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Mother’s Day special

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Let thebeginball

PHOTO AND COVER EDEN KIRK-WILLIAMS

Abbey Marshall, Hannah Waters and Ellen Dakers check their ball dresses out for size.

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It can be a hard road fi nding the perfect ball dress, and these days it seems there’s only two ways to go about it.Go online, or get it made.

Talk to any ball-goer and they’ll tell you that going into a shop and buying off the rack is

something seldom done anymore.Whether you buy it or get it made

though, the choices are now endless as every girl seeks out that one dress that will set her apart from the rest.

Abbey Marshall and Hannah Waters are two Ashburton College students who have gone down diff erent paths in order to fi nd the perfect dress this year. Abbey found hers online while Hannah is getti ng hers made.

Abbey is one of two heads of Ashbur-ton College’s ball committ ee this year and she said with term two now under way, the countdown to the big night was on. Dresses were arriving via the courier or being made, suits hired and corsages ordered.

Like many girls these days, Abbey – with the help of her mum – found her perfect dress online. Online, girls can search for the dress they want by colour, size, style, body type or price.

It may provide a wide range of opti ons, but it doesn’t

always have a happy ending, as many have found out the hard way when their gown

arrives looking completely dif-ferent than the online pictures, or ill-fi tti ng.

Abbey’s dress might have fi t like a glove, but she didn’t get a deal as good as she fi rst thought. She was stung hard by GST.

“The dress was $550 with postage, but when it got to New Zealand I got hit with GST so it ended up costi ng $700,” she said.

“Other people got theirs ok though because they didn’t get picked up on.”

Abbey got her dress made in Timaru for last year’s ball, but ti me restraints saw her go online this year. Online shopping can take ti me too though, due to the endless opti ons. Abbey got hers through the PromGirl website, which has almost 5000 dresses to browse through.

“It’s all everyone talks about in class. Everyone’s trawling the internet and trying to fi nd the right dress,” she said.

Getti ng a dress made means it should be perfect because it’s made to fi t a specifi c person.

For Hannah, this year’s ball dress is a mix of two she liked. Unlike last year’s bright pink number she got made through Prett y Things, this year she’s opted for a soft er champagne colour.

“You can take up a picture you fi nd off the inter-net or whatever and they are usually prett y good at designing from the picture and it comes back prett y spot on,” she said.

Aft er getti ng her dress made through Prett y

Things last year, Hannah won $500 towards her 2013 dress through a lucky draw - music to her family’s ears.

“I would have gone back anyway because last year my dress came back and it was just perfect,” she said.

The theme for this year’s Ashburton College ball is Enchanted and Abbey said they’d purposely left it non-specifi c so that people could play with the idea.

Dress style and colour used to be a secret closely guarded when it came to ball dresses, just like a wedding dress, but these days people were more likely to divulge the informati on, Abbey said.

“Some people don’t tell what theirs is like, but if you don’t

you run the risk of someone having the same dress,” she said. That was something no-one wanted.

In recent ti mes cleavage, cleavage, cleavage seems to have been the way to go, but a new year brings with it new trends.

“Style-wise, high necks have apparently been the talk of the school, and that real American poof style with the layers,” Abbey said.

Purples, blues and darker colours were in last year, but this year creamier or brighter colours were rumoured to be popular.

“And quite a few people want open backs this year with lots of detailing like diamantes,” she said.

Getti ng a dress made with a lot of such detail could be an expensive exercise. Abbey said while material could be sourced relati vely cheaply for getti ng a dress made, people could spend a good $200 on the extra detailing.

She was aware of one dress last year that cost $1000, but generally people spent between $200 and $800 on the perfect dress. Add to that the cost of shoes, make-up, hair and other extras like spray tans, and school balls were expensive exercises for girls.

“I don’t get a spray tan and I don’t get my nails done but some girls, they get their spray tans and their nails done and the fanciest make-up,” Abbey said.

People might think that boys have the bett er end of the deal when it comes to cost, but parents of boys will tell you suit hire doesn’t come cheap either. A simple dinner suit might cost $100 to hire, but things like shirts, shoes and waistcoats oft en aren’t included, and there’s also many ac-cessories available for the boys at extra cost like bow ti es and pocket hankies.

It’s only weeks away until Mt Hutt and Ashburton colleges stage a teenager’s shiniest night of the year, and preparations are in full swing. Erin Tasker checks out the latest ball trends and useful tips.

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At least 50 ball dresses worn to Mid Canterbury school balls this season will have been lovingly made in Viet-

nam by a Christchurch based business.Minh Phan and her husband own Prett y

Things, the desti nati on for many young fe-male ball-goers looking for that perfect dress.

They come armed with ideas and drawings and are able to buy a readymade dress, or have one made specifi cally for them.

Mrs Phan said girls could try on diff erent dresses and varying colours to fi nd the right style and colour for them.

Prett y Things was established seven years ago and although they’d gone through tough ti mes like most people in Christchurch due to the earthquakes, business was picking up again.

Originally from Vietnam, Mrs Phan and her husband fi nd out what the client wants and then get the dress made in Vietnam. They’re made in their home town by people includ-ing her mum and aunti es – it’s a real family business.

