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Maureen’s cuppa for a really good cause Maureen Maginness was completely blown away by the response to her Cuppa for a Cause on Saturday.

“I have not tallied up all the donations yet, but I can say it’s a good amount.”

Guests started arriving at her house at 10am and after a steady flow of visitors all day, the last one put their fancy cup and saucer on the bench at 4pm.

“I cannot pick a favourite part of the day, it was all good. The whole thing was a blast.”

The fine day meant that those wishing to sit out in the garden under umbrellas could do so.

“The wind came up a bit in the afternoon and we had to take the umbrellas down, but otherwise the weather was perfect.”

Adding to the lovely atmosphere of day were the children who came along with their parents.

“It was nice to see the children here, there were quite a lot of children here.”

Never one to put her feet up, next on her list is making truffles to raise money for St Andrew’s Church.

“We do it every year and sell them at the Farmers’ Market on the second Saturday in December.

Everybody loves them and they are always popular,” she said.

Right – Georgia Guthrie tries to tempt Maureen Maginness with a cream scone.

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Yawning gaps in rural workforce

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

A dire seasonal labour shortage could see crops left to rot in the ground and the district’s economy dealt a serious blow, an employment expert says.

Matt Jones, director of employment agency Canstaff and director of rural training college Agritraining is seeing first-hand the yawning gaps in the rural sector.

In a normal year when hundreds of seasonal workers from overseas take up short term jobs there is still a shortage, but with the country’s borders closed because of Covid-19, and harvest looming in the primary sector, there was a real labour crisis, he said.

“Even in a good year when we might bring in 100 Irish workers and workers from other places we are still short. We need 500,”

Even in a good year when we might bring in 100 Irish workers and workers from other places we are still short. We need 500 - Matt Jones he said. While there was a government drive to retrain and upskill New Zealanders to fill employment gaps, the reality was there were many Kiwis out of jobs who simply didn’t want to work, Jones said.

Agri Training offers rural based, hands-on training that matches students with mentors, and while initial interest in courses is high, when it came to completing the fee-free 20 hour, online course, the uptake was

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only 10 per cent, he said.

Those completing that section then moved onto on the job training with more than 90 per cent of those students securing jobs.

“They have to want to do this and a lot can’t be bothered, but we have people sitting in Ireland wanting to come here, and they can’t. What we’re doing is very successful, but it’s not a drop in the ocean for the staff the rural sector needs.”

The desperate staff shortages meant there were many who were wondering how they’d get through the harvest without the influx of overseas staff, Jones said.

“If the primary producers are not making the income, it has a flow-on effect and it’ll cost the country.”

Agri Training project manager Trina Moore said that agricultural contractors, as an organisation, has been given the green light to bring in 210 workers from overseas, but they would not be out of quarantine until Christmas, and for some contractors their peak harvest would be over.

“For them it’ll be too little too late, so we have to try and come up with solutions to work with

what we’ve got, but really we need international people, we need staff coming in on planes and we’re definitely still looking at trying to get staff in on seasonal shortage visas,” she said.

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

Alcohol plays a part in about 40 per cent of all serious injuries or deaths in vehicle crashes in the Ashburton District.

That sobering statistic was hammered home at the launch of this year’s community alcohol action project’s annual summer campaign launch.

The awareness campaign is in its 29th year and is using the slogan Drink and Drive = Deadly Cocktail with the target audience 20 to 30-year-olds who feature most frequently in vehicle crashes involving alcohol.

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) public health alcohol regulatory officer Sue Newton said it was important for the community to think about how they, their friends and family members were getting home from social events at any time of

Ready to send out the safe driving summer message, Ashburton police highway patrol, Sergeant Steve Burgerhout and Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) public health alcohol regulatory officer Sue Newton.

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“We know that utilising a community action approach is beneficial in influencing behavioural change and it is important that we take alcohol impairment seriously,” she said.

Police continued to process people with excess breath alcohol and those people were more than statistics, they were the drivers of vehicles that were on the road with others in the community, Newton said.

This summer’s awareness campaign starts today with posters placed in hospitality venues around the district.

It will also feature on screen at the Regent Cinema and in January the message Drink and Drive = Deadly Cocktail will feature on a large billboard on State High-

way 1. “Our message is drive sober, drive safe, drinking and driving is a deadly cocktail.”

At Thursday’s launch three people working at the vehicle accident frontline spoke about their personal experience with vehicle crashes.

Heather Keele from Ashburton St John said that as first responders they were called to medical events that were unavoidable as well as to accidents that were avoidable.

“We are the people who have to deal with loved ones and tell them their family member won’t make it,” she said.

“It’s stuff we shouldn’t have to do and we all take this stuff home with us. This campaign is so important in preventing some of those deaths.”

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ton Rural Health Services Brenda Close said her team regularly dealt with people injured in vehicle crashes and the wider aftermath of those crashes.

“The impact of drink driving is far more than just the driver, it’s their whanau, friends, colleagues, they all have to deal with the aftermath and, for people in the front line, it’s about dealing with families as well as saving lives.

The pain, the impact is felt by everyone. Drink driving is senseless. The impact is far reaching, life changing,” Close said.

For the police, Steve Burgerhout from Ashburton highway patrol said that while Covid-19 meant there were fewer checkpoints set up, what had not changed was the focus on breath testing every person who was

stopped by police for any reason.

One positive in the district was that the four motor vehicle deaths this year had not been related to drink driving, Burgerhout said.

However, what police were finding when breath testing motorists was that there were a number of recidivist drink drivers identified.

One of those had only regained a licence after a six-year cancellation. He was caught drink driving after three months back on the road. One had three convictions in three years and another was about to face his ninth conviction.

“In spite of all the messages and penalties people still do this, we have generations of normalised alcohol intake and all we can do is target the violator,” he said.

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Making mo money in Movember

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

Bruce Tilby’s wife loves it, Chris Bennett’s mates think his is a pretty poor effort while Ryan Hampton is pretty happy with his efforts, but come Monday the three hairy upper lips are likely to be bare.

The three members of Allenton School staff have taken part in Movember, a month dedicated to raising awareness of men’s health. It involved putting their razor away for the month and chasing up donations for the cause.

While school principal Tilby and caretaker Bennett were reluctant starters, Hampton was the driver of the shave-free month. He’s a first year teacher, teaching in the junior room, and said his young charges eagerly watched his hairy transformation.

When shave day comes on Monday he’s unsure whether the mo will stay or go.

There’s no question about the fate of Tilby’s moustache. He’s already lopped off the long, drooping western style side bits and while wife Correen is keen to see it stay, he’s adamant he’ll arrive at school on Tuesday, clean shaven.

When it comes to growing a mo, Bennett is ruing being fair headed. It means no matter how luxuriant the growth it still looks a bit insignificant.

He’s taken plenty of ribbing for his mo growing attempts.

His mother doesn’t like it, he doesn’t like it and it’s definitely set to go.

Movember is promoted as a community of rockstars raising money for men’s health, making a difference in mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

Donations are made online.

Hair today, gone tomorrow, three hairy upper lips worn by Allenton School staff (from left) Ryan Hampton, Chris Bennett and principal Bruce Tilby celebrating the end of men’s health month, Movember.

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Star recognises 25 years’ service

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

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Chief Fire Officer Tyrone Burrowes has seen plenty of changes in 25 years.

Burrowes was presented with his 25-year service Gold Star and a Brigade Life Honorary Medal earlier this month.

“It’s a great honour to be presented with a gold star.

“I don’t know where the time has gone.

“The last five years have flown by and it seemed the first five took a long time to get the first medal.

“It was great to be part of the crew back then and proud to be part of it today.

“I have made some great friendships over the years, met a lot of people and the contacts through the service has been amazing.”

Burrowes, 46, born and raised in Rakaia, joined the fire brigade when he was 21.

“I did my OE and came back and was at Mobil during the day so it was suggested I join and be available for the day crew.

“We have certainly seen some changes and it makes me feel old thinking back to my first uniform – a black woollen bunker coat and yellow leggings.

“Even the equipment has

UFBA Representative Chris Price presents Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade CFO Tyrone Burrowes with his 25-year Gold Star.

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“The number of calls has certainly changed and the type.

There are a lot more medical and the number of crashes which seem to be getting worse.”

Since starting out as a firefighter Burrowes said the role is much more as a first responder.

“It takes a lot more commitment from the guys for training and a lot more skills for the guys to learn and keep refreshing.”

After 25 years of call-outs, he had no memory of his first callout.

“Nothing really stands out from the first few calls, but in the

early days, I do recall attending my first bad fatal [crash].

“I did traffic that day so I never got exposed to the scene which was probably a good thing for a young guy.

“It’s a case of building yourself up and we still say to the new guys that they just need to ease

into it.” As well as the personal commitment, as a business owner, he understands the sacrifices in answering the alarm.

“In the early days, I was the only employee here at work sometimes, so I couldn’t go which was hard to see the truck pull around the corner and me missing out.

“As the business has grown and added more staff I have been lucky to be able to take off when I need to.

“For the self-employed, the business stops if you answer the call and even as an employer it’s a juggling act between being able to operate a business and letting people go.”

Rakaia has 22 volunteers currently, and Burrowes said they are fortunate to have understanding employees in the town, but “we are always looking for more day crew”.

The Chief Fire Officer in Rakaia, taking over for the late Donald Dunlea four years ago, has no plans for retirement.

“I’ve got a few more in me yet, but I don’t see myself doing another 25.

“We’ll see and just take each year as it comes.

“You are serving your community and have that involvement in the community, the connection and giving back.

“I’ve still got a lot to give to the community.”

Rakaia Toot for Tucker a roaring success The inaugural Toot for Tucker in Rakaia has been hailed as a success.

The Rakaia Lions held the inaugural food collection drive for the St Mark’s community food cupboard and president Theresa Agnew was blown away by the community response.

“It was really pleasing,” Agnew said.

“We got so much food as well as toiletries and pet food.

“There were many many boxes, but we didn’t have a final tally because it all got distributed to the foodbank.”

Rakaia had previously been included in the annual Ashburton Toot For Tucker organised

by the Ashburton County Lions, but with their own foodbank in Rakaia, the local club ran their own food drive this year.

They had five cars as well as the Community Support vehicle, with 20 volunteers driving and walking around for the collection, Agnew said.

Rural mail contractors continued to collect items from rural addresses during the week, Agnew said, as well as other members of the public dropping items off.

“It was a great turnout of volunteers and a superb turnout from the community.

“We are so thankful to the community for their support.”

The Lions have also resched-

uled their annual fireworks that were postponed earlier this month.

Wet weather washed out the fireworks at the Rakaia Domain, but the Lions have rescheduled the event for December 19 as a Christmas fireworks event, Agnew said.

“As it’s going to be getting darker later at this time of year we will have all sorts of entertainment and hold running races for the children to fill in the time.

“People are also encouraged to bring along picnics and things as it will be a longer night.”

The Lions will also be holding their annual seniors’ lunch at Salmon Tales on December 22.

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Roadworks season in full swing

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

Contractors are under way at the start of the district’s busiest time for roadworks, with several repairs getting under way around Ashburton this month.

A total of 92 lane kilometres of road will be resurfaced around the district this summer by the Ashburton District Council’s two major roading contractors.

Ashburton Contracting’s (ACL) two-year resurfacing contract officially kicked off in November with repairs on Park Street and Walnut Avenue.

Fulton Hogan was finishing up the last of its five-year contract on Racecourse Road on the northern end of Ashburton which was expected to have been completed this week.

Works are also in line for Oak Grove, Park Street, Trevors Road, and Bridge Street over the course of the summer.

Outside of Ashburton, Maronan Ealing Road is the biggest stretch of road earmarked for resealing at 8.4km.

An 8.1km stretch along Ealing Montalto Road is scheduled for resealing with a further 3.6km to follow.

On the works programmes for resealing there is also 4.7km along Somerton Road, 4.6km of Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, 4.5km along Mitcham Road, 4.6km of Longbeach Road, and 4.4km of resealing along Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road.

There are several other roads in line for smaller stretches of resealing.

Works are also ongoing around the CBD Revitalisation Project, on Burnett Street and Tancred Street.

Tree selection defended

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

Ashburton’s town centre upgrades feature the planting of a special homegrown tree and the Ashburton District Council has defended the selection.

The new Fraxinus excelsior ‘Green Glow’ ash trees that have been planted along Cass Street are a species that was developed at the now-closed Allenton Nurseries in Ashburton in the 1990s.

The council’s contractors, Tru-Line Civil, have planted a number of the trees along Cass Street and will plant more as upgrades continue around the C​BD, with a total of 27 to be planted.

