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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2.20 Home delivered from $1.40 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY AirNZ Leyton’s battles ace P3 P10 Stacey Fulton and Gabrielle Simpson from the NZ Sock Factory proudly show off their Cure Kids fundraiser Red Nose face masks. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 060720-HM-0004 Masks for Red Nose Day HEATHER MCKENZIE the charity,” factory international decision. Each year they have a to come up with a mask that chil- level of protection, Simpson said. [email protected] sales manager Gabrielle Simpson get together to decide what chari- dren would find fun, practical and As the official Red Nose Day The innovation just doesn’t stop said. ty to support. comfortable to wear. August 31 draws nearer, the Cure at the New Zealand Sock Factory. Cure Kids is the largest funder “A representative from every “I am really proud of what we Kids ambassadors will be seen This time the enterprising of child health research, outside department puts forward ideas at designed. Having it in adult sizes proudly sporting the fun NZ Sock bunch have put their considera- of the government and we are the meeting. This year Cure Kids too, means everybody can wear Factory masks. ble weight behind the Cure Kids really proud to be supporting a came up repeatedly, so we went them.” Simpson encourages those Red Nose fundraiser and have charity that helps thousands of with that.” The New Zealand merino mask wishing to support the cause come up with fun masks for chil- New Zealanders each year, Simp- Charity chosen, the designers also has the added bonus of an which helps hundreds of thou- dren and adults to wear. son said. then set about putting together antibacterial yarn included. They sands of kids each year to visit “We are donating $5 from every The decision to get in behind prototype masks to show the char- also have a place where a filter can the NZ Sock Factory website or go Red Nose mask sold directly to Cure Kids was a collective factory ity’s powers that be. They wanted be added if a child needs an extra into Sparrows. Don’t miss out – villa for sale Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe! • A relaxed lifestyle • A spectacular location • Fabulous amenities Call Donna Coxshall (Facility Manager) today on 03 307 6140 PHONE 03 307 6140 | 37 CARTERS TERRACE TINWALD, Ashburton 7700 www.terraceview.co.nz News 2 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, July 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Youth crime levels remain low BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY [email protected] Winter weather may be helping, but the youth of Ashburton are seemingly staying on their best behaviour. Youth aid officer Rob Hooper said the level of work at the mo- ment was manageable. “Winter can often quieten things down but the holidays can bring their own challenges,” he said. “I’ve been busy with a couple of regulars that have been ongo- ing trying to get them back onto the right track. “In all fairness there is nothing that stands out at the moment.” Hooper said with shorter days and colder temperatures young Ashburton Writers’ Group members Debbie Carter (left) and Ray Magson, judging entries in the group’s annual writing com- people were less likely to be petition. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 070720-SN-0006 getting out-and-about and into trouble, but that it did present some other challenges. “It doesn’t always go away just because it is winter, but there is often less tomfoolery,” he said. Judges kept on their toes “With school time it can be harder to get them out of bed in the morning and that presents BY SUE NEWMAN tries this year, plenty of cups of tea this canned and an adult section and spelling, that’s dropped mark- its own challenges.” [email protected] were needed to keep their focus trialled. edly she said. Hooper said he had been sur- Rae Magson and Debbie Carter sharp. The bulk of entries, however, “And computers have given the prised at how well behaved the may have broken records for the The competition was started are in the two lower age groups, writers the ability to use a thesau- town’s young people had been number of stories they managed by Magson and she’s delighted it’s Magson said. rus and choose a different and during and post-lockdown. to read in one day. still running and still attracting Over the years the trend in pop- bigger word.” As judges in this year’s Ashbur- large numbers of entries 16 years ular subjects