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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. 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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”. saght said. There was financial uncertainty And at least lockdown had given him the to the event due to the Covid-19 unexpected blessing of some extra time to outbreak, the association said in a touch up a few of the paintings and add a press release. couple of extra works. “If we continued to prepare for There will be about 15 works, oils on stretch the show and find out the month canvas, ranging from large to smaller works. before we are unable to run, then One thing that Lysaght has had the benefit the association would be bank- of during lockdown, is a trusty old tea trolley rupted. he bought off Trademe. On the eve of New “It is with this in mind that the Zealand moving to Alert Level 4, he had been event management team, general able to wheel the rickety trolley, heavily lad- Ben Lysaght prepares for Once a Wilderness. PHOTO SUPPLIED committee and the board had to en with paint and brushes, out of his normal finalise a decision, sacrificing this workspace at a communal studio in a Wel- natural light. year’s show to shore up its future.” place, considering he was at an emerging lington art gallery. He remembers his friends He said doing the Ashburton exhibition The association said its first ob- stage of his career. helping him as they rumbled down the road. will be a dream come true after he had grown jective as a charity was to protect Paintings in Once a Wilderness burst with They also had to shift out those few paint- its financial position “at all costs” up being inspired by the gallery and its pro- colour as Lysaght explores dilutions of wild ings he decided he would touch up, and to ensure the show could contin- grammes. Lysaght attended Massey Univer- areas, such as greenhouses, winter gardens these now have pride of place in his Welling- ue “to bring generations together sity in Wellington once leaving Ashburton and pockets of bush. ton living room. well into the future”. College, achieving a Bachelor of Fine Arts He delves into their histories and contexts And he had commandeered a nice little So far the association had re- with Honours. as Eurocentric institutions, “focusing on the corner to set up his easel, where he has been duced event management fees by He said it was “incredibly amazing” to have limits and possibilities they hold to examine working during the day to make the most of over 75 per cent and “scaled back been asked to do the exhibition in the first the wider world”. the operation to ensure we avoid bankruptcy”, but it had not been enough. “Unfortunately, this does not insulate us from the significant Working on the Covid-19 frontline loss we have already experienced due to the fact we will not have From P1 tom of the cliff is empty because put their names forward to vol- Nightingale said CDHB staff a revenue from a 2020 show to As well as being the new the fence at the top of the cliff is unteer to be swabbed along with based in Ashburton, including cover the work done between De- CBAC’s clinical lead, Clarke is working,” she said. some frontline police and some Ashburton Hospital staff, would cember 2019 and May 2020.” a GP based at Three Rivers and Meanwhile, this week Ashbur- staff from a range of aged resi- be involved, as would some rest- The association was asking for a hospital specialist at Kaitaia ton health workers will be part dential care facilities. home staff in the district. financial support to re-launch in Hospital. of a national sentinel testing ef- “The purpose of this testing Mid Canterbury has had just 2021 from “those who have a con- She said it had been hearten- fort, altogether involving around is to check whether there is any three cases of Covid-19 con- nection to the show”. ing to see the huge testing re- 1500 Cantabrians. Covid-19 in the community, as firmed in the district, and all “We are today launching a sponse to Covid-19 nationwide Canterbury District Health there has been very little change have recovered. New Zealand Show Saviour campaign to our coming from the primary health Board chief executive officer Da- in our case numbers over the had its second day in a row yes- sponsors, trade exhibitors and sector. vid Meates said the board would past week,” Meates said. terday of zero new cases record- the public.” “The ambulance at the bot- be asking asymptomatic staff to Incident controller Dr Sue ed. 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

