Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Ashburton Guardian - You
Citation preview
youAPRIL 27 2013
FROMBOLLYWOODTO ASHVEGASMOTHER’S DAY SPECIALWin prizes for your fantastic mum
BODYBUILDING HAIRDRESSER –
RECIPESPork belly to die for
WOMEN IN BUSINESSLeading a double life
Your Ashburton Guardian publication
2 YOU social scene
youWhat’s in
magazineP2-3 who’s out and about
P4-7 COVER STORY:
bodybuilding hairdresser
P8-12 special gifts for mums on Mother’s Day
P16 gardening
P19 everyone has a story
P20-21 women in business
P22-23 who’s out and about
Ashb
urton G
uard
ian C
o Ltd
307-7900 l ashb
urtong
uard
ian.c
o.nz
Editorial contactLisa Fenwick • [email protected]
Advertising contactDesme Daniels • [email protected]
PublisherM
aterial in YOU is copyright to the A
shburton G
uardian and can not be reproduced without the
w
ritten permission of the publishers
PHOTOS KIRSTY CLAY 170413-KC-001
170413-KC-017
AbAbAbAbAbAbAbbbovovovovovovovovovovovovo e e e ee ––––– DoDoDoDoDoDooonanananananananaannaldldldldlddddd RRRRRRRRReieieeiieeie ththththththththh aaaaaaaandndndnddndndndddd LLLauauraraaa GiGiGiGiGiiGilmlmlmmmlmmmmmmououououououour.r.r..
RiRiRiRiRiRRighghghggghghgghghht t tt tttt ––– KeKeKeKeKeeKKeeKeititititithhhhhhhh GrGrGrGGGrGrGGrricicicicce.e.e.e.eee
Above (from left) – Colin Davison, Chris Wylie, Keith Grice and Philip McKendry.
AATSSSS 55550000tthhhh cccccccceeeeeeeeeelllllllleeeeeeeeeeebbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssssssssssss mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggggggggg tttea
170413-KC-015
170413-KC-014
170413-KC-006170413-KC-002
Above – Tom and Elizabeth Harper.
Left – Karen Peck (left) and Jen Shep-pard.
Right – Mark Saunders (left) and Rich-ard Sheppard.
3
The Fitness Shop
Ashburton: 161 Tancred St, 03-307-1600Timaru: 84 Stafford St, 03-688-8200www.fitbiz.co.nz0800-348-249
PRE WINTER CLEARANCE SALE
Locally Owned & Operated Free Assembly & In town delivery* *shop models only
EQUIPMENT*
ALL20% OFF
FITNESS
240 Burnett Street, Ashburton Phone 308 0266
SKIP-2-ITTM
Soft e CinnamonUnbelievably soft and luxurious, long lasting and eco friendly, yet
Feel the Soft
JUST
$59per sq metre
Soft e carpetThere’s nothing
softer.
TRUFFLE COFFEEFUDGECOCOAMOLASSES
Fade Resistant 15 Year WarrantyStain Resistant 15 Year WarrantyWear Rating 15 Year Warranty
15 Year
Warranty
Remember your favourite soft toy?Remember as the years ticked by, through all the ‘loving’ it
was comforting, it took all the knocks and after a quick wash,
is a revolutionary drawn textured yarn that provides
Left – BringingBollywood toAshburton, Greekhairdresser MikeNajmi.
4 YOU cover storyMike Najmi, hairdresser to the stars, lived and worked among towering skyscrapers in huge cities. He’s taking a break from that over-pressured, over-peopled life and shares with reporter Sue Newman the pleasure gained from waking up each day in Ashburton where he can see endless sky and wide, open spaces.
Celebrity
Ashvegas
hairdresserbuilds a life in
PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 110413-TM-046
5
It’s a long way from Bollywood in India to Ashburton, but travelling that distance has been part of life’s journey of celebrity
hairdresser Mike Najmi’s life.The man who was born on
the Greek island of Losvos, comes from a long line
of hairdressers and began his training as a 12-year-old in his aunt’s salon. Hair-dressing is a family traditi on. Mike says he can’t
remember a ti me when he didn’t have a
comb and scissors in his hand. For him, working with
hair was as natural as breathing.
“Many people in my family are hairdress-ers, my brothers and sisters and many of my cousins. They work all over the world, mainly in Germany and the United States.”
As a youngster he became the aft er-school junior for his aunt and remembers the fi rst ti me he was let loose on a client with a pair of scissors – fortunately that client was his uncle.
When he was 14 he went to work with a local barber and by 15 he had his own list of clients.
“They liked it because I was very young, very small and cute and they liked my work – even if I made a mistake they said it was okay.”
