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Grace Sommerville competes on all stages from the national champs right through to Mt Hutt College’s swimming sports day.

Methven student Grace Sommerville has it all. She’s an intelligent young woman with a talent which could take her to the top of the world. ERIN TASKER spent time with the young swimmer and talked to some of the important people in her life.

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n many ways, Grace Sommerville is your typical 16-year-old girl.

But your typical teen doesn’t live her life by the kind of schedule this potential world champion does.

Grace is a top student and a top swimmer with aspirations to one day represent her country at the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games – and her coach reckons, come 2016 or 2020, those dreams could just come true.

It will take a huge amount of commitment and balance – something Grace knows all about. She’s got the will and the drive to succeed.

She in the pool from 5pm until 7pm five days a week, and stays away from home three nights a week because she also trains three times a week in the mornings, from 6am until 8am.

And there’s only one reason why. She loves it.

“If you didn’t enjoy it, you wouldn’t be able to do it,” she said.

A typical day for her can start with a piano lesson at 8.10am – yes, on top of everything else she’s also been playing the piano since she was seven and she has lessons at that time because it’s

about the only time she can fit them in.

Then it’s off to school at Mount Hutt College at 8.40am for the Year 12 student, for a day of learning before racing back to her Methven home to pack her bags for a night in Ashburton. Then she hits the road for swimming training.

She’s wakes at 5.25am the next day and heads back to the pool for her 6am to 8am session, after which she drives to school. After school she drives back to Ashburton, and on this day she might have dry-land training to do from 4.15pm until 5.15pm and then she’s in the pool from 5.30pm until 7pm.

After that she drives home – her third trip on the Methven Highway for the day – has some tea and goes to bed and reads for a bit before it’s lights out at about 10pm.

And don’t forget that somewhere in there she’s got to find time for study.

It’s enough to make some people tired just hearing about it. But Grace wouldn’t have it any other way.

While many other girls her age are discovering their social lives and boys, and spending their summers partying, Grace is more likely to be found at the pool

powering through length after length as she strives towards her long-term goal, or at home studying.

And hopefully one day she’ll be able to look back at her teenage years, with a gold medal around her neck, and know that all that hard work was more than worth it.

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t 16, Grace has the world at her feet. She’s classed as one of the top 15 to 17-year-old swimmers in New Zealand.

Her list of achievements within the past year alone is outstanding, whether it be at national, South Island or regional level. She picked up two fifth placings, a ninth and an 11th at the New Zealand open long course nationals, which doubled as Olympic trials. And while she didn’t make these Olympics, the pinnacle of sport may well feature in her future.

Her coach, Carl Gordon, says if she puts her mind to it she could one day wear the Silver Fern at such a level.

“She’s incredibly hard working; she’s working really hard and certainly deserves everything she gets,” Gordon said.

“She’s the kind of person who never misses a session and when she’s there she does everything to the best of her ability.”

That hard work resulted in her selection for the Junior Pan Pacifics in Hawaii in August, as an open water swimmer, a trip Carl said was a step in the right direction.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do and we are certainly looking at potentially 2016 for the open water, with a view to 2020, so we are looking a long way down the path to allow her to really develop into who she can be,” Carl said.

Open water swimming has also become part of Grace’s repertoire in the past couple of years. It’s not for the fainthearted; in the pool the temperature is usually around the 27°C mark, but in open water races that drops to around 18 to 20°C. Despite the temperature difference it’s pretty much the same rules as swimming in the pool – including the apparel, with no wetsuits in sight.

Swimmers raced over 10km and 5km distances, often faced with cold and choppy waters, which could make it extremely difficult. “You just kind of keep

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e making ... on swimming; you’ve got to,” she said.

Carl said Grace was human and she did get tired at times, but she knew what it took to succeed. “She’s on the right pathway to achieve what she wants to do.”

Carl said the extra travel Grace had to do added a different dimension to her; while others got out of the pool and helped themselves to breakfast before heading to school, she had to quickly scoff something down and hit the road to Methven.

Her schedule might make it hard to find time to eat, but like any top athlete, Grace needs to eat properly to keep her body in tip-top shape, Carl said.

The early mornings and the spending every day after school at the pool weren’t for everyone and Carl said your average teenager would probably struggle. But being a good swimmer came with advantages in other aspects of life.

Carl said many top swimmers were also academic and that was because the hard work, dedication and commitment it took to become a top swimmer, rubbed off on young people when it came to their schooling.

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top athlete has to be organised, and that does pay off when it comes to their school-life, according to one of Grace’s

teachers. Grace’s Mount Hutt College physics and chemistry teacher Bevan Clark said Grace had an aptitude for science, but her results came down to a combination of talent and sheer hard work.

“Anyone like Grace, who is an athlete as well, they need to be organised in their personal life and that mind-set flows through to school work,” he said.

“She’s one of those kids who can listen to an idea and doesn’t need it explained again.

“But she works really hard; it’s just like with the swimming, you don’t get good at something by only doing it every now and then.”

Swimming might be her passion, but Grace also knows the importance of education.

She’s the youngest of four children, all of whom have been swimmers, and her older sister Alice is in America on a swimming scholarship.

And that could be an option for Grace too, although she’s still got another year at Mount Hutt College to decide what her future holds.

That future could hold just about anything because on top of her athletic ability, she’s academic. She loves science and maths, and she’s good at them, but where they’ll take her in the future, she doesn’t know.

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Grace Sommerville spends a lot of her time pool side as she trains eight times a week.

Her science and maths teachers would love to see her take both further.

Maths teacher Kate Wood said Grace was the type of student who enjoyed putting theory into real life context.

“I teach top stream maths and her and the other two or three around her just love those ‘ah-ha’ moments,” she said.

She said Grace’s family played a big role in her success.

“They have an ‘if you’re going to do it, you do it as well as you can’ attitude,” Mrs Wood said.

And Grace is doing it pretty well.

Earlier this year, her love and talent for science took her abroad.

She travelled to Indonesia for the APEC Future Scientist Conference, an annual event focused on fostering gifted students in science to enhance human capacity.

