertrain er. the GR (Gazoo Racing) influence, both alone, Gazoo Racing have added a body Fortuner – Its uprated 2.8-litre turfront and rear, and the 19inch wheels. brace underneath and revised both the bo-diesel produces 150kW and broader That’s in direct contrast to the rugged, steering and suspension. spread of torque that peaks at 500Nm. rather traditional SUV looks of the EmoThe result – a subtly sporty edge to the Both this extra power and torque were tional Red, Hi Lux based, Fortuner with handling, while preserving a still comfy noticeable and appreciated in all the its 279mm ground clearance. ride. varied situations driven.

While being easy to drive about town Under the bonnets.

For its keen away from standstill then (and park with the help of the reversing refined and impressively quiet at cruise.

C-HR – The purpose of self-charging

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camera), it too can entertain on the open road and through corners.

Fortuner.

The Hi Lux’s ladder chassis is retained, but in the interests of ride quality the leaf sprung rear end has very successfully been swapped for a coil spring set-up.

As well as having Hi Lux-like off-road creds (selectable 4WD, low range,700mm wading depth, approach/departure angles of 30&25 degrees respectively) it’s very comfortable both there and for highway cruising, where the quietness and ride are impressive!

Towing.

The C-HR is not rated to tow.

Fortuner is rated at 3100kg (braked) and the fully laden, vintage Maxi-camper was towed so easily that one could just so easily forget it was behind!

Safety.

Toyota’s active safety package which includes radar cruise control is standard for both.

Finale This duo is a celebration of

environmentally friendly style and very competent, rugged substance, which either individually or together are well suited to these everchanging times.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

An icon reborn

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he new Mercedes-AMG SL, the new edition of an icon, returns to its roots with a classic soft top and sporty character.

At the same time, the luxurious roadster as a 2+2 seater is particularly suitable for everyday use and puts its power down on the road with all-wheel drive for the first time.

High-tech components such as the AMG Active Ride Control suspension with active anti-roll stabilisation, rear-axle steering, the optionally available AMG ceramic high-performance composite brake system and the standard-fit Digital Light with projection function sharpen the sporty profile.

In combination with the AMG 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine, this results in a driving experience of the highest order.

As a consistent Performance Luxury model, Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach has developed the SL completely

independently.

Two models with AMG V8 engines will kick off the market launch.

Almost 70 years ago, a sports car launched in Stuttgart immediately became a legend.

The vision of expanding the potential of the Mercedes-Benz brand through motor

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other things, a spectacular one-two victory in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans and even took the first four places in the Nürburgring Grand Jubilee Prize for sports cars.

Its successes quickly make the SL a legend.

In the decades-long development

With the rebirth of the roadster from MercedesAMG, the new SL more than ever remains the symbol of this timeless fascination

racing successes produced the first SL as a result – a road-going racing sports car.

Shortly after its début in 1952, the 300 SL (internal designation W 194) reaped success after success on the race tracks of the world.

In its first year, it achieved, among

history from full-blooded racing car to open-top luxury sports car, the new Mercedes-AMG SL now sets another milestone.

It combines the sportiness of the original SL with the unique luxury and technological excellence that characterise

modern Mercedes models.

“The SL is an icon: For almost 70 years, the distinctive sports car has delighted Mercedes customers of every generation around the world.

“With the rebirth of the roadster from Mercedes-AMG, the new SL more than ever remains the symbol of this timeless fascination”, says Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing and Sales.

With its exciting design, state-of-theart technology and outstanding driving characteristics, the new Mercedes-AMG SL sets standards in the luxury sports car segment.

The exterior design fascinates with a perfect triad: It combines the modern Mercedes-Benz design philosophy of sensual purity with the sportiness typical of AMG and characteristic details.

Honda reveals 11th generation Civic

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he wait for the all-new 11th-generation Honda Civic is almost over, with a small initial lot of vehicles arriving in Australia last week to begin the countdown to launch.

The all-new Civic has been reimagined for a new generation of drivers, with a clean and modern interpretation of Honda’s longstanding Man-Maximum/Machine-Minimum design philosophy.

First revealed in late June, the all-new Civic five-door continues the tradition of innovation, design leadership and outstanding driving dynamics.

It boasts a clean, modern design paired with a high-tech, human-centred interior and equipped with the latest advanced active and passive safety systems.

Under the bonnet sits the latest development of the 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo four-cylinder engine, which has been updated for more power and torque, quicker response, improved fuel efficiency and quieter operation.

The 10th-generation model cemented Civic’s reputation for delivering driver satisfaction and the 11th-generation Civic builds upon that foundation.

Tuned on European roads, the chassis has been updated to create a refined and fun driving experience, while still delivering a comfortable ride.

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Golden classics Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

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howcasing the hand-painted gold lining skills of Triumph’s expert paint shop and reflecting customer demand for brighter and more custom-inspired schemes, the new Bonneville Gold Line Editions bring a unique style and premium hand-painted detail to eight motorcycles in Triumph’s renowned Modern Classic range.

Due in December – and available for one year only – the Gold Line Editions feature all of the recent updates of the new Bonneville generation, including enhanced capability and performance, and more beautiful style.

Scrambler 1200 XC and XE Gold Line Editions The Scrambler 1200 also gets its own Gold Line Editions – the versatile XC with its plush suspension and unrivalled, all-road, all-day performance and comfort, and the stunning XE – the world’s first genuine dual-purpose modern classic adventurer, with a category-leading level of performance and specification.

Both models are powered by the latest generation Euro 5 High Power 1200cc Bonneville twin engine, and both benefit from state-of-the-art rider-focused technology and an exceptional level finish and detailing.

The Scrambler 1200 XC Gold Line

Edition comes in a stylish combination of Carnival Red and Storm Grey, with a hand-painted gold line running alongside an Aluminium Silver tank stripe and the subtle signature ‘gold line’ logo.

The brushed foil knee pad graphics are also edged with a hand-painted gold line.

The side panel and headlamp bowl are both finished in the classic Jet Black.

The scheme for the Scrambler 1200 XE Gold Line Edition consists of a striking Baja Orange and Silver Ice tank, with a Pure White stripe and hand painted gold line.

As with the XC model, the brushed foil knee pad graphics are gold-lined, and the side panel and headlamp bowl are Jet Black.

Don’t forget that memory card ...

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here was plenty of feedback from last week’s story about an errant motorcyclist with an overpowering need for speed, so we found another one.

A learner motorcycle rider in Australia faces more than $80,000 in speeding fines after police combed through helmet footage from his GoPro-style action camera.

The 23-year-old man was originally busted for speeding on September 11, when police allege he was riding at 162km/h in an 80km/h zone of the Warringah Freeway in North Sydney.

Police said the learner rider told them “he was on his way to a nearby driving school where he was due to take part in a program to assist him in becoming a safer rider”.

When officers noticed that he was wearing a video camera, they confiscated the memory card.

A subsequent investigation of its files resulted in a further 41 charges levelled at the rider, who now faces 14 counts of dangerous driving, including fines worth up to $2200 each, plus 15 counts of speeding over 45km/h (attracting a $2520 fine) and three counts of exceeding the speed limit by 30km/h (and $935 per pop).

Police added six other traffic offences to the man’s bill, along with two counts of offensive behaviour and one breach of public orders that could relate to coronavirus lockdowns.

