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Flowers, awards and choccy fish for the Vallenders Malcolm Hopwood An Ashburton couple who have given six decades of service to Ashburton Variety Theatre have been awarded life membership.

Elaine and Glenn Vallender were surprise recipients of the awards at the Variety Theatre’s annual meeting on Thursday night.

Elaine began her involvement as a chorus member of South Pacific in 1976 and graduated to musical director, which she’s been doing for nearly 30 years.

She’s also performed a range of other duties for the society.

Glenn began his involvement as part of the stage crew for Best Little Whorehouse in 1988.

A notable achievement was the research, writing, and compila-

tion of two volumes, entitled In The Spotlight, dedicated to the 60-year history of the Ashburton Operatic Society, which trades as Ashburton Variety Theatre.

Elaine and Glenn received flowers, the lifetime awards, and a box of chocolate fish.

“We are very honoured and privileged,” Elaine said.

She recalled feeling naive when she was first appointed musical director for My Fair Lady.

“I thought people knew more about the show than I did, but we got there.”

Glenn said he was “a bit overwhelmed”.

It took about 300 hours to write the two volumes, but it was “a labour of love”, he said.

As a historian, he said it’s absolutely vital to record the heritage of the society.

“It’s part of the culture and landscape of the place,” he said.

“You do it because you love it,” Elaine added.

Elaine and Glenn Vallender receive their lifetime awards.

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Local schools await advice around vaccination mandate Adam Burns School leaders in Mid Canterbury have said the decision to mandate vaccinations was unavoidable.

But local principals are contemplating greater guidance from the Government around the thorny issue of enforcement, should staff members push back on the ‘no jab, no job’ policy.

The mandate, announced earlier this week by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, requires all school and early learning staff and support people who have contact with children and pupils, to be fully vaccinated

by January 1, 2022, and to receive their first dose this year by November 15.

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Left – Brent Gray.

Right – Ross Preece.

cipal Brent Gray said the move was inevitable.

“Given the situation that we’re faced with, it was probably to be expected,” he said.

However, there remained plenty to work through around the particulars of the guidelines, he said.

“We’re not really aware of what those legalities are.”

“But I think the precedent has probably been set by the border workers.”

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Right – Jack Saxon.

Some port workers who have refused the vaccine have taken the Government’s vaccination order to the High Court, but have lost unjustified dismissal claims at the Employment Relations Authority.

Gray said he would not know whether the expectations would have an impact on the school’s roster until the resumption of term 4.

“I’m probably a week away from knowing that really,” he

said.

Ashburton College principal Ross Preece said the mandate was “a no-brainer”.

“It makes sense, I see it no different from seatbelt wearing.”

He was unsure of how many of his staff had been vaccinated, but those discussions would need to occur.

Mount Hutt College principal Jack Saxon said he was curious as to how school leaders would manage the guidelines.

Saxon said establishing a system and process around the policy would be crucial as the Government had only offered a directive for schools.

The school confirmed that it had conducted an anonymous survey around vaccination status with Saxon estimating only one non-respondent to the survey.

Both Preece and Saxon added that some staff may have underlying health conditions which would need to be considered.

Secondary school pupils from Year 9-13 will have to wear masks on public transport.

All three principals confirmed they were fully vaccinated.

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GP: ‘We have no choice but to get jabbed’

By Adam Burns

An experienced doctor in Ashburton believes it is only a matter of time before Delta arrives in the South Island.

Dr Melanie Abernethy is pleading with Mid Cantabrians to get vaccinated to ensure an already chock-a-block health sector does not get overwhelmed.

In her four decades as a general practitioner, Dr Melanie Abernethy says she has never seen a health crisis like Covid-19.

She was first briefed on Covid-19 back in 2019 alongside a group of fellow support doctors.

At this point, it was difficult to get her head around how much of a threat the virus could potentially be.

“I think there was a degree of ‘we’ll be alright’.”

But Abernethy said Delta is a different beast and any hint of complacency in the South Island, where there have been no cases, was a dangerous mindset.

“It will come (to the South Island),” she said.

“You can’t keep it out.

“You see what happened in Northland, they got one case then everyone got vaccinated, it

gets very frightening very quickly.”

Abernethy will be available for questions at Eastfield Health’s vaccination clinic today, one of 10 operating throughout the dis-

trict as part of Super Saturday.

“I think the best use of me is as the expert that hopefully people can trust,” she said.

But for people who still held doubts over the vaccine, Aber-

nethy said her career and reputation was at stake.

“A lot of people get their information from social media which doesn’t have to be contested,” she said.

“What I say can be contested because I have a reputation and a medical council that makes sure I practise to a certain standard.”

She also dismissed views that mandating the vaccine in some industries impeded on “freedom of choice”.

“This is not a freedom issue, this is a public health issue,” she said.

“We don’t have a health workforce that’s going to last any longer than a year or two because they’re burned out.

“If you want to think of anyone’s freedom, think of the nurses and doctors who are under the gun.”

and former staff members.

But Preece made it clear that having security cameras in the learning support unit was done as part of bigger school development.

“We have put cameras throughout the school in high traffic areas and areas where we’re concerned about the wellbeing of staff or the wellbeing of kids,” Preece said, adding that there were 18 or 19 cameras located throughout the college.

But the security camera move was not enough for concerned mother Melanie Deuart, who has decided to pull her autistic son out of the school until more drastic changes are made to its special needs unit.

Deuart, who had initially requested anonymity, said keeping her son at home and paying for a babysitter, remained a safer option than remaining at the col-

lege.

She confirmed she had complained to the school twice over the past 12 months around concerns with the teacher in question.

The mother said she first became concerned during a visiting day in November, 2020, where she allegedly saw the teacher grab her son’s hand before squeezing it “violently” until he answered her.

“I said (at the time) that it was uncalled for and disgusting,” she said.

That led to Deuart lodging a complaint with the school about the teacher. A meeting took place with the teacher and deputy principal, Jono Hay, in the January holidays.

Deuart‘s second complaint to the school came after indications from her son that the teacher may have encouraged him to

“keep secrets”.

That sparked another meeting with the deputy principal on the final day of the term earlier this month. Deuart said she was told

by Hay that he would talk to the teacher.

Deuart said she had been worried by her son’s change in behaviour since he first started attending the college at the start of the year.

“He used to be very verbal with myself and my daughters.

We were very close and then he stopped talking to us.”

Deuart said the long-term allegations about the unit, which dated back until at least 2018, and reading and hearing other stories, had left her shocked.

“A lot of teacher aides and family members have contacted me regarding their issues,” Deuart said.

She also confirmed she had

been interviewed by an independent investigator, who was writing a report about the unit because Preece said there had been “concerns raised’’.

The school had commissioned the report, which was due out soon. But it was understood the accused teacher had not been stood down pending the outcome of the review.

The teacher, who the Guardian chose not to name, was not allowed to respond directly to the accusations, according to the school.

Preece stressed that only he could talk to the media as the school spokesperson.

Preece said it was a parent’s right to send their child to whatever school they wanted, when asked if he was worried that others may follow suit.

“Obviously it’s a specialist area so they’ll have needs.”

Dr Melanie Abernethy will available for questions Eastfield’s vaccination clinic today

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Cameras installed in special needs unit Adam Burns

Ashburton College’s principal says installing security cameras in its classroom under investigation because of bullying allegations was simply part of a wider school upgrade.

Ross Preece confirmed that security cameras had been installed during the school holidays in the Te Whare Manaaki special needs unit, which was the focus of an investigation following long-term bullying accusations.

Multiple claims of ongoing verbal and physical abuse of students and staff, apparently involving a teacher, have been revealed to the Guardian by parents

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Petition gains 1000 signatures Malcolm Hopwood Claire and Gerard Rushton have received 1000 more signatures to their petition calling for vaccination against all types of meningococcal disease.

Since the Ashburton Guardian publicised their appeal for support for the petition, the number of signatures has jumped to 4700.

The Meningitis Foundation petition, fronted by Claire and Gerard, closes at the end of the month and will be presented to parliament sometime in November by National’s Deputy Leader, Dr Shane Reti.

“We’re appealing to as many people as possible to go to the meningitis website and sign the petition,” the Rushtons said.

Their commitment to the petition resulted from their daughter, Courtenay, dying from meningitis seven years ago at the age of 16.

In addition to the signatures, Claire Rushton has received numerous calls from

people “adding their support and relating their own stories”.

A number didn’t realise their children weren’t protected from the five strains of meningitis, she said.

“We’re telling them it should be free and available to all our young people,” she said.

“The Guardian article is helping us make a difference and raise awareness.”

In adding to supporting the petition, Dr Reti said he’s seen several cases of meningitis over 30 years as a GP. “It’s a terrible condition but one that can be protected with a vaccine,” he said.

Several children in Northland died of meningitis during the last outbreak in 2019 when he was MP for Whangarei.

He said the petition organisers will decide on a time next month during a sitting week in parliament and align it with his schedule.

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Their first book since the Ashburton Writers Group began in 1963. Stacey Broadbent (left) and Julie Sergeant are proud of their first effort.

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Ashburton writers’ first book in 58 years

By Malcolm Hopwood It’s been months in the writing, but the Ashburton Writers Group’s first anthology of stories and poems in 58 years is available for purchase.

With proceeds going to Hospice Mid Canterbury, the Writers Group is selling the anthology at Bookarama which opens its doors on Monday morning.

The idea for an anthology first arose from their annual short story competition. They had over 80 entries for nine prizes and thought the successful writers deserved greater publicity.

There are 27 stories and poems in the book, many inspired by assignments that members face at their monthly meetings.

The stories range from romance and relationships to humour and crime.

Stacey Broadbent, a prolific writer and published novelist, has written about coronavirus, her obsession with books, an ugly duckling and Christmas while member, Julie Sergeant, has written Handle With

Care, a comedy set in New York, Royal Pickle, which focuses on being a newcomer to Mid Canterbury and Caroline’s Journey, about the trials and tribulations of having a family.

Both women are excited about the finished product.

“It’s really exciting and nice to hold the anthology in your hands,” Broadbent said.

“It’s rewarding to know that it’s something each of us have contributed towards,” Sergeant said.

They said that people don’t have to be a professional writer to contribute to their book and hope it will inspire other people to write.

“The book could be the start of an ongoing fundraising initiative,” Sergeant said.

The title Group Therapy is “a perfect description of how we feel about our monthly meetings,” they said.

They intend to staff a space at Bookarama but, if people can’t purchase a book for $20 from there, they can pre-order from the Ashburton Writers Group’s Facebook page.

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Seven no trumps for bridge club Malcolm Hopwood The Ashburton Bridge Club has achieved a grand slam.

The club this week received a $17,000 grant from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury to enable them to reach their target of $200,000.

The club budgeted that amount to urgently upgrade its facilities.

When the grant is added to other funding, the club has reached $190,000 and will dip into club funds to make up the deficit.

The grand slam is the highest bid in bridge and can only be achieved when two players have the bulk of the aces, kings, and queens and have accumulated enough points out of 40.

Club president, John Shearer, and immediate past president, Mary Buckland, are delighted with the funding which they said is “the single biggest community grant so far they’ve received”.

“It’s given us the security of knowing we can complete the job,” Buckland said.

“The grant’s the equivalent of seven no trumps, which is the grand slam.”

Work has already begun to upgrade its entrance and foyer, electrical fittings and plumbing, kitchen, toilet, doors into the

RECIPIENTS Other recipients in the latest grant round are: Hakatere Ceramics & Pottery ($6132 for new kilns) Ashburton Seniors Centre Trust ($8000 for exterior painting) Hinds Community Centre ($9943 for audio visual upgrade) Willowby Community Hall ($5500 for roof painting) Mt Somers Reserve Board ($8000 for hall stage curtain replacement).

Ashburton Bridge Club’s John Shearer and Mary Buckland are delighted with the latest grant from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury which means the club’s upgrade can continue.

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playing room and to remove asbestos.

Shearer and Buckland are hoping the work will be completed

by Christmas but will depend on the supply of material and availability of subcontractors.

A year ago, Buckland didn’t believe it would happen.

“I said at the time it’s impos-

sible, but now I know it can be achieved.”

The key response came from members.

Collectively they provided $140,000 with 23 members giving $5000 each and others contributing the rest.

“I’m overwhelmed and humbled by the response from mem-

bers,” Shearer said.

“It shows people are passionate about the family we have here and want the clubrooms upgraded for future use,” Buckland said.

A grand slam is uncommon and both Shearer and Buckland know they won’t get another grant like this for some time.

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wald on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the crash between Carters Terrace and Wilkin Street at around 11.37am.

Three ambulances and two helicopters were sent to the scene as well as three fire trucks and multiple police vehicles.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman said

that initially two crews arrived, but quickly called in another crew from the Ashburton station as they needed to extract a person from a vehicle.

The person that was extracted was one of the two people that were in a serious condition, while the driver of one of the other vehicles was understood to be the other.

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Scams Canterbury police are advising people buying or selling electronics on Facebook to be wary of scams and fake profiles.

Police have dealt with five cases where offenders will create a fake Facebook profile and advertise a high-end iPhone or iPad on Facebook Marketplace at a price that’s almost too good to be true.

The offender then arranges a meeting place to make the sale, however, no sale takes place and multiple victims have had their own cell phones or cash stolen from them.

Fuel prices It has never been more expensive to fill up your tank in New Zealand.

The team behind fuel price tracking app Gaspy noted this week that the national average price for 91 octane petrol currently sits at $2.39. This is up slightly on the record highs previously seen in the second half of 2018.

Most service stations around the Ashburton District are now charging more than $2.40 per litre of fuel.

U3A The U3A committee has decided to cancel the October and November meetings due to the uncertainty of Covid levels in the future. They hope to reschedule the meetings for some time next year and subscriptions will be adjusted for the loss of meetings.

Travel bubble Things are looking bleak for former Ashburtonians, Anna and Rob Aitken, who own the Daydreamer Resort, at Rarotonga.

They say there’s no indication of the bubble with the Cook Islands reopening and their government believes it won’t happen until New Zealand returns to level one.

The Aitkens said they won’t see tourists until well after Christmas”.

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Lions on the course

Thursday saw the Ashburton Lions club hold their annual fundraising golf tournament at the Ashburton Golf Club. There were over 100 players on the course throughout the day, with players even coming from outside of the Mid Canterbury District to support the Lions, and have a game of golf on a stunner of a day.

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It has been nearly 30 years since I’ve implanted my hooves into a pair of skis.

Adam After 30 seconds suited up and clipped in, it certainly shows.

Burns My two left feet navigate their way to the private lesson area of the mountain, skis and poles in tow, albeit at a very tentative pace.

It is at this point where I contemplate a potential debacle on the slopes. Right in front of my 10-year-old son no less.

Now why is this 34-year-old novice putting himself through this?

Well a few reasons.

My son Noah, who is an enthusiastic skateboarder, has never been up the mountain and was desperate to give snowboarding a crack.

My interests were piqued when I was a reporter covering the 2019 Winter Games in Central Otago, which of course was done on foot.

And despite living in areas of the South Island where Mt Hutt and Cardrona are effectively on the back porch, this experience is more than 20 years overdue.

I recall, as a six-year-old, relishing my one skiing experience when my family and I went to Whakapapa in the North Island.

Noah was even more delirious to embark on his first snow adventure.

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Soldier found comfort in the darkest of places

By Connor Lysaght

D

iaries and letters are the epitome of personal and, in many cases, provide us with some of the most interesting historic stories that have ever – or never – been told.

Every personal memoir is special, but those that vividly recall events of war, adversity, triumph, failure, and hope, through the eyes of someone we can easily relate to are perhaps the most compelling.

The Ashburton Museum is privileged to be able to look after a number of diaries, albums, and sets of letters in its archives that tell such stories.

This year so far we have told several stories of survivors of war, which have been about WW2 dispatch rider Noel Wilson, WW1 shell victim Private Frederick W T Rogers, and Australian WW1 Nurse Marie Cameron, who wound up in Ashburton Hospital after her transport ship fell victim to a U-boat attack.

Our next war story is perhaps the best documented, being that of 2nd Lieutenant John Trevor Thomas MC, and his experiences of being captured and imprisoned by the Germans during the Great War. J Trevor Thomas’ extensive typed diary, which is hundreds of pages long, as well as correspondences and letters from him, as well as friends and confidants of his, are held at the Ashburton Museum and they tell a complete narrative of his experiences before, during, and after his internment at the hands of the Huns.

Into the night Thomas was captured by the Germans sometime from the 21st of April and the beginning of May 1918, while out on night patrol.

He was no stranger to such duty; in his own words he had “been out some 20 odd consecutive nights” before his capture.

Before heading out, Thomas asked his Platoon Sergeant for some new men as his “excellent patrol had just about had it” – however, the choices were seemingly not ideal.

