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‘I CAN’T FORGET’ Ashburton dad El Ouafi Aghoutan, who stared the mosque shooter square in the eyes outside the Linwood Mosque on March 15 last year, has one message this week – “Just be happy, life is beautiful.”

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 29, 2020

HINDS INCIDENT

Four-hour standoff shocks

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The sight of emergency vehicles, lights flashing and sirens wailing as they speed through the middle of Hinds isn’t that uncommon for the locals, but seeing those same vehicles stop and converge on a property within the normally sleepy township is something a little out of the unknown.

But that’s exactly what they were faced with on Thursday when a four-hour police standoff with a local resident forced nearby homes into lockdown and saw more than two dozen people locked-in at the local pub just a few hundred metres away.

At around 5pm, police were alerted to what they said was a family harm incident.

An increasing number of police were noticed heading from both north and south to Hinds around the time and police later confirmed that due to the nature of the incident the Armed Offenders Squad were also called to attend as a precaution.

A 51-year-old man was taken into custody nearly four and a half hours after the first alert and has been charged with two firearms offences and an additional charge of threatening to do grievous bodily harm.

One person was taken to hospital for treatment, but was not badly injured.

Hinds locals spoken to by the Guardian yesterday, all spoke of their shock at such a situation unfolding in the township.

One resident, who lives nearby to the home where the incident took place, spoke on the condition of anonymity and even yesterday afternoon was

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Sue Newman 03 307-7958 Winnie Raina and Shaun Mehta of the Hinds Wayside Inn where more than two dozen people were locked in by police for more than three hours.

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“I’ve lived in this town for more than a decade, and it’s the quietest, most peaceful place around,” they said, “It’s a real shock to the system, and tough on the kids, they were pretty scared by all the noise.

They said police appeared to be using a megaphone to speak directly to the man inside the property and then at one point used flash grenades – a tactic used to disorientate someone.

“They sounded exactly like a rifle going off, and at the time we thought that was what had happened.

“Later we were told that they were flash grenades, some of the other residents nearby had been given a warning by police, but we didn’t get one and we’re

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not that far away.”

The resident said they were initially unaware of anything happening until a phone call from a family member around 7.30pm asking “what was going on in Hinds”.

“I walked down the house and looked out the window and there were all these police cars and police about, it was a pretty surreal moment.”

The resident knew the man at the centre of the standoff and said he’d always been a “really nice guy”.

“It’s all pretty bizarre really, everyone knows everyone around here so there’s quite a few people trying to get their head around it all.”

Just around the corner, at the Hinds Wayside Inn, around 25 patrons and staff were enjoying a social drink around 6.30pm when a policeman walked in the door and advised them that they were effectively in lockdown and no one was to leave the premises.

It came as a shock, with no knowledge of what was happening a mere few hundred metres away.

“There was a bit of a surprised look on everyone’s face,” staff member Shaun Mehta said.

“But everyone was really calm, there wasn’t much we

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could do about it, so we just stayed inside.”

Mehta was on duty alongside Debbie Henwood and the pair went to work providing food and tea and coffee for those in the pub while they awaited news from police.

“They called us every half an hour or so to check in with us and keep us up-to-date and then it was just before 10pm when they let everyone out.”

Owner, Winnie Raina, who has run the inn for the past 12 months, but wasn’t on site on Thursday, said he was proud of his staff for making sure everyone was comfortable and at ease during the situation.

“They’ve done a great job, it sounds like everyone was really calm and the team just did what they could to look after everyone.

“We can’t thank the police enough either, they were great to deal with and kept us up-todate with what was going on as much as they could.”

Cordons were put in place around the township while the situation unfolded with detours placed on State Highway One at Delmaine Street and Swamp Road to direct traffic away from the area.

Police confirmed all cordons were lifted around 10pm.

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Saturday, August 29, 2020 Ashburton Guardian MOSQUE SHOOTINGS

‘To be honest, I want to forget’

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Ashburton dad El Ouafi Aghoutan is captivated by the innocence of children. They play, he said, all together, full of fun and happiness with no regard to race or religion.

But between childhood and adulthood, often there is something that goes wrong, and hate and discrimination takes seed in their hearts.

Aghoutan knows full well this evil exists in the world. On March 15 last year he stared it in the face, and came within seconds of his own death.

This week, as a 29-year-old Australian-born terrorist was sentenced in Christchurch, Aghoutan welcomed the tough punishment delivered, and was pleased he could close the book on a traumatic chapter in his life.

“I still remember my friends and some people I knew who passed away, and I feel sorry for the people who lost their lives; I can’t forget,” Aghoutan said.

On that day he pulled up on Linwood Avenue outside the Linwood Islamic Centre, keen to get inside as he was running late for the Friday afternoon prayers.

But he stopped short of leaving his vehicle, as he saw a man dressed in military garb in front of him near the footpath shooting into the carpark area behind the mosque. He thought it might be some sort of joke, that the man was just trying to scare people.

Everything happened so quickly and within seconds the gunman was only about seven metres away from Aghoutan in his car, and in a frightening moment stared straight at him.

However, the terrorist could not completely concentrate on his next most likely victim, as fellow worshipper Abdul Aziz Wahabazadah, later hailed as a hero, became the focus after picking up one of the gunman’s discarded weapons.

As Wahabazadah hid behind cars and made as if he was going to get the gunman with the weapon he was holding, it took the attention off Aghoutan, who, at this point, was still miffed as to what was going on.

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El Ouafi Aghoutan and wife Faiza Kaouachi, of Ashburton, emigrated to New Zealand from Morocco 16 years ago. bother or scare the worshippers?’

I didn’t imagine that he could have done this,” Aghoutan said.

“Then he ran away to his car, once he drove away, Abdul Aziz Mid Canterbury Muslims say the senthrew the gun on the back wintence of the terrorist who murdered dow and broke it.”

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Aghoutan then talked to WaAshburton Muslim Association habazadah to ask what was going president Mohamed Diab said, on beon. half of the Ashburton Muslim commu“He said ‘He killed many peonity, he wished to extend his appreciaple inside the mosque’.” tion to Mid Canterbury and the police Aghoutan walked to the carpark which had been the gunman’s prior target, and saw a fathem at the back of his head, ther, mother and son lying on the whereupon he was slowly led to ground. He went to check if they safety. needed help, but found all three One of his friends he had seen had passed away. inside the mosque was Imran He ran inside the mosque and Khan, an Ashburton dad and reswas confronted with a scene of taurateur who was one of the 51 horror, people he knew dead and murdered. dying, and survivors in shock and Aghoutan said Khan had been a confusion believing an attackgood friend of his for more than er or attackers was still in their 12 years, and they had worked toINTEREST INTEREST FREE midst. gether FREE at Anzco in 2008.

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He also had a prayer for the families of the victims.

“We ask Allah to give patience for victims’ families for this difficult time and immense reward for their loss,” Diab said. the attack, and prior to chasing the gunman on the footpath, Wahabazadah threw an ATM machine at him.

In court this week sentencing judge Justice Cameron Mander drew applause from the public gallery when he acknowledged Wahabazadah’s courage.

Aghoutan said he had been invited by justice officials to be among the victims addressing the court this week, however, he had declined as he wanted to give the opportunity to others.

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lowed the testimony of victims via the media, as he wanted to switch off from the horror and trauma of that day and not follow every little detail.

“To be honest, I want to forget,” he said.

However, one thing he had followed was the sentencing itself, and he was happy to see the terrorist had been delivered the harshest punishment possible.

“I trust the New Zealand justice system, it’s very good,” Aghoutan said.

Aghoutan and wife Faiza Kaouachi emigrated to New Zealand from Morocco 16 years ago.

Aghoutan said the sentencing represented to him New Zealand showing the world there was no place for terrorists here.

And he thinks about the innocence of children, seeing his own two sons play with others, and hopes one day children will be free to grow up in a world without ignorance and hate.

“My message is, just be happy, life is beautiful,” he said.

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CALL-OUTS DOWN

Mt Hutt injury rate declining The Westpac Rescue Helicopter made a rare appearance for the season at the Mt Hutt skifield this week as figures show the helicopter is frequenting the slopes less and less.

A 19-year-old male from Christchurch had suffered a laceration to his left leg after he had struck a rock, and initially had uncontrollable bleeding from the laceration, a Rescue Helicopter spokesperson said.

“He was flown to Christchurch Hospital in a stable condition, after intervention by the Westpac Helicopter Intensive Care Paramedics.”

It was the latest fight to the skiield but it was not a regular visitor this season, Simon Duncan, general manager of Garden City Helicopters, which operates the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter, said.

“Going by history and feel, I would say the skifield pick-up numbers are way lower than last year.”

There were no call-outs to Mt Hutt in June and since July 1 there have only been 13 trips to Mt Hutt, the Canterbury region’s biggest and busiest ski destination.

The lower number of call-outs to the rescue helicopter was as simple to explain as pointing the finger at Covid-19, Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said.

“It’s a mixed story around how

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter picking up a patient at the Mt Hutt ski field this week.

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we have arrived at those numbers. “The skier visits aren’t too far off last year, so our patronage levels aren’t as high.

“The injury rate is down a bit this year as well and the nature of

the injuries just aren’t as severe.

“With the more severe injuries we are seeing fewer patients coming through that require transport to Christchurch.”

McKenzie said there were more

ambulance transfers relative to the drop in helicopter call-outs.

There has also been vast improvements in personal protective equipment (PPE) and a more cautious approach were also im-

pacting the injury rates he said.

“People are wearing better helmets, braces and gear.

“There is lots of PPE available and the more extreme you want to go on the slopes the better the gear is now.”

Some recent snow was enticing more skiers, but comes with caution McKenzie said.

“The snow conditions look nice off trail but when there is a thin snowpack around there are places where rocks are protruding just below the snow surface.

“In a leaner snow year, you see more of the laceration injuries and quite a bit of ski damage.

“Those that know the mountain well know where to go and not to go while those that are not as experienced will quickly find out.”

Mt Hutt makes a big effort to communicate and raise awareness of the hazards and risks on the skifield McKenzie said.

“We tweak our processes each year inline with what we observe and sometimes that has an impact on our guest injury rate.

“I think we have pretty good processes in place but that doesn’t mean accidents won’t happen but certainly there is less risk now than there was 10 years ago.”

The injury rate was 5 per 1000 visits around 2010 he said and now it had improved to 1 in 1000.

“It’s a massive reduction,” McKenzie said.

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At 11:59pm on Sunday 30 August, Auckland will join the rest of the country at Alert Level 2 We all still need to play it safe.

For those inside Auckland: Travel will no longer be restricted, and everyone can return to schools and workplaces – but alternative ways of working are encouraged where possible. Gatherings will be limited to 10 people, or up to 50 people for authorised tangihanga and funerals. Gatherings for the rest of Aotearoa will remain limited to 100 people.

Face coverings will also be required on public transport across New Zealand: • Everyone in New Zealand over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when physical distancing is not possible, and on public transport. This includes buses, trains, ferries and planes.

• Drivers of taxis and ride-sharing services are also required to wear a face covering. While not mandatory for passengers, face coverings are recommended.

• It is important to remember that some people will have legitimate reasons for not wearing a face covering, such as health issues.

• Please follow the rules, but don’t enforce them on others.

Also remember: • If you have cold or flu symptoms, stay home and call your GP or Healthline on 0800 358 3543 to get tested.

• Keep a 2-metre distance from others outside the home, and 1-metre in workplaces.

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• People with a disability or other health conditions that makes face covering unsuitable do not have to wear one.

Every action still matters Every time you track your movements, wash your hands or decide not to get in a crowded lift or bus, you’re helping to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 29, 2020 DAFFODIL DAY

Willing givers to a good cause

Sunshine, daffodils and willing donors, it couldn’t get any better for Cancer Society appeal collectors Norma and Clarrie Galway, with Daniel Sampy happy to hand over a handful of dollars for two of their teddy bears. The bears are in hot demand as this is the last year they will be part of collection day.

Collectors Carlie Shimmin ( left) and Lorraine Newlands, are happy to accept a donation from Louis Redmond during yesterday’s Cancer Society appeal.

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Stolen election hoardings have been discovered, but are of no comfort to Labour’s Jo Luxton as police continue to investigate the incident.

Luxton had 11 campaign hoardings stolen in Tinwald on Sunday morning in what she felt was a targeted attack.

Luxton’s 10 signs along Archibald Street, State Highway 1, in Tinwald were ripped off fences and another on a private property on Grove Street was also taken.

One had been located, by a contractor discarded in a roadworks hole, on Monday.

On Thursday, the residents of an address on McMurdo Street found that the stolen signs had been discarded at their property and contacted Luxton immediately.

“They had found them in their garden and got in contact because they didn’t want anyone to think it was them,” Luxton said.

“They have turned up, but it’s still no comfort.

“They are all destroyed and by the way they had been ripped off we knew they wouldn’t have been usable anyway.

The theft of Luxton’s 11 signs in one area were at the extreme end of what has been a recent spate in campaign sign damage in the Rangitata electorate.

Several signs belonging to various candidates in the region have been victims of graffiti, had the faces cut out of them, been knocked down or stolen.

“It seems like we are all being targeted, but at different times,” Luxton said.

National candidate Megan Hands was aware of a couple of damaged signs around Ashburton and a big one in Hinds.

“Most of the damage to ours has been in

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“It’s really disappointing to see that there has been vandalism of our billboards, and also to Jo Luxton’s billboards, and I strongly condemn damage to any candidate or party’s advertising.

Hands understands people have their own opinions and welcomed discussion and debate, but said vandalism didn’t add any substance.

“It is really disappointing and disheartening for hard working volunteers and property owners who host billboards and contribute to our democracy by doing so.”

Police continue to investigate the theft and have stated that: “Although we are not able to monitor every election hoarding, enforcement action may be taken in relation to anyone who is identified as deliberately damaging a sign”.