However, some locals have questioned the choice of tree.

The Green Glow ash trees are a deciduous tree is known for its colourful foliage, producing lush bright leaves that transform into impressive shades of red, orange and purple in autumn.

Some residents raised concerns that leaf fall in autumn will require clean up by council contractors, at ratepayer expense.

The trees can grow up to eight metres tall which has had some question about the potential impacts in the future such as root growth damaging the footpaths and roading and others criticised the council for not selecting a native tree.

Council infrastructure services group manager, Neil McCann, said all of the concerns had been addressed in the decision-making process.

An arborist was appointed by council in July 2018 to assess and review all the existing CBD trees, McCann said.

“The resulting report was provided to the landscape designers at the beginning of the project and was taken into account during the design phase,” Mc-

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The Ashburton District Council has defended its selection of planting Fraxinus excelsior ‘Green Glow’ ash trees in the CBD redevelopment.

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“Key design considerations were the new trees’ pits have root barrier on all sides which will help in protecting from pavement uplift.

“The trees are staked/anchored to best practice to ensure straight trunk growth and the soil cells below the pavement will increase root stability and overall growth.”

The tree selection process involved the arborist, the project’s landscape designer, and the ADC open spaces manager, he said.

“The street trees that were designed in as part of the project are deciduous to provide summer shade and winter sun, add seasonal interest with flowers and coloured leaves, and have a better form suited to urban environments.

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Contractors are busy working on the Ashburton CBD streetscape upgrades with Tru-Line Civil on track to complete the new footpaths and all of the upgrades along Tancred Street by December 23.

Cass Street is close to completion with planting of new gardens and trees, road signs and markings all finished.

Street furniture, including seating and bins, will then be installed along Cass Street by the first week of December.

In the New Year, upgrades will begin on East and Burnett Streets.

East Street work will start in early January from Moore Street heading north in the green area between the street and railway line.

Work will then progress to Burnett Street in early February.

exophile” describes those that have a love for words, like “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish” or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless”.

An annual competition is held by the New York Times to see who can create the best original lexophile.

Here are some of the submissions – clever plays on words – from over the years: I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.

England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.

Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.

This girl said she recognised me from the Vegetarians Club, but I swear I’ve never met herbivore.

I know a guy who’s addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.

A thief who stole a calendar got 12 months.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A. I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.

A dentist and a manicurist married.

They fought tooth and nail.

A will is a dead giveaway.

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

Police were summoned to a day-care centre where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He’s all right now.

A bicycle can’t stand alone; it’s just two tired.

The guy who fell onto an upholstery

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machine last week is now fully recovered.

He had a photographic memory, but it was never fully developed.

When she saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she’d dye.

Acupuncture is a jab well done. That’s the point of it.

I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.

Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?

When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.

When chemists die, they barium.

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.

I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down.

Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.

No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.

If you don’t pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.

And just to finish as we race towards the end of the year – The calendar’s days are numbered.

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In brief Tinwald corridor Finding a final solution to traffic congestion and easy access to State Highway One in Tinwald, continues. The NZ Transport Agency is currently making traffic counts on the Tinwald corridor and tenders have closed for a consultant to produce the single staged business case needed for design work to start. Physical works on any improvements, however, are unlikely until 2022 at the earliest as there is no funding approved in the current financial year for any improvement work.

However yellow no-stopping lines have been painted on the edges of the highway to improve sight distances at intersections.

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Funds raised for RDA coffers Riding for the Disabled Head Coach Maxine Hooper is pretty pleased with the $800 their two garage sales raised. “People are still buying bits and pieces too,” she said. The group had to hit the fundraising trail this year after Covid-19 lockdown robbed them of months of much needed income. “The tooth fairy [Vet] visited our horses today and the blacksmith is due soon too, so that money will go towards those horse upkeep bills.” Hooper wants to thank everybody who booked stalls, donated goods or purchased stuff. The left over larger items have gone to Pakeke Lions for their big sale, with the other goods being donated to local charities in the district. Hooper said next on the agenda is their Christmas Breakup on the afternoon of December 2. Pictured are Hooper (left) Rachel Aymes and Heather O’Hara.

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Urgent need to lower Rakaia speed limit

Making a right turn from State Highway One into South Street has become an exercise in frustration for motorists. Phasing of the traffic signals at the intersection allows for a specific right turn only arrow to be activated, users have complained that the time allowed to complete that right turn is too short. Currently the average phase time for the turn ranges between 10 seconds and 27 seconds. It is activated by a vehicle being in the turning lane for more than four seconds. Increasing the turn time, however would create problems downstream with delays and traffic build up on the highway.

Monitoring activity and delays at the intersection has been impossible, however, as the on-site camera is not functioning.

Council borrowings At October 31 the Ashburton District had $72 million worth of external loans as it took advantage of low interest rates to move its borrowings from internal to external loans. With $8.31 million in liquid assets that gave the council a net debt of $63.69 million. That borrowing was all sourced through local government funding. At the same date it had just over $25 million in investments.

Seven new Covid cases There were seven new cases of Covid-19 confirmed yesterday, including the six who are members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team announced on Thursday night. In a statement the Health Ministry said the Pakistan team were to undergo day three testing yesterday as planned. The other new case reported yesterday arrived on November 23 and tested positive during day three testing. There are now 66 active cases of the coronavirus and the total number of confirmed cases is now 1691.

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

Reducing the speed limit through Rakaia must be a number one priority before there is a fatality on the busy stretch of State Highway One, Lynette Lovett says.

As chair of the Ashburton District’s road safety committee, the district councillor has added her committee’s voice to that of the Rakaia Residents’ Association, a group that has been pushing for several years for the NZ Transport Agency to undertake safety improvements on

their stretch of the highway.

While speed limits are being reviewed by the agency, across New Zealand, the section of highway through Rakaia is not on the list, but if Lovett has her way, it will not only be on the list, it will be at the top of that list.

“This is about the safety of children and pedestrians who cross that highway every day.

We have to put the pressure on and keep the pressure on to get the speed limit down,” she said.

Rakaia was an accident waiting to happen as vehicles travelling at 70km/h in an area where there were stationary vehicles

waiting to turn off the highway at three points and where pedestrians were attempting to cross without the benefit of a pedestrian crossing or safety island, Lovett said.

“Other towns on the highway have had their speed reduced to 50km/h so why not Rakaia?”

Lovett is also calling for speed limits through towns on highways to be standardised and for the red speed reduction warnings to be painted on the entrance to all highway towns.

Currently between Timaru and Christchurch speeds range from 50km/h in Winchester to 80km/h through Rolleston.

Community pressure had succeeded in having speed limits reduced in other rural areas, Lovett said, and she’s keen to see a collective effort by the Rakaia community and the Ashburton District Council used to pressure the NZ Transport Agency to review Rakaia speeds and pedestrian safety issues.

The Rakaia Residents’ Association has been trying for years to have safety measures put in place for pedestrians. Among those was a plan for a pedestrian underpass, but a lack of funding meant this did not proceed.

Sky watchers are in for a rare treat as Jupiter and Saturn come so close to each other they will almost look like a single shining planet in the sky. Saturn has been trailing Jupiter across the night sky over the past few months.

The two planets will draw closer and closer in the next three weeks, until they appear together at about 2am on December 22 (NZ time). This event, known as a grand conjunction, happens about once every 20 years. But the closeness of the two planets makes this a very rare conjunction.

With only about a 10th of a degree separating the two planets this is the closest they will have appeared in the sky to each other in nearly 400 years.

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Show Day arrives at Lagmhor

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

Covid-19 might have forced the cancellation of this year’s Ashburton A&P Show, but students at Borough School’s Lagmhor campus decided to fill the gap with a show of their own.

And they went all-out, creating classes for all the show classics – sand saucers, floral displays, baking, lego creations, decorative farm yards and of course a host of

animal classes.

School was out for the day as students set up their static displays in the school library before judges Diane Rawlinson and Selwyn Price assessed each won, awarding ribbons, rosettes and certificate.

And then it was time for the four-legged entries to show what they could do. Dozens of dogs were more interested in one another than taking part in the show parade, many feeling selfconscious in outfits chosen spe-

cially for the day, and a pen full of lambs refused to co-operate with their owners when it came time for photographs.

School leader Alice Johnson said one of the highlights of the morning activities had been a YFC event where students competed to throw horse shoes and gumboots and where house teams searched for coloured ear tags in a pile of hay.

House Leader Karia Wright was delighted her green house team took out the trophy.

Isaac Wright, 11 and Duke.

Olive Keeley and sheepdog Linda.

Ruby Breading, 6, with Mack.

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Alice Johnson, 10 Laghmor School leader (left) and Karia Wright, 11 Lagmhor School house leader with their sand saucers.

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Reporter Susan Sandys started at the Guardian in the days of black and white photography and no internet.

She has half a lifetime of working at the Ashburton Guardian behind her as she heads off to the other side of the Rakaia River and reminisces about her years at the Guardian.

years with the Guardian

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t was 30 years ago this month I was looking at the Methven Summer School courses on offer and saw Introduction to Journalism to be tutored by highprofile journalist and lecturer Brian Priestley.

I was living in Methven, operating a ski lodge. I had been hoping to find a course on creative writing, but the journalism course was the closest to it, so I signed up.

It turned out to be great fun, I met lots of people and was inspired by Priestley’s passion for the profession.

From England originally, one story he told was about when he was a reporter for a British daily, and he and a photographer were roaming the streets looking for a good story, desperate for something for the front page.

They bumped into a man and his dog and were talking to him, hoping there would be some hidden gem, and soon found there was. They learned the dog had a background akin to being homeless and rescued from death row, and was now a prize-winning pooch.

Some weeks after summer school, the organiser approached me and said the Guardian had asked her if there was someone who had done the journalism course who may have shown some talent and want to be a Methven reporter.

Of course I was the first person she thought of, most likely not because of any supposed talent, but due to me residing in Methven and wanting a job outside of ski

season.

I was keen and my first story was a wee brief before I was even signed on to the payroll.

It was about Methven High School pupil Brent Gray, who is now the Ashburton Intermediate School principal, making it into the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir.

This was followed by a story on the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade getting a new appliance.

In mid-1991, I officially started in the newly-created position of the Ashburton Guardian Methven reporter, based at home, working 20 hours per week.

Previously I had always been in hospitality, working in ski lodges at the Snowy Mountains in Australia and as a kitchen hand in Sydney, where I grew up, while at university doing a science degree.

It had all been hands-on stuff and now I was doing something office-based, involving words and creativity. I took it very seriously and really wanted to strive to do well in this new profession.

I typed away for a few hours each day, loudly tapping out stories on a manual typewriter in my bedroom/home office. I went to meetings, chatted to people in their shops and offices, and made phone calls from my ski lodge landline.

The goal was to find out about happenings in town – what were the emergency call-outs, the latest at council and community board, and new developments in the town’s organisations and businesses. And of course to find out about

After 30 years working and writing for the Ashburton Guardian, reporter Susan Sandys officially signed off this week.

the people – their stories and achievements and what motivated them in their lives.

There was no such thing as electronic communication, neither emails nor messaging apps, and even texting had not been invented. You actually had to talk to people.

Farmers presented the biggest challenge in this respect. If you didn’t catch them before they

went out for the day, usually either 7.30am to 8am, you would have to phone back at lunchtime. For reporters in the main newsroom, this did not work with the deadlines we had at that time, as we were an afternoon newspaper. You could be lucky and get them at morning tea, but they were busy people and that was very hit and miss.

The photography department, led by local legend Peter Hight, set

me up with a camera and would send me end bits of black and white film, with up to a dozen frames on them. I would fill these and send them back down again on the Guardian newspaper delivery van which was at Top Notch Dairy each afternoon.

The films would go to the Guardian darkroom where Peter would work his magic, putting the print paper into various trays of chem-

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Susan (second from right) at a press conference outside the Ashburton Police Station following the Ashburton Winz shootings in 2014.

icals before hanging them up on a line in the darkroom with a clip to dry.

The experience of the first year as the Methven reporter represented a baptism by fire and I don’t believe any of my early articles and photos were examples of stellar journalism. But I stuck at it, no doubt learning by my mistakes along the way.

It was exciting being the Methven reporter; Methven was its own wee community with its own identity as a ski and tourist town, and more than worthy of the additional coverage it was getting out of having its own correspondent.

Ultimately I was based at the Methven Information Centre in the Vee Tee’s building on Main Street, as the Guardian secured a small portion of the office where I had a desk and phone.

Technology had moved along by this stage. I had an electric typewriter and rather than have to wait until the end of the day to send stories by hard copy on the Guardian van, I would fax them through using the information centre fax machine.

