Ashhurst Business Directory 2022

Ashhurst

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A short drive from Palmerston North, Ashhurst is a popular residential area for city workers seeking a semi-rural lifestyle. The town’s close proximity to the Ruahine Forest Park makes it an ideal stepping-stone for outdoor enthusiasts. Also a haven for artists, ashhurst has a strong arts and cultural community.

The Ashhurst After 5 Business Networking group was set up in 2017 by Property Brokers and a small group of businesspeople.

We found that most of us worked quite independently so it was a great opportunity to get together and support each other and their businesses.

We are dedicated to helping Ashhurst grow and thrive! We are all passionate about Ashhurst and serving our community. It’s surprising how many businesses we have in the Ashhurst region.

Over the last few years we have organised two Ashhurst Night Markets, held movies in the Domain and fundraised to get a mural in the main street.

We are proud to be here and proud to be part of the heart of what makes Ashhurst special.

If you’ve missed out on this publication and would like to be included in the next please get in touch!

For more information about the Ashhurst After Five’s contact Emma Hopkins at Property Brokers Ashhurst 06 351 2832 or 027 566 3778

Our community thrives when we support each other, so it’s a no brainer to consider shopping local, use a local supplier or tradesperson and keeping the dollars out here.

We have a great talent pool out in Ashhurst, let’s use it!

Palmerston North City Council 06 356 8199 www.pncc.govt.nz Horizons Regional Council 0508 800 800 Recycling days: Tuesday (orange bin and black bin alternate weeks)

It’s a pleasure to be a voice for Ashhurst on our City Council.

Being a local means I know and understand the unique issues we face.

Ashhurst has always had a strong sense of community.

We know our local people and we welcome new people, businesses and opportunities.

Aleisha Rutherford Palmerston North City Councillor 027 408 8551 aleisha4pncc@gmail.com aleisha4pncc

Presenting $1,000 to Ashhurst Fire Brigade

Celebrating 16 years in the real estate industry!

My reputation as being a top agent has ensured a high rate of returning vendors and sellers which in my mind is the best compliment you can have as an agent. It’s fantastic when you can bring your vendors an offer they are over the moon with ...and provide service to make them proud.

I’ve been a top performer since I started and absolutely love being part of this industry. With a proven outstanding track record in real estate sales and service (especially marketing) I am proud to provide a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Property Brokers’ office.

I started my illustrious career in real estate in Palmerston North and after several fabulous years selling properties in the Kapiti region I am happy to have returned home and settle back in our beautiful Manawatu.

I am skilled at getting people to property in the first place.

Listening to what their needs and price range are, then guiding those buyers through the process of making an offer, the negotiations and getting to a point where both

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vendors and purchasers are happy with price and conditions.

Then the vendors can start planning their next move which is an exciting part.

I am proud mum to a 15 year old daughter and I love horse riding, cycling, running, walking my dogs and enjoying the fantastic Manawatu outdoors. I have also been a member of the Ashhurst Drama Group for several years and love being part of stage performances, it’s a great challenge and there’s a definite buzz to being on stage!

Emma Hopkins

Residential Sales Consultant M 027 566 3778 P 06 351 2832 (anytime) E emmah@pb.co.nz

We’re part of the heart of this place

Kay Nitschke

Lifestyle Sales Consultant M 021 262 3836 P 06 354 3836 E kay@pb.co.nz

Yvonne Forlong

Rural/Lifestyle Sales Consultant M 021 456 565 P 06 323 7220 E yvonnef@pb.co.nz

Fraser Bell

Lifestyle Sales Consultant M 027 330 0025 P 06 359 2996 E fraser@pb.co.nz

Cambridge Ave (next to the 4 Square Lotto Shop) Property Brokers Ashhurst

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Ashhurst School is a large school in the heart of Ashhurst. With over 480 students at the school, we are representative of the growth within Ashhurst.

We are currently running 20 classrooms with 3 new classrooms scheduled to be up and running at the beginning of Term 4. We have a strong Year 7 and 8 school, with about 120 students. Ashhurst School provides a rich curriculum for its students. Opportunities are provided with the latest in technology with laser cutting, 3 D printing, coding and other modern practices.

We also provide cultural and sporting opportunities with Choirs, Kapa Haka, specialised coaching with Andre Taylor, and opportunities to swim 12 months of the year.

We take pride to serve the Ashhurst community and strive to deliver the values of Manawaroa (Resilience), Tū Tangata (Responsibility) and Whai Ngakau (Respect). It takes a village to raise a child, and there is no better village than in Ashhurst.

Heath Chittenden Principal 96 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst office@ashhurst.school.nz 06 326 8299 Ashhurst School

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Ashhurst finally has its beloved community pool back, restored to it’s original name – Splashhurst Community Pool The local pool has been refurbished and repaired after Palmerston North City Council announced in December 2018 that it had taken over the aquatic facility.

