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In the 18 months since John Grieve and Bruce Wright brought Kavanagh house in Winchester, they have worked hard to transform the business from a Boutique B&B and function centre to the smart looking Miaflora garden centre and café that they have now opened.

Originally built as a doctor’s residence in 1907, The Gables was rebuilt after a fire in 1910. In 1995, Juliearna and Killian Kavanagh renovated it from a derelict state, renamed it and launched as a luxury three-bedroomed boutique B&B and fine restaurant that garnered very positive reviews on a range of travel sites.

John and Bruce owned a six-hectare garden centre outside of Perth as well as a smaller city-based garden centre that gained the 2003 Australian Best Small Garden Centre Award. They decided to sell up and move to New Zealand as John, a qualified pastry chef, has family in Ashburton. however, before they were fully committed to the move John visited for Christmas 2013, speculatively followed up on a real estate magazine posting and viewed Kavanagh house.

“We had a wish list for the type of property we wanted – character, appeal, close to a main route, close to population centres, business potential and land. The only box it didn’t tick was a greater area of land but the ceiling roses and other features made up for it. We just had to buy it,” says Bruce.

While it wasn’t exactly the timeline they had discussed, the deal was settled by February 2014 and John moved over to begin the landscaping and readying the property for their new venture. Bruce had the task of tidying up the Perth businesses and settled into the property in May this year, just in time for the rather cold winter. Bruce has found the cold a nice change from the relentless and enervating heat of Western Australia.

The aim is to provide good quality café casual food for relaxing afternoons either inside the Neo-Tudor-styled home or out the

Kavanagh House becomes Miaflora

Co-owner of Miaflora, Bruce Wright, outside the refurbished stable block housing the garden centre. Photo: Kent Slocombe.

landscaped courtyards, as well as browsing in the garden centre. The garden centre is housed in the old stables and apart from a range of garden supplies has a large selection of plants, ornaments, garden features and items suitable for gifts or decoration. “While John looks after the café, we are both passionate gardeners. I stock the type of plants that grow well here such as rhodos, camellias and other cottagey plants and I am

incredibly passionate about them for their range of ongoing colour. Western Australian flowers and plants are generally quite bland until they flower,” Bruce says. Their home in Australia was in the hills so the altitude allowed them to grow a diverse range of plants including ones he sees here, but he has had to refresh his knowledge on english trees and New Zealand natives.

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Barker’s of Geraldine won the Dry Award at the recent New Zealand Food Awards. Michael Barker gratefully accepted the award for their Seedless Bramble Berries Preserve.

Barker’s of Geraldine had two other products in the finals this year - Squeezed Rhubarb and Raspberry with Rosehip Fruit Syrup and New Zealand Blueberries with Cranberries.

Barker says, “Our products have been finalists about seven times, so it’s really nice

Barker’s wins at New Zealand Food Awardsto be get up on stage and to finally nail one for the team. everyone is really thrilled back in Geraldine. We still feel just like an artisan food business, but we’ve become a little bit bigger, our culture hasn’t changed. Family, innovation and working with New Zealand growers is still at the heart of our business.”

The Seedless Bramble Berries preserve is a healthier alternative to jam. “By taking out 17% of the sugar and replacing it with 20% more fruit the fruit flavours come through.”

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yens an der Sanden at Camp Becket, Massachusetts. Photo: Supplied.

Former Geraldine high School student yens Van der Sanden recently returned from a trip to the united States where he worked at Camp Becket in Massachusetts for three months.

yens applied for various pos i t ions a t Amer ican camps at the end of last year, receiving three offers of employment. After an interview at Camp Becket in Massachusetts he chose to work there as a ropes-course instructor. “There wasn’t one thing I didn’t enjoy while I was there,” says yens. “It really was the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Camp Becket is a camp for boys aged eight to 15 and offers a variety of activities and a positive environment that reinforces respect, teamwork and friendship.

“It’s a real boys-to-men kind of camp. By the time the boys leave they’ve earned the title of Becket Man.”

yens was in charge of ropes course lessons for groups of around eight boys at a time. “A lot of it was helping the kids to challenge themselves and push past their own limits.”

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yens ran most of the activities, while the camp counsellors were mostly American youth who had attended the camp themselves.

yens heard about the opportunity to become a camp instructor through word of mouth and began to do some research in 2014. he found further information on online site, campamerica.co.nz, and began to apply for positions. yens was hired for his particular skills in ropes course.

“everybody who got hired was chosen because they had skills in the area they were looking for employment in, whether it was watersports or creative arts, or ropes course like me. It’s important if you’re applying to play to your skills.”

The job provided yens with a way to travel overseas without spending as much money, as he was able to pay off some expenses with the

pay he received for his work. “It’s important to remember that it’s a job. I had so much fun over there but I was still there to work.”

yens graduated from high school in 2014 and chose to spend 2015 as a partial gap year, in order to return home, resume working and save money. “I really want other teenagers to know that this is an option. There’s so much pressure in your final years of high school to figure out what you want to do with your life. Sometimes it comes across like going straight to university is your only option, when really there’s distance learning or going straight into the workforce; there’s the option of a gap year or even a partial gap year like I chose.”

After using 2015 to cement his plans, yens has decided to attend Victoria university in 2016 to study commerce.

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up until the middle of this year, the New Zealand share market along with many international markets had enjoyed a prolonged period of strong performance. however, uncertainties about the refinancing of Greece’s public debt in June, followed by increasing concerns about market stability in China, led to a sharp change in investor sentiment. Over the last eight to ten weeks, negative days in the markets have outnumbered positive days for the first sustained period since the second half of 2011.

hand-in-hand with the deteriorating market climate, the media has been quick to whip up the usual emotive headlines accompanying concerning forecasts about what might possibly lie ahead. Scary headlines might help sell newspapers because they confront our emotional insecurities but, the truth is, no-one knows what lies ahead.

In a world of seasonal cycles, business cycles, economic cycles and election cycles, periodic market weakness is as inevitable as night following day. So it’s unfortunate that as soon as the market outlook starts to look the least bit cloudy, the doom-merchants are given so much airplay.

