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By Myles Hume Mid Canterbury’s relatively trouble-free New Year’s Eve has been tarred by a group of teenagers who allegedly threw bottles at police at Lake Camp on Sunday.

With reports of well-behaved revellers partying into 2013, police say most Mid Cantabrians kept their celebrations in moderation at bars, restaurants and camping grounds throughout the district.

Sergeant Kevin McErlain, of Timaru, confirmed there had been no arrests in Mid and South Canterbury during New Year festivities and praised the public for their behaviour.

However, his praise has been marred by “half a dozen” youth who were arrested at Lake Camp on Sunday night after they allegedly hurled bottles towards police who were patrolling the area. Mr McErlain agreed their behaviour was unacceptable and the six youths had been charged and were being dealt with by Ashburton Police.

Lake Clearwater Hut Holders’ Association committee member Greg Brake said there were a lot of young people camping at Lake Camp, and he heard bottles smash during what he believed was an alcohol-fuelled rampage by the freedom campers.

“We have been saying this for years and the problem has come to a head again this year,” Mr Brake said.

He said although behaviour around the area was acceptable from what he saw on New Year’s Eve, Mr Brake believed it was time for the Ashburton District Council to take responsibility and send security to the

area over the Christmas and New Year break to deal with the swarm of teenagers.

Mr Brake was also disgusted by the mountains of rubbish the young holidaymakers left in their wake as they made their way home yesterday afternoon, saying it was becoming the norm at this time of year.

In Ashburton, Mr McErlain said police had a hassle-free New Year’s night as partygoers kept their celebrations in check. He put it down to vigilant behaviour and the liquor ban areas around Ashburton streets.

Ashburton Club and MSA manager Simon McDonnell said the club’s bottle store was heaving throughout the day and patrons filled the bar until 2am as they looked to enter 2013 with a bang.

He said it was about 50 per cent busier than the average Saturday night at the club and there was a positive vibe along Burnett Street as people piled into local bars.

Rakaia Holiday Park was in full swing on New Year’s Eve, owner Robyn Jackson saying they put on several activities for children and families who were squeezed into the camping ground.

Several Ashburton youngsters headed south to celebrate the birth of 2013, where southern police bolstered their presence with 50 more officers on the beat to cope with the sheer number of revellers.

Many Mid Cantabrians made the trip to Queenstown and Wanaka, looking to experience the night life where poor weather and swarms of people failed to tarnish the night.

Despite the constant drizzle, the Queenstown fireworks display went off without a hitch as thousands of people packed the lakeside wharf, bars and restaurants.

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Rangitata Huts put on their annual New Year’s race day in sweltering temperatures yesterday. Keen competitors Theu Newton, 9, (far right) and Bradley Isherwood, 8, (red top) surge to the finish line in a skipping race at the bach settlement.

Vying for Rangitata race day supremacy

By Myles Hume You would have been forgiven if you needed a thirst quencher or two at the Rangitata Huts yesterday.

The bach settlement held its annual New Year’s race day where 400 holidaymakers lined the freshly mown grass patch to witness the athletic talent of hutholders and campers in the area.

With soaring temperatures in the high 20s, children as young as two and bach owners as old as 60 sprinted, skipped and paced their way towards Rangitata Huts running supremacy, leaving a few of the competitors scrambling for refreshments as they crossed the finish line.

Sprint races, sack races, and a 5km run, accompanied by a few beers and soft drinks, were all part of the New

Year’s Day antics.

The popular salmon fishing settlement also took a moment to recognise the top young fisherman at the huts last season, gifting the Hayden Riley Memorial Trophy to Ashburton youngster Jake Strachan, 11, who landed a 5.4kg salmon at the river mouth.

And odds are he is in the running to win it again next year after pulling out an 11kg salmon recently.

Rangitata Huts Association president Bob Verrall said the weather played its usual part in the event which is growing in size and stature each year.

“It’s a great time for everyone to get together with the family and spend time with others,” he said.

Today, the Rangitata Huts Association will put on a cricket match for hutholders which, in typical fashion, is expected to be a close encounter.

The Guardian team wishes our readers a happy New Year

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ATTWOOD, Alison Mary – On December 29, 2012, at Christchurch Hospital, aged 87 years, dearly loved wife of the late Dudley, and treasured mother, motherin-law and grandmother of Sue, Roger, Matthew (Brisbane), Simon and Karin (Hong Kong), and Wendy, Tore, Jamie and Andreas, Christopher and Jessie (USA), sister and sister-inlaw of Jenny and Derek Drennan, Jackie and Dick Rapley, and loved Aunty Ali to her nieces and nephews. A Service for Alison will be held on FRIDAY, January 4, at 11am, in St Stephens Anglican Church, 64 Park Street, Ashburton, followed by interment in the Ashburton Cemetery.

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COPLAND, Victor Roger – Dearly loved brother-in-law of the late David and Diana and Lyn Rankin. Harley and Sue and the late Dawn Rankin, and Sandra and Bill ATTWOOD, Alison Mary – Grant.

