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DEATHS

EADEN, Margaret Ann – On November 29, 2012, after a short illness surrounded by her loving family. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Matt and Sue, and Guy and Lesley. Much loved grandma of Nick, and Ben; Emma, and Ginnaya.

Messages to the Eaden Family, C/- PO Box 11101, Christchurch 8443. In lieu of flowers donations to Nurse Maude Hospice would be appreciated and may be made at the service. The funeral service to celebrate Margaret’s life will be held in the Academy Funeral Services Chapel, 65 Main South Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch on MONDAY, December 3, at 10.00am.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NICOLSON, Joan – Heather, Margaret and Ian would like to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, neighbours and friends for their visits, messages, letters, cards, home baking, flowers and phone calls following the loss of Mum. Special thanks to the amazing staff at Clutha Health First for their care and attention to Mum during her last few weeks, and also to Dr Abraham Vasagie for his many visits and support. To all those who visited Mum we know she treasured your company, particularly on her birthday, and we thank you for that.

We would also like to thank those who attended the service celebrating Mum’s life, we know many of you travelled far to be with us and we were very grateful.

We would also like to thank Gaye Edwards for conducting such a lovely tribute to Mum, the ladies of St Andrews Parish for providing such a wonderful afternoon tea following the service, and allowing us to catch up with everyone, and Kevin and Pam Henderson for your sympathy, caring and considerate nature in arranging Mum’s funeral and for providing such lovely music. A final thank you goes to our dear friend Susan who was there when we couldn’t be and for which we will always be grateful.

The knitting needles may be at rest, but she will be long remembered. Many thanks to all those people who gave donations to the Palliative Care Unit Clutha First. God bless.

SHEATE, Jeanette Mary Helen – Austin and family wish to thank everyone for their kind messages and support during the recent loss of Jeanette.

Please accept this as our personal acknowledgement.

WAKELIN, Nancy Marshall – Joan, Marion, Alan, Claire and Anne and their families which to thank everyone who sent flowers and cards also all those people who made visits and phone calls and for the kindness shown to us in the loss of our much loved mother, grandma and great grandma. A special thank you to the doctors and staff, Ward 1, Ashburton Hospital.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement from all of us.

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ARMSTRONG, Amy Sue – December 1, 1987 We let our hearts do the talking, when the words we cannot say.

In our minds you still live, and in our souls you will stay.

Passed away 25 years ago today.

Loved and remembered always, from Mum, Emma, Kendall, Aunty Debbie, Uncle Gary, Nathan, Kimberley and Nana.

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Fraudster now Velcro Man

By Edward Gay Nothing seemed to stick to the man who referred to himself as the “Teflon Man”.

But after Loizos Michaels was convicted of a $3 million fraud at the Auckland District Court yesterday, his estranged wife now calls him the “Velcro Man”.

The court heard how Michaels convinced casino executives, moteliers and All Black great Jonah Lomu that he was a wealthy businessman backed by overseas interests.

Caroline Wood was just one of many Crown witnesses who bore the brunt of Michaels’ anger, and was subjected to abuse by the 45-year-old when he gave evidence in his own defence.

During the eight week trial, Michaels labelled the mother of his child an alcoholic, and made other personal remarks.

Judge Christopher Field dismissed Michaels’ evidence and said he found it “completely incredible”.

“Instead of directly addressing questions put by counsel, he descended

to personal attacks on witnesses, including his wife.”

Ms Wood was in good company. Michaels also alleged Dr Pita Sharples was paid by another witness during an attempted takeover of SkyCity.

There was no evidence that such a payment took place.

“I place no weight on that at all,” Judge Field said.

Michaels had maintained he had been the victim, and lost money in a scheme led

by Christchurch Casino executives planning a takeover of SkyCity. He labelled the Crown witnesses ‘liars’.

But Judge Field said it was Michaels who was telling lies.

He said the conman was able to create a climate of “psychological dependence” and preyed on vulnerable people.

One of those was the former acting chief executive of Christchurch Casino, Stephen Lyttelton. He told the court he met Michaels after a complaint about staff and the quality of the casino’s macchiato espresso.

Michaels and a friend

had lost $160,000 in the space of two months on the pokie machines, but their bad luck also won them the rights to VIP status including free accommodation.

Mr Lyttelton said Michaels spoke of ties to Melco a high-powered casino outfit based in Macau.

Senior Melco staff denied ever knowing Michaels or employing him.

Michaels also claimed to be a “corporate raider” carrying out due diligence on SkyCity, and offered Mr Lyttelton a role with the company.

The salary started at $1m but soon ballooned to $12m.

Mr Lyttelton was also persuaded to bring his gaming manager Peter Arbuckle on board.

Mr Lyttelton said Michaels then began asking him to put some “skin in the game” and invest with Melco and in Michaels’ own plans that included a casino at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland and an online gambling website.

The demands for money kept coming, and Mr Lyttelton and Mr Arbuckle ended up handing over a

combined total of $2.5m.

Along the way the pair ran out of money and were told to approach friends and family.

Another of Michaels’ schemes involved a ruse to buy luxury lakeside apartments in Taupo from coowner Janet Jackson.

Mrs Jackson told the court she was persuaded by Michaels to buy the apartments from her co-owners then sell them to Michaels.

She said Michaels told her his money was in a Belgian bank account and his backers needed some security.

He allegedly convinced her to make several payments worth more than $353,000 to ensure the sales.

Michaels spent a week in the witness box as he gave evidence in his own defence.

He told the court he had access to millions of dollars from his father’s inheritance but was taken in by Mr Lyttelton who was involved in the SkyCity takeover.

In the end Judge Field took three days to determine Michaels’ guilt. He remanded Michaels in custody until he is sentenced next month.

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What’s summer got in store?

Summer officially starts today and the sun is forecast to shine in celebration.

Temperatures are forecast to hit the mid-20s over the weekend, but northwesterlies are forecast to become blustery this morning with gales in exposed places.

The MetService has warned severe gale gusts of 120km/h are possible in exposed inland places this afternoon, especially about the Canterbury High Country. Winds should ease late tonight in Otago and overnight or early tomorrow in Canterbury.

Niwa predictions for the next three months indicate we are in for a slightly cooler average summer than usual but much dryer than last year.

The average temperature in the region calculated by totalling the three summer months is usually 15.5°C Celsius while this year it is likely to be 15°C. Summer air temperatures will be near or below average along western areas of New Zealand as well as the east of the South Island.

Seasonal rainfall is projected to be near normal, as will summer soil

moisture levels and river flows.

Sea surface temperatures throughout the country are 1°C colder than normal and are expected to remain below normal.

With a fresh dusting of snow on the mountains this week, soil temperatures remain low.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers’ chairperson Chris Allen said a lot of crops were in need of warmth.

“Nature has been very kind to us in terms of rain, but at this point we need to see the sun,” he said.

“Dairy production isn’t far off last year, and as far as sheep go, we will know the proof when we start weaning lambs next week.”

The weather has also resulted in a slow start to the pea and broad bean harvest in Mid Canterbury.

Wattie’s South Island agricultural manager Mark Daniels said the big wet in August held up planting by about three weeks.

“So far there have been four days of pea operations, although harvesting the smaller broad bean crop is in full swing,” he said.

“While it was not an ideal way to start the season, we are optimistic about the season as what has been planted so far has established well.

“The crops are looking very good, following fairly regular rain. Once we re-start the pea harvest we will be working through virtually non-stop until mid-February.”

When the pea harvest commences in the coming week, a new $700,000 harvester will join the Wattie’s fleet.

Explosion-like bang Police seeking hit-and-run driver Graeme Mills is angry that a motorist who ran a red light, smashing into his mother’s car, drove off without offering to help the badly shaken woman.

His mother was travelling east on Havelock Street and had stopped at the East Street intersection, waiting for the traffic signals to turn green.

When the signals changed she drove through the intersection, but so too did a small black car that was travelling south on East Street and failed to stop at a red light.

The vehicle hit his mother’s

car, spun it around and left it badly damaged in the centre of the intersection. The driver stopped briefly and then drove off at speed.

Mr Mills is furious that the driver did not stop and check to see if his mother was injured. The first he knew of the accident was a call from Ashburton Police.

The accident happened at about 10pm on Thursday night.

Anyone with any information in relation to the crash is asked to contact Ashburton Police.

Concrete falling down a lift shaft in central Auckland today resulted in an “explosion-like bang” and a suspected perforated eardrum for one man.

Eyewitnesses saw a man being escorted out of the Westpac building on lower Queen St, where he was taken into an ambulance while holding his ear.

An ambulance spokesman said a man in his 30s was being assessed at the scene after a loud boom was heard in the top of the lift about 11.25am.

“There was no fire, no flames or heat present at that time.”

Auckland Fire Service senior station officer Mike Shaw said an “explosion-like bang” was heard by two people rid-

ing in the lift from the third floor down.

“A gentleman and a lady in a lift were descending, they were coming from the third floor, got to the second floor, they’ve heard a loud explosion which has resulted in some injuries to his ear.”

The Fire Service found no evidence of an explosion.

Some minor construction fitout work was being done at the time of the incident, so something being dropped onto the lift couldn’t be ruled out, he said.

Westpac spokesman Chris Mirams confirmed the man was a Westpac employee and said the company’s main focus was that he had all the support and care he required.

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Ashburton gang numbers rise

By Erin Tasker Patched gang members are continuing to make Ashburton their home and will keep doing so unless Ashburton takes a stand, according to police.

Ashburton Police intelligence officer Mark Prendergast said he was aware of at least four new patched Mongrel Mob members

who had moved to Ashburton recently.

“For some reason Ashburton is being seen as a desirable place to relocate to,” Mr Prendergast said.

“We consider gang members to be organised criminals, that’s how they make their living.”

And unless Ashburton stood up and said ‘no’ to gangs, that would continue to happen.

Mr Prendergast said the Mongel Mob continued to be the most well represented gang in Ashburton but it had not yet reached the stage of establishing a gang house in the town.

Other gangs were known to have members in town too though, including the Rebels, Black Power and Road Knights.

“The only way to really make an impression on these people

is through law enforcement and that requires the assistance of the community,” Mr Prendergast said.

Police needed members of the public to let them know if they witnessed suspicious, potentially gang related activity.

“If we condone it and sit on our thumbs and do nothing about it, we will be stuck with them,” Mr Prendergast said.

The gang members were visible, routinely wearing their gang patches and gang colours in public.

Mr Prendergast said it was believed they were actively engaging in organised criminal behaviour and unless the public took a stand and helped police by letting them know what was going on in the community, that would continue to happen.

Hard working volunteers honoured

By Sue Newman Nine Ashburton people were honoured by their peers yesterday for their outstanding contribution to their district through working as volunteers in the community.

The nine received citations and medals in the Ashburton District Council’s three yearly community honours awards.

Each was nominated and awardees were selected by a panel of Ashburton District councillors.

Each of those people receiving an award represented were a superb example of people working to make their community a better place in which to live, said mayor Angus McKay. “You have all done outstanding voluntary work over the years and to all of you, on behalf of the council and the people of this district I salute you.”

The strength of a community lay in its volunteers, from those who automatically did the small things such as checking on neighbours or picking up rubbish to those who gave many years and many hours each week without pay and without seeking any recognition, he said.

Council chief executive Brian Lester said the community awards were a special event on the council’s calendar and it was appropriate that this year’s awards were made just ahead of national Volunteers Day on Wednesday.

In receiving their awards every recipient paid tribute to their families who had often held the fort at home, allow-

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Celebrating the role of volunteers in the Ashburton District, the nine recipients of Ashburton Community honours awards with Ashburton District Council chief executive Brian Lester (left) and Ashburton mayor Angus McKay (right) are from left David Brown, Paul Thomas, Iris Officer-Holmes, Brian Hanrahan, Sylvia Watson, Jill Newton, Kevin O’Brien, John Hooper and Arthur Muir. ing them to work in the community.

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munity was very rewarding.

Being able to volunteer was a privilege, they said.

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Recipients’ biographies David Brown David moved to Ashburton from Levin in 1998 to work as Minister at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, a position he still holds.

His community roles include Chairperson of the Ashburton Borough School Board of Trustees for six years, Board Member for the Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service for five years, and currently serving as Master of the Thistle Masonic Lodge, a position he has held for eight years.

He carries out the voluntary role of Ashburton Palliative Care Chaplain in the district.

For several years David has been very involved in football in the district and is currently chairperson of Mid Canterbury Football District Management Groups. As convenor of the association he has organised Japan exchange tournaments and New Zealand Secondary Schools tournaments, and for the past six years has been coaching representative teams.

He is also an enthusiastic fundraiser for young people.

Brian Hanrahan Brian has lived in the Ashburton district all his life, and for 50 years has continued with his parent’s farming tradition.

In 1974 he was involved in putting in the first subsidised borderdyke irrigation scheme in New Zealand through the Rural Bank, servicing 800 acres in the first three years.

He was a charter member of the Rakaia Jaycee’s organisation, a charter member of the Rakaia Lions Club, and has been a Justice of the Peace for 36 years. He is also involved with Cancer Society CANTEEN organisation, is actively involved in St

Ita’s Catholic Church, Rakaia, where acts as general groundskeeper. He also served several terms as a Parish Councillor Brian served as a member of the Ashburton County Council for three terms from 1980-1989, and then as a member of the Inaugural Ashburton District Council for its first three years, 1989-1992.

John Hooper John was born and raised in Ashburton.

He returned in 1998, has been a teacher at Ashburton Borough School for the past 11 years, and is the co-ordinator of Education for Environmental Sustainability at the school.

His work resulted in the school being formally recognised as a “Green Gold Environmental School” which currently involves 63 students. Participating students are involved in decision making, educating other students and their parents. This extra work develops them as positive role models, as well as be better citizens.

Part of the programme also involves growing and tending to their small garden plots in the school grounds, and they can justly be very proud of the results they achieve.

Through John’s effort, the Ashburton Borough School has set the example for other schools in the district.

Arthur Muir West Coaster Arthur, has lived in the Ashburton District for more than 60 years.

He is a past member and president of Ashburton Town Watch Society, receiving a Life Membership award this year. Now retired, he still regularly attends meetings and helps out where he is needed.

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Paul Thomas (second from right) celebrates his community honours award with (from left) Lois Ranson, Maureen Thomas, Marlene Crequer and Michael Hanrahan at the Ashburton District Council. for his work in Mid Canterbury Rugby.

She is a member of St Paul’s He was awarded Life Memberships of Presbyterian Church, holding the status Collegiate Rugby Club, Mid Canterbury of Elder Emeritus, and has been Patron Rugby Union and Mid Canterbury Rugby and Life Member of the Ashburton Sports Supporters Club, holding the office of Hall Society since 1998, and a committee president in that club since 1989. He member since 1957. also takes responsibility for the equipIris is a member of the Canterbury ment and facilities maintenance for the Celebrants Guild and a member of the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union and the Management Committee of Age Concern Ashburton A&P Association.

Ashburton. She has assisted in setting Until the age of 53, Arthur played up numerous Neighbourhood Support Senior cricket for the Tech Club. He Groups in Ashburton, and has been was formerly a member of the Legion Allenton area co-ordinator. of Frontiersmen, reaching the rank of For nine years she co-ordinated the Captain. volunteers roster at Rosebank and is a member of the Ashburton Community Arts Council.

Jill Newton She was a member of the Ashburton Jill was born in Ashburton and apart Borough Council for three years from from living 12 years in Alexandra where 1986 to 1989. she was a voluntary Ambulance Officer.

Returning to this district, she has served for 28 years as a Red Cross vol- Paul Thomas unteer with the evening District Nurses Paul immigrated to New Zealand when and for 12 years has been a member of he was 17 years old as a Government the New Zealand Ostomy Society, holding assisted migrant and worked on farms the office of senior vice-president. around the Ashburton District for the Jill has been a volunteer with the next 44 years.

Ashburton Town Watch for 19 years and He has been a dedicated supporter is currently the secretary and is a volun- of Society of St Vincent de Paul for 15 teer for Victim Support, having served for years and has been president of the Area a time on the executive She is a nomi- Council for a three year term. nated person to be present when a young Paul has been a member of the St John person is interviewed by Police.

Area Committee for 15 years, currently She helps man the Salvation Army holding the position of Vice-Chair. As a emergency mobile caravan, is a voluntary Chaplain in St John he offers support for driver for Presbyterian Support Services all St John members in Mid-Canterbury . and volunteers with Civil Defence emerHe is a qualified Adviser and memgencies in the Ashburton District. She has ber of the Governance Committee for also been a volunteer at the Ashburton Ashburton Budget Advisory Service and Community Pool for 28 years. has been involved with this for 10 years.

As part of this service seminars are now provided for College students to encourKevin O’Brien age them to learn the importance of Kevin farmed at Lowcliffe for 37 budgeting and financial management. years, and was involved in PTAs, Home Paul has been a volunteer member and School Committees, and served of Victim Support for 16 years and has as Chairman of the Hinds Scouts and served on the Committee.

Guides organisation.

He served time as secretary and chair- Sylvia Watson man of the Lowcliffe Coldstream Branch For the past 40 years Sylvia has dediof Federated Farmers.

For the past 15 years Kevin has been a cated much of her time to studying, support person with Society of St Vincent teaching, performing, directing and de Paul, collecting and cutting firewood administering in music.

She was head of music at Ashburton for storage to be donated to those in need. Along with delivering firewood, he College, is now Deputy Principal at handles the distribution of furniture to Geraldine High School, and is still involved in providing music to schools those in need.

For over 20 years, Kevin attended to through the Ministry of Education.

Since 1989 she has been co-ordinator minor maintenance and upkeep of the Ashburton Red Cross building until its of itinerant music in the schools for recent closure. He has been a member Aoraki.

She has been member of the Ashburton of the Conservation and Maintenance Committee at Holy Name Church and Civic Music Council, since 1972, directed its Presbytery building for the past all performances of The Messiah since eight years, and was on the Liturgy and 1997, and has been Musical Director Property Committee at St Ita’s Church in of the Mid Canterbury Choir since its formation in 2003. She was a former Hinds. accompanist of the New Zealand Male Choir for 12 years.