Given the propensity for the media to overstate or overemphasise the prevailing market issues, here are some thoughts in relation to recent events which will hopefully provide some balance:

According to Google, “global jitters” was used in the •international media 933 times last week to describe why the market is weak. That’s astonishingly uninformative. It’s the equivalent of a doctor diagnosing you with “general ill health”.The odds of dying in a car accident during your lifetime •in New Zealand are approximately 1 in 175. That rarely makes headlines. The odds an investor will experience a significant market crash in their lifetime is 100%. however, when markets fall, the media portray it as something incredibly rare and dangerous. President Obama was briefed after the uS market fell •10%. What the?!! I guarantee he is not briefed whenever it rises 10%. Asymmetric emotional responses provide tremendous insight as to why investing is so difficult.If the current market decline keeps up, it could be as bad •as the 2011, 2010, and 2004 downturns that no one now remembers or cares about.When no one knows what the economy or share market •

will do next, people say there’s high uncertainty. This differs from low uncertainty, when people just think they know what the economy and share market will do next. unfortunately they are invariably proven wrong, which they subsequently blame on high uncertainty.“Be greedy when others are fearful” sounds obvious during •bull markets, smart during small pullbacks, still reasonable during medium downturns, and downright impossible during big downturns. S&P 500 companies earned an approximate uS$38 billion •in profits over the last fortnight. Over time, that number will matter far more than the market returns delivered during the last few weeks.The New Zealand share market is down a lot in the last •month, up a little in the last year, up a lot over the last six years, and up a little over the last ten years. Pick your narrative and you can tell a persuasive story, either good or bad.Daily market prices are recorded by computers fighting to •be a split second closer to market exchanges than other computers. however, business values are determined by 7.4 billion people waking up every morning trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. If you bet on the latter and ignore the former, you’ve got half this game figured out. The biggest impediments to a comfortable retirement are

impatience, pessimism, gullibility, the self-interest of agents and salespeople, ignorance of the power of compounding returns, and overconfidence. All six come out in full force during market downturns.

Market weakness is never fun. It tests us emotionally and it erodes our confidence. But it is also a natural and recurring fact of markets. We can’t expect the benefits of market highs without experiencing some market weakness along the way. We need to accept and understand this fact so that when markets do take an occasional and inevitable turn for the worse, we don’t let our short term fears and insecurities override the soundness of our long term strategic planning.

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Paddon pleased with fifth place

at rally australiaLocal rally driver hayden Paddon says “Our 5th overall

at Rally Australia rates higher than our podium in Sardegna. We showed good speed and were more consistent. Last year we finished over three minutes behind the winner. This year the gap was 55 seconds.

“While we had a mainly trouble-free rally, it was not all plain sailing. The conditions on Friday morning caught us out a little with our tyre decision. On Friday afternoon the car was handling very strangely and we discovered that we were carrying a front diff problem. With a new diff fitted, some setup changes and the correct tyre decision for Saturday morning, we won both the morning stages– climbing to 5th, within 10 seconds of the lead. On the repeat run, the road had swept off to become the hardest and most abrasive I have seen. In the past I would have taken it a little easier to look after the tyres, but this time I forgot about the tyres and pushed. At the 30km point, we were only 1.5 seconds down on leader Sebastion Ogier. unfortunately with 15-20km to go, our front tyres were down to the canvas on the inside. We then dropped 10 seconds but I’m proud that we had the speed to that point and that we at least tried. We started Sunday 20 seconds back in 5th, but we were never going to catch the leaders so we ended up 5th, a result we can be happy with.”

“We now have three days in New Zealand before leaving for Corsica. With two tarmac rallies in a row, we need to improve on this surface to become more competitive. ultimately we have to be fast on all surfaces if we ever want to fight for the world title.”

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“When I was 14, I told my family and school I wanted to become a vicar. No one thought it strange because of who I was. But it took some 30 years to get there – to get the confidence to do it.”

John hayhoe’s route to serving the Anglican parish of Geraldine was meandering, but it helped him to build his bent for leadership and love of community.

his father’s naval career meant a peripatetic childhood – england’s south coast, Sydney, Takapuna, Rome – until boarding school gave seven years’ anchorage. The Royal hospital School by the River Stour in Suffolk, with a strong seafaring tradition, focus on chapel and choral prestige, fostered his temperament and interests.

“By eighteen, I hadn’t changed my mind [about studying theology], but I wasn’t ready,” John says. So at 19 years, “ I was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, an infantry regiment that, in addition to the ordinary infantry roles, has public service, which includes the ceremonial guard fo r Buck ingham Palace, St James’s Palace, Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. Guarding Buckingham Palace was my first duty.

“I served a total of 17 years: in the Middle east twice, in Jordan and Oman; in Northern Ireland five times; and West Germany twice, in counter-insurgency.” By age 25, he was a major, commanding a company of 500 in South Oman and had received two campaign medals.

Then, still not ready for the church, John entered

John Hayhoe: from grenadier guard and savoy chef to geraldine vicar

Reverend John hayhoe’s of Geraldine’s Anglican parish. Photo: Jan Finlayson.

a field similarly disciplined, but with a panache component. “I hadn’t joined the army because it was what I wanted to do, but I didn’t have the confidence to join the church... and I always loved cooking.”

The Grenadier Guard’s application to train so intrigued London’s Savoy hotel, whose restaurants’ reputations excuse it the toil of teaching chefs, it took John on. he revelled in the classical French kitchen’s regime and camaraderie, but growing arthritis in his hands curtailed the career.

So, “I rejoined the army.” In his final military post, “I probably knew most about the British effort in the first Gulf War, as executive secretary to the battle management group for the British Forces. I was sitting beside the chief of staff, who was beside the commander in chief. Sitting there, taking minutes, filtering signals.”

An absorbing and rewarding career, had run its course for John. he qualified in construction management and, while working overseeing heritage buildings’ maintenance, restoration and conversion, he met Kathryn, “a person of considerable faith”.

“With her, I could do what I was always

meant to do.” he trained ecumenically in applied theology, performing his curacy in Felixstowe, at the mouth of the River Stour near the first place he’d had a settled life.

And thence to Geraldine, in the role so well prepared for. Reverend John hayhoe and his family have been here nearly 10 years and are at home. “We don’t plan to move – it’s a wonderful community, one that looks outward rather than in.”

he is keen to encourage a flexible perspective in his beloved church which, “in the western world faces this challenge: how we present ourselves as current and relevant... The truth of scripture and the message has not changed one bit and the church needs to consider what it was at the beginning. “We’ve become slaves to the buildings but the buildings have become hugely important.” It is a conundrum; around what physical – and spiritual – homes are and how to transmit the church’s essential ideas. In the end, simply: “Jesus taught on the hillside and he taught in the workplace. he met people where they were; he didn’t ask them to come to him.”

Jan Finlayson

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Black market fish sales concern MPi

Black market sales of fish using social media is a growing trend according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It is illegal for people to buy, sell or swap their recreational catch. People risk prosecution and fines of up to $250,000 as well as forfeiture of any gear used in the offence.

MPI compliance director Dean Baigent says: “Businesses have taken their products online, including illegitimate businesses and opportunists. Once upon a time someone offered you cheap crays and paua at the pub. Now people are getting Facebook alerts. The pleasing thing is that people are quick to tell us about this sort of activity. If it’s a minor offence we direct the seller to take the post down and advise them that their details are stored and that similar offending will result in a fine or prosecution. If the offending is more serious there is the potential of issuing an infringement notice or laying charges.”