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Saying yes earns $4m

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

The birds are winning and the predators are losing at the Sharplin Falls carpark, thanks to Mt Somers Walkway Society members Bryan Humm (left) and Colin Bellamy.

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Trapping helps native birds

By Susan Sandys susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Mt Somers Walkway Society duo Bryan Humm and Colin Bellamy are turning up the dial on birdsong in the foothills.

The morning chorus is louder than ever, thanks to the semi-retired farmers who both live in the Mt Somers area.

As members of the society, they began setting predator traps at either side of the popular Mt Somers Track about one year ago.

Humm covers the northern

end at the Sharplin Falls carpark, while Bellamy covers the southern end, at the Woolshed Creek carpark.

In that time, Humm has caught 15 rats, 12 mice, 13 mustelids being either stoats, ferrets or weasels, and two hedgehogs.

Bellamy is leading in the hedgehog count, having reached 31. He has also caught 13 rats, one ferret, two stoats and one weasel.

The pair are focusing on the carparks, as this is where people can accidentally leave food, attracting predators into the area.

They use DOC 150 snap traps, placed in wooden boxes with bait, which instantly and humanely kill the predators.

Predators disrupt the ecosystem by feeding on insects such as weta, and the eggs of native birds. Birds residing in the area include bellbirds, fantails, wood pigeons, riflemen and tomtits.

Humm and Bellamy said it was good to see the birds surviving in the face of predation, and they believed they had heard even more birdsong lately.

Modest about their work, they agreed trapping would no doubt help, but add that wasp

control in the area has also been highly effective. Society members have undertaken baiting each late summer following a new wasp toxin being released about four years ago.

Wasps are another enemy of native birdlife, as they feed on beech tree honeydew which is a food source for birds.

Bellamy said where late summer trampers would once see thousands of the insects, now they may just encounter one or two.

“You had to be careful, you were too scared to touch a tree,” he said.

With the stroke of a pen, the Ashburton District has earned itself a tidy $4 million windfall.

And the financial gifts don’t stop there, with a second $4 million likely to be dropped into its bank account just for saying yes – yes to being involved in the government’s first round of discussions on improving New Zealand’s drinking water problems.

On Thursday, Ashburton’s district councillors agreed to sign on to stage one of the government’s three water reform, a programme that will ultimately see new standards set for drinking, storm and waste water. It is also likely to see control of those three waters move out of local authority hands into the hands of a regional or inter regional regulator.

Signing the memorandum of understanding came without commitments other than to use the money for a local water related project and to enter into discussions on water services with other Canterbury councils.

Because it was an opt in, non-binding arrangement, councillors asked chief executive Hamish Riach to sign the document. Discussions on committing to future phases of the reform programme were for the future, they decided.

The council now has to come up with a project on which the $4 million hand-out will be spent and this is most likely a project already in its long term plan. Projects on this year’s to-do list do not qualify.

Work on the chosen project must start by March next year and be completed within a year. That first tranche of funding is viewed as an economic stimulus package and councils must opt in by the end of this month to receive the grant.

Dennis comes back home to roost

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

Old Dennis is the new Dennis at the Ashburton Fire Museum.

The museum has welcomed another former employee to complete its set as the 1992 Dennis SS arrived back home to rest in Ashburton this week – making things a bit tight for space.

The fire engine was procured from the UK second-hand and served with the Ashburton Brigade as 627 upon its arrival in the country.

Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess said that there is “upwards of half the current brigade” that would have ridden in the truck during its time in Ashburton.

He said that the then NZ Fire Service had to import several of the Dennis trucks due to a lack of type 2 appliances and it was set up as a rescue appliance.

“It worked well and was a good truck.”

Being that it was 20 years, and a few thousand call-outs ago, he couldn’t recall the first or last time it rolled out of the station, “but it will be written down in

the records somewhere”.

After serving its time in Ashburton, it was relocated to the Hanmer Volunteer Fire Brigade before drifting about the region as a spare and used for training.

The Ashburton Fire Museum made a submission to Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) chief executive, Rhys Jones, when FENZ was launched nationwide at an

event in Ashburton in 2017.

Ashburton Fire Museum’s Bill Hart said the request had been favourably received and now that it was no longer in service it was back home.

“It could go straight in display now, but we will polish it up a bit.”

Hart said they had former engines from each decade from the

1930s up until the 1980s, and the Dennis completes the set as the 1990s addition.

“So now we have one for each decade.

“We are only interested in trucks that have served in Ashburton.

“There are a few more out there.

“When they come up for disposal then we are notified and offered first right of refusal.

“If we had the room we would try and get hold of them, but we haven’t got the room.”

Museum chairman David Eddington said now they had completed the line-up of trucks – as well as boasting trucks dating back to 1874 – the committee was going to ramp up its expansion project.

“We have temporary shedding for it at the moment, but we have to start looking at plans to extend the fire museum,” Eddington said.

“It was always going to be five bays, but funding at the time only allowed us to build three.

“We are researching and getting updated costing on two new bays and then at some stage we

will meet to discuss the plans.

“Then somewhere down the track we’ll go on the fundraising campaign and see how it pans out.”

He said the community had been extremely supportive to get them to where they are, but acknowledged “the current climate is not conducive to fundraising at the moment”.

They are, however, intent on at least getting the process under way to know the scope of the fundraising effort.

The extension would likely be around between $160,000 to $180,000, Eddington said.

“We believe we have a real smart presentation and true asset there now and it will be nice to complete the original plan of five bays to display all our vehicles dating back to 1974 up until 2000.”

In the meantime, the museum is looking forward to presenting its newest old truck.

Its usual season open day was set to be on September 6, coinciding with Father’s Day, but due to the changes in Covid-19 alert levels they have pushed it back to September 20.

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Suggesting an alternative history

By Malcolm Hopwood

The Chinese were the first inhabitants of New Zealand and had a settlement on the Ashburton coast.

Just when you think you know the history of New Zealand, along comes another alarming theory, one with a strong Mid Canterbury connection.

This one is an alternative history, unlike any others, and likely to cause animated discussion. It’s the sort to stimulate the creative juices of a Hollywood scriptwriter.

In the fertile minds of researchers, Cedric Bell and Errol Manderson, New Zealand was occupied by the Chinese from 500BC through to the 15th century and one of its sites was Wakanui on the Ashburton coast.

Bell, a British surveyor, visited New Zealand several times to research his theory, made famous

by Gavin Menzies, a retired British submarine-commander and author, in his book 1434.

The book, refers to a Chinese/ Mongolian fleet, led by Admiral

dence, which includes a Buddhist Monk’s broach recovered from Wakanui and exhibited in Singapore at the 600th anniversary of Admiral Zheng He’s voyage.

In an interview with the Ashburton Guardian in 2009, Cedric Bell claims he found the remains of a 15th century Chinese junk outlined in cliffs at Wakanui Beach.

The evidence was burnt timber, carbon-dated to the period around 1422.

Cedric Bell spent a year in New Zealand gathering evidence of an ancient Chinse civilisation, which pre-dated Maori settlement. He points to Wakanui meaning canoe or big ship.

In further research sent to the Guardian this year, he talked of a huge canal extending from Banks Peninsula to Dunedin, wide enough to handle junks, pulled by trackers, probably slaves. He referred to part of a gun barrel, a knife and the Buddhist broach, all recovered from Wakanui.

His major find was at Moeraki, where the balls from 23 super junk wrecks and, what he calls “slot harbours” were found. There were

It’s a history that I couldn’t in my wildest dreams believe happened, but it did – Errol Manderson Zheng He, which sailed to Italy, ignited the Renaissance and allegedly voyaged around New Zealand.

The trouble was, when they arrived to meet early Chinese settlers, the South Pacific was struck by an asteroid, causing a tsunami which destroyed the population, incinerated ships and hurled the blazing wrecks on to the South Island coast, including Wakanui.

That’s called bad timing.

Neither Cedric Bell nor Errol Manderson mention that Gavin Menzies has been discredited, but they strongly believe in their evi-

three major Chinese cities located in New Zealand at Christchurch, Timaru and Waitangi in North Auckland.

Bell’s findings and Gavin Menzies’ book would be fascinating reading for people who believe in alternative histories, but now Errol Manderson, a former Polytechnic lecturer and farmer, has written his own book about the Chinese settlers and the tsumani which destroyed them and devastated part of New Zealand.

Manderson has spent five years travelling New Zealand to research

An artist’s impression of a Chinese junk.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Right – Errol Manderson lecturing on his book, Errol’s Asteroid.

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his theory and his book highlights many examples of landforms and strange phenomena caused by the “asteroid”. His findings are based on records from the Ming Dynasty and research from academics, Dr Dallas Abbot, Dr Sarah Parcak and Sheng-wai which, he says, supports his theory about the impact and landforms that resulted from it.

In his book, entitled Errol’s Asteroid, the author covers the early inhabitants, the arrival of the asteroid, the impact on the 35,000 Chinese who lived in New Zealand or sailed around it, the landscape and soils it created and the artefacts left behind.

In conclusion, Errol Manderson, wants to hear from anyone who can add to his research and refers to his evidence “which is so strikingly obvious” he says. “It’s a history that I couldn’t in my wildest dreams believe happened, but it did,” he concludes.

Manderson’s wild dreams will be enough for Hollywood scriptwriters.

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Here’s a few we hope you’ll enjoy.

The average supermarket contains enough food to keep you alive for 55 years, or 63 if you don’t mind eating pet food. No need to stockpile!

At one stage the eldest person in history was born the year Alexander Graham Bell made the first sound transmission – ultimately the telephone. He died in the year Puff Daddy had his UK No. 1 hit I’ll be missing you.

Just in case you don’t know who Puff Daddy is, we can tell you he is Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969). He is also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy.

He is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and actor.

In Chinese shuffling Mah Jong tiles translates as “twittering of the sparrows”.

Saudi Arabia imports camels

By Bernard Egan FROM THE BACK SEAT

from Australia.

Soldiers in Iraq deployed chickens to warn of possible chemical attacks. This was known as Operation Kuwaiti Field Chicken (KFC).

Arthur Schoebius, inventor of the famed Enigma – German code machine – also invented an electric pillow.

Abraham Lincoln possibly the most well-known US President was a licensed bartender. He served his countrymen in more ways than one.

Vladimir Putin’s grandfather worked as a chef to Stalin and Lenin and also for Rasputin.

In 2014 a man in the Italian town of Bra was arrested. For stealing bras!

During the 15th century a biting epidemic swept through nunneries in Germany, Holland and Rome.

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.

At least 18 species of spider catch and eat fish.

Which may or may not have something to do with the world’s largest spider weighing as much as seven bags of crisps.

Film-goers eat 55 per cent more popcorn when watching a sad film than when watching a comedy.

In Chile popcorn is called cabritas or “little goats” because of the way it jumps in the pan.

And maybe this is a sign of the times or of things to come. The world’s first road built exclusively for cars is now a cycle track.

And the M96 is a fake motorway used for firefighting practice.

In 1849 “running amok” was an officially recognised medical condition.

Throughout history there have been, to say the least, some interesting medical recommendations, for example, in the 16th century it was thought that sitting on cow dung cured constipation. It is said many people got behind that theory!

In 1900 Sir Arthur ConanDoyle caught fire during a cricket match at Lord’s. The ball hit a box of matches in his pocket.

In 2010 Iran banned mullet haircuts.

The Danish word for “mullet” is Bundesligahar meaning “the hair of a German football player”.

And speaking of footballers, the winning goal in the first ever World Cup final was scored by a one-armed man.

The Wright brothers, credited with making the first flight, only flew together once, their father forbade it in case they crashed.

Immediately after their first flight a gust of wind flipped their plane over and broke it.

And thinking of flying and just to finish, apparently as a flight was coming in to land at Dublin airport, the control tower called up the captain and asked for his height and position.

The answer they got was: “I’m 5 foot 11 and I’m sitting up the front”.

10 PUZZLESand horoscopes Puzzles Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 29, 2020

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Thinking counts as effort, but nothing comes into being through thought alone. Action and work of any kind must be completed. The more air that’s moved, the more real a thing becomes.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Generosity is among your most attractive qualities. You’ll decide just how much would be appropriate to give, and then double it. It’s not a move for every day, but it makes you feel amazing right now.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Someone dreams of a future that includes you. There’s the you in a relationship, and then there’s a dreamyou, who bears a degree of resemblance. A relevant question: How close is the match?

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s one of those days when you’ll do what’s good for you even though you don’t feel like it. It’s the sort of discipline that makes decisions easier for you. Soon these things will require no discipline at all.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Giving love the same way as usual is nice. But people get desensitised to typical experiences. When you give more and differently, it’s like stretching the elastic of your heart to a greater capacity for love and joy.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You can be sweet, but too much sweetness is no fun. Sometimes, your playfulness can come out in swipes.

Knowing how far to go with mischief is the essence of intimacy.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your mind is tipping toward the profound today – steady, serious and sincere. That’s why you’d do well to clown around with another air sign for a few hours in the name of balance.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’re an excellent student of life because of your curiosity. You are interested in more than just memorising what you need to know for life’s tests. Your longing for deep knowledge will be sated.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): A whole new level of adulthood kicks in with the realisation that others measure the world and themselves differently from you. Accepting this system is its own badge of maturity.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You know an excellent suggestion when you hear it. You’ll follow up and soon be onto an interesting project, one that seems to create its own momentum.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The cats, dogs, insects... even the trees sense things beyond the human range. And what of the person standing next to you? You grow through trying to understand another perspective.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The action will not escalate on its own. The intention of one person makes all of the difference. If you know what you want, then that person should be you. Go on; give things a push.

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COUNCIL NEWS

Green to shine year-round

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

Ashburton’s East Street green fairy lights are set to twinkle allyear round.

The lights were originally placed on the green’s trees for the inaugural Ashburton Nights of Lights Festival in late 2018. They shone for a short time before being removed in early January and stored until the following festival.