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4 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 6, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz In brief Eftpos issues Destocking library shelves Overuse and over-zealous cleaning of an eftpos machine have seen By Sue Newman the closed signs go up at Rakaia’s [email protected] Resource Recovery Park. Too much If the shelves in the Ashburton wiping between users destroyed Library look a little lighter when the machine and that meant the it reopens later this month, that’s park had to be closed because it because several thousand books was operating on the basis of card have been removed, boxed up only, no cash. A payWave machine and will be looking for new own- is likely to be installed by mid- ers. week to allow the park to reopen. With the Covid-19 Alert Lev- el now at 3, library manager Jill Yellow = recycling Watson and her team have been With kerbside wheelie bin back in business, albeit behind collections back to their normal closed doors. And that customer cycle, the rule of recyclables only contactless time has been per- in yellow bins is back in force. fect for ticking things off her to- During the first week of normal do list, she said. collection several loads of recycling “We’ve been wanting to weed were contaminated and had to out the collection ahead of our be off-loaded at the Resource move to the new library and Recovery Park tip-face because that’s much easier to do when rubbish had become mixed in with there are no people around.” recyclable material. Staff are going through each library shelf, removing books Snow falls on Mt Hutt that are in poor condition, rarely Ashburton Library manager Jill Watson weeding out books due for retirement from the li- borrowed or in some cases where Mt Hutt received 15 centimetres brary’s 77,000 plus collection. PHOTO SUPPLIED there are multiple copies. of snow, measured at the base of Currently the library has 77,690 Watson plans to hold a book sale. home library, she said. to borrow online, but for us, the ski area, overnight Monday. books shelved. “What really touches me and “By doing this now we’ll be we’re missing our people,” Wat- It was part of a southerly change Most of those making their way what we have to be mindful of ahead of the game when it’s time son said. which also brought light rainfall into the discard pile are from the is that while these books may to move.” While no fines on overdue to the district. It comes on the non-fiction shelves. not be borrowed very often, they The Covid-19 lockdown that books will apply until June 30, back of mild April temperatures Since the weed-out started, could be someone’s favourite has seen the library closed since book bins are in place for returns. and dry conditions. In its climate staff have removed an average of book.” March 23 has prompted a surge Staff clear these daily, wearing summary for the month, NIWA 1000 books a day, and that could The sale would provide an op- in online borrowing, with issues gloves and masks and all returns said yesterday the nationwide see upwards of 6000 volumes in portunity for people to browse in April at 1122, double the num- sit for three days before they are average temperature was 13.5° the discard pile. Those books through the discards to find any ber issued in April 2019. shelved to ensure they are Cov- Celsius, which was 0.2° above the won’t be dumped, however, as they might like to add to their “It’s great that people are able id-19 free. 1981 to 2010 April average. News

www.guardianonline.co.nz Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 5 Busy start to week for firefighters

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay [email protected] Firefighters have been kept on their toes, starting the week with a vehicle fire, a vegetation fire and an alarm activation in a 24-hour period. The first call-out was to a farm vehicle on fire in the Pen- darves area on Monday morning at around 8.15am. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess said it appeared that a container of petrol in the back tray of the all-terrain vehicle had either fallen over or been knocked over by a dog, spilling petrol and causing the fire. “It was completely destroyed, once it caught it went up pretty quick and there was nothing the guy could do,” he EA Networks Centre frontage. PHOTO PAM CARMICHAEL said. Later that day, shortly after midday, the Chertsey Volun- tary Rural Fire Force were called to a vegetation fire in the Dorie area. Chief Fire Officer Paul Stewart said around 50 straw bales that were positioned next to a smouldering rubbish pit Ready for reopening caught fire after embers jumped out of the pit. On Tuesday morning the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Bri- By Sue Newman will operate under Level 2 and will tre over the next few months so we’ve gade were called to an alarm activation at Bunnings. [email protected] amend these as required when final at least been able to take advantage The business has had a number of alarm activations since When the Covid-19 Level 2 signal details are released by the govern- of this downtime,” McCann said. the country went into lockdown, and Burgess said if any lo- is given, Ashburton’s EA Networks ment on Friday, he said. Everything was geared towards be- cation begins to have frequent issues, they work through Centre will be ready to open its doors Since the move to Alert Level ing ready to open the doors as soon this with the building owners to determine the problem. for business. 3, staff and contractors had been as the go-ahead at Level 2 was given, “If it becomes a bit of a regular thing we will get in contact But that business might come with working in the centre on a range of he said. and work through with them as to why it might be happen- a few changes and a raft of new pro- maintenance projects that included The reopening of the centre would ing, whether it is an issue with the system or something like cedures and protocols, says Ashbur- replacing stadium lights, cleaning not, however, be back to business as that,” he said. ton District Council service delivery gym carpets and equipment and re- usual, as there would be limits on the “Most places are pretty good with getting things sorted, manager Neil McCann. placing tiles in the pool area. numbers able to gather in each area it can be as simple as dust getting kicked up and triggering Staff are currently drafting doc- “That’s work that would have re- and there would be new protocols the alarm or if they get big sweepers in kicking up dust or it uments covering how the centre quired a staged shutdown of the cen- around wiping down equipment. could be an issue with the system.” www.flooringxtra.co.nz www.flooringxtra.co.nz