Six people have been prosecuted this year for trading black market fish on social media. One person was sentenced to 225 hours community service, while another was fined $8550. MPI gave further people infringement notices and instant fines of between $300 and $500.

Mr Baigent says people who buy black market seafood pose as much risk to our fisheries as those who do the illegal fishing. “If there are no willing buyers, there’s no black market. If you’re buying a few cheap crays, paua or a bag of fillets, you’re encouraging the illegal fishers to take more. Please take a screen shot and contact MPI hotline 0800 4 POACheR (0800 4 762 243). Calls are confidential.”

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disagree on the best way to grow things. That’s the beauty of gardening – there’s no right or wrong and experimentation is one of gardening’s greatest joys. It’s exciting and builds knowledge and confidence.

We’re always trying out new things in our backyard. If someone tells me I won’t succeed I try anyway, just to see for myself.

Take our lettuces for instance. I purchased lettuce seed last year and tried letting them set and drop seed naturally to see what would happen. I watched in wonder as my lettuce transformed from the low-growing leafy green we all recognise, to something long and slender that reached toward the sky. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t properly observed a lettuce flower and set seed before. It bore the tiniest flowers then bent over towards the ground. From there hundreds of fluffy seeds were let loose. I scattered some organic compost and made sure there was plenty of bare ground near where my lettuce lent, but I needn’t have bothered. I now have large healthy lettuce seedlings coming up everywhere, even among the grass.

The seeds germinated in far colder conditions than I expected and more are continually germinating. A constant supply of lettuce will be the outcome I hope, with little effort from me.

Coriander, kale, parsley, silverbeet, Asian greens – are some of our other self-seeded gems popping up everywhere. But what if some plants set seed at a faster rate or don’t look exactly like the original? I’m not bothered if they do; that brings a new adventure. Plus we’ve learnt a great deal along the way and had fun – all thanks to letting some little plants set seed.Garden tasks this fortnight

With a dry summer looming, now’s the time to stock up on mulch (it provides a multitude of benefits which I’ll reveal later) and sow plants to provide shade – such as sugar-snap peas growing up bamboo trellis. Plant potatoes and yams. Continue sowing your favourites such as coriander, spinach, rocket, carrots, beetroot, lettuce and spring onions. Plant out brassicas. Frost-tender plants (zucchini, pumpkin and tomato, for example) can be started indoors. Fill several seed trays with herbs (or split and transplant) – they make great companions. Plant citrus. Sow a few extras of your favourite edibles to let

Sienna with a lettuce seedling. Photo: Rebecca Lees.

set seed (buy heritage seeds for this purpose if you can) so you can enjoy an endless supply of seedstock while creating a whole new look for your garden from those same plants.

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" T h e y k n o w a b o u t pollination and that bees help make food, and they have familiarity and affection for bees; bees came to some children and sat on them, and then flew away just like butterflies", says Geraldine Preschool teacher Naomi Ishihara.

I t i s t h e N a t i o n a l Beekeepers Association of New Zealand's Bee Aware Month and visiting Geraldine's The honey Co rne r Shop b rough t children's earlier apicultural learning to life.

"The children loved it," says Naomi. "They got to test some honey, and were really excited to see the queen."

h o n e y C o r n e r c o -owner Noel Trezise was delighted with his young visitors' knowledge and enthusiasm. Showing them a hive frame, "I was impressed by what they knew," he says, "and it was lovely to see how they followed what I was saying."

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some sort and he was a natural at any sport”. he won a sports scholarship to hereworth School, a preparatory school for boys in havelock North, and later represented Napier Boys’ high School’s firsts in both rugby and cricket. Mrs West says he “had that talent since he was a little boy”. At age six, Ihaia “scored a try for Grandad” when he passed away.

Rugby obligations and geography means Mrs West doesn’t have the opportunity to see much of her grandson these days. however, she is proud of the commitment Ihaia shows to his sport and his achievements, although she still recalls him as a little boy. “he was cute. Very red-headed; beautiful coloured hair.”

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heather West, Sporty Gran of rugby player, Ihaia West. Photo: Pip Goldsbury.

Behind the sporting scene: gran WestMany followers of rugby will know of Ihaia West, the

red-headed Number 10 from hawke’s Bay with a prodigious boot and a reputation for acceleration and attacking nous. however, while the havelock North-raised player might be firmly entrenched in the hawke’s Bay and Auckland Blues rugby scenes, one of his biggest supporters lives in Geraldine.

heather West, or Gran to Ihaia and his 12 West cousins, came to Geraldine 60 years ago as a young bride and has lived here ever since, raising her five children with late husband, Tom, and now supporting her grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Sport comes naturally to the West family. Mrs West was a tennis, badminton and golf player. however, her children all played hockey. Ihaia’s dad, Simon, was a South Canterbury representative back in the day and is now the Napier Boys’ high School sports director; recently coaching the school’s First XI to 11th place at New Zealand’s premier school-boy tournament, the Rankin Cup. Another family member, Anna Cochrane, has been hitting the sporting headlines too. Cousin of Ihaia, she is a successful South Canterbury and Canterbury tennis player.

A stroll down Mrs West’s hallway is a photographic tribute to her family. her “Rogues’ Gallery” is lined with portraits and wedding photos. There too is Ihaia, wearing the silver fern of the New Zealand under-20 rugby team and the Maori All Blacks.

Mrs West is “very proud” of her grandson, although admits to feeling “rather strange” when he is thrust into rugby’s media spotlight. Game day is spent supporting Ihaia, regardless of who he is playing for. Mrs West laughingly admits she even supports the Blues when Ihaia is playing, although she doesn’t “necessarily agree with it, especially the Blues”.

As a youngster Ihaia “was always playing with a ball of

Works by local painters such as Austen Deans and A Greathead, and other New Zealand artists including Bill hammond, Peter Beadle, and Tom esplin are available at Merivale Fine Arts in Geraldine. The business, specialising in european historical and impressionist and New Zealand historical and contemporary works, is open at Four Peaks Plaza. Photo: Jan Finlayson.

Merivale Fine Arts has relocated to Geraldine. Owner Donald Goulter decided to shift from the business’ namesake Chris tchurch district a year ago and says, “I love it here. What is there not to love about it? everything fits.”

he recently reopened his 15-year-old business in the Four Peaks Plaza opposite the Berry Barn. Additional to its art sales, Merivale Fine Arts offers tutorials, purchasing, valuations, conservation, framing, crating and transport, and restoration, including ceramics.

Donald’s background is stock farming and art. Both vocations are in the blood but art captured him. “All generations of my family have produced at least one artist,” he says. As a young man he studied drawing and painting with graduates of Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, formally named the Russian Academy of Arts.