Initially, those lights were strung between Havelock Street and the Tancred Street fountain and were extended to Cameron Street last year. At the festival’s end the lights were left in place, but were disconnected.

After the Covid-19 lockdown, additional lights were added to take the lighting as far south as Moore Street.

To celebrate Matariki the lights were turned on and have yet to be turned off.

And that’s drawn a huge response from the community, Ashburton District Council events co-ordinator Verity Jackson said in a report to the council’s community services committee.

The community wants the trees to remain lit, year-round,

Thousands of tiny lightbulbs will brighten East Street all year round. she said. Councillor Lynette Lovett wasn’t keen.

“I don’t want to see them on all-year round. It’ll seem the norm then and people won’t appreciate them,” she said.

The lights should be on during June and July to brighten the winter and then turned off.

They could then be turned on again during December and

early January to mark the festive season, she said.

Leen Braam agreed. The effect would be lost when the trees were in leaf, he said.

Carolyn Cameron was keen to see the lights remain on year- round.

“I’ve spoken to a lot of people who say this is one of the best things the council has done.

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They say they love them and want them on all-year round.

We need something like this because the town, at the moment, is dire,” she said.

Because the impact of night lighting year-round on the trees was unclear, councillors decided to light the green for one year and then assess tree health.

Pure water coming to lower huts

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

For decades hut owners in the Lower Hakatere settlement have been forced to live with a low quality water supply, but that’s about to end with connection to a new, high quality scheme signalled.

The baches are currently served by a private water supply operated by the Hakatere Hutholders’ Society while properties on the settlement higher up the cliffs are served by an Ashburton District Council supply. And it is this supply the lower settlement will soon be joining.

Over the years lower settlement hutholders have continued to invest in improving their supply, but in recent years there have been a growing number of requests for connection to the council’s upper huts supply.

The council took a look and decided it was feasible, but before any work began, lower set-

Pure water is headed to Lower Hakatere. tlement residents made an additional investment in their own supply. Satisfaction was shortlived and the hutholders’ society has signalled it is now keen to join the council scheme.

At Thursday’s council infrastructure committee meeting, councillors gave the connection the go-ahead, but hutholders won’t get a free ride with each property owner to be charged a water supply rate. In addition, all

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assets associated with the lower huts’ current supply will transfer to the council.

Assets manager Andrew Guthrie said there was capacity in the supply to add the new connections, but it would come with costs for a new pipeline.

There would also be some unknowns around pressure and a reducing valve might be needed to ensure the lower huts’ pipes didn’t blow out from a higher

pressure supply, he said.

Hooking the lower huts up to the council supply to ensure residents had good quality water was something the council was “almost obliged” to do in light of new water regulations, councillor Rodger Letham said.

Mayor Neil Brown wasn’t so sure. He felt hut owners in the lower settlement might be getting a cheap ride onto the council supply.

“It will cost us $50,000 to connect them in. Why should we do this, why not charge them to join the club? I’m not sure they should get this for nothing,” he said.

In handing over the existing supply equipment to the council, hutholders were effectively making a payment, Guthrie said.

“We’ll try to get value from this wherever we can. This had to be fair to ratepayers and each hut would have to pay a water rate.”

This will see hutholders paying $415 a year for their water supply. Their current costs are lower, Guthrie said.

Domain now a no-go zone for drones

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

Drone flying has been wiped from the list of permitted activities in the Ashburton Domain.

With the Ashburton Hospital heli-pad now subject to Instrumental flight Rules (IFR), the western part of the domain has become a no fly zone and before any use can be approved permis-

sion and plans must be discussed with the Canterbury District Health Board and GCH Aviation.

Two restricted zones apply in the eastern sections of the domain and both have different flight height restrictions and both require CDHB permission.

The domain is part of the wider 4 kilometre restricted zone around the Ashburton Airfield on Seafield Road.

GCH Aviation and Helicop-

ters Otago last month asked the council to approve the Ashburton Hospital’s domain heli-pad for instrument flying. In its application it said that under current visual flight rules a low cloud ceiling could prevent rescue helicopters from landing in the domain. Over the past three years a number of flights have been abandoned because of this – eight in 2018, three in 2019 and 4 to April this year.

Unless the heli-pad was designated IFR and gazetted there is no process in place to prohibit private helicopters from using it.

It is now listed as for rescue and emergency use only.

The helipad will now be recorded on AirShare by the CDHB and drone operators can sign up to this. If they wish to fly in domain airspace they will then be able to lodge a request, obtain information and file a flight plan.

Pipeline payment A new subdivision in Methven means a new wastewater pipeline had to be laid down the village’s main street.

The line will service the Methven Trotting Club’s subdivision Equus Park, and developers are keen to see the Ashburton District Council cough up a share of its cost.

While the pipeline will ultimately be vested in the council, there is no intention to use any surplus capacity in the council’s short or medium term plans.

The total cost of the pipeline is estimated at $500,000 by the developer who suggested that because his development would use just 33.5 per cent of its capacity, the council should contribute $332,500 to cover potential future use.

While that contribution was over the top, council assets manager Andrew Guthrie told councillors at Thursday’s Ashburton District Council infrastructure committee meeting that a contribution of around 28 per cent, $56,000 would be appropriate to cover any possible future use, he said.

Night ban on vehicles in domain

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

If you’re looking for an open space where you can lie back and count the stars, then take the Ashburton Domain off the list.

For more than 100 years the domain has been a place that can be accessed on foot or by vehicle at any time of the day or night.

Thanks to on-going vandalism, that’s about to end, with the domain’s gates about to be locked from 11pm until 6am.

Acting open spaces manager Paul Wilson suggested the closure would be a significant move in efforts to keep the domain vandalism free.

“We believe that restricting vehicle access when there are no ‘capable guardians’ will reduce vandalism – and other activity,” he said.

“There’s no legitimate need for unauthorised vehicles to be in the domain after dark.”

He recommended the West Street entrance should be closed from 11pm year-round. Using chains and removable bollards were the cheapest option, and it made sense to go down this path because of changes that would come with the domain redevelopment, he said.

Before the gate is locked, security patrols will check car parks for vehicles and escort out any that are in the area. There will be a charge to release any unattended vehicles.

A closing time of 11pm was chosen because it would still allow people to use the domain well into the evening during the summer, Wilson said.

“11pm should meet those needs but it should keep the riff-raff out.”

Saturday, August 29, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

Neil McCann.

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The recycling struggle Changes to recycling systems in the Ashburton District recently have left some residents confused. Heather Mackenzie delves a little deeper into the why and also looks at alternatives for those products that used to go in the yellow bin.

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hat happens to the items that can go into the yellow bins and where can we take other items to be recycled?

Ashburton District Council group manager – infrastructure services, Neil McCann, has some answers.

The council resource recovery park accepts grade one, two and five grade plastics which are sent overseas, along with aluminium and steel cans, paper, cardboard and magazines.

Green, brown clear bottles and glass jars are being recycled at O-I NZ, New Zealand’s only glass bottle and jar manufacturer.

It is also possible to get dropoff for free, household and vehicle batteries, sent to Echotech Services for recycling and fluorescent tubes go to Interwaste for recycling.

Whiteware items and LPG cylinders are de-gassed and sent for scrap. Heading out of the yard to metal recyclers is scrap metal that can be dropped off for free at the park.

Also on the free drop-off list are chemicals, sprays, solvents and paint, sent to ChemWaste for disposal, Kilmarnock deal with computer hard drives and printers and vehicle oil is gathered up by the rose oil scheme, as long as it is under 20 litres.

The park Re-use shop is a veritable treasure trove of second-hand clothing, footwear, kitchenware, furniture, curtains, books and tools.

Problems only pop up when talking about clean white polystyrene and soft plastics, neither of which can go anywhere other than landfill at the moment.

McCann explains that as New Zealand has limited capacity

Timebank’s Mari Swindley shows Mercedes Walkman and Christine Mabon how to upcycle the many treasures found at the ADC resource recovery park.

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to recycle imported packaging, we have been reliant on export markets to take our recycling and right now there is a recycling gap that has led to the collapse of overseas recycling markets, he said.

Adding to the problem of recycling soft plastics is the current low global crude oil price.

“It is currently much cheaper to buy plastic made from virgin materials than it is to use recycled plastic.

“As a nation we do need to become more self-reliant in our capacity to deal with the material we recover.”

McCann says we have to remain adaptable and able to

respond to big swings in global conditions and the needs of our local communities.

“These conditions often swing in different directions and there is a lag in alignment as one takes its time to catch up with the other.”

It is not all bad news though, McCann points out the power for change is also in the hands of

the consumer, our buying habits and feedback given to suppliers on their packaging is a powerful weapon for change, especially at a local level.

“If you buy something packaged in polystyrene, ask if you can return it to them as you only want to buy the item, not the waste.”

14 SCHOOLS

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EPRO8 qualifiers

Ashburton Christian School’s three EPRO8 teams qualified for the semi-finals that were held this week. The EPro8 Challenge is a competition, an engineering and problem-solving race.

In the Y7/8s, the Brainiacs 2.0 (Gideon Kuipers, Charlotte Syme, Aidan Wang, and Amelia Worsfold) finished in first place.

In the Y5/6 the ACS Ligers (Ethan Kuipers, Abegail Juntilla, Leon Blignault, and Amelia Niemand) and the Little Potatoes (Solomon Cairns, Faybian King, Daphne Burns, and Emma Wang) were second equal.

All three teams now move through to the finals held in Christchurch on September 8.

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Raising money with slime BestStart Allenton staff members Stacey Kerrigan, Jackie Symes, Terri Spencer, Ali Ward and Mel King after being slimed on Friday.

The early childhood centre was helping Terri raise money for Camp Quality and for every monetary target they hit, the children and families were able to vote for a staff member to be slimed.

They were able to slime five of the staff after they raised $420.

Camp Quality provide fun and exciting camps for children living with cancer and is one that Terri and the centre are proud to support.

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OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS CLOSE 5pm 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 The board has determined that 30 places are likely to be available for out-of-zone students next year.

A ballot, if required, will be held on 18 September 2020.

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Information about our zone and process can be found on our website: geraldinehs.school.nz.

We welcome you to apply online via our website, or information packs and forms are available from the school office.

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Digging deep for Daffodil Day Hinds School’s Islabelle, Shikayla and Emily organised a Daffodil Day event on Friday to raise money for the Cancer Society.

As well as being a mufti-day, the pupil-led event had a number of different of fundraising options including: Cupcake decorating – and eating of course – temporary tattoos, face paint and Daffodil bunches were for sale.

The whole school also posed for a photo in a daffodil shape.

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Treats for cold days

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n cold weather, I feel like eating nice hot and crunchy deep-fried food.

Yes, we can go to fish and chip shops. But usually

we can’t get Japanese food there, so I need to make it myself.

I know you probably don’t want to deep-fry at home and possibly don’t have a deep-fryer, but I just shallow fry mine in a frypan. It doesn’t use as much oil and is easy! This month, I would like to share two of my husband and my favourite recipes and an easy cream

caramel in a mug.

Enjoy!

Miya Komatsu is a Japanese-trained chef and nutritionist who has made Ashburton her home.

She has been living here for over 14 years.

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400g firm fish (I use sea perch, but you can use other kinds of fish as well), cut into large bite-sized pieces 2T soy sauce 2T mirin (sweet cooking wine) 1/2t minced ginger 3T cornflour

– In a medium bowl, mix soy sauce, mirin and ginger to make a marinade.

– Add the fish and marinate for about

half an hour. Remove the excess marinade with a paper towel.

– Add the cornflour and coat the fish.

– In a frypan, heat an inch deep of oil over a medium heat. Fry the fish until golden and crispy. Serve with lemon wedges.

Miya’s hint You don’t like any fish? No worries, you can use chicken or pork instead.

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Cream caramel in a mug Caramel 1T sugar 2t water Custard 1 egg 2T sugar 120ml milk 1/4 t vanilla – Caramel: Mix the sugar and 1t water in a mug. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Add the remaining 1t

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water to the caramel. Be careful, it’s hot. Set aside.

In a small bowl, mix and whisk egg and sugar until sugar is dissolved.

Add the milk and vanilla. Mix well.

Pour egg mixture into the mug over the caramel. Put in the microwave and heat for 1 1/2 minutes.

Pull out from the microwave and wrap with tinfoil. Set aside until cool, then chill in the fridge.

Serve with whipped cream and fruit.

Patties 300g pork mince 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 egg 1T tomato sauce 2T breadcrumbs, mixed with 2T milk Pinch of nutmeg Salt and pepper, to taste For crumbing 1 egg 4T flour 1/4 C water Panko breadcrumbs, as much as you need – In a large bowl, combine all pattie ingredients.

– Mix well and divide into four burger pattie shapes.

– To crumb, mix the egg, flour and water in a medium bowl.

– Dip the patties into the mixture and then cover with breadcrumbs.

– In a large frypan, heat an inch deep of oil over a medium heat. Deep-fry mince patties until golden brown and fully cooked through.

– Transfer to paper towels and let the oil be absorbed. Served with green salad etc.

Miya’s hint I use the batter mixture instead of dusting with flour and egg wash for crumbing, because it’s simply easier and quicker. I learned this method when I was working in a big kitchen in Japan.

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The iron issue

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any women may be unaware that they are suffering from an iron deficiency of some degree, whether it be mild or severe.

Here are a few possible indicators of iron deficiency showing up in your health and a possible reason to get checked.

Pale complexion Lacking in colour in your normally rosy cheeks can be an indicator of iron deficiency.

Looking pale and no colour, unless naturally pale in skin tone can be a standout sign of low iron levels.

Extreme tiredness Fatigue and feelings of exhaustion can be a sign of iron deficiency, but it’s often overlooked as there can be many reasons for fatigue and tiredness.

Other associated symptoms are grumpiness, not being able to focus on tasks and feelings of weakness.