Splashhurst Community Pool supports the community and Ashhurst School by providing separate hours for both groups to enjoy the facility.

The pool is currently open school term time: Tuesday to Friday 6am-9.30am; 1pm-7pm, and Saturday 8am-6pm. School holidays: Tuesday to Friday 6am-7pm, Saturdays 8am-6pm. The pool is closed Sunday and Monday.

The facility offers lane swimming/walking, learn to swim lessons by an award winning swim school SwimMagic, leisure swimming, aqua fitness, birthday parties and other events for children and families.

Our team is supportive of school events and will advertise increased hours that the facility is unavailable to the public during events such as swimming sports and triathlons as necessary.

97 Stanford Street North, Ashhurst clmnz.co.nz/splashhurst-community-pool 06 350 0849 Splashhurst Community Pool

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We are a specialist mail order nursery.

We specialise in ‘Edibles’ of fruit and nut trees and a range of berries.

Our aim is to supply you with old-fashioned wholesome heirloom varieties that can be grown in your home garden. We offer quality trees that will sustain and nourish you, with your own home-grown harvests. We are proud to offer varieties that are chosen for taste, disease resistance, reliability and usefulness in the home garden. We offer the Koanga Institute range of fruit trees which complement our aims for full rich flavours and reliable crops as well as keeping part of history alive.

Our main aim is to supply you with quality trees and provide you with friendly, informative and efficient service that will help support you in growing your future harvests.

The Future My vision for the future is to continue to offer quality trees combined with quality service. This website is our latest attempt to improve our service to you and supply you with an overall view of the existing business, increase the information available to you, and to inspire you to create your own edible garden with our extensive range of fruit and nut trees.

We also hope to achieve this by continuing to offer new varieties to the comprehensive range we already have. This does not necessarily mean the latest introductions, although they certainly have their place.

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But to also offer the ‘old’ new fruits that have come into our hands on their second time around. A lot of our varieties are not run of the mill but offer something unique to your garden/orchard. They are the old fashioned fruits our grandparents were used to and a joy to our younger generations discovering these wonderful tastes from the past. A lot of these beauties bring with them history, a wonderful taste experience and come from a wide genetic base which also gives us other wonderful attributes such as tolerance to pest and diseases. This makes them ideal to grow under organic and home garden conditions.

I am committed to offering these ‘old’ varieties in the future and also any worthy new introductions to you via our mail order service.

Our aim with this website is to allow you greater access to information that is not always easy to obtain, to let you know more about ourselves, the nursery and most importantly the wonderful fruit and nut varieties that we offer. We offer you the opportunity to discover the fantastic tastes, smells and beauty of your own edible garden enjoy the planning and planting.

889 Ashhurst-Bunnythorpe Road ediblegarden.co.nz 06 326 7313 Edible Garden Ltd

Right on our doorstep here in Palmy, we are lucky to have a business success story - The Herb Farm.

From Cottage Industry to International Exporter, The Herb Farm is a family owned and operated business.

The idea of The Herb Farm began with Lynn and Bill Kirkland raising their family with the philosophy of doing things as naturally as possible. After Lynn completed a herbal diploma in 1990 she began to make natural remedies from their family home. The demand for her natural and effective products grew until in 1993 The Herb Farm was established, becoming the home to The Herb Farm’s 100% natural skincare and healthcare products and continues to be the same site where they operate from today.

A massive advantage to The Herb Farm is the wisdom of experience. The skincare and healthcare products have evolved and been perfected with clean and effective formulas over nearly three decades by founder and herbalist, Lynn Kirkland. Lynn’s extensive experience and knowledge allows the team to create advanced products combining traditional herbal wisdom with the latest innovations in natural ingredients.

In 2006, Lynn’s daughter Sarah Cowan bought into The Herb Farm and took the brand global. Fourteen years down the track,

The Herb Farm is one of New Zealand’s top beauty brands with their handcrafted, 100% natural skincare and healthcare products sold throughout New Zealand and internationally.

The Herb Farm is also a well-known destination by locals and tourists with an in-store retail shop and thriving café on-site. Not forgetting the themed gardens for visitors to roam and enjoy at their leisure.

The Herb Farm destination has become a full sensory experience for all ages, with customers able to eat healthy, delicious foods, purchase amazing beauty and skin care products and take a stroll around the beautiful gardens – spotting herbs, gnomes and fairies along the way.

The Herb Farm was built on traditional family values and as the business has grown it has kept a tight hold of these core values and stayed committed to its customers and to clean and eco-conscious living - for the good of our bodies, communities, animals and for the good of the planet.

86 Grove Road, RD 10 Palmerston North herbfarm.co.nz 06 326 8633 The Herb Farm

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Adrian and Jill have been making cheese at Cartwheel Creamery since 2014.

The Creamery is just 10 km up Pohangina road from Ashhurst, 2km before the Pohangina village. The cow’s milk for their cheese comes from a couple of farms in the PohanginaAshhurst area and goat milk is collected from a farm at Opiki.