A loved and respected On December 2012,and at Uncle of all his29,nieces Christchurch Hospital, aged nephews.

87 years, dearly loved wife of the late Dudley, and Please note all late death treasured motherMcCOSKER, Patrick notices ormother, notices sent in-law grandmother of Josephand (Joe) – office hours outside ordinary Sue, Roger, to: Matthew On 31be December 2012 peacemust emailed (Brisbane), Simon and Karin fully at Ashburton Hospital, deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz (Hong Kong), surrounded byandhisWendy, famto ensure publication.

Tore, Jamie andhusband Andreas, ily. Dearly loved of During office hours notices Christopher and Jessie Mary. Cherished father and may also be sent to: (USA), sister and sister-infather in law of Patricia and classifieds@theguardian.co.nz law Jennyand andLyndsay, Derek Ross,ofKevin Drennan, Marg and Jackie Bill, andand the Dick late Any queries please contact Rapley, and loved Aunty Ali Brian.

Adored grandfather 0800 ASHBURTON to her nieces and nephews.

A of Rose, Tessa, Lydia, Aimee, (0800-274-287).

Service for Alison will be and Emma.

Messages to held on FRIDAY, January 4, McCosker Family, C/- PO at in St Stephens Box11am, 472, Ashburton, 7740.

Anglican 64 Park In lieu of Church, flowers donations Street, Ashburton, to Ashburton branchfollowed of St. by in the John interment would be appreciated Ashburton Cemetery. and maybe left at the service.

Lamb & Hayward The funeral service for Ltd, Joe FDANZ will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy COPLAND, Victor Roger – Street, Ashburton on Friday 30/08/1930-29/12/2012.

At 4 January Beloved commencing at Ashburton. husband 11am.

Thereafter interment of Gloria.

Loved father and at the Ashburton New Lawn father-in-law of Richard and Cemetery. Recitation the Jeanette, Andrew of and Rosary will heldand at Rob the Christine, andbeMary Church Thursday at Van Rossen.

Muchevening loved and 7pm. respected grandfather of Paterson’s Vicky andFuneral Paul Services, Millar.

FDANZ, and Ashburton Stephen Roz, Anna, Rob and Megan, Daniel, Cathy and Michael, Alexandra, SCOTT, and Geoffrey Johnand – Simon Sharne, On 31 and December at Rachel Jory. 2012, Precious Ashburton Hospital, surgreat grandfather of Lukas, rounded Oliver, by his Callum, family.

Riley, Dearly loved and father, father Mikayla, Liam. in law and of Messages to Grandfather Copland family Sarah Ro, Rory, and Eva; C/P Oand Box 472, Ashburton.

Bridgit and Greg,toFlynn, and Special thanks St John, Isabel. friend ofstaff Helen.

Dr JohnLoved Guthrie and at Loved Brother and Brother Ashburton Hospital. in “In lawour of hearts Janetforever” and Ian Kingsbury. brother of A service to Loved celebrate Roger’s the Late of life will Ian. be Loved held uncle at St all his nieces and nephews.

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Messages Park Ashburton on to PO Box 472, THURSDAY 3rdAshburton, January, 7740. In lieu of commencing atflowers, 11am. donaTo be tions to by thea private New Zealand followed family Motor Neurone Association, interment. for research,Funeral would beServices apprePaterson’s ciated and maybe left at the FDANZ Ashburton service. Geoff’s funeral service will be Victor held atRoger St Johns COPLAND, – Barrhillloved Church, Barrhill on Dearly brother-in-law Friday 4 January, commencof the late David and Diana ing Lyn at 1.30pm.

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A loved and respected FDANZ, Uncle of Ashburton all his nieces and nephews.

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Jockey’s death felt by trainers

By Myles Hume The tragic death of young jockey Ashlee Mundy is rare and unfortunate part of the sport, say Ashburton trainers.

Their comments come following the death of the 26-year-old jockey, who fell from Riccarton-based horse Elleaye in race seven at a Kurow Racing Club meet on Sunday.

Mundy, who was based on the Gold Coast, fell from the horse after Elleaye’s heels clipped with another horse at the 600-metre mark, send-

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COPLAND, Victor Roger – 30/08/1930-29/12/2012.

At Ashburton. Beloved husband of Gloria. Loved father and father-in-law of Richard and Jeanette, Andrew and Christine, and Mary and Rob Van Rossen. Much loved and respected grandfather of Vicky and Paul Millar.

Stephen and Roz, Anna, Rob and Megan, Daniel, Cathy and Michael, Alexandra, Simon and Sharne, and Rachel and Jory. Precious great grandfather of Lukas, Riley, Oliver, Callum, Mikayla, and Liam.

Messages to Copland family C/- P O Box 472, Ashburton.

Special thanks to St John, Dr John Guthrie and staff at Ashburton Hospital.

“In our hearts forever” A service to celebrate Roger’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on THURSDAY 3rd January, commencing at 11am. To be followed by a private family interment.

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By Sam Morton It has been one heck of a year for health in Mid Canterbury.