By 18 he had completed his apprenti ce-ship and moved to Athens where he se-cured his professional stylist’s and colourist’s licences.
From there Mike’s career started down the path that would eventu-
ally take him to Bol-lywood and a life
among the rich and famous of the movie mogul
world. He owned a salon in Greece before heading overseas and hitti ng the big ti me in top salons in New York, London, Dubai, Las Vegas and Milan. In additi on he worked backstage for fashion shows, on stage during hair shows and also staged his own hair fashion events.
When you’re working back stage with show girls in places like Las Vegas you’re working with some of the world’s most beauti ful women and that never loses its glamour, Mike admits.
“I worked with people from all around the world so I have worked with the hair of the world – and women of the world, some very beauti ful women.”
All paths eventually led to India and a sti nt in Bollywood, a crazy place to live and work.
Securing that job was sur-prisingly easy. He emailed his CV, a phone call followed and the next day
Living the fantasty world of hairdressing, Mike Najmi and model at a hairdressing show. PHOTO SUPPLIED
PHOTO SUPPLIED
The body – hairdresser Mike Najmi during one of the bodybuilding shows that earned him a string of titles as Mr Greece and Mr Asia.
6 YOU cover storyhe was on a plane, plunged into life in a country that was vastly diff erent to anything he had experienced.
“India is a beauti ful country but if you’re not used to it, living there is very hard. India, you either love it or you will not like it at all. I loved the people but the way of living is a bit diffi cult.”
As well as working on Bollywood fi lm sets he worked in a luxury salon patronised by the stars. That was high pressure because standards and expectati ons were excepti onally high, Mike said.
“Indian hair is the most diffi cult hair to work with in the world. The women all have long hair and every change in the acti on in the movie I’d have to change their hairstyles.”
To accomplish that – several ti mes every day, Mike worked with a team of 24 assistants.
“It was a crazy ti me but a very good experi-ence. I was there nine months and sti ll they want me to go back, but it was a very, very hard job.”
He was also hairstylist for many Indian wed-dings. These ceremonies lasted for nine days and that meant constant changes of styles for women so they appeared fresh and immaculate at all ti mes, he said.
Like everything that appears the ulti mate in glamour on the surface, life in Bollywood eventually began to pall and Mike found himself looking for something else, somewhere else to live, somewhere more grounded. He found that in Ashburton.
“I did this, came here, for myself. The rest of my years have been racing around the world. My whole life has been working in big citi es. When I saw Ashburton on the internet I thought this is what I’m looking for. I don’t need to wake up at 5am to be at work by 8am.”
It is the absolute peace in Ashburton, the open spaces and the fact that he can see the sky any-where he walks that have won Mike over. Add to that, people who have made him welcome and he says he’s here to stay – for a year at least, maybe longer.
“Everything is natural here, everything is good. It feels like my home.”
The pull home to Greece may come from his 12-year-old son who lives with his ex-wife. And yes, he misses the beaches of Greece where ever he is in the world. And he misses Greek food.
With just four weeks of work in Ashburton behind him, Mike says he’s loving being part of his new salon, Prego, and feels right at home working with New Zealand women’s hair.
“It’s very like European hair but a bit more fi ne. It’s easy hair to work with. I would love to bring some new types of styling to New Zealand,
new cuts and new colouring.”New Zealand women have a more casual ap-
proach to their hair. Every day is not a celebra-ti on as it is in some parts of the world, Mike said.
“Women here like more everyday styling. You make their hair beauti ful at the salon but it needs to be so they can go home and do it too because they might only come to the salon every month.”
Mike is more than a top hairstylist, he’s also a
7
bodybuilder. “I was very fat when I was young. When I was 15 I was fat, but at 17 I decided to try and change into an athlete because no-one liked me because I was fat.”
Change meant working out with weights and trying to turn his fl ab into muscle.
“I entered my fi rst competi ti on when I was 19 and I got last. Then I did a second competi ti on the next year and got third but the next year I won Mr Asia and got third in Mr Greece.”
The championship ti tles kept coming aft er that. In 2003 he won Mr Greece and Mr Asia and every year aft er that unti l his last competi -ti on in 2010 he secured at least one major ti tle.
“Now I don’t do this professionally, I just do it for myself.”
He’s joined a gym in Ashburton and he’s also conti nuing his marti al arts. Keeping fi t helps when you’re spending long days on your feet in a hairdressing salon, Mike said.
He’s philosophical about his hairdressing suc-cess.
“If someone loves his job he will get ahead. For me the most important thing is that I love my job. It’s like painti ng. If you make something you like, it’s like hand art.”
