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It’s about an Ashburton masseuse and hairdresser, but there’s nothing light and fl uff y about this story. It is about women helping women who are helping women in Papua New Guinea, and it is so powerful. It gave me goosebumps, it was heart-breaking and also awe-inspiring at the same ti me.

I was so impressed with the people who live there to help a race of people who struggle with everyday existence. I was also impressed by our local ladies who went all the way over to a country they knew litt le about to pamper some of these hard-working ‘angels’!

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There was one night in Papua New Guinea that will stay in Jenny Manton’s mind forever.

It was during their stay in Mount Hagen, the country’s fourth largest city, and they had gone to bed in the guest house.

Cheryl Brunke had heeded the advice of their hosts and worn earplugs to bed, but Jenny lay awake that night listening to the screams of a woman outside the compound go on and on in the darkness.

She could hear the sound of a man merci-lessly beati ng her, the dull thuds as he hit her and the woman’s screams of pain.

Another man joined in, and the screams went on and on.

At last she could take it no longer and went to the guard of the compound, to plead with him to do something.

“He told me that there was nothing anyone could do. He had called the police, but it was unlikely that they would even bother to turn up. If you interfere then they will all turn on you, even the women. It’s part of the culture. It happens on the streets.

“We just had to sit there, waiti ng and listen-ing to the bloodcurdling screams from this woman go on and on for what felt like forever – unti l it stopped.”

That feeling of absolute powerlessness is one that haunted them during their stay.

Ashburton women Cheryl Brunke and Jenny Manton returned to Ashburton last month after a trip to Papua New Guinea, where they used their skills as a masseuse and hairdresser to pamper hard-working aid workers at a week-end retreat. The pair spoke to reporter Gabrielle Stuart about their experiences in the troubled country.

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Left – A Papua New Guinea woman with her baby. Fifty-eight out of every 1000 Papua New Guinean children won’t live to the age of fi ve.

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How do you move forward when two weeks has changed your universe?

In the weeks aft er Jenny and Cheryl returned to Ashburton, it was the small things that hit them.

With a turn of a tap, they have water.The streets are clean and lined with beauti ful

gardens.Food is safe to eat.A shopping trip can be made alone, without

fear.They’re free to live outside of fences and

walls.When Jenny talks about Papua New Guinea,

there is something new in her eyes.“Here, we all grumble every day about the

litt le things. When I fi rst got back it seemed unbelievable.

“But you’ve just got to let it go, or you could get quite angry, I think.

“There are a lot of stories that need to be told. People need to know what is happening there.”

They have kept in contact with the friends they made in Papua New Guinea, and just last week received some news.

Two weeks ago, a fi ve-year-old girl was gang-raped on the streets of Mount Hagen, by a group of adult men.

The child survived, with massive internal injuries.

In Papua New Guinea, 58 out of every 1000 children won’t live to the age of fi ve.

So what diff erence could a hairdresser and a masseuse make in a country so torn by violence and poverty?

They went to help at a Mission Aviati on Fel-lowship retreat, organised for women working in the country.

The 40 women who gathered for the retreat came from a variety of backgrounds across

the world. Some had families; some were on their own. Some were Papua New Guinean nati onals who had left the country to study and returned to work in their homeland.

Some were doctors, nurses, pilots, mission-aries or teachers, while others had come to the country to support their husbands in their work, and simply worked in the villages helping

where they could.Many of them worked in very small, remote

villages and that isolati on was oft en one of the biggest challenges.

For them, the retreat was a chance to relax somewhere safe and beauti ful, to talk, to share their struggles with women who understood and to become re-inspired.

It was also a chance to enjoy some of the creature comforts that many hadn’t experi-enced in years – like a simple haircut.

For Cheryl as a massage therapist, working with these women was a new experience.

“Their backs and shoulders were like con-crete, from all those years of hard, hard work. One woman was so tense from all the built up stress that she couldn’t handle even the lightest touch, it hurt too much.”

In just two weeks, Cheryl learnt a lot about the litt le country, as well as the role that Mis-sion Aviati on Fellowship played there.

“Since the Australians left a lot of the infrastructure has collapsed. The roads are in terrible conditi on. The potholes can be metres wide and the footpaths are mud when it’s wet and dust when it’s dry.”

It was partly the lack of infrastructure and partly just the mountainous nature of the land that made air travel so vital in the country.

She said a lot of the villages were very isolated and relied on the visiti ng planes for everything.

“The Mission Aviati on has pilots and litt le airstrips everywhere and they make regular fl ights to bring the villages medical and teach-ing supplies and even just food.

“They fl y in doctors and teachers, and work like ambulances to fl y people to the ‘house sick’ (pidgin for the hospital bases).”

One of the women they met worked making post-natal packages for the local women, that included a bott le of clean water, a couple of nappies and some handmade clothes for the babies.

More than fi ve women die in childbirth every day and 2011 fi gures esti mated there to be one doctor per 17,068 people. More than 50 per cent of women give birth without any help from doctors.

Having clean water and something to wrap their babies in was oft en enough to make the diff erence between life and death for these

Ashburton women Cheryl Brunke and Jenny Manton returned to Ashburton last month after a trip to Papua New Guinea, where they used their skills as a masseuse and hairdresser to pamper hard-working aid workers at a week-end retreat. The pair spoke to reporter Gabrielle Stuart about their experiences in the troubled country.

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Cheryl Brunke hard at work giving massages to the women at the MAF retreat, many of which she said had “backs like concrete” after years of hard work and stress.

For many of the hard-working women at the retreat, the haircut Jenny Manton gave them was the fi rst they had had in years.

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Above – Halfway up to the mountaintop MAF retreat the women had to abandon the car and travel the rest of the way on foot, due to a giant slip that had taken out the road. Locals said the slip had happened about four years before, but the road would most likely never be rebuilt. PHOTOS SUPPLIED

people. And the people were desperately in need of more than just practi cal help, Cheryl said.

“It is such an aggressive, volati le culture. There are aimless crowds everywhere, with no work and nothing to do. Riots are common, and domesti c violence isn’t just common, it’s culturally accepted. More than 90 per cent of Papua New Guinean women have been raped.

“Any windows facing the street have mesh over them, because people will throw rocks through them just because they’re having a bad day. A riot can be sparked by nothing more than a rugby game.”

All of the families they met in Mount Hagen lived in guarded compounds.

“The fences around the compounds are six foot tall and topped with barbed wire, and the families live cooped up all the ti me. Even going on a shopping trip you could never go alone, you always had to take someone with you to guard the car, and even while you were driving the doors stayed locked all the ti me.

“There was so much fear. That was the thing that stood out to me. People talk about the lev-els of stress: these people are living in the red all the ti me. Every single day they are fearful for

their lives.”But it is not a country without hope. The

people stayed because they could see that they were making a diff erence, Jenny said.

“Every day they are saving lives and not just by helping with practi cal needs. It’s about hope at the end of the day; providing hope and that hand of friendship.”

She said that it was a country of two ex-tremes, incredible violence and amazing gener-osity; deep love and powerful anger.

But it wasn’t only in Papua New Guinea that the pair saw that generosity and self-sacrifi ce.

Take the story back to just over two weeks before the two left on their journey.

It was a Sunday morning, aft er church – and, aft er a long week, Jenny was in a rush to get home.

She had a million things on her mind when Cheryl approached her with a propositi on.

“I know it’s off the wall, but how would you feel about coming with me to Papua New Guinea in two weeks?”

Jenny said ‘yes’ right there, but it wasn’t unti l she was driving home and explaining the whole

expediti on to her husband that it all sunk in.“How on earth are we going to aff ord it? I

asked him and it all seemed insane. Then my nine-year-old son stretched his litt le hand out and passed me his $5 pocket money. ‘Here, mum, take this,’ he said.”

He was the fi rst to help but he wasn’t the last, as over the next two weeks workmates, local businesses and complete strangers banded together to raise the money and funds they needed.

It was a monumental eff ort, and the commu-nity didn’t stop at raising enough to cover most of the cost of fl ights.

When the pair got on the plane they were lugging suitcases too heavy to carry, stuff ed full of donated oils, beauty products, multi vitamins and pamper packs for each of the 40 women they were going to meet.

It has been close to a month now since their trip, and Jenny and Cheryl are sti ll slowly working through the experience, sti ll getti ng it

straight in their heads.Experiencing is one thing, but deciding how

you’re going to let it change you and shape your future is quite another, especially as mums

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Left – One of the residents of the remote villages the

women met on the MAF fl ight.

