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Pressure in homes

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

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Police are urging anyone with concerns around family harm in the community to contact them with Covid-19 restrictions bringing new pressures to family and home environments.

Ashburton Sub-Area Supervisor Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said they realise this is a hard time for some families and we want them to know police are there for them.

“We know that for some people, home right now may be an uncomfortable or difficult place. It may also be harder for some people to contact police or other agencies as they may not have easy access to a phone,” he said.

“If you are in immediate danger and

you cannot call us on 111, leave your house and get out of harm’s way. Your safety comes first. Get to a safe distance and then ask a neighbour, or a passer-by (at a two metre distance) to call 111 for you.”

Towards the end of April police arrested one person following a family harm incident in Rakaia.

Police responded to a family harm incident at an address on Bowen Street around 9pm on April 30.

A person was allegedly assaulted by someone known to them. Police arrived and conducted inquiries and apprehended the suspect shortly.

A 44-year-old man was due to appear in Christchurch District Court last Friday charged with various assault and

aggravated assault offences.

Pre-lockdown, police were regularly attending between 10 and 20 family harm call-outs a week, with two staff dedicated to dealing with family harm issues working alongside other community organisations.

Jenkins said the police’s integrated safety response, Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke, and family violence inter agency responses are continually assessing risk and linking victims,perpetrators, families, and whanau to support services.

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Fire call-outs, not quite get up and go

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

When something catches fire, or there is a motor vehicle accident, the fire brigade are called in to action, but determining what brigade is called out ends up back using a good old-fashioned map.

While alert level four and three has generally meant a quieter time for firefighters across the district, things got busy at the end of last month when units were called to two serious crashes within minutes of each other in two corners of the district.

The first occurred on Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road around 11.15pm while the second occurred around 11.20pm on State Highway One. The crash on State Highway One fell on the boundary between the zones covered by the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade, resulting in some confusion about who should respond, until it became clear that Ashburton would be required at the crash on the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road.

“There were two prangs, one of which was at the cut-off point so our rescue went to the other crash (near Mayfield),” Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess said.

“The system is quite smart, it picks up where units are and determines who is closest and will be able to get there quickest.”

For a start determining those bounda-

ries involves printing off a big map of the district and sitting down together to look at what areas and roads can be most quickly accessed by what units.

“It is all about distance and how close units are and how quickly they can respond.”

In the past few years the trucks have been fitted with GPS tracking devices that give the Fire and Emergency New Zealand communications centre a live view of what units are where, and better allows them to distribute assets accordingly.

“It also changes depending on what kind of job it is, what might be sent out for a motor vehicle accident will be different to the appliances we send to a structure fire or even a vegetation fire,” he said.

When attending incidents, control of the scene sits in the hands of the highest ranking officer present.

“There is a lot that goes in to it but it is always nice to know that there are other levels of support behind you and more resources you can call in, especially for the big jobs like Seales Winslow and the Brown Pub,” he said.

“With the Brown Pub, the Methven (Volunteer Fire Brigade) boys would’ve known when they sounded the second or third alarm that they would be doubling the original response and that us (Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade) and Rakaia (Volunteer Fire Brigade) would have been on the road.”

The Brown Pub fire saw units from across the district in attendance.

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Tully threatens legal action to move prisons The man convicted of the Work and Income slayings in Ashburton is threatening legal action to move prisons, claiming that Corrections bosses aren’t letting him properly prepare his appeal case.

Russell John Tully, 54, is appealing his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 27 years for shooting dead two Winz workers in the Mid Canterbury town in 2014.

Tully believes he has a connective tissue disease, which affected his state of mind at the time of the shooting and during his trial.

A Court of Appeal one-day fixture was scheduled to be heard in Wellington on June 10.

But it’s now been pushed back to October while Tully, who is representing himself, tries to get his case together.

He claims he can’t properly prepare his submissions at Otago Corrections Facility and hasn’t been given fair access by Corrections to his case file or medical notes.

Tully believes that only Christchurch Men’s Prison has the facilities to let him properly prepare his case.

And now the Herald on Sunday understands he is seeking to file a High Court judicial review, asking

rent ear infection that is penicillin-resistant.

Throughout his 2016 trial at the High Court in Christchurch, it was clear that Tully was preoccupied with what he felt was a debilitating skin condition – and that he used peroxide to treat it.

It’s believed that Tully plans to continue his hunger strike until his medication is reinstated.

Tully embarked on several self-induced hunger strikes while awaiting trial – and during it – in protest against his perceived lack of medication. After 33 days of one hunger strike in prison, he says he nearly died.

“They knew I was chronically crook, they were waiting for me to die,” he claimed.

Miller says the physical and mental health of all inmates is paramount and that Tully is being closely monitored by health and custodial staff regularly. It includes “extensive and ongoing consultation” with medical practitioners on site as well as mental health services.

“The prisoner remains well, and there are no concerns at present that he is in any immediate danger,” Miller said last week. “[Tully] has previously refused food to attempt to convince staff to meet his requests.”

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to move to the Christchurch jail.

No court date has been set.

Last week it was revealed that Tully has been on hunger strike behind bars since April 8, protesting that his bizarre self-medication regime, involving tipping hydrogen peroxide into his ear, has been blocked.

Otago Corrections Facility prison director Dave Miller said Tully made a second request for information relating to his case last week. Corrections, he said, is working to provide it in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.

“Corrections is legally obligated

to provide access to facilities to assist prisoners involved in litigation, including, as in this case, self-litigation,” Miller told Herald on Sunday.

“All prisons provide the ability for prisoners to engage in self-represented legal proceedings, including through the supply of stationery materials and legal research material.”

Miller said Tully would be able to prepare for his proceedings from any prison.

Several factors need to be taken into account when considering prisoner placement, Miller said,

adding that Tully wasn’t unduly disadvantaged from being at Otago Corrections Facility.

“The placement of around 10,000 prisoners is a complex task, and our prison staff are required to manage a dynamic range of issues on a daily basis, including gang tension and the association of co-offenders, in determining and managing these placements,” Miller said.

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■■ HISTORY UNCOVERED

A lifetime of memories

By Heather Mackenzie

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Angela Grieve is a history buff and always has been.

When she’s not rummaging about in the Methven Museum archives, she is at home spending time investigating her own family history.

In her teens Grieve remembers asking her father Charlie Clemens to tell her about his parents Francis and MaryAnn Clemens, and what it was like for them sailing from England to New Zealand in 1874, a full two days into their marriage.

He filled her in on how they arrived in Lyttelton with everything they owned in a wooden trunk and two tin chests and proceeded to walk over the Bridle Path to Addington, where they had to live in tents until Francis found work.

“There was not a bus waiting to transport passengers into Christchurch in those days,” said Grieve.

Sadly, her dad passed away in 1973, when Grieve was 21, proving she was right to ask so many questions when she had the chance.

Those early queries and more importantly her ability to remember the answers, meant Grieve was voted the official keeper of records for the Clemens family.

It would seem Grieve’s mother, Eva Clemens, also know she was the right person for the job and proved it in a note from beyond the grave.

When Eva passed away in 1991 the family were cleaning out her flat in Ashburton when they came across the tin trunks brought out to New Zealand by Francis and MarryAnn all those years ago.

“When we opened one of them and it was packed to the gunnels with family memorabilia going back years and years.”

In amongst the family photos, paper clippings and what-not, there was a note “Angela will deal with this,” it said in her mother’s characteristically large handwriting.

And deal with it she did. I am still finding out about things in that trunk, she said.

Grieve’s journey back though long-ago times, aided in part by her mother’s legacy and a smattering of ancestery.com, has turned up some interesting finds.

