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YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, March 19, 2022

Della’s philosoph

buy the shoes,

YOU WRITER

Melissa Shimmin

D

ella Glassey is fast becoming one of Ashburton’s most well-known real estate agents.

She’s a ray of sunshine and posi�vity as she se�les down to chat.

A mother of three, a loving partner and friend to many, she’s o�en found dropping off care packages during isola�on and taking part in fundraisers to support the community.

Five years ago while working at Harvey Norman she received a bowel cancer diagnosis and, while recovering from the treatment, sat back and wondered how her life could have been so different.

With major life events surrounding her, she decided it was �me to ‘just do it’ and live life with no regrets! As a cancer survivor, she’s now involved with the Cancer Society and a Relay for Life commi�ee member.

Having moved from Has�ngs as a young child, she calls Ashburton home.

Della now lives in Tinwald with partner Kevin and her youngest child. When �me permits, she enjoys relaxing at home or catching up with close girlfriends who supported her when she suddenly lost her husband a few years ago.

“I couldn’t have go�en through it without the love and support of family and friends,” she said.

In her spare moments she escapes in her caravan with partner Kevin. It’s her �me to unplug and unwind, which is good for mental health and also her rela�onship.

“You have to make �me for each other and for yourself,” she said.

Heading into nature to relax and catching dinner from a nearby river is her real happy place.

With real estate as her chosen career, Della’s been part of Harcourts Ashburton for nearly four years and loves the suppor�ve and posi�ve office environment.

“It is an amazing team, we all get along so well,” she said.

Not one to shy away from a challenge, she’s had to change habits over Covid to work with both her sellers and buyers during what has been a booming real estate market.

You have to make time for each other [your partner] and for yourself

Above – Della Glassey proudly shows her Tamoko that shows her Maori heritage and gives her so much pride.

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hy: Enjoy life –

, eat the cake

Having a strong social media presence, she’s created an impressive reputa�on as a reliable, diligent and honest agent.

Della is looking forward to seeing where the next year takes her, not only with her career but watching her young adult children grow, blossom and choose their own paths.

She’s also know to model for a couple of reputable New Zealand and Australian companies.

In 2016 she entered a compe��on and was the only one chosen from about 300 entrants. The prize was a flight to Melbourne for a four-day modelling shoot with six other Australian models, all expenses paid.

Being featured in a na�onal women’s magazine, was “one pre�y cool experience and absolute life highlight”, she said.

When the call came from local photographer, Emmily Harmer, for locals to be photographed in their tradi�onal clothing, she wore a cloak from her Maori heritage with mana.

This experience was deeply emo�onal for Della and she’s so proud she got the opportunity to showcase her Maori tradi�on.

Della’s mantra is simple – enjoy life, buy the shoes, eat the cake. No regrets!

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LAWYER UP

YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, March 19, 2022

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While not every legal matter requires a lawyer, in many situations legal advice is essential.

A lawyer has the training, experience and knowledge to help you on matters relating to law. Seeing a lawyer before a problem gets too big can save you anxiety, time and money.

Lawyers must have a practising certificate issued by the Law Society.

You can check a lawyer’s status by going to www.lawsociety.org.nz and searching the register.

Otherwise, you can call the Law Society on 0800 261-801 or 04 472-7837 or email registry@lawsociety.org.nz.

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– Give your lawyer all the documents: Always supply any relevant legal documents, letters, accounts, receipts and other papers to your lawyer. Put the documents in logical order.

– Be well prepared: Among other things, your lawyer’s charges will reflect the amount of time spent looking after your affairs. If you take up your

lawyer’s time unnecessarily, you are wasting your money. Before you visit your lawyer, sort out everything you want to discuss.

– Keep contact to the essential: While you should keep your lawyer fully informed, remember you are being charged on a time-basis. This includes time spent on the phone and emailing.

Where can I find a lawyer with relevant expertise?

Go to the Law Society website and choose an option that is most suited to the area of law you seek advice from.

Are there standard fees for any particular advice or services that may be provided?

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N ET B ALL M ID CANTE RB URY

Netball is the number one women’s sport in New Zealand and in Mid Canterbury around 1300 people take to the netball court each season.

This feature celebrates the Mid Canterbury clubs that keep this ever-popular sport alive and well in our district.

CELTIC HAMPSTEAD

METHVEN RAKAIA

SOUTHERN UNITED

In partnership with

N ET B A L L

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MID CANTE R B U RY

NETBALL

in Mid Canterbury M

id Canterbury Netball is busy gearing up for what’s hoped will be a big 2022 season.

senior (Year 9 and over) competition, and the Wednesday night social competitions will this year run over a total of 14 weeks.

