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Further M. bovis cases confirmed in Mid Canty

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Mid Canterbury is again a mycoplasma bovis hotspot, with two new dairy farms confirmed as infected with the cattle disease in the last week and another under investigation.

All three known active confirmed properties are in Mid Canterbury, the third being a beef farm identified earlier.

The rest of New Zealand remains clear of active cases.

M. bovis director Stuart Anderson said the third dairy farm still under investigation may be confirmed once final test results come back. All three dairy farms were detected by August bulk tank milk screening.

It is believed the three dairy farms are separately owned.

Anderson said the new cases were not an indication of a widespread outbreak in Mid Canterbury with September milk screening to date identifying no new suspect cases in the district.

“These three properties are connected to previously infected properties and we are investigating these links. Our investigations show they are likely linked by animal movements, this is something we are looking at closely. We are taking a precautionary approach and any farms which are linked to these three by animal movements may be placed under a Notice of Direction to mitigate the risk of any infection spread.

“These newly identified properties show our national surveillance programme working as it should – by detecting possible cases and showing us where we need to look to eliminate the infection.

“We have always said we would see more infected properties over spring. This is when we do more tests, so it makes sense that we also report more detects during this time. It’s when the animals are under stress from calving and milking. We also have 2018-born

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“The farmers on these properties are working well with the programme and we thank them for their co-operation at this stressful time. We will continue to work closely with these farmers and their staff and whanau to ensure things continue to run smoothly.

assure you, we are not looking at a widespread outbreak in the Ashburton District.”

None of the five dairy farms which returned September BTM detects were in the Ashburton District, Anderson said.

“We are waiting on a small number of retests, but a much smaller number than in August.”

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Saturday, September 26, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

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PGF fund to benefit halls, memorials

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Three local halls and the Ashburton War Memorial Cenotaph have received $181,000 for repairs and renovations from the Provincial Growth Funding (PGF).

The Mt Hutt Memorial Hall in Methven, the Mt Somers War Memorial Hall, and Seafield Hall as well as the Ashburton cenotaph received the funding as part of a $12.4m announcement from Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones for 97 town halls and war memorials across the country.

The renovation projects are estimated to create 40 jobs in the district.

Ashburton District Mayor Neil

Brown said it is wonderful that the four Mid Canterbury facilities have been included.

“We are very excited for the improvements this funding will provide these important halls and monuments, as well as the economic benefits they will have for our tradespeople,” Brown said.

“Each hall has a long and valued history in our community and they continue to serve many people for a range of purposes, from church services and children’s playgroups right through to community functions, weddings, funerals and centres for Civil Defence activities.

“The Ashburton cenotaph is our district’s main war memorial and we are pleased that it will receive the repairs it needs to continue honouring those who have

The Mt Hutt Memorial Hall will undergo some renovations after receiving a grant from the Provincial Growth Fund.

served our country.”

A total of $141,582 will be used for a range of repairs to the halls including interior and exterior painting, re-cladding, replacing auditorium chairs, gibbing, purchasing a generator for Civil Defence activities and demolishing an old chimney.

The other $40,000 will be used to repair the two flagpole stone bases at the Ashburton war memorial and cenotaph in Baring Square West.

The monument, which was unveiled in June 1928, has already undergone maintenance and cleaning by the council earlier this year.

All four renovation projects are expected to start before the end of the year.

The Government earmarked money for town hall and war memorial renovations in May as part of at least $600 million being refocused on projects with more immediate jobs and economic benefits to assist the Covid-19 recovery.

The Regional Economic Development Minister said more than 1000 people are expected to be employed during the renovation programme.

“Town halls, other facilities and war memorials are an integral part of any community and many of them in the regions have fallen into disrepair,” Jones said.

“People in the regions should have facilities and memorials they can be proud of and which reflect the communities they are in.

This huge programme of works will ensure these facilities are in

The Ashburton war memorial and cenotaph in Baring Square West will have further renovations after receiving a grant from the Provincial Growth Fund.

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a good condition and fit for purpose.

“At the same time jobs will be created for local tradies and contractors displaced by the economic impact of Covid-19.”

Although many of the jobs will be short-term, Jones said workers will typically be involved in a number of different projects in their region.

“This ambitious programme will help keep locals employed and boost the local economy.”

In total, 37 applications involving 97 individual projects have been approved across 14 regions.

Otago, the West Coast and Canterbury are the areas with the most projects approved – with an estimated 600 jobs being created across the three regions.

Covid created big challenges for Safer Mid Canterbury

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

For every dollar invested by ratepayers in the organisation Safer Mid Canterbury, it is generating more than $5 in additional income from the programmes and activities it runs.

In return for the $211,806 it received from the council in the last

financial year, Safer Mid Canterbury secured more than $1 million in additional funding from a range of government organisations. That saw its team running 21 programmes and working in partnership with 27 agencies.

Covid-19 meant little let-up for his team, manager Kevin Clifford said.

“We had people with additional needs coming into the organi-

sation and often these were new people and we continued to receive referrals during lockdown.”

Covid created challenges because there will still be large numbers of people who needed support and this need was largely met by phone, text or by zoom, he said.

A number of those clients needed food parcels and others found themselves in financial

difficulties because of job losses. Lockdown was also a difficult time for families who were looking after children with high needs, Clifford said.

During the past year Safer Mid Canterbury had become involved in providing three new services – Refugee Settlement, the Lives Worth Living suicide prevention and support programme and The Transition Service that pro-

vided practical support to assist young people between the ages of 15 and 25 to achieve goals and move towards adulthood and independence.

While the refugee programme was on hold, when the programme restarted nationally, Ashburton would receive 90 days’ notice ahead of the arrival of the first group of newcomers, most likely from Afghanistan.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

Expecting more bums on seats

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Rakaia community no longer have to race each other for a good seat at the Rakaia Memorial Hall.

Meeting attendance will be up and they will go for longer after the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury approved a grant of $9180 in its latest funding round to replace the seating at the hall The new seats were delivered on Thursday, completing a full set of new chairs at the hall.

“We had a bit of a hodge podge of seating and they were really quite awful,” Secretary and Treasurer of the hall committee, Linda Hammerich, said.

“Everyone used to fight for the few with the cushions and some of the old wooden ones you would run the risk of a splinter and you really didn’t want to sit for too long on them.

“But these new ones are actually really comfortable.”

The hall can only sit 250 and after the grant from the trust to buy a further 120 chairs they have a full set of 240.

“There is no more fighting over who gets a nice, comfy seat.

“We have enough of the new chairs now for the whole hall, so the old ones are going to go.

“We have been getting a few every now and again for the last few years but thanks to the Trust’s grant we were able to get enough for everyone to have a nice chair to sit on.”

The hall remains a key asset to the community, Hammerich said, being used most days of the week all year round.

“When we have anything in Rakaia it held here, it’s the hub of Rakaia.

“The Rakaia fishing competition, when anybody dies the service is here, many 21sts, weddings and other big functions.”

As well as school productions, karate, in-

door bowls, and line dancing groups, Hammerich said the hall will be used “at least five days out of seven” each week.

Now all those users will enjoy a better seat.

“Rakaia would be lost without somewhere to sit over 200 people, and now we can do it in comfort.”

For health and safety reasons Hammerich said the new chairs can clip together into rows.

“They become a fixed line and meet all the health and safety codes.

“We also have a lot of older people hiring and using the hall and the old chairs were heavy, but the new ones are light and we get trolleys.

“Once they are on the trolleys you can manoeuvre them with one finger.”

With the seating issue sorted, the next project is upgrading the heating system in the supper room, replacing the old electric wall heaters with a heat pump.

“They are quite old and are turning into a fire hazard.”

The supper room, and adjoining kitchen, is used just as much as the hall she said, and so they hope to provide more efficient heating.

It’s also understood the Ashburton District Council has some planned maintenance to undertake at the hall.

As well as the Rakaia Memorial Hall, the Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury approved grants totalling $98,799 to 16 organisations from around the region, including $37,000 of grants specifically in the Ashburton district.

The other locals groups to receive funding included $10,000 to the Rakaia Pony Club for new fencing, the Methven Golf Club was granted $7000 to put towards a motorised trailer, and the Allenton Sports Club has $8550 to put towards a mower.

The Ashburton Community Alcohol & Drug Service was also granted $2808 for updating its technology.

Rakaia Memorial Hall commitee secretary and treasurer Linda Hammerich unpacking the new chairs purchased after a grant from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury.

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A $170 million survival package might have been paid by the government to the performing arts sector to help it survive the impact of Covid-19, but none of that money has come the way of the country’s entertainment venues, says Ashburton Trust Event Centre manager Roger Farr.

“This money was supposed to trickle down, but I struggle with the knowledge that none of it has come to directly support the venues,” he said.

In his six-month report to the Ashburton District Council, Farr said the year (to June 30) had been one of unprecedented change and for performance venues, it had been a year where they had been forced to battle the fall-out from lost revenue without any financial backstop.

“It’s been a roller coaster with numerous twists and turns. It’s been the toughest six months of the complex’s 12-year life.”

With shows cancelled and money tied up with ticket agencies, Farr said he and the centre’s board had acted quickly to

ensure the centre remained financially stable. Staff hours were reduced and staff picked up a range of work that would otherwise have been done by contractors.

The wage subsidy helped, but a slice of this was about to be repaid to the government, Farr said.

The collapse of ticketing agent Ticket Rocket had also created issues, and the centre’s board was now working through legal issues surrounding refunds on prepaid tickets, he said.

Two major items of capital expenditure – upgrading sound and lighting equipment, had been put on hold and this work might not be carried out for at least one year. A grant received from the Lion Foundation for this work will be returned.

Looking ahead, there was plenty of positive news, with a huge willingness by promoters to return to some kind of touring normalcy as quickly as possible and that meant forward bookings for shows for next year were strong, Farr said.

His team and the board were determined to ride out the downturn and were equally determined to continue lobbying the government for support for performing arts venues, he said.

Saturday, September 26, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

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Baring Square Christmas hub again this year

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

It might be a simple, albeit large, Christmas tree, but it has created a storm of controversy around the Ashburton District Council meeting table.

The tree, for the past three years, has provided a festive centrepiece in downtown Ashburton, taking pride of place in Baring Square east. Its lights are turned on during a Light Up the Night festival in late November and it remains lit until after new year.

It is then dismantled and put in storage.

Where that tree should be placed this year and into the future, has divided councillors. With the town centre undergoing a revitalisation programme and Baring Square scheduled for a major upgrade over the coming years, the siting of the Christmas tree has become a problem.

Staff suggested the tree should stay in Baring Square this Christmas, but that it could move to the East Street chequerboard site next year. Plans were already in place for a festival in Baring Square and moving the tree to the town centre this year would come with extra costs involved, they said.

Two councillors, Carolyn Cameron and Angus McKay did not agree. The town centre desperately needed something to

brighten it up over the festive season and the giant tree could be the ticket, they said.

“I believe we should try and move what we can closer into the centre of Ashburton. I’ve measured the chequerboard and there’s room for it there,” McKay said.

With the i-SITE building scheduled to be moved off site in early December, the heart of East Street would be a pretty bare and empty place, he said.

The town centre would be even more bleak this year, Cameron said because safety issues around poles that held banners and lights meant neither of these would be in place.

“We need to have something to replace these and I support moving the tree this year,” she said.

Lynette Lovett was adamant the tree needed to stay in Baring Square.

“I’m totally against this. We don’t have a budget to do it and our festival is around the tree in the square. We can’t have some of the events, such as movies, in the street.

Leave it where it is,” she said.

McKay was adamant the tree should move.

“I’ll keep trying to brighten up the CBD of Ashburton,” he said.

When it came to the vote, McKay and Cameron lost the day and the Christmas tree will be set up in Baring Square east this year and its future siting will be revisited next year.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

New future for Ealing hall

By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Just a few months shy of celebrating its 100th birthday, the Ealing Hall will pass out of the hands of its community and into local government ownership.

The Ealing Library Hall Society owns the hall sited on a 2845 square metre section off State Highway One and near the Rangitata River bridge.

For almost 100 years that society has provided a venue for community events but it has also carried the cost of caring for and maintaining the hall.

The society has been in discussions with the Ashburton District Council for some time over the hall’s future and in September agreed to a deal that would see the council accept the gift of the society’s assets, land and buildings.

This includes any money left in the society’s bank account.

