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■■POLITICS Falloon sings new leader’s praises

By Susan Sandys due to potential contamination. [email protected] Falloon worked for Minister Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon is Steven Joyce at the time, so had to singing the praises of his former work closely with senior Fonterra business associate Todd Muller executives. as the Bay of Plenty MP takes the While not saying whether he reins as National Party leader. voted for Bridges or Muller in the Muller has wide name recogni- caucus meeting, Falloon is sing- tion in the agri-business commu- ing his new leader’s praises. nity and has been a regular visi- While wishing Bridges and his tor to Mid Canterbury, although wife Natalie well, and acknowl- he has been far from a household edging the hard work and sac- name until this week. rifice the former leader had put The 51-year-old family man into the leadership, Falloon said rolled incumbent Simon Bridges Todd came with “an excellent in an emergency caucus meet- business pedigree and an ex- ing held yesterday, following two traordinary work ethic”. devastating poll results. “In times of crisis he is cool, Muller is a former executive calm and collected, exactly what assistant to then-Prime Minis- we need as we move to a longer ter Jim Bolger in the 1990s. He term recovery and look to mend moved into the private sector and a shattered economy. joined Fonterra in 2011 where “With Todd at the helm we can he worked his way up to group articulate that to all New Zea- director of co-operative affairs, landers,” Falloon said. leaving to become an MP in 2014. “He’s been a regular visitor to Falloon said he had known Mid Canterbury and has a strong Muller since the new leader’s affinity with our local urban and Fonterra days, when Falloon was rural communities. involved in the Government’s re- “I’ve told Todd I’m willing to sponse to the Whey Protein Con- serve in any role he and our cau- centrate incident. cus determine, as well as contin- The incident in 2013 saw the uing in my most important job Ministry for Primary Industries of working hard for the people in recall products sold by Fonterra Mid and South Canterbury.”

Right – MPs Andrew Falloon and Todd Muller at Tekapo during one of Muller’s visits last year. PHOTO SUPPLIED New leader will ‘turn polls around’ – John Hunt

By Susan Sandys a very long time on Simon and Todd as well, it’s just politics.” work with now, and happy for susan.s quite unjustified in my opin- Muller had been incredibly Muller in that he had Falloon as Mid Canterbury National Party ion,” Hunt said. good as environment spokes- a committed MP in the Rangita- members have their hopes set “To be blunt, if the media don’t person and then more recently ta electorate. on new leader Todd Muller for like you, you are in trouble.” agriculture spokesperson, win- Under Bridges, Falloon had taking the party to victory in the Hunt said Bridges had been ning admiration for his work on already been valued for his hard 2020 General Election. incredibly hard working and the Zero Carbon Bill. work and ability, and was being Member John Hunt of Ash- very committed to a better New “He will focus on what will be lined up for a Minister’s role if burton, a former Rangitata elec- Zealand. the benefit for the country as National got into government. torate executive member, said “But look, it’s politics, and if opposed to ‘I’m in the National He expected this would be the as good as Simon Bridges had the people of the day can’t reso- Party’,” Hunt said. same under Muller. been, the times had called for nate with him then the party has Hunt was happy for Rangitata “I believe it (the new leader change. to do what the party has to do, MP Andrew Falloon in that he appointment) will turn the polls John Hunt “It’s been quite an attack for and that same rule will apply to would have a new dynamic to around,” Hunt said.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 3 Aero club chasing i-SITE as new HQ

By Sue Newman said. “Pilots and their passengers [email protected] in transit use our clubrooms to What was once an information refresh, check forward weather hub for the Ashburton District and gain area knowledge from could have a new life as a hub of a our professional instructing staff. very different kind. To be able to host them in a com- The Mid Canterbury Aero Club fortable, presentable environ- has made a bid to win ownership ment would be very nice.” of Ashburton’s i-SITE and if they’re The idea of bidding for the successful, the building will be building came from club mem- relocated from its East Street site ber Peter McQuarters who said to the Ashburton Airport where it with the council owning the air- will become the aero club’s head- field, it made absolute sense for quarters. the airport to become the i-SITE It’s the perfect use for a building building’s new home. that has always had a high public “Once I had come to terms profile, club president Ian Begbie with the fact that the old i-SITE said. was emphatically finished on its The building’s owner, the Ash- current location, the penny just burton District Council called dropped one day and I thought tenders for the building earlier this would make an excellent re- this year but the Covid-19 pan- placement for the aero club’s an- demic meant a decision on its cient clubrooms which are really new owner was delayed. Begbie is decades past their best use date,” now waiting for a phone call with he said. what he hopes will be positive “The relocation of this great news. CBD building to the airport With the club’s rooms well would really set the tone for the past their use-by date, the i-SITE whole place.” building would be a perfect re- When club members walked placement, he said. through the i-SITE it was ap- If the aero club wins the ten- parent that the building was the der, Begbie said the existing clu- The beleaguered I-SITE building in its current state on East Street. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN perfect design for clubrooms that brooms would be demolished and had to do double duty as flying the new building located on the the building from its East Street recently completed its new hang- the airfield was a popular stop- instructors’ offices and briefing same site. The location was crit- site might come with a few chal- ar facility and that meant funds over and refuelling point for and lecture rooms, McQuarters ical as a clear view of the airfield lenges, he said. were a little depleted, securing the cross-country aviators. The addi- said. was needed from the building and If the aero club wins the i-SITE i-SITE building was an opportuni- tion of a new refuelling facility in- Ashburton District Council that could only be provided from building, the old clubrooms and ty that could not be passed up, he cluding the provision of Jet A1 fuel chief executive Hamish Riach one site, he said. its store of memories, will be fare- said. would only add to air traffic. said the council was in discus- It would be a relatively quick job welled in style with a short service. “We either pick it up and run Over the past 40 years the air- sions with two parties on the to demolish the building, clear the “It’s certainly got a lot of memo- with it or walk away.” field had undergone huge devel- i-SITE’s future but could not in- site and prepare foundations for ries,” Begbie said. The clubrooms were well used opment and its weakest link by far dicate when a decision on this the new building, but relocating While the aero club had only by more than local members as was its ageing clubrooms, Begbie would be made. Another serious crash at Bankside corner

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay the call came through as a three parked on the side of the road,” he were stood down and went back The area has been a hot-spot for [email protected] vehicle crash between two cars said. once the Serious Crash Unit were crashes in recent years, but Bur- Members of the Rakaia Volun- and a truck. One of the cars was on its side, finished to wash-down the road.” rowes said he was unsure what it teer Fire Brigade were once again “We took the pump and the but Burrowes said they were not St John spokesman Gerard was about the area that made it so called to a serious crash on State medical ute out as it came through required to cut anybody out of the Campbell said one patient was dangerous. Highway 1 near Bankside on as two cars and a truck, so we wer- vehicles, and assisted with pro- taken to Christchurch Hospital by The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Thursday. en’t sure how many injured there viding first aid before helping out helicopter with serious injuries, Brigade had two call-outs on The crash was reported at were going to be, but it turns out with traffic management. and another two patients, one Thursday evening, the first being around 2.15pm, and Rakaia Vol- the truck was barely involved as it “Dunsandel (Volunteer Fire Bri- with moderate injuries and one called to a small vegetation fire unteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Of- was a crash between the two cars gade) were at the north end and with minor injuries, were take to in the Wakanui area before being ficer Tyrone Burrowes said they and one had just clipped the front we were at the south end,” he said. Christchurch Hospital by ambu- called to an alarm activation at RX were expecting the worst when bumper of the truck that had been “Once more police arrived we lance. Plastics around 20 minutes later.