Doctor shortages, flu outbreaks, meningitis scares and health hub innovations.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Add to that multiple doctor resignations in Rakaia, Ashburton Hospital angling to become the South Island training hub for rural specialists, a severe lack of funding on all health fronts and the lethal blow dealt earlier this year, resulting in the loss of the district’s surgical services.

It would be fair to say, the health industry has endured one longwinded rollercoaster.

However, it hasn’t been all doom and gloom for the public sector.

Exciting developments and an extreme likelihood of a health hub being established in Ashburton at some stage in the future creates hope and community interest.

Think back also to that glorious mobile surgical bus that comes to town once every five weeks relieving patients, across a variety of procedures – quite simply considered by some as the saviour of Mid Canterbury.

Strong heart must surely be taken in the positive and exciting future of Ashburton Hospital too, with confirmation coming a number of times that revamp plans are being considered in detail.

Operations manager Mark Newsome has always maintained the hospital will restore its surgical services in some shape or form, so it is now simply an inevitable case of when.

And of course like all GPs in Mid Canterbury, it is no secret dentists have felt the pressure this year.

Long hours has naturally become a prominent part of the territory, with most dentists hosting visits long after the 5pm chime.

It is fair to say, life after the Christchurch earthquakes has resulted in a soaring demand for health services in Mid Canterbury and until reinforcements arrive, it

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with the “freak accident”.

“The point of the matter is nothing good in life is ever talked about, it’s always about the bad stuff. We don’t have many accidents, these are good professionals riding huge horses and they are doing a wonderful job – this doesn’t happen very often, thank God. “It’s always a shock when someone is hurt and we don’t like to see it, we may be competitive but racing is a close-knit community.”

Mr McKay said Mundy was full of potential and often told his daughters to watch how “kindly” she rode

during races.

He said it was rare for fatal accidents to occur on the track, pointing out race car drivers and many other sportspeople put themselves on the line all the time.

Mr McKay was at a race meet in Waikouaiti yesterday, where Mundy’s mother left a touching message for riders, many wearing black arm bands for the seventh race.

“Her mother came and spoke and told them that Ashlee would have wanted them to ride.”

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• Scrub fire Firefighters were called to a scrub fire in Hinds yesterday morning. The Hinds Fire Brigade were called to the vegetation fire about 10am on Junction Road.

• Gang arrests Seven gang members have been arrested following an all-in brawl involving a meat cleaver, hammer and axe in Hastings yesterday. At about 1.30pm police responded to multiple calls from concerned residents when the fight, involving up to 10 people, began on the intersection of Eastbourne St and Willow Park Rd. The brawl was still in progress when police arrived.

Seven men aged between 15 and 24 were arrested and have been charged with unlawful assembly and possession of offensive weapons. A number of weapons including hammers, meat cleavers, and an axe were used.

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may be that way for some time yet.

Although more people in the community logically turns over more money for the local economy, surely our doctors and other health professionals can only take so much.

Mid Canterbury GP spokesperson Chris Ryan has pointed out the district’s GPs are ageing and has on many occasions in 2012, sounded an SOS call to their city counterparts.

Between them and limited locum cover, the GPs are doing and will continue to do a stellar job catering for thousands in our community, but as Dr Ryan says, new blood needs to be attracted to Mid Canterbury – and fast.

But how can a relatively small provincial township possibly compete with the big bucks of Australia?

Short answer – it can’t.

However the lifestyle is beginning to be noticed by many and could possibly start turning heads among the final year medical students, which should be a major intention.

Dr Ryan has also suggested establishing incentives, possibly study scholarships or financial benefits.

Perhaps balancing or even removing the demon of 24/7 after-hours care could be the answer?

This could be a major project to look at next year.

On reflection, 2012 hasn’t been the smoothest of years for anyone, least of all the health sector, but as the saying goes, it’s now all in the past, so bring on the future.

Here’s to good health in 2013 cheers!

• Fees up Prescription fees jumped from $3 to $5 a script yesterday. In last year’s Budget the Government announced it would make the first increase in prescription costs in 20 years, to fund reinvestment in the health sector in lean economic times. The Medical Association welcomed the move, saying the funding would reduce waiting times for cancer treatment and operations. However Wellington GP Nikki Turner says the price hike could stop people from picking up medication. - APNZ

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Young Jake Strachan, 11, was awarded the Hayden Riley Memorial Trophy at the Rangitata Huts yesterday, for being the top young fisherman at the settlement in 2012.

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Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson has paid tribute to an Oscar-award winning sound editor who drowned in the Waiohine River in the Wairarapa on the weekend.

Michael Alexander Hopkins was caught in a flash flood on Sunday while rafting with his wife and another man.

He drowned when he was thrown from his raft into a fast-flowing eddie.

The 53-year-old, from Greytown, had worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest films and won Academy Awards for his work on Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong.

He was also nominated for five BAFTA awards.

Sir Peter said he and his fellow producers were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of Mr Hopkins’ death.

He said many actors, directors, production and post production crew who were lucky enough to work with him would miss him deeply.

Under Mr Hopkins’ guidance New Zealand became recognised as one of the leading hubs of post production sound in the world, Sir Peter said.