By getti ng them made in Vietnam, fabric is cheaper and there’s a wider variety, Mrs

Phan said.Once dresses arrive in New Zealand, Mrs

Phan does any last minute alterati ons.Increasingly, she’s also fi nding herself alter-

ing dresses people have purchased through the internet and found they don’t fi t. In many cases she encourages people to send those dresses back and replaced with another size, because the cost of altering them would just be too much for the client.

“This year is a big year for us from Ashbur-

ton. We’re doing over 50 girls now, just for Ashburton. Ashburton has been the biggest school so far,” Mrs Phan said.

The demand had come from both Ash-burton College and Mt Hutt College and the orders had started coming in as early as Feb-ruary. They might being doing a lot of dresses for Mid Canterbury girls, but they should all be diff erent.

“We try to make sure that there’s only one dress going to the one school and try not to double up,” Mrs Phan said.

Lace seemed to be popular among girls this year, while a lot of people were also looking

to chiff on for that perfect fl owing look and draping. Mermaid cuts were also popular, but more among Christchurch girls, and this year the colour range appeared to be enor-mous with everything from cold colours like blue through to hot pinks, Mrs Phan said.

“They can buy or they can get them made to order, anything really,” Mrs Phan said.

“They come and try on dresses that we have in store and see what they look like on them, then they can pick a colour and we create something to suit the person.”

They can make a ball dress for as litt le as $145 or as much as $1500 – it’s up to each client how much they wish to spend, Mrs Phan said.

“The advantage of getti ng it made is you know it’s going to fi t, because everyone is a diff erent size and shape,” she said.

“For the girls it’s kind of like their very fi rst taste of their weddings, and we really enjoy seeing the results and seeing the girls looking great and happy. It’s a great pay-off ,” she said.

If you haven’t already booked your hairdresser for your ball do, you could miss out. Appointments are booked months in advance.

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The seeds of the fi rst tragedy in Barbara Hintz’ life were sown in 1967 when her sister Patricia was born.

A brush with German measles when her mum was pregnant meant Patricia was born with multi ple health problems, including a hole in her heart.

That was more than 40 years ago when op-ti ons were limited and the Downie family was simply left to get on with life as best they could.

For 21 years Barbara and Patricia were as close as sisters could be and the family celebrated

when she had the opportunity to become New Zealand’s second heart-lung transplant

pati ent.“I don’t believe in spooky things but she’d sent my other sister Deborah and

me litt le cards thanking us for being such great sisters. We all went out

for dinner to celebrate and one week later she died.”

Patricia knew the risks and it was her choice to have the operati on, Barbara said.

Her family was devastated and as they grieved Barbara

became the rock the rest of the family clung to as they struggled to come to terms with losing Patricia. Being the strong one in the family, however, means she feels she never really grieved for her sister.

“My parents were with her and they watched her die and for some reason my sister and I buried the back door key with her. Maybe we thought that if we did that she’d always know her spirit could come home.”

Over the years Patricia’s family learned to live with her death, but they were shatt ered to discover Patricia had become part of Auckland’s Greenlane Hospital scandal that involved organs being removed from deceased pati ents for research purposes.

For the Downie family that meant the griev-ing began all over again. Another layer of hurt wrapped itself around Barbara’s heart; again she pushed her needs and feelings aside to support her parents and three children.

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Ten years aft er Patricia died Barbara’s world fell apart again when her youngest child, William was badly burned while playing with friends. Life for William hadn’t been easy. He’d already had surgery to expand his skull when his fontanelle

closed too early, but the fi re that burned most of his body would push both the nine-year-old and his mum to the edge.

“When I got to him his clothes were stuck to his body and he had been put under the hose.

We sti ll don’t really know what happened but it had something to do with petrol in a drum. Every part of him was burned except where his cott on underwear had been and his face between his chin and his fringe.”

William was rushed to Christchurch Hospital with his mum beside him. That was in May and neither returned home unti l October.

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If anyone deserves a bit of pampering it’s her mum Barbara, says Elizabeth Hintz. Over thepast 24 years her mum has been to hell and back, but in spite of having to cope with several personal tragedies, she’s always been there for each of her children. For years

she’s put other people’s needs before her own and Elizabeth tells reporterSue Newman that the time has come for her mum to put her own life fi rst.

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That ti me is a blur for Barbara; it was a ti me where her sole focus was on her badly burned son and his fi ght for survival.

Eventually William came home from hospital – in a wheelchair and the nine-year-old began to tough chal-lenge of learning to walk again.

“He’d lost all confi dence. It was a nightmare. The aft ermath conti nued for years. He went back to school in a wheelchair. The whole of Chertsey was marvellous through all of this.”

During the months William was in hospital her older children Timothy and Elizabeth were cared for by their father and by friends, but in the middle of that traumat-ic period, Barbara’s husband Greg, died suddenly.

“That wasn’t hard for just me, it wasn’t just me who was shatt ered, it was our children as well. What it has done is make us very close as a family.”

That death left her with a legacy of pain, guilt and many unanswered questi ons that sti ll nip at the edges of her mind 13 years later. It’s unresolved pain she admits she oft en covers up with a tough exterior. She knows her three children sti ll carry emoti onal scars from their dad’s death too.