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■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan ■ is well known around these parts. Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales The automatic choke with Bernard by emailing [email protected]

any readers thought wide open, hence the higher, Grahame Kelly’s Stand- torturous revving of the engine. Mard 8 possum story All was good in the end with fascinating. the retrieval of the nail, and It was! after a wee chat about the lack So we asked Grahame if he Bernard Egan of wisdom in putting a nail in TALES FROM had another story to share with THE BACK SEAT the carby, the old gent, who was us, he has and here it is. very grateful for the help, went Back in the early 70s there on his merry way – back to his were a lot of HQ Holdens, The driver, poor chap, was horse-drawn plough, I imagine. Ford Falcons and PB and PC just as startled as we were and Another story about the Vauxhalls in ownership around was slow to react. Cresta: that car got crashed into Ashburton. I think the guy was more used three times on three different All very good cars in their day. to tractors and horse-drawn corners of the vehicle and I I was keen on purchasing a ploughs than driving a modern didn’t witness either of them. new Holden, however with the (at the time) car. Once on Sparrows corner, a prospect of building a house, Anyway, I asked the driver to young chap came roaring off I decided on a cheaper sec- ‘pop’ the bonnet and I would East Street into Moore Street ond-hand 1967 Vauxhall PC see if I could resolve the revving and slid on the wet road and Cresta. problem with his car. Having crashed into my parked Cresta. On one particular occasion, owned the same model myself, Grahame Kelly’s 1967 Vauxhall PC Cresta. The staff at Sparrows held on on a cool winter’s night, I was I was familiar with most things to him until I got back to the car. participating in a fundraising under the bonnet. my own car. He responded that he was Another time at a function, evening with one of my mates. Now in 1967 automatic chokes This guy’s car still had an having trouble with the auto- a chap with a bit too much on At the conclusion of the were just becoming common on automatic choke. matic choke staying on too long board ran into the front of the evening we exited the hall and the newly produced vehicles. When I removed the air clean- so he put the nail between the car, but left some of his paint- were rather startled to hear Some of the earlier automatic er and looked down the throat butterfly (choke) valve and the work on the Cresta, so I was able a similar PC Cresta to mine chokes were not that efficient. of the carburettor with a torch throttle body wall to stop the to sort him out. revving so hard I expected to see They either stayed on too long the old guy fortunately had in valve closing off altogether. I can’t recall, for the moment, the valves pop out through the or not long enough. his car, I saw what looked like Unfortunately, when he start- when the other occasion was, bonnet. Many were such a problem a large nail jammed down the ed the car that fine evening, the but I think there must have been I rushed forward and told the that they were modified and throttle body of the carby. nail dropped to the bottom of something about the car that driver to turn the ignition key dispensed with and a manual I asked the driver what it was the throttle body and jammed seemed to attract boy racers / off. choke added, as I had done with there for. the accelerator butterfly valve stock car drivers. The place where farmers get their quality agricultural replacement parts and equipment

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If your home has been found wanting during the Covid-19 lockdown, its shortfalls could become part space, and a new initiative aims to harness these insights to design the ultimate home. The House NZ Built, has been created by Stonewood Homes, and its aim is to take the ideas of Kiwis to build the perfect family home, says Ashburton franchise co-owner Amy Hollamby. “With four weeks spent solidly within the same four walls, we have become acquainted with our homes like never before. In- evitably everyone has decided on things they love and hate about their homes, what they would love to change, she said. She’s keen to see people around the Ashburton District have in- put into creating the perfect Kiwi home by taking part in a quick nationwide survey. “This is a great concept. We’ve all been locked in, and it’s proba- bly the most time any of us have spent in our homes and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give us some information that we’ll use to design the ultimate home,” Hollamby said. Following the research, award- winning designer Peter Mannion from Synergy Designs will collate the findings to create the home plan. Tips to help people focus on their design ideas are: and energy and a constant ■■ Entertainers or restaurateurs? ■■ Do you like deep rich colours cess to the design, Hollamby said. ■■ Family large or small? Do you sense of community? This Do you like to cook and have or cool airy tones? This will af- “We want to reward people have children or extended thinking will shape the level of people over or do you prefer fect both interior and exterior who share their thoughts with family you need to account for open space in a home. to eat out with friends? This style decisions. Dream big. us and what better way than to regarding space and access? ■■ Active or cosy? Do you like to will impact kitchen and living Always start with your dream give them access to the House NZ ■■ Are play areas vital? The size exercise regularly and be out- space choices and the size and list and what you would really Built plan first. After all, they will of the family will influence the doors or are you more the type budget allocated to each. love in a home, as often a plan have helped design it,” she said amount of rooms you need of person who likes to spend ■■ Low or high maintenance? can be worked around to meet a Research will be open from and communal living spaces. your free time cozied up with Do you love gardening and budget and wish-list. It also helps May 4 until May 22, 2020 with Peaceful or playful? a book? This will influence a want to be able to spend time a person drill down on what mat- the home reveal and 3D virtual ■■ Do you want a tranquil private home’s connection to the out- tending to it, or is mowing the ters most for their home. render launched before the end existence within your home or doors and space needed for last thing on your ‘to-do’ list? People who contribute to the of June. www.thehousenzbuilt. are you looking for daily fun gym equipment etc. Warm or cool colours? research will gain exclusive ac- co.nz