Netball is the number one women’s sport, and the most participated in secondary school sport in New Zealand, and in Mid Canterbury around 1300 people take to the netball court each season.

The Midlands Year 3-4 Future Ferns programme will run on Friday afternoons in term 2, while Year 5 and 6 players on a Saturday morning will extend a couple of weeks into term 3 due to the fact they lost two Saturdays in term 2 due to long weekends.

This year, those working tirelessly both at Mid Canterbury Netball and within their member clubs and schools have their fingers crossed for a full, successful season, after two years impacted by Covid.

This year, the Mid Canterbury Netball ACL premier competitions will be 17 weeks long. Senior, social and year 7-8 will run over fewer weeks than premier, but are set to start with a couple of grading days for the first time in a few years in bid to ensure all teams are in the right grade from the start of the season.

The Ashburton New World junior competition for Year 7 and 8 teams on Saturday mornings, the Saturday afternoon

As usual the Year 1-2 programme will run in term 3, with registrations for that set to go live via the Mid Canterbury Netball website later in term 2.

Anyone who plays netball in Mid Canterbury during the winter season must register before taking to the court. They can do so by heading to a club’s website and filling out a registration form.

A full list of Mid Canterbury Netball’s clubs and schools, and links to their websites can all be found on the Mid Canterbury Netball website.

In recent seasons, premier teams have had their first chance to test themselves on court through the Inter Centre Whakataetae tournament in early April, although this has been cancelled this year due to the ongoing Covid situation.

The local ACL premier competition will start on April 29, with all other grades to begin the first week of May. Under the current red setting of the Covid Protection Framework spectators are not allowed due to number restrictions within the EA Networks Centre, however this could change as government advice is updated.

Mid Canterbury Netball is taking registrations for umpires, too. Whether you’ve got experience or not, they want to hear from you – umpire training and pre-season rules refreshers are available to anyone wanting to give umpiring a go.

For more information or to register please head to the Mid Canterbury Netball website www.mcnetball.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Netball season dates: •

Thursday night premier start date: Thursday, April 28

•

Social netball start date: Wednesday, May 4

•

Saturday afternoons (Yr 9+) start date: Saturday, May 7

•

Saturday morning juniors (Yr 5-8) start: Saturday, May 7 •

Juniors Future Ferns

Yr 1-2 TERM 3, Thursdays Yr 3-4 TERM 2, Fridays Yr 5-6 TERM 2/3, Saturdays (finish July 30) Yr 7-8 TERM 2/3

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NETB A L L MID CANT E R B U RY

CELTIC

UNITED

U

nited KFC Netball Club is a small club that has been competing

do minimal fundraising. United KFC welcomes all players whether past,

predominantly in Mid Canterbury

present, or those still thinking about

Netball’s senior grades since the mid-

taking up the game.

1970s, with consistently strong teams in the premier and senior grades, as well as strong social teams competing across all the social grades.

United KFC Netball Club has, over

Teams are United KFC A in Mid Canterbury Netball’s ACL Premier 1 competition, the United KFC B’s in the ACL Premier 2 competition, and the United KFC Colonels Chicks, Zingers

numerous years, had teams in the

& Hot Wings in the social grades.

top of the grades and prides itself in

Key club contacts are club president

sportsmanship, courtesy and fun for

Claire Tappin or club contact Pam

all players no matter age or ability.

Carr, and anyone wanting to play

United KFC is an independent club

for United or find out more about

run by a small committee of netball

them can do so on their Facebook

loving people and is gratefully spon-

page: United KFC Netball Club, or by

sored completely by KFC Ashburton,

emailing them at unitedkfcnetball-

which in turn means we only have to

club@gmail.com.

C

eltic has been one of Mid Canterbury’s strongest netball clubs in recent years, with the Celtic A team getting its name on Mid Canterbury Netball’s ACL premier 1 winners’ trophy on a number of occasions. But, for the past couple of seasons, that trophy has eluded them.

Motor Company. With a strong committee

We have held trials and named our A and B teams and look forward to seeing what these fierce looking teams can achieve. They are thankful for their long-time sponsors Auric Electrical Ltd and Darryl Phillips

them in the future.

behind them, the Celtic Netball Club is one of the biggest clubs in both Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier and social netball competitions, and that great balance of competitive and social teams has proven to be a winning formula for them in the past, and one they hope will continue to work for If you’d like to become a part of the Celtic family there is still a few spots available in our social teams, please contact: Kimble on 027 604 0288

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N ET B A L L MID CANTE R B U RY

HAMPSTEAD T

he club consists of senior netball teams, junior teams and social teams. We are proud to be one of the oldest clubs within the Ashburton District.

In 1934 the Hampstead Old Girls’ Basketball Club was formed, the club went into recess in 1945 with only fielding the odd team until 1960. Fast forward to 1974 – Hampstead Netball Club was formed with teams hitting the court in 1975.