The Clemens family just may have a famous relative in American writer, Mark Twain. Twain was his pen name and his real name, as the history books prove, was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Grieve is still looking into possible family connections, but she has found out the ship Francis and MaryAnne Clemens travelled to New Zealand on, stopped off in America where members of the Clemens clan disembarked to start a new life in wild America. So it’s not outside the realms of possibility, said Grieve.

“I think there is a strong family resemblance between Twain and my father, but who knows, sometimes you see what you want to see, don’t you?”

The thirst for finding out about her family tree has not only made for some fun discoveries, it’s enabled her to meet distant relatives when visiting Cornwall, England, taken her to a family history conference in Belfast, filled her storage cupboards with boxes and folders, and now it has provided her with another research project.

“Dad and his three brothers all went to fight in World War One and all of three of them came home. I think that is a pretty amazing story and one that needs to be told.”

Hundreds of clients associated with Age Concern Ashburton are ready and raring to go when the country goes to level 2.

Aged from 65 to in their 90s, most will be glad to shed the shackles of stay-at-home orders and get out and enjoy the company of friends again.

Up to more than 20 each time attend the 206 Club, a day pro-

A truck driver is in a critical condition after being trapped for more than four hours after his truck rolled near Rotorua yesterday. Police were notified of a truck that rolled and was in a ditch at 9:33am on the intersection of State Highway 30 and Braemar Rd, Rotoma – between Rotorua and Whakatāne. A Fire and Emergency spokesman said the driver was extracted at 2pm, four and a half hours after emergency services were called. A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said a man was flown to Waikato Hospital in a - NZME critical condition.

Police have confirmed one person is dead after a “serious incident” at a property in the South Waikato town of Tokoroa yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the Moa Place property just before 2pm. Police were trying to establish the circumstances of what they are now describing as a “sudden death”. A scene examination will be carried out.

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Police dog retires A stray dog that spent her early life stealing tennis balls near a Blenheim park has earned a “chilled out retirement” after becoming one of the country’s best drug dogs. In a rags to richesstyle tale, Tasman the sniffer dog was saved in the nick of time from being euthanised at the pound so she could be trained as the New Zealand Police’s only non-pedigree working dog. She was now retiring after serving her “tour of duty”, her handler, police dog instructor Sergeant Matt Fage, said. Tas has sniffed out more than $1 million in cash over her work life, and has found drugs hidden away in places humans would never have found.

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Angela Grieve (nee Clemens) at home with her family memories around her.

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In brief

gramme for elderly held three days per week at the organisation’s Senior Centre base on Cameron Street.

Then there are many exercises classes and other programmes such as falls prevention and a courtesy driver scheme.

President Trish Small said many could not wait to get out again, and had been pleased that the government this time round had not focused on the

broad-sweeping advice for over 70s to stay home.

“There will be some people in the 70-plus bracket who are far fitter, who are more able, than those in the younger age group.

Some of them have not been very pleased as being identified as being the most at risk,” Small said.

While there would be those who would take things slower, she believed this time round the government had done the right

thing by allowing more flexibility for people to make their own decisions. She said once the green light was given for level 2, planning would launch into place for the 206 Club chef and volunteers to come on board to get the day programme running again.

Social distancing and other guidelines would be strictly adhered to, and it would be all hands on deck to get the logistics of this into place.

An explosive fire in a maintenance shed bought a shock end to yesterday’s greyhound racing meeting in South Auckland. But Auckland Greyhound Racing Club officials are counting their blessings after nobody, and no dogs, were injured in the incident.

The maintenance shed caught fire and then its sides blew out just after the eighth of 10 scheduled races was run at the Manukau track where the club race almost every Sunday. Smoke blanketed the Southern Motorway and could be seen across Manukau City.

With the meeting operating under level 3 restrictions there were no members of the public on course, only those essential to the running of the meeting after greyhound racing last Tuesday became the first live sport to return after lockdown in New Zealand. ”We have no idea what caused it,” AGRC chief executive Robert Death said.

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Farmers shoulder-tapped by business Ashburton’s Rainer Irrigation is shoulder-tapping local farmers as it looks to recognise those leading the way in sustainable water management.

Mid Canterbury farmers are being encouraged to enter the Zimmatic Trailblazer Irrigation Awards to highlight best practice in water management and environmental stewardship in the region. The awards are open to New Zealand and Australian farmers.

Lucas Cawte from Rainer Irrigation said the competition was a great way to shine a light on how farmers were managing their irrigation and celebrated innovative water management and environmental stewardship.

“Zimmatic is an industry leader in irrigation technology so it attracts agriculture leaders who prioritise resource management and efficiency.

“These awards are a timely way for us to spread positive news, help farming communities stay connected, and recognise those farmers who are going the extra mile with their sustainable water management,” Cawte said.

Nominations for the awards were open now and Rainer Irrigation will be approaching some of their local customers to nominate businesses they believe were

Left – Rainer Irrigation manager Gavin Briggs says new irrigation technology has taken farming to the next level in Mid Canterbury.

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leading the way in water management on their farms.

Rainer Irrigation manager Gavin Briggs said Zimmatic had taken farming to the next level in Mid Canterbury.

“It’s taken a dry crop farm to a new level with irrigation and ex-forestry blocks into dairying

and dairy support blocks. It’s helping farmers in this region do more on their properties with less water because of its unique pivot and variable rate irrigation operation.”

Along with celebrating excellence and recognising farmers leading the way in responsi-

ble irrigation, innovative water management and environmental stewardship, the awards were also designed to encourage conversation about water management practices and technology options for farmers, Briggs said.

The awards were also a great opportunity to illustrate the role

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“In our region we’ve seen the growth in employment and backup industries as a result of improved farming practices linked to efficient water management and irrigation. Small towns have become service centres.”

Three finalists from New Zealand and three from Australia will be awarded a prize pack of agricultural products and services.

The overall supreme winner will receive a trip for two to the United States once safe international travel resumes. The trip would be a valuable learning opportunity that showcases leading international irrigation initiatives.

Finalists would also receive benchmarking information, which they could use to add value to their decision making on-farm.

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Entries close on May 18.

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Country awaits decision NZME After weeks of Kiwis being urged to stay home, stay safe and wash their hands, the Cabinet will have its own hands full with a final piece of the Covid data jigsaw revealed yesterday.

There are just two new cases of Covid-19 – continuing the single-digit daily cases of the past three weeks. This is the final release of public data before Cabinet’s big decision today on when to move down to level 2.

There are also only two people in hospital, in Auckland’s Middlemore and North Shore, and just 102 active cases.

Many businesses and various sectors of the economy say the country needs to be at level-2 by Wednesday night to save as many companies and jobs as possible.

But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made clear a shift down will only be made if the health data shows it’s safe.

Yesterday’s new cases are confirmed, meaning the country has had 1494 cases – 1144 confirmed

Ashley Bloomfield and 350 probable.

One of the new confirmed cases is linked to the St Margaret’s Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland.

The Ministry of Health said the individual was not a healthcare worker, but a household contact of an earlier case linked to St Margaret’s. They have been in self-isolation since that case was notified.

The second person travelled from overseas, so was an import-

ed case, the ministry said.

New Zealand’s death toll remains at 21.

On Saturday laboratories processed 7287 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 190,326.

“Yesteday’s two cases remind us that Covid-19 is a tricky virus and it will keep exploiting any opportunity to infiltrate our communities,” the ministry said.

“Please, continue to follow the rules for alert level 3 and play it safe. Slackening off now only gives Covid-19 unnecessary opportunities to re-establish itself in New Zealand.”

The ministry urged New Zealanders to “keep your distance from others when outside your bubble”.

There will be particular interest in the latest Covid-19 case numbers because they will start to reflect the impact of alert level 3.

There was no government press conference yesterday, but the health ministry revealed the numbers in a release.

It is day 12 of alert level 3, and

on Saturday there were also two new cases of Covid-19.

Cabinet will decide today whether the country was ready to move to level 2, based on the advice of director general of health Ashley Bloomfield.