Police allege that the man regularly rode at speeds exceeding 200km/h.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

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 lowcost return trips to Ashburton from smaller towns or rural areas. Tuesday’s run is from Mt Somers or Methven to Ashburton and back, and Wednesday’s run is from Rakaia/Hinds/ Fairton/Marae to Ashburton and back. To book a trip call 03 308 1395 ext 225 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

Public Library every Wednesday between 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 Farmer’s 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

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 6-7 Staveley Camp Timebank Mid Canterbury’s biggest event of the year, the annual open weekend camp at Staveley Camp and Forest. It’s open to the publicwith heaps of cool stuff and learning opportunities. There is a guided forest tour, flax weaving, Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing), and more.

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November 7 Charity Golf Tournament KPMG/YMCA Ambrose Charity Golf Tournament at the Tinwald Golf course from 12pm. Contact 03 6883682.

Model Train Swap Meet Model Train Swap Meet including die cast vehicle kitsets at the Hampstead Rugby Club from 10am-4pm.

November 9 Stepping UP - Digital Steps (Beginner Level Classes) Digital Steps is a range of free beginner digital classes held at the Ashburton Public Library (and other libraries around New Zealand). These classes are one-off sessions looking at various topics. Sessions every Tuesday afternoon from 1 – 3pm at the Ashburton Library. Digital Banking and Safety sessions are held on the first Tuesday of every month.

The other topics currently offered are: Smartphones, Apps, Facebook, Digital Photos, Google and the Internet, Internet Security and Safety, Google Drive, Ancestry.com, Online Newspapers, Classroom E-Learning and Trade Me!

November 10 Device Drop-In Sessions A session for people who need help downloading an app, sending texts and making calls, adding a contact to your phone, operating Facebook and more digital dilemmas. Held at the Ashburton Public Library every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm.

Mid Canterbury Timebank has its annual Staveley Camp coming up on November 6-7.

November 14 Ice Rink Open Day The Staveley Ice Rink is holding an open day to show how they plan to refrigerate the Ice Skating Rink and have this amazing place open for three months a year. This is an opportunity for people that have not visited the rink to come along and have a look. (Gold coin donation).

November 18 The Challenge of Change Join Cynthia Johnson, a Psychology Master Trainer, to learn four proven steps for building resilience and managing yourself in stressful situations. Workshop held at Farm Source Ashburton, 18 Kermode Street, from 9.30am to 2.30pm.

November 19 Fight Night South See corporate boxing bouts at this event hosted by local Dame Lynda Topp. Former Commonwealth cruiserweight champion and

heavyweight boxer Shane Cameron has been confirmed to attend again as special guest.

November 28 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.

November 29 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”.

December 4 Hyundai Mid Canterbury Santa Parade The Ashburton Santa Parade has been a tradition for many years and is to welcome Santa to town and celebrate Christmas while bringing the people of Mid Canterbury together not only to watch but participate by way of floats and entertainment. This year the parade will start at 12.30 at Mona Square then go along Cass Street - right onto Wills Street right onto Victoria Street and back onto Cass Street back to Mona Square.

Mid-Town Market Day A pre-Christmas market day along East Street from 9am-4pm. After perusing the market stalls, stop in at the local retailers and eateries on the way across the CBD to see the Santa Parade.

February 17

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

April 8-10 Ashburton Glow In The Park EA Networks are partnering with Ashburton District Council to celebrate 100 years of serving the community by staging a three-day lighting spectacle in the Ashburton Domain. Glow in the Park will feature 13 artistic and interactive light installations, including a thunder tree, water reflections, glow football, mirror balls, and an archway of trusses designed to mimic the flow of electricity. 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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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

all your sporting news

All to play for ...

It’s Cup Week

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Tech revival

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Huge season

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Mid Canterbury’s clash with Buller in Methven today has massive permutations, as finals day in the Heartland Championship looms.

Win, and there’s some silverware to play for – maybe. Lose and there could be no tomorrow.

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Blindside

Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

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STARS OF THE WEEK Alex Hooper Five wickets on Saturday for Tech, then the same again for Mid Canterbury on Sunday. An excellent weekend with the ball in hand.

Celebration in their sights Members of the Ashburton District Rifle Club are gearing up for a big celebration next month as they officially turn 100 years old.

The club will celebrate 100 years to the day exactly that they held their first ever organised shoot in the Ashburton District with an official function on Friday, November 10 at the Hotel Ashburton.

Then, the following day, members from past, present and future will converge at the club’s range for a centenary shoot to further mark the occasion.

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THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

Rugby Mid Canterbury plays their last game of pool play in the Heartland Championship today against Buller in Methven. 2.30pm kick-off.

Cricket Not often would you think of NZ and Afghanistan in the same cricketing sentence. The permutations of their match on Sunday night are massive.

11pm first ball.

NZ Trotting Cup Yes, you’ll have to wait until Tuesday, but cheer home local lad Gerard O’Reilly and Laver on Trackside 62 from 5.50pm.

The ever-lurking threat of Covid-19 has somewhat dampened enthusiasm for the celebrations, but club spokesperson, Coby Snowden – who has been at the helm of organising the event – said that a month out things were starting to get exciting.

“It has rolled around very quickly, but everything is ready for the occasion and we’re looking forward to celebrating with friends new and old.”

The function on the Friday night is limited to 100 people, but tickets are still

A frequent name among the golfing circles, particularly in the 9-hole variant and now an Aorangi champion of champions.

available for the night and can be obtained by contacting Snowden on 0226007190 or by e-mailing johncoby.snowden@gmail. com.

“We hope that there might be some people out there in the community who were a part of the club, perhaps years ago who might wish to join us.”

Snowden has also been busy putting together a booklet to add to the celebrations with more than 50 pages of pictures, stories and information covering the club’s entire 100 years history.

Time to have a flutter . . .

Oh me, oh my, I have enjoyed that, yes boy!

Two in a row.

The Black Caps, at a price that really belied their abilities did what we hoped they would and beat the Indians on Monday morning.

A nice result, and a good profit on your investment.

The iron is hot, so we need to keep on striking.

Cup Week begins today, so it’s only fair that we head down that direct path.

He’s a bit of a rogue at times, but he’s got a huge motor, and we think that South Coast Arden can win the New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday.

Tonee Hurley

He’s $5 to take it out, which looks good shopping in a field where he’s one of maybe three realistic winning chances.

Natalie Rasmussen is in the bike too; she’s the best big race driver in Australasia, so he gets a big tick there as well.

Daniel Stackhouse Humble, quietly spoken but a very proud Mid Cantabrian. How good was it to see one of our own up contesting the speed in the Melbourne Cup.

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Points on the board, worry about the rest later Matt Markham For once it’s not just about what Mid Canterbury can control.

Because while their final round match-up against a winless Buller is important today, what happens in various other matches around the country will ultimately determine where they stand with a view to next weekend’s finals stage of the Heartland Championship.

What is known is that the Meads Cup is off the table.

South Canterbury and Thames Valley will square off for that piece of silverware.

But at this point, everything else is still up for debate – and hinges on a green and gold bonus point victory against the Coasters this afternoon.

It’s a little truncated on the standings, with six points separating five teams going into today’s round.

Whanganui are in the best position; if they can get a point out of their match with Thames Valley, they’ll host the Lochore Cup final at Cooks Gardens.

From a Mid Canterbury point of view, the equation is relatively straightforward – at least in theory.

The best outcome for Mid Canterbury is that they win with a bonus point and Whanganui get

After a quiet few weeks, powerhouse winger Raitube Vasurakuta will be expected to make a major impact in today’s match against Buller.

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beaten by Thames Valley without adding any competition points, Horowhenua Kapiti get tipped over by Poverty Bay and King Country cause the upset of the season by beating North Otago, or at least stop them from scoring four tries.

That would see a home Lo-

chore Cup final for the Mid Canterbury boys next weekend, however any slight variation to that could change the whole complexity.

