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Ellis Calls Time Two Killed in Crash Monday, Nov 11, 2019 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2.20 Home delivered from $1.35 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY Two Ellis killed in calls crash time P5 P24 Motoring Friday, July 5, 2019 Jenny’s XK8 Jaguar is her dream car. FULL STORY P21 Forensics teams work at the scene of a homicide on McDonald Street. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 091119-HM-0441 McDonald St homicide BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY party at the address that night. The hearse stopped outside the cordon fence Force staff. [email protected] Police cordoned off large sections of to allow people to say their goodbyes be- He left Ashburton College aged 14, in A street corner with a dark past was once Princes and McDonald streets over the fore the body was taken away for a medical trouble every day and able to see that his again thrust in to the spotlight following weekend, laying down evidence markers examination which took place yesterday. life was spiralling out of control if he did the death of a 23-year-old just metres away beside discarded alcohol bottles, with a Scene examinations continued over the not do something urgently. from where another man was killed in 2016. large police tent covering a white vehicle weekend, including the removal of the ve- Unsure of what to do next, he went to the The man, believed to be Peter Hemi, sus- and Hemi’s body. hicle under the tent for further examina- YMCA where he said he learnt a lot about tained critical injuries late on Friday night A large crowd of family and friends filled tion. life and met some motivational role mod- at an address on McDonald Street. a nearby front yard, watching closely as po- A 16-year-old Hemi spoke with the els, who helped guide him along the right Emergency services were called to the lice conducted their forensic examinations Guardian in 2012 about turning his life path. scene at around 11.45pm, and he passed inside the tent. around following a troubled childhood Hemi credited learning the art of taiaha away a short time later. Police announced The body was removed shortly before blighted by drug and alcohol use and reg- with helping him get clean at the time. through a press release on Saturday morn- lunchtime on Saturday, while the gathered ular violence. ing that a homicide investigation had been group of people, some of whom were wear- He was awarded the top student award launched. ing gang patches, yelled farewell to the fa- at the Blue Light Skills camp and received CONTINUED P2 Nearby neighbours said there had been a ther-of-three. glowing reports from New Zealand De- Ph 03 307 7900 Don’t miss out - a villa for sale 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 Monday, November 11, 2019 www.guardianonline.co.nz ■ MCDONALD STREET HOMICIDE Homicide investigation launched From P1 “We have a thing in place that is drug, al- cohol and smokefree, which is really cool – a good group of us from Ashburton go over, so it’s definitely getting better,” he said at the time. “It’s pretty powerful to remove that stuff, because at the moment the drink, the drugs and the violence is the thing killing our cul- ture, so I think as a new generation coming through we need to stick together and cut that, you know … change that cycle. “There is more to life than getting into trouble and these past few years, I’ve really learnt that.” Hemi’s funeral will be held at the Haka- tere Marae on Wednesday at 11am followed by interment at the Ashburton Cemetery. Detective Inspector Michael Ford said police are working closely with his family and are providing support at this difficult time. “Officers are also speaking to a number of people who were present at the time of the incident,” he said. Officers are also appealing for anyone with information about a party in Tinwald to come forward. It is understood there may have been a party at a Tinwald address on Friday night where people were reportedly threatened. Anyone else who may have witnessed the incident or can assist with the investigation is urged to contact police immediately by calling 105, or anonymously via Crimestop- pers on 0800 555 111. Police were called to a family harm in- Above - The hearse cident on Boundary Road at 9.45pm on carrying Peter Hemi’s Friday night, with people on social media body departs the reporting seeing armed police and police scene. dogs present. Police confirmed the incident was in no Left - Peter Hemi way related to the homicide. (centre) with his The vehicle that was removed from the award for Blue Light McDonald Street scene yesterday was to Skills overall top be forensically examined in the afternoon, student flanked by said Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Burnham camp staff Quested. Sergeant Andrew “Police are working through the infor- Judson (left) and mation collected and are assessing its rel- Flight Sergeant Vince evance. Binding. “We would like to reassure the communi- ty that this is an isolated incident.” The house was the scene of another homicide in 2016, when Tainui James Wano was stabbed by his brother Jayden Shane Alexander with a boning knife. The family was marking the 11th an- niversary of the death of Wano’s cousin, Rangi Wano, killed in a police chase in Christchurch. iHeart Radio Tune on the net and listen to it anytime, anywhere. FOR LOCALS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. YOU CAN NOW SNAP CHAT WITH HOOPS! A group of detectives meet in a car for a discussion at the crime scene. News www.guardianonline.co.nz Monday, November 11, 2019 Ashburton Guardian 3 ■ EDUCATION Methven schools are sunsmart BY SUE NEWMAN While there were sunscreen [email protected] spikes available to borrow for Ensuring students at Methven outdoor events, Casey said schools do not leave being she’s keen to see more schools sunsmart to chance, a local with their own. business has come up with And while sunscreen was a a way to dispense sunscreen summer essential, on its own, anywhere at any time. it was not enough to keep Guyon Humm Engineer- people sun safe, she said. ing has fabricated sunscreen “It is important to remem- spikes that have been do- ber not to only rely on sun- nated to Methven Primary screen to protect your skin, School and Mount Hutt Col- think about wearing clothing lege. These will hold contain- that covers more of your skin, ers of sunscreen and can be seek shade and importantly dug into the ground at out- choose a good hat, preferably door events. bucket style, because caps do Ashburton Cancer Society not protect your ears, sides of educator Mandy Casey said your face and neck.” the spikes would be well used The statistics made it very by the schools on camps, ath- clear that the risks of skin can- letic sports days and at any cer were very high, Casey said. event where students spent Over 4000 people are diag- time outdoors. It would mean nosed with melanoma insitu reapplying sunscreen during or invasive melanoma every an event was less likely to be year in New Zealand – that’s left to chance, she said. around 13 people every day. Right - Getting sunsmart in Methven (from left) Sue Fur- ndorfler, deputy principal Methven Primary, Rebekah Humm, Humm Engineering, Jamie King, Jack Saxon, principal Mount Hutt College, Jordan Oats, Paige Humm, Robbie Humm, Aisling Monson and Viv Barrett, Ashbur- ton Cancer Support Group. 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