Bloomfield has said he would need the latest data before providing advice, but for the moment the signs were good and there was still no indication of widespread community transmission.

D-Day on alert level 2 is looming and the number of new cases are flat-lining, but academics caution that people without symptoms could still be spreading Covid-19 in the community.

And as Cabinet prepares to decide on moving alert levels today, there remains a lack of consensus over mask-wearing and contact-tracing capacity needed for level 2, when restrictions on movement will be far looser.

But barring a spike in numbers, a move to level 2 this week looks increasingly likely as New Zealand is still on course on its path to eliminate Covid-19.

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Covid-19 brings pressure to family homes From P1 “Our partners are a crucial part of supporting our communities and ensuring people get the help they need. As part of the response in the Covid-19 environment, police are part of a family harm and sexual violence pandemic working group, which is ensuring the right groups are connected and working together on monitoring

and response,” he said.

“Police have worked closely with Ministry of Social Development to ensure there is temporary accommodation for people under Police Safety Orders. And police, the Joint Venture Business Unit, and MSD have also worked together to ensure 0800 Hey Bro (a number for men who feel they’re going to harm a loved one) has been able to operate na-

tionally during Covid-19.”

New charges introduced at the end of 2018 targeted at giving police more scope for dealing with family harm have resulted in more than 30 court proceedings in the Ashburton District in their first year.

The new charges of assault in a family relationship and strangulation/suffocation were introduced at the end of 2018 to give

police more scope when dealing with family harm incidents.

Information released to the Ashburton Guardian under the Official Information Act earlier this year showed that 27 court proceedings were brought against people for at least one charge of assault in a family relationship, while five were brought for at least one charge of strangulation/ suffocation charges in 2019.

■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

Mr Golfer gets a hole in one . . .

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 of 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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o golfer wants to end up in a bunker, but unfortunately this happened to a retired Ashburton retailer.

This person, who we’ll refer to as Mr Golfer, is a very keen and a very good golfer.

He wasn’t actually playing a round of golf at the time, nor was he on foot.

In fact, Mr Golfer may not have even had his golf clubs with him.

He wasn’t alone.

On this particular day he was at the Ashburton Golf Club – a course he knows well – with his wife.

Let’s refer to her as Mrs Golfer.

This is how she relates the story.

We were at the Brandon Links

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voluntarily picking up cones and were driving around the course in our car.

My husband was focused on watching a golfer teeing off at the same time.

Mrs Golfer goes on to say she was thinking, gee it’s just as well hubby knows where all the bunkers are around here.

No sooner had I thought that

when wham, all of a sudden we were in one!

Well sort of – we were straddled on the edge of this bunker see-saw style and there was no way of getting out on our own with the front of the car hanging into the bunker.

Fair to say we were feeling a bit on edge, pardon the pun.

The golfer, who had just teed off, must’ve had a real chuckle and wondered what on earth was going on!

Mrs Golfer says even if he had his clubs on board there was no way a sand iron was going to get them out of this predicament, so Mr Golfer had to go walkabout to find help.

Fortunately another volunteer

was doing some work around the course at the time and kindly came along with the tractor to tow Mr and Mrs Golfer out.

Luckily only minor damage was done – to the exhaust of the car that is.

There was probably a little more damage to Mr Golfer’s pride – it was a slightly embarrassing incident.

We haven’t asked Mr Golfer if he’s been back in the bunker but we heard he’s reputed to take a spare pair of pants when he plays golf.

So we asked him why.

Mr Golfer’s response, “in case I get a hole in one”.

And just as well too – he’s done that three times so far.

■■COVID-19

Work under way on NZ, Aust bubble NZME Australians and New Zealanders who are desperate to escape to each other’s countries could soon have their wish, but passengers would need to adhere to strict travel safety protocols.

On Tuesday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison formally agreed to begin work on a trans-Tasman Covid-19 safe travel zone.

The trans-Tasman bubble would ease travel restrictions between the two counties and be put in place once the necessary health, transport and other protocols had been developed, the prime ministers said in a joint statement.

Earlier last week, the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) created an expert panel, the Trans-Tasman Safe Border Group, to look into the protocols, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

It will include representatives from Border Force, health authorities, quarantine authorities, airlines and airports.

The expert panel meets for the first time tomorrow and will spend three to four weeks discussing protocols that will be passed on to both governments.

Chair of the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum, Ann Sherry, said the two countries had managed the Covid-19 outbreak well and both wanted to re-open.

She said trust and co-operation were the essential ingredients of any easing of restrictions, as people would not book flights until they were comfortable they wouldn’t get the virus while travelling.

Tourists may face pre-travel health checks and on-arrival health checks, including airport temperature readings.

Touchless immigration checks could be done electronically, without forms or documents to ensure no transferring of germs.

A “checker-board” style seating pattern on planes could also achieve social distancing as no one would be directly in front of or behind another passenger.

Margy Osmond, head of the Tourism and Transport Forum, is also a member of the expert panel advising on the Australian tourism sector.

Osmond said the panel would examine the kind of technology that could be used, how airports were set up in each country, who would be responsible for a particular type of testing, and who would burden the costs of the protocols.

She said the first flight between the countries would most likely be from Sydney to Auckland, and others would follow if the first flight went smoothly.

A safe travel zone could be expanded to include parts of Asia where the virus is under control.

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

D-Day looms

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or six weeks we’ve looked to Dr Ashley Bloomfield for reassurance, for six weeks he’s brought us cold hard facts and today he faces arguably his biggest assignment yet.

Cabinet will meet this morning to discuss the situation around New Zealand moving out of Alert Level 3 and down to Alert Level 2 and Bloomfield’s influence in that decision could be the defining factor in whether we are extended or the ropes are loosened later this week.

Cabinet’s decision will be largely based on Bloomfield’s advice to them. He’ll rely on the latest data presented to him and then make his informed opinion based on that.

A heavy role for someone most of the country knew nothing about two months ago.

In that time though, he’s arguably become one of the most recognisable faces of New Zealand. His somewhat emotionless delivery of speeches and figures day after day became the norm for so many New Zealand citizens, hanging off his every word, his every bit of advice.

It’s a meteoric rise to infamy.

One which probably doesn’t sit that well with the director general of health - but a job he’s had to undertake all the same.

New Zealand, the people, are ready – but the big question is whether or not the numbers agree with that. We’ve written and spoken a lot about the potential impact of an extension of the restrictions might mean in this district – but now they are just words and opinions and unfortunately don’t count for a whole lot at today’s cabinet meeting.

As a population we can only hope the best possible decision for New Zealand is made.

Political standing and warfare must go out of the window and a decision must be reached based on sound logic while respecting that there are two sides to every argument.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stood up and delivered plenty of telling messages during her tenure thus far as the leader of our country, but the one she will make today might just about be the most important of them all.

Thought of the Day: Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.

Getting our economy up and running W hen I wrote my last column we were anticipating the end of Covid-19 Alert Level 4.

Now, as this column goes to print, we are awaiting the Prime Minister’s announcement as to whether we can move down from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2.

With 1000 people a day signing up to receive a benefit from the Ministry of Social Development the economic need to release restrictions is becoming more pressing.

It is sobering that so many have lost their jobs already while the Government’s 12-week wage subsidy is still in effect.

However, the reality is that these wage payments only covered a fraction of the wage bill for most businesses and, aside from the hastily and mistakenly passed provision for businesses to receive interest free loans from Inland Revenue, there has been no relief offered to cover all of the other costs of running a business while earning little or no income.

Given this, it is understandable that some business owners may have felt let down by the Prime Minister when she urged them to follow the Government’s lead and

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show kindness to their employees by keeping them employed as the Government has done.

This is very easy to say when the money the Government is using to pay its employees is not being backed by a mortgage over the Prime Minister’s own home but is in fact coming from money gathered from taxpayers and businesses.

