Ashburton Guardian, Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020

Since Sept 27, 1879

Retail $2.20 Home delivered from $1.40

THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

ROAD SAFETY ROLL-OUT FOR 2021 CONTINUED

Time called on 53-year career P3

Cautious future for real estate

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

60 seconds with . .P4.

P2

First home buyers who have taken a hit to their KiwiSaver accounts might find themselves struggling to scrape together a deposit in the post Covid-19 lockdown housing market, says Murray Young.

The Property Brokers agent has been in the business of selling homes for decades and said he’s struggling to envisage the shape the market will take in the coming weeks and months.

The only thing certain is that it will be different, but where prices will sit is anyone’s guess, Young said.

Wherever prices settled, it would be the first home buyer that would be hardest hit, he said.

“It’s going to be a pretty interesting

time when we come out of this. It might just take a wee while to get used to a new norm, to get confidence.”

He doesn’t anticipate any significant slump in prices, suggesting the market is more likely to simply go quiet for a time while people assess their options and wait for a little certainty in prices.

His team were in touch daily and were also in touch with head office and the general feeling was that people were still feeling positive but were keen to get back to work.

Deals could still be done online and sale and purchase agreements prepared, but people would be unable to get a builder’s report or unlikely to get a LIM, he said.

Real Estate New Zealand’s Trevor Hurley has a huge rental portfolio, and

said some of his landlords were finding the lockdown pretty tough.

“Any properties that were empty will stay empty and some of those owners are getting pretty stressed.

“Normally we have properties rented very quickly, but now our hands are tied. We’re doing our best to keep the communication lines open with our tenants and our owners.”

A number of landlords had reduced rents during the lockdown for both residential and commercial tenants, to ensure they were not left with vacant properties further down the track, Hurley said.

CONTINUED

P2

Local news for local people Mid Canterbury’s only locally-owned daily newspaper

Mid Canterbury.

That’s our Heartland.

Earn 1.60% p.a. with Heartland’s Direct Call Account.

Find out more at heartland.co.nz Direct Call Account terms and conditions apply.

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

News 2

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

■■TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Work to begin in 2021 Work is likely to start next year on the long awaited State Highway traffic lights in Tinwald and at Walnut Avenue in Ashburton.

A meeting between Ashburton district councillors and NZ Transport agency staff last week saw some hard questions asked about the two projects, and while no watertight timeframe for installation was given, councillors were told it was likely work would begin in 2021.

A government roading package announced earlier this year included both projects because they were deemed important in improving road safety – Tinwald because of the difficulty for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists accessing the highway and Walnut Avenue because of the large volume of Ashburton College and Ashburton Intermediate students crossing the highway.

The process being worked through now would see delivery plans prepared and once these were accepted, the agency would engage with the community on the projects.

Councillors made it clear to the NZTA team that the site chosen for Tinwald’s lights, at Lagmhor Road intersection, was not their first choice.

The Tinwald corridor business case had proposed lights at Grahams Road and a roundabout at Lagmhor Road, councillor Stuart Wilson said, and he wanted to know why this had changed.

Lagmhor Road was the better option, Transport Planning Manager Michael Blyleven said, because it would serve two purposes, providing good access for people onto and across the state highway and it would also create breaks in the traffic for vehicles on Grahams Road to turn onto the highway.

“This will create two opportunities for vehicles to access the highway.”

There were design issues still to resolve, Blyleven said and one of the solutions could be to move the cycle lane onto the grassed road side.

“These are details we’ll engage in with you as soon as we get the go ahead,” he said.

In terms of traffic counts, Lagmhor Road as the preferred site was more about ensuring connectivity rather than actual volumes, Blyleven said.

Several councillors were concerned that lights at Lagmhor Road would see more vehicles, including heavy vehicles, using Harland and Anne Street rather than Grahams Road, and that would create extra wear on local roads.

Blyleven assured councillors that there would be plenty of opportunity for local input into the project and anticipated this could start as early as next month.

There were also still discussions to be had with affected businesses at that intersection and with Kiwi Rail, but depending how all conversations went, the target date for work to start was next year, he said.

Design work on the lights at both the East Street and State Highway intersections with Walnut Avenue had previously been done, but the project was put on hold.

The key issues with that project now would be he completion of discussions with KiwiRail and the need for the council to relocate the state highway access to the Ashburton Domain, Blyleven said.

■■COVID-19

Fifth coronavirus death in New Zealand New Zealand’s long weekend in lockdown culminated yesterday with the Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield advising there were 19 new cases yesterday afternoon, taking New Zealand’s total number of Covid-19 cases to 1349.

Bloomfield also confirmed New Zealand’s fifth death – a man in his 80s – the third to come from a cluster at a resthome in Christchurch.

“We need to be prepared for more possible deaths,” he said.

So far, all three people who have died were

from the Rosewood resthome.

Canterbury DHB is investigating how Covid-19 got into the rest home. The first two were a 90-year-old woman and a man in his 70s.

Fears remained for other dementia patients from the home.

15 people remain in hospital with four people in ICU, one of whom is in a critical condition in Dunedin Hospital.

546 people have recovered – an increase of 75 from Sunday’s update.

Testing numbers dropped off over the East-

er period across the 77 testing stations in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Health does not provide updates on specific areas and the number of actual confirmed cases in the Ashburton District is still unknown, although one case has been publicly confirmed through a link to a local school.

That was early in the lockdown period.

Canterbury cases are bunched into one under the Canterbury District Health Board banner and more specific data is not being made readily available.

■■REAL ESTATE

Cautious future for real estate From P1 While his company does a significant amount of its business through virtual tours in normal times, since the lockdown people had been too busy adjusting to their changed lives to look at properties, he said.

“They’re busy adjusting to the lockdown scenario and its impact on their jobs and income. Their focus hasn’t been on real estate but we’re now starting to see, particularly from rentals, people wanting to move down to a lower priced property.”

Hurley predicts caution is likely to mark the market when the lockdown lifts, as people rethink their jobs and their lifestyles, perhaps looking to downsize or stay put and renovate rather than trade up.

“It will be a completely different market, the confidence will take some time to come back.”

While the impact may not be felt so strongly in the Ashburton District, Hurley said in areas where people had bought properties to use solely as AirBnb, they were likely to see many of those come back on the market as tourism dried up.

Inevitably there would be people in the market who were cashed up and ready to buy and when the world started again, vendors might be well advised to consider all offers coming forward if they were keen to sell, he said.

“And that’s not just now, it could be well into the future. As much as the government is helping many people there will be a significant impact. This is horrendous for many people and very stressful.”

My offices in Ashburton and Timaru are now closed under COVID level 4 measures For any assistance you can still contact me by ringing 03 308 7510 or email me directly at: andrew.falloon@parliament.govt.nz Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 should phone their doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453

Authorised by Andrew Falloon MP, 139 Stafford Street, Timaru.

Andrew Falloon MP for Rangitata

Image Credit: thespinoff.co.nz ,@SIOUXSIEW, @XTOTL Source: WHO, CDC - CC-BY-SA

For the latest info: who.int, health.govt.nz

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Ashburton Guardian

3

Roger finally signs off Not many people spend 53 years working for one employer, but Roger Gutberlet has spent that long on the payroll for the New Zealand Police.

He talks to reporter Sue Newman about that time and the non-sworn job as a firearms officer that earned him a letter of commendation for that service.

I

t’s taken 53 years, but Roger Gutberlet has finally signed off as an employee of the New Zealand Police.

He joined up as a 17½-year-old cadet, and this month, in a career defining move, handed in his notice after serving more than 20 years as a civilian firearms officer for the same employer.

Gutberlet finished his time as a serving police officer in 1998, holding the rank of sergeant. He was just a month or so shy of his fiftieth birthday, then the golden age in the police for leaving with your superannuation paid out in a lump sum.

Leaving the police before his fiftieth birthday, Gutberlet knew he would need to find other work, and counts himself fortunate the opportunity to pick up the firearms licensing role was there for the taking.

“When I look back at the time I started, I asked them what training I’d have to do. They said, you’ve been a cop for 32 years, just go out there and do it.”

Imagine that happening today,

Roger Gutberlet with his wife Diane.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Gutberlet said.

Four years ago, Gutberlet tried to resign from the job. No one was interested and his resignation letter was tossed in the rubbish.

In the early days on the job his work patch covered the entire Ashburton District and as far over the Rakaia River as the Synlait plant at Dunsandel. In the years when he was the sole firearms officer Gutberlet would process between 700 and 800 licences a year.

“Back then I was working on it about 30 hours a week because some, if they were in the high country, you’d have at least a couple of hours travel.”

Over the years he’s shared the job with other part-time officers, keeping the rural patch for himself.

It’s a job he’s enjoyed, but admitted it was becoming increasingly complex with each new application and renewal requiring more interviews and input.

“It’s gone from one page of questions to now having seven and eight pages of questions applicants have to answer. Now you have to ask everyone over the age

of 16 living in the house the same questions. It’s a huge amount of work and you still only get a contract rate for each licence,” he said.

And the number of people having to answer those questions for each new application and each renewal has also increased, leading to each licence taking much longer to process.

Five weeks ago, just how much the job had changed was hammered home to Gutberlet.

“I was told to return any files I was working on, that I couldn’t do any more work until I went in and was retrained. I’ve done over 6500 applications for firearms licences over the past 20 plus years and you think I need training now?

I told them I’d finished, I’d had enough.”

Always a man who put the commonsense approach before red tape and box ticking, the call to retrain was a wake-up call, a reminder that his pragmatic approach might be out of step in an era where red tape ruled.

