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Farm visit showcases wetland<br />
New Zealand Landcare Trust<br />
have led the charge and got<br />
people talking about the<br />
benefits of wetlandsasfarm<br />
assets.<br />
It’s part of athree year<br />
project looking towork with<br />
farmers and the wider<br />
community to provide advice<br />
on managing wetlands, to share<br />
knowledge and show the<br />
benefits natural, or constructed<br />
wetlands, offer.<br />
As part of theproject staff<br />
from the trust, with speakers<br />
from Environment Canterbury<br />
(ECan), hosted afieldday this<br />
week at two MidCanterbury<br />
demonstration sites; the<br />
property of Ian and Sue<br />
Thornton, at Ealing, and the<br />
property of Angus andGemma<br />
McKenzie, at Lowcliffe.<br />
Theday was attended by 60<br />
people, including farmers,<br />
members of industry<br />
organisations, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Water Zone Committee<br />
members and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District mayor, Neil Brown.<br />
New Zealand Landcare<br />
Trust’s Jo Buckner andJanet<br />
Gregory were there as well<br />
ECan’s Jason Butt, awetland<br />
plant specialist,and councillor<br />
Ian MacKenzie.<br />
Mr MacKenzie is chair of the<br />
project.<br />
Wetlands andtheir habitats<br />
are at most threat of<br />
disappearing especially with<br />
farming systems and we want to<br />
help farmers and landowners<br />
realise they are an asset rather<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Coming up at the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust Event Centre<br />
The Shows Must Go On<br />
Environment Canterbury’s wetland plant specialist Jason Butt speaks in the wetland area of Ealing<br />
Dairies, owned by Ian and Sue Thornton.<br />
than aliability, Mr MacKenzie<br />
said.<br />
He said theproject team had<br />
been swamped by landowner<br />
interest, requeststoview and<br />
help develop their wetlands.<br />
Ms Buckner saidnoone size<br />
fitsall,it’s differentfor<br />
everyone with stages to go<br />
through beginning aproject.<br />
Mr Butt said actions for<br />
wetland development included<br />
understanding the site, its<br />
water retention, bird life, its<br />
biggest weeds and other threats<br />
such as wildlife or rodents.<br />
Despiteboth wetland farms<br />
being in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> district,<br />
the Thornton and McKenzie<br />
properties were examples of<br />
being very different.<br />
TheThornton’s have aQEII<br />
covenant on their braided river<br />
wetland which sits alongside<br />
the Rangitata River.<br />
They have gained agreat<br />
deal of knowledge since<br />
starting they startedrestoring<br />
thesitewithweed control,<br />
ecosystemsand hydrology to<br />
mahinga kai,predatorscontrol<br />
and native plantings.<br />
The McKenzie’s wetland is a<br />
living example of the<br />
CanterburyPlains dongas/dry<br />
gullies, with an eroded<br />
headland and ahapua/rivermouth<br />
lagoonbutting up<br />
against beach gravels.<br />
While fenced off many years<br />
ago, the wetlandshows the<br />
coastal squeeze on wetlands<br />
along the Canterbury Bight.<br />
The wetland management<br />
plan helps the couple address<br />
challenges around willow<br />
control, native planting and<br />
protecting coastal habitat.<br />
Yippee ...Level 1–And the shows will go on!<br />
Rock NPop <strong>2020</strong> –Solid Gold<br />
Twilight<br />
tennis<br />
Mid Canterbury Tennis is<br />
seekingentries in its popular<br />
Twilight competitionheldon<br />
Wednesday evenings from<br />
OctoberthroughtoMarch.<br />
The social competition is<br />
ideal for familygroups, friends<br />
and businessassociates.<br />
Run in twogrades,the<br />
competitionisalso suitable for<br />
introducing newtennis players<br />