D o n a l d g r a d u a l l y established his companion craft of trading new and historic art of international, n a t i o n a l a n d l o c a l provenance. he became a member of the uK’s Fine Art Trade Guild in 2007. Paintings by late Peel Forest painter Austen Deans hang in the new gallery alongside work by leading New Zealand landscape artist Tim Wilson, many British and european

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painters and numerous others, including Donald himself.

“We’ve got so many good art works here,” he says. “I believe in honesty. I’ll never stock an artwork I’d not hang in my own home.”

his views on art, distillations of years’ practising and pondering, are evident in the gallery’s emphasis on what he calls “traditional realism”. They are also central to his art tuition.

“The art I teach is not modern art. It’s the old-fashioned discipline of drawing every

day because it’s such fun. It’s painting only in realism. It’s from realism that abstract expression developed – but the trunk of the tree is realism.”

he may be firm in his artistic standpoint but welcomes casual as well as regular attendance at his twice-weekly lessons. “Just turn up, Thursdays and Saturdays, eleven till two. There’s no registration. And for the first lesson, materials are free.”

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“Omnibus” plan change to be notified

environment Canterbury has notified the proposed Plan Change 4 (known as the “Omnibus” plan change) to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan for public submission. Submissions close on 12 October.

environment Canterbury Commissioner Peter Skelton said the changes had been prepared to address issues identified since the Land & Water Regional plan was originally notified in 2012.

“Plan Change 4 proposes amendments to the region-wide definitions, policies and rules, minor changes to two sub-regional sections and minor changes to one of the objectives in the Land & Water Regional Plan,” Professor Skelton said. “The amendments have been addressed in groups to make it simpler for the public to engage in the changes that concern them.”

The groups are: bores; contaminated land; dewatering and drainage water; gravel extraction; groundwater and surface water limits; group and community drinking water supplies; inanga spawning sites and habitat; sediment-laden water discharges; sewage, wastewater and industrial and trade wastes; stock exclusion; stormwater discharges; surface water sampling and monitoring; Tangata Whenua values; vegetation and earthworks in beds of lakes and rivers and riparian margins, discharge of floodwaters, and fine sediment removal from rivers; and water takes and water supply strategies.

For more information, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp-pc4

The Land & Water Regional Plan becomes partly operative on 1 September 2015. It sets the framework to implement community aspirations for water through the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, a community-led approach..

The Land & Water Regional Plan operates at two levels – a region-wide section and 10 sub-regional sections. The sub-regional sections implement the region-wide objectives in the plan in the most appropriate way for the catchment. For more information go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp

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JW CrYPtiC CrossWord 209

A $20 voucher will be awarded to the first correct solution drawn. entries to the Verdé Cryptic Crossword can be left at Verdé, hammer hardware or posted to 65 Connolly Street, Geraldine by Friday 9 October. The winner of crossword 208 was The Koia Family.

Name: ............................................................

Address: ............................................................

Phone: ............................................................

DOwN1 Sits for some good cause

so protest is on the way back (5)

2 unhappy duo lost with no stock left (4-3)

3 Man down below? Just the opposite and sneaky too! (9)

4 Speed up the process when sex doesn’t start. It happens in the gym when the tide is out (8)

5 Pick a hundred. There’s a hole in your sock (6)

6 you finally get to roam about. Quite an affair (5)

7 It’s common to improvise in the French bog (7)

8 Walk, and be certain to go in and be loved (9)

13 Did with the dough? (9)15 u S A ? O n e s h o w y

performance. It’s your choice! (2,3,4)

16 Carries on about priest’s opening sermon and is upset (8)

18 Surprised to find nearly everyone prepared to fight (7)

20 Strange! Not even a formal function (7)

21 escorts you and I and that girl south (6)

23 R e t u r n i n g l e a d e r s cautiously is to put out of sight (5)

25 It goes round and round and up and down (5)

AcrOss1 Old fortifications needing

true cultivation for grass (7)

5 Talk about the town? It could have been drawn by Arabs (7)

9 State very large return needs cover . . . (5)

10 . . . and state substitute for such a thing should accept religion (9)

11 Thoroughly combed as the scrubbers did (7)

12 Writers who may make their mark (7)

13 Ten, crazily goes on and in? (8)

14 Move wildly - it may be just the job (6)

17 S p i r i t o b t a i n e d b y accept ing note f rom abroad (6)

19 high praise for the signal light - leave extremely odd (4,4)

22 enthusiastic to see final letter written to the eu also in some agitation (7)

24 Keep quiet. For the milk producer it indicates unease (7)

26 Miles still to be travelled endlessly without bounds (9)

27 Bad paint job? It’s hardly acceptable (5)

28 Takes off half-side with the courses (7)

29 he learns there’s an endless pit in the wound site (7)

Crossword 209 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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T R U D G E P A S S W O R DI N O O L T B ET R I A L R U N S A S S E SA O F T O I T IN O N S E N S E C R O A K SI R P B W C TU R G E P O O L T A B L EM R A K O Y E R

C O N Q U E R O R I S L ER T U N D L AE Y E L I D A S S A U L T SA S F L H D E OP I Q U E O V E R D R A W NE U R N D E P ED R E S S A G E O R A T E D

Solution to crossword 208

Not many people get to farewell their job on a swashbuckling adventure, but that’s exactly what Geraldine resident, Waihi School teacher and annual production director, Mel Thatcher, has done.

Following 12 years at the school, Mel bids au revoir to Waihi as she takes up a new position at St Joseph’s, Timaru, and leaves the annual production, this year The Three Musketeers, as her swan song.

Billed as a right royal rollicking romp, this musical is based on Dumas’ classic but with several twists. Think Black Adder meets Monty Python as the hard-drinking, biffo-loving Porthos, ladies’ man Athos and the self-help men’s group exponent Aramis quickly turn the tale into a comedy. Throw in a hapless henpecked Jacobim and some hip hop gangsta guards and it becomes obvious these Waihi musketeers are not going to save the day in traditional fashion.

Geraldine boy, Oliver Moginie, played the role of Porthos and says the production “has been a great opportunity for me and an experience I have been looking forward to from the moment I got the role of Porthos”. While learning his many lines was not easy, “as soon as I got them sorted I started to have heaps of fun acting it. everything just got more and more enjoyable as we added microphones, costumes, props and makeup into the mix.”

With layers of humour that appealed to adults and children, the year 8 students delivered their lines with aplomb and hustled enthusiastically in their choreographed sword fights, while soloists impressed as they belted out a smorgasbord of hits ranging from Taylor Swift anthems to Motown classics of the 1960s.

The French queen, Lady de Winter, nuns and a range of ladies-in-waiting and cheerleaders featured in this boys’ school production. however, no girls were shipped in and the female roles were played by the boys; some prettily, some mannish.

