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Lockdown budget blow

By Sue Newman

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Four weeks of Covid-19 lockdown have carved more than $570,000 off the Ashburton District Council’s income and those numbers are climbing each week facilities are closed.

With two months of the financial year to run and life far from back to business as normal, it is very clear the council will not have a balanced budget this year, mayor Neil Brown said.

At yesterday’s Covid-19 Response Committee meeting, Brown told councillors that while the council had lost income, it still had money coming in. While there might be delays in some of its subsidies, grants and some rates payments, that money would still come, he said.

“If this is our monthly loss, others will have had more than that.

We’re part of the picture, but others will have taken a much bigger hit.”

The biggest contributor to the council’s lost income has been from the closure of the EA Networks Centre. In April lost revenue totalled $200,000. More than $80,000 has been lost in building consent and inspection work and $30,000 in planning and LIM requests. Another $50,000 was not generated through the Resource Recovery Park.

The shutdown of many council activities did, however, generate a small pool of possible savings,

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around $140,000, creating a net loss of around $430,000 for the month.

In a report, council business support group manager Paul Brake said the lost income was a best estimate and only included significant variances.

“In addition the losses are only for a lockdown period of four weeks. Losses will increase if all council operations cannot resume promptly,” he said.

For each week the EA Networks

Centre is closed, there is a $50,000 shortfall in council income.

The lockdown has also impacted on three significant council projects and that is likely to result in a variation claim that will add to the total cost of each project.

The average monthly claim for the CBD redevelopment is $450,000, the River Crossing pipeline, $430,000 and the Ashburton pump station project, $180,000, a total of more than $1 million per month.

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Inside the Covid-19 frontline

By Heather Mackenzie

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The fear in someone’s eyes will forever be the enduring memory of time inside a Covid-19 testing centre for one former Mid Canterbury nurse.

The healthcare worker, who wished only to be known as Nikki, has been tackling Covid-19 head-on since the end of March as part of a team at a central Christchurch, Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC).

Previously working at a busy Christchurch medical centre, prior to the lockdown, Nikki answered a call from the Canterbury District Health Board who needed nurses. And she did so without hesitation. And now, a month down the track, she can look back on what can only best be described as a wild ride.

An evolving situation, which no-one had faced before – with the goalposts shifting almost daily brought about challenges, but Nikki said she and those around her rose to the occasion.

“The government were putting out changes to processes on a daily basis,’’ she said.

“So, we all had to learn to be very adaptable and resilient.”

What struck Nikki with her

work at the CBAC and the medical centre, where she remains working, is how frightened people are.

“This is a strange war we are fighting, it’s not being fought with guns and bombs in some distant country, this unseen enemy is real, it’s potentially in our neigh-

bourhoods and that instills fear in many.”

It is in times like this, where panic has the potential to take over, that strong leadership is a must and, as Nikki sees it, New Zealand has had that in Jacinda Ardern.

“She has dealt with this from a place of compassion rather than a totally economic position. I know the economic impact needs to be addressed, but in the short term all those frightened people needed to be reassured and made to feel safe, she did that.”

One of Nikki’s duties at the medical centre is to carry out flu shots for the over 65s and one patient’s comments in particular has stuck with her.

“I put my hand on her shoulder and she told me that was the first time anybody had touched her in over four weeks. It made her cry as she realised she had missed human contact so much.”

“Covid-19 lockdown forced us to stay in our houses and deprived us of social contact. It turns out we all need some kind of social interaction, be it a handshake, a chat over the garden fence or a smile from a stranger, even the most introverted of us need to feel part of something.”

It is her hope that the slower pace of life adopted over the past few weeks will remain long past lockdown.

“I have been biking to work, walking to the shops and have even learnt to cook. I now know that I don’t have to be physically attached to my car twenty-four-seven.”

“Let’s hope we can return to a simpler way of life, one where the crazy rush of consumerism and fast-paced living is replaced with kind words, family mealtimes, and a happier planet.”

AA steps in to fight ‘unsafe’ Rakaia weighbridge site

By Sue Newman

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Construction of a heavy vehicle weighbridge just north of the Rakaia River bridge has the potential to compromise the safety for everyone using State Highway One, says Canterbury Westland AA council chairman Roy Hughes.

The NZ Transport Agency plans to build the weighbridge on the roadside between the river bridge and the rail overbridge and that location, Hughes says, flies in the face of best road safety practice.

“We’re absolutely concerned because this location is not a safe part of the highway. Traffic going south will have long trucks turning across their path,” he said.

The rationale behind choosing

that site was that it could not be avoided by trucks, Hughes said, but the AA wants the site scrapped and other options explored.

While NZTA said it had commissioned a safety audit and had undertaken consultation on the location, in spite of repeated requests

by AA to see the documentation, nothing had been forthcoming, Hughes said.

The first requests were made in January and there had been several more approaches for this information and details around the revenue the weighbridge would generate in fines.

“We’re concerned they’re investing a significant amount of money to recoup revenue that may not even exist. They have to follow

proper processes on this and we’re checking this out. We’re wondering why they can’t provide a safety audit for this project because that’s standard these days.”

Because there were strong safety concerns around the site chosen, the AA would continue to push for this to be reviewed and it would continue to request a copy of the audit documents, Hughes said.

The Ashburton District Council has also made it clear it objects to the site chosen on a number of grounds, including safety and the slow down and log-jam of traffic that is likely to be caused.

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saying that while NZTA might say transport operators nationally were happy with the site, local operators were saying they were not.

NZTA told councillors that full safety and traffic audits on the site had been carried out on two occasions and that these indicated the site was appropriate.

It wasn’t the weighbridge itself that was the issue, it was the site chosen. There were better locations in Rakaia where speed limits were lower, Brown said.

The Road Transport Association is also opposed to the site and has met with NZTA to discuss concerns. It has been told that a resource consent for the weighbridge had been granted and that the process of employing a contractor

has begun. In an email, the organisation’s acting general manager Simon Carson, said he believed “the horse has bolted, NZTA have made up their minds and have kept their heads down hoping to avoid industry”.

Carson has met with NZTA and was told no consideration had been given to opening up a consultation period with the transport industry in spite of it being made very clear neither the Road Transport Association of New Zealand nor the Road Transport Forum were happy with the site.

Both organisations supported the weigh right programme but did not support the Rakaia location because of serious concerns around road safety.

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Movies, but no way to watch them

By Heather Mackenzie

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Ashburton’s Regent Theatre owner David Favel is looking forward to firing up the popcorn machine and opening the front doors when the country moves to Covid-19 Alert Level 2.

“Hopefully the change will go ahead in two weeks as planned.”

Despite the virus playing havoc with overseas movie makers, Favel said they have a bunch of decent movies to show come opening day, covering all age groups.

It is the release dates of major blockbuster movies down the track that could prove to be a thorny problem for them.

Favel said there are plenty of movies that are in post-production now, but because the movies are released world-wide, the release date calendar is heavily reliant on America’s Covid-19 status.

“If people in America cannot go to theatres, the producers will hold off releasing anything until they can, and that means we can’t get them either.”

However, Favel remains cautiously optimistic that America will be able to release movies in June this year.

“If that happens we will be fine, but if they hold off to July things could get a little trickier for us.”

Favel and wife Donna are grateful for the support they have received, by the way of people purchasing gift vouchers.

“We process the payment, post the voucher out. We are thankful to be able to do something positive for the business during lockdown.”

Under Level 2, social distancing of one

metre is required outside the home. Favel said he couldn’t see this as an issue for them, as movie-goers were tending to sit a good distance from each other prior to lockdown.

“We will also set up alarms on our cash registers reminding staff to wash their hands at regular intervals.”

Cinema Paradiso owner Richard Shep-

pard is feeling the pinch and is not sure what the future holds for his Methven business.

Sheppard pointed out that for him too, a lot is riding on America’s ability to deal with the virus and get their theatres up and running as fast as humanly possible.

“I have been at Cinema Paradiso for nine years now and I certainly don’t want the

business to close, but this is a very difficult waiting game and I’m not sure how long I can hold on for.”

Sheppard is hoping, like many others in the country’s cinema business, that the government will recognise their plight and offer them support.

Some kind of rent reprieve from his landlord would also be welcome, he said.

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■■MID CANTERBURY MUSIC

Silver Band a major player in district

By Heather Mackenzie

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The Ashburton Silver Band was first registered in 1902 with the New Zealand Brass Bands Association, but club records show its origins go back further than that, all the way to 1876.

They have had a variety of places to call their own over the years, but thankfully their band room hopping came to an end in 1976, when they began work on the band’s permanent home on Cameron Street, which was officially opened in 1980.