Right – The pair from Ashburton joined a Mission

Aviation fellowship pilot on a regular fl ight around several

remote villages in Papua New Guinea, where they

delivered supplies, dropped off and picked up goods and transported people

who needed medical care into the city. In one

of the fi rst villages the pair visited they found

the people incredibly friendly and very curious.

Above – Although very poor themselves, the locals donated and cooked up a banquet for the women on their fi rst day at the retreat. Chicken, pigs and vegetables were all donated and lugged up the mountain for the aid workers.

Left – The women trudge up the road to Mount Hagen with their host, Gay Hodder.

– whatever happens family will always come fi rst.

For Jenny, hairdressing is sti ll her passion, and it’s one that she feels is needed in Ash-

burton as well as overseas.“It’s my heart’s desire to make women feel loved

and beauti ful. If I can give a woman an opportu-nity to feel that way in Ashburton that’s excellent, and if it’s in PNG that’s awesome too.

“Over there I got the chance to make those women feel normal again, to feel unique and lovely – and that’s the ulti mate for me. But there are plenty of women here who have diff erent

struggles, but need that feeling just as much.”However, she is not ruling out another trip to Papua

New Guinea.“I would never shut the door to the Third World; if

they asked me again, I would go.”Her husband is a high voltage electrician and has

made mission trips overseas himself to help build infrastructure in developing countries. If they go on another trip overseas, Jenny hopes that it will be with her husband.

For Cheryl, she has barely stopped writi ng since she returned. She has just fi nished writi ng about the enti re journey, spilling it all out on paper.

“I’ve spent weeks waking up in the middle of the night, writi ng in my head, and I just had to get it all down. I feel very called. I feel like I’ve found my purpose.”

She is considering turning the raw manuscript into a book, but this is all new territory for her, the fi rst ti me she has ever writt en anything of this scale.

The trip has inspired a new dream – to tell the stories of each of the women she met. And if that leads her back to Papua New Guinea, she is ready to take on the challenge.

“It’s the people working there who make you want to go back. They’re over there right now, trying with everything they’ve got to make a diff erence.”

This book is forever etched in my mind as the book I read and loved the summer I turned 50. My copy is now

dog-eared and tatt ered and smells faintly of suntan loti on. I’ve lent it to so many people and also bought it as gift s for friends. I loved every page of this book – perhaps it was mixed-up with having a signifi cant birthday, the kids leaving home – who knows? And now it’s a movie which makes me a litt le anxious, how could they possibly re-create those perfect words?

It’s 1939. Nazi Germany. The country and indeed the world is holding its breath. Liesel and her younger brother are being taken by their mother to live with a family outside Munich. On the way, Death (more about him later) visits the young brother and casts his eye on Liesel for the fi rst ti me. At the graveside of her brother she sees a

book hidden in the snow and takes it – The Gravediggers Handbook – and thus our book thief is born. Death is the narrator of this book – but don’t think of him as the bogey

man, he’s a far more sympatheti c character with a heart and a sense of humour. I know this seems unusual but believe me, it works.

In her new home with help from her new foster father Liesel learns to read and begins a love aff air with words and books. Things become dangerous for the family when they hide a Jewish boxer in the basement. Liesel is a Lutheran and knows she won’t suff er the same fate as the Jews being marched to nearby Dachau.

It’s so easy to be overwhelmed and caught up in this book – it’s not just another tear-jerker about the war. It’s original, though provoking and for me, will always be in my Top 5 favourites.

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Mr 15-year-old recently came back from a full-on trip of Germany as

part of the Ashburton College German class.

I have to be honest and say I was looking forward to drop-ping a teenrager off the radar for three weeks.

The food bill dropped right down and there was one less to argue with. Ahhh I thought, it’s like a holiday. Aft er a year of fundraising, meeti ngs, panic att acks and the sheer hard work of trying to kick travelling teen into some sense of urgency, the day came. To be fair, he did remain dedicated to the cause and worked his butt ocks off .

So it was gutti ng to send my baby (yes the horrid teenrager becomes my baby when he’s sick) off on the big bird unwell. He had been sick a week before and I was concerned to send him off like this. So armed with ester C, paracetomol and a couple of other remedies

off he fl ew. Teen daughter and I immediately went home and put fake nails on ready for a girls’ day.

So the intrepid travellers got to Berlin and he managed to get a good dose of vomiti ng through-out the night, not too long aft er he got another virus with a vicious sore throat, so he was basically unwell the whole ti me he was away. Picking him up from the airport really did make me cry … a pale, skinnier version of my son walked through the

internati onal arrival doors. I have never seen him so exhausted, he reck-

ons he’d been awake for 36 hours. We whisked him home and waited for him to crash.

But no, the adrenalin kicked in, and aft er a request for fi sh and chips for tea, in we went to view the 6 billion photos he’d taken.

As we watched the photos unfolding he had a story to tell about each and every one. They had an incredible life experience and

saw so much. He told us of visiti ng Dachau, a concentrati on camp in Germany, and how sad all the students found it. He talked about the monument of stone concrete blocks in Berlin and how they represented the Jews that were murdered. And of visiti ng Gestappo and going to school in Germany and how hard the students had to work there (he even said he was looking forward to going back to Ashbur-ton College aft er that … I never thought I’d hear those words).

He talked about crossing through Austria, of how his host family lived and how kind the families were to him, of the castles they visited, of the beer fest and the huge zoo they went to.

He explained historical facts of so many of the places he visited and what he liked best and what he didn’t like. He talked about the Eiff el Tower in Paris and how dodgy it was with all the pickpockets and scammers roaming around.

While we sat there rapt at the stories and the photos and yes, I have to say, green with envy, he crashed. I woke him for the longed-for fi sh and chips, he ate ½ a fi sh while sti ll asleep, and

then crashed again. For a week he was one ti red kid. But from my view as a parent, that three-week trip was worth a year of school-ing. I was gobsmacked at the informati on he gathered in his ti red teen brain.

We don’t parti cularly have “hardship” like our grandparents knew it, so it’s a good thing that students get to learn of the hardship and sacri-fi ces of others. I learned from my grandfather … who will our children’s off spring learn from?

I would send him again if I could, it was certainly an incredible trip of learning … on so many levels.

A huge thank you to Ken Pow (who was tak-ing students to Germany when I was at school and seems to be sti ll full of energy and passion for this trip) and the other teacher and parents who went and looked aft er an awful lot of teens!

And another huge thank you to the many people who made this trip possible for my son and for many of the other students; work-mates, family members, bosses, and friends. So many people gave their ti me and money to help a kid get to Germany.

Overseas tripworth a year of schooling

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as the book I read and loved the summer I turned 50. My copy is now

dog-eared and tatt ered and smells faintly of suntan loti on. I’ve lent it to so many people and also bought it as gift s for friends. I loved every page of this book – perhaps it was mixed-up with having a signifi cant birthday, the kids leaving home – who knows? And now it’s a movie which makes me a litt le anxious, how could they possibly re-create those perfect words?

It’s 1939. Nazi Germany. The country and indeed the world is holding its breath. Liesel and her younger brother are being taken by their mother to live with a family outside Munich. On the way, Death (more about him later) visits the young brother and casts his eye on Liesel for the fi rst ti me. At the graveside of her brother she sees a

book hidden in the snow and takes it – The Gravediggers Handbook – and thus our book thief is born. Death is the narrator of this book – but don’t think of him as the bogey

man, he’s a far more sympatheti c character with a heart and a sense of humour. I know this seems unusual but believe me, it works.

In her new home with help from her new foster father Liesel learns to read and begins a love aff air with words and books. Things become dangerous for the family when they hide a Jewish boxer in the basement. Liesel is a Lutheran and knows she won’t suff er the same fate as the Jews being marched to nearby Dachau.


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10 YOU as a bride’s maid

Christchurch wedding planner Emma Newman says bridesmaids’ duti es have changed drasti cally over the years, and

things are no longer as straightf orward as set-ti ng up the local church.

“Things have changed now and a lot of brides want the wedding to be a statement of who they are. They want all the bells and whistles and someti mes they sti ll expect their brides-maids to be able to help with that.’’

Traditi onal duti es used to include getti ng the bride to the church on ti me, opening presents, making thank you lists and handing around cake.

Weddings used to be much simpler, but the years have brought an increasing focus on food and wine, and the desire to look beauti ful, Ms Newman says.

` It makes me sad that brides someti mes ex-pect their bridesmaids to be so heavily involved. It can become a fullti me job.’’