The majority of owners of small and medium enterprises have made a huge personal investment

in their businesses and take their responsibility to the employees extremely seriously, in many cases viewing them as extended family.

It is imperative that the Government acts wisely and nimbly to smooth the way forward for our economy.

Sectors of the economy, such as tourism and large-scale events, are not going to be able to bounce back for a long time and many workers in these areas will need to find new jobs in other industries.

Fortunately, our primary sector remains a solid pillar of our economy and there has been a shortage of workers available previously to fill roles in the dairy and horticulture sectors so there will be opportunities available for those who are able and willing to move to take up these positions.

I was relieved to read a recent

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article penned jointly by the respective Ministers responsible for trade in New Zealand, Australia, UK and Singapore (David Parker, Simon Birmingham, Elizabeth Truss and Chan Chun Sing) emphasising the continuing importance of trade and global supply chains to the health and wealth of citizens across the world.

This is welcome at a time when advocates of protectionism are citing this crisis as a reason for scaling back international trade and retreating into isolationism.

The Ministers are correct in pointing out that no country is able to produce all of the essential products, such as food, medicines and other supplies, that its population needs and that putting in place barriers to trade would impede the global recovery from the effects of Covid-19.

Amy Adams is the MP for the Selwyn elecotrate.

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Lockdown hard for our migrant community

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he lockdown hasn’t been easy, but it’s important to remember we are doing ok not just compared to other countries but also compared to other regions in New Zealand. Otago Civil Defence has delivered thousands of food parcels or vouchers, most likely many of them to residents of Queenstown.

The Rotorua Multicultural Council has delivered over 240 food parcels to migrants in need. While we have been seeing people asking for support in mid Canterbury, the numbers here seem lower. Is it because people are doing ok, or are we only seeing the tip of the iceberg?

The situation is especially hard for the migrant community. While citizens and residents get direct government support (such as Work and Income), international students, people with a working holiday visa and migrants with a work visa are not entitled to these benefits.

And their visa conditions can make it even harder.

Unlike most kiwis, they can’t simply change a job or move to a new region – that would require a change of visa conditions, which has to go through Immigration

NZ, and the lockdown means processing of applications was halted. Some have moved or changed type of work just before the lockdown, submitted the request to change their visa, and can’t work until their application is approved.

In other cases, they are hosting visitors from overseas who are now stuck here with no way of getting back home (that applies also to some migrants facing hardships).

Some can’t work or look for a new job due to children being at home and in some cases the 80% work subsidy helps, but not enough, as they can’t get additional financial support.

While the main welfare support channel for people in need remains the district council (which has amped up their migrants support efforts) through calling 0800242411 or emailing cdwelf@adc.govt. nz, the Mid Canterbury Migrant Centre (run by the Hakatere Multi Cultural Council) managed to secure funding from the Ministry of Social Development to provide additional support. Feel free to contact us through email to newcomers@saferashburton.org.nz and we’ll do our best to help.

There were several significant dates last

month. Adult Muslims worldwide will be observing the month of Ramadan (April 23 to May 23) by fasting sunrise to sunset.

I wish them Ramadan Mubarak – happy Ramadan.

We recently observed Anzac Day. It’s important to remember World War Two, which was truly a war between light and darkness. WW2 ended The Holocaust, the worst genocide and hate crime in history.

6,000,000 Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis during 1941 to 1945.

The Ashburton Museum recently hosted the Children’s Holocaust Memorial exhibit, remembering the 1.5 million children killed during The Holocaust.

Unfortunately, many locals missed the chance to see it due to the lockdown.

The Holocaust (or Shoah) remembrance Day in Israel was April 20. A siren sounded throughout Israel and most people stood silently for two minutes.

Normally even motorists stop their cars in the middle of the road, standing beside their vehicles in silence as the siren is sounded, but due to Covid-19 most people were at home.

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possible outcome of racism if allowed to run amok.

We also had an example of that during last year’s terror attack.

I’m saddened to hear the New Zealand Human Rights Commission’s report regarding 250 Covid-19 related complaints, 34 per cent of them were race-related. I have personally seen people making racist comments on a local Facebook group, which fortunately were removed by the group’s admin.

We should all be vigilant and not be a passive bystander when we encounter racism. We will let people know there is no place for racism and xenophobia in Aotearoa. There is more that unites us than that which divides us.

The Hakatere Multi Cultural Council is proudly sponsored by the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation, the Tindall Foundation, COGS, Ashburton District Council, The Lion Foundation, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury, Office of Ethnic Communities and Ministry of Social Kia kaha, Development.

Adi Avnit, co-ordinator Hakatere Multi Cultural Council

anga are comics or graphic novels created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th Century.

The term manga is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside Japan, the word is used to refer to comics originally published in Japan, and also the art style of these comics.

Manga stories are typically printed in black-and-white, although some full-color manga exist. It’s a combination of drawings and text. Unlike English literature, manga is read from right to left, and from top to bottom.

Manga is usually published in Japan in a weekly anthology targeted at a specific demographic.

Shonen manga is for male teens, Shojo targets female teens and seinen is for young men.

Shonen manga, the most popular manga, is typically characterized by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists. Commonly-found themes in shonen manga include martial arts, robots, science fiction, sports, horror or mythological creatures.

Almost 40 per cent of all magazines and books published in Japan are manga, generating nealy 6$ billion in sales. Nearly 700 million manga magazines are sold annually.

While the most popular manga series are mainly focused

on Japanese teen audience, people of all ages read manga.

The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica, sports and games, and suspense, among others.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has launched this April the 14th Japan International MANGA Award (running since 2007), and are now accepting entries.

The Japan International Manga Award is looking forward to receiving entries from manga artists worldwide. The winners of the 2019 award was Piece of Mind, a graphic novel, illustrated by Guy Lenman and written

by Nimrod Frydman, both Israelis. It was chosen from among 345 entries submitted by artists from 66 countries.

So far no New Zealand artist has won gold, silver or bronze awards in the contest, so it’s a challenges worth taking!

The manga awards will be given to the best works (must be more than 16 pages), and includes a trip to Japan courtesy of The Japan Foundation. Applications are open until Friday, June 19.

For more information, (and participation form) go to the Japan Information & Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan NZ Facebook page.

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PROFILE - Alexandra Trail

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ola, my name is Alexandra Trail (Alex). I’m from Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Quito (pronounced ‘kito’) is the second highest official capital city in the world, at an elevation of 2850 metres, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is a World Cultural Heritage site, declared by UNESCO in 1978, with historical traces of human presence dated back to 8000BC. Over two million people live there. The temperature never goes below zero.

I met my Kiwi husband in Israel on December 1999. We spent a year in Israel and went to London for a year and a half. We got married while in London in a registry office. Then we travelled through Europe and went to Ecuador for the religious ceremony (this was very important to me for I am a Christian and it was nice to share it with family and friends).

We arrived in New Zealand in August 2002. My husband is originally from Wellington, so we spent the first three months there. Then we moved to Methven because my husband got a job in the old Canterbury Meat Packers (Anzco today) in Ashburton. We lived in the beautiful town of Methven for almost eight years and while there, we had a beautiful daughter, Angelina. We’ve been in Ashburton since 2010.

I decided to study business and accountancy in Ashburton; then we had to move to Ashburton so I can finish my studies and my daughter could start school at the Ashburton Christian School.

I do miss my country: my family and friends, the food, the weather, music, the language and culture, etc. I had the opportunity to visit Ecuador at Christmas/New Year in 2018. It was an opportunity for my daughter to know where part of her family comes from. She speaks Spanish so it was easy for her to attach to the culture. She fell in love with the country and would like to go back again.

Methven is a very close knit community, keeping things local, and my only friends there were either from overseas or from church. The biggest challenge I faced in New Zealand was racism, not even the language as I already spoke English before coming to New Zealand.