Mr Hopkins was genuine, caring and warm hearted with a great sense of humour. Their collaboration dated from Braindead in 1992.

Film editor and producer Jamie Selkirk, who also won an Oscar for his work on Lord of the Rings, said he employed Mr Hopkins when he was a school leaver to run errands in his production company. But he quickly proved his aptitude in the pioneering area of cinematic sound.

Greytown man Bruce Slater, who was an experienced boatie and was called to the river at about 4pm Sunday told APNZ the group were “so unlucky”.

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underway into the death which is just the second fatal jockey fall since 2005 when teenager Sam McRae was dragged for more than 1km when his foot became trapped in the horse’s riding iron.

With some horses weighing up to 500kg and jockeys at about 50kg, Ms Hay and fellow trainer Ashburton trainer Russell McKay agreed it was always dangerous when a rider fell from their horse, especially in a racing environment.

With horse racing being a closeknit fraternity, Ms Hay said everyone was struggling to come to grips

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ing the Westport-born jockey into the path of following horses.

She was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital with critical head injuries, however her life support was turned off on Monday morning.

Ashburton trainer Jan Hay found it difficult to speak about “one of the nicest young ladies” in horse racing, who rode two of Ms Hay’s horses before her fall on Sunday, Paradise City in race one and Astrogel in race three.

“She gave them beautiful rides,” Ms Hay said.

Three separate investigations are

Baby boy dies A baby died in Auckland yesterday and police are investigating. Counties Manukau police said a 2-month-old boy died at a residential property in Manurewa.

Detective Inspector Shawn Ruatene said they had located a two-monthold child who was deceased. “We’ve arrived to find a family here, and they are very distraught and we’re just going to continue with enquiries.”

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Police investigate death in Panmure Police are appealing to members of the public for information on a man who was killed in Auckland early yesterday.

A homicide investigation was launched after a 27-year-old was found dead on Pilkington Road in Panmure.

Detective Inspector Mark Benefield said a woman phoned the police about 4am after finding the man on the street.

“We have spoken to a woman ... who initially saw the deceased and went to his assistance, but he was deceased at the time.”

Mr Benefield said police were asking any members of the public who may have seen or heard anything to contact them.

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‘It’s usually a quiet street. Nothing like this has really happened here’ - Daniel Taorei police have cordoned off an area of Pilkington Road for their investigation.

Mr Benefield confirmed a weapon was used in the incident but said police are yet to find it.

Several New Year’s Eve parties took place on the street on Monday night, but it is unclear whether the 27-year-old had attended one of them, he said.

“We’re doing an area canvas [and] speaking to neighbours and members of the public.”

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Learning from nature

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Running through mountain ranges, hiking deserts, rafting down high rise valleys and swimming with great white sharks are just some of the activities Ashburton girl Kate Wootton did as she trekked through Africa during 2012

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This year has been a rollercoaster of a year for most, but for Kate, 2012 has been anything but.

Although when she reflects on the year that was, she describes her 12 months as surreal.

And looking back at some of her feats, a surreal experience it has surely been.

The Ashburton woman has traipsed through Africa, mingled with some of the world’s most talented young explorers, trekked through the Skeleton Coast and swam with sharks.

In April, Kate was successfully selected for the first stage of an Africa Expedition.

Hundreds of applicants applied, but only a handful were given the green light for the first trial camp in Switzerland, before she was then chosen as one of only nine to experience Africa with world renowned explorer, Mike Horn.

Kate recalls many highlights during the expedition, but particularly remembers being dropped deep into the ocean in a large steel cage, surrounded by great white sharks.

She knew she was safe behind the bars, she couldn’t help but feel a slight fear creep in when she saw the sheer size of the deadly marine mammals only an arm’s length away.

But the sharks weren’t the only confrontations she had to worry about.

Hailing from little old Ashburton, she was ill-prepared for the reality of scorpions and snakes that make up the great wilderness of the outbacks in Africa.

“We knew that was the case out there, but thankfully we didn’t have any incidents. That was quite a relief really,” she said.

Trekking more than 140kms through desert, climbing Table Mountain overlooking the entire city of Cape Town, carrying out extensive press conferences and rafting through fast-flowing rapids meant there was never a dull moment on her three-week adventure.

Summarising her trip, Kate described it as incredible.

“You can’t get a better teacher than nature, everything is in place and the only thing out of place is us really,” Kate said.

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In fact, she is already gearing up for this year where she has decided to complete her Masters.

But for now, all that can wait as she is looking forward to enjoying a well earned summer break in Ashburton.

“I’m probably going to head south on a road trip and do some camping and tramping.

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ing my own country, as I have spent so long checking out other countries ... I want to show my friend (from Canada) how beautiful New Zealand is,” she said.

So is there any more travel left on the cards for Kate?

“Probably not for a while, I’ve heard the Masters is going to be full-on, so it will take quite a bit of my attention and focus for some time.

“I wouldn’t say no though, I certainly intend to see more of the world,” she said.

“It’s been a very busy year.”

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New year - a time for emotions, resolutions T

he start of the New Year can have mixed emotions for many of us.