■■BLACKMOORE MURDER Final cannabis bill released Third person charged NZME her house on Vancouver Cres- By Heather Mackenzie for cannabis products and which together with the Ministry of cent in the Christchurch sub- [email protected] products would be prohibited, Health are both keeping a close A former debt collector has urb of Wainoni on the blustery, The complete and final version licensing requirements, how the eye on the Covid-19 pandemic been arrested by police inves- warm Thursday evening of Au- of the Cannabis Legalisation and bill proposes to reduce young and how it might affect the Sep- tigating the Angela Blackmoore gust 17, 1995. Control Bill to be voted on at this people’s exposure to cannabis tember 19 election. murder cold case and believe he Her 2-year-old son Dillon was year’s general election was re- and infringement and penalties. Contingency plans involve set- arranged her killing. sleeping in his bedroom at the leased on May 1 by Justice Min- The government referendum ting up mobile voting teams in A 47-year-old from Wanaka is time of her death. ister Andrew Little. website www.referendums.govt. the community, alternative ways the third person to be charged Her partner, Laurie Ander- This final eleaser follows the nz has also been tweaked and to vote for people who can’t get over one of New Zealand’s long- son discovered her body when draft version of the bill being put now has key point plain English to a polling station, ways to un- est cold murder cases. he returned home after work at in the public domain in Decem- explainers for the Cannabis Le- dertake recruitment and train- He has been charged with 11.20pm that night. ber last year. galisation and Control Bill and ing of staff, how to deal with the murder and will appear at But last October there was a The draft bill and now the final also the End of Life Choice Act supply of goods needed for the Queenstown District Court to- major police breakthrough, with version, released last week, are 2019, also to be voted for at this election. day. the arrest of a 45-year-old man a part of the government’s com- year’s general election. The election date could be Stuff reports it’s David Peter and 47-year-old woman. mitment in providing the voting To cover those who do not changed in a worst case scenario Hawken, a former debt collec- At the High Court in public with ample opportuni- have access to the internet, ex- but can only be done by one of tor known to Blackmoore who Christchurch in February, Jere- ty to make an informed choice planatory material on both ref- three ways. The Prime Minister is alleged to have arranged her my Powell, 45, pleaded guilty to come voting day. erendums will also be included Jacinda Ardern could choose to brutal death. beating Blackmoore to death. The Government is committed in the electoral role update and change it, but to no later than Detective Sergeant Todd The summary of facts says to providing impartial, unbiased EasyVote card mailouts due to November 21, parliament could Hamilton said in a statement Powell turned up to the victim’s information on the referendum be sent out prior to this year’s vote to extend the term of par- yesterday: “We continue to sup- house in Christchurch with a and its process, Little said. election. liament, a 75 per cent majority port Angela’s family and loved bat, and a large knife hidden in The press release put out by “It is important that the public would be needed or thirdly the ones through this process. As his trench coat. Little listed the following up- feel they can meaningfully par- Chief Electoral Officer has some this remains before the courts, Powell then admitted beating dates and inclusions to the ticipate in the referendum. To do emergency powers to adjourn we are not in a position to make her over the head with the bat - original bill, how the cannabis so, the public need to be able to voting, but only for a total of 10 any further comment.” until she was dead. market would work, how regu- access factual and impartial in- days. Blackmoore, a 21-year-old Powell claims he was to be lation of consumption premises formation,” Little said. www.vote.nz has more general mum who was 10 weeks’ preg- paid $10,000 for killing her. would work, approvals process The Electoral Commission election information nant, was stabbed 39 times in He is yet to be sentenced. Mid Canterbury is for business! MidCanOpenforBiz.nz open 8 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 6, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz

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Matt Markham EDITOR The impact of the ripple effect . . .