Experience and education should be paid and valued the same way for everyone, not matter where they come from.

Moving to Ashburton was better for me as this community is more open and I’ve managed to make local friends and meet beautiful people.

I keep myself busy with my daughter’s school, a part time job, a casual interpretation job, church, and helping people whenever I can as this is my passion. I’ve participated for three years in the Multicultural Bite; I’ve been helping with English to South Americans; I’ve also been assisting with driving lessons.

My next project or aspiration is to help people of any age with mental health problems.

Finally, a message for everyone: I know things have been different and difficult these days not only in New Zealand but also around the world,

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Online talks ■■ Composting, worm farms and reusing water, by Lesley Ottey, Manager of Eco Educate - Tuesday, May 12, 6pm ■■ Maori cultural awareness workshop, by Michelle Ormsby-Brett, Hakatere Marae & St John, Thursday, May 14, 6pm ■■ Heating and energy/costs saving during winter, by Community Energy Action, date: TBD ■■ Filipino cultural awareness workshop, by Thelma Bell, date:TBD ■■ Best practices for CVs and job application, date: TBD

Karaage a classic dish Karaage (pronounced ka-ra-ah-geh), or Japanese fried chicken, is a classic dish you can find at any Japanese home, bento lunch box, street-side stalls, restaurants, or diners. It’s a part of most holidays and festivals in Japan.

500g chicken breast or chicken cut to cubes, but not too small 2 T (25 grams) of Sake (rice wine, pronounced SAH-kay) 1 T (15 grams) of grated ginger 2 cloves of garlic, grated 1 t soy sauce 1 t salt ½ t black pepper one egg white 40g (3-4 T) of potato starch (or cornstarch) ■■ Mix all the ingredients except for the starch and egg white, cover and put in the fridge for an hour.

■■ After an hour remove from the fridge, add the starch and the egg white, mix and return to the fridge for another half hour.

■■ Lightly coat the chicken cubes with the mixture and fry at 160 degrees about 3 minutes, let cool and fry again at 190 degrees for about a minute until golden.

■■ Serve with a lemon and mayo.

■■ Itadakimasu (Bon appétit)!

and an inspiration for me these days has been the New Zealand National Anthem telling us not to lose hope, not to fear, for the God of nations, the God who defends New Zealand loves this nation and is guarding and protecting this country. I pray the Lord to guide the authorities of this nation to make the right decisions and for the people of New Zealand to trust Him. God bless everyone and keep safe.

Reflecting on driver licensing achievements

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he Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme activities are on hold during lockdown and hope to be up and running again as soon as we are able.

The weeks in lockdown have given us an opportunity to reflect on the achievements we have made over the past two years and we look forward to continuing in our quest to reduce isolation and increase independence among newcomers in rural Mid Canterbury.

We have been so lucky to have wonderful support from the community, with volunteers helping our people learn to drive, providing transport to class and looking after children while their mothers study.

We can’t run this programme without community support and we are so grateful for the support

we receive.

We also have some very generous sponsors who give us the funding to make this programme happen.

Again, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have a programme. So thank you to all of our amazing sponsors.

The participants are what this programme is all about, and it makes my day to see them grow in self-confidence as they meet new friends and learn new skills.

The difference to their self-esteem is amazing and knowing that we have been able to help them grow and become independent is just fantastic.

During the time we have been operating we have put four groups through the learner licence course and had just started our fifth group when we went into lockdown.

The Ashburton Learning Centre have delivered the lessons and done an amazing job, giving us an above average pass rate on the learner licence test.

We hope to get started again with class as soon as we are able to.

We still have a few spaces available in the learners licence group, so if you or someone you know would like to join us please get in touch.

The only criteria is that you are an adult newcomer living on farms or small towns within Mid Canterbury and need to do the theory side of getting your New Zealand licence or converting your international licence.

The practical side of the programme is also going really well, again with an above average pass rate on the practical driving test.

This is a testament to our

driving mentors and professional instructors who do a great job teaching our participants to drive.

We have now had some ladies who have been through the whole programme, from not having driven a car to now being fully licenced drivers, which is such an achievement.

They have gone from strength to strength, as once they gain a restricted licence they have been able to take up employment, join groups, participate in school activities and generally integrate into the community which is something we take for granted.

It’s not so easy if you are a newcomer and when you can’t drive it is twice as hard.

That’s why we love what we do.

And the people we meet along the way makes it all worthwhile.

If you would like to be part of this wonderful programme, either

as a volunteer or a participant, please get it touch with Wendy Hewitt on 027 611 3301 or wendy. hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org. nz or through our face book page, Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme.

Keep well and keep safe and we look forward to getting out on the road again.

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is proudly sponsored by The Lotteries Commission, Advance Ashburton, COGs, The Lion Foundation, The Four Winds Foundation, The Ashburton Licensing Trust, Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury, Ashburton District Road Safety Council and The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust.

Wendy Hewitt Rural Licensing Co-Ordinator

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The Sydney Opera House offers a 360-degree tour where you can explore the iconic site at your own pace.

Virtual offerings of culture, creatures T

he trans-Tasman border is likely to be the first international crossing point to be relaxed for travel-hungry Kiwis.

But despite being physically estranged from our Tasman cousins for now, Australia is awash with a spoil of virtual tourism offering.

Here’s a round-up of some of the best virtual encounters with Australian culture and some of their finest creatures.

Are you suffering from Australia withdrawal? It’s such a handy holiday playground for us, but until the border reopens, here’s some fabulous virtual offerings of Australian culture and creatures, writes Mike Yardley.

Central to Australia’s sense of pride and identity is their wondrous wildlife. And for the first time in Taronga Zoo’s 103-year-history, it has gone vir-

Taronga Zoo has gone virtual with the launch of Taronga TV.

tual with the launch Taronga TV. You can tune in daily for a packed schedule of fascinating keepers’ talks and shows, 24/7 live animal streams, amusing

animal antics and behind-thescenes sneak peeks. Taronga’s prowess as a wildlife rescue and conservation leader is second to none, too. taronga.org.au The Australian Reptile Park has also recast its riches online. You can connect with their wildlife virtually with keepers still working hard to feed and look after all animals.

Making educational videos too for house-bound children.

Check out Animal Tales with Tim Faulkner.

The Australian Reptile Park is also live-streaming zookeepers daily showcasing their favourite animals and answering viewer questions. This will include feeding Elvis, the saltwater crocodile, play time and cuddles with dingoes, feeding cuddly koalas and virtual tours of different areas within the park. reptilepark.com. au For something educational to watch with the kids, if not a little geeky, unlock the mysteries of the Great Barrier Reef and see what some of Australia’s favourite reef creatures are up to at the Great Barrier Reef.

With real-time data, track turtles, sharks and manta rays which show their movements and location since they were first tagged by researchers. citizensg-

br.org Live vicariously through one of Australia’s most beautiful birds via BirdLife Australia Discovery Centre’s EagleCAM, a live stream of a resident pair of Sydney’s white-bellied sea eagles. The livestream is an interactive, interpretive hub that provides opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the eagles in their natural habitat. www. sea-eaglecam.org Down at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, in true Mona style, you can livestream Tim Steiner between midday and 6.30pm NZT daily.

Since 2011, Tim has sat at Mona for over 3500 hours and with the museum now closed to guests, Tim is clocking up some additional hours while also practising social distancing.

A former tattoo-parlour manager from Zurich, Tim Steiner has an enormously elaborate full-length tattoo on his back that was designed by a Belgian artist and sold to a German art collector, Rik Reinking, for 150,000 euros.

Tim received a third of the sum. Forty hours of tattooing across his entire back created the image of a Madonna crowned by a Mexican-style skull, with yellow rays emanating from her halo.