The support of friends was about the only positi ve in a very long and very hard ti me in her life, Barbara said.

Her children became her rock, but inevitably as they grew they started to test their wings and wanted to leave home. Timothy went to Australia as a 17-year-old and, apart from the odd holiday trip home, has stayed in Brisbane.

Elizabeth, who is now a mum of three and the light of Barbara’s life today, wasn’t the easiest of teenagers, she admits.

And William’s story also has a happy ending. He’s a rugby-playing young man who is on track and busy enjoying life.

Unti l four years ago Barbara also batt led ill health. Aft er a blood transfusion she was left with a damaged immune system from “bad blood” imported from Australia in the 1980s.

Four years ago her hepati ti s C was successfully treated but in the intervening years Barbara said she suff ered from the sti gma of having a disease people thought was

highly contagious. Today she says she has a tenuous hold on happiness. Her self-esteem is low, but she’s contented and doesn’t count depression as one of her companions. Yes, there are sti ll bleak ti mes but she’s working hard to balance those against the good things that come with friends and family.

“Life has basically been one big shit sandwich but you have to get through it. It’s been hard, there’s been a lot of sadness and a lot of lonely years.”

It’s been a struggle raising three children on her own with no real family support, but Barbara says she’s not holding any grudges. Life’s too short for that.

“I come from a loving family, but my parents have always been struggling to cope with losing Patricia and my husband’s family have never really been there for us.”

There’s not a day goes by that she doesn’t miss Timo-thy in Australia and while he’s just a three-hour fl ight away, fi nances don’t run to many visits, she said.

She doesn’t ask for much. She’s happy in her job at Mountain River Processors, loves her children and grandchildren.

If she had the money she’d be taking the odd trip to Australia. Home ownership would also be great, but that’s an impossible dream, she said.

Winning the Guardian’s Mother’s Day makeover aft er being nominated by daughter Elizabeth was a bit too much to take in.

“No-one’s every pampered me before, I just don’t know how to deal with this.”

The win has come at a ti me when Barbara is making changes in her life. She’s working out at a gym with the goal of competi ng in a duathlon.

“I’ve never been physical, but I want to get fi tt er. I don’t want to be 75, sitti ng on the couch being miser-able. My family has always lived to an old age so I fi gure at 50 I’m halfway through my life. I don’t know what I really want, but I know I don’t want a lot. I’ve always put my kids fi rst and I always will.”

Barbara rarely shops, rarely goes to the hairdresser and rarely takes a holiday.

“When Liz told me I’d won I was a wee bit excited, I’ve never had anything like this happen to me.”

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The team at the Guardian would like to thank the following businesses for their help and support in making the Mothers Day Makeover such a success:

Leanne (owner) and Nicole (senior stylist) at Minx for the hair Di (owner) and Sarah (beauty therapist) at Body Worx for the make-up Christi ne, Tony and the team at TCR & Todds for the clothes Team at Number 1 shoes Sandra at Speight’s for a delicious lunch Mark at Braided for dinner vouchers Mark at Robilliards for the jewellery vouchersWithout the support of these local businesses we could not have made it all happen.

Barbara Hintz has never been pampered, but that all changed when she underwent the full treatment at Minx Hair Spa, Body ‘N’ Beauty Worx and TCR on Tuesday. She is pictured with daughter Elizabeth who nominated her for the Mother’s Day Makeover.

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Then it’s on to TCR where Christine helps fi t Barbara with clothes that she likes and looks good in.

A new lady emerges and these photos don’t do Barbara justice. There was a new sparkle to her eyes after her day of pampering.

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– Cube pumpkin into 2.5cm cubes and toss with olive oil and salt and pepper.

– Roast on a tray unti l soft , about 40 minutes at 170°C.

– Whilst that is roasti ng, heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Saute onion, sti rring for 5 mins or unti l soft .

– Add garlic, ginger and spices. Cook sti rring for 1 min. Sti r in quinoa. Add water and sti r. Bring to the boil.

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Owner and operator of fi ne-dining restaurants in Kaikoura and Karamea, Marg Brownlie brings 25 years of food passion and experience to our food secti on of YOU magazine. Now back in Ashburton, Marg has taken a break from cooking in commercial kitchens, but she hasn’t taken a break from the love of good-

quality food. In her luxury restaurant and chalets in Karamea, she developed a menu that incorporated cheese she made herself. From haloumi, blue vein to camembert and feta, Marg’s abiding love of making (and eati ng) cheese is incorporated into many of her culinary adventures.

Winter is sti ll a great ti me for salads and what bett er way to create a stunning salad with a diff erence, is to use quinoa.

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It contains more protein than any other grain and is lower in carbohydrates than most other grains.

It has a subtle fl avour with a fl uff y creamy texture and is a great substi tute for rice or any other grain for that matt er.

Quinoa is a great carrier of fl avour so you can be very creati ve with this health-packed grain.

As it is such a good source of protein it is perfect for vegetarians so here is a tasty vegetarian salad to try.

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To fi nd a food to suit every mood, check out these 10 emoti ons and their accompanying snacks:

SADNESS – If you’re feeling in need of a happiness boost, up your intake of oily fi sh to boost your brain health and mood. Oily fi sh is rich in Omega-3 fatt y acids, which can help ward off depression, negati vity and mood swings, and wild salmon and tuna are good sources of vitamin B12, which helps regulate your mood.