The Guardian got me a cell-

phone, it was one of those very early models, of the large bricksize variety. However, the Guardian decided to go back to relying on the humble landline after getting the bill for the month’s calls, which was over $200.

After three years in this role I applied for a job in the main office and began working fulltime based in the Ashburton newsroom. I continued to cover the Methven round and the fact I lived in Methven was handy as I could still use my home base to cover stories in the town.

I took maternity leave a couple of times and following the birth of my second child I wasn’t in the newsroom for a while, instead based from home writing features for the advertising department.

Methven was a special and unique town that I feel privileged to have covered and delivered news on over the years.

It has seen some incredible growth, grounded by a strong community, thriving farming sector and the ski industry.

As a skier I have felt privileged to have been able to cover all the many developments at the internationally-renowned Mt Hutt.

When I first came to Methven from Sydney in 1988 to run my family’s ski lodge, snowmaking was just emerging and there wasn’t any at that stage on Mt Hutt.

In fact I remember the ski season that year was not a good one; in July the skifield shut because it didn’t have enough snow.

Literally overnight the lights in town went out as Methven returned to what it was like in the

summer, which in those days was a bit of a ghost town. But then a few days later it snowed and the mountain reopened, all the skiers and workers came back and the town burst into life again.

Terrain was mostly accessed by T-bars and pomas, and there were many upgrades and replacements so today skiers have the luxury of a magic carpet and comfy chairlifts.

This year reminded me that newspapers still had it when it

following.

However, I thought if staff were already talking about this, maybe management would tell me about it so I could put an article in the paper.

Armed with the knowledge that the eight seater would most likely be replacing the quad, I caught up with manager James McKenzie a few days later and started to talk to him about the limitations of the quad chairlift, such as its age and

Probably of all the stories I have covered over the years, this was the one which weighed on me the most.

The scale of the event was huge and I found it difficult to comprehend this happening in an act of hate came to being first with the news.

I got breaking-news fever when I was chatting to one of the longterm Mt Hutt staffers when I was up there skiing early in the season and he told me the skifield was going to get an eight-seater chairlift.

Of all the Mt Hutt stories, it is usually the ones about new lifts that excite the most interest. I sensed Mt Hutt would want to announce the news when the project was confirmed and would most likely do this via the organisation’s Facebook page, where it has a huge

the fact it was prone to stoppages.

This set the scene for questions about when Mt Hutt may consider upgrading or replacing it, so I was able to do a story on Mt Hutt pondering an eight-seater chairlift.

Later in the ski season Mt Hutt announced the chairlift, something Guardian readers were already looking forward to after learning about it through the newspaper.

Among the most memorable of Methven stories for me was the fluoride referendum, where residents voted in 2008 to continue

fluoridation, which was the opposite of what Ashburton had voted the year before.

I found covering this issue interesting from a journalistic perspective. As has been shown from the recent events of the American election and politically-fired debates on climate change, it is not as simple as giving both sides equal coverage.

If one side is quoting information they believe to be true, but in fact has little evidentiary basis, journalists have to have a critical eye and report from a weight-of-evidence perspective.

There are no wide-ranging peer-reviewed studies to show the myths purported about fluoride – such as that it causes cancer, lowers IQ and damages teeth – are correct.

Similarly, factual evidence shows that Joe Biden won the election and that human-induced climate change is happening. As a journalist you have a responsibility to report how each side sees a particular issue, but you also need to keep in mind just what the facts in any one situation may be.

Over the years I became committed to journalism as a career.

While I just sort of fell into it to start with, I came to feel privileged to be in such an important and fascinating industry.

I ultimately studied journalism in a post-graduate capacity by distance learning at Massey University, attaining a Master of Journalism. continued over page

14 WEEKEND FOCUS From P13 While undertaking this study, I learned all about the lofty ideals associated with the so-called fourth estate – how freedom of the media is one of the founding principles of a healthy democracy, how reporters are essential for keeping the public informed and for keeping a watchful eye on those in power. However, sometimes I think it is an industry that survives on the strength of the human spirit alone, with organisations, particularly newspapers, waning in the digital age and few journalists getting paid for every single hour they work.

Stories which stand out over my years at the Guardian were some of the big news events that, now in retrospect, are worthy of their own titles in history.

The Canterbury earthquakes made their grand entrance on September 4 at 4.35am with the Darfield earthquake, kicking off a whole new era, one in which we lost trust that the earth beneath us would stay still.

I awoke, jumped out of bed, and stood in the hallway just watching the house move.

My 12-year-old daughter was fearful and asked what was going on, while my 15-year-old son was his usual monosyllabic self. His phone blew up after that with messages from friends, no doubt with a few expletives within them.

I turned on the radio to hear, I think on Radio Live, the host trying to retain some semblance of their regular garden show as calls came in of people experiencing this 7.1 magnitude shake. Ultimately the scheduled segment, on growing lemons, was abandoned as full coverage was given to the quake.

Once it was daylight I drove about town, but no damage could be seen. The first building I went to was the historic Methven Library.

There was no noticeable damage, but the earthquake had in fact had an insidious effect and ultimately the library and many other historic buildings in Mid Canterbury were demolished.

With little known at the time about the damage, I gravitated towards reporting on the experience of the quake itself, going to Rakaia which had been relatively close to the faultline and where the local publicans had been scared for their lives as they feared the quake’s ferocity.

As well as having the power to inform, as mentioned earlier, this is another intriguing aspect of journalism, in that it has the power to relay a sense of the unfolding to the reader, even though they are reading about the event after it happens.

On February 22, 2011, when Somerset House swayed and the earth shook at 12.51pm, I held on to my computer monitor to stop it falling over. Everyone in the office looked at each other not really knowing what to do.

Then general manager Ross Mains walked out of the boardroom and told everyone to get under their desks, so that’s what we did.

Afterwards, we turned on the office television and were devastated to see the horror unfolding in Christchurch. Myself and photographer Carmen Rooney travelled to the garden city the next day to report on the situation.

We stopped and took a photo of a building collapsed into the street at Riccarton.

It wasn’t until we got back to the office and downloaded the image that we noticed a car

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Above – Russell Langdon’s property – a real favourite.

Left – Back in the early days, Susan standing at the site of what would become White House Lodge.

crushed under the rubble.

In the city we talked to people amongst the rubble, being able to report on many a survival story as they had escaped just in time.

Over the coming weeks there were some fascinating interviews as Mid Cantabrians told their stories of fear, loss and survival.

Three years later, on the first day of spring, Ashburton was visited by evil in the form of Russell John Tully.

We reporters were in our morning meeting when the editor Stu Oldham stood up to answer one of the landlines.

Our meeting continued, but Stu was soon off the phone pointing to reporters with the words “double shooting”.

The emergency reporter and photographer jumped up and they were gone, straight to the Winz building on Cass Street.

It was a big day for them as police hunted the gunman evading capture along the Ashburton River bed.

Thankfully he was apprehended by 5pm, meaning the town could come out of lockdown and was not going to have a gunman on the loose overnight.

I had the privilege of interviewing Donald Campbell, the partner of victim Peg Noble, when

Tully was sentenced. It had been a harrowing trial and such a relief to see the defendant locked away for one of the longest sentences ever imposed in New Zealand, 27 years, after such a callous and cruel crime.

I was not working on the day of the Christchurch terror attacks, but was rostered on two days later on the Sunday and went along to the Ashburton Masjid where people were leaving flowers and cards.

I talked to those visiting the site, including El Ouafi Aghoutan, who had been lucky to survive on that day.

Others put me in touch with friends of Imran Khan, who told me about their sadness at losing such a respected friend, who was well known in Ashburton.

Probably of all the stories I have covered over the years, this was the one which weighed on me the most. The scale of the event was huge and I found it difficult to comprehend this happening in an act of hate.

Just like in the case of the Ashburton shooter, it was good to see closure upon sentencing, which happened at Christchurch earlier this year. I interviewed El Ouafi again on this day. Something so terrible could never have a happy

ending, but it was satisfying to see the Muslim comunity and the rest of New Zealand get the justice they deserved in being able to put this vile creature behind bars for the rest of his life.

Taking out the prize for craziest year in my 29 years at the Guardian would have to be, of course, 2020.

The year kicked off with an apocalyptic feel, right from day one, as the sun hid behind an ominous haze. This was from the Australian bush fires, unprecedented in their scale and ferocity, looming large on television screens and in people’s minds.

Over the next few weeks a new virus emerged in Wuhan and I was stunned to see how quickly it brought the city to a standstill.

I reported on a New Zealand expert saying it could turn into a pandemic, but most local doctors were not too worried, confident in the security offered by the country’s strong health system and health-conscious public.

It turned out they were wrong.

Things happened quickly from there, and soon we as journalists were working from home, alongside the rest of the country, as New Zealand went into lockdown.

It was a crushing time for busi-

nesses, including the Guardian, already in a so-called sunset industry. However we, just like many others, came through it, stronger and resilient and determined to not only survive, but thrive into a future of serving the district for generations to come.

As it came up to 30 years at the Guardian, a milestone I would reach in 2021, I had spent half a lifetime at the newspaper. The editor was now Matt Markham, someone who had been a preschooler in Methven when I started.

Growing up he would see “that lady from the Guardian” pop in to his school to take photos. I guess that should make me feel old, but I don’t really.

Nevertheless, I did feel this year that I was coming up to a new stage of my life, one in which I had new independence and freedom.

While working at the Guardian I had brought up my two children in Methven and now they had flown the nest, decamped off to other parts of New Zealand and the world.

I thought perhaps I should follow – it’s time for me to leave home, for a while at least.

So off I go. Although it is not far, just to Christchurch, where I will be the Selwyn Times reporter for Star Media. And I will still be based mainly in the Ashburton area with my partner Andrew Sparks who is a farmer.

It’s a new step I’m excited about, but the Guardian will always have a special place in my heart.

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16 OPINION

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OUR VIEW

A legend of the newsroom departs

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

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ne thing I’ve always admired about the Ashburton Guardian is how people-rich it has been.

Growing up I admired from afar some memorable names on the pages of the district’s daily newspaper, and like the masthead on the front page, their names become all too familiar.

Getting to work with some of those names when I first started here 15 odd years ago was a bit of a dream come true at the time. So, with that in mind, colour me surprised when I returned a decade later and many of those names were still here.

People who had played a role in my passion for writing, still there – diligently beavering away on their keyboards, churning out copy and telling the stories that need to be told.

Susan Sandys was one of these journalists.

As the Methven reporter growing up, I got to know who she was early on and it was evident even at that point in time that she was a person who had an unbridled passion for her role.

Working alongside Susan later in life, that assumption was proved correct and perhaps even enhanced further.

This week, after more than three decades of service to the Ashburton Guardian, Susan penned her last news story as she prepares to head off to a new challenge.

Few people could rival Susan’s love of the written word. She has always taken an immense pride in her work and strived incredibly hard for accuracy and passion in her writing, which I know has shone through onto these pages.

That experience and passion is going to be incredibly hard to replace – but Susan has been a loyal servant to the newspaper and goes with only our best wishes for the future.

Life is a progression, and we can only stop at one point for as long as we allow ourselves to. Some like to make camp and stay for as long as they can, while others will shift and move as the wind blows.

Yesterday marked the end of a significant era for the Guardian and I hope you enjoyed reading Susan’s final words today on pages 12, 13 and 14 as much as I did.

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How to lose weight through BBQ season

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o me the perfect summer is a warm evening, the smell of a barbecue and your friends around. The downside of this part of the year is that by the end of each barbecue season most of us end up somehow a few pounds heavier.

Why is this happening despite you trying hard to eat well and stay active?

Don’t worry I’ve got your back and this year will be different.

This is how you can reverse the barbecue season curse, reach your ideal body and do it all without missing out on your favourite meal.

Because what sort of barbecue would it be if you weren’t able to eat your favourite

By Vera Prazak

HOLISTICALLY SPEAKING

creations and share a couple of drinks with your friends and family?

Plate it up The number one thing that jeopardises your attempts to stay fit during barbecue season is that you have no control over how much and what you eat.

We often just pick and snack on everything that’s around us,

losing track of how much we actually ate.

When you constantly snack but never eat, it’s hard for your hunger regulatory system to recognise and signal your brain if you have had enough or you need to eat more. And at the end of the day you most likely overeat.

No matter what you choose to eat, follow this ONE rule. Place everything you intend to consume on a plate and then eat it.

This simple trick helps you with portion control and also helps you to realise how sated or hungry you still are.

