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Case number plea falls on deaf ears

By Susan Sandys

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A request from the highest levels of office in Mid Canterbury for the number of Covid-19 cases in the district has fallen on deaf ears.

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon and Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown joined forces to write to the Minister of Health, seeking the data.

However, the Ministry of Health and the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) are remaining mum on the number of cases that Mid Canterbury has had.

Falloon and Brown said it was critical that as New Zealand ultimately transitioned out of Alert Level 4, Mid Cantabrians were as well-informed as possible

about the virus.

The CDHB area covers 570,000 people, all the way from north of Kekerengu right down to the Rangitata River, and comprises six territorial authority areas.

Allowing for a breakdown into the separate territorial authority areas including Ashburton District, would provide a far more accurate picture of Covid-19 hotspots while still maintaining patient privacy and safety, they said.

Falloon said he had been asking the CDHB and the Ministry of Health for the information for weeks, while sending the letter on April 6, and had been told it had been compiled.

Other health boards such as the Southern District Health Board, Hawke’s

Bay District Health Board and Waikato District Health Board all released district-level data.

Falloon said he was now in daily contact with the Health Minister’s office, which was working on the issue through the Ministry.

“But it’s taking an enormously long time in what should be a relatively short conversation,” Falloon said.

Currently there have been 153 cases in the CDHB region, part of the 1440 cases nationwide.

The Ministry of Health told the Guardian it had provided the CDHB with the data, “and it is up to them to share it”.

The CDHB were not able to respond to the Guardian by deadline.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

One more week of lockdown

By Amelia Wade NZME

New Zealand will move to Level 3 of lockdown from 11.59pm next Monday, April 27.

Alert Level 3 will be held for two weeks and then Cabinet will assess whether to move down another level.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement just after 4pm yesterday. Cabinet wanted to “lock-in some gains” and give some certainty, Ardern said.

Level 4 had originally been scheduled to lift on Thursday this week.

“Ultimately we have taken a balanced approach,” Ardern said.

Ardern said at every point along the way the Government’s decision was based on health and economic advice, and NZ was in the fortunate position that those were linked.

Lifting level 4 restrictions late on Monday – a public holiday to mark Anzac Day which this year falls on a Saturday – was also recommended by Bloomfield.

Any businesses needing to prepare to move into Level 3 could be accessed, Ardern said, as could schools, to prepare for the return of pupils. April 28 will be a teachers’ only day and April 29 will be the first day of term.

On businesses accessing their premises, it wasn’t an invitation to open or trade, she said – just to prepare.

Ardern’s message to the hospitality sector – which is losing another weekend of business – was that it is in their interest to get back to normal life as soon as possible, and the extra week of Level 4 lockdown would help NZ achieve that.

Testing will continue this week to ensure all demographics in the community were reached, Ardern said.

Alert Level 3 still has many restrictions and does not allow more social activity, though allows more commerce to re-open.

Will lockdown be extended next Monday?

On whether the lockdown could be extended further, Ardern said

she wasn’t expecting “any surprises” with the case numbers, and they were confident there wasn’t community transmission.

Cabinet would decide on May 11 whether to move out of Alert Level 3.

They did consider lifting restrictions in different regions with fewer cases, but given how much movement there is around the country, she said they couldn’t risk that for Alert Level 3.

It would be considered under Alert Level 2.

There was consensus in Cabinet about this decision, she said.

Ardern said the outbreak had given insight into parts of the health system which had been under appreciated.

Health reforms needed Ardern said there would be reforms in the health system.

“We’ve always said our health system needs to be rebuilt, I’m just not going to do it in a pandemic.”

On creating the national system combining the 12 public health systems, Bloomfield said there is “both a need and value” of having the regional units linked at a national level.

“There is more to do though and we’re very, very open about that,” Ardern said.

Elimination means “zero tolerance” so whenever a case props up, it’s jumped on and eradicated, Ardern said.

On restarting Parliament, Ardern said her preference was to leave it to the Business Committee and Cabinet would mirror that decision.

Ardern reminded the country of the principles of Alert Level 3: ■■ Stay home; ■■ Work and learn from home if you can; ■■ Make your business Covid-19 safe; ■■ Stay regional; ■■ Keep your bubble as small as possible; ■■ Wash your hands often with soap and cough into your elbow; ■■ If you’re sick, stay home and get advice from a GP and do that quickly.

This Anzac weekend, stay home and stay with your bubble and reflect on the sacrifices of our forebears, Ardern said.

“It was a very, very different battle from the one we’re in now but the character of our country remains the same.”

Ardern started her 4pm press conference by saying she was thinking of those who’ve lost a loved one, or almost lost a loved one, to Covid-19.

“We cannot forget that every number is someone’s father, mother, relative or friend,” she said.

NZ has done what few countries had managed to do and crush Covid-19.

“We have a transmission rate of 0.48 per cent – one of the lowest in the world,” she said.

Nearly every case is a result of overseas travel, an already confirmed case, or a cluster.

Only eight cases can’t be traced to their source.

Random testing in communities had tested more than 1000 people and none had tested positive.

Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is sure there is no widespread community transmission, she said.

“We have broken the chain,” Ardern said.

Bloomfield said symptomatic people would continue to be tested and the MInistry would “hunt out” community cases which might exist.

Random testing would also continue and start testing more workplaces.

Up to 5000 contacts can be traced at the moment and the capacity would continue to be built so it could be scaled up rapidly.

Nationalising the system would help achieve that, Bloomfield said.

About the contact tracing report, Bloomfield was complimentary about work being done and confident in the direction contact tracing was moving.

Recommendations included about how it could further be strengthened – including investing further in public health.

Bloomfield said they were “very confident” opening primary schools and ECE centres wasn’t a risk.

Ardern said they hoped as many parents as possible would continue to keep their children at home.

Opening schools, however, allowed them to go back to work.

Getting school leaders to decide whether they open or which children should go back to school wasn’t a “burden” they wanted to put on individual schools, Ardern said.

In response to questions, Ardern said NZ needed to “lock-in” the gains it had made over the past few weeks.

Ardern said they only started considering the decision on the lockdown at the weekend.

Losing two business days was weighed up against the extra time it gave the lockdown.

“We get the greatest gains at the lowest cost. We know that’s a big ask, we didn’t take it lightly.”

Ardern said the certainty it gave the country was worth the sacrifice.

“New Zealanders have proven themselves and they’ve done so in an incredible way.”

On enforcement, Ardern said Level 3 came with higher trust but there would still be police acting as enforcers which would act on large groups congregating.

“But there is more trust at Alert Level 3.”

Ardern said the results of the lockdown “had all been achieved as a result of New Zealanders’ sacrifices” and that’s why she had trust in Kiwis to stay in their bubbles.

My offices in Ashburton and Timaru are 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

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Stand and remember fallen

By Sue Newman

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Anzac Day services may have been cancelled, but Ashburton RSA president Merv Brenton is determined the association’s Cox Street headquarters will be in top shape on April 25.

Yesterday, Brenton was busy water blasting the building’s walls and tidying gardens, tasks that are carried out every year in the days leading up to Anzac Day. “We still want things to be looking as good as possible,” he said.

Unlike other years, come Saturday, the RSA’s bar and social hall will be empty, its doors locked. There will be no dawn, cemetery or civic services. And there will be no social gathering of members.

However, that does not mean Anzac Day will go unmarked, Brenton said.

The national RSA and the New Zealand Defence Force are inviting people to join in a national Stand at Dawn call. It’s about encouraging people to mark the traditional dawn service to stand in silence for a few minutes in their homes.

That early start to Anzac Day might not suit everyone, Brenton said, and he’s suggesting an alternative option could be for people to stand at their street gate at 11am, the time of the usual civic service in Baring Square.

“It’s about showing support, respect and remembrance.”

Veterans are being encouraged to wear their medals when they stand at either dawn or 11am, Brenton said.

He’s also encouraging people if they still have a poppy from last year, or if they want to create a home-made poppy, to place that on their letter box to mark the day. His is already proudly in place.

The cenotaph in Baring Square west had been cleaned ahead of Anzac Day and while it is still guarded by locked gates, Brenton is working with the Ashburton District Council to clear the way for a wreath to be laid as part of the district’s now low-key commemoration.

For returned service men and women and the community, while it was disappointing that Anzac Day could not be marked in the usual way, people’s health had to come first, he said. “But when you think of the hardship they suffered years ago, if it means not having an Anzac Service this year, that’s a small price to pay.”

For people wanting to be part of an official Anzac Service, Radio NZ National will be broadcasting the official dawn service at 6am.

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The protocols to ensure building sites can operate safely when the Level 4 lockdown is lifted, are firmly in place, says building company owner Craig Ingold.

The Master Builders’ Association has issued clear guidelines around social distancing, record keeping and hygiene that will be strictly adhered to, he said.

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Clearing the decks for click and collect

By Sue Newman

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Ashburton RSA president Merv Brenton.