Iris Officer-Holmes For 40 years Sylvia has been the organIris has lived in the Ashburton District ist at Holy Name Church in Ashburton for 58 years and has served as a volun- and Church of the Holy Spirit in Hinds teer to a large number of organisations where she has also served on the Parish Council and as Council Chairperson and for over 50 years.

She was an inaugural member of the has been a youth education worker.

She has led monthly prayer devotions Variety Theatre Ashburton (Ashburton Operatic Society) and a founding member services at Cameron Courts for eight and convenor for 14 years of Friends of years and has provided music to the rest homes. the Regent Theatre.

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A renowned travel writer has labelled Ashburton as one of New Zealand’s hidden gems.

NZ Herald writer Colin Hogg has summed up his recent visit to Mid Canterbury in a descriptive and illustrative style, pointing out the district was steeped in history and offered plenty to the traveller willing to stay.

During his stay, Mr Hogg was put up at the Hotel Ashburton and the team at Experience Mid Canterbury offered him suggestions to cover the district’s highlights.

Experience Mid Canterbury chief executive Nigel Birt said the agency always tried to attract writers to the town throughout the year, in the hope of raising Mid Canterbury’s profile.

“The opportunity arose and so we hosted Colin for three days. As you can tell from the write-up, he clearly enjoyed his stay and we are thrilled to read about his experience.

“We have always said Ashburton and Mid Canterbury has so much

to offer and it is about hammering that message home throughout the year – not just on the one occasion. So, when those opportunities arrive to host a writer, we generally try to grab that and many of our operators are fantastic with their support,” Mr Birt said.

In his review, Mr Hogg was impressed with the choice and quality of eateries in Ashburton.

“To my surprise, one night I dined in-house (at Hotel Ashburton) on scallops with gnocchi and chorizo in burnt butter sauce.

“I wasn’t expecting that sort of eating option in Ashburton, but food all over town turned out to be terrific – the whitebait fritters and duck pancakes at Braided Rivers, breakfast at the Somerset Grocer and a lunch of oysters and seared ocean-run salmon at the Lake House restaurant,” Mr Hogg said.

Mr Hogg goes on to refer to Ashburton’s Aviation Museum, Alan Trott’s labour of love and Rakaia’s popular Salmon World.

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By Sam Morton Mid Canterbury gardeners are being warned to take care when handling potting mix in their gardens this summer, following a death caused by Legionnaires’ disease last week.

Despite the district steering clear of the life-threatening disease so far this year, 12 notifications of legionella have been recorded in the Canterbury region – with 11 of the cases resulting in hospital admissions this month alone.

In October, a total of 14 cases were recorded around the country – which has prompted Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Alistair Humphrey to sound a loud warning to the community in line with the hike.

Dr Humphrey said the disease was avoidable and pointed out staying in intensive care was expensive.

“It’s a preventable disease, so we want to make sure that we keep our facilities available for people who really need it,” he said.

“It costs up to $4000 a day to

have somebody in intensive care and people who get this disease can often be in for up to 20 days ... so that’s a very expensive illness.”

He urged gardeners handling compost or open potting mix to wear a mask and gloves and to wash hands thoroughly afterwards – a message fully endorsed by the Canterbury District Health Board.

A CDHB spokesperson said Legionella was an annual occurrence in hospitals, but this month more notifications have been received - although just one of the 12 cases was confirmed as legionella pneumophilia, which is unrelated to potting mix.

The remaining 11 cases are likely to be associated with potting mix and all have been reported as negative for pneumophilia.

Medical authorities are now looking into the cases to try and determine a pattern of a particular brand largely affected by the disease.

Legionella pneumophilia and legionella longbeachae are two different strains, but both can lead to Legionnaires disease.

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By Linda Clarke The Darfield bakery was doing a roaring trade yesterday when hundreds of key people connected to the dairy industry were in town to look over Fonterra’s new $500 million milk powder plant.

Actually, the bakery has been doing a roaring trade every day since work to build the stateof-the-art plant on two bare paddocks just north of Darfield began two years ago.

That’s what happens when a big player comes to town, said Prime Minister John Key, who caught a ride to the plant with tanker driver Shane Taylor and then cut a fat green ribbon declaring it open.

The plant has been making whole milk powder since August, taking millions of litres of milk from Fonterra farmershareholders in a 40km radius, including Mid Canterbury. The powder is dried and packaged, then exported to China and south-east Asia.

Mr Key had nothing but praise for Fonterra, saying the company was New Zealand’s only truly global champion, and had the capacity to grow even bigger on the world stage.

This was good news for the New Zealand economy.

The challenge would be growing its protein market, without losing sight of its environmental responsibilities, he added.

Aside from the work Fonterra is doing on-farm with its shareholders around improving their environmental footprint, the new Darfield plant features some impressive energy-saving technology.

The fact the plant is where it is reduces tanker travelling distance by 20,000km a day, saving 30,000kg of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

Light in the 18,500 square metre distribution store shed, run by Ashburton man Hayden McMillan, uses natural light and cutting edge technology with light switches triggered only by motion detectors or when natural light is low.

On the water front, the plant uses two million litres of water a day, but recycles wastewater and water removed from the milk during the powder-making process and irrigates it back onto nearby farmland. It actually puts back more than it takes.

To put things in the huge scale they are, the plant can currently process 2.4 miliion litres of milk a day - that’s 100 tanker loads.

The milk from a 1000 cow farm is processed in just 10 minutes.

The complex drier that turns milk into powder is a no-go zone to plant visitors. The process is fully enclosed, no-one can touch the powder at any stage.

That’s important on the food safety front, and a huge selling point around the world.

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It will triple milk powder production at the plant. A rail spur is also being developed so containers of whole milk powder can be taken straight to the Port of Lyttelton by train, instead of truck.

Yesterday was also an historic day for Fonterra’s Trading Among Farmers scheme, which was launched at midday amid the official opening ceremony. Fonterra farmer legend Phil van der Bijl stepped up to ring a market bell commissioned by the engineering team at Fonterra’s Edendale manufacturing site in Southland.

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By Erin Tasker Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, but for burglars, it’s all about taking.

It’s something that’s happened all too often in the past in December; a window’s left slightly ajar and someone breaks in and takes all of the carefully wrapped presents from under the Christmas tree.

Fortunately though it’s something that hasn’t happened in Mid Canterbury for a few years now and police are hoping that by everyone taking simple steps

to protect themselves, the district will get through another festive season unscathed.

Today is the first day of December, and the day that many families will put up their Christmas trees in preparation for the festive season.

From the outside, a Christmas tree lit up beside a window can mean one thing to someone looking in from the outside – valuable gifts underneath. But police say people don’t need to go as far as keeping their tree and gifts out of sight, they just need to ensure their security is up to scratch.

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officer Mark Prendergast said burglaries had not been high in Mid Canterbury in recent weeks, but December could often be the danger time as the stress of the season became too much for some.

He said police didn’t want to stop people from advertising the fact they were celebrating Christmas, but they needed to ensure they kept their doors locked and shut all windows if they were going out.

“If you’re going away then pull your curtains, especially in your living room where your Christmas tree is,” Mr Prendergast said.

Police were dealing with two

burglaries of concern which had occurred in recent days – one being to a Chalmers Avenue address on the evening of November 25 where the home was entered at about 9pm while a person was home and bedroom drawers searched.

The other was to an Osborne Grove address mid-morning on Monday where a laptop and a diamond ring were taken. Three people were seen acting suspiciously in the area that morning and police are following lines of inquiry but would like to hear from anyone who might have any information in relation to the burglary.

• False alarm Rakaia’s volunteer firefighters were up and about early yesterday morning, but the early wake-up call turned out to be a false alarm. They were called to Plucks Engineering on South Belt where the heavy rain had leaked through the roof and caused their alarms to activate. The call was at 4.50am.

• IHC calf sale A small gallery of buyers paid solid prices this week when stock in the annual IHC calf sale went to the market. The excellent line up of Friesian and Friesian beef cross calves sold extremely sell, with top Friesian bulls making $435 and beef cross bulls up to $460. Across the yarding the calves made an average of $25 per head better than last year, reflecting the current schedule and the abundant feed situation. A total of 378 calves were up for sale at the average price of $371 per head. The best heifers made made $1190, with the average price $932.

• Assault charge A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after he allegedly chased eightyear-old school children on Aldwins Rd, Linwood, with a knife. Community Constable Stef Harris said the incident happened between 8am and 8.30am yesterday during peak hour traffic. He wanted witnesses to the incident and the group of children to come forward. Constable Harris also asked nearby residents to check their yards for a 15cm knife which has not yet been found.

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In Flagrante dancers Megan Hughes, Sanelle Lenehan, Maria Munkowits, Amanda MacFarlane, Sofia McIntyre and Molly McDowall at rehearsal in Ashburton yesterday.

It’s a bit risqué but lots of choreography

By Michelle Nelson A risqué burlesque dance troupe has been caught in the act in Ashburton.

In Flagrante, meaning caught in the act, delighted and challenged the audience at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre last night.

Presented by Top of the South

Arts Touring Consortium and Flagrant Productions, the show featured six professional dancers with a fetish for leather, nudity and a wild equestrian spirit.

Set to the music of Austrian cabaret group Waldeck’s Ballroom Stories, In Flagrante was created by MaryJane O’Reilly, contemporary dance exponent and co-founder of the Limbs Dance Company.

The show took her back to her choreographic roots, and her talent shone through in the sophisticated satire and superb technical execution demonstrated by the dancers.

She described In Flagrante as a tableau of femme fatale pop iconology; from objects of fetish in bridles and pony tails to Eve as a later day cigarette girl, a subversive North Korean police

woman to the glamour Vargas girl cartoons on World War Two bombers.

“I wanted to challenge the orthodoxies of burlesque female sexuality; that women are capable of being bad, not just coquettish avatars,” she said.

Last night’s performance was the last in a three-show tour which took in Nelson and Westport.

Having a ball; raising funds

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Methven Christmas Ball organisers say they have raised more than $8000 from last weekend’s event.The money will to towards information technology equipment for Mount Hutt College.

The inaugural Methven Christmas Ball was at the Methven Heritage Centre on Saturday night.

“It was a great occasion for attendees from all over Canterbury, with everyone adorning their finery and looking stunning,” spokesperson Julie Lasham said.

Committee members (from left) are Deb Shears, Lynda Anderson, Julie Lasham, Alison Muckle, Debs McKenzie, Sally-Ann Kircher and Janine Peters.

A 19-month-old girl has suffered deep bites to her face and other head injuries in an attack by a dog, believed to belong to her family. The girl from Tapawera was flown to Nelson Hospital by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter, accompanied by her mother, at 3.15pm yesterday.

Her facial injuries were “very deep” but were not life threatening, said pilot Tim DouglasClifford.

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• Brothel gets goahead The Chow Brothers have received permission for a controversial 15-storey entertainment complex including a brothel in central Auckland.

Four independent hearing commissioners appointed by the Auckland Council, approved a resource consent application

by PHVS Project Limited for a building containing a hotel, entertainment and office space at 75 Victoria Street West.

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• Fatal crash One man has died in a collision between a car and logging truck in Northland. Police were called to the intersection of Schiska Rd and State Highway 1 in Kaipara District just before 11am. A male driver died at the scene. It was unclear which vehicle he was in. No one else was injured. A fire crew from Maungaturoto were at the incident within 15 minutes, said a Northern Fire Communications spokesman.

The police Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

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Safety seat donation ‘timely’ Plunket is ready for the Christmas rush with the arrival of 13 new infant capsules, thanks to a donation from the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation.

Mid-South Canterbury Plunket Car Seat Service area manager Shirley Falloon said most of the capsules were already in use, and the remainder would be snapped up on short-term hire by those with children visiting over the holiday period.

The capsules have a shelf life of five to seven years, and must be destroyed after that time.

“We were very pleased to take delivery of these new capsules,” Mrs Falloon said.

“We operate right across Mid and South Canterbury and they are always in demand.

“We also hire out seats for older children, booster seats, porta-cots, stair guards, high chairs and ‘snap’n’go’ wheels

which the infant capsules fit into – these items are also popular at this time of the year.

“People need to book in plenty of time if they want to hire a Plunket CSS restraint.”

Mrs Falloon said that while the majority of people stopped during a recent check had approved child seats installed; only 50 per cent were correctly fitted.

“We have Plunket CSS staff at various locations that are

qualified to fit seats, and we encourage people to check they are installed correctly,” she said.

The service is also selling high quality booster seats in line with changes in legislation which require children up to seven years of age to be strapped into approved seats.

Anne Fleming, from Advance Ashburton, said it was great to support Plunket, and the younger generation.

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If the Local Government Amendment Bill had been passed last year, two big ticket projects in the Ashburton District would have been stopped in their tracks.

The bill, passed yesterday, aims to refocus local authorities on core business spending, opting for infrastructure over social and community funding and that could put a large question mark over council’s funding projects such as the art gallery/ museum and the EA Networks Centre.

But while the bill could be interpreted as signalling a new tough era for local authorities in the way it runs its business and funds activities in its patch, Ashburton mayor Angus McKay said that was not the way he interpreted the bill; he believes it will be largely business as usual in the district.

“I have no problems with the overarching responsibility of council to be its core business, but there are things the community decides it wants too. We’ve tried over the years to provide for the social and the economic welfare of the district and I’m hoping we can still do this.”

Some commentators suggested that this will mean community facilities such as the district’s new art gallery and museum and its recreational centre could not be funded by the council. The acid test for this will come when councils prepared their annual plans next year, he said.

“Facilities like these and funding for organisations like Grow Mid Canterbury and our social agency Safer Ashburton could be in doubt. The bill says this should be funded by Government not local authorities, but you have to ask, why has the Government not done this in the past?”

As much as there were grey areas in the bill, Mr McKay said there were also plenty of positives.

“There are some controls in there with Government able to step into councils and I see that as good, it keeps council on their toes and honest. One of the measures in there is around audit and accountability and having more strategic direction rather than plans that contain a lot of fine detail.”

The bill also looked at widening mayoral powers, but Mr McKay said for him there would be no change in that area, he would continue to be a ‘decision by consensus’ mayor.

For the Government, the aim of the bill is to lift the performance and efficiency of local authorities by introducing financial prudence requirements and streamlining council reorganization procedures. The reforms are based on the premise that they will help the local government sector play its part in growing New Zealand’s economy.

Opponents of the bill say that while it might rein in rates increases, the danger is it may result in reduced services to communities at the same time as it leaves council’s open to expensive legal challenges which ratepayers will ultimately pay for.

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By Michelle Nelson Church bells heralded in a new century at the Holy Family Church in Methven, as dignitaries and parishioners gathered to celebrate a 100 years of fellowship on Sunday.

Many former parishioners travelled to Methven to participate in the celebrations, which coincided with the Feast of Christ the King. The church was decked out in white and gold to reflect the occasion.

Bishop Barry Jones conducted the service, assisted by Reverend Geoff Gray and parish priest, Father Pat Kennedy. Monsignor William Middleton and Father Bernard Carney were also present.

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Declarations on vulnerable children O ver the last month both Presbyterian and Methodist national gatherings, along with other churches, have made some serious commitments to working to alleviate childhood poverty in NZ. The statistics make alarming reading.

THE CHALLENGE Compared with the public spending on children under six years in the OECD countries – New Zealand’s investment is under half the average for all OECD countries.

The care and treatment of children has one of the biggest impacts on New Zealand’s long term wellbeing and prosperity. Over 200,000 children in New Zealand live in poverty with its debilitating effects on their health, nutrition, housing and education.

We all must do something about this disgrace.

Many reports from New Zealand groups working with children support the urgency of dealing with these challenges. Business leaders warn of a generation of workers disabled by hunger, disease, inadequate nutrition and lack of education. Medical groups point to the overloading of the health systems with diseases of poverty which are easily eliminated.

THE CHURCHES’ RESPONSE The Presbyterians noted: “All New Zealand children have the right to develop spiritually, to an adequate standard of living, health care, education and services; a balanced diet (so a child never goes hungry); a warm and healthy home; adequate warm clothing and shoes; access to schooling; the right to protection from abuse, neglect and discrimination.”

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By Myles Hume It was a night for some to look forward, and for others to reflect at the Hotel Ashburton on Thursday night.

Teachers at polarising stages of their careers celebrated at the Mid Canterbury Branch New Zealand Educational Institute retiree and graduate dinner, where about 140 people turned out.

The dinner celebrated 11 teacher graduates, who will join Mid Canterbury schools next year, as well as two retirees who will be leaving local schools.

It marked a special occasion for the new teachers, with some working six years to reach their status as a fully qualified teacher.

Mid Canterbury Branch NZEI president Juliana Protheroe spoke to the crowd, followed by guest speaker Peter Melrose, the principal of Hampstead School.

Past president John Harper said it was a good sign for Mid Canterbury to see a wave of young teachers enter the district who will bring fresh ideas and new angles to learning.

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In a time when Mid Canterbury employers have been forced to search outside the district fo into the workforce when local employers are struggli

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By Myles Hume

hile employers scramble for workers in Mid Canterbury, a group of people sit, stuck in a rut.

It’s one that frustrates them, frustrates employers who cannot find people to fill the gaping void of jobs in the district.

Business owners are looking elsewhere, some are even searching abroad to find people just to keep up with the booming trade and meat pro-

cessing sectors in the district.

But there are some who can’t land a job in a district that is screaming out for workers.

A local painter has ventured to the Philippines to find skilled employees, while places like Silver Fern Farms and Canterbury Meat Packers travel to the Pacific Islands to recruit staff.

So why are these people being overlooked?

It’s a select group, one that YMCA manager Avis Page says is “unrealistic”.

They want to work 40 hours a week,

Monday to Friday, earning $52,000 a year in their first job.

They are stuck in a rut as drugs, alcohol and having no drivers’ licence constantly stand in the way.

“I sometimes ask them, ‘how many of you would pass a drug test right now?’,” Ms Page said.