Band committee chairman Gavin Hunt said while all the club members helped out with the construction of the new building, putting in a total of 3000 hours in total, the driving force behind the project was carpenter and fellow band member Harry Bremner.

Bremner proved to not only be a hard worker, spending many an hour at the building site, but his talent for recording also meant he kept a detailed record of all the individual hours put into the new building.

Hunt, a tenor horn player, joined the band in 1976 and 44 years later he has a veritable encyclopaedia of memories to look back on.

Easily his favourite moment was when the Ashburton band took out the 1978 C grade National Championships in Dunedin.

“That was a great feeling, we were competing against bands from all over New Zealand and we managed to come out on top.”

In Hunt’s early years with the band December Sundays were devoted to Christmas carolling around Mid Canterbury.

Many a household member was roused from their Sunday morning slumber by the sound of a silver band playing in the driveway.

“The band would be divided into groups of four of five and we would set off. Collectively we covered most of Mid Canterbury in the month.”

Hunt admitted this perhaps wasn’t his favourite thing to be doing as he was a young chap

and it took a whole day out of his busy schedule, however he said the fun they had along the way made up for it.

The cancellation of all Anzac commemorations for 2020 broke a long time tradition for the band.

“Performing at Anzac Day in Mayfield and playing the bugle at the Ashburton dawn parade have been long standing traditions for us, but not this year.”

“Playing the Last Post is a bit nerve wracking to be honest, but being part of the ceremony in the half light is incredibly moving.”

Over time band numbers have fallen away, with around 12 members turning up to practices every Wednesday, so Hunt said they often team up with the Sumner Silver Band for events like Ashburton’s bands in the park.

“The Salvation Army band is not playing at the moment so four of their members have teamed up with us for the time being as well.”

Hunt said they are always looking for new members.

“Instruments are supplied and tuition to a reasonable level is readily available.”

For more, go to their Facebook page Ashburton Silver Band.

■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

The origins of sayings Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

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owena Hart mentioned an interesting book recently.

Well actually that’s not quite right.

Not that the book isn’t interesting, rather Rowena mentioned two books – both interesting.

In one book a teacher mentions using an expression his students didn’t understand.

This made us think about the origins of some phrases.

A wake is often mentioned at a time of bereavement, it goes back to times when diagnostic processes weren’t as accurate as they are today, so mourners waited around in case the dearly deceased woke up.

Unfortunately some did wake up, but a bit late, so a string was left in the casket which was connected to a bell above ground.

If the dearly deceased was in fact un-deceased, a tug on the string rang the bell and got them out of a hole, so to speak.

Hence saved by the bell, but of course it relied upon somebody being above ground to hear it ringing – a person doing the graveyard shift.

The tradition of a groom carrying his bride over the threshold goes back to the days when threshings were used for flooring.

A board across the doorway kept the threshings in place – the threshold.

That’s what brides and apparently sometimes grooms got carried over.

In days of old people didn’t always

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bathe as often as we do nowadays.

And of course there wasn’t usually running water, so a tub was filled and then everyone took their turn – dad, mum, kids and finally the baby.

Just how clean the baby came out we’ll leave to the imagination.

That’s provided, of course, someone remembered to take the baby out before the tub was emptied.

Hence the saying don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.

Often animals were kept in lofts with families living below.

An early form of insulation.

Sometimes, when it rained really hard and the roof leaked, the animals, especially domestic pets, came down below to keep dry – it was raining cats and dogs.

So, going back to Rowena’s book – what did the teacher say which mystified his pupils?

He mentioned getting cold feet about something – an expression which may have military connotations – meaning of course he had a bit of trepidation.

Next day he received a gift from the pupils – a pair of slippers!

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Virus surge hits Brazil’s poor AP Work had already dried up for Ivanilson Gervásio when the coronavirus first emerged in Brazil in late February. As cases now surge amid a simultaneous implosion of Latin America’s largest economy, hope of finding a job is gone, forcing Gervásio to line up for hours outside a state-owned bank for a $110 monthly government handout.

His goal was to buy beef to feed his 6-year-old daughter, who hasn’t had it for a month.

Multitudes of destitute Brazilians like Gervásio face bureaucratic delays in getting assistance, amid fraud and a disjointed emergency response by federal officials. Authorities even launched a cellphone app for the payouts, although many people have only rudimentary mobile devices.

So Gervásio, like many Brazilians, had to leave home amid a lockdown aimed at halting the spread of the virus and go to a Caixa Economica Federal bank.

As crowds swarmed the bank’s branches across the country, President Jair Bolsonaro was hit with increasing criticism for a slow response in helping the poorest during the crisis.

He already had been slammed by the left and the right for downplaying the health risk and for delaying a rescue of the economy.

The coronavirus has killed more than 5400 people in Brazil, the most in Latin America, but even local policymakers admit the toll is much higher.

They expect the deaths to peak sometime in May. Big lines emerged across the country after the emergency aid announced at the start of April was finally freed up. The aid package will help as many as 24 million citizens working in the informal economy without any benefits, representing more

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than 10 per cent of the population.

Gervásio, wearing an improvised black and yellow mask, was typical of the would-be recipients: He doesn’t have a bank account and barely understands the aid distribution app. Unemployed for six years and getting by on odd jobs, he had to use a friend’s phone to register for the benefit.

In the same line was manicurist Maiara Sales, 31, who left her disabled 5-year-old son at home to go to the bank to report that someone had stolen her identity and her first $110 payment.

Bolsonaro argues that workers in Brazil’s informal economy are suffering because of the stay-at-home recommendations he opposes that were put in place by governors and mayors. He insists that most Brazilians should be allowed to go back to work, with exceptions for at-risk groups like the elderly or those with underlying health problems.

But the governors counter

that Bolsonaro has not released enough federal funds for them to fight the pandemic. Most of the country’s states and cities were already strapped for cash before the crisis, they say.

Brazil’s Senate is expected to vote next week on a package of nearly $17 billion for states and cities to compensate for economic losses. Although the lower house of Congress approved it, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has said handing out the emergency aid would be like doling out a blank cheque.

Despite Guedes’ aversion to giving out federal funding, Bolsonaro’s administration has acknowledged a need for financial relief.

Caixa slashed interest rates on overdrafts and credit card instalment payments, and the government allowed all citizens to withdraw the equivalent of one month’s minimum wage – about $195 – from state-run retirement accounts required for all working Brazilians.

The federal government is also sending doctors to some

coronavirus hot-spots.

The market-friendly reforms that Bolsonaro and Guedes want to push through is the opposite of what the government should focus on for the foreseeable future, said Monica de Bolle, a Brazilian senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.

De Bolle said she expects Brazil’s economy to contract 9 per cent this year, more than it did in the country’s 2015-16 recession, and that unemployment will rise above 20 per cent.

Bolsonaro’s economic team was still focusing on economic reforms in March as coronavirus cases rose, instead of getting resources to those who most needed them, she told an online panel Tuesday sponsored by the Washington-based Wilson Center.

Asked about the death toll in Brazil this week surpassing that of China, Bolsonaro responded: “So what?”

He added: “I am sorry. What do you want me to do?”

Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s most well-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 53. Khan died on Wednesday after he was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital due to a colon infection, his spokesperson said. “Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him,” a statement released by the actor’s team read. Khan made his screen debut in the Academy Award-nominated 1988 drama Salaam Bombay!, a tale of Mumbai city’s street children.

Cambridges celebrate Happy anniversary, Prince William and Kate Middleton! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated nine years of marriage. Their royal household, Kensington Palace, marked the major milestone by posting a special tribute on Instagram. “Nine years ago today,” the post, which featured a photo of the couple on their big day, read. “Thank you for all your lovely messages on The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding anniversary!” William and Kate wed at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011.

■■ENGLAND

Captain Tom now an Honorary Colonel NZME

World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore

The British World War Two veteran who won hearts across the world with his brave fundraising campaign for the UK’s National Health Service has been promoted by the Queen as he celebrated his 100th birthday.

Captain Tom Moore has been made an Honorary Colonel by Her Majesty after he raised $58 million and the spirits of a nation by completing laps of his garden for charity.

Moore also received a personal letter from the Queen and was re-presented with his World War Two Defence Medal.

He also was to receive two

flypasts in his honour, one from RAF helicopters and one from World War Two Spitfires and Hurricanes.

Birthday cards for the heroic centenarian have flooded in by the thousand, completely filling a local school hall.

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace paid tribute to him, saying he not only embodied “the spirit of our incredible veteran community but also the resolve of this nation”.