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4 Ashburton Guardian Saturday, May 23, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz In brief Methven Resort still closed Arrests made A police search warrant has resulted in the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the seizure By Susan Sandys of drugs. Overnight May 19, a vehicle was [email protected] stolen from outside a car dealership in the The doors are closed at Methven Resort, Ashburton CBD. On Thursday, Police executed but whether the lessees have shut up a search warrant at a rural property in shop for good is unknown. Winchmore, Ashburton Sub-Area Supervisor The landmark hotel had been strug- Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said. “The gling following Covid-19 halting New stolen vehicle was recovered along with Zealand’s international tourist trade re- some drugs seized,” he said. “A male aged lied upon by so many Methven business- 27 years and a female aged 22 years were es. arrested. Both are before the court facing Its landline has been disconnected, charges of receiving stolen property, the booking form on its website reports possession of and cultivating cannabis along an expired account, and on the hotel’s with some related utensil charges. “A third Booking.com page there is a notice say- occupant of the address received a formal ing the hotel is not taking reservations on warning for possession of cannabis.” the online booking website. Manager Ole Wallis confirmed the clo- Snow on the way sure yesterday, but did not wish to com- Mt Hutt is in for a dusting of snow on Monday, ment further as to whether it was just while the Mid Canterbury plains will get temporary or otherwise, saying he would some rain, says the MetService. Meteorologist have information further down the track. Andrew James said a low-pressure system In April last year Ole and his partner would move across the country from late Bruce took over the lease of the hotel, Sunday, bringing the precipitation. However, which is owned by Maxim’s Fashions significant precipitation may be only north Limited. of Christchurch. “There’s going to be rain, The complex, which opened as Centre- but the question is how far south that rain point in 1982, is Methven’s largest hotel. The doors of the Methven Resort may be currently shut but its future fate is is going to reach,” James said. A pattern of It is valued as a grand social venue in the still unknown. PHOTO SUPPLIED cooler showery conditions would follow. This town, with a first-storey restaurant over- is likely to help Mt Hutt’s ground temperature looking a large bar lounge and dance It has had many owners over the years, a mortgagee sale after its owner Dynasty dropping as it leads into cranking up floor, accessed by a sweeping staircase. including hotel chains such as Grand Group failed to pay a long list of credi- snowmakers for opening on June 12. The Mount Hutt College ball is often Chancellor and Sovereign. tors. held there, as well as local conferences The hotel was steered back to stability It has had various owners since, includ- 206 Club on hold and functions. by former French Farm Winery owners ing North Canterbury couple Michael Facilities include 47 guest rooms, bar, Mark Smith and Ann Tillson when they and Margaret D’Oliveira, who bought it Age Concern Ashburton’s 206 Club is on hold restaurant, swimming pool, hot pools, operated it for five years to 2013. from Smith and Tillson, and Max Yuan as organisers await the government’s Monday function and conference rooms. They bought the then closed venue in and his wife Joy Zhang. announcement on the next stage of alert level guidelines. They had been hoping to get back this week, following being closed for lockdown, but a limit of 10 in social gatherings ■■LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS saw plans shelved. The Government will consider raising the maximum number allowed at gatherings under Level 2 at next week’s Cabinet discussion on Monday, with an announcement to be made shortly Church services a no-go due to 10 limit afterwards. Trees removed By Sue Newman ish priest Denis Nolan. event, and we don’t issue invitations.” [email protected] He’s hopeful gathering numbers will be Many of his church members were be- Ashburton District Council continued work For ministers, priests, pastors, the past lifted to 100 on Monday, but he knows that coming quite stressed because they were to remove potentially hazardous trees along eight weeks have meant a virtual sepa- may still not be high enough for services to unable to attend mass, but it would be the Methven Walkway on Thursday morning ration from the congregations they have resume in Ashburton. even more stressful for them to turn up at this week. Service delivery group manager committed to serve. “It could well create more problems than a service and find they couldn’t get in, he Neil McCann said the trees included those Church doors have been closed and ser- it will solve,” he said. said. which were dead or dying, or on dangerous vices have been Zoomed into homes from With Catholic faith immigrants pushing “We can’t really half do this, it’s either on leans. Aerial hazards of suspended branches churches that could be at the opposite congregation numbers to an all-time high, or it’s not.” were also attended to. A Methven community end of the country, while parish ministers, Nolan said it was not unusual for services While he’s concerned about the issues noticeboard post on Facebook suggested priests and pastors have quietly observed in Ashburton to have a congregation num- that were likely to come with limiting the walkway would be closed for the work, their faith in private religious celebrations. bering well over 100. church attendance to 100, Nolan said it between the RDR and State Highway 77. While New Zealand has now moved to “It’s just hard to envisage how this would would be great if services could resume However, McCann said it was completed in Covid-19 Level 2, allowing church gath- work with number limits and physical on May 31 as this was Pentecost Sunday, just under one hour, with no need to close erings of up to 10 people, for all but the distancing. We’d have to have someone marking the coming of the Holy Spirit, 40 the walkway as a stop/go approach was used. most remote and small congregations that counting people in and what do you do days after Easter. “This work was completed by professional continues to put church attendance off the when you reach 100 and there are still peo- “Fortunately it won’t be my call. It’s the bushmen that had been working at the calendar, says Ashburton’s Holy Name par- ple wanting to attend. We’re not a walk-up Bishop’s call.” Methven Cemetery,” McCann said.

Thank you for your part in keeping our community safe

There’s still a lot of challenges ahead of us. Local businesses need our support to recover. Some in our community will be left feeling vulnerable or isolated and it’s important we look out for one another. As we’ve moved through this difficult time it’s been a privilege to serve you as your local MP. If you, your neighbour, friends or family need help, please get in touch.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 5 River track assault enquiries ongoing

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay [email protected] Police are urging anyone with information to come forward after a teenage girl was assaulted during the day on a popular walking and biking track in Ashburton. The assault took place close to the Ashburton River Track, near the Ashburton Dog Park located off William Street, on the afternoon of May 18. Detective senior sergeant Richard Quested said police are making enquiries into the incident, and at this stage are limited as to what information they can share. The incident was reported to police on Wednesday, and the Guardian understands a scene guard was put in place overnight Wednesday and that a scene exami- nation was carried out on Thursday morning. “Our enquiries to date have not established a further risk to the public, however, we acknowledge inci- dents like this may cause concern in the community and we advise that anyone who sees anything suspi- cious or feels unsafe should call police immediately on 111,” Quested said. “Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact police on 105 and request detective sergeant Colin Welsh, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.” The area where the assault took place will forever be linked with the murder of Ashburton teen Kirsty Bent- ley in the late 1990s, being an area she frequented when walking her dog, which was what she was said to be doing at the time of her disappearance. The area is where Kirsty’s dog and underwear was found by searchers the day after she disappeared.

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■■MID CANTERBURY COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Online mini awards’ talent stunning

By Susan Sandys The competition was a one- [email protected] off, created during lockdown as The talent on display at the Mid country music singers did not Canterbury Country Music Club’s have their usual award events to inaugural Online Mini Awards attend. 2020 was simply stunning, says But Doublet was not ruling out vice-president Lana Doublet. holding it again in future, due to About 40 performers entered its success. and judges had a tough job to It was held via the club’s Face- choose the winners. book page, with entrants upload- “It was amazing and the judges ing a video of their performance, said it was so hard, there was lit- and Doublet announcing the re- erally a point in it in most cases,” sults recently on Facebook live. Doublet said. Results were: Junior – winner Three judges presided in the Cailin Henderson, runner-up vocal sections of junior, interme- Lexus Hirst; Intermediate – win- diate and senior, awarding a score ner Ocean Waitokia, runner-up out of 100, before the points were Mya George and Josh Keating; added to give the final score. Senior – winner Casey Dixon, Three separate judges known runner-up Shelley Wyatt; Origi- for their country song-writing tal- nal Song – winner Shelley Wyatt, ent presided in the original song runner-up Zayde Blair; People’s category. Choice Award Winner Lexus Hirst.

Right – Shelley Wyatt won the Original Song category. PHOTO SUPPLIED

In Ashburton Assisting migrants in need

this weekend! By Susan Sandys [email protected] New Zealand’s economy grinding to a sudden halt during lockdown affected some people more than others. Among the most vulnerable were migrants, and the Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Net- work was among organisations at the forefront helping out. Co-ordinator Adi Avnit said CASH FOR he had supported about 25 people through targeted funding received from the Ministry STAMPS, COINS, GOLD of Social Development. Avnit said he was still able to provide support to migrants in AND COLLECTABLES need, and they were welcome to contact him. Hi there. Welcome to the new normal! Based in Methven and the Many of you would have had a chance to clean out the cupboards during the lockdown rest of Mid Cantebury, those and now is a great time to sell your old collectables and precious metal items. No physical he had helped so far were from contact required. Super-careful appraisal. countries including the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Fiji, My name is Matt Power and I own the Stamp and Coin Exchange in Christchurch. Ireland, India, Jordan, Tonga, I will be available for appointments in Ashburton Saturday and Sunday for FREE appraisals. Philippines, Japan, USA, Nige- Adi Avnit ria and France. While the Ashburton District Council’s He said he had received plenty of grate- welfare team had been co-ordinating food ful feedback from those assisted, with BUYING parcels, he had focused on giving out su- comments including: Old and New STAMPS, COINS, permarket vouchers for local stores includ- “The voucher that you sent helped me ing New World and Shop Nd Save in Ash- a lot to buy my son’s everyday lunch while and BANKNOTES. burton, and SuperValue and Four Square in I am still jobless now that he is back to Methven. school” and “The food vouchers helped us Postcards, militaria and collectables. Temporary migrants, which were a lot, I have been laid off three times in the sovereigns, scrap gold, silver, non-residents mostly on work visas, were past year and had to get temporary work platinum, watches and old jewellery. not entitled for Work and Income support with minimum wage. My partner is in the and could not simply change jobs as they process of switching her work visa and isn’t needed a new work visa for every change of allowed to work”. employment. Avnit can be contacted at adi.avnit@saf- Call me on 0800 39 24 26 “And as New Zealand Immigration has ermidcanterbury.org.nz or phone/text 027 It’s important when selling that you deal with a licensed professional. been shut down during the lockdown, they 220 8791. I am a licensed Second Hand Dealer and member of the NZ Stamp Dealers couldn’t get these new work visas. There- He did however encourage migrants Association and Numismatic Association. Hear from you soon! fore many who lost their jobs were strug- needing assistance to in the first instance gling to pay for rent, food and bills,” Avnit contact the council’s welfare number, 0800 said. 24 24 11. News

www.guardianonline.co.nz Saturday, May 23, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 7 You might retire but you never stop being a nurse

After spending more than 32 years as a practice nurse at the Allenton Medical Centre, Marion Martin has opted for retirement. She talks to reporter Sue Newman about a career that started in 1973 when she was a 17-year-old school leaver.

