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Large 

creature 

found 

on shore 

PAGE 11 

Shear forLife 

challenge 

PAGE 23 

Matariki 

celebrations 

SUSAN.SANDYS 

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

It is something that barely ever 

happens in Mid Canterbury. 

But it has happened twice this 

month. Large creatures were 

found on shore first ararely 

sighted species of sunfish at 

Dorie, then agiant teddy bear a 

few kilometres south at 

Pendarves on Saturday. 

Australian Samantha Cooper 

came across the 3mlong teddy 

bear while walking on the beach 

with her sister who lives nearby. 

The pair were puzzled as they 

‘WASHED UP’: Samantha Cooper with the giant teddy bear on Pendarves beach. 

approached. 

‘‘I thought is that aseal? Is it 

alive, is it dead?’’ 

Getting closer they realised 

what it was, and thought perhaps 

it had come from aboat. 

‘‘Definitely it had been 

washed up, because it was 

drenched,’’ Cooper said. 

Environment Canterbury 

Ashburton zone delivery lead 

Nikki Jenkins thanked The 

Ashburton Courier for alerting it 

‘‘to this rather sadly discarded 

item’’. 

‘‘Our incident response team 

will head out and pick up Big 

Ted,’’ Jenkins said. 

‘‘It’s pretty unusual for us to 

have to clear large items washed 

up on the beach, and this is 

definitely the first bear hunt 

we’ve had to go on.’’ 

Adead 2m long sunfish was 

found by Grant MacKinnon and 

Katy Moore on the beach at 

Dorie, The Press reported on 

June 12. 

“It was huge, it reminded me 

of amassive squid,” Moore said. 

“I had never seen anything like 

it.” 

Auckland Museum sunfish 

expert Dr Marianne Nyegaard 

told The Press in her 10 years of 

studying the species, there were 

only 60 sightings on record in 

Australia and New Zealand. 

The teddy bear find, while also 

rare, is unlikely to attract the 

same scientific attention. 

But it is acurious find which 

has The Ashburton Courier 

guessing, so if you have any 

information, please let us know! 

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The Fairton School community is 

seeking donations from businesses 

andindividuals as it struggles to 

save its swimming pool. 

The pool faces closure this 

summer as its lining is leaking,and 

is unlikely to be repaired in time. 

The school’s Home and School 

committee is fundraising towards a 

$70,000 target, which is the cost of 

replacing the lining with tiles or 

fibreglass. 

It has so far reached $12,000; 

$10,000 from adistrict council grant 

and$2000 fromapie fundraiser. 

Home and School committee 

spokesperson Kim Mcilwaine said 

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she and fellow committee members 

were brainstorming on further 

fundraisers; there wereacouple in 

the planning stages. 

Members were also reaching out 

for donations, and planned to install 

apermanent sponsorship board for 

the display of contributors’ names 

at the pool. 

It would depend how quickly the 

funds were raised as to whether the 

pool would open this coming 

summer or not. 

‘‘It’s really disappointing for the 

kids Ithink, it would be areal shame 

because the kids use it every day in 

the summer for swimming in the 

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afternoon,’’ Mcilwaine said. 

‘‘Fairton is one of the very few 

schools that have their own pool so 

it would be ashame to lose it, so it’s 

not really an option. 

‘‘We are determined to keep it.’’ 

Children at the school recently 

made colourful signs and gathered 

at the pool for aphoto shoot with 

The Ashburton Courier to raise 

awareness for their cause. 

For further information about 

making adonation, please contact 

Livia McGregor at the school on 

3089205 or office@fairton.school. 

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3.7% pay rise for councillors 

BYJONATHAN LEASK 

Local democracy reporter 

Ashburton’s mayor and councillors will 

receive apay increase from July 1. 

Local government pay is set by the 

independent Remuneration Authority, 

which has determined mayors and 

councillors across the country will 

receive an average pay rise of 3.7 per 

cent pay rise. 

Ashburton mayor Neil Brown’s 

salary will increase from $132,690 to 

$137,600, which equates to $2646 per 

week or a$66 anhour wage for a 

40hour week. 

Brown said it is afulltime job that 

has no set hours, and wherever he goes 

he is the mayor. 

“You are always the mayor, you are 

on 24 hours, seven days aweek,’’ Brown 

said. 

“You may not be working but you are 

always on call.” 

The other Mayor Brown, Auckland 

mayor Wayne Brown, is the toppaid 

mayor with a$306,952 ayear salary 

($147.50 an hour). 

The lowest rate for any Auckland 

councillor was $111,782. 

Ashburton’s deputy mayor Liz 

McMillan’s salary increases from 

$80,003 to $82,963. 

Ashburton has usually opted to have 

the eight councillors on the same 

salary, evenly dividing the 

remuneration pool. 

Their salary will increasefrom 

$46,274 to $47,986 –which works out to 

$23 per hour. 

Firstterm councillor Richard 

Wilson said the pay rise was outside of 

council control, but an increased rate 

encouraged more people to stand for 

council. 

“I don’t do the job for the money, Ido 

it for the community.’’ 

Councillors don't work 40 hours in a 

regular week in Ashburton, but they do 

alot more than just attend acouncil 

meeting every fortnight, he said. 

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Ashburton Courier, June 27, 2024 

3 

Stock 

at helm 

for show 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Mid Canterbury grown goodies are set to be 

on show at this year’s Ashburton A&P Show 

as new president Ben Stock takes the reigns. 

He plans ashowcase of produce, and 

finished products. 

The Hinds dairy farmer has chosen the 

theme The Food Basket of Mid Canterbury 

From the Paddock to the Picnic. 

He said it builds on last year’s theme of 

Bees, Bugs and Butterflies,and will involve 

ashowcase of produce and finished 

products from throughout the district. 

“It’s making people aware about what is 

actually going on in Mid Canterbury,” he 

said. 

“Pull it together in one space and then try 

to show people the valueadd side of it too 

what (raw product) eventually turns into.” 

Planning for the November 1and 2show 

was still in its early stages, but Stock said 

there was already plans to move the food 

and beverage space into amore central 

place on the grounds. 

There will also be more displays, food 

stalls and fun stuff around that, he said. 

“We’ve got lots of new ideas, but it’s just 

too early to say. 

“We want to target people that are not 

typically show goers and want to try to pull 

them in and show them what we are doing 

here.” 

Stock hoped stalls would include all the 

show usuals as well as feature newcomers 

on the valueadd side of the products. 

“We just want to make it bright, fun and 

inclusive (for all),’’ he said. 

Stock, and his wife MaryAnne, have 

called the district home for 20 years. 

Prior to arriving they had been 

sharemilking around the South Island. 

He was introduced to the A&P association 

by immediate past president Victor 

Schikker in 2020. 

Since then he has been junior vicepresident 

and senior vicepresident. 

EXCITED: 

Ashburton A&P 

Show president 

Ben Stock is 

already planning 

for this year’s 

event. 

“I got on the committee and got ajob 

straight away,” he said, with alaugh. 

Apush for the committee earlier this year 

had resulted in some new members, he said. 

‘‘We’ve got some really awesome 

members.’’ 

Succession planning was in place with 

senior vicepresident Andrew Lawrence 

and junior vicepresident Sarah Kent in the 

wings. 

“We’ve got agood number of people (on 

the committee), new people young and old 

and it’s brought with it some energy and 

healthy new ideas.’’ 

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woman has received all her money 

back. The woman was taken in by a 

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she was calling from Kiwibank and 

there was suspicious activity on her 

account. 

SPEED CHANGE 

Speed limits for a600m section of 

State Highway 77 in Methven will 

change at the end of July. NZ 

Transport Agency Waka Kotahi will 

reduce the speed from100 to 60km/h 

along the section, which stretches 

from the northern edge of the town to 

just past the entrance to Ōpuke 

Thermal Pools. Director Regional 

Relationships James Caygill said the 

agency was responding to the 

requests of residents, who walk and 

bike in the area. ‘‘NZTA’s technical 

assessment supported this feedback 

and areduced speed limit to match 

the road environment.’’ 

ANNIVERSARY PARADE 

The New Zealand Army will parade 

through Christchurch on June 28 to 

mark the 50th anniversary of 2/1 

RNZIR. Starting at Cathedral Square 

at 1pm. Aceremonial challenge from 

NZ Police and the confirming of the 

charter will be followed by the 

battalion’s soldiers marching through 

the city with swords and bayonets 

drawn, and the unit Regimental 

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With the flick of aswitch and after 

years of planning Ashburton 

Hospital’s last coalfired boiler has 

been shut down, replaced with anew 

highly efficientelectric system. 

The $9 million system, changed 

over on Monday, has set the hospital 

up for the future. 

Health NZ Canterbury general 

manager, rural health services Berni 

Marra led asmall group aroundthe 

hospitalgrounds as the last coal 

boiler was turned off to make way for 

the new system. 

Among those present was 

Ashburton Hospitaland Rural 

Services site maintenance manager 

Dan Wilson, Health New Zealand 

facility and engineers manager Terry 

Walker, Ashburton and Rural Health 

Services operations and 

administration manager Philippa 

O'Neill and project manager Mike 

Frude. 

The one year build saw the 

replacement of the hospital’s 

40plusyearold boilers as part of a 

decarbonisation project. It was 

among a$12 billion government 

programme, to build and upgrade 

roads, rail, schools and hospitals, 

announced in early 2020. 

The project replaced three coal 

boilers with aground source heat 

pump, which will provide heating 

and hot water to all the buildings on 

site. 

It will reduce Health New 

Zealand’s carbon emissions by 2385 

tonnes per year, the equivalent to the 

average annual emissions of 840 cars. 

After days testing the new system 

in stages,Wilson silenced the last 

workingboiler at the hospitalwith 

the flick of aswitch. It was unlikely to 

have lasted another winter. 

He estimated engineers would 

have been called out to fix the boilers 

thousands of times over the years. It 

was very outdated. 

Facility and engineers manager 

Terry Walker said it was the mid 

1960s when the two big boilers were 

commissioned. 

They were fully attendedbyboiler 

operators 24/7until 1985 when a 

smaller unattendedboiler was 

added. 

‘‘It could work through the evening. 

The attendedones took the big load 

through the day and the little one 

GOLDEN SILENCE: Ashburton 

Hospital engineer Shane Smith (left) 

and Ashburton Hospital and Rural 

Services site maintenance manager 

Dan Wilson with the nowsilenced 

coal boilers. 

kept us going,’’ he said. 

‘‘Even after 25 to 30 years its 

absolutely on its last legs and Dan 

has done brilliant job to keep it going 

the last six years.’’ 

The new system, manufactured by 

Airtech NZ Ltd, includes aground 

source heat pump housed in anew 

buildingbehind the laboratories. It 

works like ahousehold heat pump 

that transfers heat energy from the 

outside air to the inside. 

Real time visibility on the system 

can be viewed remotely via computer 

from anywhere. 

‘‘It monitors 28,000 different 

parameters.These are cutting edge, 

there is nothingbetter than these in 

New Zealand, or more advanced,’’ 

Walker said. 

Heat out of groundwater is sucked 

up from 100m and circulated around 

the hospital’s heating system. 

The hot water replaces steam and 

REMOTE CONTROLLED: Dan Wilson 

with general manager, rural health 

services Berni Marra in the new 

energy centre at the rear of 

Ashburton Hospital. 

will reduce the hospital’senergy 

costs by an estimated 30 per cent. 

The residual water is discharged 

back into the ground. 

The project was one of 19 coal 

boiler replacements undertaken by 

Health NZ since 2020 and was the 

last Health NZ coal boiler to be 

replaced in Canterbury. 

It was asignificant milestone in the 

decarbonisation programme and 

funded by Health NZ, and the State 

Sector Decarbonisation Fund, which 

is administered by the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation 

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Amusical for the district 

Footrot Flats, the musical, will be staged by 

the Methven TheatreCompany in 

September. 

Director Matt Markham and musical 

director Linda Young are looking forward to 

deliveringlaughs in ashow Markham said 

‘‘is made for this district’’. 

‘‘Audiences here will love it,’’ he said. 

After auditions last month, 17 people were 

cast in the iconic roles everyone who grew 

up in the 70s and 80s with Wal, his offsiders 

Dog, Cooch, Jess, Aunt Dolly, the terrifying 

Horse, sarcastic Pongo and the rest of the 

farm animals. 

Wal is being played by longtime company 

actor Jason Ree. Cooch is played by Ree's 

son Jake, Dog is RichardNorrish, and 

Cheeky Hobson is Rebecca Robinson, who is 

new to the company. Aunt Dolly is Sheree 

Tait, Jess is Becky Dirks, Pongo is Shyan 

Hughes and Cecil is Shane Stockdill. 

“While it’s all the familiar faces we know 

and love from the Footrot Flats movie and 

cartoon strips, the show is completely 

different,’’ Markham said. 

‘‘But hidden amongst the new storyline is 

so much of what made Footrot Flats such a 

firm part of life for so many of us.’’ 

When rehearsals commenced midJune, 

the cast was excited to learnthey already 

have purposemade costumes courtesy of a 

loan from the Te Puke Theatre Company, as 

well as aselection of props. 

“We are so lucky that Te Puke was willing 

to share with us their recent costumes 

following asuccessful run of the show in the 

Waikato last year,” Markham said. 

“Footrot Flats hasn’t been performed in 

the Ashburton Districtsincethe 1990s, and 

some people are already asking when tickets 

go on sale. Hopefully by August, butwatch 

our Facebook page as we’ll let locals know 

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The Footrot Flats stage musical is based 

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September 5and run for three nights only.

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Rally raises$30k for choppers 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Members of Mid Canterbury Vintage 

Machinery Club raised $30,000 for 

Canterbury West Coast Air RescueTrust. 

It was proceeds from their Wheat and 

Wheels Rally in April, and asoldout 

FergusonFE35 tractor raffle. 

Rally committee chairman Anthony 

Hampton, who hosted the twoday event at 

his Lauriston farm, presented the final 

tally to crew from the rescuehelicopter 

service in Christchurch on Saturday. 

‘‘They were very surprised,they weren’t 

expecting that much at all,’’ Hampton said. 

‘‘Very surprised and verygrateful.’’ 

Hampton, who understood the funds 

would be used towards new gear for the 

service,said 43 club members travelled by 

bus to Christchurch for the occasion and 

were treated to atour around the rescue 

service facility. 

‘‘We had acup of tea then they showed 

us around the whole premises, right into 

the workshops, where the Flying Doctor 

plane was kept, everything.’’ 

He was impressed with the efficiency 

and wellorganised space on the rescue 

helicopters. 

‘‘We looked through the newest 

helicopter, and man was it awellequipped 

helicopter.’’ 

They also visited ChristchurchAirport’s 

crash fire unit, and saw ademonstration of 

afire engine with awater spray cannon. 

They had lunch at Spitfire Squareand 

then visited Air Force Museum of New 

Zealand at Wigram. 

Hampton said the success of the rally 

and the funds raised would not havebeen 

possiblewithout the large amount of 

community support it received. 

‘‘It was ateam effort, as far as the club 

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club'sAnthony Hampton (centre) surprises crew 

from Canterbury Air Rescue Helicopters with $30,000 raised from the club's recent Wheat 

and Wheels Rally. 

PHOTO STRUAN CHRISTIE 

goes, alot of people from the club were 

involved,’’ he said. 

‘‘And alot of organisations within the 

area gained from it. Without the help and 

the sponsorship that we got, from the 

different organisations, the funds 

wouldn’t have been as high to give to 

rescue helicopter.’’ 

The rally, on April 6and 7, attracted 

about 5000 people. 

There were more than 700 types of 

vintage and modern machinery including 

pivot tractors,tractors, motorbikes,cars, 

trucks, traction engines, military displays 

Housing complex completion 

Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities 

has completed nine new homes in 

Ashburton. The development, at 2733 

Willow St, comprises three onebedroom 

homes, five twobedroom homes and one 

threebedroom home. 

Four of the homes have full universal 

design features, which means they are 

suitable for people living with 

accessibility needs. 

Canterbury regional director Liz 

Krause said the new homes replaced four 

older homes that were no longer fit for 

purpose. 

“By increasing the number of homes on 

these sites more people will also be able 

to live in asuburb that has aschool, shops 

and other services all within easyreach,” 

Krause said. 

An additional 75 homes are under 

construction or contract in Ashburton, 

due to be completed by June 2025. 

and farm machinery of varying sizes. 

There were onsite demonstrations 

including the harvestof3ha of Discovery 

millingwheat, planted especially for the 

occasion. 

Among the displays was acelebration of 

100 years of IH Farmall, which started 

production in 1924 and wheat harvested 

with vintage headers. 

The eventhad ahost of volunteer groups 

helpingincluding members of Lauriston’s 

school community, Lauriston fire brigade, 

Methven’s Lions and Land Search and 

Rescue. 

District councillors visited the new homes 

on Willow St earlier this week. 

PHOTO ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL 

OUT AND ABOUT 

JUNE 27 

Kai for Kids open day, 9am to 11am 

at Ashburton Racecourse. View 

about 800 lunches and morning teas 

being readied for schools and early 

learning centres. 

JUNE 29 

Mt Somers Ball fundraiser for 

museum and Mt Somers Staveley 

Playcentre, 8pm. Tickets $70. 

Supper included, formal wear with 

cash bar. 

JULY 3 

Mid Canterbury RWNZ women’s 

rural skills and empowerment day at 

the Ashburton showgrounds, 9.30am 

to 2pm. Cost RWNZ members $20, 

or $25 non members. Register via 

Frances.Beeston@ruralwomennz.nz 

JULY 58 

Highland and National Dancing 

national competitions at Ashburton 

Event Centre from 8am each day. Free 

entry. 

JULY 6 

Ashburton Astronomy Group public 

pre-dawn viewing of the Matariki star 

cluster, Argyle Park (near car park), 

Ashburton, between 5.45am and 

7.15am. All welcome. 

Ashburton Collegiate Rugby Club 

youth disco at the clubrooms, 

Smithfield Rd, from 5pm to 7.30pm. 

Free for under-fives, $10 per child aged 

from five to 11. Take cash for drinks 

and lollies. 

JULY 67 

Ashburton Model Aero Club’s annual 

mid winter invitational fly-in at the 

Harris Scientific Reserve, Lovetts Rd, 

Tinwald. Open to spectators. Both 

days 9am to 4.30pm. 

Ashburton Model Train Show at 

Tinwald Memorial Hall, Graham St, 

10am to 4pm. Entry $10 adult, $3 

children, family two adults, two children 

$20. 

JULY 8 

Staying safe from scams and fraud 

workshop at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 

Methven, 2pm. 

JULY 13 

Ashburton Astronomy Group final 

public pre-dawn viewing of the Matariki 

star cluster, Argyle Park (near car 

park), Ashburton, between 5.45am 

and 7.15am. All welcome. 

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Family Notices 

Deaths Deaths Acknowledgements 

ASPIN, Sheree Mary: 

Peacefully at Ashburton 

Hospital on Friday, June 21, 

2024 aged 51 years. Much 

loved mother of Tasmin, 

Phoenix, and the late Jake. 

Adored Meema of Oakley, 

and Skyla. Loveddaughterof 

Mary andHoward. An adored 

Aunty, a cherished friend, 

and asecond Mum of many. 

Special thanks to Dr. Penny 

Holdaway, the staff of Ward 

One Ashburton Hospital, 

Leona from Ashburton 

Cancer Society and Jane 

from Palliative Care for their 

amazing care. Messages to: 

The Aspin family, c/- PO Box 

6035, Ashburton7742. 

Donations to the Cancer 

Society ofAshburton would 

be appreciated and may be 

made at the service. 

A service to celebrate 

Sheree’s life will be held at 

the Hotel Ashburton, 35 

Racecourse Road, Ashburton, 

today, Thursday, June 

27, 2024 commencing at 

1.30pm. Followed byprivate 

cremation. 

08002MEMORY 

027637 1229 

THOMAS, Ronald William 

(Ron): Peacefully,surrounded 

by his loving family on 

Sunday 16 June 2024; aged 

85. 

Dearly loved husband of the 

late Erin. 

Precious Dad, father-inlaw 

and dearly loved Pa of 

Amanda, Glen and James 

Patterson, Gareth, and 

Rebecca. 

The family would like to 

thank all the amazing staff 

at Tuarangi Home for their 

love andamazing careofRon 

and to Doctor Janine Lander 

for her care, support and 

kindnessshowntoour family. 

Aservice for Ron has been 

held. 

Messages to the Thomas 

Family C/- 73 Lindsay Street, 

Timaru 7910 

In Memoriam 

McCLOY, Lawrence James 

(Lawrie): 

A much-loved husband, 

father, brother and friend 

who passed away 25 years 

ago,onJune 25,1999. 

“Your life wasablessing, 

your memory atreasure, you 

areloved beyondwords and 

missed beyond measure”. 

With much love always, 

Gillian,Sue,Toni&Kylie xx 

How doyou hope to be 

remembered? 

Call us today to pre-plan 

0800 263 6679 

www.memoryfunerals.nz 

22 Moore Street, Ashburton 

2671980 

CATES, PeterJohn 

(12.7.1934 –27.2.2024) 

Joanne and Greg, Nikki and 

Dave and families, would 

like to express their heartfelt 

thanks to those whoattended 

Peter’s funeral, after the 

loss of amuch-loved father, 

father-in-law, Grandy and 

great-Grandy. Your messages 

of sympathy and support, 

phone calls,flowersand cards 

have been much appreciated. 

Aspecial thanks to the staff 

at Radius Mill Stream and 

Dr Malcolm Wotton for 

their support and care of 

Dad. Please accept this as a 

personal acknowledgement 

from us all. 

McLAREN, Alister: Judith, 

Frank and Lisa, Heather, 

Sandra and Stu and their 

families, wish to express 

their sincere gratitude to 

everyone who supported 

them before and after the 

sad loss of Alister, a dearly 

lovedhusband, father,fatherin-law, 

Grandpa, brother, 

brother-in-law, uncle and 

friendtomany. 

Thank you to all who 

attended the service, sent 

cards, flowers, food, phone 

callsand visits. Special thanks 

to Dr Cheryl Tallon. 

Dr Penny Holdaway, St John 

Ambulance, Hospice, Home 

Care carersand familyfriends 

who were regular visitors 

over the last twoyears. 

As there are so many to 

thank, please accept this as a 

personal acknowledgement. 

O’REILLY, Joseph Terrence 

(Terry): Carol, Joseph, 

Bridget, Chris and families, 

would like to thank everyone 

for their support, flowers, 

cards, phone calls, visits and 

baking,following the loss of a 

much-loved husband, father 

and Pop. 

Special thanks to the staff at 

Rosebank Rest Home and 

AshburtonHospital. 

Please accept this as a 

personal acknowledgement 

from us all. 


NEWS 


60th exhibition 

sells out 

PROUD: With the Short Street Studio’s new sculpture are Ashburton Society of Arts 

committeemembers (from left) Roz Ledingham ,Val Clemens, Peter Murray (back), Kelly 

Stewart, Kathy Ferguson, Femke Van der Valk, president Kay Begg, Lynda Scott, Rachel 

Savage, Delwyn Tillick, John Duncan, Peter Hartley. 