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mood, and here’s the good news: this could in fact be no bad thing. Research has shown choco-late contains many chemicals that can help beat the blues, including relaxing magnesium, calming anandamide and pleasure-inducing phenylethylamine.

To up the mood-boosti ng benefi ts further, try snacking on chocolate-dipped strawberries for a

healthy treat. Strawberries are not only a good source of vitamin C, which helps in the produc-ti on of endorphins, but they are high in mood-enhancing fl avonoids too.

Oily fi shOmega-3 fatt y acids found in oily fi sh are well-

known for being good for the heart. However, they are equally healthy for our brain health and mood. Researchers from the University of Pitt s-burgh School of Medicine found study parti ci-pants with lower levels of Omega-3 fatt y acids in their blood were more likely to be moderately depressed and have a negati ve outlook.

Another study has found surprisingly low rates of seasonal aff ecti ve disorder in Icelanders, where the diet is high in Omega-3 rich fi sh. To help ward off the blues, try eati ng two porti ons of oily fi sh a week, or up to four for men.

BananasBananas are high in natural sugars.This makes them a great remedy for those

with low energy levels that can leave them feel-ing down.

On top of this, they are also packed with mood-lift ing nutrients to help put a smile on your face.

Bananas are a great source of tryptophan, an essenti al amino acid that boosts serotonin levels, helping to regulate your mood.

They are also rich in magnesium, which can help you to relax, and vitamin B6, which can help to relieve depression.

And they also taste great.

NutsWalnuts are the perfect good-mood food, of-

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emotionsANGER – Next ti me you feel rage coming on, reach for

nuts and seeds to help calm you down. Research has shown that Omega-3 defi ciency can contribute to ag-gressive behaviour of adult off enders and children with severe behavioural diffi culti es, while a Japanese study has suggested zinc may ease anger in women. Opt for walnuts and fl axseeds, which contain zinc and Omega-3 fatt y acids.

LOVE – Got a big date and want to get in the mood? Try foods rich in zinc to sti mulate the libido and enhance desire. Although oysters are famous aphrodisiacs because of their high quanti ti es of zinc, if you’re not a fan of them, choose shellfi sh, pine nuts or pumpkin seeds instead.

SHYNESS – We all need a confi dence boost from ti me to ti me, and luckily you can get a helping hand from your diet to relieve shyness. Researchers at McGill University in Canada found that foods containing tryptophan (an essenti al amino acid) make people feel more confi dent. Good sources of tryptophan include meat (parti cularly

chicken), fi sh such as salmon and tuna, and legumes.

HEARTBREAK – Many people fi nd themselves reaching for chocolate in the face of heartbreak, and this may be no bad thing. Chocolate contains many chemicals to beat the break-up blues, including relaxing magnesium, calm-ing anandamide and mood-boosti ng phenylethylamine. Snack on dark chocolate (in moderati on) for the most health benefi ts.

ANXIETY – If you’ve got a big interview or presentati on coming up, replace your morning coff ee (which can make you jitt ery) with a calming herbal tea. The calming eff ects of chamomile are so powerful that they have been found to reduce symptoms of mild to moderate generalised anxiety disorder, so try a cup of chamomile tea to help calm those last-minute nerves.

STRESS – Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed by a busy day or are fi nding it diffi cult to wind down aft er work, snacking on blueberries helps us cope with stress. Blueber-

ries are high in vitamin C, which can help the body deal with high levels of stress. Also, the super-fruit is packed with anti oxidants which help to protect your body.

“BRAIN FOG” – If you’re feeling confused, unfocused, forgetf ul, or like your mind is just running slow, give it a boost with a cup of green tea. As around 80 per cent of the brain is made up of water, drinking any fl uids will help keep it hydrated and functi oning at opti mum levels. How-ever, green tea also helps maintain alertness by regulati ng blood sugar levels, and helps protect the brain and cut the risk of dementi a.

LETHARGY – Whether you’re suff ering from a lack of sleep or are generally feeling lethargic, drinking beetroot juice could help revive your energy levels. Beetroot has a high sugar content and many energising nutrients, such as magnesium and vitamin C. Researchers at the University of Exeter found that drinking beetroot juice could enable people to exercise up to 16 per cent longer.

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depression. Try snacking on walnuts or adding Brazil nuts into your diet.

They are an extremely rich source of the min-eral selenium, and research suggests just one Brazil nut a day can give you your recommended daily intake. Low levels of selenium can lead to depression, irritability and anxiety, so snacking on nuts could boost your mood.

MarmiteIf you’re feeling anxious, stressed or depressed,

a dose of B vitamins could lift your mood. B vitamins are important for normal brain functi on and for producing mood-boosti ng serotonin.

Vitamins B12 and B6 are parti cularly benefi cial for regulati ng your mood.

To up your intake of B vitamins, try snacking on Marmite on wholegrain toast. As Marmite is forti fi ed with vitamin B12, this is a good choice for vegans and vegetar-ians struggling to get their recommended intake.