As a 17-year-old, Marion Martin started her nursing career at Ashburton Hospital; 47 years later she’s signed off as a practice nurse who was now caring for the grandchildren of her first patients. It’s been a long career with many high spots and very few lows, but finally, she says it’s time to retire and spend a little more time working alongside landscape Marion Martin, a familiar face to patients at the Allenton Medical Centre and Three Rivers Medical Centre, is heading for gardener husband Roger and enjoying retirement. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 00520-SN-0032 time with her children and grandchildren. A job that had become more adminis- “I was determined I wasn’t going to becoming wellness centres too. I really en- career choice and it’s one she’s never re- tration based than face-to-face prompted be the doctor’s handmaiden and I know joyed that,” she said. gretted. And it’s a career she has spent little thoughts of retirement; the arrival of Cov- that lots of people thought this was what Over the years Marion has gone from time away from. She was back at work 10 id-19 sealed the deal, she said. a practice nurse did, run after the doctor being the sole practice nurse to being one months after twins Laura and Kate were There’s no turning back, her practising and sit around looking pretty. They don’t. of a team of eight, the medical centre itself born and eight months after son Simon’s certificate runs out at the end of this I wonder what doctors did before practice has grown significantly from a small room birth. year and it won’t be renewed. nurses because today they’re indispensa- in the corner of the Allenton Mall, to its Motherhood, however, did mean she Retirement is for keeps. ble.” larger replacement on the same site and could no longer work in the area that was Thirty-two years ago when she She was less than two years into the job finally, to the upmarket, high-tech Three her first love, surgical nursing. began working as a practice nurse when husband Roger decided he wanted Rivers Medical Centre on Allens Road. “My favourite was working in theatre, at Allenton Medical Centre the to open a garden centre to complement The move to Three Rivers brought a dif- I loved surgical work and we did a huge role was just in its infancy and that his landscape business. And he wanted ferent way of working and huge changes in variety of operations from appendecto- meant it came with nothing much Marion on staff. systems. Gone were the days of individual mies to bowel resections and a lot of or- in the way of a job description. Reluctantly, she handed in her notice patient cards filed alphabetically. All pa- thopaedics, hip replacements too. Those Marion wrote that as she went. and swapped caring for people for caring tient data was computerised and nothing surgeons were wonderful generalists. They for plants. was left to chance. If a patient needed to were skilled men, but general surgeons no “I loved the garden centre. Our interest be recalled there would be an automatic longer exist.” had always been in horticulture, but I had prompt and recalls became a larger part of As a mum she became an evening dis- a lot to learn. I spent all my time reading her workload. trict nurse, only returning to the wards af- labels at the start,” she said. Three Rivers uses a nurse triage system ter Simon started kindergarten. A few months down the track she re- with patients. Marion applauds this but For Marion, the clock has gone full cir- ceived a phone call from the medical cen- said it is a practice some older patients cle. She might have retired from nursing tre – please come back. That was Septem- struggle with. but she’s back in the garden, giving Roger ber 1989 and for many years she would do “They want to see the doctor, and they a helping hand, but this time round she’s double duty, balancing both patients and want to see their doctor, but what they’re choosing when she works. plants. doing there is leading edge, it’s a centre for But you don’t stop being a nurse, she In those days life in a medical cen- the future.” said. tre was very different to the streamlined For GPs life has also changed dramati- “You’re a nurse for life and I’m extreme- places most are today, Marion said. cally over those years, not just in the way ly proud of being a New Zealand-trained “Those were the days when general practices are so much more structured to- nurse. We spread ourselves all over the practice was about dealing with the sick, day, but also in the move away from a high world.” now it’s about keeping people well.” focus on the house calls that were slotted Her training years were very different Many general practitioners were also in before and after surgery hours most to those experienced by today’s polytech obstetricians and she admits she misses days. The old style GP was rarely off duty. trained nurses, Marion said. the days when a practice knew a baby “One of the things that stood me in great “We wore all white uniforms, starched from bump to birth. She also saw stead was being a mum, a mum of tod- caps and red capes. We were very hands- the introduction of screening dlers, of twins, of teenagers and a grand- on. Today’s nurses coming through the programmes and was one of ma. It meant I could relate easily to peo- polytech system are long on theory but the first nurses to train as a ple. It’s been wonderful being able to work that means they need to spend their first cervical smear taker. alongside young mums and their babies, year after graduation learning to nurse. “This brought a real focus walking alongside women who are terri- There are some wonderful young nurses on women’s health into gen- fied of having their first smear.” today, but I think I had the best years of eral practices and they were As a school leaver, nursing was her first nursing,” she said. Business

8 Ashburton Guardian Saturday, May 23, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Call to match Aust economic recovery

RNZ Commission, each chaired by a Covid statistic, and the econo- business people, kind of in a simi- my isn’t just a thing the Reserve The head of the Prime Minister’s lar manner to what the Australian Bank governor talks about. Econ- Business Advisory Council says Covid commission is. omies are jobs, it’s providing for Australia is outstripping New “The Australians are a wonder- family, it’s having comfortable re- Zealand on the economic come- fully confident bunch, it’s part of tirements, and it’s paying for new back from Covid-19, and we need their culture, so when they see cancer drugs. to assemble an ‘A team’ on the the likes of who’s in the Covid “And the bottom line is if the in- economy if we do not want to get Commission, working very close- come for a government is provid- left further behind. ly alongside the prime minister’s ed by taxes on the economy, and Fraser Whineray says while group there, that enthuses their if the economy isn’t strong then New Zealand is tracking well on confidence even further to make the government taxes go down. medical matters, Australia is do- decisions of investment or hiring. And at some point, you can’t keep ing better managing both the “I want to make sure that our borrowing from the bank. health and economic fallout from economic activity – $100 billion “That is actually how the mon- the pandemic. that’s about to be spent – if that ey goes around, so we do actual- He has written to Jacinda Ard- goes into some really good things, ly need good economic activity, ern asking to establish a Recovery because we have a strong recov- Left – Business Advisory Coun- good long-term investments that Taskforce and Reform Commis- ery Task Force and Reform Com- cil head Fraser Whineray. suit where we want to take New sion like the one Australia has set mission.” Zealand. And by doing so, ensure up, headed by a business leader Whineray said wellbeing is un- about that. We’re flush with talent that we have plenty of tax revenue with the same influence and ac- derpinned by the economy, so it … It’s about having a very signif- to provide the wonderful goods cess to the prime minister as the is important it goes hand in hand icant mandate and presence to and public services that we need. Director General of Health. with the health response. help influence decisions, as op- “It’s not actually about health “Normally in any incident “Nailing Covid is one thing, but posed to simply providing advice. versus economy. We can go to an- management in a company, for now it’s about looking forward, “They have to be very passion- other 160 countries around the example, you will have people what’s the best team we can mar- … that’s almost full-time, that’s ate New Zealanders who are apo- world which are poorer than New focused on the triage … then the shal for the recovery, with the what it would involve.” litical and have great ability to Zealand, and we can see what recovery and then if it’s a really best influence on a huge amount Whineray would not elaborate bring others with them. weaker economies do for people’s significant shift, which this one of expenditure and debt we’re go- on his ideas for who could be on “Looking at the likes of the Aus- wellbeing.” is for the globe, then it’s longer ing to bring on as a country. the commission, but said he is tralian set, they are very promi- Whineray said the taskforce term,” Whineray told Checkpoint. “The members of the Business too busy to be one of the mem- nent business people who have a needs to be working in a matter “That’s why the Business Ad- Advisory Council would very bers. huge experience, that can bring a of weeks, if New Zealand wants to visory Council is promoting the much like to strongly support it. “We’ve absolutely got the talent lot of the economy along. keep up with Australia’s econom- recovery Task Force and Reform Being on the commission though in New Zealand, there’s no doubt “I think wellbeing is more than ic recovery.