The good news is that if the Hammers do win, and let’s face it, they really should, there will be a game next week in either the Lo-

chore Cup or in the fifth and sixth playoff.

Buller have had a troubled season.

Plagued by injuries and lacking some of the real depth that in the past has made them serious contenders they’re yet to get a win on the board.

Despite that, the Mid Canterbury camp are still treating their rivals with the utmost respect ahead of the clash, knowing full well that any lapse in concentration or a moment of taking it easy could see the game be taken away from them.

“It’s not something we’ll have to hammer home to the boys,” co-coach, Jason Rickard said earlier this week.

“We know what we have to do and it’s a case of going out there and doing it.”

Coming off the back of a loss to South Canterbury last week, the Hammers will need to bounce back sharply – but what they showed for 60 minutes of the match seven days ago is that they are capable of pushing it with anyone.

The side welcomes back JJ Manning this week, and he’ll pack down with Manasa Bari in the locking department behind the powerhouse front row.

Tom Reekie gets his No.10 jersey back after sliding out a position last week, and the reserves bench welcomes back Tait Chisman after a few weeks away with injury – a potentially dangerous player if brought onto the pad-

dock late in the game.

Garth Fechney also gets a call up into the game day team on the bench.

Mid Canterbury Saturday, November 6 at Methven Domain, 2.30pm.

1. Adam Williamson 2. Callum Burrell 3. Carisbrook Toomalatai 4. Manasa Bari 5. JJ Manning 6. Shepherd Mhembere 7. Michael Hennings 8. Seta Koritamana 9. Liam McCormack 10. Tom Reekie 11. Paovale Sofai 12. Nick Foxley 13. Isireli Masiwini 14. Raitube Vasurakuta 15. Nathan McCloy Reserves Joel Leo Osea Baisagale Garth Fechney Ashton McArthur Harvey Blyth Tait Chisman George Williams

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Tech Stags out to get back into the winning groove Matt Markham Being Cup Week in Canterbury, there’s no better analogy for the Tech Stags this week than getting back on the horse.

Seven days after facing their first loss of the season, the Stags return to the Ashburton Domain today hopefully of getting things back on track in South Canterbury’s Tweedy Cup, where they play Celtic.

The equation of the game itself is quite simple.

The two sides share the same number of competition points, having both lost to the high-flying Pleasant Point side, so win today and they jump clear into second on the standings, or lose and risk getting left behind.

As they walk out into the middle today, the reflection of seven days earlier will be waiting to

greet the Tech lads with a reminder of an opportunity lost.

As they have been all season, they dominated with the ball – but in order to become a real serious competition threat there’s going to need to be some more consistency with the bat in hand.

Unsurprisingly, it’s two of the side’s most experienced hands who are leading that charge.

Jason Morrison and Des Kruger both sit within the top 10 batsmen in the competition after the first four matches. Morrison has 110 runs next to his name at an average of 27.5 while Kruger, who managed a half century for Mid Canterbury last weekend, has 101 at an average of 33.6.

So, a lot rides on their well-seasoned shoulders.

Celtic are a good side, and Tech know that, but if they can do the damage with the ball again, they’ll put full faith in their processes with the bat to be able to get the job done, in what should be an entertaining encounter.

Meanwhile, without a win, Al-

lenton face the toughest prospect of their season thus far in competition leaders Pleasant Point today, away from home.

The Allenton side have shown glimpses of what they are capable of, and there’s clear evidence they are growing into the 50-over game after making the switch this season, but a win today would come as one of the great shocks in club sport across Canterbury for the year.

However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

There are some really explosive players in the Allenton side who could turn the match on its head.

Satwant Singh is the competition’s leading bowler with 10 wickets next to his name, while Satveer Singh is the fourth highest-rated batsman in the competition with 126 runs at an average of 42.

So, it’s there; those two players just need their team-mates to rally around them and help produce a top-class performance if they are to get their season moving.

Leading lights Runs

Satveer Singh - 126 Jason Morrison - 110 Des Kruger - 101 Manpreet Hakkla - 101 Sanjay Undrey – 97

Wickets

Satwant Singh – 10 Alex Hooper – 8 Richard Print – 8 Harry Jones – 8 Kulvinder Kirk - 7

Des Kruger has been strong with the bat this season, but Tech Stags will need a big effort from him again today.

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A huge, but interrupted season on the pitch This year, the Mid Canterbury United Football Club celebrated one of their best years in their fledgling existence.

The growth in the junior grades was obvious in observations of the Ashburton Domain on a Saturday morning, and the fact

Awards Senior CCL team

Players’ Player of the Year Luke Martin Manager’s MVP - Tom Dudley Most Promising - Ryan Robinson

Reserves team

Players’ Player of the Year Elkan Powley Manager’s MVP - Oskar McLauchlan Most Promising (U21) Hayden Dove

Women’s team

Players’ Player of the Year Kelly Rotch Manager’s MVP - Georgina Hemsley Most Promising - Lauren Taylor

The women’s team only lost one game all season, this was to the top team, and they were looking forward to rectifying that.

Their top goal scorer was only pipped by one goal for the golden boot within the club.

The divisional team is a close bunch of mates that proved they could foot it with the best of the 4th Division.

They won promotion to the 3rd Division mid-season, and were on target to own that grade had Covid not intervened.

The under 15s also gained promotion mid-season after being untroubled by any team; the promotion made little difference to their win/loss ratio, with them finishing the season unbeaten and supplying the club’s first ever golden boot winner, a truly great feat considering they had players that were still only 13 years of age.

there were five age group teams picked for regional tournaments, the most ever since the amalgamation of Ashburton’s football clubs.

Unfortunately like many other organisations Covid had a major impact, and they were unable to celebrate the year with the junior teams.

However, on Saturday night all travelling teams gathered at the RSA, and for the first time ever awarded players the club’s inaugural trophies, cups and shields, while acknowledging and celebrating the success of the teams as a whole.

The Senior team competed in the tough CCL competition.

They held their own, considering some of the resources that the Christchurch clubs have at their disposal.

The ever-young Luke Martin snared the Golden Boot for the competition, indicating they were there or thereabouts.

The Reserves team grew during the year, with many players having to step up to the CCL team, which provided some challenges, but they have numbers, youth and increasing experience, and they will only improve.

Elliott Ward (left) was awarded Mid Canterbury United Football Club’s inaugural Golden Boot for his 26 goals this season.

Below – A happy group of award winners.

Divisional team

Players’ Player of the Year – Sam Edwards Manager’s MVP – Ross Smith Most Promising – Leon De Beer

Tinwald Golf Club

Ladies Golf - November 2, Ruth Cornwell Salver Val Prendergast 70, Barb Cochrane 71, June Bruhns 73 Nearest Pin: No 2 (2nd Shot) Murray Young Property Broker; Maree Moore. No 6 (2nd Shot) Sims Bakery; Phylis Smith. No 12 Mac & Maggie; Val Prendergast.

No 16 (2nd Shot) Outdoor Adventure; Maureen Colville. Memory Funeral Longest Putt; Phylis Smith.

9 Hole – Stableford: Maureen Colville 18

Kirsty Clay lost to James Bowker 2-3, Neil Thompson beat Hayden Robinson 2-0, Hollie Morgan lost to Megan Bell 0-3.

Team EuroAgri lost to Team Pat Summerfield Electrical 7-12: Nick Marshall drew with Lee Barker 2-2, James McCloy lost to Kade Cummings 2-3, Karen Nieman lost to Barry deSitter 0-3, Amy Muckle lost to Mika Donkers 1-2, Alex Forbes drew with Sarah Forbes 2-2.