“It was a fair call for them in some ways I suppose but I think I’m well out of it.”

He resigned, handed in his files and closed the 53 years and three months chapter with the police, putting life in the paid workforce well and truly to bed.

No one was more surprised than Gutberlet when an official looking letter arrived in the mail a couple of weeks ago. He opened it with a fair degree of caution and admits he was pretty tickled by the contents.

The letter was signed by the assistant commissioner of police, Tusha Penny. It commended him for his long service to the NZ Police.

It was a career he loved and one that has left him with a huge store of memories of people, crimes and workmates.

He was a new cadet at the Trentham Police College when the Wahine went down off the coast of Wellington during a major storm, and for a young cop that was a fairly interesting introduction to the world of community service, Gutberlet said.

A lot of those memories include lighthearted moments such as the time he was hitchhiking to Christchurch to collect a second

car for his family.

“I was picked up in about 30 seconds by two fellows. They had a kid’s car seat and toys in the car, and I got a bit suspicious. I was going to the police station, but I didn’t like to get them to drop me there, so I got dropped in town and rang the police and asked them to check the car.”

Sure enough, the vehicle had been stolen from Dunedin that morning. Call that a cop’s gut instinct, I guess, Gutblerlet said.

The two men were not found, but the next day, a car stalled on the Rakaia Bridge and it was the same pair in a stolen car on their way back to Dunedin. This time they were not so lucky, and he had the pleasure of identifying them and later reading out their charges in court.

With his second police career as a firearms officer wrapped up, Gutberlet says he won’t be sitting around wondering how to fill in his time. He’s a keen bowler and once the Covid-19 lockdown ends, he says he’ll be using the extra time well, spending far more time on the Ashburton Bowling Club greens.

Annie’s is closed to walk in customers for now, please check out the website and let me know if I can help.

Stay safe and well.

- Rachel -

Open 24/7 online | www.anniesquilts.co.nz | P 03 307 6277 | Main South Road, Tinwald

News 4

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

SECONDS WITH……..

LIZ McMILLAN Deputy mayor We know them largely for their roles within our community but for many at the moment those roles are on hold. So, in the spirit of getting to know a little bit more about some of the frequent faces of the Ashburton District, we’re putting the spotlight on and digging a little deeper.

Taika Waititi.

A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry.

3: What’s your go to relaxation away from work?

Walking the dog.

4: What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without?

My kids.

1: What’s something you’ve never tried, but have always wanted to?

Be a DJ. 2: Which three celebrities would you invite to dinner?

Miriam Margoyles, Graham Norton,

5: What are three things you wouldn’t miss if you were stranded on a desert island?

7: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve heard or had given to you?

Be true to yourself.

8: If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?

War correspondent.

9: What is the one thing you cannot resist?

Having a good laugh

Vacuuming, doing the dishes, driving.

10: Tell us something about you that might surprise us?

6: What’s the best book you’ve ever read?

I only wear bright pink lipstick if I know I am going to have a hard day.

■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

School exams, real life answers

ESSENTIAL APPLIANCES now available at

your local store!

Delivered in a safe and contactless manner

Phone 027 367 3970 YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS TAKING CARE OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

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 Roger Leslie, a classmate from High School and Ashburton College days who now lives in Wellington, has never forgotten his hometown and remains interested in people living here and things happening in our community.

It’s always good to hear from him.

Roger has a great sense of humour which is reflected in many of the funny and clever emails he dispatches to friends.

And, of course, right now these are a real tonic so it seems a good idea to share some.

These are genuine school examination questions and answers.

Pupils were 16 years old.

Q. Name the four seasons.

A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.

A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q. How is dew formed?

A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Q. What causes the tides in the oceans?

A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight.

Q. What are steroids?

A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.

Q. What happens to your body as you age?

A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.

Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.

A. Premature death.

Q. How can you delay milk turning sour?

A. Keep it in the cow. (Simple, but brilliant).

Bernard Egan

TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

Q. How are the main 20 parts of the body categorised? (eg the abdomen).

A. The body is consisted into three parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A, E, I, O, U. Q. What is the fibula?

A. A small lie.

Q. What does ‘varicose’ mean?

A. Nearby.

Q. Give the meaning of the term ‘Caesarean section’.

A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome.

Q. What is a seizure?

A. A Roman emperor. (Julius Seizure, I came, I saw, I had a fit).

Q. What is a terminal illness?

A. When you are sick at the airport. (Irrefutable).

Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?

A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas.

Q. What does the word ‘benign’ mean?

A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight. (Brilliant).

Neither Roger nor I can recall examination questions quite like these, which is probably just as well because we probably wouldn’t want to be reminded of our answers!

Living at Alert Level 4 Tuesday 14 April Update Thank you to all the essential workers who worked over Easter.

We’re in week three at Alert Level 4, so it’s important to be kind, and continue to support each other.

What do I do if I have symptoms or other health issues?

If you’re not feeling well, please ring your GP or Healthline as you normally would – don’t hold off or wait until you feel worse.

Our health system is open and running and ready to help.

Healthline is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0800 358 5453.

Can my employer make me take annual leave if they are getting the wage subsidy?

If you have a complaint about your employer breaching any of your employment conditions you can either call the Employment line on 0800 20 90 20 or email info@employment.govt.nz Remember, all New Zealand employers – including the self-employed and sole traders – who have experienced at least a 30% decline in revenue due to COVID-19, are eligible to apply.

Visit Covid19.govt.nz to find the list of employers who have received the wage subsidy scheme.

Can I drive my car?

Using private vehicles for transport is only allowed if you are: 1) accessing essential services 2) shopping for food or medicine 3) or if you’re an essential worker travelling to, from, or as part of your essential work.

Otherwise, you must stay home. Do not travel out of town.

You should also only travel in your car with people from your household. Remember, any unnecessary travel may spread COVID-19.

Also note that pedestrians in particular may not be as aware as they normally are, so if you need to drive for essential reasons, remember to slow down, and drive safe.

Can essential workers come into my home or business to do essential work like fixing heating, water or internet issues?

Yes they can. They don’t have to wear masks or gloves – unless required for the work – but do need to maintain their physical distance.

Now is the time to be kind and considerate towards neighbours and those working in our essential services.

What can I do If I experience, or know someone who is experiencing, violence at home?

If you’re not safe at home, it’s okay to leave your bubble to ask for help. If you have to leave, you can contact a friend or neighbour.

Call 111 in the first instance if you can.

Remember to keep an eye-out for friends and neighbours. If you have concerns about a young person, call 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459).

Where can I seek help if I’m feeling stressed or anxious?

If you feel you are not coping, it is important to seek help and professional support. Your family doctor is a good starting point.

For support with grief, anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can also call or text the ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737. This is free, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and gives you the chance to talk with a trained counsellor. If you’re just looking for some extra support, you can go to Covid19.govt.nz. It includes tips for parents or caregivers who want to discuss mental health and wellbeing issues with primary-school aged children.

Who can I contact if I see people not following the rules on self-isolation?

You can tell the Police by completing the online form at 105.police.govt.nz. Where possible, try to keep the phones free for those that need them in an emergency.

Thank you New Zealand A big thank you to everyone in the country for your vigilance over the Easter period. Together, we are saving lives.

Got questions?

Find the answers faster at Covid19.govt.nz

Rural 6

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Onions back on the Indonesian market NZME

Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural April 13, 2020 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 85 -106 Prime 120 - 162 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 160 -185 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 205 -230 This week Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 98 17.5 kg YX SI 111 19.0 kg YX SI 121 21.0 kg YX SI 133 Local trade (c/kg) SI 680 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 92 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 431 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 307 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 410 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 470 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 348 AP Stag 60kg SI 423 AP Stag 80kg SI 564

52 week high low 170 286

20 90

430

134

323

207

4 wks ago

3 mths ago

1 year ago

52 week high low

102 115 125 138 730

128 145 158 174 860

102 115 125 138 700

133 150 163 181 880

98 111 121 133 680

92

130

103

136

92

435

567

490

600

431

320

466

340

482

307

416

512

458

579

410

480

500

500

600

470

373 453 604

424 515 686

449 545 726

505 612 816

348 423 564

Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 805 805 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 278 286 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 251 251 Merino 2,550 2,550

1,317 352 308 2,114

Source: WSI, NZMerino 953 1,193 805 484 550 277 322 364 251 2,387 2,428 1,588

405 406 400

Source: Midlands Grain 418 440 410 420 435 410 417 417 390

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 412 416 Wheat, feed 411 417 Barley, feed 397 390

International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Mar-20 106.00 115.00 120.00

128.00

u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

8,275 3,764 4,899 6,328

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

7,013 4,494 4,761 7,178

7,067 4,574 4,770 7,212

6,064 4,727 4,745 6,045

2018/19 final $6.35 2018/19 final $0.00

0.6130 0.5447

8,696 4,881 5,241 7,912

5,755 3,601 4,530 5,512

2019/20 f'cast $7.00 - $7.60* 2019/20 $0.15 - $0.25 NZX FCG $3.84

* before retentions

u EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6078 Euro 0.5558

Source: PF Olsen 138.00 106.00

0.6608 0.5930

0.6775 0.6016

0.6929 0.6123

Comprehensive data is available from the supplier www.interest.co.nz/rural

0.5723 0.5173

New Zealand onion growers are celebrating being able to export their world class crop to Indonesia again.

“Indonesia has just re-opened its market to New Zealand onions after some clarification was required for the new import rules,” said Onions New Zealand Chief Executive, James Kuperus.