Guardian Compiled by AirNZ axes three top executives Shares & Investments NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET Source: NZX At close of trading on Friday, May 22, 2020 NZME He said the portfolios of the three John and Nick are going to be deeply S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents p Rises 48 q Falls 85 departing executives will be ab- missed and they have interacted with Company CODE Buy Sell Last Daily Volume Air New Zealand chief executive Greg sorbed by the remaining members of thousands of our Air New Zealand price price sale move ’000s Top 10 NZX gainers a2 Milk Company ATM 1881 1906 1882 –35 549.9 Foran has axed three top executives the executive team. whanau, near and wide over many Company daily % rise Air NZ AIR 124 125 124.5 –1 1.7m Foley Wines +6.06% as the airline deals with fallout from “Nick, John and Mike have made years.’’ ANZ Banking Gr ANZ 1640 1644 1640 –6 47.77 Geneva Finance +5.88% Covid-19. an outstanding contribution to the In April Foran appointed an airline Argosy Prop ARG 112.5 114 113 –1.5 467.2 Smartpay Holdings +5.38% Chief strategy networks and alli- airline with a combined 68 years of outsider, former Spark and ICI chem- Arvida Gr ARV 140 141 141 +1 234.2 Infratil +3.06% ances officer Nick Judd will depart service at Air New Zealand.’’ ical HR boss Joe McCollum to replace Auckland Intl Airpt AIA 578 581 580 +12 1.3m the airline on May 31 and chief air “They will leave at a time where Jodie King who is leaving the airline Chorus CNU 717 718.5 718.5 –23.5 301.0 Gentrak Gr +2.84% operations and people safety officer our customer satisfaction scores are to go to Vodafone. Contact Energy CEN 615 619 619 +4 557.0 QEX Logistics +2.82% John Whittaker on July 31. at all-time highs, we are seen to lead This week it was announced that Ebos Gr EBO 2181 2210 2200 +20 49.13 ikeGPS Gr +2.74% Chief marketing and customer the way with culture and people safe- 1300 cabin crew jobs had gone. Al- F&P Healthcare FPH 2915 2950 2920 –80 502.7 PGG Wrightson +2.73% Fletcher Building FBU 322 324 322 +3 2.2m officer Mike Tod “will step away’’ ty in aviation, our brand health is the ready 300 jet pilots have been laid off Spark +2.38% Fonterra Share Fund FSF 360 361 361 –1 799.4 from the airline full-time on May 31 best it has been and our corporate and a final number of egionalr pilot TrustPower +2.31% and will provide advisory support to reputation is number one in Aus- jobs going is imminent. Freightways FRE 677 685 682 –23 257.2 Genesis Energy GNE 284 285 285 –3 254.6 Foran and the board during the cur- tralia for the third year running and When the magnitude of the cri- Top 10 NZX decliners Gentrak Gr GTK 142 146 145 +4 64.19 rent business transformation phase, number one in New Zealand for the sis became clear in March, the air- Company daily % fall Goodman Prop Tr GMT 224 224.5 224 –2.5 501.3 Serko –4.84% a release from Air NZ says. sixth consecutive year,” Foran said. line said up to 3500 staff could lose Heartland Gr Hldgs HGH 112 113 112 –1 470.3 Seeka –4.44% Between them they have nearly 70 Foran – who started in the top job their jobs. There is little prospect of Infratil IFT 468 472.5 471 +14 383.1 Abano Healthcare Gr –4.35% years’ experience at the airline. in early February – said they had long haul international flying until Investore Property IPL 170 172 171 –1 272.7 “As we have done in all parts of our “been incredibly helpful’’ to him some time next year although more Kathmandu Hldgs KMD 96 97 97 – 861.1 AFT Pharma –4.23% business, we are creating the struc- as he settled into his role and their trans-Tasman services could be re- Kiwi Property Gr KPG 92 94 94 – 1.7m Plexure Gr –3.26% ture that is appropriate for an airline deep experience has been vital as the stored within months if the health Mainfreight MFT 3555 3615 3555 –75 25.40 Freightways –3.26% which we expect will take two years airline navigated through a most tu- picture in New Zealand and Australia Mercury NZ MCY 473 485 474 –12 550.9 Chorus –3.17% Meridian Energy MEL 480 482.5 482 – 864.4 to get back to 70 per cent of its former multuous past 100 days. allows. Vista Gr Intl –2.80% Metlifecare MET 430 432 431 –3 471.4 size. On that basis I have reduced the “As with the current 30 per cent The airline is steadily restoring NZ Refining –2.74% size of the executive team from nine workforce reduction, these three domestic services as internal leisure NZ Refining NZR 71 72 71 –2 753.0 NZX NZX 138 139 139 –1 245.2 F&P Healthcare –2.67% to six,” Foran said. changes are equally difficult Mike, travel is allowed. Oceania Healthcare OCA 79 80 80 +1 2.8m Port of Tauranga POT 725 735 732 +2 92.10 METAL PRICES Source: interest.co.nz Precinct Properties PCT 156 157.5 156 –2 1.0m Gold London – $US/ounce Prop for Industry PFI 242 243 242 +0.5 337.6 q 1,727.50 –20.8 –1.19% Pushpay Holdings PPH 735 736 736 –6 314.3 Silver London – $US/ounce Mortgage rates reach new record low Restaurant Brands RBD 1252 1259 1255 –4 8.64 q Ryman Healthcare RYM 1235 1260 1238 –22 436.1 17.11 –0.36 –2.06% Sanford SAN 685 690 690 +5 37.95 pCopper London – $US/tonne for many home owners and first efforts had so far been effective in NZME Scales Corp SCL 491 495 495 –5 45.93 5,387.0 +54.0 +1.01% home buyers. reducing wholesale interest rates, Skellerup SKL 198 200 198 – 60.08 NZ DoLLAR Mortgage rates are continuing to Sims said it had been an incredi- but that they were not translating Sky Network TV SKT 23 25 17.5 – – tumble as another major bank cut bly challenging period for a lot of its quickly enough into lower mort- Source: BNZ As at 4pm May 22, 2020 Skycity Ent Gr SKC 243 249 249 –1 349.5 Country TT buy TT sell its rate to a record low yesterday. customers and that it had been en- gage rates. Spark SPK 446 453 452 +10.5 1.2m Australia 0.9508 0.9149 ASB bank will offer 2.69 per cent couraging to see the country start Westpac’s new rates, available Stride Prop & Inv SPG 149 150 150 +1 176.3 Canada 0.8701 0.8372 over two years fixed on home loans to re-open and New Zealanders re- from Monday, will drop fixed home Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM 596 599 596 –4 100.2 China 4.4366 4.2368 from today, undercutting moves turn to work. loan rates drop from the current Synlait Milk SML 706 715 706 –10 16.95 Euro 0.5684 0.5469 made by rival banks this week. ASB has cut its rates by between 3.05 per cent. Its two-year fixed Tourism Holdings THL 137 148 140 +3 535.6 Fiji 1.3998 1.3233 It follows Westpac which Thurs- 20 and 34 basis points for terms be- home loan rate will also drop to TrustPower TPW 707 708 708 +16 32.18 Great Britain 0.509 0.4897 day cut its one year fixed term rate tween six months and four years. 2.79 per cent from 2.99 per cent. Vector VCT 373 379 379 +4 116.0 Japan 66.83 64.31 to 2.79 per cent, matching a move The fresh round of home loan On Wednesday, Ben Kelleher, Vista Gr Intl VGL 138 139 139 –4 273.6 Samoa 1.7444 1.5811 Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP 246 246.5 246.5 –0.5 471.1 South Africa 10.9768 10.5281 made by ANZ earlier in the week. rate reductions follows Reserve ANZ managing director retail and Westpac Banking WBC 1616 1618 1618 –5 38.36 Thailand 19.81 19.05 Craig Sims, ASB executive general Bank Deputy Governor Geoff Bas- business banking, said the new Z Energy ZEL 278 282 280 –3 1.1m United States 0.6214 0.5981 manager retail banking, said the re- cand’s comments on Monday that rates put more money in the pock- Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, duced rate would be welcome news the central bank’s bond buying ets of customers. errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). 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■■BRITAIN Virus breakthroughs

Two testing breakthroughs were unveiled this week to dra- matically boost hopes of getting the UK moving. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed ministers are trialling an on-the-spot test to tell patients if they have the virus in just 20 minutes – up from the current average of two days. Drake apologises for lyrics This would let them return to work the same day if they Rapper Drake has apologised after an old were negative rather than song that resurfaced called Kylie Jenner a self-isolating just in case while ‘side piece’. A ‘side piece’ is a slang word they awaited results. for a mistress, and is used to describe If deemed effective, it will be someone who is having an affair on the rolled out nationally within six side. The rapper brags in the song: “Kylie weeks. Jenner that’s a side piece / Yeah, I got Hancock also announced 20 motherf...... in’ Kylies”. The unreleased the launch of 10 million an- track also makes crude references to tibody tests from next week Kylie’s sister Kendall Jenner and model to tell patients if they have al- Gigi Hadid. ready had the virus. These fingerprick blood tests – with results coming back the same day – could enable tens of thousands to return to work confident they have built up some immunity. Hancock eventually hopes to develop a certification system based on positive antibody results to tell people how they can safely go about their lives. Separately, he outlined pre- liminary findings from research involving antibody tests which suggest five per cent of Del Rey fights back people nationally, and 17 per cent in London, have already Lana Del Rey has been criticised over her had the virus. assessment of Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Aria- Hancock eventually wants na Grande and other female musicians in to develop a certificate system an Instagram post. The Young and based on antibody test results test rollout at the Downing fication to ensure people who Earlier the Prime Minis- Beautiful singer took to social media to which would inform people Street press conference yester- have positive antibodies can ter’s spokesman said the tests call out the “double standards” in the how to safely go about their day, Hancock said: “It’s not just be given assurances of what would be “free for people who music industry. “Now that Doja Cat, lives. about the clinical advances they can safely do.” need them, as you would ex- Ariana, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj This could allow an elderly that these tests can bring. The NHS Confederation, pect”. and Beyoncé have had number ones with patient with a positive result to “It’s that knowing you have which represents organisa- The Department of Health songs about being sexy, wearing no go to hospital for hip surgery, these antibodies will help us to tions across the healthcare hopes to carry out 40,000 an- clothes, f...... , cheating, etc — can I please in the knowledge that they understand more in the future sector, said: “This could be a tibody tests a week although go back to singing about being embod- were highly unlikely to catch if you are at lower risk of catch- game changer – and it is great they will initially be performed ied, feeling beautiful by being in love the virus on the ward. ing coronavirus, of dying from that we now have a reliable an- in hospitals rather than at without being crucified or saying that I’m Equally a doctor or nurse coronavirus and of transmit- tibody test. home. glamourising abuse?” she asked. with a positive result could be ting coronavirus. “As the Government ac- They will initially be offered redeployed to virus wards as “We’re developing this criti- knowledges, of course, there to NHS staff and care workers they would also be at very low cal science to know the impact are still unknowns. We don’t but some patients will be able risk. of a positive antibody test and yet know whether antibodies to request them via their doc- Announcing the antibody to develop the systems of certi- mean you are immune.” tors.

■■UNITED STATES Church burns after pastor files lawsuit

A church in the US state of brains and we have no idea,” when a violation citation was which is set to expire Monday, Mississippi was destroyed in Jerry Waldrop, the pastor of the issued for the church. allows churches to operate a suspected arson, about a church, said. Churchgoers practised so- as essential businesses, but it Loughlin going to jail month after its pastor filed a “No enemies that we know cial distancing while indoors limits the size of indoor gath- Full House actor Lori Loughlin and her lawsuit challenging the city of of. and only held indoor services erings. fashion designer husband, Mossimo Holly Springs on gathering re- “We don’t know anyone that when bad weather would not The Republican governor Giannulli, agreed to serve prison time strictions amid the coronavi- we even think could be capable allow them to gather outside, has also asked pastors to follow as part of a plea deal in the college rus outbreak. of doing something like this.” the lawsuit said. public health recommenda- admissions bribery case. Loughlin, 55, First Pentecostal Church in Waldrop filed a lawsuit Waldrop’s complaint also tions on social distancing and has agreed to serve two months behind Holly Springs burned down on against the city of Holly asked for a temporary restrain- other practices to mitigate the bars and Giannulli, 56, has agreed to Wednesday. Springs last month, alleging ing order to keep city officials spread of the virus. serve five months under the deal that When investigators from police officers had disrupted a from preventing church ser- Reeves issued guidelines this must be approved by the judge. The the Marshall County Sheriff’s church Bible study and Easter vices. week for places of worship to famous couple was scheduled to go to Office got to the scene, they service. Mississippi Governor Tate restart services inside their trial in October on charges that they found graffiti in the church Holly Springs City Attorney Reeves spoke out on Wednes- buildings. paid $500,000 in bribes to get their two parking lot that read: “Bet Shirley Byers said nearly 40 day against the attack, asking: Byers said the city amend- daughters into the University of Southern you stay home now you hy- worshippers inside the church “What is this pandemic doing ed its local order in late April California as crew team recruits, even pokrites”. building were not practising to us?” to allow for drive-thru church though neither of them played the sport. “We’ve kind of racked our social distancing on April 10 Reeves’ safer-at-home order, services. Opinion