PHOTO SUPPLIED 

SUSAN.SANDYS 


Ashburton Society of Arts committee 

members are preparing for their 60th 

annual art exhibition at the Ashburton Art 

Gallery. 

Tickets have quickly sold out this week for 

the opening night and awards presentation. 

It will be held on Monday night, followed by 

the exhibition itself beginning on Tuesday. 

On Saturday it was receiving day, where 

members set up at the gallery to receive 

work from the 156 artists entered. 

It was abusy day as they spent four hours 

registering, cataloguing, and checking entry 

details forthe more than 300 pieces of art. 

On aregular basis entries had to be moved 

from the receiving area into the gallery to 

make room for aconstantstream of new 

arrivals. Gallery staff were on hand to 

assist. President Kay Begg said entries from 

Mid Canterbury and further afield revealed 

the talent of artists, and showed how 

popular the exhibition was. 

‘‘It really is amazing the talent that’s 

throughout New Zealand, because we do get 

entries from outside the area,’’ Begg said. 

Guest artists will also feature. 

They include Brian Baxter, David Lloyd, 

Galina Kim, Lynda Scott, Sara Beal, 

Silversmiths Guild and Stewart Nimmo. 

Saturday also saw the final stages of the 

society’s Short Street Studio and gallery 

building face lift completed. 

A1.2m high corten steel wall sculpture, 

designed by committee members and 

Peter Murray and Delwyn Tillick were 

among society committee members 

inundated with high quality art on receiving 

day. Below committee member Lynda 

Scott (right) checks in some of the new 

works. 

PHOTOS SUPPLIED 

depicting the society’s logo, was 

installed. This followed installation of 

new fence signage last week and the 

building being painted in May. 

Ashburton Society of Arts 60th 

Annual Exhibition runs from July 2to 

July 26.


NEWS 


11 

Covering the town in tartan for dancers 

DELLWYN.MOYLAN 


Businesses are encouraged to 

decorate their windows with 

tartan and all things Scottish in 

support of the New Zealand 

Highland Dance 

Championships Highland and 

National competitions in 

Ashburton next week. 

About 250 dancers from 

throughout New Zealand will 

compete in the nationals at the 

Ashburton Event Centre from 

July 5toJuly 8. 

Among the 20 dancers from 

the Julie Hawke School of 

Dance in Ashburton are seniors 

Hayley Nolan, 18, who will 

compete in the open section 

and Leah Maw, 17, who will 

compete in the under 18 

category. 

Both danced in the national 

competition the last time it was 

held in Ashburton in 2015, and 

are expecting this year’s event 

to be just as challenging and 

exciting. 

‘‘In the lead up to the 

nationals we are putting in 

extra work in order to be at our 

best,’’ Hayley said. 

The pair expect sore muscles 

after the threeday competition 

which will see them each do 10 

dances including the Highland 

Fling, sword dance, Irish Jig 

Single Time, Irish Jig Double 

Time, Irish Hornpipe, Irish 

Reel and Sailors Hornpipe. 

They agreed the pleasure 

they get out of dancing comes 

from learning with friends and 

finding new friends at 

competitions. 

‘‘While we are competitors 

we are close with the other 

dancers, they are like family,’’ 

Leah said. 

The pair also enjoy the 

physical side of dancing, and 

include trips to the gym to build 

on their dance fitness. 

Along with regular lessons in 

Ashburton, they do once or 

twice aweek trips to 

Christchurch for lessons with 

Julie Hawke. 

Ashburton Highland and 

National Dancing Association 

committee member Bridget 

Prendergast urged members of 

the public to come along and 

watch the Ashburton dancers 

competing. 

At the event the youngest 

competing is five yearsold 

through to dancers in their mid 

20s. 

‘‘Julie Hawke was keen for 

Ashburton Highland and 

National Dancing Association 

to host the nationals so put her 

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: 

Ashburton dancers (from left) 

Hayley Nolan, 18, Leah Maw, 

17, and Briar Prendergast, 13, 

rehearse for the New Zealand 

Highland Dance Championships 

Highland and National 

competitions. Right Ready to 

take on other Irish dancers at 

the championships are 

Ashburton dancers Leah Maw 

(left) and Hayley Nolan. 

MAIN PHOTO DELLWYN MOYLAN; PHOTO SUPPLIED 

hand up for us to do it. It is alot 

of work for the committee of 

nearly 20, with not only the long 

days but organising four to five 

pipers, stage chaperones, 

scribes to work with the judges 

and many behind the scenes,’’ 

Prendergast said. 

At the end of the competition 

after the prize giving a 

celebration dinner will be held. 

New Zealand Highland 

Dance Championships 

Highland and National 

competitions at Ashburton 

Event Centre on July 5, 8am 

5.45pm; July 6, 8am 9.15pm 

(with senior section opening 

ceremony 1pm); July 7, 8am 

7.30pm; July 8, 8am5pm. Free 

entry. 

Planningfor 

charity shear 

BY TIM CRONSHAW 

Seasoned shearers will work 

their way through 3000 sheep 

over eight hours at aHinds 

woolshed next year in memory 

of old mates lost to cancer. 

Shearers over the age of 50 

are already putting their hand 

up to be part of Shear for Life, 

acharity shearing event 

supporting the Ashburton 

Cancer Society and Hospice 

Mid Canterbury. 

Last held in 2019, it is being 

staged again in February at the 

Ewing family’s Hindsridge 

Farm. The challenge ahead of 

them is to beat the $90,000 

raised for charity. 

The first event was born 

when cofounder Rocky Bull 

and acouple of shearing mates 

in Australia were talking about 

afriend who died of prostate 

cancer and afriend’s wife with 

terminal breast cancer. 

They decided to come across, 

shear for aweek and give the 

money to cancer charities. 

An initial group of about 10 

shearers ‘‘grew fast’’ and it 

developed into amajor event. 

Shearers came from all over 

the country and Australia. 

Among them were 18 current 

or exworld record holders 

including Sir David Fagan, 

Alan MacDonald and Grant 

Smith, while former All Blacks 

Sir Buck Shelford, Sir Brian 

Lohore and Tane Norton, 

among others, joined the cause. 

With more close friends dying 

from cancer, the shearers felt 

the time was right to organise a 

second event. 

Bull said these people 

needed to be remembered and 

the message got out to the 

community to have their health 

checked. 

‘‘Dick Ewing was the farmer 

when we ran that event and 12 

months later he was gone. So 

we lost him and Sandra [Curd], 

our secretary, lost her husband, 

Rupert, and we had Sir Brian 

Lochore, Tane Norton and a 

few exAll Blacks, so we wanted 

to do another one.’’ 

Their families told them 

hospices had provided fantastic 

support and were aworthy 

cause for fundraising, he said. 

Bull, aveteran shearer, has 

been based in Mid Canterbury 

for about 30 years. 

Mainland Wool director and 

organising committee member 

Brent Jary said the late Mr 

Ewing had been amajor part of 

the first event. 

‘‘He added another two 

stands to the shed to make it a 

ninestand shed so it could 

work. It’s flash. He went out and 

bought 3000 lambs of very 

similar types so the shearers 

are all shearing the same 

lambs. His wife Suzanne is 

really keen for it to happen.’’ 

In the previous event, 

shearers worked 20minute 

stints before moving on to the 

next shift. 

They easily removed the 

fleece from 3000 sheep in the 

allotted eight hours and stopped 

for an hour so the All Blacks 

could speak to the large crowd 

jammed into the shed and 

marquee. 

The concept of ‘‘getting mates 

together before they passed’’ 

will be repeated with more 

shearing women invited to 

attend. 

Ateddy bear shearing 

competition will be staged for 

children and organisers want to 

bring in the dairy industry to 

widen support. 

Bull said they had begun 

ringing up shearers again to 

confirm their attendance and 

expected another large turnout. 

‘‘We’re not interested in 

shearing amassive tally it’s 

just to draw the crowd, get 

everyone’s attention and some 

money flowing. 

All Black greats will be 

brought in again. Jock Ross has 

put the feelers out and Black 

Ferns will be invited to show 

their skills on the stands. 

Health checks on the day will 

remind shearers and supporters 

of the importance of early 

detection. 

STAND UP: Coorganisers 

Rocky Bull (left) and Brent Jary 

want next year’s Shear for Life 

event at Hindsridge Farm to be 

another big fundraiser for 

cancer services. 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 19 

27 June 2024 

Head of Junior School Message 

Embracing Quality, Pride, and Respect in 

our Junior School at AshburtonCollege 

Kiaora whānau 

As we progress through Term 2 at Ashburton 

College, it's been fantastic to see somany ofour 

students in the Junior School embodying our core 

AshColl Values of Quality, Pride, and Respect in 

their daily lives. 

These values are the foundation ofour school culture, guiding not only 

academic achievements but also the way we interact with each other 

and ourenvironment. 

QualityinOur Work andActions 

Quality is at the heart of everythingwedoatAshburton College-from 

theclassroom to the stage, to the sportsfield andbeyond,weencourage 

ourstudents to strivefor excellence. 

This means putting in their best effort to every task, whether it's 

completing an assignment, participating in sports, or helping a 

classmate. Quality is about more than just good grades; it's about 

developing amindset ofcontinuous improvement and adedication to 

doing one's best. 

In our junior school, teachers have been impressed with the level of 

commitmentand enthusiasm studentshaveshown intheirlearning. 

Time CapsuleProjects 

The cross-curricular Time Capsule projects our Year 9students have 

recently completed were awesome and showed lots of creativity! 

Students are showing agenuine enthusiasm for exploring new topics, 

especially in the new trimester subjects inYear 9.This commitment to 

quality extends beyond academic pursuits, tohow students engage 

in extra-curricular activities and their personal growth. It has been a 

privilegetowatch ourstudents playing wintersportsatthe weekends! 

PrideinOur Community andAchievements 

Pride is another key value we cultivate atAshburton College. We take 

pride in our school, our achievements, and each other. This pride is 

reflected in how wepresent ourselves, how we participate inschool 

events,and howwesupport oneanother. 

Our junior school students have shown exceptional pride in their work 

and the school environment. We seepride everyday in theway students 

wear their uniforms, take care oftheir classrooms, and cheer on their 

peers during schoolactivities. 

We have been fortunate to have been participating in the Active As 

Programme during Akotime, andithas been greattosee so manyofour 

students engagedand enjoying trying somethingnew! 

We also encourage our students totake pride in their unique identities 

and cultures. Ashburton College is a diverse community, and we 

celebrate this diversity through various cultural events and activities. 

International Languages Week was incredibly popular, especially the 

InternationalFood Daythatwas enjoyed by all! Theseopportunities help 

studentstocontributetoaricher, more inclusiveschoolenvironment. 

Respectfor Others and OurEnvironment 

Respectisthe cornerstoneofaschool community. At AshburtonCollege, 

respectmeans treating otherswith kindnessand understanding, valuing 

different perspectives, and being mindful of our shared spaces. Our 

junior school students continue to demonstrate respect for each other 

and ourstaff. 

Being mindful of the language weuse within our space isacontinual 

focus for us here atAshColl. Respect also extends to how wetreat our 

environment. Our students are actively engaged in keeping our school 

clean and tidy. Initiatives like the rostered rubbish pick-up have seen 

students leading the charge in keepingour spaces tidy. 

Livingthe AshColl Values 

As we continue through the school year, weencourage all members of 

our school communitytokeep livingthe AshCollValues of Quality, Pride, 

and Respect. These values are not just words on apage; they are the 

guiding principles that helpusgrowasindividuals and as acommunity. 

Together, wecan create aschool environment where everyone feels 

valued, supported, and empowered toreach their full potential. Thank 

you to all our students, staff, and whānau for their ongoing dedication 

to upholding these values. Let's continue towork together tomake 

AshburtonCollegeaplaceweare allproud of! 

Tukuakia tū takitahi ngāwhetū oterangi 

Leteachstar in thesky shineits ownlight 

GretaHampton 

Head of Junior School 

TheAshColl Way 

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Coming Events 

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June 

27 40 Hour Challenge -CakeBakeSale, Chessboard 

SafetyHarness Systems, Christchurch 

Year 12 Radioactivitytrip, Christchurch 

Year 13 BiologyZoo School,Orana Wildlife Park 

Aoraki Girls’Football 1stXIcompetition,AshburtonDomain 

28 Matariki–PublicHoliday 

July 

01 Year 11 EA trip,EANetworks 

Year 13 Green and Blue EA trip,EANetworks 

01-02 Year 12 TradesWelding Course,Ara Timaru 

02 Year 12 MāoritriptoUniversityofCanterbury 

Rural Healthpresentation, Period 2 

LipSync,Auditorium,7:00pm 

03 SupernetNetball Senior ATeam, Christchurch 

Hockey Girls’1st XI -Nunweek Park,Ngā Puna WaiPark, Rolleston 

Canterbury Schools’Cycling,Christchurch 

04 School Exchange, AshburtonCollege vs Rangiora, at Rangiora 

Aoraki Football Girls’1st XI competition 

05 School holidays begin–Term ThreestartsMonday22July 

06 MCC1st XV vHillmortonHighSchool,Celtic Rugby grounds 

06-07 ** SISS Road Cycling Race,Christchurch 

07 ** Canterbury SecondarySchools’Slopestyle Event, Mt Hutt 

07-13 Kiribati LanguageWeek 

08-11 ** SISS JuniorNetball Tournament, NgāPuna Wai, Christchurch 

Congratulations 

Stunning Wearable Arts 2024 

This lunchtime show, initiated through the Student Arts Committee, 

was held on Thursday 13 June in the College Auditorium, where 

some wonderfully impressive garments were paraded throughout a 

professionalblend of Performing andVisual Arts. 

Individuals andgroupsofstudentsworked on their product, with oneofthe 

group modelling the Wearable Art garment onthe day, created under the 

aspects of Fire,Earth andWater. 

(Pictured right,left 

and right): MCs forthe 

evening Danielle Hill 

and Moana Moore. 

Creatingthe Fire theme were – 

Bullseye 

TaylorDoyle,Milla Doyle. 

She’sonFire 

TaylahGeddes, RileyWoods,Paige Cudmore, 

AmberQuinn-Turnbull,Nau Lolohea. 

FieryMinecraft RyanMasih, Liam Robertson, Jordan Hartnett, 

MikahAndrews,JaxonHeads,TeArahi Keefe-Paul, 

DylanLovett. 

Creatingthe Earththeme were – 

Petals of Earth AmaliaWorsfold, Sophia Clifford. 

Garden of Eden Rachel Hoekstra. 

Earthly Elegance: Autumn Whisper 

ManuliMorawakage,Astha Gurung, 

NishaSharma, Kotori Yokota. 

Terra 

MiaBraidwood. 

EtherealMother Earth Alaina Rogers, LeighSmith-Carter, 

Yasamin Hussaini, Jamilia Kravchenko, 

Ashin Gurung. 

TheEarthling Travis Andrews, AshleeLye,Emily Wong, 

Molly McKernan, Arana Tamakaha. 

Creatingthe Waterthemewas – 

Wibbly Wobbly Wonder Moana Moore, Leah Thomas, Dani Hill, 

SophiaClifford, Caitlin McSorley,GloriaMasih. 

Results were – 

With many thanks to Judge Danielle Campbell, Deputy Director, 

Ashburton Art Gallery for her hard work, across achallenging field, the 

final placings were announced – 

1st place 

Ethereal Mother Earth 

2nd place 

EarthlyElegance:AutumnWhisper 

3rdequalplacings Petals of Earth; Garden of Eden 

Certificates andTrophies 

As this was the inaugural year for aWearable Arts event atAshColl, all 

participantsreceived acertificate. 

An additional certificate, with aplaque, was awarded tothe top three 

place-getters,withthe 2ndand 3rdplacings’plaques made in theCollege's 

Woodwork Department.These areabletobekeptbythe recipients. 

The1st place-gettertrophywaspurchased,and will be returned eachyear. 

(Pictured left): 1st place-getter, 

Ethereal Mother Earthteam, with 

theoutfit modelledby 

RileyWoods. 

(Pictured above): NishaSharman 

modelling the 2ndplaced Earthly 

Elegance: Autumn Whisper 

garment. 

(Pictured left,leftand right): 

Earth-themed 3rdequal placings 

Garden of Eden modelled by 

Rachel Hoekstra and Petals of Earth 

modelled by Amalia Worsfold.



News 

Issue 19 



Appreciation 

Asignificantnumber of studentsand staff contributedtomakingthis 

inaugural event acomplete success, with an appreciative audience 

endorsingthis. 

A‘massivethank you’ wasgiven to – 

Organisers,Student Arts Committee 

Committee HeadRachel Hoekstra, 

MoanaMoore, LeahThomas, Danielle Hill, 

SophiaClifford, Caitlin McSorley,GloriaMasih. 

Overseer and Mentor MrsClaireBubb. 

Judge 

Danielle Campbell,DeputyDirector, 

AshburtonArt Gallery. 

MCsfor the Evening MoanaMoore, Danielle Hill. 

Sound 

Mr Stephen Garton. 

Lighting 

Rebekah Clarke. 

Backstage 

Jolene Thomas. 

StageManager Ashleigh Clarke. 

FrontofHouse Leah Thomas, Gloria Masih, Caitlin McSorley. 

Photographers Leah Thomas, MrsSheena Tyrrell. 

Aoraki SecondarySchools’Swimming 

ChampionshipsTop Results 

This event was hosted this year, atthe EA Networks Centre, onFriday 

24 May. Official results are now through and highlight the excellent 

results from the College team of nine swimmers. 

Competing swim teams came from Craighead Diocesan School; Geraldine, 

Mackenzie, Mountainview, Timaru Boys’, Timaru Girls’,Waimate and Waitaki 

Girls’High Schools;Ashburton,MountHutt,Roncalliand St Kevin’s Colleges. 

AshburtonCollege was represented by: 

(Pictured right): 

Nico Thompson 

powering to a 

Butterfly event 

finish line,inone 

of hisfourfirst 

placings. 

(Pictured right): 

Tineke Artz in the 

100mButterfly 

eventand first 

place-getter in four 

events. 

(Pictured left): 

Bella Wilson, 

second placed in 

the 50m Butterfly 

event. 

(Pictured right): Year 10A Goal 

Shooter steadyingfor the shot 

at goal in their 31-22 winover 

Burnside High School. 

(Picturedbelow): Burnside High 

School representatives with the 

trophy which, duetothe drawn 

result and Burnsidebeing the 

trophy holders last year,their 

teams gottotake home. 

(Onthe right of the Burnside 

players): AshburtonCollege’s 

PoppyJemmett. 

(Picturedleft): 

TheJunior Boys’ 

Basketball Team 

in ateam talk 

with Coach 

Yasmin Larry. 

(Pictured 

below): The 

Under 15 Boys’ 

Rugbyteams 

post-match. 

(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Nico Thompson, Erin McBain, 

HarrisonDoak (Marshall), ElliotWatson, Bella Wilson,JackFeberwee. 

(Front row, lefttoright): Isabelle Morten,Tineke Artz,Molly McKernan. 

AshburtonCollege Results, WithinTop TenPlacings 

TinekeArtz Girls’14&Under 1st(1:14.38) 100m IndividualMedley 

1st(2:41.19) 200m IndividualMedley 

1st(1:26.09) 100m Breaststroke 

1st(1:13.54) 100m Butterfly 

Jack Ferberwee Boys’ 14 &Under 1st(27.84) 

1st(1:17.48) 

1st(1:06.17) 

2nd(34.42) 

50m Freestyle 

100m Backstroke 

100m Freestyle 


Erin McBain Girls’ 14 &Under 3rd(49.08) 50m Breaststroke 

5th(1:51.57) 100m Breaststroke 

6th(1:27.74) 100m Freestyle 

8th(37.24) 50m Freestyle 

Molly McKernan Girls’ 14 &Under 1st(31.24) 50m Freestyle 

1st=(35.07) 50m Butterfly 

2nd(1:26.95) 100m Backstroke 

5th(1:22.39) 100m IndividualMedley 

Isabelle Morten Girls’ 14 &Under 6th (52.48) 50m Breaststroke 

9th (1:37.88) 100m Freestyle 

10th(1:43.90) 100m Individual Medley 

Nico Thompson Boys’14&Under 1st(32.37) 

1st(2:36.80) 

1st(30.42) 

1st(1:08.88) 


200m Individual Medley 

50m Butterfly 

100m Butterfly 

Elliot Watson Girls’15&Over 2nd(2:49,04) 200m Individual Medley 

2nd (1:16.64) 100m Butterfly 

3rd(1:18.20) 100m Individual Medley 

5th(2:28.15) 200m Freestyle 

Bella Wilson Girls’ 15 &Over 1st (35.22) 50m Backstroke 

2nd(34.67) 50m Butterfly 

3rd (1:19.19) 100m Backstroke 

5th(1:19.87) 100m Individual Medley 

200m MixedFreestyle Relay– JackFerberwee,Bella Wilson, 

Elliot Watson,NicoThompson 

2nd(2:02.57) 

AshburtonCollege -Burnside Exchange: 

7-all Draw 

Amidst early morning heavy rain, the weather forecast was slavishly 

followed and, tothe relief oforganisers proved accurate, allowing all 

outdoor events to go ahead. 

Ashburton College hosted this event this year, with Basketball and Netball 

playing at the EA Network Centre;eSports wasscheduled to be held at the 

Ashburton District Council; Golf at the Ashburton Golf Club; Hockey at the 

Domain Turf; Rugby atthe Celtic Rugby Football Club; and Football on the 

Walnut Avenue DomainGrounds. 

The day’s results were - 

Sports AshburtonCollege Burnside High School 

Win 

Win 

Basketball –Junior Girls 99 -36 

Basketball –Junior Boys 80 -47 

Esports 

Wonbydefault 

Golf 3.5 -0.5 

Hockey –Boys’ 1stXI 5-0 

Hockey –Girls’1st Xl 3-1 

Netball –Senior A 36 -23 

Netball –Senior B 32 -26 

Netball –Year 10A 31 –22 

Netball –Year 9A 25 -18 

Rugby –Boys’Under 15 66 -7 

Football –Boys’ 1stXI 1-16 

Football –Girls’1st XI 0-8 

Badminton 1-11 

Below and right, welook atasample ofthe photos taken at various 

venues: 

(Pictured above): Junior Girls’ Basketball, with College player 

GeorgiaScammell hoping to see the ball topple into the hoop,contributing 

to their strong win over BurnsideHigh School. 

Appreciation 

Many peoplecombine, 

including the wonderful 

Coaches and Managerswe 

have supporting our College 

teams,and particularly 

College’s Kairuruku 

Hākinakina |Sports CoordinatorDarion 

Grayfor her 

organisation of theday,to 

make suchanevent enjoyable 

and memorable forall 

involved. 