`Desti nati on weddings’ were also becoming more popular – a huge cost for those who had to fl y halfway across the world.

Ninety per cent of the brides Ms Newman dealt with had at least one bridesmaid fl ying in from overseas.

``The fact we’re so global now, and the age that we’re getti ng married, bridesmaids are usually in London or America. It’s not a cheap exercise to come back for fi tti ngs.’’

What can it cost?Ashburton personal assistant Amanda Durry

came home from Australia twice to take part in friends’ weddings within 12 months.

The fi rst trip was in May last year, when she was living in rural Victoria. Her airfares cost around $400, on top of that was a train ti cket to Melbourne. The bride footed the price of the dress and shoes – later selling them online.

Amanda also forfeited three days wages, not having been in the job long enough to accrue leave.

When January rolled around she was living in Perth, and it was the most expensive ti me of the year to travel. She stumped up $900 for fares with a budget airline, $150 for an overnight stay in Melbourne on the return journey – and took three days’ unpaid leave, worth about $450.

Again the dress was provided, and Amanda was only required to purchase shoes – which cost $40, but she did spend about $800 during her 10-day stay.

“I was lucky in both instances because I gave my measurements, and both dresses fi tt ed absolutely fi ne, so there was no need for altera-ti ons.”

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Asked to be a bridesmaid? Get your wallet out – you could be in for a fi nancial hit. Organising a ‘classy’ hen party with nice food and good grog can set you back a small fortune – not to mention your dress, shoes, nails and hair, and an ever-increasing number are travelling from overseas for the honour of being a bridesmaid. Cassandra Mason and Michelle Nelson investigate the expectations on a modern-day maid and potential bill.

What’s expected of theof themodern maid?

Above – Amanda Durry went the extra mile to be part of Michelle Ramsay’s bridal party. In the course of a year, she has travelled from Australia several times for Kiwi friends’ weddings.

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Again the dress was provided, and Amanda was only required to purchase shoes – which cost $40, but she did spend about $800 during her 10-day stay.

“I was lucky in both instances because I gave my measurements, and both dresses fi tt ed absolutely fi ne, so there was no need for altera-ti ons.”

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She did, however, organise hen nights for both weddings, buying the necessary items.

Amanda’s fi ancé Mark Evans was a best man at another wedding in March this year, and the couple att ended a wedding in Mid Canter-bury in February. Mark stayed with friends in Ashburton from early February unti l the end of March, returning to his previous job for six weeks, but Amanda made two more return trips.

“Our costs were more noti ceable in ti me – and ti me spent apart – but we wouldn’t have changed it,” she said.

“All the weddings we came back for, whether we were in the bridal parti es or not, were some of our best friends and we wouldn’t have missed them for the world – even if one trip for me was literally over a weekend from Perth.”

Christchurch solicitor Charlott e Webber is a veteran bridesmaid at the age of 29, having seen the bride to the altar four ti mes already – set to be six by the end of the end of next year.

` It is a real honour to be someone’s brides-maid, but there are some costs that come with it.’’

Like Amanda she hasn’t had to fork out for her own dress, shoes, hair or makeup, but it’s not uncommon for the bride to expect that.

However, the cost of the mandatory `hen night’’ can be steep for bridesmaids.

The fi rst hen party Charlott e threw cost close to $1000.

This included $75 for invitati ons, $85 for the bride’s costume, $300 for food and alcohol, $160 for games and $50 for decorati ons.

Christchurch’s `fi nest’’ stripper set them back $250.

New to the game, the four bridesmaids didn’t ask guests for a contributi on – a costly judgement that she wouldn’t repeat.

Is it too much? Brides need to be realis-

ti c about their expecta-ti ons, Ms Newman

says. “Someti mes they have this very romanti c idea of brides-maids helping at every turn . . . that might’ve been fi ne in your mother’s day, but these days they may well have a child or a business.’’

She knew of bridesmaids doing all-nighters because it had been underesti -mated how long it would take to get a marquee dressed.

` I’ve been doing this 11 years and I think we’re getti ng a wee bit over the top. The bells and whistles come at a price of emoti onal stress for everyone and it’s just a joke.’’

In terms of hen parti es, pick some-thing that will suit the bride and isn’t going to cost a bomb, she says.

``You don’t need to be doing party buses. You don’t have to go for a full day spa experience that will cost you each $400. Go to a nice restaurant, get your nails done at the house beforehand, have a potluck dinner.’’

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Above – Amanda Durry went the extra mile to be part of Michelle Ramsay’s bridal party. In the course of a year, she has travelled from Australia several times for Kiwi friends’ weddings.

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selves.– If you’re going to play games, pick ones that don’t require many props.– Prepare food yourself instead of having it catered.– Don’t get carried away and keep things simple.

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This is an amazing questi on and one that cannot be easily answered in just a few minutes.

Let’s turn back the clock 10-years and think of how we did our banking compared to the way we do it today.

Did Internet Banking exist? Yes, but did it give us the fl exibility to not only get balances of our accounts but to make payments to anyone?

Were Business Owners able to pay their monthly creditors via Internet Banking, and have dual authorisati on faciliti es? Probably not as Internet

Banking had only just been introduced.Were you able to purchase items via Internet Banking using your Eft pos Card? No, Eft pos cards were not Debit Cards back in 2003, unlike today when you can buy online using your Eft pos Debit Card.

When travelling overseas were you able to purchase a Cash Passport to allow you to access funds in multi ple countries and in multi ple currencies? No, this is common practi ce now.

Could you get a mortgage Online? Some insti tuti ons did off er this service although it was very limited.

Ten years ago the development of soft ware and the use of Internet Banking was starti ng to evolve. There were no Apps for IPhones or Android phones and fi nancial insti tuti ons were very cauti ous about full authorisati on of Internet Banking transacti ons. Having a website was a really big deal. Smart cards had been tried, some had failed, but now you can get all balances and transfer funds by using your card or phone.

So in the next 10-years what are we going to see in Banking? Technology is moving very fast and as soon as one fi nancial insti tuti on introduces something it is only a matt er of ti me unti l all others follow suit. Your phone is now becoming your wallet and because you can hold cash balances on your phone and make payments with an App, is this the directi on the future is

taking us? Cards are where a lot of money has been invested for the future but the Phone appears to have taken over.

As we cannot predict the future, we can rest assured there will be someone out there thinking of an idea that is totally outside the square in terms of innovati on. It could be, all your informati on is held on your car keys, watch, or in your shoe as was the case for Maxwell Smart. This type of Intellectual Property is probably being thought of and tested right now.

Here’s one really outside the square. Why not have a branch where the customer can come in and be greeted by a real person, ask them what they would like, and then arrange it for them. Let’s call this good old fashioned

personal banking. Yes, we can have all the technology we want, but isn’t it great to be greeted by a friendly face and called by your name. There is something about personal service and that’s something we’re extremely proud of at NBS.

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This is an amazing questi on and one that cannot be easily answered in just a few minutes.

Let’s turn back the clock 10-years and think of how we did our banking compared to the way we do it today.

Did Internet Banking exist? Yes, but did it give us the fl exibility to not only get balances of our accounts but to make payments to anyone?

Were Business Owners able to pay their monthly creditors via Internet Banking, and have dual authorisati on faciliti es? Probably not as Internet

Banking had only just been introduced.Were you able to purchase items via Internet Banking using your Eft pos Card? No, Eft pos cards were not Debit Cards back in 2003, unlike today when you can buy online using your Eft pos Debit Card.

When travelling overseas were you able to purchase a Cash Passport to allow you to access funds in multi ple countries and in multi ple currencies? No, this is common practi ce now.

Could you get a mortgage Online? Some insti tuti ons did off er this service although it was very limited.

Ten years ago the development of soft ware and the use of Internet Banking was starti ng to evolve. There were no Apps for IPhones or Android phones and fi nancial insti tuti ons were very cauti ous about full authorisati on of Internet Banking transacti ons. Having a website was a really big deal. Smart cards had been tried, some had failed, but now you can get all balances and transfer funds by using your card or phone.

So in the next 10-years what are we going to see in Banking? Technology is moving very fast and as soon as one fi nancial insti tuti on introduces something it is only a matt er of ti me unti l all others follow suit. Your phone is now becoming your wallet and because you can hold cash balances on your phone and make payments with an App, is this the directi on the future is

taking us? Cards are where a lot of money has been invested for the future but the Phone appears to have taken over.