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Careful planning required when building resumes

By Sue Newman

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ny owners, he’s ready and waiting to grab the tools and go as soon as restrictions ease to Level 3, but he knows the new building environment will not be easy to manage.

“But it will definitely be a bit messy because there are times when I could have 15 or 20 people on a job,” he said.

Like all building companies, Ingold said he’s keen to get back to work. Some partially built homes are on tight completion

timeframes and he has one job that needs to be wrapped up by the end of the month.

Building companies were some of the more fortunate in terms of the impact of the lockdown, but like everyone, they’d taken a hit, Ingold said.

“It’s hard to quantify the loss through this but we won’t be too badly hit, compared to some other businesses we’re on the better side.”

He’s kept in regular contact with his staff and said when Level 3 started, there would be a solid backlog of work to catch up.

“We’re ready to go, the work’s there waiting for us, it’s just going to be a bit messier planning jobs.”

Longer term, Ingold doesn’t see the residential building market taking too much of a downturn because borrowing rates were so low.

When the Covid-19 Alert Level 3 green light is given, Ashburton’s Mitre 10 Mega crew are ready to go, but it will be far from business as usual, owner Simon Lye says.

The rules are clear for businesses re-entering the Level 3 workplace – contactless trading – and for Mitre 10 that means click and collect or click and deliver will be the new normal.

During Level 4 lockdown, the store had been operating in a very limited way, for essential trades and online for goods deemed by the government to be essential.

And only those items shown on its website as available to buy.

With maintenance of its stocks of garden plants deemed essential, a staff member had been able to come in for a time each day to ensure these were watered, he said.

Under Level 3 the business’ website will open up to include the full store, but shopping will be online only. Payment will be made at time of purchase and goods will then be left at a counter for customers to collect or they will be delivered for a small fee, Lye said.

A fair amount of work had already been put into preparing for Level 3, Lye said, and there were just a few final details around the collection area to tidy up. As part of a national chain there were already good systems in place for click and collect trading, he said.

“It’s not going to be too difficult to meet Level 3 requirements; we’ll have a pretty solid system in place but it certainly won’t be life as we knew it. It will still be a very different world at Level 3.”

Level 3 would not see a return to a full workforce.

“It will be a bit messy but it’s one step towards where we need to be and that’s great for everyone.”

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

■■KELVIN HOLMES

No plans on slowing down K

elvin Holmes has no plans to retire once he hits 65 at his next birthday.

As a senior commercial broker at Rothbury in Ashburton, the Methven grandad is enjoying his passion of working with both numbers, and people.

“I enjoy work because it’s a people thing,” he said.

“I would be a pain in the arse to myself and other people (if I retired). I don’t see 65 as a milestone you should just knock off, I’m going okay, I’m not annoying people and being productive. I enjoy work, I enjoy people.”

Work afterall has been more than just a nine-to-five occupation for Holmes, who could not immediately list any hobbies when asked.

“I don’t have a lot of hobbies, because I was building a business for a long time and didn’t have time for anything.”

Being involved in the community has always been a big part of his life, and joining the Methven Community Board was a natural progression after a long history of local body service.

Holmes was on the Ashburton District Council for three terms, from 2001 to 2010, and for two of those terms was chairman of the finance and corporate services committee. He moved back to his childhood town of Methven from the Ashburton area, with his partner Lynda, about four years ago.

Holmes was elected unopposed to the community board after not enough candidates stood for its five positions at the triennial local body elections last year. He was the only new member, joining current members Dan McLaughlin, Sonia McAlpine and Ron Smith. A by-election this year saw the fifth position filled, by Richie Owen.

Methven born and bred, Kelvin Holmes is enjoying being back in his home town and serving on the Methven Community Board. Susan Sandys reports.

Kelvin Holmes.

Holmes made what many would consider a bold move for the chairmanship of the board at its first meeting of the new local body term in November.

He was nominated for the leadership role by council rep-

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resentative on the board Rodger Letham, the nomination being seconded by fellow community board member Smith. Then council representative on the board Liz McMillan put up a competing nomination of the

Methven’s Community Board members (from left) Kelvin Holmes, Sonya McAlpine, Dan McLaughlin, council representatives Liz McMillan and Rodger Letham, and Ron Smith. Absent: Richie Owen.

board’s immediate past chairman McLaughlin, which was seconded by McAlpine. With equal numbers of members supporting each nomination, council staff had to decide the vote by drawing names from a hat, and McLaughlin won. The same process had to be undertaken for the role of deputy chairperson, which was this time won by McAlpine.

“I couldn’t win a trick that day,” Holmes recalled.

He said he had stood for the roles simply because he felt he had quite a bit to offer with his business experience and previous council experience.

And that had also been among his motivations behind joining the board in the first place. It had however been a disappointment from a democratic perspective that not enough had stood for an election to be held, he said.

“I like a bit of a scrap,” he said, but that was something which had not eventuated because not enough people stood.

Holmes would have liked to have had the opportunity to debate issues important to Methven, such as footpath and water supply improvements, in the domain of an election contest.

Nevertheless, he plans to advocate on those issues and many more as best he can while serving on the board, and believes the council needs to give more autonomy to the board.

“It’s a good little town,” he said of Methven.

“My motivation for standing for the community board was to make sure it was in the forefront of the council’s eye.”

Having been on the council in the past, he could personally vouch for the fact that Methven did not always get given as much responsibility as it should. As an example, community boards in the Christchurch City Council area had much more authority.

“Our terms of reference are pretty skinny, there’s isn’t much going on,” he said.

Holmes grew up on a Methven farm before heading off to boarding school in Christchurch.

He stayed in the city as he took up stock work with Dalgety’s, and went on to be a stock agent in Darfield and Amberley.

He came back to Mid Canterbury to take up a job as a stock drafter for Canterbury Frozen Meat at Fairton, and worked for the company in Ashburton and Timaru for 12 years. He then went to Fortex for three-anda-half years, working predominantly on the procurement of deer.

The collapse of Fortex in 1994 forced a change of career, and Holmes bought an Ashburton insurance business, which he built up over the years and which has evolved to become part of the national award-winning Rothbury insurance brokers.

Moving from stock pens and farms into an office setting might have seemed a dramatic shift, but Holmes was able to pick up on an affinity he had with figures.

“I’m quite a figures person, I quite like figures, in another life I would be an accountant I think,” he said.

And there was of course the advantage of him being able to continue his love of customer service.

“It was fine because it was still dealing with people, and I get out and about and see people.”

This philosophy remains the foundation of his work today, not relying solely on email and telephone for client contact, but ensuring this is backed up with face-to-face meetings.

Of course all that is on hold for now, in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just like almost everybody else in the country, Holmes is operating remotely from his home office, but is looking forward to seeing Methven humming again when life returns to normal.

“The Visa card looks pretty good,” he noted, referring to not being able to get out and about to dine in the town’s restaurants.

“We tend to roll around to most of them.”

Holmes is confident Methven in the long term will bounce back from the Covid-19 crisis.

“I think Methven will come out of it a piece of cake,” he said.

Methven had the advantage of being both a tourist and a farming town, and the local skifield of Mt Hutt being mainly patronised by local and domestic tourists.

We are still at Alert Level 4 There has been a huge effort to get us this far. Now it’s incredibly important that we don’t lose the gains we have made.

Let’s continue to support one another and do all we can to break the chain of transmission.

When do we move from Alert Level 4?

New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm, Monday 27 April. Until then, we are still at Alert Level 4.

Can businesses open at Alert Level 4?

Can I take part in recreational activities at Alert Level 4?

There are very few exceptions to staying home, but exercise is one of them. Going for a walk, run or bike ride is good for your physical and mental health. Just remember to:

Since we’re still at Alert Level 4, non-essential businesses cannot open.

• stay close to home. Enjoy your neighbourhood, but go no further

However, businesses can use the week ahead to prepare for Alert Level 3. For more information go to Covid19.govt.nz.

• go by yourself, or only with those you live with

Term 2 has started. What should I be doing to make sure my kids are receiving education over this time?

Stay local and stay safe. Don’t do anything that could lead to you getting hurt, and end up needing the help of the emergency services.

Schools, Early Childhood Centres and tertiary institutions are not physically open at Alert Level 4. Children must stay home and use distance learning.

To assist with this, every learner in New Zealand will have at least one way to access education, even if they do not have a device or an internet connection at home. Ministry of Education is also increasing the number of students who have internet access and devices.

If parents or caregivers are unsure on how to access this, or have questions, contact your school.

When can I drive my car at Alert Level 4?

Using private vehicles for transport is allowed. However, you can only drive if you’re: 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.

You should only travel in your car with people from your household.

Remember, any unnecessary travel may spread COVID-19.

• keep a 2-metre distance from others.

Can I meet up with friends as long as we stay 2m apart in Alert Level 4?

You cannot meet friends. We are still at Alert Level 4, which means you must stay within your own bubble and not join with people from any other households as this increases the risk of spreading the virus.

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 trusted neighbour. Call 111 as soon as you can. If you have concerns about a young person, call 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459).