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Transport yourself to the Outback in the Northern Territory and explore the mystery and majesty of Uluru and Kata Tjuta National Park. you can explore the iconic site at your own pace – and check out a number of online exhibits and performances by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

They have also launched a weekly digital programme called From our House to Yours. It includes full-length performances, live recordings and never-before-seen footage, all free.

Viewers can access digital content on demand, with new content released every day from Wednesday. sydneyoperahouse. com The largest classical ballet company in Australia, The Australian Ballet is now offering free morning classes to those at home.

Artistic director David McAllister will teach five simple but effective ballet exercises that are perfect for small spaces. First up

is the plié, which begins every ballet class. australianballet.com. au For lovers of classical music, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is hosting livestreams of their scheduled performances so you can enjoy the works of Beethoven, Bach and Mendelssohn live from the comfort of your own living room. mso.com.au Finally, during its temporary closure, Arts Centre Melbourne is keeping the show going by livestreaming its upcoming performances.

Home to so many companies, from Australia Opera and the Australian Ballet, to the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, there’s a wealth of streaming performances on offer. artscentremelbourne.com.au

The Australian Reptile Park is live-streaming zookeepers daily showcasing their favourite animals and answering viewer questions.

Since 2011, Tim Steiner has sat at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) for over 3500 hours and with the museum now closed to guests, Tim is clocking up some additional hours.

Get up close with some of Australia’s unique wildlife, without actually being there.

As part of the deal, Tim spends his days sitting in galleries so people can admire his work of art, yet his back (or canvas) legally belongs to the art collector – so Tim is essentially the temporary frame.

When he dies, his back is to be skinned, and the skin framed permanently, taking up a place in Reinking’s personal art collection.

How bizarre is that! mona.net.au Transport yourself to the Outback in the Northern Territory and explore the mystery and majesty of Uluru and Kata Tjuta National Park. Story Spheres provides you with 360-degree images and storytelling to serve as excellent research for when you can visit this magical part of the world. storyspheres.com The Sydney Opera House offers a 360-degree tour where

The Australian Ballet is now offering free morning classes to those at home.

unlock the mysteries of the Great Barrier Reef and see what some of Australia’s favourite reef creatures are up to at the Great Barrier Reef.

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Warriors preparing for battle Warriors hooker Karl Lawton is welcoming the increased competition for places ahead of the resumption of the NRL season.

Nathaniel Roache has joined the squad at its training base in Tamworth, New South Wales after missing the team’s charter flight last Sunday.

Roache sat out the opening couple of rounds of the season as he continued his recovery from a serious knee injury, but will now try and vie for the Warriors’ nine jersey with Lawton and Wayde Egan, who started against both Newcastle and Canberra.

Veteran centre Gerard Beale is also nearing a return, while middle forwards Jazz Tevaga and Agnatius Paasi will be back available for selection when the competition resumes at the end of the month.

“I always say competing is a massive part of rugby league and you know when you’ve got three hookers competing for one spot it sort of brings out the best of the other players as well,” Lawton said.

“We’re all training pretty sharp.

“Nate’s just sort of coming back into the

squad so he’ll be ready to chime in pretty soon.

“Giving the coach a headache to pick you is a good thing. The harder the competition the better it is for us.”

It was initially planned Roache would have to self-isolate for two weeks in a hotel, upon arrival in Australia, but the Warriors changed their minds and organised for him to travel to Tamworth, restarting the entire squad’s 14 day quarantine period.

“The last thing you want is to be locked up in a room for two weeks by yourself. Obviously it wouldn’t be ideal,” Lawton said.

“We were going to be here a bit extra anyway so I think it only extended one day on to our quarantine lockdown so it wasn’t a big hit for us.”

The real hits will start on Monday, when the Warriors resume contact training, after a week of conditioning.

“You do miss doing contact after a while of not doing it so I think all the boys are going to go in there, go hard and rip heads off so I reckon it’ll be a good first hit out.”

Warriors hooker Karl Lawton in action last year.

NRL stars speaking out on vaccinations Bryce Cartwright’s wife has hit out again after the NRL star was stood down for refusing to accept a flu shot ahead of the season restart on May 28, while more NRL players have gone public with their support for people’s right to choose what goes into their bodies.

It comes as Cronulla veteran Wade Graham told players it was a “no-brainer” to do what health authorities advise and accept the vaccination.

On Friday Queensland’s Chief Medical Officer confirmed Cartwright was one of three Gold Coast players who will not be allowed to train or play until they either have the flu vaccination or

provide a genuine medical reason why they cannot.

Titans hooker Nathan Peats was one of the trio, but later explained why he originally refused the jab and said he will now accept the vaccination.

Initially it was thought players who didn’t want the flu shot would be able to sign a waiver allowing them to play, but the Queensland Government yesterday endorsed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s proposal of a “no jab, no play” policy.

Cartwright and his wife Shanelle have not vaccinated their children. Earlier in the week she said their kids were completely healthy and the “proof is in the pudding”.

On Saturday, Shanelle took to Instagram again to complain about footy players being forced to accept a flu shot in order to play.

She posted a screenshot of an article about the Titans stars being stood down, then wrote her concerns over the top of the image.

“According to the Australian immunisation handbook under 2.1.3 Valid Consent …” she wrote.

“2. It must be given voluntarily in the absence of undue pressure, coercion or manipulation.

“This is exactly that. We’re entering very scary territory.”

Cartwright, meanwhile, said he is not “anti-vaccinations” but stands “for the freedom to choose what goes into our bodies”.

He also said he won’t be “bullied” into making decisions about his and his family’s health.

Medical professionals have advised players to accept the flu shot because getting the flu and also coronavirus will be more detrimental to a person’s health.

It was reported between 10-20 players initially refused the flu shot and Dylan Walker has gone public with his concerns about mandatory vaccinations, issuing a lengthy statement on Instagram.

Walker’s post was “liked” by North Queensland and New Zealand centre Esan Marsters.

Sharks and NSW Origin star Wade Graham believes unless players are rejecting the flu shot

on religious grounds, then it is a “no-brainer” to receive the vaccination to ensure the season stands a greater chance of restarting.

“If it’s their personal preference that they don’t have the flu shots, for me that’s a no-brainer,” Graham said on Triple M. “If they were in my team I’d be asking them to get the flu shot done.

“It’s a team sport, so you do things that are not your personal preference a lot of the time and for me this is simple. Get the shot done so your team-mates can get to playing. A lot of people have worked hard to get us in this position to give us an opportunity and for something as simple as this, for me it’s a no-brainer.”

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■■FOOTBALL

Mainland views out in force

By Adam Burns

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There is delight among local footballing circles following a strong response to a survey last week.

Mainland Football received about 5000 responses in 48 hours to a survey which was issued last week.

“What an incredible response,” a Mainland Football spokesperson said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

“We just wanted to say a massive thank-you to the 4889 people who have completed the Mainland Football Survey so far.”

Mainland Football chief executive Julian Bowden told the Guardian that it was positive to have such strong

feedback from its members.

“We just need support to get through this period until we are able to play again,” he said.

“Many people want to get out and play and want to extend the season so they can get as many games in as possible.

“It was quite humbling to see people take the time.

“The feedback we got was really helpful.”

The organisation will breakdown the data down to individual clubs this week.

Community sports including local football can prepare for a return under Alert Level 2 following an announcement by the Government last week.

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Cane ‘frustrating at times’ says Foster All Black coach Ian Foster revealed his new captain Sam Cane can be “frustrating” to deal with.

And the Chiefs loose forward says he already knew that Foster could find him a bit annoying.

After appointing Cane last week, Foster said: “He’s really comfortable in own skin about who he is and not afraid to challenge and question.

“He likes clarity. If things are not clear he will ask a lot of questions.

“It’s a bit frustrating at times but that’s the beauty of him as a captain.”