“This follows months of negotiations, but with the support of key figures such as Director General Horticulture, Indonesia, Prihasto Setyanto and the Indonesian Ambassador to New Zealand, Tantowi Yahya, the regulations have been clarified and exports have resumed.”

Onions are the main horticulture crop exported to Indonesia, returning NZ$28 million to regional New Zealand in 2019. In total, our country’s onion exports rose to NZ$172 million in 2019, up by NZ$83 million on 2018.

Trade between Indonesia and New Zealand is equal, with exports/imports worth NZ$1.1 billion to each economy.

Apatu Farms Joint Managing Director, Paul Apatu said Onions New Zealand had been very proactive, working directly with Indonesian government officials, and various receivers in the Indonesian supply chain.

“The strategy is to grow the Indonesian market, along with other markets across the world. We’re pretty confident that longterm, international demand for New Zealand onions will grow,” Apatu said.

“We were pretty nervous that there might be some international supply chain disruptions as a result of COVID-19, but reports are that things are currently going pretty well.

“On a global basis, demand for onions is high and we’ve seen export markets making decisions to secure supplies, longterm.

“Onion growers are doing a great job giving the world a really high quality, healthy and great tasting product.”

The whole of New Zealand’s horticulture industry is now worth more than $6 billion to the country’s economy.

AG CONTRACTORS

SPECIALISTS IN

Feed Analysis, Irrigator Compliance (bucket testing) & Water Testing

To advertise in this directory, please phone Sonia on 03 307 7976

Book in your winter feed tests now CALL TODAY TO DISCUSS Danielle Daly-Lemon 027 388 6155 leylandsfeedservices@gmail.com

Mark Love Contracting Ltd

- Rakaia

Mobile shingle screening and crushing plant, custom built for farmers’ work.

Truck available for shingle spreading if required.

Cost effective alternative Established 1985

Opinion www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Ashburton Guardian

7

OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

Traffic plans a good step forward

T

he right of passage through the Ashburton township has always been a bone of contention for motorists, not just those who live here, but those further afield too.

You’ll hear comments from people about how long it takes to get from one side of the township to the other, and that how it only takes the smallest of inconveniences for things to start backing up out of town and things take even longer.

One thing every major town, especially those connected as part of the main line down an island should be conscious of is those wait times – and there should be that demand for them to be better.

I know speaking from my own experience, I’m less likely to stop in a township or city if it takes forever to get through it, and spending an hour sitting in my car waiting to get from one side to the other grows a resentment for that particular location.

And I’m sure Ashburton isn’t protected from those feelings from others as well.

But equally as important as the people who pass through are the people who actually live here. The ones who drive the roads every day and face the same battles everyone else does, just on a more frequent basis.

With that in mind, any improvements that can be made to make life that little bit easier are welcomed, I’m sure. Less waiting time to get onto the main road in Tinwald, or less build-up of traffic near the Ashburton Domain at 5pm on any night of the week.

These are all good results.

Studies show that frustration and anger is one of the biggest contributing factors to many road accidents, and any instance where those tempers are perhaps somewhat lessened will have a more positive result.

Onwards and upwards.

Thought of the day: The middle of the road is where the white line is – and that’s the worst place to drive.

YOUR VIEW

Holiday time in a bubble

By Kerre McIvor

A

couple of months ago, in a pre-Covid world, I read an article in the Herald about how to get maximum holidays with the minimum of annual leave.

I felt ever so smug when my Easter leave was approved – 10 glorious days of holiday for just four days’ annual leave. I was going to head up to the Hoki, catch up with friends for a big Easter Sunday dinner, read, tend the newly planted trees, do a spot of fishing – bliss.

Now, in the middle of our state of emergency, I’m not feeling quite so smug. My lockdown has only really begun.

For the past two weeks, I’ve had the privilege of going into work, so life has had some degree of normality. My alarm goes off and I shower and get dressed – to be fair, I’m lucky it’s radio.

Hilary Barry has set an alarmingly high standard with her formal Fridays and immaculate hair and makeup, while I look like a nun from one of the more austere religious orders but, nonetheless, I’m up and dressed in clothes, not pyjamas. I have the luxury of talking to people other than those in – both in the office and on the radio. I have a routine and structure to my day for which I’m grateful.

Now, however, I’m well and truly stuck in my bubble. And no, I won’t break the rules and head north.

It was disappointing to see so many people Clarking it and heading for their holiday homes over the break. That sort of arrogance and self-centredness is the exception, not the rule, thank heavens, but it’s that sort of behaviour that will see us stuck in our bubbles for longer than we need to be.

And what is it about public figures that makes them think the rules are for the little people, not them? Our health minister, the Scottish chief medical officer, the New South Wales arts minister – all of them guilty of egregious breaches of the rules they expect everybody else to abide by.

Anyway, that’s them. I’ll be sticking to the rules but that will mean I’ll have to find hitherto untapped reserves of self-discipline and use the time to better myself, instead of filling the hours eating, drinking and endlessly scrolling through social media enjoying the clever Covid memes. I intend to start the day with my government-mandated walk or run.

I’d like to learn bridge and I’m sure there’ll be lessons online. A friend has set me up with a blog, now that the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly is no more, and I’ll need to do some writing to provide content for that.

And I shall enjoy the opportunity to be still.

Because once Level 4 is lifted, we’re all going to hit the ground running.

We’re all in this together and it’s only by working together we will find a way out of this extraordinary time in history.

Are you ready to sell?

I have buyers waiting Call Julie today on 021 354 885

Guardian Rubbish Why has the Guardian been silent about Covid-19?

Please advise readers how many cases there are in Ashburton and Mid Canterbury.

That would be news instead of the rubbish you have been printing.

Doug Forsyth

Letter with Love I don’t know what is wrong with me. I’ve just got back from the supermarket and for some strange reason I had to plan it like a military operation. I did a tactical appreciation, I planned my route, got my timings right to go in, anticipated obstacles, kept my distance from possible threats, then got in and out quickly as possible without becoming a casualty.

Then I got home, expecting your father to come out and help. But, no, he’s standing by the window, staring absently outside in his underwear. You know he doesn’t listen, or at best he only gets half the story and makes the rest up. Well he says he’s heard about it, it’s being promoted. I have no idea of what he’s on about, something about “bare in the window”.

Sooooo looking forward to getting back to normality.

Love Mother and Father

Brief Relief I’ve let myself go’ I’ve run outa hype. I’ll hop out and see if a tomato is ripe.

I’ve gone with the flow’ But I’ve let myself go.Then the family decided to skpe.

Ahhhhhhh!!

Yesss

Your Place 8

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Write to us!

TEST YOURSELF

Editor, c/- Ashburton Guardian, PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - How many people play on each team in a handball match? a. Five b. Six c. Seven 2 - From which country does the sparkling wine Cava originate? a. France b. Italy c. Spain 3 - Which horror writer’s most recent books include Elevation and The Institute? a. Stephen King b. Clive Barker c. Dean Koontz 4 - A codling is an elongated version of what type of fruit? a. Pear b. Strawberry c. Apple 5 - What name is given to a pizza that’s topped with ham and pineapple? a. Neapolitan b. Tropicano c. Hawaiian 6 - Which group’s first NZ chart hit was Girls On Film in 1982? a. The Human League b. Duran Duran c. Foreigner 7 - Which company developed a chess-playing computer called Deep Blue? a. IBM b. Microsoft c. Toshiba 8 - In which country was former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard born? a. Wales b. South Africa c. New Zealand

Email us! editor@ theguardian.co.nz

Call us!

03 307-7929

GOT GREAT PHOTOS? Your Place is the place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by.

7Please send 4 your photos 9 3 to subs@theguardian.

7 words 4 co.nz with the YOUR 8 PLACE in the1 subject line and we will 9 5 4 run it in the Guardian or 7 5 6 our website Guardianonline.co.nz 1 7

1

1YESTERDAY’S 2 7 9 7 3 5 ANSWERS

Bigger than the average bear This rural bear was spotted out Lagmhor way last Wednesday by some eagle-eyed bear hunters. It is believed to have been made by the Millar family and Harry Ross took great delight in posing with it for the photo.

PHOTO STU ROSS

1 3 8 2 7 4 6 5 9

4 9 2 6 5 1 8 3 7

2 7 5 8 4 9 1 6 3

6 4 3 5 1 7 9 2 8

9 8 1 3 2 6 5 7 4

3 1 9 4 6 2 7 8 5

8 2 7 1 9 5 3 4 6

5 6 4 7 8 3 2 9 1

EASY SUDOKU

Answers: 1. Seven 2. Spain 3. Stephen King 4. Apple 5. Hawaiian 6.

Duran Duran 7. IBM 8. Wales.

QUICK RECIPE

Chicken, mushroom, potato bake 1 T Olivado avocado oil with basil 1 brown onion, diced 3-4 rashers streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 Waitoa free-range chicken breasts, thinly sliced 250g mushrooms Fresh thyme sprig, stripped of its leaves 1kg potatoes, cubed 1/2 C chicken stock 2 cloves garlic 150ml cream 25g butter Sprinkling of parmesan cheese 1 C grated tasty cheese ■■ Heat a medium-large fry pan and add the oil and diced onion.

Cook until soft. Add the bacon and chicken pieces and cook until golden.

■■ Toss through the sliced mushrooms and thyme leaves.

■■ Place all ingredients from the pan into a baking tray.

7 5 6 9 3 8 4 1 2

9

6

8 1 3

■■ Add the cubed potatoes then pour the stock over the top.

■■ In a small bowl, mix together garlic and cream and pour over the potato mix.

■■ Add knobs of butter to the top.