A change in flow A flow that becomes heavy may be a sign of iron deficiency.

An excessive loss of blood during your monthly flow, having to change period wear more frequently, can be a sign of low iron levels.

A perpetuating cycle can occur when iron stores are insufficient to replace blood loss.

Cracked lips and pale gums Those who are deficient in iron may appear to have dry, cracked lips, with cracks also showing up in the corners of the mouth, which mouth ointment may not fix.

As well, if there is a lack of colour on the inside of gums and lips, it could also be a sign that someone is low in iron.

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Restless leg syndrome A proportion of people with restless leg syndrome could have low iron levels.

Restless leg syndrome is when you have trouble controlling your legs or they are moving while you’re sitting still.

Brittle nails/hair loss A symptom of iron deficiency can be weak and brittle nails that break easily.

If iron deficiency persists over a long period of time, hair loss can occur.

To maintain healthy hair and nail growth, iron is an important nutrient.

Re-occurring infections People lacking in iron can be more susceptible to infections due to the immune system not working efficiently.

Low iron can leave a person more susceptible to catching colds and flus more often than usual.

Breathlessness Struggling with your breathing after or during strenuous exercise may be an indicator that someone is suffering with low iron levels due to the lack of oxygen getting to the organs.

Getting tested can be a great way to find out if iron deficiency is a problem for you or not.

It is often a condition that can go undetected for a long time, because many of the signs and symptoms are put down to everyday stress.

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Spaghetti bolognaise with spinach his is a great meal for the whole family, to help lift any low iron levels that could be causing a selection of health conditions.

6T olive oil 500g mince 2 onions 4-6 medium-sized garlic cloves 2 large carrots, grated 12 mushrooms, sliced 4 bunches spinach, washed and thinly sliced 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes 1 tomato can of cold water 1 120g tomato paste 1/3 C sweet chilli sauce (or tomato sauce) – optional 1/3 C light soy sauce (instead of stock) 1t salt 10-12 shakes white pepper

– Heat the olive oil in a large-sized pan on a medium to high heat. When hot add the mince and chopped onion, season the meat on both sides in the pan, turning with a spatula.

– Lower the heat and let the mince

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and onions brown. Add the garlic, mushrooms, and carrots, then the chopped tomatoes and cold water.

Add the chilli or tomato sauce and soy sauce, mix through.

Let the dish simmer for around 2030 minutes on low, until the mince is cooked and tastes ready.

Lastly add the sliced spinach and the tomato paste. Season to taste.

If too thin add a sprinkle of cornflour to thicken and if too thick add a little hot water. This dish needs to be of a medium consistency, to have with fettucine noodles especially.

When the tomato and spinach have cooked through and the mince dish resembles the correct consistency, serve hot over the pasta, steamed rice or mashed potatoes.

Dried parmesan can be added on top and a little sprinkle of finely-diced tomato and parsley for garnish.

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What does the Cancer Society do?

he Cancer Society is an independent non-government organisation dedicated to reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in the community through support, information, research and health promotion.

Daffodil Day is the flagship appeal of the Cancer Society and culminates with a street appeal on the last Friday in August.

The society is a non-government organisation reliant on donations and bequests.

Your donation helps the Cancer Society provide free support services and information, fund important scientific cancer research and implement health promotion initiatives to reduce the risk of certain cancers.

The Cancer Society is the largest funder of cancer research in New Zealand, after the Government, and the Canterbury-West Coast branch supports the Cancer Society Tissue Bank – a leading research facility at Christchurch Hospital.

The Cancer Society offers a range of free

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information and support services to people affected by cancer and their families. These services include: Cancer Information helpline 0800 CANCER (226 237), cancer information, publications, fact sheets and library services.

The services are provided by health professionals and

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include emotional support, support groups, practical assistance, accommodation services and limited financial assistance.

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he Cancer Society also works to reduce people’s risk of certain cancers by making the places where we work, live and play healthier.

These sorts of changes are achieved by advocating to policymakers, local councils and community leaders to create healthier public policy and environments.

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George’s melanoma

eorge Sparks holds his infant daughter Macci and smiles; he’s a young man with everything to live for.

Late last year George, partner Michelle and her daughter Payton were looking forward to Christmas and excited about the arrival of a new baby in April.

George was about to start a new job and life was sweet.

Like many young men, Hinds Fire Brigade volunteer George took his good health for granted.

Sure, he had the odd freckle, mole, skin blemish and, yes, there was an odd-looking mark on his calf, but nothing worth worrying about.

“I’d never really noticed it but then I did notice a wee lump, about the size of a 20 cent coin.

It looked like an old-fashioned wine gum but I thought it’d just go away,” he said.

The lump didn’t go away. If George bumped or scraped it, it bled, but he decided it wasn’t worth worrying about.

His mother, Michelle, and his grandmother had other ideas.

They pestered George to get the odd-looking lump checked.

He wasn’t all that keen, but to keep peace in the family, he made an appointment believing it was a waste of time and money.

The doctor took a look, took a sample and sent this away for testing.

George went back to work and assumed life would continue uninterrupted. It didn’t.

The test indicated a biopsy was needed and the family was told there would be a two-week wait

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George still wasn’t concerned, but four days later a phone call came that knocked the family sideways. George had melanoma.

From that point things started moving – quickly. There were

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more tests and the news that the lump was a grade four melanoma.

There was no waiting. Stage four meant he was booked in for surgery.

Hospital became the family’s world for several weeks as

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George underwent surgery on his calf, patched up with skin grafts from his thigh. He also had three lymph nodes removed.

If there was ever a tough time to face stage four cancer it was then. Michelle was pregnant, George had just started a new

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It’s in the family …

Brothers Ian and Alan Neumann only have to glance across the office or the workshop of Neumann’s Tyres to realise just how far the business has come in three-quarters of a century.

Second generation owners of the Mid Canterbury-proud business for nearly 40 years after taking over from their father Len, who established the business in 1945, the planning and preparation for the third generation to assume control looks only just around the corner.

Ian’s daughter, Emma Hintz, is an integral part of the business and has been now for the best part of a decade, while Alan’s son, Vinnie, is heavily involved and is well versed in the industry as well – with both shaping up “just nicely” to one day take the reins of the rapidly-growing operation.

“That’s something we’re really proud of,” Ian said.

“It’s pretty special to see the family line set to continue for us.”

On reflection, it was determined that at some point in time, all of Alan and Ian’s children spent time working for the business and, while not all are involved directly now, there’s a genuine interest amongst the third generation, as well as an admiration, for the continuation of Neumanns Tyres.

It’s an unbridled passion that seems to emanate through the entire family.

Mention the business and you almost instantaneously see the pride well up in their eyes.

But while preparations for the future are well advanced, there are no definite signs of the brothers walking away completely.

“I’m semi-retired already,” Alan said.

“But I would like to be able to go to more race meetings at some point in the future,” he laughed.

“Ultimately though, I’d like to stick on and have a bit of a mentoring role, because it’s really hard to walk away.”

Both agreed what made their roles so easy was the incredible group of staff they’ve managed to accumulate over the years. The list of long-serving staff is extensive, with many clocking up well over 20 years at Neumanns Tyres, a fact that

Staff is the most important thing, you can have all the good ideas in the world, but unless you have the staffing team there, as a part of the journey, to help you pull it off, it’s never going to work” IAN NEUMANN

Above – Alan (left) and Ian Neumann Below – Vinnie Neumann and Emma Hintz.

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the Neumann family are proud of. Across the new Methven site and in Ashburton there are a total of 38 employees, with close to 130 other staff members spread across the remainder of the South Island.

Many have been there for extended periods of time and the workplace camaraderie, desire to be successful and to maintain the professionalism and excellence that customers have grown

used to is evident from the moment you first walk into reception, right through to a casual walk down the shop floor as staff go about their work.

“Staff is the most important thing, you can have all the good ideas in the world, but unless you have the staffing team there, as a part of the journey, to help you pull it off, it’s never going to work,” Ian said.

he client base may have expanded considerably both in size and in scope over the past 75 years, but the modus operandi is still very much the same with a driven passion to deliver the best result.

One only has to mention the word Neumann around Mid Canterbury and even further afield and there is an instant recognition for the well-respected and renowned brand.

And the biggest focus to ensure their loyal base of supporters get what they need?

Adapting, learning and embracing new technology and changes as it unfolds in front of their eyes.

Not ones to rest on their laurels and accept that what’s worked for years is going to continue to work for the foreseeable future, both Alan and Ian have invested plenty in keeping their operations up to the best possible standard in terms of staff training and new technology to keep ahead of the game.

And it’s those changes and adaptations that are allowing Neumann’s to continue to evolve and it’s part of

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here’s a common theme across business owners and operations in Mid Canterbury when it comes to recognising the amount of effort, time and money pumped into the community through support.

That theme is one a lot would rather not talk about.

It’s a part of the business that often goes unnoticed by most, and both Ian and Alan were much the same in that regard, reluctant to give themselves a pat on the back for what they do for the community.

But the proof is in the pudding. There’s very little that happens in this district without the support of the Neumann brothers and the business, whether it be corporate events, teams on the sporting fields or lending their support to harness racing in the community, a field in which both brothers are heavily invested in away from their working lives.

But to them, it’s just a part of the working world.

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Whether it’s a puncture repair, or ervice check on a fleet of vehicles r a business, the growing number people walking through the door, lowing in the footsteps of family embers before them is growing th the days.

In sitting with the brothers, Emma d long-serving staff member axine Muckle, we managed to find generational passage link to the hburton Guardian.

Both Ian and Alan remember John ll using the business for his tyre eds, and then his son Bruce Bell well and, just recently, Bruce’s n, Simon paid a visit to get a uncture repaired.

“We are starting to see a lot of ose third generation clients alking through the door, so while s nice for us to continue our own mily line, it’s just as exciting to see ildren and grandchildren of peoe who have been with the business nce the days that dad opened the ors coming in as well.”

this community as much as we can,” Ian said.

“Whether it’s the little kids on a Saturday morning running around playing sport or something much bigger, it’s important to us that we show our support to the community, because they show us so much back.”

That community spirit has been hugely evident in recent months following the Level 4 Lockdown due to Covid-19.

Ian Neumann’s daughter, Emma Hintz, said it had been easy to notice a real show of support coming from the people of the district towards the locally-owned and operated businesses. “We’ve been pretty overwhelmed by it, to be honest,” she said.

“This community is pretty amazing in the way it gets in behind the locals and we’re really focused on ensuring we can do our bit too.”

As strong employers, and strong supporters, the community-focused tag line is more than befitting for Neumanns Tyres.

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o celebrate the great achievement of being in business within the Mid Canterbury district for the past 75 years Neumanns Tyres are going to be giving away 75 prizes over 75 days, starting September 1, with the draws taking place weekly.

Prizes will range in value, from spot prizes to winning the cost of your purchase back every week!

Come on in store to Neumanns Tyres to complete an entry form with your purchase.

Old Neumanns’ adverts show their history of giving away gifts on their birthdays.

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he Neumanns Tyres mission statement forms the basis of our commitment to quality products and excellent service.

Neumanns Tyres sells high quality tyre products and other tyre related services to New Zealand’s private motorists and professional drivers. Neumanns Tyres are

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Congratulations to the team at Neumann’s Tyres on reaching their 75 year milestone.

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committed to developing a highly motivated, dedicated and focused team. We offer customers clearly outstanding products and services. Neumanns Tyres are responsive to the needs of our customers and the community.

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en Neumann saw a need to provide for the Ashburton District – his speciality, tyres.

Using his entire life savings of 87 pounds and six months of experience working in Christchurch, he set to work.

No-one could have predicted what Neumann’s Tyres would become three-quarters of a century later.

Neumann had married a local girl, Kath Green, but was new to town, so setting up was always going to be the easy part, breaking into the Ashburton market in the post-war stage was tough.

With a rent cost of one pound per week, Neumann took home seven shillings and six pence from his first week. It was never going to be easy, but through hard work and determination things began to grow.

Initially the business was located on Havelock Street, in a shed belonging to the Stephenson’s Auction Mart, but things quickly outgrew that premises and a shift across the road to the then Welsh’s Building was undertaken.

Cars were serviced on the footpath and tyres were repaired upstairs.

Len’s first employee, Don Hayes, as a 15-year-old, carried tyres up the spiral staircase where liners were stripped off to make sleeves while others were vulcanised.

Initially owning very little equipment, Len used a steam vulcaniser, a second-hand gas tyre mound, sandbags and a couple of tyre levers.

Instrumental in the design of tyre changing equipment, local engineer Cliff Horrell collaborated with Len to make the moulds for changing tyres. Horrell later

These guys are always very obliging whenever we go there. Their work premises are immaculate all the time.

Len and Kath Neumann.

manufactured tyre-changing equipment that was sold across the Pacific through E.W. Pidgeon.

Established Ashburton businesses, Burnett Motors and Gluyas Motors, were the only tyre suppliers while Neumann’s were the only specialist repair shop.

Jobs were varied from repairing gumboots to inserting liners into tyres.

With post-war fuel rationing discouraging people from driving, Neumanns’ customer service never waned. Len and his staff would often be seen cycling around town to collect tyres in need of repair.

In 1959, Len purchased a section on Wills Street to expand the business. This proved to be the best move for the busi-

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nessman as new tyre sales increased greatly.

With such commitment to the needs of his clients, it was not surprising the Neumanns Tyres sales and tyre repair service expanded its scope to Ashburton’s wider business community and to rural areas.

Not interested in sales alone, he would offer friendly advice and on-site after-sales service.

These were the foundations on which the Wills Street business is based today.

Always polite, happy to help and prompt service.

From all of us at Goodyear Dunlop NZ we want to thank Neumanns Tyres for their loyal ongoing support. Neumanns Tyres have been a strong loyal supporter of Goodyear Dunlop NZ for 75 years.

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job, so he had no sick pay, no leave banked and they relied on his steady income to pay the rent.