has changed, but the The group takes judging the “Everyone was really well be- ton Writers’ Group annual com- later. writing talent has been steady, she competition seriously, ensuring haved but I was surprised at petition, they have read their way It’s been well supported by a said. every entry is read by each judge how good the youth were,” he through 82 entries, scoring and number of schools around the This year spooky things and and scored. The scores are then said. discussing each one. Ashburton District, with entries horses seem to be hot topics, but matched and the entries dis- “I thought they would be the It’s a job the two women have divided into three age groups – 10 perhaps surprisingly, Covid-19 cussed before winners are chosen. ones, if any, to get itchy feet and been doing for 16 and 15 years, re- and under, 11-13 and 14-18. featured in very few, Carter said. Winners will be presented with start doing dopey stuff going spectively and it’s a job they love, Until this year a poetry section What has changed with the their prizes on Wednesday at the around the place but they were but with the huge number of en- was offered, but low numbers saw years is the quality of punctuation Ashburton Museum. really good.” ASHBURTON’S LAUNDRY SPECIALISTS PROMPT WAS $699 WAS $1219 WAS $1149 WAS $1499 HEATING NOW ONLY NOW ONLY NOW ONLY NOW ONLY FOR WINTER WASHING WASHING DRYER DRYER COOLING FOR SUMMER $498 MACHINE $798 MACHINE $697 $1037 $3.57 weekly $5.53 weekly $4.87 weekly $7.09 weekly Phone 308 9019 Prompt Installation. *T&C’S APPLY. 12 MONTHS INTEREST FREE AVAILABLE. • 5.5 KG - compact size • 6KG medium size • 5.5 KG - compact size • 7KG - large capacity • 5 water levels - saves capacity • Sensor drying - saves • Sensor drying - saves * water • Soak option - helps time and money time and money • 6 cycles - wash stains etc • Wall mounting • Condenser - no di erent fabrics • 11 wash programs - bracket helps save venting required *Unit only • 850mm h, 540mm w, wash all your clothes space • 846mm h, 597mm w, 560mm d • 975mm h, 575mm w, • 795mm h, 600mm w, 589mm d 642mm d 560mm d IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY DELIVERY DELIVERY DELIVERY [email protected] [email protected] News www.guardianonline.co.nz Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 3 Air NZ’s non-refund policy ‘not on’ BY SUE NEWMAN “We’re effectively having to [email protected] write $7100 off and there’s noth- Allan McCormick is furious. ing we can do about it. I don’t He’s out of pocket by more than know where the hell to go now $7000 and he knows there’s no over this.” chance he’ll get that money back, He’s angry that Air New Zealand but what’s particularly galling, he had been given funds by the Gov- says is that the organisation ow- ernment but had not used that to ing that money is sitting on a pool refund out-of-pocket customers. of untapped government cash. “Use that and pay us back,” he McCormick knows he’s not said. alone in feeling aggrieved over Air Customers who can claim on New Zealand’s non-refund policy compassionate grounds are being on Covid-19 cancelled airfares, refunded, with millions paid out but he’s determined he won’t ac- each week, but what qualifies as cept his loss without a fight. compassionate grounds, McCor- He, wife Diane and their chil- mick asked. dren and grandchildren made up He believes that if his booking a party of 10 that had planned a had been to the United States, the family holiday in Australia. They money would have been refund- were due to fly on April 1 but the ed under an existing policy guar- Covid-19 pandemic put paid to antee. that. McCormick has no argu- “I’ve heard of people who were ment with closing New Zealand’s booked to the US and they’ve had borders, but that shouldn’t have a full refund. We were just going left thousands of Kiwis out of to our neighbours and it’s not pocket, he said. being refunded. I’ve supported “We paid in November, booked Air New Zealand for years but I’m through Amex and now getting a now losing faith.” refund is absolutely impossible.” It was an injustice that ordinary He believes there’s an element Allan McCormick is out of pocket and angry over Air New Zealand’s non-refund airfare policy. New Zealanders would end up of protectionism at play be- PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN being the ones who kept the air- cause if had been a fly-by-night er-owned national carrier, there before the end of June next year, travel at the same time meant a line in business through forfeiting business holding onto people’s would be an outcry.