Ashburton might not be one of the world’s hairdressing hot spots, but it’s the place Mike is happy to call home – for now. He’s happy to share his knowledge with his fellow workers at
Prego Salon and says he’ll be learning as much from them as they will from him.
“Working here, this is like working in my aunt’s salon.”
Mike is quick to dismiss meeti ng, marrying and sett ling down with a Kiwi woman.
“For sure I will stay here for one year and then I’ll see. If I sti ll love New Zealand and I think I will, I will stay here, but I don’t want to marry again – ever.”
Mike Najami, refl ecting on his new lifeas a hairdressing Kiwi.
8 mother’s day YOU
Do you have ma top
Do you have an amazing mum??
Most of us do, so the Guardian is on the hunt to
fi nd a fantasti c Mid Canterbury mum.Mother’s Day is one ti me of the year
where our mums are spoilt and, hope-fully, pampered.
While each family celebrates Moth-er’s Day in their own way, we want to recognise and spoil a worthy mum
even more this year.In conjuncti on with our generous
sponsors, we have over $800 worth of prizes (including hair and make-up from Minx and Body n’ Beauty Worx, jewellery from Robilliards, dinner at Braided Rivers, clothing, photo shoot from Facti on Photography, including a nails and lashes gift ) to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Let us know why your mum is spe-
cial, we want to hear all about her.The winning mum will be pampered
and spoilt on Tuesday, May 7. Her makeover, story and photos will be showcased in our May 11 YOU editi on.
It may be that your mum looks aft er foster children, or a mum looks aft er a handicapped child, or a mum works fullti me and sti ll manages to make it to every sports game or drama recital, or a solo mum who makes sure you
never go without … there are so many incredible mums in Mid Canterbury and so many diff erent situati ons. We want to hear about them all.
Nominate someone under our Mother’s Day competi ti on posti ng on Facebook, email [email protected] or sent a lett er into Best Mum, PO Box 77 by Thursday, May 2, to be in to win amazing gift s for your mum.
Mum’s the word!Win an
$800+ makeover
for your mum
Roses are redViolets are blue
My mum is the bestLet me tell you!
To enter, and for full terms and conditions,
go to: www.faceboook/com/ashguardian
Tell the Ashburton Guardian in 200 words or less, why your mum is the best.
Minx Hair Spa
Body’n’ Beauty
Worx
Faction Photography
Fashion Clothing
Braided Rivers
Restaurant and Bar
Robilliards Showcase Jewellers
9mum?
Every mother likes to relax when she has the time, so make that time extra special for her with a delicious bottle of award winning wine from Loan Goat this mothers day.
Ph: 03 347 6829 | Fax : 03 347 6830 | [email protected] Burnham School Road RD 5, Christchurch 7675, New Zealand
You LivingHOME & LIVING ESSENTIALS
10 livingliving YOU promotion
Luxury candle $34.50 eachAlso available in red, black and whiteAVAILABLE FROM FLOWERS & BALLOONS
The revive cafe cookbook 2 $29.99AVAILABLE FROM HEALTH 2000
DC striped jersey $89.99Lee cords $149.99AVAILABLE FROM CHICAGO JOES
chable ck
Chrome detailed jewellery box $74AVAILABLE FROM FLOWERS & BALLOONS
Mirrored image clock $63.50AVAILABLE FROM FLOWERS & BALLOONS
Rip curl jersey $99.99Wrangler coloured jeans $189.99AVAILABLE FROM CHICAGO JOES
All about Eve blazer $129.90Gorge dress $99.99AVAILABLE FROM CHICAGO JOES
Rip$99
p
Wrcoljea$18j
AAAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAAAAVAVAAA AFRRRFRRRFRRFRFRFRRFRRRRFRRRFRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCHI
Kama products starti ng from $13.95AVAILABLE FROM HEALTH 2000
Comic mugs $13.95AVAILABLE FROM HEALTH 2000
Blue table lamp $89AVAILABLE FROM LASER ELECTRICAL
Kasie ceiling lamp $307AVAILABLE FROM LASER ELECTRICAL
Ratt en fl oor lamp $250AVAILABLE FROM LASER ELECTRICAL
clock
FLOWERS
Rattenfloor lamp
TreatMumthis Mothers Day
Phone 03 307 2541Corner Burnett St & Cass St
www.braidedrivers.co.nz
FREE
Dine at Braided Rivers this Mothers Day, Sunday 12th of May and Mum will recieve a free glass of bubbles.