Typically, they make cheese twice-a-week, and every week is different depending on which style of cheese is being made, and what markets and events are on the calendar. It almost goes without saying, the COVID-19 situation disrupted and severely reduced the normal flow of business during autumn 2020.

Although that’s been very challenging, it did give Jill and Adrian the time and energy needed to get their online shop up and running. Learning about ecommerce and getting into the swing of meeting their customers’ needs this way has been very satisfying.

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The online shop stocks their full range of soft, hard, blue and brined style cheeses made from both cow and goat milk. They also sell crackers made by the Baked Dane from Levin and Jill’s fruit paste made from plum and quince from their orchard.

Orders are dispatched around the country but best of all from the local perspective is the option of contactless pick-up directly from the Creamery.

Check out shop.cartwheelcreamery.co.nz or their website to learn more about their story, stockists and how they have adapted to the new normal.

The Cartwheel Creamery is a regular feature at the Ashhurst community market specifically to stay connected to their community.

1082 Pohangina Road, Pohangina Creamery.co.nz (6 329 4789 Cartwheel Creamery

Scooptruck rolled its first ice cream in Ashhurst one year ago at the Back to Back ‘woolathon’ held in the VVC. It was the middle of winter!

At that time, the business was a scooping freezer, five flavours, a plastic table and a shoe box for a cash till. From that beginning, Scooptruck developed into a purpose built passionfruit striped caravan that has contract sites around Palmerston North and a regular spot by the library in Ashhurst. The range now includes 25 flavours (8 non dairy)!

Ashhurst has been my home village for 15 years. For most of that time I have been a primary school teacher. The concept of Scooptruck emerged from my hankering to run a business and my love of Duck Island ice cream!

The Duck Island company was set up by my daughter and her partners following a successful stint in the restaurant trade.

They wanted to create a high end, all natural product with creative flavour combinations.

The journey of becoming a small business owner has been somewhat like riding a new BMX track on a borrowed bike - lots of bumps, and it takes several laps to get the hang of things! I have learnt to ask lots of questions, trust my instincts and have a good accountant.

I really appreciate the support of my fellow Ashhurst villagers - and a special shout out to marketing guru Charlie Higgison Films

Wayne Higgison 027 323 3682 scooptruck@hotmail.com Scoop Truck

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Consistently high quality coffee and nostaligic-comforts-of-home food We are long time local Ashhurst-Pohangina residents Sam Davison and Nicola Gregory. Our aim with our business Coffee on Cambridge, is to provide you with consistently high quality coffee and nostaligic-comforts-of-home food from within an uplifting and unique space.

We take pride in the historic value of the building and have put time and thought into space - reusing, recycling and handcrafting where possible. We give importance to acknowledging local history - of those that came before, as a reminder of the good, simple things in life; so you will find images and stories from Ashhurst and Pohangina around the space. We have offerings of quality local art to buy on the walls and we make a conscious effort in regard to sustainability, in products we use and services we provide - being local wherever possible. We believe in ease, and therefore provide you with easy parking and access and we believe in connection, so we

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have friendly staff who will happily and efficiently take care of your food and coffee needs and will always make time for banter. We love good coffee, good simple food and a cool space to sit and chat and we continue to thank our local supporters who also enjoy the same!

62 Cambridge Ave coffeeoncambridge.com 021 183 5025 Coffee on Cambridge

The FarmBox is a dream of a day dreamer, who always appreciated organic food, sustainable practices, zero waste and minimalistic lifestyle.

“I was busy writing down my PhD thesis during lockdown, this bizarre period was a time for self reflection and asking what I really wanted in life” says owner Nikhil “Do I want to relive the life of a scientist? (which I was back in India) or should I do something that connects me directly with the community and gives me a feeling of belonging and usefulness?”

The FarmBox aims to make fresh food available and affordable and bring local produce and talents to the limelight. We believe in the 5 R’s (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and repair) and only use sustainable packaging in store.

We take this opportunity to thank our community for the support they are bestowing on us.

We are so grateful to be part of this amazing community!

Keep Green and Shop Local!

77 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst

Hence The FarmBox was born!

thefarmboxltd@gmail.com

The FarmBox was dreamt by me and my partner, the genie who turned it into a reality with the support of our family and friends.

06 260 2518 The Farmbox

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Feeding Out is about kiwi tucker with a twist..

We can cater your events; Birthdays, Weddings, Food truck events etc.

We are passionate about fresh, wholesome, tasty food including real fruit ice cream!

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021 272 7589 Feeding Out

We are a locally owned takeaway shop in Ashhurst that does fish and chips and curries.

The Empty nest is a family owned business that we have had for 3 years. Our family is from the, southern part of India called Kerala. We do have some curries from our state on our menu. We have been in Manawatu since 2009 we have been enjoying New Zealand

We are happy to be part of this community. We thank you for all your support.