Melinda said: “I was afraid that I would eat too much if I sat down and had a meal. So I kept snacking through each barbecue, birthday party or work do, and always ended up with a sore stomach and feeling bloated. I have never sat down and ate, just kept snacking, thinking that this is a way I will eat less.

The first time I plated my food and ate what I intended to, I was surprised how much better I felt and I didn’t feel a need to continue snacking. I even had a dessert and the amount of food I ate was not even close to what I would eat by unintentional snacking.”

Eat before you go The number one thing that jeopardises your attempts to stay fit during barbecue season is that you have no control over how much and what you eat.

Ever gone out for a meal knowing that you will most likely eat a bigger portion and not so “diet” friendly food so you

decided to skip afternoon tea and had just a light lunch? This was so me.

Arriving at the barbecue, party or dinner I was starving and eyeing every piece of food that appeared close to me. Snacking on everything that got in my proximity, ending my evening with a stuffed belly and a feeling of guilt about how much I ate.

Everything changed when I allowed myself to have a snack before I started my night out. I arrived feeling more in control around food, snacking consciously, my meal choice was much better and I was able to stop eating when I was full.

There is no famine Why are there always so many choices? Why is there always so much food.

I always felt like, I need to try everything, have a bit of each to not miss out. I ate like there was no tomorrow and this would be my last meal ever.

Try this instead. This approach requires a bit of practising, but trust me, by the end of summer you will become its master.

Remember, there is always more food out there. You don’t have to eat EVERYTHING today.

So when you choose what to eat, pick things that you don’t eat as often or you really really like. Try new things and those that look appealing to you. I am sure you can have a piece of

bread or another piece of steak tomorrow for your dinner.

When you are making your plate start with salads, then choose 1-2 proteins and top it up with 1-2 sides. Do it exactly in this order and your stomach will thank you later.

One thing to remember is that food restriction will always lead to binge or overeating.

Allow yourself to eat everything in moderation and you won’t feel that strong draw to certain “forbidden” foods or eat more than you need.

If you are ready to get started eating more mindfully and create eating habits for life which won’t leave you feeling like a prisoner in your own body and out of control when it comes to food here is a GIFT for you.

The Conscious eating guide teaches you in five basic steps to know what, when and how much to eat to reach your wellness goal.

Get yours here > https:// mailchi.mp/4f632a5191d4/ howtoeat Vera Prazak is a holistic nutritionist and runs the growing Food Freedom for Women group on Facebook. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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The immensity and density of Lake Te Anau, guarded by impregnable mountains, set the stage for great adventures, on Mike Yardley’s latest fling with Fiordland.

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1 – Lake Te Anau.

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2 – Fern fronds.

3 – Takahe.

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4 – Bike Lake Te Anau.

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5 – Mike Yardley at Lake Hankinson.

6 – Biking the Lake 2 Lake Trail.

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7 – Wapiti River.

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ew Zealand’s second largest lake holds so many secrets and hidden gems, which are graphically laid bare to those who head off the beaten track.

A star specimen is the Hidden Hankinson experience, a full-day boutique adventure with Fiordland Outdoors Company, Mark and Christine Wallace’s home-grown enterprise that celebrates authentic Fiordland.

A fresh skiff of overnight snow had capped the peaks of the legendary Murchison

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Hidden treasures of Fiordland Mountains, as I boarded Mark’s boat at Te Anau Downs, for our 40-minute jaunt across the lake into Middle Fiord, one of three large fiords forming arms on the lake’s western flank.

A stiff southerly created plenty of chop and a hefty swell.

Oozing with insider knowledge, authority and rich anecdotes, Mark remarked that over 4000 stoat traps have now been laid across the “Murchies” formidably steep ter-

rain, as part of the colossal pest eradication programme.

Home to the Takahe Recovery Programme, it was in these mountains that the takahe, that had been deemed to be extinct, was triumphantly rediscovered in 1948.

Mark tells me the current population now stands at 445, of which 200 reside in the Murchies. What a comeback! You can visit the Murchies with a permit from DOC. We also passed by Centre Island, which is

a creche island for the Haast kiwi.

Entering Middle Arm, the back-of-beyond remoteness swept me up, as the hands of m body clock slowed right down.

Gazing up at the cranking waterfalls and the deep quartz veins running through the granite, the supreme sense of separation from the daily bustle of modern life took hold.

At the top of the arm, we beached our boat at the start of the George Sound Track,

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an extremely challenging tramping route that traverses exceptionally mountainous country, before reaching George Sound and the Tasman Sea. Thankfully, that wasn’t on the agenda, rather a short stroll through gloriously ancient beech forest to reach Lake Hankinson, while grazing on baby fern fonds, flanking the free-form path.

Boarding our second boat, we shot across this trout-filled glacial lake as the rugged

grandeur of the Stuart Mountains serrated the sky.

As a seasoned pro, Mark will get you sorted with a fishing line. Alighting from the boat, the wrapround beauty was next-level, as we strolled around the thickly forested terraced banks, above the gin-clear tannin-stained magnificence of the Wapiti River. It’s untamed wilderness at its most exalted. Largely trafficked by game hunters, this is indeed wapiti country. continued over page

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9 – Te Anau at sunset.

10 – Lake Manapouri.

From P19 The largest of deer species, 10 of them were gifted to New Zealand by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1905, released in George Sound – and the rest is history.

I half expected a moose to mooch into view – the last reported sighting was in Dusky Sound at the start of the year. But the cherry on top was to enjoy our picnic lunch in Fiordland National Park’s oldest operating hut, Hankinson Hut, which has stood the test of time since being constructed in 1923.

Restored in 2019 to deal to the rotten floor, piles and sub-frame, it’s a treasure to encounter, an enduring totem to the unrivalled sense of true wilderness that Fiordland excels in delivering.

Mark’s family calls Lake Hankinson “the Sanctuary”, it’s their favourite go-to escape in Fiordland.

For a wondrous encounter off the

well-worn trail, the Hidden Hankinson experience ticks all the boxes.

Another great frolic is to join Fiordland Jet on their Pure Wilderness Tour, a twohour romp on the water and in the bush, which begins from Lake Te Anau on an exhilarating ride, soaking up the splendour of the Waiau River.

Connecting Lake Te Anau with Lake Manapouri, the Waiau River is a majestic trout-filled river, thickly robed by ancient beech forest and crossed by swingbridges.

Our jetboat driver, Lex, enchanted us with a cracking commentary, packed with insider stories and commanding knowledge.

Remember the great Anduin River of Middle Earth? It featured in The Lord of the Rings opening scenes and you’ll see a multitude of filming locations on the Waiau.

We dabbled in the serene, placid waters

of Lake Manapouri, while also enjoying a taster of the Kepler Track, with a short constitutional through the forest finery.

After some decent rainfall, the thick carpets of moss and lichens clambering up the trunks and tall limbs of the forest giants positively glowed in vivid green hues, adding to the beech forest’s fairytale atmospherics.

You can opt to ride back to Te Anau by mountain bike, on the newly-formed Lake2Lake Cycle Trail.

There’s a couple of hills to mount (book a hardtail ebike), before the trail snakes along the river’s edge for a close-up perspective on the Lake Te Anau Control Gates, before edging the lakefront all the way back to town.

Whether you’re on bike or by foot, do not miss the lakefront Te Anau Bird Sanctuary.

Open from dawn until dusk with entry

by recommended gold coin donation, the aviaries and pens house so many native birds, headlined by the show-stopping takahe enclosure.

The sheer size of Fiordland National Park is gob-smacking, larger than Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks combined.

A great way to get a feel for its unbridled immensity is to head to Fiordland Cinema for a screening of the acclaimed film, Ata Whenua – Shadowland.

Ata Whenua, showcasing Fiordland’s World Heritage-listed wilderness, mysterious, evocative and gob-stopping, the 32-minute film was shot mostly from a helicopter across extremes of season, climate and terrain, by the cinema owner, Kim Hollows of Fiordland Helicopters.

It is cinematic majesty at its best, coupled with a soulful narration by Sir Tipene O’Regan – www.fiordland.org.nz

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HERITAGE 21

CBD plans of the past

By Glenn Vallender

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here have been several attempts in the past to “revitalise” and “futureproof” the Ashburton CBD, one of which from 1964 has retained elements that have survived into the current activities.

Given that commerce depends on people spending and buying quality local and imported goods, revitalising usually means updating and modernising a retail and business area to make it more attractive for people to spend more on goods and services and to provide a pleasant and restful environment.

However, the costs to modernise and the benefits accrued are always difficult to measure.

New centre proposed In 1964, there was a proposal for a new Civic Centre designed by the Borough Council building inspector of the time Mr T. G. McPherson and “futured” for the year 2000.

A model of the proposal was made which is now safely housed in the museum object store.

Mayor of the time Mr J. Davidson stated: “In our age and generation we are privileged to have benefited from the wise planning of our pioneers. We in our time are endeavouring to plan for an unknown future.”

(Ashburton Guardian, Tuesday, August 11, 1964).

Planning was under way for the 1978 centennial and a proposal for revitalising the CBD/ Baring Square was part of this planning.

Mayor Davidson was keen to point out that the Civic Centre proposals were “an actual community project” and “not to be confused with the civic administration block”.

Fifty-six years later in 2020, the civic administration centre and library foundations were being laid, but not where they were proposed in 1964.

The Civic Centre eventually morphed into demolition of the Regent Theatre and the building of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre with the first live stage show by the founders Ashburton Operatic Society (Variety Theatre Ashburton) opening in May, 2008.

Details from the minutes One key feature of the 1964 proposals was for the railway line through the town centre to be underground – the aim was to “hide the railway from the public”.

What to do at the crossing of the Hakatere/Ashburton River proved a sticking point.

The images show what was planned, but you might like to judge the outcome in five years’ time.

Will the railway line still be there and what have we learned from history?

Along with the community collection (owned and held in trust by the museum and historical society), the museum is also the repository of district, county and borough council archives.

Along with the correspondence archives and minute books

Above – Burnett/East streets intersection in 1920 with no stop signs, no traffic lights and no chess board. (Image with permission from the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society photographic collection).

Right – The same Burnett St/East streets intersection in 2020 with the brand new Murney Main building on the right and taken from the chess board.

Below right – A view from the model with the present council administration building with the proposed civic theatre complex attached on the corner of Havelock Street and Baring Square West. The present (2020) council administration building was not built until 1973.

Below left – Looking down on the model looking from the north with the Cenotaph moved to Baring Square West and the present art gallery and museum along Cameron Street rather than along the West Street State Highway 1 which would have become a carpark. they often record the key issues in decision making for council affairs.

As an example, the notes below chronicle the minutes recorded from the Borough Council minute books of 1963 to 1964.

Were you in Ashburton in 1964?

These minute books and correspondence books provide a rich source of historical information.

Borough council minutes for issues related to the Civic Centre: #333 May 24, 1963 Note on funding. Fund stood at £9453, 4800 of which was placed on estimates of 1963 but were reallocated. #512 Note from Ashburton Lions Club showing pleasure of council’s proposals for the civic centre and offering support. #563 Council to take steps to publicly display the civic centre project (August 3,

1964). #603 Offer of assistance “in any aspect” from the Christchurch City Council. #634 Ashburton Rotary club offering assistance for the project by convening a public meeting to establish a “promotion committee”. December 7, 1964. #640 An in-committee meeting mostly dealing with costings.

December 7, 1964. Three phases of development were suggested. Interestingly, the third phase of building a museum and art gallery was to be disregarded because it was “not envisaged before the turn of the century”.

The second phase of building the community

centre was for a 1978 completion. #644 Application made for a QEII Arts Council Grant of £10,000 for the public library. #670 Mention of a civic square project where the high school used the date of the public display for the social studies curriculum. #673 Rotary club deputation re promotion of the project.

Called the civic centre promotion committee.

So, next time you have a question about Ashburton District history there may be an answer lurking in the depths of the minute books and correspondence.

I guess the minutes of the past are the equivalent of searching the archives in your email app, but at least you can turn the pages of the past by hand!

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

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

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

Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

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Hawke Cup hassle WEEKEND SPORT

A new stable star

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Tinwald Cycling’s Merv Grewar has several decades’ worth of cycling behind him, but the long-time competitor still has big dreams ahead after more than a year in Mid Canterbury. Sports reporter Adam Burns spoke to the inspirational veteran about his many skills and how he has settled into the district.

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CRICKET

Hawke Cup headache

MID CANTERBURY Mid Canterbury team to play Southland at Queens Park, Invercargill: William Southby (captain), Ryan Bell, Devon Flannery, Ben Innes, Tom Innes, Des Kruger, Tom Ravenscroft, Karmjeet Singh, Shaun Stagg, Matt Tait, Richard Turpie.