■■ Sprinkle over the parmesan cheese. Add tasty cheese and bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of Waitoa Free Range Chicken www.waitoafreerange.co.nz

7 4

7 4

4 3 6 2 9 1 2 9

1 3 7 5 3 2

9 6 3 7

8

Solutions for today in tomorrow’s Your Place page.

8

9 3

6

3

1

Heritage www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Ashburton Guardian

9

Excerpt from the Ashburton Herald, 1st of April 1878, detailing some of the crimes that Trevor dealt with as deputy.

Illustration of the Somerset Hotel.

The doctor and the deputy

By Connor Lysaght For the curious and the historically inclined, Ashburton District’s medical history is topic of great interest.

Medicine, healthcare, births and deaths are prevalent topics throughout most of our lives, and so it stands to reason that such topics have been frequently pondered and explored.

Not only are medicine and doctors important in everyday life, but back when Ashburton was in its infancy, people often took up more than one vocation due to the lack of residents – doctors included.

Otley’s Magnum Opus The History of Medicine in the Ashburton County, New Zealand

from 1855 to 1955 by Dr Maurice Otley is arguably the most trusted work on the subject.

In his own words, Dr Otley’s interest in the history of Ashburton District from a medical angle, “was aroused some thirty years ago when I first visited the Tuarangi Home”.

Otley felt it was obvious that much had happened there over the past 45 years, yet he could find no records except for four pages of notes by Winifred Norris and some fragments from John Brown’s Ashburton.

Otley then embarked on a research journey that had him interviewing descendants of prominent figures in the medical field, as well as scouring records and newspapers.

The original seven volumes of Otley’s medical history, which have since been reprinted as one volume available in the Ashburton Museum Research Room.

Ultimately, with the help of a number of doctors, scholars and librarians, as well as friends such as Ashburton’s own Gordon Binsted, Otley compiled his book in 1978, which is considered quite rare today.

Our own Wild West Chapter four of Otley’s medical history is focused on four notable doctors – Drs Trevor, Stewart, Kesteven and Ross.

While all four equally deserve the recognition that Maurice Otley expressed in his works, I am personally most interested in Dr James Trevor due to his varied career, which was not solely focused on medicine.

At the time of Dr Trevor’s arrival in 1873, rail communication with Christchurch and Timaru had not yet been established, and so it was not necessary for the sick to have to travel to seek extensive treatment.

As well as being interested in numerous commercial ventures, Dr Trevor also served as deputy to the Resident Magistrate of Ashburton on account of his “serious, sincere, and alert” nature.

As a Justice of the Peace, he acted as coroner for many years and was frequently at court.

Otley describes Ashburton from the late 1860s as a “Far West American Township”, where for working men there was not much else to do after a day’s work other than going for a drink at a hotel.

By 1880 there were 18 hotels across the district, and around this time Ashburton “had the name, throughout the Colony, of being a town of grit – a go-ahead place that meant business”.

Otley explains further, “But Ashburton had another character … with more police cases arising out of drunkenness than any other town of its size.”

Over six hundred cases were reported to the police in 1879.

If you are familiar with our previous Guardian heritage pages, then this does not come as much of a shock since drunkenness,

Dr James R. Trevor as well as much stranger crimes, were fairly common in Ashburton in the late nineteenth century.

Dr Trevor became quite familiar with the District’s hotels, as inquests were held at the Somerset, the Central Hotel (now the Devon), and others, for cases of arson and other crimes.

According to Otley, there was an Act of Parliament which stated that any hotel or public house was obligated to receive a dead body at the coroner’s request, for the purpose of inquest, and if the owner of the house refused they would be fined five pounds.

Unexpected stories Like myself, you may have been surprised to read about Dr Trevor’s multiple vocations, and you may be asking – “What does any

of this have to do with medical history?”

A main purpose of Otley’s medical history is to demonstrate the fact that such history is not separate from other matters regarding the District’s growth.

Otley highlights the fact that the medical men and women of Ashburton District were heavily involved in other matters, and were integral to the growth of the Borough and County as a whole, having been involved in local politics, law enforcement, and so on.

Otley’s The History of Medicine in the Ashburton County, New Zealand from 1855 to 1955 is available for viewing in the Research Room at Ashburton Museum.

Sport 10 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

■■RACING

Peering into the crystal ball Racing industry participants across Mid Canterbury are awaiting with bated breath on what the industry they once knew will look like once the country emerges from the Covid-19 lockdown.

And at the moment, what that does look like is anyone’s guess, with a huge number of potential scenarios being floated around many options on the table in front of racing bosses.

But there is one firm certainty among all the murkiness, and it’s that a restriction in the Alert Level for New Zealand will not see an immediate return to the tracks for industry participants and punters.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing have already indicated that a best-case scenario for racing to return to their code is July 1, a date based on the current modelling and the expectation of the restriction levels being lifted at the appropriate times.

Both harness and greyhound racing are potentially looking at a month earlier but again, it’s dependent on what restriction levels are in place.

The fly in the ointment which is withholding an immediate return is the initial response to the lockdown and the rules put in place which restricted what horse trainers were able to do with their horses on a daily basis – especially those who trained on private facilities across the district.

Most turned their entire racing teams out, meaning that they weren’t in daily work and were sent to the paddock to spell.

Only minimal training is able to be undertaken and it will take some time before horses are returned to a fitness level where they are ready to return to the races.

And when they are ready to return, the industry they are faced with, may look considerably different than what it appeared when they left it three weeks ago.

Minimal venues suggested Clubs across New Zealand have been engaged in discussions with their governing bodies and the Racing Industry Transition Agency as to what might be the best steps forward when racing does return, and it’s looking almost certain that in the interim the number of racing venues will be reduced significantly.

A centralisation of the racing product is on the table which includes limits on how far horses can be travelled to compete with a North Island region, an upper South Island region down to Oamaru and then an Oamaru to the bottom of the South Island region looking the most likely.

In Canterbury, sources have revealed to the Guardian that initially all racing will be done from Christchurch, with Riccarton Racecourse and Addington Raceway used for the three codes.

It’s a cost-saving measures with big costs involved in transporting the necessary equipment required to run a meeting as well as personnel.

Gallops in the South Island may well be restricted to Riccarton for the foreseeable future, although Ashburton may still be a vital cog in the machine, being a dual-code track, with many trainers based there.

Harness racing looks likely to come from Addington, Alexandra Park in Auckland, Cambridge Raceway in the Waikato and Invercargill’s Ascot Park Raceway while thoroughbred action could be centred around Ellerslie, Te Rapa, Riccarton and either Ascot Park or Wingatui in the deep south.

Greyhounds would be likely to race from potentially just three venues, one in each of the regions, although two tracks in the North Island would make more geographical sense.

These implementations would be coupled with lower stakes levels from the outset – a necessity considering the majority of funding for stake money comes from

income derived from the TAB, who have been reportedly crippled by the lack of live sport and racing action from which to engage punters for almost the past two months.

Local impact The Mid Canterbury region may be in a slightly better position than some other similar areas in the fact that it’s close enough to the suggested racing centres.

But that’s not stopping local trainers and participants spoken to the by the Guardian wondering what life might be like.

They’re waiting on an official decision from the heads of the industry – a decision which is likely to be in some part released this

week – before planning getting back to being operation.

The Ashburton Racecourse is in the favourable position of being a dual-code venue, and also being home to more than a dozen trainers who use the facility to house their racing teams and to train on the Ashburton track.

It is believed that the Ashburton Racecourse may become a key figure in the makeup of the Canterbury thoroughbred racing scene, with some hesitation in using just one venue through the winter months when tracks are at their most susceptible to damage from racing.

A little further up the road, the Methven Trotting Club’s season is over, with their final meeting for

the season set to have been held the Sunday after the lockdown was enforced.

Racing isn’t due to return to the grass track until September and the strength of the venue would see it almost certain to become one of the key grass track harness racing venues going forward for the industry, potentially alongside a track like Motukarara which also serves a dual-code purpose by catering for both thoroughbred and harness.

That very much depends on the importance placed on grass track harness racing.

It’s one of the strengths of the harness code, not only for the number of horses meetings attract but also the betting dollars spent with on average more competitive betting races.

More expected this week

Harness racing looks likely to be based at Addington and Ascot Park Raceway in the South Island.

RITA, Harness Racing New Zealand and Thoroughbred Racing New Zealand, along with Greyhound Racing New Zealand are expected to release more information on their plans this week.

Most of the decision-making is dependent on the betting dollar and just how much can be committed to stakes levels in the future.

Experts suggest that it could be some time before racing returns to the levels it was prior to the lockdown – and even at that point there was concern in the industry that more needed to be done to ensure the industry continued.

With a $1.6 billion input annually to the New Zealand economy and with more than 60,000 participants across the country it’s likely some form of Government assistance will be required to ensure the industry remains viable into the future.

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Ashburton Guardian

11

SPORTING VENUES With no live sport to watch, things are grim. We won’t hide from that.

But, to create some debate and discussion, members of the Guardian’s sporting nuts club Matt Markham Everyone has a favourite sporting venue. It might be borne through an association or passion for the home team if that’s the kind of venue it is, but there’s plenty of venues you see on TV and think, ‘wow, how good would it be to be there’.

It’s not there now, but the historic Carisbrook in Dunedin will forever be one of my favourites. Scenes of thousands of patriotic supporters in a sea of colour, bursting out into song at the drop of the hat.

It’s a shame that atmosphere isn’t evident in New Zealand in sporting venue any more.