Some may start with a sore head and for them their first New Year’s resolution will be not to indulge so much in 2013.

The start of the year for many is the opportunity to start anew with a clean slate.

Based on what we did well in the past year, but especially what did not go so well in our lives, we often make ourselves promises to try better.

Some even set themselves real targets and most of those will involve their own health and bodies, and pledges of increased exercise and trips to the gym.

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We have all heard, or editor made, semi-intoxicated resolutions on the stroke of midnight of New Year’s Eve and often we laugh them off as another mate throws his “last’’ packet of Cutting bad habits like smoking cigarettes into the bonfire. is another traditional goal for Instead of taking the mickey and this time of the year and the almost hoping for our friends to Government has tried its best to fail, maybe we should start being a encourage smokers to quit with bit more supportive and really help a significant price increase from someone in their endeavours. yesterday.

Whether it is by joining them Change is good and the start of a in the gym or just by showing an new year is a great time to get on interest and giving our friends or with those issues in our lives that family some gentle reminders or have been nagging in the back of encouragement. our minds for some time.

People that try to make changes By actually making yourself and will find it difficult, otherwise they those around you a promise that would have done it a long time ago, you will try to make some positive so any outside support will help change, it will give you a real them succeed.

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Spokesman Bruce Bassett said more than 400 smokers had been in contact throughout the day.

About 200 people had called into the service and a similar number had been in touch via email and blog, he said.

And the online messages were also being received.

“Clearly New Year’s resolutions and the [tobacco] tax increase are the things that motivate people to change.”

Mr Bassett said the organisation employed extra staff to cope over the holiday period, which is their busiest time of the year.

On a normal Tuesday, Quitline would probably receive only a third of the

calls, messages and sign-ups received yesterday, he said.

Staff are bracing themselves for Thursday - the first official day back at work after the New Year’s period.

That is the busiest day they experience, Mr Bassett said. “People get back to work and want to make a new start.”

Between 8000 and 10,000 people are expected to contact Quitline this month.

Last year, 8222 people signed up to Quitline in January, compared to 9383 in January 2011.

In 2010, only 4966 registered throughout January.

Quitline communications manager Jane MacPherson said the increase between 2010 and 2011 was likely due to the tobacco tax hikes.

“There was no tax increase in 2010.”

Yesterday also marked the first of four annual tobacco tax increases. Each year the tax will rise by 10 per cent. Treasury previously said the hikes would result in a packet of 20 cigarettes costing about $20 by 2016.

Smokers trying to come clean this year will probably find the first six months the most challenging, Ms MacPherson said.

Figures show about one-in-five Quitline clients are successful after 12 months. At six months, the quit rate is 24.2 per cent.

“That tells us it’s a really low rate of relapse between six and 12 months,” Ms MacPherson said.

About 62,500 people signed up with the Quitline service last year, she said.

Of that, 15,000 are still smoke-free.

Poll shows big support for lowering drink-drive limit Nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders support lowering the drink-drive limit although the Government says it won’t act until more research is carried out.

A Herald-DigiPoll summer survey found 65 per cent backing for cutting the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.

Research shows an average-sized adult male can consume about six alcoholic drinks in 90 minutes before hitting the current limit.

The limit has been dubbed “legal drink driving” by critics, but the Government has said it will not decide on lowering it until more research is complete.

It expects to receive data from the Ministry of Transport and a driver-simulation study from Waikato University next year.

Yesterday, national road policing manager Superintendent Carey Griffiths said he backed a reduction.

Drivers at or around the current limit were too intoxicated to drive safely, and

dropping the limit would not overly restrict most people, he said.

“For most people two drinks is well under [50mg]. It’s not about stopping people enjoying a drink, it’s about reducing the risk to everyone.”

Mr Griffiths said Ministry of Transport research showed that at the current limit, drivers aged over 30 were about 16 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than if they were sober.

At 50mg, a fatal crash is 5.8 times more likely.

Labour’s spokesman for transport safety, Iain Lees-Galloway, said the poll result was unsurprising.

“The law as it currently is allows for legal drunk driving ... New Zealanders appreciate that, and want to see the law changed.”

Mr Lees-Galloway said New Zealand’s limit was among the highest in the world. Australia, France and Germany were among countries that had a limit of 50mg.

He said research showed a marked

decrease in the number of very drunk drivers in Australia after the limit was dropped to 50mg there.

“Once they get over [50mg], they are actually too drunk to make a decision about whether or not they are sober enough to drive.”

Statistics recently released to the Herald on Sunday by the Ministry of Transport show that in the past four years, 20 people have been killed in road accidents involving drinking drivers just below the legal limit.

However, University of Canterbury senior lecturer Eric Crampton - who is researching the effects of a drop in limit - said further analysis was needed.

Sober people had serious accidents too, he said, and it was necessary to determine how many people were driving within the 50mg-80mg range, not just the number of crashes.

The Government would need to weigh the benefits of reducing the drink-drive limit with any resulting costs. - APNZ

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) There continues to be a very positive vibe to your solar landscape.