General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith made the appointment, which makes Moore the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College.

He will be an “inspirational role model to generations young and old”, Carleton-Smith said.

Moore thanked the thousands around the world who had paid their respects: “It is quite extraordinary I am turning 100. It is even more extraordinary I am doing so with this many well-wishers . . . Tomorrow will be a good day.”

He raised the staggering amount for the NHS by walking 100 lengths of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday.

The grandfather of four, originally from Yorkshire, came up with the campaign to give back to the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic.

He especially wanted to thank healthcare staff, who looked after him when he broke his hip a couple of years ago.

Harrison Ford’s plane mishap Harrison Ford was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another plane was landing officials and a representative for the actor said. Ford was at the controls of a small plane in the Los Angeles area when, according to a statement released by Ford’s publicist, he crossed the runway after mishearing an instruction from air traffic control. “He immediately acknowledged the mistake and apologised to ATC for the error,” according to a statement, “No one was injured and there was never any danger of a collision.” It was the latest of several similar incidents over the years for the 77-year-old actor, who collects and frequently flies planes and helicopters.

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This three bedroom townhouse has been positioned to capture the sun. Be quick to have your choice of décor and finishing details then enjoy your stylishly designed kitchen with open plan living flowing through to your private backyard. This home has all you need plus easy care grounds and room for parking a camper or trailer.

This gorgeous villa is ideally situated with a modern and light filled kitchen and dining/ living space.

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Price $435,000 Web ID RX2080633

Lifestyle & Location “ 8.0887 ha ” 376 Wakanui Road, ASHBURTON

Location of this property is surely going to impress and tick all the boxes if you are thinking of downsizing. The section is easy care with a gorgeous patio area which gets all the afternoon and evening sunshine. Open plan living area with sliding doors. Modern kitchen for entertaining family and friends.

Penbury Peninsula 2 Penbury Close, LAKE HOOD Beautifully designed family home in a quiet cul-de-sac. Four bedrooms, two separate living areas plus study nook and two recently remodelled bathrooms, all with quality fittings including a gas central heating system. With north facing dining and living area this home is perfect for family living.

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suited to a family or someone requiring space.

With neutral décor throughout don’t miss the opportunity to secure this beauty!

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By negotiation

On a 1014m2 section with a large double garage, workshop plus carport this property is well

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Bigger than it looks – subdivision potential 97 Thomson Street, Tinwald, Ashburton

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This solid home is bigger than it looks! Located in a family friendly area close to Tinwald School and Shopping Centre, this home ticks lots of boxes.

Three good sized bedrooms plus an office, with open plan modern kitchen and sunny living area leading out to an entertaining area overlooking the front garden.

Land Size 1012 sqms

Modern bathroom, two toilets and large separate laundry. Heated by a heat pump.

Fully insulated, with solar panels and gas hot water. Loads of off street parking and a double carport.

This full size 1012 sqm section has potential to subdivide, with a subdivision proposal available on request.

Available to view now!

Approx Floor Area 100 sqms

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Room for all or rooms to rent?

Striking three storey, 300sqm home with eye catching architectural detailing on an immaculately presented 754sqm fully fenced and landscaped section with a fantastic floorplan ideal for teenagers, extended families or B&B/Air B&B accommodation.

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Allenton 26 Saunders Road 3

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An absolute delight Secure your very own slice of paradise complete with the white picket fence. Open plan living heated by a heat pump and with doors opening from the dining out onto a private deck. The front hallway is home to the three large bedrooms all with built in storage, new drapes and newly painted. Family bathroom, with shower over a bath and hand basin. A separate storage room or office at the rear of the home along with the laundry. Well planted raised vegetable and herb gardens and surrounded by fruit trees this will get the gardener in you stirring! All securely fenced and a single garage to round out this great character home.

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Ashburton 177 Mitcham Road 5

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Hidden gem Located in a private rural setting, this 8 hectare lifestyle property offers all round excellent appeal.

The five bedroom Oamaru stone family home is set amongst meticulously trimmed hedges and gardens providing its own oasis. A recently updated kitchen provides an excellent entertaining hub, with the lounge and sunny living area offering the perfect family zones.

Situated only minutes from town with magnificent views of the mountains with all-in-one sheep, cattle and deer yards and a three bay shed.

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Ashburton Surrounds 730 Hepburns Road 4

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English character charm Two storey brick homestead set in a mature garden with the bonus of 41.4194 hectares (more or less) fully irrigated via two pivots and some K-Lines. The ground floor of this home has a glamorous kitchen with a large walk in pantry. An open plan living/dining area and separate lounge and great indoor/outdoor flow to a paved courtyard. The ground floor has an entrance foyer, office, separate laundry, access to the attached double garage and a double bedroom with an ensuite. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms all sharing a large family bathroom. A detached two bay garage, a three bay hay shed and a four bay implement shed and established shelter belts complete this property.

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Tinwald 80 Carters Terrace 3

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Terrace Croft If you are looking for a property in an excellent location with income potential, then Terrace Croft must be considered.

This 2.7 hectare property offers multiple potential income opportunities from the land and buildings. Two established tunnel houses and a large shade house are currently used for growing flowers and strawberries with one growing avocado trees. Multiple fruit trees and raspberries are also grown, while the lucerne provides an excellent feed source for livestock.

A shop area has been built and offers the perfect place to sell your own produce grown on the land.

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Winslow 61 Winslow Road 4

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Escape to the country Located on a quiet rural road is this immaculately presented 2.6 hectare lifestyle property.

The four bedroom block clad home is the ideal place for any family. Large open plan living areas with outstanding outdoor access to the patio areas, offer the perfect place for entertaining or kids to play. The kitchen is complete with a large central island, offering ample bench space for all to use.

Completing this outstanding package is a 9x6m clearspan shed and a three bay poleshed with one bay enclosed.

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Escape to the country 61 Winslow Road, Winslow Located on a quiet rural road is this immaculately presented 2.6 hectare lifestyle property.

The four bedroom block-clad home is the ideal place for any family.

Large open plan living areas with outstanding outdoor access to the patio areas, offer the perfect place for entertaining or kids to play.

The kitchen is complete with a large central island, offering ample bench space for all to use. A large oven and gas hob will make Sunday roasts an easy task.

Located in the separate lounge area is a large Metro log burner, providing an excellent all-round heat source when teamed with the heat transfer system and double-glazed windows throughout.

Three double bedrooms are the perfect size for all family members, with the master complemented by an expansive walk-in robe and ensuite as well as external access and views all the way to the Southern Alps.

A 9m x 6m Totalspan shed is currently used as a man cave, but has the potential for many options.

While the three-bay (one enclosed) pole shed is the perfect workshop and storage spot for all the toys.

The four paddocks have historically been used for fattening cattle.

This lifestyle property has excellent country appeal with the ease of being a short drive from town.

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A lot of the moisture in a house comes from shower steam causing foggy mirrors, wet walls and ceilings, and worn-out paint, which can add significant costs to house maintenance.

A dry, warm home is also a healthy home, as damp surfaces are the perfect place for fungus and bacteria to grow, causing serious health problems.

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Showerdome® is a clear acrylic dome that simply attaches to the shower cubicle top to prevent steam forming in the bathroom.

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Mould and mildew are caused by humidity, and, beyond the strong smell and unpleasant aesthetics, can cause a range of allergies, eczema, inflammation and respiratory discomfort.

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One of the main sources of house humidity is the shower, which can make the bathroom and adjacent rooms damp and moist.

According to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), the average shower releases 1.5 litres of moisture into the air. In a home of four people, this represents six litres being released into the air daily.

To prevent this, the EECA recommends putting a lid on shower cubicles to avoid dampness.

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HOW TO WIN Showerdome NZ is giving away a shower top to one lucky Mid Cantabrian. The prize is worth $299 (installation is DIY or at the winner’s expense of around $135 using a local dealer nationwide).

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McLaren’s poster boy

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t’s been said time and time again; New Zealand packs an insane amount of incredible supercars and race cars onto our two tiny islands.

For a population of just over five million, based at the bottom of the world, the number of weird and/or rare machinery that resides here is a little bit unbelievable.

And that includes the number of McLaren Sennas that call this country home.

The Senna is McLaren’s Ultimate Series poster-boy.

It’s more track orientated than most hypercar rivals, with its 588kW of power and 800Nm of torque glued to the road with arguably the most complex collection of aerodynamic aids attached to any production car sold today.

And, despite having over 800kg of downforce pushing down on its four wheels (effective once it hits 250km/h, anyway), it can still hit 100km/h in around 2.8 seconds and 200km/h in 6.8 seconds.