Thomas recounts that “when he handed me the names I expostulated,” and the Sergeant replied that he had “asked for it” – an omen if there ever was one.

He took the men regardless and had “all pockets emptied and all loose accoutrements tightened up” before he brought them off on patrol.

Under cover of darkness they moved 200 yards across the front, and after following a tip that some Germans were nearby, they found themselves surrounded “on 3 sides by 18 of the Bosch who were yelling and squirting up flares.”

Caught in the open Immediately, Thomas and his boys were in the thick of it.

One of his team had a rifle jam, and then Thomas discovered that the pins of their bombs had

Left – John Trevor Thomas and his siblings, April 1942. Back from left: Rene, Joy, Isobel. Front: Douglas, John, Walter.

Below – Letters written by John Trevor Thomas from Graudenz, as well as a Message Map of his from late 1917 and his Field Message Book.

This book has entries describing the wounded among his platoon up until before he was captured.

been “thrust home and doubled back” – effectively useless.

After a brief firefight there was only Thomas, Horrex and their mate Cundy left unwounded, at which point Thomas told his men, “fix bayonets and we will charge and, in the most approved style [I] called “charge” but a stock bomb landed between Horrex and myself, laying the former out and blowing the bridge off my nose.”

All the boys were wounded and grabbed by the Germans, and Thomas requested that he retrieve and treat the wounds of Quartermaster Sergeant Durant, his mate who had asked to come out on this patrol for reference before heading to England on commission.

Durant sadly passed shortly after arriving at a German dressing station – in Thomas’ words, “the poor fellow had bled to death for which I blame myself as I did not realise that his calls to me that his feet were getting cold was evidence of this happening.”

Marchiennes and Graudenz Thomas was first sent to the infamous Marchiennes prison camp, possibly by mistake as it was not a camp for officers.

The conditions there were beyond inhumane – the place was nothing more than an old wooden glassworks with lice-infested hay strewn about for bedding.

The men were given bread adulterated with leaves and wood pulp, “coffee” made from ryecorn, and watery soup made from less-than-stellar cuts of meat.

In order to secure the men a bath, Trevor had to stand up to the Commandant and yell in his face – after roughly grabbing a Sergeant Major whom he despised to use as an interpreter, he “marched him straight up to the Commandant who yelled at me and the more he yelled the louder I yelled back. Even-

tually I made him understand I demanded water for washing, blankets, baths etc.”

After his stay at Marchiennes, Trevor was sent to the prison at Graudenz, a garrison town between Danzig and Warsaw.

It was here that he caught the Spanish Flu, from which he recovered thanks to the support of a South African soldier he had befriended in the camp.

Aside from his companionship, there was one other person who helped him get through the ordeal, a helping hand from home – esteemed author, journalist, and Red Cross associate Edith Lyttelton (whose pseudonym was G B Lancaster).

Help from home Edith, who grew up at Rokeby, had settled into a permanent home in London just before the war started.

Her home was affectionately named Te Whare, at 65 Hanger Hill, North Ealing.

According to “An Unsettled Spirit: The Life & Frontier Fiction of Edith Lyttelton (G B Lancaster)” by Terry Sturm, she threw herself “tirelessly” into war work, joining the Red Cross to assist

soldiers on leave, and got stuck into journalism in support of the war effort.

Also involved with the Anzac Club, Edith strove to support prisoners of war held by the Germans.

When Thomas went missing, she put out a request for information regarding his whereabouts, to which several responses confirmed the capture of “poor old Trevor Thomas.”

Edith acted as an intermediary, forwarding correspondence back-and-forth between prisoners and their families, also conveying any gifts and wishes.

Correspondences from Thomas to Edith are affectionate in tone – he refers to her as “my dear Mrs Lyttelton,” as if she were his own mother.

Clearly his contact with Edith Lyttelton was a lifeline for Thomas, as she facilitated the delivery of precious items to Graudenz from his mother in Ashburton, such as tobacco and socks, to lift his spirits.

Victory Once the war ended, Trevor was allowed day leave around Graudenz before he was shipped

home.

Curiously, he went into the biggest and most popular coffee-house in the town itself, only to find it full to the brim with jovial Commonwealth and American officers, who outnumbered the Germans by a great deal!

After all the suffering he endured, softened by the helping hand of Edith Lyttelton, it must have been quite a surreal sight.

Once John Trevor Thomas made it back to New Zealand, he went into business in Ashburton – ‘J Trevor Thomas & Co’ became very successful and had its premises next to the sports hall on Tancred Street.

When World War 2 broke out, Trevor was instrumental in establishing the B Company of the Ashburton Home Guard, before being taken on at Burnham as a member of staff.

Correction A photograph appeared on the Heritage Page, October 9th, claiming to be of Christopher Hutchison.

This was incorrect – the photo was actually of Elliott Grieve.

We apologise for any confusion caused.

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A week with a bit of everything Daryl Holden

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orcing a meningitis change, fearing for our Afghan allies and Pablo Escopug.

The week that was had a bit of everything.

A rush for signatures

Fantastic. That’s one way to describe the Guardian’s push to help Ashburton couple Claire and Gerard Rushton gather as many meningococcal disease petition signatures as possible.

The Rushtons are fighting to get free meningococcal vaccines given to all secondary students.

Their petition closes at the end of the month from where it will be presented to Parliament.

Since the Ashburton Guard-

ian publicised their appeal for petition support, the number of signatures had jumped more than 1000 to 4700 in just a matter of days.

Keep it up people.

Go to the Guardian’s Facebook page to find a link to the petition by the Rushtons’ photo.

What’s in a name?

It started with Richie McClaw, a much-loved Ashburton cat named after the All Black great.

And then Guardian Facebook followers submitted the most unusual names with photos of their pets.

There were some beauties, including some of my favourites: ■■ * Brooke, the dog, named after Hollywood actress Brooke Shields.

■■ * Lady Ba Ba (I think we can all work out that one) ■■ * The late Patsy Cline, a lovely pooch, said the owner.

■■ * Pablo Escopug, named after

the Colombian drug lord, whose story has been captured in a hit Netflix TV series ■■ * Elizabeth May’s cat called Taika Waikitty made me smile.

And I’m sure it would get the same reaction from outstanding New Zealand film director Taika Waititi, too.

■■ * And, last but certainly not least, one reader let us know they had a dog named Jimmy and a cat called Hendrix.

Death sentence fears

I doubt whether too many of us know former New Zealand Army captain Ellen Ford (now Nelson), but she seems like one hell of a lady.

Our story about her push to bring 43 Afghan families, including about 200 children to safety in New Zealand, before the Taliban killed them, underlined the harsh reality of life in Afghanistan.

The families were all allies of

the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) before they and other international forces withdrew in August, allowing the Taliban to again take control.

Nelson, based in Manawatu, got the New Zealand Government to approve emergency visas for the Afghan families, but getting them out was now the problem.

Few understood that better than Ashburton’s former soldier Zane Adam. He completed two tours of duty with the NZDF in Bamiyan Province and worked with Nelson.

He said Nelson’s mission to evacuate the 282 Afghans “can’t be overstated’’ because he knows that the Taliban would have them all on a death list.

“The Taliban will stop at nothing to find them.’’

Ring a bell?

Ashburton’s Jill Waterman wants to say thanks to all those

who helped look for her precious wedding ring before she found it herself – tucked under a cover of an armchair at home.

The Guardian was all set to publicise Jill’s desperate search for her ring, which went missing after it slipped off her pinkie finger. Her ring finger was swollen, forcing her to wear it on her pinkie when disaster struck People with metal detectors searched in areas where Jill thought it might have come loose.

Jill, of course, overwhelmed by the support, just wanted it back, especially with her 39-year wedding anniversary looming next month.

In the end, she found it at home.

“I was straightening up the covers on my armchairs and when I pulled the cover out, there it was. So happy and thanks so much for your interest.’’

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No leadership here Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL

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estern Australia is making it illegal for bikie gang members to wear their patches or any other insignia, including tattoos.

I think we should too.

That’s right, I have just agreed with an Australian thought.

It’s rare I know, like a visit from the motherin-law.

Now back to the banning of public gang stuff – I think gangs and gang membership should be made illegal.

I never used to think this until I read a vomit-inducing ar-

ticle in the New Zealand Herald (October 9, 2021) about Auckland mongrel mob leader Mark Pitman, and gangs getting vaccinated.

It said he wanted to ‘lead by example’.

Are you serious? Wow! If the leader of one of the most destructive groups in New Zealand wants to lead by example, how about heading for Antarctica in a cardboard boat.

Now my little Labour-loving, East Street-avoiding Ashburtonians, who call this pothole paradise home, I try my best to bring you the latest research to back up my usual rantings.

However, in this case, the best I can do for you is a 2014 report from the Ministry of Social Development about the financial impact of gangs in this fair land.

Published in 2016, I don’t recall it creating a stir, but it should have.

Do you recall the rough figure the little bits of lego cycle

track were going to cost, to stick on to the Auckland Harbour Brigdge?

Something over $700 million. People were outraged at that.

That is the same as the financial impact on the Ministry of Social Development, that gangs have in New Zealand.

That doesn’t account for the financial cost to our courts, police, and prisons.

This cost is mostly through benefits, housing and other bits and pieces of welfare.

It also includes the financial cost of supporting their beaten up partners and abused kids.

At the time of the report, there were 3690 identified gang members who accounted for this bill.

Now before a pothole on the Methven highway can be fixed, I have used the maths I learnt at Tinwald School to work out that each gang member accounts for $176,767.00 of MSD money.

These figures are out of date, but the absolute certainty is, they would have not decreased.

So back to the completely deluded comment by

the cave-dwelling cretin in Auckland.

To lead by example would be to recognise the impact of his own behaviour first.

In September 2008, Mark Pitman was jailed for three and a half years, and later had his considerable assets seized.

He was the mastermind behind a large cannabis growing operation that was based at his house.

Talk to any cop and they will tell you that when criminals like Mark Pitman are convicted, it is at best, for probably only ten per cent of the crimes they have convicted.

It is an certain guarantee that this self-titled leader, knows of many crimes committed, and could actually have a positive impact for his victims, by leading by example and grow up and begin to behave like a man.

Instead, he gets interviewed by a sympathetic reporter and attempts to normalise his own behaviour.

Are we meant to be impressed that he is ‘leading’ and being an example for other criminals to get jabbed.

I know what you are thinking, how about they don’t and covid is allowed to run its course through their ranks.

So back to the Aussies and the illegal wearing of gang patches.

The other states will watch with interest the impact this law will have.

The Western state makes no apology in wanting to make their home the most unattractive place to be if you are a gang member.

The new legislation even goes as far as naming the gangs that are to be targeted.

My worry is under the 501 immigration policy, we will see more of these thugs sent to New Zealand.

We are too soft as a country, and the gangs know it.

How about our politicians lead by example and start building a cardboard boat for the leader of the Mongrel Mob?

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

LETTERS Councillor Wilson and Maori Councillor Wilson has commenced a journey and Maori support him as he begins his hikoi to understanding, enlightenment and acceptance.

Like many before him the journey begins with denial, anger and fear.

These emotions are always misplaced and diminish as the process goes its natural course.

So rather than rail against Councillor Wilson and his comments, we support him.

The world has changed and councillor Wilson and his like minded colleagues need to catch up.

They must learn that the aspirations of young people are

different from their own and our world is changed.

This is not councillor Wilson’s time, his time was 50 years ago, and 50 years ago his young man’s world was different from the world the councillors of that day knew, when they were young.

Turning back the clock is fruitless and the ‘now’ we enjoy is for the young people and the views

and aspirations the young people have.

I encourage councillor Wilson to reach out to the 5 per cent Maori he sees for advice and help, the invisible majority he cannot see are here to help him when the time comes.

Hutene Kamariera

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Excitement and enthusiasm, tinged with nerves A

new term is upon us, the final one for 2021. This year has appeared to just rush past and now we are on the final approach to Christmas and a new year.

The start of a new term can be exciting and bring about a fresh sense of enthusiasm. It can also be a time of nerves and worry, particularly for those who may have important exams coming up. But being the last term, it is also a time of the “final time”.

By Elizabeth Walker-Ratu CHRISTIAN COMMENT The final day with a particular teacher, the final time of playing with your team, the final time of being with this group of people in class or it may be the final time of wearing your

school uniform.

Being the last of something means that there is a first for something else coming up. A first, that like the last, may be daunting, may require something constant and secure to hold onto.

If we look at the book of Joshua, God tells Joshua directly that He will be with him wherever he goes. Joshua was about to step out into something new, leading the Israelites into the new land.

I imagine that this would have been a daunting task. While sharing what he needed to do God regularly told Joshua to be strong and courageous. God understood what this new role would mean for Joshua and that it could all seem overwhelming so he encouraged him over and over again. He ends with encouraging him that he will be with him wherever he goes.

Come Monday children will be heading back to school and

work will resume as normal for those who holidays change up the schedule. It will be the final first day of term for 2021. During these final moments for this year I pray that you can find hope and comfort in the words given to Joshua that you may be strong and courageous and know that God will be with you wherever you go.

Lt. Elizabeth Walker-Ratu is with the Salvation Army Ashburton

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Peter Lynn’s global busines T

here are two accidents in Peter Lynn’s life that would’ve caused most kite enthusiasts to change profession, but not him.

Peter Lynn is different.

He’s one of the world’s greatest kite designers and manufacturers and nothing deters him. Any setback becomes a challenge.

He saw a kite on the horizon at a young age and decided to make one himself. It was diamond shaped and the ingredients were brown paper, flour and water paste, sticks and string.

He had an appetite for flight and flew them around Ashburton.

There were accidents with skinned knees, rope burns and torn material, but one incident would have redirected most youngsters to balsa wood gliders.

He was riding his bike across Allenton School holding his kite aloft when he became entangled in the line.

Peter went arse over kite.

“It cut my throat, there was blood. I had a scar that was visible for about 20 years.

“Mum was annoyed.”

It was one of about 1000 kite accidents that he suffered as he pursued his dream.

The other celebrated accident occurred nearly 50 years later in Sardinia, Italy.

In motoring terms Peter had graduated from go-carts to Formula One. He was flying the world’s biggest kite, in the shape of a stingray. It was about 42 metres across and featured in the Guinness Book of Records.

Peter recalls he was on a beach front and had the kite anchored by a front-end loader in the sea. The kite went up but didn’t inflate. The nose crumbled and, with a shifting wind, the kite moved sideways, coming down on the roof of a restaurant.

“Then it inflated and flew up, taking with it a beach umbrella attached to a 60-kilo base.

“The flying umbrella disentangled and plummeted down, falling on a beam and collapsing the roof.

“Despite the warning there were patrons inside determined to finish their bottle of Chianti before fleeing.

“I trashed the restaurant.”

No-one was injured except for a German helper who cut his lip and “has a duelling scar to this day”.

Peter escaped, moving up the beach with his kite, uncertain whether he should return and survey the damage but, the following year, he was back and was recognised by the owners.

They were delighted to see the man who made them famous and invited him in for a free meal.

Peter is now 74 and admits to slowing down slightly but, letting go of the strings, isn’t an option.

However, there was a period in his life when kites didn’t feature.

He attended Ashburton College and Canterbury University, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering.

He met Elwyn Brown, a speech therapist, they married, travelled to Australia and returned to Ashburton.

Paper, string, paste and sticks from his father’s joinery workshop didn’t feature.

Back home Peter “didn’t really know” what he wanted to do.

“I was looking for something to invent,” he said.

Almost by accident he decided

William Shatner spent 10 minutes in space. Peter Lynn was not interested in going up and down. Instead his kaleidoscope of kites have flown further, longer, with greater spectacle, agility and aerodynamic precision. In turn, they have thrilled millions throughout the world. Malcolm Hopwood talked to this impressive man and the legacy he’s left.

By Malcolm Hopwood

Peter and Elwyn Lynn display the oldest known kite in existence which they have in their possession. It’s a 1773 French pear top kite made of hazelwood paper with a tail made from torn remnants of a Catholic Bible.

Above – Peter’s beautifully restored 1885 Benz replica, the first motorcar in action in a rally near Rangiora. His passenger is Don Clucas.

Right – Peter rides one of his kite buggies, holding a kite aloft. to make a kite from sticks and slices of polystyrene for their first daughter, Kirrilee. It failed, but sparked something in Peter that couldn’t be quenched.

“I got very interested in the aerodynamics of kite flying. It was an intriguing intellectual challenge.

“My hobby became my obses-

sion.”

Peter and Elwyn converted their Alford Forest Road garage into a workshop, sewing the fabric in the living room. It was the start of their career, building and selling kites.

“We quickly developed an octopus kite using nylon fabric, with eight tentacles flowing behind.

“It grew into sales of 20,000 a year from craft shops around New Zealand.

“Kids could run like hell dragging the kite and it would take off.

That was the secret.

“You can’t pull a conventional kite along the ground without damaging it.”