Can I see my doctor for things that are not related to COVID-19?

Yes. It’s important that you do not neglect other health issues just because they are not related to COVID-19. 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.

Thank you New Zealand Your continued support is vital. Let’s keep working together, as a team of 5 million, to break the chain. We can do this.

Got questions?

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Call for greater investment in water Federated Farmers has reiterated calls for greater investment in water storage following the release of the Freshwater 2020 report, which says that water pollution is not the result of any single land use, but comes from cities, farms, and plantation forests.

The Ministry for the Environment report said soils at one quarter of monitoring sites were drier since 1972, rainfall was below average in nine of the years between 2000-2014 and river flows were predicted to decrease in the north and east of the country.

“Water storage is not just about securing supply for primary production purposes, though as has been underlined with the Covid-19 lockdown, agriculture is vital to our economic future and standard of living,” Federated Farmers’ environment spokesman and Mid Canterbury farmer Chris Allen said.

“Storage schemes allow us to harvest water at times of high flow for when we need it over the hot months in our cities and towns, and for all our industries. Better storage above and below ground is an investment in our future.”

The area of irrigated agricultural land almost doubled between 2002 and 2017 (from 384,000 hectares to 747,000ha), with irrigated

land in Canterbury rising from 241,000 to 478,000ha.

The Freshwater 2020 report also highlighted that sources of water pollution were myriad, including from forestry, and that hotspots and problem contaminants varied from catchment to catchment.

“Those catchment-specific issues bring people together and farmers in all of our regions are mixing in with environmentalists and wider community groups to make improvements that tackle local problem areas and priorities. Blanket rules are expensive and often ineffective.”

The ministry’s report said progress was being made but there was a long way to go. “Farmers have demonstrated they are willing to do their bit,” Allen said.

IrrigationNZ chief executive Elizabeth Soal said that freshwater and related ecosystems were complex and data gaps do remain. “However, it is helpful for farmers to see where their improvements are working, and where further work is required.”

IrrigationNZ noted some positive trends emerging from the report, for example, 67 per cent of pastoral sites had improving trends for ammoniacal nitrogen.

Only 28 per cent of lakes downstream from pastoral areas ex-

Federated Farmers’ environment spokesman Chris Allen says blanket rules on water quality are expensive and often ineffective.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN ceed the Freshwater NPS national bottom line compared with 47 per cent downstream from urban areas.

For groundwater, less than half of sites across the country had median nitrate-nitrogen concentrations above the concentrations

expected to occur naturally, and for nitrate-nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen, and dissolved reactive phosphorus, 49 per cent, 55 per cent, and 60 per cent of sites respectively were improving.

Nitrate-nitrogen and E. coli levels were twice as high in urban areas than in pastoral catchments.

“Although there are some positives, the report does show the decline of quality in both urban and rural water bodies and the negative impacts these have more broadly on our environment. So, we know further work needs to be done to improve our freshwater quality,” Soal said.

“New Zealanders want to enjoy freshwater for recreation, have clean water to drink, and as the Government acknowledges, we also need water for farming.

“We already know that human activity and climate change have major impacts on our water, we cannot avoid this, but we can work toward ensuring the negative impacts are managed to the best of our collective ability.

“Access to stored water collected in high flow times can help alleviate the environmental and community freshwater challenges as well as ensure we have access to reliable water to support farming and industry,” Soal said.

SECONDS WITH……..

Hakatere Marae Kaiako Māori, Ashburton College Wātene Māori Tiipene Philip 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.

Being with Hakatere whānau at the marae, and horse riding.

one day, what would it be?

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

9: What is the one thing you cannot resist?

My whānau.

The helping hand of others. For example being rescued from the outdoors (which has happened a couple of times), being guided through tikanga and kawa by tuākana.

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

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

Surf Pipeline in Hawaii.

2: Which three celebrities would you invite to dinner?

Rua Kenana, Sir Apirana Ngata and Te Puea.

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

Social media, fixing the septic tank at the marae.

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

Horses, Shoes and Tales – David Farmilo.

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

Look after your wife.

8: If you could do another job for just

I am happy.

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

I have had quite a nomadic life around Aotearoa. I was adopted at birth and spent my youth in Te Atatu, Auckland.

On finding my roots/whakapapa I returned to Ashburton and have immersed myself in whānau here and at the marae. Both aspects of whānau keep your head out of the clouds, and feet on the ground.

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■■ MID CANTERBURY MUSIC

Rock, but with a pop twist

By Heather Mackenzie

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When composing a list of successful Mid Canterbury bands, it would be a mistake not to include Ashburton’s very own Couger Lounge.

The self-described rock band with a pop twist were regulars on many local pubs, clubs and private function gig lists from about 2011 onwards.

Right from the start the little three-piece band with the big sound, made up of drummer Simon Christensen, guitarist Steven Symonds, and lead singer and guitarist Brett Colgan, attracted enthusiastic fans whenever they played.

It was this loyal fan base that saw them take out the Battle of the Bands wild card spot in 2015, when they received more public online votes than any other band in the country.

Colgan counts competing in the Battle of the Bands national championship, as one of his best band moments.

The final was held at the Kings Arms in Christchurch and because of the closeness to Ashburton, many Couger Lounge fans opted to make the trip to watch their favourite musos take the stage.

“We certainly didn’t lack crowd support that night, five busloads of supporters were in audience.”

While they didn’t take out the overall Battle of the Bands title, the competition gave the band an opportunity to make a name for itself in the local music scene, that led to teeing-up some gigs in Christchurch, a market the band had previously found hard to break into.

Colgan said playing in bars and nightspots in Christchurch was great and the band certainly appreciated the chance to do so, however, the gigs he enjoyed the most were at local pubs.

“The bar staff were always so friendly and nice to us, and the audience always got right into it, dancing on the tables and stuff.”

A gig at the Rakaia Rugby Clu-

Steven Symonds, Brett Colgan and Simon Christensen. brooms took on a particularly rural feel when part of the stage was made from haybales.

One of their regular haunts was the Tinwald Tavern, they were always really good to us, Coglan said.

Originally the band played covers, mainly classic Kiwi rock songs, but as time went by and their confidence grew, they moved into writing their own stuff.

Song production took on a collaborative note. Colgan would write most of the lyrics, next all three would get together for a jam session and let their musical talents lead the way.

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on stage and hearing the crowd sing your own songs back to you, it’s such a buzz, and very hard to beat,” Colgan said.

Other memorable moments for Couger Lounge were releasing their EP in 2104, featuring five of their original songs, and their 2016 South Island Chaos and Mayhem tour.

On tour the guys performed in Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin, finishing the tour with a flourish back in Ashburton at the Devon.

Colgan said while touring was fun, they didn’t really make any money out of it and it was a lot of hard work. It’s not all bright lights and good times, he said.

“We would travel to the venue

to set up, wait for an hour or so to play, play for 3 or 4 hours, and then have to pack it all away at the end of the night.

“It would have been nice to have got to the next level where we could have employed roadies and we could have carried on partying while they packed everything up, but we didn’t get that far.”

Colgan pointed out that making money was never really the main focus of Couger Lounge, it was more about the experience, artistic expression and getting to know other people in the industry.

“Ashburton has produced some world class musicians over

the years, and everybody has always been really supportive of each other.”

The band never really had a farewell gig, life just kind of swept them along. Family commitments and a different life focus has seen performing take a bit of a back seat lately.

“Now the only performing I do is in the lounge for my young daughter.”

However, watch this space, Colgan said Couger Lounge aren’t ready to hang up their microphones or put down their guitars just yet.

“We may have gone out quietly, but we will be back with a bang.”

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.

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Leaving doggy doo-doo a no-no Teenager

dies after parked car hit by vehicle in Moerewa

By Heather Mackenzie

heather.m@theguardian.co.nz

With the increase in dog walkers due to the Covid-19 lockdown, Litter-Free Ashburton’s Bev Skates would like to remind dog walkers it is their responsibility to clean up after their canine friends.

“It is the owner’s responsibility to pick up after their dog when out walking no matter where they are, urban streets or rural roads.”

Skates said most of those walking dogs are pretty good at cleaning up, but it is the pretend they didn’t notice and leave it on the roadside set, or the pick it up but then stuff if in the nearest hedge or behind tree lot, that make her see red.

“Out where I live on Smithfield Road, pedestrians quite often have to move right over on to the grass verge when large trucks go by, and the last thing they want to do is tread in dog foul, there is nothing worse.”

Recently, while out walking, Skates discovered five bags of dog waste hidden behind a tree, not a pleasant thing to have to clean up.

“Take your dog waste home and dump it there, don’t stuff it behind a tree for someone else to clean up.”

Skates has since erected a sign

By Peter de Graaf NZME

Bags of dog waste Bev Skates found hidden behind a bush on Smithfield Road. PHOTO SUPPLIED in the area in the hope of discouraging such lazy behaviour.

The Ashburton District Council website is very clear on the bylaws around dog waste: ■■ Poop bag dispensers are located at all district exercise

areas.