Grace went representing Otago University’s Portobello research programme – for which she was first selected to be a part of when she was in year 10. She earned her spot there as part of a team which undertook a research project on the physical properties of the inner Otago Harbour and the Leith River estuary.

The trip wasn’t easy; they were up at 5am every day and didn’t get to bed until midnight – but as a swimmer that kind of schedule was no problem.

“It was really cool, I got to meet lots of cool people,” she said.

And now she’s back at school studying towards NCEA level two.

Last year she completed NCEA Level One and achieved excellence, with 101 excellence credits. That was the top result in the school; you only need 50 credits to get excellence.

But Grace is modest, only mentioning the fact her result was the school’s best when pushed.

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A COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE LIFE OF GRACE 8.10am: piano lesson 8.40am: head to school 3.10pm: school day finishes 5pm–7pm: swimming training

Grace’s family has an ‘if you’re going to do it, you do it as well as you can’ attitude

t might sound like her life is all swimming and school, but it’s not. Grace says she has a good groups of friends who she enjoys spending time with too.

And recently she got to enjoy what is the highlight of the school calendar for many of her peers – the Mt Hutt College senior ball.

She found the perfect dress – a dark purple one shoulder number – had her hair and make-up done and danced the night away with her friends.

And she has to make the most of these opportunities because there’s little time for rest in the life of a top swimmer; their only real break being three-weeks off at the end of autumn. It’s a year round sport which requires a massive commitment.

“Basically you’re training all the time, the biggest meets are the end of summer and autumn,” Grace said.

With at least one swim meet a month, that’s pretty much summer taken care of.

Life has got a little bit easier for Grace though. Her family recently moved from their Alford Forest farm, to Methven. It means school is now just down the road for Mt Hutt College student Grace. But she still has plenty of travelling to do.

Her swimming training takes place at the Ashburton Community Pool – half an hour’s drive away. So it’s not surprising that she got her learner driver’s license the moment she turned 15 and then her restricted license just nine days before the driving age went up. For her, being able to drive has been vital; it has meant independence and no longer having to rely on her parents to taxi her.

For the Sommerville children, a trip to swimming training had been a 70km round trip. But dad Baden Sommerville said Grace and her siblings did what they did for the love of it.

As parents he and wife Jude had done everything they could to help, but hadn’t pushed their kids.

“It’s their self motivation, they have got to want to do it,” he said.

“We’re not parents who are sitting there pushing their kids along; if the kids weren’t interested in doing it, they wouldn’t be doing it.”

He and Jude always wanted their kids to learn to swim - in a country like New Zealand having that skill was important – but as it turned out they were pretty good at it.

And hopefully that talent Grace discovered will one day result in her coming home proudly wearing an Olympic gold around her neck.

NEXT DAY 5.25am: out of bed 6am–8am: swimming training 8.15am: drive back to Methven for school 9am: school day starts 3.10pm: school day finishes 4.15pm: dry land training in Ashburton 5.30pm-7pm: swimming training (in pool) After 7pm: drive the 30 minutes home for tea Day finished!

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A friendly helping hand for the

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By Sam Morton Helping hand: Ashburton retiree Daphne Allison has always been willing to help. She has worked at the Ashburton i-SITE for about 15 years, and says she just does it, because she likes to help.

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aphne Allison is a quiet helper who rarely grumbles.

She has lived in Ashburton all her life and gives up personal time to help others – in particular, visitors.

Daphne, who is retired, volunteers at the Ashburton i-SITE centre once a week and although it may not seem outstanding, the Ashburton retiree has spent every Monday behind the desk for the past 15 years – guiding and pointing visitors in the right direction.

Her work hasn’t gone unnoticed by her colleague and friend Yvonne Lister, who has worked alongside Daphne at the i-SITE for 12 years.

“She’s very conscientious with what she does and really does help people out a lot,” Mrs Lister said.

“Daphne gets on with the job and never has any concerns. Her vast knowledge of the area is great too and she is just an allround star volunteer for the centre.”

But to Daphne it’s no big deal and she does it happily, pointing out helping is a big passion of hers, alongside gardening and family.

“It’s really important to give them (visitors) a positive experience, most of the time we are their first contact with New Zealand and the district, so a good impression is important,” Daphne said.

“It’s all free information and the choices are so vast, so it puts them in good stead for the rest of their visit. People really appreciate us being there to help them out ... and for me, it’s very rewarding.”

However, Daphne is certainly no stranger to recognition.

She and her husband Jim have regularly been in the spotlight over the years for their efforts in local garden competitions, often taking out top honours throughout Mid Canterbury.

Touring her gardens at home, her passion and experience becomes obvious and

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loyally extends to the MSA Garden Section, where she has been president for more than a decade.

She has organised multiple bus trips and garden tours during her time and is looking forward to helping some of the younger brigade step up as she patiently eyes a stepback.

“I know a lot of them won’t want me to step aside, but I think the time has come for me to drop back into an advisory role and help some new blood through,” she said.

Daphne remains modest about her achievements, despite having built an impressive reputation as a keen and very able volunteer among several organisations.

However, gardening has always been a major part of her life, she said.

“I can’t ever remember not gardening.

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Our (Jim and my) parents were great lovers of the garden ... they always did so much.

“I grew up following dad around the garden and we always got involved in our vegetable gardens at school as well, back then, so it’s always been there.”

When Daphne moved to Leeston Street, she quickly began operating a plant nursery, which she maintained and operated successfully for 10 years.

“I’m afraid Jim had to be very patient, because I often had new ideas and was usually very busy. When we built our new home, we never had competitions or garden displays in mind, this was going to be our retirement home,” she said. “But our passion took over and we won six or seven titles, unexpectedly. It was a joyful experience and we wouldn’t change it for anything.”

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Daphne has also held several key roles among different communities, most notably secretary of the Hakatere Hutholder’s Society, while her husband retained presidency.

The pair immersed themselves in the somewhat isolated community for 12 years, before selling their bach, stepping down and ploughing 100 per cent commitment into their retirement.

The couple have three daughters, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, which understandably keeps them busy too.

“They’re a great delight and it certainly keeps us on our toes,” Daphne said.

“We’re both just enjoying a lovely retirement in Ashburton.