For more lifestyle news see www.realbuzz.com

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or interest,

By John Moore, Branch Manager, NBS Ashburton

What do New Zealand investors really want when it comes to a return on their Investments? Interest or prizes.

NBS has its Target Account that allows investors the chance to win $5000 every month, with every $100 you have invested, you get a chance to win the $5000. We have only just changed this from the chance to win a car once a year. Investors really seem to like the idea of winning $5000 cash every month.

Some investors like the idea of investi ng their money for a fi xed term for a fair interest rate, while others take a lower interest rate for the chance of winning a prize.

We see a number of other fi nancial insti tuti ons doing this, even the Government with Bonus Bonds. I remember years ago at

the old Post Offi ce Savings Bank when we issued the bonds at the ti me of the investment, “up to $100” bigger denominati ons were sent to Dunedin for processing and posted to the investor.

While the Government does this and has a very big pool of funds sitti ng around earning no interest on the money, everyone will be thinking why don’t they pay a return, they actually are, as the return is the amount that is paid out as a prize.

Is a car, holiday or cash the best prize? My personal opinion on this is the cash when I was working at the Loan and Building Society we gave away holidays, cars and in later years cash to be used for a holiday to anywhere the client wanted to go. We found that the cash was the preferred opti on.

At NBS we’ve just been through this and the managers of the branches were asked the questi on and we all replied the same aft er our

own research, let’s give away $5000 cash each month. And this is what we’re now doing and at the end of each month $5000 is given away. The fi rst was last month April and the winner was Wayne Donaldson who banks with the Motueka Branch.

I now want the $5000 to come to Ashburton as oft en as I can, the way to achieve this is for more people in Ashburton to invest with us at NBS Ashburton and our local economy will conti nue to prosper. If it’s not a prize you’re aft er and you would prefer interest, then we have some great investment rates as well to consider.

If you’re looking to invest come down and see us and we’ll give you free of charge our Investment Disclosure Statement to take away, our Prospectus is also available online at www.nbs.co.nz.

Take care and good luck if you’ve invested in our Target Account.

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Matt van den Yssel (Chris) and Jas Andrada (Kim).

The theatre can bring out many emotions. Laughter, sadness, surprise and joy, but sitting amongst a packed crowd at the Ashburton

Trust Event Centre watching a Variety Theatre performance conjures one more overpowering

emotion. Pride.

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shines for Miss Saigonhad not performed much while in New Zealand other than with the Ashburton College

Saigon. However earlier while she was in the Phillippines, Jas had taken every opportunity to

words, she loves performing.Jas had been an admirer of Lea Salonga,

played the lead role of Kim during the original

The role of Kim is one of beauty and despair,

Americans deserted Saigon during the Vietnam War. Jas plays a 17-year-old Vietnamese girl

and village is destroyed during the war.

brothel.The brothel is run by the ruthless Engineer,

The part of the Engineer is an important one, as the Engineer narrates throughout the

escape the man that her father had promised her hand in marriage to, Thuy, played by Brent Gray.

Chris’s close friend John is played by John Bayne. Once back in America, Chris loses all

Ellen, played by Kim Willis.John discovers that not only is Kim alive and

well in Bankok, but she has also given birth to Chris’s son. Chris and Ellen travel to Bankok to meet Kim, who is devastated by the news that Chris has married someone else.

The ending is spectacularly tragic, and all

audience.Kim and Chris’s son is played by four young

lads who will each take turns, Luke Watson, Will Watson, Jonny Thorpe and Nicholas Robins. This is to ensure that the young actors are well rested given their very young age.

To back up the lead performers, the Variety

and commitment to the performance. The ensemble actors are; Angela Jessep, Bethany

Peel, Kate Galbraith, Sallee Ford, Cherie Livingstone, Hayley Tait, Chris Woods, Awatea

Timothy, Daniel Rance and Leen Braam.With all the glitz and glamour of Broadway,

dancing and powerful music. The dancers you will see on stage during the

performance include; Victoria Grant, Amber

Cherry.Variety Theatre President Bridget Danielson

excited that such a high-calibre of talent and skill will be on display right here in Ashburton, and believe that the quality is such that it will

country.

packed show with talented actors, singers and

talent we have here in Ashburton, it has blown me away for its size,” he said.

musical and opera lovers not to be missed.

Tickets are available online through TicketDirect, and from the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Matt Williams (The Engineer).

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22 YOU beauty

If you think how well you age is all down to your genes, think again; there are actually many things you can do to help ward off

wrinkles. To help keep your skin youthful and supple, check out these seven ways to beat wrinkles and premature ageing.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN

Premature ageing is oft en seen as unavoidable and a natural part of getti ng older; however, up to 90 per cent of the visible signs of ageing are caused by the sun, even though they may not show up unti l years aft er sun exposure has occurred. To help avoid premature ageing, wear an SPF of at least factor 15 every day (even on cloudy days) and switch to a higher SPF when the sun is at its strongest.

CUT DOWN ON SUGARAlthough most premature ageing is caused by

sun exposure, poor diet can also be to blame for wrinkles. Sugar is a staple of many people’s diets, yet is also a leading cause of skin ageing. When blood sugar levels are high a process called glycati on damages the collagen in your skin. Once damaged, the collagen hardens, leading to wrinkles and sagging. To keep skin fi rm and smooth, check the sugar content of products and cut down on sugary foods.

