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5 When it comes to rodeo stars they don’t get much bigger in New Zealand than Rakaia’s Patrick McCarthy. He’s New Zealand’s number one rope and tie and team roping champion. Ahead of this month’s Methven rodeo he shares with reporter SUE NEWMAN the joy of a life where horses rule.

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eaven for Patrick McCarthy is a horse, a rope and a rodeo ring. The Rakaia man reckons he’s living the dream – a lifestyle block, a job he loves, riding rodeo at the weekends and the woman of his dreams who is about to become his wife. Patrick holds New Zealand titles as both rope and tie and team-roping champion. They’re titles he’s won several times and they’re titles he hopes he can hang on to again this year. He’s also a many-time winner of both events at the Methven Rodeo. The former Hawea farm boy can’t remember a time when he wasn’t riding horses. “We were lucky as kids. We did everything on the farm on horses even if we didn’t have to. I was really lucky, I grew up learning all these skills.” His dad Pat senior still competes on the rodeo circuit and it was only natural that the young McCarthy and his sister Kate would follow in their dad’s footsteps. “We were pony club kids and I used to do dressage, jumping and cross-country, games day, all that stuﬀ and that gave me a great grounding with horses.” His mum wasn’t so keen on rodeo, but was a great supporter, particularly of pony club events. Patrick suspects she might have been more than a little anxious when her children stepped into the tough rodeo world. “She’s pretty tolerant, I guess she just had to accept it.” He remembers his dad practising in their home rodeo ring and, as children, he and Kate were “dragged along” to rodeo events with their dad and happily competed in sheep and calf riding. It was inevitable that Patrick would want to move on to tougher stuﬀ and at eight he entered his first rodeo event, team roping with dad. The father and son combination scored a second placing first time up.

For years his dad could whip him in the ring when it came to rope and tie, but Patrick says he’s now got the upper hand. “Dad just keeps chipping away.” He admits rodeo is one of life’s essentials. Call it a passion or even an obsession, Patrick doesn’t care, it’s something he can’t get enough of. Today he competes in team calf roping and as an individual in rope and tie – he’s national title holder for both, but in the past he also competed in the hardcore event, bull riding. “That was great, I used to love it, but you do get knocked around a bit and eventually I decided I should knock that on the head.” The brief few seconds in the ring are only a very small part of being a rodeo competitor, Patrick said. “You need to practice a lot, work with your horses a lot, at least every second night in the summer and you need to have endless patience.” While a good understanding between horse and rider is crucial in the rodeo ring, any rider worth his boots should be able to jump on any horse and compete and compete well, Patrick said. He learned that the hard way during his years competing internationally. He honed his skills on the rodeo circuits in Australia, Canada and the United States. When it comes to rodeo, as the home of cowboys, cows and bucking bulls, America can’t be beaten, Patrick said. “It’s huge there. I had some wins, not on the pro circuit, but as an amateur. One event I went to there were 150 ropers in it. You go from being top of the dung heap here to the middle or bottom over there.” While most rodeo riders dream of competing in Calgary, that rarely happens today. The annual Calgary Stampede has tough entry criteria, limiting places to the world’s top 20 ranked riders. Continued over page

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cover story In an ideal world, Patrick would have stayed in North America working and competing, but financially that would have been too tough. During his time on the international circuit he worked two or three days a week and spent the rest of the time on the road and competing. “You have to be well heeled to be able to set yourself up for three or four years before you make any money. I’d done my building apprenticeship before I left New Zealand and I wanted to come back and get something going here.” That something was taking on a farm building franchise, buying a lifestyle block at Rakaia and winning the heart of fiance Deanna Pittaway. It was a great decision, he says, admitting his life is as close to perfect as it’s possible to get. Today he has four horses in work, but with three of those very young in rodeo terms, Patrick knows this year he might be struggling to turn out title-winning results. Getting a good rodeo horse involves luck. He still rides his team roping favourite, Chad, who at 13 knows as much about rodeo as Patrick, but for the rope and tie he’s still struggling to find the right horse. Maybe young Zip will do it, but last year he won on a borrowed mount. “They need to have a real level head for roping and you can go through five or six before you find the right one. They also need to have a cow instinct too. “Chad’s awesome. He’s the best horse in New Zealand for rope and tie. He runs on instinct. Around the yard he’s pretty dopey but when you get in the ring he’s focused.” For him, time is his greatest enemy this year. His business commitments take precedence and training for the rodeo circuit has to fit in around that, usually during the weekend. “I’ve accepted that this year mightn’t be as productive for me, that it will be about building a base.” The amount of work involved in training culminates in the briefest of moments in the rodeo ring. A good rope and tie run will be wrapped up in just over eight seconds and a team rope in around 5.6 seconds. At most rodeos there are no heats, you compete, do your best and the fastest rope and tie wins. Done and dusted for another weekend. Usually the guy with the best horse wins, although the temperament of the quarry also plays a part. A good roping cow is a hard, straight runner, Patrick said. With limited time and 35 rodeos on the circuit, Patrick has to be choosey. Last year he rode just nine. They were all the high stake events and that meant his winnings were high enough to give him number one ranking for the year. continued next page

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Above – The look of love: Patrick McCarthy and fiancé Deanna Pittaway. Top right – The sweet shine of success, the winner’s spoils, a tray of rodeo belt buckles. Right – Rope, man and horse, perfectly in tune.