When asked by Newstalk ZB’s Martin Devlin about Foster’s suggestion he could be annoying as Devlin put it, Cane said: “I know what he means because he’s said it to me in the past.

“I like to have a good understanding of what we’re doing and the why behind it.

“Once I understand that I can help drive it – that’s what he’s alluding to there.”

But Cane also revealed that it is not his style to be so questioning of referees.

“Early on in my career, particularly the first few years as captain, I worked with a couple of referees (about) the right questions to ask, when to shut up and leave them alone, how they think during a game. They are under pressure as well.

“Sometimes I find less is better with referees, and they’ve told me that too. It’s a bit of a philosophy I have unless it is something I feel strongly about or I feel it is the right time.

“I won’t be in the referee’s ear all game – that works for me as well, to focus on your own team and your own play.”

The reception to his appointment “Now it is all out in the open I’ve been pretty overwhelmed with the messages of support,” he said.

“The most important thing is you have the respect of teammates, management and the

would like to tweak.

“Just because we didn’t get the job done last year, there are still a lot of good things in place, he’s able to identify the tweaks,” Cane said.

He described Foster as “tactically up with the best” and “good at narrowing down the things to get right”.

“He’s a good people person, good values, cares about his players, I think he’ll do a fantastic job.”

Cane’s only real contact with Foster’s All Black coaching rival Scott Robertson was when the Crusaders boss was selecting New Zealand under-20 loose forwards, when Cane was emerging.

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“I’m really hopeful and all the signs are pretty positive … most likely Australia, potentially Ireland could open up as well, South Africa could get across.

“That would be awesome.”

He said rugby needed to put a “good product” out.

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“You certainly feel a bit more expectation on your shoulders, you’re not just worried about yourself but I’m a lot better at managing that now.”

Cane said he had learned how to concentrate on his own game and use breaks in play to take care of team matters.

A captain needed to put a lot of trust in players around him, and particularly in the halfback and first five-eighth.

He had built strong bonds over a decade with some fellow All Blacks, from their junior days.

On the media “I’ve learnt over the years to take everything with a grain of salt, have a bit of a thick skin …

the most important opinions are from close ones, the loved ones, team-mates and coaches.”

On getting used to collisions again “I remember talking to (former All Black loose forward) Rodney So’oialo and one of the things he missed most about rugby was the contact and collision.

“Loose forwards and the tight five will know what he means … it really resonated, after a while you do miss that.

“No doubt you are sore after them but it’s amazing how quickly your body can adjust – a few weeks of that and we’ll be back into it.

“Sometimes when you haven’t played for a while and you’re watching a game you think ‘geez that’s physical, holy smoke’ … but

then you’re out there the next day doing it yourself.

“These days everyone’s got the players’ best interests at heart … it’s going to be a minimum of three weeks training before the first game … two weeks of just training with no game at the weekend and in the third week we are training for the game on Saturday.

“There’s a lot of trust put in medical staff, strength and conditioning coaches … it’s just about getting those collisions in.

“It’s what we’ve been training for and keeping fit for during this period.”

On Foster’s somewhat contentious appointment Cane said Foster’s eight years in a very successful All Black camp meant he was perfectly placed to know what worked, and what he

On being benched for Scott Barrett in the World Cup semi-final against England “Steve (Hansen) called me into his room (before the team announcement) and just gave me his reasoning, he was open and honest … wanted to target the English lineout offensively, to stop the ball at the source.

“I was hugely disappointed because you want to be involved in the big games.

“I knew I would be involved but not to same capacity. It was tough, but a good test for my character, to suck it up and get on with it and do my best when I got on the field.”

On his comeback from a broken neck Cane said he didn’t really acknowledge his incredible recovery at the time but “it’s pretty remarkable how life can take you on different journeys”.

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Jumping in the deep end

By Richard Gladwell American Magic’s Terry Hutchinson says they have made a huge leap of faith in exporting their AC75 to Auckland - without any process in place that will get their team through New Zealand’s closed borders.

Hutchinson, who was part of Emirates Team New Zealand for seven years, is now Executive Director of the New York Yacht Club’s challenger for the 2021 America’s Cup. Interviewed on SailingIllustrated.com by America’s Cup veteran turned commentator Tom Ehman, Hutchinson said that already nine of the team who hold NZ passports, including skipper Dean Barker, are either in quarantine in New Zealand or planning to leave next month.

Hutchinson is hoping to be able to start sending non-Kiwi members of American Magic’s 138-strong team to New Zealand in the near future, but respects the current status of the New Zealand Government.

“From the communications we have had with the NZ Immigration Minister, currently exemptions are made only for health officials and those who can help manage and maintain the safety of the NZ community.

“But outside that – stand by.

“They are standing firm right now as to the fact that the borders are closed.

“The decision we have made is risky. But it is a bit of a waiting game – which was always going to have to take place for us.

“I completely understand and respect the process that is taking place in New Zealand.

“Prime Minister Ardern has done a great job of making difficult decisions.

“Beyond those who have NZ

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Residency, our first deployment will be a team of 55 people and their family members, once we get the green light.”

Hutchinson promises that, if or when given that green light, his team will respect all the country’s rules and guidelines.

“You’re not going to find a more motivated group to adhere to the guidelines that have been set for us,” he said.

“New Zealand has done a great job, in so many ways they have led the world in demonstrating how to fight and virtually eliminate Covid-19. From an American Magic perspective, we want to help maintain the discipline the Kiwis shown and follow the rules that we need to follow to gain access into the country.

“It doesn’t seem fair that the NZ Government has to cover the cost of an American Magic 14-day quarantine or lockdown.

“My expectation is that we are going to have to take that [cost] on, and we will happily do so.”

Fortuitously for American Magic, the cancellation call for the two America’s Cup World Series events in Italy and UK came through in time for their AC75 Defiant to cancel their passage to Europe.

Team New Zealand were not so fortunate, having shipped their AC75 boat, almost two months earlier on what turned out to be a fool’s errand to Europe.

That muddle cost the Kiwis four months sailing time in Auckland, but it has set the scene for the first race between a challenger and the defender in the 36th America’s Cup – as to whose AC75 will be the first to arrive in Auckland.

Both Hutchinson and Team NZ CEO Grant Dalton say it will be very close, with both teams’ boats expected to arrive in three weeks.

“Right now our landing time is

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from June 7-12, so I’d say there’s a chance we will beat the Kiwis,” Hutchinson said.

Hutchinson was more serious on the pivotal decision to ship the AC75 along with their base and chase boats to Auckland.

“These are definitely nervous times. I would go as far as to say that the success or failure of our program lies purely in the next eight or nine weeks.”

Following the ACWS cancellation, the New York Yacht Club team could have unpacked Defiant and continued their sailing program out of Pensacola.

But against the backdrop of Covid-19, the team decided to self-maroon in Florida and didn’t sail.

“I believe the right thing was to prioritise the health and safety of the entire team”, Hutchinson said, “but we also wanted to prioritise the health and safety of the Pensa-

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“We chose smart and careful over pure ambition, and we’re trusting that over time it will all balance itself out,” he added.

“We took the opportunity [to go straight to Auckland] even though it is 32-33 days on a ship.

“It is the first time in this program that we have lost control of our assets. That, by nature, makes me feel very uneasy because, at that point, we are relying on others to dictate our future.”

And, for now at least, they can’t keep an eye on Team New Zealand’s activities either.

“Our reconnaissance team hasn’t been allowed out on the water in Auckland under the current alert level 3, as there’s no boating allowed,” he explains.

“When the alert level is down to Level 2 recreational boats will be allowed on the water, and we’ll be able to keep an eye on Team NZ.”

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Happy back in the saddle It’s fair to say Palmerston North rider Robbie Hannam is a glass half full guy.

The effervescent jockey has been back at work over the past couple of weeks after New Zealand’s monthlong lockdown period due to Covid-19.