Student Officials 

Anumberofstudents also contributed to the games as officials across 

various sports and we thank them all for undertaking these roles. 

Thank youto: 

• JorjaAbernethy, Riki Philpottand Jack Strawbridge(Basketball) 

• LucyBoldy,Isla Hart, Lulu Kilworth, Emma Lowry, Amelia Mitchell, 

Ally Thomas,(Netball). 

• FormerstudentKeagan Gentle (Boys’ Football). 

Ashburton College now looks forward toits forthcoming exchange 

withRangioraHigh School scheduled forThursday04July. 

2024 CanterburySecondarySchools’ 

Cross Country 

This event was held at Ascot Park, Christchurch on Thursday 06June, 

withAshburtonCollege representedbyYear 9studentLiamJenner. 

College’s other representative, Kalym Chalmers, unfortunately had to 

withdraw due to illness. 

Liam competed with alarge field 

of fifty boys, over a distance of 

3km, and finishing a creditable 

19th in atime of 13.45. 

(Picturedabove): Liam Jenner (left) 

and (above) Liam competing.



News 

Issue 19 



ShakespeareGlobe Centre NewZealand 

-Sheilah Winn2024 Nationalsfor 

College Actors 

‘Tounpathedwaters,undreamed shores’ -Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ 

OnThursday 30 Mayat6.20am, fiveintrepidtravellersleftAshburtonto 

drivetothe ferry, from Picton to Wellington,toattendthe Shakespeare 

GlobeCentreNZUniversityofOtago National SheilahWinnFestival. 

Head of FacultyArtsJacquiHood said that the three studentsofthe group - 

Luke Rhodes, IsabelWangand Nate Woods -had been chosenatthe Aoraki 

Regional Festival held at Craighead Diocesan School, earlier in Term One, 

toperform at the NationalFestival,asreportedoninanearlier newsletter. 

Approximately four thousand students across the country take part in one 

oftwenty-four regionalcompetitions. Usually twogroupsofperformersare 

chosen to represent their region inWellington, at the nationals, held over 

King’sBirthdayWeekend. 

Selected fromthe Aoraki Region 

AshburtonCollege’s five-minute,student-directedpiecewas chosen, along 

with Geraldine High School’s fifteen-minute performance. 

Friday’sProgramme 

On Friday, after an uneventful journey and aslightly choppy crossing, the 

group met with all the other performers and support teams atWellington 

EastGirls’College. 

Whākatau andWorkshops 

A mini Whākatau was held to welcome the students and groups to 

Wellington and the festival while, for the next four hours, students were 

engaged in their chosen workshops. Each workshop wasrun by an industry 

professional and there was ahuge choice for the students, including stage 

fighting;stand-upcomedy; singing forperformance;and speaking the text. 

Wētā Workshop 

Aquick journey followed, to Wētā Workshop –the home of the creatives 

who make properties, masks, special effect resources and characters for 

some iconicmovies including Avatar,Blade Runner 2049, Thor andDune. 

The groupsweretaken on aworkshop tour,with somehighlights beingthe 

mini-models section; cardboard and silver sculptures; and being able to 

handle props from the Lord of the Rings filmsand Mulan. 

Attendees were also able to watchacraftsmanatwork, honingthe hiltofa 

sword, that was being recreated asalimited-edition sword series from The 

Lordofthe Ringsdesigns. 

After the workshop it was time tomake their way to the theatre for their 

placing call on thestage –the first andonly opportunitythey hadtotry out 

the spacing,and projection needed forthe performance. 

Saturday –ShakespearePerformances 

Saturday was all about Shakespeare performances –and the group saw 

many of them, both five and fifteen-minute extracts of Shakespeare, 

interpretedinsomanyinnovativewaysand from so many different plays. 

Windy Wellington fulfilled its billing so, instead of going on an evening 

promenade down theesplanade,cards were played, beingvarious versions 

ofUno and some friendlyPoker games. 

Saturday wasalsothe last chance forrehearsal andmaking sure thetiming 

of the piece was consistent, with the performers and Jacqui as Director, 

making the most of thattime. 

Sunday 

Early Sunday morning it was back to St James’ Theatre and straight 

backstage,tothe designateddressing room. 

Jacqui said thatthis wasanabsolutetreat,using dressing roomsfrequented 

by professional actors and dancers who have performed in this iconic venue. 

Jacqui applied Luke’s make-up, and had fun with the shadowing and 

bruising special effects in order tomake him look truly corpse-like. During 

the performance, Luke’s corpse bleeds inthe presence ofhis murderer, an 

effect whichwas perfectedusing blood capsules. 

(Picturedabove,lefttoright): 

IsabelWangasLadyAnne, Luke 

Rhodes(well made-upasthe 

Corpse) andNateWoods 

(Richard III). 

(Picturedleft): Part of the 

magnificentStJames Theatre, 

Wellington. 

AshColl’s Performance 

Ashburton performed twenty eighth inthe appearance order and did an 

outstanding job with their performance -Isabel with her disdain as Lady 

Anne for the murderer, Richard III, and Nate with his manipulative, sweettalking 

sinister Richard owning thestage. 

Awards Prize-Giving–Speakthe SpeechAward to Isabel Wang 

Later, during the awards prize-giving ceremony, Isabel was awarded the 

TrinityCollege London‘Speak theSpeech’ award. 

FurtherOpportunity for IsabelWang– 

National Schools’ ShakespeareProduction 

Later, on return to Ashburton, contact was made by the CEO of 

SGCNZ informing the group that Isabel had been chosen tobepart 

of the National Schools’ Shakespeare Production, one ofonly fortyseven 

students chosen overall to take part in an intensive week-long 

production exploration and performance, in the third term holidays. 

Twenty-two to twenty-fourstudents arechosenasDirect Entryperformers 

from the Regional Festivals, and afurther twenty-four from the National 

Festival. The Music Composerand CostumeDesigner also attend. 

This is an outstandingachievementand we areveryproud of Isabel. 

ReturntoAshburton 

Thereturnferry journeywas asmooth crossing, andanother triphighlight 

wasbeing invitedontothe Bridgeofthe ship,tosee howthe vesselworks 

‘backstage’,and whatittakes to move all thepassengersfromthe North to 

the South Island. 

(Pictured above, left toright): Isabel Wang, Luke Rhodes and Nate Woods 

seeing someofthe innerworkingsoflifeonthe ferrybridge. 

Acknowledgements 

Thanks must go to staff members Director of Performance and Head of 

Drama Claire Bubb for her support with the fundraising efforts for the 

students; to Daniel Edwards for his driving extraordinaire; and to Jacqui 

Hood, who guided the students through Regionals and onto the National 

Festival. 

Jacqui said, ‘What afantastic event which wewill all remember asvery 

special!’ 

Students’Outline of theWeekend 

ShakespeareExperience, King’s Birthday Weekend 

From Year 11 student Isabel Wang 

Ihad themost amazingtime in Wellingtonatthe SGCNZUniversityofOtago 

National SheilahWinn ShakespeareFestivalof2024. 

Nate Woods, Luke Rhodes and Igot to see other students from schools 

all over New Zealand perform their Shakespeare pieces, and they were 

fantastic. It was agreat learning opportunity tosee what everyone came 

up with, and how everyone had adifferent and interesting take onthe 

classic Shakespeareplays. 

So, tobepart ofsuch amarvellous festival is 

already such an honour, not to mention the 

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform 

on the gorgeous St James Theatre stage. 

Performing on that incredible stage in 

front of so many young actors just like me, 

was exhilarating and a truly memorable 

experience. 

(Picturedleft): St JamesTheatre and audience. 

‘Speak theSpeech’ Award 

Iwas absolutely thrilled to have been giventhe 

'Speak the Speech' award donated byTrinity 

College.Shakespeare is regarded as one of the 

bestwritersinthe English language,although 

his writings are also known to be rather 

difficulttoreciteand understand. So, Iamsograteful to have been givenan 

awardfor my clearrecitation of such difficult text. 

SGCNZNationalShakespeareSchools’Production(NSSP)Selection 

After returning to Ashburton, Ireceived acall from Dawn Sanders, the 

wonderful CEO of Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ), and I 

was given the exciting news that Ihad been selected toattend the SGCNZ 

National ShakespeareSchools Production(NSSP) in September of thisyear. 

They chose twenty-four young actors from the National Festival toattend 

theNSSPand Iwas oneofthem. Iwas overjoyed when Ireceivedthe news. 

Ifeel so thankful to be given such anextraordinary opportunity, especially 

being oneofthe fewYear11students whowill be attending, andtobegiven 

the chancetodowhatIlove with otherpeoplewho have that same passion 

fordrama and ShakespearethatIdo. 

From Year 11 student Nate Woods 

I'm Nate, and I had the privilege of travelling to Wellington for the 

Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand University of Otago Sheilah 

Winn Shakespeare Festival National Competition 2024. Isabel, Luke and I 

performed afive-minutestudentdirectedpieceofRichardIII,Act IScene II. 

Iplayed Richard III, Isabel played Lady Anne and Luke played the corpse of 

King Henry VI. 

(Pictured right, left 

to right): Corpse, 

RichardIII and 

Lady Anne. 

Theweekend away wasincredible!Wedrove up on Thursdayand ferried to 

Wellington, where weprepared for the days ahead. Friday was spent doing 

workshopswith professionaldrama personneland stagingcalls. 

As an extra, we were luckyenoughtovisit Wētā Workshopsand take atourof 

themagic that goes on behind thescenes of filmmaking. 

Our performance was 28th out of forty-eight pieces that ranged from five 

minutes to fifteen minuteslong.Wespent theentiretyofSaturdaywatching 

performances from other schools around New Zealand and performed on 

Sunday. 

SGCNZ had the privilege ofhaving motion capture performer Allan Henry 

speak tousbefore the prize-giving was held. Isabel earned the 'Speak the 

Speech'award donatedbyTrinity College forher amazing dialogue! 

We got tomeet so many new people from other schools, and professional 

actors.Itwas ablast! Iwould definitely recommend everyone whois‘drama 

savvy’ to give thisago.It'safunchallenge to tryand understandthe world 

of Shakespeareand to meetheaps of new people. 

Appreciation 

None of this would have been possible without Ms Hood and MrEdwards 

giving up their King’s BirthdayWeekendholidaytotake us to Wellington,so 

we thank them very much for organising the trip, getting us to Wellington 

and taking care of us whilst we were away. 

Also abig thanks to MrsBubbwho organisedthe Scared Scriptless evening 

and auction fundraiser thathelped us on our way. 

(Pictured right, left 

to right): With their 

awardcertificates, 

Nate Woods, 

Luke Rhodes and 

Isabel Wang. 

AshColl WayStudentsofthe Week Award 

This week we highlightAshColl WayStudent of theWeekAwardees, 

forWeek7of Term Two. 

The themefor this week was‘Consistently ShowingRespectby 

‘havingapositive attitude’. 

Kinsey Storey 

Year 9 

SamZhen 

Year 12 

JacobGourdie 

Year 10 

CaitlynClark 

Year 11 

Rachel Hoekstra 

Year 13

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COUNCIL BRIEF 

2Baring SquareEast, Ashburton |POBox 94, Ashburton, NewZealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 3077700 |Website ashburtondc.govt.nz 

Thursday,27June 2024 | ISSUE 185 

Meterdatahelpspipe renewal 

Council will prioritise waterpipe 

renewals in Methven, as part of its 

response to data gatheredfrom 

watermetersinstalled in the town 

18 months ago. 

The 1,213 meters havehighlighted water 

losses in Council’s22km pipe network 

andinprivate connections, accordingtoa 

report to Council. 

Council’sGroup Manager of Infrastructure 

andOpen Spaces, Neil McCann, said the 

information from the meters is valuable 

in helping managewater supplyand 

demandinthe future. 

“The losses canbemoreaccurately 

described as unaccounted-for water, and 

will include leaks in the privateand public 

pipe network,orunmeteredconnections, 

faulty meters or illegalconnections." 

Data from the watermetersisshowing 

the differencebetween waterleaving 

thereservoirsatthe treatment plantand 

watermeasured by the watermeters. 

“Atthe moment that’s showing that 

three-quartersofthe unaccounted-for 

waterisonthe public network,sowe 

willbebringing forwardpipe renewals in 

Methven, particularly on older partsofthe 

network.” 

The original Methven waterpipe network 

wasinstalled around 1925, but has been 

renewedovertime and only about 2.8km 

of the original pipes remain; another 

1.7km wasinstalled prior to 1980. 

Mr McCann said the 3.7kmtrunk main 

from thewatertreatment plantto 

Methventownwas installed in 1967 and 

new bulk flowmetersatthe town end 

would help identify any issues on thatpart 

Cr Phill Hooper 

Steering clear of negativedrift 

Over the lastcouple of months, 

wehaveasked our community 

fortheir feedback on theLong 

Term Plan proposal. NowIhave 

another ask of our community,or 

asmall part of our community. 

When youare Council bashing on 

social media, please be mindful that 

thereare real lifehuman beingsonthe 

end of your bashing. 

I’mnot forone secondsaying don’t 

comment at all, but why nottryand 

makeitconstructive? 

As aCouncil we worked alot of hours 

on theLongTerm Plantryingtoget to 

theright decisions. Hoursofreading, 

talking to the public, listening to 

submissions and then deliberating. 

Ican understand people’s frustrations 

when we didn’t decide in theirfavour. 

We didn’tall agree witheachother 

of the network. 

“They arebig pipes, and havethe potential 

forbig leaks, leaksthatcouldalsoaffect 

thewhole town’s waterpressure.” 

Hesaid information from the watermeters 

hadhelped identify leaksonprivate 

connections too. 

“Fixing those private leakscan also 

prevent wasteordamagetodriveways 

andfoundations. 

“Had we notdone the trial, we might have 

been focusing on the wrongareas, but 

Council cannow focus on certainparts 

of its networktorepair or replacepipes. 

Renewing pipes is onlypartofitthough, 

becausefittings, joins, valves and hydrants 

canall develop issues over time, especially 

in roadswherethey’re under load. 

“So,watermetersare abig help, butwe 

stillneed regularleakdetection to spot 

newproblems as theyarise.” 

aroundthe table either,but that’s 

democracy. 

We gotaccusedofnot listeningtothe 

people around theTinwald Pool,but 

only 31% of submitters wanted it to be 

kept.Thatmeans 69% of submitters 

wantedsomething else. To me that is 

listening to the people. 

We gotslammed around our decision 

regardingthe Balmoral Hall. In fact, 

tworegular commenterssaid: “I think 

our council needs demolitioning”!!! 

(excuse my spelling,but Idowant to 

quote them accurately) and “You bring 

thesledgehammersand I’ll bring the 

prybarsand shovels, we candoit”. 

Iwonder if those twopeople watched 

us debatefor overthree hoursonthe 

Balmoral Hall decision?Can Isuggest 

to the twopeople in question, don’t 

worryabout your sledgehammers and 

shovels, justbring your nomination 

formsfor the local body electionsnext 

The report thatCouncillors received on 

Wednesday said Methven waschosen for 

thetrial as the Council scheme had the 

highestreportedwater loss. 

The data helps measuredaily demand 

and understand typicalhousehold 

consumption, as well as flag leaks and 

burstpipes. 

The followingpipelineswerealready 

planned forrenewal withinthe Long Term 

Plan, butasaresultofthis metering pilot 

trial additional pipelines maybeidentified 

for replacement: 

• Spaxton St (CarrSttoMain St) 

• Cameron St (Alington St to South 

Belt) 

• Jackson St (Alington St to South Belt) 

• Farquhar Placeand TalbotPlace 

• Bank Street (McMillanStreettoMain 

Street) 

year. 

I’dloveyou 

to join us 

around thetable and showusthe error 

of ourways. 

Iwant to continue keeping an eye 

on social media to gaugesome 

communityfeeling on whatweare 

doing, but IfearImay driftdownthe 

samepathasothersand stop doing 

it because “it’sjustsonegativeall the 

time”.And trustme, getting slammed 

constantly is notgood forone’s mental 

health. 

Iurgeyou to continuehaving your 

say,but pleasereadthe fullstory 

beforeyou doand don’tjustreact to a 

headline. Also please remember we are 

just10humans doing our community 

service and trying bloody hardtodo 

thebestwecan foreverybody in our 

region. 

SHORT 

AND 

SWEET 

DOGS ARE GO! 

More than1150 dog ownershave 

registered their pets,beforethe 

official registrationperiod begins 

on 1July.Thereare about 7000 

registered dogs in the district 

and their ownersmustre-register 

them annually.Haveyou gotyour 

rego pack in the mail yet? 

ANNUAL ARTSHOW 

The Ashburton Art Galleryand 

Museum is gearing up to hostthe 

annual Ashburton Society of Arts 

exhibition. Ticketsare sold out for 

the opening night on 1July,but the 

exhibitionwill be opentothe public 

from10am on 2July until 26 July. It 

is the society's60th showand our 

teamsays this year's selection of art 

works is looking fantastic. 

LOVE YOUR PARK? 

Councilisencouraging residents 

to provide their feedback on a 

draft planfor managing Ashburton 

District’s121 parks and reserves. 

The Draft Reserve Management 

Plansetsout howlocal parks and 

reserveswill be managed, what 

activitiesthey'll caterfor and what 

facilitieswillbeprovided. The plan 

hasfivevolumes,each focusedon 

aparticulartopicorarea, ranging 

from general principles to specific 

policies forindividual reserves. 

Submissionsclose 4August. 

MATARIKI SERVICES 

Some Council services and 

operating hoursatfacilitieswill 

changeoverthe long Matariki 

weekend. The Ashburton Library 

will be closed on Friday,aswill the 

Customer ServicesatTeWhare 

Whakatere.There'snochangeto 

rubbishand recycling collections. 

Go to our websitefor the full service 

details this long weekend. 

1 ashburtondc.govt.nz 

Thursday,27June 2024 |ISSUE 185

RUBBISH &RECYCLING 

ON MATARIKI 

Kerbside Rubbish and Recycling 

Council’skerbside collection servicewill 

notbeaffected by the public holiday on 

Friday 28 June, so people whosebins 

arenormally emptied on aFriday should 

put them out forcollection as usual by 

7.30am. 

Resource Recovery Parks 

The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park 

will be open Friday,from9am-5pm. It 

will be open itsusual hours9am-5pm on 

Saturday and on Sunday. 

Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be 

closed on Friday. 

AMatariki-themed escape room 

and dragon play will add to the 

fun at the Ashburton Library 

during the July school holidays. 

The escape room is great family fun 

and bookings (via the library website 

ashburt rtonlibrary.co.nz) are essential 

because the free activity will only run 

during the first week of the holidays, 

from 8-13 July. 

There are loads of fun craft activities 

planned for children and teens 

throughout the two weeks, plus 

movies. You can make your own 

wearable dragon wings, or a dragon key 

chain. 

The dragon theme is because 2024 is 

the Year of the Dragon and it is 50 years 

since the game Dungeons and Dragons 

was created. 

The children’s holiday sessions run for 

an hour, from 10.30am and no booking 

is required. The programme features: 

• Monday 8 July – Make your own 

dragon from a paper cup 

• Wednesday 10 July – Make a 

polymer clay dragon key chain 

• Friday 12 July – Make your own 

wearable dragon wings 

• Friday 12 July – Watch a dragon 

movie at 4pm 

• Monday 15 July – Make your own 

laser-cut 3D dragon 

• Wednesday 17 July – Create 

dragon-inspired watercolour art 

• Friday 19 July – Colour in a 

beautiful dragon picture 

• Friday 19 July – Watch a dragon 

movie at 4pm 

The teen sessions include making 

dragon masks and heroic quests. The 

programme includes: 

• Tuesday 9 July, 2pm-5pm – Make 

a full dragon mask that you can 

wear like a helmet 

• Thursday 11 July, 4pm-5pm 

– Assemble a dice tower and 

decorate it with decals (charge $5) 

• Tuesday 16 July, 2pm-4pm – 

Make an adventure journal 

• Thursday 18 July, 6pm – Watch a 

movie with us 

Library staff are also encouraging teens 

to book in for a learning session at the 

AV studio, where they can bring their 

favourite fantasy reading to life, with 

immersive audio. 

Ash and Burt rty also return with a midwinter 

challenge – collect stamps after 

completing four activities on the special 

challenge cards available at any of our 

facilities, and go into a draw to win a 

prize. 

COUNCILMEETINGS 

Meetings areatHine Paaka(Council 

Chambers), 2Baring SquareEast, 

unless specified. 

Meeting agendas areonline at 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/council/ 

agendas-and-minutes 

Ashburton WaterZone Committee, 

Tuesday 23 July,1pm (live-stramed) 

Methven Community Board, Monday 29 

July,9am, Mt HuttMemorial Hall 

CouncilActivityBriefings, Wednesday 

31 July,9.30am 

Audit &Risk Committee, Wednesday 31 

July,1pm (live-streamed) 

WORKSNOTICES 

1000 books 

The Ashburton Librarywas abuzz with 

readersofall ages this week,for the 

launch of 1000 Books BeforeSchool, a 

fun programme encouraging reading to 

babies and toddlersinthe yearsbefore 

school. 

Registerfor the programme andreceive 

abooklettotrack your progressto1000 

books. If youreadone aday,then you'll 

hit the target in three years! 

Formoreinformation, go to 

ashburtonlibrary.co.nz 

Walnut Avenue -Kerb and channel 

renewalfromOak Grove to WestStreet. 

Traffic should notbeaffected,but watch 

fortemporarychanges. 

GraceIreland Drive, Methven -Closed 

forsubdivision developmentuntil 31 

August. 

WindermereRoad -Closedduringthe 

day betweenPoplar Road and Lower 

BeachRoadfrom26Juneto3Julywhile 

tree felling is in progress. 

Lauriston Barrhill Road -Closed 

between Church Street and Methven 

Chertey Road until 12 July.Thisisstage 

one, of fivestages, to install electrical 

cables from the newsolar farm to the 

sub-station on Line Road. Detoursare in 

place. 

Rural recycling sites ring changes 

Council has made some changes at its 

satelliterecycling sites, aimed at reducing 

contamination and encouraging good 

recycling habits. 

Metalbarshavebeen fixed to thelarge 

recycling bins at Mt Somers, Willowby, 

Pendarves, Hinds and Methven,sothat 

the lids onlyopen asmalldistance. 

This should stop people putting large 

bags of rubbish intothe recycling and 

contaminating it. 

It shouldalso encouragethosewho bag 

up cans or plastics forrecycling, to take 

them out of the bags beforerecycling and 

flatten any cardboard. Items in bags can’t 

be processed by the sorting machines. 

Infrastructureand Open Spaces Group 

Manager Neil McCann said Council 

operated13satellitesites in rural areas, 

wherepeople candropofftheir recycling 

and glass in bulk bins. “Wehavefound 

thatsome people aredumping large 

non- recyclable itemsorlarge bags of 

wasteintothe recycling containers, which 

contaminateseverything in thecontainer." 

Ultimately it means thatloadofrecycling 

will be rejectedatthe plant and ratepayers 

havetopay to take it to landfill.” 