■■ If your dog fouls in a public place or on someone else’s property, you are required to remove and dispose of it in a way that is suitably wrapped to prevent fouling of any

public litter bin.

■■ Owners that fail to do this are liable to receive a $300 infringement under Council’s Dog Control Bylaw.

For more go to www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

■■POLICE SHOOTING

Machete-wielding man shot dead

By Anna Leask NZME

The man shot dead by police in South Auckland yesterday is said to have moved to New Zealand from Fiji several years ago.

The man died on Central Avenue in Papatoetoe in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Police responded to the street after 13 worried residents called 111 to report a man wielding a machete.

He was reportedly causing damage to vehicles, smashing windows in a house and attempting to cut power lines.

Police had also received calls suggesting the man had been involved in an earlier incident on Sunday night but had walked off.

A police dog handler arrived at the scene on his own and had repeatedly told the man to put down his weapon.

However Counties Manukau District Commander Superintendent Jill Rogers said the man had kept advancing on the officer.

“He hasn’t put the weapon down and has been shot,” she said.

The man was given immediate medical assistance, and other officers who arrived shortly after had also tried to help, but the man had died.

Fijian news outlet Radio Apna reported the man was believed to be from Fiji.

It reported the man, in his mid40s, moved to New Zealand “several years” ago.

Police are yet to name the man.

The scene at Central Avenue, Papatoetoe where police shot a man dead early yesterday morning.

A post-mortem and formal identification process are under way.

No one else was injured during the incident, which is the subject of investigations by police, the Independent Police Conduct Authority and the Coroner.

“It’s been a really frightening incident for all concerned,” said Rogers.

One resident, who spoke to the Herald on condition he not be named, was woken around 1.30am by banging.

He looked out the window to see a man walking from the Carruth Road direction towards Great South Road.

He went out to the front deck to see what was happening.

“I saw a guy walking past on the opposite side. He started to smash something – I couldn’t see if it was the cars or a house. That’s when I rang police.”

The first police car had arrived quickly; the man had walked down a driveway so the neighbour couldn’t see the shooting unfold, though he heard “about two shots – I’m not sure”.

Police had since come to his door to ask for a statement.

A scene examination is being carried out and police are speaking with witnesses.

“Our sympathies are with the

deceased man’s family,” said Rogers.

“We will ensure that Victim Support is available to them and will support them through this difficult process.”

Every day police officers were put into complex, fast-moving situations where their lives and those of the public were at risk, and they had to make quick decisions, she said.

“No police officer comes to work wanting to end up in a situation like this.

“Their welfare is paramount to New Zealand Police and we have steps in place to make sure they are well supported.”

An 18-year-old Moerewa woman has died after the parked car she was sitting in was hit by another vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road.

The crash occurred about 7.45pm on Sunday on Mason Avenue, in Moerewa, near the intersection with Wynyard Street.

Sergeant Ryan Gray, of Northland police, said the deceased woman was seated in a stationary vehicle when it was struck by another vehicle which had crossed onto the wrong side of the road.

Her vehicle was shunted backwards into a concrete power pole while the offending vehicle mounted the kerb and came to rest against a house.

The 43-year-old male driver of the other vehicle is believed to have suffered only minor injuries.

An investigation by the police Serious Crash Unit was continuing. As of yesterday afternoon charges had yet to be laid.

The investigation would include whether speed and/or alcohol were involved.

“It was an unnecessary tragedy. The driver should not have been out and about during the Covid-19 lockdown,’’ Gray said.

Police did not believe the man was engaged in essential travel.

The name of the dead woman has yet to be released.

St John Ambulance attended along with volunteers of the Kawakawa Fire Brigade, who provided scene protection and lighting for the police investigation.

The Moerewa death will bring Northland’s road toll for 2020 so far to 13, according to Ministry of Transport figures.

Northland’s last confirmed road fatality was a single-vehicle crash on Paparoa Road in Mangapai, south of Whangarei, on March 26, a day after the lockdown began.

The deceased, Mahia Jones, 34, was the vehicle’s sole occupant.

A 66-year-old man died on April 6 when the vehicle he was driving left the road and crashed into a tree on Brooks Road, Waipu, but the cause may have been a medical event.

His death has been referred to the Coroner.

Police said the man was carrying out essential travel at the time.

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■■TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

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Rakaia weighbridge

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

Bernard Egan

TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

soup mix – is not heated or melted, cooling is just to help the ingredients blend together, absorb the soup mix and set.

Now let’s get back to another cheese roll type recipe.

It came from Peter’s mother Annie.

Over the years Annie would bring tasty contributions to family gatherings.

One being rolls which, at first glance, looked like cheese rolls.

But they weren’t.

They have things in common

with cheese rolls – the bread, onion soup mix (sometimes used in cheese rolls) and they were tasty.

Very tasty!

Annie kindly shared the recipe – she cleverly made good old ever popular Kiwi dip – reduced cream, onion soup and a dash of vinegar and/or lemon juice – and spread it on slices of bread which were then rolled.

These delectable bites can be made at short notice and in the unlikely (most unlikely) event of leftovers, they will keep.

They are usually served cold but can be grilled.

We still make and enjoy what we now fondly call “Annie’s savoury rolls”.

Do try them.

By the way it’s Peter Luxton’s birthday today.

Happy birthday Peter.

I agree with Neil Brown re the proposed weighbridge at Rakaia.

NZTA reps should sit there for two or three days and just see how much traffic passes.

If it is put here you are going to have fully laden truck and trailers pulling out into the flow of traffic with little opportunity to get up to speed before they are confronted by the overbridge.

I can see numerous nose-totail accidents if not fatalities on the bridge.

What else does NZTA want to do to jam up State Highway One? AJ Annand

Letters with Love Lists. I love lists, if it’s written down, your father has less trouble with it and I can show him the duplicate should he miss something or lose the list.

I hope Jacinda is aware that we have THE list. Because on THE list is our departure date from Covid Island.

That departure date was set

by Jacinda when she booked this “wonderful” holiday for us and told us not to divulge it as it was such a “great deal” everyone would be in on it. She even

Six days of news. That’s, on average , over 130 local stories a week for the price of a coffee and slice

tapped the side of her nose and quoted a Jewish saying that applies to these and all sorts similar situations – “those who say don’t know, and those who know don’t say”.

Jacinda is a nice girl but next time we book a holiday I think we will use a local travel agent – one who understands what we like to do on holiday a bit better than this out of town girl who doesn’t know us.

Which reminds me of another saying Gramps quoted “He who expectith nothing – shall not be disappointed”, so I wonder what Jacinda’s got in store for us next.

Love Mother and Father

Brief Relief My toenails need cutting, And so does my hair.

I’m not wearing makeup.

I’m going nowhere.

In my old cardigan, reading the Guardian.

The poor thing’s so skinny and bare.

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A gold standard of going out for a meal f, like us, you’ve been wondering if Peter Luxton took Julie out for her birthday on Saturday, we can tell you yes, he did.

Out to their lovely garden, that is.

And we can also tell you the prediction Peter would prepare a tasty meal proved correct.

There were candles on a table in the garden and a nice wine to accompany the menu, which included Peter’s specialty egg dish.

Julie and Peter dressed for the occasion.

And what a splendid occasion it was – Peter achieved the gold standard of going out for a meal during lockdown.

No doubt Peter gained some of his culinary skills from his late mother, Annie.

Happy thoughts of Annie bring to mind another cheese roll type story.

But before recounting it may I just refer back to the recipe for Demelsa’s “cheese rolls with a twist”.

Instructions for those included cooling the mixture.

The mixture – cream cheese, crushed pineapple and dry onion

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■■CANADA

Gunman kills 17 A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia yesterday, killing 17 people, including a policewoman.

Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.

The man was identified as Gabriel Wortman and authorities said he disguised himself as a police officer in uniform at one point and mocked up a car to make it seem like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser.

He was arrested by the RCMP in a service station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, northwest of downtown Halifax.

Police later announced that he had died.

“In excess of 10 people have been killed,” RCMP Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said.

“We believe it to be one person who is responsible for all the killings and that he alone moved across the northern part of the province and committed what appears to be several homicides.”

The death toll was later increased to 17.

Brian Sauvé, President of National Police Federation union, said a police officer was among those killed in a shooting and another was injured.

The dead officer was identified as Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year-old veteran of the force.

Police have not provided a motive for the attack.

The incident started in the small, rural town of Portapique, with police advising residents to lock their homes and stay in their basements.

Police found many dead inside and outside the home of the first scene.

Several structures were on fire in the area as well.

“This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province’s history,” said Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.

“My heart goes out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation,” Prime Canadian Police prepare to take down the gunman.

Minister Justin Trudeau said.

Miley’s ex ‘distraught’ Kaitlynn Carter has shared details of how she felt after splitting from Miley Cyrus.

Carter said she was distraught at the public’s reaction to her split with Miley.