Mum will also go in the draw for a
$200 RobillardsJewellers Voucher
Bookings essential
12 YOU
What mum’s By Amanda Wright
We love our mums, so spoiling them on Mother’s Day is important,
misunderstandings between what mums really want, and what their partners and children think they want. So earlier this week, we
out what it is they really wanted the most.
dependent on the age of the children, but most
being a mum. Being a mum can be hard work,
A great night’s sleep is top of the list. Above all, on Mother’s Day, a mum wants to have a bit of a sleep-in, so she can wake feeling refreshed and well-rested. This was an overwhelming consensus among the ladies, especially those with younger children.
Coming a close second was to be treated to a wonderful breakfast, either breakfast in bed made by the kids, or to be taken out
for breakfast. If you are taking mum out for breakfast, make sure she has a nice long,
and no toddlers barging through the door unexpectedly.
Some peace and quiet during the day is high up on the agenda, where mum can read a nice
not have to listen to any arguing children at all. An extra special treat would be to send mum away for a few hours a salon or a spa, where she could indulge in a massage, manicure, facial or a new hair style. “I just want a few hours of peace and quiet to get out of the house,” was the thoughts of many women.
on the wish-list is a clean house, where mum doesn’t have to think about any cleaning or
a surprise house cleaner for the day. “No
and fun” was a comment from one of our mothers.
12th May, 2013
At our
Special Mother’s Day Brunch12th May, 2013
1st Sitting 11.15am to 12.30pm2nd Sitting 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm
$45 per person*Bookings essential
Celebrate this Mother’s Day with Terrace Downs
YOU 13advertising feature
JEN SHEPPARD Director
M 027 516 6266 P 07 578 2301 E [email protected]
“Learn, cook and experience”
Jen’sKitchen
Get yours this year from Flowers & Balloons
Fabulous mothers deserve fabulous flowers
Fabulous mothers deserve fabulous flowers
190 East Street Ashburton - Phone 308 8945www.flowersandballoons.co.nz
fond place in mum’s heart. One mother who took part in the forum said “The best Mother’s
was just beginning to learn how to write.
A mum wouldn’t be a mum without her
to the beach.
thought for all the single mums out there who are trying to do the work of both and a mum
your sister or one of your best friends is a single
to share.One single mum said that her dad makes a
special trip before each Mother’s Day to take
her.
really want
14 transform YOU advertising feature
Non-surgicalremoval of varicose and spider veins
By Transform
Abnormally dilated varicose and spider There are many advantages of ultrasound
guided sclerotherapy:
Contact Emmily Harmer 027 310 6521Email: [email protected] Mandeville St,
Christchurchwww.transformclinic.co.nz
(Medical criteria apply)
Because
weremade fordancing
ecauseBe
mmlegs Varicose vein treatments
with ultrasound sclerotherapy or endovenous laser
Call for more information0800 256 654
For appointments or further
Clinic 03 343-2880 or 0800 256-654 (08002LOOKGOOD) also, ask us about our Ashburton appointments.
Email: [email protected]
YOU 15
Medbury SchoolBoarding at
UNLOCKING YOUR SON’S POTENTIAL
For more information contact Tanya Moore (Headmaster’s PA) on 03 351 6169 109 Clyde Road, Christchurch | [email protected] | www.medbury.school.nz
You are invited to attend the
MEDBURY SCHOOL OPEN DAYMonday 13 May 9.00am - 12.15pmThe Headmaster will speak at 10.00am and 11.30am
Academic, Boarding & Music Scholarships available for 2014
advertising feature
At Medbury School they certainly know what it takes to keep the boys involved and happy, and how to
Peter Kay takes an individual interest in every boy and his progress – an approach
thrive, guided by sensible boundaries,
Boarding at Medbury School provides
boarding at Medbury is not just about
friendships and he takes quiet pride in the
boarding house with friendly guidance and
Saturday sport, though those who ‘stay
ethics and providing a broad and balanced
in Years 5-7 have their own laptops; in
believes their challenge is to provide an
InInInnnInInnnIIInnn ttttttttttttttttthhehhhehehehehhheheheheh bbbbbbooaoaoaoaoaoaoardrdddrdrr ininininnnngg g g ggg hohohohousususussu e ee eeee ee ee bbbbbbbebebbebebefofofooffofoforerererer sssssssschchc ooooooooooool.l.l..ll
ThThThThThhThThThThThThThhhThTheeeeeeeeeeeee bobobobobooboboboboboboboboarararrararararaaarardedededededededededed rsssrssssssrsss aaaaaaaaaarerereeeeeererereeeree aaaaaaaaaaalwwlwlwlwwwl ayayayaaaays s s s upupupup ffforor aaa ggggggamaammmmmammmamammmmammmammmeeee ooofofooooooooooooooooo rruguguuugugggggggggguggggggugggggggguggguggugggggu bybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybybbybybybybybybybybybybybybybybbybybbbyyyybyyyyy..........