By 1978 Peter Lynn kites started to sell overseas in America, Europe and Australia. Alongside the octopus, they had delta, diamond and sled kites, plus about 15 other varieties.

It was then Peter moved from go-karts to saloon cars – kids to bigger kids. He saw a market for

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ss was no flight of fancy Far left – A giant stingray kite in full flight. It once demolished part of a restaurant.

Left – The popular octopus kite which launched Peter’s kite career. He sold about 20,000 a year.

Above – A puss with a purr-puss kite about to be fully inflated. Some kites were almost the size of a rugby field.

Left – A colourful fish in flight over a New Zealand beach.

adult kites.

“The business took off.

“I was doing something new that hadn’t been done before.”

He tossed aside convention and moved to inflatable kites, utilising the air inside to give them buoyancy.

“It removed many constraints

such as weight, strength and shape. It was the beginnings of our business going truly international.”

In the years from 1980s onwards, Peter focused on larger kites, 30 metres long and growing. There were stingrays, octopuses, dragons and centipedes and they were seen at hundreds of locations around the world.

“The kite festivals were our shop front. They sometimes attracted more than a million people to see our exhibitions,” he said. “We became the leading display kite manufacturer.

“Our niche was large, colourful themed kites that had an appearance people immediately recognised.”

During this period in his life, Peter travelled the world for six months a year displaying, selling and taking orders for his factory back in Ashburton. He described himself as a global nomad.

Looking back Peter is proud the world’s biggest kites, some as large as 1200 square metres, covering the majority of a rugby field, have been designed and made at his Alford Forest Road factory.

Their cost ranged from a few dollars to $100,000.

About 20 years ago Peter employed Simon Chisnall, from Hinds, as an extra pair of hands.

He quickly steered Simon into production and, to his amazement, discovered an incredible talent.

“Simon is the best kite designer in the world. He now does all the development.”

Chisnall designed the kite Toothless for the movie, How To Train Your Dragon, which promoted the Hollywood blockbuster around the world.

Peter’s creativity didn’t end with inflatable kites. He saw how they could be steered and quickly moved into kite surfing. He pioneered the three-wheel kite buggy where the kite propelled it forward.

As the world entered a new millennium Peter’s kites lifted, soared and sped people on land and in the water. His buggies could be found on beaches, deserts, or on grass, giving excitement to thrill-seekers.

“Two of my staff, plus Steve Gurney, completed a 3000km journey through the Mongolian desert on a kite buggy to demonstrate its effectiveness.”

A further invention, traction or power kites, are an alternative to sail.

“It was another huge area of development. We were world famous, but few people knew the inspiration started in Ashburton.”

Then there’s pilot kites that fly above the rest.

Peter’s imagination never stopped. But after 40 years as a nomad, he decided to slow down and stay closer to home.

“I got crook in China and it told me something.”

With the business retaining its brand name, Simon and Craig Hansen took it over, but it didn’t stop Peter continuing as adviser, developer and occasional traveller.

He’s now working on a “single skin” kite which has been his project for the past few years.

A single skin is about 70 metres long in the form of a serpent. It’s a single piece of fabric with strings, half the weight of an inflatable kite with more pull for its size and can fly higher in lighter or stronger winds.

“I’m still working on it. When it’s ready it will take over the world metaphorically. I like to do it because it hasn’t been done before and I want to do it.”

Slowing down has meant speeding up on other projects and they are a story in their own

right. This remarkable man wants to develop his Stirling engine further, he enjoys his sawmilling business where he uses a 19th century German reciprocating saw, he helps to maintain his father’s historical woodworking museum at the Plains and he drives his 1885 Benz, a replica of the world’s first motorcar.

But returning to kites there’s something else in Peter’s collection that’s very special. It’s an original.

He possesses the world’s oldest authenticated kite.

While people have flown kites for centuries, examples haven’t been preserved. The oldest is Peter’s 1773 French Pear Top, that’s been forensically examined for its authenticity.

“No other kite has survived so this is very valuable to me.”

The kite has a Christmas design, is made of Hazelwood paper with a tail from torn remnants of a Catholic Bible. It was found in the floor space of an attic in Holland in 1981.

It’s appropriate that the man who’s pushed the boundaries of kite making, should possess the kite that, in its time, led to the popular global pastime that’s consumed Peter’s life.

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Meningitis – ‘the scariest time in my life’ News this week of a petition launched by local couple, Ged and Claire Rushton, to see meningococcal vaccines for secondary school students become free resonated with Guardian reporter Matt Markham. At the age of 16 he was struck down with meningitis – one of the scariest moments of his life.

Left – Matt Markham might have had a lucky meningitis escape, but many memories still exist of the scariest time of his life.

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circumstance.

Seeing the concern in the faces of doctors as they looked you up and down each time they stepped into the room, knowing full well that they weren’t 100 per cent sure what the outcome would be in those first hours upon arriving in hospital.

It was scary. And to this day still the scariest time in my life.

Lucky The underlying thing here is though, that I got lucky. My condition was discovered before it got too serious. I was treated promptly and that ultimately gave me the best chance of getting through it all.

Unfortunately, many aren’t afforded the same fortune.

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o take one’s own tragedy and try and turn it into a positive for others takes courage.

Having to relive and think over one of the darkest moments of your life can’t be easy. But when there’s a desire there to enforce positive change and try and make a difference in someone else’s life there must also be a sense of achievement.

To read the story of Ged and Claire Rushton’s fight to see free meningococcal vaccines given to all secondary students is both

heart-breaking and empowering.

But for me, it also brings back my own memories.

Pain I can’t even begin to understand the pain that the Rushton family went through when Courtenay was taken from them far too early, but I can relate to the situation somewhat as someone who caught meningitis at a young age.

The difference?

I had a lucky escape. Sadly, Courtenay did not.

In so many ways, my situation was similar.

A carefree 16-year-old enjoying a summer holiday break from school with my friends and family.

Living life to the full one minute, knocked down to earth with a violent and rapid thump the next.

Sick with what appeared to be the flu one day, in hospital the next.

There’s a lot of memories from that period in my life that have been erased by time, but there

are also many that have not.

And they’re the ones that come flooding back each and every time the subject of meningitis is raised.

Uncertainty I remember fearing the uncertainty.

Being a 16-year-old boy, who less than 24 hours earlier had been playing cricket with his mates, to find yourself in a hospital bed unable to lift your head off the pillow without screaming was a harrowing change in

What the Rushton family are trying to do should be important to everyone.

There’s no fixed path when it comes to a disease like meningitis, it could be lurking around the corner for anyone – at any given time.

So, a move that sees vaccinations become free for secondary school students is a wonderful one.

And I’d urge all Mid Cantabrians, like me, to join them and show your support by signing on the dotted line.

You never know, that one action could help save a life.

FACEBOOK FEEDBACK – Great support

Ashburton couple Claire and Gerard Rushton would love people to sign their petition to get the Government to provide free meningococcal vaccinations for secondary school students. The Guardian has posted the petition website link on our Facebook page. It has been swamped with posts and confirmation of petition signatures. Here is a selection of reader views: Liz Cook

This should be part of the free vaccinations children get. Hoping Govt takes this petition on board & supports it.

Claire Rushton

Helen Copland Thank you so much and to everyone who has signed. There are many strains. The vaccine Menactra protections for strains A, C, W, Y and Bexsero protects for B which is only available for purchase through your GP at a cost. Only students in halls of residence their first year of boarding at secondary schools and universities, army barracks and prisons receive Menactra free, which only reaches a small percentage of our young people and is unfair.

Alanna Peck

Claire Rushton, Thank you for sharing your story and raising awareness.

I made sure our Daughter had both the vaccines available free and paid for before she went to boarding school because of your daughter.

Toni-maree Prisk

There’s a few different types of meningitis my niece was 5 she was fully Vax and had both her meningitis jabs and died of a new strain my son at 3mths also contracted a different strain what wasn’t and still isn’t covered with the jab he survived after a long fight and reactions to the drugs they gave him what is very common

Michelle Davidson

I believe they should be free for tertiary education also, they need them but do not need the expense.

Rebecca Schoonderbeek

I was told that due to kids being in halls [of residence] there especially that it would be beneficial to have it. I agree!!! I think

both types need to be free, that year 12/13 should be included! It’s our kids health that’s involved.

Claire Rushton

Rebecca Schoonderbeek thank you so much for signing. 2 recent deaths from meningococcal were both young people at universities. The message and awareness of the vaccines available is just not getting to them. No price should be put on our children’s life which is why we are pushing so hard to have it free for all. And so no more parents and families have to go through what we have and do every day, grieving for a child that should still be alive for the sake of a vaccine.

Erin Molly Webb

Done and signed in memory of my cousin Courtney.

Rest in Peace Courtney xo. This vaccine should be free to those who need it. Good on you Gerard and Claire for organising this petition

Anna Woolley

Done. Free meningococcal vaccines should be part of our babies’ vaccinations sadly it doesn’t discriminate on age after Watching my 16 year cousin pass away from the hideous disease. For a few years later my own 2 year old contracting meningococcal... my family is Vaccinated

Samantha Bentley

We paid $390 to get our teenagers done before uni before she went into the dorm rooms

Aimee Elliott CLAIRE AND GERARD RUSHTON

Signed! Scariest thing I’ve ever gone through & cannot stress enough the importance of vaccinating for it.

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AND YOUR LIFESTYLE

RIBBON APPEAL

Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in New Zealand, with over 3000 diagnosed every year. YOU reporter Maddison Gourlay had a sit-down with Mid Canterbury mother and daughter duo, Surrey Lamont and Megan Wells, who were open to sharing their breast cancer journey and their message of hope.

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hen a doctor says “you have cancer”, it can be the three most devastating words to hear.

For a Mid Canterbury mother and daughter, they both took their diagnosis as an adventure.

Surrey Lamont, now 95, and daughter Megan Wells were both diagnosed with breast cancer within five years of each other.

Surrey woke up one day to notice a walnut-sized lump on the side of her left breast near her armpit.

“When you are 88 you think you’re past all that sort of nonsense,” she said.

“It was a hell of a shock when one morning it wasn’t there the day before, I felt this great big lump under my arm.

“I knew straight away what it was because I have been brought up to know about it, but not that I took much notice of that because at 88 I thought I was safe.”

Surrey went to the doctor, then a mammogram and biopsy the diagnosis was con-

firmed – grade three breast cancer. There are four grades of breast cancer, grade four being the most advanced.

“That was my second ever mammogram, the one before that was when I was 61,” she said.

“When I was diagnosed, I took it in my stride and decided to turn it into an adventure.

“I have never been a worrier, in all fairness I am a bit ignorant when it comes to medical matters, so for me making it an adventure was the only way to think of it.”

Numerous appointments at Christchurch Hospital took its toll, as one appointment was at 7am and not being able to drive was problematic.

Thanks to her support system, she stayed the night in Burnham with her granddaughter, who dropped her off at the hospital for her appointment.

It was only a matter of weeks between diagnosis and the full mastectomy of her left breast.

A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one or both breasts. During this surgery, breast cancer patients also have a lymphadenectomy, where they remove lymph nodes in the armpits called axillary lymph nodes.

It is usually the first place breast cancer cells spread outside the breast.

During Surrey’s surgery they removed 11 lymph nodes.

Daughters Megan and Bridget were there to support her when she went into surgery and once she was finished.

“I don’t remember how long it took, but it did take what felt like forever,” Megan said.

“We would go for a walk along the Avon River for a couple of hours, and come back to check and she was still in surgery and eventually in recovery.

“We were more worried in the recovery stage because she was taking a long time to wake up,” Megan said.

“I have never slept well, I dread going to bed,” Surrey said.

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“So I think that some of the reason that I took so long to get out of recovery was because I was catching up on sleep.”

A highlight of Surrey’s time in hospital was when 12 trainee doctors came to observe her as part of their training, some of

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the doctors were pretty good looking, she said.

“It wasn’t a hard decision for me to do a full mastectomy, not at my age,” she said.

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surgery. “You don’t realise that they would send that stuff home to amateurs who knew nothing about them.”

She would go to Ashburton Hospital and have the drainage checked every second day.

Due to quick thinking of her doctor sending her for a mammogram and a quick turnaround from her diagnosis to surgery, Surrey was able to have just the full mastectomy and 11 lymph nodes removed, being in the clear to not have chemo or radiation.

The only lasting treatment after Surrey’s surgery was taking a drug called Tamoxifen for five years after surgery, which is a chemo preventative strategy.

Surrey said throughout her breast cancer journey she was grateful for the unexpected support, especially from various groups within the community.

She said one unexpected need after her mastectomy was a satin underarm pillow gifted to her by Zonta Ashburton.

“It was something I would have never thought I would need after surgery, but I’m so glad they did something like that because it made recovery that much easier,” Surrey said.

Now Surrey wears a specially made prosthesis boob which inserts into her bra, and custom bra which is funded.

She has recently been given her second prosthesis.

“I think they didn’t expect to give me another one as they didn’t think I would still be going,” she said.

Five words that describe Surrey’s journey are “well, it didn’t kill me”.

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RIBBON APPEAL From P19 “I like to think I have a lot of luck behind me.”

Surrey’s daughter Megan Wells’ story doesn’t start the same way as her mothers.

Five years ago (2016) she went to her usual biannual mammogram, at which she was called back for more testing.

“My sister has experience with getting a call back after a mammogram and it turned out to be nothing, everything came back fine,” Megan said.

“We went to Breast Care in Christchurch and they did a scan, and I was on the table and I remember looking over to them looking at the scan thinking crap, there might actually be something going on here.”

Those scans revealed a 8mm lump, but it could not be felt with a physical exam.

“If it had not been for the mammogram that could have gone on until it got to a point where you could feel it,” she said.

To do a diagnosis, they had to perform a biopsy which felt like “being punched in the boob”.

When getting the results of the biopsy a short while later, she immediately knew what the doctors were going to say.

“As soon as I walked into that room they were going to tell me it was cancer, you just knew when you looked at their faces,” she said.

She was diagnosed with grade one breast cancer.

The breast surgeon said we could opt for a lumpectomy, take the lump out in a surgery and then come back to Christchurch for radiation and chemo.

“That was when I asked, ‘can I just have the breast off’?”

“She didn’t say that was a bit drastic, but I know that was what they might have been thinking,” she said.

Megan had support from her mother and her sister-in-law, first hand advice from their own experiences, which prompted her decision for a full mastectomy instead of the lumpectomy.

“I had talked to her (sister-in-law) about it and thought if that happened to me, from what she had said, I would just have the boob off,” Megan said.

“I mean I wasn’t in a great panic about it, I just thought ‘oh well, I’ll just have a think about it and figure out what I was going to do’.” continued next page

Megan Wells (left) and Surrey Lamont know that a good sense of humour during tough times is vital.

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An MRT (medical radiation technologist) or radiographer will place your breast between two plates on the mammogram machine.

The breast is then compressed to spread the tissue apart. It is best to go for a mammogram after your menstrual period has finished and any breast tenderness has subsided.

Normally two views are taken on a screening mammogram, one from the side and one from above. The images are reviewed by two radiologists (specialist doctors who use medical imaging to diagnose disease) who issue a report describing the findings. If anything abnormal is found you will be recalled for further investigation.

In making the decision to have a full mastectomy, the breast surgeon said to her to not let other people’s treatment cloud judgements of what they should have. She said every case was different.

“I can remember saying to her, ‘what is the point of other people sharing their hindsight if you don’t pay any attention to it’,” she said.

“I said, ‘no, I am quite sure that’s what I want to do, just take the breast off’.”

A main reason she didn’t want to settle for a lumpectomy was the frequent travelling up to Christchurch for radiation then chemotherapy.

“I thought that would be worse of an ordeal, and I only ever had little boobs,”

she said.

“I wasn’t too bothered about losing it, it took more convincing for them than it did me.”

After various specialist appointments figuring out what would be the next step, an implant was decided upon.

“I have a silicone implant and it really is a cold lump of a thing on my chest,” she said.

“There is no muscle, it’s very different to getting an implant to boost up what you have already got. You still have muscle and flesh and blood.

“Whereas it is just skin over the implant.”

Megan said one perk of the silicone

implant is that it looks good.

“It looks wonderful, but of course the other one is starting to look a bit saggy,” she said.

“To me, I knew there was no guarantee that I wouldn’t have to do chemo and radiation once I have the mastectomy, once it was removed.

“But there is a pretty good chance I wouldn’t because it was only grade one and it was tiny, because it was found nice and early because of the mammogram.”

Like her mother, Megan’s least favourite part of the process is the drainage tubes.

“Eventually I got the drain tube out and it was a yahoo day.

“It was only in for less than a week, but

it felt like it lasted forever.

“You can’t do much after the surgery so I spent many days sitting on the couch watching Call the Midwife, because I was just so exhausted.”