Check out Patrick’s trophy cabinet and it’s more than impressive. He owns dozens of buckles, the traditional silverware handed to champions, and he owns more rodeo saddles than any man could use. Possibly they’re an investment at $2500 per saddle and around $500 per buckle, but Patrick doesn’t see it like that. Most of his championship saddles are still unused, but he’s reluctant to part with any of them. He did trade in two, however, to fund the custom-made saddle he now uses. It, like most of his rodeo gear, came from the United States. When it comes to ropes, quality is everything and what works for one rider won’t work for another. Patrick looks at the gear top American riders use and will often try that out to see if it works for him. He might be a multiple New Zealand rodeo champion, but Patrick’s modest about his success. “Yes, I take a real pride in this but I don’t talk about it a lot, I don’t want to bore people.” It’s not all take for Patrick when it comes to rodeo skills. He’s putting plenty back for the next generation of riders, holding a handful of clinics each year. When it comes to being a successful rodeo

he rider, there’s no substitute for time in the n the saddle. “If you haven’t done the hours in nce and saddle you’ll struggle. It’s all about balance not having to think about riding when you’re competing.” When it comes to rodeos, Patrick ratess Methntry. ven as among the top three in the country. utram in Wanaka is number one, followed by Outram his books. Methven’s rodeo on October 21 will be very e, much a McCarthy family aﬀair with Kate, ck and Patrick and dad Pat all competing. Patrick Kate (Haugh) will compete together in the team roping. eo By the time next year’s Methven rodeo rolls around, a fourth McCarthy might be in arry the ring. Patrick and Deanna plan to marry in March and she’s now learning rodeo skills too. Looking ahead, Patrick can’t see a timee when he won’t be involved with rodeo. “Will my kids do this? Hell yes, but wee have to get the wedding out of the way first. “Growing up I had so many opportunities as a kid and I’d love for my kids to be able to do the same thing.”

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EEVERYONE HAS A STORY BY SUSAN SANDYS B said. Tanner required a forcep delivery in theatre. He received bruising to his head in the process, and ended up with severe jaundice, requiring a three-day stint in the hospital’s neonatal unit in an incubator. Lou said motherhood was something noone could prepare you for, and the first two weeks she suﬀered from sleep deprivation and found it quite challenging. Tanner was a settled baby, but not yet into a routine. “Last night he slept for six hours in a row, we’ll take that,” she said. Lou said she once wanted “a dozen” children, but now thinks she’ll settle for three. It

f there was one thing Methven’s Lou Main was certain about when planning her life, it was that motherhood would be a priority. Lou is married to Mt Hutt Ski Area groomer Todd Main, and the couple had welcomed their first born, son Tanner, into the world 10 weeks ago when the Guardian visited last month. Tanner is a bonny lad by anyone’s standards. Lou has been told by his Plunket nurse that he was tracking well in the weight gain statistics, so well he was the size of an average five-month-old. “He’s absolutely thriving,” Mrs Main said. “He’s just powering along, he’s been piling on the weight, he’s just gorgeous.” But it wasn’t an easy start, with Tanner’s delivery having required an emergency dash to Christchurch Women’s Hospital. Mrs Main said everything had been going well during the delivery at Ashburton Hospital, up until Tanner became stuck and she had to go by ambulance to Christchurch. “They were ready to give me a caesarean, but thank goodness they didn’t have to,” she

had taken three years to become pregnant with Tanner, a journey that had included some trips to a fertility clinic in Christchurch. “So it was quite a struggle. “ I think the harder you have to try and the longer it takes the more you think ‘I really want this’.” “The only thing I have really ever known about my life is wanting to be a mum,” she said. And she had found the eﬀects of having a small baby to dote over and spend all her time on “intoxicating”. “I’m completely oblivious to the outside

world at the moment, anything that doesn’t revolve around nappies or when I fed him last ... you are so in love with them and you don’t mind they are taking up your whole world.” In early December she and Todd will be whisking their new son oﬀ to Russia, where Todd works each Northern Hemisphere winter as a groomer. He will be preparing freestyle slopes for the Winter Olympics. “I think it will be a challenge, but it’s more important that we are all together, especially with Tanner at this young age when he’s developing and changing so much, I don’t want Todd to miss out.” The couple met about eight years ago in Methven and married at Trott’s gardens in Ashburton four years ago. Todd is from Whakatane orginally, while Lou is from Nelson. Lou is a keen snowboarder and started visiting the ski town each winter, working in retail for the ski season, 10 years ago. They don’t have family in Methven, but love the community feel of the town.