Carter dated Cyrus last August before they ended their fling in September. The pair connected after high-profile breakups: Cyrus ended her marriage of one year with Liam Hemsworth and Carter split from Brody Jenner. Sources told TMZ at the time Carter and Cyrus split over fears things were moving too fast.

Ellen in the doghouse Embattled talk-show star Ellen DeGeneres has come in for fresh criticism, this time for the way her crew have been treated since production of her show was suspended due to the coronavirus lockdown. When DeGeneres began to broadcast from home, the crew were left without information on their pay and on the future of their jobs. More than 30 employees received no information on their hours and pay and didn’t receive any inquiries on their mental health.

■■AUSTRALIA

‘This fine won’t hurt with my $15m’ A Sydney man and his passenger have been fined $1000 each after being caught “driving for exercise” in the city’s eastern suburbs.

Just after midnight on Sunday, police pulled over a McLaren 650S in Potts Point.

The 43-year-old driver told officers he was driving to nearby Woolloomooloo to get petrol – despite being from Fairfield, a suburb over 30 kilometres away in Sydney’s south.

After receiving a warning by officers, he informed them that driving is a form of exercise, exercise being one of the few legal reasons to leave the home under current lockdown restrictions in NSW. Both the driver and his 60-year-old passenger were each issued a fine for breaking lockdown rules, with the man

allegedly telling police: “Do what you want mate, I don’t care. This $1000 fine won’t hurt with my $15 million.”

The incident is just the latest in a list of Penalty Infringement Notices handed out over the weekend to people caught allegedly flouting lockdown restrictions.

Since the Public Health Order was introduced, NSW Police have handed out hundreds of fines to people caught outside their homes without a “reasonable excuse”.

Examples of a “reasonable excuse” include “obtaining food or other goods and services, travelling for the purposes of work or education if the person cannot do it at home, exercise or medical or caring reasons”.

The majority of on-the-spot fines dished out so far, howev-

er, have not been in Sydney’s wealthier areas, despite multiple suburbs being named as virus hot spots.

An analysis of NSW Police data by The Saturday Paper found infringement notices were disproportionately issued in the city’s lower socio-economic western suburbs, while the wealthier eastern suburbs and northern beaches account for a much smaller portion of fines.

The McLaren driver was the only infringement notice issued in the eastern suburbs over the weekend – while the bulk were issued around Auburn or Mount Druitt.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said when the fines were introduced that while police did not want to be handing out onthe-spot fines to people, “lives are at stake, and all of us have

to accept that the world is different”.

Berejiklian said at the beginning of April some of the state’s social-distancing rules could be relaxed as early as May 1, though lifting restrictions “comes with a risk”.

“When you do lift any of the restrictions, it does mean that more people will be admitted to our hospitals and more people who will succumb to the virus,” she said.

“Every time you relax a restriction, more people will get sick. More people will die.”

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said some of the laws would be in place until the end of June, and that he would not seek to extend them.

“People will have gotten the message by then, hopefully,” he said.

Katy mourning kitty Katy Perry is mourning the loss of her cat, Kitty Purry. The Dark Horse hitmaker paid tribute to her late pet, as she thanked her for “the cuddles and companionship along the way”. She wrote on Instagram: “Kitty Purry crawled through my thenboyfriend’s window 15 years ago, fully pregnant and seeking shelter. Two litters and many moons later, this street cat became a lovable mascot to many.

Sadly, Kitty completed her 9th life last night. I hope she rests in salmon fillets and tuna tartare way up in catnip heaven. Kitty, thanks for the cuddles and companionship along the way.

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■■COVID-19

Rich Americans fleeing to NZ

By Olivia Corville As coronavirus infections tore across the United States in early March, a Silicon Valley executive called survival shelter manufacturer Rising S Co. He wanted to know how to open the secret door to his multimillion-dollar bunker 11 feet underground in New Zealand.

The tech chief had neve­r used the bunker and couldn’t remember how to unlock it, said Gary Lynch, general manager of Texas-based Rising S Co. “He wanted to verify the combination for the door and was asking questions about the power and the hot water heater and whether he needed to take extra water or air filters,” Lynch said.

The businessman runs a company in the Bay Area but lives in New York, which was fast becoming the world’s coronavirus epicentre.

“He went out to New Zealand to escape everything that’s happening,” Lynch said, declining to identify the bunker owner be-

cause he keeps his client lists private.

“And as far as I know, he’s still there.”

For years, New Zealand has featured prominently in the doomsday survival plans of wealthy Americans worried that, say, a killer germ might paralyse the world.

Isolated at the edge of the earth, more than 2000 miles off the southern coast of Australia, New Zealand is home to about 4.9 million people, about a fifth as many as the New York metro area.

The clean, green, island nation is known for its natural beauty, laid-back politicians and premier health facilities.

In recent weeks, the country has been lauded for its response to the pandemic. It has more recoveries than cases. Only 12 people have died from the disease.

The US death toll stands at more than 39,000, meaning that country’s death rate per capita is about 50 times higher.

The underground global shelter network Vivos already has installed a 300-person bunker

Waiheke Island an international shelter from Covid-19? in the South Island, just north of Christchurch, said Robert Vicino, the founder of the California-based company.

He’s fielded two calls in the past week from prospective clients eager to build additional shelters on the island.

In the US, two dozen families have moved into a 5000-person Vivos shelter in South Dakota, he said, where they’re occupying a bunker on a former military base

that’s about three-quarters the size of Manhattan.

Vivos has also built an 80-person bunker in Indiana, and is developing a 1000-person shelter in Germany.

Rising S Co. has planted about 10 private bunkers in New Zealand over the past several years.

The average cost is $3 million for a shelter weighing about 150 tons, but it can easily go as high as $8 million with additional fea-

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Compiled by

$160m+ for construction sector

By Anne Gibson Major construction and development businesses got more than $160 million from the Government’s Covid-19 wage support package to tide them over during the alert level 4 lockdown.

The sector, which employs 240,000 to 300,000 of the country’s workforce, was banned from operating during level 4, except for essential services and in the healthcare sector.

Fletcher Building was the sector’s largest recipient of state money.

New Zealand’s biggest construction, manufacturing, distribution and supply services firm got $66m for 9485 staff.

Downer NZ got $38m for 5479 people and Downer Utilities got $3.5m for 504 people.

Downer is playing a major role in many projects including Auckland’s new $4.4b City Rail Link by the Link Alliance which is Vinci Construction Grands Projects, Downer NZ, Soletanche Bachy International NZ, WSP Opus (NZ), AECOM New Zealand and Tonkin + Taylor.

Major civil maintenance and materials supply business Fulton Hogan got $34.2m for 4883 staff.

It is owned by family and staff shareholders, is headquartered in Christchurch and has operations in Australia and the Pacific.

City Care Ltd got $9.3m for 1330 staff and industry experts said this service arm of the Christchurch City Council was unusual in that it bid for and won jobs throughout New Zealand.

Carter Holt Harvey is ultimately owned by businesses controlled by New Zealand’s richest man Graeme Hart with an estimated $10b.

tures like luxury bathrooms, game rooms, shooting ranges, gyms, theatres and surgical beds.

Some Silicon Valley denizens have already made the move to New Zealand as the pandemic has escalated.

On March 12, Mihai Dinulescu decided to pull the plug on the cryptocurrency startup he was launching to flee to the remote country.

“My fear was it was now or never as I thought they might start closing borders,” said Dinulescu, 34.

“I had this very gripping feeling that we needed to go.”

Dinulescu bought the earliest plane ticket available and within 12 hours the Harvard University alum and his wife were on a 7am flight bound for Auckland.

In San Francisco, “the entire international section of the airport was empty – except for one flight to New Zealand,” Dinulescu said.

“In a time when pretty much all planes were running on a third occupancy, this thing was booked solid.”

Shane Brearley didn’t apply for the wage subsidy.

Three of its businesses got $7.4m.

Carter Holt Harvey Building Products got $3.5m for 501 staff, Carter Holt Harvey got $2.1m for 312 staff and Carter Holt Harvey Plywood got $1.8m for 266 staff.

Naylor Love People got $2.2m for 315 people and Naylor Love Enterprises got $2.7m for 389 people.

Rick Herd, chief executive of Nayor Love with around 700 staff, said of the subsidy: “It’s helpful. It means that our $1.4m weekly wage bill has some of the pain taken away from it. We’re continuing to pay our staff.”

That business expected $700m gross revenue for the June 30, 2020 year: “It’s not 2021 revenue because we’ve already secured projects but 2022 revenue.

“It’s hard to assess what the effects will be on that.”

Leighs Construction, headed by

Anthony Leighs of Christchurch, got $1.8m for 268 people.

That business has finished the new Les Mills carparking building on Wellesley St West.

Shane Brealey, a director of NZ Living building millions of dollars of new Auckland apartments, did not apply.

“You must have lost at least 30 per cent in your revenue.

“We are a developer/builder and all sales remain in place so technically we can’t claim to have lost any revenue – just deferred.

“Our guys have been pretty busy planning next projects. Builders always bemoan not having enough planning time. Well, now we have.