Ditch sugar and stress

Facing a man-eati ng lion is not the same as facing an Excel spreadsheet, but try explaining that to your body’s stress

receptors.And good luck getti ng their att enti on above

the din of your stalled commuter train, loom-ing presentati on at work and that blink, blink, blinking BlackBerry.

“Our bodies have not adapted to the culture we’re living in now,” says Brian Luke Seaward, author of Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being.

“Our response to every threat, whether it’s a sabre-toothed ti ger or a divorce or an ap-proaching deadline, is fi ght or fl ight.

“We see an increase in our heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate – basically all the metabolic acti viti es that get you to survive and run for the hills.”

It’s an incredibly effi cient system. Except that it’s slowly killing us.

“Once the lion is gone, your stress response subsides,” says Massachusett s Insti tute of Technology instructor Thea Singer, author of Stress Less: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind.

“So much of what stresses us now, though, is perceived stress.

“And when you constantly perceive yourself

as stressed, your stress hormones never get turned off and you bathe yourself in a toxic substance.”

Since we’re unlikely to avoid stressors alto-gether, “stress-proofi ng” your brain is a wise approach to our 24-hour brand of anxiety, Singer says.

Break a sweatExercise, widely touted as a healthy outlet

aft er stress hits, also protects the body from fl ying unnecessarily into crisis mode at the fi rst sign of trouble.

Seaward says, “If you look at our culture, we’re not exercising regularly. We’re training ourselves for stress, but not for relaxati on.”

Offl ine friending“Scienti fi c studies have shown that those

who have greater social support are less reacti ve to stressors than those who have less support,” says Singer.

“When we experience emoti onal pleasure, our reward circuitry kicks in.

“When we experience emoti onal pain, a diff erent part of the brain kicks in. In those who exhibit more social support, the part of the brain that experiences pain is less reacti ve during stress.”

Skip the icecreamStress-eati ng makes us feel temporarily bet-

ter, but over ti me it wears down our ability to keep anxiety at bay.

“When we reach for the fatt y, salty, sweet stuff , it does momentarily have a tranquilis-ing eff ect,” Singer says. “It kicks off a pleasure centre, the same way drugs of abuse do. But once that wears off , the cycle starts over and we crave the same food to kick off the centre again. This actually raises our stress levels and increases our corti sol levels.”

Meditate“We’ve seen a lot of research on neuroplas-

ti city that shows people who meditate can begin to change not just the physiology of the brain, but the structure of the brain,” says Seaward. “The brainwaves are very diff erent from someone who meditates than someone who doesn’t.”

That’s because meditati on actually creates new neural pathways between the brain’s right and left hemispheres, he says, which off ers coherence between our brain’s ti me-conscious, logical left side and the creati ve right side.

“Even taking fi ve minutes a day to sit in quiet ambience will help,” says Seaward. – AAP

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s for an ageless visageSTOP SMOKING

Smoking is not only notoriously bad for our health and a major cause of cancer and heart disease, it can also be disastrous for your appearance. Cigarett e smoke can ir-ritate the skin and deprive it of oxygen and nutrients and the act of smoking can cause wrinkles to appear around the mouth. If you are a smoker, one of the best things you can do for your appearance and health is to try to break the habit now.

KEEP SKIN WELLHYDRATED

To keep your skin supple and smooth, it is es-senti al to keep it hydrated both inside and out. Make sure you drink plenty of water through-out the day to maintain your skin’s moisture levels and eat foods such as fruit and vegetables, which have a high water content. To moisturise the skin from the outside, use a mois-

turiser suitable for your skin type or hydrati ng oils such as vitamin E, avocado or almond oil. Also, it may be worth getti ng a humidifi er to counteract the drying eff ects of central heati ng and air conditi oning.

GET YOUR EYES TESTEDThe area around your eyes can be one

of the fi rst places to display signs of ageing such as fi ne lines and crow’s feet, and these can be exacerbated by unconscious frown-ing or squinti ng caused by poor eyesight. If you fi nd yourself regularly squinti ng to see bett er, it is im-portant for your health and ap-pearance to get your

eyes checked and invest in glasses or contact lenses if required.

EAT WRINKLE-BUSTING FOODS

To help ward off wrinkles, try to eat a diet full of anti oxidants and omega-3 fatt y acids. Omega-3 fatt y acids help to keep skin sup-ple and nourished from within, preventi ng dehydrati on and dryness and anti oxidants help fi ght against the free radicals that cause wrinkles. Good foods to stock up on include oily fi sh, fl ax seeds and anti oxidant-

rich berries. Spinach is also a good source of lutein,

which recent research has shown can prevent wrinkles by helping to retain the skin’s moisture and elasti city, increasing lipid levels and pre-venti ng damage caused by free radicals.

AVOID STRESSYou might not think that your state of

mind has much to do with the state of your appearance, but this is not the case. In fact, a study has shown that chronic stress can actually accelerate cellular ageing, leading to wrinkles.

To help keep your skin wrinkle-free, try experimenti ng with some stress-busti ng techniques to help cope with stressful situa-ti ons, such as meditati on, exercise or yoga.