As we cannot predict the future, we can rest assured there will be someone out there thinking of an idea that is totally outside the square in terms of innovati on. It could be, all your informati on is held on your car keys, watch, or in your shoe as was the case for Maxwell Smart. This type of Intellectual Property is probably being thought of and tested right now.

Here’s one really outside the square. Why not have a branch where the customer can come in and be greeted by a real person, ask them what they would like, and then arrange it for them. Let’s call this good old fashioned

personal banking. Yes, we can have all the technology we want, but isn’t it great to be greeted by a friendly face and called by your name. There is something about personal service and that’s something we’re extremely proud of at NBS.

Have a great day.

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John MooreBranch Manager

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the Mission District and no visit to San Francisco is complete without a visit to Fisherman’s Wharf where you will enjoy dinner one evening.After the 2 night stopover in San Francisco it’s off to the beautiful Caribbean Island of Jamaica, famous for its cuisine, white sandy beaches, street music, rum, pirates, coffee plantations and a laid back lifestyle. Tour includes:• Kingston – capital city of Jamaica and home to numerous vibrant restaurants, bars and nightlife. Must see and do’s includes Bob Marley Museum, seafood at Port Clarence and the historic landmarks of Devon House and Port Royal.

• Ocho Rios – a fantastic beach resort where you will visit the nearby Dunns River Falls, Bond Beach and take part in a cooking lesson at Walkerswood Plantation• Negril – a beautiful beach where you will be based for 4 nights to relax, be part of a cooking lesson and visit Appleton’s Rum Estate for a tour and tasting and watch the sunset on your evening Sunset Cruise. An optional Reggae night is highly recommended to experience the traditional culture of Jamaica.• Montego Bay – the locals refer to this area as Mo Bay. Time to shop along the famous “Hip Strip”. During your time at Mo Bay enjoy a fi nal

evening cooking lesson and dinner.Throughout your tour Jax will be taking a number of delicious and exotic cooking Master Classes – where you will learn more about the traditions of Jamaican cuisine.This 12 night tour departs Christchurch 12th July and includes accommodation, transfers, daily breakfast, 2 lunches, 4 dinners, 5 cooking lessons in Jamaica, tastings plus much more and is great value at $10,995.00 per person share twin ex Christchurch. At House of Travel we have full tour itinerary details so if you would like to part of this tour or know more about it call in and see us at 196 East Street and get ready for the fun!

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Escape to Jamaica with Jax on the coolest cuisine tour on earth!Jax Hamilton, Celebrity Chef is escaping the

winter in July 2014 and heading to Jamaica on the coolest cuisine tour on earth! Sun, fun, white sandy beaches, shady palm trees, master classes and amazing cuisine, rum and coffee tastings and a sunset cruise what more could you ask for to liven up winter in 2014.The tour departs NZ and heads to San Francisco for a stopover. You will be met by Jax and have the chance to explore the famous Farmers Market and discover the vibrant areas of San Francisco by foot and coach. Visit Little Italy and

the Mission District and no visit to San Francisco is complete without a visit to Fisherman’s Wharf where you will enjoy dinner one evening.After the 2 night stopover in San Francisco it’s off to the beautiful Caribbean Island of Jamaica, famous for its cuisine, white sandy beaches, street music, rum, pirates, coffee plantations and a laid back lifestyle. Tour includes:• Kingston – capital city of Jamaica and home to numerous vibrant restaurants, bars and nightlife. Must see and do’s includes Bob Marley Museum, seafood at Port Clarence and the historic landmarks of Devon House and Port Royal.

• Ocho Rios – a fantastic beach resort where you will visit the nearby Dunns River Falls, Bond Beach and take part in a cooking lesson at Walkerswood Plantation• Negril – a beautiful beach where you will be based for 4 nights to relax, be part of a cooking lesson and visit Appleton’s Rum Estate for a tour and tasting and watch the sunset on your evening Sunset Cruise. An optional Reggae night is highly recommended to experience the traditional culture of Jamaica.• Montego Bay – the locals refer to this area as Mo Bay. Time to shop along the famous “Hip Strip”. During your time at Mo Bay enjoy a fi nal

evening cooking lesson and dinner.Throughout your tour Jax will be taking a number of delicious and exotic cooking Master Classes – where you will learn more about the traditions of Jamaican cuisine.This 12 night tour departs Christchurch 12th July and includes accommodation, transfers, daily breakfast, 2 lunches, 4 dinners, 5 cooking lessons in Jamaica, tastings plus much more and is great value at $10,995.00 per person share twin ex Christchurch. At House of Travel we have full tour itinerary details so if you would like to part of this tour or know more about it call in and see us at 196 East Street and get ready for the fun!

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The necessities:Drink plenty of water and eat fruit and vegetables. Wear a hat outside, apply sun screen – protect your skin from intense sunshine, cold and the wind. Create a skin maintenance routine:1. Cleanse your skin (not with soap – remember the soap residue in the basin you do not want this on your face). Choose a cleanser that is gentle.2. Use moisturiser daily - to feed nutrients into

your skin and choosing the right moisturising product will help retain moisture in your skin.3. Sunblock application every day under your make-up– remember the décolletage and backs of hands. Use a product that is at least 15+ and made for the face. Effective sun protection is by covering up, wearing a hat and frequent application of sun block. If you are outside apply more product every 2 hours, be liberal.4. Exfoliation – we recommend gentle exfoliation 2 to 3 times a week. Choose a product with round beads or jojoba threads. Avoid exfoliants with rough chips – the beads need to roll through the pores so as not to cause damage.5. Actives -as we age – products with active ingredients become a useful part of the daily routine.The Teenage skin:Teenagers can suffer with problem skin. The psychological effect of this on young people should not be underestimated. Teenagers need to be taught how to care for their skin and that there are options that can help with congested skin and acne. Good skin care products can help (develop a daily routine), encouraging good diet and water intake. Sometimes this isn’t enough – an experienced skin therapist can help with professional treatments such as microdermabrasion, gentle glycolic peels, hydro-dermabrasion, LED light treatments or a mixture of these or other treatments. In some of the severer cases, medical intervention is recommended whereby an experienced doctor may prescribe

antibiotics or specialist products such as Roaccutane.The aging Skin:Skin grows and sheds naturally but as we age this process slows down resulting in a thicker, dull outer layer of skin– for fresher and younger looking skin - we recommend using active products such as Glycolic . Glycolic is an alpha hydroxy acid(AHA) and is derived from sugar cane. By using a glycolic product on a daily basis the skin turnover speeds up (similar to younger skin) – thinning this outer layer of dead skin but thickening the dermis (the important under layer of skin), resulting in a more healthy skin and stimulating collagen growth. This results in a more youthful and fresher looking skin. Glycolic is the only AHA that has a small enough molecular structure to penetrate into the dermis.Other popular and effective active ingredients are L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)and and Vitamin A (Retin-A, retinyl palmitate). All of these stimulant products with active ingredients need to be used under the professional advice from your experienced skin clinic.Transform Clinic has over 20 years experience in appearance medicine and skin care. (Free consultations are available with our registered nurses and skin therapists.)Transform Clinics products of choice – Dermatech and Medofl owers natural skin care.

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Are you a superman or superwoman? Do you spends your days fl ying from one thing to the next and trying to do your

utmost best to meet your high standards and for those around you?

Does it leave you feeling completely and utt erly exhausted at the end of it all; silently thinking to yourself is this really all worth it? Or have I got it all wrong and am I the only one feeling like a superwoman or a superman, look-ing like the hecti c man on the Sky TV advert, that doesn’t seem to be keeping up with all his chores for the day or week for that matt er.

We all thought technology, machines and computers would be the answer to getti ng things done for us and at a faster rate. But for some strange reason we seem to be work-ing at, what it seems like, a fast rate similar to computers.

That email should have been answered seconds ago; the mobile phone is ringing while I’m trying to chow down my lunch somewhere on the roadside; the washing needs to be done and the dog is wanti ng to go for a walk; that person needs my advice and att enti on right now; I need to sort dinner or fi x that problem my client is wanti ng sorted; I need to get the car to the garage for a warrant as the warrant runs out today.

I’ve been invited to an important social engagement, but I really need to stay home too ... to get on top of that pile of paperwork that needs to be done and read through those important documents that I never seem have ti me to read! BUT, all I want to do is sit down and catch my breath as I feel so exhausted, I don’t even know now where to begin with my list of jobs to be done. Yikes!!