However, she insists it’s not that clear cut, it comes “intermingled” with other problems such as mental health, low self-esteem and hard backgrounds that trigger a lack of motivation.

“They just can’t get a job until a lot of them sort out the issues they are

Abused, raped and unable to work F

or Anna, now is a time to rebuild her life.

She had always worked hard, brought up on a high country sheep station she was never shy of a day’s graft.

She’s done everything from an office job to shelling shellfish for eight hours a day – work was in the blood.

“I’ve always worked, always had a job,” she said.

But for Anna, things changed.

She has been unemployed for four years – and counting.

It started when she left an upper South Island town where she was abused by a former partner.

“I had a job as a shellfish opener but I had to walk away from an abusive relationship, I thought I would try again.”

Anna then moved to Ashburton, which was almost nine years ago, and had short stint on the benefit before she landed another job, one she would not reveal.

“But then I had another abusive relationship and I had to walk away from that too.”

That happened in 2008, and Anna’s doctor told her to quit the workforce because she was not mentally stable to work.

But it was what happened next, in February 2009, that tipped her over the edge or, as she calls it, took her on a “rollercoaster ride”. Quite simply, it broke her. “... a man entered my home at 1am, and he raped me.”

One of her children was home at the time.

The man was known to Anna and it was a random attack.

Following the traumatic event, she was house-bound for two-and-a-half years, scared of what may be outside and struggling through the “darkest days of my life”.

The memories are still raw today, Anna broke down as she spoke to the Guardian about her traumatic experience – it was the first time she had opened up about it.

It was a slippery slope for Anna, who had to deal with the court case alone with no job and no future.

“I was very shy, I wouldn’t talk to anybody and had no self-confidence. I was terrified ... you lose your trust and it’s very hard to try and gain that back.”

It has been difficult for Anna, she has been on about $370 a week on the Domestic Purposes Benefit for the past four years.

Housing New Zealand take the rent out of

her benefit before she is paid and she is left with nothing at the end of the week by the time her children, power and groceries are accounted for.

She has been judged and pigeon holed, and it frustrates her.

“People are very, very judgmental; I ignore it though, because they don’t know me. It’s like those people on TV who say ‘know me before you judge me’.”

The Guardian cannot say what Anna has done to rebuild her life over the past six months, but she says she has gone “from strength, to strength, to strength”.

She has reached the point where she applied for a casual retail job but could not take it because the hours were not suitable for her to bring up her school-aged children.

She is willing, in fact she is determined, to work, but she is not ready.

“My doctor has advised me not to work, I wanted to go to the likes of CMP and Silver Fern Farms but my doctor says I can’t take on that kind of work, I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.”

Frustration is building inside Anna, who can seen a smorgasbord of work in the newspapers and online.

“To be honest I haven’t tried for work as hard as I would like to, I want to get myself positive, I want to regain confidence and a sense of wellbeing.

“It frustrates me so much that I have seen job opportunities pass me by, but knowing I would be an emotional wreck, I can’t do it. It’s not fair on the employer, you can’t serve customers while in tears because they remind you of what you have been through,” Anna said.

“It’s so hard when all of this is not my fault.”

In six months, Anna is hoping to have an office job, she is working to gain computer skills so she can return to work fulltime.

“I know I will (have a job), I have to, I don’t want to be on the benefit for the rest of my life.

“I’ve always been a worker.”

– The Guardian is legally not allowed to name Anna, and agreed to use an unrelated name to protect her identity.

going through, and some of that is unrealistic expectations and they need that pointed out to them,” Ms Page said.

Presbyterian Support community liaison and health promoter Tony Vainerere works closely with youth on the benefit, it is something he has seen deteriorate.

“For a lot of them I see a real lack of motivation, there’s no drive to keep a job. I say welcome to the real world.

“I have heard them say ‘ohh there’s no jobs out there’ but there are plenty.

And with the Christchurch rebuild

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or workers, some locals remain jobless. MYLES HUME finds out why these people can’t break ing to keep up with the growing demand for workers. coming up as well now’s the time to start because if you put the work in now, in 12 months’ time there’s going to be opportunities out there to work.”

It’s a mentality found in modern youth, who struggle to stick at a job for three weeks, who leave when the going gets tough. But as Ms Page says, it’s something they fall into.

“I don’t think it’s their own demise, I don’t think they see themselves heading down a path that’s going to be disruptive or destructive and they probably think something else is going to come up, but Ashburton is a small

town and there’s only so many times you can disrupt people,” Ms Page said.

It’s got to the point where some Ashburton employers have been forced to bump up workers’ wages by a dollar an hour, serving as an incentive to turn up to work each day.

Ms Page’s fellow YMCA worker Keith Hopkins said earlier in the week it should not need to be this way and it was hard to see these people blow opportunities in a district that is offering so much right now.

“It is (a shame) when you have places like Silver Fern Farms desper-

ate for staff but can’t employ locals because they can’t pass a drug test,” Mr Hopkins said.

But there is a flipside.

While there was a perception that some unemployed are lazy, some were getting back on their feet and working through issues, rebuilding for employment.

“A lot of it is what’s going on in their life at the time, and until they systematically work through that, they don’t have a clear mind.”

Some had come from abusive backgrounds, and were “willing” to work,

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but it was not viable just now.

Most of these people were adults, who had worked once before.

Ms Page said it was easy for people to judge, but those people were oblivious to what some unemployed had been through.

“We have a group of diverse learners here, some bring more challenges than others, however we can take credit with some who have, or will, completely change their life,” Ms Page said.

She was confident these people would move back into work – one day.

Kost’s boys came before his job K

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ost gave up his job to see his two boys.

His boys lived with their mother in Wellington but Kost, who did not want to be named, had not seen them in three months so he brought them to Ashburton for a two-week holiday in February.

He wanted to spent time with them before they would move to Christchurch with their mother, but his employer did not approve.

“They didn’t think that was a good enough reason so they sacked me,” the 21-year-old said.

“They were very hard on me, especially because I was looking after my boys and stuff.”

Kost landed the job when he moved from Christchurch two years ago, but his decision to spend time with his boys meant he gave up a hefty pay packet, working 12 hours a day as a forklift driver, five days a week.

That’s a far cry from now. Kost is on the unemployment benefit where $193 a week is thinly spread.

“I have to spend it on board and other things, like groceries, and at the end of the week I have nothing left.”

He tried to avoid the benefit, finding another job a couple of weeks after his sons came to Ashburton for their holiday.

He didn’t see the end of the month.

“I worked way over 40 hours, to be honest I’d rather be on the benefit, and only got paid $280.

“That’s pretty shocking. It’s more than the benefit but it wasn’t worth it.”

In the short term Kost wants to regain a job as a forklift driver, however getting his learner’s driver’s licence was now his priority.

“I text this number for the Christchurch rebuild and a lady rang me back and asked if I had my restricted, and I said no, and she said I really need my restricted licence.

“I don’t know why they need a person with a licence because if I got a job in Christchurch I would just move up there.”

So where does Kost want to see himself in five year’s time?

“Maybe become a professional league player, I’m pretty handy, yeah.”

He thought it was a realistic goal, he was young and had made representative teams before.

“Yeah, I’ve got a plan in place, I haven’t started it yet but it hasn’t worked out just yet.”

Another baby on the way with a different mother, Kost wants to get a job “ASAP” so he can afford to raise his future son or daughter.

For now he is seeking assistance and education to get his life back on track.

He said he had tried many job avenues but no-one had got back to him, and he had been turned down multiple times.

“A lot of them want experience and there are a few forklift driver jobs out there, but they all want like four-and-a-half years’ experience, and I wouldn’t mind building and stuff, but then again the experience is stopping me.

“It gets a bit sad, but you just go with the flow and try something else.”

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Gardening

Getting the best from your tomatoes M

any gardeners are fanatical when it comes to growing tomatoes but become very confused and downright angry when things go wrong! Hopefully the following will help you to identify, control or, better still, prevent the problem from even happening.

The first task when facing an unhappy tomato plant is to diagnose the problem.

Websites with pictures can be enormously helpful here and one of the best I have found is an American site called Texas A & M Tomato Disorders.

Type this into google and you will find great pictures of pest and diseases under five headings: green fruit, ripe fruit, stems, leaves and roots.

Some of the problems shown are not applicable to New Zealand but the most common here are all shown with suggested controls too.

Here’s a rundown on the most common problems, the cause and the suggested controls. I will deal with insect pests first and then diseases.

Insect pests Aphids: These are dense clusters of tiny insects usually on the stems and new growth.

Aphids are sucking insects feeding on the sap causing severe weakening of the plant and also transmitting viral diseases from plant to plant.

Prevent and control with

sap suckers and are very small to the eye, usually hiding under a web-like substance on the underside of the foliage and stretching between leaves and stems.

Leaves become mottled yellow and bronzed and dehydrated in hot, dry weather especially in glasshouses.

Prevent with Mavrik and Mite Killer.

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Confidor, Mavrik or Tomato Spray.

White fly: The tiny insects also feed on the plant’s sap, leaving behind a sticky residue or ‘honeydew’ which can become a host for sooty mould.

The winged adults will fly when disturbed but a closer inspection will show masses of juveniles and eggs on the underside of the foliage.

Whiteflies have a 3-5 day reproductive cycle so spraying every three days for 2-3 weeks with Target or Neem Oil will do the trick.

Avoid spraying in the heat of the day with Neem Oil as the oily nature of the spray will cause leaf damage.

Tomato fruit worm: These are small caterpillars that ‘eat’ their way into green or ripened fruit leaving small tunnels and holes. To help prevent the problem do not plant sweet corn near your tomatoes as corn is a favourite food of their parent moths. Spray with Tomato Spray or Success and treat with Tomato Dust.

With the compliments of Roger Martin. Roger offers a garden design, maintenance and plant sourcing and placement service in Mid Canterbury and has over 40 years experience in the garden and landscaping industry.

Psyllid: This is a new pest that attacks both tomatoes and potatoes secreting a toxic saliva that can severely damage the plant. The first symptoms are a slight discoloration of the top leaves then the entire plant top changes colour to a yellowish green. Use Mavrik or Conidor to prevent.

Diseases There are several cultivation practices that we can do to protect your tomatoes from diseases: – Provide good rich soil, fertiliser and regular watering.

– Keep plots free of garden debris and weeds where insects can breed and diseases incubate.

– Practice good crop rotation so that soil-borne pathogens cannot become established.

– Clean garden tools and equipment to avoid carry-over of diseases.

– Remove unhealthy foliage and plants if necessary to avoid the spread of problems.

Spider mites: These are also

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andscaping with cacti has been an acquired taste for many gardeners in the past, but it appears the appeal of the robust plants is growing.

Lingering drought, watering bans and low-maintenance requirements are making cacti more popular.

Their striking flowers, unusual shapes and longevity add to the appeal.

“There’s a high reward ratio with cactus,” says Scott Calhoun, author of The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus (Timber Press, 2012).

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“Take the aesthetics alone.

They’re extraordinarily beautiful.

Even when they’re out of flower, they have graceful patterns on them.”

Calhoun, who lives in Tucson, Arizona, says he has encountered enthusiasm for cacti even in areas where people can’t easily grow them, such as Japan, Thailand and the Czech Republic.

If you’re going to plant cacti, put temperature-tested plants, cuttings or seeds in places with northern exposures if possible.

Give them at least six hours of

sun per day. Provide a bed of 20 to 30cm of sandy soil, supplemented by granite or gravel mulch.

Be stingy about watering, particularly in autumn when the plants are evaporating away any surplus moisture.

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thetrust newsletter TRUST TALK

Christmas is once again upon us. For those of us that work in the hospitality industry, it’s a really enjoyable time of year, when our venues are busy, and everyone is out and about having a great time.

We have some fantastic offers and events scheduled over the festive season. Speight’s Ale House is running a fantastic kids eat free promotion on Sundays throughout December and January. Braided Rivers Restaurant and Bar will continue to be a great place to enjoy a night out, with a variety of offers and events arranged throughout December, and a superb new restaurant menu in place for the summer. The Spanish style whitebait and slow roasted lamb are amazing.

Trevor and the team at the Tinwald Tavern will be getting into the Christmas spirit with a programme of live music throughout the month, and the Shed will be throwing a great party to see in the New Year. The Turf Bar at Hotel Ashburton will be running a twelve days of Christmas promotion, with a chance to win some great prizes.

The Somerset Grocer is now stocking a delicious range of gelato, perfect to take the edge off a hot summer day, and will also be open every day except Christmas and New Years days. A great range of Christmas gifts and a quality selection of wines and spirits are available, and Nicky and the team are only too happy to help put together a hamper, which always makes for an interesting Christmas gift.

The Christmas Day buffet will once again be held at Hotel Ashburton. This is always a hugely successful event. The Hotel looks fantastic after recent refurbishment work, which we expect to continue during the New Year, modernising the remainder of the function rooms.

As always, there will be no public holiday surcharges at any Ashburton Trust businesses.

On behalf of all of us at the Trust, I would like to wish our customers a merry Christmas and a happy new year! And if you are struggling to find a versatile Christmas gift, look no further, the Trust gift card is the perfect Christmas present...

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Feature Ashburton volunteer firefighter Warren Maslin put in years of hard slog in order to have a crack at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in America. Ill health stopped him two years ago, but this year there was no stopping him.

ERIN TASKER reports.

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Using the Kaiser machine in one of his runs at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge was Warren Maslin.

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t took four years, but Warren Maslin has finally achieved his dream.

He’s just returned from America, where he competed in the World Firefighter Combat Challenge and finished 15th in the over-40 age group. Not bad for a volunteer firefighter from the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade taking on firefighters from around the world – many of them who fight fires for a living.

The firefighters’ combat challenge is not for the fainthearted. Competitors wear their full firefighting gear as they climb a six-storey tower, hoist a hose pack, chop (using what’s known as a Kaiser machine) drag hoses and rescue life-sized dummies – all in the fastest times possible.

It’s not easy, but it was something that

Warren had been working towards for four years, and getting there and achieving that goal was amazing, he said.

Goal achieved, he thought it would end there, but he’s now having second thoughts.

The experience was such, and his result was so pleasing, that he’s now planning on going back next year. This year’s event was at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and next year it’s in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year’s challenge attracted 600 firefighters from around the world and it was tough, but Warren couldn’t have asked for much better in terms of how he went after years of planning, training and fundraising.

He was initially due to attend his first world challenge in 2010, but at the last minute he had to pull out. It was the day before he was due to leave that his doctor told him

if he was to fly, he would probably die. Chest x-rays revealed Warren had a tear in his lung – a devastating blow.

He’d done the training, raised the money to get there, but was unable to go. But he was determined to give it another go. This year was his year.

Heading into the world event, Warren had never gone under the two-minute mark in the combat challenge. But in his first individual run at the champs, he did a new personal best – 2.05.80 minutes. A day later he went under two minutes for the first time – 1.58.80 minutes.

As if that wasn’t pleasing enough, he then went even faster in his final run – 1.57.15 minutes.

He couldn’t believe it.

Going under two

minutes in his second run of the champs earned him a place in the prestigious Lion’s Den. To make it into the Lion’s Den, firefighters have to go under a certain time for the age group they’re in, and some can go their entire careers without making it, Warren said.

Only two other New Zealanders have made it into the Lion’s Den before, and Warren became the first Kiwi volunteer firefighter to make the cut.

He achieved what he set out to on his first go, but that’s just made him even more determined to get back again next year.

Getting there in the first place wasn’t easy.

While there’s regular combat challenge competitions held in America and in other parts of

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the world, in New Zealand, there’s few chances to combine all of the aspects that make up the combat challenge in a competitive environment. In the four years leading up to the worlds, Warren only had two full runs on the same size course he found in America.

He could practise all of the individual aspects on their own, but not together – making it hard to gauge his progress.

That’s because in New Zealand there’s few competitions, and at most – like the regional champs held at Rakaia earlier this year – they had the same disciplines but the tower was well shorter than the sixstorey one at the worlds. And that makes a big difference.

So with few chances to put all his practise into play, it took Warren four years to bring his time down from 2.28 minutes, to 2.07 minutes.

Then in the space of just a few days in America he did more runs than he had in four

years, and cut a massive 10 seconds off his previous personal best.

Warren was one of three New Zealand firefighters at the championship, along with Stu Goodhew – who also made it to the Lion’s Den for over-50s and Chris Bestwick. Chris was competing in the competitive open men’s section and Warren also competed with him in the open men’s tandem competition, and with Stu in the over-40s tandem.

Warren said to represent New Zealand and achieve his ultimate go on his first attempt was a dream come true. But with the spoils of his making it to the Lion’s Den to be collected from the next world challenge in Las Vegas next year, the hard work’s not over.

He was happy with his results this time around, but deep down, he knows that he could still do better.

“I know I can do better, even though I’ll be a year older,” he said.

For wife Tracey, who travelled to the championships with him and cheered him along all the way, seeing him achieving his dream was amazing after the disappointment of two years ago.

“To sit there and watch him compete and get what he aimed to get out there, I was so pleased I was there for it,” she said.

The couple’s two children kept up with their dad’s progress from home, and the family is now preparing for another year of having a determined and dedicated dad, aiming to take on – and beat – the world’s best.

There will be no rest – Warren’s heading back to the gym, getting back into his intensive fitness regime, beginning more fundraising, and is going back for more.

He’s determined to be faster next time around, but he’s got a way to go to beat the best. The fastest time of the latest championships was around 1.23 minutes.

Age was no barrier though, with the oldest competitor being 72.

Canada dominated this year’s championships, winning the open, over-40s and over-50s grades, while American firefighters proved stronger in the relay.

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Comment Our view

Cricket the poor relation

By Coen Lammers

editor

S

ummer is finally here and with the All Blacks playing their last game tomorrow, we are now well and truly out of the rugby season and into the season for tennis and cricket.

Hundreds of cricketers of all ages roll up to their pitches around Mid Canterbury, including the senior teams of Coldstream and Tech who will decide the preChristmas competition this weekend.