The 53-year-old kept fit throughout the month off and like many was eager to get back to work as soon as he could.

“The body has been good,” Hannam said. “I live beside the river and there are walkways and I have kept pretty active.

“We’ve been back at trackwork just under two weeks and I have been riding a bit of work for Peter Didham, who is my brother-in-law. He’s got a few in work.

“I know it was four or five weeks of not doing a lot, but it was just like riding a bike.

“It felt so good to be back on a horse.”

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A multiple Group One-winning rider, Hannam is looking forward to getting back trial and raceday riding as he does not earn an income from riding work.

“I don’t get paid for riding trackwork,” Hannam said.

“I ride trackwork to get raceday rides. The jumpouts and trials will bring the horses forward a lot.”

For the month of July, the Central Districts has been allocated five race meetings, with two clashing with northern meeetings meaning local jockeys are more likely to be sought after.

Hannam was pleased with the prizemoney announcements of $15,000 across the board and paying back to 14th for the month of July, but he is wary of the competition for rides.

“Everyone will get a little bit of a payday and it is probably a little bit more than people thought we were going to get.” he said.

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ACROSS 1. As could be foreseen, price badly affected – and about time (11) 8. The wrong idea is socially acceptable, and it’s goodbye (5) 9. In America a commercial traveller might beat a tattoo (7) 10. He thinks he’s omniscient (4-3) 11. Get the general drift of a singer (5) 12. A dozen score 240 (6) 14. Sound way one cooks a young salmon (6) 18. It will exist to the right of this organ (5) 19. Unrealistically visualise how pure dam might be (5,2) 21. Tell one a secret code if moving around the North (7) 23. Divine influence WG had (5) 24. Intend to use another form if biased towards controversy (11) DOWN 1. Skirt pocket or packet that could hold lunch-starter (7) 2. Interesting incident involving Poe dies out (7) 3. A plant put up in a natural university environment (5) 4. Old Ted could move about and walk a little way (6) 5. Boisterously blow troubles out, nothing less (7) 6. Blossom given over to the sweet potato (3) 7. Mr German beheaded, or is that a mistake? (5) 13. A translation from the Norse six are involved with (7) 15. Pain in back will disappear after album is put out (7) 16. The coach may not stop to put it into words (7) 17. Remain fixed with a herd that turns east (6) 18. Stand-in could almost make it by May 1st (5) 20. One’s avoirdupois, topless, when one over it gets drunk (5) 22. Hazel, say, will butt one with the head (3)

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): People have go-to emotions – things they are better at dealing with, states they understand and can navigate like a hometown. Realizing this, who can you learn from to increase your emotional awareness?

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Abundance is a state of mind.

When you feel rich, the actual numbers aren’t the point. That’s all relative. Wealth is a matter of putting a high value on what is already yours.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): A fantasy is like a gift you give yourself. It can do more than entertain you.

A good fantasy can pull you forward, making you aware of where you are now compared with where you want to be.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your stars tell a message of pleasant urgency. There’s something to be gained, and you must act on it. This will mean deciding what not to do so you have the resources you need to make your move.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): People’s responses can be unpredictable and untimely. Whatever you can do to guide them along will smooth the process. Think about what you want them to do and reverse engineer the exchange.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You will gladly take on the high level of responsibility you are capable of.

There’s a decision to be made, and you are the best person to make it. You will follow through with the work you need to do.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You are happy to fill in the blanks for another person, work behind the scenes to make them look good and do what you can to make their dream come true. This graciousness will eventually come back to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It may take longer than usual to get going this morning, but once your mind kicks into a certain mode, you will come up with brilliantly creative and exceptionally workable plans.

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Rather, it’s the resolutions you make and the actions you take to eradicate the problem.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You would love to spoil someone with attention, it would please you to be able to give someone what you wanted but didn’t get. These dynamics play out simply.

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BLUETT, Rosalin (Rose) (née Crawford) – Passed away peacefully at the Ashburton Hospital on Friday May 8, 2020. Aged 81 years.

Dearly loved wife of Barry for 59 years. Loving Mum and Mother-in-law of Craig and Wendy (Blenheim) and Julie (Ashburton) Treasured Granny Rose of Timothy and Marcel, Andrew, Daniel and Kurt. Sister and Sister in Law of Peter and Judy Crawford (Greymouth) and John (Deceased) and Anne Crawford (Granity) sister-inlaw of Jill and Ken Gillespie (Christchurch). A great friend to Tony and Nigel. Aunt to Carol and Paul, and Kristen, John and Barry. Messages of condolence should be sent to the Bluett family 5 Belt Road Ashburton 7700.

The family would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff of both the Sealy Street Medical Centre and the Ashburton Public Hospital for the thoughtful and compassionate care given to Rose over the last six years.

Likewise our thanks also to the clergy from St Stephen’s Anglican Parish who provided much appreciated spiritual care for Rose over the same period. Lastly a very special thank you to Jeanette and Joy for their kindness that in so many ways helped Rose cope with her ongoing illness.

‘A real battler now at rest’.

A private family service for Rose will be held at a later date.

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Northeasterlies turning southwest.

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Morning cloud, then increasing fine spells.

Northeasterlies developing.

FZL: Lowering to 2200m later

Mainly fine with northeasterlies. Clouding over later in the day with a southwest change.

Rain about the divide, possibly heavy at first, and scattered falls developing in the east south of Springfield. Snow lowering to 1800m. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h dying out in the morning. Wind at 2000m: NW 55 km/h dying out in the morning.

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UK PAIR TAKE RUGBY PLUNGE

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

It is a long way to come to be put straight into lockdown.

However for English rugby imports Jo Bucknall and Lorne Mellonie, they are champing at the bit to get onto the Mid Canterbury paddock.

The players arrived in the region from the UK in March and are both set to represent Ashburton Celtic once club rugby commences.

The pair first met during Kendal RUFC Wasps’ season last year.

Mellonie (25), who hails from the north of England, first decided she wanted to take up the oppor-

tunity in mid-2019 and is here on a two-year visa.

There have been numerous player exchanges between the Kendal club and Celtic in the past, however they had been with the men’s teams.

“We are the first women to have crossed over,” Mellonie said.

“There was an opportunity.

“And I was like ‘well I want to go travelling.”

The prospect of other women players making similar moves was something Mellonie hoped might catch on.

She put the call out to her Wasps teammates to see who else was keen when Bucknall (21), who is

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originally from the East Midlands area of England, decided to tag along for a one year playing stint, although she said she would be open to longer if she can extend her visa.

Both bring contrasting playing backgrounds.

Mellonie had played three seasons prior to a move to Mid Canterbury and was set to make a transition from wing to centre.

“I’m really excited, that’s where I’ve aspired to play.”

Meanwhile Bucknall, who first laced the boots up at age four, had played for several clubs in the UK and was relishing the physical aspect of the loose trio

“I love it, there’s so much more smashing as a flanker.”

Jo Bucknall (left) and Lorne Mellonie have found a new rugby family in Ashburton. after years playing in the backline.

“I love it,” she said.

“There’s so much more smashing as a flanker.”

Mellonie described her teammate as a “savage” on the flank.

They were involved in a handful of trainings before lockdown brought season preparations to a standstill.

“We had a friendly sevens game against each other, which helped break the ice and helped the coaches figure out where people wanted to play.”

While they are still biding their time ahead of a return to the rugby field, they were back at work last week helping out with deliver-

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ies at Cleaver’s Corner Gastro Pub. Bucknall said they had been well looked by coaching staff and their manager during a challenging lockdown period.

“They’ve given us food packages and anything we’ve wanted,” she said.

“We’ve really been made welcome.”

“It’s like we’ve got a new family over here.”

Despite no certain date for the return of community rugby, she remained optimistic.

“To be fair it’d be so much longer before we started playing in England,” she said.

“We’re in the right place.”

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