“I’m not a hero, I just like helping out while I still can.”

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They travelled to Thailand for their honeymoon in April; the first time either had been out of New Zealand.

And experiencing such a different culture was amazing and something they’ll never forget.

The couple flew to Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, and spent three nights taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the busy city.

“There’s just so much going on all the time,” Terry said.

Their days in Bangkok were spent on tours, taking in the floating markets, the huge MBK mall and enjoying a night dinner cruise.

And they did it all in temperatures around the 44 to 45°C mark. It was hot, extremely hot, but it was a different kind of heat than they’d ever experienced before.

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Two properties you need to consider are how much wear and tear will the surface get and is a sheen or gloss finish going to suit your decorating scheme.

If you are painting an area which will be subjected to hard use and frequent washings, go with the highest gloss you can as these paints are designed for just that.

If the “feel” of the room is important, such as a living room or bedroom, choose the lower gloss finishes for a calm soothing feel.

On exteriors, choose gloss, gloss, gloss for longevity.

Regardless of which gloss level you choose, all the latest paints will give you easy-toapply, long-lasting, durable finishes that will

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Any paint job starts with a good prep and sealer/primer or undercoat.

Primers/sealers Primers/sealers seal the surface off and are designed to provide a good surface for the finish coats.

They are used on bare wood and metal, previously painted surfaces that have been repaired or are in poor condition, or if the existing surface is to be painted with a new colour that is much darker or lighter than the existing one.

They are also used to block out stains and on woods that will bleed through a paint coating.

They ensure your paint work will last longer as the resins in the finish paints stay on the surface.

Undercoats being sealer or primer are designed to hold on and accept a top coat.

Many suppliers offer self-priming paints but the product warranty specifies trade-like practice which includes any timber or plasterboard be primed or sealed.

Finish paints There are two main types of paints used today – water-based and oil-based. Waterbased gives a great finish and is a much easier paint to use.

It cleans up with water, dries quickly, has less odour, is non-flammable, easy to touch up, remains more flexible and allows moisture to evaporate through the film, reducing blistering, cracking and peeling.

Inexpensive water-based paints use softer vinyl resins (binders) and more water in the formulation while the more durable of the water-based paints use 100 per cent acrylic resins and less water.

The term enamel is normally associated with paints that have some gloss to the finish.

Enamels are formulated with higher con-

high traffic doors and trim.

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Oil-based v water-based

Ordinary Kiwi bloke Shane ‘Woodsy’ Woods is handy around the house with a hammer. Each month we’ll check in on what his latest DIY project has been.

Today is a time of change in the paint industry. With environmental issues coming to the fore, paint manufacturers are busy formulating new products that cut down on VOCs (volatile organic compounds), which the experts warn may have adverse health effects.

centrations of resin as they are intended to be subjected to more wear and tear.

Levels of gloss The sheen of a paint is the amount of light reflected by the surface of a paint finish.

There are four basic sheens – flat, satin or low-sheen, semi-gloss and gloss.

Flat paints have non-reflective properties, providing a matte finish. This finish helps hide surface imperfections and is normally used for ceilings and walls in areas not subjected to a lot of wear and tear.

Satin paints provide a soft lustre sheen similar to that of an eggshell. A satin finish provides a harder surface finish which is more durable and more stain resistant than a flat finish. This durability makes satin paint a good choice for walls in children’s rooms, hallways, stairways and family rooms.

Semi-gloss paints are very durable, easier to clean, and are more stain resistant than satin finish paints. Semi-gloss paints are most often used on heavy wear surfaces or areas that are frequently cleaned such as kitchens and bathrooms. Semi-gloss is also used on wood trim and cabinets.

Gloss paint is a harder, more durable, more stain resistant paint finish. It is easier to clean than all the other paint finishes but generally makes surface imperfections more noticeable.

Gloss finishes are the best choice for heavy wear areas like kitchens, bathrooms, furniture and cabinets, floors, stairs, handrails,

The advantages of water-based paints are: • low VOCs • easy clean-up with water • quick drying • an elastic, flexible finish resistant to cracking • stable colour over time, without yellowing The advantages of oil-based paints, which require clean-up with mineral turps and tend to have more VOCs, are: • attractive gloss • good “levelling” (brush strokes fill themselves in to create a smooth finish) • hard, durable finish As a result, even though the majority of paint sold today is water-based, oil-based paint remains popular for glossy woodwork, doors, and furniture, as well as demanding surfaces such as floors.

There is a definite shift away from oilbased paints in the industry. For instances when an oil-based paint would be preferable, but you desire a water-based product, some companies now have “waterborne enamels”. These paints look and behave much like oil-based options, but deliver improved environmental performance.

However, be cautious when switching to a water-based paint if the surface has previously been coated with an oil-based product, as the new paint may not stick. It requires a little extra work but can be successfully done with good preparation and a good undercoat.

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Alpines smile in the face of winter

t was hardly gardening weather when the Guardian visited Jenny Senior and her Methven garden recently. It was cold and sleeting, but the alpine plants Mrs Senior specialises in gave some colour to the drab day.

Mrs Senior began growing alpine plants when she lived in Wallacetown in Southland in 1975. She was raising three primary-school age children at the time, and it had been the mother of a friend who piqued her interest.

“I saw them in her garden and I just fell in love with the little cushion plants,” she said.

The cushion plants, or Androsace, are compact like small pillows and have tiny delicate flowers.

It was the beginning of a life-long passion, and over the years Mrs Senior has grown hundreds of alpine and rock garden plants.

She began sourcing seeds from around the world, ordering them from seed suppliers. Originally the seeds came from plants which grew high above sea level in places such as Nepal, China, the European alps and Japan.

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Above – Polygala yellow form is among plants in Jenny Senior’s garden.

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Right – Prunus serrula features colourful bark and is a picturesque addition in winter to the Methven garden of Jenny Senior.

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ing a cold rain or frost to stimulate growth. Mrs Senior continues to grow alpine plants and has dozens in her garden, but does not import seeds anymore after MAF tightened quarantine rules about five years ago.

“Some of my friends still import seed, but they have to go through rigorous quarantine procedures,” she said.