Cricket has survived, but teams have struggled to get consistent numbers as the sport has been in the shadow of the oval ball game with its high-profile heroes, its global success and its multi-million dollar marketing campaign.

Critics argue that cricket should not dominate much of our summer television screens and back pages, while the Blacks Caps languish in the bottom of the rankings among the handful of nations that take the sport seriously. Many wonder why sports like cycling, rowing and triathlon only get a smidgeon of that attention while they are much more successful in sports that are truly global.

Cricket in New Zealand is strange beast.

Black Cap players receive top salaries, some millions, but have been struggling to string together any meaningful results and or put bums on seats.

Coaches have come and gone, but the fact is that New Zealand coaches only have a smidgeon of the player numbers that our opposition teams can pick from. For some reason though, the sporting public seems to be measuring them against the allconquering All Blacks.

New Zealand is tiny country in cricketing terms and unless we produce a unique generation of world class players like the team of the 1980s with Richard Hadlee and co, the fans will have to get used to mediocrity with the odd surprise win.

This is why we have to celebrate and enjoy the magnificent victory over Sri Lanka this week in a tough part of the world.

It may prove to be a one-off highlight, but with young guns like Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kane Williamson, Doug Bracewell, Todd Astle and captain Ross Taylor all showing tremendous class and courage, it could just be the start of a promising era.

Who knows, in a few years, local kids in the domain will aspire to be Kane Williamson instead of Richie McCaw.

Smell the roses ...

W

e recently moved house, and upon seeing our new place for the first time, the garden had me sold.

The grassy expanse, edged by flowerbeds, conjured up idyllic images of tending roses, growing produce and picking whatever fruit the buds on the tree in the middle of the backyard turn into.

Our little square of grass up in Auckland did not even start to compare to this good old fashioned Kiwi quarter acre.

Crumb

to turn the first spadeful and find out what the fuss about Mid Canterbury soil was all about. 9pm at night may not be the most orthodox time to

By Hanne Nielsen garden, but I was raring to get Guardian columnist going and keen to make the most of the lingering twilight.

What I hadn’t counted on were the bugs. Being from Auckland, beetles and plagues were relatively foreign concepts for me.

Step one in my gardening odysThat’s not to say we didn’t have sey was to buy a spade. Enter any creepy crawlies. I was used to Wastebusters. The first visit to this Avondale spiders, otherwise known Ashburton treasure trove yielded a as Huntsmen and regularly as big as spice shelf – useful, but somewhat saucers, which might go some way removed from a gardening impletowards explaining the lack of six ment. legged beasties round our place in The second visit saw the man Auckland. of the house come home with a I haven’t seen any Avondale spiders saw – close, but not quite. down here, but I’ve definitely learnt Finally we paid a visit to the what a swarm is. At night, hundreds of hardware store and hit the jacksmall brown beetles began to assail the pot: an entire shelf of spades, windows like players in a bad zombie in every possible colour movie only smaller, with more legs and and shape permutation. able to crawl under doors.

Thus my first lesson in Had they been zombies we would at choosing an agricultural least have had a pitchfork to fend them instrument occurred in aisle off with. four, where I ended up with a My seedlings were not too enamspade and pitchfork combo. oured of the beetles either. We’re yet I’d only ever seen a pitchfork on to see whether they will bear the fruit TV, being brandished by an angry and produce that will bring the garden mob. Now if an angry mob should conidyll to fruition, (watch this space!) but gregate locally, I would be I have discovered that there is more prepared – bonus! to gardening than just choosing your Two implements and sevspade and going out to smell the roses. eral seedlings later, it was time

by David Fletcher

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Fonterra units rocket up to 22% on debut

By Jonathan Underhill Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund units soared as much as 22 per cent on their NZX debut as investors leapt at the chance to get access to the dairy exporters’ earnings stream, though no farmers used the scheme to trade their own shares.

The units jumped as high as $6.71 from the $5.50 offer price set in this week’s book-build in a flurry of trading. The price settled back to $6.60, with 12.6 million units, or about 13 per cent of the

fund, changing hands.

“Today we have permanent capital based on a true market price,” said Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings.”We have seen that true market price just now.”

None of Fonterra’s farmer shareholders used the mechanism to trade shares among themselves.

“Farmers will watch and see what happens. They have got a lot of time to make their decisions,” said chairman elect John Wilson, who says he hasn’t personally taken up units. Fonterra plans to make “another couple of

offers to farmers in the new year” of shares. The details can’t be made public yet.

Wilson says he expects the units “will settle down over time and end up trading on their fundamentals”. But in the first flush of trading “we know there’s been so much demand”.

Fonterra chief financial officer Jonathan Mason said the new opportunities would let farmers trade their production shares, as spelled out in the prospectus, though the board has yet to decide on the detail.

Given the strong demand for

the units Mason said Fonterra would consider a retail bond offer as existing debt matures.

“Another retail bond is clearly one of the ideas we would look at as maturities come up,” though he noted that in recent months they have offered more attractive interest rates.

Some 58 per cent of the $525 million of units were allocated to New Zealand retail and institutional investors and the class of investors known as Friends of Fonterra, which includes Australia’s Bonlac. The rest were sold to foreign institutions.

The change will substantially reduce the share redemption risk on Fonterra’s own books, which has billowed to more than $700 million in recent years, by giving farmers a venue to trade the shares among themselves.

While the fund attracted massive demand, the pricing was deemed too rich for research firm Morningstar, which last week gave a ‘do not subscribe’ recommendation. Morningstar said investors would be better served waiting for the units to list and consider buying in if the price fell to $4.95.

– APNZ

Ashburton business takes top honours

By Sam Morton Ashburton couple Paul and Anna Cartney are Australasia’s top Smith & Sons franchise.

The Ashburton branch was recognised as the best in New Zealand and Australia, within the Smith & Sons franchise group – beating 65 other contenders to gain the 2012 accolade.

Mrs Cartney said she was thrilled to win the award and pleased to be recognised as the highest performing franchise.

“We pride ourselves on taking on jobs no matter how big or small and these awards make our hard work during the past year all worthwhile.

“We are thrilled,” she said.

The couple, who have owned the franchise since 2009, won a total of five awards including International Business of the Year, South Island Business of the Year, New Zealand Most Sales and New Zealand Highest Sales Turnover.

The latter, as Mrs Cartney explains, could not have been achieved without the commitment and hard work put in by their estimator and project consultant Wayne Tuck – who has helped double the franchise’s turnover since his arrival.

Mr Tuck also received the New Zealand Salesperson of the Year for his efforts, after significantly growing the business over the year.

The Ashburton franchise employs five fulltime staff, plus Mr Tuck.

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Building pride: Smith & Sons Ashburton franchise owners Paul Cartney (centre) and his wife Anna, display their awards with estimator and project consultant Wayne Tuck.

New governor to release full assessment

By Jamie Gray

Graeme Wheeler

Graeme Wheeler, the newly-appointed governor of the Reserve Bank, will take centre stage next week when he releases his first full assessment of the economy through the bank’s quarterly monetary policy statement.

Thursday’s statement will be accompanied by the bank’s decision on its official cash rate, which currently sits at 2.5 per cent.

Expectations are that the bank will leave the rate unchanged, but opinions differ about what it will do further down the track.

Aside from the central bank’s usual signals, market watchers will be eager to gain some insight as to Wheeler’s attitude towards

inflation and his likely focus.

Economists expect the bank’s next move – when it happens – to be a rate hike.

In contrast the financial markets, recognising that the economy is slowing down, are pricing in a rate cut within a few months.

Housing and constructionrelated inflation in the two pressure points – Auckland and Christchurch – are likely to feature on the bank’s commentary.

Likewise, the persistently strong New Zealand dollar is also likely to gain a mention.

ASB Bank economists said Wheeler will “almost certainly’ mention rising house prices.

Over the past year the Reserve Bank has emphasised the nearterm risk of a serious financial meltdown in Europe or a hard

landing in China’s economy.

Those risks have receded somewhat in recent months, so they will receive less attention, the ASB said in a commentary.

“Conversely, the risk of an overheating domestic housing market is now more apparent, and should receive detailed attention,” the bank said.

ASB noted that the financial market signals are pointing to a rate cut within a few months.

“That position would be difficult to maintain with a central bank talking the risks of excessive house price inflation,” ASB said.

“So if the monetary policy statement is along the lines we expect, markets could react by taking interest rates and the exchange rate slightly higher,” the bank said. The monetary

policy statement will follow several months of weaker-thanexpected domestic data.

The data points to a flat or slightly negative growth over the third quarter, if unemployment and retail sales data are anything to go by.

Inflation continues to surprise on the low side – the annual rate of inflation fell to 0.8 per cent in the September quarter – just below the Reserve Bank’s 1 to 3 per cent target band.

An environment of weak nearterm inflation would ordinarily prompt serious consideration of an official cash rate cut.

However, in the current situation there are two offsetting factors; the increasingly heated state of parts of the housing market and the developing Canterbury rebuild.

– APNZ

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Wave of Iraq attacks kills 43 Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq on Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said.

The attacks in Hillah began with a roadside bombing near tents set up for Shiites commemorating the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein. That was quickly followed by a car bomb targeting emergency response teams.

The explosions, which occurred in a busy commercial area, killed at least 29 people and wounded as many as 90, a police officer said, making it the deadliest attack in the city this year.

Twisted and charred vehicles were left outside damaged stores as shopkeepers collected their strewn merchandise from the bloodstained pavement. Hillah is 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad.

Ali Hussein, 44, was walking near his house when he heard the two thunderous explosions near the commercial area about 200 meters (yards) from his house.

“I rushed to the blast site and I saw burning cars and pieces of

flesh everywhere,” said Hussein, who owns a grocery store. “There were small blood pools all around the place,” he added, blaming the security forces who “should do better in order to protect the innocent people.”

Just hours earlier, a parked car exploded near the shrine of Imam Hussein in the Shiite city of Karbala, killing six people and wounding 20, another police officer said.

Karbala, 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Baghdad, is one of the holiest cities in Shiite Islam and the place where Imam Hussein and his brother, Imam Abbas, are buried. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites flock to their golden-domed shrines every year.

Such religious ceremonies have often been targeted by Sunni insurgents seeking to foment sectarian violence and undermine the Shiite-led government.

A suicide bomber also drove his explosives-laden car into a police checkpoint in the mainly Sunni city of Fallujah, 65 kilometres west of the capital, killing three policemen and wounding 11 others, a police official in the city said.

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People inspect the scene of explosions in a busy commercial area in Hillah, about 95 kilometres south of Baghdad.

UN vote recognises Palestine The United Nations voted overwhelmingly yesterday to recognise a Palestinian state, a victory decades in the making for the Palestinians after years of occupation and war. It was a sharp rebuke for Israel and the United States.

A Palestinian flag was quickly unfurled on the floor of the General Assembly, behind the Palestinian delegation, as the final vote was cast.

In an extraordinary lineup of international support, more than two-thirds of the world body’s 193 member states approved the resolution upgrading the Palestinians to a non-member observer state. It passed 138-9, with 41 abstentions.

The historic vote came 65 years to the day after the UN General Assembly voted in 1947 to divide Palestine into two states, one for Jews and one for Arabs. Israel became a state but the Palestinians rejected the partition plan, and decades of tension and violence have followed.

Real independence, however, remains an elusive dream until the Palestinians negotiate a peace deal with the Israelis, who warned that the General Assembly action will only delay a lasting solution.

Israel still controls the West Bank, east Jerusalem and access to Gaza, and it accused the Palestinians of bypassing negotiations with the campaign to upgrade their UN status.

In the West Bank city of Ramallah, jubilant Palestinians crowded into the main square, waving Palestinian flags and chanting “God is great!”

Hundreds had watched the vote on outdoor screens and televisions, and they hugged, honked their horns and set off fireworks as the final vote was cast.

The tally came after a speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he called the moment a “last chance” to save the two-state solution.

“The General Assembly is being asked today to issue the birth certificate of Palestine,” the Palestinian leader declared.

The United States and Israel immediately criticized the vote.

“Today’s unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path of peace,” UN Ambassador Susan Rice said. “Today’s grand pronouncements will soon fade and the Palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed save that the prospects of a durable peace have only

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Palestinians wave Palestinian flags as they watch a large screen showing the UN General Assembly votes on a resolution to upgrade the status of the Palestinian Authority to a nonmember observer state, receded.”

Despite the triumph, the Palestinians Calling the vote “meaningless,” Israeli face enormous limitations. They don’t Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu control their borders, airspace or trade, accused Abbas of spreading “menda- they have separate and competing govcious propaganda” against Israel in a ernments in Gaza and the West Bank speech he rejected as “defamatory and and they have no unified army or venomous.” police.

“The resolution in the UN today The vote grants Abbas an overwhelmwon’t change anything on the ground,” ing international endorsement for Netanyahu said. “It won’t advance the his key position: establishment of a establishment of a Palestinian state, Palestinian state in the West Bank, but rather, put it further off.”

Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, the terWith most UN members sympa- ritories captured by Israel in the 1967 thetic to the Palestinians, there had Mideast war. With Netanyahu opposed been no doubt the resolution would to a pullback to the 1967 lines, this be approved. A state of Palestine has should strengthen Abbas’ hand if peace already been recognised by 132 coun- talks resume. tries, and the Palestinians have 80 The UN action also could help Abbas embassies and 40 representative offices restore some of his standing, which has around the world, according to the been eroded by years of standstill in Palestinian Foreign Ministry. peace efforts. His rival, the Hamas miliStill, the Palestinians lobbied hard tant group, deeply entrenched in Gaza, for Western support, winning over key has seen its popularity rise after it European countries including France, responded with a barrage of rocket fire Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and to an Israeli offensive earlier this month Ireland, as well as Japan and New on targets linked to the militants.

Zealand. Germany and Britain were In a departure from its previous among the many Western nations that opposition, Hamas, which rules Gaza abstained. and refuses to recognise Israel, said it Joining the United States and wouldn’t interfere with the UN bid for Israel in voting “no” were Canada, the statehood, and its supporters joined Czech Republic, the Marshall Islands, some of the celebrations.

Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Panama.

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Judge issues damning press verdict Britain’s unruly newspapers should be regulated by an independent body dominated by nonjournalists with the power to levy steep fines, a judge said Thursday in a report that pleased victims of tabloid intrusion but left editors worrying about creeping state control of the country’s fiercely independent press.

Prime Minister David Cameron echoed concerns about government interference, expressing misgivings about a key recommendation of the report — that the new regulator be enshrined in law. He called on the much criticized press to show it could control itself by implementing the judge’s proposals quickly — and without political involvement.

“I’m proud of the fact that we’ve managed to survive hundreds of years without state regulation,” he said.

Lord Justice Brian Leveson issued his 2,000-page report at the end of a media ethics inquiry triggered by a scandal over tabloid phone hacking that expanded to engulf senior figures in politics, the police and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

His key recommendation was to create a new print media regulator, which he said should be established in law to prevent more people being hurt by “outrageous” press behavior that had “wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people whose rights and liberties have been disdained.”

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Max Mosley, ex-Formula One boss speaks to the media outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, where Lord Justice Brian Leveson released his report, after a year-long inquiry, into the culture and practices of the British press. regulator and said “the status quo is not an option.”

But he said that asking legislators to enshrine it in law meant “crossing the Rubicon of writing elements of press regulation into the law of the land.”

“I believe that we should be wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe free speech and a free press,” Cameron told lawmakers in the

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Leveson insisted that politicians and the government should play no role in regulating the press, which should be done by a new body with much stronger powers than the current Press Complaints Commission.

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in newspapers and to levy fines of up to 1 million pounds ($1.6 million), though it would have no power to prevent material being published.

Membership would be voluntary, but newspapers would be encouraged to join in part to stave off expensive lawsuits — the regulator would handle complaints that currently end up in court.

The proposal is similar to the system operating in Ireland, where a press council and ombudsman were set up in 2008 to make the print media more publicly accountable.

Critics of the tabloid press generally backed Leveson’s findings.

“I welcome Lord Leveson’s report and hope it will mark the start of a new era for our press in which it treats those in the news responsibly, with care and consideration,” said Kate McCann, who was the subject of intense press interest after her 3-year-old daughter Madeleine disappeared during a holiday in Portugal in 2007.

Brian Cathcart of the group Hacked Off, which campaigns for victims of press intrusion, said Leveson had produced “a workable, proportionate and reasonable solution to the problems of press abuse.”

He said Cameron’s “failure to accept the full recommendations of the report is unfortunate and regrettable.”

Cameron set up the Leveson inquiry after revelations of illegal eavesdropping by Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid sparked a criminal investigation and a wave of public revulsion.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April Too much ambition and a desire for power may affect you at work. If you want to advance badly enough, realize that it can be a matter of timing. Try to marshal your need for instant success and be aware that others have hopes too. Home projects can be pursued today with success, however. You may enjoy entertaining at home tonight with some friends.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May Today, it’s all about communication. What you say and how you say it can have an impact. Whilst this may often be true, being in the right place at the right time may help you to take advantage of a fabulous opportunity. An idea may spark a fruitful conversation which ends up benefiting you. Don’t shy away from making a radical decision.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June Involved? Your partner may need attention but you may not be in the mood to give it to them. Don’t focus on the minor aggravations that might occur today. It’s not personal, though you may feel that it is. If you get out tonight for a good time you may find that the concerns of the day melt away as you begin to relax and enjoy yourself.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July If you’re feeling introspective, it may be down to the Moon in your sign encouraging you to take some time out for yourself. A day of peaceful pursuits may be all you need to recharge your batteries.

There may be a piece of news that appears unwelcome but don’t assume this because after some careful reflection, something good may come from it.

Leo 24 July - 23 August You love good food and good company so this may be the perfect day for a get-together with family or friends.