It’s a gift that comes with few responsibilities, however, as the land and buildings will be administered by the Ealing Reserve Board and that community group will be responsible for its maintenance.

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Developing a recreational motorbike track at Ashton Beach is not as simple as finding a site and carving a trail.

As part of its environmental protection work at the beach, the Ashburton District Council is

Fundraising breakfast Tickets still remain available for a charity breakfast hosted by the Lions Club of Ashburton next month. The group have legendary former cricketer Richard Hadlee lined up to speak at the breakfast on Saturday October 8 at the Ashburton Golf Club. Funds raised from the event will go towards the Ashburton Cycleway, the Ruth Foundation and the Lions Charitable Trust. Tickets are $35 with breakfast included and anyone interested is asked to contact John Richards on 0272483445.

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The Ealing Reserve covers 3.86 hectares.

The original hall, supper

room and side room were built 100 years ago with a new ladies cloak room, toilet blocks and

kitchen approved in 1965.

The building is in good condition.

Beach bike track comes with a cost

By Sue Newman

In brief

keen to preserve off roading opportunities for motorcyclists, but to do this it needs to ensure biodiversity in the area is protected and this comes with a cost.

It has fenced off areas that needed protection and through community consultation it has identified a suitable hill riding area for motorcyclists that will be developed with Ashburton

Motorcycle Club input on track design. The planned track will provide riders with diverse and undulating riding areas.

The project, however, comes with a $55,000 price tag. Included in this will be a DOC Wildlife permit and lizard management plan, habitat fencing and a lizard survey and relocation plan and a habitat enhancement plan and

motorbike track formation costs.

Some of the cost will be covered through the council’s biodiversity fund, through a grant to the motorcycle club and potentially through Lottery Environment and Heritage fund grants.

This will leave the council with a $27,000 bill for the work if some of its funding applications are unsuccessful.

There were two new cases of Covid-19 reported yesterday, including one community case and one imported case, the Health Ministry revealed. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the community case is linked to the Auckland August cluster bereavement sub-group. It is the first community case to be linked to that group in more than a week.

The Ministry said the case is a female in her late teens who was already self-isolating as she was a household contact, epidemiologically linked to the bereavement group. The imported case is a man in his 40s who returned from Russia on a flight via Turkey and Malaysia on September 19, and is now at the quarantine facility in Auckland.

Daylight saving Daylight saving starts this weekend. It offically kicks in at 2am on Sunday, September 27.

Remember to put your clocks forward by one hour on Sunday.

Daylight saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September, and ends at 3am on the first Sunday in April. Daylight saving was first introduced in 1927. The current times have been fixed since 2007. A 2008 survey found that 82 per cent of New Zealanders approved of the 2007 extension to the period of daylight saving time.

Living the life of Riley

By Bernard Egan FROM THE BACK SEAT

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ur recent motoring story A Rally of Rileys brought to mind a well-known phrase.

The Life of Riley is one of those sayings with a meaning that is instinctively understood.

But it turns out the phrase is much older than one might think.

It also has an interesting history.

What does it mean when someone is said to be living “The Life of Riley”?

It means the person concerned is enjoying “an easy and pleasant life”, a life of luxury.

What is the origin of the phrase?

Was there a person who gave his name to the phrase?

There was a supposedly historical figure William Reilly (or Riley), an Irishman who eloped with his sweetheart and was saved from execution by her declaration that she had gone with him voluntarily.

Bernard Egan is a well known man around these parts. Through Tales from the Back Seat he endeavours to put a light-hearted spin on tales from yesteryear.

And the phrase is thought to have originated in a popular song of the 1880s, Is That Mr. Reilly? by Pat Rooney, which described what its hero would do if he suddenly came into a fortune.

Riley then featured in several popular 19th century ballads, which inspired a novel and a 1920 silent film.

Later The Life of Riley was an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book.

An early instance of the life of Riley can be found in a December 1911 edition of The Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut USA. But funnily enough it refers to

an animal rather than a human being.

The following comes from the article entitled, Bullet Ends Life of Famous Wild Cow. The famous wild cow of Cromwell is no more. After ‘living the life of Riley’ for over a year, successfully evading the pitchforks and the bullets of the farmers, whose fields she ravaged in all four seasons.

Maybe, no pun intended, well actually there is, the farmers thought there was a lot at steak.

Poor cow!

Among several books which have been published with titles including or referring to the life of Riley one is an instruction manual on how to live that lifestyle.

There are more recent songs about Riley and even a band named after him.

Getting back to our motoring story.

While Riley cars did not inspire the phrase, because of their refinement they could well have done so.

Our story related the delightful

tale of Ken Boucher who, as a Guardian paperboy back in the day, saw Riley cars and decided one day he’d have one.

He’s had more than one of those fabulous cars and we can’t help thinking when he and fellow enthusiasts go motoring they can be excused for thinking they really are Living the Life of Riley.

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Saturday, September 26, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

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The late Russell Anstiss, an entrepreneur whose heart was firmly in his community.

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OBITUARY

William Russell Anstiss, QSM W

July 4, 1938 – September 6, 2020

ith the death of Russell Anstiss, the Ashburton District lost one of its greatest advocates and keenest supporters.

Russell, who died earlier this month, was a man who was driven to improve his community and who put his energy behind causes, events and projects that would benefit the place he loved and called home.

He was a founder of the Paper Plus franchise, proud promoter of local retail, stalwart of the Ashburton Hearing Association, founder of Ashburton’s Boulevard Day, a Paul Harris Rotary Fellow, Ashburton Borough Councillor and member of countless community and sporting organisations, but it was as the driving force behind the Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s fundraising team that many will remember Russell best.

If it hadn’t been for the Government’s manpower scheme during World War Two, Russell’s energies may well have benefited another community. His father, Eric, was manpowered from Waimate to the Ashburton

Woollen Mills and that meant the Anstiss family, wife Dorrie and children Graeme, Russell and Maureen, was on the move to Hampstead’s Nelson Street.

Eight years later Eric and Dorrie’s fourth child Marilyn was born and Russell became her proud protector.

As a child Russell was small in stature, but big in volume and presence. He refused to accept that something couldn’t be done and showed early signs of entrepreneurship, qualities that were to stand him in good stead in the future.

He attended Hampstead School and Ashburton High School.

His first job was in the office of W. H. Collins and Co, but he had his eyes on bigger things. He was a regular shopper at Pickfords Bookshop and from his early teenage years had made no secret of his desire to buy the shop in the future.

That perseverance paid off, and in 1964 the owner knocked on the door and asked if he was still interested. He was, and with financial support from his par-

ents-in-law, Foster and Madge Magson, he and first wife Rae found themselves proud owners of a bookshop on Ashburton’s East Street.

At 26, Russell had achieved his first goal and had taken the first steps on a path that would see the establishment of the now nation-wide retail chain Paper Plus. His retail holding in Ashburton grew from the original small store to include the BNZ next door which he demolished to clear the way for the current Paper Plus store.

And over those years his family also grew to include children Suzanne, Tracey and Philip.

In 1983 Russell and four other booksellers decided to establish an independent stationers’ group, originally calling this Nationwide Stationers. The name was changed to Paper Plus in 1990 and by this time there were about 90 stores operating under the brand.

At the same time as he was establishing the national retail chain, Russell became a strong advocate for Ashburton’s retailers, acting as their spokesperson.

He was a strong advocate of keeping retail strength in the town centre rather than it spreading into satellite areas based around big box retail.

During this time he decided the district needed something special to give retail a boost.

He came up with the idea of a market style street day, and Boulevard Day was born. It has now been running for almost 50 years.

In 1974 Russell stood for and won a seat around the Ashburton Borough Council meeting table. He was successful again at the 1977 local body elections and served six years as a borough councillor. He was delighted to top the poll at his first election.

Ever keen to see his community progress, in 1993 Russell agreed to be part of the Ashburton Performing Arts Centre Theatre Trust, a group established to raise money for a new performing arts centre in Ashburton.

That was to become a huge commitment that would run until the Ashburton Trust Event Centre opened in May 2008. The

suggested six 30-minute meetings per year turned out to be a 15 year major commitment of time and energy that Russell was willing to give.

While retirement was not a word that sat easily with Russell, he decided to step back from his business in the early 2000s and focus more of his time on community activities and his beloved greens at the Ashburton Bowling Club.

He also gave many hours and on-going support to the Ashburton Hearing Association of which he was a life member and president for 20 years.

In 2010 Russell was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for community service.

His family describe him as a man who never did things by halves, who always believed that 95 per cent of your worries will never come to fruition, and who was always positive and enthusiastic and whose passion for life remained strong until his death.

Russell is survived by his wife Olive, his three children and seven grandchildren.

- Sue Newman

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week where the message is quite simple, it’s OK to talk. One in four people at some stage in their life will be impacted by mental health. In an effort to boost awareness about one of New Zealand’s most significant silent killers and to mark the awareness week, Guardian editor, Matt Markham shares his story.

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don’t think there’s any right way to write about a time when you came close to taking your own life.

It’s a pretty grim transcript, filled with dark memories and a lot of hatred. So, getting the story right, while not glorifying the details, is a precarious balance.

When I first thought about writing this, I had a million ideas in my head. I wanted to tell you everything, from the smallest of details, right through to the really big and important stuff.

But, in all honesty, it’s all important.

Communicating it, on the other hand, is the difficult part.

A few years ago, when I had just stepped into the role of editor at the Ashburton Guardian, I wrote about it for the first time.

It was tough, I’ll admit it played on my mind for a long time afterwards, but a phone call from a friend made it all worth it.

They had been battling too and at the point of contact they were still battling. But they’d read what I’d written and it resonated with them.

They understood what I was saying, they knew what it felt like because they felt like it too. We spoke for more than an hour that

day, then another hour the next and then every day for the next few weeks after that.

They sought professional help and turned their pain and despair into something positive and, right now, are enjoying a great, positive life.

And that makes it all worth it, for me. The hope that someone out there might read this while dealing with their own issues and all of a sudden a lightbulb moment might come and in some small way help.

I don’t proclaim to be an expert on the matter.

There are far more qualified people out there than me and my best advice is to speak with them.

But there’s a problem in that and it’s the typical Kiwi mindset of ‘she’ll be right’.

We’re not great at talking about our feelings, we’re not great at admitting that we need some help and we’re even more staunch when it comes to seeking that help.

Experts from every field of life are ready and willing to help on every level, but often it can be a more personal message or something a little more relatable that is the big eureka moment.

I know in my case I’d seen professionals.

They were fantastic and in some way helped, but it was the words of someone I knew, respected and someone who had a slightly unique way of dealing with things that ultimately turned things around for me.

The method was simple, a cold beer for you, a can of Pepsi for them.

And then, a chat. Simple, yes, but oh-so-effective.

So, while there’s no rhyme nor reason to what works and what doesn’t, there is one thing that makes a big difference and it’s that word – chat. Start doing that and

the wheel will start turning.

I can’t honestly sit here and write that I would have gone through with the plans in my head.

Only if you’ve been to that brink and come face-to-face with that moment of absolute clarity on what you’re going to do, would you actually know, I think.

I do know I was ready. And because I was ready, for the first time in a long time, I was peaceful in my own mind. Content even.

But to explain that moment, I need to tell how I got there.

There was the usual stuff, a

bit of bullying at school, a pretty mindless job that allowed you to get lost in your own thoughts far too often, a relationship breakdown that left some pretty intense mental scars and just a general lack of direction.

It’s not a time in my life I like to look back on fondly, yet in the same breath it’s one of the most important stages of my 33 years on this earth.

A stage where the wheel eventually began to turn and I started to take control of my own life back.

To that point, I’d been ruled by my emotions, the dark thoughts in my

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We’re a fiercely tough country of people here in New Zealand, but perhaps we think we are tougher in terms of our mental health than what we actually are

You’ll often see friends who aren’t their normal selves.

It doesn’t take much to ask them how they’re doing.

It doesn’t take a lot to extend an arm of support

head and control was not something I really had.

To most I probably seemed like my own normal self. Bright and bubbly, trying to be the life of the party and the clown in the group setting. I was pretty good at masking it when I felt like I needed to.

But it was those moments alone, buried in work, or in the middle of the night while laying in bed that life was at its lowest ebb.

It started off reasonably non-perplexing; just a few thoughts, but they grew and grew as time went on and then the snowball effect took hold and,

without much warning at all, it was a huge issue all of a sudden.

Those nights of solitude in the darkness were the worst.