This was more than just a production though and gave the boys an opportunity for extended learning outside the classroom. headmaster Allan Short says, “The boys learnt that putting a show together is not just about the acting. We use the experience each year to extend their learning in many areas. Boys made props and elements of the set in

Waihi school’s production of The Three Musketeers

The Musketeers get their man. Athos (Matt ellis) and Porthos (Ollie Moginie) capture Cardinal Richelieu (Owen Short) while King Louis XIII (Brock Rogan) watches on. Photo: Supplied.

wood technology, they painted backdrops, were involved in selecting costumes and even chose some of their own songs and saw how the soundtracks and lighting arrangements were put together.”

Allan felt “humbled by the talents and courage displayed by our boys this week, just as I did watching our other local youngsters at the recent Geraldine schools’ music festival.”

Waihi’s junior classes also got in the act with their inquiry learning focus for term three. The young entrepreneurs spent many weeks planning and delivering a sweet stall for the show. All earnings were donated to the school as a contribution towards production costs.

At the conclusion of The Three Musketeers and her time at Waihi School, Mel says “each audience was provided with great entertainment and many laughs. The production was a great success and the boys were feeling very proud of their efforts and what they had achieved.” She thanks the staff for their “outstanding commitment and tireless effort.” however, the “greatest debt of thanks must go to the boys themselves.”

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Last week, as part of their Stepping Out Challenge, the Brownies visited Geraldine Fire Station to learn about safety in the home.

Brownie leader Kim Dwyer says the Brownies are already very switched on about home safety as they study it at school. however, she adds, “It is good to go over and over it.”

ebony (8) says the visit will help them get their guiding badge about keeping safe and Cassidy (7) now knows to “close the door when there is a fire in the house.”

Lily (7) adds, “If something is plugged in, don’t put anything metal in there,” and Alexis (7) says, “We learned how to light matches safely.”

Jo Bates

Fire Brigade officers teach Brownies about home safety

A model depicting the ANZAC Gallipoli landings and an interactive touchscreen display is accessible to the public for a short time at Geraldine Library.

The touchscreen display contains a roll of honour of all the men and women in South Canterbury who served in World War One. Liz Broom, Geraldine Library team leader, says, “There has been a lot of interest [in the display].”

The model, made by Tony Rippin, curator of document history at South Canterbury Museum, highlights the places of most importance to the South Canterbury story.

Along with the roll of honour, the display supports the 100th commemoration of WWI.

The display will be at Geraldine Library until mid-October.

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Honour roll and gallipoli model

Local children, Maelle (8) and Jeff (11) Rossignol study the model of the Gallipoli landings at Geraldine Library. Photo: Jo Bates.

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resultsGerAlDiNe District GOlF cluB

tuesday 15 September. Women’s results. LGU round 9 and PSRB, round 5. 0–18: J Lawson 85 8 77 (38), D Kenny 87 14 73 (36), S Bensemann 90 17 73 (35). 19–25: M Campbell 96 23 73 (35), J Ross 100 24 76 (32). 26–54: C Jopp 98 26 72 (37), S Dwyer 105 30 75 (34), F Blake 106 30 76 (33), A Reid 104 27 77 (32), F Grant 111 32 79 (32). 9 holes: M Gregan 15, J Oliver 14. Nearest pin: F Blake. Nett birdies: J Ross, J Kellahan, 1. 9-holers: E Gunn, M Gregan, 9.

Saturday 19 September. Club Championship finals. Men’s senior: J Leary def I Macdonald 8/7. Plate: K Stevens def D Goodwin 1-up. Men’s intermediate: M Shepherd def J Yellowlees 1-up. Plate: C Silcock def M Trubshaw 2-up. Men’s junior A: J Shirtcliff def P Campbell 5/3. Plate: R Irvine def J Cornelius, 20. Men’s junior B: G Waldron def B Auld 11/8. Plate: R Putze. Women’s silver: G Bolderston def J Kellahan, 37. Plate: A Romeril def J Lawson 2-up. Women’s bronze 1: P Goodman def D Dewe 9/7. Plate: L Collins def M Campbell 5/4. Women’s bronze 2: F Blake def C Jopp 1-up. Plate: R Davies def J Gibb 2-up. Rest of field stableford: E Rix 37, J Lawson 34 ocb, D Howell 34, G Fifield 33, R Lawson 32. Twos: M McKeown (6). GrANDe Vue GOlF cluB

Sunday 20 September. Hosted Ambrose tournament held by the Geraldine Girl Guides. 1: Valley Misfits 61 61 40; 2: Team Patrick 67 23 44; 3: TKA Terribles 69 26.2 44.8; 4: Weavers Wombles 73 27.6 45.4; 5: Ramrod 60 14.4 45.6; 6: Loose Five 70 24.4 45.6; 7: Caddy Shack 77 31.2 45.8; 8: Carol’s Crew 70 32.6 46.4. Longest way round: Bald Eagles 81 22.4 58.6. Nearest pin: Mike Denton, Denise Weaver. Straightest drive: Grant Harris, Carol Seaton.

PuBlic NOtices / Pānui a whānui

AN opportunity to hear God’s Way of Salvation. Ian Lowe, from Auckland, will be having meetings in the Geraldine Gospel Chapel, 146 Talbot Street, commencing Thursday 1 October. Meetings as follows: Thursdays 1, 8, 15 October, 7.30pm, Teaching. Sundays 4, 11, 18 October, 7pm, Gospel. Ian and his wife Marie will also be available for home visits at suitable times. For further details contact hugh Clark, ph 693 9642.

HiltON /Geraldine junior tennis registration. Anyone interested in playing inter-club tennis on Saturdays, or hotshots please ph Michelle howell 693 9137.

YOu are invited! Living Waters Christian Fellowship, a non-denominational authentic christian fellowship, meets every Sunday at 10am at the Orari Domain hall in Orari. A meaningful time of worship and a special children’s time every Sunday. Grab a comfy family couch, enjoy a Living Word and experience what christianity is really all about. Come and see for yourself what God is doing. We look forward to welcoming you. enquiries: 693 8056 or 03 688 8702. www.headingforhim.com

liViNG wAters. In-depth Bible Study, Wednesdays at 7pm, the Orari hall, Orari. Ph 03 688 8702.

McKeNZie Lifestyle Village, 33 Connolly Street, Open Day, Sunday 27 September, 1-3pm.

trADes AND serVices / Mahi a ratonga

GArDeN tidy-ups, hedge trimming, spraying, pruning, lawn mowing, big or small lawns. Richys Garden Service, ph 693 8407, 021 262 9284.

sMAll appliances and light bulbs. We are endeavouring to cover the needs left vacant in our town. Geraldine hammer hardware.

sPYwAre /malware/virus removal. Geraldine Computer Solutions. Ph 693 9496. NAtiONAl superannuation gold card discount, 15% at Geraldine Auto Restorations, ph 693 1401.hANDyMAN. Repair and maintainence jobs around your home, garden, business. Monthly maintainance contract for business, rental, domestic customers. Please ph Ian 027 925 1411 [email protected]

BuBBle wrap. 10m, $18.45 at Geraldine hammer hardware.

stewArts Panel & Paint, 214a Talbot Street. Ph Stacey and Brook 693 8446 for all your panel and paint requirements.