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham EDITOR No time to Muller it over s far as introductions goes, Todd Muller’s first role as ANational Party leader yesterday was pretty much on point. Not even two hours into the role, after usurping Simon Bridges for the job, Muller faced up to the media scrum at Parliament. The moment was his. How he approached it, delivered it and ultimately came across to the public of New Zealand would determine if he began his tenure on the front foot, or took a step back even further than Bridges had done over the past few months. For many it would seem, he attacked in the right manner. There’s something about Muller that screams the National Party All in our own backyard of old. Cut from a cloth that seems keen on distancing from contro- By Scotty Stevenson off it. I was sent photos of the versy at every turn and focused driftwood piled on the rocks of on getting the job done. Whether he first reply was a picture the Wairarapa Coast, and Opito that will be enough come election of a young girl running on a Bay shimmering on a calm and time later this year, who knows? Tdark sand beach in the late spotless autumn day. There was But if he continues in the same afternoon sun. The tide has re- Lake Hawea stretching out below stature and manner as yesterday’s treated into the bay, promising to the tussock hills, and Napier’s maiden speech, then the race to return at some later time; clouds shoreline through a beachfront the top of the Beehive just got a like cobwebs hang in an endless window; a rainbow arcing over whole lot more interesting. blue void. In the distance, a boul- the orange brick bleachers of the What stood out from Muller’s der breakwater shines against the Basin Reserve, and a kayak at rest speech was his eagerness to speak hazy line of the horizon. under the pohutukawa, on the to people and not over them – to It is Pohara Beach, in Golden sand at Awhitu. connect and give them a famil- Bay, where I am lucky enough to Rob wanted the ducks to come iarity that they can relate to. It’s holiday with family. The tweet back to the pond at Piako Swamp, an approach Jacinda Ardern is reads, “You know the reason.” so he could hide in the maimai regarded for – case in point her It ends with a loveheart. and unleash lead. message around the Easter Bunny It was May 4, which feels like Joy dreamed of getting back to to children during the lockdown. a year ago or yesterday depend- the farm at Maungatapere. My The world famous in New Zealand Wanaka tree. That kind of comment might ing on your perspective. In the dad was born there. That made seem a little off the mark for a current phrasing we, as a country, me smile. serious politician to be making, were a week into Level 3 of the us who call Aotearoa home: we wanted to go there, too, to see the My feed filled up with beautiful but satisfaction levels with people Government’s Covid-19 response. feel deeply, utterly helplessly, Crusaders win instead. photographs but, more impor- seem to increase the more they There was some hope that soon head-over-heels connected to it. Kimberlee posted a shot of Mt tantly, it became an outlet for the are introduced by politicians. we would be able to get back on After that shot of Pohara came Taranaki taken from a plane, it’s emotional connection we have But talk is one thing and judg- track, or at least get our children another: the Wanaka tree sitting cone dusted in early season snow, to our places. Taumutu, Waihora, ing by polls out this week, the out of the house. But there was there in that dark, cold lake as if puffy clouds clinging to its flanks. Manapouri, Akitio, Ohinemutu, work is only just beginning for a also a distinct funk. You could feel to say, this is completely normal “Home”, is all she said. Glenorchy, Otorohanga, Coro- beleaguered party who will need it, although it would be foolhardy tree behaviour. There were places I knew well. mandel, Castlepoint, Maketu to dig deeper than it has ever to attempt to articulate it for all. The message said, “because One of the benefits of having – each fresh tweet revealed some- before to even get close to making For me, it was this: I felt discon- they need it”. “They”, I assumed, travelled New Zealand following thing about the author: They the election a two-horse race. nected, cut-off, marooned. I was referred to the many small sport – maybe the key benefit missed their feet in the sand, Maybe Muller is the right man sure that, like me, others pined businesses slowly being crushed – was that I got to places I may or their feet on the land. They for that job after all. for a little piece of New Zealand by the absence of visitors and never have got to had my career missed the feeling of sun-drying – a drive, a dive, a hike, a bike, customers. gone down some other path. after a salty swim, or the thrill of a walk, a swim, a trek, a trip, a There was a sunrise on a frosty I can still remember the day a the blood flowing back to the skin run in the hills – and I wondered morning in Ohakune with a plea flight between Christchurch and after a plunge in a South Island where that might be and why. for the snow to return and the Dunedin was cancelled and we river. They missed the privilege of And so, I sent a tweet: “What is skifields to open, and then there had to drive instead, making it to fishing off the coast, or meeting the first NZ destination you will was a half-munched bacon butty the commentary box about two their friends at their favourite go to when you can? Post a pic sitting on a Formica table top at minutes before kick-off. After- pub. and a reason.” The Running Duck in Geraldine. wards I realised I had managed The views, opinions, posi- I didn’t expect too much by way The boat was calling Duncan to to cover the entire length of State tions or strategies expressed by of response – one should never the harbour at Raglan, and Wai- Highway 1. the author and those providing expect too much on such a plat- heke’s wineries were wooing Julia I wondered then, and still do, comments are theirs alone, and do form – but then something lovely to the island. Mark just wanted to how many other people have not necessarily reflect the views, happened, something really love- get back to Addington Stadium, been fortunate enough to do that. opinions, positions or strategies of ly that confirmed what I already where he hoped the Highlanders Of course, so much of the joy the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or Todd Muller knew about the vast majority of would defeat the Crusaders. Ben is not found on the highway, but any employee thereof Opinion

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But it supplied plenty of ma- a large, dense bush about two Several had the devaluation of instead. terial for a cheeky dig for years This cat was the real deal, a metres away from where she our furniture and our property afterwards. slept. as amongst their principal inter- veritable prince amongst the Winston and Mandella were breed. Bowser had curled up and ests. lovely kittens but their time died right outside our bed- He was as passive as a Email us! There is insufficient space with us was short-lived. room window. here to meet them all, but let’s pavlova, until you rubbed his Winston mysteriously just belly, at which point he would Our latest, Mitch, from my editor@theguardian. begin with Percy. dropped dead in front of our former boss’s place on Mit- co.nz I have no idea how we came tear your arm off. He would go kitchen window and Mandella absolutely ape. cham Road, has turned out to by that name but it must have was probably the first kitten be a girl. sounded good at the time. We tended not to do that that Mrs Mac had a real fond- Mitchelle now I guess. Facebook us! It was the early 80s and even and spent considerable time ness for. warning others not to after he Totally adorable but a mis- floral drapes and loud wallpa- He never left the property tress of hiding. per were fashionable back then had initially taken them in with until one day, with family and his intoxi-cat-ing charm. Her most recent antic was so, in that context, a cat called friends gathered across the road finding her way into and be- Percy was quite normal. He went missing twice, once to watch the DC-3 operating hind the tightly confined lower PRESS COUNCIL Probably. for weeks when he mysterious- from the airfield, Mandella plastic grille of our Holden This newspaper is subject to Percy was a large, heavy mar- ly turned up in town at Mitre crossed the road for a look as 10 Mega. Trax. the New Zealand Press Coun- malade tom and immediately well. Pleading desperate eyes and captured the heart of our neigh- Someone must have picked cil. Complaints must first be Right into the path of an on- him up and taken him for meows from Al-cat-raz. directed in writing to editor@ bour, Mrs P, in Timaru, who was coming car. And that was that. There seemed no way out. amongst the elite of the local cat a ride ‘cos he never left the theguardian.co.nz Our youngest son declared property. I made another cup of tea If unsatisfied, the complaint may fanciers association. he’d been taken by Dunlops and studied YouTube tutorials His disappearance per- be referred to the Press Council She persisted in her request to disease. on how to remove the myriad borrow said cat and exhibit him plexed us for weeks, but after a PO Box 10-879, The Terrace, And then there was Rocky, the custody battle, when another of screws, clips and bolts need- in the local annual show. Not South Island’s first gay theatre ed to disassemble her prison. Wellington 6143 or email info@ having any hang-ups around ex- person thought he was theirs, presscouncil.org.nz cat. we finally let a vet decide. 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n behalf of the board Covid-19 virus. funds to the Mid Canterbury than ever our local businesses and staff of the Ash- The Ashburton Trust has community into the future. deserve your support. Oburton Licensing Trust leased out the Hotel Ashbur- Somerset Ashburton Ltd All of the businesses adver- I would like to say a big thank ton, Tinwald Tavern complex owns Somerset House and tised over the next few pages you to those providing essen- and Speight’s Alehouse. it’s the rental income derived play an important role in our tial services over Alert Level We continue to own and from this building which will be community, they employ 4 especially the Ashburton operate the Devon Tavern. It distributed to the local com- local staff, purchase products Guardian and Radio Network is income derived from these munity in the years ahead. and services from local busi- who were based in Somerset properties that funds our an- Local businesses haven’t nesses and through operating House. nual grant pool. been immune to the impact from Ashburton Trust and Both have played a vital Somerset Ashburton Ltd is of Covid-19 and as we now Somerset House premises role in keeping the Mid Can- a charitable company set move into Alert Level 2 and they are contributing to the terbury public informed while up by the Ashburton Trust to the opportunity arises to get grants we make to the local we worked to eliminate the ensure the flow of charitable out and about, now more community.

HOTEL ASHBURTON TINWALD TAVERN (03) 307 8887 (03) 308 7714

he Hotel Ashburton’s first priority is the health inwald Tavern will be Tand wellbeing of our customers and staff Topen from Thursday and so the 3 Ss rule and health and safety operating as a restau- guidelines will be adhered to as we offer our rant for the week. high standard of quality services. The Hotel Ashburton is open 24 hours, seven Welcome back days a week for a range of competitively Trading as normal priced accommodation and packages. Monday to Sunday, The Clearwater Restaurant is open for dining 11am to 2am. starting with breakfast from 6.30am, lunch from 11.30am and dinner from 4.30pm. Liquorland Tinwald We offer a range of dining experiences including our delicious Wednesday 9.30am to 9pm A-la-carte menu, our popular bistro menu and senior lunch menu. Thursday 9.30am to 9pm In addition to options from these three menus, a “working lunch” is Friday 9.30am to 9.30pm also offered throughout the day via our free delivery service to your Saturday 9.30am to 9.30pm home or workplace. Sunday 9.30am to 7pm Delivery menus are on facebook and enquiries and orders can be Monday 9.30am to 7pm placed by phoning the hotel. The Turf Bar is also open for dining and Tuesday 9.30am to 8pm will return to offering its full range of services on May 21.