16 YOU and your garden
By Joe Lamp’l
‘The right plant for the right place’ is a garden-ing maxim. For that reason and many others, trees and shrubs someti mes need to be moved. These cool autumn days are the ti me to do it.
Plants won’t be stressed by heat and they’ll have all winter to develop a new root system and get ready for spring.
Moving a tree or shrub isn’t that hard to do, and we don’t do it oft en enough in my opin-ion. Many plants survive but don’t thrive in less-than-ideal conditi ons. And just like people, they’ll never reach their full potenti al unti l they’re placed in an environment to which they’re bett er suited.
Young and healthy shrubs and trees are the best candidates for a successful move. The smaller the shrub or tree, the quicker it will recover, and the easier it will be to handle. Any-thing more than roughly 2m tall or with a trunk diameter over 5cm becomes unmanageable without special equipment.
You’ll have the most success transplanti ng trees with compact, fi brous root systems, such as maple, pin oak, ash and shrubs such as azalea and hydrangea. Small feeder root systems recover much faster than, say, the coarse roots of the magnolia or hawthorn. If you have the ti me, pruning the roots a year before the move will reduce the overall root zone and give young feeder roots a chance to develop and grow in-side the root ball zone. That also makes it easier to dig up and easier on the plant to recover.
With chalk or spray paint, draw a circle around the plant 15cm in diameter for every 1cm of tree trunk diameter. Dig along the outer edge with a sharp spade, slicing through the roots. If you’re encountering a lot of tough, heavy roots, you’re too close to the trunk – move your trench out a bit.
Alternati vely, try to plan your root pruning for the dripline. That’s the area on the ground un-
der the ti ps of the branches. And, if all else fails, remember: The more roots you can dig up dur-ing the removal process, the bett er the chance of a successful transplant to the new locati on, assuming all other conditi ons are good.
When it’s ti me to move your plant, cut a trench along the root ball line, working progres-sively deeper as you go. Shave away excess soil as you work, but don’t remove any more roots. Have a helper ti p the plant back while you un-dercut the fi nal roots, holding it in place.
Cut a piece of untreated burlap four ti mes the diameter of the root ball, ti p the plant over and slide the burlap under the ball as far as possible. Tip the plant the other way and pull the burlap through so the root ball rests on the burlap, then fold and wrap the material around the root ball and pin it in place with 5cm-long fl athead nails. To safely remove the root ball from the hole, slip a wooden plank underneath it and slide the plant up and out on to a heavy plasti c tarp. Using the tarp, pull or carry the plant to its new locati on. Avoid lift ing by the trunk or stems; that will break off roots and knock soil loose.
Dig the new planti ng hole no deeper than the root ball is high, and three ti mes wider. Set the plant in place with the top of the ball slightly higher than the surrounding soil level. Open the burlap and tuck it into the hole so it won’t wick water away from the roots. It will eventu-ally decompose. Backfi ll the hole halfway with soil, tap fi rm and fi ll with water. Let the water drain, fi nish backfi lling and build a “saucer” of soil around the tree to direct water down to the roots. Water again.
Spread a 7cm to 10cm-deep layer of mulch over the area in the saucer. Don’t ferti lise or prune for the fi rst couple of years to allow the plant to sett le into its new home. But keep up with watering, especially through the fi rst summer. Use a soaker hose or drip irrigati on to let the water sink slowly to the roots. Once the plant has made it through the fi rst summer, it should be fi ne on its own. – AAP
Enquiries to Tony Sands, Resort ManagerContact 03-307-9080 Free phone 0800-2727-837
Adjacent to the resort is Lochlea Estate
Lochlea Lifestyle Resort
There is one 3 bedroom villa completed, with another three to four 2 bedroom villas being completed by the end of this month.
Moving upand out
GOLD PARTNER
advertising feature18 speights YOU
withPork belly Speights ciderand mushroom reduction
1kg pork belly Fennel ½ litre Speights cider 200g mushrooms
Cream Salt and pepper, to season Cream mash potatoes and fresh seasonal
veges, to serve
fennel and ½ litre of Speights cider.– Cover and cook for approx 1½ hours at
– Remove from oven and strain stock. Place
rise to the surface. Once fat has risen skim
– Place pork belly back into the oven at
a golden crackle on top.– Remove from oven and rest meat.
– Saute 200g of mushrooms in 50g of
taste and simmer for 10min.
fresh seasonal veges.
Anzac Day is a special ti me of the year for Diane Doyle of Ashburton.
It is the ti me of year she remembers her father’s and grandfather’s war-fi ghti ng eff orts.
Her grandfather Joseph Augustus Mears served in World War One, while her father Bryan Frank Mears served in World War Two.