Team Mastercraft Kitchens beat Team Alps Continuous Spouting 9-8: Chris Thompson beat Ben Kruger

2-1, Phil Andrew lost to Rob Giles 0-3, Nick McKain beat Ian Dolden 3-1, Matt Cassineri lost to Hayden Robinson 1-2, Karyn Cochrane beat Jacinda Ryan 3-1.

Team NZ Farmers Livestock beat Team McCrea Paint & Decorators 6-5: Chris O’Reilly lost to Paul Cousins 1-2, Shane Muckle lost to Mick Hooper 1-2, Hamish O’Reilly drew with Donna Brown 1-1, Henry Ross beat Nicky Dryland 3-0.

■■ Softball

Mid Canterbury

October 23: Hampstead Heat 13-10 Hampstead Phoenix, Panthers 1-0 Demons Rebels, Fairfield Ratbags 20-3 Fairfield All Stars.

October 30: Hampstead Heat 12-3 Panthers, Fairfield Ratbags 18-1 Hampstead Phoenix, Demond Rebels 1-1 Fairfield All Stars.

■■ Shooting

Ashburton District Rifle Club

Ashburton District Rifle Club, 31 October at 300 yards: TR, Martin Fleming 50.4, 49.3, 99.7, (+ 50.6), John Snowden 47.3, 50.7, 97.10, John Miller 47.3, 49.3, 96.6, John Fleming 43.0, 42.0, 85.0, Gareth Miller 44.0. FTR, Charlie Ledbrook 54.5, 56.1, 110.6, Murray Cook 54.2, 55.4, 109.6, Coby Snowden 52.1, 55.2, 107.3, Lou Batt 55.0, 52.0, 107.0. FO, Mike Chui 59.3, 59.4, 118.7, David Smith 56.4, 59.6, 115.10, Jarrod Lawson 48.1, 56.4, 104.5, John Miller 57.4.

■■ Tennis

Sunset Doubles

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club

Results from round six of the Celtic Squash Club’s spring league competition: Team Kirsty Clay Property Brokers lost to Team J&N Hedgecutting 5-12: Billy Nolan lost to John McDonnell 1-3, Neil Keenan lost to Wouter Myburgh 0-3,

Mid Canterbury Tennis A Grade action returns to the courts today for the third round of the season. A top-of-the-table clash highlights the day’s play, with the unbeaten Team Head taking on Team Babolat in one match, while Team Yonex and Team Wilson do battle in the other fixture. All matches in A Grade get under way at 1pm, while the A Reserve Grade action begins from 11am at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

Puckett signs Mel Puckett has signed with the Blues for the new look Super Rugby Aupiki competition which will begin next year. Puckett was included in the 26-strong roster for the Blues side when it was announced this week, continuing a solid rise up the ranks for the Mid Canterbury born and raised halfback. After serious injury curtailed 2020, Puckett has been a frequent in the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup squad this year, gaining valuable time at the back of the srcum.

Correction A story in Tuesday’s edition of the Guardian incorrectly stated some medals won by the Waireka Croquet Club at the Masters Games. Colin and Sue Lamb won gold in the 70-74 doubles, and Colin won silver in the singles. Bill and Patt Allnut won gold in the 74-90+ doubles.

Colin Lamb was incorrectly named Colin Bell in the photo.

The Guardian apologises for the error.

Former Mid Canterbury representative Ollie Sapsford has been picked up by the Brumbies on a two-year deal. The quick utlility back, who has been in great form for Hawke’s Bay this season, will join the Canberra-based side early next year. Interestingly, through his parents, Sapsford is qualified to represent Australia should the opportunity arise, despite having been a part of the New Zealand Sevens team in recent years.

Players’ Player of the Year Riley Green Manager’s MVP - Elliott Ward.

Most Promising - Izacc Carr Golden Boot: Elliott Ward, 26 goals Volunteer of the Year - Roger Dakers

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Tennis action

Sapsford a Brumbie

Youth Under 15 team

RESULTS

SHORT & SHARP

Randel Hyde in launch mode.

November 4 Division One: Team Wilson 5 Cates Grain & Seed 1, Double Faults 2.5 Crozier’s Turkeys 3.5, Naturals 4.5 Lakers 1.5, AFC 5.5 Heineken Openers 0.5.

Division Two: Ruapuna 2.5 B Team 3.5, Rough Enough 5 Cream Of The Crop 1, Hit & Run 4.5 New Boys 1.5, Backspin 2.5 Ball Wackers 3.5.

Division Three: Agitated Panda 5.5 4 Aces 0.5, Racket Tears 0 Miss Hits 6, Faultless 2 Home By Nine 4, Read Revellers 1.5 I’d Hit That 4.5.

Division Four: Late Starters 5 RMF Silva – Great Sets 1, In With A Shot 1.5 Wanna Bees 4.5, The Young & The Rest Of Us 5 The Ladies 1, Magnificant Mighty Meerkats 0 Odd Sods 6.

DRAWS ■■ Bowls

Rep match

Ray Mayne Mid Canterbury take on North Otago tomorrow in the annual representative fixture with a 10am start.

The teams: Senior Men at Allenton: M Lawson, T Inwood, R Kane, M Quinn, W Lloyd. B Mayson, R McGarry, M Smallridge, J Drayton, M Skilling. Development Men at Hampstead: G Hurrell, S Hyndman, C Kellett, B Kellett, M Otene. D Benson, R Broker, G Harrison, R Ward, L Kearns.

Development Women at Allenton: Team One: D Callaghan, J Bell, M Foggo, J Suttie, M Knox. Team Two: L Fensom, C McFarlane, C Tyson, D Todd, B Beck.

■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club

Tinwald Women’s golf Draw November 9 - Marge Wilson Trophy Ambrose, 9 Holes Ambrose.

Report 9.00 for 9.30 start. Starters J. Bruhns D. Morgan. Closing day dinner and presentation of trophies 6.00 pm.

■■ Softball

Mid Canterbury Softball

Senior Mixed – Saturday, November 6 Fairfield Ratbags v Panthers, Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix v Demons Rebels, Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat v Fairfield All Stars.

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SPORT 25

Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

A week like no other Cup Week 2021 Matt Markham’s

Tri-code special

It’s the biggest racing week of the year in New Zealand. Seven days of almost nonstop action featuring the best of human, equine and canine talent in the country.

Matt Markham sets the scene for Cup Week 2021.

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t’ll be a little bit different than we are used too here in Canterbury, but a Cup Week behind partially closed doors still promises to bring

everything we’ve come to expect over many years of history on the track.

Minimal crowds will become the norm across the week, but the action on the

track across all three codes will still be electric, and we’re set to see some great horses and dogs compete alongside their human companions.

New Zealand Trotting Cup: Laver to run Top Four

New Zealand Greyhound Cup: Leonard Bale on the each way.

New Zealand Galloping Cup: Dee And Gee to run Top Four.

Laver is exactly what we need ….

Riccarton, where champions are made ….

It starts and finishes on the hallowed turf of the Canterbury Jockey Club, and today’s meeting is perhaps the most important, in terms of the future of them all.

The 2000 Guineas is a race ready-made for future champions, be it on the track or in the breeding barn. It’s a small field this year, but it’s packed of quality.

Although we can’t agree with the jockey choice for patriotic reasons, Noverre is the one to cheer home. A huge part of his rise to favouritism for the race is down to the skillset of local hoop, Jason Laking, who has ridden him throughout this campaign.

He yields to Opie Bosson today. A fair replacement with his record. And they should go pretty close.

On the local front, look for the likes of Jason Laking, Sarah and Matt Smith and Mayfield’s Peter Corbett to have a role to play during the week among a host of other local identities. Dee And Gee will give a great sight in the New Zealand Galloping Cup next Saturday.