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e are open Wfrom Thursday, May 21. On behalf of the Devon Tavern team we will be looking forward to welcoming you all back. We are working behind the scenes We are open to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for our customers. It will be business as usual in our new operating module, with strict 7 days 11am till late health and safety procedures in place for your wellbeing. With our customers at the forefront of our operation. It’s your local. Phone (03) 308 5980 116 Victoria Street, Ashburton. Cnr of Cass & Burnett Street, Ashburton www.speightsashburton.co.nz

ASHBURTON TRUST Somerset House We are community owned and operate for the benefit of our communityour success is driven by the success of our tenants. Supporting these businesses ultimately benefits our community.

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ISELECT TAXATION SPARK BUSINESS AND SUPERANNUATION CANTERBURY ew Zealand and UK taxation consul- park Business Hub Canter- Ntants specialising in taxation for immi- Sbury’s Ashburton office in grants and emigrants. We are UK and NZ Somerset House is open for tax agents, able to complete both NZ and - face-to-face business meetings. UK tax returns. We are experts on the tax- I To protect both you the cus- ation of pension transfers and are able to tomer, our team member Daniel advise on other specialist areas such as UK and to follow Covid-19 Health tax issues including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax. and Safety protocals, please We establish and manage registered superannuation schemes call either 03 336 0124 or 027 that are Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) 601 6402 to arrange a time with able to receive UK pension transfers. We manage a self-investment Daniel. scheme, a PIE scheme and single member schemes and have trans- If the office is unattended ferred over half a billion dollars of UK pensions to New Zealand to please call our Christchurch date. based team on 0800 246 027 for iSelect has operated remotely and seamlessly during the Covid-19 assistance. lockdown but we look forward to returning to our offices shortly. We will be open to the public in Level 2 Contact a member of our specialist team today for assistance with Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. your taxation or UK pension issues: Taxation: 03 308 0158 - Pensions/ superannuation: 03 308 0144 - Email: [email protected]

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et ready for the new normal. Re- ith a team that is 40+ Gstore your mind, body and soul. Wstrong, Leech & Partners Boost your immune system, reduce are able to assist you with stress and reboot your brain after being your most pressing account- in isolation for so long. ing and business advice Give your body and mind what it needs. needs to promote sleep and reduce You may qualify for anxiety as we all head back to work funding of up to $5000 excl GST, under the Regional Business and life after lockdown. Partner Scheme. We are a registered service provider under Immerse yourself in 400 litres of water this scheme and can assist with the following: and around 300kg of epsom salt in one Business Systems - Assisting you with your accounting soft- of our two available float tanks. ware to manage everything from bank reconciliations and GST Open Monday to Friday 10am - 8pm. Saturday and Sunday returns through to inventory management. 10am to 6pm. By appointment only via the website. Immediate Covid-19 Support & Management - Our expert Gift vouchers available through the website or by emailing team will work with you to clarify your options and responsibili- [email protected] ties, and develop a short-term plan to improve your situation. All hygiene protocols will be followed as set out by the MOH Budgets & Forecasts - We’ll work with you to develop a guidelines. detailed budget for your business, along with identifying goals For any bookings or questions head to www.soulpods.co.nz and check-points to assess your progress along the way.

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RANGITATA DIVERSION MINX HAIR SPA RACE MANAGEMENT LTD t alert Level 2 inx Hair Spa ARDRML’s office is Mare excited to open. be back in salon Our hours of opera- offering all the great tion will be Mondays, services you need to Tuesdays and Thurs- look and feel your days, 9am – 5pm. best. If you are planning We are open with on calling into the extra hours to safely office, please email or see all our valuable phone beforehand. clients. RDRML is pleased You will be able to book your appointment online via our to assist with the Ashburton community’s recovery from the website and facebook page from Monday, May 18. You can Covid-19 lockdown, supporting the region by distributing water also purchase all your favourite Redken products in our online efficiently, safely and reliably for the ongoing prosperity of our store to save you needing to come into salon between visits. region. We hope everyone is staying safe and well and we are look- Contact details are - [email protected] or phone (03) 307 ing forward to seeing you all soon. 8320.

ASHBURTON LICENSING TRUST e are open the Ashburton WTrust office on level 2 of Somerset House. Our open hours are 9am to 3pm Monday to Thursday. Applications for funding from both the Ashburton Trust and Welcoming You Back Lion Foundation are available on the Ashburton Trust website or from our office. We are Open Please note that due to limited trading opportunities grant meetings and grant pools may Monday – Friday change, give us a call regarding your applications for funding and we will help you to direct them to the right funder. 8am – 5pm As always we are available by phone (03) 307 5911 or email [email protected]

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SPARK ASHBURTON CREATIVE INTENTIONS – Landscape Architecture park Ashburton’s opening elivering high quality, Shours are Monday to Friday Denvironmentally and 10am to 5pm for Level 2. economically sustainable We are only letting in one per- project development son at a time per rep we have in and management. store so there may be some time Project Development spent in the queue outside. From the first acorns of We apologise for any inconve- an idea through to the first concept for any scale of project, we nience. will guide your idea and help it grow to be a successful project. We will be asking mandatory Master Planning questions before we serve cus- We turn those acorns into trees by identifying and organising all tomers. aspects of your project and giving them light. People can call 03 308 0308 Concept Design if they prefer and leave a mes- Each part of your project is designed, costed, and sage and we will respond as programmed to realise all your aspirations. soon as we can. Call 0220 259 929 or email [email protected] to share your dreams whether it is a new garden with pool, subdividing your property or a new commercial venture.

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Whistle Briggs blowers lines up on court Tyson Sport P18 P21 SAFETY PARAMOUNT The use of saliva to shine the ball is set to be out- lawed by the ICC following Covid-19 concerns.

By Adam Burns dence from the chair of the ICC’s dations the committee have made Sweden and how that’s gone hay- “You just have to adapt.” [email protected] medical advisory committee Dr today are interim measures to en- wire,” he said. Medlicott believed it was more Mid Canterbury Cricket is un- Peter Harcourt around “the ele- able us to safely resume cricket in “At the end of the day we just natural regardless to use sweat, moved in response to a bid by the vated risk of the transmission of a way that preserves the essence want everyone to play our sport given that most cricket was sport’s global administrators for a the virus through saliva.” of our game whilst protecting safely. played in hot temperatures. law overhaul. Head of the cricket committee everyone involved,” he said. “If that means changing that “At the end of the day, you want The International Cricket Anil Kumble said the recommen- Mid Canterbury Cricket Asso- (law) then that’s fine.” to play,” he said. Council’s (ICC) cricket committee dations, which included using ciation (MCCA) manager Mark He added that the laws of the Calls have been made by for- has recommended on medical sweat to shine the ball and not sa- Medlicott said the health of the game had constantly evolved over mer and current players to advice that spit-polishing the ball liva, were “interim measures” for community needed to take prec- the years. sanction the use of an artificial should be prohibited while the the safe resumption of play. edence. “Even Bodyline way back,” he substance to shine the ball, in- coronavirus outbreak persists. “We are living through extraor- “You can say it might be over said. cluding Australian fast bowler Pat The decision was based on evi- dinary times and the recommen- the top, but then you read about “Everything changes. Cummins. Sport

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■■NETBALL Trio owning umpiring challenges

By Adam Burns [email protected] A trio of up and coming netball officials from Ashburton say umpiring has benefited them as players. High school pupils Gianna Butler, Ashlein Lyttle and Olivia Pearce last week continued their development as netball adjudica- tors when they passed the Netball New Zealand (NNZ) Zone Theory exam. It is the final assessment before they are put to the test in a prac- tical setting. All three have volunteered with the whistle for the past few years and have reaped the rewards as players. “It has given me a better understanding of the rules and how the game should flow,” Pearce said. The teens are also keen players Gianna Butler Ashlein Lyttle Olivia Pearce with Lyttle a Mid Canterbury age group representative. Lyttle said it provided fresh per- Butler said there was a demand Observing how the profession- qualities they have harnessed The crossover between both spectives having done both roles. to be decisive and strong-willed als adjudicate games at the top during competitive netball games jobs seemingly becomes more “Thinking about if that was me when managing a high octane level had also been a worthwhile which are set to return next fixed higher up the grades. who was the umpire,” she said. game of netball. routine, Lyttle said. month. It is a prerequisite for all Mid “I think it’s definitely helped my “You have to stick to what “You get different hints and tips Pearce also urged locals who Canterbury players from premier play also because you get to learn you’ve called, even if the players when you see those professionals were interested to give it a go. down to senior to fill in as umpire the ins and outs and the niggly lit- argue with you.” do a proper game,” she said. “We are always in need of more if required meaning all players in tle rules you didn’t know before,” You have to be hard-working The group now have the knowl- umpires, the coaches are lovely these grades need to complete Butler said. and willing to learn,” Pearce said. edge base to go along with these and are always willing to help.” the NNZ theory assessment. Netballers set to get back on court

Four weeks out from the opening whistle, the revised 2020 ANZ Premiership schedule has been announced. New Zealand’s elite netballers will battle it out throughout an action-packed 10-week season with matches played every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, all broadcast live on Sky Sport 3. The season is closed to the public, with all fixtures played at Auckland Netball Centre to ensure all Ministry of Health and Worksafe NZ Covid-19 requirements are met within a controlled environment. The Robinhood Northern Stars, Northern Mystics and Splice Con- struction Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic will all commute by road, while chartered flights have been scheduled for Te Wananga o Raukawa Pulse, The Good Oil Tac- tix and Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel to allow for safe and controlled travel. The season culminates with a triple-header Finals Series on al, it has also allowed for ingenui- Premiership again in 2020. get back up and running.” and will share the details as soon Sunday August 23, with match- ty and innovation around how we “We are thrilled to see the ANZ Sky’s Chief Content Officer as we can,” he said. ups to be determined by stand- continue to present matches as a Premiership back on court in Tex Teixeira said it was exciting Sky’s live coverage will be com- ings at the conclusion of round vibrant spectacle and maintain 2020. to bring live netball back to fans plemented with one delayed robin play. maximum engagement with fans “It’s a really positive move for- through Sky Sport and Sky Sport match free-to-air at 6.30pm every Teams placed first and second and viewers,” she said. ward for us all and we hope it Now. Sunday on Prime. on the competition ladder will “Players are excited about get- won’t be too long before the grass- “Sport is definitely getting back Action gets under way at 7pm meet in the Grand Final, following ting back on court and are able roots game can safely follow suit,” up and we are excited netball is on Friday, June 19 with the Splice 3rd/4th and 5th/6th classification to do so thanks to a wide-ranging she said. one of the first. Construction Waikato Bay of matches. support base including ANZ, Sky, “We know that the fans are des- “We’re so looking forward to Plenty Magic going up against the Netball New Zealand chief ex- Premiership and team partners as perate to get playing again as we getting courtside from Friday Northern Mystics. ecutive Jennie Wyllie said despite well as other contractors.” have seen through the applica- June 19 to broadcast every match Results from Round 1 games the forced changes, it was exciting ANZ Head of Sponsorship tions received for the ANZ Good on Sky Sport and stream on Sky played in March will stand, with to see the ANZ Premiership re- Sue McGregor said that it was Sports Grants launched on Mon- Sport Now. the competition resuming under turning to action. a great step forward for netball day where we made $1m available “We’re working hard to put to- the new schedule from Round 2 “While the situation is not ide- fans to be able to watch the ANZ to help netball and cricket clubs gether some great offers for fans, onward. Racing