The torment of it is something I can still remember vividly. You’re that tired that you could sleep for a week, but the brain just doesn’t want to allow it to happen. You toss, you turn and things just get worse and worse.

One of those nights was a tipping point. It was about 4am and I hadn’t slept and I decided in my head that I couldn’t do it anymore.

So, I got up, went for a walk and planned.

Then I came home and slept for 16 hours. There should have been a new outlook after a good rest, but there wasn’t and I think that clarity in my own mind had made it possible, but that didn’t mean it was going to change the overall mindset.

Looking back now it was really selfish. I had, and still do, have a great family who would do anything for me, a great base of friends and loved ones and it angers me that I was ready to throw that all away. But that’s the thing that we don’t talk about when it comes to mental health and it’s

that normal way of thinking that goes out the window.

You’re that focused on your own problems that you don’t really think about the impact of your actions on everyone else.

My turning point came in a text message. Nine words, that could quite possibly have saved my life.

“Hey bro, about time we had a catch-up.”

With nothing to lose or gain in my own eyes, I thought I’d take up that offer and it led to a breakdown that began the process of turning things around.

That one person took it all. They sat, they listened, they hugged and then, most importantly, they helped.

Slowly but surely, with their help, I got back on track. Counselling sessions were great, but nothing quite bettered a catch-up with that person, who is sadly no longer with us – but is thought about almost every day by me.

It wasn’t easy and there were moments through the whole process that things threatened to boil over again, but in the end it made all the difference. Small, but effective steps.

Life is very different now, but I wouldn’t say I’m immune to the battles of mental health because

of what happened more than a decade ago.

There are days you still struggle, days where getting out of bed and facing life are tougher than others and there’s passages of time where everything seems to get on top of you and you really struggle.

I don’t know the perfect recipe for breaking those barriers either.

But talking is one thing I can recommend. We’ve come a long way in talking about the issue of mental health, but we can still go a lot further. And we’re not going to get there by sitting back and watching statistics continue to grow, we’re going to get there by rolling up our sleeves and encouraging each other to open up.

You’ll often see friends who aren’t their normal selves.

It doesn’t take much to ask them how they’re doing.

It doesn’t take a lot to extend an arm of support.

We’re a fiercely tough country of people here in New Zealand, but perhaps we think we are tougher in terms of our mental health than what we actually are. And that’s the biggest problem.

There’s a stigma we need to break. So let’s start breaking it down.

Let’s start talking about it.

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OUR VIEW

Will we be seeing a changing of the guard in 2020?

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

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re we on the cusp of something quite remarkable here in the Ashburton District?

The answer is quite possibly, and as election day looms, we grow ever closer to finding out the exact truth.

Our highly scientific poll (not at all serious there) suggests that Labour is leading the way on the party vote might fall in this district, and of course the overall Rangitata and that suggestion was enough to have a few true blue National supporters more than a little worried this week.

Polls are funny things, and without the right kind of cross-section of people being asked it’s hard to know if what you’re reading is the real way things are going, but when a good number of people take the opportunity to vote then the significance of the results is worthy of note.

From the edge of Christchurch city down to the edge of the Waitaki River, National has held a stranglehold.

They’ve all been considered relatively safe seats, but the tide started to turn at the last election when they got as close as they have for a long time.

That should have been the warning that times were changing and although it’s been a long time since Labour held the power in this district, we’re seemingly growing closer to that dry spell ending.

A lot of that is down to the work of Jo Luxton, the List MP for Labour from this electorate.

She’s risen through the ranks over the past three years and become a prominent and well-regarded politician as she’s gone along.

By her own admission, she was a little raw when she first stepped into the role, but the development since then has been impressive to say the least.

National’s candidate, Megan Hands, has the tough task on her hands of repelling that challenge, and judging by her comments this week she’s confident of getting the result.

The results and subsequent chatter around the streets will put a lot of emphasis on next Wednesday night’s Meet the Candidates Evening at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start, and every one of the eight candidates will be given the opportunity to put their case forward with just weeks remaining until we head to the polls.

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The Shows Must and will Go On

By Peter McQuarters Pete’s Perspective

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hen the country first went into hitherto unchartered lockdown waters, all of New Zealand was feeling its way, day by day.

A seemingly incredulous scenario enveloped us where every moment of the day we had to evaluate where we individually sat in the scheme of things and what activities were permitted.

For some, the essentials, employment went on but with strict criteria about how we got there and what we did to protect ourselves and others whilst there.

For others of our population, whose work was not deemed “essential” it was a case of sit on your hands. Remember? Oh yes.

Amongst those professionally paralysed were the hospitality crews and virtually everyone involved in the entertainment industry.

Some would think of that statement and conjure up actors and singers and musicians but the depth of field extends well beyond there.

Add to that, the lighting companies, the sound companies, those whose bread and butter is rigging and staging, the digital screen and effects companies, the bookers, the publicists, the costume personnel, directors, choreographers and of course none of this would be possible without somewhere to stage it all, the venues themselves.

Our own Ashburton Trust Event Centre had all its bookings evaporate in a heartbeat. Conferences, touring productions, local productions, even funeral services. Everything just disappeared in an instant.

Once things loosened a little, the Event Centre crew mustered and did what they could. It was a time to play catch-up on

equipment maintenance and odd jobs, but what everyone was hanging out for was the opportunity to literally get the show back on the road.

Somewhere along the way, a bunch of industry professionals in the specialised services field decided “enough of this”. Let’s pool our resources and get our lights lit, our sound rigs brought back to life, our special effects dazzling and deliver a showcase, a greatest hits package if you like, of the best that Broadway and the West End has ever offered.

And the result:- The Shows Must Go On. Sound specialists Bounce NZ, lighting and rigging maestros Hang Up Entertainment, and digital whizz kids Pixel, teamed

up with top name musical theatre producer Stephen Robertson and musical director Richard Marrett, who together have consistently delivered world class musical theatre for Showbiz Christchurch. They added the creme of this country’s stage performance talent, including a number of New Zealand’s international artists stranded at home, and voila, the shows will go on.

Now touring the country, both islands, The Shows Must Go On epitomises the Kiwi number 8 wire approach. When you get served up lemons, make lemonade.

And take it to the cities and the provinces.

But this is more the champagne version than lemonade.

A dazzling night of instantly recognisable knock-out tunes from your favourite musicals of all time, all served up in a visually spectacular theatrical fashion right in our town.

Phantom Of The Opera, Les Miserables, Hairspray, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, We Will Rock You, The Greatest Showman. Just for starters.

With my day job I’ve been a bit fortunate over the years to be treated to complimentary tickets to all sort of productions all over New Zealand.

But now, for this, I couldn’t be happier to put my hand in my pocket and support an industry that’s done it as hard, if not harder, than anyone.

This is about giving Covid a bloody good kick up the back-

side and getting out as a community and enjoying a world class night out.

Like we used to. Remember?

The production is here for one night only, no extensions possible. There are 500 seats in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Do yourself and New Zealand’s performing arts industry a favour and let’s fill each and every one of them.

Let’s pack the joint.

Because life, and The Shows Must Go On. Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

Spring detox by holistic nutritionist

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ody and mind spring cleaning routine that helps me to revitalise my body brings back my glowing skin, clear my mind and helps to shed those couple of pounds I have put on through the winter.

It’s spring, nature is waking up, everything is blooming, and so it’s time for you to bloom too.

Let me share with you my own recipe for everlasting energy, feeling lighter and glowing skin that any woman can do.

1. Clean your body Help your body gently wake up from the long winter sleep and feel refreshed. Forget about expensive and unpleasant detox; the only thing your body needs is a lot of water and a chance to do the cleaning job.

Drink two to three litres of pure, still water every day, skip your morning or lunchtime coffee and opt-in for non-caffeinated beverages. This will allow your lymphatic system to detox your body naturally and provide you with plump and glowing skin.

2. Nourish yourself Nature is the best aid when it

By Vera Prazak Holistically speaking

comes to rejuvenating your body and releasing some extra weight.

It’s time to freshen up what you eat and bring in the rainbow.

Aim for eating five cups of colourful vegetables and a couple of portions of fruit a day. Throw away all the packeted food and convenient snacks full of chemicals and refined sugar. Each plate should consist of at least half of the veggies or fruit.

Benefits of nutrients drawn directly from whole foods are magical to your skin and will leave you feeling fabulous and lighter in just a few weeks.

3. Lighten up your mind Is your life stressful? Do you feel like you have no time for yourself and continually running behind? It’s time to spring-clean your mind too.

Write a list of all tastes you feel like you need to be doing every day and every week, circle those you have to do, the non-negotiable ones and fit them into your schedule. With the rest of the

tasks create an urgency list.

We often get lost in doing too many things that are not necessary at that moment and sacrificing our own downtime.

Schedule in 30min a day where you will focus on yourself. Read a book, have a cuppa or go for a walk. Remember to fill your cup first.

4. Release the old It’s time to do an audit of your habits. We often pick up routines or things that don’t serve us well but became part of our life due to convenience or time shortage.

What does not serve you well must go. Is it the new habit of takeaway lunch where you used to make your own? If it is the 5’clock wine to switch off after a stressful day at work?

Don’t be afraid to let go and create space for something new.

5. Welcome the new Nature is blooming and welcoming a new life onto the earth.

Let’s welcome the new you. Who you are now and who you want to become? What is stopping you from being the best version of yourself? What changes are you afraid to make? Start small,

bring one new habit to your life that will make you feel better, happier and healthier.

Starting fresh doesn’t mean to throw all the old out and feel overwhelmed from all the new you have planned for yourself.

It means to ditch what does not work anymore, edit your life out and create changes that feel good and keep you motivated to get better and better.

Continue with steps 1-3 for at least four weeks, and you will see

You don’t need to go out and buy expensive products for your detox, just start off by ditching the caffeine and drink water instead.

your body blooming.

Vera Prazak is a holistic nutritionist and runs the growing Food Freedom for Women group on Facebook.

The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

14 OUR SCHOOLS

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

Hampstead’s happy snappers

PHOTOS LOIS EATON

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Hampstead School’s photography group has been out and about this term taking photos in all kinds of places.

The hundreds of photos they have produced over the term will now be prepared to be on display in the school hall in Term 4, and will be judged in the first week back after the school holidays.

The group of 18 Year 5 and 6 pupils is tutored by Lois Eaton and Hannah Duffel on Monday after school.

“We meet for an hour after school and most of us head out for trips around town,” Eaton said.

“We have been to the domain, and the rail overbridge, and then to people’s properties and farms who have animals, so they get lots of practice taking photos.”

Their recent and final excursion was to Orana Park to capture many of the exotic and rare animals.

“The children really improve from their first photos taken back in Week 1 to the last trip to Orana Park,” Eaton said.

One of the budding photogra-

phers, Year 5 pupil Lucy Coulter, said that her favourite part is taking photos and she really likes going to different places.

The photos were to be entered into the now cancelled Ashburton A&P Show, so instead Eaton said they will be judged at school, as well as put on display for viewing.

Each child will have 5-6 of their favourite photos printed out to enter into the categories of wild animals (Orana Park), farm animals, flowers and birds and any shot.

Eaton said they also take home all their other photos on a memory stick.

Keeping themselves safe Wakanui School’s Kowhai, Kauri and Kawakawa classes had a special visit from Ashburton Police constable Sean Patterson visit to wrap up their Keeping Ourselves Safe learning this term.

The Year 0-3 pupils have been learning all about a range of safety skills that they can use when interacting with others.

Constable Patterson gave a talk around adults who can help – one of the focus areas of the programme, ran some role play activities and discussed safety strategies before the highlight of the visit, taking a look at the police car.

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A builder himself, Hurley took a chance on becoming a franchise owner three years ago and since then it’s been foot to the floor as the business has grown. So much in fact, that he’s branched out further and introduced a South Canterbury arm to his repertoire.

From building four homes in his first year of business, he rose to around a dozen the second year and is currently on track to complete close to 15 for the 2020 calendar year as the business’ reputation prospers and the results of his work, and those who work for and alongside him, are openly evident across the Ashburton District.

“It took six months to get everything set up, I took that one on myself and we got the first build right on the six-month mark,” Hurley said.

Choosing to go with the Trident Homes brand

was one Hurley put a lot of work into. He liked their style, their approach and, above all else, liked what they stood for. And being a franchise run by people who themselves are builders is a big plus too.

“To me that’s critical, you need to know what you’re trying to sell and what you’re trying to do.