Kaikoura Racecourse is a sneaky submission. If you’ve never been to this once-a-year harness racing venue then you need to make a spot on your to-dolist. With the ocean in the background and huge crowds filling the venue, it’s truly unique experience.

The Basin Reserve is right up there for me in terms of cricketing venues. It’s unique with the surrounds, and while it might not quite have the huge history behind it like the fourth selection the list, Lords – both are brilliant places to watch sport form and offer their own special features.

The last selection on the list is there largely be-

Jaime Pitt-MacKay When it comes to sporting venues, they don’t come much more iconic than the MGC, especially a Boxing Day Test. It is something that should be on any kiwi cricket fan’s bucket list and I certainly envied those able to head there at the end of last year.

Eden Park is probably the most controversial stadium in New Zealand, and is a place quite a few love to hate, but it has generated some intriguing cricket games and has seen some of our best rugby moments as well.

The next two stadiums are football venues and some of the most iconic at that.

The Camp Nou in Barcelona is completely ex-

Steve Devereux One of the easier first choices – Lancaster Park. So many memories, so many games – cricket or rugby.

The instant recollection is usually the early days of Super 12; climbing up the dark, creaking old stairs behind the Bank, and when you reach the entrance way you’re blasted into a Roman amphitheatre scenario, with 10,000 rabid fans (that’s just the embankment) being urged on to higher levels as the Crusader horsemen charge around. An exciting, scary, glorious and fantastic place to be. In later days, in the big concrete monstrosity of a stand, on Level 3 you had to say gidday to at least a hundred Ashburton blokes before you made it to your seats. Only 80km up the road, but sometimes it took many, many hours to get home.

Melbourne is widely regarded as the World Capital of Sport, is has so many quite remarkable sporting venues available, in so many codes. But the outstanding one is alway the G. Over 100,000 spectators can cram into it, which must be a daunting prospect for visiting teams of whatever sport is happening there. Oh, and it’s where Lance Cairns and Excalibur

have decided to undertake a series of sporting discussions, which will run for as long as there are topics to list. Today we take a look at the best sporting venues going around.

Kaikoura Racecourse

cause it’s a bucket list venue to go to. The home of Liverpool, and the prospect of standing in a packed out stadium singing You’ll Never Walk Alone just seems like one of the greatest things you could possibly do.

1. Carisbrook 2. Kaikoura Racecourse 3. Basin Reserve 4. Lords Cricket Ground 5. Anfield posed to the elements with tiers of seating climbing high in to the sky, oh and its home to one of the best football teams in the world.

The Maracana is Brazil’s national stadium and is another iconic stadium with an atmosphere like no other.

For my fifth pick I’ve chucked in another cricket venue, as I don’t think there is a better place in the world to watch a game of cricket that isn’t a blockbuster than Hagley. It is a perfect little bowl that fills out with a perfect size crowd and the sun always seems to be shining.

1. Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Eden Park

3. Camp Nou

4. Maracana

5. Hagley Oval in 1983 smashed the best of the Aussie bowlers over the fence. Six times, to be precise.

The Showgrounds, right on our back doorstep.

Must be in the hundreds of games viewed from leaning on the fence, just west of halfway. Hanan Shield, Ranfurly Shield, NPC glory days, and some superb Watters Cup finals. Great place.

The home of tennis, Roger’s happy place, everyone wearing whites – Wimbledon is the oldest, and most prestigious place to play tennis in the world. Best of the Grand Slams, by a country mile.

In 2006 Bayern Munich handed over 11 million euros to secure the half of the stadium they didn’t yet own, and what a stadium. The entire outside can change colour like the best chameleon you ever knew, except they have to keep the changes down because there’s too many accidents on the autobahn a few miles away with distracted drivers. The grass on the pitch looks good – so it should, they spend well over a million euros on it, every year.

1. Lancaster Park 4. Wimbledon 2. Melbourne Cricket Ground 5. Allianz Arena 3. Ashburton Showgrounds

Jonathan Leask I was fortunate enough to attend a few rugby and cricket matches at the old Lancaster Park – when it still had the terrace although I was too young to enjoy its atmosphere. It was a superb old venue and then under different names was redeveloped a bigger ‘better’ stadium, but we all know how that turned out.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground has arguably more history than any other venue – hosting the first test cricket match (1877), the first one-day international cricket match (1970), the traditional boxing day test, 1956 Olympics, 2006 Commonwealth Games, AFL finals, rugby tests, state of origin, NRL matches, football world cup qualifiers and more so had to be on the list.

Not a Barcelona fan, but the

Adam Burns Maybe because it’s fresh in the memory, but the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a sight to behold when it’s chocka, and as a facility offers an atmosphere like none I’ve experienced before.

At the other end of the spectrum, the laid-back magic of the Basin is hard to beat in New Zealand. The country’s oldest test venue has hosted some of New Zealand’s most iconic cricketing moments (McCullum’s 300, first test win over England, etc).

Hagley Oval is not far behind.

Ellis Park is up there as one of the most intimidating grounds in world rugby. The Jo’burg crowd is typically ferocious and seated fairly close to the action, and visiting teams have to contend with the altitude (1700m above sea level). Even the All Blacks, have a negative win loss ratio, having lost at the ground nine times from 14 starts.

There was a temptation to volley up Anfield but there is something truly alluring about the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich’s home ground, especially when the exterior is illuminated after dark. What a feeling it must

Nou Camp is Europe’s largest stadium, and has witnessed some of the world’s greatest footballers in action, with almost 100,000 fans packing the stands for Barcelona home games.

Forsyth Barr Stadium is a superb venue and I’m hopeful if we were to repeat this exercise in 10 years’ time, Christchurch’s indoor stadium will replace it on this list.

And of course, growing up and playing sport in Methven, the Methven Domain holds a lot of memories, and I had the pleasure of many a visiting team commenting on the setting with the grounds featuring a superb back drop of the Southern Alps.

1: Lancaster Park 2: Melbourne Cricket Ground 3: Nou Camp 4: Forsyth Barr Stadium 5: Methven Domain

be for Kiwi footballer Sarpreet Singh to have that on your back doorstep.

It was a toss up between the All England Club and Augusta National Golf Club and Augusta gets the nod. The tradition, the elegance, the prissy presentation, it is the perennial golfing amphitheatre.

Special mentions: Nou Camp, Twickers, Madison Square Gardens.

1. Melbourne Cricket Ground 2. Basin Reserve 3. Ellis Park 4. Allianz Arena 5. Augusta National Golf Club

Sport 12 Ashburton Guardian

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

■■RUGBY LEAGUE

Radical ‘hit list’ for NRL comp NRL clubs may reportedly consider poaching big names from overseas if the shortened Australian season gets under way before competitions from around the world restart.

The NRL campaign was suspended after two rounds because of coronavirus, but league bosses have announced their intention to resume action on May 28.

If that plan eventuates and rugby league and rugby union competitions in other parts of the world remain on hiatus, it would open up the door for NRL clubs to recruit high-profile players based overseas on short-term deals.

The Sydney Morning Herald re-

ports Israel Folau – who is playing for French side Catalans in the UK Super League after being sacked by the Wallabies – Quade Cooper and Sonny Bill Williams would be prime candidates for an NRL poaching raid.

Williams recently signed a whopping $10m, two-year deal to play in the UK with Canadian league side Toronto Wolfpack while former Wallabies five-eighth Cooper would be playing rugby in Japan with the Kintetsu Liners had the coronavirus outbreak not happened.

According to the Herald, at least one NRL club is preparing to gauge Folau’s interests in return-

ing to the competition where he made his professional debut as a teenager with the Melbourne Storm.

It would be interesting to see whether an NRL deal with Folau would be registered after Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys blasted the dual international for making homophobic comments on social media. ‘’The comments of Israel are not inclusive. Israel has to understand he is a role model … he has a duty,” V’landys said last year.

“When I was at school and kids used to get bashed up because they were different, I used to go

Sonny Bill Williams and defend them. I have no tolerance for people who put other people’s lives into violence or whatever.’’

Cooper is training in Brisbane alongside Broncos star Tevita

Pangai Jr, and has gone viral in recent days with his stunning NFL trick passes. The former Wallabies World Cup star has previously said he would be open to playing in the NRL. “I wouldn’t mind playing NRL either, just for one season or even just come and do some training with the lads to see what it is like,” Cooper said last year. “If the opportunity arose I would love to do it.”

Ardie Savea who, like Cooper has expressed an interest in playing league, was another name tossed up as a potential target alongside Folau and Williams, as were stars like Kurtley Beale and Karmichael Hunt.

Advertise in Learn a new language: French Guardian Classifieds Les métiers (masculin/féminin) Occupation for only $10 Date to be published ..........................................................................................

30 words for $10* (31-50 words – $15) un jardinier une jardinière a gardener

un peintre une peintre a painter

un électricien une électricienne an electrician

un menuisier une menuisière a carpenter

Tick box for your classification

015 - Accommodation / Rental 029 - Adult Entertainment 016 - Auction Sales 017 - Boats / Accessories 018 - Business Notices 019 - Business Wanted / Sell 021 - Caravans / Trailers 024 - Cinema 025 - Education 027 - Entertainment 030 - Finance 013 - Florists

032 - For Sale 034 - Gardening 038 - Grazing 080 - Health & Beauty 039 - Hire 040 - Holiday Accommodation 041 - Let or Lease 050 - Livestock / Pets 042 - Lost and Found 046 - Motoring 047 - Motorcycles 048 - Musical

049 - Personal 051 - Plants / Produce 057 - Rural Trading Post 059 - Situations Wanted 063 - Sport 064 - Sporting Notices 065 - Tenders 066 - Travel 067 - Trades / Services 070 - Wanted

un pompier une pompière a firefighter

un garagiste une garagiste a mechanic

un médecin un médecin a doctor

un pâtissier une pâtissière a pastry chef

un boucher une bouchère a butcher

un boulanger une boulangère a baker

* T&C’s apply.