Months of recovery and several complications have led both Surrey and Megan to where they are now – cancer free and yearly check-ups with doctors.

Both Megan and Surrey hope that breast cancer becomes something that women talk about more, encouraging friends and loved ones to get their regular mammograms.

Both the mother and daughter duo now live by the five words that describe their journey the best, “well, it didn’t kill me”.

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BRCA 1 – BRCA1 mutation predisposes women to breast and/or ovarian cancer. Breast cancer BRCA1 mutation carriers are often Grade 3, triple negative, and occur at a younger age than non-hereditary breast cancer.

BRCA 2 – BRCA2 mutation predisposes women to breast and ovarian cancers although the risk is lower than with BRCA1. It is frequently associated with male breast cancer.

TP53 – This is a tumour suppressor gene which normally helps to control cell division and growth.

Mutations in this gene can cause Li-Frau-

meni syndrome which confers an increased risk of breast cancer as well as other cancers such as leukaemia, sarcomas, brain and adrenal tumours.

PTEN – This gene normally regulates cell growth. Inherited mutations in this gene can lead to Cowden Syndrome. This can cause both benign and cancerous tumours in the breast and growths in the thyroid and digestive tract.

CDH – This is a tumour suppressor gene which is associated with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.

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STK11 – This is a tumour suppressor gene. Mutations in STK11 can lead to Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome, which causes pigmented spots on the lips and in the mouth and polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. It also increases the risk of several cancers including breast and ovarian.

higher risk of breast cancer.

ATM – This gene is normally involved in DNA repair. People with one abnormal copy have an increased risk of breast cancer.

CHEK2 – This is another tumour suppressor gene, and mutations can also increase breast cancer risk.

PALB2 – This gene partners with BRCA2 to repair DNA and suppress tumours.

Mutations lead to a

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Mid Canterbury pubs, cafes and restaurants are open and they need locals’ support!

Yes, you are still encouraged to use a mask until you sit down and staff have to wear face coverings while serving ... it’s all about extra safety precautions to keep customers safe.

And the best news is, there are no

longer restrictions on how many people can be seated inside or outside the premises at one time, as long as everybody can stay safely 1 metre apart.

The same old advice still stands – remain seated unless necessary, the physical separation and keep a record of where you visit.

Remember that staff are not to blame for restrictions and are doing their best to follow legal requirements and keep customers safe and happy.

You can go to cafes to get counter food to take away to eat.

It is up to the cafe to decide if customers can bring their own reusable cups or containers.

The cafe must have good hygiene processes if it allows them.

You must wear a face covering when picking up a takeaway order.

Advice from the Ministry of Health website

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FROM JAPAN with Miya Komatsu

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hese days, various different diet styles are popular.

I have thought a lot about how to incorporate two health trends – gluten-free and low carb – into Japanese cooking.

You know, soy sauce normally contains gluten and we Japanese often add sugar to our savoury dishes.

I have seen tamari soy sauce, which is gluten free, at the supermarket, but I never use it in my cooking, mostly because it’s used for sashimi (a raw fish dish) in Japan.

When I was thinking of any ideas for this month’s recipes, I just thought why not give it a try?

Wow! It has a nice deep flavour and natural sweetness, so I don’t need to add much sugar for my cooking anymore – and that makes it lower in carbs.

I would like to share two recipes that use tamari soy sauce and a fluffy lowcarb cheesecake.

Happy cooking!

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

Ganmodoki (tofu fritter) 2 servings

In Japan, many people like their ganmodoki simmered in a tasty broth.

300g tofu, I used Tonzu brand 1/4 carrot, cut into short and thin strips 1/4 C corn (frozen or tinned – if using tinned, drain well) 1/2 bunch spring onions, chop thinly 2T black sesame seeds 1 egg, beaten 2T cornflour (if you want more lower carb, use psyllium husk) 1T tamari Dipping sauce Mix 1T Tamari, with 1/2 t grated ginger You can also try tomato sauce, or plum sauce – any sauce really

– To drain tofu, wrap it with two paper kitchen towels and

– – – – –

microwave for 3 min. Pull out carefully (very hot) and place in a large bowl.

Break and mash the tofu with whisk or masher until smooth.

Add all other ingredients and mix well.

Heat 1cm oil in a large frypan.

Put the tofu mix in the oil, shaping into small flat rounds.

Cook about 3 min each side until golden brown. Drain excess oil on paper towel. Serve with dipping sauce.

Miya’s hint – You can use any other seasonal veges, like chopped asparagus etc.

– My mum used to cook this fritter in the oven, at 190200°C for 15-20 min until the fritters firmed. It’s good for a healthy after-school snack.

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Pizza chicken 2 servings

1 large chicken breast, slice horizontally into 2 pieces 4T tamari soy sauce 1/4 onion, thinly sliced 1/4 red capsicum, thinly sliced A handful grated cheese 1/2 courgette, sliced using peeler

– Preheat the oven to 180°C. – Put the chicken in a medium bowl and pour over tamari. Marinate for 10 minutes.

– Heat oil in a small frypan over medium heat and saute the onion and capsicum until the onion is transparent.

– Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

– Place the two pieces of chicken without excess marinade on the baking paper-lined baking tray.

– Topping with the sauteed onion and capsicum, then topped with grated cheese.

– Bake for around 10 min, until the chicken has fully cooked and the cheese has a nice colour.

– While the chicken is cooking, saute the courgette in a small frypan and add salt and pepper to taste.

– Serve on two plates with the sauteed courgette and chicken.

Souffle cheesecake 6 servings

400g cream cheese, softened in microwave for 30 sec 50g monk fruit sweetener 4 eggs

– Spray oil inside a 20cm cake tin and place baking paper on the bottom and side, then double wrap the bottom of the cake tin with tin foil.

– Separate egg yolk (into a small bowl) and white (into a large bowl).

– Put the cream cheese and about 1/3 of sweetener in a large bowl and mix with a whisk until smooth and creamy.

– Add the egg yolk in and mix well. Set aside.

– Preheat the oven to 100°C. – Whisk the egg white at high speed for 30 sec.

– Add the rest of the sweetener and whisk at low speed for about 1 min until soft peaks form.

– Add a scoop of meringue into the cream cheese bowl and mix well with a whisk.

– Add the rest of the meringue for three portions and fold gently each time with a spatula.

– Pour the mixture into the cake tin. Drop the cake tin on the counter to release air bubbles in the mixture.

– Add about 2cm lukewarm water into a roasting pan and place the cake tin with 2 layers of paper towel at bottom. Make sure the water level doesn’t come up higher than the tin foil.

– Bake for 80-90 min or until the centre is almost set.

– Turn oven temperature to 160°C, then bake another 15 min for colour.

– Turn the oven off and leave the cake in with the door closed for 30 min.

– Pull out the cake from the oven and let it cool at room temperature, then cover and transfer into the fridge for 6 hours or overnight.

– Enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth fluffy texture!

Miya’s hints – I used a sweetener for low carb, but you can use the same amount of caster sugar instead.

– Try adding 2Tb cocoa powder for chocolate cheesecake.

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YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, October 16, 2021

Days are getting warmer and longer, the garden is calling and there is plenty to do!

Houseplants With temperatures rising, now is an excellent time to add to your existing houseplant collection. Garden centres are full of interesting specimens to grow indoors, and many are available online. Always consider what you want to achieve with your indoor plants (decoration, interest, screening etc), before choosing the new additions to your “family”. Children can learn about plants by growing their own pet plants such as small succulents, cacti, baby houseplants, and air plants – these are all easy to cultivate.

Vegetable garden October is the traditional month for planting summer vegetables, including beans, beetroot, carrots, celery, corn, courgettes, cucumbers, leeks, lettuces, melons, onions, radish, pumpkin, tomato, and zucchini.

Rotate areas in your garden for main crops and consider extending both the area of your vegetable garden and the range of vegetables that you cultivate.

Be liberal with the use of compost when preparing existing and new vegetable gardens. Stagger plantings throughout summer to ensure continuous harvesting.

Now is an excellent time to add to your existing houseplant collection.

Tie up climbing roses as they will put on enormous growth.

Flowering annuals Summer flowering annuals to grow include alyssum, asters, cornflowers, californian poppy, cosmos, livingston daisy, lobelia, marigolds, nemesia, petunia, portulacas, phlox, salvias, sweet peas, and zinnias. For maximum impact, experiment by planting single species en masse’ or try combinations of different species. Prepare areas thoroughly before planting by adding fresh compost and always use new container mix in tubs and containers.

Berries and strawberries Boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries and loganberries should all be growing rapidly. Keep training new canes on supports or wire. Where there is excessive growth, remove any surplus canes.

Mulch around strawberry plants with peastraw or clean crushed bark to provide a clean bed for the fruit. At the end of the month, cover the strawberry bed with bird netting otherwise our feathered friends will quickly devour the crop!

Feed your berry plants with fertiliser every five to six weeks and add a layer of much around plants. Be careful not to over fertilise which can cause more leaves than fruit – always follow the manufacturer’s recommended application rate on the bag.

Fruit trees Apply fruit tree fertiliser around all fruit trees, including newly-planted trees as this promotes the establishment of a strong root system. Feed at six weekly in-

Stagger plantings throughout summer to ensure continuous harvesting.

tervals until mid-December, recommencing in mid-February through till autumn.

Fertiliser will also promote healthy young plant growth that will in future years become fruiting wood.

Herbs Towards the end of October plant fresh herbs such as chives, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme. Herbs will thrive in a hot, sunny position with light, free-draining soil. They also grow well in containers, but make sure they have enough drainage holes. Leave basil planting until early November when temperatures are warmer.

Roses Start applying rose fertiliser and repeat every five to six weeks through till mid-December. Keep regularly dead-

Towards the end of October plant fresh herbs such as chives, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme.

heading (removing finished flowers) to encourage more blooms. Tie up climbing roses as their rate of growth in October can be phenomenal.

Lawns Grass is now growing and will require regular mowing (make sure your lawnmower blades are nice and sharp). On established lawns, apply lawn fertiliser every four to five weeks from October until Christmas, recommencing from late February to late April. Avoid fertilising lawns when they are very new – don’t start until they have a mature appearance.

Any patching repairs of existing lawns can be safely carried out. If sowing a new lawn, check with local seed suppliers for advice on what will grow best in your area based on soil type, region and use. The

key to successfully laying any lawn lies in preparation. If importing new topsoil on to your property, ensure it is excellent quality, pliable and weed-free. Water new lawns regularly to ensure the soil remains moist, but do not overwater.

Container gardens It is amazing what can be cultivated in containers; herbs, flowers, salad vegetables are simply the beginning of the container gardening success story! Always use fresh container or potting mix when planting into containers. These mixes are free draining and include vital nutrients for successful growth. Remember to check that the containers have adequate drainage holes.

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All questions supplied are entered into the draw to win a Daltons prize pack, but the Guardian reserves the right to choose which questions and answers will be published.

Daltons post the prize to our lucky winner.

Debbie Hinkley is this month’s winner with the following question: Which Daltons product would be safe to use on swan plants with butterflies on them for next season.

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wan plants are extremely robust plants requiring little human intervention to survive and thrive!

A light side-dressing of 7in1 All Purpose Fertiliser in spring will encourage strong, healthy growth. Add a layer of 7in1 Mulch and Feed around plants to retain soil moisture and suppress weed growth.

While aphids can be a problem, chemical use may kill your monarch butterfly caterpillars. Instead,

control the aphids by spraying water from your garden hose at high pressure through a misting nozzle. This should easily dislodge them. Repeat this at regular intervals two to three times a day initially.

This time of year, make sure you’re keeping up with the removal of snails and slugs as they feed on swan plants.

The best time to hunt them is at night when they are most active. For more helpful information on monarch but-

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Top tip: Caterpillars can strip a plant very quickly, so stagger your plantings of swan plants to ensure a constant supply of food throughout the season.

You may also find it helpful to read our free How to Guides at www.daltons.co.nz/how-to-guides

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FinalWhistle The Guardian’s sports wrap

Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 16, 2021

calling time on a week of sport

There’s a new game in town

Canty champs

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Greens get busy P32

Disc golf ready to fly Ashburton’s latest sporting addition is just two weeks away from launching, with the new disc golf course nearing completion.

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Te Aroha tussle P33

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Blindside

Mid Canterbury’s leading sports writer Matt Markham

Logan’s star on the rise

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STARS OF THE WEEK Ashton McArthur Big task set last week to step into the starting line-up, but delivered a performance worthy of someone who’d been there for years. A player of huge potential, hopefully in the green and gold jersey for a while yet.

Jason Morrison Anyone else feel like Jason Morrison has been around the senior cricket scene for ages? Well, age is no barrier. A rapid-fire 66 last week for Tech showed the old dog still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

It’s been a huge week for local croquet player Logan McCorkindale, and he hasn’t even had to swing a mallet.

The talented Ashburton player was recognised at last weekend’s Croquet NZ AGM in Wellington, where he was a re-

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THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

Petanque Ever wondered what it’s all about?

Pop down to the Ashburton MSA grounds on Racecourse Road either today or tomorrow, and see some of the best in Canterbury in action.

Cricket It hasn’t felt like summer much this week, the prospect of seeing the whites coming out today can change that though. Tech Stags look to go two-from-two today against Temuka on their home wicket from 12 noon.

Tennis The pride of Mid Canterbury tennis, the Interclub competition, begins today at the Ashburton Trust Tennis centre, with the best in the business locally in action. Well worth jumping down and checking it out from 1pm.

cipient of two awards.

He won Croquet NZ’s most improved Association Croquet player for his strong performances winning three national titles, increasing his grade significantly and moving from the 10th ranked player

in the country to the 3rd and now World No.28.

He was also awarded joint Player of the Year for his efforts winning five national titles across both Association and Golf Croquet.

Time to have a flutter . . .

Yuck, that’s about all we can say about last week’s effort.

Tasman humbled, and Elephant looked like he was still stuck in the zoo.

Back to the drawing board.

We’ll go local this week.

The Mid Canterbury Hammers take on

Thames Valley in the Heartland Championship. $1.85 for the Hammers head-to-head is well worth a throw at the stumps.

Multi that up with Waikato at $1.80 to beat Taranaki and take the $3.33 for every dollar you invest.

Nasi Manu Departed Mid Canterbury this week for Japan, but we’ll never fully understand the impact he’s had on the local scene here during the past two months. A genuine nice guy, who is an asset to any organisation he joins.

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Disc golf set to fly Matt Markham Brace yourself Mid Canterbury, there’s a new sport on the horizon.

At the end of this month the latest sporting attraction to arrive in the district will officially open and there are high hopes from all involved that the new disc golf course, based around the EA Networks Centre, will be a spinning hit with locals and visitors alike.

What’s disc golf, you ask?

Simply put it’s normal golf, but instead of using a club and a golf ball to make your way around a course, players use a set of discs, or frisbees, throwing from designated tee-blocks down fairways and into a target basket, otherwise known as the hole.

And Ashburton’s very own course, purpose-made using little used land to the eastern side of the EA Networks centre down to Smallbone Drive, is about two weeks away from completion.

The course is officially mapped out and pegs are down for the 18hole course, with contractors waiting for the ground to firm up to get out there and lay down tee blocks and concrete in which the target baskets will be placed.

Official opening day for the course is set down for Saturday, October 30, with Mayor Neil Brown being given the task of cutting the ribbon and having the first shot.

The sport first came to the attention of the Ashburton District Council a number

Disc golf What: Disc Golf Course Where: EA Networks Centre

in between the centre and Smallbone Drive in the industrial estate.

When: Official opening on Saturday, October 30.

Costs: Free to use with gear available to hire from the EA Networks Centre. of years ago but was enhanced further when lawyer Polly Hill, along with Greg Marchand, made a submission on the draft development plan for the Ashburton Domain.

Extensive work was put into the

Left – Ashburton District Council’s recreation services manager, Richard Wood is looking forward to the opening of the new disc golf course later this month.

Above – Polly Hill was one of the original driving forces behind getting disc golf to Ashburton.

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logistics of putting a course in at the Ashburton Domain, but it was decided that in order to protect the gardens that the Smallbone Drive reserve, in between the industrial area and the EA Networks Centre would be a more suitable location.

The course, which starts at the eastern corner of the facility, winds up the hill alongside the road and then back down again toward Smallbone Drive before returning to the centre for the final hole.

The course has been designed with help from New Zealand Disc Sport Supplies and also the Christchurch Disc Golf Club, and it will become one of only six in the Canterbury region.

The course will be free for the public to use at any time with gear available for rent and hire from the EA Networks Centre front office.

It is hoped that the future will see tournaments take place, with strong growth in player numbers in Christchurch and the

prospect of a new course just down the road enticing many to come and give it a go.

Ashburton District Council community services group manager, Steve Fabish, said the course was designed to ensure a fun and enjoyable avenue for people from both within the district and outside it to enjoy – but also to challenge players.