What they hadn’t counted on was the way his boss at Ashburton Beaurepaires reacted.

“They were amazing. They

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kept my job [open] even though I was off work for about three months all up counting time before surgery and the months after.”

And they hadn’t counted on help from the Hinds Volunteer Fire Brigade’s emergency relief

for a trial drug, he describes as like chemo, but not.

He’s on a regular regime of blood tests and as the months have ticked by and the drug’s effects are felt, the frequency of those continues to decline.

Checks with his doctor are now four-weekly and the steadily increasing gaps between appointments are every cause for celebration, he says.

“I’m feeling great, possibly just a bit drowsy after the drug infusions.”

Those infusions come at a high cost, $10,000 per time, but as one of the trial users, his treatments are free.

“I reckon I’d be way over $100,000 by now. My stage four melanoma was the worst you can get so that’s how I got on the trial.”

Apart from tiredness, the only side effects of the trial drug are the warning that he and Michelle must not become pregnant for some time. They’re grateful Macci was already on the way when he was diagnosed.

The trial paperwork on potential side effects ran to five pages, but it was still an option the couple had no hesitation in signing on for.

It effectively puts George’s immune system on steroids and the danger is if it works too well his organs could be compromised. continued over page

fund.

Together that meant the worst of the financial burden was taken care of and the family could simply focus on supporting George through surgery and post-surgery treatment.

Eight months down the track,

George carries a wide, deep scar, about 100 millimetres long on his calf.

He cannot spend time in the sun and he’s on regular checks with his specialist team.

He counts himself fortunate to have been chosen as a candidate

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From P25 He has a CT scan every three months and if he feels at all unwell, he can no longer simply dismiss a sickness and carry on.

A recent inflammation of his lymph nodes sounded a warning, but a quick check, and he was given the all-clear.

The couple live with the knowledge that George’s cancer could reappear. If it does, they’re keeping fingers crossed it will be as a lump that can be removed.

They’re not thinking about other options. “You can’t think about it all the time, you just get on with life. We have a good sense of humour and we just carry on,” George said.

One of his surgeons started talking about lifespan, suggesting it could be 10 years, another said the future was unknown, but the trial drug is likely to see that span pushed well out. George is smiling.

“I’ve got my family, my job, a newborn and I’m living every day. If I let myself get into a hole I’d never get myself out of it,” he said.

He does, however, have plenty of advice for other people who might look at their bumps and blemishes and think they’re only freckles.

If something looks a bit odd, don’t leave it, get it checked, George said. “I was pretty unlucky for it to get to stage four before I found it.”

George’s final operation was in November and baby Macci was born in April.

Lockdown was a special time for the family, a time they could celebrate being together after what had been a harrowing few months.

During their cancer journey, Michelle said the amount of support they had received was humbling, not only from friends and family, the Hinds Fire Brigade and George’s employer, but also from the team at the Ashburton Cancer Society.

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What is cancer?

ancer is a disease of the body’s cells.

Our bodies are made up of millions of cells which normally grow and are renewed in a controlled way, and we remain healthy.

However, sometimes this control is lost. This may be due to an abnormality in the cells, such as a genetic mutation or exposure to a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and the cells start to multiply unchecked instead of just renewing themselves. A solid group of these cells is called a tumour or growth.

Tumours can be either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign tumour cells stay in one place in the body and are not usually dangerous.

Malignant tumour cells may travel through the lymphatic system (the body’s drainage system) to lymph nodes or through blood to other parts of the body.

This spread of a cancer from one organ

to another organ or part of the body not directly connected with it is called metastasis or metastatic cancer.

Cancer actually refers to about 100 different diseases as cancerous cells can arise from almost any type of tissue cell.

Cancer is not contagious and cannot spread from person to person, however factors can lead to an increased risk of developing cancer such as smoking, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, alcohol consumption, some viruses and some environmental or genetic risk factors.

Cancer, unlike many other diseases, can develop at any stage in life and in any body organ.

Each person’s cancer has a different cause, diagnosis method, prognosis, treatment and

care need.

New Zealand has an increasing number of people diagnosed with cancer mainly because of population growth and people living longer.

Most cancers occur in older people, but because of screening programmes, improved detection and treatments, fewer people now die of cancer in New Zealand.

Every day 60 people in New Zealand hear the words “you have cancer”.

Each year almost 21,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in New Zealand and more than 9000 die as a result of cancer.

There are over 100 different cancer diseases. The five most common cancer diagnoses are colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, melanoma and lung cancer.

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ain is a funny thing and is not at all straightforward.

What complicates things is that everyone feels pain differently. Pain is felt not when the sharp pin pricks you (for example), but when that electrical signal gets to the brain and the brain perceives it as pain.

Pain is a signal to you that you are in real or perceived danger so that you know you should move, change, run away, etc, if needed.

For example, if you stand on a pin, you feel the pain and quickly step off, ideally before you have put your full body weight on it.

You might then check your foot and there is truly little damage there, it might not have even have drawn blood and that is because the degree of pain doesn’t always equate to harm.

You felt a sharp, high amount of pain because your brain perceived danger and to make you get off it fast, not because it had done much harm.

We feel pain based on several factors, depending on past experiences, what you expect to feel, your beliefs and emotional state, to name a few. Therefore, everyone has different pain tolerances and levels – it is an individual thing.

Now that we know a little of what pain is, let’s talk about how pain can get worse, even if your injury is getting better and what you can do about it.

Pain is there to tell you that you are, or your body thinks that there is potential for danger and is very good at convincing us to do less exercise and activity by resting.

Now don’t get me wrong, rest is beneficial, particularly for 48-72 hours after injury, but, if good and normal movement is not encouraged and returned, that inactivity can have a negative impact on your pain, function and recovery.

Inactivity can have negative impacts

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because physical activity levels have been found to be an important signal or indicator for your brain and body to know whether to amplify or diminish pain signals.

Less activity (injured or not) makes pain signals stronger and decreases our body’s internal pain-relieving mechanisms.

There is a lot of different chemicals and neurotransmitters involved, but basically, less activity means your brain feels pain stronger, but also you have less of the feel-good hormones etc that would normally help you feel better.

It just so happens that getting active doesn’t just help you lose weight or get fitter or stronger, it is also an effective pain reliever.

It is therapy for a heap of different things including 26 different chronic diseases including dementia, depression, back pain and cancer (based on lots of solid research).

Don’t let pain sideline you. It is real, it isn’t in your head. Pain IS perceived by your head and so we need to listen to pain and take it into account, but not let it control us.

Pain does not always equate to damage or the amount of damage, as you know, as we can have pain without any damage.

Physical activity is medicine. Your mind and body thrive on even just a little bit of physical activity every day.

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August gardening

epending on the weather in a particular year, August can either feel like the depth of winter or the first hint of spring.

Flowering annuals, camellias, rhododendrons and cherry trees brighten up gardens in this cold month. It’s an excellent time for planning your summer garden!

Fruit trees Harvest time for citrus in warm, sheltered sites; late mandarins, lemons, limes, navel oranges and grapefruit.

Spray pip and stone fruit trees with a final application of a copper compound before new season growth appears. This will also help prevent the outbreak of fungal diseases in spring.

Feijoas can be thinned out now. These trees respond to careful pruning so they will produce more regular crops each year.

Named variety feijoas, eg Apollo are cutting grown, producing a more open, large bush.

The traditional seedling-grown feijoas have a very dense growth habit. Remove any inward growing branches and where

branches overlap.

Maintain the ultimate height of the feijoas at 2.5-3m to allow for easier care of the tree while ensuring more than enough fruit develops.

Bulbs Depending on the weather conditions, many bulbs should now be in full flower.

Daffodils, hyacinths, muscari and lachenalias all regularly flower in August. Take note of the best performing varieties in your garden as you might want to plant additional bulbs or lift and divide these bulbs later in the season.

Flowering annuals Winter flowering annuals will still be flowering prolifically, especially cinerarias which are at their absolute best in late winter.

Make last plantings of winter flowering annuals that will continue flowering well into spring including alyssum, calendulas, cornflower, hollyhock, larkspur, lobelia, nemesia, pansies, snapdragons, stock, sweetpeas, violas and wallflowers.

Roses

This is the final winter month for planting new season roses. Towards the end of the month, new growth will begin appearing on roses in warmer areas. It’s still too early to apply fertiliser, however, fresh compost can be applied around existing plants.

Vege patch Where the soil is not too wet and can be worked to a fine tilth (very fine texture), sow seeds of beetroot, carrots, onions, radish and spinach.

Towards the end of the month, you can begin sowing seeds of summer vegetables in seed raising trays that are in glasshouses or a sheltered porch.

This includes beans, cucumber, lettuce, peppers, and tomatoes. Always use fresh, good quality seed mix, it provides all the nutrients growing seedlings need.

Strawberries Young plants are now in active growth.

As tempting as it is to leave them, remove

any early flowers as they will not form edible fruit. A light mulch of pea straw or finely crushed bark helps reduce the impact of heavy downpours of rain and keeps the young plants clean and healthy.

Ornamental trees and shrubs Azaleas, camellias, daphnes, early rhododendrons and flowering cherry trees along with other winter flowering species are all at their best in August. Garden centres are well stocked right now with new specimens, so it’s an excellent time to purchase.

Lawns A quiet month in lawn care with little grass growth in August. Note areas that have become excessively wet during winter. Aim to install additional drainage over summer months.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, August 29, 2020

OUR VIEW

Old habits still die hard

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

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lot of things in life are made to be difficult.

They are there to test us and ensure the brain ticks over properly.

However, the process of sorting rubbish and recycling once a week for pick-up shouldn’t be difficult.

So, why is it?

If you’re anything like me and struggle with the basic concept of which shoe goes on which foot, then you’ll understand why it’s so difficult at the moment.

For almost three years we’ve had our flash-looking bins sitting in our backyards, garages and sheds.

Each week we’ve filled them according to colour. Yellow for all things recyclable, red for all things rubbish and that piddly little green bin for all the empty bottles consumed on a Saturday night.

It was a nice simple process. It worked nicely.

Now, we’ve been asked to throw all that out the window and adopt a different approach.

We’ve still got to remember which goes in which, but now, as an added bonus, we need to decipher which plastics are going in the yellow bin and which plastics are destined for the red bin.

It’s tough and quite a few of us are getting it wrong by the sounds of it.

But that’s not anything to be alarmed or ashamed about, the process of change is always difficult and takes a fair amount of adjusting to.

It’s in our nature to struggle with breaking habits and creating new ones.

I’ve learned pretty quickly over the past month that people don’t like it when you change something which for them has been a constant. But as time has gone on, people become more accepting and, more importantly, willing to accept changes for the better.

Yet it still doesn’t make it any easier.

I know when it comes time on Sunday night to take the rubbish and recycling out to the bins, I’ll get it wrong.

Then I’ll realise the error of my ways at some point later in the night and if you’re driving past at the right time you’ll find me, legs in the air, head-first in the bin trying to grab the bits that shouldn’t be in there to place them in their new home.

Old habits certainly die hard, don’t they?

YOUR VIEW Seeing red How much I agree with your reader today about the Labour signs in Tinwald.

Obviously Mr [Peter] Livingstone does not live there, if what we read in the papers is correct about the popularity of Labour, why does it need all these signs?

On a busy road, trying to attract attention, I would have thought, was a danger.

Robert Spencer

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Spring. Welcome.

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ike a kid waiting for Santa at Christmas, I’ve been hanging out for this moment in time.

Sneaking peeks at the calendar, counting the weeks, Fridays, weekends until spring.

The sense of more sunlight kissing the skin, the general positivity that comes from feeling warm and just ”living”.

The hunker down mentality of winter is abandoned and we have arrived!

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the final weekend of winter. Right here. Right now.

Don’t you come around here with your flash equinox science and tell me that we have to wait until Wednesday, September 23.

When August gets ripped from the calendar, we are into it as far as I’m concerned. No looking back. I like to keep my seasons simple.

To be fair, it’s been a pretty tame winter. Plenty of sunny winter days. Yes, a few frosts, but usually rewarded with a crystal-clear Mid Canterbury day to follow.

To be fair the snow department could have performed better for those who like to admire white-bedecked moun-

By Peter McQuarters Pete’s Perspective

tainous splendour as our backdrop, or even more crazy, slide down it on bits of wood. Or whatever they make skis out of these days.

And yes, the lake levels are looking a bit low and that would appear to suggest to a non-fisher that it could mean a lean fishing season? I don’t know. You tell me.

The closest I get to fishing is driving across the Ashburton River bridge.

But I have the utmost admiration for those with the patience to just put in the chase to hook a damp one. Once I get over my admiration, I usually get three of my own. And a hotdog and a scoop wrapped in newspaper. It just seems a more efficient solution.

Admittedly the thrill of the chase ain’t the same.

And I’ve never seen a fisherperson pull ashore a little sachet of sauce with theirs.

Anyway, back to spring. And seemingly infinite possibilities.

After such a crook year so far, and let’s

not sugar coat it, 2020’s been a cot case for all of us in some way, there is opportunity now to assess just what we can do with this thing called spring.

And it’s even more attractive mate, summer.

It’s likely we can’t head beyond our own borders easily for a while yet, but let’s face it. Queensland was only our winter escape in New Zealand to find some vitamin D. We won’t need to address that situation for another six months or more, so time to consider the possibilities on our doorstep.

Assuming no radical move in the awkward direction for Covid levels, even if we couldn’t leave the South Island, there’s a spring and summer full of wondrous possibilities.

A lot of people I know have done, are doing or are planning the motorhome thing. Some of them have been caravanning but using this current Covid climate to hire a motorhome and get out there. And what’s more, the feedback has been so positive. My guess is that a few of those will be won over and maybe invest in a motorhome of their own.

Family who have regularly sought sun and solace in Australia have an opportu-

nity now, with wings clipped, to do what all of us have threatened to do forever.