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t would be fair to say that Alan Trott lives and works in paradise. For him that paradise is a four-hectare block of land that he’s taken from barren, windswept paddock to a garden of international w rrenown. And that has been achieved in less tthan 30 years by a man who is a self-taught plantsman, and who has carried out most of the p work involved himself. w For Alan it’s been a long and tremendously satisfying journey. Trott’s Gardens today bear ssa absolutely no resemblance to the paddock and ab derelict house Alan and Catherine Trott bought de in 1978. “Looking back, it certainly wasn’t easy. It was a home ho that no-one wanted to live in,” Alan said. They T found themselves with a hefty mortgage, a house that needed urgent repairs and two small sons. The old stable was quickly consm verted into a home for 100 hens, with the eggs ve providing a small income, they ran sheep, raised pr

chickens and pigs and between that income and Alan’s work they survived. As he was developing his garden Alan was also propagating thousands of plants each year, creating a workload that would have felled all but the most determined and dedicated. “I was still working at the works and growing lots of cuttings at the weekend. Initially I was working three jobs because I was also in the bar at the hotel just to make enough money to keep things going. It was ridiculous really.” Finally something had to give and that was his clerical job. The departure kick-started his next venture, a general nursery which provided a new source of revenue for what had become a family of five. It would take another six years before Alan’s dream of a large garden would start to take shape, but plot by plot he began to create the garden that today attracts visitors from around the world. In all those years of building, he has remained faithful to his original plan. Alan’s love aﬀair with plants started early. He

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moved on to chrysanthemum plants. His next phase was dahlias and then it was on to lilies. When he began to dabble in rhododendron Alan knew he’d found what would remain for many years, his ultimate plant. “Most people rubbished us when we first started out here. It was just a paddock. They said we’d never grow rhododendron in the open, but that’s where they grow in nature. I only grow plants that are hardy. I don’t grow anything that’s marginal, why waste your time?” No matter how established a garden, it still continues to consume cash and time, Alan said. “I have a guy who comes in and mows lawns and removes rubbish, but I do the gardens because I know where the bulbs and things are.” Through his garden, Alan said that he and Catherine had met some amazing people, famous people and people whom they admire for the beautiful gardens they have created in other parts of the world. Over the years his ideas have changed, his passion for various plants has waxed and waned

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year labour of love and he says he’s still learning and still gathering new ideas. “I still love rhodies but not as much now. Today I’m more interested in how plants work together, but I guess if I’m honest, I’m interested in anything to do with plants. If there’s anything I’d like to be known as, I guess it’s as a plantsman.” Alan has a simple philosophy on gardening. “If you do a job you have to do it properly, that’s where a lot of people fall down with their gardens, they worry about the price of things too much. You have to buy quality, well grown plants if you want to get good results. Look at the quality of the plant you’re buying and see how you can make use of it rather than just looking at the price. ” He’s made changes over the years, but the essence and basic layout of the garden is unchanged. One change he has made is creating his ‘red’ garden. That’s his pride and joy and he still gets a buzz walking into it when it’s in peak bloom. “And I love my knot garden. I like to have something in my garden that’s unique and that’s the knot garden.” As all top gardeners and plantsmen do, Alan has the gardens he admires. He rates the English gardens of Hidecote and Wisely as being among the best. This week Alan achieved a goal he’s been dreaming of for years, having the story of the journey of his garden, published in a book. He is both the author and photographer for From Pasture to Paradise, the story of Trott’s Gardens. And while it’s taken a long time in the writing, as a passionate photographer, Alan already had a photographic record of the development of his garden through the years and in all seasons to draw on. “This is a story I believe will have some appeal to people who love gardening. It’s a coﬀee table book.” His book, launched at a special celebration on Wednesday night by former Prime Minister and Rakaia MP Jenny Shipley tells of the journey of Trott’s Garden from its very humble beginnings to its position today as one of New Zealand’s top heritage gardens. If Alan had to choose his working life over, the

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ew vegetables can compare in flavour with tender, freshly picked asparagus; its season is short and its arrival in shops (or if you’re lucky in the garden) is eagerly awaited. Asparagus originated in the Eastern Mediterranean and was a favourite of the Greeks and Romans who used it as a medicine. In parts of Europe, Turkey, Africa, Middle East and Asia some varieties of asparagus grow wild. Choose straight firm green stems. You know it’s fresh if the spears squeak when they’re gently rubbed. The purists insist the only way to eat asparagus is lightly steamed with a little butter and pepper, but it’s equally at home in omelettes and risottos, soups and pasta dishes, sauces, salads and souﬄés.