Hosting is one of your great talents, so why not get on the phone and find out who’s free? Afterwards, relax with a good movie. It may be that you need your fantasy fix today. Mars in your health zone also encourages some full-on exercise.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Take your time if any decisions need to be made. If personal worries popped up during last night or early today, try not to let them rob you of your peace of mind. It might be a good idea to talk them over with a trusted adviser or a good friend. Researching your options and being better informed can help you to formulate a plan that is workable.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October Stressful career changes or relationship difficulties are best put in their proper perspective but this may be easier said than done. It may be better not to put in extra effort to please others today as you need to make sure your own needs are met first of all. A short trip or walk in a peaceful location may prove perfect for lifting your spirits.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November You have a lot going for you from the creative standpoint, whether through working on a hobby or devising fun entertainment. You and your family may enjoy a movie or museum visit. Today is very much about self-expression. Positive communication may help all sorts of strands. Just be mindful that not everyone can deal with your very direct views.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December Give free rein to your Sagittarian enthusiasm, optimism and taste for adventure. Go on a trip or do something more active.

You may want to start reading that novel you recently bought or spend time with friendly, fun-loving people.

The planets also encourage musical, artistic and dramatic expression. Show the world your unique approach.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January Settled? You and your sweetheart may have trouble seeing eye to eye. Your judgment may be out of kilter, making it hard to gauge what is the right thing to do.

It would be best to avoid offering advice or making promises that you are not sure you can keep. If you can, try to catch up on some personal tasks and give yourself some thinking time.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February Embracing a new work assignment or hobby can be fulfilling as what initially seems like an unwelcome break from routine may turn out to be rewarding. Being open to learning a new skill could have unexpected advantages too. The Moon in your health zone encourages you to think about what you eat. True, that is challenging at this time of year, but it’s grist for the mill all the same.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March A restless energy may dominate your day. It’s best to keep commitments open and flexible so you can take advantage of anything unexpected that comes your way. There may be some surprises in store for you, especially if you are set to go out with friends. This may see you coming face to face with someone really quite intriguing.

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(G, T) 2.05 How To Look Good Naked. (PGR, T) 3.00 Wedding House. (PGR, T) 3.55 New Zealand’s Got Talent. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News.

7.00 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook - Simple Pleasures.

(G, T) 7.30 Doc Martin. (G, R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me. (AO, T) It’s a week of kitchen hold-ups, bizarre entertainment and frank criticism for these diners. Which amateur chef will stand above the rest?

9.35 Pan Am. (PGR, T) As the Cameron sisters finally fulfil their lifelong dream of going to Paris, their mother decides to join them to settle some unfinished business.

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(G, R, T) 7.40 Phineas And Ferb. (G, T) 8.10 Green Lantern: The Animated Series. (G, T) 8.35 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (G, R, T) 9.05 A.N.T. Farm. (G, T) 9.35 Just The Job. (G, R, T) 10.05 I AM TV. 11.00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (PGR) 12.30 Gary unmarried. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 True Beauty. (Final, G) 2.00 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Huge. (PGR, R) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 State Of Georgia. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 According To Jim. (G, R, T) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 6.30 Wipeout. (G, T) 7.30 The Voice. (G, T) 8.35 FILM: Annapolis. (2006, AO, R, T) James Franco, Tyrese Gibson.

10.40 FILM: Catch And Release. (2006, AO, R, T) 12.55 FILM: Lucky You. (2007, PGR, R, T) 3.10 FILM: Cool Dog. (2010, PGR, T) 4.40 I AM TV. (R) 5.30 It Is Written.

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3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Horizons. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Why Poverty? 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 India Business Report.

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4.55 Come Dine With Me. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (T) 12.00 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.25 BBC World –MT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact. 3.30 World Business Report. 3.45 Sport Today.

4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 HARDtalk.

5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing. (G) 5.05 The Believer’s Voice. 5.35 Te Karere. (R, T)

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(G, T) 6.45 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 7.10 Chowder. (G, R, T) 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, R, T) 8.45 A.N.T. Farm.

(G, R, T) 9.10 Jonas. (G, R, T) 10.00 Shortland Street Omnibus. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: TMNT. (2007, G, R, T) 1.40 The War At Home. (Final, PGR, R, T) 2.00 New Zealand’s Got Talent. (G, R, T) 4.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (G, R, T) 4.30 Just The Job. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) The most hilarious home-movie catastrophes caught on camera for your amusement.

5.30 Hart Of Dixie. (G, T) Zoe is conflicted about seeing her estranged father, and Lemon tries to befriend Zoe to keep her affair with Lavon a secret.

6.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter. (G, T) 7.00 FILM: Wall-E. (2008, G, R, T) 9.00 FILM: Zack And Miri Make A Porno. (2008, AO, R, T) Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks.

11.00 FILM: The Sixth Sense. (1999, AO, R, T) 1.05 S. Darko. (T) 2.55 Infomercial. 3.30 20/20. (R, T) 4.15 It Is Written. (R) 4.45 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercial.

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(PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show.

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Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) The Little Couple. (G, R) The Little Couple. (G, R) Infomercials. (G) Flowers uncut With Jeff Leatham. (G) 10.00 The Great Food Escape. (G, R, T) 10.30 Media3.

11.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGR, R) 12.00 The X Factor uSA. (G, R) 2.00 The X Factor uSA. (G, R) 3.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (PGR, R) 4.00 The Office. (G) 4.30 The Real Hustle NZ. (G, R, T) 5.00 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 5.30 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 On The Grill. (PGR, T) 7.30 Weird Or What? (PGR, T) 8.30 CSI: New york. (AO, T) A young woman’s body is found in an allegedly haunted part of Central Park and it appears she was literally scared to death.

9.30 CSI: Miami. (AO, T) The CSIs uncover the seedy side of child beauty pageants when they investigate the murder of a contestant’s mother.

10.30 Homeland. (AO, R, T) 11.35 FILM: Charlie Wilson’s War. (2007, AO, R, T) 1.45 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Harry’s Practice. (G, R) 12.00 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus.

(G, R) 2.30 Human Planet. (PGR, R) 3.30 Masterchef uSA. (G, R) 4.30 Get Growing With New Zealand Gardener. (G) 5.00 Fishing NZ. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Getaway. (G) 6.30 The Enforcers. (G, R) 7.00 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. (G, R) Nigella starts early by filling her shelves with homemade Chutney and Jelly, and also makes her Christmas Puddini truffles, Christmas Cookies and invites friend over for a pre-Christmas Brunch.

7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G) On a return visit to Saltaire, the team focus in on a series of objects with famous connections including a lace fragment believed to have been part of a dress worn by Mary, Queen of Scots.

8.40 Weekend Murders: Silent Witness. (Final, AO) Nikki returns to Cape Town when she is hired as a consultant forensic anthropologist. Leo and Harry are also in town for a conference, but become involved in an investigation into the death of a girl.

10.50 Running Wilde. (PGR) 11.20 World’s Strictest Parents uK. (PGR, R) 12.25 Home Shopping. (G)

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.30

SuNDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.25

Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) Open Door. (G, R) What’s Really In Our Food? (G, R, T) 8.50 Hitched. (G, R, T) 9.15 Fly Girls. (G, R) 9.35 Fly Girls. (G, R) 10.00 Home And Away Omnibus. (G, T) 11.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Round 15 Sydney. Telstra 500. Qualifying, Top 10 Shootout and Race 29.

From the Homebush Street Circuit.

5.00 Million Dollar Catch. (G, R) 5.30 ITM Fishing Show. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. (PGR, T) 7.30 60 Minutes.

8.30 FILM: The Holiday. (2006, AO, R, T) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black. Two women, who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic, meet online and impulsively switch homes for Christmas in an effort to forget their romantic troubles.

11.10 Smash. (AO, T) 12.05 Motorsport. V8 Supercars. Round 15.

Sydney Telstra 500. Race 30. Delayed. 2.40 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) Top Chef. (G, R) Entertainment Tonight. (G, R) 3 News.

Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (PGR, R) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) Dance your Ass Off. (G, R) Rachael Ray. (G) Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) 11.20 Sports Tonight.

11.35 Medium. (AO, T) 12.35 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 City Impact Church.

SuNDAy 6.00 10.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30

Religious Programming. (G) Sport Box. (G) Great Outdoors. (G, R) Top Gear uSA. (PGR, R) Psych. (G, R) Rugby. (G) All Blacks’ European Tour. England v New Zealand.

From Twickenham Stadium, London. Delayed.

5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Ty’s Great British Adventure. (G, R) 6.30 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. (G) 7.35 Top Gear Top 40. (PGR) The boys try to find the perfect disposable cop car.

8.35 America’s Got Talent. (G) Tune in to see our latest semi-finalists, including Landon Swank, Silhouettes and more perform live on the America’s Got Talent stage.

10.30 Leverage. (AO) 11.25 Strike Back. (AO, R) 12.05 Home Shopping. (G) 1.35 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.05 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 12.00 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.05

Home Shopping. (G) The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) Great Outdoors. (G, R) The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) Surviving Suburbia. (G, R) Getaway. (G, R) Legend Of The Seeker. (PGR, R) Richard becomes an unwilling pawn in a plot by the Mord’Sith Denna to control the throne left vacant by Darken Rahl’s death.

4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night.

5.30 Prime News.

11.10 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 1.20 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 1.50 Home Shopping. (G)

KEy: T Teletext R Repeat S Stereo P Premiere F Final RATINGS: G General exhibition PG Parental guidance recommended M Suitable for mature audiences AO Adults only 16 Approved for persons 16 and over 18 Approved for persons 18 and over c Content may offend l Language may offend s Sexual content may offend v contains violence

movie Fantastic Mr. Fox Four, 6.30pm (2009) Wes Anderson, one of the most innovative and creative filmmakers working today, brings his unique cinematic style to this adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book.

With exquisite stop-motion animation and a stellar voice cast (George Clooney, Meryl Streep and frequent Anderson collaborators Owen Wilson and Bill Murray), this is one of the best family movies to emerge in recent years.

FOUR TODAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.25 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.35 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.45 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.10 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.35 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) Hosts Laura McKenzie and Erik Estrada bring audiences the funniest moments from around the world.

6.30 FILM: Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009, G) George Clooney, Meryl Streep. Mr and Mrs Fox live an idyllic home life, but after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the rural existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts.

8.20 The Real Housewives Of Orange County.

(PGR) Vicki leaves the hospital and continues to deal with her personal problems.

9.25 Face Off. (PGR) Werewolf wounds are created, and the contestants must make an original creature that is both beautiful and deadly.

10.25 Sons Of Tucson. (PGR) When Ron brings home a dog for the boys, they fall in love with him and name him Waffles.

10.55 Excused. (AO) A fresh take on a dating show, Excused sees singles looking for love trying to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11.20 Excused. (AO) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

SuNDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.50 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.15 Rugrats. (G, R) 8.40 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.05 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.30 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

(G, R) 9.55 Sticky TV Omnibus. (G) 12.00 Infomercials.

(G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby.

(G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Survivor: Philippines. (G) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PGR) 8.00 Family Guy. (PGR) 8.30 Futurama. (G) 9.00 American Dad. (PGR, R) 9.30 South Park. (AO, R) 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (PGR, R) 10.30 I Just Want My Pants Back. (AO, R) 10.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Monsuno. (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.25 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 8.50 Bananas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G) 9.55 Action Central. (G, R) 10.05 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOuR Live. (G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 0112

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Television

The Box 6.00 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 8.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 8.55 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.20 Burn Notice. (M) 10.15 RAW. (M) 1.05 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Chuck. (M) Chuck and Jill are enjoying their rekindled relationship, but Jill gets jealous when she meets Sarah. Efficiency expert Emmett interrogates Morgan.

8.30 Deadliest Warrior. (M) Apache vs. Gladiator.

Apache - the greatest stealth fighter in American History, versus a Gladiator – crowd-thrilling killer of ancient Rome. These two warriors go toe to toe in a battle to the death.

9.30 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 10.30 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 12.30 The A-Team Marathon. (PG) 3.00 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 4.00 Girls Gone Wild. (18) 4.45 The A-Team. (PG) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(PG)

SuNDAy

6.00 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 9.20 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 11.10 The Simpsons Marathon.

(PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 3.00 RAW. (M) 5.45 WWE NXT. (M) 6.45 SmackDown! (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 Life. (M) 11.30 WWE NXT. (M) 12.30 SmackDown! (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.05 Criminal Minds. (M) 4.00 Life. (M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

MoNDAy

6.00 NyPD Blue. (M) 6.50 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 7.15 Cash Cab. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 8.30 Monk. (PG) 9.25 Law & order. (M) 10.20 WWE NXT. (M) 11.10 SmackDown! (M) 12.55 NyPD Blue. (M) 1.45 Monk. (PG) 2.45 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 3.10 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 3.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 4.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 4.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 5.00 Law & order. (M) 11.30 NyPD Blue. (M) 12.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 1.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 1.25 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 1.50 Cash Cab. (PG) 2.15 Monk.

(PG) 3.05 CSI: Miami. (M) 3.55 CSI: New York. (M) 4.45 CSI: New York.

(M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats 7.25 Made.The Movie. (2010, PG) 8.50 Directors: Alan Parker.

(2010, PG) 9.20 Morning Glory. (2010, M) 11.10 The Art of Getting By. (2011, M) 12.35 Moneyball. (2011, M) 2.50 Biography: Sarah Jessica Parker. (2008, PG) 3.45 Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs Evil. (2011, PG) 5.15 Priest. (2011, M) Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet.

6.45 The Switch. (2010, M) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman.

8.30 X-Men: First Class. (2011, M) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender.

10.45 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, M) Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling.

12.45 Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings. (2011, 18) 2.20 True Justice: Deadly Crossing. (2011, M) 3.50 Priest. (2011, M) 5.20 The Switch. (2010, M)

SuNDAy

7.00 Making of We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG) 7.15 Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs Evil. (2011, PG) 8.40 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, M) 10.40 True Justice: Deadly Crossing. (2011, M) 12.10 X-Men: First Class. (2011, M) 2.20 A Dog Named Christmas.

(2010, PG) 3.55 Beautiful Boy. (2010, M) Michael Sheen, Maria Bello.

5.35 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.

(2010, M) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

8.00 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere With Dominic Bowden. (2012, PG).

8.30 Contagion. (2011, M) Matt Damon, Kate Winslet. A lethal airborne virus that kills within days has the worldwide medical community racing to find a cure.

10.20 Behind The Mask. (2006, 16) Nathan Baesel.

11.50 True Justice: Street Wars.

(2011, 16) Steven Seagal.

MoNDAy

6.20 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere With Dominic Bowden. (2012, PG).

6.50 A Dog Named Christmas.

(2010, PG) Bruce Greenwood, Noel Fischer.

8.25 Charlie And Me. (2008, PG) Jordy Benattar, Tom Bosley.

9.55 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1.

(2010, M) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

12.20 Making of Safe House.

(2012, M).

12.40 True Justice: Street Wars.

(2011, 16) Steven Seagal.

2.10 Contagion. (2011, M) Matt Damon, Kate Winslet.

3.55 Alpha And omega. (2010, PG) Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere.

5.25 Apollo 18. (2011, 16) Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen.

6.00 Booga Booga Land 6.30 Kingsley’s Meadow 7.00 Lads TV 7.30 Paul the Little Missionary 8.00 Veggie Tales 9.00 Revolution TV 9.30 TheDRIVEtv 10.00 uprising 10.30 MXTV 11.00 one to one Show 11.30 Roots and Reflections 12.00 Just 10: J John 12.30 uCB Meets 1.30 Building a Difference 2.00 Beyond Adventure 2.30 Joni and Friends 3.00 Missions Dilemma 3.30 The Men’s Series 4.00 Roots and Reflections 4.30 Philosophy Science And The God Debate 5.00 The Verdict of Science 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00 H2o 6.30 Building a

7.40 9.25 11.20 1.05 2.50 4.35

6.10

8.30

10.30 12.35 12.55 2.25 4.20

Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) Working Girl. (1988, PG) Predator. (1987, M) Big. (1988, PG) Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) uptown Girls. (2003, M) Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning. After hitting a huge financial snag when her inheritance is stolen, a socialite becomes a nanny to a precocious child. Now, they’re both in for a lesson!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. (2005, PG) Tilda Swinton.

Courage under Fire. (1996, M) Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Matt Damon. An Army officer must evaluate conflicting accounts of a female chopper pilot’s act of bravery during the Gulf War. Heartbreakers. (2001, M) Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Making of Water For Elephants. (2011, PG) uptown Girls. (2003, M) Courage under Fire. (1996, M) Heartbreakers. (2001, M)

SuNDAy

6.20 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. (2005, PG) 8.35 uptown Girls. (2003, M) 10.10 Courage under Fire. (1996, M) 12.05 Heartbreakers. (2001, M) 2.10 Labyrinth. (1986, G) 3.50 Definitely, Maybe. (2008, M) Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin. A thirty-something father is in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter starts to question him about his life before marriage.

5.40 The Thin Red Line. (1998, M) Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel. World War II saga set in Guadalcanal which focuses on the inner thoughts of American soldiers and their unsettling effect on nature.

8.30 Role Models. (2008, 16) Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd. Danny and Wheeler have just been sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids and they’re about to get more than they pleabargained for!

10.10 Speed. (1994, M) Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves.

MoNDAy

8.00 Speed. (1994, M) Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves.

9.55 Labyrinth. (1986, G) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly.

11.35 Definitely, Maybe. (2008, M) Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin.

1.25 Role Models. (2008, 16) Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd.

3.05 Robots. (2002, G) Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams.

4.35 Reign of Fire. (2002, M) Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey.

Sky Sport 1

Sky Sport 2

6.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

6.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Melbourne.

8.30 Surfing. ASP Mens World Tour. Rip Curl Pro Peniche.

9.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Two. Live.

12.00 Soccer. A-League.

Melbourne Victory v Perth.

2.00 The Dirt.

2.30 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. Dubai Day One. Highlights.

4.00 Premier League Preview.

4.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Melbourne.

6.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Two. 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United. Live.

9.45 Soccer. A-League. Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets. Live.

12.00 HSBC Golf Club.

12.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Two. 1.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Germany v Black Sticks.

3.00 Rugby. Air NZ European Tour. England v All Blacks Build. Up. Live.

3.20 Rugby. Air NZ European Tour.

England v All Blacks. Live.