For any further information contact Hampstead Netball Club president Janene McDowell on 0274 153 334.

Our AGM is this Monday 21st March, 6.30pm at the Hampstead Club rooms.

Hampstead the club that rocks!

SOUTHERN S

outhern Netball Club is a rural club that was established more than 20 years ago when the Hinds and Mayfield netball clubs combined.

At Southern Netball we pride ourselves on being a fun, friendly and social club that welcomes any players, junior or senior, promotes age progression and player development.

Last season we had six senior teams and seven junior teams with our Senior A team playing in the premier 1 grade and our Senior B team starting the season in premier 3 before being promoted to premier 2.

The Hampstead club has always had a passionate and devoted team of ladies driving the club through the ages, keeping the club strong with ever-growing numbers. The amalgamation with theHampstead All Sports Club in 2000 has given it a place to form strong bonds, along with a great sense of community, not to mention the change of club colours from orange and brown to the mighty blue and gold colours. Having clubrooms and two outdoor netball courts at our fingertips enables teams to practise and run training sessions with equipment on hand.

This season we are aiming to have

five to six senior teams and nine junior teams. Trials for Years 7 and 8’s will be held on 30th March at EA Networks Centre (4.30-5.30pm). Teams have the ability to practice netball at the Hinds School courts, Mayfield Domain courts or at the EA Networks Centre (senior).

The club couldn’t run without the support from all of our generous sponsors, coaches, managers, umpires and committee members.

If you have any questions regarding our club or if you are looking to play netball this season you can find us on Facebook or email the club secretary at netballsouthern@gmail.com.

We support our players and coaches with knowledge moving through the netball season and our committee is a proactive enthusiastic bunch who are always available to help.

To register for these trials please go to our Hampstead Sporty page.

RAKAIA R

akaia Netball Club is looking forward to an exciting year ahead, including re-entering the Thursday premier competition with a team of experienced players, coached by Tanya Jackways. These experienced players are returning to premier competition to lead Rakaia Netball into the future and creating a path for the club’s youth through all levels.

Neumanns Tyres are proud long-term supporters of

Mid Canterbury Netball Servicing Mid Canterbury

For over 75 years

Rakaia plans to register 10-12 teams in 2022, including two high school teams in the Saturday afternoon competition, the senior grade team being coached by Brans Surridge.

Rakaia’s juniors are again looking healthy in 2022 and welcome juniors from the wider district to play for Rakaia. Rakaia has the coaches, a supportive committee of 16 and the gear (recently purchased another 30 netball dresses). Rakaia Y3-8 musters/trials are on Wednesday March 23 and March 30 at 5.30pm, Rakaia Domain Courts.

Rakaia Netball Club is nearly 100 years old and our members are from all over the district including Ashburton, Dorie, Chertsey, Lauriston and over the Rakaia bridge.

Club president: Debbie Counsell, 027 405 4854 Junior co-ordinator: Lara Reihana, 027 2266 134 Senior co-ordinator: Brans Surridge, 027 245 5030 Email: rakaianetball@gmail.com Facebook: @RakaiaNetballClub

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NETB A L L MID CANTE RB U RY

ASHBURTON COLLEGE A

shburton College Netball Club is a fun and welcoming environment for players aged Year 9 through to Year 13.

In recent seasons they’ve contributed 10 teams to the Mid Canterbury Netball competitions, with their College A side being more than competitive in the top.

ACL Premier 1 grade year after year, despite giving away a few years when it comes to experience, winning it in 2019.

In 2020 Ashburton College had three teams in the ACL premier grades, with College A starting and finishing the season in premier 1, and College B starting the season in premier 2 and finishing in the new premier 3 grade, the grade in which College Year 10A started the season and went on to make the final.

The remainder of their teams competed in Saturday’s senior grades, where the College Year 9B team won second grade. As well as playing in the Mid Canterbury Netball competitions, Ashburton College teams also play in school exchanges and secondary school competitions.

The College A team play SuperNet in Christchurch every Wednesday night throughout the season, and also attend the South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships, where in 2019 they finished fourth and qualified to attend the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Championship.

METHVEN

E

stablished in 1937, the Methven Netball Club has a proud history of being a strong Mid Canterbury country club.

Based at the Methven Domain, we have three top quality courts and a pavilion which is shared with the Methven Tennis Club. Alongside this facility we are fortunate to be able to utilise the Mount Hutt College gym for pre-season fitness and team training.

Like the game of netball itself, the club has gone through many changes over

the years, as Methven grows the club grows with it and aims to provide the best opportunities for all of its players and umpires.