“We have taken advantage of the natural lay of the par, using the elevation and tree lines to force players to play down natural tunnels to greens,” he said. “We see it as a natural fit alongside the EA Networks Centre, and it is something we hope will encourage people to get out and about and be active. It’s fun for people of all ages and abilities.”

Disc golf is just one of a number of new projects set to be unveiled in the coming months with plans in place to really enhance the outside area of the venue and turn it into more of a recreation-based area for the entire community utilise.

Canterbury’s best come to town Matt Markham

Many of Canterbury’s best petanque players will be in action in Ashburton over the weekend.

Both the Canterbury Singles and the CanterWe’d love to see some new faces bury Doubles are set to here to see what it’s all about be played at the Ashburton MSA Club on both today and tomorrow, as a busy season on the terrains continues for our test for the title.

Tomorrow, players will relocal players.

A small but select field of play- turn for action once again with ers will line up today for the sin- the doubles competition, with a gles with a field of 18, including much large number of local playsome local names, set to battle it ers in action in various combinations. out for overall supremacy.

Ten of the 32 players involved “It’s a big weekend, a lot to organise, but it’s also exciting to in the doubles competition come have the Canterbury Champion- from the Ashburton club, includships here,” club member Karen ing the likes of Taylor and Browne, along with Bensdorp and also her Bensdorp said.

“

Richard Browne will be one of a number of local petanque players in action this weekend during the Canterbury Championships in Ashburton.

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Ashburton representation in today’s singles matches numbers three, with Chris Taylor, fresh off winning the Ashburton MSA Club singles championships last weekend looking to make it a notable double.

She’ll be joined by decorated player Richard Browne, and also Trevor Nish in the line-up to con-

husband, Neville, who will fill an umpiring role today for the singles.

“Sunday will be the big day for the local players, unfortunately numbers are a little bit light, but I’m sure it will still be a really competitive weekend, and a lot of fun too.”

Play begins at 9am each day at the MSA grounds on Road, and down Racecourse Bensdorp encouraged anyone who wanted to call in to watch the action and learn more about the sport to do so.

“We’d love to see some new faces down here to see what it’s all about.”

This weekend continues a busy few weeks for local players with the South Island Championships set to be held next weekend in Christchurch.

Ashburton was set to host the national championships the week following, but that event has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

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Bowlers from all over set to invade Mid Canterbury RESULTS

Matt Markham

■■ Target shooting

Ashburton District Rifle Club

There’s been plenty of hard work undertaken over the past few months, and on Monday it all comes to fruition.

Close to 170 lawn bowlers from across the South Island will converge on Mid Canterbury from Sunday afternoon for the annual Clubs New Zealand South Island Fours tournament, which will run for five days.

Teams from across the mainland have entered the event, which will be the largest bowls

On the greens What: Clubs NZ South

Island Women’s Fours When: Monday to Friday – 9:30am start each day.

Where: Hampstead, Allenton, Ashburton & Methven Bowling clubs Who: Close to 170 players from across the South Island.

event to have been held so far this season, with many clubs across the country still hamstrung by Covid-19 restrictions.

The tournament is able to go ahead with the use of four separate greens, creating individual bubbles for each section of play.

Players will be stretched across three greens in Ashburton – Allenton, Hampstead and Ashburton, and also Methven.

Teams will play six matches across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in order to try and qualify for the post-section stage which begins on Thursday.

Rosemary Bennett will be one of a number of local players in action at the Clubs NZ South Island Women’s Fours tournament which begins on Monday.

The semi-finals and finals are set down for Friday, and will be played at the Ashburton Bowling Club in the Ashburton Domain.

The top 16 from the qualifying stages will advance to the championship stage of the competition, with first round losers from that section going on to compete for the plate.

Those ranked 17th to 32nd will play off in the Bowl and Salver while the remaining teams will be drawn into a random

consolation playoff with four matches guaranteed.

Matches on each of the qualifying day of the tournament will begin at 9.30am with two games of 18 ends per day.

While the majority of teams entered into the tournament are from outside of Mid Canterbury, there will still be plenty of local interest to follow, with at least one local team competing on each of the greens through the early qualifying stage of the competition.

first Seasons Club Aggregate Day, at 300, 500 and 600 yards, 10 October.

TR, Megan Snowden 50.4, 49.8, 48.4, 147.16, Martin Fleming 48.4, 49.4, 50.5, 147.13, John Snowden 48.5, 48.5, 49.3, 145.13, John Miller 48.1, 49.6, 48.4, 145.11, Gareth Miller 47.1, 49.4, 45.3, 141.8, John Fleming 43.2, 48.1, 46.1, 137.4, Brian Hawksby 43.0, 44.4, 42.1, 129.5.

FO, Murray Cook 59.4, 59.3, 59.3, 177.10, David Smith 58.6, 59.5, 58.3, 175.14, Mike Chui 58.3, 57.6, 56.2, 171.11, Bob McDonald 55.5, 58.4, 57.2, 170.9, Jarrod Lawson 55.2, 54.2, 53.2, 162.6.

FTR, Charlie Ledbrook 53.1, 60.5, 55.3, 168.9, Coby Snowden 54.3, 57.3, 53.0, 164.6, Mark Alexander 57.1, 52.3, 53.2, 162.6, Brian Graystone 54.1, 55.2, 47.3, 156.6, Richard Leith 46.1, 39.0, 85.1, Jeremy Yorke 55.2.

Ashburton Target Shooting Association, Champion of Club Champions, 11 October at Mayfield.

Senior Club Champion Greg Menzies, Junior Club Champion Eddie Millichamp, Senior Club Pairs, Mayfield and Junior Club Pairs, Mt Somers.

Junior scores, Eddie Millichamp 97.3, 98.7, total 195.10, Bree Greer 90.2, 93.2, 183.4.

Seniors scores, Greg Menzies 196.11, 195.10, 391.21, Martin Fleming 196.7, 195.10, 391.17, Brent Frame 191.9,192.7, 183.16, John Fleming 192.9, 190.7, 382.16, Robbie Hewitt 187.5, 188.4, 375.9, Peter Wilson 179.2.

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■■ Golf

Tinwald Golf Club

Tinwald Women’s Golf Draw 19th October Centennial Trophy Stroke - Laghmor Salver V Mayfield Stableford. Tinwald players plate for shared lunch. Report 9.00 for 9.30 start. Starters J Bruhns J. Undy. Cards B. Harris. Kitchen Tinwald players. Roster convenor J. Bruhns

CRICKET

Tech out to build on strong start Matt Markham Local cricket side the Tech Stags get the perfect opportunity to build on a strong start to South Canterbury Cricket’s Tweedy Cup at senior level today, when they host Temuka at the Ashburton Domain.

Coming in hot after their dominant performance against fellow Mid Canterbury side, Allenton, last week, the Stags will be keen to get their season moving as quick as possible, as they look to make an early claim in this year’s competition.

What they produced last week certainly would suggest they mean business.

Both the ball and then with the bat they were ruthless.

Quick wickets at the top of the innings put Allenton under a heap of pressure, and there was some explosive batting

On the pitch What: Cricket – South

Canterbury’s Tweedy Cup When: Today, 12pm.

Where: Tech v Temuka at the Ashburton Domain, Allenton v Celtic in Timaru.

from experienced heads, Jason Morrison and Des Kruger, to see them run down a modest 184 runs in under 20 overs.

It’s those experienced heads like Morrison and Kruger, along with Richard Print, Bevan Ravenscroft and Harry Jones, that will prove vital for Tech’s chances.

If one or two of them show up each week and perform, the challenge for their rivals will be that much harder.

Last season Temuka proved a fair rival for the Tech side, with honours generally shared between the matches they played.

This week they come north to Ashburton having been beaten by six wickets in their first round by defending champions, Pleasant Point.

For Allenton, the task is a little harder.

They take on Celtic today in Timaru, and do so with some key learnings to be had from last week’s performance.

The shift to 50-over cricket was always going to be a difficult transition for Karmjeet Singh and his side to make, but they showed that if they can keep their heads down early and spend a bit of time in the middle they’ve got powerhouse players in the middle order who are capable of scoring runs quickly and freely to build some big totals.

Sanjay Singh and Satveer Singh both made huge contributions with the bat last week against Tech, and will likely be required to do the same again as they make their first foray into South Canterbury territory.

Celtic had a win last week, claiming a one-wicket victory over Star in what was a low-scoring affair.

they produced last week certainly “ What would suggest the Stags mean business.

With the ball and then with the bat they were ruthless.

The Tech Stags will be out to make it two-from-two this afternoon against Temuka.

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Interclub tennis greeted with perfect launching pad Matt Markham

Open grade teams Babolat: Rhys Cromie, Lee

Gilbert, Gareth Evans, Josh Gilbert, Holly-Jayne Feutz, Jacob Adam, Angela Ciora.

Head: Tyler Leonard, Ryan Watt, Ollie Bubb, Jaden Cromie, Lachlan Adam, Jason Pickard.

Wilson: Peter Leonard, Aidan Watt, Riley Breen, Brendon Adam, Philip Crozier, Isabella van Dooren.

Yonex: Jason Feutz, Jake Parsons, Pete Kirwan, Mike Kerr, Maggie Crosby, Ashton Cromie, Drew Gilbert.

There’s an air of excitement around the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre this week as a new season of Saturday interclub launches into transmission today – with a new look competition to complement proceedings.

Mid Canterbury Tennis have re-invented the A Reserve Grade into a teenagers category, in an effort to try and keep young tennis players in the sport.

By opening up the grade to all teenage players, the hope is that they’ll enjoy the nature of playing against their friends and contemporaries, rather than stepping into the Open Grade competition and having to take on some of the best in the district each week.

And with 40 players and eight teams set to battle it out, it’s a positive step forward.

“We thought we might get to six teams, so ending up with eight is great,” convenor, Peter Leonard said.

“Sports around New Zealand are struggling to keep teenagers in the game and our hope is that by introducing this grade, it’s a lot more appealing to them and can see them stay playing for a lot longer than they might have.”

As well as A Reserve, Open Grade also kicks off today, with

Isabella van Dooren is one of four female players in this year’s Open Grade Interclub competition. the four teams from last year returning, and each boasting very even-looking playing rosters, which should create the opportunity for some intriguing matches throughout the season.

In a real mix of the young and the old, teams have been selected on balance to try and see the season as entertaining as possi-

ble from start to finish.

Babolat will be led this year

by Lee Gilbert with noted local player Rhys Cromie, while it’s a father-and-son affair at the top of team Head and team Wilson through Tyler Leonard and his father Peter respectively.

The experienced Jason Feutz will lead the competition’s

fourth team, Yonex.

“We’re excited about how the season might pan out just by looking at those teams; there’s going to be some great matchups from the top seeds, right down to the bottom.”

The action kicks off hot today too, with Cromie and Feutz set to face each other in singles matches as top seeds, while there’s a battle for family supremacy as well with the Leonard combination also set to square off.

Four female players will play in the Open Grade competition this season – a little light on numbers, but with many plying their trade outside of the region in Canterbury competitions, it was expected.

Holly-Jayne Feutz, Angela Cior, Isabella van Dooren and Maggie Crosby will fly the women’s flag this season.

Meanwhile, two Country Ashburton teams will kick off their seasons in Canterbury Tennis Interclub this weekend, with both the Division One side and the Division Two sides in action across both Saturday and Sunday.

Redubbed Country Mid Canterbury, there’s high hopes for another positive season on the courts.

RUGBY

Heartland business time looms Matt Markham It’s time to pull the socks up, take a deep breath and get to work.

With four weeks remaining in the pool stage of the Heartland Championship there’s still plenty to play for, but equally as much to lose for Mid Canterbury.

Fourth in the standings, with a 3-1 record, they’re in the hunt, but with no knockout phase in this year’s competition, keeping up with those at the top of the standings is going to be paramount if there’s to be a shot at some silverware in a month’s time.

Included in the final month of play are the competition’s two unbeaten sides, Thames Valley today and then South Canterbury in a fortnight.

Both matches are away from home, but will carry the greatest of importance for Mid Canterbury.

Around those matches they play the slightly less favoured Poverty Bay and Buller – giving a real mixed bag of opportunities in the final half of the normal season.

The Mid Canterbury coaching contingent will say they only think about the week ahead, but there’s bound to have been some discussion about how critical getting points out of today’s match with Thames Valley is going to be.

Win, and they may elevate

Rakaia’s Harvey Blyth will get his debut start in the No.9 jersey for Mid Canterbury this weekend against Thames Valley.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN themselves into the top two on the standings, but lose and the battle to make even the top six becomes a whole lot harder, especially with the threat of a match against the seemingly untouchable South Canterbury looming.

So, there’s a lot riding on today.

“It’s a big week for us,” Dale Palmer said earlier in the week.

“Thames Valley were supposed to be our starting point for the

season before Covid, and it would have been good to play them then when no one really knew much about anyone else.

“But we’ve had a few weeks’ worth of footage to look through now and they’ve done the same no doubt, so it’s a big challenge.”

While they won last week against Wairarapa Bush, Mid Canterbury were far from perfect.

There are certain little intrica-

cies to their game that have at times been exposed, and Palmer, Jason Rickard and Sean Cuttance have been working hard to eliminate them. Good sides like Thames Valley will be out to pounce on those chances, and ensuring that they don’t get that opportunity is vital.

“There are aspects of our game where we have been a wee way off where we want to be, and at time sides have shown that up as a weakness.

“What’s been in our favour in most of our matches so far is that we’ve been able to come back from those mistakes. But against the likes of Thames Valley there is so often no coming back, so it’s about stopping offering up those chances to them.”

The side for today’s match, which will be played at Boyd Park in Te Aroha, sees two changes from the team that beat Wairarapa Bush.

Harvey Blyth has been given the nod to start in the No.9 jersey after a prodigious 40 minute cameo off the bench last week, while new recruit Tepasu Thomas, who made a huge impact last week in his first game for Mid Canterbury, will join Manasa Bari in the engine room, offering up some real size and strength to an already well-performing forward pack.

Forwards Osian Davies and JJ Manning still remain on the walking wounded list, so Ashton McArthur is back for another week in the No. 7 jersey, joining captain Seta Koroitamana and

Mid Canterbury 2.05pm, Te Aroha – Saturday, October 16 1. Adam Williamson 2. Callum Burrell 3. Carisbrook Toomalatai 4. Manasa Bari 5. Tepasu Thomas 6. Shepherd Mhembere 7. Ashton McArthur 8. Seta Koritamana (C) 9. Harvey Blyth 10. Tom Reekie 11. Tait Chisman 12. Nick Foxley 13. Isireli Masiwini 14. Raitube Vasurakuta 15. Nathan McCloy

Reserves

Joel Leo Brad Tarbotton Lote Nasiga Michael Heenings Liam McCormack George Williams Paovale Soafi

Shepherd Mhembere in the loose forwards.

Today’s match kicks off at 2.05pm and will be able to be viewed on the Thames Valley Rugby Facebook page.

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 16, 2021

Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Carston team set to fire Former Ashburton trainer, Andrew Carston will get a fair idea of whether he should press on to the New Zealand 2000 Guineas next month with Art De Triomphe after she takes on the boys this weekend.

“We will be a lot wiser on Saturday afternoon as to how we fit in with the boys, but the 1000 Guineas is still our number one target,” Carston said.

The in-form filly will contest the Barneswood Farm Stakes at Ashburton on Saturday where she will be met by a strong line-up, headed by Group One performer I Wish I Win. “I am really happy with my filly but it is definitely a step

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up this week. I Wish I Win is a Group One performer so he has got to be a big chance,” Carston said.

Carston’s charge, a daughter of Vadamos has won both of her starts this spring, including her first stakes victory in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes at Riccarton last month.

“She has come through it in really good order,” Carston said.

“I have had four weeks just to keep her ticking over. She is a filly who doesn’t take a lot of work but her work on the course proper at Riccarton on Tuesday was outstanding, so I am really happy with where we are at.

he has come through it well.

He drops back to 74 grade and this will give us a line as to whether we head to the Coupland’s Mile or not.

“I can’t fault the horse, I expect a big run.”

Carston will have a strong representation at Ashburton on Saturday and believes Dettifoss and The Garrison in the Valachi Downs and Shock Prospect in the Rainers Irrigation are top chances.

“I think Dettifoss is above average. He has had a little freshen-up and loves a little bit of rain around,” Carston said.

“The Garrison is running well and I think Shock Prospect is not far off winning a race.”

Best Bet: Maximus Prime, Race 2 – Saturday, Ashburton Gallops Class performer who is stringing them together like only a good horse does. Loves the Ashburton surface and although up against a big field here his class should again shine through.

Each Way Bet: Meritorious, Race 3 – Saturday, Ashburton Gallops Local galloper who could not have gone much better fresh up. Likes the home track and in a wide open field should be a strong each way option today.