Methven’s climate was generally favourable to alpine plants, but rain and wind could be hard on them in winter.

In their natural environments they would nestle under snow, hidden away from weather extremes, and then flower in spring after the snow melted.

“Most of them are really hardy, they die down to a resting bud and come away in the spring,” she said.

Mrs Senior is regularly visited by gardening groups from around the South Island.

Not only do alpine and rock garden plants feature in garden beds around her home, but they also abound in many stone-look pots she has made herself, which decorate the entrance and patio.

In winter, her garden is enhanced by trees she has chosen for their colourful bark and foliage.

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Dƚ ,ƵƩ ƐŬŝ ĂƌĞĂ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ϮϬϭϮ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŵŝůĞƐ Ăůů ƌŽƵŶĚ ĂƐ ƐŬŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŶŽǁďŽĂƌĚĞƌƐ ŐĂǀĞ ŝƚ ϭϬ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ϭϬ ĨŽƌ ŽŶͲƚƌĂŝů ƐŶŽǁ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ͛Ɛ <ŝĚƐ ϰ &ƌĞĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐĂŶ ƐŬŝ ĨŽƌ ĨƌĞĞ Ăƚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ͕ ƐŽ ǁŚĂƚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĞ

family to a winter wonderland of fun and excitement! ǀĂƐƚ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ϯϲϱ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ͕ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ͕ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ͘ tŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŵŝdžĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐŬŝ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ EĞǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͕ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŝƐ Ă ŵƵƐƚͲĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŵƵĐŚͲĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ĮƌƐƚ ĚĂLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽƉĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϭϰϬϬ ƐŬŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽĂƌĚĞƌƐ ŬĞĞŶ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ϲϱĐŵ ŽĨ ƐŶŽǁ ďůĂŶŬĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ͛Ɛ ƐŶŽǁƐƚŽƌŵ͕ ǁĂƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ďƵďďůĞƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJ YƵĞĞŶƐƚŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ŵŝƐĮĞůĚ ǁŝŶĞƌLJ͘ zŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƐŬŝĞƌ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ͕ ũƵƐƚ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƐŝŐŚƚƐĞĞŝŶŐ ůŝŌ ƉĂƐƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ ^ŝdž ĐŚĂŝƌůŝŌ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞīŽƌƚůĞƐƐůLJ ǁŚŝƐŬĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ LJŽƵƌ ĐĂŵĞƌĂ͊ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŽīĞƌƐ Ăůů ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ƐŬŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌŝĚĞƌ ĂŶ ĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ dƌĂŝůƐ͕ ŽīͲƉŝƐƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ ƉĂƌŬƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ďLJ Ă ƐŝdžͲƐĞĂƚĞƌ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ ĐŚĂŝƌůŝŌ͕ ĂŶ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ ƋƵĂĚ ĐŚĂŝƌ͕ Ă ƚƌŝƉůĞ ĐŚĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ϭϰϬŵ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ůŽŶŐ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŽƌ ůŝŌ ʹ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ ĂĐŚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ƐŬŝ racers for training down under enhances the mountain’s ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ͚ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ŽĨ ƐƉĞĞĚ͛͘ ǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƐŬŝŝŶŐ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƋƵŝƚĞ LJŽƵƌ ĐƵƉ ŽĨ ƚĞĂ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ďĞƩĞƌ to experience a hot mulled wine or smooth hot chocolate ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ Ă ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͍ dŚĞ ^ŬLJ ,ŝŐŚ ĂĨĠ ŽīĞƌƐ hearty and wholesome mountain meals with a variety of ŚŽŵĞŵĂĚĞ ĚŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďĂŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĂŐŚĞƫ ďŽůŽŐŶĂŝƐĞ͘ ,ƵďĞƌ͛Ɛ ,ƵƩ ŝƐ Ă ƌƵƐƟĐ ŚŝŐŚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞŵďŽĚŝĞƐ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ŝƚƐ ĚĠĐŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ŵĞŶƵ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞůĂdž ďŽƚŚ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ͕ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ǁĂƌŵ ĮƌĞ͕ Žƌ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĚĞĐŬ͘ ,ƵďĞƌ͛Ɛ ,ƵƩ ĂůƐŽ ƉůĂLJƐ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŝŶŶĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƌƐ͘ >Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĨƌŽŵ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ LJŽƵ ƵƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƌŐĂnjŝŶŐ͕ ŐƌŽŽŵĞƌ͕ skidoo and husky dog rides. The dinners are held fortnightly ŽŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ :ƵůLJ ĂŶĚ ƵŐƵƐƚ͘ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ďĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƐŶŽǁ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͘ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ^ŬŝǁŝůĂŶĚ ƌğĐŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŬŝĚƐ͛ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŚĂƌŐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĨƵŶ͕ ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌƌLJͲĨƌĞĞ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚƵůƚƐ͘ ^Ŭŝ ĂƌĞĂ ŵĂƐĐŽƚƐ ^ƉŝŬĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŚƌĞĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽƉĞƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŬŝĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ǁŚŽŵ ĂƌĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ Dƚ ,ƵƩ͛Ɛ ϭϬ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƐŬŝ ĨƌĞĞ ĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ youngsters. ͞/ ŵĞƚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂĨĠ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ ƚŽ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ĨƌŽŵ ,ĂŶŵĞƌ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂĚ ƚǁŽ children skiing for free on the mountain. They were having ĂŶ ĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ ĚĂLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽǁ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉĨƵů ŽƵƌ ƐƚĂī ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŝŌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂĨĠ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ :ĂŵĞƐ DĐ<ĞŶnjŝĞ͕ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ƐŬŝ ĂƌĞĂ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŝŶƚŽ ĨƵŶ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƐŬŝŝŶŐ͕ ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ĐƌŽƐƐͲ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂĚƌĞŶĂůŝŶĞͲƉƵŵƉŝŶŐ ƐůŽƉĞƐ͕ Žƌ ŵŝŶĚͲ ďůŽǁŝŶŐ ŚĞůŝͲƐŬŝŝŶŐ͕ LJŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ ŝƚ ŚĞƌĞ͘ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ^Ŭŝ ƌĞĂ͕ ŽƉĞŶ ŶŽǁ ƚŽ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ Ă ϯϱͲŵŝŶƵƚĞ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ͘