e might be feeling buoyant at the prospect of another reduction in Alert LevelW next week, but as time progresses the ripple effect of Covid-19 is only going to become more and more evident. We got a hint yesterday with the cancellation of the New Zealand Agricultural Show, with this year being the first time since World War Two that it won’t be on the calendar for one of New Zealand’s biggest social weeks. That’s a hefty blow, but one which we might see a lot more of in the coming weeks and months as the financial and economic impacts of what we have been through as a country become more and more evident. And while big events are the easy ones to target, it’s also the little mainstays of society that we could well miss out on too. Events that families have been YOUR VIEW going to for generations won’t be there because of the far-reach- ing impacts of the pandemic With option 3 Council state doesn’t even pay rates in our dis- tomer – us older shoppers are too and that’s really sad. Procurement policy “this is likely to result in either an trict. polite to tell the salesperson but Locally, we should expect Can I comment on the recent de- increase in rates or a decrease in At this time, it’s even more vi- are well aware when we are being some form of change too. bate over the Ashburton District levels of service. tal we all think local and support misled in most cases. One has to wonder that if the Council Procurement Policy. But no analysis has been car- local business, before casting our We’ve been around a long time Christchurch Show has fallen That debate was to give weight- ried out to determine the approx- eyes further afield. you see and will certainly walk on its sword for the year, what ing of 5 per cent-10 per cent to a imate value. I implore our Council to review away if we find we’re not being it must mean for the Ashburton local business/supplier. So, option 3 is dismissed on an this policy and weight it to sup- treated with the respect we de- A&P Show, with the same finan- Personally, I would be happy assumption that costs may in- port local enterprise to a higher serve even if that means paying a cial implications likely to play with that weighting to be set at 5 crease!! level higher price – and that is business a role in their decision making per cent. Increase by how much? Tony Todd lost! too. There was also debate on what And levels of service will de- Any business should, in my No-one wants to see these is “local”. crease. opinion, see it as a privilege when events cancelled, but the harsh I believe local is any business Really? a shopper walks into their shop – reality is that the risks just far within the boundaries of the What hasn’t been factored in is Shop local it is not the other way round. outweigh anything else and in Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers, hills the multiplying effect keeping it A thought on the persuasion for They are coming to your shop to the sea. order to ensure that while not local would achieve. locals to support their local busi- because they want something – Businesses that contribute sig- there this year, they can return For example, employing a local nesses and shop in town. a product and an honest straight nificant funding to ADC via rates bigger and better in 2021 some builder would also mean local It is something I have always up deal. and employ local people. tough calls need to be made. electricians, plumbers, painters been very keen to do because al- If the salesperson or owner of ADC have launched a campaign After more than four weeks of etc would also be employed. though there may be a product, the business gets it wrong it could to support local business, which a country at all but a complete We need to ensure Council’s say in Christchurch a little cheap- be a regular customer lost – for is a commendable initiative. standstill, plenty will be wonder- Procurement Policy is tailored to er, you have to factor in the cost good! But if Council is going to “talk ing what might sit ahead in wait of travel, the hassle of parking So, Ashburton people, I still say the talk” then it has to “walk the favour businesses that pay rates and only really become evident and the difficulties of buying out local is the best place to shop and walk” to us. as things start to work again. encourage everyone to help with Councillors had three options Whether Council is calling for of town if the product fails. Chances are the cancelling of the survival of the businesses in to consider with the Procurement tenders for building, vehicles, fur- By and large most of the busi- the Christchurch Show is just Ashburton now and into the fu- Policy. nishings, stationary, all printing, nesses in town give wonderful the tip of the iceberg. ture. 1 Do nothing. professional services etc, priority service, however there are one or We can hope it’s not. In that way there will be bene- 2 Do some. Shop local where must be to support local business. two who could up their game with But it seems incredibly likely. fits in terms of employment and possible. Other districts are. their attitude to customer service and honouring their consumer money staying within the com- Thought of the Day: While 3 Do most. Council give prefer- Contracting an “out of town” obligations to consumers. munity, and that has to be a good it might seem small, the ripple ence to local business/suppliers business brings little benefit to For example: Do not ignore a outcome for all of us. effects of small things is extraor- within a margin of 5 per cent-10 our District. customer; be honest with a cus- Ned (name withheld) dinary. per cent of best price offered. And of course, that business Sport

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■■OPINION A team with nothing to lose