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

Determining the eleven to take to the park for Hawke Cup action today has proven to be the biggest snag for Mid Canterbury cricket coaches.

Several players have made themselves unavailable for Mid Canterbury’s opening two-day Cup fixture against Southland which starts today in Invercargill.

Mid Canterbury coach Garfield Charles has been faced with the full gamut of factors from

his playing stocks, including injuries, imminent paternity and school exams.

Nick Gilbert is out with his wife expecting their first child, while last year’s captain James Southby is unavailable until after Christmas due to AFL commitments.

“This weekend in particular has been very stressful to try and get teams together,” Charles said.

“It’s a three-day weekend because we travel on the Friday, so guys can’t take three days off work.

“We’ve got about six or seven guys unavailable.”

Ashburton teen star Angus

Jemmett, who hit a century on Hawke Cup debut last season, is another notable omission as Ashburton College’s 1st XI face an all-important promotion relegation game against St Thomas’ in the Ara 1st XI championship.

“He’s got an exam on Monday morning and we won’t get back until 2 o’clock in the morning on Monday,” Charles said.

Fellow AshColl youngster Devon Flannery has been named in the playing eleven for this weekend’s clash.

Two of the team – Tom Innes

and Karmjeet Singh – will be making their Hawke Cup debuts.

Charles admitted that it was challenging to nail down a representative schedule which not only suited everyone, but did not clash with other things.

“It’s a tough one,” he said.

“The districts talk to each other and we have to complete our games before a certain date.

“Our zone’s (Hawke Cup) challenge will be quite early.

Mid Canterbury’s Cup campaign this season comprises of two games either side of Christmas.

“No matter which way we try it, it’ll have its pros and cons,” he said.

“You can’t please everybody.”

Canterbury Country, who are part of Zone 3, are the current Hawke Cup holders after a successful challenge against Hamilton last summer.

Injuries and player availability have also hampered Southland’s lead-up ahead of this weekend.

The Southerners are fielding a fresh-faced side including debutant Benji Culhane, who is the son of former All Black first five Simon Culhane.

Understrength Stags facing uphill battle

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

The challenge facing Technical in senior cricket is unlikely to get much tougher than today’s outing.

The Mid Canterbury club takes on competition frontrunners Pleasant Point today with the South Cantabrians hunting for an eighth consecutive win.

Making the Stags’ task even more awkward is the unavailability of a handful of players due to representative commitments.

Mid Canterbury play their first Hawke Cup game against Southland in Invercargill, starting from today.

It will force the club into reinforcements for its clash at the Pleasant Point Domain with the likes of top performers Ryan Bell, Des Kruger and Matt Tait all on rep duty.

Exacerbating matters even further is a small handful of Stags’ players who are reportedly under injury clouds.

Last year’s Tweedy Cup runners-up have hit the ground running in the South Canterbury one-day competition, unbeaten after seven rounds and holding a yawning 12-point buffer at the top of the table.

The Stags were dominated in the last meeting between the two teams in round 3 which resulted in a 138run win for last year’s beaten finalists.

With circumstances pitted against them for the return showdown and the commanding form of their opponents, the prospect of things getting ugly for Tech this afternoon is not exactly implausible.

However cricket is a funny game, and the Stags boast some experienced campaigners among their ranks, which will be priceless for the stiff challenge that awaits.

The team were excellent in knocking over Temuka away from home last week.

Although they will be firm underdogs today, they can attack today’s clash with a shot of confidence.

Technical face South Canterbury frontrunners Pleasant Point today.

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CYCLING

Mighty –thestillupon Merv

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

After more than 70 years of cycling, Merv Grewar is still striving to be better.

It is one of his main sources of motivation as he continues to extend his experienced and life challenges.

But this competitor, who turns 85 in a few days, still has dreams to accomplish and records to knock off.

The veteran rider is one of the newer names paving the roads at Tinwald Cycling Club, emerging as one of leading riders in division 2, despite only recently recovering from throat surgery.

He moved to the district more than a year ago from Hokitika, where he lives in his campervan at Tinwald.

A need to be closer to family was a factor in the move to Mid Canterbury.

“My wife’s got dementia and my daughter lives here,” he said.

“We came up here to be with the family.”

Grewar has settled into Ashburton by maintaining a busy schedule which centres around cycling, attending the gym a

handful of times a week and of course daily visits to his wife at Tuarangi Home.

“There’s more people to visit her while she’s in there.”

Although he was still getting used to the flat terrain of the Canterbury plains, he has been in his element at Tinwald since arriving in Ashburton last August.

“It’s a wonderful club actually,” he said.

“Very friendly.”

Grewar has his sights set on more loftier heights over the coming years.

“My long term goal is to beat the world record for one hour on the track for the age group 95-100.

“I’ve got to live that long for a start,” he laughed.

In the short term though, it is a straightforward equation for Grenwar where getting on the bike and remaining physically active had its own personal incentive.

“For now, I really just want to stay healthy to be able to visit my wife,” he said.

“That’s my main reason.

“It’s more than just being a cyclist, it’s being fit enough and healthy enough to keep visiting.”

Although caring for his wife had been the biggest priority in recent times, he too was in need of care when he underwent surgery in the middle of the year.

“I wasn’t allowed back on my bike until six weeks ago,” he said.

“It really sets you back when you can’t ride to do any good.

“I’m just on the way up again now.”

It appears he did not enjoy a stint off the bike as he recovered.

As he contends with serious life challenges, racing was providing some ample release.

“It helps a lot,” he said.

“It gives me goals for a start, and making new friends.

“They’re a great bunch.”

Now the impressive results were beginning to ensue throughout the Tinwald road programme over the past few weeks,

it was simply a case of getting better rather than individual deeds which were steering his performances.

Originally from Auckland, he was in the top echelon of Auckland cycling in his younger days.

In his pomp, he was on the periphery of some of the country’s best on the track.

He cites his win in the Timaru to Christchurch race at the age of 47 as one of his proudest achievements.

He and his wife started the mountain biking club in Hokitika.

Alongside his cycling deeds, Grewar was a swimming instructor for more than 40 years on the West Coast, Four years ago he was awarded a Kiwibank Local Hero Award for the West Coast region.

His attributes did not end with sport.

Grewar is also an accomplished jazz musician, and enjoyed a stint pre-Covid guiding the jazz ensemble at Mount Hutt College.

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Allenton looking to cement top billing

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

Allenton will be out to solidify their position at the top of the Canterbury Country cricket standings this weekend when their competition enters it’s seventh round.

With four wins and a loss from their five matches thus far, the Allenton side sit on top of the standings with a strong net run rate, sharing equal competitions points with Sefton, some six points clear of the third placed Peninsula Harbour.

Today they’ll tackle the eighth

placed Kaiapoi at the Ashburton Domain and another good performance will ensure they remain the top dogs in what is their second season on the other side of the Rakaia River.

They will do so today without the services of the experienced and inform Karmjeet Singh who will step out for the Mid Canterbury team in the Hawke Cup match against Southland in Invercargill.

That will heap the pressure onto players such as Satveer Singh, who has been in really good all-round form.

He notched up a century two

weeks ago, and then had a big role to play in dismantling the middle order of Ohoka last week when claiming two wickets.

Pressure will also go on bowling powerhouses Manpreet Hakkla and Hamandeep Singh, who sit second and third respectively on the overall wicket-takers leader board for the competition.

Another strong performance from those three along with other key members of the team should see the Allenton side comfortably through today’s match with a big game next week against Peninsula Harbour at Tai Tapu.

Another good performance will ensure they remain the top dogs in what is their second season on the other side of the Rakaia River.

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Squash swings into silly season

It was a squash extravaganza at Ashburton at the weekend as the Ashburton Squash Club hosted a one day 20/20 tournament. Dozens of players took part in Saturday’s social event, with the action kicking off from the morning. It was the first 20/20 tournament in a number of years, with the day open to players of all levels, and a total of 40 entrants taking to the court. Another tourney is set to be organised early next year, a club spokesman confirmed. The Ashburton Squash Club have also revealed a newly elected committee for next year’s squash season following Tuesday’s AGM. The members are Phil Pavletich (president), Matt Speedy (vice president), Ben Schnackenberg (treasurer), Christina Lima (secretary), Karlie McQueen (pictured above - juniors and new members co-ordinator), Katrina Palmer, Mark Kennedy, Karen Nieman, Victor Schikker, Al White (committee members).

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FOOTBALL

United win Giants tourney A makeshift Mid Canterbury outfit emerged victorious following a post-season tournament in Christchurch at the weekend.

A Mid Canterbury team, joined by players from Timaru and Geraldine, clinched the Battle of the Giants tournament on Sunday, following an unbeaten run through their games.

United came up against NZ Egypt in their first pool game where, although claiming the ascendancy and the lead before half time, the NZ Egypt outfit found an equaliser as the match finished 1-1.

A clinical display in front of in their second outing led Mid Canterbury to a 2-0 win, which ensured they topped their pool heading into the semi-final stage.

The team again commanded the possession stakes in the semi-final, and iced the result with a goal to lead Mid Canterbury through to the decider.

The team then defeated NZ Afghan 1-0. after an early strike from set piece and a staunch defensive effort.

“It was a very good display of football by the boys, and a great effort to come up against very tough teams to win the tournament,” Vivek Naiker said, in a tournament wrap on the club’s Facebook page.

Ben Chute, Mehk Permsiri, Salvesh Chandra and grand final hero Josh Burrowes all netted goals for Mid Canterbury throughout the day’s games.

Goal keeper Liam Sheppard was also awarded the goalkeeper of the tournament award.

The victorious Mid Canterbury team following their Battle of the Giants tournament win.

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ATHLETICS

Arthur Cup/Rakaia Cup results Arabella Watson - 1st - Girls 4-7 long jump - 2nd - Girls 4-7 60m sprint - 2nd - Girls 4-7 100m sprint - 2nd - Girls 4-7 200m sprint - 2nd - Girls 4-7 discus throw 500g Amelia Young - 1st - Girls 8 year olds 60m sprint - 1st - Girls 8 year olds 200m sprint - 3rd - Girls 8 year olds long jump Brooke Edmond - 1st - Girls 8 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Girls 8 year olds long jump - 1st - Girls 8 year olds shot put 1.5kg - 2nd - Girls 8 year olds 200m sprint - 2nd - Girls 8 year olds discus throw 500g - 3rd - Girls 8 year olds 60m sprint Tyler Sibley - 1st - Boys 8 year olds 60m sprint - 1st - Boys 8 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Boys 8 year olds 200m sprint - 1st - Boys 8 year olds long jump - 1st - Boys 8 year olds shot put 1.5kg Grace Minson - 1st - Girls 9 year olds discus throw 500g - 2nd - Girls 9 year olds 100m sprint - 2nd - Girls 9 year olds shot put 1.5kg - 3rd - Girls 9 year olds 60m sprint - 3rd - Girls 9 year olds long jump Gretchen Ross - 1st - Girls 9 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Girls 9 year olds 200m sprint - 1st - Girls 9 year olds long jump - 1st - Girls 9 year olds shot put 1.5kg George Summerfield - 2nd - Boys 10 year olds 400m sprint - 3rd - Boys 10 year olds 100m sprint Ashlee Estreich - 1st - Girls 11 year olds 400m sprint - 1st - Girls 11 year olds 800m run - 2nd - Girls 11 year olds 100m sprint - 2nd - Girls 11 year olds 200m sprint - 2nd - Girls 11 year olds high jump Ollie Jackways - 1st - Boys 11 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Boys 11 year olds 200m sprint - 1st - Boys 11 year olds 400m sprint - 1st - Boys 11 year olds 800m run - 1st - Boys 11 year olds 1500m run - 1st - Boys 11 year olds long jump - 1st - Boys 11 year olds high jump - 1st - Boys 11 year olds shot put 3kg - 1st - Boys 11 year olds discus throw 750g Jack Fifita - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds 100m sprint - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds long jump - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds high jump - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds shot put 3kg - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds 200m sprint

Ashburton’s Bradley Leadley is in full flight in the boys’ 8-year-old long jump event during Sunday’s Arthur Cup/Rakaia Cup meet at the Ashburton Domain.