For more lifestyle news seewww.realbuzz.com

by Amanda Wright

To Nosh is to nibble, to delight in a light meal, to

At Nosh Café on West Street, it’s

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Determination and love conquers

New Winter Menu

Ashford’s Village 415 West St, AshburtonPhone:03-307 0070

This multi award winning cafe is now

open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday. With

delicious new meals to warm your heart and soul and its relaxing

atmosphere, Nosh Cafe is the perfect place to sit back and relax with

family and friends.

The weather is cooling down but Nosh is heating up.

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26 YOU garden

By Sam Morton

This ti me of year the Ashburton Domain is a picture of beauty.

Vibrant crimson and brown autumn co-lours fl ood through the gardens as people soak up one of the district’s fi nest assets.

But with the 37ha of beauty comes dedicati on and hard work – and David Askin and his team certainly know the meaning of that.

Every year, pre-winter maintenance has be-come a routi ne of excellence and the team has it mastered.

Be it mowing, raking the leaves, emptying the rubbish bins or more planti ng – there is always something to do and unsurprisingly, it always gets done.

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Lochlea Lifestyle ResortThere are now three newly completed villas ready for

Enquiries to Tony Sands, Resort Manager Provisonal

member of RVA.

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of pride that comes with what we do,” Mr Askin said.

“It’s not easy at ti mes, but we like to think the results speak for themselves - we certainly give it our all.”

At present, the six or seven-strong mainte-nance crew is planti ng next year’s spring display – a feature that visitors and locals fl ock to see annually.

On a typical weekend, or even during the week, thousands of residents visit the domain to take in the sights, relax on the lawns or get pitch side to watch a number of sports played out.

It is a hive of acti vity most weekends and a jog-gers’ heaven either side.

Although Mr Askin is responsible for coordinat-ing the maintenance and preservati on of the domain, he is quick to share the praise among his predecessors.

Mr Askin pointed out the Ashburton Domain has only had 10 curators in 150 years – a testa-ment to the quality and dedicati on of work put in.

“We hear some great comments fi lter through to us, so that is always a pleasure to hear,” Mr Askin said.

“We’re very lucky in Ashburton to have a facility like this and from what we know, the high use of the domain certainly refl ects that view.”

Throughout the domain you will see a wide range of fi ne tree types and a vast variety of shrubs including the deciduous azaleas, rhodo-dendrons, lilacs, roses, maples, magnolias and conifers – just to name a few.

A number of picnic spots, a well resourced play-ground, two electric barbecues and hot water faciliti es (at a cost), make it the perfect place to relax on a warm autumn aft ernoon.

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With winter just around the corner, now is the ti me to do some routi ne maintenance around your home to

prepare for the weather ahead. Taking the ti me to do some work now may

save on some major expenses later on. Some of these preventi ve maintenance jobs can be performed by the homeowner, and some may need to be done by professionals.

Many homeowners may not know where to begin when trying to fi gure out what type of routi ne maintenance needs to be performed on their homes. Hopefully these ti ps will get you started.

1 Check gutters and pipes.

2 Clean and clear gutters of debris.

And although cleaning your spouti ng is someti mes the last thing on your mind, it could prevent costly repairs later.

The roof is your home’s fi rst line of defence against the elements and your gutt ers do a great support job in directi ng all of that water away from your foundati ons.

Clogged gutt ers and downpipes restrict the fl ow of water and in extreme conditi ons cause spouti ng to overfl ow, preferably down facias and not inside your home.

In winter pooled water can freeze and ex-pand, causing damage to spouti ng.

To clear them yourself, you will need a ladder, your hands are best but a garden trowel or salad tongs are also good for scooping out de-bris, a hose to spray channels and downpipes and a gutt er sealant to repair any leaks. Try to avoid leaning your ladder against the gutt ering.

First you will need to scoop out leaves and debris. Remove downpipes if possible and hose down debris from spouti ng. This is the best ti me to check for leaks. Run a hose down and clear downpipes. Clear and check stormwater drains and/or soak holes aren’t pooling water and leaking into foundati ons, causing rising damp into your home.

3 Check the fl ashing.Around your chimney and any openings in

the roof, such as skylights for leaking problems.

4 Chimneys.Have chimneys and fl ues inspected and

cleaned if necessary.Whether you decide to clean a chimney

yourself or hire a professional, either way you’ll want to make sure a good job is done. Cleaning a chimney is important to prevent chimney fi res, and potenti al house fi res. Therefore, the cleaner must be thorough and comprehensive in carrying out the cleaning. You’re not just

clearing out the soot and dust, but you need to scrape and remove creosote that has built up on your chimney walls.

5 Autumn is a good time to do some indoor painting.

The weather will sti ll be warm enough out-side to leave windows open to venti late during painti ng. Most of your professional painters are not as busy in autumn as the rest of the year. You may be able to get a good price to have your interior painted. Aft er the painti ng

is done, make sure your left over paint is stored somewhere like a garage, to prevent it from freezing.

6 Inspect external doors and garage doors.

Makes sure they close ti ghtly and install weather-stripping, door thresholds if needed.