Not for publication

I hereby authorise publication of the above information on behalf of the organisation concerned.

Name .................................................................................................................................

un agent d’entretien une agent d’entretien a maintenance officer

un plombier une plombière a plumber

(Block letters)

Contact ph .............................................(day).....................................................(evenings) Email .................................................................................................................................

Signature ...................................................................................................................................

Clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street.

Jeu (Game): Retrouvez le masculin ou le féminin des métiers (Find the masculine or feminine occupation) 1. un plombier - une ...........................

4. une pâtissière - un ...........................

2. une boulangère - un ...........................

5. un jardinier - une ...........................

3. un électricien - une ...........................

6. une garagiste - un ...........................

Réponse (answer): 1. plombière - 2. boulanger - 3. électricienne - 4. pâtissier - 5. jardinière - 6. garagiste

Address .............................................................................................................................

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Young horse’s hoof comes down on soft-leafed plant (9) 5. In short, a place to get a drink (3) 7. Is enthusiastic about a preposition (4) 8. Ross, avid to supply counsellors (8) 10. Likeness to part trio might assume (8) 11. It’s a bit early in the day for a poet (4) 13. Settles permanent provision on son we’d turned out (6) 15. The race for one’s working life to date (6) 18. First beer reaches the edge and will almost overflow (4) 19. Ends wild disorder and gets cheated (8) 22. Infant sponsored by gold I’d distributed round church (8) 23. Being healthy, will soundly call from a distance (4) 24. This, to itself, is seen to be in agreement (3) 25. Is introduced by a gift to the editor (9) DOWN 1. Peril PC gets into may make him lame (7) 2. A more recent way to alter it (5) 3. Order one to adorn it this way (6) 4. Shadow the stem of a note (4) 5. It may help one forward to advertise it (7) 6. A nib’s taken out to wash in it (5) 9. Warning sound will increase by end of April (5) 12. Hurts one to be at them, taking assiduous care (5) 14. Created lewd din that will gradually die away (7) 16. Paint and add reel to it (3,4) 17. Maximum number of strokes one will get twice a day (6) 18. It can produce a call for a long, slender bead (5) 20. The smallest amount that may turn stale (5) 21. Craft is part British, I perceive (4)

WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

WordWheel 659

E ?

Quick crossword 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B T

N I E D

8 9

10

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or Previous solution: DISEASED anticlockwise. Previous solution: DISEASED

11 12 13

14

15 16

17

18

19 20

22

ACROSS 1. Component (4) 3. Friendly (8) 9. Wasted time (7) 10. Senior citizen (colloq) (5) 11. Process of becoming out of date (12) 13. Martial art (6) 15. Warm and snug (colloq) (6) 17. Doubts (12) 20. Military fabric (5) 21. Retaining (7) 22. Direct opposite (8) 23. Leave out (4)

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

21

23

DOWN 1. Small fields (8) 2. Regulations (5) 4. Unassuming (6) 5. Tight-lipped (5-7) 6. Decorates (7) 7. Sheep (4) 8. Someone or something elusive (4-1-3-4) 12. Vision (8) 14. Reconstruct an event (2-5) 16. Brought to mind (6) 18. State of disgrace (5) 19. Large seabird (4)

Ashburton Guardian 13

Your Stars

WordBuilder WordBuilder

W S O L G WordBuilder W S O L G

763

763

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 8many words 10 of Excellent three or 12 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginningsolution: with a capital are allowed. ben, bens, bone, Previous There’s at least five-letter word. bones, ebon, ens,one eon, eons, neb, nebs, nob, nobs, noes, nose, one, ones,12sen, Good 8 Very Good 10 Excellent snob, sob, son, sone

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You know who you want to be.

Mould your aspirations. Don’t let them be dictated by the friends who just happen to show up. Seek the influencers you want to be influenced by.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): As for the interesting person who just happens to cross your path, this is no mistake. Nor will it happen again soon.

Seize the opportunity to connect.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You don’t like to be bossed around by anyone, even yourself. So you rebel against all dictates, even your own. It will take creativity to get yourself to enact discipline.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Do you have the feeling that your moment is coming? You’re absolutely right about that. Don’t worry, there’s still time to prepare, and you know best what to do to get ready.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): By giving a problem too much focus, you’re apt to overanalyse. Ask for another perspective. Someone else will see what’s simple about it. There’s really only one thing to fix here.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The urgent call is to enjoy what you most would like to. Don’t wait for permission; you don’t need it at all. You probably don’t even need money. All you need is a strong enough desire.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ve thought something through and now it’s time to share. Yours will be the first word, the last word and the word that everyone remembers. Much will get better because you decided to speak up.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Loosen your grip. There is no way to be in total control, and trying to grasp too firmly cuts off circulation and your ability to be flexible and to feel and respond to the nuances of the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Preparation is the most significant contributor to the success of your projects. Take twice the time you think you’ll need. As for the resources, keep them simple so you have fewer things of which to keep track.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Separations that occur for logistical reasons may be unavoidable.

But separations that occur because of conflicting attitudes are unnecessary and should be sorted.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People will naturally align themselves in the order of status. You’ll recognise the psychology and humanity operating here and quite successfully play the game.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll put deep thought into your decisions and exercise free will at every corner. You don’t mind being led, but only by those whom you choose to follow.

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Parrot 4. Critic 9. Obviate 10. Floor 11. Oast 12. Plus 13. Gas 15. Deed 16. Ants 19. Ore 21. Dole 22. Leah 24. Ariel 25. Modicum 26. Exhume 27. Vellum 5 Down: 1. Proportionate 2. Revised 3. 3 Oral 5. Refusing 6. Thong 7. Chrysanthemum 8 8. Newly914. Pendulum 17. Stencil 18. Slime 20. Erith 23. Adze

5 Previous quick solution 2 Payments8 Across: 1. Negligence 7. Venal 8. Needled 10.

11. Feta 13. Recent 15. Captor917.6 Tomb 18. Magician Previous solution: ben, bens, bone, 21. Dresses 22. Trove 23. Recollects 1 9 bones, ebon, ens, eon, eons, neb, nebs, Down: 1. Ninny 2. Galleons 3. Ignite 4. Ever 5. Collect www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz 7 14. Compete 4 nob, nobs, noes, nose, one, ones, sen, 6. Evaporated 9. Dead ringer 12. Sadistic snob, sob, son, sone 16. Damsel 19. Idols 20. Oslo 6 7 14/4 9 8 3 2 6 3 5 6 PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS Sudoku Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

7 213 1 5 83 9 96 4 87 5 9 6 2 48 1 7 3 4 6 1 9 1 7 8 1 426 59 7 3 5 2 9 4 7 5 2 1 6 8 3 9 4 9 6 4 9 9 6 8 4 3 5 2 1 7 4 2 3 1 7 8 95 4 5 6 5 9 1 8 2 2 6 3 3 8 7 5 4 1 6 29 2 6 1 4 3 9 2 7 8 5 6 9 5 8 7 6 5 2 4 5 7 6

5 7 9 6 4 3 7 8 5 6 1 7 8 5 7 8

9

1 4

2 1 7 3 2 1 5 9 8

3 8

5

7

2 HARD

EASY

5 6 9 4 1 8 7 3 2

3

8 9 7 4 2 5 3 6 1

5 9 2 8 6 7 3 4 1 9 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4

8 7 1 3 2 4 6 9 5

3

7

3 2 4 9 5 6 1 7 8

1 6 5 2 7 3 4 8 9

2 4 3 8 1 9 5 6 7

7 8 9 6 4 5 3 2 1

4 3 2 5 9 7 8 1 6

5 9 8 1 6 2 7 4 3

6 1 7 4 3 8 9 5 2

1 7 9 2 5 5 1 6 7

8

5 3 2

Guardian

Family Notices

13

11

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

12

12

DEATHS

BIRD, William Edward: (Ted) – On April 10, 2020 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 91 years. Dearly loved and devoted husband of the late Pamela, for 58 years. Much loved Dad and father-in-law of Dennis, Alan and Kate, and Philip and Amanda.

Loved Grandad of Nicholas, Michael and Emily, Kimberley, Jaimee, and Jayden; Cindy, Jo and Jesse. Messages to the Bird family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private burial will take place followed by a memorial service at a later date.

McCORMICK, Donald Murray: (Murray) (Corky) – On April 9, 2020. Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, Aged 68 years. Dearly loved husband of Rita. Loved father of Dexter and Edlyn, and Richard, and loved Grandad of Webster, Lestermea, Dexterralf, Dexterlyn, and Rixie.

Messages to McCormick Family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private burial for Murray will take place.

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

13

13

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

E.B. CARTER LTD

Ash

Geraldine

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

Ra n

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

12

ka

ia

MAX

bur to

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

14

12:05 – 1:00 PM

PM

Data provided by NIWA

NZ Situation

less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

overnight max low

TODAY

TODAY

Auckland

few showers

Fine. Southwesterlies.

Remaining showers clearing about the divide in the morning and fine spells increasing. Wind at 1000m: Easing everywhere to SW 50 km/h in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale SW 90 km/h, easing to 60 km/h in the morning.