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- 3rd - Boys 11 year olds 400m sprint - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds 800m run Matthew Wilcox - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds 200m sprint - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds 400m sprint - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds 800m run - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds 1500m run - 2nd - Boys 11 year olds discus 750g - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds 100m sprint - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds long jump - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds high jump - 3rd - Boys 11 year olds shot put 3kg Eleanor Ross - 3rd - Girls 12 year olds 100m sprint - 3rd - Girls 12 year olds discus 750g Rishaan Kumar - 1st - Boys 12 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Boys 12 year olds 200m sprint

- 2nd - Boys 12 year olds 400m sprint - 2nd - Boys 12 year olds long jump Angel Spooner - 1st - Girls 14 year olds long jump - 1st - Girls 14 year olds shot put 3kg - 1st - Girls 14 year olds discus throw 1kg - 2nd - Girls 14 year olds 100m sprint - 2nd - Girls 14 year olds 800m run - 3rd - Girls 14 year olds 200m sprint Jordan Veitch - 1st - Boys 14 year olds 100m sprint - 1st - Boys 14 year olds 400m sprint - 1st - Boys 14 year olds long jump) Riley Todd - 3rd - Boys 4-7 200m sprint Toby Grant - 1st - Boys 12 year olds shot put 3kg - 1st - Boys 12 year olds discus throw 1kg

- 2nd - Boys 12 year olds high jump - 3rd - Boys 12 year olds 200m sprint Kate MacDonald - 2nd - Girls 10 year olds 400m sprint - 2nd - Girls 10 year olds 800m run Olivia Easton - 1st - Girls 10 year olds long jump - 3rd - Girls 10 year olds 400m sprint Tessa McDonald - 1st - Girls 12 year olds 400m sprint - 3rd - Girls 12 year olds 800m run Carina Lupse - 2nd - Girls 10 year olds high jump - 3rd - Girls 10 year olds 800m run Ashton Lamont - 2nd - Boys 10 year olds 800m run - 2nd - Boys 10 year olds long jump - 2nd - Boys 10 year olds high jump

Kalym Chalmers - 1st - Boys 12 year olds 1500m run - 2nd - Boys 12 year olds 800m run Taylor Lamont - 1st - Girls 13 year olds 1500m run - 3rd - Girls 13 year olds 800m run Cameron McDonald - 3rd - Boys 8 year olds long jump Akaydea Grace-Chapman - 3rd - Girls 4-7 shot put 1kg Jonty Watson - 3rd - Boys 9 year olds shot put 1.5kg - 3rd - Boys 9 year olds discus throw Oliver Grant - 1st - Boys 10 year olds discus throw 750g - 3rd - Boys 10 year olds shot put 2kg Madison Edmond - 3rd - Girls 10 year olds discus throw 750g

OPINION

Cricket still a popular game – mostly

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

T

he serious part of the cricket season is upon us, that is the ‘us’ who don’t actually wield the willow or hurl down thunderbolts.

The Black Caps have swung into action, in a year that could easily have seen cricket, among other sports, abandoned altogether.

So, for a start, we have to be immensely thankful that we live in the luckiest country in the world right now – although, like in so many sporting parallels, the folks who do the most work make the best luck – and whatever the result of last night’s T20 opener, we’re just so fortunate there’s anything at all to watch on the box.

Of course it’s a new era in broadcasting too, with Spark now holding all the aces (excuse the awful pun) on the cricket

field, but last night, in a particularly cunning plan, they allowed the game to be shown on TV One, just to let all the punters know what they’re missing if they don’t line up and pay their dollars to the outfit now holding all the rights.

Don’t know how many out there are like me; long-time Sky subscribers who haven’t actually gotten around to signing up to Spark, but I think there’ll still be big numbers missing out on the next few games.

Whether it’s the thought of having yet another bill in the inbox, resentment of people telling me I have to change, inertia of the aged or just plain laziness, it hasn’t happened yet, so I might be phoning a friend in upcoming weeks.

Still, whether or not I do get to watch any of it, I’m fairly sure the Black Caps currently have some reasonable firepower in their arsenal, and will not be taken lightly by the West Indians, the Pakistanis (if they’re allowed to

play), the Aussies or Bangladesh in the coming months.

While the old guard of Williamson, Taylor, Southee and Boult are still mostly at the peak of their powers, and Nicholls, Latham, Patel and maybe de Grandhomme look to have cemented their places for many seasons to come, there’s some young guns just busting to show their wares on the big stage.

While Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Phillips and Kyle Jamieson will have plenty of eyes on them, it’s Devon Conway who will command the most attention.

A South African who has not long since filled in the selection qualifications, he’s been smashing it for Wellington, putting up big figures all over the place, and the attention of all New Zealand cricket fans, and many overseas watchers too, will be looking forward to being entertained enormously when he strides out to the batting crease.

At the next level down, cricket also seems to be alive and well.

In the Plunket Shield, still the most widely recognised symbol of domestic cricket supremacy, the Cantabs are making every post a winner this year, as there’s a very big drinks break in the middle of the competition.

In that gap there’s the Ford Trophy and the Super Smash, while the ladies battle it out for the Hallyburton Shield and their own Super Smash, so there’s a lot going on all around the countryside, plenty to keep cricket in the spotlight for one and all.

So, having established all that, why is the local competition in such dire straits?

There’s two senior teams. Two. The Tech Stags play in the South Canterbury competition, while Allenton battle it out with their Canterbury Country Combined rivals every weekend.

Allenton is composed entirely of Singhs. While I think that’s a wonderful thing, it’s not exactly a name steeped in Mid Canterbury cricketing folklore.

Where is everybody?

What happened to Methven, and Fairfield?

Where have Star, Lauriston and Coldstream disappeared to?

Did we mislay an entire generation somewhere along the line?

Is it like the Ashburton River; 40 years ago it was a fantastic playground for everybody – now you wouldn’t go near it.

How did we get from that point to here?

The College cricket boys seem to be doing well, so there’s definitely hope for the future.

But names like Isherwood, Goodwin, Madden, Ashworth, Eddington, Holmes, various Jemmetts, Overend, Harrison and Naish – and a heap of others, seem to be absent with no succession plan.

Is there really that much competition for the young fellas that they have abandoned the game altogether?

I don’t know the answers, but I would hope the folks in charge are doing some serious homework there.

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LAURENCE HANRAHAN

‘The one we’ve been waiting for’

By Garrick Knight

Laurence Hanrahan will line up Last Of The Mohicans today at Orari.

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One of the more eagerly-anticipated debuts in recent memory will finally happen on the grass at Orari today.

Canterbury coat-pullers and track spies have been praising Last Of The Mohicans for the better part of nine months.

No, not the film. Rather a fouryear-old Auckland Reactor gelding trained in Ashburton by Laurence Hanrahan.

Hanrahan is no stranger to a good horse – he trained the unbeaten freak New Age Man in the 1990s, as well as a bevy of subsequent good horses like Marika, The Tough Nut, Camero and Sir Lance.

So when speaks effusively about this latest prospect, you can take it to the bank that it’s a ringing endorsement.

“Right back from when he was a foal, I kept on saying to our other owners that this is the one we’ve been waiting for,” he said.

“He just had something about him, right from the get go.”

Hanrahan says the horse has constantly delivered on those expectations in his training and trials, and it was mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic that he hasn’t raced until four.

In fact he’s had no less than 12 trials and workouts dating back to his two-year-old season 18 months ago. And he’s won nine of them.

“He was probably ready to go before lockdown, and was only two or three weeks away when that happened.

“So I said to the other owners, well, what are we going to do now? We don’t know how long this is going to last for.

“In the end we decided to chuck him out for three months.

“And it might be the making of him; he’s come back that much stronger again.”

He’s won all four trials and workouts this spring, including the last three, and is more than equipped to deal with the grass of Orari, having been to both Methven and Motukarara recently.

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“It’s just been the way it’s panned out, really.

“One of the part-owners, Diana Pye, is on the Geraldine committee and it’s as good a maiden stake ($10,000) as you’ll find anywhere in the South Island.

“Plus I like standing starts.”

Perhaps the most curious part of this equation is that he is by Auckland Reactor, a sire that has, for all intents and purposes, been dropped by breeders nationwide and is now based in Australia.

He has left a few good horses – Chase Auckland the most obvious example – but they do have a tendency to be wayward at times.

“I was probably a little bit wary of the Auckland Reactor part of

it,” conceded Hanrahan.

“And for that reason I’ve been that little bit more patient with him.

“Very rarely do I race a young horse, anyway, and I’ve never seen a horse ruined with time and patience.”

Hanrahan is best mates with master reinsman Ricky May, and that in itself is a sub-plot to the story given the latter’s life-threatening medical event back in January.

“It’ll just be nice to see him driving in my colours again.”

The trainer won’t admit it, but sources close to the stable confirmed Hanrahan used Last Of The Mohicans as a motivational

tool to encourage May during his convalescence.

All things considered, Hanrahan is expecting a winning debut in what shapes as a handy field.

“He probably won’t pay a hell of a lot, but he still has to go there, behave himself and do the job.

“I think he’ll go a good race with no bad luck.”

MATT MARKHAM’S SELECTIONS Race 1: Prince Rainer – Line A Love – Make My Sundon – Dudes Star Race 2: I Miss Mum – Dixie Flyer – Stella’s Delight – Kowhai Magic Race 3: Last Of The Mohicans – Taumata VC – Taurus – Cristiano Buccini Race 4: Standout – The Kaik – Khaki Nui – Just Michael Race 5: Superfast Lad – Escargo – Rebel Kibbybones – Mataderos Race 6: Markham Eyre – Duastar – Sister’s Delight – Givemewhatineed Race 7: Milliondollarmonkey – Franco Josiah – Call This Fun – Ali Lindenny Race 8: William Wallace – Steel The Show – Di Caprio – Fynn Frost Race 9: Matua Tana – Andoverlov – Overzealous – Majestic Hurricane Race 10: A Taste Of Honey – Yossi – Jake – Georgie Zukov Race 11: Glen Elgin Thomson – Southerly Change – Zambia – Will He Rock BEST BET: Last Of The Mohicans (Race 3) VALUE: I Miss Mum (Race 2)

Geraldine harness Today at Orari Raceway

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8 30635 Ali Lindenny G D O’Reilly Sheree Tomlinson 9 24x10 Zsahara G W Hunt 10 45377 Foreigner 11 4x514 Fast Whispering M J Williamson 12 x3251 Royal Del Sam Thornley 13 980x1 Milliondollarmonkey R D Close 14 70099 Sungait’s Legacy L D McCormick R T May 15 4100 Aristocrat 16 10080 The Artful Dodger Josh Kennett 17 99 Cabella Noir 18 68080 Playboy’s Brother J R Dunn 19 x00x0 Michelle W E Higgs 20 5019x In Sequence Mark Hurrell R8 FRESH CHOICE GERALDINE CUP (HANDICAP PACE) $17,500 2850m 16:03 1 90109 Just Holla G D Smith 2 9167 Fynn Frost K G Cameron 3 2x314 William Wallace B N Orange R T May 4 88718 Cheezel 5 77760 Shadow Minister L F O’Reilly 6 61085 Gilligans Island Sheree Tomlinson 7 46946 Jay Tee Tyron T M Williams S J Ottley 8 59075 Warloch 9 5488 Homebush Lad Ben Hope 10 21321 The Maroon Marauder M J Williamson 11 7090 Stars Tonight John Morrison 12 42765 Di Caprio 13 x8904 Mongolian Cavalry C R Ferguson 14 2x131 Steel The Show J R Dunn 15 46113 That Alexander Guy R D Close 16 56607 Nandolo R9 L M MARSHALL MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT $11,000 2500m 16:38 1 x8710 Monrika S R McNally 2 6x849 Valley Star S J Ottley 3 21100 Andoverlov Simon Smith Sheree Tomlinson 4 11606 Zsa Zoe 5 96020 Madeleine Stowe R D Holmes 6 x4803 Phoebe Onyx T M Williams 7 22918 Easy Pickings Ben Hope

8 x11x0 Maria Tsarina P C Nairn 9 3833 Majestic Hurricane B N Orange 10 90918 Didjabringthebeers T S Chmiel 11 9x065 Globe Trekker A L Lethaby 12 34957 Overzealous P J Davis 13 61060 Matua Tana G D O’Reilly 14 49x70 Harrysul R T May R10 HANLEY FORMULA PACE $10,000 1950m 17:13 1 1x284 Yossi J C Hay 2 0x896 Johnny Eyre R D Close 3 x6061 Krystal Delight Ben Hope 4 34430 Miss Impression John Morrison 5 19015 Mongolian Conqueror Sh Tomlinson 6 6x801 Blue Chip Delight J Herbert 7 29610 Johnny Mac S J Ottley Sarah O’Reilly 8 41000 Buckskin 9 32607 Jake K M Barron 10 60091 Georgie Zukov M J Williamson 11 0x437 Chiller Bay T M Williams 12 4x220 A Taste Of Honey B N Orange 13 403x1 Mad Lu Li K M Cox 14 87075 Kruizr J F Curtin R11 ECOLAB MOBILE PACE $10,000 1850m 17:43 1 60x23 Superstar Legend S J Ottley 2 22345 Zambia T M Williams 3 3x002 Glen Elgin Tomson B N Orange 4 0x002 Southerly Change R T May 5 4365 Terror The Christian C R Ferguson 6 522x0 Jazelle G D Smith 7 0x951 Tiger Lou J C E Thomas 8 1x0x2 Yankee Shard Sheree Tomlinson 9 1594 Spicy Girl Becqui M J Williamson 10 60000 Playboy Prince R D Holmes 11 x0891 Bird Of Paradise R D Close 12 1 Will He Rock Jordan Simpson 13 19408 Already Gone John Morrison 14 74104 Bonnie Boy Jack Best 15 616 Little Gee 16 30912 Pete’s Dash

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PROMOTING RACING

Marketing the horsepower

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

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ne of the biggest troubles many industries have is marketing themselves, and the racing industry is no different.