6.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Northern Knights v Canterbury Wizards. Replay.

9.30 The Cricket Show.

10.00 Cricket. Australia v South Africa 3rd Test Day One. 10.30 Premier League Review.

12.00 Pacquiao Marquez 24/7.

12.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Netherlands v Pakistan. Live.

2.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. Germany v Black Sticks. Live.

4.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Australia v Belgium. Live.

6.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. England v India. Live.

8.30 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. Dubai Day One. 10.00 The ultimate Fighter.

11.00 Cage Fighting Championship.

1.00 Premier League Preview.

1.30 Soccer. EPL. West Ham United v Chelsea. Live.

3.45 Soccer. EPL. Manchester City v Everton. Live.

SuNDAy

6.00 IAAF Champions of The World.

7.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Three. Live.

12.00 IAAF Champions of The World.

1.00 The Cricket Show.

1.45 Soccer. ASB Premiership.

Young Heart Manawatu v Waikato FC. Live.

4.00 Pacquiao Marquez 24/7.

4.30 Soccer. A-League.

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney. Live.

6.30 Sky Sport What’s on.

7.00 Soccer. A-League. Sydney FC v Melbourne Heart. Live.

9.00 Rugby. Air NZ European Tour. England v All Blacks.

11.00 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings.

1.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

1.30 Surfing. ASP Mens World Tour. Rip Curl Pro Peniche.

2.00 Soccer. A-League.

Melbourne Victory v Perth.

4.00 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Netherlands v Australia.

5.30 Pacquiao Marquez 24/7.

MoNDAy

6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Three.

7.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Four. Live.

12.00 Rugby Zone.

12.30 Rugby. Air NZ European Tour. England v All Blacks.

2.30 Surfing. ASP Mens World Tour. Rip Curl Pro Peniche.

3.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Four.

4.00 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Germany v Black Sticks.

5.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. Black Sticks v India. Replay.

12.30 Soccer. EPL. Reading v Manchester United. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. EPL. Norwich City v Sunderland. Replay.

4.30 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. Dubai Event.

SHINE

Difference 7.00 Joni and Friends 7.30 Movie: Love’s Abiding Joy 9.00 Beyond Adventure 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 Just 10: J John 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Joni and Friends 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 H20 1.00 Missions Dilemma 1.30 Beyond Adventure 2.00 Just 10: J John 3.00 Movie: Love’s Abiding Joy 4.30 H20 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SuNDAy 6.00 Living Truth 7.00 TQ 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Paul the Little Missionary 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For you 11.00

SuNDAy

6.00 Soccer. EPL. Reading v Manchester United. Live.

8.30 Soccer. EPL. Arsenal v Swansea City. Delayed.

10.30 Soccer. EPL. Fulham v Tottenham. Delayed.

12.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Melbourne.

2.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. Belgium v Pakistan. Live.

4.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. England v Germany. Live.

6.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy.

Netherlands v Australia. Live.

8.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. Black Sticks v India. Live.

10.30 Export Gold Match Fishing League.

11.00 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. Dubai Day Two. 12.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. World Challenge Round Three.

1.30 The ultimate Fighter.

2.30 Cage Fighting Championship.

4.53 Soccer. EPL. Norwich City v Sunderland. Live.

MoNDAy

7.00 Rugby. Air NZ European Tour. England v All Blacks.

9.00 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. Dubai Event.

10.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

11.00 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. England v Germany. Replay.

12.30 Cricket. Australia v South Africa 3rd Test Day Three.

1.00 Soccer. EPL. West Ham United v Chelsea. Replay.

3.00 Soccer. A-League. Wellington v Western Sydney. Replay.

5.00 Soccer. EPL. Manchester City v Everton. Replay.

11.30 olympic Review: Kiwi Magic.

12.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. Black Sticks v India. Replay.

2.00 Snooker. UK Championship.

Day Three Live.

4.30 Hockey. FIH Mens Champions Trophy. England v Germany. Replay.

Discovery 6.30 7.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 6.30 7.30

8.30

9.00

9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30

Connect. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Sex In America. (M) Superhuman Showdown.

(PG) you Have Been Warned.

(PG) Death Row. The Final 24 Hours. (M) Meteorite Men. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Mummy King Mystery.

(PG) Rameses. The last of the great pharaohs died under mysterious circumstances, suspects & members of his own harem.

Dr. Zahi Hawass launches an investigation to unlock this 3,000-year-old cold case.

Auction Kings. (PG) Ms. Pac-Man Arcade Game/ Military Short Sword. When a vintage Ms. Pac-Man Arcade Game is brought to Gallery 63 for auction, Paul challenges the crew to see who can score the highest.

Auction Hunters. (PG) Beantown Bidders. At one of the nation’s oldest storage facilities, Allen and Ton are on the hunt to find some of America’s earliest treasures.

Sons of Guns. (M) Superhuman Showdown.

(PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Call 911. (PG) Destroyed In Seconds.

(PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG)

SuNDAy 6.30 7.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30

2.30 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Nature’s Keepers. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Sex In America. (M) Mummy King Mystery.

(PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Superstorm Apocalypse.

Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M) Jaws Comes Home. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Deadly Waters. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M) Jaws Comes Home. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Deadly Waters. (M)

MoNDAy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Day of The Shark. (M) Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M) Jaws Comes Home. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Deadly Waters. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Deadly Waters. (M) Day of The Shark. (M) Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M) Shark Feeding Frenzy. (M) MythBusters Jawsome Shark Special. (PG) Rogue Sharks. (M) How Sharks Hunt. (M) River Monsters. (PG) Air Jaws Apocalypse. (M)

Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 The Bible Series: Joseph 1.30 Feature: Everest 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 H2o 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 Bible Series 11.00 Feature: Everest 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 David Jeremiah 3.30 H2o 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Feature 5.30 Quick Study 0112

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03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 North park drive

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 021 808 739 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

Mobile Mower servicing • Rotary Mowers • Reel Mowers • Ride on Mowers • Chainsaws Ashburton 308-6173 - Methven 303-3178 • Water blasters • Rotary Hoes • Small Motor Repairs • Generators

PEST CONTROL • Fly Control • Fleas / Ants • Silverfish • Whitetails • Borer

• Rodents • Spider Proofing • Moss / Lichen • Silos / Dairy Sheds

Grant Smith 0800 BUG OFF

Stan Keeley, Owner

Smithfield Rd, Ashburton

Ph 307-0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE

HEAT PUMPS Perfect all year round

• Wall or Floor mounted available • Most models will continue to heat even with outside temperatures of minus 15°C

electriCOOL Ltd

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems.

CLEANErs EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) We will clean anything from the mountains to the sea.

Under new management.

Call sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180

The NZ Roman Blind Company Professionally Made Roman Blinds

ROMAN BLINDS and drapes Phone Kay 027-349-0411 made to order using your fabric or I can help you for your free quote choose fabrics, or visit my website I have many years experience www. TheNZRomanBlindCo.com in the soft furnishings Reasonable prices guaranteed.

Industry.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

attention: property owners

For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance contact us.

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on Lawnmowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Home • Commercial • Office

Got a tree troubling you?

painting & Decorating contractors

if you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your painting and Decorating neeDS – commercial or residential.

• Interior decorating • Exterior decorating

• Wallpapering • Waterblasting • roof painting

You need Four Seasons Treecare, your local tree experts!

• Pruning • Felling • Branch chipping (up to 12”)

• Hedge trimming • Powerline clearance • Stumpgrinding • Dismantling

Greg Trudgeon

0800 559 255 for a free quote

HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING Certified Assessor for licencing from Learner to Full • Licence classer 2 - 5 • Wheels, tracks & roller endorsements • NZTA Certified • Tranzqual Assessor Drive Rite - But Keep Left Contact Paul McCormick

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259

CHIMNEY CLEANING

Carrs Chimney Cleaning Ashburton and surrounding areas

Phone Rodney

and leave a message

03 324 2999

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If Guardian photographers missed you at Ashburton maternity, you can send your photographs and details to photographers@theguardian.co.nz

Quality Preschool

Directors: Annie Smith and Brenda Leonard Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm, Phone 308 2959, Main South Road

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Proud parents Mandy and Robert Reid are happy to announce the arrival of twins Harry John Reid (left) weighing 5lb 13oz and Lucas Robert Reid 5lb 15oz. Born on October 29.

New arrival Lee Minson, born on November 26, weighing 8lb 12oz, made parents Donna Farr and Craig Minson happy, as is sister Grace, 1.

New mum Paola Boldt and father Dries Verrychken welcomed their boy Mandus Verrycken into the world on November 22, weighing 8lb 1oz (3700g).

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Keegan Alexander Durham arrived into the world on November 26 weighing 7lb 5oz to the delight of parents Toni and Jonathan Durham. Keegan is the younger brother to Fergus, 21 months.

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Ashton Gare, 23 months, is thrilled his baby brother Kyle Austin arrived on November 25, weighing 8lb 6oz. Kyle is welcomed by parents Sarah and Craig Gare.

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Toni and Grant Moore are the proud new parents of daughter Lexi Nicole Moore, born on November 28 at 7.10pm weighing 7lb 13oz.

Laurie Whitcombe and Paul Morrison welcomed their son Jax Thomas Whitcombe into their family on November 28. Jax weighed 6lb 4oz (2935g) and is the younger brother to sister Indi, 20 months.

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Parents Hayley Fleming and Chad Tangata, and brother Ryder, 2, welcomed new arrival Adalynn Annie Tangata on November 11, weighing 7lb 8oz.

Turn your unwanted items into cash with a FREE advertisement in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds*.

Special conditions apply*. Up to 24 words, private parties only. Does not apply to Real Estate or Situation Vacant advertising.

Clip this coupon and deliver to The Ashburton Guardian office the Friday prior to publication

Publication date: Classification:

FOR SALE mountain bike size m, al loy frame, double wal l rims wit h quick releas e brakes, new hubs, disc chain and cassette, m int Phone 1234 condition.

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Contact name: 161 Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 307 7900 No photocopies accepted - Not to be used in conjunction with another promotion.

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The destination for jobs Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Senior Qualified Accountant And/Or Intermediate

Harvesting Position Methven Arable Farm

A position is available for a person with tractor driving experience, starting early January 2013 through until May 2013.

Our practice is seeking applications from suitable persons for either the above roles within our BAS Division.

Please phone Murray

Ideally with previous chartered accountancy experience.

021 902 060

Weekend Relief Milker(s) Wanted We are looking for some relief milkers who can milk 800 cows through our 54 bail rotary 3km from Ashburton every other weekend. Or perhaps someone who wants to milk every weekend.

There could also be some weekday milkings available.

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

Pay based on experienced.

Phone Joel Edkins

027 491 5248

Guardian Classifieds the destination for

We have modern integrated systems including MYOB, Banklink, Acclipse and Xero.

As a senior you will enjoy full client interaction and responsibility, grow management advisory services and enjoy career development to the maximum.

Salary commensurate with your experience.

Make the change, enjoy the challenge and join the team. Contact us now with your CV to: Myers Business Solutions Ltd Chartered Accountants PO Box 564 Ashburton fionaf@myco.co.nz

• Your next job • Your next house • Your next car • Your next event • Your next purchase •Your next sale

Irrigation Design Assistant

To place an ad, call 307-7900

classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

WEEKENDservices In the event of medical or accident emergencies DIal 111

medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24 hour health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066. Emergency phone until 8am Monday 0800 700 155.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA - For weekend doctor and emergency

community services ART GALLERY Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm

COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm details please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002. Closed Statutory Holidays only.

Emergency phone 0800 700 155.

Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical MAIL CLOSING TIMES attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Mon - Fri 6pm subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a FAST POST: STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm general practitioners referral note.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES — PHARMACIES Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm East Street Pharmacy, East Street, will be open from 9.30am until Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 12.30pm on Saturday and from 10am until 12 noon Sunday and from Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 6pm until 7pm both evenings.

Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm ASHBURTON HOSPITAL Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. BUS DEPARTURES CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. INFORMATION CENTRES ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public ASHBURTON REST HOMES: holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 302CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

8955 or methven@i-site.org PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

EMERGENCY DENTIST

animal services

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour service, phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public MID CANTERBURY SPCA Holidays.

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries helpline services Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www. Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350 alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. If you want to drink VETERINARIANS that’s your business, if you want to stop that’s ours.

CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Road, Methven. The duty vet is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday Crisis Team. morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and SAFE CARE - ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis Smithfield Road. The duty vets are: Large: Jane Sykes, Small: Chelsea support. Phone 03 364 8791 Underwood. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive. The duty Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer. vets for emergencies are: Large: Kate Foxcroft. Small: refer to CARE Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: these hours leave a message on answer-phone.

9am - 12 noon.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on (0800 787 CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for this weekend is: Rob Muir. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm.

797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

LIFELINE -

Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353

We seek a driven, enthusiastic individual to join our growing team in a ‘hands on’ Design Assistant position with the opportunity to become an intern.

The position involves drawing irrigation designs on CAD based programs, liaising regularly with clients and suppliers, organising quotes and marking out on site.

• • • • • •

The successful applicant will have: Competent computer skills Interest in agricultural industry Superb people skills Ability to work alone or as a team Good understanding of mathematics

Experience within the industry is preferred, however industry training will be provided for the right applicant.

Please phone

The Manager 307 9049

WDL – Dairy farm

WDL dairy is located 7 mins from Ashburton in Wakanui. We require two full time enthusiastic and capable people, with a willingness to learn this uniquely high input system. They should also have a passion for the dairy industry.

FORECOURT ATTENDANT REQUIRED

PERMANENT/PART-TIME POSITION Includes morning, afternoon and weekend hours Start immediately.

We require an energetic responsible person with excellent customer service skills to fill this position. Duties will include forecourt and shop service, cashier’s duties, stocking and cleaning. This person would also be required to be available to occasionally cover other staff shifts as needed.

For further enquiries phone BP 2go Ashburton 307-0167 9am – 5pm

Office Administrator 16 hrs pw Apply with covering letter and CV to: Rebekah Clement Principal principal@fairton.school.nz or 14 Fairfield Road, RD 2, Fairton 7772 Applications close 12 December 2012

Ladies Required For new escort agency in Ashburton.

Happy and relaxing work place.

Top pay.

Work your own hours.

Accommodation available.

Phone or text

021 565 126

In the first season after conversion we are milking 140 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows through a 19 aside herringbone shed.

We require people with particular skills in the following areas; - Individual cow husbandry - And operating machinery Remuneration negotiable to experience/suitability For further consideration email your cv to matt@canterburydriedfoods.co.nz or phone Matt Mobile 0276 976 924 Work 03 3023817 Applicants for this position should have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work permit, and applications will close on December 7, 2012.

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

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The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Area Sales Manager Great Southern presently have 9 stores throughout the lower halve of the South Island and have a reputation for their superior quality posts and timber.

We have an exciting career opportunity for a highly motivated person with strong interpersonal skills to join our professional and progressive team as an Area Sales Manager based at our Ashburton site The role includes management of our Ashburton site with the main focus of maintaining and developing the Great Southern retail business for the wider Ashburton area so as to maximise profitability of the existing business and identify and capture new sales opportunities.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic committed to excellence in customer service, enjoy working and contributing within a team environment and be prepared to go that extra mile.

Panel Beater or Spray Painter A full time position has become available in our Panel and Paint shop for a Panel Beater or Spray Painter The position requires • A tradesman of at least 5 years experience • Good work ethics • Have a high standard in detail and finish • To be reliable • The ability to work unsupervised • To work in a team and meet production deadlines Please send resume and cover letter to The General Manager Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd PO Box 51, Ashburton 7740 Or phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378

Apprentice Painter We require an Apprentice to join our team.

Ideal trade for the future.

Please call out to our office to fill out an application form Please visit: Bradford Painting Ltd, 70 Bremners Road, Ashburton Good skills - Equals - Good Rewards

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

SITUATIONS WANTED LOOKING for full-time work, experienced farmer.

Can do tractor driving, fencing, gardening, horticultural, lawn mowing and painting.

Great references. Phone 027-8647013 or-03 308-8742.

QUALIFIED carpenter.

Relocating from Southland, looking for full time work in the Ashburton area. Phone Phillip on 027-348-9218.

Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900

A successful sales management background and industry knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.

Persons with a positive attitude who believe that they have the ability to motivate and maintain a team environment while leading from the front should apply by e-mail or post, enclosing a current CV to: Roy Duffell Great Southern Group P.O. Box 160 Temuka E-mail: royduffell@greatsouthern.net.nz Applications remain in confidence and close on December 14, 2012

Need A New Challenge?

Used Vehicle Sales Person We require the services of a professional and energetic salesperson to join our team selling used vehicles.

As a part of the A to B Autos team, you will be an integral part of the exciting and challenging motor industry. You will be a team player who has excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering the best in customer satisfaction. We want well-presented and hard working sales people.

While motor vehicle sales experience is an advantage, persons with excellent sales records are encouraged to apply.

Remuneration is by way of a retainer plus commission and also a company car.

Availability to work rostered weekends is a requirement.

The successful applicant does not need motor vehicle sales experience, however he or she will need to be mature.

Full training will be given to the successful applicant.

If you have outstanding communication skills and the energy and commitment to achieve your potential in a supportive and fun environment, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for.

Applicants for this position must hold New Zealand residency and have a valid New Zealand work permit.

Please apply in writing to: Keith Drummond 470 West Street Ashburton 7700 Or via email to: atob@ashburton.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Building Removals Ltd We are seeking to employ an energetic, physically fit person to join our team.

Qualifications required: • Current drivers licence • HT 2 licence • Class 2 pilot licence • At least two years in the building removal trade.

Referees required, full-time, permanent position.

Please phone 308 3482

Graphic Designer Advertising Department of a daily paid newspaper We have a vacancy for a full-time Senior Graphic Designer to play an integral role in the advertising team for the Ashburton Guardian daily newspaper and other locally generated publications. Our sales people require a clever designer with flair to create successful campaign concepts for our clients. The successful candidate will not only produce accurate, quality work - they will also have the “X” factor when it comes to understanding how to attract attention and create a buying response by our readers.