Our 120 to 140 subcontractor resources that were on our Fraser Avenue site at Northcote will have all claimed for the wage assistance scheme,” he said.

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p Gold

London – $US/ounce

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Silver London – $US/ounce q

15.50

–0.07

–0.45%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,098.0

+44.0

+0.87%

NZ DoLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

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TT buy

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Drama in the self-isolation

By Max Reeves

D

uring this lockdown period, boredom is something many of us will have to deal with.

We’ve already seen, especially on social media, many of the creative ways people come up with to deal with this boredom.

But did you know the entire town of Ashburton once came together to alleviate pandemic-isolation boredom?

Covid-19 is hardly New Zealand’s first epidemic.

In fact, Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, has three separate ‘eras’ of historic epidemics.

The Typhoid Era – from the 1810s to the 1890s.

The Influenza Era – from the 1890s until the 1920s.

And the Polio Era – from the 1920s until the 1960s.

It was in 1936, during one of New Zealand’s numerous polio epidemics, when two young girls from Christchurch were sent to Ashburton to stay safe.

Accustomed to city life, these girls struggled to entertain themselves in the small town. To help keep the girls entertained, the town made a short film called Durbar: Drama on the Turf for them to watch.

Somewhat ironically, the film is inaccessible during this pandemic. The film has not been digitised yet, and with Nga Taonga Sound and Vision (the owners of the extant copies) on lockdown nobody can access the physical versions that remain.

Luckily, there is a fantastic synopsis of the film on the website.

The film is set at Durbar Lodge, as well as at a racing stable on Wakanui Road.

It follows the misadventure of Tony and Miranda. Tony loses a game of cards

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to Dastardly D’arcy. D’arcy decides to ruin Tony’s life over the debt, and enlists Slippery Sam to drug Tony’s horse – the favourite for the big race the next day.

Miranda’s friend, Julia, overhears the plot, and stableboy Charlie manages to switch the horses at the last minute, saving the day.

In the end, Tony’s horse wins the race and Tony pays off his debt.

Unfortunately, without access to our building, doing further research on the use of Durbar Lodge during the polio epidemic has been difficult. Presumably, the girls were staying at the lodge and it was them who made the film.

But, I cannot even say for certain if there was a stable at the lodge, so we’d love to hear any stories people have of Durbar Lodge and of the polio epidemic.

All of this has got me thinking though; what are you doing to stave off the boredom during the 2020 Covid-19 epidemic?

We have posted some craft activities via our website to help, similar to our normal school holiday programmes.

But we’d also love to hear what you’ve been doing to keep entertained during this period.

Have you been baking?

Going for walks?

Gaming?

Making TikToks?

We’d love to collect stories about how people have responded. We’ll be looking for ways to let our visitors share their experience and adaptations to isolation over the next few weeks too.

In the meantime, however, New Zealand artist Stephen McCarthy has drawn a Self Isolation diary, available at https://www. mylockdowndiary.com/ which may keep you busy.

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1. A polio brace from the Ashburton Museum collection, displayed in the main exhibition.

2. Race horse Specification, a trotter dubbed champion of New Zealand.

3. Sale of trotting horses at Durbar Lodge, March 26, 1932.

4. Spectators watching a race in progress at Tinwald Racecourse.

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

Extension the only possible scenario

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id we really expect anything else?

Maybe we hoped that life might be allowed a little more freedom when Jacinda Ardern faced the media yesterday afternoon, but the harsh reality now that we sit back and think about it is that this was only ever going to go one way.

An extension to the initial four weeks isn’t much when you compare it to what life will be like for us all when we are released to Alert Level 3 on Monday night.

Roughly 400,000 people across the country will be allowed to return to some form of work, which equates to about 15 per cent of those employed in New Zealand before lockdown began.

It will be another three weeks before we shave another huge chunk off that figure too and there are plenty of businesses who still sit in wait for the day we reach Alert Level 2 before they can return as well – so we’re still a long way from being out of the woods.

But the important thing, and there’s bound to be some frustration out there, is that we’ve made a huge difference. We’ve effectively turned around and shoved Covid-19 out the back door and closed it shut.

That’s a huge effort and one which should not be lost on anyone. We’ve just got a little longer to go now to ensure the final eviction notice is served.

The last thing we want is to go into a state of having to revert to Level 4 at some point, so by taking the extra steps now we hopefully avoid any chance of that having to happen.

Just how much the decision yesterday impacts on the economic makeup of New Zealand, won’t be seen for a while yet – but the wheels are about to start turning as work to return to a new normal becomes slightly more real.

Hang in there.

Thought of the day: Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

YOUR VIEW

Covid-19 adds extra stresses W

ith the very busy calving season not that far away, dairy farmers need to focus their minds now on the extra workforce gap challenges that the Covid-19 alert levels throw at us.

We understand that the government and Immigration NZ officials are being inundated with requests for specific information, and what each alert level might mean for them.

Federated Farmers have certainly appreciated the government’s positive response to requests from us and Dairy NZ and the decision to extend temporary work visas through to September 25.

Dairy farms have this year grappled with all sorts of stress, with floods in Southland and parts of Otago; sustained drought in many other regions; pending government regulation changes that bring a huge amount of uncertainty and soak time and resources to submit on; a tougher stance by banks on lending in conjunction with Reserve Bank moves; and now Covid-19!

Farmers are used to the highs and lows, but they usually come in ones and twos. Not this season.

Chris Lewis

FROM THE FARM

And from July 1 we enter our busiest season of calving (which then turns into mating and doesn’t really ease off until Christmas).

Calving is an intense time on farms in terms of workload and skills required. Not only is a full quota of permanent employees needed but also additional casual or fixed term employees.

It is a lot harder to train new staff on farm from July 1 through until October as the risks for people and animal health, safety and welfare are high during this time.

Because our sector is currently reliant on temporary migrant labour, we have growing concerns that dairy businesses will have workforce gaps during this critical time. So we need to get a plan in place with some haste.

Employers like myself, who employ up to seven people, need

to get our heads around some of the issues facing us. Migrants used to jump on the plane and work on our farms. Border closures has stopped that for the foreseeable future.

Existing work visas may be renewed or not. That’s an unknown, especially how high our unemployment rate will go.

One of the steps I must go through when I employ a migrant is to advertise locally and prove there’s no local Kiwis available to be employed to work on my farm.

That’s been the rule for a long time.

But there’s still hurdles around the remote location of the job, accommodation available, etc. A 2-bedroom house on farm can’t accommodate a family of six, for example.

The dairy sector remains committed to employing competent New Zealanders. We understand with an increasing unemployment rate there will be more suitable New Zealanders available and we welcome this opportunity. But we need to reiterate that it is not possible to take someone on who has not worked in dairy before and throw them into calving; the

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risks are simply too high for many farms.

What’s needed is an early understanding of what immigration policy will look like over the next six months so we can plan with urgency.

We expect this workforce will need to consist of current NZ employees, current migrants with work visas, migrants with work visas which will need to be renewed over the next six months and New Zealanders who have recently been made unemployed and who are looking for a new challenge.

Federated Farmers expects that the best answer will be a reducing but phased reliance on migrant workers to enable upskilling of New Zealanders to ensure we maintain health, safety and animal welfare standards.

A little disclaimer, when I wrote this it was accurate on the day, but with the Covid-19 situation the advice can change. Please go to Federated farmers website for the latest information.

Keep safe everyone.

Chris Lewis is Federated Farmers Dairy Chairperson

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I Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural April 20, 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 97 17.5 kg YX SI 110 19.0 kg YX SI 119 21.0 kg YX SI 132 Local trade (c/kg) SI 670 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 93 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 431 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 300 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 410 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 470 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 345 AP Stag 60kg SI 420 AP Stag 80kg SI 560

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nto our fourth week of the Level 4 lockdown it is looking increasingly like the tactics over Covid-19 have paid off and we will “win the war”.

The question now is, when do we hoist the victory flag and have the V-day celebrations?

For the elimination within New Zealand this is likely to be weeks away rather than months, or even years, as is likely the case for some countries.

But it will only be with the development and distribution of a successful vaccine that actually ends the battle.

However, the concern now is turning to what we do after we leave Level 4 (and 3 and 2).

The number of countries that look like they may indeed be ahead of Covid-19 can be counted on one hand. Fortunately, a number of these are relatively close by and are nations we already have trading agreements with.

These include; Australia, Singapore, China and South Korea. (Iceland is another nation doing particularly well but can hardly be counted as a major destination of our exports.)

Much is being made of the Australian approach versus that of New Zealand as, on the surface, they have been more relaxed in their lockdown policy than New Zealand has. However, while they may have more

freedoms on paper, in reality they are closer to our policy than is immediately obvious.

Federal law started the restrictions, these were/are reinforced further by some of the state laws and public pressure appears to have closed the gaps, with regard to New Zealand policy, right up.

Markets Sheep Lamb took the brunt yet again of falls of the schedules.

Most (not all) processors trimmed another 10 cents off lamb schedules.