If you are a Ram who naturally thrives on acts of derring-do, you can be in your element. Yet if you find yourself returning to the grind today and there are obvious limitations or things seem flat, it would be little surprise. What you can do is think beyond this towards wider horizons.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Mercury and Neptune make a nice link for you and as the reality of the new dawn of 2013 bites, this can help you to inject your mindset with a more ethereal take. If you have had a particularly inspiring holiday period, this aspect can help you by keeping the memories burning brightly like embers within you. A constructive conversation can also cheer you.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) The Moon is in Virgo once more and though this squares your sign, you are both ruled by Mercury and both Mutable - in other words, are able to be flexible. This location for the Moon may see you quite happy to get back to some domestic normality. If things have slipped in terms of the chores, settling down to them could prove to be surprisingly therapeutic.

11 – The massed choir in action at the Schools’ Music Festival held in the Trust Event Centre.

12 – Methven Playcentre pupils, including four-year-old Lucy Markillie, celebrated the Queen’s diamond jubilee with a right royal morning tea. Co-ordinator Liz McMillan said there were lots of princesses present, as well as princes William and Harry.

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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Saturn and Pluto stay in a progressive angle for you for the next four months. If you have talents you want to harness and are keen to promote to others, this will help. Equally, a productive partnership may figure brightly.

If you need to think or talk about such plans today, you can do so with some precision, with your feet rooted to the ground.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) If you find yourself counting the financial cost of the holiday period today, it may not be a surprise to you. Of course you won’t be alone, but where you can differ is that how you spend money from now probably needs to give some kind of trade-off.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) If you are still away from work, you might find your mind wandering. This may see you think about what the holiday season has meant to you, and if there were a few bumps along the way you may need to mull these over.

Then again, that side of you which can be attentive may see you reach out to someone who is less connected to others.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You may find yourself catching up with friends today. If you are still finding your feet in this New Year, some of the resolutions that they are making can be inspiring to you and vice versa. A very solid angle between Saturn in your sign and Pluto, your co-ruler, suggests that some key parts of your world, and even thinking, may be slowly but surely evolving.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) You may be faced with a slice of reality today and may not like it very much. Try to take this in your stride for many of us will be trying to get grounded and apply ourselves to the nitty-gritty of life. You may find that there will be greater interaction with a parent, a boss or conversely someone younger.

Use a touch of your wit to lighten things.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) You more than most can comprehend the realities of life and you can use this side of yourself to settle down to any tasks or chores that confront you. Or can you? The Moon could make you a tad restless or reconnect you to any of the great ideas you heard over the holiday. With Neptune also to the fore, don’t be slow to access your imagination.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You can feel positive today and keen to get things done, and your natural gift for sensing what’s what can help you in several parts of life. Why? Well, you may not take things at face value but the upside of this is that you can see opportunities that others fail to see. In fact, any form of innovation, new trend or fashion could fascinate you right now.

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Saturn has a grim reputation but its helpful link to Pluto and to the Moon, even if briefly in the latter case, can see you more settled with your lot Pisces.

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Gulls thrive at busy river nesting site

By Susan Sandys Black billed gulls on the Ashburton River are finishing off a highly successful breeding season.

Ashburton Forest and Bird member Don Geddes said it was great to see a high survival rate among chicks, particularly following a “sick” attack on a population of the same species on the Ashley River.

An ornithologist visiting the Ashley River found 51 black billed gull chicks stoned to death earlier this week.

“You have to wonder what is wrong with our society that people get some form of pleasure out of that,” Mr Geddes said.

He said it was great to see the success of the breeding population on the Ashburton River however, where 9000 of the rare gulls were nesting in the vicinity of the State Highway 1 bridge.

They had also suffered an attack, when a four-wheel-drive motorist went onto the river and crushed eggs in November.

Mr Geddes said they had come through that well and now most of the chicks in the area had fledged.

This meant they could now fly.

However they are still being cared for by their parents and it is important to keep away from the colony as it gradually disperses.

Over the coming summer, autumn and winter months the gulls will visit Canterbury estuaries, river mouths and their feeding grounds before returning to the river to breed next spring.

Mr Geddes said considering there was such a high population of birds there, it would probably be the most successful breeding season at the State Highway 1 site in years.

“I think it’s good they have been A fledgling black billed gull on the Ashburton River this week seeks food from its mother. so successful this year.”

Mr Geddes said with their nesting site being in such a public location it had hopefully given Ashburton residents an opportunity to see the rare species in their own back yard.

“They are not just sea gulls, they are only found in New Zealand.

They are a very rare species and have the same protection status as Kiwis.”

A smaller colony of the same spefrom the team at SuperValue cies is still nesting further downstream, alongside black fronted terns, and it is important people keep away from any areas of the river with nesting birds in the summer months.

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Heavy rain ahead for holidaymakers South Island holidaymakers are being warned to keep a close watch on rising river and lake levels, with heavy rain expected to fall on an already sodden western South Island today.

Heavy rain has already forced the closure of the Milford Track in Fiordland.