“It could be easy to be corporate and not worry about that kind of stuff, but by meeting the franchise owners and other franchise holders around the country it became pretty quickly evident that these were people who knew the trade and knew it well.

“I liked that.”

The success within the first two years of operation underlined just how good the decision was.

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There’s a stigma that comes with franchises in the building industry that everything is the same and that every corner is cut to ensure maximum profit and output, but Hurley doesn’t buy into that – in fact his process is far more stringent and is designed to meet the needs of the customer, not the business.

“You need to be adaptive, but also be able to call on your own experience to make the best decisions and to provide the best outcome for your clients.”

By keeping things consistent, Hurley believes he’s able to constantly achieve the desired results and having a strong team behind him is a big part of that.

One of the most critical roles is filled by wife, Symone.

“She was on board from the outset and once we’d finished having kids, she set out to carve her own path.

“She studied interior design and is now fully qualified and offers advice from the outset for our clients, it’s a set up that works really well and she’s a vital part of everything we do.”

With a staffing number of nine, there’s plenty to keep on top of, but Hurley said in the main things run like clockwork and he puts that down to the dedication of the team he’s got behind him.

With Nathan Frew leading the way as sales consultant and Nick Wilson as construction manager, it makes for a strong and experienced leadership team.

Frew and Wilson are also qualified builders, so they’re more than qualified to be giving advice and offering ideas and thoughts on any prospective new build.

But for Hurley it’s everyone, not just those sitting at the top of the business.

“We couldn’t do what we do without them, every-

one plays a role and chips in to get the job done which makes things so much easier.”

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

While Trident Homes is carving its own path and creating its own future, Hurley was quick to recognise that none of it would be achievable without key relationships across the trades sector.

Trying to remain constant in terms of tradespeople he’s using is a real focus as that ultimately results in the best possible outcome at the end of a build and over time they’ve been able to build a rapport that makes the whole process much more streamlined.

“Having the right people on board is huge for us and we’re really lucky – we’ve got some great tradies who we work with and they consistently deliver for us.”

While no home build is the same, many of the finer

details are the same. It’s the stuff you don’t see, but when put together they form a massive part of any home build. And by keeping them the same across the board where applicable.

“There’s this great understanding there and by maintaining consistency in certain areas across builds, while also realising that no two homes are the same, we’re able to work efficiently.

“It’s things like roller doors on garages, they’re the same size in every house – so there’s no messing around making sure the measurements are right at either end, it just happens.”

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Shaun Hurley has a goal for Trident Homes to be one of the dominant and most trusted housing companies around Mid/ South Canterbury.

Even with business rolling in the door, there’s a willingness to be even better in the years to come and to continue to provide a quality, affordable and open and transparent experience for anyone who is hoping to build their dream home.

There are no real limitations, anyone’s dream can eventually become a reality and, for Hurley, it’s a case of using the experience and knowledge he has, along with that of the staff he employs and the tradespeople he works with to get the end result for the customer.

“Being the best you can be is any business goal at the

end of the day,” he said.

“But delivering on your promises and providing an enjoyable and stress-free experience for everyone is equally as important in my eyes.”

With the Timaru branch showing good growth and Ashburton steadily climbing from year to year, Hurley’s set himself the goal of reaching 40 homes in a year. It’s lofty, but given he’s achieved every challenge he’s put in front of himself so far, then of course it’s possible.

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CLEANING YOUR DECK

First start by giving your deck a good sweep.

From here you can assess what preparation is needed prior to staining your deck.

Now, hammer in any nails that aren’t flush with the decking.

If mould is present, remove as much mould growth as possible by scraping with a stiff brush and apply an anti-mould product. Just read the instructions on the product you decide to use.

In some situations, you may need to sand down your decking if there are splinters coming from your timber.

Ensure you punch the nails pre-sanding.

Now clean your deck with a timber prep product to remove any dirt, grease, oil, wax and other surface contaminants. Again, read the instructions on the product you decide to use.

Allow deck to dry completely before you move on to staining.

STAINING YOUR DECK

Choose the type of stain you will use. Both

oil and water based types are available.

Next choose the stain colour. Depending on your timber type the colour may vary slightly so it’s best to take an offcut of your decking timber into store with you.

If you’re using more than one can of stain, ensure you mix the cans together to ensure colour consistency.

To ensure you don’t get stain on your house, use a paint brush to cut in along the edge of the deck where it meets the house. If you do get any on your house, wipe it off straight away with turps if you’re using an oil based stain or water when using water based stain.

Apply stain to deck with an applicator pad and pole. If need be, apply the stain between the decking boards or joins with a paint brush.

Paint a few boards wide in a row to avoid a contrast in colours. Resist the temptation to apply excess oil.

To be effective oils must penetrate the timber, not remain on the surface.

Leave deck to completely dry before walking on it. The time can vary depending on the weather but generally it’s best to stay off it for at least 12 hours. Check the label on your stain to see if you need to re-coat. This varies between products.

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e all know we need to be looking after our hard-working tiny superheroes of the natural world.

Honey bees are the vital pollinators that we rely on to produce food, but sadly much of the wild foliage and flowers they feed from is diminishing.

September is Bee Aware Month, which is promoted by Apiculture New Zealand and encourages people to plant bee-friendly gardens.

To attract them, Tuigarden. co.nz says you can plant calendula, marigold, sunflowers, poppies, cosmos, hollyhocks, fox gloves, clover, sage, borage, nemesia, salvias, nasturtiums, comfrey, dahlias, echinacea, geraniums, honeysuckle and clematis.

Not only will they help our bee populations thrive, the blooms will bring wonderful colours and smells to your own private mini-meadow.

But, do remember, some people can have a life-threatening allergic reaction to bees and bee-stings, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea to include a wee sign warning people of your bee-friendly garden.

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irst impressions last and capturing the essence of what you’re trying to achieve in those initial moments is critical.

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Practically brand new, the home is currently on the market and with its sleek and sharp design and maximum appeal the market won’t be taking long to react. With excellent workmanship across all facets of the property from the wide open driveway and surrounds, to the striking roofing and window work there’s elegance at every corner.

And that’s without even opening the front door.

Step inside and the feature wall that greets you is striking. Offering two options in direction, the expectation levels rise as soon as it greets you.

The wide-open kitchen and living areas, of which there are two, are the entertainer’s dream result. Big, spacious and offering country-like views that leave you feeling like you’re out in the countryside as opposed to being nestled in the heart of one of the fastest growing areas in Mid Canterbury.

It’s relaxation at its finest.

At the other end of the house you’ll find three generous bedrooms, including a master with the usual trimmings of an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe as well as outside access with plenty of natural light shining through the windows.

Featuring up-to-date insulation and double-glazing, it’s a warm home in the colder months, but equally as inviting in the warmer months too with a large outside deck which captures good sunshine and allows further opportunities for entertaining friends and family.

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Sort your storage out T

oday’s homes specialise in making the chaos of everyday life disappear.

Gone are the days of cluttered bedrooms, dining and living spaces and even children’s play areas; instead there are clever ways to keep the bedlam at bay, concealing it behind stylish, modern surfaces that belie the volume of stuff hidden behind them.

Sorting out your storage needs before building or renovating should be a top priority to save frustrations and expense further down the track.

Whether you’re embarking on a new build or a renovation, it’s important to take your storage needs into consideration early in the planning process to avoid expensive amendments or ongoing frustrations later on.

Wardrobes are a good place to start because they’re an essential for any home and can be easily tailored to suit your specific requirements. If you’re renovating an older-style home, such as a villa, you may not even have any wardrobes at all and will have to get them added.

Darel Clinch, director and design consultant of North Shore-based The Wardrobe Company, says working with a professional storage expert can help you get the most out of your available closet space.

Well-designed, adequate wardrobe stor-

age will ensure homeowners are able to see all their clothes at once, making it easier to play around with different combinations for outfits, she says. Also, “Clothing doesn’t get wrinkled if stored correctly, so less ironing is needed.”

An important part of the wardrobe consultation process is for the client to audit their clothing to know how much they have, and think about how they prefer to access it.

“You should do a stocktake of how many clothes you have and how you like to hang them, then break this down into long or short clothing.

“We also need to know the number of your shoes and what you’d prefer to store in drawers or shelving.

“This will ensure we draw up the style of wardrobe that will work best for you.”

For new builds, Darel and her team, who offer high-quality storage solutions for the whole house, apartment and even the bach, work off plans to create initial designs.

These will flag any elements that need adjusting prior to the commencement of building works, such as the depth of the areas and the size and height of doors.

“We need to ensure that windows aren’t going to be in the way and door entrances are in the right places, and we may suggest amendments such as installing mirrors on

to cavity slider doors if there’s not enough room within a walk-in area.”

For existing homes, she says the first point to consider is why you’re renovating.

“Is it to create more space and storage?

If so, how will this impact on the look of each room? If you discuss with us what you require, we’ll be able to meet your expectations so that there aren’t issues at the end of the renovation. We’ll be able to talk you through how changes that are happening to the house plans during construction will impact your wardrobe space.

“We can only maximise the use of the area available – we can’t make it bigger.”

One trend The Wardrobe Company team has noticed is that more and more people want to add lighting to their wardrobes and walk-in areas, so details such as power supply needs to be factored into construction.

Others include specific storage for accessories such as ties, belts and watches; full-length mirrors that pullout so they’re also hidden away when not in use; and vanity areas incorporated into designs.

On the rise too are requests for docking station zones to charge phones and other electronic gadgets.

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New home, new lifestyle T

ake the stress out of having to build your own home and open the door on one that’s been built for you.

That’s the mantra behind an exquisite opportunity in one of Mid Canterbury’s booming areas, Lake Hood. This property that offers all the style, comfort and peace of mind that you expect from a brand new build.

Sunny open-plan entertainer’s kitchen which you will love working in, large dining and living areas with views to the mountains and nearby canals. Fabulous outdoor flow with two sets of stacker sliders opening to separate patios for you to enjoy.

Heating is by way of a logfire and heat pump.

There are four bedrooms, including the spacious master, complete with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

Both bathrooms have quality fixtures.

The extra large double internal access garage is fully carpeted with a built-in laundry area.

There is an additional garage door opening to the rear of the property which is an ideal place to store the trailer and the kayaks.

The neighbouring reserve delivers a pleasant outlook and while the grounds have some landscaping, there is plenty of scope to further enhance if you wish.

This property offers a relaxed and peaceful environment for couples or families to enjoy.

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Keeping you and your home safe L

ocking up your items and identifying them is a key way to protect your home from crime, say the New Zealand Police.

Always locking up is the first piece of advice police offer to the public as burglars often enter homes through unlocked doors and windows, or take advantage of weaker locks.

That means installing good quality locks through a reputable locksmith and making sure you have checked them so you know how to escape easily in the event of a fire or other emergency.

Even when you are home, police still advise to keep your front door locked if you are in the back garden, for example, or are performing a task that requires a lot of concentration, such as studying or sewing, or having a rest.

Ensuring you are able to identify your items should they be stolen is a key step, and ensuring you identify and mark your valuables is key.

Keep receipts, warranties, valuations and a list of serial numbers in a safe place. Take photographs or videos of jewellery, art works and other precious things. Portable items of high value are the most likely things to be stolen.

Burglars are unlikely to steal items that are permanently marked because they are hard to sell.

Engrave valuable items with your driver licence number, car registration number or phone number.

If you have engraved your valuable property or recorded the serial numbers of items, Neighbourhood Support can provide you with a warning sticker to put on a window.

The sticker will discourage most criminals from taking your property because they know there is a greater risk of getting caught or traced if they handle and attempt to sell identifiable goods.

The New Zealand Police also have SNAP (serial number action partnership) which is an initiative that aims to prevent burglary and offending by making it harder for criminals to sell stolen goods.

The website allows you to enter and maintain details of all of your important possessions or assets, which creates a list that can be accessed from anywhere at any time.

If your items are stolen, you can instantly retrieve your asset list details, and forward these on to the police and your insurance company. The website is www.snap.org.nz.

Security tips Police have a few handy home security checklists to use.

BEFORE YOU GO OUT:

 Check all doors are locked  Check the garage is locked  Check all windows are shut securely  Put all tools and ladders away securely  Leave the spare keys with a

neighbour (not ‘hidden’)  Make sure the doors are clear (no notes on them).