f you look back, just before The Penrose-based club also Contrast this to the players who have the cattle, or a forward pack C****, pre-season expecta- lost front row forward Jackson have breached lockdown restric- capable of bending the defensive tions of the New Zealand Frei and outside back Taane tions, some of them offering up line across 80 minutes. Warriors, for the first time in Milne to the same dreaded injury, laughable excuses and in return However I would like to think Imany years, had finally reached a and adding to the misery the pair receiving nothing more than a that being unburdened by lofty point of reticence, possibly even were unable to get a spot under Adam Burns slap on the hand. expectations, a squad undoubt- resignation. the knife prior to lockdown. SPORTS REPORTER The comparison is quite strik- edly disadvantaged and set for a There was no star signing The NRL managed to fit in two ing. tough few months both on and levitating hopes of a competitive rounds prior to the season being What this all means is what was off the paddock could galvanise showing. adjourned, with the Warriors in this week in New South Wales’ stacked up against the Warriors them. No fresh perspective from a 15th position after losses to the country music capital Tamworth earlier this season is only exacer- Or maybe coach Stephen Kear- new coach who was going to turn Raiders and an opening round preparing for a season restart. bated. ney could opt to loosen the dour the club’s fortunes around. shutout at Newcastle. The game’s administrators Make no mistake, this ain’t no structures the team has often Or in the case of last season, no Then Covid happened. place a high value on this team even playing field and this team been criticised for in the past, for false omens of a football team on As sporting organisations the from a broadcast perspective, is going to be up against it on a return to the more ad-lib sec- the right track after a rare playoff world over adopted fairly con- probably even more so in this foreign pastures. While the Aus- ond-phase football which marked appearance the previous year. servative channels, the NRL has climate. tralian clubs have the luxury of Warriors teams of the past. The Warriors finished the NRL been a three-ringed circus. After numerous self-quaran- being surrounded by family, the You would hardly begrudge regular season in 13th place in A dazed Warriors club have tining periods and the emotional self-proclaimed family-centric such a move this year. 2019 and with little to report in been caught in the middle, seem- toll of having to farewell family Warriors will have no-one else to Captain Roger Tuivasa-Scheck terms of off-season recruits, there ingly a key cog in the competi- indefinitely at the weekend, the turn to but each other. has consistently gone above and was little to muster for Warriors tion’s ambitious May 28 restart. unique circumstances the club If the chat about a trans-Tas- beyond from the back in a losing fans ahead of 2020. Despite a torrent of develop- has been laboured with has man bubble does eventually cause. Not to mention, the loss of ments which have threatened to earned them admiration and materialise down the track, this Time will tell if a bit of adversity Bunty Afoa earlier this year after derail the game’s plans, the War- support from the rugby league could bring welcome relief. will breed some character to go the key forward did his ACL. riors somehow find themselves community across the ditch. On paper, the Warriors do not along with him.

■■YACHTING American Magic ready to challenge

The first challenger out to take the America’s Cup away from Team New Zealand is bound for Auck- land. Sail-World is reporting that the New York Yacht Club entry, Amer- ican Magic, has packed their boat on a ship and expects to arrive in Auckland in early June, despite the current restrictions due to Covid-19. With the cancellation of last month’s World Series regatta in Cagliari and June’s regatta in Portsmouth, American Magic helmsman Dean Barker recently told NZME he was desperate to set up base in Auckland as soon as possible, but knows it could be some time before he can return home. Construction on their base on Auckland’s Wynyard Point has not yet started, Sail-World reports. However, American Magic skip- per Terry Hutchinson wrote in sailing magazine Seahorse yester- day that they were shipping their AC75 Defiant to New Zealand, de- spite not knowing whether non- New Zealand members of their team would be allowed to enter the country. “By the time this is on your kitchen counter we will have exe- cuted on a pivotal decision for our programme. “All our gear will have been loaded and will be on its way to New Zealand. “It is a nervous time as we have American Magic is on its way to New Zealand. no guarantee at this very moment when non-New Zealand citizens ernment has set up a smart, safe ter the country, much like the New ian Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in late with the finalWorld Series regatta will be allowed into the country. process to allow us to execute our Zealand Warriors players and staff October. set for Auckland from December “We do know our future is in planning.” needed before arriving in Austral- The cancellation of the first 17-20. Auckland and we can only ‘hope’, All members of the American ia on Sunday. two World Series regattas means The Prada Cup Challenger se- a great value but not necessarily Magic team would likely face a 14- According to Sail-World, fellow that the racing syndicates won’t ries is scheduled from January a great strategy, that by the time day quarantine upon arrival while challengers INEOS Team UK said have an accurate gauge on how 15-February 22, with the 36th Defiant and the gear land in ear- non-New Zealand residents will they were intending to arrive in they are tracking until they hit America’s Cup from March 6-15 ly June the New Zealand Gov- need special dispensation to en- Auckland in September, and Ital- the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, next year. Sport