Rakaia horseman Gerard O’Reilly will play one of the most critical roles in the great New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday, despite the fact his drive, Laver being on the tote at $31.

As tough as old teeth, Laver is the perfect Cup horse. A grinding, true staying competitor, who will run his heart out for the entire 3200m journey.

Unafraid to stick it to the man and put his charge in the race, O’Reilly will be looked upon by most as the driver with the most influence on the race, and he won’t die wondering.

As long as he steps away, look for him to be getting up onto the speed at some point and keeping them honest.

He’ll keep trucking the same speed the whole way too, so it comes down to whether or not they can get past him in a survival of the fittest contest.

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Going to the dogs ….

Often the forgotten leg of the Cup Week treble, the greyhound action at Addington Raceway is always just as exciting.

After the past few weeks of heats and semi-finals, the best of the best are ready to do battle in the two features, the New Zealand Cup and also the Galaxy.

Keep an eye out for anything trained by former Ashburton local, Craig Roberts. His kennel is starting to fire on all cylinders, and he’s qualified an impressive three dogs for the $100k New Zealand Cup on Thursday.

And the even better news? If all else fails and you can’t follow Craig, keep an eye out for dogs trained by his two sons, Matt and Daniel – both former Ashburton College lads. They’re producing winners frequently as well.

Today at Riccarton Raceway

R1 NZB Ready To Run Sale Maiden $20,000 1200m 7 8 11:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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Commitment R Mudhoo (2) (A1) 58.5 Jamieson’s Tipple C W Johnson (7) 58.5 58.5 Khitan Warrior R Cuneen (4) J R Lowry (5) Leroy 58.5 Authority J D Laking (5) 58.5 D S Johnson (6) 58.5 Lennon

58.5 Mr Hass Double Prosperity S Weatherly (11) 58.5 Snitzel Vancrumb D Bothamley (10) 58.5 Whippersnapper T R Moseley (15) 58.5 Sharpie 57 C J Grylls (3) Horace V A Colgan (13) 57 T L Newman (8) 56.5 Movie Star 56.5 Neon Moon M McNab (1) Ispywithmylittleye S McNab (12) 56.5 Pony Express K Asano (14) (A) 56.5 Burgundy Gold S L Wynne (9) 55

R2 The Ned Fashion 13/11 (Bm74) $40,000 1100m 12:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6x392 x283x 497x0 24x51 5x214 5x183 137x5 28x16

Challa S Toolooa (8) (A3) 61.5 Golden Harvest C J Grylls (5) 59.5 M J Taylor (4) (A4) 59 Tellyawhat T L Newman (7) 57.5 Our Echo Rockland L J Allpress (2) 57.5 Street Fightin Man J D Laking (3) 57.5 Ohio Showgirl S L Wynne (1) 55 Fonts De L’algar M Mcnab (6) 54.5

R3 Garrards Horse & Hound Maiden $20,000 1600m 12:30 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Anchor Me Telling Tales Demand Respect Noble Knight Stan With Me Allasera

A Comignaghi (1) 58.5 S Weatherly (24) 58.5 O P Bosson (4) 58.5 J R Lowry (12) 58.5 D R Bothamley (6) 58.5 K Asano (19) (A) 58.5

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G A Jogoo (10) 58.5 Koputaroa Kristofferson C W Johnson (20) 58.5 Cosy Nook S L Wynne (22) 58.5 Ifithappensagain V A Colgan (2) 58.5 Takeiteasy

58.5 D S Johnson (14) 57 Eight Ball M McNab (15) 56.5 Clubcard Da Vinci Girl C J Grylls (17) 56.5 La Cofradia M Cameron (11) 56.5 Iffraajable Ms K Williams (23) 56.5 Eulogy Show T Jonker (3) 56.5 L J Allpress (9) 55 Astrakhan Royal Khan T R Moseley (13) 56.5 S Macnab (16) 58.5 Seraphic Fah Lun

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Queen Sweep M Gestain (8) (A3) 56.5 Ms K Williams (1) 56.5 Volvik A Comignaghi (7) 56 Sulu Sea Sacred Caga K Mudhoo (2) 54.5 Yolo 54.5 K Asano (6)

R6 Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes $60,000 1000m 14:13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Live Drama Khimar War Grand Mayson Babylon Berlin Devious Love Squirrels Madam Hass Our Girl Gilly

A Comignaghi (1) 60 R Cuneen (7) 60 D S Johnson (4) 58 L J Allpress (2) 56.5 T R Moseley (5) 55.5 C W Johnson (6) 54 S R Weatherley (8) 54 S L Wynne (3) 54

R7 Millennium Hotels (Bm65) $40,000 1200m 14:50

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Dark Destroyer S R Weatherley (2) 56.5 56.5 Field Of Gold M Mcnab (4) Mackenzie Lad S L Wynne (7) 56.5 Ceasar 56.5 K Asano (6) T R Moseley (5) 56.5 Fireglow

2 x2212 Burnvue R Cuneen (11) 59.5 3 135x2 Country Boy J D Laking (4) 59.5 4 19x00 Saigon Hot Night L Callaway (9) 59.5 S L Wynne (23) 59.5 5 34061 Wild Like A Comignaghi (5) 59 6 1x35x Aljay 7 0x095 Clooney

59 R9 Gold Club (Bm74) $40,000 1400m 16:05 59 G A Jogoo (15) 1 1x442 Supreme Khan O P Bosson (9) 60.5 8 650x1 Colossal 9 20604 Jin Lu T R Moseley (24) 59 J D Laking (12) 60 2 84x09 Augustace 59 C J Grylls (4) 3 34x61 My World 59.5 10 18x26 Mister Reliable C J Grylls (19) 4 12x05 Harbourside L J Allpress (3) 57.5 11 16x67 Easy On The Eye M Cameron (20) 58 K Asano (10) (A) 58 12 37x30 Too Ferlaxed

5 489x8 I Am A Rock M Taylor (10) (A4) 57.5 6 5x293 Ucalledit A Comignaghi (1) 57.5 13 x5200 Miss Curious D Bothamley (12) 57.5 S Weatherley (13) 57.5 7 8576x Itsonlymoney S R Weatherley (13) 57 14 93019 Pearl Davone 15 76x31 Savezar J R Lowry (21) 57.5 8 41x37 London Bound K Asano (2) 57 16 71054 Hey Soul Sister M Mcnab (1) 57 Ms K Williams (7) 57 9 1x342 Arklow T L Newman (7) 57 17 229x4 Polar Night

M Cameron (11) 10 0x205 Caitlyn Jay 56 C A Campbell (3) 57 11 29x13 Providenceprovides M Mcnab (8) 55.5 18 8x310 Thistle 12 9x137 Fashion Shoot D S Johnson (6) 54.5 19 0x541 Royal Wings S Macnab (16) 56.5

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3 60x13 Dee And Gee T L Newman (13) 57 4 1x021 Southern Ocean L J Allpress (9) 57 Matt Markham’s Riccarton Selections 5 08x22 Swords Drawn C J Grylls (11) 56 Race 1: Movie Star, Horace, Burgundy Gold, Sharpie 6 02x92 Beaudz Well S Weatherley (10) 54.5 Race 2: Rockland, Challa, Ohio Showgirl, Golden Harvest 7 x0994 Lincoln King D S Johnson (4) 54.5 Race 3: Demand Respect, Anchor Me, Astrakhan, Stan With Me 8 4x705 Madam De Soir A Comignaghi (5) 54 Race 4: Radegast, Royce Roca, Case Study, Tavilight Ms K Williams (8) 54 Race 5: Volvik, Sacred Kaga, Letsbringiton, Yolo 9 38x89 Miss Tavi K Asano (14) 10 x6566 Asathought 54 Race 6: Babylon Berlin, Madam Hass, Grand Mayson, Live Drama 11 231 Sulu Sea