Full closuredetails on our website 

ashburtondc.govt.nz 

MATARIKI VIEWING 

The Ashburton Astronomy Club will be 

holdingtwo free Matariki publicviewings 

(weather permitting), at Argyle Park to 

celebratethe rising of the star cluster. 

The eventswill be on Saturday 6July 

and Saturday 13 July,and run from 

5.45am until 7am. 

Matariki is the Pleiades star clusterand 

the rising marks the beginningofthe 

newyearinthe Māori lunar calendar. 

The public holiday to mark Matariki is on 

Friday 28 June. 

COUNCIL OFFICE 

2Baring SquareEast 

Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am-5pm 

Thursday 9am-5pm 

ASHBURTONLIBRARY 

2Baring SquareEast, Ashburton 7700 

Mon &Fri 8.30am-6pm, Tue-Thu 8.30am-8pm 

Sat&Sun 10am-4pm 

EA NETWORKSCENTRE 

20 River Terrace 

Mon -Fri 6am-9pm (pools 7pm, gym8pm) 

Sat&Sun 7am-7pm (pools 5pm, gym6pm) 

ASHBURTON ART 

GALLERY &MUSEUM 

327 West Street 

10am-4pm daily (late night Wed) 

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NEWS 



Junior hockey celebrate Olympicweek 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Junior Mid Canterbury hockey 

players have been hitting the 

turf in Olympic fashion this week 

with some special guests 

former New Zealand hockey 

representatives Barry Maister, 

Stacey McKerchar, Hugh 

Copland and Ryan Wilson. 

Mid Canterbury Hockey 

administrator Mel Doyle said 

this week the theme was the 

Olympics and each team was 

asked to dress up for the 

occasion. 

It is part of Matariki hockey 

celebrations ahead of next 

month’s Olympic Games. 

It continues today from 4pm 

with the Mini Sticks and Kiwi 

Sticks at the turf. The Kwik 

Sticks dressed up yesterday. 

The special guests are all 

former national representatives 

living in the district. They will 

present Player of the Day awards 

and players will enjoy a 

sausage sizzle. There will also be 

time for questions and to show 

possible pathways in the sport. 

Doyle has hit the ground 

running since taking on the role 

last month. 

The former Canterbury 

representative, with regional 

development officer Mike 

Millar, is keen to see more Mid 

Canterbury players drawn into 

the sport. 

HOCKEYMAD: Mid Canterbury Hockey administrator Mel Doyle. 

Hockey in the district has 520 

members 203 adult and 

secondary level players, and 317 

primary school and mini aged 

players. 

Those numbers were down on 

preCovid figures when hockey 

had more than 600 playing. 

Doyle said they were good 

numbers and,with the help of 

juniorhockey extension 

programmes such as festival 

days and tournaments, could 

boost player interest. 

‘‘It’s giving our juniors a 

chance to have exposure to out 

of town teams, which as a(young) 

hockey player was the most 

exciting thing in the whole 

world, getting to play against 

someone else and travel, go to 

tournaments,’’ she said. 

CANTERBURY REP: Mel Doyle, 

nee Tiplady, pictured in 1990. 

PHOTO SUPPLIED 

Doyle, nee Tiplady, 46, is 

hockey mad and enjoys 

everything about the sport. 

‘‘I just love the skills involved, 

the fitness, the whole package. 

Everything is all inclusive. You 

have to have good handeye coordination, 

be able to run and 

dribble, and shoot and push. 

‘‘I just think it’s abeautiful 

thing.’’ 

Doyle grew up in ahockey 

family in Christchurch, and 

played the game from an early 

age. She was in the Riccarton 

High School First XI and played 

premium women for Selwyn 

Hockey Club. 

Doyle then played in Sydney, 

Australia for Sydney University, 

and East Coast Dolphins. 

She was on attack at left wing. 

‘‘As Igot older Imoved 

backwards into centre half, 

which was more about the 

distribution of the ball rather 

than the scoring of the goals. 

‘‘I was all about the scoring of 

the goals,’’ she said of her 

younger years. 

‘‘I’m ahockey mad person. My 

son played, my daughter now 

plays, my father still plays on the 

grassinChristchurch. 

Through hockey she has made 

some lifelong friends. 

‘‘I went on to see players I 

played with go to the 

Commonwealth Games. It made 

me proud to see the girls that I 

grew up with playing for New 

Zealand.’’ 

Mid Canterbury has anumber 

of players who have gone on to 

represent New Zealand, Stacey 

McKerchar (nee Carr), Kieran 

O’Grady, Hugh Copland, Ryan 

Wilson. 

‘‘We have rich background in 

this district,’’ Doyle said. 

‘‘They’re all coaching, they’re 

all giving back.’’ 

Hockey is played at the turf in 

the Ashburton Domain 

throughout the week with 

division one men and women, 

division two men, open women, 

Kiwi Sticks (years 5/6), Kwick 

Sticks (years 7/8) and MiniSticks, 

as well as Mid Canterbury 

representative, AshColl First XI, 

and trainings. 

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BASE CLEAN: Ashburton's war memorial at Baring Square West is 

fenced off for work to remove stains from some of the wreaths laid 

on Anzac Day. 

Cenotaphclean 

BY JONATHAN LEASK 


Ashburton’s war memorial 

needs aclean after wreaths 

stained the stonework base. 

The wreaths were laid at the 

annual Anzac Day 

commemorations in Baring 

Square West on April 25. 

District council business 

support group manager Leanne 

Macdonald said the stains were 

spotted when wreaths were 

removed about two weeks after 

Anzac Day as usual. 

“This is the first time that we 

have encountered this and 

believe that paint from some of 

the wreaths is the cause,’’ 

Macdonald said. 

“Most of the damage is on the 

bluestone at the base of the 

cenotaph.” 

The district council has 

engaged aspecialist 

stonemason to clean the 

cenotaph, who started last 

Thursday and was expected to 

finish this week. 

“It will likely require 

multiple applications of 

stripping agent, poultice, and or 

mechanical removal, 

sympathetic to the stone type. 

“This work is weather 

dependent, and dependent on 

the specialist’s availability.” 

The cenotaph was unveiled in 

1928 and bears the names of 432 

Mid Canterbury people who lost 

their lives in defence of the 

country. 

It underwent some 

restoration work in 2020. 

Specialist workers gave the 

14m sandstone monument a 

handwash, sprayed any lichen 

and moss, and replaced the 

mortar to clean and repair the 

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NEWS 



Restoring lawand order 

This past week Ihave been 

undertaking my duty as chair 

of the Parliament’s Justice 

Committee to scrutinise the 

government’s plans on how it 

will spend your taxpayer 

dollars in Budget 2024. 

The Justice Committee held 

hearings for ministers 

responsible for anumber of 

justicerelated portfolios, 

including Police, 

Corrections, Justice, Serious 

Fraud, AttorneyGeneral and 

Firearms Reform. 

These hearings are an 

important part of our 

constitutionalsystem of 

scrutiny, where the 

government must come to 

Parliament and seek 

permission to tax and spend 

on your behalf. 

They are an opportunity for 

MPs to find out exactly what 

the government plans to 

spend your money on, and ask 

questions about how it will 

benefit the New Zealand. 

For us in the Justice 

Committee it was an 

opportunity to hear from 

experienced Ministers such 

as Hon Mark Mitchell (Police 

and Corrections), and Hon 

Paul Goldsmith (Justice) 

about how the government 

intends to keep New 

Zealanders safe and restore 

law and order. 

Police Minister Mark 

Mitchell for example found 

$55.1 million in savings to reallocate 

to our frontline 

police services, including 

funding for an additional 500 

new police officersthat are 

desperately needed around 

the country as crime 

continues to rise. 

Included in the Budget was 

also funding set aside to boost 

police pay under the current 

negotiations, and $62.7m for 

frontline police vehicles and 

maritime capability. 

In the past couple of months 

Ihave visited both the 

Ashburton and Timaru police 

stations, and have seen 

firsthand the need for 

continued maintenance of the 

assets there. 

While morale within our 

police remains high, 

especially among our new 

recruits who are passionate 

about policing and keeping 

our communities safe, we 

must always remain aware of 

the fact that ongoing 

investment will be needed. 

We will continue our 

programme of identifying 

savings and growing the 

economy so that more 

resource can be pumped into 

the frontline. 

In Corrections the Minister 

has reallocated $442m in 

savings back into the 

frontline, including funding 

to increase the number of 

frontline Corrections 

Officers, increasingthe 

numberofprison beds at 

Waikeria (includingbeds in a 

dedicated mental health and 

addiction service), and for the 

first time funding for 

rehabilitation services for 

prisoners on remand who 

previously were ineligible for 

rehabilitation. 

It makes no sense to have 

prisoners in our system and 

not try to rehabilitate them, 

so we will do just that. 

In the wider justice space, 

there are anumber of new 

initiatives to deal with our 

stronger approach to law and 

order. 

We are investing$4.8m to 

implementatougher 

approach to sentencing, 

includingreintroducingthe 

Three Strikes regime and 

strengtheningsentencing 

laws. 

We have $8.9m to support 

courts with the anticipated 

increase of gang members 

taken off our streets, and we 

are investing $8.1m as part of 

our target to address and 

reduce serious youth 

offending. 

We will restore law and 

order in New Zealand and get 

our public safety back on 

track. 

James Meager is the MP for 

Rangitata and can be 

contacted at his Mid 

Canterbury office on 3071729 

or at james. 

meagerMP@parliament.govt. 

nz. Follow him on Facebook at 

facebook. 

com/JamesMeagerMP. 

LETTER TO EDITOR 

Re: Budget advice forced to 

close, June 13 

As chair of the former 

Ashburton Budget Advisory 

Service until it was transferred 

into the oversight of 

Presbyterian Support in 2014, I 

was shocked to hear of the 

sudden cessation of funding 

for the service. 

The winding up of the 

service as it was, took alot of 

soul searching on the part of 

the former governance board 

but we were convinced that 

Presbyterian Support as a 

professional social services 

agency could make amuch 

better job of managing the 

service and its employees than 

agroup of volunteers. 

Since that time 10 years ago, 

Budget Advicehas flourished 

and provided avery 

professional service, with the 

expertise of Presbyterian 

Supportenabling it to provide 

awraparound servicetothose 

needing help with managing 

debt. 

The manager and advisors 

have built up awide range of 

knowledge and contacts to 

enable them to assist an evergrowing 

number of clients. 

It is hard to see that the 

present cutting of funding 

causing the complete cessation 

of the existing serviceand the 

redundancy of its very 

experienced staff, has 

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received the same amount of 

research and care that the 

previous governance board 

carried out, and hard to 

understand the rationale of 

completely wiping out avery 

successful service to this 

community in this present 

economic climate. 

With the funding only 

covering 1.5 staff, and the 

geographical area being 

expanded, there will be aa 

great number of people unable 

to access the help they 

desperately need. 

On behalf of the former 

governance board, Iwould like 

to acknowledge the very 

professional manager and all 

the advisors who have 

contributed to the service over 

so many years and who have 

provided at times, alifesaving 

service to so many people. 

~Kay Begg 

Ashburton 

We welcome all your Letters to the Editor. 

Pleaseemail susan.sandys@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

Letters should be no more than 250 words. 

Support for river managementapositive step 

Environment 

Canterbury 

Acting Chair Craig Pauling 

THERECENTLY-announced 

supportfromcentral Government 

forfloodand rivermanagement 

measures in Waitaha/Canterbury 

is welcomenews. 

Co-funding,drawn from anew 

Regional Infrastructure Fund, 

will help speedprogressona 

rangeofprojectsidentified in the 

Beforethe Deluge 2.0report. 

Thisreport is abusinesscase 

puttogetherbyunitary and 

regional councils,advocating 

forco-investment in river 

resilience andfloodmanagement 

infrastructure. 

The projects in Waitahathat 

will benefit are: 

•Rangitata Floodand 

Resilience Works–Stage 2 

•RegionalStructure Upgrade 

andAdaptationProgramme 

•Waitarakao, Washdyke and 

SeadownFlood Works. 

Weand othercouncilshave 

been asking forWellington’s 

supportonthisfor alongtime 

now, so it’s pleasing to seethe 

Government acknowledgingthat 

helpisneeded. 

As we’vealwayssaid, it 

shouldn’tbeuptoratepayersto 

foot theentirebillfor protecting 

communitiesfromthe risksof 

naturalhazards.Ifakey pieceof 

infrastructure is takenout by a 

floodingriver,the effects canbe 

felt farbeyondthe community 

itself.It’sinthe entirecountry’s 

best intereststoprotect roads, 

bridges, railwaylines andother 

importantlifelines,and therefore 

theGovernmenthas akey role to 

play. 

As Isee it,thisco-funding 

–togetherwithanew targeted 

rate beingintroducedinSelwyn 

–signals anew wayofworking 

towardsriver resilience. 

Thetargetedrate, to be 

introduced throughour Long- 

Term Plan 2024-34, spreadsthe 

cost of flood andriver resilience 

worksacrossall ratepayers in the 

district. 

Thisisinadditiontothe six 

dedicatedriver anddrainage 

rating districtsthatalready exist. 

So thosewho benefit from 

worksthatdirectlyaffect their 

propertyare stillpayingtheir 

share, whilethe costsofdistrictwide 

work will be spread more 

evenly. 

In Year 1, thetargetedrate 

will add$7.08 to ratesbills for 

Selwyn households,which will go 

towards: 

•Investigationand development 

of aforward work programme 

•Initial work clearing out 

channels andflow paths 

•Weedcontrol andplanting. 

The targeted rate is atrial,so 

dependingonits success, it could 

potentiallybereplicatedinother 

districtsinthe future. 

Riverresilienceisn’t only about 

flood management. 

We’removingtowards a‘whole 

of catchment’ approach –amore 

holistic wayoflooking at rivers 

andthe land around them. 

Ourawa areuniqueand 

onesizedoesnot fit all. We 

want to manage rivers from the 

mountainstothe sea, ki utaki 

tai–acknowledging theimpact 

of thewider environmentonthe 

health of ourawa,and theway 

they behave. 

There’s stillalot more to do 

to protectour farms, homes, 

businesses andinfrastructure 

from thetypeofdeluges we sawin 

Waitahain2021. 

By lookingatthe bigger picture 

andthe rangeofvaluesweneedto 

manage –wecan driveefficiencies 

anddevelop solutionsthatare 

long lasting, more equitableand 

sustainable. 

Forexample,fairway clearance 

dealswithbothbiosecurity issues 

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relating to weed species, as well 

as creating biodiversity outcomes 

forbraided riverbirds –while 

allowing ourriverstoflow, 

lesseningfloodrisks. 

Likewise,providing strategic 

locationswhere rivers aregiven 

more room,similar to what 

we aredoing on theHakatere/ 

AshburtonRiver,can allowfor 

plannedgravelaccumulationand 

removal. 

These areall things we are 

workingtowards,andfor which 

both theco-investment from 

Government,andour districtwide 

rating trialare helpingto 

achieve.

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NEWS/FEATURE 


23 

From sky lanterns to scones at Matariki 

From sky lanterns to starshaped 

scones, HakatereMarae had it all 

when Matariki was celebrated at 

the weekend. Ahauora health 

day was achance to get ahealth 

check, get vaccinated, play games 

or take ahorse ride. It was 

followed by the first Matariki 

noho marae (sleep over) and 

movie night. The Ashburton 

Courier photographer Dellwyn 

Moylan captured people among 

the action, including mother and 

son Marie RiwaiFaoagali Maeva 

and Daziel Maeva (below). 

Lexus offers across the board performance 

BY BOB NETTLETON 

Bringing the adrenaline rush 

and performance swagger to 

the Lexus RX large SUV range 

is the 500h FSport with its high 

roller $142,990 price tag. 

This RX has undergone a 

total revamp, providing more 

convincing across the board 

performance, and exudes the 

class and quality that 

personifies the Lexus brand. 

The only RX power train 

offered here is apetrol electric 

hybrid. 

Admission to the RX club is 

largely limited to those with six 

figures plus to spend on ahighend 

large luxury SUV. 

You get afoot in the door with 

the $120,990 for the RX 350h, 

followed by the $131,990 

Limited we road test recently, 

and $135,990 if you tick the 

Enhancement Pack. 

There is asubstantial and 

slightly scary financial leap to 

the exhilarating $142,990 RX 

500h FSport under 

examination in this road test. 

This latest RX is aclean 

sheet design and brings a 

revolutionary twist in the 

evolution of this iconic Lexus 

SUV. 

Adding serious wow factor is 

the FSport in completely 

different stratosphere with 

seriously impressive 

performance, helping it make a 

strong case as agenuine 

performance orientated luxury 

SUV. 

This model show cases how 

leading edge hybrid technology 

like this, and atenacious allwheel 

drive system can be a 

formidable force for 

performance good, in awell 

executed package such as this. 

The engineering team must 

have had areal light bulb when 

it created Bladescan adaptive 

highbeam headlights. 

This is agenuinely 

enlightened and ever so clever 

ground breaking design. 

Rotating bladeshaped 

mirror are used to enhance the 

performance and darkness 

penetrating illumination 

qualities of the LED headlights, 

so owners are never kept in the 

dark. 

Under the bonnet is one of 

the most advanced selfcharging 

hybrid electric 

drivetrains on the planet, 

featuring asuper quick 2.4 litre 

fourcylinder turbo petrol 

engine. 

Not sure of its pedigree but 

it’s afirst time caller to our 

market but most likely used in 

selected USA Lexus models, 

ADRENALINE RUSH: Lexus RX 

500h FSport. 

where the brand is aluxury 

market colossus. In the FSport 

with acouple of decent sized 

batteries in tow it makes a 

mighty 273kw of pulsating 

power. 

For those wondering what a 

performance orientated Lexus 

hybrid would go like, the short 

answer is with sensational 

pace, and remarkable 

smoothness. It impresses on so 

many fronts. 

The crisp shifting auto is 

hard to fault largely because it 

rarely ever deviates from the 

high standard it sets. 

Flatfolding rear seats create 

agenerously proportion rear 

cargo compartment with 

passenger space both front and 

rear hovering around the large 

luxury class SUV norm. 

Some will lament the loss of a 

third row of rear seats a 

popular feature 

in the previous 

model. 

The settings 

of the 

independent 

suspension are 

firmer for the 

FSport in 

recognition of 

its new 

powerhouse 

performance 

status. 

With AWD 

fighting its 

corner, grip and 

traction are exceptional and a 

master stroke by the Lexus 

suspension tuning crew. 

Given its extra height and 

weight the test vehicle nibble 

and easy to manipulate over 

twisty terrain. 

Such road holding 

athleticism has been created, 

while retaining just the right 

balance of ride comfort. 

The subtle balance between 

luxury performance SUV road 

holding and maintaining the 

high standards of comfort the 

Lexus faithfully demand is a 

triumph for the FSport 

engineering team. 

Ratingout of 10: Performance 

8, Handling 8, Build Quality 8, 

Comfort 8, Space 7, Styling 7, 

Fuel Economy; on road test 

average consumption 

8.2L/100km, Value for money 6, 

Safety, ANCAP crash rating, 5 

Star. 

Overall points out of 10: 8. 

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THURSDAY, 27JUNE 2024 |16,000+ copies distributed with the Ashburton Courier 

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Geraldine JAB goall in at Saturday’s GRFC open day; TOPRIGHT: Geraldine JAB with GRFC Wāhine Toa. PHOTOS: TOP AND MIDDLE ROW -Jamie-Lee Sadler Photography; BOTTOM ROW -Sarah Foley-Smith 

“Sea ofred and black” takes 

to the field at GRFC open day 

On Saturday,22June, thesun sparkled forthe 

Geraldine Rugby Football Club’s (GRFC) open 

day. Thejam-packedprogramme sawactionon 

both fields,withthe majordrawcards Geraldine 

Wāhine Toawinning 43-5 againstthe Harlequins 

Mighty Quins, andthe Senior Aand BMen against 

Mackenzie, takenout 17-38and 14-32respectively. 

However, thehighlight of theday hadtobe 

the Geraldine JAB teams giving it their all as 

they played in frontofthe cheering crowd, and, 

later, running onto thefield with theseniors. 

On social media, Kylie Bromwich writes, 

“...the Geraldine JAB kids should be proud of 

themselves, was awesome tosee all our kids 

playingatthe same groundsinaseaofred and 

black! We were beyond proud tosee some of 

ourJAB able to runout with thewomen’s and 

men’steams in theafternoon” 

GRFC PresidentCourtneyBates writes,“What 

aday down at the Raukāpuka Reserve. What 

startedoff as averyfresh morningended with 

abeaut sunny afternoon.Wewould like to say 

amassive thankyou to allour sponsors,all our 

wonderful coaches, managers, volunteers, 

committeemembers,players,families, friends, 

life membersand ourawesome community for 

all the continued support and work put in to 

getushere. ...” FI MCCAFFERTY

WHĀRANGI 2|NGĀ PŪKŌRERO OTEWIKI KI RAUKĀPUKA |TAITE, 27PIPIRI 2024 

EDITORIAL 

The first wall of thenew highschool gym 

waslifted intoplaceonTuesday. PHOTO: GHS 

Is it just me, or does the year seem to be 

speeding up? Weare halfway through 

2024already,and thereare just183 sleeps 

until Christmas. 

But let’s take apause. This coming 

long weekend offers the opportunity to 

do just that,tostart the year over because 

Matariki marks the start ofthe Māori 

New Year. 

Signified by the Matarikicluster of stars, 

also known as Pleiades, reappearing in 

our night sky, it is atime to reflect on the 

past year,celebratethe present, andplan 

for the year ahead. 

Mātauranga Māori(ancestralknowledge 

and wisdom) is at the heartofcelebrations 

of the Matariki public holiday and is a 

time forremembrance-honouring those 

we havelost sincethe last risingofMatariki; 

celebrating the present -gathering together 

to givethanksfor what we have;looking 

to the future- looking forward tothe 

promise of anew year. 

Historically,the cluster wasalso closely 

tied to planting, harvesting and hunting. 

If the stars appeared clear and bright, 

it signified anabundant season ahead. 

(newzealand.com). 

However you and your whānau plan 

to celebrate this weekend, we wish you 

meri Matariki. xox FI &HUGH 

Maddy, Brett and Regan from Bunnings Warehouse lend ahand with the painting; Regan tries out Peter’s ladling technique. PHOTOS: Supplied 

“Many hands make light work” 

TheGeraldine CroquetClubhas been gradually 

restoring itshistoricalclubrooms in thedomain. 

With the rewiring and painting ofthe toilets 

complete, all that remained was the sizeable 

tongue-and-groove interior. Club President 

PeterMcAuliffe says,“Theclubhas been fortunate 

tohavereceivedthe supportofBunningsTimaru. 

They’ve given us great advice and paint and 

suppliessince last year. 

“Wehad aclubworking beeafewweeks ago 

to preparethe walls,and Bunnings Warehouse 

Activity Organiser Maddy Cummings offered 

to bring some of the staff out tohelp paint. 