The club continues to develop its poli-

cies and procedures to grow the strength of the club and its players and is proud of their place in Mid Canterbury Netball and the contribution made at local and representative levels.

Our Methven PWL Senior A team has

been a force to be reckoned with over the years in the top premier 1 grade coming away the victors on more than one occasion. However, our strength at the top continues throughout the grades, where we have teams entered in all grades from seniors down to the Year 3/4 competition. For the budding netballers in our community, we run the Future Ferns programme for year 1 & 2 in Methven.

mitted to running a successful, fun and organised club, catering for a range of ages and abilities. As a club we couldn’t run without the support of our generous sponsors, coaches, managers, umpires, volunteers and hard-working committee.

If you or your daughter are interested in being part of this special club, you will find us on Facebook, or contact club president Emma Maw – 0274172325.

WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AT ALL LEVELS!

The Methven Netball Club is com-

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First month of

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autumn in the garden

he first month of autumn, it’s time to start preparing your winter vegetable and flower garden, plus its bulb planting time!

Vegetable garden Many of the ‘classic’ summer vegetables are now coming to their end. Harvest the last crops of aubergines, beans, beetroot, courgettes, cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, and pumpkin. There is still time to plant rapid maturing vegetables like lettuce, radishes, and dwarf beans.

Begin preparing your winter garden by removing any dead or infected plants and weeds.

Don’t leave diseased plants on the property or they may reinfect your winter crops. Break up hard, compacted soil and add plenty of fresh compost.

Towards the end of the month, start planting the first winter maturing vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and kale.

Remember to rotate areas of your vegetable garden to ensure the same vegetables are not planted in the same positions every year.

Flowering annuals The most robust summer flowering annuals such as zinnias will be in full flower, while others may be struggling after the long summer.

Where possible keep plants well-watered to extend the flowering season, and deadhead (remove) old flowers regularly.

It is still too early to plant winter annuals, so prepare the beds in the same manner as winter vegetable plots.

Bulbs An excellent month for planting new bulbs! Choose a full-sun position and soil that is well-drained.

Prepare the area thoroughly by breaking up the soil and adding fresh compost and Daltons Premium Bulb Mix before planting the new bulbs.

Check labels for the correct depth of planting.

New bulbs could include, anemones, crocus, daffodils, freesias, hyacinth, iris, lachenalias, nerines, ranunculus, tulips, and watsonias. Add a marker so you remember where and what you planted!

Fruit trees On citrus trees, especially mandarins, lemons and oranges, young fruit are forming and require regular watering to prevent fruit fall and encourage the development of juicy fruit.

Mulching significantly helps in the retention of water and eventually improves the soil around the fruit trees.

Houseplant care As plants in the garden struggle with exceptionally dry conditions, houseplants are within our reach and their environment can be more easily controlled.

It is important to regulate the temperature in your home, especially those that

are locked up all day.

Some houseplants will need to be repositioned depending on the season, for instance, those growing near north-facing windows can be exposed to very hot daytime temperatures.

Watering needs to be carefully monitored, remembering that not all houseplants require the same amount of water.

Strawberries Even though strawberries have finished fruiting, it is time to think about next seasons strawberries. Existing plants will be sending ‘runners’ in all directions, these are the future fruiting plants.

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Thin out excessive cane growth and tie the current season’s strongest canes to support wires or structure. These will produce next season’s fruit.

Rose care With many rose varieties, March and April provide what can be termed as the ‘second flush of flowers.’

Where roses have been cared for over summer, many will start flowering profusely again at this time of the year.

As temperatures cool towards the end of the month apply a light side dressing of rose fertiliser to all the roses.

In the herb garden Some herbs will start flowering in March, remove the flowers to encourage the development of ‘leafy growth’.

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Blossom rot

Mel Whatarau is this month’s winner with the following ques�on: How do you stop blossom rot on tomatoes?

Blossom end rot is a common problem with tomatoes, especially during long, hot summers.

It is usually caused by a lack of water when the tomato fruit is star�ng to form.

It is a problem that needs to be prevented as there is no actual cure once the rot has been no�ced – you will have to remove the fruit and let the next crop come through.

Regular and deep watering is a major weapon in preven�ng blossom end rot

– while not overwatering your tomatoes either. If they dry out between watering, this greatly increases the risk of blossom end rot.

When plan�ng tomatoes next summer, ensure fresh compost is incorporated into the exis�ng soil, as this will improve your soil’s water holding capacity. Finish with a layer of mulch around plants to reduce water evapora�on and keep moisture in the soil.

Blossom end rot does not seem to occur on Sweet 100 tomatoes, so this could be an alterna�ve or addi�onal variety to grow.

You may find it helpful to read our free How to Grow Tomatoes Guide at www.daltons.co.nz/how-to-guides

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