Parmesan crumbed asparagus with mayo 250 g fresh asparagus spears 1/2C flour 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/2C shredded Parmesan cheese 1/2 C breadcrumbs Sunflower or vegetable oil for frying Garlic and herb mayo: 1/2 C of mayonnaise 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

1 T finely chopped parsley 1 T finely chopped chives • Wash asparagus and pat dry with paper towel • Combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese together in a wide bowl • Mix well with a fork. Set aside • Combine mayonnaise, garlic and herbs in a small bowl. Mix well. Cover and set aside • Lightly coat asparagus spears in flour • Dip in egg and coat evenly in breadcrumb mixture • Heat enough oil in frying pan to come 1cm up the side of pan • Cook asparagus until golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels • Serve immediately with a side of herbed garlic mayo for dipping

Barbecued prosciutto wrapped asparagus 2 bunches asparagus spears (approx 14 spears) 150 g prosciutto, thinly sliced Olive oil for brushing Freshly cracked black pepper • Heat the barbecue or grill to a medium-high heat

• Wrap a strip of prosciutto around each stalk. Brush with a little olive oil • Barbecue or grill the asparagus, uncovered, turning for 5 or 6 minutes. • Arrange asparagus on a serving plate and sprinkle on freshly cracked black pepper

Oven baked asparagus and chicken risotto Olive oil 500g boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 t lemon zest 250g arborio rice 750ml chicken stock 1 bunch asparagus, sliced diagonally 1/4C parmesan cheese plus extra to serve sea salt and ground black pepper • Preheat oven to 180°C • Heat olive oil in a large flameproof casserole over high heat • Add chicken and cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown • Remove from the casserole and set aside • Add more olive oil and onion to the casserole and cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 mins

• Add the garlic and lemon zest and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds • Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil • Add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally • Cover the casserole and put in the oven for 15 mins • Add the asparagus, return the chicken to the casserole and bake for a further 6 minutes • Stir in the parmesan and season with salt and pepper before serving with extra parmesan

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or many women, the decision to go from career to caregiver is one of the biggest ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƵƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ͘ tĞ͛ǀĞ studied hard, worked hard and entered into a professional lifestyle where privilege and ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĂďŽƵŶĚ͕ ƐŽ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞ to stop climbing that corporate ladder and start a family? &Žƌ ůůĂŶĂŚ tĂƚƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĐŽŵĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ ŇŝĐŬŝŶŐ Ă ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƉŽůĂƌ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ͘ “I had always been very career ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ / ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ĞǀĞŶ sure if I wanted to have children, but then ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ŇŝĐŬĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇǁŚĞƌĞ / ǁĞŶƚ / ŶŽƟĐĞĚ mothers and pregnant ǁŽŵĞŶ͘ / ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐĂǇ / was ready to be a parent, but it was a challenge I was ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ͘ “Even when I was pregnant I thought that I ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ work toward my career and hire a nanny to look ĂŌĞƌ ŵǇ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ / ƐƟůů ŚĂĚ ƚŚŝƐ idea that work and career would

ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ĨŽĐƵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚ child Hazel was born, the love I had for her ǁĂƐ ƐŽ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ͘ / ďĞĐĂŵĞ a mum, and from that moment, it was my children and family that took centre stage,” ƐŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ůůĂŶĂŚ͛Ɛ ĚĂĚ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ now called ElectraServe, with a business associate in 1969, and Allanah was involved with the family business from an early stage, and from age 13 began ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŌĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƟŶƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ returning when she was 20, and she has ďĞĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ͘ ůůĂŶĂŚ͛Ɛ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ůĂŝƌ ďĞŐĂŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ at Electraserve at age 18 and moved ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ Ăƚ Ϯϭ͘ tŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ϯϯ ŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ Ă ĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ manager and progressed to general ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͘ ůůĂŶĂŚ ĂŶĚ ůĂŝƌ ŶŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ,ĂǌĞů ĂŐĞĚ ĮǀĞ͕ ,ƵŶƚĞƌ͕ ϯ͕ ĂŶĚ ZƵďǇ͕ Ϯ͘ Allanah has become a ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ŵƵŵ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƐƟůů ǁŽƌŬƐ ϭϱ ŚŽƵƌƐ per week, mostly ĨƌŽŵ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ^ŚĞ works with the ElectraServe group of companies, managing the payroll and ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͘

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She also has the opportunity to get ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƟŵĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ͘ ͞/͛ŵ ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞůŽŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ĨĂŵŝůǇ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƟŵĞ͕ ƚŽ ĂůůŽǁ ŵĞ ƚŚĞ ŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ďŽƚŚ͘ / ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŵǇ ůŝĨĞ ŶŽǁ ĨƵůůǇ ƌĞǀŽůǀĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŵǇ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĮƌƐƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ ^Ž ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ŝƐ ǀĞƌǇ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ Ă ǁŽƌŬͬůŝĨĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ͘ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ƚŽŽ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ŽĨ ͚ŚĂƉƉǇ ǁŝĨĞ ŚĂƉƉǇ ůŝĨĞ͊ ͞/ ŽŶĐĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƐĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůĞƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ƐŽ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ͘ ^Ž ĨŽƌ ůĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ŵǇƐĞůĨ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ǁĞ ƐƉĞŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘ tĞ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ǁĞ ŵĂŬĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĞĂĐŚ ĞǆĐƵƌƐŝŽŶ ůŝǀĞůǇ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶ͘ “One thing we have discovered is ŚŽǁ ĞĂƐǇ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƚŽ ƌĞǀĞƌƚ ƚŽ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͚ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ďĂďǇƐŝƩĞƌ͕͛ ďƵƚ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƟŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ

ŶŽǁ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ůƵĐŬǇ ŝĨ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶ ϭϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƉĞƌ ĚĂǇ͘ tĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁĞƌĞ ǁŝŶŐǇ͕ ďŽƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶƐĞƩůĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ͛ǀĞ ƉůŽŶŬĞĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞůůǇ͘ ͞EŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŚĂƌĚůǇ ďĞŝŶŐ ŽŶ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ƉůĂǇ ďĞƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĂƉƉŝĞƌ͘ dŚĞǇ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƵƟůŝƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƌĞĂůůǇ ĨƵŶ ĚĂǇ͘ ,ĂƉƉŝĞƌ ŬŝĚƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ŵĂŬĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŚĂƉƉŝĞƌ ŵƵŵ͕͟ ůůĂŶĂŚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĞĚ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĮƫŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ͕ ůůĂŶĂŚ ŚĂƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ ĐĂŶ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ͘ ͞>ŽƐŝŶŐ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŚĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ / ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ / ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ŝƐŽůĂƟŶŐ ŵǇƐĞůĨ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŶǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵǇ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ͙ ƐŽ ǁĞ ŽŌĞŶ ƚĂůŬ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĮŶĚ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ǁĂǇ͘ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƉůĂǇƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚ ƚŽŽ͘͟

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dŽ ŬĞĞƉ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ůůĂŶĂŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƉƌĞƐĐŚŽŽů͕ WŚŽĞŶŝǆ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ǇĞĂƌ ĂƐ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽǇƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŚĞƌ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŐĞƫŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŽǁ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŵǇ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŚĂƐ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŵǇ ĞǇĞƐ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƐƟůů ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŵǇ ǁŽƌŬ ƐŬŝůů ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĚĂƚĞ͕ ƐŽ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĨĞĞů ůŝŬĞ /͛ŵ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŽƵĐŚ͘ ͞/ ůŽǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ Ă ĐĂůů ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉ ŚĂƐ ŐŽŶĞ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŚĞůƉ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ůĞŶĚ Ă ŚĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŵǇ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƌĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ͘ ͞/ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ďŝƚ ŽůĚĞƌ /͛ůů ďĞ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ƚĂĐŬůĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ͕ ďƵƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ /͛ŵ ŶŽƚ ĞŶƟƌĞůǇ ƐƵƌĞ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ͘ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ŵŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ǇŽƵ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŶĞǁ ůĞĂƐĞ ŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞŝŶǀĞŶƚ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ Ɛŝƚ ďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ / ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ

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dŚĂƚ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ͖ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ it is in business, sport, or exercise you ĐĂŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ǇŽƵƌ ŐŽĂůƐ Ͳ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ ŐŽĂů ǇŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ůŝŬĞ ŵǇ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ůĂƐƚ month, to achieve something you make ŝƚ Ă ŚĂďŝƚ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ͘ ^Ğƚ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŽĂů ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ Ͳ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ǇŽƵ͛ǀĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ŝƚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ͘ ^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů͕ ĂŶĚ / ƌĞŝƚĞƌĂƚĞ ŝƚ͕ ǇŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƚĞůů ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ ǁŚĂƚ ǇŽƵƌ ƌĞĂů ŐŽĂů ŝƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ŐŽĂů ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ŝƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů͕ hd ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ ĂƌŽů DŽŽƌĞ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŽŶĮŐƵƌĞ ǆƉƌĞƐƐ ƐŚďƵƌƚŽŶ͕ ĂƐƚŐĂƚĞ͕ ZŝĐĐĂƌƚŽŶ

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ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ůƉƐ͕ ƌŝŶŬůĞǇ ZĞƐŽƌƚ will ensure not only an event of success, ďƵƚ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚ͘ In the alpine resort town of Methven, ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŚƚƐĞĞŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞ ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ͕ ǇŽƵƌ event can be a spectacular performance, ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ͘ dĂŬĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ŽīĞƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ďŽŽŬ ǇŽƵƌ ŶĞǆƚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ Žƌ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘ ŽŽŬ ƚǁŽ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĨƌĞĞ͘ zŽƵƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͕ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ family or business associates, will ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů DŝĚ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌǇ͘ For a copy of Brinkley Resort’s conference pack, please feel free to call them on нϲϰ ϯ ϯϬϮ ϴϴϴϱ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƉĂĐŬƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ “We ran a three week conference in June/ July of this year and found Paul ĂŶĚ 'ĂǇůĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŚŽƐƚƐ͘ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚƌŽƵďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ǁĂƐ ĐŽƐǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ǀĞƌǇ ƚĂƐƚǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ͘ / ĐĂŶ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ƚŽ ĂŶǇ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŐŽĞƌƐ ͕ ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ǁĂŶƚ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŚƌŝƐƚĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ďƵƚ͕ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ĐŝƚǇ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƌŝŶŬůĞǇ ZĞƐŽƌƚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŚĂƐ ŝƚ Ăůů͘͟ Paul Otway ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ,ŽƵƐĞ ŽĨ dƌĂǀĞů