or reintroducing players who<br />
haven’t picked up aracquetfor<br />
awhile.<br />
You can enterasateam oran<br />
individualand organisersare<br />
happy to place individualsinto<br />
asuitableteam.<br />
Entriesclose on October4<br />
and the first games aretobe<br />
played on October 14.<br />
Furtherdetails on the Mid<br />
CanterburyTennis website.<br />
HOCKEY DRAW<br />
Draw <strong>September</strong> 25 to 27 <strong>September</strong><br />
Friday 25 <strong>September</strong>Just Hockey SSL Div<br />
1Boys Nga Puna Wai 27.20 pm St Bede's<br />
College 2nd XI v<strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI<br />
(Umpires supplied)<br />
Small Sticks<br />
Saturday 26 <strong>September</strong> Fun Sticks 11.00<br />
am Draws made on the day (Coaches)<br />
Sunday 27 <strong>September</strong> 1st Grade Men<br />
4.00 pm Allenton vTinwald Orange (Tinwald<br />
Black, Hampstead Lowcliffe) 5.25 pm<br />
Wakanui v Hampstead/Wakanui (Allenton,<br />
Tinwald Orange) 6.50 pm Tinwald Black v<br />
Hampstead Lowcliffe (Wakanui, Hampstead/<br />
Wakanui)<br />
Tuesday 29th <strong>September</strong>, 7:30pm<br />
Tickets from $79.90<br />
With astellar NZ cast, where some have returned<br />
from performing on the great stages of the Westend<br />
and Broadway, The Show’s Must Go On is a<br />
glittering concert of musical theatre showstoppers.<br />
This blockbusting two-hour show features favourite<br />
songs from the world’s greatest musicals in concert<br />
including The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia, The Lion<br />
King, Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon ,The Greatest Showman and more,<br />
along of course with New Zealand’s favourite musical Les Misérables.<br />
The amazing pleasure to your ears will only be matched with the feast for your eyes, with<br />
spectacular backdrops coupled with exquisite lighting that portrays the emotion and beauty<br />
of each piece.<br />
The Abba Show<br />
Red Carpet event<br />
Friday 9th and 10th October 7-30pm<br />
Tickets from $27 (fees apply)<br />
Featuring songs from legendarysong writers likeElton John, Billy<br />
Joel,The Beatles,Queen, Pink,Totoand Cold Play,and performed<br />
by acastof70performers,RocknPop is atributetothe talent<br />
within our community, in supportofour performing arts venue.<br />
Under the direction of Producer and Musical Director, Jo Castelow,<br />
DirectorRoger Farr and Choreographer Jessie Thompson, RocknPop will be the perfect night<br />
out listening to sound dripping harmonyinafull stage production that will shakeoffthe post<br />
lockdown blues.<br />
Funds raised will go towardsanupgrade of the technical infrastructure, that will benefit the<br />
communityinthe future.<br />
Hopetoun Brown –Arts On Tour<br />
Sunday 6th December 8pm<br />
Adults $71.15, Child 12 &under $31.85 &<br />
Groups of 10+ $66.15<br />
Direct from Australia, the world’s premier live ABBA<br />
tribute is back by popular demand after asell-out<br />
mega NZ concert tour in 2018!<br />
Far from being ‘just another cover band” The ABBA<br />
Show is afull scale concert production featuring<br />
more than 2hours of fun, energetic musical performances with alive backing band, replica<br />
costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.<br />
The ABBA Show gives fans of all ages achance to re-live the ABBA concert experience,<br />
celebrate the music of ABBA and dance the night away!<br />
Thursday 22nd October 7-30pm<br />
These three multi instrumentalists travel with aboot<br />
load of exotic instruments. Bass, clarinets, tubas and<br />
trombones are swapped for trumpets, saxophones and<br />
an assortment of keyboard instruments.<br />
If you are looking for ajazz journey that starts in New<br />
Orleans and ends at your back door, this is your night.<br />
Book at our ticket office<br />
Open Hat<br />
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