PAiNter /decorator available now. Workmanship guaranteed. Ph Peter Booth 03 615 8469.

seeD potatoes. Large range to choose from at Geraldine hammer hardware.

trAVel broker, Sue hammond. Ph 693 9141. email: [email protected]

cYcliNG. Spring is here. Is your bike ready to go? Geraldine Bicycle Repairs for: service, repairs, tyres, tubes, chain lube and quality parts. 12B Tancred Street, ph 693 7055 or 022 159 2560.

BrOOKsiDe Boarding Kennels. Farmstay for dogs. 208 Woodbury Road. Ph 693 9929.

DOuBle glazing enquiries. Ph Geraldine Glass 693 9927.

cAr troubles? Prompt repair contact Geraldine Auto Restorations, ph 693 1401.

PAiNter. Geraldine-based. Friendly professional service, good rates, excellent local references. Ph 693 9803 or 027 962 4841.

AutO parts and accessories. North end Motors, ph 693 8673.

stuMP GriNDiNG sOlutiONs will be in your area soon. Our services include stump and root grinding, tree felling and site clearance. Ph Paul 021 232 3099 or 03 688 7244.

AccOuNtiNG services, tax returns, book keeping, registered tax agent. Ph Raylene 693 7163, 027 274 3264.

FAultY sliding door rollers need replaced? Window catches no longer secure? We can replace these and get your house secure again. Ph Geraldine Glass 693 9927.

cOAl, coke, firewood and kindling available from Geraldine hammer hardware.

MultiVersAl paint. Just $59.90 for 4 litres, 10 litres $119. Attractive colours at hammer hardware. Ph 693 7312.

GOlF clubs. Brand new set, complete with trundler, just $599 at Geraldine hammer hardware.

cHAiNBAr lube special. Just $26.99 1 gallon (3.785l) at Geraldine hammer hardware.

GuMBOOts for all ages at Geraldine hammer hardware.

cAr grooming. North end Motors, ph 693 8673.

cHiMNeY sweep. For a clean, reliable and local service call Dan Mckerrow for chimney sweep and repairs. Ph 021 118 7580.

clOtHiNG alterations, mending, creations. Ph Raylene 693 7163.

rAts, mice. Pre-baited stations from $5, single-feed rodenticide, ideal for chook houses, woodsheds or feed stores etc. Ph Craig’s Pest Solutions Ltd 693 7263.

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HeAltH AND well-BeiNG / Hauora

BOweN Therapy practitioner: Nikki Turner, Woodbury, ph 692 2957.

weiGHt Watchers, every Thursday, 6-7pm, St John’s hall. Ph Leander 027 465 6240.

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COMMUNITY DIARY THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER

► ‘Songs With Legs’, Australian folk duo Fay White and Jane Thompson in Concert, 7.30pm at The Academy. Tickets from Louk Clothing, ph 693 9070 ► Songmaking Intensive, Thurs 24th Sept, 1-3pm, practical songwriting workshop with Fay White and Jane Thompson, phone Elaine 693 9793 for details. ► Geraldine High School Lip Sync, Thurs 24th Sept, 7.30pm at GHS Hall. Ph 693 0017 for tickets or info. ► Yoga, 9.30am and 6pm, both sessions at The Academy. Ph Paula 693 8109 ► Geraldine Rock’N’Roll Club 7.30 - 9.30pm at Town & Country Club. All welcome. Ph Lynda 693 8652 ► Social Darts, 7.30pm at Geraldine Town & Country Club. All welcome. Phone Marie 693 8664 ► Children’s Choir entry by koha, 4.30-5.30pm at The Academy. Please phone Christopher 027 568 5515 ► Shine Adults Community Choir 7.15-9pm at The Academy, all welcome. Please phone Christopher 027 568 5515 ► The Corral Workshop 9am-4pm, woodwork, metal-work, glass & pottery. All welcome. Ph Cyril 693 8630 ► Geraldine Bridge Club, Contract Bridge 7.15pm at Geraldine Bowling Club, ph Stan or Helen 693 7566 ► Girl Guides, 6.30-8.00pm for girls aged 9-12½ years at the Guide and Scout Den. Ph Marie 693 8779 for info. ► Four Peaks Seido Karate, beginners class, 6-7pm at Bowling Club . All Welcome. Ph Gisell 021 0228 7049 ► Arthritis Exercise Class, 10.30am at St Andrew’s Church Foyer. Ph Irene 693 9505

FRIDAY 25th SEPTEMBER ► Blackboard Concert, 7.30pm at the Academy. All musi-cians, poets & audience welcome. Entry $5. Tea & coffee free, food available. Ph Adele 021 0236 9674 ► Iconz,6.30-8.00pm at St Andrews Hall. Fun, skills, & challenge children aged 6-11 years. Parents welcome. Ph Susan 693 9905. For transport ph Hilary 693 7665 ► Craft Creators, 9.30am - 12noon at St Andrew’s Hall. Learn card making, scrap booking or knitting, $2 entry, all welcome. Ph Karen 03 303 7397 for more info. ► Parliamentary Clinic, 10am - 12noon at Geraldine Resource Centre. Hannah Lind here on behalf of Jacqui Dean, Jacqui is available by appointment. Ph 0800 679 248 254

► Geraldine SeniorCare coffee morning 10 -11.30am at Seniorcare Function Centre, all welcome. Ph Lesley 693 8057 ► St Mary’s Church, Holy Communion at 11.15am, then Luvaduck Lunch at 12noon. All welcome. Gold coin.

SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER ► Arts & Crafts Indoor Market, 10am-2pm at The Academy ► Morris Dancing, 1.15pm at the Academy, Talbot St. All welcome. Enquiries to Rhys, ph 693 8726

SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER ► Daylight Savings starts, put clocks forward 1 hour ► Geraldine Writers Group 2-4pm at Geraldine Library. All welcome. Ph Judith 692 2927 for info. ► MTB Ride, social bike ride starting at 10am, weather permitting. All welcome. Ph Alan 021 0235 7538 for info ► Geraldine Archery Club, club day at 1pm at Orari Racecourse. Coaching enquiries ph Stewart 693 9952 ► St Andrew’s Church, 9.30am Contemporary Worship, 11.00am Traditional Worship. ► St Mary’s Church, Geraldine, 8.00am Holy Communion ► St Stephen’s Church, Peel Forest, 9.05am Holy Communion ► St Thomas’ Church, Woodbury, 10.30am Morning Prayer ► Catholic Mass, 9am at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, cnr Hislop/Peel St, Geraldine. ► Living Waters Christian Fellowship, 10am at Orari Hall. All welcome. Ph 693 8056 for more info.