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Ĩ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĐƌĂǀŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͕ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ the upper reaches of the Rangitata River to Dƚ WŽƩƐ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ŶĞƐƚůĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŐŐĞĚ WŽƩƐ ZĂŶŐĞ͘ DĂĚĞ ǁŽƌůĚͲĨĂŵŽƵƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ƚŽ ͚ ĚŽƌĂƐ͛ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŝŶŐƐ ĮůŵƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĐŬǇ ƚƵƐƐŽĐŬ ƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ ŽŶ DŽƵŶƚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ Ăƚ DŽƵŶƚ WŽƩƐ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŽƵƚ͘ dĂŬĞ Ă ĚĞĞƉ ďƌĞĂƚŚ͕ ƚĂŬĞ ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĂŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƌǇ͕ ƌĞƉůĞŶŝƐŚ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŽƵů͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ Dƚ WŽƩƐ >ŽĚŐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞůĂǆ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ƐĐĞŶĞƌǇ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ĞŶũŽǇŝŶŐ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŬĞ͕ Žƌ ƐƚĂǇ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵĞĂů ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽǇ Ă ĐŽŽů ǁŝŶĞ Žƌ ďĞĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŬ͘ KƉĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂǇ ƚŽ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϬĂŵ ƵŶƟů ϰƉŵ͕ ƚŚĞ Dƚ WŽƩƐ >ŽĚŐĞ Ăƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĨĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ďĂƐĞ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽǇ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƟŵĞ ŽƵƚ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ǁŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ƐĐĞŶĞƌǇ͘ Dƚ WŽƩƐ >ŽĚŐĞ Ăƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĨĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽƉĞŶ ŽŶ >ĂďŽƵƌ tĞĞŬĞŶĚ͘ tŚǇ ŶŽƚ ƚĂŬĞ

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ŶŝďďůĞƐ ŝŶͲďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌŽƵŶĚƐ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ŵŝŶŝͲ KůǇŵƉŝĐƐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘ ƐŬ ƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ Ă ƚŚƌŝůůŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ƐƵŵƉƚƵŽƵƐ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ͕ ƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ŐƌŽƵƉ͕ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ďƌŝŵŵŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ůĂƐƚ Ă ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ ƚŽ ĨƵůůǇ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĨƵůů ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ĐĂŶ ŽīĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŐƌŽƵƉ͕ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ ƵŶƐƵƌƉĂƐƐĂďůĞ ŝŶ ĞǆĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŶĚƵůŐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ůƵǆƵƌǇ͘

Terrace Downs Christmas Functions Golf

Jet Boating

Spa Treatments

Mini Olympics

Helicopter Rides

River Yakking

From $50 per person 18 holes of golf on our championship golf course.

From $50 per person 30 minute rides for: 10- 20 Pax - $60pp 21+ - $50pp

From $75 per person 30min back, head or foot massage at the day spa.

Only $80 per person Claybird shooting, archery & closest to the pin.

Helicopter Rides Combine any of these activities with a heli ride from the resort.

River Yakking River Yak combined with a jet boat ride on the Rakaia River.

Combine any of these activities with lunch or dinner. Buffet menus available for $55 or $75 per person.

All enquiries please contact Lisa - events@terracedowns.co.nz or 03 318 6943

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ĂůŵŽŶ dĂůĞƐ ŝŶ ZĂŬĂŝĂ ŝƐ d, ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ for mouth-watering salmon, and with the ability to comfortably cater for up to 80 people, it is the perfect venue to host ǇŽƵƌ ŶĞǆƚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ ƉĂƌƚǇ Žƌ ĐĂƐƵĂů ŐĞƚͲƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ Top chef Rod Paguio brings a world of ŇĂǀŽƵƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ŇĂŝƌ ĨŽƌ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ƐĞĂĨŽŽĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ^ĂůŵŽŶ Tales’ own hot smoked salmon, which ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶǇ ĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĚŝƐŚĞƐ͘ ,ŝƐ impressive menu features decadent tastes to delight every palate, from deli-made ĐƌŝƐƉǇ ƉŽƌŬ ǁŽŶƚŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ƐĐŽƚĐŚ ĮůůĞƚ͘ Dishes such as Salmon Taless own ŚŽƚͲƐŵŽŬĞĚ ŬĂƌŽĂ ƐĂůŵŽŶ͕ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŶ the oven, served on a bed of mash and peas with steamed vegetables and a