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■■RUGBY Committed to Super Rugby Super Rugby has moved to quell “All such reports are merely speculation about the demise of speculative and have no basis to the competition saying it’s com- them,” he said in a statement. mitted to a 14-team competition “This is not to say that we are beyond next year. not having realistic discussions Sanzaar chief executive Andy on what may have to eventuate Marinos says speculation regard- should Covid-19 restrictions con- ing the future of Super Rugby and tinue beyond 2020. the Four Nations has been mis- “We are presently looking in de- leading. tail at various competition formats Marinos said the impact of the but any agreed format will include pandemic is likely to mean a do- teams from all four stakeholder mestic focus in each territory national unions. when the competition resumes, Due to uncertainty over what but long term Sanzaar has already various government restrictions, sold a 14-team Super Rugby com- if any, may look like next year in- petition as well as a four team Rug- cluding international travel, no by Championship to broadcasters. date has been set yet as to when a The New Zealand, Australia, Ar- decision will be made on 2021 and gentina and South Africa rugby beyond,” he said. unions have also all committed “A major consideration is that to the joint venture through until we also have an obligation to dis- 2030, he said. cuss any contingencies with our “I can definitely confirm that broadcaster partners in the first none of the suggested mod- instance after which we will make els or structures that have been public comment.” commented on recently, such as Upon resuming, Super Rugby stand-alone trans-Tasman for- would likely have “a strong domes- mats, have been agreed by any of tic focus in each territory” initially, the Sanzaar unions individually Sanzaar said, given travel and bor- or collectively. der restrictions. Jack Goodhue in Super Rugby action for the Crusaders against the Highlanders last year. Richie’s secret pre-test obsession revealed

Dan Carter has revealed fellow All Black great Richie “And everyone thought ‘where’s he going here?’ … McCaw’s pre-match ritual during his remarkable and then he said ‘ice cream’. 148-test career. “I love my ice cream. I always found on a Friday Carter and Scotland journalist Lee McKenzie in- night you’d earned it for the week. It got me ready terviewed McCaw in a live chat on Facebook and Ins- to go.” tagram this week in a new series which kicked off last So which flavour was the obvious follow-up ques- week by talking to Springboks great Bryan Habana. tion. In the latest episode the long-time friends and “I quite enjoy mint-choc chip. But with an apple team-mates talked about how McCaw made his crumble the night before a game a bit of vanilla used mark as a young captain of the All Blacks, him be- to be pretty perfect,” McCaw added. ing in awe of England’s Martin Johnson and a certain Carter said the All Blacks flanker and captain could pre-match tradition. get quite pent up if there was no ice cream available “I’ve never seen a man eat so much ice cream the night before a test. before. I’m struggling to think of a test match you “I did find it quite amusing when you’d absolute- played where you didn’t have ice cream the night be- ly tear off at the dietician or the hotel staff because fore a game,” Carter said about McCaw. there wasn’t ice cream,” Carter joked. “It would com- “You’re spot on,” McCaw admitted. pletely ruin your preparation and as every profes- “The best man at my wedding, when he got up, the sional athlete knows – preparation is the key. first thing he said was ‘we’re going to start the speech “And that was a big part of Richie’s preparation and Richie McCaw: Calling for more ice cream? with Richie’s first love’. you did not want to mess with that.” Wanganui dogs M3 Today at Hatrick Raceway Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 2 66442 Sedgebrook Sally 17.90...... F Kite 7 62565 Big Time Dusty 17.80...... L Cole 2 46645 Gotcha Marshall 17.96...... J McInerney 7 55344 Black Mags nwtd...... 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Deliberately misled (4) 78 3 9 8 973812564 5 3 7 2 9 1 6 4 8 216 36 7 4 249685713 MEDIUM HARD 816734925 817396425 186932574 536248179 259847631 249751683 734651829 4 5 3 6 8 2 9 1 7 8 2 5 4 1 6 3 9 7 792415836 617593248 168973542 493278156 9 8 4 5 2 7 3 6 1 9 7 8 1 2 5 4 6 3 671839254 541369782 325164798 362784915 17 Ashburton Forecast Guardian 15 RANGIORA LAKE COLERIDGE Waimakariri TODAY: Possible early frost. Family Notices Weather 16 Morning cloudy periods clearing to DARFIELD 18  ne. Light winds. MAX 18 OVERNIGHT MIN 4 Map for today CHRISTCHURCH TOMORROW: Fine, possible early 16 18 LYTTELTON frosts. Northerlies. 14 Ashburton Guardian METHVEN LINCOLN 16 www.guardianonline.co.nz MAX 20 OVERNIGHT MIN 6 FRIDAY: Morning cloud then  ne. Rakaia DEATHS DEATHS FUNERAL AKAROA Winds mainly light, N later. 15 MAX 17 OVERNIGHT MIN 7 RENNIE, Allan James - FURNISHERS ASHBURTON Ra SATURDAY: Fine. Northerlies. 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World Weather Forecasts for today River Levels cumecs Adelaide  ne 22 11 Frankfurt  ne 20 5 New York showers 14 8 Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday 2.47 nc Amsterdam  ne 18 2 Geneva thunder 22 10 Paris  ne 21 8 Book two adverts Bangkok  ne 36 29 Hobart  ne 19 11 Perth showers 18 12 Berlin  ne 16 3 Hong Kong  ne 33 27 Rarotonga showers 26 25 Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 316.7 Brisbane showers 25 15 Honolulu showers 29 21 Rome cloudy 23 13 Cairns showers 28 21 Islamabad rain 30 15 San Francisco  ne 22 12 Nth Ashburton at 4:00 pm, yesterday 7.89 Cairo  ne 29 17 Jakarta drizzle 32 25 Seoul  ne 27 12 and get one free! Calcutta thunder 31 22 Johannesburg  ne 21 11 Singapore thunder 34 24 Sth Ashburton at 4:00 pm, yesterday 12.8 Canberra  ne 18 3 Kuala Lumpur thunder 33 25 Stockholm cloudy 15 5 Colombo thunder 33 26 London  ne 18 6 Sydney  ne 23 12 Darwin  ne 35 24 Los Angeles  ne 33 17 Taipei cloudy 28 24 Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday 164.9 Delhi drizzle 35 20 Madrid  ne 25 9 Tel Aviv showers 21 15 Dubai  ne 38 28 Melbourne  ne 19 11 Tokyo drizzle 22 13 Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday 414.8 Dublin  ne 13 10 Moscow rain 19 14 Washington rain 10 8 Advertisement Rates Edinburgh  ne 14 5 Nadi thunder 30 22 Zurich  ne 19 9 Source: Environment Canterbury