7 Clean and store patio fur-niture, umbrellas, children’s summer toys.

It is recommended that outdoor furniture be put inside for the winter, if possible. Just remember that if you cover your furniture to allow for airfl ow so no mould or mildew forms.

8 Drain and store garden hoses.

9 Insulation.Make sure you have proper insulati on in both

your ceiling and underfl oor. While checking your insulati on, if you see any

dark, dirty spots, it may indicate you have leaks coming into your home. You will need to try and locate these leaks and repair them.

10 Spot primeIf you didn’t get to that exterior paint job this

summer, spot prime any exposed ti mber to protect it from the elements.

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is done make sure your leftover paint is stored

by Sheryl Stivens

Can you believe that one litre of oil can contaminate one million litres of ground water if disposed of irresponsibly. And yet

it’s so easy to do the right thing.

each year and approximately 22 million litres are recycled. Where does that eight million litres end up?

Used oil contains arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and zinc, all of which can be toxic to

Potential uses for recycled oil include

Energy recovery - Burning - Waste oil is collected from around New Zealand

cement at the Holcium cement factory, Westport.Reprocessing - Filtering or gravity

and use as a lubricant.

How can you recycle used oil in Ashburton?

service is supported by the Ashburton District

programme.

What can you do with paint and old paint tins?

More than six litres of household paint is sold each year for each and every person

burden on the environment ... here’s some ideas to get you started:

you really need. Give away any extra paint you have to family or community groups ... Recycle- clean out brushes and

waterways.

What happens to all those old tyres?

and recycle due to the mixed materials that

they are made from. Most tyres are made of rubber, followed

and then metal. Small amounts of hazardous materials, including copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead can also be part of their mix. Please do not burn tyres or dump them into farm pits

The big picture on tyresIn New Zealand, as many as four million

Of these, about three million are sent

illegally disposed of. Burning tyres pollutes

parts, such as the rubber, can be reclaimed and fed into virgin compounds or used for

Recycling tyres into roading

recycling business.

granules for use in everything from sports turfs to road surfaces.

use in roading. Rubber milled to the texture of

of the road to create rubberised asphalt concrete.

In the United States rubberised asphalt concrete, which has the added bonus of

for 12 million tyres a year.

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Freephone 0800 627 824 | Email: bholly@mastagard.co.nz

Book your visit to Ashburton’s Eco Education Centre

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Autumn Eco Living by Sheryl Stivens

Autumn leaves are falling and the chill in the air is making us think of hot soups, tasty casseroles and warming hotpots.

lawn mowing mixtures of lawn clippings and autumn leaves makes perfect compost or mulch for raised bed gardens.

Long dark evenings curled up warmly inside provide a good chance to plan for next season’s

out seeds we’ve saved as well as taking on the challenge of how to waste less and embrace the Eco living challenge.

Food waste in New Zealand is one of the many environmental issues that is being addressed by industry, individuals and government.

Reducing your household food waste

How much food does your household throw away or waste? Do you have a compost bin or bokashi bucket in your kitchen for food waste?

in New Zealand.

Disturbing facts about food waste

On average one third of the food we buy gets thrown away.It’s mostly avoidable

Ask yourself1. Have I prepared too much; have I dished

up too much?Have I bought more food than I can use before its use by date?

3. gets wasted?

ImpactsFood waste has serious environmental,

economic and social impacts.

The environmental impacts come from the effects of landfill and the food cycle

Loss of usable space, leachate, sensory

Greenhouse gases from anaerobic

the greenhouse gases produced by food

our tables. All of these things require

Tips for reducing your food waste

Choose environmentally responsible

set up a bokashi bucket or a separate foodwaste bin right in your kitchen.

because they deal with the problem and

your garden. Healthy soil healthy food healthy people.

food they waste. With a separate bin for foodwaste you can easily see what is wasted and change what you buy accordingly.Plan your shopping. If you take a shopping list with you when you go food shopping you are more likely to buy what you need and what you’ll use.

easy way to reduce the amount of food wasted. If you do make too much of something take it for lunch the next day or mix it

food miles of your food and helps to ensure your food is the freshest and

Amount spent on food weekly

% of food bought wasted?

Amount per year you could be

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Economic impacts- what savings could your household make?

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by Amanda Wright

Looking at Bronwyn today, it’s hard to believe

career woman was once overweight.

one. With nothing more than a burning desire for change, a willingness to seek knowledge and the courage and tenacity to apply it in her daily life, Bronwyn successfully turned her life around.

levels, Bronwyn decided to make an investment

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“I had a trip to China coming up, and I was really

I started on the 13-week Break Programme,” Bronwyn said.

The Break Programme combines a bi-weekly personal training session, teamed up with full

“I lost 10kg before my trip to China and I felt great.

Break Programme, and then signed up for another 13 weeks straight away.

“I’ve lost a total of 30kg so far, and the changes the

phenomenal.“I have so much more energy every day, and I

boost of encouragement to keep going. Shopping has become so much more fun, now I have a much

sizes into the dressing room and having the smallest

said.With a walking holiday in France later this month,

Bronwyn’s weight loss will make this up-coming trip more enjoyable.

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It’s the invasion ofthe body-trackersPhilipp Kalwies has taken 7361 steps today.

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