107 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst 06 326 8484 Edible Garden Ltd

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Located in the centre of Ashhurst.

Enjoy a coffee while soaking in the sun in our backyard seating area or keep warm indoors Offering an extensive breakfast/lunch menu along with options from our cabinet including sandwiches, slices, hot pies and more!

Dogs welcome in backyard area Cyclist welcome to leave bikes in the backyard

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123 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst 06 326 7252 thelocalbackyardcafe@gmail.com the local backyard cafe and bakery

Change happens through Movement and Movement heals

posture, flexibility, strength, and core engagement making it perfect for any age and fitness level as well as offering support for the back and any injury recovery.

After working in Palmerston North’s leading Pilates studio for many, I am excited to offer Pilates in my own community.

Classes are no more than 3 per class with a mix of all equipment on offer. Duos are a fun way to have a weekly catch up with a friend or a perfect couples activity with solos being the ultimate introduction to equipment based Pilates.

My journey into Pilates happened when, as a mother of school aged children, I was looking for something to look after myself. Loving it from the very first class and feeling the amazing benefits of this kind of movement, it wasn’t long before I found myself training and teaching.

With Reformer Pilates being where my pilates passion is, Ashhurst Pilates is a small equipment based studio with reformers, tower units and stability chair.

Leading on from mat pilates, the equipment adds further variety and resistance to help with stability,

“In 10 sessions, you will feel the difference. In 20, you will see the difference. And in 30, you’ll b on your way to having a whole new body” Joseph Pilates.

131 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst ashhurstpilates.co.nz info@ashhurstpilates.co.nz Ashhurst Pilates 19 Property Brokers | Ashhurst Business Directory

Hi my name is Melissa Shani and I run Inspire Physio out of our local Plunket Rooms 3 days per week. I’ve lived in Ashhurst with my 4 children for almost 3 years, after returning to the Manawatu to be closer to family In 2006 I graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) and have also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation through the University of Otago. I have worked in a variety of places in NZ including Wellington (Lower Hutt Hospital), Auckland (Middlemore Hospital Rehab) and Wakiato (Laura Fergusson, Quality Rehabilitation Services and Active +). Prior to having children, I also travelled and worked in 2 private clinics in Dubai.

Ashhurst has proved to be the perfect place to raise my children and I have loved getting to know more of the locals in my clinic over the past year. My children currently attend Ashhurst School and Learning Adventures, in the past I have also had a child at Ashhurst Kindergarten all of which we found to be excellent.

When not at work or home you will often find me out walking one of our beautiful tracks around Ashhurst or Pohangina, at

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one of our local playgrounds or on the side of the sports field or court cheering on the kids.

Physiotherapy is more than just a job for me, it is a passion. I enjoy working closely with people and get a lot of satisfaction out of good result. Although I do hands on soft tissue manipulation and manual therapy, I also have a strong emphasis on education, activity modification and exercise. I treat a wide range of conditions including back injuries, sports injuries, neurological, orthopaedic and women’s health. I believe in ongoing professional development and in the last year have done several online physiotherapy courses as well as a 5-day women’s health course in Sydney.

I plan to keep my home and business in Ashhurst long term and are thankful to be part of this community. I have received excellent support from locals since starting up last year. This year we have been able to put back into the community by sponsoring the Ashhurst Pohangina Rugby Football Club.

131 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst inspirephysio.co.nz 0210 877 3632 Inspire Physio

UrbanEss is equipped for all of your beauty essentials. The comfort of a home based salon, with the quality and care of an upmarket salon

UrbanEss is equipped for all of your beauty essentials.

The comfort of a home based salon, with the quality and care of an upmarket salon. Services include waxing, tinting and shellac nails.

Bookings are essential Amanda Christmas

My name is Amanda, and I have been providing Ashhurst with beauty treatments over the past 6 years.

My husbands work bought us here from Christchurch in 2014, leaving behind a thriving beauty therapy clinic, to start out on my own.

I have since become a wife and a mother of 2. Working from home has allowed me to strike the right balance between family and work. I am very grateful for my urbanEss friends and family that have continually supporting me throughout.

132 Winchester Street, Ashhurst urbaness.beauty@gmail.com 022 432 1923 urbanEss Ashhurst

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Spray tans at our place or yours.

Located in Ashhurst covering the Manawatu Sarah Ewers, a local from Ashhurst is on a mission to make people (yes guys included) to feel body confident and fabulous in their own skin...with a little help from a gorgeous, sun safe, golden spray tan!

She offers full or partial body spray tans either in her home or equally happy to travel to you where you may have a group of friends heading to an event or its just easier for her to come to your home due to mobility or restrictions.

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Sarah uses beautiful green based product from B.gorgeous so you are left with a golden sun kissed tan; she also uses a shimmer setting powder so you aren’t left with a sticky feeling afterwards.