They’ve no drama in promoting themselves internally, but when it comes to drawing new people into the game there’s a bit of a struggle to find a relevance with the everyday New Zealander.

It’s frustrating.

Seemingly simple to fix, and surprising that not more has been done in recent years to try and fix it.

We’ve seen various campaigns, but most have fallen on flat ears and largely a lot tend to focus in on the gambling side of the industry – which isn’t always the best path to walk down.

One of the best marketing tools the industry has – especially the harness world – is the adaption of dual sulkies.

They give the everyday person the opportunity to sit behind a racehorse with an experienced horseperson, and feel the sheer power of a horse when it’s asked to extend to full pace, and in close to 30 years of seeing them around I’m yet to find someone who hasn’t enjoyed it immensely.

At the recent Methven High Country Fete, dual sulky rides were on offer as part of a charity fundraiser for the rehoming of standardbreds once they’ve finished racing.

Lines of people waited for the opportunity to have go throughout the day and the feedback

Matt Markham feels dual sulkies should become a prime marketing tool for the racing industry.

Years ago, Lindsay Kerslake made a business from the idea – running Harness Your Horsepower from his Lauriston base.

Thousands of Kiwis and tourists flocked to his place to have a go, but perhaps Lindsay was a few years ahead of his time, because now with better resources and stronger mar-

was incredible.

Then, earlier this week, I was privy to seeing an electrical company from Christchurch come to Methven and have a spin on the big grass track as well, as part of a team building exercise and again, the enjoyment on their faces told you all you needed to know about what they thought of the opportunity.

keting opportunities it would certainly be a real success story, I’m sure.

Racing is riding a bit of a crest of a wave at the moment, with good turnovers and high field sizes since the return from lockdown, and with minimal other big ticket events happening, the industry should be making hay while the sun shines.

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And perhaps, the dual sulky option is a great way to do that.

It’s a little harder in the thoroughbred world though.

You can’t just throw someone onto the back of a horse and let them go, so some thought needs to be done there – but a good result for one code is a good result for all codes, surely?

PROMOTING RACING

MATT MARKHAM’S SELECTIONS

The Board of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has announced a number of key decisions and initiatives that were recently agreed upon at its November 25 Board meeting.

“I’m excited by the options we have in front of us to create a vibrant future and implement actions to energise, excite and set up a sustainable future, in line with our own way

Race 1: Jenabella – Nirvana Beach – Rake – Ripsnorter Race 2: Two Menny Muscles – Maui – Spot The Gamble – Shifty Race 3: Magicol Ideal – Diamond Edition – Frank The Tank – Play Ball Race 4: Captain Confetti – Miss Behavin – Art Collector – Mark Dunnett Race 5: Vesnina – Delightful GNP – Smooth Debate – Reflectionsofmylife Race 6: Jaffa Josh – Square Dealer – Lilac Star – Overarm Race 7: Kowhai Sundown – Tehoro Dazzle – Jerry Garcia – DD’s Super Stuart Race 8: Not Over – Mahia – Kerala Star – Rocknroll Mama Race 9: Eastwood Isabella – Flamboyant – Woodlea Explorer – Terrier BEST BET: Jaffa Josh (Race 6) VALUE: Kowhai Sundown (Race 7)

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of thinking and considerations from the Messara Report,” chairman Cameron George said. “Our priority was to ensure we continued with Bernard Saundry as CEO until July 31 2022.

“This enables the Board to build on existing relationships for the greater benefit of the industry in the short to mid-term, while a number of other actions are being managed into place

for the longer term. To have stability in the CEO role for a further 12 months beyond this racing season is sensible, and crucial for our industry in reaching its long-term potential.”

The Board also resolved to undertake an organisational review of NZTR, including but is not limited to structure, capability, resource, culture, and location.

NZ Metro harness Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

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13 41203 Square Dealer T M Williams 14 x7700 Lilac Star Sarah O’Reilly R7 BRECKON FARMS TROT $8,000 2600m 15:26 1 50954 Tehoro Dazzle R D Holmes 2 96865 Listen Easy B N Orange 3 000x0 Look Both Ways T S Chmiel 4 79124 Rachmaninov T J Grant 5 87725 Tequila Sunset K G Cameron 6 70099 Sungait’s Legacy D D McCormick 7 92684 Take After Me R L Houghton 8 45377 Foreigner G W Hunt 9 83497 Smudgee P T Borcoskie 10 408 Tres Magnifique Scott Iremonger 11 962 DD’s Super Stuart J D Markham 12 32602 Jerry Garcia L F O’Reilly 13 40695 Gotta Ticket M J Williamson 14 20066 Mega Pixels J R Dunn 15 865x9 Kowhai Sundown S J Ottley 16 507 Majestic Rose Lionel Dobbs 17 89080 Faith No More Laura Mckay R8 WOODLANDS STUD MBL PACE $8000 1980m 16:01 1 000x0 Conquistador Korbyn Newman 2 25667 Le Tissier R D Holmes 3 000x2 Not Over R D Close G D O’Reilly 4 79x05 Maldito 5 77333 Betancourt S J Ottley 6 40686 Silent Shadow L F O’Reilly

7 30x97 Midnight In Memphis J W Cox 8 x0082 Rocknroll Mama J R Dunn 9 7340 Rosies Terror John Morrison 10 72753 Mahia M P Jones 11 00x00 Pocket Rocknroll B N Orange 12 76 Magic Sign 13 00x96 Shadow Aveross Anj Mugford 14 000x0 Lucy P Grant Archer 15 5636 Kerala Star J F Curtin 16 67760 Bombolla M J Williamson R9 STONEWALL STUD PACE $8000 2000m 16:36 1 5898 Pocket Call Lionel Dobbs 2 0 Brother John 3 46536 Flamboyant Ben Laughton 4 5861 Jeremy Wells G D Smith 5 4x99x Woodlea Explorer R T May 6 x02x8 Zippidy Doodah J F Curtin 7 50080 Ardent Lustre R D Holmes 8 85974 Pine Cone K G Cameron 9 470x6 Tombelina John Morrison 10 57628 Terrier R D Close 11 0045x Precious Sara M J Williamson 12 99090 Sweeney Todd B A Zampese 13 44550 Eastwood Isabella S J Ottley 14 x0074 She’s A Dagg B N Orange 15 9x067 Caesar’s Quest Craig D Thornley 16 41903 Kingsdown Atom G D O’Reilly J R Dunn 17 57330 The Diva

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Sometimes groups bring out the worst in people. They can gang up against those they perceive as weaker. There’s someone that the others are discounting. You’ll listen carefully to what this person has to say.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Beware of those who speak like they have the key to all knowledge.

Most likely, they are clueless, as there is no such key. Those who know a lot are usually humbled by what they’ve learned.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Those who advertise transformation will steal a little of who you are now and sell it back to you as a promise.

But maybe you don’t need to change. If you believed that, then you’d be richer.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When you like someone a lot, you want to know they like you, too. So, you test the waters. You push buttons. You watch their reaction and determine whether you’re under their skin enough to have an effect.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Solitude recharges you. It may feel like you’re hiding out because if others knew you were alone, they’d have other ideas for your time. You shouldn’t need to make up an excuse to get the solo time you need.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): While sharing similarities with someone makes a relationship more convenient, the ways in which you are different make the relationship strong.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There’s an urge to lavish attention on someone, though it’s an approach that could backfire. Stay observant. Look for the sweet spot between what you want to give and what the other person wants to receive.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your win of the day will come with a prize – independence. You’ll be accountable when you need to be, but you’ll also revel in the freedom to come and go as you please.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It’s time to air a problem you’ve been thinking about for a while now.

You can’t get support for something no one knows about. But once it’s out, wisdom and help will come from many directions.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Whatever you do, you’ll do it with more gusto today because you’re coming at life with a new sense of purpose.

Your enthusiasm is catching, and it’s so attractive that you’ll gain fans.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You already have all the raw materials, and you know how to put it together. Now all you need is for someone to say, “Go.” Don’t wait for that. You can say “go” with the best of ‘em.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s no such thing as a perfect course of action. Making your mark on the world isn’t about doing all of the right things. It’s the overall impact of your presence that will matter.

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Spiderban Ltd has an opportunity for a trainee technician.

The position will be pest control technician to spray homes interior and exterior, with the ability to work unsupervised, and work to a very high standard when trained, with 1 to 2 weeks working in Otago / Southland a month.

Applicants must be clean and presentable, with a police check and drug test before starting required.

Please send CV to spiderban@xtra.co.nz

P 03 307 6277 rachel@anniesquilts. co.nz www.anniesquilts.co.nz

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

NEW Asian, busty 38D, sexy body, professional massage, best service.

Phone 022 1974 434.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

NEW Potatoes, dug daily $3 per kg, 2 kg for $5.

R Bennett, 22 Melrose Road. Phone 308 4015.

As we continue to grow, our journey from good to great revolves around us becoming the supplier of choice to our customers by striving to ensure their needs are always met.

Southfuels’ Fuel for Schools programme, support of NZ Young Farmers and community sponsorships keep us focused on what is important to the rural communities we serve.

WANTED

See www.southfuels.co.nz for more information on how we add value in your community.

Due to significant growth in the region, we are now seeking a highly motivated rural professional to join our on-farm Account Management team. Alongside your colleagues, you will live by our two guiding principles – respect and results. We will provide you with coaching and ongoing technical support plus the tools to enable your personal success.

WANTED TO BUY Old horse racing memorabilia wanted. Old race books, badges etc. gallops and trotting, looking to fill gaps in my collection. Please call Steve on 03 324 2064.

You will become engaged in the farming community, delivering on-farm solutions to new and existing customers.

Competencies to be successful include: • Affinity with the rural community.

• An understanding of farm systems and seasonality.

• A business growth mentality – drive and passion to succeed.

• Ability to work remotely and autonomously.

via

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FOR SALE

HIRE

MEETINGS, EVENTS

NEW season potatoes GENERAL hire.

ASHBURTON digging daily, $2.50 kg Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, GOLF CLUB (INC) December 1, and more. All your DIY / party from 2020, 81 Elizabeth hire, call and see Ashburton 125th Annual Street, Ashburton Phone U-Hire. 588 East Street. General Meeting 0275319103 or 3083195 Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am THURSDAY, - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am - 10th DECEMBER, 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061.

2020 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz GARAGE SALES 7.00pm in the GARAGE SALE TODAY. Assorted mobiles suitable Clubhouse. for Christma, ladies mountain bike, ornaments ideal for All members presents, womens wear, welcome to attend evening gowns, kitchen and dinner ware and much more.

Sign out Winter Street at 9am.

Guardian Classifieds

Guardian Job Vacancies

307 7900

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

To enquire about this role in strict confidence or to request a Position Description, phone AgRecruit – either Deb Francis 021 224 5000 or Sue Jennings 021 226 2923.

Otherwise, please register your interest by sending your CV and covering letter by Thursday 17 December

Permanent Part Time Retail Position • Flexible work hours • Some weekend work required • Some retail experience would be an advantage • A passion for fabric and an interest in sewing is essential

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.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

ASHBURTON Society of Arts C h r i s t m a s Show, Short Street Studio.

Starting Sunday 22nd November 11am 4pm. Guest BLANCHEFRYER CERAMICS and a large group of members exhibiting PAINTINGS AND CRAFTS continuing until Sunday 13th December at 4pm. Weekends 11am - 4pm, Monday and Wednesday 10am - 1pm or when sign out.

Enquiries phone 308 4533.

307 7900

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to ensure publication.

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

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

UAL N N A ERAL GEN

To advertise in AGM phone Classifieds 03 307 7900

Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd.