This nicely specified 2018 Senna has popped up for sale in Auckland, priced at a cool $1,699,995.

Originally sold in the UK, it’s been barely driven ... as indicated by the 500km on the odometer.

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MSO also put in the outlines of Monaco and Interlagos on the two rear-wing end

rom Hiroshima cork producer to global car manufacturer, 2020 sees Mazda celebrate a century of innovation, pioneering design and engineering success.

One hundred years of business that has also seen a fair share of records achieved by Mazda over the course of its vibrant history.

Even Mazda’s first passenger car created a record-breaking sales impression when it was launched in 1960.

Arriving just as the Sixties economic boom saw the Japanese public embracing car ownership, the Mazda R360’s arrival on the Japanese Kei Car micro car marketplace was a huge success with charming 2+2 coupe capturing 65 per cent share of Japan’s flourishing microcar segment in 1960, which accounted for 15 per cent of the entire Japanese car market.

By 1963 Mazda’s cumulative global production reached one million vehicles, while by 1972 it was five million units.

As global sales grew through the 70s and 80s, it was a car launched at the end of Mazda’s third decade of car production that would claim countless sales records across the world – an amazing achievement for a car launched into an automotive sector other manufacturers had abandoned.

However, Mazda’s defy-convention approach saw it rekindle the affordable rear-wheel drive sports car, and inspired by the classic British roadsters of the previous decades, the Mazda MX-5 arrived at the 1989 Chicago Motor Show and was an instant sales success.

From its launch in 1989 until today, across four-generations, the Mazda MX-5 has remained one of the world’s most loved drivers’ cars, and in the year 2000 with 532,000 global sales, Mazda’s most famous sports car was official recognised by the Guinness World Record body as the world’s best-selling two-seater roadster, a title it has retained to this day.

plates. Other MSO goodies include the orange seat-belts, carbon-fibre sills, and embossed head rests.

While it is by far the most expensive vehicle listed on the DRIVEN website today, the striking black and orange Senna isn’t

the priciest seen on the site.

It’s a touch over $100,000 cheaper than the 2019 Senna listed last year by McLaren Auckand.

In that case, it was a brand-new vehicle with just 10 delivery kilometres.

By 2016 the one-millionth MX-5, rolled off the assembly line at Ujina Plant No. 1 in Hiroshima and the Soul Red soft-top then embarked on a world tour during which it would collect the signatures of around 200,000 fans.

Even better, MX-5 owners and fans gained their own Guinness World Record when in 2013 a parade of 683 MX-5s in the Netherlands set the record for the largest parade of Mazda cars, while in 2014 American Mazda fans broke the world record for most MX-5s at any single event as 1934 roadsters attended a car show at the Mazda Raceway in Salinas, California.

However, it isn’t just the popularity of the Mazda MX-5 that’s marked out in sales records, Mazda’s development of the rotary engine set it apart from the rest of the rest of the automotive industry. Launched in 1967, the Mazda Cosmo was the firm’s first production rotary engined car and by 1986 total Mazda production of rotary powered vehicles had reached 1.5 million, Mazda’s pretty little R360 Coupe hit the market in 1960, while the flagship is now the stylish MX-5, which remains the world’s best-selling two-seater roadster. setting records for manufacturing this unique type of engine.

Mazda’s famous rotary also helped the Japanese firm to a host of its speed and competition records, from powering a Mazda RX-7 to become the first Japanese car to win the Spa 24 Hour Race in 1981 to achieving more than 100 class victories in IMSA sportscar racing in the US. By 2018 another production milestone was reached with the 50 millionth Japanese-built Mazda and more production landmarks are inevitable.

And finally as Mazda looks the next century of records and to the future of sustainable vehicles, in 2019 it launched the world’s first commercially available compression-ignition petrol engine – Skyactiv-X. Combining the outstanding real-world fuel efficiency of a diesel with the smooth, free-revving nature and responsiveness of a Skyactiv-G petrol powerplant, it is offered in both the Mazda3 and the Mazda CX-30.

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Vanguard - but which one?

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aurie Allan found the answer to a recent Test Yourself question in this newspaper rather intriguing.

Question – which car maker produces a model called the Vanguard?

Answer – Toyota.

Maurie – and no doubt other readers – remember Vanguard as a renowned and popular brand of English vehicle built by the Standard Vanguard Company in years gone by.

The Standard Motor Company, which began life in Coventry, England in 1903, produced a range of stylish often sporting models.

And some small saloons like the Standard 8 referred to by our friend Grahame Kelly in a Tale from the Back Seat last Wednesday.

The Standard Vanguard was introduced at the Brussels Motor Show in 1948.

It’s a make which has special significance for Maurie.

The late Eric Wilkinson had the local Standard Vanguard agency, and Maurie was his first apprentice.

Eric Wilkinson took great pride in his premises and instilled in his staff the need to keep the workshop and lube bay clean and tidy.

Maurie says “You could have eaten your lunch off the floor in the lube bay”.

In the days before the current Health and Safety regulations which limit access to workplaces, Eric would welcome customers into the workshop to see their vehicles being serviced.

Over the years Eric owned a variety of cars produced by the company he represented.

All his personal cars were immaculately maintained.

On at least one occasion Eric successfully competed in the New Zealand Mobil Gas Economy Run, driving a Vanguard.

And he knew a fair bit about engine performance and economy.

Preparing for economy runs, competitors often test a car by seeing how far it would run on a measured amount of fuel.

Maurie Allan remembers the story of a client who was unhappy with the fuel consumption of his vehicle.

Tests undertaken at Wilkinson’s Garage including the use of a measure of fuel indicated everything was as it should be, and no-one could understand why the car was using more fuel than it should.

The Triumph TR2 utilised the Vanguard’s versatile 4-cylinder motor.

The Standard Vanguard; eventually discontinued in 1963.

The car was booked in again, and it was arranged for the client’s wife to deliver it and then be driven home with the car then being brought back to the workshop.

Maurie says the usual practice was for the client to drive the car home, which meant the staff member, in this case Eric himself, would know the correct route and get an idea of how the car was been driven.

They hadn’t moved far before Eric realised why the car was using much more fuel than it should.

It was in the days of manual chokes.

The lady got behind the wheel, pulled out the choke – and hung her handbag on it.

The choke never got pushed in.

Taken aback and somewhat amazed, Eric asked if she always did that and the lady replied “Yes, I’ve got to have something to hang my handbag on, and this is ideal”.

She may have even gone on to say she thought that was what it was for!

Economy issued solved!

Maurie says Vanguards were great cars, and the 4-cylinder engines were extremely robust.

Those engines were not only used in Vanguard cars.

In enhanced form they powered some models

of Triumph TR sports cars, and were also the power plants in the famous Ferguson tractor.

Sir Edmund Hillary used Ferguson tractors on his 1958 trek to the South Pole.

That was the first overland expedition since Scott in 1912, and the first to reach the South Pole in motor vehicles.

The name of the Standard Vanguard recalled HMS Vanguard, the last of the British Navy’s battleships.

Permission to use the name involved Standard in extensive negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel.

During the fifteen year period in which they were produced, Vanguards bore various model names like the Ensign, Vignale and Sportsman.

The range included station wagons and a ute.

Standard Vanguard was possibly the first

British manufacture to offer a diesel motor in a saloon.

Overdrive became an option.

By 1963 both the Standard and Vanguard names were discontinued.

Forerunner to the Triumph 2000, the last Standard Vanguard model was the Vanguard Six. Maurie retains his interest in automobiles.

Some years ago he restored a Maxwell, which he and his late wife Chris motored extensively; these days he is often a passenger on Vintage Car Club runs, sometimes with daughter and son-in-law Pauline and Colin Read.

While the answer to the quiz question came as a bit of a surprise to Maurie Allan, it also brought back good memories of a renowned car and of a great place to have worked, and he’s glad the name lives on.

Toyota’s Vanguard was the one required in the Guardian’s quiz question.

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Huge numbers seek mortgage relief NZME More than 100,000 households are now seeking some form of mortgage relief, according to the latest data from the New Zealand Bankers Association.

New figures show 49,821 borrowers have deferred all loan payments under the six month mortgage holiday scheme.

A further 53,323 have reduced payments, either to interest only or a smaller repayment of principal.

ANZ – New Zealand’s largest bank – said it had deferred 19,600 home loan repayments and moved 20,900 home loans to interest-only.

As of Tuesday BNZ said it had processed more than 21,000 applications for some change to their mortgage repayments.