On Tuesday, 18June, it was aclassic example 

of howmanyhands make lightwork.” 

WhileMaddy,Brett, andRegan from Bunnings, 

and Peter operated the paint brushes, club 

members, who had arrived early to clear the 

room, broughtfoodduringthe dayand didthe 

big clean-up atthe end. Peter says, “A local 

painteralsolentusagiantfan andheaterasit 

was avery damp, cold day. What had been a 

daunting task became afun day’sactivity. 

During theday,Peter demonstrated histrick 

of using anold kitchen ladle to fill paint pots 

from the10-litrebucketwithout spillage.Maddy, 

Brett and Regan each took home aladle as a 

token ofour appreciation. “We may now see 

ladles being sold inthe paint department of 

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High Street Stitch and Print’s high profile Talbot Street premises. PHOTO: Supplied Staff infront of the new building. PHOTO: Jan Finlayson 

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Last week,HighStreet Stitch andPrint (HSSP) 

threw open thedoorsofits brand-newbespoke 

buildingwithacelebration forstaff, customers, 

and suppliers. 

Adivision ofprotection products company 

Lynn River, HSSP was started six years ago, 

quickly outgrowing its parent organisation’s 

premises; now, each has its own patch, sideby-side.“This 

is amilestone,” says Lynn River 

chief executive officer Anthony Griffin. “This 

putsafullstoponour construction project.” 

The business started, says Shaun Todd, its 

businessdevelopment manager, “withworkby 

customers to customise Lynn River Products. 

From there, we have our customer base. High 

Street Stitch and Print is for anyone: one-off, 

off-the-shelf, or someonerepresentingaworkplace 

or asportsteam. 

“There’s casual clothing, for example, 

AS Colour, and safety workwear, aswell as 

recognisable brandssuchasBisley, Swanndri, 

and Stoney Creek. And we do screen printing, 

embroidery, andany printing:cards,brochures, 

fabrics.” 

Shaun says the expansive showroom and 

working spaces allowcustomers to seeand feel 

products, there’s room for all the business’s 

accoutrements, staff can move around easily, 

andthere’s room forgrowth. 

In its purpose-built premises and with its 

growingpains over,HSSPisamature organisation. 

Shaunsays, “Wewentfromthree team members 

[whenwestarted]to10teammembers.Wenow 

have set sales and production teams, nooneman 

bands. There’s been heavy investment in 

technology.There arenew systemsinplace.It’s 

exciting;we’re putting ourbestfoot forward.” 

High Street Stitch andPrint is at 162Talbot 

Street.Phone 0800 621909 or visitthe business’ 

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The New Zealand men’s rafting team in action at the world champs. PHOTO:Supplied 

Rafters overwhelmed by local support 

Phone 03 693 8207 or email@gressons.co.nz 

or visit our website: www.gressons.co.nz 

The NewZealand men’sraftingteam, made up 

entirely of locals, is back from therecent2024 

WorldRafting ChampionshipsonBosnia’sVrbas 

River, with amen’s overall ninth placing and 

experience to carry forward. 

Archie Chisholm(reserve),TobyHow,Slee 

Larcombe (team captain), Eli Palmer, and 

Duncan Peck, all alumni ofGeraldine High 

School and local rafting businesses Rangitātā 

Raftsand HiddenValleys,cameseventh in the 

sprint event, sixthinthe head-to-head,10thin 

theslalom, and, in the14-kilometredownriver 

event, eighth. 

Slee says the Vrbas River “is similar tothe 

Buller. It’s gorgy. It’s predominantly Grade 1 

with some Grade 3.They did adam release.” 

The annual championship, run by the 

International Rafting Federation, saw more 

than 60 four-person teams from 20 countries 

competeoverfourdays, with different disciplines 

staged on separate stretchesofwater each day. 

Fundraisingthrough RangitātāGorge rafting 

trips and youth river awareness days, as well 

as community donationsgot thefivetothe event 

in ashow oflocal support Toby says was 

“overwhelming”. 

Thechanceithas giventhe crew to develop 

is invaluable, says Slee. “It was an awesome 

stepping stone for the future. It highlighted 

wherewestood on an internationallevel.We’re 

allaimingforinternational racing in thefuture 

…but thenextsteps arenationalcompetitions.” 

For more information, visit the NZMen’s 

RaftingTeampage on Facebook andInstagram. 

Last week,the team held an eventtothank its 

financialsupporters. JAN FINLAYSON 

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Coffee on the goonMain North Road 

Coffee is awidely-loved answer tomyriad 

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Foreight-year-old Finlay,itis“ayellowtruck 

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The three arehomeschooled and sell coffee, 

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Belinda McKenzie displaysher talent forthis year’s Auction of Talents and More; guests browse the talents ahead of the2019 auction. PHOTOS: Hugh McCafferty 

Show us your talents 

Friday, 2August, will see the return ofthe 

Auction ofTalents (and more) toWoodbury 

Hall. The brainchild oflocal identity Belinda 

McKenzie andthe late Ro Acland,the eventhas 

runevery otheryearorsosince 1994 andisthe 

Anglican Parish of Geraldine’smajor fundraising 

event. 

“Itwas [the late]RoAclandthatbrought the 

idea of the Auction of Talents back from her 

sister’s church in Hawkes Bay. Ourfirst auction 

wasin1994,withMikeDentonasthe auctioneer. 

We realised that it was essential to have a 

professional do the job. Wesold 140 tickets, 

whichisthe limitthe hall cantake. 

“The firstyear, the$10 ticket included dinner 

[it increased incrementally to $25 in2004]. 

The menfolk peeled the potatoes the previous 

day. In 2006,wedispensed with themealand 

introduced having aguest speaker.” 

Belinda says the parish was lucky that the 

2019 eventsnuck in just aheadofthe pandemic, 

with the restrictions eased again intime for 

anotherone to be held in 2021. 

But what isatalent? The organiser ofthis 

year’s thirtieth-anniversaryevent,FiMcCafferty, 

says,“Things like gardening, baking,golflessons, 

dogminding,bespoke fishingtrips andguided 

tours, time and skills donated bycommunity 

members, parishioners andfriends of theparish.” 

But wait, there’s more. “Weekends at holiday 

homes, meat packs, mushroom compost, firewood 

-you getthe idea -willalso be up forgrabs,as 

well as raffles and asilent auction; something 

foreveryone.” 

“I’ve been involved with the auction since 

2009, but this is my first time organising the 

event; my team andIareexcited to be bringing 

some newideas,” says Fi.“Thetheme is Winter 

Wonderland, there’ll be abar and supper, 

RodSands is ourauctioneer,and localentertainer 

DavidConnolly will MC theevent andentertain 

during supper. “It’sagreatnight out; sometimes 

thebidding gets quiterowdy!” 

Belinda says, “At one of the auctions there 

wasabidding battlebetween RevRobinSmith 

and John Acland for six jars ofparishioner 

MabelAllan’sraspberry jam. Thewinnerpaid 

$100 forthem.” 

This year’s $35ticketprice,the firstrisesince 

2011, reflects the current economic climate. 

“Ticketsales coverour costs,”Fisays. 

Keen to offer atalent? Call Elaine Taylor 

on 022434 8049 or Fi on 027899 0703.Tickets 

are limited and will beavailable on 22 July. 

All proceeds gotothe Geraldine Anglican 

Parish’s operationalexpenses. MOLLYMALONE 

Hi everyone, Winter is truly here, not 

necessarily marked bythe snow onthe 

mountains but certainly by the number 

of frosts we’veexperienced, birdfeeders 

hanging in the trees, firewood piles, and 

limited sun to dry clothes. 

Let’s turn our attention tobrighter 

things -sculptures. The teams havebeen 

focused on standardising documents, 

contracts, agreements, et cetera;talking 

with established entities like the Wellington 

Sculpture Trust and Tai Tapu Sculpture 

Garden; attending presentations and 

discussions; building relationships with 

artists; attending exhibitions; visiting 

potential donors; andmuch, much more. 

While eachachievement we’vemade 

so farhas broughtexcitement,patience, 

and alittle frustration at times, not to 

mention wonderful feelings of satisfaction, 

if Iamhonest,getting intofocus around 

sculptures is probably the most exciting 

stage and potentially what we will 

be applauded or criticised for the most. 

And that’s okay asart is all about the 

experience, and that is truly up to the 

individual. Evoking emotions, love, or 

dislikefor apiece, this will be talked about, 

and debated, and that is fun. Thereisno 

right or wrong, the works will be what 

they are. Big, small, obscure, or weird - 

it’s all art. 

Please know we aredoing our best to 

bring diverse and memorable works to 

the trail. However, as with allgood things, 

this takestime. We ask foryour patience 

while we work through the hurdles. The 

challenge: canwedeliver on ourpromise 

to make the Geraldine Sculpture Trail 

unique in New Zealand? To spark your 

interest,I’d liketosharesome art. These 

may not be the sculptures you’ll see on 

the trail, buttheyserve as astarting point 

for aconversation about the unique 

nature ofour project. ROSIE 

The Thinker,Auguste Rodin 1902; Guitar, 

Pablo Picasso 1912; Horizon,Neil Dawson 1994. 

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JULY EVENTS 

ANAFTERNOON OF WOODWIND &BRASS Clarinetist MarkWalton 

and the Alpine Energy TimaruBrass Quintet. Saturday 14 July,3pm 

atStMary’sChurch.Tickets $20 at the door or fromLOUK. 

REGULAR ACTIVITIES 

ALZHEIMERS CARERS SUPPORT 3rd Wednesday of the 

month 1.30pm in the Geraldine Library. 17July. Phone Airini, 

03687 7583. 

ALZHEIMERS SOCIAL SUPPORT Tuesday 2July and Tuesday 

16 July,10.30am, Mundell’sCafé. Phone Airini, 03 687 7583. 

ARCHERY CLUB Ōrari Racecourse every Sunday. Coaching 

11am; club members 1pm. Contact Paul Wulff027 7115564. 

ART GROUP Are you interestedinbeing part of an ArtGroup in 

Geraldine? If so, please contact Johanne 021 784 031 or 

johanne49@me.com. 

BLACKBOARD CONCERT Friday26July,7.15pm. $5 at door, 

local performers at The Academy. Phone Rhys 021 462 260. 

BOOKS ON THE BRAIN CLUB Monday 29 July,2.30pm,Geraldine 

Library.Phone Liz 03 693 9336. 

BRIDGE CLUB Mondays 7pm Geraldine CommunityResource 

Centre, Wednesdays 1pm at RSA and Thursdays 7pm at Bowling 

Club. Phone Leslie 03 6939801. 

CAFÉ KNITTERS EveryTuesday 10am-12pm at Mundell’sCafé 

and Tuesday 2July 7-9pm, Village Inn. PhoneMary 027 427 0815. 

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Tuesdays, 3.15pm –4pm.Phone Charlotte 

Talbot, 021 151 3301. 

COMMUNITY CHOIR (Adults) Thursdays7.30pm, at TheAcademy. 

Phone Elaine, 027434 8049. 

COMMUNITY GARDEN Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm andThursday 

10am-12pm. All welcome. Phone Tim021 2044951. 

COMMUNITY VEHICLE to Timaru, departs fromthe carpark outside 

Mundell’sCafe Tuesdays 9.30am, returns 2pm. Phone 03 693 1007. 

CRAFT CREATORS Fridays 9.30am-12pm, StAndrews Hall. 

$2 entry to cover morning tea. 

CRAFT MARKET Saturday&Sunday 9am-3pm,CoxStreet. 

CREATIVE FIBRE GROUP Monday 10am-3pm,Vintage Car& 

Machinery Museum. PhoneAlison03692 2777 orAnne03693 9958. 

CROQUET Wednesdays &Sundays 10am, Geraldine Domain 

(Huffey St). New members and casual visitors. Phone Karyn 

027 433 1363 or Chris 02 180 3199 for more information. 

DENFIELD GOLF CLUB MenSaturday and Wednesday 12pm, 

Women Tuesday 10am andSaturday 12pm.Mixedcompetitions 

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 12.30pm start. Visitors welcome. 

Contact Chris, 027 842 2332. 

FINDING OUR VOICES -DRAMA Tuesdaysfrom 12pm at the 

AcademyPhone Rhys 021 4622620. 

FLORAL ARTGROUP Monday 8July,7.15pm at RSAHall.Topic 

is ‘Creative Visions’. Contact Annette anbwaller@xtra.co.nz or 

Gislande gislindefolkerts@gmail.com. 

FOURPEAKS SEIDO KARATE general classesTuesday6pm, 

Thursday 5pm &Friday 6pm, beginners’ class Thursday 6pm. 

Phone Gisell021 0228 7049. 

FRIENDSHIP CLUB Third Monday of month, 10am at Geraldine 

Bowling Club. Ph Marie Ericksen03693 8943. 

FRIENDS OF GERALDINE all welcome. ContactsAngus 

027 449 4410 or Faye 03 6938744. 

FUNERGY FITNESS classes Wednesdays 6.30pm, Geraldine 

Primary School Hall. Phone Lynda 021 264 4400. 

GERALDINE COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING No meeting in 

June. Next Meeting Wednesday 3July,6.30pm,Geraldine Service 

Centre, adjacent to thelibrary.Open to the public. 

GERALDINE HISTORICAL MUSEUM 10am-3pm Monday- 

Saturday,12.30pm-3pm Sunday. 

GRANDE VUEGOLF CLUB mixedgolf Sunday 12.30pm, women’s 

golf Wednesday 9.30am. 

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE for certifying documents, 

Saturdays 10am-12pm Geraldine Library.Phone Ross027 222 8434. 

KEEP ACTIVE EXERCISE CLASSES Mondays 9.30am,10.15am 

and 11am. FunctionRoom at Waihi Lodge. Phone 027 491 9954. 

KNITTING &CROCHETING GROUP Friday 9.30am atGeraldine 

Library.Beginners welcome.Phone 03 6939336. 

LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB Monday 15 July,10am at Geraldine 

Bowling Club. Phone Beth 03 6938958. 

LINEDANCING Pleasant Valley Hall Indoor Sports. Wednesdays 

10am-12noon, PleasantValley Hall. CallGill Harbrow027 4423532. 

MATES 4MATES EveryWednesday,7pm-8.30pm at theAcademy. 

Free, all welcome. Contact Axel 022 094 1579 

MEN’SFRIENDSHIP CLUB Tuesday 23 July,10am at RSARooms. 

Phone Alan 03 6939488. 

MEN’S SHED TRUST Thursday 10am-2pm, Saturday 10am- 

12pm at 117 Talbot Street. Newmembers welcome.Phone John 

027681 5244. 

MORRISDANCING Tuesdays, 5.30pmatAcademy.PhoneAnne 

03693 8726. 

NEWCOMERS ‘24 Every 2nd Monday of the month, 10am at 

Mundells Café. Everyone welcome. Phone Susanne 027 272 4007. 

PATCHWORK GROUPS Tuesdays 7pm, phoneMaureen 03 693 

8328 and Thursdays 10am-3pm, phone Kathleen 03 693 9581. 

Public holidays excluded. 

PETANQUE Tuesdays 10.15am summer and 1pm winter at Geraldine 

BowlingClub. Phone Gill 03 6937231. 

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Wednesday 10 July,7.30pm, StAndrews 

Hall, Wilson Street. Phone Donna 021 027 56332 or Heather 

027 2805255. 

PLEASANT VALLEY HALL INDOOR BOWLS Wednesdays 

7pm-8.30pm,Phone Bruce027 7494276. 

PLEASANT VALLEY PLAYGROUP Monday 9.30am-12pm, Old 

School,PleasantValley.Phone Sheree 022171 4562. 

PLUNKET NURSE in Geraldine, Wednesdays. Phone Jill 

027 2589725 for appointments. 

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME &CRAFT Wednesdays, 10.30am 

at Geraldine Library.Phone 03 6939336 for information. 

QIGONG Saturdays, 11am, upstairs at theGeraldine BowlingClub 

Phone Ingrid 022161 7389. 

RED CROSSSHOP Tuesday &Thursday 10am-3pm andSaturday 

10am-12pm. 

ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB Thursdays, 7.30pm at RSARooms. Phone 

Lynda 03 6938652. 

ROSIE’S RECYCLED CLOTHING Closed forrenovations. 

SENIORCARE FRIENDSHIP MORNING TEA Friday 26 July, 

10am at SeniorCare Function Centre, Waihi Lodge. (Nocharge). 

Phone Marg 03 6939521. 

SENIORCARE MOVE &MINGLE Tuesdays,10am at SeniorCare 

Function Centre, Waihi Lodge.Phone Marg 03 693 9521. 

SQUASH CLUB Thursday nightsfrom 6.30pm,144 Talbot Street. 

ContactToby,027 303 1033. 

ST JOHN YOUTH CADETS meetTuesday’s 6.15pm-7.30pm, St John 

Station, Talbot Street. Term time only.ContactRaewyn 027 681 5234. 

TAICHI CHUAN Chen Style Saturday 9am, QIGONG Saturday 

11am,Geraldine Bowling Club. Phone Tim021 141 9142. 

TOYLIBRARY Tuesday 10.30am–12pm, Saturday 9am-10.30am, 

117 Talbot Street (behindScout Den). geraldinetoylibrary@gmail.com. 

U3A Members will be advised directly of upcomingmeetings and 

speakers.ContactViv,027 6939052. 

UKULELE JAM Tuesdays, 7.30pm at RSArooms.Phone Margaretha 

027 648 4004. 

WALK IN WARDROBE FirstSaturday Month10am-12pm at the 

Lodge Theatre. Enquiries PhoneSharon 027 224 3673. 

WOODBURYLIBRARY open to public, 11am to 2pm.All welcome. 

(Toviewhistory room,contactJoanne, 03 692 2866) 

YOGA WITH LEIGH Monday 7pm at Geraldine Primary School 

Hall. Phone 021 105 0750. 

ZUMBA® Tuesday 10am at RSARooms. Phone Gisell on 

021 0228 7049. 

CHURCH SERVICES 

ANGLICAN PARISH 9am Service: 1st Sunday St Thomas’, 

Woodbury; 2nd &4th Sunday St Stephen’s, Peel Forest; 

3rd Sunday St Anne’s,Pleasant Valley. 10am Service: Every 

Sunday St Mary’s, Geraldine. Visit geraldineanglicans.com, 

AnglicanParish of Geraldine on Facebook or call03693 8380. 

CATHOLIC MASS Sundays, 9am Church ofthe Immaculate 

Conception, Peel Street. Phone03615 7527 fordetails. 

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH 10 Cox Street, call 03693 9503 for 

Sunday service times. 

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rwashburton.co.nz•03 307 8317 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLimited Licensed (REAA2008)

NEW LISTING 

Rakaia 1437 Mainwarings Road, Dorie and 813 Taverners Road, Chertsey 

Large-scale arable, premium location 

On behalf of our Vendors we offertothe markettwo properties, representing alegacy of three generations of faithful 

stewardship. Hollyfort Farm located at Dorie,consisting of approximately 359 hectares, and Newpark Farm located at 

Chertsey, consisting of approximately 169hectares. 

Both properties benefit from modern irrigationsystems. Predominantly arable, producing wheat, grassseed, clover seed, 

andvegetables, and on averagefinishing 13,000 lambs during the winter and early spring months. Hollyfort Farm alsooffers 

the advantage of dairy supportand beef grazing, with winterfeed area of 33 hectares planted in brassica,plus swedes, and 

greenfeed oats. The properties are fenced into large blocks, designed for scale of operation and ease of management, 

complemented by well-maintainedlaneways for convenient access. 

bayleys.co.nz/5524414 

529.07 ha 

DeadlineSale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Wed 7Aug 2024 

201 West Street, Ashburton 

View by appointment 

Mike Preston 027 430 7041 

mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDER THEREA ACT2008 

OPEN HOME 

Allenton 17 Middle Road 

921 sqm 3 1 1 2 

For SalebyDeadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior) 12pm, Tue 16 Jul 2024 

201 West Street, Ashburton 

View Sun 10-10.30am or by appointment 

Emma Phillips 027 483 3110 emma.phillips@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSEDUNDER THE REAACT 2008 

Bring the family 

Situated in the highly desirable Allentonarea, this charming three bedroom,one bathroom home offers both 

simplicity andpotential.The open plan kitchen and dining area createawelcoming space,while the separateliving 

area provides acozy retreat. Each bedroom features built-in wardrobes for ample storage. Comfort is guaranteed 

year round with the inclusion of two heat pumps and abuilt-in log burner, ensuring the home remains cozy through 

the colder seasons. Aseparatelaundry adds to the convenience. The propertysitsonagenerous 921sqm (moreor 

less) section, making it perfect for families. Fully fenced, the yard provides asafe space for childrenand petstoplay 

freely. The spacious two-car garage, with an additionalbuilt-in bay skyline garage offers plentyofparking and 

storage options. Experience the charm of Allenton living andcontact me today to schedule aviewing. 



1,004 sqm 3 2 1 1 

For Saleoffers invited over $510,000 


Emily Smith 027 222 4596 emily.smith@bayleys.co.nz 

Grace Little 027 772 3767 grace.little@bayleys.co.nz 


Purchased elsewhere, act swiftly 

This three-bedroom, one-bathroom property offers aperfect blend of comfort and convenience. Located in Allenton 

close to the Creek Roadshops andlocal schools, this 1,004sqm (more or less) propertyrequires aquick sale. The 

heating options are abundant, featuring alarge log fire, an electric fire,aheatpump, and aheat transfer system, 

ensuring comfort all year round. The main living area at the front of the propertycaptures late afternoon sun, while the 

dining room at the rear of the home is the perfect placetoenjoy amorning coffee. Of the three doublebedrooms, two 

include built in wardrobes. There is also aseparate studio roomatthe front of the property thatincludes atoilet. Don't 

miss out on this fantastic opportunity to secure thisAllenton property. 


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Staveley 137 Sawmill Road 

3.6927 ha 4 2 2 2 

AskingPrice $1,450,000 


Simon Sharpin 027 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz 

MikePreston 027 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz 

WHALANAND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REAACT 2008 

Superb Staveley lifestyle 

Hidden in the peacefulembrace of the rural Staveley area, this property has fantastic panoramic mountain views. 

Constructed in 2016, it combines contemporary living with rustic allure. Situatedonapproximately3.69 hectaresof 

countryside,thistwo-storeyhomeoffers modern comfortsand aquiet serene location.The spacious open-plan 

design seamlessly unites the kitchen,dining, and livingareas. The vaulted ceiling adorned withexposed beams givesa 

feeling of spaceand grandeur, while the woodburner impartsboth warmth and character.Aseparatestudy andliving 

spacecreateopportunities forcreativepursuits or relaxation, effortlesslyextending to theoutdoor alfresco dining 

area where youcan enjoy the surrounding natural beauty.The kitchen was designedwithfunctionality in mind, 

featuring awalk-in pantry cleverly equipped withasliding windowfor apractical grocery transfer 


Rakaia 113 Pendarves RakaiaRoad 

94.8758 ha 

Price by Negotiation 




Irrigated arableproperty 

This property is comprisedofsomeofthe mostversatile soils in Canterbury.Located justoff StateHighway1between 

Rakaia andChertsey in afavouredand renowned arable area. 