Place Bet: Man United, Race 5 – Sunday, Oamaru Harness Nice type who was excellent first up in a really good field, and then OK next time out. This is a whole lot easier, and from a good draw you’d expect a strong forward showing today.

Local Hope: Thistle, Race 4 Sunday, Ashburton Gallops Impressive last start winner from the Smith barn, who are kicking goals left right and centre at the moment. Steps up here, but there was something quite impressive about that last start win.

Today at Ashburton Raceway

422x2 Anchor Me A Comignaghi (12) 58.5 Bridget Grylls (7) 44349 Kenki 58.5 25763 Mr Ghibson K Asano (8) 58.5 92x62 Noble Knight J R Lowry (13) 58.5 80x20 Allasera Ms K Williams (16) 58.5 49x4 Lockraar G A Jogoo (5) 58.5 45958 Seraphic B M Murray (4) 58.5 5x Sponsor J D Laking (1) 58.5 720x4 Da Vinci Girl K Chowdhoory (6) (A1) 56.5 780x4 Eulogy Show S L Wynne (11) 56.5 40x30 Klear The Deck R Cuneen (9) 56.5 56.5 x0447 Sorisso 978 Pleasurenpain L Callaway (3) 56.5 0 Four By Four T Jonker (10) 54 79x0 Red Right Hand D R Bothamley (2) 58.5 80x9 The Bouquet Slayer T R Moseley (14) 56.5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

276x2 5354x 4540x 9407x

Meritorious C R Barnes (7) 56.5 Iffraajable Ms K Williams (20) 56.5 Folktale R Mudhoo (10) (A1) 56.5 Sweet Lilly L Callaway (16) 56.5 Doc Martyn R Cuneen (1) 56 Donegal Lad T R Moseley (8) 56 Zakinsky C K Kwo (6) 56 x3004 Emanon S Toolooa (12) (A3) 54 Amberecho G A Jogoo (11) 54 58.5

Raardy Raar 58.5 60x6x Wild Rover

Zaweela 54 54 La Traviata

0690x Mr Tool 58.5 56.5 00x0x Areyouokay

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 R6 McCrea Painters Ashburton Cup $40,000 1200m 20

4639x 7737x 6x405 288 89344 500x0 58460 608x7 8000x

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12x22 96x1 23x17 10 14x11 3x41 3x21 4x461 24 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

42407 15x00 152x3 51560 11050 28103 9x000 65006

Five Princes K Mudhoo (6) Leitrim Lad T R Moseley (9) Letsbringiton G A Jogoo (8) Oceans Away B M Murray (7) Seven Aajes K Asano (2) Wannabe ‘N’ Paris T L Newman (11) Top Ghia Bridget Grylls (5) Youneverknow

59 58 57.5 57 56.5 54 54 54

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1 1590x Wekaforce Ms K Williams (4) 62 2 111x7 Need I Say More S Toolooa (6) (A3) 61.5 3 1116x Live Drama A Comignaghi (9) 61 4 5500x Johnny Jones Rohan Mudhoo (8) (A1) 61 5 2314x Khimar War R Cuneen (2) 61 R4 Norm & Leanne Stewart (Bm65) $30,000 2200m 6 318x2 Summer Monsoon K Asano (7) 57.5 13:45 7 1623x Devious D R Bothamley (5) 57 R2 Cochranes Of Canterbury $40,000 1600m 12:35 1 x2626 Jack Be Quick R Mudhoo (7) (A1) 59.5 8 64x45 Scarfi K Mudhoo (1) 56.5 2 6x642 Zakunda S L Wynne (1) 59 1 010x0 Camino Rocoso R Mudhoo (12) (A1) 62 9 17446 Goodanya T L Newman (10) 55 2 27x30 Lightning Jack S D Khetoo (3) (A3) 58.5 3 x5708 Vee Twelve M E Gestain (4) (A3) 58.5 10 100x0 Rock Sensation K Chowdhoory (13) (A1) 55 4 x0010 Stop Making Sense Bridget Grylls (8) 57.5 3 5205x Stokers Rock S L Wynne (11) 54.5 11 31558 Our Girl Gilly S L Wynne (14) 54.5 4 11311 Maximus Prime A Comignaghi (6) 54 5 5x002 Sulu Sea K Chowdhoory (5) (A1) 57.5 12 439x1 Zoltan T R Moseley (3) 54.5 57 5 56153 So Much Mour B May (4) 54 6 67105 Hey Soul Sister G A Jogoo (13) 13 296x1 Mint Julep Bridget Grylls (11) 54 57 6 17446 Goodanya T L Newman (5) 54 7 09x31 Moiras Town T R Moseley (3) 14 571x0 Pullyoursocksup C R Barnes (12) 54 A Comignaghi (14) 8x31 Thistle 57 7 1238x Miss Tavi Ms K Williams (2) 54 8 R7 Rainers Irrigation (Bm65) $15,000 1400m 15:33 57 8 378x7 Rainman G A Jogoo (7) 54 9 70753 Jack Knows Best R Cuneen (2) 1 1637 Bolt From The Blue

59 T Jonker (9) 56.5 9 27250 Frankie The Fox K Mudhoo (10) 54 10 x0329 Kajino 2 7603x Are You Cereal M E Gestain (2) (A3) 58.5 10 42805 The Growler Bridget Grylls (8) 54 11 0x498 King Of The Dance L Callaway (15) 56.5 3 20x76 Shock Prospect

57.5 56 11 1x058 Dawn Parade K Asano (1) 54 12 787x8 Pamir C K Kwo (6) 4 x9210 Dioradelle S L Wynne (15) 57 12 3929x Cannoli K Chowdhoory (9) (A1) 54 13 7x084 Jiminy Cricket K Asano (10) 55.5 5 17993 Pearl Davone T L Newman (14) 57 14 58300 Aquattack 54.5 R3 Rd Petroleum Mdn $15,000 1200m 13:10 6 1070x Call Me Coquetta B M Murray (9) 56.5 54

1 23534 Jamieson’s Tipple T Newman (15) 58.5 15 65006 Youneverknow 7 90x04 Fettercairn A Comignaghi (1) 56.5 2 x5x34 Commitment A Comignaghi (9) 58.5 R5 Paul Brand Pendene-Bm74 $30,000 2200m 14:22 8 170x9 Flickering Shadow C R Barnes (19) 56.5 3 52840 Mr Hass K Mudhoo (18) 58.5 1 147x9 Our Boy Ritchie S Khetoo (1) (A3) 63.5 9 210x0 Namibia Miss T R Moseley (10) 56.5 61 10 31580 Russian Fable 4 8x29x Christophe Vermeer B Grylls (3) 58.5 2 12137 Dunhill R Mudhoo (4) (A1)

56.5 5 Treybon J D Laking (14) 58.5 3 98x10 Splendior S Toolooa (10) (A3) 59.5 11 59x63 Vardon Road Ms K Williams (3) 56.5

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Matt Markham scours the racing action over the weekend in search of some winners, some value and a local hope or two.

Ashburton gallops

R1 Ryal Bush Transport Mdn $15,000 1600m 12:05

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

“She steps ups to 1400m this week and I don’t think the little bit of rain around is going to affect her too much.”

Carston is also looking forward to lining up Group performer Milford Sound in the Midlands Nutritional with an eye towards the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile next month.

It will be the Ocean Park gelding’s second-up run after beating just one runner home over 1400m at Riccarton earlier this month.

“I couldn’t be any happier with Milford Sound, his work has been outstanding,” Carston said.

“He had no luck first-up but

Trackspy

Vicenza K Asano (7) Bridget Grylls (12) React Royce Roca K Mudhoo (11) Selfie 57.5 55.5 Radiant Rosie

55.5 Santissima

Repulse 55 57 Candid Camera

Prendido 57

56.5 56 56

56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5

R9 Valachi Downs (Bm65) $30,000 1400m 16:43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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Dioradelle 56 Bolt From The Blue

Pearl Davone

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R10 Midlands Nutritional (Bm74) $30,000 1400m 17:18

R8 Barneswood Farm Stakes $80,000 1400m 16:08 I Wish I Win Rohan Mudhoo (10) Doringo C R Barnes (8) Fireglow K Chowdhoory (3) Sea Shepherd T L Newman (1) Art De Triomphe Ms K Williams (6) There You Go K Asano (5) Chanel K Mudhoo (4) The Radiant One A Comignaghi (7) Glory Bound Bridget Grylls (9) Hyspec L Callaway (2)

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Clooney J D Laking (7) 60 Saigon Hot Night M Taylor (12) (A4) 60 Linedanceking D R Bothamley (16) 59.5 Mister Reliable Bridget Grylls (13) 59.5 Sacred Giant

59.5 Sentient T R Moseley (8) 59.5 Goodonyamate J R Lowry (3) 59 Dettifoss K Asano (2) 58.5 Radegast R Mudhoo (11) (A1) 58.5 The Garrison Ms K Williams (5) 58.5 Avaquinella R Cuneen (18) 58 Callyrose T L Newman (4) 56.5 Decisive G A Jogoo (1) 56.5 Lovingyourwork B M Murray (6) 56.5 56.5

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Beneficial J D Laking (1) 61 Supreme Khan R Mudhoo (12) (A1) 60 Milford Sound Ms K Williams (9) 59.5 Exchange J R Lowry (3) 59 58.5 Yamuna

Larpower D R Bothamley (15) 58 Hee’s Our Secret S Toolooa (10) (A3) 58 Harbourside Bridget Grylls (7) 57.5 57 Celine

My World K Chowdhoory (17) (A1) 57 Caitlyn Jay T R Moseley (16) 56.5 Providenceprovides K Asano (5) 55.5 Fashion Shoot S L Wynne (6) 55 Glorious Ocean C R Barnes (4) 55 Arklow 56.5 56.5 Hunter Villain

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Matt Markham’s Ashburton Selections Race 1: Da Vinci Girl, Anchor Me, Sponsor, Noble Knight Race 2: Maximus Prime, Dawn Parade, Lightning Jack, Race 3: Treybon, Meritorious, Jaimeson’s Tipple, Folktale Race 4: Thistle, Zakunda, Jack Be Quick, Sulu Seas Race 5: Dunhill, Seven Aajes, Letsbringiton, Splendior Race 6: Wekaforce, Need I Say More, Summer Monsoon Race 7: Shock Prospect, React, Fettercairn, Vincenza Race 8: I Wish I Win, Art De Triomphe, There You Go, Chanel Race 9: Sacred Giant, Radegast, Mr Reliable, Clooney Race 10: Milford Sound, Supreme Khan, Providenceprovides BEST BET: Maximus Prime (Race 2) VALUE: Shock Prospect (Race 7)

Oamaru harness Tomorrow at Oamaru Raceway

R1 ONE SMART COFFEE TROT $9000 2600m 12:10 1 9 Speeding Spirit M J Williamson 2 Kosciuszko J C Hay 3 0556x Buller Whitebait J C E Thomas 4 9x057 Toobusy Being Famous Craig D Thornley 5 23 Barrytown J R Dunn 6 x0502 Rossco Trouble B N Orange 7 439 Galleons Ambassador John Morrison 8 09x Sheza Gift Brad Williamson 9 6 Our Pinocchio Kaleb Bublitz 10 0x600 Flyin Sid T S Chmiel 11 00x00 Action Packed Kerryn Tomlinson R2 THANK YOU TAYLER STRONG MOBILE PACE $8000 2000m 12:35 1 83065 Victor Bravo Ben Hope 2 x3252 Taurus Bromac Sarah O’Reilly 3 5777 U R The One T S Chmiel 4 73x48 Twilight Bromac M J Williamson 5 x4960 Adhika J R Dunn 6 64628 All Together Now T S Chmiel 7 5606 Spark It Up Stephen Boyd 8 66325 Rollyarrrz Korbyn Newman 9 23964 Fly Lika Falcon J D Harrington 10 43665 Santeria John Morrison 11 80x58 Unchanged Memory J J A Young-Grant 12 00x80 Bono Brown Sheree Tomlinson R3 T K HIRE PACE $9000 2600m 13:00 1 70x40 Second Wave Sheree Tomlinson 2 x4960 Adhika 3 083x0 Iron Woman Kerryn Tomlinson 4 0 Grinning Again G D O’Reilly 5 832 Reformed S J Ottley J R Dunn 6 45447 Eloel 7 9670 Airies Gold G A Shand 8 6065x You Can Fly Arden Brad Williamson 9 0x399 Phone Tap J J A Young-Grant

10 65 Hilda Maud M J Williamson 11 8x57x The Terrorist B N Orange J W Cox 12 Kyran 13 Carana J C Hay 14 2 Frank Burns R T May 15 00x80 Bono Brown 16 824 Major Arma John Morrison 17 84504 Pure Courage T M Williams R4 OAMARU HRC/SOUTHERN HARNESS RACING SERIES MOBILE TROT $10,000 2000m 13:25 1 148x0 Summars R D Close Sarah O’Reilly 2 0005x Yea You 3 x0x52 Hide N Speak T M Williams 4 4866x Break Free K V Hadfield 5 4286x Line A Love J B Patterson 6 32513 Eilish Hall R T May Kerryn Tomlinson 7 56097 Zsahara 8 60554 Shiffty G D Smith B N Orange 9 2030 Tyene 10 416x2 Tedesco Ben Hope 11 x88x9 He’s A Cassanova Sheree Tomlinson 12 00x8x Mickey Jay M J Williamson R4 HENRY HUBERT ROAD TO THE NZ CUP MOBILE PACE $9000 2000m 13:50 1 Dancing On My Own J R Dunn 2 57 Nick Of Time Stephen Boyd 3 6x73 Snow Robyn T S Chmiel 4 47 Man United R T May 5 40992 Tane J J J J A Young-Grant B N Orange 6 Zusak 7 7x03x Major Purchase J W Cox 8 Mikis Shineing Star Sarah O’Reilly 9 29x64 Morries Girl Ben Hope 10 55247 Helen Of Troy M J Williamson R6 MONICA TORETTO RACEDAY PHOTOGRAPHER MOBILE PACE $8000 2000m 14:15

1 559x5 Didjaseemyshadow Craig D Thornley 2 47070 Pete’s Dash Denis O’connell 3 77x54 Senorita Margarita J J A Young-Grant 4 0x663 Laterintheday G D O’Reilly 5 32387 Reinimin Patron M J Williamson 6 45045 Four Starzzz Shiraz Brad Williamson 7 413 Mighty Flying Rocker J R Dunn 8 40010 Red Right Hand B N Orange 9 958 Sister’s Delight S J Ottley 10 70706 It’s Me Sam Thornley 11 909x8 Pocket Call Lionel Dobbs 12 350x9 Magic Sign Sheree Tomlinson 13 17x40 The Artful Dodger R T May 14 78556 Martin John R D Close 15 50006 Playboy Prince Kerryn Tomlinson 16 89987 Mach O’melley John Morrison R7 MATTHEW WILLIAMSON RACING STABLES PACE $9000 2000m 14:45 1 909x8 Pocket Call Lionel Dobbs 2 536x4 Art Collector John Morrison 3 45828 Mark Dunnett J J A Young-Grant 4 50476 Kingsdown Atom G D O’Reilly 5 99421 Wolfenstein M J Williamson 6 89987 Mach O’melley 7 400x0 Tas Girl Bromac J D Harrington 8 70706 It’s Me Sam Thornley 9 2727x Classey Robin G D Smith 10 85301 Get Outta Town B N Orange 11 x0243 Scared Stiff T S Chmiel 12 35630 Takemybreathaway J R Dunn 13 5x0x0 Percy Tom Bamford 14 10x0 Nikol Franco Craig D Thornley 15 0x080 Starkers Brad Williamson 16 0x014 Huckabee Sarah O’Reilly 17 24323 The Conqueror S J Ottley 18 92046 Justace R T May 19 350x9 Magic Sign

R8 OTAGO EQUINE HOSPITAL HANDICAP TROT $10,000 2600m 15:18 1 65975 Alvira Hest A W Faulks 2 2208 Prince Ranier J R Dunn 3 70190 Take After Me John Morrison 4 75672 Count Eyre R D Close 5 000x0 Shandon Bells M J Williamson 6 070x1 Postgrad Success B N Orange 7 12662 Sundons Flyer J J A Young-Grant 8 x8119 Greenbank Betty T M Williams 9 238x0 Girls Let Loose R T May 10 83051 Red Harbour Craig D Thornley 11 4424x Rebel Kibbybones J C Hay 12 51330 Get Lucky Brad Williamson R9 PHILLIPS HORSE TRANSPORT MOBILE PACE $9000 2000m 15:51 1 66631 Expressive Love B N Orange 2 6180 Safe Zone John Morrison 3 1738x Betterthanhope J C Hay 4 9x0x9 Sheelasinleague Kerryn Tomlinson 5 x4631 Mitsi Gaynor C J Dalgety 6 4x575 Styx Sweetie Craig D Thornley 7 81435 Sheezagoldengirl Sam Thornley 8 84036 Refine Alana Cameron 9 43385 Shards In Manhattan Sarah O’Reilly 10 9x145 Sing To Me T M Williams 11 213x2 Sporty Celine G D O’Reilly R10 DAVID OVENS BUILDING HANDICAP PACE $12,500 2600m 16:26 1 67x13 Jimmy Arma Korbyn Newman Craig D Thornley 2 3621x Storm 3 2787x Caesar’s Quest Alana Cameron 4 x6146 Katherine J J A Young-Grant 5 0291x Kusanova M J Williamson 6 14606 Dodgethebullet Sheree Tomlinson 7 x4566 Homebush Lad Ben Hope