BEFORE YOU GO AWAY:

 Tell your neighbour when and

where you’re going  Give your neighbour a contact

phone number  Cancel your mail, paper, etc  Put a lamp on a timer  Leave curtains open, blinds up  Turn telephone ringer

sound down  Lock all doors, close all windows.

ASK YOUR NEIGHBOUR TO:

 Clear your letterbox  Close your curtains at night  Use your clothesline occasionally  Watch your home  Use your driveway occasionally  Report any suspicious behaviour

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A) Atlantic B) Indian C) Pacific 2. Which museum houses the Mona Lisa?

A) The British Museum B) The National Gallery C) Louvre Museum

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A) The Liffey B) River Barrow C) River Shannon 4. New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, in which year did this happen?

A) 1909 B) 1925 C) 1893 5. Firework was a hit in 2010 for which singer?

A) Britney Spears B) Katy Perry C) Taylor Swift

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

Ashburton Amateur Operatic Society performing Iolanthe, in aid of the Red Cross. Held at the Royal from the 6th to 8th December 1916.

Stealing the show

By Connor Lysaght

W

ith spring comes much welcome change – warm, sunny afternoons, daffodils, and a new exhibition at the Ashburton Museum.

Reel Life of Ashburton explores the legacy of the town and district’s movie theatres, presenting these stories through interesting objects, photographs, and of course video footage.

Film is an integral part of our culture, and

it owes much to its origins in stage acting.

It is no secret that, while stage productions still draw crowds and are a superb night out, film and television “stole the show” when it came to taking hold as our most prominent form of audio-visual entertainment.

While Reel Life’s focus is on film, take this opportunity to have a look at some of Ashburton’s performing history.

Reel Life of Ashburton is now showing at Ashburton.

Left – In late March 1975, the Ashburton Repertory Society and combined churches presented The Passion on the grounds of St Stephen’s and the Holy Name Presbytery. Father Lyons carried the cross.

New theatre under construction, The Majestic. November 28, 1928.

Below – A motley crew of well-dressed performers, sadly unnamed and undated. Part of the H J Chapman Entertainment collection.

Cast of a play on stage, all clad in period costume against a distinctly English backdrop. Undated and unnamed, also part of the H J Chapman collection.

CONTACT Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum.

Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

Email: museum@adc.govt.nz Mail to: PO Box 94 Ashburton 7700 or phone 307-7890.

Footy wraps season WEEKEND SPORT

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INTO THE CAULDRON

Flying Mid Canterbury wing Raitube Vasurakuta caused all sorts of headaches for North Otago last week.

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Hammers coach Jason Rickard is under no illusions of what is in store for his team down the line this afternoon.

However, how his charger go about soaking up what is thrown at them is something that his side is well across heading into today’s final rep outing of 2020.

The Old Golds were disappointing during a scrappy game at the Hinds Domain, however Rickard was prepared for a bellig-

erent response in Oamaru.

“They’ll be fired up,” he said.

“As long as we can absorb some pressure.”

With the shift to Alert Level 1, North Otago is set to benefit from strong hometown support once proceedings get under way at Whitestone Contracting Stadium.

A healthy contingent of North Otago supporters made their way up State Highway 1 for last weekend’s clash to witness their side go down 30-7.

“That’s another side of it,” he said.

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“People will come out in Oamaru this weekend, and for us its just about embracing that and soaking up that atmosphere.

“It adds that wee bit more spice, doesn’t it.”

Rickard added that it will be an eye-opener, especially for the new players of what Heartland rugby is all about.

Further changes have been made to the Hammers team, with fullback Inoke Tonga and lock Alipeti Polutele unavailable, providing an opportunity for Cam Butler and Lloyd Stephens who come in.

Hooker Elama Touli and loose forward Luke Gilbert both return to the starting 15 also after being ruled out last week.

Although Mid Canterbury had exhibited prowess out wide over the past three weeks with a total of 15 tries in three games, Rickard believes the foundation had been cemented up front.

“This would be one of the biggest forward packs we’ve ever been able to assemble,” Rickard said.

“And locally grown, it’s a huge pack and it is mobile.

“Part of the game plan that

we’ve put together is to suit the group of guys we’ve got and we think it is working well.”

It had allowed the side capitalise on its chances with ball in hand where retaining possession for extended sequences had proven to be decisive.

“If we hold the ball for more than four phases we have more than a 60 per cent conversion rate into points,” Rickard said.

“It’s not a big ask to hold onto the ball and build pressure and points then seem to come.”

Kickoff today from Oamaru is at 2.30pm.

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RUGBY

OPINION

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

NZ Rugby needs to get over it

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

As far as bumps up the ranks, few have been as big as Hammers forward Lloyd Stephens.

The 21-year-old will start at lock for Mid Canterbury this afternoon, after making his Heartland debut off the bench last week.

Not holding any expectations and playing his rugby for the pure enjoyment of it has proven effective for Stephens.

Originally from south-east Ireland, he was the only senior B player of a 46-man squad to get the call-up from coaches Jason Rickard and Dale Palmer last month.

“I thought I was doing all right, but I wasn’t really taking any notice of anything,” he said.

“I definitely wasn’t expecting the call-up.

“I was just playing my rugby the way I always have and enjoying every bit of it.”

He was brought on at the 51st minute mark against North Otago in Hinds, where he played about 30 minutes against a sizable opposing forward pack.

“There definitely was nerves,” Stephens said.

“They kicked in at the warmup, especially going from playing senior B to playing Heartland.

“There was bound to be some nerves and I definitely had them.”

The best way however to ease the tension was for the young lock forward to get stuck in.

Coming on for Alipeti Polutele

Mid Canterbury lock Lloyd Stephens makes his starting debut against North Otago today after coming off the bench in Hinds at the weekend.

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– whom he replaces in the squad today – he had high involvement in the second half, particularly

at lineout time where the Hammers had been put under pressure.

Stephens said that the Hammers’ coaching staff kept instructions relatively straightforward before getting amongst the action.

“They just said to play the way I’ve been playing all season,” he said.

“It’s what got me here, so there’s no point in changing anything, so it was just about sticking to my own game when I came on.

“I think I did all right.”

Playing in the senior B competition this season, he was a key member of an Allenton outfit narrowly beaten at the semi-final stage last month.

One of about 19 new caps, he said he had relished the team environment overt the past few weeks.

“There’s a lot of us new faces in it, but all the older guys have been brilliant,” he said.

At the weekend, he learned very quickly about the lift in intensity from club to representative football.

“The first four phases after I came on I was like blimey, it was tough going.

“Once I got into it though, I loved every bit of it.”

Despite the imposing stature of the Old Golds’ front eight, Stephens said the locals were able to assert themselves in the tight.

“We felt like they were a lot more mobile than they were,” he said.

“They had a couple of big guys in there, but come the second half I think our fitness came to the fore a bit.”

“It definitely paid off for us.”

FOOTBALL

Final hurrah for footy season

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

One last dash to improve ladder standings for local football teams is up for grabs as Mainland competitions wind up this weekend.

Although there is no silverware attainable as far as Mid Canterbury sides are concerned, finishing an extraordinary winter season on a high note should be the objective.

Most club sides are on the road today for their season swan songs.

However Methven football followers will be treated to a senior division 2 double header to cap the season off.

Methven’s top team can finish as high as second spot as it hosts the lowly Christchurch United Old Dogs at the Domain this afternoon.

The home team returns tomorrow for its final season game where it meets Ferrymead Baby Blues who are an utter certainty to be crowned division 2 champions.

Mid Canterbury United play their final CCL game today against Parklands.

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Mid Canterbury United meanwhile take on Parklands in Christchurch in its final Canterbury Championship League outing where back to back victories for United would be an indelible way to finish a season

full of significant learnings after being promoted to the big time this year.

A brave reserves contingent take to the park at Parklands earlier in the day.

Mid Canterbury began its di-

vision 4 campaign against Papanui-Redwood and the two teams meet again in Redwood in what should be another closely fought encounter as both lineups guns for fifth spot.

It will be a tussle between the bottom two teams in division 7 as Methven travel north to face Banks Peninsula.

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

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t seems the puffed-up freewheeling standpoint of NZ Rugby has come back to bite them on the bum.

And it is hard for me to muster any sympathy.

Having its cake and eating it too seems to have been the general rhetoric surrounding NZR bosses during a chaotic public saga around The Rugby Championship.

And there has been not one bit of accountability at their end.

First it was the government’s fault we lost hosting rights.

Now it’s Rugby Australia’s fault we have not got our preferred schedule.

And now relations between the southern unions and their joint governing body are at a caustic low.

Several of the issues and intricacies exhibit just how flawed professional sport when faced with a crisis and the top-heavy framework of rugby governance where the playing of test rugby is now at a high stakes footing.

Setting the miscommunication and political bollocks aside, the biggest beef the NZR, who have conducted themselves in such an arrogant manner of late, is an apparent commitment to have the All Blacks with their families on Christmas.

With the All Blacks set to face Australia on December 12 in Sydney, quarantine requirements would mean players and staff would not be reunited with families until December 27.

Far from ideal yes, but the end of the world?

Please.

These are professional players on six-figure salaries who have the privilege of representing their country.

I can understand NZR looking out for the welfare of its players, however there will be plenty of Kiwis doing the hard yards on Christmas Day with limited to no time with family.

Maybe Mark Robinson and co should discuss their predicament with some former New Zealand Cricket greats.

Bob Blair could possibly tell you a thing or two about getting on with it.

The whole public sentiments coming out of NZR headquarters reeks of entitlement.

Now reports coming out of Sanzaar yesterday indicate that the NZR declined similar enquiries from Rugby Australia when scheduling talks occurred around The Rugby Championship when it looked like it was set to be staged in New Zealand.

If legitimate, talk about moving the goalposts.

The bizarre thing is that NZR favoured a schedule of six tests within a five-week window.

Sadly, I suspect over the next few days it is only going to get more messy and ugly.

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NETBALL

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Making every shot count.

Alice Eddington has been doing it all season and as a result the netball plaudits have flowed.

The 26-year-old goal shoot was one of the unmistakable forces of premier netball in Mid Canterbury for Hampstead, largely due to her poise inside the circle, where she established herself as the competition’s most accurate sharpshooter.

It was hardly a surprise that Eddington was awarded the Cousins Cup for senior A player of the year, following her side’s win over Methven in the premier 1 final last week.

It capped an impeccable debut season in Mid Canterbury’s top grade.

Alongside the player of the year gong and an unbeaten club season, she starred for Mid Canterbury earlier this month as they clinched a consecutive Hanan Shield triumph.

“To come back and play for Mid Canterbury was really awesome,” she said.

“That team environment was really cool, we hadn’t been together long but we gelled really well together as a team both on and off the court.”

Although raised in Mid Canterbury, Eddington plied her trade outside the district, which brought about standout representative milestones.

She was the sole South Islander to be picked for the national secondary schools team when she was a senior at Timaru’s Craighead Diocesan School.

In later years she played both Beko League netball in Christchurch and representative age grade netball for Canterbury, after being on the fringes of the Tactix squad.

Eddington, who is a primary school teacher, returned to Ashburton after a stint overseas where she secured a position at her old primary Longbeach.

She then weighed up her options as the netball season approached.

“I wasn’t quite sure what the competition was like here and who I was going to play for,” she said.

After speaking to a few insiders, including Hampstead captain Jemma Stoddart, Eddington then went along for

a trial before getting the nod.

“I was really pleased I did,” she said.

“It’s probably been one of the most fun seasons for a club in quite a while.”

Boasting an impressive squad roster, Hampstead were a class above in premier netball this season, winning all 10 regular season fixtures before toppling Methven in the decider.

“Right from the start our focus was doing our own jobs and doing them well and linking together as a team,” Eddington said.

“Communication was really key and then the result takes care of itself.”

Her form for Hampstead continued into representative netball where she was at her efficient best during her

“I was pretty accurate when I was at school, but this is the best I’ve been in the last wee while.”

As she explained, she has a fairly pragmatic ethos when shooting, where accepting that mistakes were inevitable was a major key ingredient.

“I have to be fairly relaxed, so the more chatter out on court the more it helps.”

And after a season where her biggest games came in front of no spectators, it makes her feats even more impressive.

At this stage, Eddington has no immediate desire to make another play for higher honours, explaining she is perfectly content focusing on club netball – an admission which is set to give other Mid Canterbury clubs and its defenders food for thought ahead of next season.

“I’m perfectly happy just doing club.

“It’ll be fun, hopefully we’ll have another good season next year.”

Mid Canterbury debut three weeks ago.

