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PHOTO LAURA BAGRIE Above – This pooch looks blissful as it enjoys a dip at the Hinds Community Pool. Thunder struck Firefighters were called to an area near Fairton after lightning splintered a tree, causing a nearby pump shed to fume. Fire and Emergency (Fenz) confirmed the strike caused smoking to the shed at a property near the intersection of Works Road and State Highway 1. A local farm manager said the strike splintered a tree, causing a current to travel to the shed about 40 metres away. Smoke could still be seen about 20 minutes later. Crews moni- tored the scene until contractors arrived to isolate the area. EA Networks’ customer and commercial general manager Jer- emy Adamson said the strike temporarily took out a feeder, af- fecting about 100 customers for a three-minute period. Several others had issues which took longer to resolve, however all but one customer had been restored by late afternoon. 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Up to 1000 jobs are predicted in “They replied that it was another They will include high perfor- Mid Canterbury if the Ashburton step forward towards opening the mance athletes, para-athletes and District Council approves a re- campus,” she said. wounded coalition veterans from source consent for Southern Paral- The next step is for SPSC to final- a number of nations including the lel Sports Campus. ise its formal application over the US, Canada, the United Kingdom An independent economic re- next two months which will then and Commonwealth countries that port predicts the campus, which go to public consultation before a joined forces after 9/11. has purchased property bordering resource consent is approved. “New Zealand is on their bucket Lake Hood, will “contribute a GDP “Once approval is given, we will list and they’ll come down here to uplift of 2.4 per cent to the region’s then move to seek building con- be given an opportunity through economy and produce a potential sents and we’ll be shovel ready,” our programmes to enjoy a more knock-on effect of 1000 jobs.” Taking shape: The proposed sports $70 million complex at Lake Hood would Stuart comments. positive and brighter future,” Stu- The report was presented to include indoor netball and basketball courts. Together with her son, Sebastian, art says. the Ashburton District Council to become a carbon neutral cam- cil has appointed an independent Catherine, through Aonghus NZ Supporting them will be 40 staff planning department as part of a pus,” Stuart says. planner to consider the applica- Limited established 10 years ago, to run the programmes with es- pre-consent application last week. “It was an opportunity for the tion and assess its viability. is the largest investor in Southern sential services such as hospital- The SPSC project team was led two project teams to meet. The Stuart acknowledges there are Parallel Sports Campus. She is now ity, cleaning, laundry and ground by executive director, Catherine meeting was constructive and I “significant hurdles” to cross be- based in Ashburton to oversee the maintenance outsourced. Stuart, and project management walked away feeling very positive fore resource consent approval is project. “By outsourcing, the knock-on partners, Inovo, Davis Ogilvie and about it.” given. “We recognise the land is Stuart explains that SPSC has effect will be huge for Mid Can- Rough & Milne Landscapes. “The planning department of- Rural B and a resource consent is engaged with key New Zealand terbury in terms of tourism, ac- “We addressed the pre-consent fered good advice. I was heartened needed if a sports and education education, health and hospitality commodation and services for the application and informally dis- by the meeting and saw it as an facility can be established on the agencies to partner its programmes campus,” she says. cussed the Campus Master Plan important step in establishing re- site,” she said. and services. It already works with “Approving the resource consent which incorporates all aspects of lationships for the future.” Overseas backers have invested 80 different sport and veteran or- process will benefit the whole of the development including plans The Ashburton District Coun- millions in the project and Stuart ganisations around the world. the Ashburton region.” Impressive turnout to Mayfield A&P Show the always-popular pig racing and working committee, the support of By Jonathan Leask the tractor pull wowed the specta- the community and sponsors. [email protected] tors, with some vintage machines Harrison now passes the torch getting in on the action. over to vice president Suzy King “We haven’t seen a show of that size The only hiccup was the late who is tasked with keeping the mo- for years.” withdrawal of the traditional car- mentum of the Mayfield A&P Show Mayfield Show president Sher- nival rides, with committee having up as they look towards the 100th yl Harrison was beaming after an a ring around to find replacement show in 2025. impressive turnout to the Mayfield entertainment and the fill-ins were With Mayfield’s 96th A&P Show A&P Show on Saturday, after what a hit, Harrison said. all packed up, this weekend it is the had been a nervous lead-up with “We had Pop Up Playground Methven A&P Show. fluctuating Covid-19 restrictions, come to the rescue with all of their Last year the Mayfield A&P Show With no restrictions in place, the inflatables, a mechanical bull and had just been packed up when show went ahead and crowds came even a magician.” the country was put into Covid-19 in big numbers. Harrison said entry numbers Alert Level 2, en route to a Level “There were over 1800 adults were slightly down for the “events 4 lockdown, which meant for the through the gates, plus all the ex- in the shed but there was still plen- first time in 78 years the Methven tras, so it was a massive turnout,” ty of things for people to see”. A&P Show was cancelled. Harrison said. The showjumping had a run of With the country currently at “It was great to see the car park late entries on the back of the Ger- The Mayfield A&P Show is well known for its racing pigs, but there was plenty Alert Level 1, it’s all go for the 106th chocker and people out enjoying aldine A&P Show and Horse of the of grunt on show at the tractor pull as well on Saturday. Methven A&P Show on Saturday. the show.” Year cancellations. ing late entries all last week in the Harrison said the “superb show There was standing room only at “We were fielding calls and tak- lead-up to show day.” was down to the work of the hard- SHOW RESULTS P24-27 Bed Cleara nce SALE ULTRA QUEEN BED SLEEPMAKER DEVOTION QUEEN SLEEPMAKER UTOPIA KING LAVISH QUEEN CHORUS DELUXE QUEEN SYMPHONY KING • Twin pocket • Fusion Gel MEDIUM on pocket HALF PRICE MEDIUM + - This new spring system SAVE OVER