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

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

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

DUTY DOCTORS Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer outside of these hours leave a message. advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

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

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

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

OMMUNITY ERVICES

Pharmacies

C

Ashburton Rest Homes Please contact directly for hours.

Emergency Dentist

S

Art Gallery

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Ashburton Museum

HELPLINE SERVICES

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

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm,

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm.

Ashburton Public Library

EA Networks Centre - Pools

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

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

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

Information Centre

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

ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control

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, November 28, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

Daily Diary

2020

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 9am - 12pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Lovely gifts, plants, woodwork and much more.

West Street Car Park.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Locally grown fresh produce, hot drinks, well worth a visit. North end of West Street Car Park.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays with collections of up to 30 aircraft and memorabilia. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am - 3pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles or doubles - new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Frank Tasker. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

9.30am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Combined service with Baring Square Methodist Church at Paterson’s Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets. (note earlier start time).

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship, First Sunday in Advent, St Andrew’s Day/Armistice Day service led by Rev Eric Mattock, all welcome, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

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.

10.15am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, 30 minute games - new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm - 4pm ASHBURTON WOODWORKS (INC).

All interested and likeminded people welcome to come and take a look. Open Wednesday’s and Saturdays. Plains Railway, Maronan Road.

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

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

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

10am - 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.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, doubles, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

Registration form for the

Ashburton District Community Christmas Lunch 2020 The 2020 Community Christmas lunch is being held at the Tinwald Hall, Cnr Graham & McMurdo Streets, Tinwald at 12.30pm on Christmas Day. Transport is available - please fill in below. This lunch is for anyone who would like to share Christmas Day with others. There is no charge.

If you have any questions please phone Ann 308 0333 and leave a message.

You are warmly invited to share this special time with us.

Name(s): ....................................................Phone: .......................................

Address: ........................................................................................................

Number attending ............ How many adults and names.............................. and children (names for name tags and ages please) .................................. .......................................................................................................................

Special dietary needs:.....................................................................................

Do you need help with transport? (please circle one): Yes / No We will arrange a pick-up time with you before Christmas Day.

Please return this form to: Community House Mid Canterbury, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton Presbyterian Support at the Trevor Wilson Centre, 215 Tancred Street, Ashburton or to PO Box 581, Ashburton by Monday 14th December if possible.

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Daily Diary MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 6am SWEATY BETTY’S. Circuit training in St David’s Union hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am PLAINS LAIDES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Final meeting for this year, followed by christmas lunch. Garden Room, Ashburton

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 9am - 2pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

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.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 6am SWEATY BETTY’S. Circuit training in St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9am - 2pm

ASHBURTON MENZSHED.

For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9am - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens

CLASSIFIEDS 33

2020 Hotel, Racecourse Road.

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.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

4pm - 7pm GIRL BRIGADE. For meeting enquiries please ring 308 5409.

Ashburton Baptist Church, Cass Street.

6pm

SWEATY BETTY’S. circuit training in St David’s Union Church 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.

Golf Croquet handicap singles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club. Philip Street.

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

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

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 ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Everybody welcome, Boules provided. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm - 2.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON. Weekly beginner line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet handicap range, 6 to 8 and 9 to 16 singles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

3pm - 4.30pm R AND R LINE DANCING ASHBURTON.

Weekly intermediate line dance class. M S A Social Hall, Havelock Street.

3.30pm - 5pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. New players welcome, rackets available. E A Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. All ages and abilities welcome each Tuesday, some bats available. M S A Havelock Street.

Road, Allenton.

9.30am

Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

11.30am

6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

1.30pm - 4pm

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

MSA GARDEN SECTION.

ASHBURTON WOODWORKS (INC).

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.

10am

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

10am - 3pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Association Croquet, new players welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10am - 3pm

206 CLUB AGE CONCERN.

Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, 206

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.15am

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

10.30am

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

11.30am

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Midweek service, communion and lunch.

Meal and tour of the aviation museum, members only. Ashburton Airport Museum.

1.15pm

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Golf Croquet doubles (30 minute games), new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308

All interested and likeminded people welcome to come and take a look. Open Wednesday’s and Saturdays. Plains Railway, Maronan Road.

3pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Children’s after school programme. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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.

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

LOCKSMITHS / DOOR REPAIRERS

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

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Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36 Let’s start the conversation call 0800 764 846 455 West Street, Ashburton Email: ashburton@smith-sons.co.nz or visit: smithandsons.co.nz

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

Lifestyle

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

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

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

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

WE TRANSFORM TILES/GROUT IN BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, SHOWERS, BALCONIES, CONSERVATORIES AND ANY TILED AREA Contact GroutPro Brett Muir for a quote and an upfront honest discussion.

027 746 7632

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CONNECTIONS

ASHBURTON LEARNING CENTRE Do you need help with:

Learning English as a second language?

Your apprenticeship paperwork?

With reading, writing or maths?

Developing your computer skills?

Check out our courses now!

www.ashburtonlearningcentre.co.nz

Contact the Centre Phone 308 5322 Corner Park and Havelock Street, Ashburton

We service and repair all makes and models of sewing machines and overlockers Open 7 Days | P 03 307 6277 | Main South Road, Tinwald | www.anniesquilts.co.nz

Saturday, November 28, 2020 Ashburton Guardian

DEATHS

DEATHS

DEATHS

BURGESS, Ian James (Jimmy) – On November 27, 2020.

Passed away peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 83 years. Dearly loved husband of Edna. Much loved father and father-in-law of Tony and Sandy, Philip and Debbie, Barbara and Jim Ward, and Brian and Lynette. Special Grandad to Rebecca, and Craig; Melissa, and Andreana; Kurt, Mallory, and Ethan; Kim, Leigh, Riki, and Sean, and great Grandad to Louie; Brendon, Lucas, and Cory; Jack, Ava, and Eddie.

Messages to the Burgess family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Jim’s request a private service will be held.

Hewson, John Maitland (JP) – Peacefully at Glenwood Rest Home Timaru, on Thursday, November 26, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Dearly loved husband of the late Margaret for nearly 72 years. Dearly loved awesome dad of Faye and Don, Marilyn and Keith, Jeff and Bev, Stephen and Alison. Treasured grandad of 9 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Loved brother of Jean May. A service celebrating the life of John will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 1.30pm at Aoraki Funeral Services, 160 Mountain View Road, Timaru 7910. In lieu of flowers donations to St John’s Ambulance Timaru may be left at the service.

Special thanks to Lorna and her caring awesome staff.

Messages to the Hewson Family, C/- Aoraki Funeral Services, PO Box 4091, Highfield, Timaru 7942.

WADDELL, Philippa Margaret – In Loving Memory of our Nan-nan. We’ll always remember that special smile, that caring heart, the warm cuddles in your chair. We love you forever Nan-nan.

Forever in our hearts, you will stay. Love George, and Harriet.

CORRY, Josue Leopold (Leo) – 12-10-47 – 24-11-20 With great sadness we announce the passing of Leo, beloved husband of Merelyn and father of Daniel WADDELL, Philippa and David.

Margaret – On November 22, 2020, passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side, aged 61 years. Dearly loved wife of Stuart. Much loved mother and mother-inlaw of Amanda and Rob, Tom and Belinda, Sarah, Kate, and James, and a special Nan-nan of George, Harriet, and Olivia.

Messages to the Waddell family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

In accordance with Philippa’s wishes a private funeral has been held.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FUNERALS MILNE, James (Jim) – Gill, Mandy and Brian, Rachel and Shannon and families wish to sincerely thank everyone who attended Jim's farewell, also a huge thank you to everyone who sent beautiful flowers, cards and messages and to all who visited us during our saddest of times, your kind support and caring will never be forgotten. Love Philippa and best wishes to everyone.

WADDELL, Margaret – Dearly loved daughter of Margaret and the late Bill Bruce. Dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Barry and Sue Bruce (Wanaka), and Ian and Carolyn Bruce (Hamilton),. Also loved aunt of all her nephews and nieces.

Canterbury owned, locally operated

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

Ph 307 7433

TASKER, Patricia Margaret (Patty) – Frank, Andy and Pip, Steph and Bruce, and Michelle and Jason and families extend thanks and appreciation to all for your kind wishes, cards, flowers, home visits and phone calls following the passing of Patty, our much loved wife, mother and Nan. Thank you to Rev Henry Mbambo, organist Sylvia Watson, and the amazing team of helpers at St. David’s Union Church, Ashburton for hosting the Service of Thanksgiving and serving afternoon tea. Thank you also to Betty for the beautiful casket wreath and all who attended the service remembering Patty, the lover of flowers and of gardens.

Thank you to the wonderfully caring staff at Tuarangi Home for your special care over her last years. As there are so many who have acknowledged Patty’s passing, please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

BLACKBURN, Colin Raymond – 26-07-1947 – 26-03-2020 A Memorial Service will be held for Colin on SATURDAY December 5, 2020 at 2pm at the Addington Raceway. All welcome to celebrate Colin's life.

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Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@ theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

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

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Ashburton Weather

Saturday: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light rain at night. S winds turning NE by afternoon.

MAX

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

A brief ridge spreads over the country on Saturday from the west. However, a front approaching southern New Zealand should make landfall later on Saturday night. A deep low and associated fronts approach the South Island from the west late Sunday, moving northeastwards across the country on Monday.

A ridge moves in from the southwest on Tuesday, followed by strengthening northerlies on Wednesday ahead of another front.

19 MIN 7

Saturday: Areas of cloud, and isolated showers north of Christchurch, clearing to fine late morning.

However, cloud returning with some light rain in the evening. NE breezes.

Sunday: Areas of cloud clearing to fine late morning.

A few showers about the foot hills in the afternoon and early evening. SE turning NE in the afternoon.

Monday: A few spots of rain with N, turning to widespread showers with a strong S change. Showers becoming isolated later.

Around The Region Saturday

Sunday

Monday

For too many New Zealanders, the only gift they want this Christmas is hope.

You can put the hope back into this Christmas and allow us to open doors for those who need us most. Financial mentoring, advocacy, food parcels, and other social support services are all needed far beyond the traditional ‘Twelve Days’.

Please find it in your hearts to open a special door this Christmas.

Donate today and give a gift of hope

salvationarmy.org.nz/ christmasappeal

Sunday: Becoming fine in the morning.

Early southerly change, turning northeast in the afternoon.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

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Saturday: Partly cloudy, with early morning frosts in the south but scattered early rain in the north.

Cloud increasing in the afternoon and scattered rain, widespread about the divide, developing from the west in the evening. Snow to 1800m about the divide in the evening. Wind at 1000m: Light. NW 40 km/h from afternoon; NW 65 km/h in exposed places in the evening. Wind at 2000m: Light. W 40 km/h developing, rising to NW gale 75 km/h by evening.

Freezing level: 1400m rising to 2400m in the morning.

Sunday: Scattered rain, snow to 1800m about the divide at first, clearing to sunny spells and a few showers. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h but 65 km/h in exposed places, becoming light. Wind at 2000m: NW 85 km/h easing to W 50 km/h in the morning, light from afternoon. Freezing level: 2500m.

17 9 20 10 19 8 17 9 17 10 16 7 19 7 16 7 17 4 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 19 8 16 8 15 7 16 11 15 10 13 9 PROTECTION REQUIRED : 20 9 : 20 am – 5 pm 18 7 18 9 17 7 Wear a hat and sunglasses For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020 Compiled by Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

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Monday: A few spots of rain with N, turning to showers with a strong S change.

Showers clearing later.

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

Ashburton Airport 17.6 10.1 8.1 8.8 43.6 S 56 9:58am 7.5 153.3

Methven 21.0 8.1 – – – – – – –

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 23.7 15.0 11.5 10.4 11.7 – 0.6 16.8 57.8 43.6 S 67 S 61 11:40am 8:48am 4.5 – 158.9 –

Tides, Sun and Moon Saturday

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Ashburton H 3:15am 3:34pm 3:56am 4:12pm 4:36am 4:49pm Mouth L 9:21am 9:36pm 10:02am 10:15pm 10:43am 10:55pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

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3:11am 9:24am 2:59am 9:05am

3:28pm 3:55am 4:10pm 4:37am 4:51pm 9:40pm 10:09am 10:23pm 10:52am 11:06pm 3:18pm 3:40am 3:56pm 4:20am 4:33pm 9:20pm 9:46am 9:59pm 10:27am 10:39pm

Data provided by NIWA

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6:36pm 4:46am 7:39pm 5:10am 8:42pm 5:37am

full Nov 30

last qtr Dec 8

new Dec 15

first qtr Dec 22

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