In front of goal, Eddington drained 59 from 60 against South Canterbury, and 18 from 20 against North Otago as Mid Canterbury went back to back in the triangular series.

“Having a strong and fun season with Hampstead I think did helped going into Hanan Shield,” she said.

“It had been a tough competition and I had that confidence to go out there, do my job and link in with other people as well.”

And with a success rate of more than 96 per cent on representative debut, it is more than sheer luck to maintain such a high success rate in front of goal.

“It’s probably the best I’ve shot in the last three to four years,” she said.

Tinwald tipped for trophy

First grade men’s hockey comes to a head this weekend as further silverware gets set to be dished out.

The final round robin games in the top flight competition hit the NBS Turf tomorrow following an eventful weekend just been.

Tinwald Orange is well placed to clinch the the Jonny Hunt Memorial Trophy – the prize for the top team following the second phase of round robin fixtures.

The unbeaten side take on Allenton in the first game of the evening.

It is followed by Hyde Cup winners Wakanui facing off with second placed Hampstead/Wakanui, who have an outside chance of winning the latest round.

Wakanui have not quite cemented the dominance they had during the first part of the season.

The season is capped off with Hampstead/Lowcliffe and Tinwald Black where it could be a double celebration for Tinwald clubs if both sides are victorious.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Barbarians in must-win mode

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

A contentious player eligibility protest has had the Ashburton Barbarians stripped of their win over the Country Cowboys.

Following the Barbarians’ 5232 win over the defending champion Cowboys in Ashburton last weekend, a protest was lodged on Monday night claiming the Barbarians fielded a player that breached the local residency boundary rules set down for the competition.

The Barbarians contested the claims, but would have had to travel to Dunedin, the base of the Southern Zone Rugby League governing body, and pay $1000 for a protest.

The complaint was that a Barbarians player lives in Christchurch, outside the Mid Canterbury eligibility zone, however, the Barbarians were adamant the player now resides in Rakaia.

“It basically came down to them versus us in terms of evidence, but we weren’t in a position to travel to Dunedin for a formal protest so we have just taken it on the chin,” Barbarians manager Matt Milne said.

“It’s unfortunate, but our focus now is firmly on this weekend and doing the job to get to the final.”

With the complaint upheld, handing the Cowboys a 20-0 win, the Barbarians have gone from looking to earn a home final to must-win territory to even make it.

The Barbarians were already heavy favourites heading into the local derby with the Chertsey Oilers in Rakaia, but the mid-week drama has added some extra spice.

A win should be enough to have the Barbarians make the final, and reclaim the Mid Canterbury Shield off the Oilers, unless the Outlaws tip over the Cowboys – meaning the Barbarians need to run up a big score to take out the points differential tie-breaker.

The Oilers have conceded 190 points in their two games, and the Barbarians need to overcome a 72-point gap in the differential with the Outlaws – should they upset the Cowboys.

Ashburton Barbarians’ Devaun Thompson on the charge against the Country Cowboys in Ashburton last weekend.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE If it all falls into place the Barbarians, who won the competition back in 2018, will be looking to make history as the first travelling team to win the competition heading to Timaru for next week’s grand final.

“There is a lot at stake and we are expecting a tough physical battle with the Oilers, but the boys know what is at stake.”

The Oilers don’t plan on making it easy for them.

Despite two hefty defeats to date, Oilers manager Glenn Jamieson said his side will step up for the local derby.

“The boys are fired up for it, and it’s the one we want to win,” Jamieson said.

“We lost a lot of last year’s squad so it’s been a challenge.”

The 118-6 thrashing at the hands of the Cowboys was completely unexpected, he said.

“It was a bit of a shock as we thought we had a side that could hold its own.”

The Oilers produced an improved showing in another heavy 12-72 loss to the Outlaws but coming off a solid week of training heading into their final match Jamiseon said they will be looking for a big finish to the season.

OPINION

Even the little sports are back on track

By Steve Devereux steve.d@theguardian.co.nz

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ith Covid restrictions easing just a little bit in some places around the world (we in Godzone must surely recognise how desperately lucky we all are), squash made a comeback to our TV screens, with the top echelon turning out for the Manchester Open.

It’s mostly of interest because there’s a fella from just over the hill, Greymouth to be exact, currently banging heads with the big guys – and those big guys must be wondering just where on earth this bloke came from.

Paul Coll’s definitely not there just to make up the numbers; somehow, from his beginnings in tiny Greymouth, he’s fought his way up the grades, through to national prominence, then doing the incredibly hard graft required to make that extra step to the international stage.

At Manchester, he was elimi-

nated in the semi-finals, but on the way he’d knocked over the world No. 1, and the eventual tournament winner had to work overtime in five desperately gruelling sets to see him off, recognising in his after-match speech that Coll was probably the fittest player on the tour – meaning in effect the entire planet.

Not bad!

With a couple of players in the top grades (Joelle King is also top-five in the world) squash does get a bit more coverage on the telly, but unfortunately, despite a lot of work to try and change things, it still doesn’t translate well to the small screen; the average viewer has no idea how much energy is being expended in those drawn-out rallies; it often looks as if the players are simply strolling from the T to the corner and back again, but every player of any level knows that just ain’t the case.

Squash is a sport that encompasses and includes all sorts of other characters; most of

those involved in the sport will recognise someone remarkably similar in their own clubs.

Within the confines of Mid Canterbury, there’s the lady who used to cry broken-heartedly at every loss, vowing to give up the sport that very week, but she was always back at interclub the next week, and lining up at the next tournament.

There’s the young, fit, strong D grader, who everyone knows really should have made the admittedly tough jump to C grade, and moved up the ranks by now.

In a candid moment he reveals that he is actually well aware of that fact, but is just having too much fun being a common basher, smashing the hell out of that poor little black ball, especially when matched up against someone of similar ideals.

To be fair, those games are great to watch, hugely entertaining.

I recall stepping up to umpire a tournament game that folks were shying away from; two medium grade ladies warming up

for their battle, how hard could it be?

Early in the first game, one of the contestants stopped dead, asking plaintively ‘Let, please’.

I ran the situation through my mind, finding nothing amiss, and said ‘What for?’

Backswing, was the reply.

Well, if she had an axeman’s backswing (some players do, but she didn’t), and her opponent was doing a Spiderman-fast leap towards her (she wasn’t), then there might, just maybe, have been some remote threat of contact.

And that’s how the match continued, with me wishing I’d joined the rush for the exits.

This lady did win some stuff; I imagine she bored her opponents into submission.

While her dainty version of squash was simply unrealistic in the real world, there’s the other end of the scale, with a rugby player (who knew how to play the game) joining a summer league competition, but abandoning it because the game

wasn’t confrontational enough.

There’s those players who like to run the game themselves.

Early on, they are quite happy to good-naturedly concede a stroke before the umpire gets a chance to award it; but remarkably, later in the game when the sweat is pouring in the eyes, the leg muscles are hurting bad and the lungs are burning, that exact same situation requires a heated discussion over the umpire’s parentage due to the terrible call.

There’s the glare. Everyone’s seen it, burning holes through the umpire; some players have perfected it to an art form.

And then there’s the basic scone-doer, who spends a great deal on rackets, because, well, you know why.

Paul Coll, from little ol’ Greymouth, has long-since climbed all those mountains, and now sits among the best in the world, making him one of New Zealand’s better sporting exports, and another that doesn’t get the kudos he deserves in his own country.

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BASKETBALL

To Newlands, the spoils Brian Kerr wraps up Mid Canterbury’s Men’s A Grade Basketball final between Team Donkey and Newlands at the Oxford Street stadium on Wednesday night.

So, finals time was here.

Defending champions Team Donkey taking on Newlands.

These teams were close.

They’d beaten each other once in the round robin, dropped three games over the competition and it was only the points differential that separated them in the two top spots.

Both teams had been comfortable semi-finals winners, so this final was down to the two best teams.

It wasn’t going to be easy to pick.

The first quarter was about getting into a rhythm, and Team Donkey got there first as they hit early shots, taking advantage of a slightly disorganised Newlands defence.

However, that didn’t last long as Newlands tidied their defence up.

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Nick Fechney led the way with an excellent all round display finishing with 29 points including eight from outside the circle. He hit the big shots when needed which kept space between the two teams.

A couple of late plays by Team Donkey allowed them to take a 25-21 lead at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter was a good start for Newlands as they found their range from beyond the arc, forcing a rethink for Team Donkey.

They changed up their defence to a man-to-man, which slowed Newlands down and allowed them to kick-start their own offence, and by the halftime break the scores were tied 45 apiece.

The crucial third quarter, and Newlands got away to a flyer, with a 7-goal run forcing a timeout for Team Donkey.

It settled them a little, however Newlands began to stifle Team

Donkey on the offensive end, putting pressure on the shot and boxing out well, reducing second shots.

Team Donkey also worked hard on defence to minimise further damage, and trailed Newlands 65-57 leading into the final quarter.

Team Donkey needed a good start in the fourth quarter, however two big threes from Newlands and the lead was out to 14 points with eight minutes remaining.

Team Donkey were starting to fatigue as they began to miss some easy shots.

A couple of defensive errors allowed Newlands a couple of soft baskets, and it seemed that this might be it.

Serving it up at sunset

As temperatures grow warmer, the call has gone out for participants for Mid Canterbury’s Twilight Tennis Competition, which begins next month.

The social competition is recommended for families, groups of friends and work colleagues of all abilities and experience levels.

A total of 12 teams have been confirmed

by Mid Canterbury Tennis.

Individual players can also enter where they will be allocated teams.

First games will be held Wednesday, October 14.

Team Donkey fought back with a couple of threes of their own and it appeared their fourth quarter fightback had started.

A big three by Nick Fechney and a drive by Randy Buenafe put an end to that notion.

Newlands tightened up their defence and wound the clock down to take out the final 85-74.

For Newlands, Nick Fechney led the way with an excellent all-round display, finishing with 29 points including eight from outside the circle. He hit the big shots when needed, which kept space between the two teams.

Randy Buenafe was again the silent accumulator, scoring 22 points to finish a good season.

Marvin Agacer, dangerous with

ball in hand, scored 15 points.

Marc Juntilla ended up with 12 points and was embroiled in a terrific matchup with Pip Johnston who worked him hard; a bit like the master and the apprentice scenario, and great to watch.

For Team Donkey, Cam Butler continued on his terrific season with 25 points.

Again, he was hard-working at both ends of the court.

Fotu Hala, with some nice plays ended up with 19 points, Brad van der Eik hit four threepointers in his 12 points, whilst Pip Johnston finished with 10 points.

At the end of the day it was a terrific game of basketball, played by two good teams and played in a wonderful spirit, with a really good crowd adding to the whole occasion.

Nick Fechney of Newlands was the player of the final, and a crucial part of the Newlands success over the season.

However, the competition MVP to me was Cam Butler for Team Donkey.

He was a tireless worker week in, week out, defensively good, but offensively just a hard man to shut down, and in all honesty, no team managed to do that.

So that’s it for this season.

It was pleasing to get in as much basketball as we did and here’s to a Covid-free 2021.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, September 26, 2020

INDOOR BOWLS

Bowlers out to end drought

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Two Ashburton indoor bowlers will be out to do their bit to right a 16-year anomaly in inter-island rivalry this weekend, when the South Island hosts their northern counterparts in Christchurch.

Michael Lawson and Matt Bassett both feature in the Mainland side who will be out to claim glory in the annual Kevin Eddy Memorial Trophy today at the Kearney’s Road Indoor Bowls Stadium.

And after two years of what might have been close, but no cigar, there is now extra motivation required for the pair to play their individual roles to the best of their ability and hopefully get a result for their team.

It’s been a lean run for the South Island side, they haven’t beaten the North since 2004 in the fixture and at one point due to Covid-19 it looked as though the match wouldn’t take place meaning they’d have to wait another 12 months to get their crack.

But ensuring that one of the pinnacle events of the season remained on the calendar became a priority and thus this weekend will see a huge number of New Zealand’s best converging for the three round day of play.

Competing in both men’s and women’s

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events across four disciplines; singles, pairs, triples and fours the teams will square off on three occasions during the day with individual medals up for grabs in the respective headto-head battles, but the overall title is the one every player wants to get their hands on.

For Lawson in particular, it’s been a long time waiting.

He was in the side back in 2004 when they last won it and has been in the side every year since, with the exception of last year due to his selection in the New Zealand side which made him ineligible. As captain, he’ll be out to ensure his side is ready to rock and roll from the moment they first step on a mat this morning.

