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NEWS<br />
4 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Rangitata<br />
Electorate<br />
Offices<br />
Continuing to support locals<br />
alongside caretaker MP<br />
MattDoocey.<br />
139 Stafford Street, Timaru<br />
03 683 1386<br />
81 Harrison Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
03 308 7510<br />
rangitatamp@parliament.govt.nz<br />
Authorised by Matt Doocey MP<br />
for Waimakariri, Level 1,Conway<br />
Lane, Rangiora.<br />
23 Walks<br />
Reviewed byRowena Hart<br />
Dogs can be many things but here they bring two<br />
people together ...it’s magic.<br />
If youare looking foranew friend take your dog on<br />
awalk andyou never know whatmay happen. But<br />
remember this ...you must walk the same routeat<br />
exactly the same time everyday.<br />
Herewehave Fern and Dave holding the leashes of<br />
their respective best friends. She is 60-something,<br />
freshly divorcedand really not interested in starting<br />
anew with anyone just yet. He is Dave, apparently<br />
awidower, and seemingly the loveliest bloke you<br />
could ever run into on ablustery day inanorth<br />
London park.<br />
Gradually they get to know each other and become<br />
good friends and,well,you can guess the rest.<br />
The two actors Dave Johns (Daniel Blake) and<br />
Alison Steadman who has starred inmany many<br />
movies,but my favouriteofhers is Little Voice. They<br />
were borntodothis movie together!<br />
Areal treat, very real and very romantic!<br />
bookings ph 307 1230<br />
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Delivered to over 16,065 homes everyweek<br />
Phone 308 7664 l office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
199 Burnett Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
2300355<br />
International<br />
Beer Month<br />
Info centre heads to airport<br />
TheMid CanterburyAero Club has<br />
been given thegreen lighttorelocate<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s formerinformation<br />
centretothe airport.<br />
The building on East Street was<br />
hometothe iSITE, which closedin<br />
<strong>20</strong>17. Owners, the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council, put it up for purchase and<br />
removaland the aeroclub learned<br />
this week it was the successful<br />
tenderer.<br />
Council also considered an offer<br />
from Trott’s Community Garden<br />
Charitable Trust.<br />
Aero club presidentIan Begbie<br />
said thepurchaseprice was low,but<br />
thebiggercost would be relocating<br />
and renovatingthe former<br />
informationcentre at its new home.<br />
Council expects the building to be<br />
removedfrom East Street by theend<br />
of December.<br />
Mr Begbie said theremovalwould<br />
be timed to work in with contractors<br />
beautifying the CBD. Atree may also<br />
have to be removed to allowthe<br />
building to be transported away.<br />
The club’s old clubrooms, built in<br />
the1950s, willbedemolished,and the<br />
new building putinits place on anew<br />
foundation.<br />
Mr Begbie said theold clubrooms<br />
hadlots of character,but it was built<br />
of untreated timber and full of borer.<br />
‘‘Ithas served its purpose. We are<br />
pleased to see it replaced.’’<br />
The timing has not been ideal for<br />
theclub financially though. It had<br />
New date for candidates’ night<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s meet thecandidates<br />
nighthas been postponed to<br />
September30.<br />
Thenightisbeingorganised by the<br />
Rotary Clubof<strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
presidentRodgerLetham said it was<br />
hoped all the candidates standingin<br />
the Rangitataelectorate would be at<br />
the meeting.<br />
It willbeheld in <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust<br />
Event Centre and the clubishoping<br />
covid restrictionswill have easedto<br />
Alert Level 1bythen.<br />
Theeightstandingsofar for the<br />
Rangitata seat areLabour’s Jo<br />
Luxton (currentlyaservinglistMP),<br />
National’s MeganHands (who<br />
replacedAndrew Falloon as the<br />
party’s candidate),ACT’s Hamish<br />
Hutton,New Conservatives’ Lachie<br />
Ashton, Green Party’sGerrie<br />
Ligtenberg,SocialCredit’s Brannon<br />
Favel, the Outdoors Party’s Grant<br />
Kelynack and James RaeofNot A<br />
Party.<br />
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The old aero club rooms, which will be demolished.<br />
justcompleted anew hangarwhen<br />
the information centre came on the<br />
radar.‘‘The clubrooms wasgoing to<br />
be afew yearsdown the track, but<br />
that has been accelerated.’’<br />
Mr Begbiesaid club members were<br />
working through the financial details<br />
withcouncil. ‘‘Weare working on a<br />
deal withcouncil as funding is short<br />
andhoping to repay themover afew<br />
years.’’<br />
The club has 130 members,<br />
including its new Young Eagles<br />
group.The airfield was apopular<br />
landing stripand on busy days up to<br />
12 planes stopped to fuel up.<br />
Nominationsfor party candidates<br />
close on September 18, so it is<br />
possible therewill be more.<br />
Thecandidates meetingwas to<br />
havebeenon<strong>August</strong>26, butcovid<br />
restrictions at Alert Level 2would<br />
havelimitedaudience numbers.<br />
Auckland hasbeen in AlertLevel 3<br />
afteranew outbreak; government<br />
planstoreview the restrictions in the<br />
coming days.<br />
Theformat for the candidates night<br />
has been set and each of the eight will<br />
haveseven minutesspeaking time,<br />
plusseveral minutes to take<br />
questions. Thespeakingorder willbe<br />
drawn on stage on the night.<br />
Therewill be at least 30 minutes at<br />
the end for morequestionsfromthe<br />
audience. Organisersare hopingto<br />
fill the event centre.<br />
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernhas<br />
postponed the general electionto<br />
October17afterthe new cases forced<br />
the suspensionof political<br />
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While theclub has plenty of keen<br />
volunteers, the removal and<br />
renovation job will be one for<br />
contractors.The information centre<br />
buildingneeds to be braced for the<br />
move and onceinplace the interior<br />
needs to be stripped, regibbed and<br />
decorated.<br />
Council chief executiveHamish<br />
Riach said council was pleasedthe<br />
buildingwouldhavecontinued<br />
community use,and both proposals<br />
had considerable merit.‘‘We're<br />
pleased that rather than beinglost,<br />
the building will have anew life for<br />
our community.’’<br />
campaigning. Gatherings over 100 are<br />
banned in level 2.<br />
Mr Letham saidhehad never<br />
experienced an election buildup<br />
like thisyear’swherethe countrywas<br />
in the midst of asignificant<br />
unforeseenevent, like the pandemic.<br />
TheElectoralCommission is now<br />
in the processofconfirming voting<br />
placesand making surethe 25,000<br />
people needed to work at election<br />
time arestill available.<br />
Thecommissionhad always<br />
planned to runthe election,<br />
originallyonSeptember 18, as if New<br />
Zealand wasatAlert Level2with<br />
contract tracing,hand sanitiser and<br />
physical distancinginvotingplaces.<br />
Advance voting willbegin on<br />
October 3. Preliminary results on<br />
electionday willbereleased<br />
progressivelyfrom 7pm.<br />
Preliminary results of the endof<br />
life andcannabis referendumswill<br />
be released on October 30.<br />
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