54 Race 7: Ceddy Smith, Eptimum, Anduin, Where’s Wally Sarah Macnab (3) 54 Race 8: Noverre, Field Of Gold, Dark Destroyer, Wakari 12 8x046 Mondorani 13 10342 Wannabe ‘N’ Paris T R Moseley (2) 54 Race 9: Providenceprovides, Fashion Shoot, Harbourside 14 35302 Point Score C W Johnson (6) 54 Race 10: Swords Drawn, Southern Ocean, Lincoln King, Dee And Gee 15 94917 Notabadharada 54

1 62042 Where’s Wally K Asano (14) 60 2 23393 Darci Palmer C J Grylls (10) 59.5 3 560x5 Just Tickety Boo D R Bothamley (7) 59.5 1 35517 Case Study K Asano (10) 59 4 264x7 Anduin L J Allpress (5) 59 2 361x7 Goodonyamate D R Bothamley (11)59 5 79x27 Kopua A Comignaghi (1) 58.5 O P Bosson (12) 59 6 16373 Bolt From The Blue M J Taylor (11) (A4) 58 3 0x063 Radegast T R Moseley (3) 59 7 408x3 Ceddy Smith S L Wynne (3) 4 30334 Yeah Right 58 5 0x541 Royal Wings

57 M Cameron (2) 8 1990x Show Bazz 58 C J Grylls (4) 57 6 x5666 Tavilight J D Laking (8) 9 0x9x6 Eptimum 57.5 7 36319 Lady Modena R Mudhoo (8) (A1) 56.5 10 07x0x She’s Recommended C K Kwo (12) 56 8 x4052 Royce Roca M Mcnab (6) 56 11 90964 Vino Bella T R Moseley (6) 55 9 x7608 Shock Prospect M Cameron (7) 56 12 70x72 Cocee 54 L Callaway (13) T L Newman (13) 56 13 24387 Take A Risk T L Newman (4) 54 10 39x35 Vicenza 11 0x040 Fettercairn 55.5 14 078x9 A Little Vague C W Johnson (9) 54 S L Wynne (5) 12 0x040 Namibia Miss Ms K Williams (1) 55.5 R8 49th New Zealand 2000 Guineas $500,000 1600m 13 00x03 Santissima A Comignaghi (2) 55 15:25 14 78x79 Western Girl C W Johnson (9) 55 1 8x116 Mana Nui V A Colgan (3) 56.5 D S Johnson (8) 56.5 R5 One Good Horse (Bm74) $40,000 2000m 13:40 2 x2122 Wakari 56.5 1 1895 Zeefa Zed L J Allpress (3) 61.5 3 2x223 I Wish I Win C J Grylls (1) M Cameron (10) 56.5 R11 Blue Star Taxis (Bm65) $40,000 1600m 17:25 2142 Meritable S Macnab (5) 2 000x5 Bully Boy 60.5 4 O P Bosson (9) 56.5 1 x1422 Sacred Giant L J Allpress (18) 60 3 2x323 Letsbringiton G A Jogoo (4) 58.5 5 9x321 Noverre

R4 Dakins Group (Bm65) $20,000 1600m 13:05

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SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who won the Women’s Gala Cup in 2014? a) Tessa McCann b) Ashleigh Leonard c) Erin Connelly-Whyte 2. Why did Mick Williment miss the 1967 All Blacks tour to Europe? a) He broke his leg. b) The selectors had accidentally named 31 players c) He was ineligible on parental grounds 3. The Allenton Rugby Football Club will be celebrating a big milestone in 2022. How many times is their name on the Watters Cup? a) Five b) Six c) Seven 4. In 1959 Don Clarke kicked all the All Blacks’ points, six penalties, to beat the Lions. How many tries did the Lions score? a) Two b) Three c) Four 5. The Stags beat Coldstream to take the Pritchard Shield in 2018. Who top-scored? a) Sam Hurley b) Bevan Ravenscroft c) Callum Gallagher 6. How old was Bob Charles when he won his first New Zealand Open? a) 18 b) 19 c) 20 7. Which cyclist won two road-racing golds at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games? a) Brian Fowler b) Hayden Roulston c) Graeme Miller

8. Which Kiwi was named 2005 International Newcomer? a) Manu Vatuvei b) Nigel Vagana c) Stacey Jones 1. b) Ashleigh Leonard. 2. b) The selectors messed up their addition.

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Puzzles and horoscopes Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Just as the light of the sun encourages the flowers to open, people take your warmth as an invitation to share their stories and all the beauty inside to you.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your instincts, like knives, will be sharpened by scraping the hard, flinty surface of an interesting, immobile-seeming problem. This is the kind of invaluable training that can’t be bought.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You don’t have a problem with biting off more than you can chew because you have the utensils at your disposal. You have the tools to take a big chunk, and then cut it down to the perfect size.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are those you know who seem averse to work yet still come out ahead.

You don’t mind working but observe the “lazy strategists” to be sure you’re putting effort in where it’s necessary and will matter.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Often the line between adversary and ally is surprisingly fine. Conflict doesn’t an enemy make. Your team is stronger when you include people whose ideas conflict with yours. Diversify for might.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ve a creative way of explaining things, and people love to listen to the way you share what you know. Who else needs to know this? Your gift of teaching will augment your fortunes.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Don’t worry about pleasing others. They may think they know what they want. Yet, it’s something else entirely that will make them happy. You’re better off pleasing yourself and letting them catch up later.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Make your presentation smooth and glossy. Getting the extra shine will take about the same amount of time as it took to build the thing to the level of “pretty good,” but it will be worth it to attain that wow factor.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’re an excellent judge of character, so follow your sense about people to determine who will inspire you to stay on-task and in the optimal mood.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Some would say you are kind when you don’t have to be, but they don’t know your moral code commands kindness always. Of course, kindness comes in many forms, some unlikely.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Sometimes, the rocky road leads to a beautiful vantage, and sometimes it’s a hard road to nowhere. This is something to figure out before you embark.

Consult the maps and the seasoned hikers.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Things can get better on their own, but perhaps not in the time frame you’d like them to. Besides, it’s more fun when you know you’ve had a hand in the improvement.

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AQUATIC WEED CONTROL Notice is hereby given that Landcare Services Ltd will be undertaking Aquatic Weed Control in and around the waterways of Lake Hood during the periods 15th – 25th November 2021.

Control method will be the discharge of Diquat into the waterway. Signage will be in place during application periods for the waterways treated.

The treated area should not be bathed in or used for drinking for 72 hours after application.

Please keep dogs out of the waterway during this period.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Duties include bulk seed inwards, forklift driving, dispatch, general labouring, bagging, and stacking seed on pallets.

The applicant will need to have a good level of physical fitness with the ability to perform manual lifting, team player with an excellent work ethic and prepared to work shifts.

Applicants must hold a New Zealand Citizenship or Residency. Please contact Cara Wilson on 3021724 for further details or email office@nwsprocessing. co.nz, including a copy of your CV and a cover letter.

LANDCARE SERVICES LTD Telephone 0800 126 963

Mid Canterbury Community Vehicle Trust - AGM

ASHBURTON Home Delivery Contractor The Christchurch Press is looking for a suitable person to deliver our newspapers in the Ashburton Town area.

You will also be delivering The Ashburton Guardian three times a week.

We are looking for someone that enjoys early morning work, are reliable, has a current drivers licence, capable of keeping accurate records and a customer focussed attitude.

This position is six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and would suit someone living in the local area.

Deliveries are to be completed by 6.30am.