About 55 per cent of those were opting for interest only, about 19 per cent had opted for lower repayments, with 26 per cent taking up the six-month payment deferral.

Westpac said it had received more than 19,500 requests for home loan deferrals or reductions, and processed roughly 85 per cent of them.

ASB said it had helped 18,057 customers with home loan relief, both mortgage deferral and interest only.

That number included customers who owned their own home and customers who are using their home as security for their business.

A Kiwibank spokesperson said their total number of Covid-19 related inquiries was now over 13,000.

“For personal banking, we’ve received about 5500 requests from customers requiring home loan assistance,” she said.

“To date more than 2500 of our personal customers have opted for a home loan repayment deferral (mortgage holiday) and another 2500 have taken up the interest only support option. Another 200 or so have opted for a term extension.”

So far demand for the business lending support has been lower with a total of just 16,170 businesses seeking to restructure loans or to reduce or defer payments from their bank.

Data on new lending shows 9700 new business loans have been issued. That data doesn’t yet include loans under the Gov-

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“We expect scheme numbers will increase as the economic impact is felt across the New Zealand business community, especially as wage subsidy funds are paid out and businesses need additional support to get back on track over the coming months,” an ANZ spokesperson said.

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Those are still being collated although the individual banks have some early data.

ANZ said it was working through a number of applications for the Government guaranteed business finance scheme but it was becoming clear that most customers didn’t want to take on additional debt once they realise other Covid support options were available to them.

ANZ is also offering business customers increased overdraft options and cutting transaction fees.

As of April 23 it had granted

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ASB had received almost 2000 inquiries about the business finance guarantee scheme and expected that to grow.

To date the BNZ had provided assistance for more than 17,000 business customers to a value of $16 billion – using a mix of its own support measures such as overdraft extensions and the Government-guaranteed loan scheme.

In total more than 230,000 customers had been in contact to discuss their banking situation at some level, BNZ says.

Kiwibank said it had provided a range of assistance measures to more than 3500 business customers in total.

“We’ve received more than 650 requests for a Business Support Loan and are working through processing them now,” a spokesperson said.

In regard to the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme, Kiwibank had received 142 formal applications from customers for loans totalling around $21m, she said.

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NZME An immigration consultant is warning an entrenched underclass of unlawful workers will emerge unless the Government provides emergency benefits to unemployed immigrants.

About one in 10 of the workforce is an overseas worker on a temporary visa.

The Ministry of Social Development has previously signalled that those who have lost their jobs should approach their embassies for help.

But immigration adviser Alain Koetsier said that was not a realistic option for many nationalities, who would be driven into bad situations.

He called on the Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni to implement a section of the Social Security Act, enacted for epidemic situations, to allow emergency welfare payments to immigrants.

“If they run out of money, then they effectively have very little recourse other than potentially turning to the unlawful job market, and working under the table,” he said.

“If they do that, not only do they expose themselves to slave-like work conditions, but they drive down wages for New Zealand workers, and New Zealand businesses can expect to be undercut by competitors who use cheap or free migrant labour, so it has very negative consequences for the entire New Zealand economy.

“Hardworking and taxpaying migrant workers will face the worst consequences – if they refuse to work unlawfully, they face extreme

Alain Koetsier poverty, if they choose to breach their visa conditions out of desperation, they face deportation or exploitation.”

Many immigrants had no way of going home because borders were closed or no flights were available, he said.

“These workers may remain unlawfully employed for many years, fearful of approaching authorities lest they be punished. We could see a large underclass of illegal workers become entrenched in the New Zealand economy in the long term.

“The Government will not receive any tax from the illegal labour but will need to spend more to fix the problems that result. The economic recovery from Covid-19 will be much harder in such a situation.”

Immigrants needed help after

paying taxes and establishing a life in New Zealand, he said.

“There is a strong humanitarian component as well, that these migrants many of them have poured a lot of money, life savings into the New Zealand economy, and that they now need our help,” he added.

“I think that all these taxpaying migrants who have contributed so much to our country also deserve a helping hand at this time of crisis.”

INZ directs workers to respective embassies.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) continues to advise expats, who are not currently employed, and are experiencing financial difficulty during the pandemic to talk to their embassy or consulate for assistance.

“The Government has agreed to relax visa conditions for a short period to allow temporary migrant workers and international students to further assist with our essential services during the Covid-19 response,” an INZ spokesperson said.

“Work visa holders with employer-specific work visas already employed in essential services will be able to vary their hours and be redeployed to do other roles within their current workplace.

“They can also perform their current role in a different workplace in the same region to help essential businesses keep operating while New Zealand remains at Alert Level 3 and for six weeks after that.”

They said the Government was also looking at a range of other options for temporary work visa holders and would make decisions as soon as possible.

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

Lights, camera, action.

Soon, we hope I

t’s an almost forgotten about part of society, thanks to the advancement of technology, but the world of movies and films is still very much alive and well.

Perhaps not quite so much at the moment, but normally – very vibrant.

Cinemas or movie theatres are still a cool place to go and popping down to the local video store to hire out a movie or two, or even a game for the weekend is a pastime many still enjoy.

But the real question is, for how long?

With so many streaming services becoming available across the internet and the general lowkey monthly rate to subscribe to something like Netflix, Lightbox or something of a similar ilk, the more traditional ways of watching a movie are becoming redundant.

But there’s nothing quite like watching a movie at the movie theatre, is there?

Be it the popcorn, or the thrill of watching something for the first time on the big screen, it’s a tradition which should stick around for many years, provided that people continue to see the value in heading along.

We’ve got two strong and functioning cinemas here in Mid Canterbury and they’re going to need some good support once they’re allowed to open the doors for the first time in a while at some stage in the coming months.

Like any business, their continued presence is vital to Mid Canterbury returning to a state of normality and it would be a shame to see either disappear from the framework of the district.

Who knows what might happen in the movie scene in the coming years, with production shut down in America, anything is possible, but luckily and hopefully it sounds like a whole new wave of blockbusters will be ready to hit the screens soon.

And we’ve got a couple of perfect venues at which to view them too.

Thought of the day: Life was much easier when apple and blackberry were just fruits.

YOUR VIEW

Cracks in the wall

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an it really be that our “rockstar” PM and her only slightly less glamorous stage-sharer, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, have, after all, been – with the best of possibly unrealised intentions – leading us on an unnecessarily frightening journey?

No doubt, by daring, even, to give voice to such a thought, there will be those “out there” – devout and enraged Jacindarians to a person – who will wish to see me immolated at the stake, forthwith, as a heretic of the darkest hue.

But before taper is put to timber let me make one last throw in self-defence before I become a misguided cinder.

The fact is, our well-meaning and much-revered leader, seems to me – and others – to have been, from the very beginning, on a self-imposed mission to “eliminate” Covid-19 rather than simply – at least in the first instance – to limit its pernicious influence, ever since the first droplet raised its repugnant head.

And missionary zeal can sometimes raise adrenaline levels to dangerous, even messianic – and, therefore, potentially misleading – heights.

Such an ambitious undertaking was not really hers to make.

Decisions of that magnitude and significance are made by virologists, various, and shoals of epidemiologists, not unqualified, workaday prime ministers, whatever their outward and visible appeal. Thus, Jacinda’s instant and overwhelming commitment to isolation and lockdown could

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– and has been by many – considered well beyond what was strictly necessary, leading, inevitably, to potential damage to the economy, now immediately ahead.

What should, perhaps, have happened – and easily could have – is the especially vulnerable – the over seventies and those with pre-existing medical issues – should have been confined to barracks – as, rightly, they were, and still are, – whereas those of us lucky enough not to be suffering from such potentially fatal weaknesses, should have been permitted to carry on much as before, while always remembering to keep our social distances and our hands clean.

In that way, the at-risk members of the community would have been cared for while everyone else could have continued to go to school or work, thus preserving the economy from potential, future meltdown with – inter alia – the loss of thousands of jobs and not a few businesses.

Jacinda’s mantra, “We must go hard and we must go early”, may turn out to have been an ill-conceived, if well-intentioned, over-reaction.

Now, with the drop to Alert Level

3 from the draconian Level 4 there may be a hint of personal freedom returning to our much put-upon lives. That we have all – mostly – complied with the restrictions of the last month suggests, either, we really are a nation of sheep or, a well-drilled people ready to follow our leader, whatever, making sacrifices as we go.

In character and attitude, we are said to be closer to Sweden, where lockdowns have, throughout, been felt an unnecessary step too far. In Stockholm not a bar or restaurant has been closed and people go about their business unhindered.