Hamilton

few showers

Napier

few showers

Wellington

odd shower

THURSDAY

TOMORROW

Fine, high cloud increasing and showers developing about the divide in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: SW becoming light in the morning. N 30 km/h developing in the evening. Wind at 2000m: SW 60 km/h, easing to 30 km/h in the morning, then turning N in the evening.

Nelson

fine

Showers with an early southwest change, then clearing to mainly fine with winds dying out.

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

few showers

Christchurch

showers

Timaru

few showers

Queenstown

few showers

Dunedin

few showers

Invercargill

showers

TOMORROW Fine, increasing high cloud. Southwesterlies, turning northerly in the evening.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

fine cloudy rain fine fine fine fine fine fog thunder fine fine cloudy fine cloudy

FZL: Rising to 1600m

FZL: Rising to 2000m

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

Morning cloud then becoming fine.

Westerlies, mainly light.

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

15 1 25 0 18 23 15 27 4 26 25 20 27 1 4

fine fine fine fine showers rain drizzle thunder thunder fine fine drizzle fine rain showers

11 -2 21 24 28 28 28 19 35 14 23 19 23 11 31

0 -2 10 18 21 14 25 12 25 5 12 9 12 5 23

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

fine fine fine showers cloudy fine fine showers showers fine cloudy fine cloudy rain fine

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Tuesday

m am 3 3

6

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

Thursday 9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2

0

2:59

9:20 3:24 9:48 4:04 10:22 4:26 10:48 5:06 11:19 5:24 11:44 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:05 am Set 6:00 pm Good

Good fishing Set 1:44 pm Rise 10:44 pm

Last quarter 15 Apr 10:57 am ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:06 am Set 5:59 pm Good

Good fishing Set 2:33 pm Rise 11:44 pm

New moon 23 Apr 2:27 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 7:08 am Set 5:57 pm Fair

Fair fishing Set 3:13 pm

First quarter 1 May

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

8 4 15 25 8 11 7 24 3 13 14 12 9 6 -2

River Levels

cumecs

8:40 am

1.57

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 587.2 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

6.92

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

12.6

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

269.5

Waitaki Kurow at 3:04 pm, yesterday

302.6

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Wednesday 6

13 16 24 26 18 22 20 35 10 25 20 22 19 14 -2

18 14 16 10 17 6 15 5 13 7 16 7 17 1 14 4 14 4 14 2 10 3 10 7 11 7

Palmerston North few showers

Forecasts for today

28 8 32 10 27 31 28 38 23 33 34 39 35 12 12

1

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

A deepening low is expected to stay offshore from the east coast of the South Island. A strong west to southwest flow lies over the country. A weakening front moves across New Zealand late tomorrow into Thursday, followed by a narrow ridge. A complex trough moves onto the country on Friday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Mainly fine with northerlies.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

5

PROTECTION REQUIRED Even on cooler days

High cloud with a few spots of light rain.

Northeasterlies developing.

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, better prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

4

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

FRIDAY

We Help Save Lives

OVERNIGHT MIN

5

TIMARU

Waimate

Canterbury owned, locally operated

16

3

gitata

Wind km/h

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

OVERNIGHT MIN

Midnight Tonight

n

620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops.

Please

13

TOMORROW: Fine, increasing high cloud. SW, turning N in the www.guardianonline.co.nz evening.

MAX 14 OVERNIGHT MIN THURSDAY: Showers with an early SW change, then mainly fine with winds dying out. MAX 15 OVERNIGHT MIN FRIDAY: High cloud. Chance spot of light rain. NE developing.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

DEATHS

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

13

METHVEN

14 Ashburton Guardian

TODAY: Fine. Southwesterlies.

14

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.6 17.5 Max to 4pm 10.0 Minimum 7.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm April to date 5.0 Avg Apr to date 22 2020 to date 118.4 191 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 13 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 61 Time of gust 12:22pm

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

12.3 16.4 10.1 –

15.5 19.0 12.4 7.2

15.7 16.7 9.2 –

– – – – –

0.0 0.4 22 85.0 162

2.2 4.6 15 84.6 148

NW 9 – –

NW 24 NW 57 12:00pm

NW 28 W 46 1:30pm

Compiled by

Need help with your rental?

Let us take the stress away Ashburton’s largest property management 308 6173 rentals@renz.net.nz RESIDENTIAL

LIFESTYLE

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

3D VIRTUAL REALITY TOURS

Television www.guardianonline.co.nz

tVNZ 1

©TVNZ 2020

6am Breakfast 9am Les Mills Bodycombat 10am Tipping Point 3 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm 1 News Special 1:30 Coronation Street 3 0 2pm Tipping Point 0 3pm Extreme Chocolate Makers 3:30 Te Karere 2 4pm 1 News Special The latest updates regarding Covid19 and how it will affect people.

For more information, visit www. covid19.govt.nz.

4:30 Nadia’s Comfort Kitchen 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

tVNZ 2

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 ©TVNZ 2020

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 0 6:40 MyaGo 3 0 6:50 Bluey 0 7am The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:25 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:50 Wacky Races 3 0 8:15 Littlest Pet Shop 3 0 8:35 Be Cool Scooby Doo! 3 0 8:55 Monchhichi Tribe 3 0 9:20 The Insectibles 3 0 9:30 Moon And Me 3 0 9:55 Best Of Chuggington Collection 3 0 10:05 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 3 0 10:30 Infomercials 3 0 11:30 Neighbours PGR 3 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PGR 3 2pm Splitting Up Together PGR 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3pm Les Mills Born To Move 0 3:20 Goodnight Kiwi 3:25 Bluey 3 0 3:35 Get Clever 4pm Pokemon – Sun And Moon: Ultra Legends 0 4:20 The Deep 0 4:45 Friends 3 0 5:15 The Simpsons 3 0 5:40 Young Sheldon 3 0 6:05 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Dog Squad PGR 3 0 7:30 The Amazing Race 8pm Eat Well For Less Australia 0 The guys have their work cut 8:30 Paranormal Caught On out for them with a snackCamera PGR 0 obsessed family. 0 9:20 First Dates NZ PGR 3 0 9:05 Rich House, Poor House 0 10:15 Leigh Hart’s Late Night Big 10pm Seven Sharp 3 0 Lock-In 0 10:30 Our Everest Challenge 3 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 11:05 Mom PGR 3 0 11:25 I Am Innocent AO 3 In 2012, Tim Morrison was charged with the manslaughter of Robert Harris after they had an altercation.

This is his story. 0 12:20 Emmerdale PGR 3 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

Eat Well for Less 8pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:50 The Kelly Clarkson Show 12:50 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 1:45 Below Deck PGR 3 2:45 Love It Or List It 3 3:45 Wahlburgers 3 4:15 The People’s Court 3 5:10 Judge Jerry 5:35 Hoarders 3 6:30 Love It Or List It 7:30 Stop Search Seize Customs stops a couple who have used stolen creditcard details to pay for their flights; Customs dog Alfie finds a cigarette haul in Rosslare; brides-to-be try to fool Customs; counterfeit underwear turns up in the post.

8:30 Botched PGR 3 9:30 The Killer Affair AO When a popular school superintendent is killed in a small New York town, detectives discover a secret affair and a broken promise may have led to murder.

10:25 Snapped PGR 3 11:20 Killer Couples AO 3 12:10 Infomercials 3

tHREE 6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:35 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 12:35 Face The Truth PGR 1:05 Dr Phil PGR 1:55 Ninja Warrior UK Competitors from all over the country take on an obstacle course, hosted by Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes, and Chris Kamara, aiming to be the UK’s first Ninja Warrior. 0 4pm United Plates Of America Gary Takle travels to the big cities of the US to discover the underlying food culture that exists in every town.

4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 N David Lomas Investigates AO 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 NCIS AO 3 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 10:50 The Blacklist AO 0

11:25 All Rise PGR 0 12:10 Station 11:45 Infomercials 5am Infomercials 19 AO 3 0 12:55 Cougar Town AO 3 1:20 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:45 Quantico AO 3 0 3:30 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 4:15 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 4:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

David Lomas Investigates 7:30pm on Three

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Modern Family PG 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Storage Wars PG 8:50 Storage Wars PG 9:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Modern Family PG 11:35 Modern Family PG Noon Raw Live MVC 3:05 Modern Family PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm Storage Wars PG 6:30 Storage Wars PG 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 8:30 Trucking Hell M 9:30 Outback Truckers M 10:30 SVU MV 11:15 Storage Wars PG

PRIME

6:30 Paia 6:40 My Mokai 7:10 He Rourou 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 Mahi Pai 7:40 Tamariki Haka 7:50 Huritua 8am Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9am Whanau Kai 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Waiata 3 10:30 Morena 3 11am Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 3 Noon Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 12:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 3:30 Playlist 4pm HakaNation 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Paia 5:10 My Mokai 5:40 He Rourou 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 E Ki E Ki 6pm Mahi Pai 3 6:10 Tamariki Haka 6:20 Huritua 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News 7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Exotic Delights 8pm Ahikaroa AO 3 8:30 Matau Bros Gone Fishing PGR 9pm Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 9:30 Toa Hunter Gatherer AO 10pm Waka Ama Sprints 10:30 Marae PGR 2

6am Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 7am Hugh’s Three Good Things 7:30 Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet 8am Hope For Wildlife 9am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 9:30 Somebody’s Gotta Do It PGR 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 10 Mistakes That Sank The Titanic 1:30 WWII Great Escapes – The Freedom Trails 2:30 World’s Most Luxurious 3:30 Ocean Giants 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals Jamie Oliver shows how to cook the perfect steak sandwich with crispy new potatoes, cheesy mushrooms, and beetroot salad.