Permanent / Full Time We are seeking staff to join our energetic team as Machine Operators. This position requires somebody physically fit with good eye for detail and the ability to thread up machines with yarns for preproduction and Quality Control.

Preferred Skills and Experience • •

Strong verbal communication skills Previous experience is not essential as full training and support will be given to those with interest.

Please note: the position you are applying for is a shift based position, where shifts can be changed from time to time. The ability to work a night shift is necessary for the successful candidate.

Shift hours are: 4:00pm - 12:30am or 12:00am - 8:30am New Zealand Residency is required to be considered for this position.

Paul Sparrow New Zealand Sock Company 8 Street.

P Kermode O Box 179, Ashburton

Rakaia Room, Community House, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton

SITUATIONS VACANT

Machine Operators

Please apply in writing with a copy of your current CV and 2 references to:

10:30am, Tuesday 23 November 2021

Due to Covid 19 numbers will be limited Please RSVP to lesley.symington@safermidcanterbury.org.nz

Butcher

Norwest Seed Processing Limited - Methven We are a small family run business located 5 minutes out of Methven. We have a fulltime position available for a new machine operator to assist our current team members. You will be expected to have a high focus on quality of the product, the efficiency of the plant and your own safety.

Tractor Drivers - Fixed Term We need two tractor drivers to help over the harvest peroid on our large scale intensive arable operation. The role may also include cultivation, spraying, mowing & truck driving prior to and following harvest.

Farm is located in Lauriston.

Ideally someone to start ASAP and another before Christmas until end of March.

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Tractor experience is a must Truck and trailer licence “preferred” Shared accommodation available if required Mainly Monday-Friday but during the busy period weekend work will be required Wages to be discussed on experience

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To apply or for futher information please call Lexi Keane: 027 779 0165 or email lexi@ruralpeople.co.nz

If you think this might be for you and you require more information please contact distribution@stuff.co.nz

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Warren Riley Distribution Team Leader - Southern Region distribution@stuff.co.nz (021) 944 865

Alternatively, you can email: paul@nzsock.co.nz

Happy Birthday

The successful applicant will need to work well with others and communicate effectively with customers. While concrete experience is preferred, Full training will be provided to the successful applicant. Applicants must have a Class 4 license.

This position requires early starts and some weekend work.

We think we have a great culture and are a great place to work and we want you to work for us. ACL Concrete is committed to a drug-free workplace, you will be required to pass a drug test prior to joining us.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

If you have the right experience and want to know more, apply today! To apply please forward your CV to: paddyo@ashcon.co.nz

Are you seeking a new challenge or an opportunity to expand your skills in a company with a great team and store culture?

We have an opportunity for a motivated, experienced or qualified Butcher, to be a part of our team in this permanent role. We can offer you a position in an industry with job security and on-going training.

Days and hours: Sunday 6.30am – 4.00pm Monday 7.00am – 4.30pm Tuesday 7.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday 7.30am – 5.00pm Thursday 7.30am – 5.00pm This role will require: • Producing high quality products • Having great communication skills • Assisting customers on the shop floor and providing excellent service • Contributing to a positive team environment • Using your initiative What we need from you: • Experience in a butchery & a good understanding of the industry • A great work ethic and a passion for what you do • Excellent customer service • Great presentation skills • Flexibility from time to time to cover extra shifts • Attention to detail and the ability to produce product to high standards • Adherence to all Food Safety and Health & Safety standards If you would like to be part of this exciting opportunity at Ashburton New World apply to donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz including a cover letter and current CV. Applications close: 17th November 2021

For just $10!* Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10!

Ten words only.* (Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

Full Time Concrete Truck Driver

We are looking for a full-time concrete truck driver to be part of our concrete team. We are a very busy plant delivering concrete to commercial, rural, residential, precast projects. We operate a large fleet of trucks to ensure good service and timely delivery to our customers.

Full Time

GARAGE SALES

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising requirements.

307 7900

ACL is a leading Company in Civil Contracting with a workforce in excess of 140 staff and has proven itself in a dynamic and challenging market through performance and quality.

SITUATIONS VACANT

DAIRY SERVICE TECHNICIAN Tired of doing the same thing everyday? Are you seeking to broaden your skill set and be challenged? Get out and about in the dairy industry.

Rakaia Dairy Services is based in Rakaia, Mid Canterbury. We are currently seeking new employees to expand our business.

We specialize in milking machine plants of all types, including light engineering, stainless steel and plumbing. We are agents for Read Industrial and Wetit teat sprayers.

Applicants would need: • A general knowledge of milking plants.

• Experience with light engineering.

• A desire to learn new skills and progress in the dairy maintenance industry.

• Able to deal with customers needs in a professional manner, and appreciate the urgency required to meet these needs.

• Able to think outside the box.

• Communication skills, friendly and approachable manner.

• Doesn’t mind getting hands dirty.

• Full NZ drivers licence.

• NZ residency.

• Experience in this industry would be preferred, however opportunities to learn and gain qualifications would be available to the right person.

• Be part of an on-call roster.

• Willing to work longer hours when required.

Please send CV and cover letter to admin@rdsl.co.nz

PLANTS, household items, bric a brac, womens clothing and shoes, formal and casual mens wear. Winter Street, not before 9am today, SATURDAY. Sign out.

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

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

HIRE GENERAL hire.

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

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

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.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT A NEW Asian, pretty, sexy, busty, friendly, good service.

Phone Tanya 021 100 3539.

LOVELY lady welcomes genuine callers, no texting.

Please phone 021 0275 9055.

MATURE Chinese lady available with excellent massage service. Please phone 022 139 5223.

CHURCH SERVICES

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

“Transforming Lives through Gospel Power” 10:30 am Worship Every Sunday 63 Princes Street

All Welcome Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, November 6, 2021

Daily Diary

2021

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6

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 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.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7

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 STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. All Age and Holy Communion, plus Pet Blessing service. Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. 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.

10.30am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship at Thomson Street led by Rev Helen Wallis.

Covid protocols to be followed. 127 Thomson Street. Tinwald.

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.

5pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Evensong. Park Street.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 8

Enquiries to 308 6817.

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

10.30am ASHBURTON COMMUNITY

WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Mondays and Fridays. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

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

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1pm-4.30pm

THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. 1pm-2.15pm, weekly beginners learn to line dance, following on to easy intermediate. 2.30pm-3.30pm and intermediate level from 3.30pm4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274813131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

6pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm-9.30pm R AND R LINEDANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improvers/intermediate weekly line dance classes. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

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 - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS 8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Orton Bradley Tablelands track.

Phone Jenny 308 6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse. Baring Square West.

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

9am - 1pm METHVEN LOCAL CRAFT AND

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON, 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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.

Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

after-hours service each weekend.

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.

Pharmacies

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

Information Centre

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, Lifeline will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Sunday.

OMMUNITY ERVICES Countdown Pharmacy, Ashburton South, 2 East Street, DUTY DOCTORS open from 9am - 8pm daily.

Art Gallery 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the Ashburton Rest Homes Open daily: 10am – 4pm. duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an Please contact directly for hours. appointment call your regular GP. Ashburton Museum Emergency Dentist Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm. duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered appointment call your regular GP. weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Ashburton Public Library Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street, Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Monday until 8am Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

ELPLINE ERVICES Tuesday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. EA Networks Centre - Pools Alcoholics Anonymous Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 155 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) HOURS: Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am Please bring your Community Services Card. All non or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

- 5pm.

New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Ashburton Operations Centre Ask for the Crisis Team.

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Methven & Rakaia Area Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 5pm For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Support. Phone 03 364 8791 POST DELIVERY CENTRES Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Victims Support Group

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Saturday: Cloudy in the morning and evening, otherwise fine breaks.