The role also includes the co-ordination, design and layout of editorial and advertising for our feature publications.

The following skills are necessary: • A formal qualification in Graphic Design • Excellent verbal and written skills • The ability to multi-task easily and work well in a team • Prepared to work to tight deadlines • Always prepared to go the extra mile Applications close Tuesday, December 11, 2012 January 2013 start If you meet the above criteria, have the energy and enthusiasm to complement our professional team, please send your resume with examples of recent work detailing your skills and experience to:-

Erika Jury Advertising Director PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 or email erika.j@theguardian.co.nz

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 1, 2012

The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Wanted

Receptionist

Permanent, Part-time Vacancy 59981. Closing 09/12/12 The Ashburton Community Psychiatric Services is on the lookout for a warm, friendly face to front our reception desk on a permanent part-time basis.

Your day to day duties will include mainly front desk reception, answering telephones, Dictaphone typing and other general office duties.

The position is permanent part-time for 16 hours a week. You will work from 8:00am – 4:30pm, Thursdays and Fridays.

To find out more information, contact Heather Ewing, Recruitment Specialist, phone (03) 364 0599, email heather.ewing@cdhb.health.nz To review the full job description and submit your application, please visit our website at www.careers.cdhb.govt.nz

ADVERTISING PROOF

Legal Executive/Secretary

the right person for the job

Administration Manager Winslow Contracting Ltd is a professional and progressive agricultural contracting business based in the Mid Canterbury farming heartland. Part of the wider Winslow group of companies, our business strives to provide prompt and professional services to all our clients and we are looking for a new team member to help us in delivering this.

Reporting to the Managing Director, we are looking for a pro-active and highly organised person to provide administration support to the management team, assistance to the operational team as well as delivering excellent customer service to our growing customer base.

This position involves: ► Daily support to the management team CUSTOMER MIKE GREER HOMES PUBLISHING ► Customer service and maintaining customer records SALES REP EMOON PUBLICATION ► Invoicing work completed ► Accounts receivable and accounts payable processing DESIGNER Dcournane SECTION ► Co-ordinating marketing and promotional activities ► Personal assistant tasks forAM the Managing Director PROOFED 11/20/2012 10:27:53 SIZE

ADToIDbe successful 5013320AA in this role you will need:

21/11/12 CHRISTCHURCH PRESS EMPLOYMENT 12.00 X 2.0

FAX 1576

and PLEASE APPROVE THIS AD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NOTE THAT ANY ALTERATIONS Place your job Receptionist/Legal Support MUST BE FINALISED BY OUR MATERIAL DEADLINE. (2 roles) ads with our Cooney Silva Evatt is a leading Ashburton law firm that experienced has been established for more than 80 years. We are team looking for strong applicants to fill two permanent full Legal Executive/Senior Legal Secretary This role involves a variety of work including rural, commercial and property transactions along with a number of other matters. The successful applicant may be a qualified legal executive, or have extensive office experience, together with excellent administration skills. A high degree of initiative and the ability to work unsupervised is required.

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

phone 307 7900

Receptionist/Legal Support This role involves the provision of first class reception duties, along with quality legal and administrative support to our Staff Solicitor and one of our Directors. Because of the dual nature of the role, the ability to effectively prioritise is important.

For both roles, we are looking for top performers with the right attitude. We offer market leading levels of remuneration and excellent training opportunities, including the chance to complete formal legal executive qualifications.

Please apply in writing to our Practice Manager, Jo Preston, by email (jlp.con@cselaw.co.nz).

Based in our brand new Winslow company offices in Ashburton, you will work within a large team encompassing all Winslow businesses (Winslow Contracting, Canterbury Seed Company and Lely Center Ashburton).

We offer our staff excellent working conditions and company benefits.

No late night office admin required!!!

Auto Glazier This position is for an Auto Glazier which will lead into also learning house/commercial glass.

Continuity of work in locations throughout Canterbury.

We are the Smith & Smith authorised dealers in Ashburton; leaders in windscreen replacement and repairs.

Join the friendly team at Mike Greer Homes Ltd.

No experience is necessary as full training will be given to successful applicant If this sounds like you phone 0274 356 357 for an appointment

t: 307 7900 f: 307 7981

Contract Builders

Project Management and sub-contractor coordination by our experienced Project Management team allowing you to get on and build!!

This position requires: • Full drivers license • A passion for customer service • Good knowledge of the area • Honest and reliable

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian

James Carr, Managing Director, Winslow Contracting Ltd email: james.carr@winslowltd.co.nz.

Applications close on 30 November 2012.

full training given

Deadline 2pm prior publication day

If you know you have the qualities we need, like a challenge and would like to work for a company providing excellent service to Mid Canterbury farmers then please apply by emailing your application including your C.V. by Monday 10th December 2012 to:

Easy no hassle building work.

Range of homes to suit preference.

An interest in cars would be an advantage.

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

This full time role will require you to be dedicated to work hours of 8am until 5pm.

For further information please contact Nancy on 03-354-0166 or nancy@mikegreerhomes.co.nz

CALL US TODAY

DAIRY FARM MANAGER (Start date June 1, 2013)

Delarbe Farm Ltd is looking for an experienced Farm Manager to take on our property in Hinds, milking 630 cows with a production history of 310,000kgs/MS. All farm infrastructure and machinery is of a high standard and quality.

The applicant must have a proven track record in: • • • • • 5013320AA

time vacancies in our busy team.

► A friendly, confident personality ► Proficiency with administration of debtor and creditor accounts, and bank reconciliation ► Attention to detail and accuracy in all areas ► Good skills in planning and execution of your work ► Ability to work under pressure at times ► To be competent with Microsoft Office ► A can do attitude at all times

People management Outstanding grass management Prioritising and problem solving Leadership and mentoring Employment stability

Together with a positive attitude, strong communication skills and a passion for dairying.

In return we will offer the successful applicant: • • • • •

Top salary Incentive programme Job enjoyment and satisfaction Excellent housing and facilities A mentoring programme to further develop skills and knowledge

Delarbe Farm is part of the Rylib Group which has a sound support structure and proven track record.

Please apply in confidence to: Kelly Nicholls or email John

0272 577 575 john@rylib.co.nz

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

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Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz TRADES & SERVICES

TENDERS

Ashburton District Council

Merry Christmas from Blacklows Tradezone Ashburton

C615 – Supply, Installation, Commissioning And Maintenance Of Pay And Display Parking Units, Ashburton District 2012/2013

KIWI’S PICK OF

THE WEEK

Tenders are invited for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of 12 Pay and Display Parking Units for selected locations within the CBD area of Ashburton.

Call into Blacklows and talk to the man who knows!

XCEL-ARC

XA-MIG180K-SP

180 Amp-230 Volt MIG Welder

Documents are available from Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, P O Box 94, Ashburton 7740 - Phone (03) 307 7700, Fax (03) 308 1836. All enquiries should be directed to Joe van Noord, Customer Services Manager.

230 volt single phase. 30-180 Amp. Gas/Gasless. Euro connect torch.

Thermal overload protection.

$649 57

+ GST

FREE WELDING HELMET + BE IN THE DRAW TO WIN A FISHING TRIP

Check out all our great ideas for Dad this Christmas. Gift vouchers available.

Ashburton

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 Email blacklows@xtra.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522

Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton 7740, at 4.00 pm, Monday 17 December 2012.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

R ROUSE Operations Manager

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

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DAILY DIARY SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 9.30am-12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am - 12noon. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs old Polytech Building. 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 12.00noon. ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. Maronan Road.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.50pm (draw) WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Ricochet 1pm - 2pm, Association golf 2pm onwards. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain Philip Street.

1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 8.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.00am. ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street.

9.30am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship and Communion, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am. RAKAIA ST MARK’S Advent Sunday. Preacher Archdeacon John Day. 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Advent Sunday, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

9.30am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Good days walk and Xmas BBQ, new members welcome, ph 3086862. Mt Somers Station Track. Meet Ashburton Courthouse Baring Square.

9.30am. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Worship Service, Church lounge, Baring Square East.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

2.00pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Drawn doubles, change partners. Waireka croquet club, the domain, Philip Street.

5.00pm. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service in the Chapel “Advent”. Park Street.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre. Park Street.

MONDAY DECEMBER 3 9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am. AGE CONCERN. Ladies exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am. ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF ASSOCIATION. Xmas tournament, McKenzie trophy, subs due! Tinwald Golf Club. Frasers Road.

10.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Play Group in lounge. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.30am. AGE CONCERN. Men’s exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Walking group, walk and talk, get fit and meet new people. Meet outside the Hockey Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Multi Cultural Playgroup. at the Plunket Rooms Cameron St. 6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

6.30pm - 8.15pm. M.S.A. DANCE SECTION. Dance your favourite dance, check our notice board in the foyer for our itinerary . All welcome. M.S.A. Havelock Street.

7.00pm. ASHBURTON INDOOR VOLLEYBALL. 4-a-side competition for people of all abilities. Ashburton College Main Gym. 7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre commences this evening. All Welcome. Cnr Winter and Burnett Street Parish Centre.

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On site 11.00am, Sat 3rd November, 2012 AUCTION (unless sold prior) VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.30 - 11.15am

60's unit. Rateable Value $250,000.

Fully insulated and double glazed over burner all on a neat and tidy section. access, heat pump and eco friendly log storage, single garage with internal plan living, kitchen with plenty of Great two bedroom unit. Sunny open 1E Kermode Street WESTSIDE WEB ID AU26659

family back yard with veggie garden. area and lounge both overlook excellent Allenton shopping centre. Kitchen/dining 3 out, in great Westside street, close to home, well maintained both inside and VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.30am Immaculately presented three bedroom 18 Bathurst Street $279,000 WESTSIDE WEB ID AU26892

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VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.30 - 11.15am AUCTION (unless sold prior) 11.00am, Sat 3rd November, 2012 On site

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EASTSIDE 13 Sudbury Street Currently tenanted, as an investment or as a comfortable home this property offers up a number of options. Three WEB bedrooms, multi purpose room, sheds ID and garaging.

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WEB ID AU26175 WESTSIDE 7 Cross Street A comfortable family home with three spacious bedrooms. Large living area with heatpump. Excellent westside location with Domain and schooling nearby. Private well fenced backyard. .

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Floor A feature is the large kitchen with length windows throughout add every lotsconvenience, of electric oven with light and of course sun. With two double gas hobs and lots of cupboards. adjoining living areas and 170sqm Two in extra large bedrooms plus third is a floor space, this is no small home. double, ensuite and walk in robe.

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WEB ID AU26492 WEB ID AU26579 EASTSIDE WESTSIDE 53A Beach Road 9 Davidson Street Three bedroom sunny standalone Quiet, westside location but handy to townhouse on smaller easy care College rear and Allenton amenities. Floor section. A lovely warm home with length windows throughout add lots of internal access garaging. Now light is your and of course sun. With two chance to view. adjoining living areas and 170sqm in floor space, this is no small home.

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WEB ID AU26552 WEB ID AU25908 EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 13 Sudbury Street Unit 1 Church Street Currently tenanted, as an investment Purchase or this brand new townhouse as a comfortable home this property with two bedrooms, open plan offers up a number of options.dining/living Three area and internal access bedrooms, multi purpose room, from sheds garage. All double glazed and and garaging. fully insulated on a very sunny corner site. Inspection will impress.

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1 Paige Cudmore 2 1 to a special Happy 2nd Birthday wee girl.

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Ryan Galbraith Have a great 1st birthday little Ryan man!

Love Mum, Dad, Connor and Keeley.

Guardian FOR SALE Classifieds StAnding gRASS Phone And 307 7900 LUCERnE

Happy Birthday FOR SALE: • Much loved two bedroom bach overlooking Lake Alexandrina • Elevated site up top road in Outlet (Middle) Hut Settlement • Expansion available on existing size up to MDC rules • Tidy, comfortable lounge with wood burner for warmth • Separate kitchen with individualised water system • Internal toilet, separate shower from roomy laundry • Two reasonable sized bedrooms for sunny afternoon naps • Plenty of scope to express own personality here • Would suit ranch slider to deck for evening drinks • Plenty of off road parking • Great neighbours and settlement camaraderie

Expressions of interest over $250,000 www.braziers.co.nz Open Homes: Saturday, December 1 & 15 – 2pm-3pm Sunday, December 2 & 16 – 2pm-3pm OR by appointment December 23 - January 5 Call Tony Brazier 0274 325 503 Brazier Property Investments Limited Licensed under REAA 2008

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WEB ID AU26175 WESTSIDE 7 Cross Street A comfortable family home with three spacious bedrooms. Large living area with heatpump. Excellent westside location with Domain and schooling nearby. Private well fenced backyard. .

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WEB ID AU26045 WEB ID AU26552 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 10 Houston Place 13 Sudbury Street Spacious family room in attractive Currently tenanted, as an investment or Allenton location. Present owners as a comfortable home this property moving to townhouse, so looking offers forup a number of options. Three new owners to enjoy their much bedrooms, loved multi purpose room, sheds property. Three double bedrooms, and garaging. separate shower and bathroom.

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WEB ID AU25908 WEB ID AU25976 EASTSIDE WESTSIDE Unit 1 Church Street 7 Filey Place Purchase this brand new townhouse Our vendors have committed heart and with two bedrooms, open plansoul to this new home and will be sad dining/living area and internal access to leave but it does present a wonderful from garage. All double glazedopportunity and for the next owner. All your fully insulated on a very sunny usual cornerquality fixtures and fittings plus a site. Inspection will impress. few extras, loads of space. A must to view.

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Isla Moffett Happy 3rd birthday Isey Bear Lots and lots of love Mum, Dad, Joel, Luke and Coco.

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Freya Jemmett 5 years old on Sunday. Happy school days sweetheart!

Lots of love and hugs, Daddy, Mummy, Lucas and Rosie. xo

WESTSIDE 89 Walker Street Attractive three bedroom home with VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am unique character. Has to be seen. Located TENDER closes Friday 2nd November within the avenues. Seperate kitchen, 2012 at 4.00pm 3 seperate dining plus large sunny lounge.

Master with en suite. Double garage attached. Set in established gardens with lovely indoor/outdoor living. Just a casual 2 Murray Young stroll into town.

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WEB ID AU26175 WEB ID AU26492 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 7 Cross Street 53A Beach Road A comfortable family home with Three three bedroom sunny standalone spacious bedrooms. Large living townhouse area on smaller easy care rear with heatpump. Excellent westside section. A lovely warm home with location with Domain and schooling internal access garaging. Now is your nearby. Private well fenced backyard. chance to view. .

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THE McGREGOR NAME - TRUSTED SINCE 1953

Stephen Watson Property Consultant

Ph 03 308 6173 Fax 03 308 1525 A/H 03 307 2280 Mob 027 433 9695 248 East Street, PO Box 215, Ashburton stephen@mcgregorrealestate.co.nz www.mcgregorrealestate.co.nz

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 1, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz PLANTS & PRODUCE

StrAwBerry

2 punnets for

$5

Blueberries $3.99 punnet Loose new season rockets $2.99 kg Jazz Apples (1.5kg) $2.99 bag Pineapples $2.99ea

Health beauty connections

Specials available from 27/11 - 04/12

OPEN 7 DAYS

The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

PUBLIC NOTICES

Do you want exceptional health?

Grow younger, clean your system and lose weight for good with health and longevity

Seminar

Ashburton

Venue: St Andrews Presbyterian Church (Sinclair Centre), Corner Havelock & Park St Date: Wednesday 28th November, 2012 Time: Doors open 6.00pm. Seminar 6:30-8:30pm Cost: $20.00 (Book now - limited seats) This event is proudly hosted by Health 2000 Ashburton.

To purchase your ticket, please visit Health 2000 in The Arcade or call us on 03 308 1815.

Ashburton Arcade 308-1815 www.health2000.co.nz

mirror image SKIN

Mirror Image is pleased to present a fresh new face with a brand new passion, Ashleigh Mitchell.

Extended hours up until Christmas. Lee Anne & Ashleigh’s appointments are filling quickly.

278 Tancred Street, Ashburton

LIVESTOCK & PETS

waste

?

water

• Water your garden once every few days rather than applying a small amount of water every day. Wetting the soil surface every day encourages roots to develop at the surface, making them more vulnerable in hot dry spells and encourages moss and disease.

• Aim to water early in the morning or late evening when winds are generally light and temperatures cool.

• Target the plants or area you want to water. Position your sprinkler so that water does not land on the driveway, footpaths or patios.

• To help control where water goes, don’t water when strong winds are blowing.

• Control weeds to avoid competition for water.

• It is wasteful to apply water faster than it can soak in. Water will either pond, run off and/or wash away soil on sloping ground, or leach out nutrients. If run-off occurs, stop watering immediately. To prevent run-off, water for several short periods instead of a single longer watering.

• Using a simple timer to switch off the sprinkler is a good way to avoid over-watering the soil.

Over-watering is not only wasteful, but also makes plants more susceptible to fungus diseases and will leach out soil nutrients. You can use the timer on your stove or an inexpensive kitchen timer to remind you when to turn the sprinkler off. Alternatively a variety of timers are available that fit between the tap and the hose to control watering times.

GRAZING AVAILABLE

For further details please contact Leighton Nicol on 0274 730 815 or 03 308 2372

• Most important of all, do not lock yourself into a fixed watering schedule. Let the conditions and common sense be your guide and water only when necessary.

New Zealand owned and operated

Remember- saving water now will reduce likelihood of restrictions later

www.rurallivestock.co.nz

Place your classified advert via your sales rep.

EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

why

• Covering exposed soil around plants with a suitable mulch, like straw and grass clippings will conserve the soils moisture. Mulches help protect roots from the drying effects of sun and wind, control weed growth, and help keep the soil cool and moist.

¾ Long term for 100 Dairy Heifer Calves in Mid Canterbury – proven grazier

TEL MOB EML

Although there are no hosing restrictions yet . . .