See our own backyard.

A couple of weeks back we decided, randomly, to hop in the car on a Saturday morning and head off over Arthurs Pass, To Hokitika. Next day Hokitika down through Franz and Haast to Wanaka. Then up early Monday morning, an invigorating barista coffee on the lakefront of Wanaka and back to Ashburton in time for work in the afternoon.

It was great. Mrs Mac and the Mollster (her mother) had never done the Coast beyond Hokitika and what a magic trip it was. In amazing weather and so much to entertain and enthrall the senses.

Lake Ianthe. Had never heard of it.

Beyond gorgeous. What a spectacularly beautiful and peaceful piece of our backyard.

It’s all out there. On our very doorstep.

Go get it.

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.

CHRISTIAN COMMENT

Name-calling, it can have a devastating effect W

e are all good at calling people names, good or bad.

You see names define us. Our entire identity is caught up in the names we bear.

Think about it. If a child is raised being called sweet, good, beautiful, and kind, that child will think of him or herself as sweet, good, beautiful, and kind.

If a child is raised being called worthless, stupid, ugly, or bad, that child will begin to think of him or herself as worthless, stupid, ugly, or bad.

By Joan Clark Christian Comment

The human capacity for language association allows us to perceive ourselves conceptually and emotionally according to the names we place upon our person. We all know therefore that if we want to lift someone up, we tell them, they are durable, strong, and resilient.

Bullies, on the other hand, have the ability to wreak havoc on the human spirit simply by

employing words, such as baby, idiot, coward, retard, or dunce.

In fact, we shudder when we hear some of those words slung at others, even if we weren’t bullied ourselves.

The words themselves carry difficult associations for us, and they create in us a “cringe” effect.

We not only identify with the names placed upon us, but we live out of those names. If we feel badly about ourselves, we begin to doubt ourselves. If we feel empowered, we can ac-

complish far more than we ever thought we could.

Think of the names that you bear upon your heart and soul.

I’m not just talking about your first name or your last name.

But what are the names you’ve been called by parents, siblings, friends, neighbours, teachers, colleagues, others in your life?

What names have clung to you and become part of who you are, part of your core identity?

What names do you brand upon your own person?

God has called all of you “living stones” and “sons and daughters”. You are part of a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, and you are literally clothed in Christ.

Therefore, you are beautiful. Because you are a son or a daughter of God. So let’s be an encouragement to each other.

Now may the peace that passes all understanding be with you, now and always.

Joan Clark is the vicar at Ashburton Anglican Parish

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CHALLENGE

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

The hallowed turf of one of the country’s perennial rugby powerhouses awaits Mid Canterbury Combined today.

However both players and coaching staff are excited rather than daunted of the challenge ahead for the Combined 1st XV. The side come face to face with Christchurch Boys’ High School on its number 1 ground today in their UC Championship round 11 matchup.

Despite only registering the

one win this season, there had been plenty of positives to glean for head coach Shane Enright.

A fortnight ago they pushed competition leaders St Andrew’s to the brink, conceding a try late to go down by five.

They were well in the fight again last week against Shirley Boys before fading in the second half to lose 43-7.

“We’re still probably getting beaten on the outside,” Enright said.

“When it comes down to it, it’s probably still fitness and for us it’s just keeping those heads up.”

As far as opposition goes,

it does not get much bigger for Combined than taking on Christchurch Boys in their backyard.

The school had produced dozens of professional players over the years with a total of 46 Old Boys going on to play for the All Blacks.

Combined captain Michael Hennings said the team was champing at the bit for the challenge.

“Looking forward to this one.

“Christchurch Boys have a high reputation so we’re just going to go there and give our best shot.”

Enright said it was going to be

Mid Canterbury Combined face off with Christchurch Boys High School in the UC Championship today.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD a great occasion for his troops in which none of the group had stepped foot on the revered school grounds.

“Not many people get to play on the 1st XV field,” he said.

“They’ve got a 400 man stand and it’s a great school with tradition.

“It will be a great experience.”

Schoolboy rugby will again be played behind closed doors with one spectator per player admissible.

“It’s a shame we won’t be able

to go inside and have a look at the trophies and the sportspeople,” Enright said.

“That’s what you talk about when you think about culture and what history is about.”

Boy’s High remains in second spot on the UC ladder with just the two losses to STAC and Christ’s College this season.

Combined are in 12th spot ahead of Roncalli Aoraki Combined and Lincoln Combined.

Kick off at Christchurch Boys’ High is from midday.

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Colleen’s award makes history

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

A club chameleon.

Mt Somers RFC secretary Colleen Stanley made club history in more ways than one last weekend.

At Saturday’s prizegiving night, Stanley was presented with the biggest award of the evening, winning the Jack Smith Memorial Trophy.

It is understood that she is the first woman in the club’s 67-year history to be presented the accolade.

“I’m the first (woman),” Stanley said.

“Normally the Jack Smith Memorial Trophy goes to a male.”

The prize acknowledges the services of the club’s volunteers off the paddock, and it was decided at a recent committee meeting after Stanley had left early.

An emotional Stanley was stunned upon receiving the award.

“I cried,” she laughed.

“Yeah it was a very big shock.”

Stanley has been involved with the Mt Somers club for more than 20 years, and holds a special place within her family circle.

Husband Russell is club vice-president and was made a life member last year, and

her son Dale serves as club president.

Both her husband and son have previously clinched the Jack Smith Trophy before Colleen became the latest Stanley to be acknowledged.

“Ever since we’ve been in Mt Somers we’ve been involved with the (rugby) club.

She is a self-proclaimed “jack-of-alltrades” at the club where she also manages the bar, takes care of player meals after trainings and games and conducts cleaning duties.

“It was great to know that I was not just there to do a secretary’s job,” she said.

“They actually appreciated everything I did. It was really nice.”

Normally she would have an integral role in the organisation of the awards ceremonies, however this year one particular duty was taken off her hands.

“I had no idea,” she said.

“Everybody knew, even my daughter.

“I knew something might’ve been up when I saw my grandkids at the ceremony,” Having first become involved with Mt Somers RFC in the late-1990s, Stanley said she was proud to have given so much of her time to such a great rugby club.

“It’s a small, family-orientated club,” she said.

“It’s like a big family really.”

Mid Canterbury United take on CCL leaders Halswell in Christchurch today.

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Confidence high in United camp

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

The grand challenge facing Mid Canterbury United is unlikely to get much bigger this season than the task at hand today.

The senior side take on Canterbury Championship League leaders Halswell, a team unbeaten after 12 outings this season.

On the other hand, if there is one facet which can give the visitors comfort going in to today’s clash at the Halswell Domain, it should be the last meeting between the two clubs.

United pushed the competition pacesetters hard last month at the Ashburton Domain, going down 2-1 in a brave display.

Although firmly mounted at the top of the CCL ladder, Halswell have been adequate, but not convincing, in recent weeks.

The last blowout performance they had was more than a month ago, and as far as United is concerned, they certainly hope Halswell does not hit their straps today.

The Reserves also have a reason to be confident, coming off their first victory

of the season last week.

Coach Darren Cavill spoke about offering Halswell a sterner test following a heavy defeat last month.

If the United boys are unable to thwart the goals at one end, they may look to utilise their attacking clout, which has been the biggest source of improvement over the past few weeks.

Methven continue their pursuit of Ferrymead Bays’ Baby Blues outfit at the top of the senior men’s division 2 grade as they host Ferrymeads’ more lowly Keen Lads side.

The side will be itching to go after their clash with FC Twenty 11 was shelved last week, while Ferrymead is coming off a 2-0 defeat to the FC Twenty 11 Bombers.

It was a thrilling seven-goal epic the last time the two sides met back in June with Methven winning 4-3 away.

After getting back on the horse last week in Christchurch, Mid Canterbury United is back home this afternoon where they host Nomads United Blue at the Ashburton Domain.

Sitting in third spot, United will want to avoid any further slip-ups which could slide them further down the competition pecking order.

Methven is away in division 7, however will fancy their chances up against a winless Parklands outfit.

Mt Somers RFC secretary Colleen Stanley became the first woman to win the club’s Jack Smith Memorial Trophy last weekend.

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NETBALL

Methven stun Celtic

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

Methven’s top team have staked their credentials after outgunning Celtic A in premier netball on Thursday night.

A sound defensive effort was the catalyst in the side’s 42-34 win over last year’s competition runners-up as the club did not allow Celtic any room or fluency throughout.

The defeat puts Celtic’s season in a perilous position, with two more weeks of round robin games to come.

College A’s campaign is also on shaky ground after coming off second best following another epic tussle with United.

Again it was another undertaking to separate the two sides, with United holding on for a 37-

35 win in what was an engrossing match-up on court.

The evening began with Hampstead and Celtic B in a clash between the teams at opposing ends of the ladder.

Hampstead crossed the half ton for the second week in a row with a 51-26 win, making them a nigh certainty for a top two finals berth.

After leading 23-8 at halftime, Hampstead again displayed their ability to find another gear in the final two periods, as their front pairing drained 13 and 15 in the third and fourth quarters respectively.

It was the other two matchups on court which provided the most intrigue, and alas College and United both lit the fuse at an empty EA Network Centre.

United claimed a one goal advantage by the first break as College proceeded to plug the far

channels on attack.

However United took control of the second quarter, with wing attack Alice Hamill an influential pivot at the top end of the court in what would ultimately be the decisive period of the game.

Down 24-19 at halftime, College upped the ante in the third period, clawing their way back to 29-32.

It again went down to the wire in the fourth quarter with College’s key personnel pulling off some big plays in what was a nail-biting final stanza.

However the odd chance went begging in front of goal with United just holding on to claim the four points.

Methven and Celtic then faced off in the final match on court.

It was the out-of-towners who were the aggressors on defence, and shooter Kelera Nawai fed off strong dispersal of possession to

take Methven out to 14-9 by the end of the first quarter.

Celtic struggled to contain Nawai and Leanne Clemens’ potent partnership across the first three periods, before Clemens was given a well deserved spell in the fourth.

However it was Anita Watson who was the most impressive on court as the wing defence ransacked Celtic’s ball all night.

Although Celtic were still well in touch at halftime, the winning of the game occured in the third period as Nawai commanded the circle and, by the end of the quarter with Methven 12 points clear, it was game set and match.

Celtic wrestled back some of the ascendancy in the final quarter, however it was not enough to deny Methven who move into second spot on the premier one ladder.

Methven’s Kelera Nawai looks to pop possession to her support during the side’s win over Celtic A on Thursday PHOTO ADAM BURNS 270820-AB-3682

STANDINGS Premier 1 P W D L BP Pts Hampstead A 3 3 0 0 0 12 Methven A 3 20 10 8 United A 3 20 10 8 Celtic A 3 102 1 5 College A 3 102 1 5 Celtic B 3 0030 0 Premier 2 Mt Somers 3 3 0 0 0 12 Southern A 3 3 0 0 0 12 Hampstead B 3 20 10 8 United B 3 1020 4 Celtic C 3 0030 0 Methven B 3 0030 0 Premier 3 Hampstead U18A 3 3 0 0 0 12 College 10A 3 20 1 1 9 College Senior B 3 2 0 1 0 8 Methven - Shearmac 3 2 0 1 0 8 Methven - Trucking 3 0 0 3 1 1 Southern B 3 0030 0

McLeod shines in Ranfurly Shield success Mid Cantabrian Dallas McLeod took all of six minutes to make his mark on yesterday’s Ranfurly Shield game for Canterbury against North Otago in Christchurch.

The former Mount Hutt College student was given the nod to start at second-five eighth and

wasted no time in making an impact on the match, scoring the opening try after being on the receiving end of a slick piece of play from his side.

Canterbury eventually went on and win the match 71-7 in a very one-sided affair, but plenty of plaudits were being thrown

in the direction of McLeod who proved to be a menace on attack both with the ball in hand and when running off the ball.

His partnership with fellow midfielder Ngane Punivai was a talking point after the match with the duo wreaking havoc and finding space all over the field.

Based on his performance yesterday and prior record in the red and black jersey, McLeod seems a certainty to be named in the final squad for the season next week.

Initially the side was listed as being named on Wednesday, but it is understood it has been pushed back a week.

Canterbury made all the early running and led 45-0 at half time. North Otago, clearly outmatched by their strong rivals, had no answer, but did manage to break the Canterbury defence in the 70th minute when loose-forward Josh Hayward crashed over to score.

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RUGBY

Colts take centre stage

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

Another Methven team, albeit a combined one, will be highly fancied to add to the trophy cabinet today.

The two Mid Canterbury sides have been pressed together for the final of the bowl final of the Combined Colts competition.

Methven/Rakaia host Celtic/Southern in Rakaia to culminate the Colts season.

It has been a funny old rugby season in 2020 and supporters will be eager for a high octane spectacle to cap the competition off.

However with silverware on the line that is not always the case.

Methven come into this game after their semi-final with Christchurch was abandoned, with the Mid Cantabrians winning by default.

Meanwhile Celtic went down to the Christchurch Boys’ High Old Boys side 24-14.

With teams struggling to field teams up the line, it was decided to keep things local for the final hurrah.

In their regular season game in the southern Combined conference Methven/Rakaia ran out 2610 winners over their fellow Mid Canterbury selection.

However, in a one-off throw down, anything can happen.

Kick-off from the Rakaia Domain is at 3pm.

Other games on today: - Under-18: Waihora U18 v MCRU Alps, Rhodes Park, Tai Tapu, 1pm - Under-16: MCRU Alps v Prebbleton, Allenton RFC, 2pm* - Under-14.5: MCRU Alps v Leeston U14.5 Combined, Allenton RFC, 12 noon - Under-14.5 Combined Semi-Final: MCRU Plains v Lincoln U14.5, Celtic RFC, 1.30pm *MCRU Plains (Under-16) have the bye

The Colts will be in finals action today.