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■■TOP JOCKEY Asano on a title hunt Leading apprentice jockey Kozzi Asano has wisely to build his fitness and study form. experienced a break-out season and he can’t “It is a good time to study form and get my wait for it to resume in July. fitness back. I am really happy with where I am The Canterbury hoop is just six wins shy at now.” of premiership leader Lisa Allpress and he is With 75 wins to his name this term, includ- looking forward to chasing her down. ing two stakes victories, Asano said he couldn’t “We will see how the first race meeting goes have dreamed this season would have gone so after Covid-19,” Asano said. well. “I am definitely looking forward to trying to “I never expected this. I am really thankful close the gap.” for all the owners and trainers who put me on Asano led the premiership for the majority their horses,” he said. of the season and he admitted to being a bit “The highlight of the season has been the jaded prior to the Covid-19 enforced lock- Wanganui Cup (Listed, 2040m) on Sentimen- down. tal Miss. It was very helpful that Lisa (Latta, “I was quite tired before the lockdown,” he trainer) put me on. said. “It’s no doubt that without her helping with “Mentally and physically I was tired from all my northern rides, I couldn’t be in the position the travelling and riding.” I am. So that is much appreciated.” Asano said he feels rested after the lock- Asano was also full of praise for his employ- down, but admitted he lost plenty of fitness er, Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston. over the six-week period. “Not only does he look after me with riding, “I stayed home all the time, watching racing but also during work and my lifestyle, which is and working on my car, and doing housework very rare to get. I just can’t thank him enough,” during the lockdown. Asano said. “It was quite relaxing,” he said. Asano is already looking forward to next “I missed riding. While in lockdown I lost a season and has been busy preparing for the lot of muscle and fitness, so I am working hard challenge, both physically and mentally. to get that back. “Next season will be harder and tougher, so I “When I started riding trackwork again my am preparing my mindset and hopefully I can body was very sore, but now I am getting bet- hang onto it,” he said. ter and better.” “I would like to travel and ride as much as I With still over a month to go before rac- can. Hopefully I can be successful for the owning resumes, Asano said he is using the time ers and trainers.” Kozzi Asano is using his time wisely as everyone waits for racing to resume.

■■FLEMINGTON Alfa Oro to continue journey at Flemington

Talented four-year-old Alfa Oro hold showed the class of the geld- a runner-up finish at Pakenham ridden him on the last four occa- “I’d love to have an opportunity heads to Flemington today where ing, who shaped as a potential in April preceded two impressive sions. to race him in some smart races connections will be hoping to Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) victories. “I think he is very profession- but he has got a 72 rating so I just reap full rewards for their patience candidate before a life-threaten- “I must admit at his first run al and happy to gallop along in have to try and place him well and when the Matt Laurie-trained ing trackwork injury intervened. back I had a bit of a tear in my eye front,” Laurie said. “He seems to build up his rating.” galloper contests the Almandin “It was just a routine piece of after running second at Paken- be a horse that just gets into the Laurie went to $240,000 to se- Handicap (1100m). track work,” Laurie said. ham,” Laurie said. zone and we feel he will handle cure Alfa Oro, a half-brother to The son of Bachelor Duke has “He suffered a spiral fracture in “It’s good to have him back and the Flemington straight. multiple Group Three winner shown well above average ability a front leg and had some major more importantly he has come “You never can be too confi- Home By Midnight (who raced as in his five career starts, fashioning surgery with a steel plate and 12 through all of his runs well to date, dent, but he comes into it in the Five To Midnight in New Zealand) an impressive record of three wins screws inserted. so it will be interesting to watch right frame of mind and he is rac- from the draft of Regal Farm at the and two seconds. “We were fortunate he was able him develop.” ing particularly well. 2017 New Zealand Bloodstocks A last-start domination of his ri- to be saved.” Alfa Oro is rated a $2.20 favour- “We’ve missed out on his three- Ready to Run Sale. vals in track record time on the Pa- Alfa Oro missed his entire ite for the contest down the Flem- year-old racing and now we’ve just “I didn’t want to pay that much, kenham synthetic where Alfa Oro three-year-old season and after ington straight and again has the got an opportunity to take him but I really liked the horse,” Laurie crossed the line under a strangle- a 20-month absence from racing services of Ben Melham, who has through his grades. said. 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■■RUGBY Read eyes up Mitre 10 Cup

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read has re- of footy. It’s exciting for the game. Hopefully that vealed that he is keen to play in the Mitre 10 Cup, gets going. saying the country’s top players being back in pro- “And we’ll just have to wait and see if I’m there vincial rugby would be “exciting for the game”. or not.” Read, who is contracted with Toyoya Verblitz The 34-year-old No. 8 retired as All Blacks cap- in Japan until 2021, is back in New Zealand to be tain after last year’s Rugby World Cup to take up a with his family in Christchurch following the sus- contract in Japan. pension of the Japanese Top League because of He has since been succeeded by former team- the coronavirus pandemic. mate Sam Cane, a man Read believes will do a While Read, like many players in New Zealand, great job in his former role. has been left pondering if he would end up see- “It’s massive news for him,” Read said. ing out his contract overseas, he has indicated his “I’m pretty excited. He’s a good young man. interest in playing in this season’s Mitre 10 Cup, “He’s actually been involved with us – in terms which is due to start on September 11. of our leadership group – for a number of years in “I would [be interested],” Read said. the All Blacks. “It’s a possibility. There needs to be a few things “Even before the 2015 World Cup he was in to happen. there. “I think it’s just exciting if the All Blacks are back “He’s been earmarked for a wee while. playing in that competition. “And I guess in the last couple of years, he’s been “I remember that’s what it was like when I was a great help to me. He’s really grown into his voice. younger watching the games on the hill at Puke- “For him, just being himself and pushing the kohe. team forward, I think he’s going to do a great job.” “All the All Blacks were playing so you got to see Read was aligned with Counties Manukau when a lot of legends of the game playing in that form he was last contracted with NZ Rugby. Kieran Read turned out for Toyota Verblitz in Japan.

■■BASKETBALL Pippen joins growing list of Last Dance detractors

NBA great Horace Grant isn’t the in 1991. It was a contract even out? It’s only a grudge man, and only former team-mate of Mi- Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf la- I think he proved that during the chael Jordan who is absolutely belled as a mistake, and told Pip- so-called documentary. filthy with how he was portrayed pen as much. “If you say something about him, in The Last Dance documentary. His frustration with his contract he’s gonna cut you off, he’s gonna You can add Hall of Famer Scot- boiled over entering the 1997/98 try to destroy your character. tie Pippen to that list too. season as Pippen elected to have “I mean, Charles Barkley, they’ve According to David Kaplan of surgery that would sideline him been friends for 30 years, and he ESPN Radio in Chicago, Pippen, and not see him take the court un- said something about Michael’s who won six NBA championships til January and without him in the management with the Charlotte with Jordan and the Chicago Bulls line-up, the Bulls struggled in the Bobcats or Charlotte Hornets, and during the 1990s, is “so angry” and early going of the season. they haven’t spoken since then. “beyond livid” at his team-mate Jordan’s criticism of Pippen’s “My point is, he says I was the for how he came across in the 10- “selfish” decision in the docu- snitch, but still after 35 years he part ESPN-Netflix documentary. mentary has not sat well with his brings up his rookie year, going Pippen’s unhappiness derives former right hand man, according into one of his teammate’s rooms from Jordan calling him “selfish” to the ESPN report. and seeing coke and weed and and that he “didn’t realise what he Pippen has also gone dark on women. was getting himself into” during social media since the series first “My point is, why did he want to the series, Fox News reports. aired last month, not posting or bring that up? If you want to call “[Pippen] felt like up until the commenting on his official Twit- somebody a snitch, that’s a damn last few minutes of Game 6 against ter account since April 15. snitch right there.” the Jazz [in the 1998 NBA Finals], it Pippen’s frustrations have Grant added that if you say was just ‘bash Scottie, bash Scot- emerged just days after team- something about Jordan, “he’s go- tie, bash Scottie,’” Kaplan said. mate Grant accused Jordan of being to try to destroy your charac- ESPN this week also reported ing a “damn snitch” over claims ter.” Pippen has been left “wounded” made in the documentary. Grant also confirmed a story and “disappointed” by his por- Grant says Jordan flat out told from Smith earlier this month. trayal in the series, despite Jordan lies, accusing his former team- Smith told KNBR that Jordan took declaring Pippen was the greatest mate of being the source behind Grant’s food away when the for- team-mate he ever had. a revealing book on Chicago’s first ward had a bad game. Grant said Pippen was a central character championship. he didn’t take it lightly. in the early episodes of the se- Reporter Sam Smith’s The Jor- “Anybody [who] knows me, as a ries with his contract stand-off dan Rules book was released rookie, if anybody comes up and with Bulls management featuring in 1992 and shared behind the tries to snatch my food away, I’m prominently as one of the reasons scenes details of the team’s run going to do my best to beat their the defending champions got off to their first NBA title in 1991 and a***,” he said. to such a disastrous start to the showed off a side of Jordan the “And believe me, back then, I 1997-98 NBA season. world hadn’t seen before. could have took MJ in a heartbeat. With Jordan reportedly earning Jordan turned from icon to vil- Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in happier days with the Bulls. “I said some choice words that I more than the rest of his 14 team- lain in the eyes of many after the won’t repeat here. mates combined heading into the book hit the shelves, leaving the was the one feeding behind the settle it another way. “But I said some choice words team’s final championship season Chicago star unhappy with what scenes information to Smith, un- “Yet and still, he puts out this lie and stood up. ‘If you want it, you – Pippen took the biggest hit in had been brought to light. loaded over the latest allegations that I was the source behind it. come and get it’. the hip pocket. But after so many years just who levelled at him during an inter- “Sam and I have always been “And of course, he didn’t move. His salary of $2,775,000 was spoke to Smith remained a point view with ESPN Radio in Chicago great friends, we’re still great “He was just barking. But that dwarfed by Jordan’s stunning of contention, Jordan believes it and took a shot at the docu-series friends. But the sanctity of that was the story. $33,140,000 annual wages – de- was Grant who was in Smith’s ear. that has taken the world by storm. locker room, I would never put “But anybody [who] knows me, spite Pippen widely established as “I didn’t contribute to that,” Jor- “That is a downright, outright, anything personal out there. where I come from and what I one of the best five players in the dan said during The Last Dance. completely lie. “The mere fact that Sam Smith stand for, come on, man. NBA at the time. “That was Horace. “Lie, lie, lie. And as I stated, if MJ was an investigative reporter, that “There’s nobody in this Earth Pippen was entering the final “He was telling everything that had a grudge with me, let’s settle he had to have two sources – two – would ever come and try to take season of a seven-year, $18 mil- was happening within the group.” it like men. to write a book. food off my plate and not get their lion deal he inked all the way back Grant, who has long denied he “Let’s talk about it, or we can “Why would MJ just point me rear ends beaten.” Sport Classifieds

