News 6
Ashburton Guardian
www.guardianonline.co.nz
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
On a road safety mission
Increase in severe decay From P1 At present his practice is down two dentists, but is in the process of hiring and has a cohort of dental students arriving in three weeks which will also help to relieve pressure. “It’s busy, but we are always busy.” Currently his waiting list for people needing routine care is around four weeks with acute care patients taking priority. “For emergencies we see people as soon as we can and it is often on the day,” Dr Wall said. This has resulted in dentists clocking up overtime, but that was the reality of the profession. To combat decay Dr Wall suggested following standard dietary advice and using a high-fluoride containing toothpaste.
Hidenori Koike, from Japan, and Paul Gourlie, from Dunedin, are cycling the length of New Zealand to promote peaceful behaviour on our roads. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 080216-TM-0085
Cyclists Paul Gourlie and Hidenori Koike are on a mission to improve road safety. The pair pulled into Ashburton yesterday afternoon, on their 40-day mission to cycle the length of the country on State Highway 1 observing driver behaviour en route. They set out from Bluff on January 29 and have both enjoyed the journey so far. Mr Gourlie, who chairs the Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council, said the ultimate aim of the journey is to put together a document focused on making the roads safer for all users. “Visitors and people new to the country are often blamed for accidents, we can continue to blame them or we can do something – like creating multilingual information to help keep everyone safer,” he said.
■ EDUCATION
Teachers welcomed at colleges By RuBy HaRfield
Ruby.h@theguaRdian.co.nz
Mid Canterbury’s two colleges have welcomed a number of new staff to school this year. Ashburton College has five new teaching staff who were inducted into the school recently.
Ashburton College’s new science and chemistry teacher Colin Porter. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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They have a new head of technology faculty, a new head of science faculty, a new science and chemistry teacher, a new science teacher and a new science lab technician who is also taking on the role of special assessment teaching co-ordinator.
Ashburton College’s new science technician and special assessment teaching co-ordinator Deirdre Lourie. PHOTO SUPPLIED
There are also two teachers, English and science, who have returned on fixed term positions until their vacancies have been filled. Principal Grant McMillan said the numbers are slightly lower than the past two or three years
because there were a number of long-serving staff members who retired in those years. He expected the numbers to stay the same for the next few years. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said they have a new PE teacher, a new technology
teacher, a new economics and business studies teacher and a new maths teacher. However, the maths teacher is not starting until Easter so a teacher has come out of retirement to temporarily cover them. The turnover was about the same as usual, he said.
Ashburton College’s new Head of Science Faculty Jono Hay. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Ashburton College’s new Head of Technology Faculty Mike Pearce. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Ashburton College’s new science teacher Tevita ‘Asi.
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