OPINION

Overcoming the odds – it’s just something we do

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

P

unching above their weight.

That’s the headline we’ve read for years, not only related to our efforts on the sporting fields, but all facets of the world stage.

In the most apt sport of them all, according to the saying, we have done pretty well for a tiny nation perched at the end of the earth (which is not a bad place to be right now, all things considered).

It started when Torpedo Billy Murphy knocked over Irishman Ike Weir to claim the world featherweight title in San Francisco, in 1890.

Times were tough back then (but of course nary a hint of dodginess in high places), when Murphy went home to New Zealand they promptly deemed that he had forfeited his title.

Bob Fitzsimmons, from just down the road in Timaru, carried on the good work, and picked up not one, but three world titles, including the ultimate, the world heavyweight crown, in 1897.

His middleweight crown came at the expense of Jack Dempsey, commonly regarded as the best boxer in the world at that time.

Tom Heeney, a plumber from

Gisborne, had his own shot at glory but just missed, when he took on Gene Tunney, another giant of the ring, in 1928.

It was then a while between drinks, but Joseph Parker came to the party when he knocked over Andy Ruiz to grab the World Boxing Organisation’s crown, in Parker’s home town of Auckland.

Every time the Olympics do their thing, some unknown athlete seems to jump out of the ground and find a spot on a podium, giving the commentators another chance to drag out the epithet all over again.

It doesn’t work so well in rugby though.

We’re already recognised as the top dog, the big cheese, the leader of the pack, the big kahuna – and always have been.

The All Blacks always have the biggest targets on their backs, are almost always at the top of the international rankings, and are invariably top seed when the Rugby World Cup comes around, even if sometimes they might have read their own press just a bit much at that tournament.

In recent Covid-heavy times, we have produced Super Rugby Aotearoa.

If you’ve been watching the Aussie stuff, or the Gallagher Premiership, you’ll know there’s some good stuff on display; you would also know that any

of our five teams, yes, even the Chiefs, would walk into any of those competitions and, after a feeling-out period of, say, 10 minutes, crush them.

But there’s another sport in which we continue to more than excel, and that’s motor racing.

History is littered with drivers/ riders from New Zealand; pick any genre and you can find a heap of them.

Go back a bit, you’ll find the likes of Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Chris Amon, Ivan Mauger, Ronnie Moore and a host of others.

In fact, in 1970 champion-of-champions Stirling Moss said “In terms of its population, New Zealand’s contribution to the top echelons of motorsport far outweighs that of any other country.”

In more recent times you could go with Graeme Crosby, Steve Millen, Courtney Duncan, Jim Richards, Aaron Slight, Earl Bamber, Greg Murphy, Mike Whiddett, Ian Tulloch – there’s a hundred missing off the list, all with incredible back-stories to shore up their claims to fame.

But right now, there’s two of them hitting all the right notes, and they’re both called Scott.

Scott Dixon just missed winning the ultra-prestigious Indy 500 this year, sitting in second place, on the leader’s back bumper, for the last processional

three laps under a yellow flag.

Still, it’s not like he doesn’t know that winning feeling; in 2008 he crossed the line in first place, and has won the whole IndyCar championship thing five times; that’s consistently against the very best American drivers, not to mention the smattering of international and ex-top F1 racers who like to try their hand at IndyCars.

The other one, Scott McLaughlin, hasn’t quite made it to the American circuits as yet, but that is just a matter of time.

Months, in fact; when this round of Supercars is over, all the smart money says Scotty is packing his bags the next day, and he’s off.

And as a favourite son of Roger Penske, he will find many doors opening for him – which is not to say he’s getting it easy, Penske isn’t known for dishing out favours for nothing, he likes his people winning.

A powerful man, our Roger; Penske Corporation operates in over 3200 locations, employs more than 64,000 people, and has estimated revenues of $32 billion. That’s billion. Even in America that’s an ok sort of income.

He’s one of the dinosaurs that actually did make America great, before the big decline that saw the inevitable end of the American dream, to the point where

they elected an orange clown to oversee the final death rattle.

Oh, and the Penske stable has won the aforementioned Indy 500 before; 18 times to be precise.

McLaughlin has always looked the goods; he was the youngest ever V8 Supercar driver when Stone Brothers spotted the potential and took him on, at just 16 years of age.

And he certainly completed his apprenticeship in Supercars, driving for various teams and making a name of himself steering Volvo’s flying brick around, and picking up a few victories in the process.

But his biggest and best move was joining the Penske outfit – an outfit many critics thought wouldn’t go the distance in Supercars – in 2017, and when things got shuffled round a bit, and the Mustang made its reappearance on the Australasian racetracks, Scotty had found his rightful place, and a slew of trophies to go with it.

And if anyone thinks that his string of victories is easy pickings, they should go lean on the concrete fence at the end of any Supercars straight as the roaring, spitting behemoths blast past at nearly 300 km/h, sometimes millimetres apart, and then make that call again.

Scott McLaughlin – just another Kiwi punching way, way above his weight.

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BASKETBALL

College in stunning hat-trick

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

Three games in three days should be a tough physical and mental battle.

Not for Ashburton College, apparently, as their boys’ A side managed to pick up three wins from three matches across consecutive days this week.

It started with victory over Burnside High School on Monday night, stretched into success over Riccarton High School on Tuesday and then was capped off with victory over Newlands in Wednesday night A Grade basketball at the Oxford Street Stadium.

Monday night’s success was arguably the most satisfying.

Beaten by nearly 30 points earlier in the season when the two sides first met, they managed to correct the anomaly and post a strong victory against a very good side 75-71.

“Every boy that took to the court contributed well, which was especially evident on defence,” coach Brian Kerr said.

The match hinged on a strong beginning, and that’s exactly what College produced in front of a silenced Burnside crowd.

With strong offense and some crisp passing College took control and led 20-13 at the end of the first quarter.

Extending the lead out to 18 early in the second they were challenged by a Burnside fightback, but still went into the half

Thomas Patterson had a big week for the College A side. time break up by 13, 42-29.

That in itself was a huge turnaround from the opening encounter between the two sides, and the challenge became holding off an expected big finish from the hosts.

Burnside started the third quarter strong and began to break down the lead and reduced the margin down to nine at one stage.

A time-out for College offered a chance to regroup and they fin-

ished the quarter well, up 60-47.

If they were strong early in the third, then Burnside went into beast mode in the fourth and really piled the pressure on College, and eventually got the score back to 73-71 in favour of College with 39 seconds left.

A series of mishaps and timeouts followed before Thomas Patterson scooped up the loose ball and darted down the court to wrap the game up with an easy lay-up.

Patterson was one of the strongest on the court for the match. With 24 points next to his name, he was just as good on defence as he was at the other end of the court.

Riley Sa was naturally strong again with 14 points, while Jacob Swan was very good again with 12 points.

On Tuesday night the side was back in Ashburton taking on Riccarton High School, looking to pick up where they left off the

previous evening.

Up by 12 at the end of the first quarter College looked in control, and a comeback from Riccarton in the second almost derailed the match. But again, a time-out worked the oracle and once more College found their feet to lead 41-35 at the half-time break.

Strong in the opening stages of the third, College went on a 13-4 run and took a 64-53 lead into the final quarter.

But Riccarton weren’t done with.

They drew the score back to within six through some smart play and through some defensive mishaps from College, but another time-out again proved telling as College grabbed some key plays in the final minutes to win 82-76.

Kambell Stills was the standout for the side; with numerous rebounds and strong from midrange he claimed an impressive 31 points.

Patterson backed up his work from Monday night with a 14 points haul while Riley Sa finished up with 12 points.

Apart from a couple of lulls in their defensive intensity, it was another good overall performance,” Kerr said.

“When the fast break was on they took it, when it wasn’t they ran their offensive structures.

“They were more consistent in finding the open man as well as generating more assists which is a highlight of a team starting to sync.”

Double upset in A Grade action Brian Kerr offers up his reports of Men’s A Grade Basketball action on Wednesday night at the Oxford Street Stadium.

The first game of the night was the current competition leaders Newlands taking on the ever-improving College side, who were in search of their third win in as many days.

College started the better as they settled into their work, again utilising their half-court man-toman defence.

It took Newlands a while to settle but when they did, they managed to draw it back to 20-18 in favour of College.

The second quarter initially saw a good start by Newlands, however College were able to increase their defensive intensity as well as speeding the game up to push the lead out to 41-33 at the end of the half.

The third quarter was evenly matched as both teams went basket for basket.

Newlands would go on a mini-roll, just for College to return the favour.

College led 63-53 going into the final quarter.

Newlands needed to score early to set the momentum, however it was the College boys that set the tone.

They struck early and regularly to push the lead out, however Newlands kept fighting.

A College time-out caused the

floodgates to open up as College broke away.

Newlands fell away and College ran out comfortable winners 9573.

Riley Sa found his long-range shooting to go with his excellent driving to finish with 32 points, while Kambell Stills had another top night at the office, grabbing numerous rebounds and being deadly from mid-range to finish with 22 points.

Liam Sullivan had a nice return to form combining some good drives with hitting from range.

For Newlands, It was Randy Buenafe leading the way with 22 points, Marc Juntilla with 17 and Sam Rodgers with 14.

The second game was between Wildlife and MSA Team Donkey, and it turned out to be a cracker of a match.

The first quarter opened with MSA Team Donkey making the early running.

However, Wildlife managed to stay close but trailed early 22-17.

The second quarter started off well for Team Donkey as they found their combinations to score, while Wildlife struggled to find the basket.

Team Donkey took their lead out to 43-33, but then things went wrong for the defending champs.

Wildlife found another gear and went on a roll to only trail 4342 at the break.

After the break, Wildlife continued on as they’d finished the sec-

College and Wildlife both scored upset wins in Men’s A Grade basketball on Wednesday night. ond quarter and next thing they had powered to a 63-44 lead.

Finally Team Donkey managed to find the basket, only for Wildlife to reply twice in kind to push the score out to 67-46, but they still trailed by 14, 67-53 at the end of the third.

Come the fourth stanza and Team Donkey were far from done.

They matched up and were making Wildlife work hard for their baskets, stringing together better plays, and began creeping towards the Wildlife score.

Soon it was down to single fig-

ures and momentum had definitely swayed.

However just as they had looked unlikely, Wildlife were able to pick up a couple of tough baskets to keep them at bay.

With 11 seconds on the clock, Team Donkey trailed 79-75, however Wildlife pressured hard on the ball which stopped them from scoring a quick basket to give themselves a chance to press and to try and turn the ball over.

They could only manage a last second three-pointer which took the final score to 79-78 to Wildlife.

For Wildlife it was Sam Pearce leading the way with 25 points, in a top all-round performance.

Emiliano Guerra was strong on the drive and delivered a couple of crunch baskets when needed.

He finished with 23 points.

Sean Hunter added 14 points to the tally.

For MSA Team Donkey Fotu Hala showed his all-round skills, whether it was from range, the drive or the assist. He finished with 23 points. Cam Butler toiled hard for his 20 points and Pip Johnston finished with 15.

So, two major upsets in one night showing how tight this competition is.

The final round is next week and all to play for, as Newlands take on MSA Team Donkey and Nomads play Wildlife to finalise the standings before the finals crossovers beginning September 9.

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OPINION

Welcome return of spring racing

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

T

he impending arrival of spring always brings forth a renewed sense of vigour for the racing industry.

The prospect of group one racing across all codes, the return of the best horses in the country and the build-up to one of the biggest weeks of the year, Cup Week in Christchurch, really kicks into gear.

And this year, perhaps more so than any other, with the exception of the year of the Christchurch earthquakes, it’s needed badly.

With all the drama, speculation and apparent lack of real direction facing the industry at the moment, spring creates an opportunity for us all to get back to enjoying all the things we love about the game.

Good horses, competitive racing and most importantly country racing with good crowds and big fields.

I’ve spoken previously about spending too much time at the concrete jungles.

They certainly serve a purpose, but after a couple of weeks on repeat, the lure of attending disappears pretty quickly and it is easy

to become disenchanted with the product.

I’m the sort of racing person who’d much rather a trip to the coast to the Kumara meeting, or down to Cromwell for the Central Otago circuit than going to Addington or Riccarton for a premier meeting.

I can watch good horses any time I want.

But experiencing crowds of sporadic racegoers enjoying the sunshine while taking in the sport is as good as it gets for me.

Plus the dividends are usually a bit more lucrative, and the racing can be a lot more even, so the challenge of making a dollar is greater.

And who doesn’t like a challenge?

When September rolls around next week, it marks the beginning of the spring racing season.

Grass tracks are back in action in the harness world, and the thoroughbred game starts to spread its wings in terms of venues too.

Locally, it’s exciting.

Methven is just two weeks away and then five days after that we’re back at Ashburton for gallops action.

And after nearly four months of a repetitive racing calendar, it can’t come quick enough.

Methven will hold the first grass track harness meeting of the season in a fortnight.

M6

Riccarton gallops

M8

Addington harness

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Today at Riccarton Park Raceway

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t’s been nearly 20 years since Peter Falconio went missing in the Australian outback yet we’ve never been allowed to forget what happened that night in July, 2001.

It’s a case that never goes away. It’s in a coma and reawakened at regular intervals to be dissected by docos and dramas. This time its sleep has been disturbed by the four-part Murder In The Outback (TV One, Sundays).

Hosted, in part, by retired foreign correspondent, Roger Maynard, the doco re-examines the night when Falconio was shot, his partner, Joanne Lees, escaped and hid in the undergrowth before flagging down a passing big rig. Months later drug-dealer and random shooter, Bradley Murdoch, was arrested. Joanne’s DNA was found on his T-shirt. So was his breakfast.

TV never tires of cold cases and wrongful arrests. This time ex-defence lawyer, Andrew Fraser, and partner, Victor Susman, re-examine the case.

Andrew spent time behind bars on drugs charges. He knows crims and is ideal to prepare a Petition of Mercy for Murdoch.