Contact AshVegas Tans via Facebook and make an appointment today! Also never hurts to book now for those high season summer events to avoid disappointment!

027 443 0022 Ashvegas Tans

We are excited to announce glow is opening its doors to a gorgeous boutique cabin offering all hair services by Melissa jayne hair boutique and nails by glow.

We are two local, busy mums with a drive and passion for looking after others. Our little sanctuary is situated on lincoln street in a quiet, relaxed setting.

We have created a space where we can put our love and passion for what we do together, giving our existing and new clients a place to feel uplifted, relaxed and well taken care of. We have the little extras such as expresso coffees, herbal teas and a touch of homemade baking on the side making your

experience just that little more special.

Along with our hair and nail services we will be stocking a wee range of affordable products, hand selected and tested by us, we are excited to share what we love.

Come and see us to relax and feel pampered … when you look and feel good, you’ll glow!

Follow our journey on our glow facebook and Instagram pages as well as Melissa jayne hair boutique on facebook and hair.lovebymel on Instagram.

We look forward to pampering you.

50 Lincoln Street, Ashhurst 021 688 482 Glow Ashhurst

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I’ve owned Hair Flair for over a year now. I love all aspects of hairdressing especially meeting new people!

I’ve been hairdressing for around 10 years now and live locally.

In my spare time I love hanging out with family and friends and I am bringing up my daughter (8).

We love the Ashhurst community and working with all our lovely families here. It’s great for Ashhurst to have it’s own hair salon here.

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For an idea of some of our services checkout my Facebook page Hair Flair!

Kristi Wackildene

134 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst 06 326 8995 Hair Flair

My name is Tash and I have 15 years of experience in this industry and love to make people feel relaxed and comfortable while creating your dream hair I specialise in wedding hair and achieving beautiful blondes but love all aspects of hairdressing. I thrive on helping people reach their vision . My goal is to have a successful business to give back to our community.

You’ll find me at 134 Cambridge ave , I am working out of Hair Flair where I’m renting a space and am excited to meet new people .

Look out for some fun changes . Out of business hours you’ll find me running after my two young children with the help of my amazing husband. To book head on my Facebook page and ‘use app’ to book yourself a spot .

134 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst 027 818 8962 Hair by Tash

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Carefully created custom flower arrangements to cater to each individuals taste!

K Flower Arrangements was created in 2018 in the heart of Ashhurst Village! Everything is created by myself (Kahli) from my home office in the Manawatu where all your floral dreams are brought to life!

Carefully created custom flower arrangements to cater to each individuals taste! From home decor options, to bouquets for special occasions.

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Here at K Flower Arrangements we use high quality artificial flowers and foliage so your arrangements last a lifetime! We also offer flower walls and wedding archs for hire within the Manawatu. If you require a quote get in contact so we can get creating something beautiful! The best way to get in contact with us is sending us a message through Facebook kflowerarrangements@gmail.com kflowerarrangement.wixsite.com/website-1 KFlowerArrangements

Hi I’m Renee and I am the photographer and owner of Renee Emma Photography.

I live in Ashhurst with my husband Michael and our two little rascals Matilda (5) and Alfie (3). We also have two dogs Kevin & Boo who are very important members of our family.

Originally from Colyton I studied at the Wanganui School Of Design after attending high school and received my bachelors degree. I have always had a passion for photography and dressing up pet sheep, dogs and cats in fun outfits and taking photos of them was a favourite pastime! After working as a graphic designer for a year after I graduated I headed off to Europe and beyond to travel the world. This reignited

my love for photography taking photos of beautiful people, from different and interesting cultures. After Europe I settled in Melbourne, Australia where I met my now husband Michael (yes he is Australian but don’t hold that against him!) We moved home to New Zealand in March 2019 and my business has taken off. I love capturing kids, families and weddings.

Photography is still one of my favourite things to do and it makes my heart sing. I love capturing beautiful photographs that people can treasure forever. reneemma.com info@reneemma.com 022 499 3804 Renee Emma Photography

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Multi award winning photographer Helen has had her studio location on Cambridge Avenue since the beginning of 2020 and is a photographic artist who specialises in family and child portraiture.

Photography has been a passion from a young age and during family holidays, she could be found at her grandparents home scrolling through all the family photo albums. This may well be the first place that she discovered the joy of tangible memories in the art of photography.

Helen has a special love of framed fine art prints and part of the final process of a photography session with her, is choosing your final prints and how you wish to display them in your home.

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Helen has a Diploma in photographic Imaging(UCOL).

She worked and trained as a photographer for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and worked as a photographer for the Western Australian Newspapers Limited. She is an Accredited Member of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP).

101 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst vr.studiogallery@gmail.com 022 637 4170 V and R Studio Gallery

For wedding gowns dressmaking and bridal wear alterations in Palmerston North, Manawatu look no further for custom made designer wear than Demelza.