Indeed, we are often compared with the Nordic nations in our general outlook on life so our over-zealous PM might have been well advised to have looked in that direction before deciding to bring this country to a halt and lock us all up.

Today, I heard and saw Jacinda inform us we have “eliminated” but not “eradicated” Covid-19.

That those two words are entirely interchangeable, the one a synonym for the other, seems to have escaped her notice. “Elimination” has been an integral part of her “mission statement” from the start.

Undoubtedly and understandably, Ardern sees herself as “fighting a war against an unseen enemy”.

The country, therefore must be put on a war footing and the language of war employed.

Although she has just avoided portraying herself as a latter day Churchill and referring to the “fight on the beaches”, the

expenditure of “blood, sweat and tears” leading to an outcome which will be ”our finest hour”, the temptation to do so has been only just below the surface.

Meanwhile, our Swedish “cousins” sit in the sun at a bar in Malmo enjoying another round of glogg, an appetising, Swedish thirst-quencher and wonder what all the fuss is about, while in Copenhagen and Oslo people prepare for the northern summer ahead.

Even Reykjavikians, rubbing their eyes in the unaccustomed sunlight, as they emerge from another long winter, Icelandic, hibernation, will notice a few changes in the world as it was when they dug in for their deep sleep.

Some may find my overview of the PM’s approach to eliminating Covid-19 cynical or unjustified but as a commentator on life in Aotearoa, New Zealand, I am mandated to go the extra kilometre.

And talking of “mandate”, it remains to be seen what effect the pandemic, and Jacinda’s handling of it, will have on our election, still, supposedly, to be held on September 19.

My bet is Jacinda will still romp home, entirely as she would have had we never even heard of coronavirus.

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f you feel like your brain is turning to mush during the lockdown, you’re not alone.

As the days seem to blur together, many find themselves forgetting even the simplest of details (is this Wednesday – or Sunday? and does it matter?).

And it might seem like it’s getting harder to concentrate and taking longer to complete tasks.

A professor of psychiatry says this is the “perfect storm for disorientation”.

Changes in environment, loss of social anchors and increases in stress, plus there’s the fact that you might not be getting the quality sleep that you’re used to.

So here’s what she suggests: ■■ Maintain a sense of structure, including going to bed and waking at the same time each day.

■■ Take frequent breaks, exercise, eat healthy and limit news consumption.

■■ Also remember to limit screen time especially an hour or two before bedtime.

Talking of screen time, it scares me when I watch Miss Maddy on our iPad at home.

It blows me away how quickly she is learning to navigate her way around it. At the moment it’s just colouring-in type games she’s playing on it, but it worries me how much she enjoys being on it.

I think a lot of parents will be

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concerned with the amount of screen time our children are getting during coronavirus lockdown.

A psychology professor says children need MORE screen time these days.

Chris Ferguson of Stetson University in Florida feels that during this strange period in history, additional screen time for kids is healthy so they are able to maintain their social contacts and interact with their peers. While he cautions that it should be kept in balance with other activities, Ferguson says that, like adults, kids are facing social isolation, which can have mental health consequences.

According to him, “One of the ways for kids to alleviate that isolation and maintain their friendships in social relationships is through screens, such as playing with other kids through video games online and catching up on social media.”

Parents of teens will be thinking to themselves, “Like I had a choice in the matter”.

Can you imagine

what it would have been like to go through this thing before the internet?

As mentioned, balance is important.

On the flip side of screen time is exercise.

If Joe Wicks has you on your knees gasping for breath, this could be for you.

The latest hot fitness trend is … crawling!

Believe it or not, many fitness experts are getting aboard with the concept that crawling can be an important part of a fundamental fitness regimen.

Apparently, when you crawl, it’s like “pressing reset” on your central nervous system and revisiting mobility patterns you learned as a baby (no kidding!).

But they say “it helps to bring all of the parts involved in co-ordination, movement and reflexive stability into synchronisation”.

It also forces you to work in order to be able to breathe, keep your head up and crawl at the same time.

Crawlers also have to contract

their abdominal muscles, and use their back and other core muscles to maintain that position while propelling themselves forward. And yes, crawling is rough on the knees, but many crawling exercises involve being up on your feet rather than on your knees, which further activates the core muscles and the body’s ability to balance.

I haven’t tried to crawl in a long, long time, well not since New Year’s Eve! Till next week Hoo Roo Phill Hooper – Crawler Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■■RUGBY LEAGUE

George comes out firing “This will be the greatest story in rugby league when we come to Australia and kick your ass.”

Those were the fighting words from Warriors CEO Cameron George in an email to Australian Rugby League commission boss Peter V’landys.

The Warriors have a charter plane ready to take off on Sunday, carrying 50 players and staff to Australia, where they will be based for many months as they compete in the pandemic-hit NRL. They are still awaiting Australia state and federal approval and sign-off from the NRL on some “non-negotiable” requests around player support.

George remains hopeful.

However, the issue of player payments for all clubs remains unresolved and he expects the Rugby League Players Association to play a big part in how that unfolds.

George said the intended NRL restart date was still locked in for May 28.

Two rounds have already been played, and there will be 18 more with each team playing each other once, plus five additional games.

George heaped praise on the NRL’s planning and ambitious attitude, telling Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that league had been given a massive opportunity as the only sport on TV for a period of time.

“There’s no CEO in the world right now running any organisation asking 50 of his employees to relocate to another country without knowing what they will be paid or without family support or when they are coming back,” George said.

“I feel like our club is being

Warriors CEO Cameron George has come out all guns blazing, as the Warriors prepare to fly to Australia on Sunday. asked to do something no-one in the world is doing anywhere.

“It is a massive sacrifice and we are a family-orientated club.

“But how good … I signed off on an email to Peter V’landys the other day said this will be the greatest story in rugby league when we come to Australia and kick your ass.

“I feel like this has galvanised the mindset of a lot of people in our club.

“It’s different and maybe that’s what we need.

“For 25 years the normal approach hasn’t been a great success for us.

“I was saying to Stephen Kearney, and our playing group, take this opportunity, seize it, and do something no one thinks we can do.

“Let’s go with the best attitude.

“I’ve got to give credit to our players.

“Their mindset through all of this has been all about our club, fans and getting a result.”

George told NZME there had been a massive amount of paperwork to deal with.

He had held a non-negotiable position on support for players’ families in New Zealand, asking the NRL to come to the party financially.

For instance, some partners might need child-minding help

to safeguard their own employment.

There were so many issues to deal with, including the consequences travelling with the team would have on medical staff with outside practices.

The initial flight will carry 30 players and 18 staff to Australia.

Family members were not included, because this would have made getting approval much tougher.

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All Blacks fans warned to expect disappointment Wales coach Wayne Pivac says his side will continue to prepare for their three-test series in New Zealand in July but is realistically expecting a postponement due to Covid-19.

The two sides are scheduled to play three tests beginning July 4 at Eden Park, followed by matches in Wellington and Dunedin, but the tour seems doubtful due to the pandemic.

Talking to local media yesterday, Pivac said the tour could be postponed until October, before adding that four or five of his Six Nations squad had been unwell with Covid-19 symptoms, but hadn’t needed to be hospitalised.

“We’re preparing as if July is going ahead, but with a serious view that it may not,” the Kiwi said.

“If games get pushed out there is a scenario they will be postponed.

“We’ve looked at that as well.

“It could be we go to New Zealand a little later on in the season.

“If that’s pre-autumn we’d have to

play them, come back and play another series of matches.

Pivac added that his side’s final round Six Nations match against Scotland needs to be completed.

Wales last took to the pitch on March 7 against England.

“You could end up with the New Zealand matches, Scotland and a full autumn programme in a period of weeks,” he added.

“Every nation will be in the same boat – it’s not that Wales would be singled out or have more games.”

The future of the current Super Rugby season and the All Blacks 2020 fixtures remain up in the air as New Zealand sits in Level 3 lockdown.

It seems unlikely the Super Rugby season will continue, with talks of New Zealand sides playing their own domestic competition.

The Rugby Championship also remains in doubt, with no known schedule on when New Zealand and Australia will open their borders The Welsh may not have to face up to the All Blacks haka this year after all. again.

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Lake Hood was a buzzing place to be last year, but should have been empty during Level 4 lockdown.

Kayakers disappoint rowing boss

By Adam Burns

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The Ashburton Rowing Club has expressed frustration following reports of kayaking taking place at Lake Hood during Level 4 lockdown.

Club president Justin Wall said he spotted kayakers on the lake waters on occasion over the past five weeks.

“I have to say I am disappointed on the times I have been out to the lake to check on the rowing club,

there’s always been people out kayaking on the lake.