Playing in the men’s fours, Lawson teams up with good friend and fellow Mat Black, Simon Thomas as well as Otago’s Brandon Williams and Daniel Sinclair. Lawson is also the current president of the sport’s governing body, New Zealand Indoor Bowls.

Bassett, who was in the side which went so close to winning last year will play lead in the men’s triples alongside Otago’s David Webb and Golden Bay and Motueka’s Hayden Warnes.

Another local face features in the overall side with Rowena Mackenzie named a reserve for the South Island ladies team.

Play begins at 10am this morning and is being streamed on Sky Sport Extra.

Matt Bassett

OPINION

Whip rule to bring positive change to racing

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

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he prospect of having to make changes in an industry because of the outcry of a minority is one that’s never sat too well with me.

It seems these days there are more situations in life where there are people ready and waiting to tell you what you’re doing wrong than what there are to tell you that you’re doing right.

It’s never huge amounts of people either, but they are vocal

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and they’ll walk down any path of misguided truth to ensure that their story is heard, while those who actually know what they’re talking about are left almost voiceless.

And there are few industries more under the spotlight than the racing industry.

Animal welfare is at an alltime paramount across both New Zealand and Australia, and because of the perception of a few the pressure just keeps on intensifying.

And there are few more polarising topics in the sport than the use of the whip.

A whip is an archaic device

used to enforce something upon someone in most people’s eye, but in racing sense it’s a learning and safety tool both for human and equine being, whether it be in the ring or out on the track.

Horses learn to respond to the wave of a whip, they respect it they understand what it means and they react to it.

Much in the same way that if someone was to chase you down the street with a metal pole, you’d react too.

But it’s whether or not to actually physically use the whip that is the contention here, not its mere presence.

From next month, harness racing in New Zealand will see changes to the way the whip is used.

Never once has there been serious issue with the presence of a whip, but the irking has risen more from how it’s used and the force behind it.

So, to try and minimise that – the rule will see drivers of horses not allowed to free their arms of the reins to use their whip, instead it must remain in hand, along with the reins and driver’s arms are no longer allowed to extend past a certain angle.

To me it’s a good move.

The whip can still be used as a

‘persuader’ but you automatically take away the opportunity for a driver to go over the top in the heat of a race and become far too excessive.

It’ll look a bit different for a while, but drivers and racing followers will soon get used to it and it will just simply become the norm, but unfortunately because of those groups who are out to see the end of the sport it won’t be the last change that is made.

Something would suggest they won’t stop unless the industry is shut down all together.

And that’s a whole other problem in itself.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Self-awareness is one of the more advanced and difficult of human feats. Since you are always inside yourself, trustworthy feedback from the outside world is necessary to your perspective. You’ll get it today.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Don’t worry about what’s going to happen if you choose what promises to be the harder route. The activities that will be difficult and stressful will also be exciting and exhilarating.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Challenge yourself physically.

Not only are you up for it, but also you’ll grow quickly in all the ways that matter to you – speed, strength, grace and even cognitive function.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re afraid to commit, and that’s because you don’t know when the commitment is over. Put a button on it. When you give it a timeframe, especially a short one, fear is allayed and talent rises up.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It won’t be that hard to do three times the work that the others around you are doing. This brings up the question: Are you in the right crowd for your skills?

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): People come to depend on you, not by accident, but because you’ve essentially trained them to. Every time you show up and solve the problem, the training is reinforced.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Remember when you fantasised and then it more or less came true? As you gain experience, your new fantasies are even closer to what is likely to unfold. Enjoy.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): People use problems as ways to connect with others. Even so, be mindful of what you want to get involved in, as things will not be as simple to solve as they first appear.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): There’s a ticker tape running through your head. Sometimes, you stop reading it. Possibly, thoughts get so repetitive you tune them out. More likely, they run too fast and better cognition requires slowing down.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): When you are sensitive to what drains you and what gives you energy, decisions become easy. You’ll do only what fills you up or what is so important that it’s worth being drained over.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You want the best for yourself and your loved ones. Bigger is not always better though. Today, it will be the smaller investments that have the best ratio of value to effort.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Suffering is usually linked to a distortion of thought. Eliminate the distortion and what’s left will be a manageable problem that is far less painful with which to cope.

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Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care.

If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

CONNECTIONS

ASHBURTON LEARNING CENTRE

October 2020

The following meetings will be held in October 2020 in the Council Chamber, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Southern Black-Backed Gull Control Operation Upper Rakaia October January 2020 -2021 From October 2020 to January 2021, the Department of Conservation, Geraldine District, intend to apply Alpha-chloralose Powder (Technical Grade) mixed with margarine and applied to a bread bait and hand laid directly within gull colonies in the following areas of public land to control black-backed gulls.

Description of Area Black-backed gull control will take place on public land known as the Upper Rakaia River valley area. Location is approx 24km NW of Methven township, in the Upper Rakaia River above the gorge bridge - being approx 200ha in size.

Method of Control Alpha-chloralose is the only poison currently registered for control of Southern blackbacked gulls. The action of Alpha chloralose, which is a narcotic, is to make gulls drowsy, which in turn makes them susceptible to death by hypothermia. It has previously been used with success in the Mackenzie Basin and other areas of New Zealand to rapidly reduce colony size.

The pesticide used in this operation can be harmful to humans and domestic animals.

Always remember: DO NOT touch any bait.

WATCH CHILDREN at all times.

DO NOT BRING DOGS into this area.

DO NOT EAT animals from this area.

DO NOT touch Sandwich baits.

Observe these rules whenever you see warning signs for pesticides.

For more information contact: Department of Conservation, Geraldine District Office PO Box 33 Geraldine Telephone: 03 693 1010 A detailed map of the treatment area may be viewed on the Doc website www.doc.govt. nz under the Canterbury Pesticide Summary section, and is available from the Geraldine District Office, North Terrace, Geraldine.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday.

Countdown Pharmacy Ashburton South, 2 East Street, open from 9am - 8am daily.

Ashburton Rest Homes

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

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Tuesday 13 October Canterbury Water Management Strategy Regional Committee at 1.00pm Thursday 22 October Council Meeting at 11.00am Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 October at 8.30am.

The meeting of the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Committee scheduled for Wednesday 14 October has been cancelled.

Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting.

Dr Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

0800 324 636

Club of Ashburton Plains

Meet the candidates Event Centre 211 Wills Street, Ashburton Wednesday, September 30 Doors open 6.30pm commencing 7pm This advertisement was kindly sponsored by KFC

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 5pm

Information Centre

Lifeline

Methven - Saturday and public holidays 10am until 2.30pm. Phone 302 8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

All Ashburton Rest Homes open with Covid-19 restrictions. Art Gallery 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Emergency Dentist Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, Ashburton Museum please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

254 Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Ashburton Health First, 308 Havelock Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am ELPLINE ERVICES Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Alcoholics Anonymous Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Methven & Rakaia Area Ask for the Crisis Team.

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the Support. Phone 03 364 8791 after-hours service each weekend.

Victims Support Group Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number Direct dials to a volunteer. to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered

Thursday 1 October Performance, Audit & Risk Committee at 2.00pm

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential. outside of these hours leave a message.

Pharmacies

PUBLIC NOTICES

Ashburton Public Library

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

EA Networks Centre - Pools

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ashburton Operations Centre ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 5pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 2pm

ANIMAL SERVICES Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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HSQE Officer EA Networks has a strong focus on people, culture and a commitment to leading edge technology. We own and operate our region’s electricity distribution network and fibre optic communications network and are the trusted infrastructure platform that delivers electrical energy to every home and business in our region.

About the role We are looking for a HSQE Officer to provide effective Health Safety quality and environmental support to ensure the company’s Field Services division meets all its business objectives and continually promotes a positive health and safety culture, while complying with all applicable legal requirements.

You will • Maintain and develop Field Services HSQE system, ensuring documentation is concise, meets applicable legislative and other requirements and is kept up-to-date.

• Provide professional support and advice to management and staff on occupational safety, health, environmental and quality matters.

• Provide an assurance and audit role for Field Services.

• Assist staff and contractors in respect of compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and contractual arrangements.

• Engage staff and managers in all departments to maximise improvements in safety performance.

• Produce HSQE reports as required.

• Promote and monitor the HSQE culture.

An understanding of health and safety legislation alongside proficiency and working experience with ISO or related standards is required. Your success in this role will be determined by your ability to create trusted relationships with personnel to encourage them to work in a safe manner. Knowledge of the electricity/utilities industry would be advantageous, but not essential.

Join Us This exciting opportunity is based in Ashburton and includes a competitive salary package. To apply, please complete an Employment Application through our company website in confidence.

Applications close Monday 12 October 2020.

Please note: Applicants for this role must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. For more information about the role and EA Networks, please visit eanetworks.co.nz.

We have a range of exciting Kitchen and Front of House roles available in our new Restaurant and Bar as we seek people to become part of our passionate team. The Fine Lion is bringing a new dining experience to the centre of our great wee town of Ashburton.

Successful applicants will have a mature attitude, a passion for great food and the ability to deliver the upmost quality service. Honesty and reliability are two of the essential qualities this new team must bring, along with the willingness to make our place a fun place to work!

Applicants for these positions should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. If you believe you have what it takes to work in this fantastic new location please email your CV with cover letter to thefinelion@xtra.co.nz Applications close 15th October 2020.

HEAD CHEF This exciting opportunity will suit an experienced and highly professional full time Head Chef who is capable of holding their own in the management team. This role includes a diverse range of responsibilities and challenges.

The successful candidate will have been successful in a similar role, and will understand the importance of being an excellent communicator, team leader and team player all at once. Most importantly, you’ll understand our passion, vision and high standards – your “A game” is running and managing a Kitchen where the floor is so clean you could eat off it.

SOUS CHEF We are looking for a professional Sous Chef who is ready and willing to share in the vision of our Executive Chef, and support our Head Chef in delivering on our promise of quality food and meeting our specifications and requirements. The successful candidate will have outstanding culinary skills and will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our customers’ experience. You will have a minimum of two years’ experience at Chef de Partie level or higher.

COMMIS CHEF Two positions are available for Junior Chefs seeking their first step in their career. Working under experienced Sous and Head Chefs, with the guidance of our Executive Chef, these positions will give aspiring chefs invaluable experience and exposure to the industry. As part of a small team this role will come with its share of responsibilities, so we are looking for innovative, self-starters who have a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn.

KITCHEN PORTER These roles will suit the experienced, first timer or secondary school student, and comprise of 2-4 shifts a week which will include days, nights and weekends. We are looking for efficient staff with the ability to manage an ultra-clean and hygienic environment. Main tasks will include dishes, cleaning, vegetable preparation and plating desserts – all critical jobs to get absolutely right, needing attention to detail and a willingness to learn.

FRONT OF HOUSE At The Fine Lion we will be all about the experience – ensuring our food/beverage offering and service is excellent and in order to achieve this, we need a strong team in place. If you have a winning smile, great communication skills, a strong work ethic, be well presented and have a driving force for hospitality, you’re nearly there! You must have the ability to multi-task, be team orientated and prepared to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends if need be. Barista and bar experience is preferred and if you possess a Duty Managers Licence this would be beneficial.

PEA HARVESTER & TRUCK DRIVERS We are looking for motivated Pea Harvester and Truck Drivers that are at home behind the wheel to join our harvest team for the 2020/2021 Pea Season.

These positions will be based at our Fairton Plant, located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton and majority of your time will be spent at the farms of our local growers throughout Mid Canterbury Pea Harvester Drivers Reporting to the Field Operations Manager and working alongside our field team you will primarily be responsible for the harvesting of our fresh from the field peas.

The successful candidate will have: • A minimum of a class 2 and heavy wheels endorsement on your licence (we can assist successful candidates with obtaining their wheels endorsement) • Experience would be an advantage although not essential • A can-do attitude and be a great team player • Attention to detail and take pride in completing tasks to a high standard • A focus on Health and Safety In return we can offer: • Modern Harvest Equipment • A challenging but rewarding work environment • Competitive remuneration rates depending on experience • 12 hour shifts on a 6 on 1 off roster • Fixed day or night shift Truck Drivers Reporting to the Field Operations Manager and working alongside our field team you will primarily be responsible for the transporting of our fresh from the field locally grown peas to our Factory.