Demelza also stocks a selection of ready to wear fur wraps, jackets, veils, bridal belts and a small amount of off designer gowns for sale, all NZ made in her creative studio.

She also stocks a selection of petticoats for sale or hire at www.demelza.co.nz.

Since graduating in 1998 with a bachelor of Fashion and Design Demelza has been making and designing from her home based studio. Demelza provides clients with a full design service and specializes in wedding gown alterations along with everyday alterations with a quality and reliable service.

Working for many bridal stores for the lower north island she is recommended by all with guaranteed workmanship and a stressfree experience.

Browse Demelzas work on her facebook page and website.

Consultations and fittings are by appointment only. Demelza designs are affordable and provides quality fabrics to choose from, produces beautiful handmade gowns with attention to detail, fit and cut.

1030c Valley Road, Ashhurst demelza.co.nz 06 326 7207 | 021 299 1543 demelza@demelza.co.nz Demelza Davidson

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The Boutique Bash Giftery That little shop in Ashhurst Locally owned and operated, The Boutique Bash is a family business located in the heart of the village. We opened our doors in December 2015 with very humble beginnings!!! I knew zero about retail and most people thought we were a little bit crazy … but growing up in Auckland … we could see the huge potential of Ashhurst. We strive to make our store a little piece of beautiful that you can visit and walk away feeling inspired – whether you make a purchase or not.

We love all that Ashhurst offers, we have an incredible lifestyle here in the village with access to the river, walkways, café’s, pub meals, bush walking, scoop ice creams on a hot summer day, the domain, local shops …. Really we have everything at walking distance and to top it off we just have to look out of one of our windows to see a mountain range.

We love being part of this awesome Ashhurst community, we love doing business here and we look forward to bringing you lots more exciting products over the years.

We are about community, authenticity, culture and diversity, we want each person who visits our store to feel welcomed and comfortable.

A little bit about me … my name is Belinda Luamanu and myself and my husband John own The Boutique Bash – he’s the one who does all the handyman bits and I do the ‘buying’ – what I’m good at lol.

We have four beautiful children and we have lived in the Manawatu nearly 18 years, so it’s officially home.

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131 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst theboutiquebash.co.nz hello@theboutiquebash.co.nz Boutique Bash

Hunchy and Co. Hunchy & Co – A bespoke furniture and homewares store that only stock locally made Where something beautiful and unique is crafted to take pride of place in your home. A collaboration which forms a collection of beautiful hand crafted items by local Manawatu Artisans and Craftsmen.

Nick (aka Hunchy) began this journey over 5 years ago when he left his previous job craving a creative outlet and freedom of the 9 – 5 grind and hasn’t looked back since. During this time he has built up his skill set and furniture making craft with many custom works for clients ranging fromdining

tables and seating to headboards and armchairs.

Currently retailing; Hunchy & Co., Suzanne McAllen Pottery, Navest Art Studios, The Wine Barrel Guy, Israel Tangaroa Birch.

101a Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst hunchyandco.co.nz Hunchynco

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Suzanne McAllen Pottery Kia Ora! My name is Suzanne McAllen and I look forward to welcoming you to our friendly little village.

I am a potter making mostly small batches of unique, sometimes rustic, but always functional tableware special pieces to enjoy using every day.

I am also hoping to spend time soon to work on some sculptural pieces and garden pots and my work is always changing. My ‘shop’ is a pretty casual affair – at the moment it is on my front verandah stop by if you are looking for something unique for yourself or a last minute gift for someone special.

I am at 181 Oxford Street, Ashhurst. Look for the tall, white, scalloped picket fence. We have two entrances (a U-shaped driveway), feel free to come and park inside the property and off the road (but please watch out for Freddie, our ginger-ninja fat-cat as he likes rolling around on the driveway).

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Hours: Saturdays - midday until dusk Sundays - midday until dusk Weekdays - by appointment My pottery is for sale on my front verandah, so please feel free to open the little gate on the verandah and let yourself in (there are payment instructions and DIY wrapping for if I am not home). It’s all pretty laid back around here 😊. At times, I have more pots out in my studio. I’m mostly pottering around the property somewhere but might pay to check beforehand if making a special trip if you specifically want to meet with me. Thanks, Suzanne :) suzannemcallen.co.nz suz@inspire.net.nz 021 163 9396 SuzanneMcAllenPottery

Easy to use - Our self-service machines are easy to use with laundry card operation. Cards are issued at each location and can be topped up using the card machine. Simply follow the in-store instructions and wash or dry your clothes with confidence.

at 11pm. If you happen to leave clothes in the washers or dryers you can pick them up the next day meaning you spend less time waiting. 39 minute wash time, 20 minute dry time.

Environmentally friendly - Our front loader eco washing machines provide the best care for your clothes with the lowest possible water use. Our dryers are efficient with low energy consumption, giving you peace of mind that your laundering has less of an impact on the environment.