8 1718x Georgie Zukov R T May 9 1857x Gilligans Island B N Orange R11 PLACEMAKERS MBL PACE $9000 2000m 16:57 1 83413 Betstars Blue Jean Sheree Tomlinson 2 x8089 Oliver North M J Williamson 3 1320 Serious Moonlite B N Orange 4 51465 El Dorado Sarah O’Reilly 5 1621x Zia Bromac R T May 6 1510x Cloudy Bay T M Williams S J Ottley 7 1507x Taxman 8 49341 Tiebreaker 9 043x0 Corravally Star Sam Thornley 10 9405x Duffy Hollow G D Smith 11 56979 Black Ops Korbyn Newman 12 51670 Pay Me Visa Tom Bamford 13 5320x Terror Maria J R Dunn 14 319x5 Rocknroll Mama R D Close

Matt Markham’s Oamaru Selections Race 1: Rossco Trouble, Kosciuszko, Our Pinocchio, Galleon’s Ambassador Race 2: Taurus Bromac, Rollyarrrz, Victor Bravo, Twilight Bromac Race 3: Carana, Reformed, Frank Burns, Kyran Race 4: Tyene, Tedesco, Hide N Speak, Shiffty Race 5: Zusak, Man United, Snow Robyn, Helen Of Troy Race 6: Red Right Hand, Mighty Flying Rocker, The Artful Dodger, Magic Sign Race 7: Tas Girl Bromac, Art Collector, Get Outta Town, Huckabee Race 8: Get Lucky, Prince Ranier, Greenbank Betty, Sundons Flyer Race 9: Sing To Me, Mitsi Gaynor, Betterthanhope, Sporty Celine Race 10: Katherine, Georgie Zukov, Storm, Homebush Lad Race 11: Cloudy Bay, Tiebreaker, Betstarts Blue Jean, Serious Moonlite BEST BET: Tyene (Race 4) VALUE: Tas Girl Bromac (Race 7)

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Exercise your grey cells with our weekly sports crossword and quiz

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Michael Jordan wore 3 numbers during his NBA career, 23, 45 and? a) 12 b) 24 c) 26 2. In Cricket’s ashes, the ashes inside the trophy are said to be made of what? a) Burnt bat b) Burnt wicket c) Burnt bail

3. The Philadelphia Hitmen are a team in what professional sport? a) American Football b) Ten Pin Bowling c) Darts 4. Bingo Bango Bongo is a rule variation of what sport? a) Golf b) Croquet c) Tennis 5. The national sport of Canada is what? a) Ice Hockey b) Lacrosse c) Curling 6. Which African country was the first ever to qualify for a Football World Cup? a) Cameroon b) Egypt c) Nigeria 7. Which sporting sensation was the first athlete to win Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year twice? a) Michael Jordan b) Tiger Woods c) Lance Armstrong 8. Which country is known for producing the most Formula One World Champ winning drivers? a) Germany b) USA c) United Kingdom

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 16, 2021

with Bernard Egan

All things motoring and otherwise

A true back seat tale

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ometimes it’s about the journey, other times it’s about the destination sometimes it’s about the trip home. A recent expedition was about all three for the three of us involved.

The crew

Roger Hart was behind the wheel of the Hyundai Kona Electric, which he described so well in last Saturday’s edition of this newspaper. His companion/navigator up front was Ron Winchester.

This writer enjoyed the comfort of the back seat.

The expedition There were two reasons for the trip – Roger’s test drive, and to plan an itinerary for a bus trip.

The route Our journey took us into the Ellesmere District, and who better to navigate than Ron Winchester, who spent his early days in an area which he knows like the back of his hand. And as well as knowing the geography Ron also has a wealth of knowledge around the history of the district.

And the history is amazing.

The places we saw, people we met Ron guided us to the shore of Lake Ellesmere – Te Waihora (“water spread out”).

The lake certainly is water spread out and being near it brings appreciation of the significant part it has, does and will play in the local environment.

At Fishermens Point we met and en-

1874 sketch by Eliot Whately of early settlement at Taumutu Lake Ellesmere.

Opened in 1885, the Hone Wetere Church stands on the site of an ancient pa, Orariki.

joyed the wonderful hospitality of Clem Smith and his family, who live on the shore of the lake.

Clem knows and understands the lake well, and derives income from it.

He has family connections in Mid Canterbury.

We went to the site where, in early days, timber was brought by boat across from Little River to be milled and used for building homes and other buildings in places like Leeston.

The cemetery in the grounds of the little Hone Wetere Church, which was opened in 1885, brings reminders of early settlers who now rest in peaceful surroundings.

From there it was into Leeston, where mine host made us welcome at the incredible local hostelry.

Then we made the return journey home, during which we all expressed a feeling of being surrounded by history.

The things we found out

Well, firstly, and not surprisingly, Ron Winchester is right! We knew he would be!

It will be a great venue for a bus trip, and in fact if it wasn’t for Covid, that trip would have been yesterday.

The Ellesmere District has so much to see and the bus trip has been postponed, NOT cancelled.

The car Roger has already covered this very well indeed – it’s a comfortable, quiet car which, in the hands of a skilful driver, handles well, and from a back seat perspective seemed to have plenty of get up and go.

The day out Great!

The movie’s Bond – James Bond Bond is back, and a group of us went back to see him in No Time To Die. I’m not about to attempt a movie review, and there are two reasons why.

Firstly I’m not qualified to do so, and secondly I don’t want to spoil it for anyone planning to see 007 in action again. Actually, the 007 designation had been reassigned because Bond retired but he gets drawn back into the action.

Whoops, I’m getting into review territory.

Speaking of territory, this film has been shot in incredible locations some actually known to one of our group of friends. I’m not going to mention the actors or the characters they played. But I am, surprise, surprise, going to mention cars.

The iconic (possibly most famous movie car in the

world) “Goldfinger” Aston Martin DB 5 is back again, and its amazing arsenal of weaponry still works. Bond also takes an Aston Martin DBS which he drove while On Her Majesty’s Secret Service out of storage.

The reprise of those cars makes the movie memorable as does the music – some drawn from earlier Bond movies.

Two very modern Aston Martins appear as well.

Wow, four Aston Martins in one movie!

Flashbacks connect some of Bond’s previous escapades and the twists and turns on the Alpine roads where the DB 5 looked superb are reflected in the story.

The DB5 and the DBS returned and so did Bond, but will he come back again?

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reek startup SP Automotive made some pretty serious claims last year about their upcoming ultracar, Chaos.

The car was supposed to be unveiled at this years Geneva Motor Show, which was cancelled due to the pandemic.

We hadn’t had any sort of public announcements from the brand for some time, but founder Spyros Panopoulos has decided it is time to debut the Chaos officially, which is now scheduled for November 1, 2021.

Panopoulos says that the books are now open for what he describes as “the first ultracar on the planet.”

The first order has already been placed, with a delivery expected for early 2022.

The Chaos will be street legal, says Panopoulos.

Prices start from around $9.17 million NZD for the base 1491.4 Kw variant, up to $20.67 million NZD for the full-spec 2237.1 Kw model.

In order to retain the brands exclusivity, they will only produce a total of 100 handmade cars, and 15 to 20 per year of the Chaos.

SP Automotive say that following the public reveal in Athens next month, its plan for 2022 and 2023 includes having BBC’s Top Gear television show presenting and testing the Chaos, and attempting to set various new world records.

The Chaos will try to set a

Entry level: 2000hp, $10m price tag new lap record for the fastest production car at the Nurburgring – a record that the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series currently holds with a 6:43.616 lap.

It also wants to break the record for the the top speed of a production car, which is currently held by SS Tautara at 455.3 km/h.

The so called ultracar has been teased multiple times between April and June 2020, which has revealed most of the exterior and the interior design, as well as the insane specifications.

The official website states the Chaos will be powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V10 available in two versions, with 2000

hp and an 11,000 rpm redline or with 3000 hp and a 12,000 rpm redline.

The mid-mounted engine will apparently feature a billet aluminum engine block, titanium or carbon 3D printed pistons and rods, titanium camshaft, titanium or Inconel valves, plus a pair of turbochargers made of carbon fiber, titanium, and ceramic compounds.

Brakes will consist of ceramic discs measuring 428 mm at the front and 416 mm at the rear, complete with magnesium 3D printed calipers.

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Electric pony grabs top award B

oth top motor award titles announced by the British Sunday Times and The Sun sister papers this week go to Ford vehicles.

The new all-electric Mustang Mach-E was crowned car of the year by The Sunday Times, thanks to its looks, sporty ride, handling and performance.

“Ford also recognised that customers want

more than one battery size option, with up to 379 miles per charge, and the chance to buy two- or four-wheel drive versions,” said Will Dron, editor of Driving.co.uk at The Sunday Times.

“Rapid 150kW charging, a roomy interior, brilliantly-realised infotainment touchscreen and high-end sound system all add to the superb package.”

Kieran Cahill, Ford of Britain chairman who collected The Sunday Times’ trophy, said: “We’re delighted that the Mustang Mach-E has been awarded the prestigious car of the year title by The Sunday Times.

“The highly desirable Mach-E combines the freedom, performance and iconic character of the Mustang and brings this world-famous icon into the electric age.”

Bringing the power

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he Ram 3500 American pick-up truck has arrived, promising monster towing capacity and load lugging ability.

Ram Trucks are imported into Australia and converted to right-hand drive before making their way over to New Zealand.

The Ram 3500 joins the same sized 2500 and the smaller petrol-powered 1500 in the brand’s growing local line-up.

Power for the 3500 comes from a giant 6.7-litre six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, making a hefty 276kW and 1152Nm. This mass of torque allows for a max braked towing capacity off pintle is 6.9T, which is the same as the Ram 2500, and 2000kg more than the rival Chevrolet Silverado HD. Ram has upgraded the suspension on the 3500 compared to the 2500. This has increased its payload to 1693.

To put all this in perspective, the smaller Toyota HiLux can tow up to 3500kg and has a payload of about one tonne.

Being New Zealand’s strongest ute doesn’t come cheap, the 3500 is priced from $184,990 (before on-road costs), which is about the same as two Ford Ranger Raptors.

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Puzzles and horoscopes Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 16, 2021

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Everyone has a difficult job to do. Mistakes are likely to occur that will require your understanding. You’ll be appreciated (celebrated even) for your ability to go with the flow.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Today shows the difference between investing, sacrificing and wasting. If you don’t hope to get a return, and you’re not taking a loss for the betterment of someone or something else, then it’s probably a waste.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The need for glamour is legitimate. Other legitimate needs include, but are not limited to: fun, novelty, thrills, delicious anticipation, adventure flirtation, silliness, frivolity, levity, ridiculousness and hilarity.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Sure, you’d like to be travelling, taking in elaborately designed cities, exhibits and culture. But in the meantime, there are wonders available to you right now. Look up. The sky is a masterpiece.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): So much of your success will be a function of shifting the focus from yourself to others. When in doubt, throw the conversational ball back, or allow for silence, which in and of itself can be a lovely gift.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re not looking for anyone else to lay down the plan or manage you in any way. However, you will gladly take guidance from those whose methods have worked. A mentorship is in your future.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Do you get the feeling you’d better prepare for an upcoming conversation?

Do you sense something crucial is at stake?

You’re right. There’s something wondrous in it, and you’ll be glad you were prepared.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Love that is new needs to grow roots before it will sprout. Don’t expect to see anything on the surface when you’re clearly still in the “water it and hope for the best” stage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Powerful humility is the oxymoron of champions. People feel your presence though you don’t declare it. You’re more likely to take a helping role, even the bottom rung, and lead from below.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Life is too unpredictable to waste time waiting for the ideal moment.

Just go. You’ll find out some of the trouble you anticipated isn’t even a thing. Problems get small once you grow.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): As far as you’re concerned, useless things aren’t pretty. What’s beautiful is functional, and what’s functional is beautiful. These are the guiding principles by which you’ll improve your environs.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): What you begin today won’t be finished tomorrow, but start it anyway.

Once it’s underway, it will have a force of its own and momentum will be on your side.

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Trades&Services Advertising

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

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Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301 57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

DOWNSIZING? COLLECTING NOW Charity Market Garage Sale January 2022.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND FISH & GAME COUNCIL DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULT 2021 COUNCIL ELECTION Having been duly appointed Returning Officer pursuant to Section 3 of the Fish and Game Council Elections Regulations 1990, I hereby declare the results of the election that closed on Friday 8 October 2021 for the election of EIGHT (8) Council members for the Central South Island Fish & Game Region.

Candidate BANNISTER, Steve KOEVOET, Linn NILES, Nic GERARD, Steve RATTRAY, Dean CENTOFANTI, Paul STANGER, Clark SIMPSON, Andrew MCKENZIE, Craig DEWIT, John

Sub-region Ashburton Waitaki Mackenzie Ashburton Ashburton Timaru District Mackenzie Ashburton Ashburton Waimate

Votes Received 434 416 414 380 371 362 352 343 335 303

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The Council is made up of the highest polling candidate from each of the sub-regions, plus the remaining highest polling of all other candidates.

I therefore declare Steve BANNISTER, Paul CENTOFANTI, John DEWIT, Steve GERARD, Linn KOEVOET, Nic NILES, Dean RATTRAY and Clark STANGER to be duly elected to the Central South Island Fish & Game Council.

The voting return percentage was 24.56%, of which 42.35% voted online and 57.65% voted by post.

Warwick Lampp Returning Officer – Central South Island Fish & Game Council electionz.com Ltd Free phone 0800 666 040 iro@electionz.com

ASHBURTON CLUB & MSA NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING Ashburton Club & MSA gives notice that a Special General Meeting will be held at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 211 Willis Street, Ashburton, on Monday, 1 November 2021 at 6 pm.

The business of the meeting will be to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following motions: 1.

Procedural Motion: “THAT, notwithstanding Rule 20 of the Club Constitution, Mr Mark von Dadelszen, Barrister, of Hastings, be appointed as the independent Chairperson of this Special General Meeting.”

2.

Substantive Motion as notified in the request for the Special General Meeting: “The undersigned have no confidence in the Committee of the Ashburton Club & MSA due to recent management or mismanagement of the Club’s affairs.”

MEETINGS, EVENTS MID CANTERBURY INBETWEENS GOLDEN OLDIES HOCKEY Annual General Meeting Thursday November 4, 2021 6.30pm MSA Havelock Street

“If the vote of no confidence is passed by the membership, the incumbent Committee would be dissolved.”

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

“An interim committee of 3 to 4 persons be elected from the meeting to Govern the Ashburton Club & MSA until new elections can be called for under the Club’s constitution.”

LOVELY lady welcomes genuine callers. No texting: Please phone 021 02759 055.

ADVISORY NOTES The wording of the substantive motion as set out above is worded exactly as received (although the three paragraphs were not divided into separate paragraphs in that request). Under the Rules, this is the only business that can be considered at the meeting (Club Rules 9(c) and 11(b)). To be passed, each resolution must be supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of those financial Club members present at the meeting (Club Rule 9(c)).

EXPLANATORY NOTE The Club President has received a request, signed by not less than 75 financial Club members, to call a Special General Meeting to address item 2 of the above business, which is available to view on the official Club notice board and on request from the Club General Manager. The President has therefore called a Special General Meeting under Club Rule 11(a). Fourteen clear days’ notice of the meeting must be given by advertisement and on the official Club notice board. Due to a potential conflict of interest, having regard to the nature of the request to address item 2 of the above business, it would be inappropriate for the President, Vice-President, or any other Committee member to chair the meeting (as is normally required under Club Rule 20). On the recommendation of the Club’s lawyers, it is therefore proposed that Mr Mark von Dadelszen, an experienced independent chairperson and lawyer and author of Members’ Meetings and Law of Societies (both in their 3rd Editions), be appointed to chair the meeting. Members will be asked to vote on that motion first at the meeting.

PROXIES No Club member shall be allowed to vote by proxy at the Special General Meeting (Club Rule 9(a)).

GARAGE SALES HORIZONTAL and vertical saw, hose reel, 6 resin chairs, table, large chilly bin, foot spa, ladies and mens clothes, evening dresses, heaps bits and pieces. Winter street, 9am - 12noon. Sign out.

HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street.

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

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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.

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS FOR 2022

PLEASE NOTE: that we have prepared this advertisement At Hinds School we focus on bringing learning to life through exploring, empoweringproof based on our understanding of and challenging our students. As a school we pride ourselves on knowing our learners CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND FISH AND GAME COUNCIL the instructions received. In approving and shaping education and learning programmes to best support Run Date Position Costour students. A special the advertisement, it is the client’s FISH AND GAME MANAGEMENT PLAN DRAFT SPORTS feature of our rural school is the year 1-8 structure and growth of our students as active responsibility to check the accuracy of Saturdaycontributing 16 Oct learners. We aim PNfor our students to leave Hinds $ 462.00 School as capable andboth the advertisement, the media and In compliance with Section 17M of the Conservation Act 1987, the Council confident learner’s; as wellrounded individuals who have strong Hinds Dispositions and position nominated.

Saturday 16 Oct PN $ 371.45 can embrace challenge and opportunity. hereby gives notice that the Draft Central South Island Sports Fish and Game Cancellation of adverts booked with Friday 22 Oct PN $ 435.67 Plan is available for public inspection. The Draft Plan covers the The Hinds Board of Trustees invites applications from parents/ caregivers who wish to media willManagement incur a media cancellation region extending from the south bank of the Rakaia River in the north to Shag enrol their child at Hinds School for 2022. Enrolment at the school is governed by anfee of $50. enrolment scheme.

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A limited number of out-of-zone places will be available for 2022. An enrolment scheme is available from the school office Hinds.

For students seeking enrolment, the deadline for out-ot-zone applications for 2022 is 3pm, Monday 1st November 2021.

We would appreciate parents/caregivers living within Hinds School enrolment zone who intend to enrol their child at any time during the next year notifying us of their child’s enrolment for 2022 by 1st November, to assist with school planning.

Application forms are available at the school office, 03 3037208 or via email office@hinds.school.nz We invite parents to contact the office to learn more about our school and join us for a tour.

NOTICE OF MEETING October 2021 Further to the meetings previously advertised for October 2021, please note the Extraordinary Civil Defence and Emergency Management Joint Committee meeting for 18 October 2021 will now commence at 8.00am, Monday, 18 October 2021.

The Council invites interested persons and organisations to send written submissionsAmy on the Draft Plan to the address below before 5pm, Friday, December 10, 2021. Submitters must advise if they wish to be heard in support of their submission.

The Draft Plan is available for inspection at www.fishandgame.org.nz (Central South Island page) or at the following locations during business hours: • Central South Island Fish and Game Office, 32 Richard Pearse Drive, Temuka • Geraldine Library and Service Centre, 80 Talbot St, Geraldine • North Canterbury Fish and Game Office, 595 Johns Road, Harewood, Christchurch • Otago Fish and Game Office, Corner Harrow/Hanover Streets, Dunedin • Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton • Timaru District Council, King George Place, Timaru • Mackenzie District Council, Main St, Fairlie, and Market Place, Twizel • Waimate District Council, Queen St, Waimate • Waitaki District Council, 20 Thames St, Oamaru Please send submissions in writing to: Email: csi@fishandgame.org.nz or Post: Central South Island Fish and Game Council J P Graybill, Chief Executive Attn: Submissions PO Box 150, Temuka

Call the Guardian for all your classified advertising requirements.

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Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

SITUATIONS VACANT STAFF NEEDED!

Ashburton-based Potato Planting Staff needed until late November (approx).

• Tractor driving experience/loader driving • Approx 6 days a week, weather dependent • Well paid • Good co-workers and boss!

Text 021 431301

Extension of time to make decisions on proposed Plan Change 7 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan and proposed Plan Change 2 to the Waimakariri River Regional Plan Pursuant to Clause 10A of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) gives notice of an extension of time to make its decisions on proposed Plan Change 7 (PC7) to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan and Proposed Plan Change 2 (PC2) to the Waimakariri River Regional Plan.

The Minister for the Environment has granted Environment Canterbury an extension of time of 4.5 months to make decisions on PC7 and PC2.

The decisions on PC7 and PC2 must be made on or before 9 December 2021.

Further information on PC7 and PC2, including the reasons for the Minister’s decision, is available at: ecan.govt.nz/lwrppc7 and ecan.govt.nz/wrrppc2 Dr Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

0800 324 636

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Poplar Flats Farm Ltd Arable Farm Position

Autoglaziers • Experienced Autoglazier • • Autoglazier Assistant •

Woodbury Downs Ltd are looking for an experienced mixed farming worker, to work across both our dairy and arable farm with no two days the same. You will be involved in typical farming practices such as machinery operations, general farm maintenance, working across some day-to-day dairy and arable operations.

Wilson Windscreens is a localy-owned company in Ashburton seeking staff members to join our small team.

We work on a large variety of vehicles with some overtime available to service our customer base.

Applicants must be hard working, have good communication skills and a high quality work ethic.

The assistant role could become an apprenticeship for the right person and will have ongoing training.

Both positions must have a clean driver’s licence.

All applications to be sent via email with any relevant references.

Required Duties • General farm work both dairy and arable • Shifting of irrigators on both arable and dairy • Tractor work • Farm machinery maintenance • Farm maintenance, fences, spot spraying Honesty, reliability, and punctuality are essential; a positive outlook and ability to work well individually and as a team member; maturity when working with others and initiative in new situations, along with flexibility in roster.

Must have a full driver’s license, F and W endorsements or the ability to obtain along with reliable transport to get to our rural location.

Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.

Please note this is not a live-in position as there is NO on farm accommodation.

Please send CV through to Bob at office@wilsonwindscreens.co.nz

To apply contact Lyn Foord 022 326 0883 lyn@canterburydriedfoods.co.nz

or phone 03 308-8485 for a confidential discussion

Ashburton Weather © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021

Saturday: Morning low cloud, then fine breaks developing. Light winds, NE developing in the afternoon.

Midnight Saturday

Canterbury Plains

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Northeasterlies.

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Saturday: Morning low cloud, then fine breaks developing. Light winds, then northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Northeasterlies.

Monday: Fine at first, then a period of afternoon rain as northerlies change southerly.

A ridge over the country gradually recedes to the east during Saturday, while a low and associated fronts approach from the Tasman Sea. A broad trough over the Tasman Sea crosses the South Island on Sunday, then the North Island on Monday, followed by unsettled westerlies. A couple of fronts embedded within these westerlies move over the South Island on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a building ridge of high pressure over the lower South Island late Tuesday.

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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.

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Saturday Mountain weather hazards: Wind, Wind Chill.

Fine with increasing high cloud. A few showers evening near the divide.

Wind at 1000m: NW 35 km/h, rising to gale 70 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 35 km/h, rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the evening.

Freezing level: 1300m near the divide, rising to 2000m in the afternoon. 2200m elsewhere, rising to 2800m by evening.

Sunday Mountain weather hazards: Rain, Thunderstorm, Wind, Wind Chill.

Heavy rain about the divide, possible thunder. Mostly cloudy in the east. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to severe gale 110 km/h, easing to gale 75 km/h during the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 120 km/h, easing to severe gale 100 km/h in the afternoon.

Freezing level: About 2400m.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

Monday: Fine at first, then a period of afternoon rain as northerlies change southerly.

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Information Centre

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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

2:36am 8:48am 2:30am 8:37am

6:38am 8:00pm 6:36am 8:01pm 6:34am 8:03pm

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, OMMUNITY ERVICES open from 9am - 8pm daily.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Emergency Dentist

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first qtr Nov 12

Please respect any COVID-19 restrictions or requirements

Pharmacies

Ashburton Health First, 308 Havelock Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make an appointment call your regular GP Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To make an appointment call your regular GP. Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 155 Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

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

Please contact directly for hours.

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

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For all your classified requirements.

to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, 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.

DUTY DOCTORS

Methven & Rakaia Area

Monday

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For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

We are seeking an enthusiastic employee with drive and initiative for our intensive arable farm in Lagmhor/Westerfield, Mid Canterbury. We specialise in cropping, store lambs and feed support.

The role is fulltime and includes: • Cultivation • Drilling • Irrigation • Maintenance of Farm Machinery • Harvesting • Stock Work • General Farm Duties Remuneration based on experience.

Applicants must have NZ Residency or current work Visa and full Drivers Licence.

Accommodation available if required.

Please apply by sending a CV and cover letter to aaron.anna@xtra.co.nz or contact Aaron on 027 654 0516 for further details.

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

Direct dials to a volunteer.

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

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 03 308 5095, 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, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams.

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

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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Job Vacancy

Position: Refugee Settlement Support Caseworker (registered Social Worker) Location: Safer Mid Canterbury Offices, Ashburton

We’re looking for a part time shop assistant in our Tinwald bakery.

Hours of Work: 26 hours per week Date Issued: October 2021 The Refugee Settlement Support Service, Safer Mid Canterbury Ashburton, is looking for a new team member. We are seeking someone who has a background in Social Work and who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role as a Settlement Support Caseworker. The Refugee Settlement Support Service is contracted by MBIE to assist former refugees to participate fully and integrate socially and economically in their new community during their first 12 months in New Zealand. If you like a challenge, enjoy engaging with people from diverse cultures, like working in an environment where no day is the same, and are a team player, then this could be the perfect job for you. As caseworker you will be the primary support person for newly arriving families, overseeing their settlement process for the first 12 months. This role also entails working alongside other agencies and services involved with the families. Our service is currently assisting in the settlement of former refugees from Afghanistan.

The person applying for this job must be a registered Social Worker with relevant experience and/or training in a field that furnishes them with the skills and experience needed for a position of this type. We are looking for candidates with the following key attributes:  Ability to relate with and support people from different cultural backgrounds.  A good understanding of relevant social services and agencies.  Understanding of confidentiality and privacy act practices.  Knowledge and/or experience of refugee or migrant settlement experience.  Computer skills, including Excel and Word  Excellent time management and organisational skills  Hold a current motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel to fulfil job requirements  Live and work in the Ashburton region  Empathy with humanitarian causes  Enthusiasm and commitment to work as a team member  High degree of cultural competency To read the job description and download an application form go to: www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page.

Applications close Friday, November 5 For further question’s please contact Ani Koperu on 03 308 1395

Job opportunities Ashburton CBD Caretaker We are looking for a proactive and good natured person who takes pride in their work and our town. Ideally, you will have previous cleaning experience however attitude is key to this role.

This is a permanent, part-time position offering three permanent eight hour days per week. You may also be offered additional shifts to cover staff absences and periods of peak workflow.

Applications close Wednesday, 20 October 2021.

Field Support Officer We’re looking for a jack or jill of all trades with great people skills to become part of our team providing general and race maintenance duties throughout the district.

The position is for 4 days a week including Saturdays (approx 25 hours a week), with a start date of 8th November 2021.

620 East Street Ashburton Phone 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

Front-of-house and barista experience would be an advantage. If you’re interested, please apply in person at the bakery with your CV. 123 Main South Road, Tinwald.

Canterbury owned, locally operated

PUBLIC NOTICES

CLEARING SALE

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

FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER

A/C Croziers Turkeys. Commencing 11am, 101 Dromore Station Road, Ashburton 3 x 1 Gobbler and 7 Hens, Belarus 952 4WD 100hp Tractor, Belarus BX90 4WD 90hp Tractor with FEL and Bucket, Belarus 900 Qcab 2WD 90hp Tractor, David Brown White 990 50hp 2WD Tractor, 1991 Mack Truck, 2x Gehl Mobile Mixers (1 parts), 9x Vee Bottom Silos, Curtain Side Semi Trailer, Refrigerated Semi Trailer (no COF), 1995 Toyota Dyna 4WD Truck Flat Deck with drop down sides, Approx 50 round rales Meadow Hay, 7 Furrow Plough, 4 Furrow Plough, Cambridge Roller, Duncan Drill and Harrows, Maxitill, 15 Tyne Grubber, PZ 210 Hay Mower, 2x Kirwan Augers, Large Scolder, Large Poultry Plucker, Walk-in Freezer, Forklift, Low Bed Tandem Trailer, Air Compressor, 2 Room Portacom, 4x Trolleys, 20,000 Plastic Tank, 8ft x 12ft Shed, 6.8m x 3.5m Hut, Large Plastic Tubs, Steel Tables, Steel Shelving, Foot Stapler, Air Compressor, 2x Hand Stunners, Tools, Mobile Turkey Catchers, Sheds on Skids, Mesh Silos, 3 Phase Welder, Chick Boxes, Prattley Sheep Yards, Posts, Café Bar, Office/ Shop/Sleepout, Grain Semi 12T C.O.F, Push off Stacker, Sheds on Skids 6 +, 180 Boiler, Bench Scales, Farm Generator, 3x Tractor Trays, Concrete Hole Cover, 3x Farm Trailers, Moisture Meter, 10x Nest Boxes, Extension Ladder, Dog Motels, 2x Trolley Jacks, Plastic Bags and Cartons, Air Hand Stapler, Chick Boxes, Ball Cock Drinkers, Feeders and Drinkers, Drums, Netting, Water Blasters, Tallow Heater, Office and House Furniture, plus numerous Sundry Items.

Ph 307 7433

Sale Information Order of Sale: Silo’s, Walk-in Freezer, Office/Shop/ Sleepout, Paddock – Beginning with Tools & Turkeys.

Sale signposted from State Highway 1.

Light lunch available.

Photos online at www.hazlett.nz – “What’s On” COVID-19 alert level 2 requirements are to be adhered to, including mandatory sign-in, social distancing and mask wearing.

Conditions of Sale: As applicable to the NZSSAA. Sale will be conducted purchase price plus GST. All intending purchasers must register prior to the sale. Terms are strictly cash unless prior arrangements have been made with the Auctioneers. Depending on coverage EFTPOS facilities may be available.

Further enquiries: Marty Amos (Agent) 027 462 0122 Phil Crozier (Vendor) 027 432 7507

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JONES, June Letitia – Passed away unexpectedly at Russley Village, Christchurch, on October 8, 2021, aged 92. Dearly loved wife for 68 years of the recently passed Donald, loving mother of Penny and Amanda, mother-in-law of Stuart, and dearly loved grandmother of Jonathan, Emma (Mrs Teabody), Katie, Sam, and Will.

“She was the sweetest soul who will be so dearly missed” Very special thanks to Russley Village for the kind and gentle care they gave June. In accordance with June’s wishes, a private service will be held.

Messages may be addressed to the family of the late June Jones, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Outside Entries Ride on Lawn Mowers, Trampoline, Posts, Wood Burner, 1997 Suzuki Vitara VJX 1.6 4x4 new tyres, Sheep Crate.

Applications close Monday, 25 October 2021.

To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you, go to our website.

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

GREENALL, Jean Lesley – On October 9, 2021 passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital; aged 88 years. Loved wife of the late Tony Greenall. Loved mother of Karen and Jillian and her grandchildren; Nathan, Kim, Chantal, Jasmine and Harper. Loved Nana Jean of Nikita, Sid and Jade. Sister and sister-in-law of Adin and the late Anne Cockroft (Invercargill). At Jean’s request a private family funeral has been held.

Messages to the Greenall family c/o PO. Box 111-01, Christchurch 8443.

CONTRACTED ESTIMATOR

Interlink is a Wanaka based business supplying repurposed, rustic timbers to architects, landscape designers, trade stores and building & construction companies nationwide. With operations and stock in Ashburton.

Due to continued growth in the business, we are excited to now require a contracted ‘Estimator’ to join our team.

This newly created role is responsible for pricing jobs from plans, schedules and direct customer inquiries via the sales team.

You will be experienced in Estimating and/or hold a quantity surveying certificate. You will have extensive experience and a strong skill base in commercial construction projects, residential builds and dealing with construction company personnel and builders.

This is a part time role, initially involving 12 -18 hours per week with flexibility over days and hours worked. You may operate remotely and run your own business and are after a regular revenue stream For more information, please send an email to: support@interlinkltd.com prior to the 31st of October 2021.

STEWART, Alan John – Passed away suddenly October 9, 2021. Loved son of the late Melva (nee Elms) and Jack (John) Stewart, adored brother of Susan (Sue), eldest grandson of the late Colin and Merrie Elms, nephew and good mate of Graham and the late Pat Elms, John and Dianne Elms and treasured cousin and friend of Craig, Mark, Jane and the late Brian Elms.

Another good one gone too soon and will be greatly missed.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

Daily Diary SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

9am - 1pm METHVEN LOCAL CRAFT AND PRODUCE MARKET. Held the first Sunday of each month. Methven Resort. Main Street. Methven.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

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

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Morning worship at Thomson

2021 Street Tinwald led by Rev David Coster. Covid protocols to be followed. 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

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 MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Casual games. The domain, Philip Street.

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FOR PEACE OF MIND Jo Metcalf

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Ashburton Guardian Saturday, October 16, 2021

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