“Even during Level 4.

“Much to my surprise, people who have access to the lake were quite happy to go out and kayak.”

All water-based activities in-

cluding kayaking were prohibited under Alert Level 4 guidelines.

Kayaking is permitted in Level 3, however with stringent conditions.

Keeping off the water during Level 4 has proven to be tough in

other parts of the country.

A fortnight ago, prominent Northland doctor Lance O’Sullivan admitted that he had breached Level 4 restrictions by going kayaking, in a video uploaded to Facebook.

■■RUGBY

Significant impact from $7.4m loss NZ Rugby has announced a $7.4 million loss for 2019 and laid bare the financial challenges facing all involved in the sport.

While the $7.4m loss represents a 37 per cent improvement on budget, NZR financial officer Nicki Nicol warned of the significant impacts Covid-19 will bring.

“At New Zealand Rugby we are forecasting up to a 70 per cent decline in revenue and we’ve had to quickly adjust our cost base accordingly,” Nicol said at yesterday’s annual general meeting.

“We know this has had an impact across all areas of our game; our players, teams, competitions, programmes and partnerships with provincial unions, Super clubs and others across the industry.

“It has also had a significant impact on our people and I acknowledge the New Zealand Rugby staff.

“They have been so professional as we’ve navigated all aspects of these uncertain times.”

NZR also announced an “unrealised loss” of $3.9 million from the original $19.4m investment on the five per cent shares it acquired

in the new broadcast deal with Sky Television.

Sky’s share price dropped from 89 to 71 cents since November 1.

As part of the agreement, NZR must hold these shares for a minimum two-year period.

The positive news for NZR is the healthy state of its cash reserves which, at December 31, registered $93 million, excluding $21 million invested in managed funds.

“This strong cash position at year end and robust application of our reserves policy has allowed some much-needed respite to support the organisation associated with the shocks of Covid-19,” Nicol said.

“This has been beneficial in a year when there has been a massive shock to our revenue and we have had to respond by quickly reducing costs across all of rugby.

“Everyone is playing their part.

“We must now consider a total reset as we look to rebuild the sport in a financially sustainable way.

“The year in review does feel a little academic now, though, as we stand and assess the impact

of Covid-19 on both New Zealand Rugby and rugby in New Zealand.”

NZR announced $187 million in revenue for 2019, one per cent down on the previous year but a 40 per cent growth on the previous Rugby World Cup year in 2015.

Broadcasting revenue declined 20 per cent and match day revenue dropped 40 per cent as a result of shorted international programmes in a World Cup year.

This was offset by $20m in compensation from World Rugby as part of the tier one union funding model for the truncated Rugby Championship.

NZR also made $9m foreign exchange gains and announced seven per cent growth in sponsorship and licensing which contributed to 39 per cent of overall revenue.

In 2019 NZ Rugby invested $195m into rugby in New Zealand.

International and domestic competitions, the players and teams, accounted for the largest share at just over three-quarters of that expenditure.

Nicol concluded by acknowledging the stress the global pandemic is having on all areas of

rugby – from provincial unions to Super Rugby clubs and the grassroots game.

“We note the significant financial impact Covid-19 on your own organisations and wish to thank you for the spirit in which and partnership approach as we work to put rugby ahead of self-interest in these challenging times.

“As we look ahead with some hopeful anticipation in the second half of 2020 we also recognise the recovery and growth of rugby in New Zealand will be different.

“Change is inevitable, and the rebuild will create an opportunity for us all to co-design a rugby system that is more sustainable and captures some of the insights from the Review of Rugby held earlier this year.

“We need to rebuild financial resilience and this will ensure we can all be part of the long term success of rugby in New Zealand.”

For 2019, NZR gave itself a mark of 73.5 out of 100 for the year. The low score was attributed to 20 marks missed for failing to reach the Rugby World Cup final.

NZR has, meanwhile, made

three changes to its board.

Vastly experienced senior executive Jennifer Kerr and Left Field Live sports agency chief executive Bart Campbell were confirmed, while Pango Productions founder and East Coast rugby president Bailey Mackey was promoted.

Former All Blacks captain Ian Kirkpatrick was also elected as patron.

NZR chairman Brent Impey said the new board were guiding NZR into uncharted waters in the wake of Covid-19 but stressed there was also a rare opportunity to rebuild and reshape rugby.

“We face significant challenges, but many are not new with continued demand for our players overseas, the need to stay relevant to young people and adapt to fast moving technologies,” Impey said.

“We now have an opportunity to take stock and I am confident that if the dedicated and passionate people involved in rugby commit to working together in 2020 and beyond, we have the ability to ensure our sport thrives into the future.”

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Captain Fantastic cleans up

After leading his side to the World Cup final the Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has been named the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) ODI player of the year.

White Ferns opening batter Suzie Bates was named the women’s ODI player of the year.

White Ferns captain Sophie Devine won the women’s Twenty20 (T20) international player award for the third successive year, while veteran Ross Taylor was named men’s T20 player of the year.

Williamson’s recognition followed a spectacular campaign at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, where his 578 runs at an average of 82, including two centuries, culminated in him being named player of the tournament.

“Kane was simply exceptional at the Cricket World Cup last year,” Black Caps coach Gary Stead said.

“He can be extremely proud of what he achieved at the tournament in the UK. “He scored his runs at crucial times, in crucial matches and he set a tempo throughout the tournament that allowed us to play some superb cricket.”

Despite only having one ODI series against South Africa at home this summer, Suzie Bates showed her class, scoring 142 runs at an average of 42.

“Suzie has been a world class performer for many years,” White Ferns head coach Bob Carter said.

“She can be proud of another strong season in the ODI colours for the White Ferns.”

Bates scored two half-centuries in the three-match series against South Africa, reinforcing her reputation as one of the best ODI players in the world.

“She paces an ODI innings really well and has the ability to read fields and pre-empt what opposition captains are trying to do and how they are looking to contain or restrict her game.

“Suzie is always hungry for more runs; she will think she let two chances slide to score big hundreds.

“That’s the kind of world class attitude and dedication to her game that she has, and why she has been a strong contributor to the White Ferns for so long.”

Above – Kane Williamson was a leader all over the field in every form of cricket this season.

Left – Suzie Bates blasted two half-centuries against South Africa.

Meanwhile it was the continuation of a blockbuster T20 summer

for White Ferns captain Sophie Devine.

She was the obvious choice for the International Women’s T20 Player of the Year, scoring her maiden T20 century while also becoming the first player, male or female, to reach 50 in five, and then six, consecutive T20 Internationals.

“What can I say?

“Sophie had an exceptional season with the bat in T20 cricket,” Carter said.

Devine scored 429 runs at an average of 71 and at a strike-rate of 132 – employing a power game that rivals the best female players in the world.

The international men’s T20 player of the year, Ross Taylor, scored 330 T20 runs, notching them up with a rapid strike-rate of 130.

“A man of Ross’ international experience is very valuable in the fast and furious nature of T20 cricket,” Stead said.

“He has the ability to sum up batting conditions quickly and accurately in a variety of venues and countries.

“This is a skill which serves the team well and helps us adapt plans quickly in the shortest form of the game.”

Neesham’s perfect reponse to nightwatchman sledge Black Caps all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has revealed his hilarious response to Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc’s attempt to rattle him with a good old fashioned sledge.

Appearing on the Marc Peard Sports Daily Debrief Facebook show, Neesham was asked by hosts Marc Peard, Nathan Rarere and Blake Ayshford the favourite sledge he has received recently.

Neesham, who has played 12 tests, 63 ODIs and 18 Twenty20 internationals for the Black Caps, said the funniest sledges are when “someone gets one wrong or they were off the cuff”.

He then shared an anecdote from the 2015 tour of Australia when the Black Caps were facing defeat on the final day of the first test in Brisbane.

Neesham arrived out into the middle at the Gabba with New Zealand four wickets down needing an

unlikely 339 runs to win – when Starc delivered what he must have thought was a clever line.

“I came out to bat and Mitchell Starc, who was bowling thunderbolts, came up to me and said ‘bit early for a night watchman isn’t it?’,” Neesham revealed, where it seems Starc was attempting to insinuate the New Zealand left-hander was batting too high at number six.

However, Neesham had a witty and logical response.

“I turned to him and said ‘mate it’s day five.

“There’s no night.

“This is it’,” Neesham said which left the Aussie quite stumped.

Neesham admitted he didn’t last long in the innings, dismissed by Mitchell Johnson the next over Mitchell Starc’s sledge may have rebounded, but the Aussies still had as the Black Caps went onto lose by 208 runs. the last laugh, with a crushing win over the Black Caps.