The irrigation waterissourced from the pressurisedBarrhill ChertseyIrrigation Scheme andapplied via apivot that is 

best suited to the shape of the property with efficient and effective coverage. 

The straightforward nature of the property with the combination of water, diversesoils,location andsize all 

contributetothe performance, makingitanideal farmstarter or an addition to alargeroperation. 

Historicallythe property hasgrown cereals, peasand grass seed, withthe ability to finish lambsinthe winter months. 


Mayfield 1969 Arundel RakaiaGorge Road 

1,012 sqm 4 1 2 

AskingPrice $378,000 

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The old club 

Introducing aunique property nestled in the heart of Mayfield, formerly the RSA and rugbyclubrooms. 

• Four bedrooms, providing ample accommodation for residents or employees 

• Aliving area with log fire,offering acomfortable space forrelaxation and downtime 

• Functional kitchen facilities, convenient laundry and hisand hers toilets 

• Constructed with concrete block, iron roof, both woodenand aluminiumjoinery,ensuring durability 

This property, with its humble beginnings,isboth practicaland functional,making it well-suited forvariousresidential, 

or business needs. Experiencethe unique charm of Mayfield,with close proximity to the school, shopsand garage. 


Tinwald 270and 280 Tinwald WesterfieldMayfield Road 

8 ha 

AskingPrice $635,000 +GST (if any) 


Emma Phillips 027 4833110 emma.phillips@bayleys.co.nz 



Motivated vendors 

Areyou ready to seize an opportunity wherethe vendors motivation meets your convenience?Situated close to 

Ashburton, these propertiesare notjust realestate, they're an invitation to embrace arurallifestyle change.The 

vendors have strategicallypositioned these properties to offer youthe perfectblend of convenienceand tranquillity. 

Areyou ready to seize an opportunity wheremotivation meetsconvenience? Situated close to Ashburton,these 

propertiesare notjust real estate, they're an invitation to embrace arurallifestylechange. 

Thesepropertiescomprise of two eight-hectare bare land blocks, each equippedwithpower at theboundary, 

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OPEN HOME 

Methven 29 Patton Street 

791 sqm 3 1 2 1 2 

Asking Price $799,000 

View Sat 11.45am-12.15pm or by appointment 


Rosa Dekker 0274 655 387 rosa.dekker@bayleys.co.nz 


Vendors have purchased, must be sold! 

Boundary lines are indicativeonly 

New build or pre-existing? As soon as you walkin, it’s hard to tell the difference. Originally built ahead of its time, this 

property has been architecturally and expertly renovated to suit both ahigh-end investmentproperty and aluxurious 

home. The home offers unparalleled character, featuring an exposedsteel beam, aschist fireplace, and originalreused 

Oregon wood finishings throughout. The vendors have thoughtfully combined luxury and comfort in every 

detail. Be captivated by the beautiful modern kitchen, which boastsalarge 90cm oven, astunning engineered stone 

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seeking privacy and convenience. 


OPEN HOME 

Methven 52 South Belt 

602 sqm 3 1 2 1 


View Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment 




Something special on South Belt 

Aspacious andfunctional home, perfect forcomfortable living withsignificant renovation having taken place. An 

open plan living kitchen and dining space with updatedbenchtops andflooring, the living area is agreat private space 

with sliding doors out to the fully fenced section. The bedroomsoffer comfortable accommodation, with both 

upstairsbedrooms providing generous spaces and good wardrobes. The upstairs bedroomsare serviced by the fully 

renovated bathroom with separate bath and shower and separate toilet room.Lastly, bedroom three provides 

versatility with asliding door leading outside, awardrobe, and the option for customization as it currently integrates 

with the living area. Adjacentisthe downstairs bathroom,complete with ashower, vanity,and new flooring, along 

with aseparate toilet for added privacy. 


Methven 7MethvenChertsey Road 

2 1 1 

For Saleoffers invited over $570,000 




Methven central retirement village 

Prices starting from$570,000 

Introducing yourdream retirement haven at Methven Central, Methven’sfirst RetirementVillage, comprisingofsix 

two-bedroombeautiful, modern, high-quality apartments.These wonderful apartments present aunique 

opportunity to the people of Methven and surrounds forretirement living. Allsix apartmentsboast lovely openplan 

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apartments have generous terraces-all with spectacular views of Mt Hutt. Methven Central, as thename suggestsis 

located right in the heart of Methven, opposite the medical centre. 


Methven 15 Carr Street 

959 sqm 3 1 1 4 



LivGorman 027 856 4416liv.gorman@bayleys.co.nz 


Calling all developers and first homebuyers 

Step back in time with this 1945-built character home, boasting three bedroomsand asingle bathroom.Nestled on a 

generous 959sqm (more or less)section, amere 10-minute stroll fromMethven Village, it epitomises convenience 

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18 Harrison Street, Ashburton 

•Three bedroomswith good storage 

•Family bathroom 

•Separate toilet and Laundry 

•Modernised kitchen 

•Spacious open plan living areawith access to thewest 

facing patio 

•Panasonic heat pump andWegj log fire 

•Tandem garage, carport with workshop and man cave 

•Plentyofoffstreet parking 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30787 

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

ForSale 

$529,000 

View 

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027 236 8627 

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OpenHome 

33 Buckleys Terrace, Ashburton 

2 1 2 

•2large double bedroomswith great storage 

•Separate bathroom &toilet 

•Double internal access garagewith auto door 

•Gas fire &floor mounted heat pump 

•Open plan living area positioned forthe sun 

ForSale 

Offers over$499,000 

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95Johnstone Street, Tinwald 

4 2 4 

OpenHome 

40 Spaxton Street, Methven 

The streamlined modern kitchen and open plan design 

are ideal forentertaining friends and family,while the 

lounge/dining area provides aretreat forunwinding 

apres-ski and with aheat pump, double glazing and 

insulation you’ll staysnug and warm. 

ForSale 

$730,000 

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3 2 1 

ShirleyFitzgerald 


•Ultimate Lifestyle Farming 

•Open plan living, plus separate lounge 

•Fourdouble bedrooms, master with ensuite 

•Double glazed, heat pump, and acompliant log fire 

•Separate office, internal access double garage 

•Set on 6hectares close to town with ruralviews 

•Additional double garage plusworkshop 

•Three baypole shed and two bay pole shed 

•All weatherhorse arena and stock race/yards 

ForSale 

Price guide $1,250,000 

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This property is 

proudly marketed by 



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rwashburton.co.nz/MVN30095 



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027 236 8627 

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36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032

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Consultant M 0274 727 535 

PhillipKenny 

Principal 


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Management Team 


Natalie Harris 

Finance/Admin 

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Jill Leonard 

Sales Consultant 

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Sarah Everist 


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Rental Manager 


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Operations &Compliance 

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Administrator 

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Tammy McDougall 

Business Owner &Sales 

Consultant M 0274 727 535 

PhillipKenny 

Principal 


LisaKenny 

Management Team 

M 027642 8200 

NatalieHarris 

Finance/Admin 

P (03) 3086497 

Jill Leonard 



Della Glassey 



TraceyHenderson 


M 0274058 064 

SarahEverist 


M 0210828 5816 

AlexiaSloane 

Rental Manager 


Jemma Burch 

Operations &Compliance 

P (03) 308 6497 

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Administrator 

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Hampstead 200 Chalmers Avenue 


Open Home 

Open Home 

Easy care living 

This warm, modern, low maintenancetownhouse offers theperfect blendofcomfort and 

convenience. The spacious open plan living, kitchen and dining area layout createsawarm 

and welcoming atmosphere where youcan enjoythe sunny aspect with family and friends. 

With two generous double bedrooms and an additional single bedroom that can easily be 

transformed into an office or hobby room, this townhouse adapts to your lifestyle needs 

withease. Complete with adouble internal access garage, garden shed and garden areas 

to growyour fruit and vegetables, this property is conveniently located close to the 

Netherby shopping area. 

3 1 1 2 

For Sale Buyers $545,000+ 

View Fri 28 Jun 10.30 -11.00am 

Web pb.co.nz/AU184976 

Fully renovatedfamily home 

This cherishedfamily home forover23years has been fully renovated andextended over 

time,and now it's your chance to call it home!Offeringfour bedrooms,two bathrooms, 

kitchendining area with largeseparate lounge andsecondsittingarea, it certainly offers 

space for everyone and showcases great indoor-outdoor living. Spacious bedrooms with 

single fourth or home office,all offering great storage; stunning familybathroom featuring 

freestanding bath and tiledshowerwith rain or pressure options; and master bedroom 

features large ensuite bathroom and its own private deck. Double glazedthroughout, 

brand newlog fire. 

4 2 1 2 


View Fri 28 Jun 11.00 -11.30am 



Open Home 

Tinwald 149 HarlandStreet 

Open Home 

Your Spacious Home Awaits 

This spacious 5-bedroom, 2-bathroomproperty is theepitome of modern family living. 

Freshly adorned with brand newcarpet and arejuvenating coat of paint, this home is 

ready for you to add your personal touch and make it your own.With two bathrooms, you 

can enjoy privacy and flexibility, especially duringbusy mornings or whenguests visit. No 

more queuing for thebathroom or rushing to get ready when youhave two well-appointed 

spaces available. Someofthe standout features of this property is theversatility of the5th 

bedroom,which presents the perfect opportunity to create aconvenient second living area 

or ahome office. 

5 2 1 2 


View Fri 28 Jun 11.15 -11.45am 

Web pb.co.nz/AU102327 

Morethan meets the eye 

This 4bedroom brick residenceoffers spacious livingwith an open plan layoutheated by a 

pelletfire and heat pump.Updated kitchenand bathroom form part of avery spacious 

250sqm home.Park with ease in the tandemgarage thestep on thru to theback yard 

which features an inground pool and alarge hot house. Fruit treesand alarge henhouse 

help give some element of self sufficiency. Located just astone'sthrow away from the 

Tinwald School, convenience meets comfort in this familyfriendlyneighborhood. Don't 

miss out on this opportunity- schedule aviewing today. 

4 1 1 2 

For Sale $595,000 

View Fri 28 Jun 11.30 -12.00pm 


Ashburton 21 Havelock Street 

Open Home 

Ashburton 97 Winter Street 

Open Home 

Arare find 

Welcome to 21 Havelock Street, astunning architecturally designed townhouse, where 

modern elegance meets ultimate convenience. Situated in aprime location, this residence 

is just ashort stroll fromtownand the EA Networks Complex andalso close to town, 

making it perfect forthose whoappreciate easy accesstoamenities and activities. The 

heartofthe home features aspacious open plan kitchen, dining, and living area. Two sets 

of bi-fold doorsopen to aprivate outdoorspace, perfect forentertaining guests or enjoying 

quiet moments in the sun. Thehome is thoughtfully designed with twodistinct wings, 

perfect forhosting guests. 

2 2 1 2+ 


View Sat 29 Jun 10.00 -10.30am 


Unbeatable location 

Architecturally designed split level3bedroom home with theexposed beams adding real 

charactertothe sun filled living areas. The main bedroom has ensuite,add to this asuper 

sized bathroom, separate laundry and modern kitchen this home is super functional. Solar 

panels allows the feed of powerback into the grid. When you talk location then this home 

ranks right up there with the best. Virtually across theroadfrom thedomain, handyto 

town, anumber of primary schools, Ashburton College, theHospital andsports/swimming 

complex.Just to name afew. Situated on acornersection of 1019sqm with garagingfor 3. 

3 2 2 2 


View Sat 29 Jun 10.30 -11.00am 


Tinwald 3Kelburn Place 

Open Home 

Allenton 38B Cross Street 

Open Home 

Like brand new 

Welcome to your dream home in avibrant new subdivision!Thisfour-year-old gem offers 

the perfect blend of modern comfort and timelesselegance. Step into aspacious 

entranceway that leads seamlessly to theheartofthe home -the kitchen with ample 

storage, agenerous island bench andwalk-in pantry, ideal for culinary enthusiasts and 

entertainers.Stay cosy yearround with acompliant logfireinthe living areaplus aheat 

pump in thedining area and additional heat pump in thehallway. Entertain effortlessly 

with sliding doors opening to asun-drenched patio, perfectfor al fresco dining or soaking 

up the sunshine. 

3 2 1 2 


View Sat 29 Jun 10.45 -11.15am 


Style+comfort =dream home 

This modern two-bedroom townhouse is tuckedaway down aquiet back section. An openplan 

kitchen, dining, and living area is heated by aheat pump.Aranch slider opens out to a 

private patio, ideal for entertaining or relaxing in thesun.Down thehall, you'llfindalarge 

family bathroom equippedwitheverything you need -abath, shower, toilet, andvanity. 

The two spacious bedrooms both feature built-in wardrobes.One bedroom even hasits 

own ranch slider that opens up to the outdoors, providingseamless indoor-outdoor living. 

Off the spacious entryway you willfind aconvenient storage cupboard and separatetoilet 

with ahand basin. 

2 1 1 1 


View Sat 29 Jun 10.45 -11.15am 


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Hampstead 47Chalmers Avenue 

Netherby 23 Geoff Geering Drive 

OpenHome 

OpenHome 

Somany options 

Discover the perfectblend of style and comfortinthismeticulouslyrenovatedand double 

glazed two-bedroom townhouse, an ideal investment opportunity, firsthome, or haven for 

aprofessionalcouple or those seeking apeacefulretirement retreat. Enjoy theheart of 

modern living with abrand-new kitchen withacaptivatingviewupthe street.The dining 

and living room is alovely room which seamlessly extends to aprivatepatiothrough 

sliders,creating an inviting indoor-outdoorflow. Both bedroomsofferample storage aswell 

as great hallway storage. 

2 1 1 1 

For Sale Buyers$485,000+ 

View Sat 29Jun 11.30-12.00pm 


Space for everyone 

Be impressed by this spacious family home on arear section. At theheart of this home is a 

stunning central kitchen,perfectly positioned to overlook thelivingand diningarea, 

warmed by acozylog burner. Need abit of quiet time? Retreat to theseparatelounge, 

where aheatpump ensures year-roundcomfort. Step through theranchsliders from either 

livingareaand discover theperfectoutdoor patio for entertainingorrelaxinginyour 

private, well-fencedbackyard. Four double bedrooms caterfor allthe family members. The 

spacious master bedroom is your personalretreat, complete with awalk-in robe and a 

luxurious ensuite. 

4 2 2 2 


View Sat 29 Jun 11.30-12.00pm 


Netherby 47 Braebrook Drive 

OpenHome 

Netherby 55 PrincesStreet 

OpenHome 

Entertainers delight 

Discover this stunning home in the highly sought-after Braebrooksubdivision.The property 

featuresabright and sunny kitchen, dining, and livingareawithastudy nook,perfect for 

work or relaxation. This space seamlessly leads toaseparate lounge,providing ampleroom 

for entertaining or unwinding. Both the living area and theloungeopen out to aprivate 

outdoor area. The homeiswell-insulated, double glazed,and boasts efficient heating via a 

heat pump and gas fire, ensuring comfortinall seasons. It offers four spacious double 

bedroomswith built-in robes, includingagenerousmaster suitewithawalk-inrobe and an 

ensuite. 

4 2 2 2 


View Sat 29Jun 12.15-12.45pm 


Practical andcomfortable 

Open-plan kitchen,dining, andlivingarea, completewithaheat pump andlog burner for 

year-round comfort. Thishomeboaststhree generous bedrooms, eachwith ample 

wardrobe space, including aparticularlylarge main bedroom. An added bonus is thecosy 

sunroom, perfectfor relaxing with agood book. Therefreshed bathroomfeatures ashower 

over the bath, amodernvanity, and atoilet. Convenienceiskey with aseparate laundry 

situated just offthe kitchen.Outside you'll findaspacious garden shed,idealfor storing 

your lawnmowerand other outdoor equipment and an easy-caresection that is fenced, 

perfect forpet owners. 

3+ 1 1 

ForSale Buyers$428,000+ 

View Sat 29 Jun 12.45-1.15pm 


Lake Hood 23 Torbay Avenue 

Tinwald 2Millichamp Street 

OpenHome 

Perfect positioning 

This immaculate double glazed propertynestled inatranquil cul-de-sac offers aserene 

canal-side lifestyle at LakeHood. Enjoy the convenienceofanorth-facing orientation, 

ensuringplenty of natural light throughout theday.Step inside to discoveraspacious 

layout featuring awide hallway leading to adelightfulkitchen boasting engineered stone 

benchtops andample storage. The sunny dining and living areas, alongwithaseparate 

lounge, open seamlessly to the simple landscapedwaterfrontsection through sliding doors. 

Heating is by way of aheat pump. 

4 2 2 2 


View Sat 29Jun 1.30 -2.00pm 


Spaciousfamily home 

Step into this spacious four-bedroom home, nestled on acornersection in adesirable 

neighbourhood. Thismodernised residence offersanattractive living experience, built to 

capture thesun and the living spaces open to an attractive courtyardfor outdoorliving and 

entertaining. There arefour generouslysized bedrooms providingample space for the 

whole family or guestsand the master bedroom featuresawalk-in robe and spacious 

ensuite.The home boasts modernised kitchen,bathroom andensuite areas and has been 

partially double glazed. 

4 2 2 2 


View By appointment 


Property BrokersAshburton 

Residential/Lifestyle &Rural Sales Consultants 

HamishNiles 


Kirsty Clay 


PaddyStrange 

027 4915259 

Karen McRae 

0274364146 

MelPerriton 

022 1750780 

Leah Harrison 


CliveBrandsma 


CharlotteEvans 

021 971 801 

RobertHarnett 


Murray Young 


ChrisMurdoch 


Greg Jopson 

027 4474382 

Jason Rickard 


Licensed REAA 2008 

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Willowby 241 Grahams Road 

Ashburton 33 Farmstead Lane 

Open Home 

Auction 

2.0 ha -Hidden treasure 

Discover theperfect blend of classic charm and contemporary luxury in this immaculately 

renovated 1960's double glazed home. Boasting high-quality fittings and stylish design, 

thenew kitchen features astone bench, Rangemaster twin oven and walk-in pantry. The 

dining and living areas showcase bi-fold doors,seamlesslyopening to aprivate elevated 

deck. With four double bedrooms, achic new bathroomwith afreestanding bath and two 

separate toilets with handbasins, this home caters to comfort. Additionalhighlights 

include ducted air conditioning, some under floor heating, log fire, attic storage and a 

separatelaundry. 

4 1 1 2 


View Sat 29 Jun 10.00 -10.30am 

Web pb.co.nz/AL177429 

8.62 ha -AnEnglish rose 

Welcome to Riversdale Homestead,where timeless elegance meetsmodern charm. This 

stunning home was built in the 1880's and is listedunder the New ZealandHistoric Places 

Trust as aCategory 2site. It has been renovated to an exceptionallyhigh standard while 

keeping its original character intact. 

Setamidst lush English-style trees on 8.6 ha, it's adream forequine enthusiasts with its 

arena, stables, and post &rail paddocks or you coulduse as aprivate weddingorcorporate 

venue with it's commercial zoning. 

Our vendors have purchased andare motivatedtosee new people enjoy this very special 

property. 

4 2 2 3 

Auction 3.00pm, Thu1st Aug, 2024, 

(unlesssoldprior) 



Mount Somers 169 Ashburton Gorge Road 

Pleasant Point 203 Robinson Road 

Mt Somers home &lifestyle-6753m2 

Searching for acomplete family home and lifestyle package in an affordable value range, 

then this is agolden opportunity. Situated close to the vibrant Mt Somers village at the 

gateway to theAshburtonGorge area known for its scenery, lakes and numerous outdoor 

activities including fishing, hunting and walks. Featuringawell presented 250m2 

3-bedroom +office, family home with plenty of character andrecentrenovations including 

new Coloursteel roof, internal/external painting and fencing. Two heat pump's, wood 

burner (wetback), well insulated and double glazing make this an efficient warm family 

home. 

3 1 2 2 




81.54 Strategic acquisition or first farm 

At 81.54 ha this is awell presentedlandholding currently managedfor lamb finishingand 

intensive arable production plus ability for cattle grazing. This is an idealunit for addition 

to largerfarm units or stations for finishing, hoggetblock or feed production or as a 

heifer/carryoverorcut &carry option for dairy farms. Well fenced with own electricity 

supply excellent access land to all paddocks make this an efficient, easily managedunit. 

Good range of sheds, woolshed and yards with great aspect also make this property 

suitable for building ahome andasuccession or retirement opportunity. 

For Sale By Negotiation 


Web pb.co.nz/AR183863 

Ashburton 361 Hinds Highway 

Allenton 15 Methven Highway 

20 ha -Unique lifestyle &business 

We are privileged to present this well presented 20haproperty combining aunique and 

quality range of improvements and business infrastructurefor owners to live,work and 

play.Starting with established access onto and offState Highway 1the site is perfect for 

marketing and promotionofyour business. 

ABilly Thomas designed three bedroom plus sunroom family home that has been 

modernised to ahigh specificationsurrounded by an Englishstyle landscaped garden 

sanctuary.Averyhigh qualityseparate office/garage/self-contained flat (approx. 207m2) 

enables the new owner to work from home. 

4 1 2 2 

For Sale By Negotiation +GST (if any) 



Unlimited options! 

Positionedonthe edge of NW Ashburton this is auniqueopportunity to secureayard with 

multiple shedsand land to furtherdevelop. The private yardisaccessedoff Methven 

Highway and presents the spaceand room for several options including contractors base, 

storage, lifestyle or business base. Including four large storage sheds, office, concrete and 

metalledparking area plus grazing land. Agolden investmentopportunity to securea 

landholding on the Ashburton town boundary with existingshed space, storage and 

parking. Well situated for anumber of potential uses allowingthe the owner or tenant to 

go about their business. 

For Sale By Negotiation 



Ashburton 985 Winters Road 

Staveley 3297 Ashburton Staveley Road 

197.15 ha -Land of opportunity 

Located in thehighly regardedSeafield-Pendarves farming area, 24km from Ashburton, we 

are privileged to offerfor sale this significant 197.15 halandholding. Heldinfamily 

ownership forover acentury,aunique opportunity presents itself for strategic acquisition 

of this title and farming unit.The farm has atraditional farm management history of 

sheep breeding and finishing lambs on mixed pastures with winter/summergreenfeedand 

lucerne. With current infrastructure the property is not overcapitalised which along with 

universal Lismore soils provide the platform forsimple conversion or development to any 

futureland use. 