Mrs Doyle said throughout her father’s life she would hear about some of his experiences in the war, but it was only ever a light-hearted side.
“He didn’t talk about the horrifi c things,” Mrs Doyle said.
Mr Mears was a sergeant and served in the 21st batt alion, being involved in the batt les of Monte Cassino and El Alamein.
One night as he and fellow soldiers sat around a camp fi re, an explosion of gunfi re was heard nearby. Sergeant Mears fell fl at, and had blood running down from the back of his neck over his face.
He put his hand to where he thought the blood was coming from. “He thought – I have lost the back of my head.”
He later laughed at how serious he had thought the wound to be, when in fact the bul-let had gone through the crease of his neck.
He later referred to it as “a bit of a scratch”, however he bore the scar on the back of his neck for the rest of his life.
One Christmas while serving overseas he and his friends went on a mission of a diff erent kind, to fi nd something for a festi ve lunch, and ended up stealing a turkey.
Another ti me he and other soldiers were be-ing innoculated and some of the men fainted – big tough men who would not blink an eye in batt le, Mr Mears later recalled.
Mrs Doyle visited Trieste four years ago with her sister and daughter. Nearby there was a former concentrati on camp and it was one that the 21st batt alion had liberated prisoners from.
That was one thing she had never heard about from her father, believing the scenes he
saw would have been too awful to relate.At a museum in Trieste she saw a photo of
troops in a tanker going through the square, and there was her father at the top of the tanker.
She heard about him rounding up German soldiers at the end of the war. He related how he wanted a pair of binoculars owned by one of the soldiers, so gave the man a packet of cigarrett es for them.
Mr Mears used them for many years to watch horses race at the Ashburton Raceway.
Mr Mears had been one of the early members involved in establishing the race-course, and owned and trained racehorses. As a teenager Mrs Doyle would go the course with her dad and undertake track work. She would begin at 5am before going to work as a recepti onist for Dr Otley, a well know GP in the town.
More recently she celebrated her 60th birth-day at the racecourse.
Before marrying she went to England for three years, going on her big OE. She worked for “amazing people”, who were sti ll great friends today, training horses for hunti ng and nannying.
Mrs Doyle was brought up on her parents’ Mt Somers farm The Downes. She married Laurie Doyle and they farmed in the foothills, but he died at the age of 43 of a heart att ack, leaving her with three young children. She leased out the farm and later moved into Ashburton.
The Mayfi eld Golf Club established the Laurie Doyle trophy in his memory, and recently the 25th competi ti on was held. Her two sons Jonathon and Andrew played in it, and it was won by a good family friend Hayden Tasker.
When spoken to last week, Mrs Doyle was thinking she would be att ending the Mayfi eld Anzac Day parade rather than the Ashburton one, although had att ended one in the larger town and enjoyed it.
“I would rather go back to Mayfi eld and see old friends,” she said.
YOU everyone has a story 19
YOU magazine writer Susan Sandys randomly chooses a number from the phonebook and tells the story of the person who answers.
EVERYONE HAS A STORYBY SUSAN SANDYS
YYYYOOOOOYYY Uccchhhhhoteteetellllll s
EBBB
PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 190413-TM-026
Diane Doyle remembers her father and grandfather on Anzac Day.
Memoriesbrought to fore on Anzac Day
20 women in business YOU advertising feature
Leading a demandingby Amanda Wright
Milking hundreds of cows in the morning, then ensuring 500 conference guests are happy in
the evening is all part of a normal working week for Hotel Ashburton’s event manager, Leanne Collier. So with a demanding seven-
her husband, children and grandchildren is
The hospitality industry is by no means an area of easy employment. While the rest of the world is socialising, hospitality providers are at their busiest, ensuring customers are
environment becomes.Despite its challenges, Leanne developed a
love for the intense hospitality atmosphere from the early age of 15, when she took on her
Kingsgate Hotel in Rotorua.She persevered with the challenges that
came her way, before working to become the
restaurant supervisor.With a new found love of the management
and use her skills in a role in one of Australia’s city hotels, but a twist of fate delivered her to
“I had made a lot of friends within hospitality, and many of them had travelled to Australia
fun it was in Australia. I decided that I wanted
Melbourne and Canberra.
there was a mix-up along the way with my
approved for was for the restaurant supervisor
know anyone at all in Sydney,” Leanne said.
Sydney, but fell also in love and became
part of the new team to open the Sanctuary
she returned to the comfort and support of her family in New Zealand in the Bay of Plenty. She had grown up in the Bay of Plenty, on a farm in Wainui with her grandparents, two people who meant more than the world to her.