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ooking across the Tasman these past six months to assess the state of rugby, there’s been nothing but concern to see a giant hole in the balance sheet, huge money controversially being forked out to big names to not actually play and the next generation of talent drift off to other football codes.

New Zealanders have seen much the same thing when they have looked back across at Australia.

The only real difference being that heads have metaphorically rolled at Rugby Australia and the blood-letting has been extreme.

And while the situation in Australia has at times appeared out of control, dangerously reckless and destructive, it may also prove to be cathartic.

They have, if nothing else, paved the way for a new beginning – one where there is no one in authority left protecting previous decisions or aligned to any particular strategy that they will cling to, rightly or wrongly, purely to save their own skin.

New Zealand Rugby needs a similar purge.

The game here can’t expect to move forward with fans, players, coaches and media on board if no-one is held culpable for the massive about-face in Super Rugby strategy.

Someone in power needs to fall on their sword, or be pushed if necessary, to prove that executives can’t survive by incessantly commissioning reviews to cover up their poor decision-making.

The time has come for New Zealand’s executives to live on the same knife-edge as players and coaches.

A player can miss a kick for touch in a major test and pay for it with his test career.

Ask Stephen Donald about that one.

A coach is only ever one poor campaign from termination and yet the executive team which has destroyed Super Rugby seems to believe they can all survive if they commission a review, five years too late, to try to fix it.

Current circumstances have delivered a greater sense of unity and mutual need between the game’s many stakeholders, but even in this era of Glasnost, it would be grotesquely cynical and self-serving for anyone within the halls of power to blame Covid-19 for killing Super Rugby.

No-one should be allowed to hide behind the pandemic and say it alone damaged the sustainability of Super Rugby – that the consequences of its arrival suddenly rendered a cross-border competition played across four continents and 11 time zones suddenly non-viable.

The competition started cracking in 2011 when the ill-fated, convoluted conference system was first introduced, and then broke in 2016 when it expanded to 18 teams.

Media who suggested the concept was flawed, doomed even, would often receive irate phone-calls from NZR executives accusing them of sabotaging Super Rugby.

Of knowing nothing about the economics of the professional game and claiming that negative coverage was the reason crowds were disappearing and interest dwindling.

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When the NZ Herald wrote an editorial in 2016 suggesting that a reduction of teams would have given the competition a viable future and that a greater local focus would more likely engage fans and players, NZR chief executive at the time Steve Tew, responded by saying: “We can sit in New Zealand and play ourselves but that won’t last long until we are all finished.

“When we go to the next set of broadcasting deals we have to be sure we have a footprint in South America, a footprint in Asia and possible other markets or we will go bust.”

Turns out Tew, and consultancy group Accenture, who were paid millions to come up with a global expansion strategy for Super Rugby, were horribly wrong.

Expansion brought Rugby Australia to the brink of insolvency.

It left South Africa Rugby with a major financial hole and had it not been for the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour, New Zealand, too, would have been on the edge of financial collapse.

Tew has gone, but others who backed this expansion remain.

NZR’s board signed off on the plans to expand and they can’t all now distance themselves from their past, pretend they never supported this flawed concept.

Nor can they say they have acted in time to redeem the situation.

NZR agreed, just last year, to five more years of Super Rugby being played across three continents and multiple time zones.

They had the chance to be bold and visionary, to see what everyone else could that South Africa and Argentina had to be cut loose and a radical new format constructed that cut travel and costs and increased intensity and integrity.

Across the Tasman, Raelene Castle was brave enough to see that she would drag Rugby Australia under if she stayed as chief executive.

New Zealand now needs some similarly selfless acts among its executives to serve as an admission of culpability that they were wrong about Super Rugby expansion.

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Team NZ back on the water Team New Zealand have wasted no time getting back to the job, with work on their scaled-down test model back under way.

Out of the water for the last five weeks, Team New Zealand will be able to continue work towards the build of their second AC75, with the work on the smaller version an important part of that process.

Their first AC75, Te Aihe, was shipped out earlier in the year in anticipation for the first event of the America’s Cup World Series, which was ultimately called off.

While back at work, Team New Zealand are following strict safety protocols.

After importing several chlorination-producing machines to help sanitise the team base and the North Shore building facility, the team has also taken some steps to monitor social distancing between its members.

Team New Zealand enlisted the help of Dunedin tech company Igtimi to develop a system that monitors social distancing electronically.

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You get pleasure from novelty in small measurements. You seek a situation that feels fresh, but not so new that it disorients or destabilises. It’s also what you want to create for others.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You appreciate when others trust you enough to be vulnerable. You also appreciate when they respect you enough not to flood conversation with emotion at the wrong time. You’re strong. You need the same.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Pick your guitar and fill your fruit jar. The work will get done, eventually.

In the meantime, having a good time is as productive, if not more, than your workaday tasks.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll be as magnificent as the purpose you choose, so set goals that empower you. This is no time to put yourself in a position where you’re likely to be giving and giving without the promise of a return.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): This is garbage day for emotional baggage. There’s much to take advantage of once you’ve freed yourself of the waste. All you have to do is direct yourself to drop it at the curb.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll mentally dance through precarious lines of reason and whimsical patterns of thought, making balletic leaps into possibilities you hadn’t considered before.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll stumble across a piece of loaded information. Should you discuss it or sit on it a moment? There’s more power in keeping it to yourself until you know exactly how to file it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Restlessness is an energy that’s hard to fight. The desire to take action feels urgent and will override the usual criteria checklist you run your decisions through.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): A little bit of risk goes a long way today, especially of the financial variety. Dollars and adrenaline go hand in hand. Decide ahead of time how much you’re willing to lose.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll sprinkle in the extra spice that keeps things interesting. Familiar things get forgotten. Fascinating things get remembered. Nothing can be fascinating and familiar at the same time.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): It’s an impassioned day when your heart will lead and your head will convince you to follow. Serving your feelings matters more than serving practical interests.

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Friday, 1 May 2020

A high over the north of the North Island moves northeast and away from the country tonight. A front over the Tasman Sea approaches the South Island, increasing the northerly flow over the country.

The active front moves east across the South Island tomorrow, preceded by a strong northerly flow.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 23.1 25.3 Max to 4pm 1.9 Minimum -1.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm April total 18.6 Avg for April 52 2020 to date 132.0 220 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 13 At 4pm Strongest gust N 30 Time of gust 1:42pm

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Timaru Airport

19.3 21.0 10.2 –

24.6 25.2 -1.1 -4.2

17.2 21.4 -0.6 –

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0.2 13.4 51 98.0 191

0.0 19.0 34 99.0 168

NW 28 – –

NE 4 NE 15 2:32pm

SE 2 NW 17 5:29am

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Sport

32 Ashburton Guardian

George all guns blazing

Bates picks up top gong

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Rowers return to the waters

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

There are challenging waters ahead for local rowing clubs as administrators consider the outlook for rowing.

Rowers are able to return to the waters this week under Covid-19 Alert Level 3 guidelines.

However, the Ashburton Rowing Club remains closed and will be shut during Level 2 where shared facilities and equipment would be off limits.

Guidelines stipulate that the rowers must provide their own

equipment should they enter the water, club president Justin Wall said.

“You can use your own equipment, but you can’t keep it at the club.”

“There is no coaching boat though and there are other layers of compliance that we have in terms of going on the water.”

Wall, who is also the president of the Canterbury Rowing Association, has been in discussions with other South Island rowing associations, where consideration of how rowing numbers had

been impacted in the past by events such as the global financial crisis and the Canterbury earthquakes had been a talking point.

As rowing clubs navigated through the various alert levels, contact tracing would become a fundamental consideration, Wall said.

“As we’re allowed more liberties to go out and about and do things then other things need to be strengthened.

“Contact tracing is not a big thing when we’re under Level 4

because the assumption was that we were all locked up at home.

“It wasn’t as important as what it is going to be.”

The size of events down the track will have to be managed, which could mean regattas are dialled back.

“Even at Level 1 we won’t be able to have an event greater than 500 people.

“We’ve already discussed that a lot of our regattas will probably have to be cut in half and separate our age grades from club rowing.”

However Wall suggested that a disrupted sporting season across the board may allow for greater collaboration between various sporting codes.

“The winter codes have been massively affected.

“The school sport winter codes may want to hold their season in Term 4 ... and I would welcome that.

“I think it’s going to be a tremendous opportunity for the winter codes to work with us as we begin our season and to accommodate with what they need.”

New Zealand Rugby announces $7.4m loss for 2019

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