lemon parsley sauce, is just the start of an impressive array of delicious food to get ǇŽƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƟŵĞ͘ Whether it be enjoying our famous >͛ īĂƌĞ ŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƐůŝĐĞƐ͕ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ďĞƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚͲ ĮůůĞĚ ƉŽŶĚ͕ Žƌ Ă ĮŶĞͲĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĨĞĂƐƚ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ the modern surrounds, Kaye and the team at Salmon Tales can create a memorable ĂīĂŝƌ ƚŽ ƐƵŝƚ ĂŶǇ ďƵĚŐĞƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ a handful of friends to a large corporate ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘ With a gorgeous outdoor dining area, ^ĂůŵŽŶ dĂůĞƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚĞŽŶƐ͕ ũƵƐƚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ǇŽƵƌ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǇ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƵŝƚ Ăůů ƚĂƐƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƚĞƌ ƚŽ ĂŶǇ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͘ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ƌĞŶĚĞǌǀŽƵƐ͕ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŐĞƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ

or a stop to remember on your next group ŽƵƟŶŐ͘ Within the same building as the Salmon tŽƌůĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕ ^ĂůŵŽŶ dĂůĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŽīĞƌ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ǇŽƵƌ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ͘ dĂŬĞ ĂŶ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ DŝĚ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌǇ͛Ɛ ĮŶĞƐƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ on the 4D movie experience ride, and then witness the wonder of the live marine life Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƋƵĂƌŝƵŵ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ opened in the evening by arrangement, ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞůǇ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽǇ͘ Succulent salmon, decadent dessert ĂŶĚ ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐ ĂŵďŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ^ĂůŵŽŶ dĂůĞƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ ^ŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐŝĐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ Žƌ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƟŶŐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͘

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Christmas Party with something extra this year Small and large groups welcome We can cater for up to 80 people comfortably. Our outdoor decking overlooking our pond is ideal for summer evenings. A wide range of delicious menu options available to suit all tastes. Call Kaye today to find out more about having your Christmas Party at Salmon Tales

State highway 1 Rakaia - Ph 03-303-5450 www.salmonworld.co.nz - email: enquiries@salmontales.co.nz

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All you want for by Amanda Wright Whether you prefer bubbles for breakfast or crave a Christmas carvery, Ashburton is ďƌŝŵŵŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ĨĞƐƟǀĞ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ to bring cheer to every party. Hotel Ashburton ZĞůĂǆ ƉŽŽůƐŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ Y ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ minimum numbers apply. ůƐŽ ŽŶ ŽīĞƌ ĂƌĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĚ ďƵīĞƚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌƐ͕ Žƌ ƚƌǇ Ă ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĐŚĂŵƉĂŐŶĞ ďƵīĞƚ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆƚƌĂ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ family. Braided Rivers &Žƌ ĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƚŽƵĐŚ ŽĨ ůƵǆƵƌǇ͕ ƚƌĞĂƚ ǇŽƵƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ƚŽ Ă ƌĂŝĚĞĚ Christmas. ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŝƐ ŐŽůĚĞŶ Ăƚ ƌĂŝĚĞĚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ͙ ĞǀĞƌǇ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĚŝŶĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ a complementary chocolate bar with the ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ Ă ƌĂŝĚĞĚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ ŐŝŌ͘

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DŽĚĞůƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ ďǇ French fashion designer Christophe >ĞŵĂŝƌĞ ĨŽƌ ,ĞƌŵĞƐ͛ ƌĞĂĚǇͲƚŽͲǁĞĂƌ ƐƉƌŝŶŐͲƐƵŵŵĞƌ ϮϬϭϯ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ presented in Paris.

WƵƌĞ ǁŚŝƚĞŽƵƚ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ƚĂŝůŽƌŝŶŐ ŵĞĞƚƐ ĐŚŝĐ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘ ƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ Žƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚ ƚŽƉ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ŇĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĂŶ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĚĞĮŶĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ ďǇ ďŽĚǇ ƐŬŝŵŵŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ďŽĚǇ ŚƵŐŐŝŶŐ͘ – Hannah Lamborn, Depeche Mode

dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵǇ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ůŽŽŬ͕ / ũƵƐƚ ůŽǀĞ ŝƚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŝŶƚ ŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͕ ƐŽ ƐŽŌ ĂŶĚ ĨĞŵŝŶŝŶĞ͕ / ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ Śŝƚ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞƐ͕ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŝŶ ŵǇ ĞǇĞƐ͘ &ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ďŽůĚ ǁŚŝƚĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ as well. – Hannah Lamborn, Depeche Mode

dŚĞ ŚĞƌŽ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽŽŬ ŝƐ ŚĞƌ ďĂŐ͊ &ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐŚĂƉĞ͕ ĐŽůŽƵƌ͕ ĨĂďƌŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůĞ ĂŶĚ / ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉ ŽĨ ĐŽůďŽůƚ ďůƵĞ ĂƐ ŝƚƐ ĂĐĐĞŶƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďĂŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨŽƌ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƚƌĂǀĞů Žƌ ƉůĂǇ͘ – Hannah Lamborn, Depeche Mode

dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŵǇ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ͊͊͊͊ /ƚ ůŽŽŬƐ ůŝŬĞ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĚĂĚ͛Ɛ ŽůĚ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ͘ / ĮŶĚ ŝƚ Ă ƌĞĂůůǇ ŚĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƐĐƵůŝŶĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ďƌŝŐŚƚ͕ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶ͊͊ – Hannah Lamborn, Depeche Mode