Perhaps of some surprise was the observation that Prime Range Meats in the deep south managed to lift their mutton schedule by 20 cents per kg.

Most works are putting lambs on the priority list for processing. However, we are being led to believe that there is good demand in China for mutton and this may be driving their response.

Other markets Of the other meats, beef is relatively unchanged but venison was trimmed by SFF and with current trends the schedule will be leading with a $6 next week. Will be down from the $10 which began last year.

With a shift to Alert Level 3 (this week?), the works will increase throughput and saleyards will reopen.

With the recent rain in places, feed will be starting to move again and perhaps create an autumn grass market.

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Businesses and industries not considered essential, but able to demonstrate they can operate safely, could be back up and running when the government announces a move to Level 3.

Head of Horticulture New Zealand, Mike Chapman, said that was good news for orchard development programmes as construction, trades and manufacturing look set to be revived.

But Chapman said concern remained for vegetable growers, who still would not have access to a large and important market.

“Our real concern remains around vegetables and vegetable supply. With restaurants and fast-food outlets closed we haven’t been able to sell vegetables through these outlets which has meant a lot of growers have nowhere to sell their produce.”

Chapman said if there was nowhere to sell, growers were not planting and down the track, that would mean less vegetables available.

“Going to Level 3, with Click and Collect (online shopping) and drive-through perhaps opening up again will help, but what we really need to happen is for the independent fruit and vegetable retailers to open, and for those traditional outlets where a lot of people shop to open.”

Chapman said 60 per cent of produce consumed in Auckland was sold outside supermarkets.

“We’re seeing a lot of people who aren’t getting fruit and vegetables at the moment, because their traditional outlet is closed.”

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mained on rules that applied to greengrocers, with some now re-opened, while others still could not.

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) had to be satisfied that a store selling produce met the definitions of a supermarket before it could re-open.

“Some are opening and running the risk of being closed. We just need a consistent ruling,” Chapman said.

“They can do safe sales, just like dairies and petrol stations. If we can get more of them open it has the double benefit of making sure New Zealanders are getting access to healthy food, while giving certainty to growers to plant.”

Chapman said Horticulture New Zealand estimated that nationwide, between 20 and 30 per cent of vegetables in particular were sold through outlets other than supermarkets.

“Those growers supplying that portion of the market – one third, aren’t growing because they can’t sell.

“The more certainty we can give growers the more certainty we have about food security in the future.”

Chapman said the government was doing the right thing with its approach, but it was important to be able to keep the crop cycle running, from planting to growing to harvest.

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HAZELNUT AND LEMON WAFFLES (Marg Brownlie)

If you are having friends and family around for brunch on Boxing Day, or any other day for that matter, these waffles tick all the boxes for something different, especially served with fresh seasonal fruits.

3/4 C hazelnut flour 1C plus 4T millet flour 3/4 t baking powder 1 1/4 t vanilla essence 3 egg whites 3 egg yolks 3T coconut oil 1C coconut milk 1T sugar 1t cardamom Zest of 2 lemons

– Place all dry ingredients into a large

bowl and combine. Set aside.

– Separate your eggs. Place egg whites into a clean bowl and beat until they are light and foamy. Add remaining wet ingredients and the egg yolks to dry mixture and stir them gently.

Fold in egg whites.

– Your batter is ready for the waffle maker, but if you don’t have one this batter can be cooked like a pancake also.

– Serve with lots of fresh seasonal fruit and don’t forget the whipped cream.

AUTUMN FRUIT COMPOTE WITH HONEYED YOGHURT (Marg Brownlie) This is another must have at your brunch table!

MASALA SCRAMBLED EGGS (Marg Brownlie)

2T vegetable oil 1t sesame oil 3 spring onions, thinly sliced 1t black mustard seeds 1/2 t turmeric 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 red chilli, de-seeded and thinly sliced 1/2 T grated ginger 1 large tomato, seeded and diced 10 fresh, free-range eggs 1t salt 1/4 C chopped coriander

– Combine the sugar, lemon and orange juices and cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and then bring to the boil.

Meanwhile, peel, quarter and core the pears and apples. Cut each quarter in half lengthways.

– Add pears, apples, figs and prunes (if using) to the saucepan, reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 12-15 mins or until fruit is just tender.

– Remove from heat, leave to cool for an hour. Stir in the grapes. Pour the fruit and poaching syrup into a large serving bowl. Cover and leave in fridge until ready to use. Serve at room temperature with some good quality yoghurt with a little honey or maple syrup stirred through it.

– Garnish with some of your favourite nuts, lightly toasted.

– Heat both the oils in a non-stick sauté pan over a medium heat and fry the onions, mustard seeds turmeric, garlic, chilli and ginger until the spring onions are tender. Add the diced tomato and cook for another minute.

– Whisk the eggs, salt and coriander in a bowl and pour gently into the sauté pan. As the edges begin to set, gently lift and fold them into the centre of the pan. Continue to cook in this way until the eggs are set but still soft and tender, bearing in mind the eggs continue to cook when you take them off the heat.

– Serve with either a good quality toasted sour-dough bread or naan bread.

EASY FRENCH TOAST (Kerri Lysaght)

3 large eggs, preferably free-range 200ml cream Day old baguette sliced 1cm thick, or similar thick cut bread Butter, for frying

– Preheat a frying pan. Lightly whisk

CUMBERLAND SAUSAGE (Marg Brownlie)

IMMUNE-BOOSTING SMOOTHIE (Jane Logie)

My cousin makes this when we go and stay over.

Add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1T sugar to the egg mix for a sweeter version and top with preserved fruit and a dusting of icing sugar.

With the cream it adds a heavy richness to the mixture, but you can use milk to tone it down.

3/4 C castor sugar 1 1/2 C water 1 orange, juiced 1 lemon, juiced 3 cinnamon sticks 4 medium pears 4 medium apples (granny smiths are best) 300g black grapes 1C dried figs, cut in half a handful of prunes if you wish

egg and cream together. Dunk bread slices thoroughly with egg mixture soaking well.

– Cook in the lightly buttered frying pan for about two minutes on each side until golden. Serve with grilled bacon, sliced banana and maple syrup.

1 ripe banana 2 handfuls mixed frozen berries 250ml cranberry juice 1/4 C plain unsweetened acidophilus yoghurt 1 D honey Juice of 1/4 lemon (optional, for the vitamin C content) 2 mint or peppermint leaves (optional, for flavour)

– Blend all the above ingredients together and serve in a large glass.

– This smoothie can be made and drunk on the weekends as a snack or used as a breakfast substitute.

– Makes 1 large glass or 2 medium glasses.

Cumberland sausage is another of my favourites.

It uses no breadcrumbs, only meat. It is also formed as one coiled, continuous sausage but of course, that will only work if you are using a casing otherwise just make into a sausage shape as normal.

3 1/2 lbs of a blend of minced pork shoulder and belly or back fat 1oz salt 1/2 t sage 1/2 t rosemary 1/2 t thyme A good pinch of cayenne pepper 1/4 t grated nutmeg 1/2 t freshly milled white pepper

– Add the spices to your cold minced pork and mix well with your hands.

– Keep refrigerated until you are ready to use, and again, this mixture is best left for a couple of days to mature.

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Survey to identify angler numbers South Island salmon anglers are being asked for their help in the first east coast-wide salmon harvest survey.

The Nelson/Marlborough, North Canterbury, Central South Island and Otago Fish and Game Councils are asking anglers to actively participate in the annual sea-run salmon harvest survey that is about to be undertaken.

The survey comes at a critical time when sea-run salmon populations are at depressed levels and the Covid-19 alert level restrictions may compromise the ability of Fish & Game to undertake annual population monitoring in the field, like helicopter-assisted spawning surveys.

The survey covers all sea-run salmon rivers of the South Island east coast, spanning the area

from the Wairau River in the Nelson/Marlborough Region to the Clutha River in Otago.

Sports fishing licence holders will be contacted directly via the email or phone contact details they provided at the time of purchase.

The sea-run salmon survey identifies the number of anglers that target sea-run salmon each season and the number of salmon they harvested.

The total annual harvest is estimated by applying that information to all licensed anglers so it is important that as many anglers as possible participate in the survey.

Initially a quick online survey will be sent to licence holders by email.

“It’s easy for anglers to com-

plete the online survey,” Survey manager Jayde Couper of Central South Island Fish & Game, said.

“The online survey only takes a few minutes for most anglers to fill in and provides critical information for Fish & Game to manage the sea-run salmon fishery.”

Following the online survey, a phone survey will be undertaken to interview those anglers who are not active on email.

“I encourage all anglers that receive the online survey to fill it out even if you didn’t go sea-run salmon fishing or went sea-run salmon fishing but didn’t catch a salmon.

There are additional benefits for fisheries management if anglers participate in the online survey.”

“The more online responses

we get, the less phone surveys we have to undertake, which ultimately means a reduced cost on licence holders to effectively monitor the harvest levels of our sea-run salmon resource.”