Tender closes 12.00pm, Wed17th Jul, 

2024, Property Brokers, Ashburton 


Web pb.co.nz/AR184501 

Stunning Staveley lifestyle 

Discoverthe epitome of modern family living in this stunning four bedroom home, nestled 

in the vibrant Mid Canterbury foothills rural community of Staveley.Featuringbreathtaking 

mountain views and apeaceful,private way of life to enjoy thequintessential "Kiwi" 

lifestyle. Stepinto a2003 built home with open plan livingthat seamlesslyconnectsthe 

kitchen, dining/lounge, office or potential 5th bedroom andseparate lounge with thelarge 

outdoor patio. Large double bedrooms with built in robes,master with ensuite,generous 

main bathroom, plenty of storage options and generousdouble garage with laundry. 

4 2 2 2 

For Sale Price on Application 



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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

NEW LISTING 

NEW LISTING 

TINWALD 63 George Street 

Great Investment Opportunity! 

Secure asteady investment with this charmingred 

brick home in Tinwald's westside,offering afixed 

tenancyuntil February 2025 andaconsistent rental 

income of $450 per week.The property boasts 

reliable tenants who have lovingly personalised their 

space, making it an ideal addition toyourrental 

portfolio. Enjoy the benefits of open-plan living, a 

compliant log fire andheat pump for year-round 

comfort, spacious kitchen perfect for family 

gatherings,and three generously sizedbedrooms 

add to the homes appeal.Single garage with 

anattached workshop andlow maintenance section. 

$429,000 

VIEW 

11.00-11.30am, Saturday29June 

Sue Prendergast 


ALLENTON 6Andrew Street 

Hot Listing -Westside Allenton! 

• Super sunny andwarmhome 

• Well heated with option of cosylog burner or 

heat pump for comfort 

• Generousopen plan living andawell appointed 

modernkitchen 

• Internalaccess from garage 

• Convenience of bathplus shower 

• Fully fenced and private section with ample off 

street parking for caravan,boat or extravehicles 

• Thisproperty will be in hot demand at offers 

over $539,000 

• Urgent inspection recommended 

ENQUIRIES OVER $539,000 

VIEW 

10.00-10.30am, Saturday 29 June 

Stephen Watson 


pggwre.co.nz/ASH39798 


NEW LISTING 

NETHERBY 

ALLENTON 

29 Brucefield Ave 

Sought after Residential Czonedsection handyto 

Ashburton's amenities. Two outbuildingsatrear of 

property. Wakanui creek runs through frontthirdof 

section. Options here for the astute buyer. 

$149,500 

VIEW By Appointment Only 

Stephen Watson |M027 433 9695 

119 Harrison Street 

Fantastic opportunityfor firsthomebuyers or 

investors. Double glazed throughout with sunny 

spacious open plan living. Twotoilets,excellent 

outdoor living and asinglegarage. 






NETHERBY 

28 Kitchener Street 

Athree bedroom home situated close to amenities. 

Extensive double glazing, easy caresection with 

ample parking. An excellent opportunity for an 

investororfirst home buyer. Priced to sell!Bequick! 

$335,000 



ELGIN 

Lot 2-148 Wakanui Road 

3245m2 (subject to survey and councilconsent) 

lifestyleblock zonedResidentialDwhichpresents an 

idyllicrural lifestylewhilebeing close to Ashburton. 



Deb Roberts |M021 0752 180 


HAMPSTEAD 22 BeachRoad 

Quaint Cottage, Enormous Opportunity 

An awesome opportunity here forafirst homebuyer 

to enter the property market. This sunny 

weatherboard cottageispositioned in agreat 

location, the two big bedrooms and family bathroom 

are accessed off the sunlit lounge,and the open plan 

kitchen/dining room hasbeen refurbished with new 

flooring andtimberbenchtops. The large sectionis 

fully fenced andiscomplete with large single garage, 

chickenhouse,dog run,woodshed and orchard, plus 

plenty of off-street parking.Infact,everything anew 

home-owner needs! Vendor invites alloffers to be 

received by 1pm Tuesday23rd July. 

$379,000 

VIEW 

By AppointmentOnly 

Lyz Palmer 






pggwre.co.nz/TIM39836 

PGG Wrig s ,licensed under REAA 2008 

Calvin Leen 

Helping growthe country 

North Otago, Mid&South 

Mark Hanrahan 

JeffDonaldson 

Dan vander Salm 

TimGallagher 

Sam Gregory 

CanterburySales Manager 

Rural &Lifestyle 

Rural&Lifestyle 

Rural & Lifestyle 


Residential &Lifestyle 


M027 432 4028 


M021 0283 8791 

M021918 233 



Lifestyle &Residential 


Deb Roberts 


M021075 2180 

Cayla Collins 




Lifestyle&Residential 

and Property Manager 


RobynLeggett 

Property Manager 


DebJolly 

Administrator 

B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited,licensed under theREAA2008 

Helping grow thecountry

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

NEW LISTING 

ASHBURTON 156 Goughs Crossing Road 

Pivot Irrigated Intensive Dairy Support Unit 

103ha dairy support unit, located 30km inland of 

Ashburton. Strong soils with high natural rainfall and 

complemented by 40 L/sec of BCIIrrigation. 

Irrigated via two large pivots (79ha) and remainder 

via mix of fixed grid/K-Line (13.5ha). ALU permits 

49.2ha winter feed, wintering1050 cows and 500 

R1/R2yr. Well subdivided, good access,cattle yards 

and supplement storage area. Renovated and 

modern four bedroom plus storage room house with 

multiple living areas. Nlosstowater 65 kg N/ha/year 

withAgrade audit, completedinMarch 2024. 

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY 

Plus GST (if any) 

(Unless Sold Prior) 

Closes 12.00pm, Wednesday 10 July 

Dan van der Salm 

M 021 918 233 

LAURISTON 685Winchmore Lauriston Road 

Winchmore Dairy Support -62.34ha 

Winchmore Lauriston road is renowned for being 

one of the most desirable areastofarm within the 

Mid Canterbury area given itsversatile soil, 

convenient location to transport and farm supply 

along with the favourable ALIL water scheme giving 

drought proof security. Situated in the heart of Mid 

Canterbury, this 62.34-hectare dairysupport farm 

stands as atestament to agricultural excellence in 

one of NZsmost sought after regions. Boasting three 

pivots, twohousesand acomprehensiveselection of 

sheds. Aprompted inspection for the astute farmer 

or investor is highly recommended. 

ASKING PRICE $3,740,000 

Plus GST(if any) 

VIEW 




Dan van der Salm 

M 021 918 233 



EIFFELTON 1742 Grahams Road 

Enchanting Lifestyle Property 

Embark on atransformative journey withthe next chapter 

in your life! Uncover the hidden gems of this enchanting 

lifestyle property, where endless possibilities await those 

with akeen vision. Situated just 18km from Ashburton this 

3.67ha haven beckonswithamodern,open plan three 

bedroom home.The property also boasts a3bay hay shed 

and an orchard of fruit trees andberrybushes. 

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION 

VIEW 

By Appointment Only 

Jeff Donaldson | M 027 265 1290 

Lyz Palmer | M 027 215 9813 


MOUNT SOMERS 

70 Hoods Road 

The Mt Somers tavern presents alucrative investment 

opportunity in arapidly growing area. The sizeable 

4047sqm of land presents potential subdivision 

opportunities. Call today to view. 

$590,000 Plus GST (if any) 


Jeff Donaldson |M027 265 1290 

MAYFIELD 

1992 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road 

More than just adining establishment, Cafe Mayfield 

stands as athriving community cornerstone, offering a 

unique business opportunity that has been nurtured 

within the same family for over three decades. 

ENQUIRIES OVER $790,000 Plus GST (if any) 


Jeff Donaldson |M027 265 1290 

ALLENTON 221 Methven Highway 

You Need to See This! 

221 Methven Highwayepitomizes the quintessential 

lifestyle property, offering aharmoniousblend of 

rural serenity andmodern comfort.Its meticulously 

maintained residence, picturesquegrounds and 

convenient location make it acompelling investment 

opportunity. 

Situated approximately 2km from the Ashburton 

town boundary this 3.22ha lifestyle property offers a 

three bedroom, two bathroom home, afourbay 

shed with power and fenced paddock with stock 

water available via ahydrant system. 

Contactmetoday for more information and to view. 

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION 

VIEW 







PGG Wrig s ,licensed under REAA 2008 

Calvin Leen 

Helpinggrow the country 

North Otago, Mid &South 

Mark Hanrahan 

JeffDonaldson 

Dan vander Salm 

TimGallagher 

Sam Gregory 

Canterbury Sales Manager 



Rural & Lifestyle 






M021 0283 8791 

M021 918 233 





Deb Roberts 


M021 075 2180 

Cayla Collins 





and Property Manager 


RobynLeggett 

Property Manager 


DebJolly 

Administrator 

B03308 6173 

PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensedunderthe REAA2008 

Helping growthe country


OFF MARKET 

LISTING 

4+ 2 4 

-Large 4bedroom home with multiple 

living areas &afloor size of 357m2 

-1bathroom &sep toilet upstairs 

-Sep Toilet, sep shower &sep basin 

downstairs 

-Swimming pool 

-Multiple Large sheds 550m2 

(Approximate) 

-Sheep yards 

-Olive Orchard 

-3phase power 

-2titles 2.64 hectares 5paddocks 

-Asking price of$1,425,000 

Agent 

Debbie Simmons 027 282 8777 

OPEN HOME 

80 PAGES ROAD 4 2 2 

HOUSE OF THE YEAR 2ND PLACE 2000 

Nestled amongst other high-calibre homes in the 

picturesque & quiet Pages Road, you can have 

the best of both worlds -asecluded hideaway for 

you &your family -with the bonus ofbeing close 

to town. Timeless elegance &classic design blend 

seamlessly in this impressive home. Family or 

guests can relax in front of afeature pond with the 

stream running along the boundary with arural 

ambience. 

For Sale Buyer Enquiry Over $799,000 

View Saturday 10.00 -10.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/AXHYK 

Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

OPEN HOME 

54 HAVELOCK STREET 2 1 1 

UNLOCK YOUR ALLENTON DREAM 

This 100 sqm haven boasts 2 spacious 

bedrooms and an open-plan living area 

that’s just waiting to host your next big (or 

small) moment. With a modern kitchen 

and agarage offering secure parking plus 

storage, it’s got all the essentials covered, 

including the luxury of no shared areas, 

ensuring your privacy is paramount. Don’t 

wait-your dream home is here! 

For Sale Offers Over$389,000 

View Saturday 11.00 -11.30am 

ljhooker.co.nz/B7HYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

NEW MARKET PRICE | OPEN HOME 

1/29 MCMILLAN STREET 2 1 1 

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 

This wonderful sunny, neat & cosy home 

is in the Methven CBD. Airbnb clients 

utilise this getaway ski home, adjacent to 

essential amenities, Opuke Thermal Hot 

Pools &Spa, Mt Hutt ski field, Mt Hutt bike 

park, Mt Hutt Forest Loop, Rakaia Gorge 

walkway, Washpen Falls &much more. 


View Saturday 11.30am -12.00pm 

ljhooker.co.nz/BKHYK 

Agent 

Julie Srhoy 021 354 885 

SBD CLOSING | OPEN HOME 

22A COX STREET 3 1 2 

TOWNHOUSE TREASURE IN PRIME LOCATION! 

Welcome to your new happy place! This 

charming townhouse is a dream come true, 

perfectly nestled in aprime location that’s just 

ahop, skip, &ajump away from everything you 

need! 3cozy bdrms, plenty of room for the whole 

family or afew flatmates. Deadline sale closes 

on Thursday, 4th of July, 2024 (unless sold prior). 


View Saturday 11.45am -12.15pm 

ljhooker.co.nz/BNHYK 

Agent 

Manu Otene 022 308 6885 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION |OPENHOME 

2MCKAIN LANE 3 2 2 

AMASTERPIECE OFMODERN LIVING 

This 3-bdrm marvel weaves together 

the kitchen, dining, & lounge areas into 

an expansive o/p masterpiece. From the 

wide entranceway, adorned with ample 

storage, to the seamless integration 

of indoor & outdoor spaces, “Pippa” is 

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51 

Ashburton County Lions Club 

June meeting report. President Janet 

welcomed members and partners, DG Garth 

Bateup and Christine, PCC Neil Blake, Barry 

Kirwan, and visitors from the Ashburton, 

Pakeke, Rakaia, Methven, Hinds &Mayfield 

Lions Clubs to the 37th Annual Change of 

Officers meeting. Apologies were accepted. 

Lion Fern proposed a toast to Lions International, 

Lion Carolyn replied. 

Lion Lynda said Grace and everyone 

enjoyed anice meal and fellowship with fellow 

Lions, after which Barry Kirwan entertained us, 

everyone enjoying his singing. 

President Janet gave her annual report. 

The club had had agood year, with lots of 

fun and fellowship, interesting speakers at our 

tea meetings, many social occasions, and 

community service. 

The club had raised and donated $30,400 

to many Lions projects and local charities 

during the year. 

President Janet thanked club members 

and the community for the support in all we do 

as aclub. 

She wished Incoming president Nicky all 

the best for the year ahead. 

Lion Fern then presented to Lion Jill, the 

Blake Trophy for the club Quiet Achiever 

Award –awell deserved award Jill. 

DG Garth presented Lion Fern Blake with 

the Lions Melvin Jones Award in recognition of 

her long service to the Lions organisation, 

holding many positions at club, zone and 

district level over many years, being district 

governor at one stage. Congratulations Fern. 

PCC Neil Blake then inducted incoming 

president Nicky and her new board for the 

2024/2025 year. President Nicky thanked her 

new board members for accepting aposition 

on the board and she thanked past president 

Janet for her leadership and friendship during 

the past Lions year. 

There were nine lucky raffle prize winners 

and the Tailtwisters brought the evening to a 

close with their usual fining of members for 

any recent misdemeanours. 

During the month members had assisted 

with daycare driving, Meals on Wheels and 

went to the movies. The committees each had 

afinal social function before the changeover. 

The club donated $1000 from the proceeds 

of the recent Mother’s Day raffle to the 

local Riding for the Disabled group, and $1800 

raised from the Mahjong tournament was 

donated to the Ashburton Hospice. 

Mid Canterbury Central Friendship 

Club 

June meeting. President Merv welcomed 

54 members and one visitor to the meeting. 

There were 10 apologies. Members were 

reminded that subscriptions are now due and 

the fee is $50. The mini speaker was Alan 

Andrews who spoke about his life so far. 

He was born in 1944, the youngest of 

three boys. He attended Waitaki Boys High 

until the sixth form, then worked on the family 

farm at his father’s request. His oldest brother 

developed leukaemia and tragically died at the 

age of 21. 

Alan joined the Young Farmers Club and 

became active in the political side with trips to 

Parliament on occasions. 

In 1988 he also developed cancer and 

spent eight months with treatment from the 

hospital. He spoke in detail about his recovery. 

Part of the farm at Glenavy was borderdyked 

and he was encouraged to develop 

more with finance from the bank but turned it 

down, which in hindsight was very wise due to 

increasing mortgage rates. 

In 2001 he sold the property and moved up 

to Geraldine and, after achance meeting with 

aperson at Ritchies bus company, secured a 

job as abus driver which he continued for 

many years. 

Alan was encouraged to write abook on 

his life, which he called Seventy Years On, 

and he is in the process of writing another. 

Our main speaker was Maurice McTigue 

who continued his talk from when he spoke to 

the club in February as our mini speaker. 

He said that in 1984 the New Zealand 

economy was flat broke and on its knees with 

growth rate at one per cent and high levels of 

inflation and unemployment. 

He said that government should be of laws 

and not men, meaning you can’t do anything in 

government unless there’s alaw that supports 

it, and that economic justice can best be won 

by free people through free enterprise. That’s 

what New Zealand was built on. The idea that 

people would put together their skills and 

capital and that would provide for them and 

their family, and also provide employment. 

We need to remain cautious and protective 

of the fact that our freedom and democracy 

is guaranteed by ‘‘one person, one 

vote‘‘. 

People in office should be accountable for 

their actions. 

There has to be consequences for failure 

and bad behaviour. Parliaments are better 

than bureaucracies, but they are not great, 

except that we can control who’s there. That 

was until MMP came in. 

He touched on the subject of inflation and 

said if there’s too much money in circulation 

you drive down the value of the purchasing 

power of your dollar. He also answered 

questions from the floor. 

Avote of thanks was given by Dour Collie 

and presented him with afruit tray. 

President Merv then closed the meeting 

with the singing of the National Anthem. 

RESULTS 

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club 

Club under 70 drawn doubles winners 

Adair Jones, Neville Bensdorp, runners up 

Lani Taraunu, Trevor Nish, third Suzanne 

Watson, Stephen Fitzgerald and fourth 

Shelagh Field, Jonathan Crum. 

Club 70 and over drawn doubles winners 

Carol Hogg, Jan Guilford, runners up Chris 

Dixon, Lyn Whinham, third Joan Healey, Kate 

Marriott and fourth Linda Millard, Colin Jones. 

Aorangi Golf 

Fourteen clubs competed in the Aorangi 

Women’s Stylemaster competition at Waimate 

Golf Club on June 20 in very wet conditions. 

Two pairs from each club played afoursomes 

competition, with the team with the best 

combined net score winning the Stylemaster 

Tray. The Timaru team of Miranda Woodall 

and Raelene Bleeker (78.5 nett) plus Chris 

Turnbull and Jude McKenzie (76) finished with 

a nett score of 154.5. Runner up Lower 

Waitaki team of Dawn Plew and Hayley 

Roache (77), Sandra McGookin and Shirley 

Elliott (81) with anett score of 158. Methven 

Jug winners best pair, not in the winning team, 

was Mayfield’s Sanae Hydes and Lal Mulligan 

nett of 75. Two’s: Ashburton pair Marilyn 

Walker and Brenda Whittaker. 

Mid -Canterbury Social Wheelers 

16km Out and Home Handicap. 21 riders. 

Reasonable day, June 22. 1st Tess McIntosh 

29m 04s 2nd Eamon Hooper 29m 05s. 3rd 

Toresa Hooper 29m 08s. 4th Grahan McDougall 

31m 45s. 5th Dave Shurrock 31m 46s. 6th 

Allan Johns 31m 48s. 7th Paul Hands 31m 

49s. 8th Paul Brake 24m 37s 3f/t. 9th Chris 

Gilbert 25m 18s. 10th Jack Hooper 25m 19s. 

11th Don Sutton 25m 20s. 12th Duncan Grant 

25m 21s. 13th Ross Templeton 25m 21s. 14th 

Nathan Richards 24m 03s F/T. 15th Tony 

Ward 24m 04s 2f/t. 16th Mark Smitheram 24m 

44s 4f/t. 17th Richard Kirwan 25m 25s. 18th 

Russell Ward 25m 30s. 19th Andrew Shepherd 

25m 51s. 20th Nick Grijns 26m 32s. 21st 

Jelle Hendriksen 29m 57s. 

Ashburton County Lady Veterans Golf 

After three months of cancelled play due to 

bad weather, the Ladies' Vets enjoyed asunny 

morning of golf on June 21. The winner of the 

Joan Withell Trophy (18H) was Mary-Lou 

Watson (74), followed by Sue Gutsell (77). 

The winner of the Run, Forrest, Run Trophy 

(9H) was Chris Anderson (35). 

The best putting winners were 18 holes: 

Mary-Lou Watson (27) and Alison Grant (29) 

and 9 holes: Chris Anderson and Muriel 

Morgan (both 17). Nearest to the Pin winners 

were: #4 -Sue Gutsell, #8 -Mary-Lou Watson, 

#12 - Daphne McDonnell, and Columbus 

Coffee #14 -DiBell. Tinwald SuperValue prize 

was won by Jan McArthur and gobblers were 

scored by Mary-Lou Watson (#18), Heather 

Robertson (#14), Sue Gutsell (#14) and Jan 

McArthur (#3). 

Our next Ladies' Vets day is on July 19 at 

Mayfield. 

Ashburton Bridge Club 

Monday Evening – June 17th, Irwin 

Trophy. A N/S 1st Mervyn Jones & Mary 

Bruce, 2nd Ruth Logan & Ann Gilbert, 3rd 

George Brown &Dave Fisher. E/W 1st Joyce 

Johnson &Shirley Durry, 2nd Pauline Scott & 

Ray Stevenson, 3rd Louise McCrea &Carol 

Efford. BN/S 1st Trish Small &Val Sheldon, 

2nd =Graeme &Christine Taylor and Michele 

Strange & Karen Gane. E/W 1st Maria 

Chamberlain & Leigh Wackrow, 2nd Paul 

Sheldon &Marilyn Walker. 

Tuesday Evening –June 18, Hazelmere 

Trophy N/S 1st Jason Vannini & John 

McDonald, 2nd Alan Wright &Peter Wilson, 

3rd Derek Newton &Trish Downward. E/W 1st 

Mary Buckland & David Sewell, 2nd Colin 

Clemens &Bev Turton, 3rd Bernadette Van 

Der Lem &Trish Small. 

Wednesday Afternoon -June 19, Valetta 

Trophy. N/S 1st Val Palmer &Heather Sim, 

2nd Judith Edmond &Rosemary McLaughlin, 

3rd Joyce Johnson &Mervyn Jones. E/W 1st 

Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward, 2nd Linda 

Baker &Peter Wilson, 3rd Kerry Pevy &Jan 

Johnson. 

Thursday Evening – June 20, Smith 

Trophy. N/S 1st Mary Buckland &Rosemary 

McLaughlin, 2nd Debbie Seddon-Sewell & 

David Sewell, 3rd Kerry Pevy &John McDonald. 

E/W 1st Peter Wilson &Trish Downward, 

2nd Margaret &John Shearer, 3rd Bernadette 

Van Der Lem &Johnny Wright. 

Methven Golf Club 

9Hole June 14 -5th Stableford Hiromi 

Ikehata 42-7-35,20 Stablefords, Wynand 

Putter 54-18-36, 18 Stablefords, PGG Wrightson 

Best Player Hiromi Ikehata. June 21 -6th 

Stableford 5TH Putting, Fay Redfern 

56-19-37, 16 Stablefords, 17 Putts, Alister 

Goodwin 57-19-38, 15 Stablefords, 15 Putts, 

Bryan Petrie 55-16-39, 15 Stablefords, 15 

Putts PGG Wrightson Best Player Fay Redfern. 

Methven Travel 2nd Shot John Barwell. 

June 22 play. Harry Maw Trophy winners 

Michael Kemp &Karlis Sturgis 64. Senior: 1st 

Max Ferris 71 (by lot), 2nd G. Miller 71 (by lot), 

3rd A. Maxwell 73. Junior: 1st G. Shaw 67 

Dubliner best nett, 2nd K. Sturgis 69 Top 

Notch 2nd best nett, 3rd M. Hodgson 70. Other 

Good Scores: A. Wright 72, Ian Lucas 72, CJ 

Middleton 73, P. Elliott 73, Peter Kemp 73. 

Two’s: M. Ferris, A. Maxwell, D. Fisher, G. 