MONDAY 28th SEPTEMBER South Canterbury Anniversary Day

► Creative Fibre Group, we spin, knit & natter, 10am to 3pm at Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Museum. All welcome. Ph Rosie 693 8319

TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER ► Dog Obedience Lessons, 6.30pm-7.30pm at Todd Park, 10 week course. All enquiries to Pat Bowen 03 615 5498 or email [email protected] ► SC Rural Business Network, Tues 29th Sept 6.45pm at Bowling Club, guest speaker Dan Shand, ph 021 919 801 ► Petanque at Geraldine Bowling Club, 1.30pm-3pm ► Geraldine Ukulele Club with Hugh & Fi, 7.30pm at St Andrew’s church foyer. Bring a uke and a smile. ► JP Service for certifying documents, 12.30-1.30pm at Geraldine Community Resource Centre, a free weekly service, no appointment needed. Ph 693 7001 for info.

► Morris Dancing, 5.30pm at the RSA rooms, Talbot St. All welcome. Enquiries to Rhys, ph 021 462 260

WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER ► Housie, 7.30pm at Geraldine Town & Country Club. All welcome. Ph 693 8713 for info. ► Plunket Nurse in Geraldine, morning home visits and afternoon clinic. Phone Paula 693 8177 ► Yoga/Stretchies join us 6-7pm at Woodbury Hall $5 per session, all welcome Ph 692 2980 for info.

MULTIPLE EVENTS ► Holidays@KidsAlive, Tues 29th Sept to Fri 2nd Oct, holiday activities for children aged 5-13. To register ph Lorraine 693 9447 or 027 403 8126 ► Geraldine Academy School Holiday Programme, Mon 5th-Fri 9th Oct, several activities, ph Gretchen 021 386 650 ► Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, 9.30am Sat, 6pm Wed for beginners, 6.30pm Wed gentle exercise. Qigong 11am Sat. All at Geraldine Bowling Club. Ph Tim 021 141 9142 ► Funergy Fitness - Fighting Fit Classes, Tues & Thurs 6.30pm, Geraldine Primary Hall. Ph Lynda 021 264 4400 ► Geraldine Craft Market, 9am - 3pm Sat & Sun, Cox St opposite St Andrew’s. Email [email protected] ► Geraldine District Golf Club, men’s golf Sat & Wed 12.30pm, women’s golf Tues 10am & Sat 12.15pm, and 9-Hole women's golf 10am Wed. ► Geraldine Four Peaks Seido Karate Club meets 6 - 8pm, Tues & Fri, Geraldine Bowling Club. Ph John 027 204 5057 ► Geraldine Patchwork Group, Tues 7-9pm ph Maureen 693 8328, and Thurs 10am-3pm ph Joanne 693 8488 ► Geraldine Toy Library, open Tues 10.30-11.30am & Sat 9.30-11.30am, 193 Talbot St. Ph Amanda 693 8294 ► Grande Vue Golf Club, mixed golf Sun 12.30pm, wom-en’s golf Wed 9.30am. New members welcome. ► Midwifery Clinic, pregnancy planning/testing and fully funded maternity care. Ph Kathryn 021 334 254 ► Red Cross Shop, Talbot St, open Tues 10am - 3pm, Thurs 10am - 3pm, and Sat 10am - 12noon. ► Rosie’s Recycled Clothing Shop, Peel St, open Tues to Fri, 11.00am - 3.00pm. ► Zumba® Fitness Mon & Thurs 9.30am at T&C Club, Toning Wed 9.30am at T&C Club, Fitness & Toning Wed 7pm at Geraldine Rugby Club, Gold class for beginners & seniors Tues 10am at T&C Club. Ph Gisell 693 9760

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uPcOMiNG eVeNts / Mea pakiri haere

OPeN DAY at McKenzie Lifestyle Village, 33 Connolly Street, Sunday 27 September, 1-3pm.

liVe Music at Peel Forest Cafe & Bar, this Saturday. See display ad for details.

FArMers’ MArKet Opening Day on Saturday. For more info, see display advert.

rurAl BusiNess NetwOrK, Tuesday 29 September. See display ad for details.

geraldine news deadline, noon on Mondays at hammer hardware or email: [email protected].

please order now to ensure availability.20-weeks-old point of lay. All pullets are vaccinated. $26 incl GST. ready 19 October.

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sAwDust. Bluegum. Great for deer yards, horse arenas etc. Free if you collect. Travel charge if we deliver. Ph Clearwater Firewood 693 8168.

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MilitAriA wanted to buy by collector. Firearms, badges, bayonets or any items of military interest. German items are of particular interest. Ph Pete young 693 8876 a/h.

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FOr sAle / Hei hokohoko

PlAte compactor, concrete vibrator and concrete screeds, all at Village Landscapes & hire, 31 Wilson St.

OAK leaf-based compost, with pine needles, grass, coffee grounds, bone meal, wood ash, sawdust ingredients. Worms love it and veges it grows taste great. Ph Ian Diack 693 8322.

GeNerAtOrs, pumps, concrete saw, paving and tile-cutting bench. All for hire at Village Landscapes & hire, ph 693 7321.

wAterBlAsters. Discover why Geraldine’s best painters keep coming back. 30000psi trailer unit and 2000psi portable model available for hire. Ph 693 7321.

rAttAN loveseat, two armchairs. Good quality, as new, zippered cushions, must be seen. $300 ono. Ph 03 264 8222.

tOPsOil, screened or unscreened. Ph 693 7321. Loan trailer and delivery available.

MusHrOOM compost at Village Landscape & hire, 31 Wilson St.

JerseY steers, two. Friesian heifer and steer. All one year old. Great condition. Ph 027 693 9940.

rOtArY hoes, three models including tractor mounted, for hire. Ph Village Landscapes & hire, 693 7321.

PrOPertY / AccOMMODAtiON whare noho

cOttAGe for rent in own section on private rural lifestyle property. 20 minutes drive to Geraldine, 25 to Ashburton and 10km to Mayfield. Three bedrooms, bathroom, separate WC, laundry room, kitchen with electric oven/hob, living room with wood burner and wetback. A warm, cosy cottage. Small enclosed garden with shed and shingle driveway. Quiet professionals only. References required. No cats. $240/week. Available immediately. Ph Lindsey 027 765 6718.