Does this ring any bells and sound like you? Welcome to the modern world, which is only

getti ng faster and faster.We are all trying to catch the fast train and

hang on, when we secretly want to catch the slow train and our breath and daydream of the ti mes we can stop and relax.

Through trying to be a superperson – super-man or superwoman – we are trying to do it all and suff er no consequences. But the wheels may start to wobble, the machine may start to experience wear and tear, as with litt le ti me to service, the fuel may burn faster and require constant replenishing and the machine may start to misbehave and problems may start to occur one aft er another just like your health.

It is our health that will eventually pay the price in trying to stay on the fast train; refuel-ling with poor fuel, like convenience processed foods, only to have one health issue arise aft er another.

It will leave us wondering why and where it

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Above right – Footprint in the sand, that romantic holiday feeling of sand be-neath your feet – only a dream to the average superwoman.

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Are you a superman or superwoman? Do you spends your days fl ying from one thing to the next and trying to do your

utmost best to meet your high standards and for those around you?

Does it leave you feeling completely and utt erly exhausted at the end of it all; silently thinking to yourself is this really all worth it? Or have I got it all wrong and am I the only one feeling like a superwoman or a superman, look-ing like the hecti c man on the Sky TV advert, that doesn’t seem to be keeping up with all his chores for the day or week for that matt er.

We all thought technology, machines and computers would be the answer to getti ng things done for us and at a faster rate. But for some strange reason we seem to be work-ing at, what it seems like, a fast rate similar to computers.

That email should have been answered seconds ago; the mobile phone is ringing while I’m trying to chow down my lunch somewhere on the roadside; the washing needs to be done and the dog is wanti ng to go for a walk; that person needs my advice and att enti on right now; I need to sort dinner or fi x that problem my client is wanti ng sorted; I need to get the car to the garage for a warrant as the warrant runs out today.

I’ve been invited to an important social engagement, but I really need to stay home too ... to get on top of that pile of paperwork that needs to be done and read through those important documents that I never seem have ti me to read! BUT, all I want to do is sit down and catch my breath as I feel so exhausted, I don’t even know now where to begin with my list of jobs to be done. Yikes!!

Does this ring any bells and sound like you? Welcome to the modern world, which is only

getti ng faster and faster.We are all trying to catch the fast train and

hang on, when we secretly want to catch the slow train and our breath and daydream of the ti mes we can stop and relax.

Through trying to be a superperson – super-man or superwoman – we are trying to do it all and suff er no consequences. But the wheels may start to wobble, the machine may start to experience wear and tear, as with litt le ti me to service, the fuel may burn faster and require constant replenishing and the machine may start to misbehave and problems may start to occur one aft er another just like your health.

It is our health that will eventually pay the price in trying to stay on the fast train; refuel-ling with poor fuel, like convenience processed foods, only to have one health issue arise aft er another.

It will leave us wondering why and where it

all started to go wrong and when the wheels started falling off . Drinking gallons of coff ee to hang on for the ride, in the hope we won’t crash at the other end.

The fast train comes to an abrupt halt and we fi nd ourselves stuck to our seats exhausted and wondering why are we feeling so unwell. There’s hardly any ti me to pick up the pieces because the bullet train is about to leave the stati on and we are required to be on it. Groan.

How on earth do we board the slow train and try and stay on that, with fewer health issues arising?

Stop, breathe, smell the roses, eat slow-cooked natural nutriti ous foods, stretch and sit in the sun and read a magazine. Stop trying to be a superperson, because there is no such be-ing. It is a mythical superhero that is immortal, which we are not.

Take ti me to make some changes, enjoy life living on the slow train and recharge from feel-ing exhausted, sleep deprived, unhealthy, and a ti cking ti me bomb that is a nervous wreck.

And how do we do this? Well tune in next month for my rundown on how to stop and smell the roses.

In the meanti me, think of the days before computers ruled our lives and it was the small things that were important to appreciate, not the big things.

Think of ti mes before consumerism chose us to work even harder to keep up with Mr Jones down the road, who is now a very unwell man, with an exhausted Mrs Jones who desperately tries to keep up with her hecti c diary of ap-pointments and keep the house spick and span.

Stop and take some ti me to refl ect. Does this sound like you or sound like something that you may be becoming – A worn out damaged superhero, with the batt eries pulled out.

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Eml: [email protected] www.simplifood.co.nz

P 307 6077 F 307 6078105 Victoria Street, Ashburton

T he festi ve season is looming so party ti me is nigh.

The pre-dinner party nibbles have changed drasti cally over the years as has our taste in food in general.

Something you might want to consider having in your store cupboard for those occasions is the “chickpea”, also known as garbanzo beans.

Chickpeas are Middle Eastern in origin, in fact fi rst culti vated about 3000BC, but in the 16th century the chickpea was brought to other parts of the world by Spanish explorers.

The chickpea is high in protein and fi bre and

helps to lower cholesterol.You can buy chickpeas dried or canned and

they are available all year round, although there is a litt le more preparati on involved when buy-ing them dried. They need soaking overnight and cooking the next day unti l soft . So wher-ever you fi nd recipes for canned chickpeas, they can always be replaced by the dry ones if you have the ti me in advance to deal to them.

These spicy chickpeas are fabulous as a pre-dinner nibble and you can use your imaginati on and add any of your favourite spices to fl avour them.

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Above – Spicy chickpea nibbles and cumin hummus with warm toasted pita bread. PHOTO MARG BROWNLIE

Spicy chickpea nibbles

2 ti ns chickpeas drained and dried with a paper towel (or a cup of dried chickpeas soaked overnight and boiled the next day unti l soft )1/4 t chilli powder1/2 t ground cardamom1/2 t turmeric1t ground cumin1t ground coriander1t sea saltolive oil

– Pre-heat oven to 200°C.– Mix the chickpeas,

spices and salt togeth-er in a roasti ng pan and roast unti l golden brown and crunchy. Watch them carefully but they usually take about 20-25mins.

– Serve warm or cold.

Cumin hummus

Who doesn’t love hummus? It’s so easy to make and once again you can change its fl avour very easily by using diff erent ingredients. In this recipe I have used a hint of cumin to give it a lift .

1 400g can chickpeas1t minced garlic or 2 cloves crushed (more if you love garlic)juice of 2 lemons (or to taste)1 1/2 t tahini (sesame seed paste)1/2 t ground cumin

– Drain chickpeas and set aside the liquid. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a food processor and slowly add about 1/4 cup of the liquid from the chickpeas. Blend on low unti l thoroughly mixed and no lumps are present.

– Place in a serving bowl or on a platt er and make a shallow well in the centre of the hummus. Add a litt le olive oil into the well and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve with a platt er of your fa-vourite fresh vegetables cut into bite-sized pieces and warm toasted pita bread.

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Braided RiversRestaurant and Bar

Whether it’s mid-week client lunches, Sunday brunches, aft er work drinks with the crew, or long lunches with the girls - Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar new al fresco area is the place to be! Located in the heart of town on the corner of Cass and Burnett Streets, the new al fresco area at Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar is now open, and already proving popular with our regulars. Ideally situated to take advantage of the morning, midday, and early aft ernoon sun as it streams down Burnett Street.Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar opened back in October 2009 off ering great food in classy surrounds. Now in our fourth year, we’re delighted to be celebrati ng our birthday with the opening of a new ‘al fresco’ outside dining area. This extends our seati ng capacity by 60 people, and boasts out-door heaters for those cool evenings, and oversize umbrellas to keep you safe from the UV rays of the Mid Can-terbury sun. We’ve also got sunscreen on tap.Mumm champagne have come on board as a partner to create a VIP seati ng area as well. Available to book exclusively to those indulging in this delicious drop of bubbles with their meal – this is outdoor decadence at its fi nest. The VIP zone is perfect as a soluti on to treat your top clients over lunch.Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar is open 7 days so we’re also the place to be for long lazy Sunday brunches with your friends. Perhaps it’s a special occasion? Bring some fl air to your cel-ebrati on and splash out on a magnum of Mumm and try your hand at ‘sa-brage’ the French art of slicing the top off the bott le in one swift movement. It’s addicti ve!Our free Wi-Fi also allows you to stay in touch with emails, check in with the offi ce, or update your Facebook page. Feeling starved for creati vity? It might be your environment – grab your laptop, iPad or tablet device and move your offi ce to Braided Rivers al fresco area and perhaps that end of year team brain storming session might achieve more. We can help you think

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Why Waste Anything

Ask us about• Composting your food and garden waste

• Bokashi and hungry worm bins

• Free compost workshops

• How to harvest rainwater and conserve water

Supported by Ashburton District CouncilFor help with composting, recycling or water conservation

Freephone 0800 627 824 | Email: [email protected]

Book your visit to Ashburton’s Eco Education Centre

eco-livingeco-livingSpringSpringSheryl Stivens

Spring is here. It’s a good ti me to save some money by composti ng all our food & garden waste. Enjoy the

sati sfacti on of growing your own food sustainable and knowing where it comes from.