Here are some tips to maximise your garden watering

TY • BODY • BEAU

Please phone today on 03 308 2266

Ashburton District Council

03 307 7936 021 662 884 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

For more information please contact the friendly staff in Water Services Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, PO Box 94, ASHBURTON 7740

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS PHONE 307 7900

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 1, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Rentals ¾ Belt Rd, Allenton, three bedrooms, pets neg. $330 per week ¾ Glassey Drv, Allenton, two bedrooms $270 per week ¾ Winter St, Central, two bedrooms, $270 per week

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE RENTALS 367 Burnett St Four Bedrooms Web ID AS449 $380 per week 37 River Terrace Three Bedrooms + Extra Living Area Web ID AS463 $360 per week

¾ Rolleston St, Rakaia, three bedrooms, $300 per week

52A Princes Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS458 $420 per week

¾ Racecourse Rd, Allenton, two bedrooms, rent includes phone, power, internet, sky, $450 per week

110 Thomson Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS448 $320 per week

Please call Penny at Property Brokers on 307 9491

3 Reflection Place Four Bedrooms Web ID AS460 $470 per week

¾ Grove St, Tinwald, three bedrooms $350 per week ¾ Harland St, Tinwald, three bedrooms, $335 per week ¾ Kermode St, Central, three bedrooms, pets neg. $290 per week

Please call Donna at Property Brokers on 307 9195 Website www.propertybrokers.co.nz Please see our TradeMe listings Property Brokers Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed Under the REAA 2008

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Deep Tissue Massage

For ladies. An experience of true relaxation and pampering. Professionally provided by English educated Frenchman with twenty years oriental training. Hygiene and discretion is mutual. I visit you for one - two hours by appointment.

Contact Jacques on 021 0269 3636

17 Mona Square Four Bedrooms Web ID AS461 $350 per week 8 Allens Road Two Bedrooms Web ID AS462 $270 per week 15 King Street Three Bedrooms + Sleep out with Ensuite Web ID AS464 $340 per week

References required

Alana 0274-736-825 Michelle 027-77-66-497

Better in Blue

HIRE Marquee & Event Hire Marquees Luxury Restrooms Tables, Chairs & Accessories Cutlery, Crockery & Glassware Chiller Trailer

In my world the ladies come first.

FOR SALE

landscape supplies

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Phone 03 308 8893 www.petermay.co.nz

SPECIALISED SERVICES NEED family legal aid?

Contact Everist Gilchrist Lawyers, 03-307-7441.

SPORTING NOTICES QUARTER midgets Stockcar Racing this Sunday, December 2, at Ashburton Speedway.

TRADES & SERVICES BUILDERS, carpenters bricklayers, all advertise in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc.

Ph 027-677-1952.

Your next job Your next house Your next car

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz BUSINESS WANTED, SELL

LOVE THIS BUSINESS OR YOUR MONEY BACK! If you’re looking to buy a part time business that’s got: FLEXIBILITY – to work your own hours HIGH RETURN – approx 30% ROI for a working owner SEMI PASSIVE INCOME – machines working while you sleep FINANCE – We may be able to assist you with finance And most importantly: ABSOLUTELY NO RISK - BECAUSE IT’S ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING NOW! Then you should seriously consider a Kiwikrane franchise.

Established 12 years with 130 + franchises in New Zealand and Australia If this sounds like you we’re interviewing applicants right now for this opportunity in your hometown.

The right person could be you.

To find out more call Leo or Cliff on 0800-549-457 or email sales@kiwikrane.co.nz www.kiwikrane.co.nz

TRADES & SERVICES

Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Hastings McLoed Limited 217 West Street PO Box 119 Ashburton

37 Alford Forest Road

(Aoraki Polytechnic) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wed Bible Study 7pm

Clark McLeod AREINZ, Dip R.E.

Sales Consultant/Valuer

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

CLIENTS are waiting to hear of your services in the Connections section of the Ashburton Guardian newspaper. Phone 307-7900.

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs.

Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision Roofing, phone 027-4760203.

and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

TILING. For guaranteed professional workmanship and all your tiling needs see Linton Muir at Skip 2 It Tiling, 240 Burnett Street.

Ph 308-0266, cell 027-2225432. AH ph 308-0131.

Tel DDI Fax Home Mobile

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Evangelical Presbyterian Church

10.30am Worship Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All Welcome

Minister: Rev David Bayne Ph 307 7355

03 308 8209 03 307 9183 03 308 8206 03 308 3071 027 432 2194 Email clarke@propertybrokers.co.nz

www.propertybrokers.co.nz

All Welcome

Calling all believers. Your faith will be strengthened.

WANTED

WANTED - used Ford, Belarus and Massey Ferguson tractors in any condition.

Freephone 0800-888-343.

This is Property Brokers’ Country!

We hope to see you this Sunday!

CARPET 2 YOU. For your installation and sales. Phone Mike Gill 027-491-4210.

30 years + tradesman.

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

Church Services

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Speaker: Pastor David Jensen & Misson Forward look LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

phone 307 7900 GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

Place your classified advert via your sales rep.

BRIAN TIERNAN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7907 021 836 543 brian.t@theguardian.co.nz

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 1, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

BUSINESS WANTED, SELL

FOR SALE

QUICK sale of your business in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

$230/week, very tidy 2 bedroom unit, walking distance to CBD. NO pets, references required. Phone 0274-634-006.

EDUCATION

PROPERTY INVESTORS Distance yourself from tenant and management problems.

Have your property managed independently, professionally and cost effectively. Property management is our sole focus 24/7. Call B&N Properties Ltd now, phone 021-1604565. www.bnproperties.co.nz

GRAZING

FOR SALE Exterior French doors good condition.

Trailer hubs and couplings.

Trailer axle with wheels and brake callipers.

4 - 14” mag wheels.

4 - 205 x 7014 tyres (one matching pair).

Honda XL 125 motorbike.

Outside mesh sun visor (suit older vehicle).

Phone 308 4157 Or 027 857 5005

WORK for yourself by owning your own business, advertised in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds in GET in touch with renters. the Business Sell section.

Place an advertisement in To place Classifieds phone the Guardian Classifieds. 307-7900.

Phone 307-7900.

99EXTEND your education, look to up-skill in the Education section of the Ashburton Guardian KIDZ Korner Sale. Toys and gifts include; Sylvanian Classifieds.

Families, craft kits, LEARN while you work, lots dinosaurs, tool boxes, of opportunities in the puzzles and kites and great Education section of the Christmas presents. East Ashburton Guardian.

Street. ATS supplier.

NEW qualifications extend SCOOTER’S - new and your abilities, check secondhand three and four for training courses in wheel electric scooters and the Ashburton Guardian wheel chairs. Call Fred Classifieds under Education. Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602.

THREE bedroom unit for rent. Open spacious living and dining areas. Close to town and schools. $290 a weeks. Phone Andre on 307-2217 or 0272-103-713.

TO RENT: Four bedroom ENTERTAINMENT sunny family home in Allenton. Heat-pump, HRV, two toilets. Well fenced with GARAGE SALES double garage. Short walk to DON’T miss Ashburton Allenton shops, school and Speedway this Sunday College. Pets considered. Demo Derby final round. $350 pwk, available BARGAIN hunters can find December. Phone 302-6645. treasure at Garage Sales advertised in the Guardian FOR SALE classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

1000LTR caged tanks (I.B.C.). Ideal for water, milk, spray or waste oil.

ASIAN - new, pretty, sweet, $100 each. Phone 0247-228and lovely, big busty 36DD, 1467. sexy, friendly, good service.

Phone Shirley 021-026- FIREWOOD green old man 45048. pine $130. Green poplar $80.

All 3.6m3. Phone Shane James Firewood 303-7063.

ASIAN - new, pretty, sweet, and lovely, big busty 36DD, GET in early. Dry firewood sexy, friendly, good service. $170 per load. Ph 027-439Phone Shirley 021-026- 9322.

45048.

ONE for free ‘For Sale’ classified advertisement in ATTRACTIVE and busty. No the Ashburton Guardian texting. Phone Zoe 021-023- when you buy two. – Phone 307-7900.

39-259.

GARAGE Sale. 25 Mitchell Place, Saturday, Dec 1, 7.30am - 12 noon. Art, camp beds, new duvets, linen, kids toys, games, art and craft, miscellaneous items.

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fine fine fine fine fine fine cloudy drizzle cloudy rain rain rain rain

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12:36 6:41 12:51 7:09 1:20 7:26 1:36 7:53 2:06 8:13 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 5:46 am Set 8:59 pm

Fair

Fair fishing

Set 7:38 am Rise 10:52 pm

Last quarter

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4:33 am

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Rise 5:45 am Set 9:00 pm

Fair

Fair fishing

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Set 8:34 am Rise 11:30 pm

New moon

13 Dec 9:43 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Fair fishing

Set 9:32 am

First quarter

20 Dec 6:20 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

NZ Situation

A disturbed west to northwest flow covers the country ahead of a front moving over the South Island tomorrow and the North Island on Monday. A weak ridge crosses New Zealand later on Monday and early Tuesday, followed by a second front. The front lies over the southern South Island late Tuesday with a strong northwest flow ahead, then crosses the rest of the country during Wednesday, followed by a weak ridge.

WANTED - concrete culverts 500 - 700mm. Ph 303-9826.

Mainly fine with increasing high cloud, and a few spots of rain. Gusty northwesterlies, gale in exposed places at first, gradually dying out.

167.1 9.52 10.6 100.9

Temperatures °C

Ashburton Airport

Rainfall mm

max

min grass 16 hour min

Nov 2012 total to date

12.6

Wind km/h

max gust

2.9 -0.6

0.4

97.8 744.1 SW 35

Christchurch Airport 14.3

5.1

3.3

1.8

44.4 624.0

S 50

Timaru Airport

0.9

–

0.2

60.8 595.2

S 41

Average

19.3 18.8

15.8 17.6

7.9 8.0 6.0

5.8 5.4

2

639

2

585

2

480

FZL: Above 3500m

Rain developing about the Divide in the afternoon with some heavy falls in the evening. Further east, high cloud with brief rain from afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: Gale NW, gusting 120 km/h in exposed places from afternoon .

Wind at 2000m: Gale W 80 km/h rising to severe gale 120 km/h in the afternoon.

TOMORROWFZL: 2200m in the N, 1800m in the S Rain about the Divide and scattered rain at times further east, easing to a few showers everywhere later.

Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale, easing.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale, easing.

MONDAY A few showers clearing. Light winds, but northwesterlies later.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY Mainly fine with high cloud. Northerlies.

Rain developing about the Divide, a few spots in the east. Strong or gale northwesterlies.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

A few spots of rain. Northwesterlies.

Rain about the Divide, scattered falls in the east. Strong or gale northwesterlies.

World Weather Forecast for today

cumecs

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday

Average

TOMORROW

Fine spells, a few morning showers. Northeasterlies developing.

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:30 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

Average

Warm with high cloud. A brief period of rain from afternoon. Northeasterlies, turning northwest in the afternoon and rising to gale, gusting 120 km/h in exposed places.

MONDAY

Rise 5:45 am Set 9:01 pm

Fair

STOCK - buy or sell through the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

Canterbury High Country

Source: Environment Canterbury 12:08 6:27

To tag or chop down.

Anthos Gardens, Thews Road.

Open Saturdays and after 4pm weekdays.

Phone 308-8386.

TODAY

River Levels 6

ROLLER: four wheel traction engine roller. Phone 303-6396.

Canterbury Plains

max

20 20 21 19 17 22 25 16 24 24 20 20 19

OLDER heading dog to give away. Would suit a small farm. Phone 302-6068 or 0274-440-166.

TODAY

Midnight Tonight

2

0

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian. Phone RACING bikes, buy or sell in 307-7900. the Motorcycles section of the Ashburton Guardian CAT D8 and 40 tonne Classifieds. Phone 307-7900. excavator for hire. Phone 027-474-5243.

TODAY: High cloud, brief evening rain. Gusty northwester.

ia

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing

MOTORCYCLES

Will be held Tuesday 11 December 2012 At 8pm Mania-o-roto Scout Park Chalmers Avenue All welcome.

Ashburton Forecast

TUESDAY: Mainly fine. Northerlies.

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Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

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6

Mania-o-roto District Zone Annual General Meeting

MONDAY: Early showers, then fine. Northeast develops.

AKAROA

NZ Today

Sunday

LIVESTOCK & PETS

Will be held at the clubrooms on Friday, December 7, 2012 7.30pm

Secretary, Alister Glassey.

SAVE money, by advertising your vehicle in the Guardian announcements, classifieds. Phone 307-7900. IMPORTANT share them with Mid Canterbury in WHEEL alignments at great the Guardian classifieds. Phone prices. Maximise the life 307-7900. of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns RURAL TRADING POST Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - Spacious holiday home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, heatpump, flat section with boat parking.

Close to shops. Phone 302 8028.

Annual General Meeting

RACING car parts, trade or sell them in the Motoring Section of Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

McMillan Room Menorlue Ashburton College

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TIMARU

Saturday

December 10, 2012 At 7.30pm

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Allenton Rugby Football Club (Inc)

NISSAN Laurel 1985 - 1988 wanted, any condition considered.

Don’t mind repairs or for parts. Phone 975-8199.

A.G.M.

TOMORROW: Mainly fine. Gusty northwesterlies abating.

CHRISTCHURCH

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ACTION packed speedway racing this Sunday, December 2, at 12.30pm.

RENTAL equipment, advertise yours in the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

PUBLIC NOTICES

GREAT stocks of new and used kids bikes, ready for Christmas, at McKay and Donaldson Motorcycles, 734 East Street, ring Cliff on 308-7982. www.mckayanddonaldson. co.nz

CHRISTMAS TREES

LINCOLN

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MEETINGS & EVENTS

Ashburton Gym Club

PLANTS & PRODUCE

ASHBURTON Speedway, FRUIT sells fast in Sunday, December 2, at the Ashburton Guardian 12.30pm. Come and see the classifieds. Phone 307-7900. final round of the Demo Derby.

BUYER of unwanted MOTORING animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food CAN’T find what you are 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322- 1998 HYUNDAI Sonata, excellent condition, looking for? Advertise in 7626. moderate kms, new gearbox. the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian CART and harness for sale. $3,000 or swap for a smaller classifieds, call today on Suit pony or donkey about car. Phone 308-2544 or 307-7900.

10h. $700 ono. Ph 308-6410. 021-256-4393.

DARFIELD

Ra

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work. Call and see U-Hire Ashburton, 588 East Street.

Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Sunday 8.00am-12.30pm.

Ph: 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

TWO two year old Jersey bulls for sale well grown good condition. Contact John cell phone 027-227-6075.

GRAZING

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ASHBURTON

HIRE

GARAGE Sale 8am - 12noon.

11 Queens Drive.

LAKE COLERIDGE

21

STANDING pasture available. Either to be cut and taken away, or would consider calf grazing (possible up to 200 long term.

Mayfield area.

Phone/text 0274-966-089.

MOTORING

PLANTS & PRODUCE

RANGIORA

METHVEN

LIVESTOCK & PETS

UPCOMING events and meetings in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

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Map for Saturday

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Guardian Weekend Weather

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 1, 2012

Security Value Pack

4-Tier Chrome Mobile Basket

4 window stays for aluminium & timber.

185mm Circular Saw

1200W. SKU00388289

SKU00190002/00190046 /00190091

7997

$

$

26 Piece Tool Kit

5995

16494

$

69w x 49d x 125h cm.

Kitset. SKU00916863

2998

$

4 Burner Hooded BBQ

$

Stainless steel burners. SKU00154491

219

5L Deck & Exterior Oil Stain

Greenhouse

SKU06110436

$

SKU00370888

Various colours.

SKU00885167

2998

7590

$

10L $149

Standard Decking Timber Ex 100 x 25mm. H3.2.

Grip tread. SKU00665985

1

$ 61

PER LINEAL MTR

10L Fence Finish

Water based. Various colours. SKU00301347

$

3999

4 Stroke Lawn Mower Steel deck. 40L catcher.

224 “Holiday essentials for a lot less” $

SKU00189333

MEL, TEAM MEMBER

10 Piece Steel Cushion Setting 1520 x 970mm table.

$

SKU03190970

Wooden Barrel Medium

46d x 32h cm.

SKU00189708

Stainless steel blades. SKU00312722

595

1998

SKU00300552

2

$

$ 24

$

Mighty 19 Multi Purpose Ladder

1549

$

299

10L $99

$

2400 x 1200 x 10mm.

SKU00294518

Pool & Garden Fence Panel

16

Powdercoated aluminium.

2450w x 1200h mm.

Black. SKU00298010

SKU00170298

94

129

$

$

PER SHEET

49

5 Function Oven Black glass finish.

$

SKU00165664

$

349 8

$ 98

800 X 500mm.

Various colours available. SKU00300813

399

$

40cm Pedestal Fan

$

$

14

96

2999 EACH

25 LED Camping Lantern SKU00189756

PER PANEL

SKU00305887

Memory Foam Bath Mat

All pressures.

$

1800W. 1812psi.

SKU03191078

59

Slide Shower Standard Plaster Board

Waterblaster

Folding Camp Chair

Acrylic. White. Self priming with UV barrier. SKU00308409

SKU00200693

$

2484

4L Suntuf Exterior

5.7m. Aluminium.

120kg load rating.

SKU00409735

3999

12mm x15m. Fitted with jet spray nozzle.

SKU00300468

25kg Super Strength Fastcrete

$

Premier Mate Garden Hose

500g Snail & Slug Pellets

Secateur & Snip Set

SKU04440554

24

98

Party Tent

With sides. 3 x 6m.

SKU03190687

119

$

Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but may be ordered. See in store for product availability. We reserve the right to restrict the purchase of commercial quantities. All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. Prices valid until Friday 7th December 2012 or while stocks last.

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE ASHBURTON 363 West Street, Ph 03 307 6671 TRADING HOURS Weekdays 7am-6pm Weekends & Public Holidays 8am-6pm Catalogue online at www.bunnings.co.nz

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