WaNTEdI have a semi-retired couple waiting to buy a property up to $340,000 in Geraldine with enough room for a vegetable garden. Will look at all options.phone me now: 027 299 2589AJ Ramsay Real Estate Ltd (Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008)

Ruth Jones

Vegetable Production National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3)

Starts Thursday 15 October in Timaru

Learn how to grow both organically and conventionally. From small to large scale crops this course gives you what you need to take control of what does, or does not go into your produce. With over thirty years horticultural experience in nurseries and orchards, Agribusiness tutor Jenny Perano is the perfect person to develop your horticultural skills. Jenny thoroughly enjoys sharing her knowledge of horticulture with like-minded people, and her engaging and relaxed teaching style fosters a fun and supportive learning environment. Join Jenny and learn to:

Grow crops both organically and conventionally Propagate from seed, prick out and grow-on in

containers Prepare soil, mixes and make organic compost Organically manage weeds, common pests and

diseases Design and plant out a vegetable plot Grow vegetables in pots Set up irrigation Understand how plants function to produce a high yield And ...much more!

Get your hands dirty with Agribusiness Training

For information or course registration contact Trish

Agribusiness Training 8 Pleasant Point Highway, RD 5, TIMARU 7975

Phone: 03 688 7383 (ext 2) or Email: [email protected] (If you are emailing please supply your telephone number)

Note: Entry conditions apply, courses run subject to numbers.


Gordon Handy Machinery invites you to put John Deere to the test during our 2015 DRIVE GREEN CHALLENGE.

Make plans to get an up-close look at John Deere’s extensive line of Residential Ride-On Mowers, Commercial Zero-Turn Mowers and much more. PLUS Get $900 off in vouchers and go into the draw to WIN a Ride-On mower.It’s all happening at our Drive Green Event!

Date:Time:

Location:

Contact:

Wednesday 7th October, 20153pm - 6pmCnr of Rangitata-Orari Bridge Highway & Tripp StJonathan - 027 436 5366 Shaun - 021 579 130

Racecourse Road, Timaru - Ph 03 687 4005 - www.gordonhandy.co.nz

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GREAT MOVIES GREAT PRICES So get to the Geraldine Cinema and see the movies on the

GREAT BIG SCREENStill

Delightful fun for the whole family these school holidays!

BLINKY BILL THE MOVIE SAT, SUN AT 2PM

MON, TUES, WED AT 1.15PM

�ey are back again! And oh so cheap! Yes all tickets only $5!

MINIONS MON, TUES, WED AT 3.15PM

A great Aussie gem! Finally here! (M)

LAST CAB TO DARWIN FRI, SAT, WED AT 7.15PM

SUN AT 4.15PM

Winner of 3 Academy Awards. The amazing true story of Hollywood’s

fashion designer Orry Kelly. WOMEN HE’S UNDRESSED THU AT 7.15PM WED AT 3.15PM

A gem! Robert Redford, Nick Nolte & Emma Thompson in (M)

A WALK IN THE WOODS

SAT AT 4.15PM SUN AT 7.15PM

GERALDINE CINEMA Cinema Ph: (03) 693 8118 Country Hospitality at its best

SCREENINGS FROM THUR 24th TO WED 30th SEPT

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COMING UP... (1/10) (1/10)(8/10) (tba)

Holidays @ Kids Alive Come along for a week of “Cup”

activities

Tuesday 29th Sept to Friday 2nd Oct Geraldine Primary School

For Children aged 5-13 (includes Years 7 & 8 at High School)

An additional charge if registration is received after Tuesday 29th September

Join in on fun “Cup” crafts, “Cup” games, “Cup” treasure hunts, “Cup” Baking and the list goes

on……. For more information and registration forms

please ph Lorraine on 027 403 8126 or 693 9447 (h) or download from

www.kidsalive.co.nz Holidays @ Kids Alive is run by Geraldine Family & Youth

Trust

www.geraldinesummerfete.co.nz

THURSDAY TH NOVEMBER10AM-4PM

“Stover Farm”State Highway 79, GeraldineTreat yourself to a day of indulgence in the beautiful garden setting.Over 1 0 high quality stalls,live music and delicious food. A Day not to be missed!!

Geraldine Summer Fête is proudly sponsored by Talbot Silver Ltd.

Saturdays 9am-12.30pm October - April77 Talbot Street, Geraldine

OPENING DAYSATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

SPRING SPECIALS!FRESH VEGES & FRUIT • SPRAY-FREE &

ORGANIC PRODUCE • HOT FOOD • COFFEE • FRESH FLOWERS • FREE-RANGE EGGS •

BAKING • NUTS • MEAT • HONEY • PLANTS • LIVE LOCAL MUSIC & MUCH MORE...

MINISTER: Ian Hyslop 03 693 824810 Cox Street, Geraldine • www.standrewsgld.org.nz

GLORIFY GOD. GROW. GO!

NEW SERVICE TIMESUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

9.30am: Contemporary service11am: Traditional serviceDAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS so don’t forget toput your clocks forward on Saturday night!

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National Certificate in Agriculture

L3 Sheep and Beef Health and Husbandry

Date 10/11th Nov, 24/25th Nov

Location Middle Rock, Coleridge, $380 + Accom. This programme covers meat and wool production, animal physiology, sheep and beef health, behaviour, handling and code of welfare. Suited to Shepherds and Shepherd Generals


L4 Sheep and Beef

Date Starting 28th October (2 days per month)

Location Culverden, North Canterbury, $750 This programme covers pastures and feeding, soils and fertilisers, animal health and production, mating and calving/lambing.

Suited for people with several years’ experience who are looking to move into positions with more responsibility.


L3 Animal Feeding and Pastures

(Deer specific delivery)

Date Starting Late October, 2 x 2 day’s

Location Timaru, $380 This programme will be delivered Deer specific and covers pasture production and feeding, weeds and fertilisers as well as soils. Included in this programme will be on farm discussions with relevant industry professionals. Suited to Deer farming employees wanting to learn how to get the best out of pasture and stock.

To enrol, contact : Rachael Handy

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Prices apply from Thursday 24th September to Sunday 27th September 2015, or while stocks last. Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specifi ed apply per customer per day. All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale.

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FreshChoice GeraldinePeel Street, Geraldine. Phone 693 8529.Open 7am-8pm, 7 days.

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Steinlager Classic 12 x 330ml Bottles

Kim Crawford First Pick 750ml

$990each

$2200pack

$499each

Fresh NZ Tenderised Beef Steak

Alpine Mild/Colby/Edam Cheese 1kg

Signature Range Ice Cream 2L

Fresh NZ Plain/Crumbed Beef Schnitzel

Dole Philippine/Ecuadorian Loose Bananas

Hass Avocados

Coke/Sprite/Fanta/Lift/L&P 2.25L

$369each

$249kg

$849each

Just Juice Fruit Juice 2.4/2.8L

$1399kg

$500

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TURN DAYLIGHT SAVING INTO LIFE SAVING.When you turn your clocks forward an hour on Sunday 27th September, check your smoke alarms are working.If you don’t have any, please buy and install smoke alarms as soon as possible. Learn more at youronlyvoice.org.nz

The Fire Service recommends long-life photoelectric smoke alarms.

$1399kg

$129each

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