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ethven and the surrounding area ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ŽŶͲƐŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ŽīͲƐŶŽǁ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ LJŽƵƌ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶŽ ĞdžĐƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƐŬŝ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͘ dŚĞ ƐŬŝ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ŝƐ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŬŝĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ <ŝĚƐ ϰ &ƌĞĞ ĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ϮϬϭϮ͘ /Ŷ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ŵŽƌĞ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ Ăůů ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϬ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ĨƌĞĞ ůŝŌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ Ăƚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ƚƌĂǀĞů͕ ƐƚĂLJ͕ ĞĂƚ͕ ƉůĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŬŝ Žƌ ďŽĂƌĚ ƌĞŶƚĂů ĨŽƌ ĨƌĞĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ϮϬϭϮ͘ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ͗ Ͳ &Z ůŝŌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ Ăƚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ^Ŭŝ ƌĞĂ Ͳ &Z ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽͬĨƌŽŵ ŚƌŝƐƚĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŝƌƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ^Ŭŝ ƌĞĂ Ͳ &Z ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ

Ͳ &Z ŵĞĂůƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ restaurants in the region Ͳ &Z ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ Ăƚ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ the Methven area Ͳ &Z ƐŬŝͬ ŽĂƌĚ ZĞŶƚĂů ,ŝƌĞ Ăƚ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƐŚŽƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘

ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŐĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŽƵĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŚŽƌƐĞ ƌŝĚŝŶŐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ǁŚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĞŬ ŽǀĞƌ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ Žƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚƵƐƐŽĐŬ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ Visit www.kids4free.co.nz for a list of ƚŚĞ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ WůĂŝŶƐ͘ ϰt ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ <ŝĚƐ ĐĂŶ ƚĂŬĞ LJŽƵ ŽŶ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ ϰ &ƌĞĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƵŶ ƐƉŽŝůƚ space of Methven for your next winter ďĞĂƵƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ holiday!

ZŝŶŐƐ͘ dĂŶĚĞŵ ^ŬLJĚŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝůĂƌĂƟŶŐ ǁĂLJ Amazing experience ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉĂŶŽƌĂŵĂ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ŵĂLJ ůŽŽŬ ƐŵĂůů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉ͕ ďƵƚ ŽĨ DŝĚ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WĂĐŝĮĐ KĐĞĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ůƉƐ͘ zŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŝƐ ĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽǁŶ ĂƌĞ ƵŶďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ͘ &ŝůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚƌĞŶĂůŝŶĞ͕ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƌĂĐŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ƌĞƐŽƌƚƐ͕ ĮŶĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ LJŽƵ ƉůƵŵŵĞƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ƌƵƐƟĐ ƉƵďƐ͕ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ Ă ŽĨ ĨĞĞƚ ŽĨ ĞŵƉƟŶĞƐƐ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĂĐŚƵƚĞ ŝƐ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďŝƚ ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŝůĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ͘ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ dŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ ŝŶ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ŝĚƐ ϰ &ƌĞĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͕ ŚŽƚ Ăŝƌ ďĂůůŽŽŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ŽŶ ƐŽŵĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŇŽĂƚ ŐĞŶƚůLJ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌĂǁůŝŶŐ ƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ƚƌƵůLJ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ͘ WůĂŝŶƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĐŚĂŵƉĂŐŶĞ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ dŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŽīĞƌƐ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ

Kids stay, play, eat and ski for

FREE!

The latest Ski, Snowboard and Accessories instore now!

The ultimate ski experience for your family has never been so affordable. This 2012 winter season, children aged 10 years and under can ski, eat and stay in Methven at participating providers for free.

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ƐŽŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ ůĂŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶĐŝŶŐ Ăƚ ĚĂLJďƌĞĂŬ ƚŚĞ ŇŝŐŚƚ ŽīĞƌƐ ƉƌŝƐƟŶĞ ĮŶĞ ĚĂLJ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ Dƚ ŽŽŬ͕ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ WůĂŝŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŝĚĞĚ ZĂŬĂŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ Ă ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ƐŬLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ^ƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ďƌĂŝĚĞĚ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ ďĂĐŬ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůĂŬĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽƚŚŝůůƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ůƉƐ͕ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ƐƉŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŐůĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŽīĞƌƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶŐůŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƵĂů ǀŝƐŝďůĞ ƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ĐŝǀŝůŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƉĞŶ ƚƵƐƐŽĐŬ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞĞĐŚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Ă ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ůƉƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ &Žƌ Ă ĨĂƐƚͲƉĂĐĞĚ ĂĚƌĞŶĂůŝŶ ƚŚƌŝůů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ũĞƚ ďŽĂƟŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZĂŬĂŝĂ 'ŽƌŐĞ͕ Ă ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ƌŝǀĞƌ ŐŽƌŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ :ƵŵƉ ĂďŽĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ďůĂƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ZĂŬĂŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ ,ĂŶŐ ŽŶ ƟŐŚƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ ƐŬŝůů ĨƵůůLJ ǁĞĂǀĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚƌŝĐĂƚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ďƌĂŝĚĞĚ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĐŚĂŶŶĞůƐ͕ ƐŬŝŵŵŝŶŐ ƐƚŽŶĞ ďĂŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵƐŚŝŶŐ ŽƉĂůĞƐĐĞŶƚ ďůƵĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘

Down Puffer jacket

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Helmets Kids & Adults

399

Goggles

FROM Stay at one of the participating Methven properties this winter and there will be no charge for kids 10 years & under. (as at 1st June 2012) sharing a room with their parents, using existing bedding.

ASHBURTON i-SITE 7 East Street, Ashburton Ph: 03 308 1050 METHVEN i-SITE 160 Main Street, Methven Ph: 03 302 8955

Dine at one of the participating Methven restaurants this winter and there will be no charge for kids 10 years & under (as at 1st June 2012) when ordering from the Kid’s Menu and when accompanied by a family member dining from the regular menu.