Make a composter A compost bin can be as simp le as a 44

gallon drum either metal or plasti c. Cut off the bott om and make yourself a lid. Drill some holes around the sides. Place the drum on a piece of mesh sitti ng on some bricks to let air in the base. In the drum you can layer your lawn clippings, weeds, food waste and pruning’s starti ng with a coarse layer of prunings on the bott om to let the air in and circulate. Use a piece of carpet or plasti c inside the drum to cover the materials to stop them from drying out. You will be amazed the amount of lawn clippings that will fi t into the drum and how quickly the moist pile inside will reduce down as it composts. A bokashi bucket can be made from two paint buckets. Drill holes in the top one; place it inside the other bucket to drain any liquid. Put your food waste into the top bucket, sprinkle with bokashi zing from the Mastagard Recycle Shop and keep the lid on while it ferments. If you start now, you will have compost ready to top up your raised bed gardens to grow healthy food by mid summer.

DIY plantersUp cycle old containers or pots to create

unique, stylish planters for your seeds and plants. Grow a few extra so you can give them away for presents or swap them with friends and family so you have more variety.

Got extra building materials crowding

your garage? Scrap wood can be fashioned into a raised bed with a few nails or a strawberry box garden Check out your recycle Shop for what you need to get creati ve.

Harvest rainwater for your garden and avoid summer water restrictions

Set up your own rainwater barrel or tank. You can buy one readymade or get the fi tti ngs and set it up yourself. Check out the one located at the Eco educati on centre alongside the Mastagard Recycling Shed. It’s a reused 200 litre plasti c barrel with good quality fi tti ngs so you can even att ach a hose. Call 0800627824 for FREE water conservati on advice.

Work with nature Make your own toxin free weed killer by

putti ng into a spray bott le 2 x cups white vinegar, 1 t liquid soap to make it sti ck and 1 T salt. Use this on your pathways and you will be amazed at how well it works. If you have any weed killer or garden chemicals you no longer use you can drop them off for safe disposal at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park.

Harvest and preserve and use up left over’s in your fridge.

Almost half the average rubbish bag is food waste which could be used for making stock or composted. Harvest edible plants regularly and store in the fridge or boil them up with any left over meat and vegetables to make your own tasty stock.

Eat your weedsAs long as you know what you’re

serving, look out for weeds you can eat. Try mineral rich chickweed and fat hen or dandelion chopped fi nely into your salads or try sti nging nett le; pick it (wearing gloves) and chop fi nely into quiches or fl an mixtures and enjoy an iron rich feast. Compost the left overs or feed them to your pets. Some weeds are compost acti vators and help heat your heap as well as being mineral rich. For invasive weeds like convolvulus or oxalis let them cook by placing into a plasti c bag and leaving in a sunny spot. Once they look like mush add this to your compost or worm bin.

Mulch your seedlings and shrubs

Use lawn clippings and strips of wet newspaper to mulch vegetable seedlings as you plant them out. This will reduce your watering and weeding over summer and provide a habitat for earthworms to enrich your soil.

Spring clean upDrop off any reusable items, old paint,

household batt eries, left over household chemicals and fl uorescent bulbs along with used oil and electrical items at the Ashburton or Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks to ensure safe disposal

Enjoy your spring challenges

To book into a monthly composti ng workshop at the Eco Educati on Centre or for help with home composti ng or setti ng up a worm farm or bokashi bucket contact your Recycling Helpline- 0800 627 824 or email [email protected] or sherylsti [email protected].

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How much do you spend on waste disposal, power consumpti on or water?

You could be wasti ng thousands of $5 per year.

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The service is funded by the Canterbury Joint Waste Committ ee which includes Ashburton District Council.

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• Save money• Help the environment• Give your business a point of diff erence• Add value to your brand equity

The type of support depends on your business and includes:

• Free resource effi ciency advice for commercial building designs

• Free resource effi ciency advice for the operati on of your business

Choose your target and get some help for free. Running a resource effi cient business is a win win for all.

To apply for consultancy support from Target Sustainability go to the waste minimisati on secti on on the Ashburton District Council website – www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

or www.targetsustainability.co.nz. If you would like to start by reducing your

waste to landfi ll call the Mastagard Educati on team. We can carry out undertake a “walk through” waste audit or help with your water usage.

Call the Community Recycling Helpline; 0800 627 824 or email [email protected].

Target sustainability

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school on board with nati onal Recy-cling Week by looking at how you can further reduce your waste, improve your recycling eff orts and avoid purchasing any products that aren’t recyclable.

Up to 2/3 of household rubbish can be reduced, reused or recycled. Reduc-ing rubbish saves energy and resources and the less Council rubbish bags you use the more you save.

Check out the website for all sorts of ideas or post your eff orts on Facebook.

Recycling Week New Zealand - 11-17 November 2013

28 Spring eco-living YOU advertising feature

Why Waste Anything

Ask us about• Composting your food and garden waste

• Bokashi and hungry worm bins

• Free compost workshops

• How to harvest rainwater and conserve water

Supported by Ashburton District CouncilFor help with composting, recycling or water conservation

Freephone 0800 627 824 | Email: [email protected]

Book your visit to Ashburton’s Eco Education Centre

eco-livingeco-livingSpringSpringSheryl Stivens

Spring is here. It’s a good ti me to save some money by composti ng all our food & garden waste. Enjoy the

sati sfacti on of growing your own food sustainable and knowing where it comes from.

Make a composter A compost bin can be as simp le as a 44

gallon drum either metal or plasti c. Cut off the bott om and make yourself a lid. Drill some holes around the sides. Place the drum on a piece of mesh sitti ng on some bricks to let air in the base. In the drum you can layer your lawn clippings, weeds, food waste and pruning’s starti ng with a coarse layer of prunings on the bott om to let the air in and circulate. Use a piece of carpet or plasti c inside the drum to cover the materials to stop them from drying out. You will be amazed the amount of lawn clippings that will fi t into the drum and how quickly the moist pile inside will reduce down as it composts. A bokashi bucket can be made from two paint buckets. Drill holes in the top one; place it inside the other bucket to drain any liquid. Put your food waste into the top bucket, sprinkle with bokashi zing from the Mastagard Recycle Shop and keep the lid on while it ferments. If you start now, you will have compost ready to top up your raised bed gardens to grow healthy food by mid summer.

DIY plantersUp cycle old containers or pots to create

unique, stylish planters for your seeds and plants. Grow a few extra so you can give them away for presents or swap them with friends and family so you have more variety.

Got extra building materials crowding

your garage? Scrap wood can be fashioned into a raised bed with a few nails or a strawberry box garden Check out your recycle Shop for what you need to get creati ve.

Harvest rainwater for your garden and avoid summer water restrictions

Set up your own rainwater barrel or tank. You can buy one readymade or get the fi tti ngs and set it up yourself. Check out the one located at the Eco educati on centre alongside the Mastagard Recycling Shed. It’s a reused 200 litre plasti c barrel with good quality fi tti ngs so you can even att ach a hose. Call 0800627824 for FREE water conservati on advice.

Work with nature Make your own toxin free weed killer by

putti ng into a spray bott le 2 x cups white vinegar, 1 t liquid soap to make it sti ck and 1 T salt. Use this on your pathways and you will be amazed at how well it works. If you have any weed killer or garden chemicals you no longer use you can drop them off for safe disposal at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park.

Harvest and preserve and use up left over’s in your fridge.

Almost half the average rubbish bag is food waste which could be used for making stock or composted. Harvest edible plants regularly and store in the fridge or boil them up with any left over meat and vegetables to make your own tasty stock.

Eat your weedsAs long as you know what you’re

serving, look out for weeds you can eat. Try mineral rich chickweed and fat hen or dandelion chopped fi nely into your salads or try sti nging nett le; pick it (wearing gloves) and chop fi nely into quiches or fl an mixtures and enjoy an iron rich feast. Compost the left overs or feed them to your pets. Some weeds are compost acti vators and help heat your heap as well as being mineral rich. For invasive weeds like convolvulus or oxalis let them cook by placing into a plasti c bag and leaving in a sunny spot. Once they look like mush add this to your compost or worm bin.