Leanne met her now husband, Fred, a farmer
with so much to learn.“When I met Fred he already had four
children, so it was an extremely big adjustment to my life, a brand new chapter of new beginnings.
“We talked regularly about what was best for our future, and the children’s future, so we made the decision to pack everything up and move back to Australia, in Perth where my father was living,” Leanne said.
Leanne and Fred lived in Perth for 16 years,
and watched their children grow, where eventually all four moved back to New Zealand.
as well as a specialist wedding venue Mulberry Farm located on the banks of the Swan River, where she was able to pick up more experience within the hospitality industry as the food and
With two children at Otago University, Leanne’s husband missed New Zealand and they made the decision to move back to New Zealand, to Winton in Southland so they could be closer to their children and sink their teeth back into farming.
“Making the move to come back to New Zealand, we made the decision to get into the dairy industry, because it was the best decision
“We were in Winton for nine years before making the decision to move to Ashburton, where we have managed a dairy farm just out
nine years in Winton, and I missed people and
double lifedouble life
eYOU women in business 21advertising feature
the Brown Pub in Methven. “The cows don’t talk back much, it was the
regular contact with people that I really missed. So for a while I was working days on the farm, and nights at the Brown Pub,” Leanne said.
really become my niche, so I jumped at the opportunity to apply with Hotel Ashburton.
career with the hotel, so when applying for the
the hotel is taking, especially with the new
makes every minute of planning worthwhile,” Leanne said.
With everyone in the house awake at 3am for the morning’s milking, it’s no problem for Leanne to be at work at 6am sharp, ready for another day of planning at the hotel.
On the weekends Leanne swaps the business suit for the gummies and mucks in with the
meaning that all seven days of the week is dedicated to the running of the hotel, or the farm.
So with an incredibly busy lifestyle, Leanne and her husband are making plans on how they can
“We love to travel, so one of our goals is to get
grandchildren. That is becoming a priority.“We have a holiday apartment in Wanaka that
“When we do get some moments for
of our favourite spots to visit, just gorgeous for diving and not too far to drive, making it a
son’s in Oamaru when he has the chance,” Leanne said.
corporate dignitaries or milking the morning herd, Leanne provides a great example of how a strong woman can muck in with the best of
Leanne Collier.
PHOTO KIRSTY CLAY
22 YOU social scene
PHOTOS TETSURO MITOMO 110413-TM-065
110413-TM-068
110413-TM-0072
110413-TM-067
110413-TM-071
110413-TM-066
Above – Brian Lester and Elizabeth Ashford.
Above (from left) – Paul Houston, Euan Sparrowand Alistair Wing.
Below – Peter Newton (left) and Ian Patterson.
Above (from left) – Elaine King, Ange Chudleigh, Claire Corbett and Ray King.
Above – Joanne Taylor (left) and WillPurvis.
Above – Richard Ashford (left) and John Nicoll.
HHHHHHHHHeeeaaaarrttllaaannndddd BBBBaaaaannnnnkkkkk ccceeelleeeebbbrrraaattttteeessss nnneeewww ssttaattuuss
YOU 23
PHOTOS TETSURO MITOMO 150413-TM-030
150413-TM-036
150413-TM-031
150413-TM-037
150413-TM-034
Above left – Sylvia Huxtable (left) and Robin Arnst.
Above – Sarah Harper (left) and Rowena Hart.
Left – Heather Sarin (left) and Jac Sparks.
Above right – Pamela Burdett and Don McLeod.
Right – Martine Tait (left) Fleur Mulligan.
exMMMMMiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllll GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGrrreeeaaavvvvvvvvvvvve’s art xxxxxxxxxhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiibbbbbiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Phone 03 308 5774123 Main South Road
- Ashburton -
Bulk Buy & Save!Take Home Pie Packs
6 Pack$16.20 Mix & Match
From our great selection!