Department of Conservation spokesman Ross Kerr said then track’s accommodation for independent walkers was full, and those who stayed in huts on Monday night night spent another night in them last night.

No new walkers started the trail yesterday.

It was hoped that the weather would clear enough today so that walkers could be helicoptered to safe parts of the track.

Other walking tracks in the area remained open.

MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain around the west of the South

Island until late today, with significant spillover into the Otago and Canterbury headwaters.

Environment Canterbury said up to 400mm of rain was expected along the Alpine Divide.

The heavy rainfall could cause the major alpine rivers of Canterbury to rise to potentially dangerous levels quickly.

“People are strongly advised to stay well clear of the beds of these rivers until the weekend.

“Even with the rain predicted to fall mostly in the mountains, it is still vitally important that people on the plains also stay alert, even if the weather is fine, as the rivers can still become unsafe as flood waters travels rapidly downstream,” a statement from Environment Canterbury said.

MetService said a rainfall warning had also been extended to the ranges of Buller and north-west Nelson. About 120mm of rain could fall in the region.

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The patrol ran from 7pm to 2am providing a real time snapshot of policing across Western Bay and advice to encourage safe celebrations.

The most retweeted event of the night was a car that struck a house, knocked down a tree and landed on its roof in Papamoa.

Miraculously the driver and his passenger walked away with relatively minor injuries.

Alcohol was believed to have been a factor, Area Commander Inspector Clifford Paxton said.

The majority of the other incidents attended by the ‘Tweet Beat’ were alcohol-related such as drinkdriving and disorder.

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get and were quite amazed by the response,” Mr Paxton said.

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“Policing can be a thankless task so it was good for the staff who were working last night to hear the positive feedback from the Twitter community.”

Tweets came from as far afield as the Netherlands.

Some were clearly local with comments such as “we have the coolest police in the country” and others acknowledged the tough job that the police have such as “you guys are brilliant, brave AS”.

“Tonight has proved how useful a tool social media can be for communication and we would certainly consider more virtual patrols in the future,” Mr Paxton said. - APNZ

Road toll dropping Last year New Zealand recorded its second lowest road toll in 50 years, with the deaths of young people significantly stemmed, police say.

The provisional road toll for 2012 is 306 - slightly higher then the previous year’s record low of 284 deaths.

Police figures showed fewer drivers were dying on the roads, dropping from 150 in 2011 to 135 last year.

Despite this, the number of fatal crashes had increased, up from 259 in 2011 to 265 last year.

National manager of Road Policing Superintendent Carey Griffiths said overall figures showed a downward

trend. “While low results are to be celebrated, this is still too many New Zealanders needlessly dying,” he said.

A breakdown also showed more passengers died - from 61 in 2011 to 80 in the past year.

“Of particular note is the reduced fatalities in the 15-24 year-old age group last year, which at 65 was significantly lower than 82 in 2011,” Mr Griffiths said.

“This is the lowest since records were kept on age groups.

“Police and our road safety partners have put a significant focus on young drivers, with an increased driving age and a zero blood alcohol limit.”

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The bus was traveling westbound in the left lane of Interstate 84 when it hit a concrete barrier, veered across both westbound lanes and plunged through the guardrail and down the embankment, Hastings said. Police haven’t

determined how fast the bus was going when it struck the centre barrier.

The crash occurred near a spot on the interstate called Deadman Pass, at the top of a steep, 11km descent from the Blue Mountains. That section of road is so notorious that state transportation officials published a warning for truck drivers saying it has “some of the most changeable and severe weather conditions in the Northwest.”

- AP

Colorado cannabis clubs Recreational marijuana clubs have opened in Colorado, less than a month after the state governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use.

With a reggae soundtrack and flashing disco-style lights, Club 64 in an industrial area just north of downtown Denver opened Monday afternoon, with some 200 people signed up. The opening came less than 24 hours after club organizers announced they would charge a $29.99 admission price for the bring-your-own pot club.

Two Colorado clubs were believed to be the first legal pot dens in the US. New Club 64 members were firing up bongs and exchanging hugs before the sun

set Monday, and they also planned to ring in the New Year together.

“Look at this!” an excited Chloe Villano exclaimed as the club she created over the weekend opened. “We were so scared because we didn’t want it to be crazy. But this is crazy! People want this.”

Colorado’s marijuana amendment prohibits public consumption, and smoke-free laws also appear to ban indoor smokeouts.

But Club 64 attorney Robert Corry said private pot dens are permissible because marijuana isn’t sold, nor is it food or drink.

Villano, the club owner, said the pot club would meet monthly at different locations, with the $29.99 membership fee good for only one event.

- AP

Blood clot in Clinton’s head Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage, her doctors say. They say they are confident that she will make a full recovery.

In a statement that revealed the location of the clot, Clinton’s doctors said it is in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. She is being treated with blood thinners to help dissolve the clot, the doctors said, and she will be released once the medication dose has been established.

Clinton, 65, is making excellent progress and is in good spirits, Dr. Lisa Bardack

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Clinton, who was spending a second day at a New York hospital, developed the clot after suffering a concussion earlier in December. She had fainted, fallen and struck her head at home while battling a stomach virus, her spokesman said. She has not been seen publicly since December 7.