Mulch your seedlings and shrubs

Use lawn clippings and strips of wet newspaper to mulch vegetable seedlings as you plant them out. This will reduce your watering and weeding over summer and provide a habitat for earthworms to enrich your soil.

Spring clean upDrop off any reusable items, old paint,

household batt eries, left over household chemicals and fl uorescent bulbs along with used oil and electrical items at the Ashburton or Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks to ensure safe disposal

Enjoy your spring challenges

To book into a monthly composti ng workshop at the Eco Educati on Centre or for help with home composti ng or setti ng up a worm farm or bokashi bucket contact your Recycling Helpline- 0800 627 824 or email [email protected] or sherylsti [email protected].

YOU 29advertising feature

Is your business resource effi cient?

How much do you spend on waste disposal, power consumpti on or water?

You could be wasti ng thousands of $5 per year.

Target Sustainability provides free support to help Canterbury businesses become more resource effi cient through reducing waste and being energy and water effi cient.

The service is funded by the Canterbury Joint Waste Committ ee which includes Ashburton District Council.

Why aim to be a resource effi cient?

• Save money• Help the environment• Give your business a point of diff erence• Add value to your brand equity

The type of support depends on your business and includes:

• Free resource effi ciency advice for commercial building designs

• Free resource effi ciency advice for the operati on of your business

Choose your target and get some help for free. Running a resource effi cient business is a win win for all.

To apply for consultancy support from Target Sustainability go to the waste minimisati on secti on on the Ashburton District Council website – www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

or www.targetsustainability.co.nz. If you would like to start by reducing your

waste to landfi ll call the Mastagard Educati on team. We can carry out undertake a “walk through” waste audit or help with your water usage.

Call the Community Recycling Helpline; 0800 627 824 or email [email protected].

Target sustainability

Recycling weekGet your household, workplace or

school on board with nati onal Recy-cling Week by looking at how you can further reduce your waste, improve your recycling eff orts and avoid purchasing any products that aren’t recyclable.

Up to 2/3 of household rubbish can be reduced, reused or recycled. Reduc-ing rubbish saves energy and resources and the less Council rubbish bags you use the more you save.

Check out the website for all sorts of ideas or post your eff orts on Facebook.

Recycling Week New Zealand - 11-17 November 2013

30 YOU Women in Business

From cityChic

to country charmMoving to the country was a culture

shock for city-girl Esther Wallace, but after five months on a Mid Canterbury

farm, she’s in no hurry to return to the big smoke.Esther grew up in Newlands, Wellington,

where she attended school up until her final year at College, where she was offered a life-

changing opportunity.She won a scholarship to complete her

final college year in Australia, where she lived with a host family in the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

“It was my first time overseas so it was a bit of a culture shock at first with the beach culture, but I had an amaz-ing experience.

“It gave me the chance to immerse myself within another culture, as

well as giving me the opportunity to travel and see many parts

of Australia. In particular I remember a bus trip we took to Ayers Rock. It was with a group of exchange students from all over the world, some of whom I am still friends with today.

“We climbed to the top, (which is a lot harder than it looks!), and performed a haka

at the top. “It’s an experience I will never

forget,” Esther said.Esther enjoyed her time in Aus-

tralia immensely, and admits that she considered staying there after

her year had come to an end, how-ever she had already pre-enrolled to

complete a science degree at university back home in Wellington.Despite having a love of science, Esther

wasn’t totally convinced that was what she wanted to study. She felt she wanted a

career where she could help people so she decided that she would enroll in law school,

and was successful in being accepted.Whilst studying full time, Esther worked part time in a

law firm to fund her studies. She graduated with a law degree and then studied for and was admitted to the Bar.

Her first position after graduating was as Board Sec-retary for the Legal Services Board which administered legal aid for New Zealand. She assisted the Board by managing agendas, minutes, official correspondence, public communication and some litigation work. After a year she felt she wanted to use her law degree more.

Her first position as a practicing lawyer was with Crown Law, where she worked in litigation for the Bill of Rights team. While she worked on a number of in-teresting cases, including high-profile government and criminal matters, Esther felt that she wasn’t achieving what she had originally set out to do.

“When I decided to enter into law, it was because I had a passion for helping people, but after 10 years, I didn’t feel like I was achieving that,” Esther said.

She then got offered a position with the Ministry of Social Development . She was the National Project Manager for Children’s Day, and ran the national cam-paign each year.

After four years, Esther then took up an opportunity with the Ministry for the Environment. She held this position for five years before taking the plunge to move down south to be with her partner Cameron, a beef and sheep farmer.

Esther became the property manager for Property Brokers, and left the city for a new life beside the majes-tic Southern Alps.

“I enjoy the position I have at Property Brokers. After working for many years for government organisations, it’s great to be part of a friendly passionate team who have welcomed me into the community,” Esther said.

Becoming a property manager was an easy transi-tion for Esther, who had always had a passion for the property market.

“Whilst at university, I knew I didn’t want to rent, so I worked part time whilst I completed full time study, to purchase my first home when I graduated, which I did. Now I own rental properties in Wellington, so I understand what it is like to be a landlord, and the level of trust you place in your property manager to look after your asset.

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YOU 31“I appreciate the concerns that landlords

have, and I understand how important their in-vestment is to them. My background in law has given me a thorough understanding of tenancy legislation, and I’m passionate about helping both landlords and tenants have a great rental experience.

“I know what it is like to be new to Ashburton, and with a lot of new arrivals seeking accom-modation, I like to help people feel welcome in Ashburton” Esther said.

It isn’t just the financial side of the humble home that Esther takes an interest in, she also enjoys rolling up her sleeves and investing time into DIY projects.

“I’ve ripped up carpet and vinyl, torn down wall paper and rolled fresh paint. I enjoy getting stuck in with home improvements, finding creative solutions to problems and I have a passion for interior design. I enjoy project man-aging, so DIY projects are something I really enjoy,” Esther said.

To say that Esther likes to keep herself busy is an understatement. She recently completed a Diploma of Public Relations and Communica-tion, and likes to challenge herself by continu-ing to learn new fields of expertise.

On the farm is no different. Esther has embraced her new lifestyle with open arms, and has helped with lambing as well as feeding orphan lambs. Known as the lady in pink at

Property Brokers due to her love of the colour, her style is continued on the farm, as she walks among the paddocks donning pink gumboots and overalls.

Esther has a 40 minute drive to and from work each day from the farm, giving her time to soak in the gorgeous vistas of her new life-style, a welcome change from grid lock traffic in Wellington. Her city friends are very envious of the fresh prime Canterbury Angus beef and lamb on offer at the farm.

“It took immersing myself in the rural lifestyle to gain a true appreciation of it. Coming from the city, I never really thought about how produce ended up in the shop to buy. But now, I see how hard Cameron works, and I appreci-ate the dedication and passion that farmers have. It’s a true 24 hour, seven day per week job. There’s no day off for Labour Day or the Queens Birthday. I have so much respect for what farmers do, and the passion they have for their farms and animals,” Esther said.

Whilst working on Children’s Day, Esther drove through Ashburton, stopping for lunch. She recalls saying to her colleague, “I could see myself living in Ashburton”, and low and behold six years later she is now ‘living the dream’.

With a fresh perspective on life, Esther is ex-cited about rediscovering herself in Ashburton.

“It ticks all the boxes, and it’s exactly where I want to be,” she said.

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your garden.As the weather warms up

it’s natural for creepy crawly critt ers to emerge and while many will chomp on your plants, they are all part of nature’s grand plan – a

plan which can be harnessed to your advantage without reaching for the pesti cide spray gun.

Observe the food chain in your vege patch – hedgehogs, birds, frogs and lizards eat insects and insects eat other insects.

Encourage the “friendly” army in; provide water, plant to att ract benefi cial insects and leave areas where they

can breed or lie in wait for unsuspect-ing prey.

I like to intersperse marigolds, forget-me-nots and easily-established fl owers with my vegetables to att ract bees and a diverse range of insect life. Plant some “disposable” yellow fl owers – such as mustard to harvest pest insects – then pull them up and destroy them.

Don’t be afraid to mix things up a bit. Planti ng vegetables in ti dy rows is a sure way to signal unwelcome invad-ers. Obviously some thought needs to go into this approach – don’t plant potatoes among plants which will crop for months, such as beans, or corn

which has a long growing season – be-cause you will damage the roots while digging the spuds. But beans and corn work well – in fact corn can be used to support climbing beans, if it is tall enough before the beans are planted. Carrot fl ies don’t like onions, so plant them nearby.

