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Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2.20 Home delivered from $1.40 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY Mid Canterbury is for business! MidCanOpenforBiz.nz open Hairdressers Library ready destock P2 P4 Working on the frontline BY SUSAN SANDYS ly press briefings, saying people [email protected] should get a test if they had any As New Zealand reaches extraor- symptoms. dinarily low case numbers of Cov- “We welcome it because New id-19, it remains business as usu- Zealanders are doing the right al at the Ashburton Community thing,” Dr Clarke said. Based Assessment Centre. As well as the CBAC, run by the As of yesterday, the CBAC based Canterbury Primary Response at Ashburton Hospital has con- Group, there had been one-day ducted 475 assessments and tests walk-in testing stations set up. since being opened for coronavi- Two had been held at the Hamp- rus testing in March, and testing stead Rugby and All Sports Club, continues on a daily basis. one at Rakaia and another at the Clinical lead Sarah Clarke said Hakatere Marae. referrals for testing from GPs were These pop-up clinics were de- not dropping off, and she was not signed to be accessible for those expecting that to happen any who were not accessing their GP time soon. or Healthline for a referral, but “It’s not surprising, because people still had to have symp- the case definition is so broad. toms among those consistent Anyone who has a cold gets an with Covid-19 to get a test. assessment and test now, that’s The walk-in clinics had not because we have to make certain been particularly busy, some- we are not missing any pockets of thing which was a good indica- Covid-19,” Dr Clarke said. tion that Mid Cantabrians had “I do wonder whether we might been following lockdown rules start to get a little bit busier, be- and were staying relatively well, cause things like the common Dr Clarke said. cold are likely to circulate a little More were planned in future, bit more as we move down the with dates and times yet to be levels of lockdown,” she said. confirmed. She said the busiest days at the centre since it opened had often followed advice from the Prime CONTINUED P3 Dr Sarah Clarke sets up a pop-up Covid-19 testing clinic at Hampstead rugby grounds. Minister at the government’s dai- PHOTO SUPPLIED New Zealand Agricultural Show cancelled – P3 Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe! News 2 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 6, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Hairdressers face a juggling act BY SUE NEWMAN Bookings already made for post Level [email protected] 3 appointments will remain, but for oth- When the green light is given for hairdress- er clients, it will be a case of first-in first- ers to return to work, they’re one business served, she said. that will be log-jammed with work from She has a Level 2 booking calendar ready day one. and when the all-clear to reopen is given, And while that will mean the cashflow will match clients’ preferred day and time tap will be turned on immediately, it does with this. come with its own issues, says salon owner Like Wilson, she knows there will be a Anna Wilson. range of do-it-yourself hair cuts and col- The headache for all salon owners will ours that will need a tidy-up, but those be playing catch-up on what is likely to be clients will have to line up with the rest, about eight weeks of lost appointments, Cressey said. she said. “I’ve got a friend who dyed her hair bright “It’s very, very tricky, how do we book in pink, but she’ll have to wait until the storm our whole client list, because everyone will calms a bit before I can sort that out.” be wanting appointments.” She hasn’t been tempted to cut her own Wilson has two salons and plans to keep hair, but has cut her partner’s – twice. her staff working in two groups with no in- “I did that because I have to look at him,” teraction between the two. Solving the cli- she said. ent appointment dilemma, however, is not She anticipates the long stretch without simple, she said. colouring their hair might prompt a few Her plan is to adopt the health model people to opt to either go grey gracefully and run a triage system for clients. She’ll be or to go for a more natural colour rather phoning each client to assess the urgency than risking another round of looking at of their need and she’s hoping there will be regrowth. some who are happy to wait a week or two. Cressey has put out the call for clients to “It’ll be pretty hard for some people contact her through Facebook and has a though, those who were due to come in the won’t have the time in the first couple of “If they’ve been off for seven or eight notice in her salon window. first week of lockdown,” she said. weeks to do big fix-up jobs. It’s going to be weeks, going from zero to very long hours “Get in touch and we can work through Hairdressers are also likely to be faced interesting because supermarket sales are on their feet isn’t fair and it won’t be easy, an appointment. I’m putting it out there with new challenges with clients who’ve so high on hair colour so it might be a test but we’ll do the best we can.” that it’s first-in first-served. I know people opted for home colour jobs or who have ei- of our skills.” Methven hairdresser Mary Cressey says want to feel good but I’m hoping my clients ther trimmed their hair themselves or had Opening for longer hours could be one she’ll be working extra hours to clear what will be understanding and will realise there friends do the job, Wilson said. option, Wilson said, but she’s concerned she knows will be a flood of urgent requests might be a wait for an appointment”, she “We’ve really thought about this but we that could be too tough on her team. for appointments. said. Man arrested on weapons, drugs charges Members of the police armed of- squad had been brought in to help the beginning of the month after Jenkins said residents across the speed motorists were travelling at fenders squad were in Ashburton locate the man who was arrest- he was found to be in breach of his district have generally been abid- during Alert Level 4. yesterday as police carried out a ed without incident and has been bail conditions and was charged ing by rules around Alert Level 3, “There has been an increase of search warrant to arrest a man on charged with unlawful possession with breaching Alert Level 3 rules. though they have responded to pedestrians and bicyclists since the a number of firearms and drugs of firearms and possession of Class A subsequent search warrant a handful of incidents relating to advent of the lockdown,” he said. charges. A drugs. also resulted in the 27-year-old breaches, mainly involving mass “Now we have progressed to Lev- Ashburton sub-area supervisor The man had come to the atten- male being charged with posses- gatherings. el 3, I am concerned with the com- Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said tion of police following a routine sion of cannabis and utensils for With many people now back on bination of increased speed, addi- the 43-year old man was taken into vehicle stop where a number of the consumption of cannabis, and the roads, Jenkins said police will tional road users back in the flow of custody on Tuesday. items of interest were located. was also charged with two further be focusing on road policing as traffic and recreational activity on Jenkins said the armed offenders One man was also arrested at breaches of the Level 3 restrictions. well due to a noticeable increase in or near the roadsides.” are AVAILABLE for SALES PHONE AND COLLECT JUST PH 308 9019 or 027 367 3970 To Arrange Contactless Collection or Delivery Ph 308 9019 or * All items we stock are available for purchase * No Customers are allowed in our store, therefore Email [email protected] please phone or email us and we will take care of you Available 9am - 5pm Weekdays YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS TAKING CARE OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY News www.guardianonline.co.nz Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 3 New Zealand Agricultural Lockdown delays exhibition BY SUSAN SANDYS [email protected] Show canned Emerging artist Ben Lysaght was on the cusp of a career milestone, his first solo exhibition, NZME when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. It shut the Ashburton Art Gallery and threw The New Zealand Agricultural out the April 27 opening date for Once a Wil- Show will not go ahead in 2020, derness to a yet-to-be-determined date. the first time the event has been The 23-year-old, who grew up in Ashbur- cancelled since World War Two. ton and is now based in Wellington, said The Canterbury A&P Show As- while this had obviously been a disappoint- sociation announced the deci- ing development, he had not been too fazed. sion yesterday, thanking its mem- “I knew Shirin (Khosraviani, curator) and bers for being “guardians of the team at the gallery would look after me,” Ly- show for 157 years”.