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Painting trim is a slow process, but if done carefully it can make the finished product.

ith any job, it starts with good preparation. Last month we waterblasted, scraped and sanded the exterior of the home ready for painting. All bare timber or paint-bare areas should now be primed with an appropriate primer. The kind of primer you use depends on the kind of paint you will be using later. For water-based paint, use water-based primers; for solvent-based paints, use solvent-based primers; and for metals, use metal primers. Not only do these coatings provide extra protection against the elements, they hold on and also form a firm foundation for finishing paints. Once primed you get a fair idea of the finished surface. Now is the time to fill holes and fill any cracks and pay extra attention to any areas with extra sanding and priming. Re-putty any windows that have putty loose or missing as soon as possible as this needs time to dry and harden oﬀ before painting.

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It’s time for the paint job Last month Woodsy looked at preparing your house for painting. Now it’s time to actually paint it. on faster than with a brush. After coating, even out the paint by lightly rolling across the surface with an almost dry roller. Always work from the unpainted area back into the painted area, maintaining a wet edge to avoid lap marks. For windows, start by cutting in around the glass with a small brush, working inside out. Painting exterior trim means you are making progress. Unfortunately, painting trim is a slow process, but if done carefully it can make or break the finished product. When painting exterior trim, work from the top down; gables, facias, soﬃts and gutters, second-storey windows, porches and stairs, and foundations. Paint exterior windows, sashes, sills and jambs in the same order as the interior ones, working from the sashes out to the frames. Be sure to pay close attention to the windowsills. They bear the brunt of rain, snow, and accumulated

dirt. If the windowsills look particularly weather beaten, take the time to give them two or even three coats of paint, including the underside edges. I don’t think you can ever put on too many coats. Doors are easier to paint if you remove the knobs and latches. If possible, also remove the door from its frame, lay it flat, and paint one side at a time, working on recessed panels first, then raised areas. Sand the bottom and top edges, then apply a thin coat of paint to keep out moisture and prevent rot. While the door is open or oﬀ its hinges, paint the jambs and the frame. Do not paint the hinges unless they are already painted. Steps and stairs are the last to be painted. Mix a little anti-slip material into the paint to produce a non-slip surface, and apply several coats. It looks good and lasts longer.

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Hooked on car restoration M by Jonathan Leask

ichael Kingsbury can’t remember exactly how he got hooked. He even managed to quit for a decade, but he got lured back in. Car restoration can do that to a man. “It just happened. “I got into vintage cars. I had a Graham Paige before I got the Model A, so I always had vintage cars, but then I moved into the classic sports cars.” An owner to start with, he quickly progressed to restoration, but was just as quickly turned oﬀ. “I put the Model A together in the 1980s and that was enough.” The time-consuming obsession of putting a car back together took its toll and Michael swore oﬀ restoration. For 10 years. “I was talking to a friend who told me about kitset cars and how easy they were and so I put together an MGB kitset car.

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Some assembly required. Michael Kingsbury in his MG convertible, with his Austin Healy (back).

“Then I got the Austin Healey.” After giving up the ghost, the simplicity of a kitset car lured Michael back into business, but was quickly reminded of why he vowed the Model A was to be his last project. “After the ease of the MGB the Austin Healey was the just the opposite

and was quite the challenge.” From the outset Michael knew it would be challenging, but a moment of weakness had him hooked in. “A pilot from Auckland had imported two of them, one to restore and one for parts. This one was for the spare parts.

“I had heard it was up for sale and went up to Auckland to take a look at a rusted, stripped down car. “In a weak moment I bought it.” It took a couple of years for Michael to take his spare-part Austin Healey even more apart and put it back together. “After taking it apart I had it sandblasted and then there was a fair bit of work for the panel beater before I assembled it all back together.” After the ordeal of restoring the Austin Healey, Michael opted for an easier starting point. “I was getting a Mercedes imported in and a friend was getting another car imported and there was room in the container, so we had an MG thrown in which we planned to sell. “Upon arrival the Mercedes was rusted and the MG was in much better condition so I decided to restore it and sold the Mercedes. “It was imported in 1996 from California, just a typical ready-to-restore rust-free car, and I took it apart and

restored it. Again I had the panelbeating and paintwork done in pieces and then I put them all back together, and did the upholstery myself. “If you don’t know the first thing about doing the panel and paintwork, it’s far easier to get someone who does to do it. “It took a few years, but I finished it in 2000, so it has been running around for 12 years, but only done 5200 miles.” After completing several restoration projects Michael has some simple words of advice for any prospective car restoration. “It’s all hard work. “If anyone is planning on taking a car apart and putting it back together, they can’t take enough photos, of everything, every detail. “The manuals help but photos prove invaluable when you put it back together.” If he hadn’t learnt his lesson already, Michael has an MGB ready to restore sitting in the garage.

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