Remember, healthy plants are the best defence against enemy insect in-vasions. Stressed plants are vulnerable to pest and diseases – while you could encourage tai chi, it makes more sense to avoid the situati on in the fi rst place.

I’m in favour of sacrifi cing sickly plants to save the masses – rip them out but be mindful of putti ng them in the com-post – you might spread the problem, parti cularly if it’s fungal.

Foliage feeds can help strengthen plants and deter insects – I’ve found my seaweed brew (seaweed and horse poo steeped in a drum of water) works a treat, but don’t overdo it. Force feed-ing can have just the opposite eff ect.

I tend to avoid planti ng a lot of bras-sicas – cabbages, broccoli, caulis and so forth during the summer months – they are white butt erfl y beacons, and reasonably cheap to buy in any case.

– Slugs and snails don’t like “walking on egg shells” – dry, crush and sprinkle them around plants – or substi tute with course sand – these slim balls are also parti al to a ti pple – they will happily crawl into a beer bott le left on its side; and drink themselves to death – actually I suspect they drown.

– Earwigs can’t resist corrugated cardboard, or scrunched up paper – which is easily picked and disposed of during the day.

– Diluted with water Neem oil (available from health food stores) controls a range of pest insects – but will also kill your alias insect soldiers. Likewise for garlic and/or pepper sprays – always use sparingly.

– Convert plasti c drink bott les into mini-green houses by cut-ti ng the bott oms off and use to protect seedlings.

– Beetles eat insects without harming plants.– Ants eat fruit fl ies and codling moths.– Centi pedes snack of slugs and insects.– Lacewings deal with aphids, mites and whitefl y.– Ladybirds love to dine on aphids.– Praying manti s and spiders will eat many insects, also slugs and caterpillars.

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YOU 35

Shrubs love a pruneNovember is supposed

to be the start of sum-mer, but with those

seemingly frequent dusti ngs of snow on the Southern Alps the temperatures, espe-cially in the mornings, have been quite bracing to say the least. However, spring growth is in full swing with many of the early spring fl owering shrubs well into their display.

A questi on I am oft en asked is “when do I prune spring fl owering shrubs such as rhododendrons, camellias, deciduous azaleas, viburnums, lilacs, forsythias, philadelphus, deutzias and the like?”. The general rule of thumb for shrubs that fl ower in the spring is to prune them immediately aft er fl owering. If the shrubs in questi on are of a size that suits the gar-den then a light trim with the shears will suffi ce, although for those of you who prefer a more natural fi nish, myself included, prune fl owering branches individually with your secateurs.

I have encountered a lot of very large camellias and rhododendrons that their owners would have preferred to have removed. Many of you are unaware that these plants, especially camel-lias, respond very well to quite heavy pruning and by that I mean to 60cm to 1m above the ground. I have reduced many 3m plus camel-lias to less than 1m and it is amazing just how quickly these plants come away with lovely fresh growth. Admitt edly you will not have any fl ow-ers the next season, but normal fl owering will occur the second year. Camellias are very heavy in leaf and therefore can be prone to splitti ng when pruned so cut 30cm above the required height and then make an angled cut with a sharp saw or loppers.

By rejuvenati ng your camellias in this fashion your favourite plants can have a new lease of life.

A bit more care is required when reduc-ing rhododendrons. Some varieti es such as Fragranti ssima are naturally quite ‘willowy’, but by carefully selecti ng and pruning one third of the branches each year immediately aft er fl owering gentle rejuvenati on can be achieved. You will noti ce that there will be many dormant buds down the branch so try to make a gently sloping cut just above this bud just as you would do when pruning roses. Other more bushy or compact varieti es that have grown far too large can equally be reduced in the same manner as camellias even to completely removing all of the foliage.

Sure they will look rather ‘rude and naked’

but aft er several weeks the new growth will re-appear. Flowering may take a couple of years to resume but rest assured it will happen.

Deciduous shrubs such as forsythias, lilac and vibur-nums are equally easy to reduce and rejuvenate. They can be given an ‘all over prune’ but I prefer to leave the plant in a more natural looking state by fi rstly removing any dead or spindly branches to ground level then carefully select-ing the oldest (the thickest) branches and either cutti ng them back to ground level or at least reducing them to at least half of their height.

This will result in either fresh growth from the base of just below where you have pruned. The remaining braches can be lightly trimmed individually to achieve a well-balanced shrub that is more suited to the space available. By carrying out regular seasonal pruning aft er fl owering, your garden need not look as if the tree topper has mistaken your property for the local shelterbelts!

Remember too that spring-fl owering shrubs initi ate their fl owering wood in late summer- autumn so if you have been winter pruning these plants and wondering why they are not fl owering to their potenti al you now know the reason why!

The same rati onale can be used to reduce roses (both bush and climbing) that have be-come too large. I detest seeing all the fl owering happening on top of the plant with ‘bare bums’ to the fore. Large, old branches can be cut back as hard as you like but by selecti ng one third of this wood every year the plant won’t look like it’s been hammered.

I am even quite comfortable doing this now and as long as your pruning cuts are clean and ti dy without splits in the wood you will achieve a fl ush of new growth that can be selected to form new fl owering wood. I would however use a good pruning paste when pruning large rose canes this ti me of year. Some of you may balk at the idea of pruning these branches now and may prefer to do it earlier but I would sti ll wait unti l mid-August to reduce the risk of dieback.

Do not be afraid to be the boss in your garden when it comes to controlling the size of spring fl owering shrubs. Your shrubs will thank you for it and your garden’s aestheti c look will be maintained. I am yet to see a plant die from a ‘good prune’.

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White butterfl y just loves your brassicasThe questi on I want to know is why do white butt erfl y att ack cabbage, caulifl ower and broc-coli, but leave lett uce plants alone?

All insects have a preferred host plant they like to devour. In this case the white butt erfl y adores the brassica family of

vegetables which include broccoli, cabbage, caulifl ower, brussell sprouts, among others. Growing healthy strong plants means they will be more resistant to pests and diseases.

Soil plays a big part in this, so prepare the soil well that you will grow your vegetables in – enrich and aerate it by digging in plenty of compost a week to two weeks before planti ng.

To help keep the plants in opti mum health apply a side dressing of vegetable ferti liser every four to six weeks throughout the growing

period (depending on what you are growing and how oft en you water your garden).

The most important part of pest management is regularly monitoring your garden. This simple task involves walking through your garden weekly looking for problems. Check the stems of plants and under leaves and remove any off ending pests immediately, such as the small green caterpillars which develop into the white butt erfl y.

You can also help deter pests with companion planti ng. This organic technique means planti ng specifi c plants such as marigolds or pyrethrum daisy in your vegetable garden, these fl owers have a pungent scent that disguises the smell of the “tasty” plant and dissuades pests like the white butt erfl y. If things do not improve, you can spray with Neem Oil.

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A handy

little travel‘companion’

A travel guide is must-have when you’re visiti ng a foreign country, especially if you need directi ons to the best restaurants

and att racti ons in a place where you don’t speak their language.

And now you can throw away your heavy, out-dated travel books thanks to a new iPhone app that acts as a one-stop-shop for the must-dos for the main holiday spots around the world.

City Guides, which was updated just two weeks ago, is a free app for holiday-makers, providing ti ps on the best restaurants, hotels, att racti ons and nightlife in citi es around the world – and even features suggested iti nerar-ies.

If you’re visiti ng Paris or Buenos Aires and need some help, but can’t communicate with the locals, the app will tell you in laymen’s terms the best places to go.

And what’s more it even has digital maps to help you on your way to your desti nati on and a giant arrow pointi ng you in the directi on, telling you how far away you are.

The city guides appear to be comprehensive and need to be downloaded on to the phone. But luckily they are stored in the app and do not use roaming data charges.

Although the app is highly regarded by its users and would be great for a mainstream

holiday, it does have its shortf alls.The app fails to feature obvious holiday spots

such as the Gold Coast in Australia and even Auckland – both oft en regarded as high-profi le holiday areas in Australasia.

It goes to show this app is in its early stages and perhaps as it gains more tracti on its creators could think about expanding its city guides and even allowing users to contribute their own ti ps and knowledge.

Overall, a solid app that, with a bit of work, could become a essenti al on any holiday abroad.

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