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Curious about what your house could fetch in today’s market? @pb.co.nz | E ashburton Contact the team at PB today | P to 03 discuss 307 9176 further Ashburton 217 West Street Property Brokers Licensed REAA 2008 2 NEWS Ashburton Guardian Friday, December 4, 2020 CONTACTS Editor Matt Markham 03 307-7969 Journalists Jonathan Leask 03 307-7971 Sue Newman 03 307-7958 Adam Burns 03 307-7957 Heather Mackenzie 03 307-7956 Taking part in St Joseph’s All Saints Day are (from left) Clarence Bernarte, Noah Martinez and Tadhg Simpson. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 021220-HM-100 Heather Chalmers 03 307-7900 The saints go marching in Advertising Sales manager Sonia Gill and 6 class, Kea 9, put their heads the boys organised the whole the students for dressing up. “This Call 03 307-7976 By Heather Mackenzie together and came up with the thing themselves with next to no is a way of thanking God for what advertising@theguardian. [email protected] idea of a school saints parade. imput from her. he has done for us,” he said. co.nz Once all the classes were mar- She was proud of the boys for School principal Cath Black- General enquiries The saints went marching in at shalled in nice straight lines on the standing up in front of the whole low then took the floor, telling the St Joseph’s Catholic School on school courtyard, Clarence, Noah school and speaking. children they had to all go back to Call 03 307-7900 Wednesday. and Tadhg took turns at calling up “Public speaking is never easy class to learn reading, maths and [email protected] As a way of honouring All Saints each class who marched around and these guys are not school writing, which was met with loud Day, three students Clarence Ber- to Oh When The Saints playing leaders, so they have done really groans all round. Missed paper narte, Noah Martinez and Tadhg over the school PA system. well.” “That’s enough frivolity for one 0800 ASHBURTON Simpson from Cathy Reid’s Year 5 Their teacher, Mrs Reid, said Parade finished, Noah thanked day,” she said. (0800 274 287) Product Safety Recall LIMs now hot property Building consent numbers were also on By Sue Newman the rise and while some of that increase [email protected] was a post-Covid catch-up, there was also StrangeLove Salted White Grapefruit 180ml bottles an element of people now having the confi- Ashburton’s red-hot housing market might dence to move forward with building plans, (4 pack) be setting records for prices and speedy Wong said. sales, but it’s also breaking records of an- “Things have gone crazy and there’s a lot other kind. of pressure coming on from people who’re For the past two months, the Ashburton wanting codes of compliance signed off be- District Council’s building team has pro- fore Christmas, but building suppliers are cessed a record number of Land Informa- now having problems getting shipments in tion Memoranda (LIMs) that are now part from overseas.” of the sale and purchase armour for every The district appeared to be in the middle property deal. In October 114 reports were of a mini-building boom, he said. generated and that was topped by 134 pro- For the first four months of this year 208 duced in November. building consents were issued, slightly up And while having all property informa- on last year. tion digitalised speeded up the process, The value of consents received in Octo- building services manager Michael Wong ber hit a monthly high at $52.632 million, told councillors at this week’s briefing but this was boosted by the council’s own A recall of a speci ed batch of StrangeLove Salted White Grapefruit 180ml meeting that the high demand was still put- consent for its new civic centre and library ting pressure on the building department. build. This has yet to be issued. bottles in 4 packs has been initiated. Problem: The recall is due to possible excess carbonation and the potential for the bottle to rupture due to a secondary fermentation. A welcoming community Best before date: 02/09/21, found on neck of bottle The Ashburton District is being asked to The concepts will be put out to the com- Consumer Safety: Bottles containing excess carbonation may shatter causing show its true colours when it comes to wel- munity with the one gaining the most sup- illness/injury if opened. As a result, consumers should not open or consume this coming newcomers. port to be painted on an inner town wall. product. Anyone with health concerns relating to the a ected product should A large mural will be painted on an in- The project is designed to help newcom- ner town wall next year that will spell out ers feel more accepted in their new home seek medical advice. a graphic welcoming message and the and to encourage connections between lo- This product was sold at a number of retail outlets across the country: shape of that message will be decided by cals and newcomers. It is also about mak- Liquorland Albert Street, Howick and Waipapa, Liquor King Lytton West, the community. ing the CBD a more vibrant and interesting The district’s Welcoming Communi- place. Ponsonby, Whangareri and Super Liquor Mangawhai and Orewa. ties committee, is on the hunt for ideas. Deputy Mayor Liz McMillan says that What to do: Consumers should not open or consume this product. Please It wants to hear what the words welcome as the town centre streetscape upgrades mean to people and how that word could continue to take shape, the mural is a great return the product to the point of purchase to organise a refund. If you have any be graphically demonstrated, advisor Jan- opportunity for people to play a part in questions or concerns, please call the hotline on 0800 835 554. ice McKay said. making the CBD a more vibrant and wel- She’s hoping people will come up with a coming place and a way for locals to leave Strangelove Beverage Co Pty Ltd. range of ideas that will then be put before a a creative mark on the town of the future. See www.recalls.govt.nz for panel of experts who will make a short list. The mural is being fully funded by the other New Zealand consumer product recalls These will be given to several artists who Ministry of Business, Innovation and Em- will come up with concept designs. ployment. Friday, December 4, 2020 Ashburton Guardian NEWS 3 WORD ON THE STREET If you could have one Christmas wish what would you ask for? ROBYN HOWIE CHRIS JOHNSON CHRIS HODGES ANNETTE CURREY KIM WILLMOTT I would ask for a Covid-19 free I don’t think I would ask for I would ask to see my kids and I would ask for good health and I would ask for a spa pool, so I 2021 and beyond. anything, I’m pretty happy as I am. grandkids in the UK, it’s been three happiness for everybody. could relax after a long day or after years now since I’ve seen them all. a tough workout at the gym. Santa Claus is coming to town By Sue Newman [email protected] Christmas will arrive in town on Saturday and it will arrive with all the pomp and ceremony of a full- on Santa parade. The town’s Mother Christmas, Carol Johns, is working her magic to create a Christmas parade that will break all records, and judging by the response of people wanting to take part, she could be right on target. When you’re passionate about getting into the spirit of Christ- mas, organising Ashburton’s San- ta parade is more fun than hard work, Johns said. But she has been putting in hours of work behind the scenes to ensure the parade is an abso- lute crowd pleaser. There will be all the highlights of the past with plenty of new attractions thrown into the mix, she said. Perhaps the biggest difference with this year’s parade will be the route, Johns said.