All kids 10 years & under must have one paying adult to apply.

Head along to the NZ Agriculture and Alpine Experience at the Methven Heritage Centre this winter and there will be no charge for kids 10 years & under (as at 1st June 2012) when they attend with an adult. All kids 10 years & under must have one full fee paying adult to apply.

Let us help you make the most of your time in Mid Canterbury.

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35

Toboggans

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Snowboard oard $ 49 Boots FROM 2

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99

Snow chains for your car or 4WD

FROM $ JUST

99

We also wax sharpen and repair skis and snowboards.

Open 7 days 8.30am - 5pm

South of the Railway Station Phone 308 2493

www.midcanterburynz.com

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ƚ͛Ɛ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůLJ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ďŽƌĞĚŽŵ͘ zŽƵ ƐŚƵĚĚĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǀĞƌͲĞŶĚŝŶŐ ͞ŵƵŵ /͛ŵ ďŽƌĞĚ͕͟ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶůLJ ĚĂLJ ƚǁŽ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ĚĂLJƐ ĂŚĞĂĚ͘ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŝŶ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƟŵĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝůů ƌĞůĂdž ŵƵŵ ĂŶĚ ĚĂĚ͕ ďƵƚ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ŝŶǀŝƚĞƐ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁůLJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ͕ ůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƐƵŝƚĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĞƚĂŝů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚĞƌƌLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ĐŽƐƚ LJŽƵ Ă ƚŚŝŶŐ͊ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ŝĚƐ ϰ &ƌĞĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ĂŶĚ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϮ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞĞ ŵĞĂůƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ǁŚŽ ĞĂĐŚ ƐƚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂĚƵůƚ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ǁŽŶĚĞƌůĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ŵŽƌĞ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ

ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ͘ ^ǁĞĞƚ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŝƚĞƐ Ăƚ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů ĐŽŵĞ ƚƌƵĞ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ŶĞǁ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƐƵŝƚĞ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůĞƐƚ ĚĞƚĂŝů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐŚ ĨĂďƌŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŌ ƉŝůůŽǁƐ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ŐĂƐ ĮƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘ /ƚ Ăůů ĂĚĚƐ ƵƉ ƚŽ ǀŝůůĂƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂůĞƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽīĞƌ ƵŶƌŝǀĂůĞĚ ůƵdžƵƌLJ͕ ƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ŚĂƐ Ă ƚĞůĞƐĐŽƉĞ ƐŽ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ƐŬŝĞƌƐ ĞdžŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůŝŌ Ăƚ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ^ŬŝĮĞůĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚͲ ƐŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŬLJ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ĚĂĚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŵŝƐƐ ĂŶLJ ůů ůĂĐŬƐ ƚĞƐƚ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ůŽƵŶŐĞ ƐƵŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƐ ĮƌĞ ŵĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ƐĞƫŶŐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƵŶŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŽŽ ďƵƐLJ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ƌƵŵƉƵƐ ƌŽŽŵ͘ >ŝŬĞ Ă ĚƌĞĂŵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ Ăůů ĂŐĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ ŝƐ ŬŝƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ďĞĂŶ ďĂŐƐ͕ ůŽĂĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŽLJƐ͕ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŵĞƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ WůĂLJƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ŐĂŵĞƐ ƚŽ ŐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ͘ dŚĞLJ ĞǀĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ͕ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵƵŵ ĂŶĚ ĚĂĚ͛Ɛ ŚĂǀĞŶ ŝƐ ƵŶͲ ƐƉŽŝůĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŝƐ ŽƉƵůĞŶƚ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ

The kids are free, so why not indulge?

With its stunning location, friendly and efficient staff and sumptuous cuisine, the Clubhouse at Terrace Downs offers three on-site restaurants open to both in-house and casual guests. Tilley’s Bar & Brasserie/Café, Hunter’s Steak House, and The Grill.

When accompanied by a paying adult, children aged 10 years and under can dine FREE at Terrace Downs this winter season!

Less than one hours drive from Ashburton, why not take the opportunity to treat the family to world-class resort quality, that won’t cost you the earth.

For enquires contact: Terrace Downs Resort Darfield, Canterbury 03 318 6943

ƚŽ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ƚƌƵĞ ƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ƐƵƉĞƌ ŬŝŶŐ ƐŝnjĞĚ ďĞĚ͕ ƉŝůůŽǁƐ ůŝŬĞ ĐůŽƵĚƐ ĂŶĚ ůƵdžƵƌLJ ůŝŶĞŶ͕ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĞŶƐƵŝƚĞ ŝƐ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Ă ũĞƩĞĚ ƐƉĂ ďĂƚŚ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƉƌĞŵĞ ƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶ͘ KƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŽĚĞŶ ƐŚƵƩĞƌƐ ĚŝǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƵŶƐƉŽŝůĞĚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ Dƚ ,ƵƩ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂƚŚ ƚƵď͘ ĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐůĂƐƐ ŽĨ ǁŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ƐǁĞƉƚ ĂǁĂLJ ďLJ ƉƵƌĞ ďůŝƐƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌĨƵů ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ĐƌŽĐŬĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽŬǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞĂůƐ͘ Kƌ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞƚ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ĚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͘ tŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂŶĚ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƐƵŵƉƚƵŽƵƐ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ůƵƵƐĞ Ăƚ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ ŽǁŶƐ ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͘ ,ƵŶƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ^ƚĞĂŬ ,ŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ͛Ɛ ƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƉĞƌď ĐƵƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŵĞĂƚ ĐŽŽŬĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĚŝƐĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƚ͘ /ŶĚƵůŐĞ ŝŶ Ă ŚĞĂƌƚLJ ƐŝƌůŽŝŶ Žƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝůĚ dĂŚƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵŵƉƚƵŽƵƐ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ͘ dŝůůĞLJ͛Ɛ Ăƌ Θ ƌĂƐƐĞƌŝĞͬ ĂĨĞ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ă ǁŝĚĞ

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Austrian can’t wait to come back to NZ

by Sue Newman

F

riendly people, beautiful countryside and most of all - mince pies – they’re some of the memories Viktoria Kapuscinski will take home to Austria after her time as a student in Ashburton.