Shaw, CJ Middleton. Nearest the pins #4 

Methven Pubs M Ferris, #6 Charterhouse 

Farm A Maxwell, #13 Hunters Wines A 

Maxwell, #17 Frydays P. Rolton. Next Week : 

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School speedchanges due in district 

BY JONATHAN LEASK 


The 30kph school speed limits will be retained. Supplementary signs will be added once the 

government law change allows it. 

Variable speed limits are likely 

to be introduced around 

Ashburton schools by the end of 

the year 

The changes to the Ashburton 

District’s 30kph school speed 

zones are proposed after the 

government released its 

revised Land Transport Rule. 

Transport Minister Simeon 

Brown said the revised rule will 

require variable speed limits 

outside schools during pickup 

and dropoff times. 

“Local streets outside a 

school will be required to have 

a30kph variable speed limit 

during school travel times. 

“Rural roads that are outside 

schools will be required to have 

variable speed limits of 60kph 

or less.” 

The previous rule allowed 

variable speed limits but 

required expensive electronic 

signage, while the revised rule 

allows for static signs 

indicating the timerestricted 

speed zones. 

In February thedistrict 

council approved changingits 

30kph school zones to be timerestricted 

as soon as the law 

allowed. 

The district council decided 

the signage will be for school 

days from 8.30am to 9.30am and 

2.30 to 3.30pm, once the new 

rule is introduced. 

With the revised rule now out 

for consultation, it is expected 

Brown will sign off the new 

rules before the end of the 

year. 

Infrastructureand open 

spaces group manager Neil 

PHOTO FILE 

McCann said the district 

council will submit on the 

proposed rule changes, 

supportingthe timerestricted 

variable zones. 

When the new rule is 

adopted it will likely require 

another report to the district 

council because the decision in 

February agreed to the static 

signs but not to the variable 

speed limit, McCann said. 

Any changes to the extent of 

the speed limits will also be 

included in any report as the 

new rule proposes amaximum 

distance of 300m for the 

variable 30kph speed limit 

from each school gate, he said. 

“We can probably have a 

report to council before the 

rule is adopted anticipating 

that the proposals will be 

adopted, with the aim to have 

changes adopted so the signs 

can be in placeready for the 

start of term 1in2025.” 

The government is also 

looking to reverse blanket 

speed limit reductions, enable 

some roads of national 

significance to havespeed 

limits of 110kph, and to 

consider economic impacts 

including travel times when 

setting speed limits. 

Consultation on the draft 

speed rule closes July 11. 

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FORMER GLORY: The Catholic Basilica in Christchurch was badly damagedbythe 

earthquakes and demolished. 

PHOTO: GREG O'BEIRNE /WIKIMEDIA COMMONS 

Name sought for cathedral 

Two saints who spent time in 

Canterbury and the name of 

the former cathedral are 

among ashortlist of seven 

possible names for the new 

Christchurch Catholic 

cathedral. 

Members of the Catholic 

Diocese of Christchurch, 

which includes Mid 

Canterbury, were invited to 

suggest potential names for a 

new cathedral last month to 

replace the Catholic Basilica 

in Christchurch damaged by 

the earthquakes and 

demolished. 

Suggestions drew 700 

responses and now a 

shortlist of seven potential 

names been put forward for 

shortlisting. 

The shortlisted namesfor 

the new Catholic cathedral 

in Christchurchare: St 

John Paul II, who visited 

Christchurch in 1986 while 

Bishop Michael Gielen 

he was Pope. 

StMary of the Cross 

MacKillop, who visited the 

Christchurch Diocese 

several times. 

The Cathedral of the 

Blessed Sacrament, the 

name of the building 

severely damaged in the 

Christchurch earthquakes, 

StJohn the Baptist, the 

patron saint of Christchurch 

Diocese. 

Blessed Carlo Acutis, an 

Italian teen who created a 

website to document 

Eucharistic miracles, and 

who will soon become a 

saint. 

Corpus Christi,aname 

which means ‘‘Body of 

Christ’’, andwitnesses to 

Catholics' devotion to the 

Eucharist. 

StFrancis of Assisi, 

known for his ministry to 

the poor and 

underprivileged, care for 

nature and animals, and for 

shunningwealth to embrace 

poverty. 

At the completion of the 

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decision in July. 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

FRESHLY DUG Nadine, Red 

Rascal and Agria potatoes, 

$2.00/kg. 81 Elizabeth 

Street, Ashburton. Ph 03 

308 3195 or 027 531 9103. 

Proudly supporting Mid- 

Canterbury Cancer. 

FIREWOOD 

DRY Firewood. WINZ 

accredited. Old Man Pine, 

cut from 70yr old trees. 6m 3 

$635. Free delivery to most 

of Mid-Canterbury. Phone 

027 297 7563. 

DRY FIREWOOD 

Dry firewood for sale, 

Bluegum Macrocarpa mix 

$450 per cord/3.6m delivered, 

Wattle $425 per cord/ 

3.6m delivered, Oak $485 per 

cord/3.6m delivered, have 

wood to suit smaller fires. 

Phone Simon 0212211012 

PERSONAL 

SINGLELADY 

LOOKINGFORLOVE 

5’5withcrystalblueeyesandahappy 

dispositon,sheissearchingfora 

soulmate.Interestsincludemusic, 

theoutdoorsandaloverofgood 

old-fashionedcooking.Seekingan 

honestandcaringgentlemantoshare 

outingsandfuntimes. 

Call0800315311 

tomakecontacttoday. 

CARAVANS &TRAILERS 

★★★ 

WANTED WANTED BUYING 

ALL CARAVANS, VEHICLES, 

TRUCKS GOOD GOING, PRO- 

JECTS , CRASHED , I BUY 

THEM ALL 021 592 625 

FARM APPLIANCES 

PLOUGH 3 furrow, 3 point 

linkage, good boards and 

new points. Post hole 

borer, 300mm auger, 3 

point linkage. Want offers 

Ph 302 7272. 

2683316 

FOR LEASE 

Self Storage,Ashburton. 

Since2006 

Various sizes, 

secureaccess,trailer 

Making storage easier 

www.rainbowstorage.co.nz 

office@rainbowstorage.co.nz 

Ph /Text 021 554 570 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 

HOME SERVICES 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

CURTAINS 

Caravan, Motorhome, Bus 

or anything that needs small 

curtains. Large range of 

quality fabrics avaliable. 

For a quote or more info 

please call. 

Phone 0210554134 

WANTED TO BUY 

A FLYING NUN records 

wanted. Will pay Pin Group 

Coat $1000, Six Impossible 

Things $700, Surburban 

Reptiles Sat Night $1600. 

Anything by 25 cents, 

Gordons, Builders, Clean, 

Mainly Spaniards, Playthings, 

Toy Love or any 

other Flying Nun and 80s 

alternative punk bands. 

Dave 021 222 6144 Penny 

Lane Records, Sydenham, 

7days. 

CARAVAN wanted with 

shower and toilet, needing 

repairs ok or any condition. 

Also wanting ahorse float 

and atrailer. Ph Steve 027 

6220 011 

WANTED TO BUY 

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal 

Recyclers,buy heavy metal 

etc. Free light-grade metal 

in-yard dumping 9.30am- 

4pm weekdays. Closed 

Saturday. 117 Alford Forest 

Rd, (behind PlaceMakers). 

Phone 03 308 8033 or 027 

249 6625. 

BOY SCOUT 

BADGES 

WANTED 

Memorabilia, blankets, uniforms, 

items pre 1975. 

Especially from 1954 Motukarara, 

1959 Auckland and 

1962 Otago Jamborees. Keen 

collector willing to pay $200 

for early Canterbury County 

wheatsheaf badge. 

Ph Edmund 021 2619369 

PENNY LANE RECORDS 

always buying records. 

Excellent prices paid. 430 

Colombo Street, Sydenham. 

03 366 3278. Open 7 

days. 

SELL 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

RAMCOPRELUDE 

440 BOAT 

•Suzuki60hp motor, 

new condition 

•GarminStriker 

plus fishfinder 

Plus many moreextras 

Allintop condition 

$17,500 

2687586 

Phone 027 727 3088 

2601197


2673784 

ENTERTAINMENT 

TheInternational Grand MagicShow 

Sunday14thJuly,6pm 

Ticketsfrom$29* 

Getready to witness original never-beforeseen 

magic creations,mind-bending 

mentalism, grand illusions, death-defying 

escapes plus much, much more.The show 

will featurethe fabulous Mr Howalong 

with other magicians thatwillhaveyou on 

the edge of your seat. 

World of MusicalsinConcert 

Wednesday17th July 7-30pm 

Ticketsfrom$69.90* 

TheWorld of Musicals hasgracedstages 

across the globe and features aworld class 

ensemble of multi-talentedartists who 

exquisitely performclassic hits, fusedwith 

emotiveballads,big screen anthems and 

iconic show tunes.Listen to songs from 

Phantomofthe Opera, South Pacific and 

even LesMisérables. 

Thursday18th July 7-30pm 

AllTickets$25* 

RedHeavens portrays the truestory of 

Angelina Moleta, an Italian pioneering 

immigrantonD’Urville Island,whose fate 

is intertwined with theforcesofnatureand 

her deep connectionwith aAriki-Tapairu 

Māoriwoman. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Red Heavens from Stromboli to D’Urville Island 

Arts On Tour NZ 

ATaste Of Ireland 

Saturday10thAugust 7-30pm 

Adults $84.90*, Gold Card $79.90*, 

Group 8+ $77.90*, Child12& 

under $74.90* 

It’s hotoffit’s‘OffBroadway’premiere and 

hitting our stage,featuring revamped 

classic’s of DannyBoy,Tell Me Ma, 

Wild Riverand many morewell known 

songs.Performed by worldclass dance 

champions. 

22572091 

ENTERTAINMENT 

03307 2010 211A Wills Street,Ashburton7700 

admin@asheventcentre.co.nz 

OVER 16,000 COPIESEVERY WEEK 

*Service fees apply 

TRADE &SERVICES 

ACTIVE MAINTENANCE - 

HEATPUMP maintenance, 

installation and repairs. 

HRV filter replacement. 

GUTTER CLEANING for 

single storey homes and 

GENERAL HANDYMAN 

work. Phone Steven on 021 

483 376. 

ALTERATIONS, SEWING, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

BUILD work to do? Contact 

Kiwi Building and Maintenance 

Ltd. Alterations, 

Renovations, New builds 

and repairs. Qualified 

Tradesmen. Phone Cawte 

027 418 7955. 

CARPET-2-YOU for all your 

flooring needs. Supplier 

and installer of carpet and 

vinyl, re-stretch and repair, 

carpet cleaning. Phone 

Mike Gill 027 491 4210. 

DOUBLE GLAZING 

Thinking of double glazing your existing 

aluminium windows? 

Call your local glass company, 

Cranfield Glass for afree no obligation quote. 

03 308 6222 

www.cranfield.co.nz 

2684218 

MobilityScooter Sales&Repairs 

Locally owned and operated 

for25+ years - SHOP LOCAL 

Seeour displayonEast Street –nexttoFirst National 

Electric MobilityAshburton 

Fred Reddecliffe | 027 956 0193 

BEAUTIFUL 

LAWNS AND 

GARDENS 

BY YOUR 

LOCAL EXPERT. 

•RESIDENTIAL MOWING 

•COMMERCIAL MOWING 

•Ride on mowing 

•HEDGES &PRUNING 

•ALL WORK GUARANTEED 

Call 0800 454 654 

or book online www.jimsmowing.co.nz 


BUILDING and property 

services. Professional and 

experienced Builder. 

Specialist in renovations 

and repairs, decks, fences, 

carports and retaining, 

plastering and painting. We 

also do tree pruning and 

removal. Call Gavin 021 

267 1979. 

CARAVAN & CAMPER- 

VAN -Parts and Accessories 

Cleaners and chemicals, 

Compact kitchenware, 

Towing mirrors, Wheel and 

coupling locks, Jockey 

wheels, Reversing 

cameras, Door latches, 

Lights, Vents, Batteries, 

Chargers, Solar equipment, 

Satellite setups, Appliances, 

Heaters, Selfcontainment 

kits, Plumbing, 

Awnings, Pumps,Toilets 

and parts. See our retail 

shop. Lifestyle Motorhomes, 

199 Dobson Street, 

Ashburton. Ph: 03 308 

6627. 

•GARDENING /SPRAYING 

•SECTION CLEAN-UPS 

•RUBBISH REMOVAL 

•GUTTER CLEANING 

2647804 

Franchises 

Available 

CLASSIFIEDS 



CARPET Cleaning. Powerful 

equipment and fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Find us at www. 

supersucker.co.nz or 

phone John Cameron 027 

435 1042 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $80 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY 

SWEEPS. We'll sweep 

your logburner's flue, check 

firebricks, baffles, airtubes 

and controls. We're experts 

on coal-ranges, and can 

sweep any sized open fire. 

We quote and undertake 

repairs, flue extensions and 

install bird netting. 0800 

224 464, www.chimchim.nz 

PLASTERER 

CLOTHING Alterations: 

From school uniforms to 

wedding dresses and 

curtains. Call Vikki on 027 

220 0534, or Vikki’s Little 

Treasures at the Saturday 

Market, West St Carpark. 

DENTURES. Dr Peter 

Rumping, retired dentist, 

Makes new and repairs old 

dentures. Phone 027 220 

9997. 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can Collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241. 

FARRIER available for horse 

shoeing. Ph Joshua 0274 

967 195. 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural, lifestyle, 

office relocations, call 

Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

GET your Heatpump maintenance 

done today. A 

comprehensive 30 point 

check carried out. Over 15 

years experience. Contact 

Steven today, 021 483 376. 

Active Maintenance. 

GUTTER Cleaning. Using a 

vacuum system to clean 

out the debris is a faster 

and cleaner process. Call 

Allan on 027 209 5026. 

HOME-HANDYMAN/ 

Builder, specialising in 

Decking, Carports, Cladding 

restoration and Timber 

window repairs. General 

home-handyman work. 

Phone Lindsay 027 230 

0205. 

53 


KITSET Assembly Services - 

Mid Canterbury. Saving 

marriages one assembly at 

atime. Garden sheds, Furniture, 

Trampolines, 

Pergolas, Cabins and 

more. Contact Phil 021 997 

244. 

LIFESTYLE SHEARING- 

Mid Canterubury based. No 

job too big or small. Available 

for Shearing, Crutching, 

Drenching, Nail clipping. 

Phone Shane 027 

411 2476, Emily 022 384 

6614. 

LOCKSMITH/DOOR repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and 

bifold door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More and 027 

516 7104. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional, 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

AVAILABLE 

for all your plastering 

needs. Wallboard stopping, 

Skimming, Coating, Lathen 

plaster, Painting. Phone 

James Nettleton on 027 

486 5283 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2678072 

QUALITY Household Joinery. 

Competitive prices. 

Best materials and components. 

Guaranteed workmanship. 

Fully insured. Call 

Jono 0274 256 433 

ROOF SERVICE -Moss and 

mold treatments, roof and 

gutter leak repairs, residential 

and commercial. For 

prompt service -call your 

local contractor - Tim on 

021 197 8128. 

SUN Control Window Tinting: 

Privacy, UV, glare, heat 

control for homes, offices 

and cars. Phone Craig 

Rogers 307 6347, www. 

windowtinter.co.nz Member 

of Master Tinters NZ. 

TILING - For all your tiling 

requirements including kitchen 

splash backs, flooring 

etc. (Full water proofing) 

Call Kevin on 027 496 

8314. 

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV 

block, glare, heat control, 

safety, security, privacy, 

frosting films, solar protective 

window films. Free 

quotes, 20 years local service. 

Phone 0800 368 468 

now, Bill Breukelaar, www. 

tintawindow.co.nz 

SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Allenton &Tinwald 

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SITUATIONS VACANT 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

RURALCO IN-STORE DAYS ONSITE AT BLACKLOWS ON SOUTH STREET 

INSTORE 

SAMPLER 

Part-time 

Do youlovefood? Areyou apassionatefoodie who 

would enjoy sharing tastings and engaging with our 

valuedcustomers? 

As our Instore Sampler you will be preparing, 

cooking and presenting tastings while working 

alongside our department Managers to implement 

our instore sampling programme. Our vision is to 

“continually improve ourselves to ensure we provide 

the best customer experience inMid Canterbury” as 

our Instore Sampler you will play an integral part of 

bringing this vision to life. 

Skills and Attributes required forthispositionare: 

• Acommitmenttosuperiorcustomerservice. 

• Initiativeand integrity. 

• Excellent presentation, communication and 

teamwork skills. 

• Abilitytobeimaginativeand innovative. 

• Abilitytoprioritiseand multitaskconsistently. 

• Physically fit –not adeskjob. 

• Ensure departmental compliance with food 

safety policiesand procedures. 

• Excellent time management skills with theability 

to forward think. 

• Lead by example. 

• Be abletobuild positiveandstrongrelationships 

with all. 

• Bubbly and comfortable tochat toanyone and 

everyone. 

If you are looking for an opportunity tojoin ateam 

that focuses on providing excellent service and 

working in asupportive team environment who take 

pride inour people then wewould like tohear from 

you. 

APPLY TODAY and make that positive change 

you’ve been lookingfor! 

Days andhours on request: 

poppy.vear@newworld-si.co.nz 

Candidates must have thelegalright to work in NZ to 

be considered. 

2687226 

Peter Blacklow 

PETE’S 

PICK 

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

&maintenance. Hot &cold waterblasters&industrialvacuumcleaners. 

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment. 

Locally owned &operated family businessfor 71years 

TradeZ one 


South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522 

-Barking Dog- 

An unwanted gift, living outside in a 2mx2m 

corrugated iron enclosure with no warmth, 

comfort, love or exercise. THAT iswhy this gentle 

boydoesnothing buthowland bark. 

With 50 years of dog ownership, myoffers of help 

to this first timeowner have been refusedand the 

only glimmer of hope for this unfortunate animal 

wouldbefor the counciltoremovehim. 

Please don’t comment until youknowthe facts! 

Hospice MidCanterbury 

Dealing withalifelimiting illness? 

We cansupport youand your family 

to make everyday count. 

Allservicesare free. 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 

www.hospicemc.nz 

Email manager@hospicemc.nz 

hospicemidcanterbury 

2689281 

2675387 

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AMAZING 

NEW MODEL 

XCEL ARC 

VIPER SYNERGIC 

MIG165 WELDER 

165 Amp,DCMIG/TIG/MMA 

XA-MIG165V-K 

$762.61+GST 

2671952 

Thurs 27th 

10.00 TheWay,MyWay 

11.50 42nd Street 

2.10 Unsung Hero 

2.20 Garfield 

4.10 Inside Out2 

4.15 AQuiet Place: Day1 

6.00 Ka Whawhai Tonu 

6.20 Despicable Me 4 


8.10 Bad Boys:Ride or Die 

Fri28th, Sat29th 

&Sun 30th 




12.00 Garfield 









Mon1st,Tues2nd 

&Wed 3rd 



2.10 Unsung Hero 

2.20 Garfield 







NO COMPS 

AQuiet Place: DayOne, 

Despicable Me 4, 

Inside Out2, 

Ka Whawhai Tonu 

POP UP SHOP 

TheSuites Ashburton, 507 West Street,SH1 

Friday,June28th,10am-5:30pm 

Saturday, June 29th,10am-3pm 

www.angelafashions.co.nz 

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Send your resume to : 

manager@hospicemc.nz or 

70 Havelock Street, Ashburton. 

Applications close 5pm, 31July 2024. 

WE AREHIRING! 

ACTIVITIES &VOLUNTEER 

COORDINATOR 

OVER 16,000 

COPIES 

EVERY WEEK 

We are looking for an Activities &Volunteer Coordinator who will 

develop and implement avaried programme ofrecreational, 

diversional, social, and creative activities for our service users. As 

well ascoordinating volunteer support and events. 

The person we seek will have the skills toplan, motivate and 

interact warmly with people and capable of working with a 

team and independently. 

Part time position for 10-12 hours/week. 

This is awonderful opportunity tojoin our very special 

organisation and make apositive difference inour community. 

2572069 

PETS 

GORGEOUS HUSKY xLab 

pups. Almost ready for their 

forever homes! 3girls and 5 

boys. Mum is aLab xCollie, 

and Dad is a registered 

purebred Husky. They both 

have amazing temperaments 

and great with kids 

and babies. Contact 

0226424741 or email kl. 

dangers@gmail.com to 

arrange a visit. Can also 

travel to you if needed. 

03 3078387 

www.hospicemc.nz 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

PEA AND LINSEED straw 

$7/bale, 21 pack $140. 

Sheep manure $10/bag, 

Firewood $100/m 3 .Call or 

text Ian 027 286 3697, John 

027 434 5634 or Dave 027 

601 1426, with your order. 

AHinds and Districts Lions 

Project. 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

AFTERHOURS 

HEALTH CARE 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE111 

For allother medicalassistance outsideofnormal 

hourspleasephone your generalpracticeteam, 

24/7tospeak with ahealthprofessionalwho 

willgiveyou free health advice on what to do or 

wheretogoifyou need urgentcare. 

Ifyou don’thavearegular generalpractice, 

call anyGPteam 24/7 forfree 

telephonehealthadvice. 

Allnon-residents andvisaholders please bringyour 

passporttoyoursurgery appointment. 

NewZealanderstobring some form of ID. 

PHARMACIES 

WisesPharmacy,Countdown Complex, 

EastStreet will be openon... 

Saturday from 9amuntil 1pm 

Sunday from 10am until1pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldinePharmacywillbeopen: 

Monday to Friday, 9amuntil 5.30pm 

and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm 

Forfree24hourTelephone Health Advice 

Phonethe healthline on 0800 611116 

Brought 

toyouby 

CountdownComplex,EastStreet, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 3086733 

Email: wises@community-pharmacy.co.nz 

2570375 

Can you help? 

Beautifuladult cats and 

kitten, urgently need 

homes thiswinter. 

Lovely natured and 

house trained. 

Ideal family pets. 

Thankyou for your generousfooddonations. 

Ph 308 4432 Kindly sponsored by 

Tuesday-Saturday Adrienne Patterson 

9:30am -noon 

MEETINGS 

ASHBURTON 

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ASHBURTON 

MOTORCYCLE CLUB 

AGM 

Thursday,18th July 2024 

7pm 

Hotel Ashburton 

Turf Bar 

Racecourse Road, 


All welcome 

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WANTED, RETIREES who’d 

like a cooked two course 

lunch, a day out with 

friendly people doing interesting 

things and plenty of 

laughing. Don’t sit at home 

wondering what’s going to 

happen next week, come 

and join Age Concern, Ashburton’s 

206 Club. Monday, 

Tuesday or Wednesday, 

10am to 2.30pm, Seniors 

Centre, 206 Cameron 

Street. Cost $15. Phone 03 

308 6817. 

MODEL Train Show. 6th and 

7th July. Tinwald Hall. 

www.ashburtontrainshow. 

co.nz

ASHBURTON 

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GREATHOT DEALS! 

SALE ENDS 21ST JULY 

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MATARIKI SALE 

DISHWASHER 

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• Mediumcomfortlevel 

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