Opening hours Monday - Sunday 5am - 11pm

Fast turnaround - Our high performance, high capacity machines provide efficient wash and dry cycles meaning you spend less time waiting. 39 minute wash time, 20 minute dry time.

Convenient - We are open 5am till 11pm, 7 days. This means you can take care of your laundry before, during or after work at your convenience. The laundry closes automatically

134 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst burrells.nz/laundromats.html 027 569 9712 Burrells Laundromat

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Creating space for your furry friend to feel comfortable.

Country Clips is a beautifully unique retreat, located on a farm just a few minutes from Ashhurst. We have created a calm and comforting environment for your fur baby to enjoy.

We provide an extensive range of dog grooming services with each pooch having their own private run, while waiting for their turn. We are super excited to be able to offer this service to the community.

Call today for bookings and more information.

973 Fitzherbert East Road 022 194 7811 Country Clips Salon

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John and Heather moved to the Manawatu from Waiheke after running a clinic there for 25 years.

For five years they commuted to Kapiti where they ran a de-sex clinic for the Wellington SPCA. They also did all their soft tissue surgery for that area.

“Animal Welfare has always been an interest for us and we have worked for welfare groups throughout the local area” says Heather.

“We have run small clinics together throughout our working lives and we aim to provide a personal service with friendly affordable care”.

In 2015 they opened the clinic in Ashhurst in the old fruit shop and have an excellent reputation for caring for Ashhurst resident’s beloved pets and providing exceptional service.

John and Heather live in Pohangina with their own extensive animal family.

141 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst valleyvets.co.nz 06 326 9257 Valley Vets

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Fox Office is a locally owned and operated online tax accounting firm that has been around for almost 5 years, with all work done remotely.

When I started Fox Office I really wanted to be a tech-savvy firm, utilising only Xero software for my clients to streamline my work and make it easy for clients by specialising in one system (one I really love!) It now helps me provide an affordable and efficient service which is great for everyone.

I personally appreciate quick responses when dealing with businesses, so I make sure that’s something I provide, it allows clients to get on with what they’re doing once their questions have been answered.

Fox Office is operated by me, Jules Bradbury a Chartered Accountant who holds a certificate of public practice.

I started Fox Office after leaving a national accounting

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firm due to the amount of stress I had in my extremely demanding role. I wanted a better pace of life and one that had more flexibility and would cope with a new family. It’s been fantastic, I have since had two kids, Lexi and Teddy and I manage my firm by tag-teaming days with my husband Stu in our external office so I can work uninterrupted for periods of time. I work from home, which works with our life and keeps overheads low. We live in Colyton on a lifestyle block.

I love helping small businesses and it’s particularly great having local clients in the community! foxofficelimited.co.nz 027 404 9406 jules@foxoffice.co.nz foxofficelimited

Little Books provides remote bookkeeping services to small businesses

Certificate in Bookkeeping and became a member of the Institute of Certified NZ Bookkeepers. Last year I returned to university to complete a Graduate Diploma in Business (Accounting).

Little Books provides remote bookkeeping services to small businesses. I cover bank reconciliation, GST returns, payroll, accounts receivable and payable, and monthly reporting.

I also offer advice, set up, and training for accounting or job management software. I can provide a tailored service whether you’re just starting out in business or have found you’d like more time to focus on other areas. I’m inspired by people with all sorts of skills and ideas going into business and aim to provide a valuable service if the books side of things is not for you.

We grew up on the Kapiti Coast and, after a number of stops in between, moved to Ashhurst 7 years ago with our 4 young children. Having grown up in a small town I love that our children have many of the same freedoms and sense of community. I really appreciate having so much within just a few minutes’ walk or drive - their school, lovely neighbours and friends, a summertime river spot, the Gorge walk, open green spaces to walk our dogs, and my favourite coffee and scones!

I began my journey in bookkeeping when Michael and I started Knowles Electrical nearly 10 years ago. I was very much learning as I went, and at first, we kept a very simple homemade accounts system. I really enjoyed doing the books and after some years started doing other business accounts work as well as our own. In 2018 I completed my

little-books.co.nz info@little-books.co.nz 027 844 4237 Little Books Accounts

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At DL Tree Specialist we are highly qualified and fully insured. We strive to provide progressive tree care services to enhance and protect the beauty, health and stability of your trees.

Every job is completed to a high standard and with respect for the safety of staff, client and the public. We work efficiently and leave a tidy site. Our Aim is to offer cost effective maintenance of trees and vegetation, with a professional and safe service

Our Qualifications: Fully Qualified Arborist. Arb. Certs. NZHITO. Qualified in Traffic Management.

Member of the New Zealand Arborists Association (NZAA) and the International Society of Arborists (ISA).

Testimonial “I would recommend Dat for his honesty, professionalism, promptness, customer before / after service and fair and resonable pricing.”