“I want to help this bloke because he’s had the roughest end of the pineapple,” Fraser says. He doesn’t say where he’s had the roughest end.

If you can’t challenge the DNA, then you can cast reasonable doubt. Fraser and Susman start to snoop and find that Joanne was unfaithful to Peter.

She played bouncy castles with backpacker, Nick Reilly. On one day alone she made 28 calls to him. Her SIM card must be

“some” card.

They find other disturbing evidence like inconsistencies in her evidence, a doctored statement by long haul driver, Vince Millar and the presence of a red car just before Falconio was shot. But nothing so far to refute Joanne’s DNA. Now Millar is a wonderful witness. If you take away the f…. word, you halve his dialogue to yes, no and another can of Toohey’s.

With characters like Millar, Fraser, Frank Thorne, a British reporter, and the rough end of a pineapple, the two-hour

reconstruction is compelling viewing. But it’s purely one-sided. I’m hoping Sunday night will provide balance and why a tiny part of Joanne Lees was a heartbeat away from Murdoch’s hairy chest. That’s never been explained.

If Peter Falconio’s body remains missing, where is he?

Was he ever there? If he’s alive, he’s joined Lord Lucan and Ron Jorgensen in a remote part of Oz. They may have helped him.

Good TV keeps you in suspense and Murder In The Outback is a fine example.

Sunday can’t wait.

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

Emergency Dentist Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, Ashburton Museum please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered will be the duty practice Saturday until 8am Sunday. To 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, make an appointment call your regular GP. Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Ashburton Health First, Havelock Street, Ashburton, Ashburton Public Library will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To ELPLINE ERVICES Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. make an appointment call your regular GP. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

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) EA Networks Centre - Pools or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. 20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Methven & Rakaia Area - 5pm.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

For weekend and emergency services please phone Mail Closing Times Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the Support. Phone 03 364 8791 STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm after-hours service each weekend.

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

Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 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 Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm

DUTY DOCTORS

Phone 308 5322 Corner Park and Havelock Street, Ashburton

MEETINGS, EVENTS

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

Contact the Centre

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.

Saturday, August 29, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

CLASSIFIEDS 41

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF MEETINGS September 2020

Factory Operator Full Time Position Who we are?

NZDCL is a small new innovative canning facility based in the Industrial area on the outskirts of Ashburton.

The role: We are looking for a Factory Operator to join our friendly team based in Ashburton. We are looking for the right person with an excellent attitude we can train in all aspects of the position. If you are super reliable, honest, hardworking and want to learn, please contact us today.

In this role you would be responsible for: • Assisting the manufacturing team with the canning of product • Helping with Warehouse management To be considered for this role you are someone who has: • High standard of hygiene • Ability to follow instructions • Can work well within a team or individually • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Forklift Licence is preferred Remuneration is negotiable depending on experience If this sounds like you and you want to be part of a dynamic team then e-mail your CV and cover letter to: shyla.ray@nzdcl.com Please note you must be able to legally work in New Zealand.

We are looking to fill the following positions: •

Apprentice Electrician

•

Irrigation Labourer

Applicants must have a full drivers license, strong work ethic and be physically fit.

Sound like you?

Apply now at admin@rainer.co.nz or phone the office on (03) 307 9049.

Farm Worker Part-time Part-time work is available on an irrigated arable property near Methven. Must have arable experience.

Engineering, mechanical skills helpful. Would suit retired farmer.

Phone 0272 302 188 to discuss.

HIRE

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton 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

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

Guardian

CROPPING & CULTIVATION SUPERVISOR

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

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST

Thursday 3 September Canterbury Regional Transport Committee at 4.00pm

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team as a Cropping and Cultivation Supervisor at the Talley's Fairfield Farm. Talley's Farming is a new division of Talley's Limited based 10 minutes North of Ashburton, across the road from our existing Ashburton site.

We are looking for a highly motivated Executive Assistant/Receptionist to join our team at the Talley's Fairfield Site.

Talley's Fairfield is a new site of Talley's Limited based 10 minutes North of Ashburton, just down the road from our existing Ashburton site.

Reporting to the General Manager and working alongside our farming team you will primarily be responsible for the day to day operation of the cropping and cultivation on our farm. This role will also involve reporting on new methods, growing conditions, and processes to improve production of our crops as well as ensuring all machinery and equipment is maintained to a high standard.

You will primarily be responsible for providing high level administrative support to the General Manager and looking after reception. No two day's will be the same while we are developing our new site and you will play a critical role in ensuring the most effective and efficient use of the General Manager's time.

The successful candidate will have: • A can-do attitude • Attention to detail and take pride in completing tasks to a high standard • Tractor driving experience, including cultivation, drilling, and trailer work • Spraying, fertiliser spreading and crop harvesting experience • Knowledge of plant diseases, insects and fungi • A tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Horticulture or Agronomy (preferable but not essential) • Excellent leadership skills • Strong organisational, listening and communication skills • Initiative and the ability to operate independently • The ability to multi-task and adapt to ever-changing priorities • Excellent problem-solving skills In return we can offer: • A challenging but rewarding work environment • Opportunity for individual growth • Competitive starting remuneration rates depending on experience Applicants will need to be legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand. If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for, please apply online now at https://www.talleys.co.nz/job-openings/ cropping-cultivation-supervisor and include a cover letter and a copy of your CV.

The successful candidate will have: • Strong organisational, listening, and communication skills with great attention to detail • Initiative and the ability to operate independently • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of Products • Excellent time management and organisational skills • The ability to multi-task and adapt to ever-changing priorities • Proven experience supporting senior management • Excellent problem-solving skills • Absolute discretion and a sense of confidentiality • Exceptional customer service skills and professional presentation • Experience in reception duties In return we can offer: • A challenging but rewarding work environment • Opportunity for individual growth • Competitive starting remuneration rates depending on experience Applicants will need to be legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for, please apply online now at https://www.talleys.co.nz/job-openings/ receptionist-executive-assistant and include a cover letter and a copy of your CV.

Situations Vacant

307 7900

Thursday 24 September 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 3, 10, 17 & 24 September at 8.30am.

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

Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

0800 324 636

Predator Control – Trapping Warning LOWER ASHBURTON RIVER 2020 Excell wishes to advise that ongoing predator control will be taking place to protect the endangered bird species nesting along the Ashburton Riverbed.

Area: The operation will be from the Ashburton River mouth to 2 kilometres inland from the State Highway 1 Bridge.

Operation date: Trapping will be underway from the 1st of September until the chicks are fledged and have left the river bed.

Control methods used on this operation include: Kill traps placed within wooden boxes and steel live capture cage traps.

The public is warned to take care in these areas and not to remove carcasses or interfere with traps.

General warning • Do not touch traps or remove carcasses.

• Keep pets under supervision.

• Do not leave children unattended.

• Follow the advice on the warning signs.

For further information (including maps of the operational area) contact the Project Supervisor, Central South Island on 0508 392 355 or office@excellcorp.co.nz

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising requirements.

307 7900

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

Central South Island Region

Notice of Extraordinary Vacancy In accordance with Fish and Game Council Election Regulations 1990 S24(1) Central South Island Fish and Game hereby notifies anglers and hunters that there is an extraordinary vacancy on the Central South Island Fish and Game Council.

An election will be called to fill this vacancy if requested by a majority of eligible voters within the CSI region.

Please notify CSI Fish & Game by 5 pm, 11 September 2020 if you support calling for an election to fill this vacancy.

To csi@fishandgame.org.nz or PO Box 150, Temuka 7948.

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Ashburton Weather

Saturday: Fine and warm. Northwesterlies.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

MAX

Sunday: Fine and warm. Northwesterlies.

18 MIN 6

Saturday: Fine and warm. Northwesterlies.

Monday: Fine. Northwesterlies, rising to gale in exposed places.

Around The Region Saturday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit

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metservice.com

Sunday

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Saturday: Fine for most. Rain about the divide with snow to 1200m, clearing for a time in the afternoon, then further scattered rain spreading north there in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: Northwest gale 80 km/h, easing to 45 km/h for a time in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: Northwest severe gale 95 km/h, easing to 65 km/h for a time in the morning.

Freezing level: Rising to about 2200m.

Sunday: Fine and warm. Northwesterlies.

A westerly flow covers the country. A front within this flow moves eastwards onto the lower South Island then weakens quickly as it tracks up the West Coast this morning. Meanwhile, the rest of the front moves quickly away to the southeast of the country.

The westerly flow continues to affect the country on Sunday ahead of a low system which is expected to approach the South Island during Monday and crosses the country on Tuesday and Wednesday.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

Monday

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Sunday: Fine and warm for most. Scattered rain about the divide.

Wind at 1000m: Northwest gale 80 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: Northwest severe gale 95 km/h.

Freezing level: Rising to 3000m.

Monday: Showers about the divide, mainly fine elsewhere. Northwesterlies, gale in exposed places.

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020

Monday: Fine. Northwesterlies becoming strong.

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 3.1 -1.1 0.0 23.4 NE 35 5:38am 8.9 143.7

Methven 13.6 -0.6 – – – – – – –

Saturday

19 MIN 4

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 15.5 14.9 0.8 -0.7 -2.0 – 0.2 0.0 11.4 21.2 NE 20 N 20 12:15pm 3:16am 6.8 – 144.5 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Ashburton Mouth Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

MAX

Sunday

Monday

H 12:25am 12:55pm L 6:33am 7:11pm

1:19am 1:49pm 7:25am 8:00pm

2:08am 2:38pm 8:13am 8:44pm

H 12:09am L 6:20am H 12:09am L 6:17am

1:05am 7:15am 1:03am 7:09am

1:57am 8:08am 1:52am 7:57am

12:43pm 7:00pm 12:39pm 6:55pm

1:38pm 7:53pm 1:33pm 7:44pm

2:28pm 8:42pm 2:22pm 8:28pm

7:04am 6:05pm 7:02am 6:06pm 7:00am 6:07pm 1:36pm 4:43am 2:37pm 5:34am 3:42pm 6:15am

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Saturday, August 29, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

DEATHS

DEATHS

IN MEMORIAM

CUTTLE, John Ross – On August 20, 2020.

Peacefully at home, in Nelson. Aged 88 years.

Loving husband of the late Pamelene and father of Andrea and Glenn Clarke (Whitsundays, QLD) Martin and Janet (Methven) and Nick and Ethel (Sydney).

Loved Grandad of Ashleigh, Kirby, and Mitchell; Heidi, and Sam; John, Jacob, and Tom. Loved brother in law of Joy and Murray Isaacs, Jean and Graham Richards, the late Robert, and Ann Woodham and a loved Uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages to the Cuttle family c/- M Cuttle, Mt Hutt RD12, Rakaia 7782 or Andrea Clarke & Nick Cuttle c/- PO Box 896 Proserpine QLD 4800. A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, August 31, commencing at 11am.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. For anyone wishing to watch the livestream of the service, please go to our website www.patersonsfunerals.co.nz, go to funeral notices and click on CUTTLE John Ross notice for the link.

SMITH, Audrey Beatrice Claire (nee Taylor) – On August 24, 2020, in Christchurch, (formerly of Mabel Bush, Invercargill).

Aged 85 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Des, much loved mother and mother-inlaw of Stephanie and Brian Doig and a loving gran of Laura and Hannah Doig. The family appreciate the care and support we have received over the last few months. Messages to the Doig family C/- PO Box 11101, Christchurch, 8443. Due to the current Ministry of Health restrictions, a private family service will be held.

WILLIAMS, Pearl Hinemoa Passed away August 29, 2017. In loving memory of our dearest mother, nana and Taua.

Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed.

Colleen, Carol, Paul (deceased), Stephen, Valerie, Kerry and their families.

Canterbury owned, locally operated

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Ph 307 7433 A perfect venue for

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FAMILY NOTICES 43

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FUNERAL DAVIDSON, Thomas RUSHTON, Elaine FURNISHERS Lawrence (Laurie) – John and Denise, Alan and Jo, Anne and Keith, Murray and Marg and their families sincerely thank everyone for their kindness and support following the passing of Dad, a much loved father, fatherin-law, grandfather and great grandfather. We are very grateful for the phone calls, visits, cards, floral tributes and baking. A huge thank you to the amazing doctors and nurses in Ward One at Ashburton Hospital, for their respectful care of Dad. Also our thanks to the wonderful Palliative Care Team and to the District Nurses, your care was so much appreciated.

We would like to thank Paterson's Funeral Services for their care and compassion. Please accept this notice as a personal acknowledgement from our family.

Margaret – MASTER Elaine’s family wish to MONUMENTAL MASON convey their sincere thanks to all who offered their kind E.B. CARTER LTD expressions of sympathy and For all your memorial who attended the funeral of requirements our Mother, Grandmother New headstones and designs Renovations, and Great grandmother.

Additional inscriptions, Special thanks to Elaine’s Cleaning and Concrete work carers and the staff at Carried out by qualified Rosebank Resthome. For tradesmen. the beautiful floral tributes to East Street Ashburton family and donations left for 620 Phone 308 5369 St Vincent de Paul, please or 0274 357 974 also accept this as a ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member personal acknowledgement.

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Daily Diary

2020 ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

9am - 12.30pm

Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

9am - 3pm

Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30

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 followed, all welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

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

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH.

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 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 at the garden room, Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road. Note: new venue.

9am ASHBURTON VETERANS GOLF.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 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

FOR PEACE OF MIND

Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

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

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome, 67 Cass Street.

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

10am

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship led by Helen Wallis, 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.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Mayfield Golf Club for 10am start.

Facebook: Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association.

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 COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Meet and walk from the Hockey pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

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.

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.

10am HAKATERE-ASHBURTON U3A. Health series: Dr Jeanine Doherty, Ethics and health professionals. Bradford Room, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

10.30am 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.

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.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Euchre with prizes and raffles. All welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip 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.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB.

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