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Ashburton Methven Christchurch Timaru Wednesday Thursday Friday 5 x 1 50mm x 30.75mm $25 m Airport Airport Airport am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm 3 Temperature °C 2 At 4pm 10.3 8.0 11.2 8.1 6 x 1 60mm x 30.75mm $30 Max to 4pm 11.9 9.5 12.3 12.6 1 Minimum 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.6 0 Grass minimum 5.8 – 5.3 – 2:16 8:24 2:39 8:53 3:07 9:15 3:33 9:47 3:59 10:08 4:27 10:43 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river Rainfall mm mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes. 16hr to 4pm 6.6 – 4.6 0.4 All prices GST exclusive Rise 7:31 am Rise 7:32 am Rise 7:33 am May to date 6.6 – 8.2 4.8 Set 5:27 pm Set 5:26 pm Set 5:25 pm Avg May to date 10 – 8 5 Bad Bad fishing Bad Bad fishing Bad Bad fishing 2020 to date 138.6 – 106.2 103.8 230 – 200 173 Set 5:17 am Set 6:36 am Set 7:56 am Avg year to date Rise 5:02 pm Rise 5:33 pm Rise 6:08 pm Wind km/h At 4pm S 24 S 15 SW 35 SW 24 Full moon Last quarter New moon 7 May 10:46 pm 15 May 2:04 am 23 May 5:40 am Strongest gust SW 52 – SW 57 SW 46 ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd. www.ofu.co.nz Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa Time of gust 3:05pm – 1:51pm 3:45pm

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Ashburton runners could be taking part in the upcoming length-of-the-country run.

IN FOR THE LONG RUN By Adam Burns challenges where entrants could run or walk in the space of five days. launched several virtual events during the [email protected] the length of the North Island (1062km), “With still being in Level 3 through to the Covid-19 period. Competitors will have the chance to run the the South Island (920km) or the country 11th of May we are unsure of when we will A week-long international virtual run length of the country for a new challenge (1982km) which could all be done “virtual- get back to Level 1 and be able to have large challenger series also took place last month despite lockdown restraints still in place. ly”. events,” a CMJ Events spokesperson said. where Kiwis competed against fellow run- Mid Canterbury organisers of “virtual” A 5km Mother’s Day challenge is also set “We wanted to introduce some new long ners from Australia, South Africa and the sporting challenges continue to front foot to take place on Sunday which entrants term events with goals for all of New Zea- UK. South Africa won the challenge with events in an attempt to keep competition could either run or walk. land and couple these with some specific an average distance of 13.2km, followed by alive and to help fill a void of sporting ac- Participants could also donate to the events and be able to do them anytime, an- the UK (10.1km), New Zealand (9.1km) and tivity. Heart Foundation of NZ and CMJ Events ywhere.” Australia (1.4km). Run NZ Run comprises of a handful of said that they had raised more than $1500 The Ashburton events company has You can register at: www.runnzrun.co.nz The Warriors are a team with nothing to lose P10