Gary Punler - Wet End School Palmerston North 105 Pohangina Road, Ashhurst

We offer:

dltree.co.nz

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Prompt Service

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DL Tree Specialist Ltd

We provide commercial and residential electrical services in the Manawatu. Client satisfaction is extremely important to us and we strive to deliver a prompt, reliable and professional service.

Hey, I’m Michael and with Monique we opened Knowles Electrical in February of 2012. Originally from the Kapiti coast, we moved to Palmerston North in 2011 and have settled our family here in Ashhurst in 2014. We have a young family of four children and believe Ashhurst is a special place for kids to grow up.

After starting my apprenticeship in 1999 and becoming qualified in 2002 I have been working as an electrician ever since. We have now slowly grown our business to a team of 4. I pride myself in my work and always look to offer a service that is fast, friendly, and reliable, and will always guarantee my workmanship.

Knowles Electrical covers all of the following work.

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All domestic and small commercial Electrical work including oven repairs and hot water faults.

New Houses Supply, service and install of heat pumps and central heating systems.

Supply and service of Smartvent home ventilation systems.

Licensed Security Installers and supply and install alarm and CCTV systems.

TV and surround sound systems.

And we still do not charge travel to anyone in the village Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm.

733 Tremaine Ave, Palmerston North knowleselectrical.co.nz 06 355 9251 Knowles Electrical

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Leon Walker Builders is an Ashhurst based, family owned and operated residential building company. Our mission is to help people tell the story of who they are through a home’s ability to showcase personality.

Our core values are based around honesty, quality, ingenuity and providing a friendly and enjoyable experience when dealing with our services. My wife Jessica and I started things up in May of 2019 and have met a great many locals within that year which we have thoroughly enjoyed! A little bit about us, Jessica and I both grew up in Auckland and I spent 9 years at Dilworth boarding school followed by a further 9 years in the New Zealand Army.

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We moved to the Manawatu together 7 years ago, we have 3 beautiful children and have been together for 10 years now. I have been in the building industry for 6 years and am a qualified carpenter who is a licensed building practitioner.

My wife is the company bookkeeper and all-round admin Guru. She has a diploma in business studies from Massey University and we make a great team. We moved our family out here to Ashhurst 2 years ago and thoroughly enjoy being part of this beautiful village. We love the family focused community feel this place has and are incredibly grateful to be a part of it. We look forward to getting the chance to meet and work with more friendly Ashhurst residents in the future.

022 079 3499 leon@leonwalkerbuilders.co.nz Leon Walker Builders

SolidScaff is locally owned and fully staffed with Ashhurst locals.

Phil has a passion for Scaffolding and in June 2019 he made the big leap into opening his company which has been a dream for a long time.

Solidscaff prides itself on being “Safe-Honest-Reliable” we offer scaffolding solutions to the wider Manawatu from edge protection, full platform scaffolding, portables and safety nets.

We love Ashhurst it has a huge place in our lives with one of my children attending Ashurst School (4th generation there) my Wife Sam is a born and breed local. We love being a part of this amazing community. If there is anything, we can support you with please reach out!

solidscaff.co.nz enquiries@solidscaff.co.nz 021 494 159 Solid Scaff

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Providing quality workmanship, honesty and integrity, we want to see safer cars in our community.

We proudly offer services, WOFs, air conditioning repairs and servicing, motorbike warrants, trailer and horse float maintenance, computer diagnostics, full tyre shop and wheel alignments.

Hi, I’m James.

Myself and my staff of six provide quality workmanship, honesty and integrity and want to see safer cars in our community.

I grew up in Ashhurst, attended Ashhurst School and have owned VIllage Valley Automotive since 2007.

I am married to Maree and we have four children.

Our daughters Eliana, Amber and Lucy attend Ashhurst School and our son Eli will start at the end of the year.

Since buying the 60+ year old workshop we have grown it to its current size, adding on office and waiting room space, car parking, hoists and replaced every single piece of equipment the business came with.

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We look forward to seeing you soon.

54-56 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst vva.co.nz 06 326 8239 Village Valley Automotive

ASHHURST MOWER CENTRE Sales, service and repairs for all small engines, including mowers, chainsaws, ride-ons etc. Call in for new equipment, spares, quotes and friendly advice on all your small machinery needs.

If you’re looking at buying, Rex says its important to talk to an expert. Call in for a chat about new equipment, spares, quotes and friendly advice on all your small machinery needs!

He is a fully qualified Briggs and Stratton master service technician and will service all brands.

Ashhurst Mower Centre is open Saturday 9am-1pm and Monday-Friday 8am-5.30pm.

There’s not a lot about mowers that Rex Brosnan doesn’t know!

He started his lawnmower services training at 15!

Rex started up Ashhurst Mower Centre 21 years ago and stocks a full range of mowers, line trimmers, ride-ons, chainsaws and safety equipment. He has been a small engine mechanic for 38 years and is a wealth of knowledge on all things small machinery.

82 Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst ashhurstmowers.co.nz 06 326 8803 Ashhurst Mower Centre

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