The 17-year-old from the small mountain town of Lunz am See in Austria’s east, has almost wrapped up her time as a fee-paying student at Ashburton College and as she heads home, she’s already planning to return.

Life as a teenager in Austria and life as a teenager in New Zealand could not be more different in almost every way – school, social life, food, scenery and the pace of life – Viktoria said.

Her school in Lunz am See has fewer than 300 students and each studies a prescribed course of study.

“I’ve really liked it here where you can choose your subjects, we can’t. Here I’ve done photography, music and PE, along with English and biology. We don’t have photography as a subject and I’ve really enjoyed that.”

And the differences continue into out-ofschool life.

“We party more in Austria. You can buy alcohol and cigarettes when you are 16 and you can go to clubs. People at home can deal with alcohol there because they’re used to it.”

New Zealand’s teenage boozing culture had been quite a surprise, she said.

And while food is similar in some ways, there have been some unexpected pleasures, such as mince pies and fish and chips. Neither feature on the Austrian fast food menu.

“We eat our main meal at lunch and usually eat just a wee bit in the evening.

Here I watch people eat things like popcorn or anything for lunch. And I’ve eaten a lot of mince pies since I’ve been here.”

With a host family that has taken her on many weekend trips, Viktoria said she’d fallen under the spell of New Zealand’s scenery.

“I love the variety of nature. In Austria there are just mountains, here it’s mountains, the sea, plains, everything all in one place.”

In Lunz am See, snow lies on the ground for around five months of the year. When the college closed for one day because there were a few centimetres of snow on the ground, Viktoria said she was amazed.

She found it easy to settle into a new home in a new country and said being with a family that bred clydesdale horses helped her very quickly feel at home. Many of her trips around New Zealand were to A&P shows and equestrian events and for a young woman who rides for recreation, that was pretty exciting, she said.

“Everyone’s been so friendly and outgoing here. People here are not so busy. In Austria people seem busy all the time with work and with school.”

If there are any regrets about her time in New Zealand, it’s that she won’t get to experience a winter on Mt Hutt. She’s an avid snowboarder and as she returns home to summer, Viktoria will miss a year on the slopes.

With just two weeks left of her stay, she’s keeping her fingers crossed she will be able to fit in one trip up the mountain before she leaves.

Viktoria did, however, manage to fit in this week’s college ball. She shopped online and ordered her strapless dress from Australia.

And the ball sees another difference between the life of a student in New Zealand and a student in Austria.

“At home, it’s just not such a big deal to

go to a ball as it is here. Girls here have been planning their dresses for ages, we just got on line and ordered something.”

That dress will be going home with her and will be stored away for her Lunz am See school ball at the end of her final school year.

She heads back home to summer holidays and will start that final year in September, sitting her A level exams in spring next year.

With those ticked off, Viktoria’s plans to go immediately to university have been scrapped. She intends to come back to New Zealand and work for a year before returning to study.

She admits she hasn’t really missed home, but says when she’s back in Austria she will miss the friends she’s made in New Zealand.

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YOU foodies

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Food from Austria Wiener schnitzel

Erdäpfelsalat

Ingredients

Ingredients

4 finger-thick cut veal fillets 4 eggs cooking oil flour bread-crumbs salt & pepper

1 kg potatoes 1 red onion vinegar oil salt pepper

Method

Method

• • • • • •

• Do not cook the potatoes too long and cut into slices.

• Add small onion pieces.

• Mix a marinade by using vinegar, oil, salt and pepper and pour it over the salad.

• Let it sit a little bit before serving.

Pound the veal well on both sides.

After pounding flat dip both sides into the flour.

Blend the eggs with 1T oil and some salt and pepper.

Pull fillets through this mixture.

Cover the fillets with breadcrumbs.

Do not press the breadcrumbs on to the meat with your fingers or they will become hard when frying.

• Fry in a small amount of oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side or until they are golden brown.

• Serve the schnitzel with potato salad (erdäpfelsalat).

Käsespätzle (Austrian mac cheese) Ingredients PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 180612-TM-013

Enjoying her last days as a Kiwi kid, 17-year-old Austrian student Viktoria Kapuscinski already has plans to return to her adopted country.

250g flour 5 eggs + 1 egg yolk a good pinch of salt 2-3 T water if needed 2T butter 200g cheese, grated (emmenthaler, gruyere ) 2 medium sized onions cut in rings 75g butter

Method • Combine flour, eggs and a good-sized pinch of salt.

• Blend well and add, if necessary, water.

• The dough should not be runny, but soft enough to run slowly off spoon.

• Set aside and allow the dough to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

• Heat the butter in a frying pan over low to medium heat, add onions.

• Cook slowly gain a golden brown colour.

Drain on a paper towel and then set aside.

Bring a large pot of water briefly to a boil,

• • • • • •

add a pinch of salt and then reduce heat.

Water should simmer throughout the whole process.

Cut and shape the spaetzle by hand.

Cook spaetzle for about 2-3 minutes until they float back to the surface then remove them.

When done, drain the water, melt 1-2T of butter and return spaetzle to the pot.

Shake the pot a few times to evenly distribute the butter, then add the grated cheese and mix well.

Add the browned onions and chopped chives on top and serve.