Northeasterlies.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

MAX

17 MIN 7

Saturday: Areas of morning and evening cloud, otherwise fine breaks. Northeasterlies.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, but fine breaks in the afternoon. Afternoon showers near the foothills.

Northeasterlies.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, but fine breaks in the afternoon. Isolated afternoon showers, mainly near the foothills. Light winds.

A moist easterly flow is directed onto the east of the North Island on Saturday between an area of low pressure to the northeast of the country and a high over the South Island. The low moves away on Sunday, while the ridge of high pressure dominates over the South Island. The ridge spreads onto the North Island on Monday and remains over the country through until Tuesday.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Whatever your skin colour

Data provided by NIWA

: 50 9 : 35 am – 4 pm

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Ashburton Weather

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

15 9 15 8 18 6 16 7 15 10 16 6

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, but fine breaks in the afternoon. Northeasterlies.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

19 19 20 19 19 20

11 10 9 10 12 9

Monday

22 21 22 20 20 19

11 11 8 10 13 10

22 MIN 9

Saturday Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud.

Isolated afternoon showers north of the Hurunui River.

Wind at 1000m: Light, but E for a while in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: Light, but E 30 km/h N of Arthur’s Pass for a while in the evening.

Freezing level: Around 3000m.

Sunday

Sunday

Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 2pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 5pm

Mountain weather hazards: None issued.

Morning and evening cloud, and a few afternoon and evening showers.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

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

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 308 5095, Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Aly Mirza.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, but fine breaks in the afternoon. 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

Methven 16.3 0.9 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 16.4 16.4 7.8 -0.1 5.6 – 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 E 35 E 30 3:06pm 2:44pm 10.6 – 29.9 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Ashburton H 5:13am 5:37pm 6:08am 6:32pm 7:06am 7:32pm Mouth L 11:28am 11:50pm 12:25pm 12:48am 1:23pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 5:16am L 11:34am H 4:57am L 11:12am

Freezing level: About 2800m.

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

Ashburton Airport 18.1 3.0 -1.8 0.0 1.8 N 31 9:16am 13.6 34.7

20 MIN 10

first qtr Nov 12

5:38pm 6:13am 6:36pm 7:10am 11:55pm 12:30pm 12:51am 5:21pm 5:52am 6:16pm 6:50am 11:34pm 12:09pm 12:32am

7:36pm 1:26pm 7:16pm 1:07pm

6:06am 8:28pm

6:05am 8:29pm

6:03am 8:31pm

6:49am 10:13pm

7:28am 11:34pm

8:17am

full Nov 19

last qtr Nov 28

new Dec 4

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GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

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GREETINGS

Wednesday, september 30, 2020

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020

INSIDE

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OPERATORS Page 18

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

Dairy Focus We’ve got the South Island covered

BEATING M. BOVIS

HUMM Bryan and Christina 6 November 1971 With love from all the family.

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SIAFD SOUTH ISLAND AGRICULTURAL FIELD DAYS

MARCH 24-26, 2021 • KIRWEE

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South Island Agricultural Field Days aims to give farmers and others in the rural sector the opportunity to see the latest in agricultural machinery and services that are available on the market, particularly home-grown products.

The field days is the only agricultural show in New Zealand to feature side-byside demonstrations, with 80 to 100 tractors, headers, mowers, seed drills and other machines being put through their paces each day.

Whether you are targeting direct to your buyers, or placing a classified, talk to us about strategically marketing your company within the Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus today

Farming GUARDIAN

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Happy Birthday

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

620 East Street Ashburton Phone 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

For just $10!*

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

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

AL U N AN ERAL GEN Rakaia ANZAC

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Annual General Meeting

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Tuesday, March 29 at 7.30pm

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St Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall

$

Canterbury owned, locally operated

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

Ph 307 7433

ROULSTON, Nick –

*Terms and conditions apply.

RUSH, Shirley Joan – On November 4, 2021.

Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 77 years.

Dearly loved wife of Jim. Cherished and loved Mum and mother-in-law of Dave, Kellie and Gordy Kenton, and the late Graham.

Adored Nana of Katie, Todd, and Annabel. Loved by her extended family and many friends. Messages to the Rush family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Due to Covid restrictions a private service will be held.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

E.B. CARTER LTD

IN MEMORIAM

Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.*

KING, Betty Jane (nee Parkes) – Passed away peacefully at Rosebank Lifecare, Ashburton on November 2, 2021, with her daughter by her side, aged 87 years.

Dearly loved wife of the late Trevor. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Susan and Vernon, John and Lynne, Murray, William and Christine, and Anna and Mike.

Greatly loved grandmother to Andrew, Nicole, Hayden, Lauren, and Liana, and greatgrandmother to Olivia, and Grace. A loved sister to Arthur (deceased), Lex (deceased), Basil, and Edwin. Messages to Betty’s family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. As per Betty’s wishes a private funeral will be held.

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

DEATHS

PH 021 309 973 EMAIL karen.h@theguardian.co.nz

DEATHS

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

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For advertising opportunities contact Karen!

DEATHS

Another year has passed and you are dearly missed.

Taken too early.

Grandma and Sandra

GARDE, Peter Barry – It is with sadness that Peter’s journey has peacefully come to an end, surrounded by his loving family on November 2nd 2021 at Ashburton Hospital, aged 68 years.

Treasured husband and soulmate of Annie (Annette), proud Dad, father-in-law and Papa of Katie, Steve, Charlotte and Harry Middleton; Emma, Dave, Sophia, Toby and Annabel Maw; and Julia, Stu, Lucy and Maggie Bryson. Loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle to Jude, Richard, Alice, Laura and Sally. Many thanks go to Michelle Vaughan and the staff at St George's Cancer Care Centre, Methven Medical Centre, District Nurses Tracey and Anna, and the staff at Ward One Ashburton Hospital.

‘Nothing beautiful in this world is ever really lost.

All things beloved live on in our hearts forever’.

Messages to the Garde Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Due to covid restrictions a private family service for Peter will be held. For those that would like to watch the livestream of the service please email gardefamily92@gmail.com.

'Ride Free’.

HYLAND, Nancy (Nan) – 10-01-1930 – 18-07-2021 Catherine, Lynette, Jacqueline and their families would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy on the sad loss of our dearly loved and treasured Mum and Nan. Your support and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated and will always be remembered. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement from us all.

"Two of Gods greatest gifts are memories and friends".

TARBOTTON, Lester James – Lester’s family would like to express our sincere appreciation following his passing. We were humbled by the love and kindness expressed by so many. This included cards, flowers, messages, phone calls, baking and visits. A special thank you to Dr Wootton, the Ashburton/Methven Palliative Care team and St David’s Parish which played a huge part in Lester’s life. “At peace now in heaven”.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

FUNERALS

MANSON, Phyllis (nee Johns) – 15-03-1949 – 15-10-2021 Loved sister and sister-in-law of Allan and Gloria, Phillip and Robyn, Mervyn and Cobi, Ngaire and Ken, and the late Leslie and Russell.

Sadly Missed

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Always here for farmers

Cates was one of the first independent grain and seed companies in Mid Canterbury. We’ve been

here for nearly 50 years. We’ve changed our name to better reflect who we are and how we work with farmers - Cates, New Zealand’s Seed Specialists.

To help farmers claim their rightful share of the global seed trade, we are stepping up to be a company that the world sees and respects. However, at heart we will always be country people working with country people.

We remain fiercely proud of who we are, where we are and the relationships we have built over generations. We see ourselves as a success partner for the farming families we work with.

Call us to discuss how we can be your success partner on 0800 900 308

cates.co.nz