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■■BOXING Briggs ‘confirms’ fight with Tyson

Former world heavyweight boxing 48-year-old Briggs made this an- champion Shannon Briggs (right) nouncement on Instagram. claims Mike Tyson has agreed to fight “I just talked to Mike Tyson, it’s go- him. ing down, me and Mike. We’re going Former undisputed champion, to make it happen, it’s official.” Tyson has been back in training for “You’re going to see it happen. some time working towards a return Brownsville versus Brownsville. Me to the ring in a charity bout. and Tyson are going to lace up the 53 year old Tyson had been offered a gloves, we’re going to rumble, rumble million dollars to fight a former rugby in the jungle. We’re going to let our league player in Australia, with Sonny fists do the talking!” Bill Williams one of those mentioned. Briggs last fought in 2016 and Evander Holyfield was reported- has a career record of 60 wins from ly also interested, but it appears two 68 fights. Nicknamed The Cannon, time world champion Briggs has Briggs had noteable wins over George landed a deal. Foreman and Ray Mercer.

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Thank ta Macpherson and Chris you for the flowers, baking, Robertson, Pauline and Paul cards and donations to the TIMARU Watkin, Andrew and partner Blind Foundation and to all 14 Christine and Chris and Kate. those that travelled distances Adored Grandfather of to be with us. Special thanks Georgia, Andrew and Ella; to Dr Penny Holdaway, Married 50 years ago today, Caleb and Caro, Jacob and Paterson’s, and the ladies May 23, 1970. Hannah and Rebekah; Beth providing afternoon tea for and Shawn Beamish and Mum’s farewell, making it so We are wishing you a very Matthew; Rob and Gus and memorable. We miss them Waimate happy golden wedding their Mum, Emma. Messages both greatly, but know they Wind km/h NZ Situation Saturday, 23 May 2020 anniversary. to the Macpherson family, c/- are at peace and together less than 30 Frontal activity weakens over southern New Zealand. PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. again. n e mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers Your love has stood the test n e showers clearing showers A ridge lies over most of New Zealand throughout the of time for 50 years. Bob has been privately cremated and laid to rest at 30 to 59 weekend. A complex trough passes over the country HARNETT, Anthony Francis Congratulations Ashburton Cemetery. from the west from tomorrow night through Monday. to you both. (Tony) – fog isolated snow sleet thunder rain snow hail 60 plus Marie and family sincerely thunder urries A ridge builds over the lower South Island from Love from all of Tuesday. your family xx. thank everyone for their kindness and support overnight Canterbury Plains Canterbury High Country NZ Today max low GREETINGS following the passing of Tony, a much loved husband, father TODAY TODAY FZL: Around 3000m, 2400m overnight Auckland ne 17 10 and granddad. We are very June Cunneen Fine north of Arthur’s Pass, cloudier further Hamilton ne 16 5 grateful for the phone calls, Cloudy periods. Light winds. south. Wind at 1000m: Light. visits, cards, and flowers that were received. Thank you Wind at 2000m: Light. NW 30 km/h Napier ne 17 6 TOMORROW developing in the afternoon, rising to also to those who attended Palmerston North ne 17 4 Tony’s Requiem Mass. A High cloud. Light southerly change from 55 km/h in the evening. special thanks to Father afternoon. Wellington ne 15 9 Denis Nolan for his love and TOMORROW FZL: Around 2400m care for our family. Special Mostly cloudy. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, Nelson ne 16 7 Canterbury owned, thanks to the staff of Tuarangi MONDAY locally operated dying out in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: Home, Ashburton for their NW 55 km/h, dying out in the afternoon. Blenheim ne 17 4 Patersons care of Tony and for the way Rain developing, easing later. you also included all our Southwesterlies developing. MONDAY Greymouth ne 14 8 90 Years Young Funeral Services family. Please accept this as Rain developing early. Snow possible to a personal acknowledgement Christchurch cloudy 14 6 (May 24, 2020) and Ashburton TUESDAY 1600 metres. Southeasterlies. Crematorium Ltd from our family. Timaru cloudy 14 4 Congratulations Cloudy, a few showers. Winds dying out. TUESDAY and Happy Birthday! Office and Chapel FUNERAL Rain clearing, but remaining cloudy. Queenstown ne 15 5 Best wishes and love from Corner East & Cox FURNISHERS WEDNESDAY Southerlies dying out. Streets, Ashburton Dunedin cloudy 14 8 all your family and friends. WEDNESDAY MASTER Partly cloudy. Light winds. Invercargill ne Ph 307 7433 Partly cloudy. Light winds. 13 6 MONUMENTAL MASON World Weather Forecasts for today River Levels cumecs Please note all late death E.B. CARTER LTD Adelaide showers 17 10 Frankfurt cloudy 20 15 New York showers 20 17 Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday 1.23 nc notices or notices sent For all your memorial Amsterdam showers 18 11 Geneva showers 21 14 Paris ne 22 13 outside ordinary ofﬁ ce requirements Bangkok rain 35 28 Hobart showers 15 8 Perth ne 27 11 Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 110.8 hours must be emailed to: New headstones and designs Berlin cloudy 20 12 Hong Kong rain 29 25 Rarotonga rain 27 25 [email protected] Brisbane ne 19 11 Honolulu showers 31 22 Rome cloudy 26 16 Renovations, Cairns rain 21 20 Islamabad ne 34 20 San Francisco ne 22 12 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday 3.65 nc to ensure publication. Additional inscriptions, Cairo ne 33 22 Jakarta cloudy 31 26 Seoul cloudy 25 15 To place a notice during Cleaning and Concrete work Calcutta ne 34 27 Johannesburg ne 21 7 Singapore thunder 32 25 Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday 5.86 Canberra showers 13 5 Kuala Lumpur thunder 35 25 Stockholm rain 11 7 ofﬁ ce hours please contact Carried out by qualified Colombo showers 32 26 London showers 19 12 Sydney showers 18 11 us on 03 307 7900 tradesmen. Darwin ne 26 20 Los Angeles ne 25 15 Taipei drizzle 26 23 Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday 60.6 for more information. 620 East Street Ashburton Delhi drizzle 42 26 Madrid ne 33 17 Tel Aviv rain 25 20 Dubai ne 42 30 Melbourne showers 15 9 Tokyo drizzle 21 16 Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday 471.5 Any queries please Ph/Fax 308 5369 Dublin ne 15 11 Moscow rain 9 4 Washington showers 26 15 contact 0800 or 0274 357 974 Edinburgh showers 13 10 Nadi showers 30 21 Zurich showers 21 11 Source: Environment Canterbury ASHBURTON [email protected] NZMMMA Member (0800-274-287) Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Ashburton Methven Christchurch Timaru Saturday Sunday Monday m Airport Airport Airport am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm 3 Temperature °C 2 At 4pm 18.3 14.9 16.1 18.7 A perfect venue for Max to 4pm 21.0 17.2 20.2 22.7 1 Minimum 13.1 13.1 7.7 2.3 0 Grass minimum 7.0 – 2.8 – Functions, 3:58 10:03 4:22 10:35 4:36 10:46 5:03 11:19 5:18 11:32 5:47 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river Rainfall mm Funerals mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes. 16hr to 4pm 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 Rise 7:49 am Rise 7:50 am Rise 7:51 am May to date 10.8 – 12.2 15.0 and Set 5:09 pm Set 5:09 pm Set 5:08 pm Avg May to date 44 – 37 24 Good Good fishing Good Good fishing Good Good fishing 2020 to date 142.8 – 110.2 114.0 Weddings. 264 – 228 191 Rise 7:52 am Rise 8:56 am Rise 9:58 am Avg year to date Set 5:32 pm Set 6:10 pm Set 6:55 pm Wind km/h Trott’s Garden At 4pm NW 20 N 30 N 6 SE 7 371 Racecourse Road, Ashburton New moon First quarter Full moon www.trotts.co.nz | Email: [email protected] 23 May 5:40 am 30 May 3:31 pm 6 Jun 7:14 am Strongest gust NW 57 – N 24 W 33 ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd. www.ofu.co.nz Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa Time of gust 3:56am – 5:32am 12:55pm

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