Bulk Buy not available with Venison or Chicken
$4.20
$9.60
$16.20
SAVEup to
SAVEup to
SAVEup to18 Pack$45.00
$31.20
24 YOU
EVERYTHING FOR YOUR HOME38 Kermode St, ASHBURTON Ph: 307 9110EASYPAY® OPTION MEANS ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS INSURANCE & CREDIT FEES. EASYPAY® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SMITHS CITY (SOUTHERN) LIMITED. MINIMUM PURCHASE FOR EASYPAY® OPTION IS $499 (OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE LESS THAN $499). ALL FINANCE OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO NORMAL CREDIT GRANTING PROCEDURES. AN INSURANCE CHARGE AND CREDIT FEES ARE REQUIRED. A DEPOSIT MAY BE REQUIRED ON COMPUTERS, MOBILE PHONES, CAR AUDIO PRODUCTS AND NEW ACCOUNTS. INTEREST IS CHARGED FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, HOWEVER IF YOU COMPLETE THE ACCOUNT IN FULL WITHIN THE EASYPAY® OPTION PERIOD ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS THE CREDIT FEES AND INSURANCE CHARGE. WEEKLY PAYMENTS IF STATED ARE BASED ON A 36 MONTH TERM AND INCLUDE BOOKING AND CREDIT FEES, INSURANCE & INTEREST CHARGE. APPLE PRODUCTS, SELECTED COMPUTERS, GAME CONSOLES & SOME PROMOTIONAL ITEMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISCOUNT OR EASYPAY® OPTIONS OFFERS. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, DISPLAY ACCESSORIES ARE NOT INCLUDED. DEPENDING ON COLOUR AND COMBINATION, SOME LOUNGE FURNITURE MAY HAVE TO BE ORDERED TO CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. ALL OFFERS AND PRICES IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT ARE VALID FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OR WHILE STOCKS LAST. SOME PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN SOME STORES.
www.smithscity.co.nz Purchase Online I Latest Catalogues I Store Information I Apply for EasyCard I Sign-up for Emails Like us on Like
Sumptuous and hardwearing velour fabric that features 2 recliners and a 3 seater with a recliner at each end.
ARIZONA RECLINER LOUNGE SUITE
price
EVERYTHING REDUCED!
LESS THAN $13 PER WEEK
CAPRICCIO ULTRA QUEENSIZE MATTRESS & BASEEndorsed by the NZ Chiropractors Association for outstanding postural support, the Sleepyhead Torquezone spring unit is renowned for its strength and durability. You will be sent to your heavenly place as you lay on top of the plush layers of Dreamfoam and the truly luxurious Latex Gold pillowtop.
PROUDLY MADE IN NEW ZEALAND
LESS THAN $15 PER WEEK
LESS THAN $17 PER WEEK
$249999 OR
$159999
WITH $900
TRADE-IN*
*Trade-in is for your old lounge suite in good overall condition.
UNDER HALF PRICE!VERY LIMITED STOCK! GET IN QUICK!
PROFESSIONAL DELIVERYGET YOUR NEW PURCHASE HOME SAFELY WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL DELIVERY SERVICE
LOUNGE, BEDROOM & DINING SUITES, BEDS, BOOKCASES,
ENTERTAINMENT UNITS AND OUTBACK FURNITURE
30%off*
up to
SELECTED COMPUTERS (EXCLUDES
TABLETS), SMALL APPLIANCES, MINI &
MICRO STEREOS, HOME THEATRE,
VACUUM CLEANERS, OUTDOOR
FURNITURE, SPORTS & CAMPING
GEAR, CYCLES, BBQS, MOWERS,
MANCHESTER, PHIL &
TEDS, MOUNTAIN
BUGGIES
20%off*
SELECTED CUSHIONS & THROWS,
SIGNATURE FLOOR RUGS, JUDGE
DINNERWARE, OIL PAINTINGS,
CRITERION TV CABINETS, 7&8 PIECE
BED LINEN PACKS, KNIFE SETS &
DIFFUSERS, VELOCITY
SKATEBOARDS, VELOCITY
DAYBAGS, 45TH
PARALLEL DAYBAGS
50%off*
up to
LCD, LED & PLASMA TV’S, WHITEWARE, AUDIO RACK SYSTEMS, SELECTED DIGITAL CAMERA’S, HOME PHONES, CLASSIC REPLICASAND BALLS
25%off*
up to
must end sunday!
12 MONTHS+ EASYPAYEASYPAY® OPTION MEANS ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS INSURANCE & CREDIT FEES. CONDITIONS APPLY, SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
on everything over $499
UA32EH4003 32” HD LED TV
32”
WAS $59999
NOW
$47999
SAVE $120
42LM6410 42” FULL HD SMART LED TV
42”
WAS $159999
NOW
$119999
SAVE $400
STOCK ON HAND ONLY
WAS $299999
NOW
$139999
SAVE $1600
HOT PRICE
* DISCOUNT IS OFF OUR STANDARD RETAIL PRICE AND APPLIES TO STOCK ONLY. EXCLUDES APPLE PRODUCTS, BEKO WHITEWARE, GAME CONSOLES, MP3 PLAYERS, TABLETS, SELECTED COMPUTERS, CARPET, GOODS ALREADY ON SPECIAL AND SMART SAVER ITEMS. CRT & ATS CARDS ARE WELCOME, BUT NO FURTHER DISCOUNT APPLIES. NOT AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER CURRENT PROMOTIONAL OFFER. 1059JT