The successful candidate will have: • A minimum of a class 2 or 4 licence • Experience would be an advantage although not essential • A can-do attitude and be a great team player • Attention to detail and take pride in completing tasks to a high standard • A focus on Health and Safety In return we can offer:

Night Shift Positions Available

Process Workers ANZCO Foods Canterbury

You will need to be totally reliable, mature and able to work alone in a very busy canteen.

Unit Standard 167 would be an advantage, although training will be given.

Applicants must hold a valid NZ work visa.

Email your CV to: villane.h@xtra.co.nz or phone and leave a detailed message on 0275 331 777.

Chills Catering Canteen at ANZCO

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

• Modern Harvest Equipment

ANGELA and Ava, 2 Asian lady special, excellent service, in/out calls.

Phone 022 5725 823.

• Competitive remuneration rates depending on experience

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD. Green Old Man Pine. 3.6m³. $170 split and delivered.

Phone Shane James Firewood 027 6113 334.

GARAGE SALES We’re hiring now for the 2020/21 Season.

Are you ready to make the move and join one of one of New Zealand’s largest exporters?

Based at ANZCO Foods Canterbury in Ashburton we have various positions available including Butchers, Boners and Labourers and Meat Packers. Most of the positions available are on night shift with some available on the day shift.

Whilst knife hand experience is useful, it is not essential as full training will be provided. These roles require a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, as well as the ability to cope with a significant physical workload.

ANZCO Foods maintain a drug and alcohol-free workplace policy, all applicants will be required to undertake a preemployment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screening.

Apply today directly at our ANZCO Canterbury site or online at www.careers.anzcofoods.com Applicants for these positions are required to have NZ residency or a valid long-term work visa.

Are you ready to progress your career?

Apply online now at

careers.anzcofoods.com

PHILIP WAREING LTD OFFICE POSITION We are a busy transport company based in the Methven area looking for a full time office administrator. The position would suit a person with the following skills: • Ability to learn quickly and take direction • Accurate attention to detail • Sound computer skills – Excel & Word Knowledge • Motivated, focussed and a good team player with a sense of humour.

• Friendly personality • Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines Duties include: • Data Entry and invoicing • Debtor system including end of month procedures • Processing hours for wages • Liasing with customers & reconciling accounts Hours will be full time aprox 40 hours per week Please email CV to: simon@philipwareing.co.nz or phone 027 2289448

• A challenging but rewarding work environment

• 12 hour shifts on a 6 on 1 off roster • Fixed day or night shift Talleys operate a drug free environment. All candidates will be required to under-go preemployment and random drug screening.

Applicants will need to be legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand Please apply online now at https://www.talleys.co.nz/ job-openings. We are only accepting online applications, please do not visit our site to complete an application form.

D O W N S I Z I N G ?

COLLECTING NOW for Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market February 2021. Quality secondhand furniture, household, garden, and workshop goods. MOTORING No TVs or Computers. WHEEL alignments at Phone Ron 3085660, John great prices. Maximise the 3076229, Trevor 3072629.” life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns FUNDRAISING for Scooter Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Safari, raising funds for the Street. Phone 308 6737.

Cancer Society. Nothing priced. Donations to our fundraiser appreciated. Some Please note all late death brand new items, clothing, notices or notices sent bedding, homewares, school outside ordinary office stuff, uniform, furniture, hours must be emailed to: decorative. 173 Walnut Avenue 9am - 12noon. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

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

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, Any queries please concrete breakers, trailers, contact 0800 and more. All your DIY / party ASHBURTON hire, call and see Ashburton (0800-274-287) U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

SPORTING NOTICES

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MID CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC will be held on Tuesday 13, October 2020 at 7:00pm Ashburton Domain Oval Pavilion ALL WELCOME Enquiries to Mark Medlicott 027 269 8654

Guardian Motoring

307 7900

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

CALL GROUTPRO FOR AN HONEST DISCUSSION ABOUT YOUR GROUT AND TILE AFTERCARE

To deal with Dirty Tiles and Grout CALL GROUTPRO WE HELP YOU KEEP ON TOP OF YOUR SHOWER AND TILE MAINTENANCE

• Tile shower makeovers • Professional tile and grout cleaning • Re-colouring existing grout

• Sealing and repairing/replacing tiles/grout • Replacing mouldy and tired silicon

Keeping your property protected with a security camera system from Masterguard Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

WE TRANSFORM TILES/GROUT IN BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, SHOWERS, BALCONIES, CONSERVATORIES AND ANY TILED AREA

Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301

Contact GroutPro Brett Muir for a quote and an upfront honest discussion.

www.groutpro.co.nz

027 746 7632

57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

Mobile Mower servicing • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR ROUND

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Car and house keys Electronic car remote keys Deadbolts and locks 24 Hour Locksmithing

A - 62c Dobson Street, Ashburton E - operations@talbotsecurity.co.nz P - 03 307 2409 anytime 24/7

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

Solar power when you need it most

Let’s start the conversation call 0800 764 846 455 West Street, Ashburton Email: ashburton@smith-sons.co.nz or visit: smithandsons.co.nz

We are experts at installing solar power systems for motorhomes.

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Ashburton Weather

Saturday: Some morning cloud, then fine with increasing high cloud. Northerlies picking up in the evening.

MAX

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

A northwest flow strengthens across the country on Saturday as a deepening low over the Tasman Sea approaches southern New Zealand tonight. Strong to gales northerlies and rain affects much of New Zealand over the weekend as a deep low passes the far south. From Monday, a strong cold southwest flow spreads over the country, easing on Wednesday.

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Saturday: Areas of morning cloud, then fine with increasing high cloud. Northerlies strengthening by evening possible reaching gale in exposed places, possibly severe gale at night.

Sunday: Mainly fine at first, then cloud increasing.

Brief afternoon or evening scattered rain. Strong to gale northwesterlies, possibly severe gale in exposed places in the morning, easing at night.

Monday: A few showers as strong northerlies change southwest.

Around The Region Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Sunday: Mainly fine, then cloud increasing.

Brief afternoon or evening rain possible.

Strong NW, possibly gale, easing at night. MAX 19 MIN

Canterbury High Country

Saturday: A few showers about the divide, turning to widespread rain towards evening with heavy falls.

Snow to 1600m. A fine morning elsewhere, then scattered rain developing. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, but gale 65 km/h in exposed places, spreading elsewhere in the afternoon, rising to severe gale 120 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h, rising to severe gale 130 km/h by evening.

Freezing level: 1600m, rising to 2300m in the evening, but to 1500m, rising to1900m about the divide.

Sunday: Rain about the divide, heavy falls in the morning, turning to showers by afternoon. Scattered falls elsewhere. Snow possibly lowering to 600m at night, . Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 120 km/h, easing to W gale 75 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 130 km/h, easing to W severe gale 100 km/h in the evening. Freezing level: Lowering to 1800m in the morning, then to 900m in the evening, but lowering to 1500m about the divide by afternoon, and to 800m in the evening.

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Monday: A few showers as northerlies change southwest.

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Readings to 4pm Friday Temp °C Maximum Minimum Grass min 24hr Rain mm Month to date Wind km/h Strongest gust Sun hrs on Thu Month to date

Ashburton Airport 16.5 5.1 -0.8 0.0 57.8 SW 30 9:13am 11.7 195.7

Methven 17.4 7.0 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 19.9 16.5 7.5 3.5 2.0 – 0.0 0.0 39.6 34.2 NW 41 SE 28 3:40pm 3:49pm 11.9 – 197.1 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

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Sunday

Monday

Ashburton H 11:41am 12:09am 1:38pm Mouth L 5:20am 6:01pm 7:16am 7:53pm

2:00am 2:29pm 8:07am 8:39pm

Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

1:46am 7:56am 1:44am 7:51am

H 11:25am L 5:04am H 11:25am L 5:04am

11:51pm 1:22pm 5:45pm 7:01am 7:40pm 11:53pm 1:22pm 5:45pm 7:00am 7:37pm

6:13am 6:36pm

7:11am 7:38pm

2:16pm 8:30pm 2:13pm 8:23pm

7:10am 7:39pm

12:30pm 3:34am 2:34pm 5:18am 3:39pm 5:53am

full Oct 2

last qtr Oct 10

new Oct 17

first qtr Oct 24

Saturday, September 26, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

ENGAGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

McQUARTERS, Alan QSM. – Peter, Tony and Nicola and their families wish to sincerely thank those who gave their love and support following the passing of Alan.

Your phone calls, messages and cards were very RUSBATCH - GLENN – comforting under difficult Scott and Jessica are happy circumstances. Also special to announce their thanks to all who attended engagement to family and Alan's Memorial Service with friends. particular thanks to Roger Farr, James Wood and the Ashburton Trust Event Centre crew, Celebrant Carol Gunn, the Red Hot Nanas DEATHS and CFO Alan Burgess and the members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade. Please accept this as a personal heart-felt thank you from us.

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WEAR, Bruce – Winsome, Mark, Joanne and families wish to thank all who attended the Memorial Service for Bruce and for the many cards, phone calls, flowers, baking and support.

Office and Chapel To Rob and Wendy Petrie, Corner East & Cox Diana Bennett, Kathie Young Streets, Ashburton for their loving support, to David Brown for his thoughtful service, to Dr Penny Holdaway our grateful thanks for your care and support over the last five IN MEMORIAM years. A Special Man who SCARTH, Jillian – One year ago on September will be missed by many who he has helped during his 28. lifetime. Please accept this Missed dearly, as a personal always in our hearts. acknowledgement to you all. forever on our minds.

You will be with us forever.

Lisa, Robert and family.

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd

Ph 307 7433

FUNERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FURNISHERS de JONG, Marijnus Pieter Adrianus (Martin) – Jan and family would like to thank everyone for their kindness and support after Martin's sudden death. We are very grateful for the phone calls, visits, cards, flowers and food; and thank you to those who attended his funeral service. Thanks, too, for the prompt attendance of the St John team and members of the Fire Brigade, all much appreciated.

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Daily Diary SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Heather Kennedy, Paterson’s Chapel, corner East and Cox Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship led by Rev Eric Mattock, Covid 19 protocols will be in place. All welcome, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am PLAINS LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting, Garden room, Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road. Note: New venue.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.30am

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am MID CANTERBURY NETBALL. Walking netball is back, $2. E A Networks Centre, River Terrace.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY CENTRAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting with a mini and main speaker.

Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet handicap singles, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club. Philip Street.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Birthday Greetings Ruby Ross 8 years old today, lots of love Mum, Dad and Toby.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St Davids Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

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2020 Morning worship, all welcome, 67 Cass Street, Ashburton.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, please note services are only being held at Tinwald on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship at Thomson Street led by Rev Johanna Warren. All welcome, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER

AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

11pm - 4pm THE PLAINS RAILWAY COMPLEX. Open today for a belated Father’s Day with vintage railcar rides operation, fire museum, museum village, woodworkers, steam and model engineers, coffee and food available. Maronan Road, Tinwald.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm - 3pm.

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Meet and walk from the Hockey pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

11am - 4pm THE PLAINS RAILWAY COMPLEX. Open today, vintage railcar rides, fire museum, woodworkers at work, miniature train rides, and lots more plus inflatable fun, coffee and food. 62 Maronan Road, Tinwald. Signposted from the main road.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4.30pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 1pm - 2pm. Beginners learn to Line Dance, following on to easy Intermediate 2.30pm - 3.30pm and Intermediate level from 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall, Grahams Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

4pm - 7pm GIRL BRIGADE. For meeting enquiries please ring 308 5409.

Ashburton Baptist Church, Cass Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm - 9.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Upper Improver/Intermediate weekly line dance class. Balmoral Hall, 240 Cameron Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors always welcome. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

12pm - 2pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION. Signing service, no appointments necessary and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Main Road, Rakaia.

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly beginner line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet handicap range, 6 to 8 and 9 to 16 singles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly intermediate line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

3.30pm - 5pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. New players welcome, rackets available. E A Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. All ages and abilities welcome each Tuesday, some bats available. M S A Havelock Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am - 12pm.

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Tasmanian doubles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.15am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

10.30am STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

1pm - 4pm.

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet doubles, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles (30 minute games), new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION. Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

6.30pm - 9pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 6.30pm - 7.30pm Beginners learn to line dance following onto easy intermediate level, 7.30pm - 9pm.

Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813 131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7pm - 9pm ASHBURTON UKELELE CLUB. Weekly club night, Savage Club Hall, Cnr Cox streets and William Street.

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