Monitoring of the sea-run salmon harvest has extra relevance this season as new restrictive regulations were introduced last year to allow a higher proportion of salmon to reach the spawning grounds by restricting angler harvest.

“The harvest survey gives us a tool to assess if our regulation changes are having the desired effects to conserve the sea-run salmon populations.”

Anglers from the Nelson/Marlborough, North Canterbury, Central South Island and Otago regions should check their email

inboxes for the online survey in the next few days and other anglers should anticipate getting a phone call over the next two months.

The eastern South Island’s sea-run salmon rivers are a destination for many anglers who travel from places like the West Coast and Wellington regions to fish these highly-valued sea-run salmon rivers like the Rakaia and Rangitata.

The contribution of visiting anglers to the use of the fishery and sea-run salmon harvest is also sought by Fish & Game.

In the coming months an online survey will be made available for anglers who live outside of the east coast of the South Island so that they can contribute to the harvest survey.

■■TENNIS

Superstars hatching plan to assist lower-ranked players Struggling professional tennis players affected by the game’s shutdown due to the coronavirus could be the beneficiary of an illustrious plan being hatched by the sport’s ‘Big Three’.

Novak Djokovic has been in touch with fellow ATP Player Council members Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to discuss ways to assist lower-ranked players facing financial struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.

That may involve prize-money

from the ATP Finals and the Australian Open going towards a special relief fund.

Answering a fan’s question during his Instagram live chat with Stan Wawrinka, Player Council chief Djokovic said steps would be taken to ensure that only those players who are most deserving will benefit from any relief plans.

“I spoke to Roger and Rafa a few days ago and we had a conversation about the near future of tennis.

“How we can contribute to help lower ranked guys who are obviously struggling the most,” the world number one said.

“A majority of players ranked between 250 to 700 or 1000 don’t have federation support or sponsors and are independent and left alone.”

Djokovic, a 17-times Grand Slam champion, said other shortterm solutions could include diverting bonus money meant for top players from season-ending

events like the ATP Finals into the relief fund.

“If we don’t have any events (in 2020), maybe next year’s Australian Open prize money can be contributed to the fund,” the Serb added.

He said that it was important to give a message to younger players that tennis would help them out when there is a financial crisis.

The tennis season was suspended in early March due to the

pandemic, leaving players in the lower tiers, who depend solely on tournament winnings, without the chance to earn a living.

The plight of players ranked outside the top 100 in singles has prompted the game’s stakeholders – the ATP, WTA, ITF and the organisers of the four Grand Slams – to devise plans to provide some assistance.

Djokovic said up to $4.5 million will be distributed to lower-ranked players.

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Ruby Thomas jumping 110cm at the ESNZ national championships in January.

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Hoping to cap season on a high

By Adam Burns

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Ruby Thomas may not get a chance to showcase her equestrian chops in 2020, but could yet cap the season on a high.

The 14-year-old is one of seven nominees vying for the Junior Sportsperson gong at the Rakaia Sports Awards.

A date for the awards is still to be confirmed, however the nomination was particularly gratifying for the hard-working Rakaia teen.

“It felt good because it felt like

I had accomplished something by being recognised,” she said.

Thomas has been riding for five years after she got her first pony at the age of nine, gradually building her proficiency as she has gone along.

“It’s gotten more competitive,” she said. “I started out showing ... and then I got a new pony and started doing some dressage.

“And now I’m doing different types of jumping.”

Thomas has competed across multiple equestrian disciplines,

delivering impressive results across the board.

“I like that you don’t have to pick what you do, there are different disciplines,” she said.

The competitive spirit among other equestrian riders has offered further appeal within the sport, she said.

She feels her form in eventing has been particularly satisfying and was meant to have carried this form on into Cromwell at the weekend for the annual NZPCA Eventing Champs 2020 which had

subsequently been cancelled.

Earlier this year she jumped 1.10 metres on her horse Chico at the National Show Jumping Championships in Christchurch and also won one of her classes.

In 2018, she was also part of the Ashburton/South Canterbury/ North Otago outfit which came third at the New Zealand Pony Club Association Dressage championship.

At the moment, she is doing her best to sharpen her skills during lockdown, running her horse

through free running and free jumping sessions.

However it remains to be seen what events Thomas will be involved in for the remainder of the year in what would usually be a busy period.

Equestrian Sports NZ (ESNZ) announced on March 18 the cancellation of all ESNZ events in jumping, dressage and para-equestrian, eventing and endurance for a three-month period.

The decision was expected to be reviewed at the end of this month.

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Aussie rugby players heading for massive pay cut Focus can move to a return date once Rugby Australia’s (RA) shortterm player pay deal is finalised as expected last night.

It’s understood players will be asked to take up to 65 per cent pay cuts to match RA boss Raelene Castle’s salary reduction as the code strips back to survive the impact of coronavirus.

The formal discussions be-

tween RA and the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) have stretched beyond two weeks, with the broader playing base consulted over the weekend as a deal neared.

Rugby will be among the last Australian codes to finalise its player pay cuts, with the NRL and AFL settling on 71 and 50 per cent.

The pressure to finalise a deal

has increased with World Rugby’s announcement of a $158-million relief fund that will reportedly only be accessible once a pay deal is struck.

Three-quarters of Rugby Australia’s staff have been stood down, with a projected revenue hit of $120 million if no Super Rugby or test matches are played this year.

The Wallabies are due to host Ireland in July, while there is hope a quick-fire Rugby Championship could be held in Australia later this year.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, who faces a challenge for his job from Argentine vice-chairman Agustin Pichot in an election later this month, said the sport’s global unity meant an

increased flexibility in scheduling.

“I think it’s one of those situations where everyone is in it together,” Beaumont said. “I think there’s a real spirit of collaboration between the north and the south.

“Look, what we can do with our playing windows? What can we do in the international windows that can generate more funds from another competition.”

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Perhaps it shouldn’t be tossed away but gently coaxed out of your life instead.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’ll be focused on attracting people who are a good fit for you, a key component of compatibility being their ability to pay the price you charge, which encompasses more currencies than one.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There are some things that people don’t see naturally. They have to learn to see them, or maybe they have to unlearn ignoring them. You’ll become informed, and things will look different to you.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): In an oxymoronic statement, Henry Ford wisely suggested, “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” Indeed, you’re looking for a demonstration of heart.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Frustration is caused by unrealistic expectations. Lower the bar a little and see if things don’t get a more manageable. Small steps will take you the same distance as hops and stretches.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll create possibilities for the next person. This is how a legacy is built, with keys made for doors that exist in future realms beyond what you or anyone around you can see.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): People have various ways of demonstrating status and power. When they can’t throw a party or call a meeting or assemble a group to witness their work, a different kind of creativity comes out.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Perhaps the highmaintenance person in your life lacks a fundamental understanding of the value you provide. It’s better to surround yourself with people you don’t have to work hard to please.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Change your environment. Distance yourself from a problem you don’t feel ready to take on. Give yourself time to think and build a strategy.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your confidence reads loud and clear. You’ve earned this, and yet you’re not entirely content with it. This is nowhere near your resting place. You’ll continue to flex your skills and improve.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): What things are physically is not as important as what they mean.

An object has value because of what it represents in the world, or because of the story you’ve personally attached to it.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The ocean is made in drops.

Perhaps you can’t see your contribution today, but the more people you involve, the better your chances of watching this thing rise.

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Snedden sees post-Covid opportunities Experienced sports administrator Martin Snedden says New Zealand should take advantage of a disrupted international sports calendar to attract competitions and fill a void other countries might not be able to.

The Covid-19 outbreak postponed and cancelled tournaments around the world from the Tokyo Olympics to the Wimbledon tennis championship and the Super Rugby competition.

Snedden, who led the organis-

ing committee for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and is now a project leader with New Zealand Cricket, saw New Zealand increasingly becoming an option for international sports organisers looking for somewhere to hold their events.

Speaking online to Women in Sport Aotearoa Snedden said “there could be some opportunities for New Zealand in this whole situation” once coronavirus was under control and border restrictions could be moved to allow interna-

tional athletes into the country.

“It’s possible that New Zealand, we’re hoping, that we as a country will come out of this quicker and with less pain, certainly in terms of health, than other places around the world.”

New Zealand has already secured a number of international tournaments and competitions for 2021, including the Women’s Cricket World Cup in February, the women’s Rugby World Cup and the America’s Cup sailing regat-

ta, but Snedden said promoters would already be looking at what else could come to New Zealand.

“We should be looking for things that were planned to happen overseas somewhere, which ultimately we could be the place that hosts them, because if things haven’t improved in other countries then the events won’t happen there but it may be as time goes by that they can happen here.”

Snedden is not directly involved in organising next year’s Women’s

Cricket World Cup but he said he was confident the event would still go ahead as planned.

He believed the government would also back getting even more events running in New Zealand when the time was right.

“I think the government will look at this and say as part of the recovery process, including the recovery of our morale, as a nation we will move heaven and earth to try and make sure that things can happen.”

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