5pm Gourmet Farmer Afloat 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 George Clarke’s Old House New Home 8:30 Restoration Man 9:30 Help! My House Is Falling Down 10:30 American Pickers

11:25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:25 Love Island UK AO 12:50 Closedown

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 Closedown

11:30 George Clarke’s Old House New Home 12:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 1am Gourmet Farmer Afloat 1:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 2am America Over The Edge 3am Ocean Giants 4am Help! My House Is Falling Down 5am Mysteries At The Museum

MOVIES GREAtS

7:55 After MS 2019 Drama.

Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin.

9:40 The Forgiven 16VLSC 2017 Thriller. Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana.

11:40 The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot 16VLC 2018 Action. Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner.

1:15 Aquaman MV 2018 Action. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard.

3:35 You Might Be The Killer 16VL 2018 Horror. Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan.

5:05 Changeland 16LSC 2018 Comedy. Seth Green, Breckin Meyer.

6:30 Berlin, I Love You MLS 2019 Romance.

Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren.

8:30 Little PGLS 2019 Comedy.

A take-no-prisoners technology mogul magically transforms into the 13-year-old version of herself right before an important presentation.

Regina Hall, Issa Rae. 10:20 Phoenix, Oregon 16L 2019 Comedy. James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego.

6:25 Lone Survivor 16VLC 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch.

8:30 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller.

10:30 Forces Of Nature ML 1999 Romantic Comedy.

Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock, Maura Tierney.

12:20 The Time Traveller’s Wife MV 2009 Drama.

Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams.

2:10 Lone Survivor 16VLC 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch.

4:15 Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn: Part 1 MVS 2011 Fantasy. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson.

6:15 Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson.

8:30 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy. A businessman is sentenced to an angermanagement course run by a confrontational counsellor.

Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

10:20 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo.

Wednesday

CHOICE

6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:25 Danger Mouse 0 6:50 The Loud House 3 0 7:15 Trulli Tales 3 0 7:30 Atomic Puppet 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 The Thundermans 3 0 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am 100 Things To Do Before High School 3 0 9:30 MasterChef Junior USA 10:30 The Chase Australia 3 0 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 Noon Ocean Predators PGR 3 0 1pm Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 3 0 2pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun (Part 1) 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars 3 7pm Storage Wars 3 0 7:30 The Great British Bake Off 0 8:35 Carol’s Second Act PGR 9:05 The Unicorn PGR 9:35 Qi PGR 10:15 Qi PGR 10:50 The Breakdown

MOVIES PREMIERE

12:10 Green Book ML 2018 Drama. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. Wednesday 2:17 Director’s Cut 18VLSC 12:05 Modern Family PG 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 2018 Horror. Penn Jillette, 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Missi Pyle. 3:42 You Might Security – Australia’s Frontline M Be The Killer 16VL 2018 Horror.

2:05 Outback Truckers M Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan.

2:50 Trucking Hell M 5:10 Changeland 16LSC 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2018 Comedy. Seth Green, 5:35 The Simpsons PG Breckin Meyer.

MAORI

Ashburton Guardian 15

Wednesday

12:25 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn.

2:25 Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn: Part 1 MVS 2011 Fantasy. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson. 4:25 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

MOVIES ExtRA 7:35 What Men Want 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Taraji P Henson, Tracy Morgan.

9:31 The Best Of Enemies MC 2019 Drama. Taraji P Henson, Sam Rockwell.

11:43 11-11-11 16C 2011 Horror. Timothy Gibbs, Michael Landes.

1:21 Searching MC 2018 Drama. John Cho, Debra Messing.

3:07 The Neighbourhood Nightmare MVC 2018 Thriller.

Julie McNiven, Trevor Donovan.

4:39 Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters MVL 2019 Action. Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown.

6:50 They Shall Not Grow Old 16C 2019 Documentary.

8:30 Ben Is Back MLC 2019 Drama. A mother’s undying love is tested when her drug addicted teenage son unexpectedly returns to the family home on Christmas Eve. Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges.

10:15 Stuber 16LS 2019 Action. Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista.

11:50 Grace 16C 2019 Romantic Comedy.

Tate Donovan, Katie Cassidy.

Wednesday

1:30 Love And Debt MLC 2018 Drama. Tom Cavanagh, Bellamy Young. 3:05 Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters MVL 2019 Action. Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown. 5:15 Ben Is Back MLC 2019 Drama.

Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:35 EastEnders PG 7:05 The Graham Norton Show M 7:55 The Bill MVC 8:45 Midsomer Murders M 10:15 Call The Midwife PG 11:15 Doc Martin MC 12:05 DCI Banks 16VC 1:35 The Bill MVC 2:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 3:25 Traffic Cops PG 4:20 The Graham Norton Show MLC 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 6:20 Qi MS 6:55 Insert Name Here PG 7:30 Qi MLSC With Jo Brand, Dave Gorman, Jeremy Hardy, and Alan Davies.

8pm Would I Lie To You? PG With guest panellists Susan Calman, Richard Osman, Carol Kirkwood, and David O’Doherty.

8:35 Heartbeat MVC Walker’s permanent replacement PC Wetherby arrives; it is time for PC Mason’s transfer to the Met, but is he ready to go?

9:30 Ackley Bridge PG Missy persuades Nas to make a play for her teacher, but her father announces he has other plans for her.

10:25 Father Brown M 11:20 DCI Banks 16VC

6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG NHRA and a 1955 Pink Caddy 1/2.

7:30 Car Crash TV 7:55 Car Crash TV 8:20 Top Gear PG Burma Special 1/2.

9:10 Richard Hammond’s Big PG World Biggest Car Factory.

10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Expedition Unknown PG The Real Robin Hood. 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Web Of Lies MVLC The Child Network.

1:20 Blood Relatives M Dead in the Water. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Trail Tales.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Crane Wreck. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG NHRA and a 1955 Pink Caddy 2/2.

5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 BattleBots PG 8:30 Expedition Unknown 9:25 Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters PG Jurassic River Beast.

10:15 Man v Bear PG Boomer v Millennial.

11:05 Naked And Afraid XL MLC Goodbye Cruel Waterworld.

12:50 Qi MS 1:20 Qi MLSC 1:50 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:25 Heartbeat MVC 4:10 Ackley Bridge PG 5am Father Brown M 5:45 Call The Midwife PG

12:45 Car Crash TV 1:10 Car Crash TV 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Moonshiners MVL 3:15 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 4:05 Naked And Afraid XL MLC 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

Wednesday

14Apr20

Wednesday

metservice.com | Compiled by

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Sport

16 Ashburton Guardian

Peering into the crystal ball

Best sporting venues

P10

P11

A NEW CHALLENGE

By Heather Mackenzie

photographers@theguardian.co.nz

Sommer O’Shea is back.

Since leaving Mt Hutt College seven years ago, O’Shea has completed a Bachelor of Physical Education in Dunedin, helped save the university funded Exercise Training Beyond Breast Cancer (EXPINKT), and spent six months travelling the world.

Choosing to major in exercise and cancer recovery in her final study year saw O’Shea on placement at the EXPINKT clinic, which then turned into a full-time paid position after she graduated.

During her time running the clinic O’Shea said the university were threating to close the clinic, sighting ongoing funding issues as their reason.

O’Shea was having none of it.

She led the charge of 150 women who made it their collective mission to save the service.

Under the weight of numerous letters to the vice chancellor, a never-ending stream of press articles and even a TV appearance on Good Sorts, the university caved and agreed to keep the clinic open.

“It is still operating today and how has over 380 women on the books,” said O’Shea.

O’Shea said she loved living in Dunedin, but felt she had lived there long enough and so after her six-month stint overseas, she decided to move home to be closer to her family.

Back living in Mid Canterbury, O’Shea took up a position as a personal trainer at the newly opened Garage Gym, and is looking to expand her client base to include more than cancer rehab clients.

Her experiences at the EXPINKT clinic affirmed for her the value that total body exercise plays in the rehab of specific area injuries.

“I want to develop individual exercise programmes for those with the likes of Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis etc, as I know how important exercise is for body and mind.

“Just 20 minutes of physical exercise a day can make the world of difference.”

Well aware that financial

pressures can also be a barrier to joining a gym, O’Shea and Garage Gym owner Anna Johnson are working on forming a specialist trust in order to help cover costs for her client base.

“The trust will be there to take the financial strain and worry out of what is already a stressful situation.”

The lockdown may have put a temporary hold on many of her physical plans, but it has provided her time to get a lot of administration boxes ticked.

“I have been busy contacting lawyers, thinking about logos and generally getting the paperwork sorted, so when lockdown is over, I can hit the ground running.”

Experience and training have alerted O’Shea to the many complexities of writing exercise programmes for those with pre-existing medical conditions or are post-surgery.

Thankful for her ongoing relationships with local doctors and physios, O’Shea can enlist their help if needed.

“My clients fill out a form giving me permission to talk to their doctor or physio about their exercises needs.

“I can then check how these medical professionals think I can best aid in the road to a person’s rehab and what in their opinion I could include in the individual programmes.”

She was quick to point out that these conversations are extremely limited in their content and relate to relevant information only.

They are in no way a general chat about client’s medical records, she said.

O’Shea attributes her grace and nurturing nature to her parents, her upbringing and how they shared their love equally among her and her younger disabled and severely autistic sister Gemma.

“We were always given equal amounts of attention.

“I have friends with disabled siblings and due to the extra attention they require, the other children can feel left out, but I never felt like that.

“Mum and dad worked really hard to ensure that didn’t happen.”

Sommer O’Shea.

Sonny Bill, Quade, Israel on NRL’s radical hit list

P12