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YOU environment

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Did you know that food scraps in the

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ͻ ŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ͻ ^Žƌƚ ŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĚŐĞ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ waste over winter and put less black bags into a large pot any vegetable bits, ůĞŌŽǀĞƌ ŵĞĂƚ ďŽŶĞƐ Žƌ ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĮƐŚ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ carcasses, cover with lots of water, herbs ͻ tĂůŬ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ ĞĂĐŚ ĚĂLJ ;ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůƚ ĂŶĚ ďŽŝů ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŚŽƵƌƐ͖ ƚŚĞŶ driving if you can) and share a smile and strain out the rich juice to make healthy a yarn with someone along the way. tasty mineral rich stock for soups and ͻ dƵƌŶ Žī ůŝŐŚƚƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŶŽͲŽŶĞ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ slow cookers and casseroles. room and save energy and costs. ͻ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ DĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞŌŽǀĞƌ ďŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ͘ change you wish to see in the world. ͻ ^ĞĂƌĐŚ ŽƵƚ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ďĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŽĚĂ ĂŶĚ ,ĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽŵĞ ĐŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ vinegar for household cleaning to reduce LJŽƵƌ ǁĂƐƚĞ ĐĂůů ϬϴϬϬͲϲϮϳͲϴϮϰ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů͗ costs and waste. ŵĂƐƚĂŐĂƌĚΛĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ĐŽ͘Ŷnj

What happens to your fluorescent tubes and energy efficient light bulbs? tĞ Ăůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞƐ͘ Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes save energy and have become a part of our everyday lives. But what do we do with them when they no longer work?

Why recycle?

in the manufacture of dental amalgam.

Recycling Shed at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park on Range Road. There you will see a specially marked cardboard ͻ WŚŽƐƉŚŽƌ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚƵďĞƐ ŝƐ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďŽdž ŝŶƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůŝŐŚƚďƵůďƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƵďĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJ ƉůĂĐĞĚ͘ ƐŬ

ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨĂƌŵ ĨĞƌƟůŝƐĞƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ƐƚĂī ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚĞ ĨƵůů ďŽdžĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ĚĞƐƉĂƚĐŚĞĚ ƚŽ /ŶƚĞƌǁĂƐƚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ Zero hazardous waste to landfill.

How are they recycled?

/ŶƚĞƌǁĂƐƚĞ ŝƐ Ă E ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă njĞƌŽ ƚŽ ůĂŶĚĮůů͕ ϭϬϬ ƉĞƌ ĐĞŶƚ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐƵƌLJ ůĂŵƉƐ͘ DĞƌĐƵƌLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ůĂŵƉƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐƵƌLJ ĞdžĐĞĞĚƐ Ϭ͘ϮŵŐͬϭ͘ DŽƐƚ ůĂŵƉƐ ;ǁĞŝŐŚŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϮϬϬͲϯϬϬ ŐƌͿ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Ϭ͘ϯͲϮϬŵŐ of mercury. Interwaste provides specially designed bins and ďŽdžĞƐ ƚŽ ƐĂĨĞůLJ ƐƚŽƌĞ ŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚ ƚƵďĞƐ ƚŽ ŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ŵĞƌĐƵƌLJ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďƵůďƐ ĂƌĞ ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚ Žī ƚŽ the recycling facility.

ͻ DĞƌĐƵƌLJ ŝƐ ĚŝƐƟůůĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ ƉŽǁĚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŶ ƌĞƵƐĞĚ

This service is supported by Ashburton District Council .

Studies suggest that mercury from lamps and tubes can ƚ /ŶƚĞƌǁĂƐƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƵďĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĐƌƵƐŚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ tŚĞŶ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ůĂŵƉƐ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌĐƵƌLJ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͘ DĂƌŬĞƚĂďůĞ ďLJ to moisture from rain or groundwater they leak and ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚƵďĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵůďƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͖ mercury enters our environment. Once deposited certain microrganisms can change mercury into methyl/mercury, a ͻ ůƵŵŝŶŝƵŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚƵďĞ ĞŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƚŽdžŝĐ ĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĂƚ ďƵŝůĚƐ ƵƉ ŝŶ ƐĞĂĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞĂƚ aluminium ingots for reuse in new aluminium products. ĮƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƵƐ͘ ͻ 'ůĂƐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůĂŵƉƐ ŝƐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŐůĂƐƐ ǁŽŽů Where to take them? to insulate homes. &ůƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚ ďƵůďƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƵďĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĂŐĂƌĚ

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teve Matson said his jetski was perfect for all weather, so we sent him down to Lake Hood on a miserably cold day with a howling southerly making rough conditions.

It turns out he was right.

The choppy conditions produced a lot of spray as he scooted across the surface, ripping it around for the camera but the Kawasaki Ultra 300X kept him pretty dry, save the wet gumboots from getting in and out.

“It has a specially designed hull that limits the splash back so you stay relatively dry,” Steve said.

“I have a young family but we still try to get it out most weekends. The sun helps but it keeps you pretty dry.”

The Kawasaki Ultra 300X is a top-of-the-line watercraft, perfect for tearing it up or cruising around but it is also fun for the family.

“There is the potential to rip it up but it is an awesome family type jetski as well.

“It easily sits three and is virtually impossible to tip or fall off unless you’re playing silly buggers.”

At 1.78 metres in length it sits well on the water and has the smart steering technology.

The supercharged 1500cc four-stroke engine makes it powerful and producing 300 horsepower it is capable of skimming across the water at up to 70m/h (113km/h).

“It has pretty good pick-up but is a really smooth ride at the same time.”

That would be down to the fact it comes with cruise control, power steering and all the mod-cons, a far cry from Steve’s first jetski.

“This is my fifth jetski I’ve owned.

“I started with a pole ski in the late 1980s/ early 90s. They were the original type jetskis where you had to stand up rather than having a seat.”

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Steve Matson takes his Kawasaki Ultra 300X for a spin, despite it being a dour day at Lake Hood.

a registered trademark of Kawasaki. Other watercraft of a similar design are often mistakenly called the same thing.

But either way leisure watercraft have come a long way.

Despite being a water speedster, it is packed full of safety features.

“It comes with two sets of keys. One is for

regular use, the full power key, and the other offers restricted use and limits the power output.”

It is safe for the family to use but it is also suited to being used by one.

“As well as being capable of seating three it has reasonable storage for a jetski and also has a large 78-litre fuel tank so you can cruise

for most of the day as it has an economy mode.”

However, with its great power also comes the added bonus of being like a boat.

“It can easily hitch on the toys behind it like the biscuit.”

Steve’s jetski is fun, fast and for the whole family, no matter the weather.

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