Doctors discovered the clot Sunday while performing a follow-up exam on the concussion. She was admitted to New YorkPresbyterian Hospital.

- AP

India’s army and navy canceled New Year’s celebrations out of respect for a New Delhi student whose gang-rape and murder has set off an impassioned debate about what the nation needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

Protesters and politicians have called for tougher rape laws, major police reforms and a transformation in the way the country treats its women.

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director of the Center for Social Research.

“It will take some time, but certainly there is a beginning.”

The country remained in mourning yesterday, two days after the 23-year-old physiotherapy student died from her internal wounds in the Singapore hospital where she had been sent for emergency treatment.

Six men have been arrested and charged with murder in the December 16 attack on a New Delhi bus.

They face the death penalty if convicted, police said.

- AP

• Fiscal rescue The White House reached a New Year’s Eve accord with Senate Republicans yesterday to block acrossthe-board tax increases and spending cuts in government programs due to take effect at midnight, according to administration and Senate Democratic officials.

Without legislation, economists in and out of government had warned of a possible new recession and spike in unemployment if the economy were allowed to fall over the so-called fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts. Under the deal, taxes would remain steady for the middle class and rise at incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples — levels higher than President Barack Obama had campaigned for in his successful drive for a second term in office.

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• Record texting A record-breaking 223 million text messages are estimated to have beeped and buzzed their way across Australia as the nation marked the start of 2013 in truly digital style. Major telcos reported that their networks held up well under surging demand for text messaging and social media sites during new year celebrations, with just before midnight to 1am on January 1 the peak time for mobile phone use. “Given the demand for mobile use in Sydney, the performance of our mobile network was pleasing,” a Telstra spokesman told AAP on Tuesday.

Telstra was expecting 61 million text messages to be sent across its network over the new year period - a 17 per cent increase on last year.

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When the tour bus came to a rest, terrified passengers, most of them Koreans, looked around for their loved ones.

“Some mothers screamed to find their son or daughter,” said Jaemin Seo, a 23-year-old exchange student from Suwon, South Korea, studying in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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he first bright red strawberry heralds the start of the summer berry season.

And while the first crop of berries is over, strawberries will be back again with a vengeance this month as plants reward growers with a second crop.

While they take a lot of beating eaten fresh from the plant, or with cream, strawberries also lend themselves to being used in dishes sweet and savoury.

Creamy strawberry tart 1pkt short pasty

700 g strawberries, diced into small pieces 1T lemon juice 2 C double cream 1C milk 2 eggs 1C sugar 1 t vanilla extract or essence

• In a bowl, combine strawberries, lemon juice and 1/4 cup of sugar.

• Place in the fridge for one hour.

• After an hour, beat eggs for about two minutes until they become light and fluffy.

• Add the remaining sugar slowly.

• Then add milk and vanilla essence the same way whilst beating slowly.

• Add strawberries and beat slowly for 1 more minute.

• Place the chilled mixture into the freezer for 1 hour 30 minutes.

• Spoon the mixture into a food processor and whip for 3 minutes.

• Return the mixture to the freezer.

• Repeat this process 3 times.

Strawberry yoghurt smoothie 10 ripe strawberries, washed with stems removed 1/2 C natural yogurt 1 1/2 C of low-fat milk 1 banana 1 T of honey 4 ice cubes • Put all ingredients into a blender. Blend for about 20-30 seconds or until mixture is smooth. Serve immediately.

Filling: 250g reduced-fat cream cheese 1T honey grated zest of 1 orange 1 T orange juice 225 g ripe strawberries, quartered 1/3C blueberries 1/3C apricot jam • Roll out the pastry dough thinly on a floured surface.

Line 21 cm loose-bottomed flan tin. Chill for 30 minutes.

• Preheat the oven to 190°C. • Line the pastry case with baking paper, fill with baking beans Bake ‘blind’ for 10–15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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• Bake 5 minutes, or until the base of the pastry case is cooked through.

• Allow to cool, then carefully remove the pastry case from the tin.

• Mix together the cream cheese, honey and orange

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• Arrange the strawberries and blueberries over the surface of the filling.

• Heat the apricot jam until it is liquid and smooth.

• Brush generously over the fruit. Leave to cool and set before serving.

• The tart is best served within 1–2 hours of filling.

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Hoisin-Sesame Dressing: 1/2C vegetable oil 1/4C rice vinegar 1/4C light soy sauce 2 T sugar 1 T hoisin sauce 1T sesame seeds, toasted 1 1/2 t sesame oil 1 1/2 t Dijon mustard 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 medium shallot, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic fresh ground black pepper, to taste

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NOTICEBOARD

PLUmBOSOLvENCy OF WATER SUPPLIES

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yOUTH COUNCIL 2013

As part of Council’s compliance with the Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ), Council is required to publish the following advice from the Ministry of Health:

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Some plumbing fittings have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several hours.

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends that you flush a mugful of water from your drinking-water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings.

We are recommending this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

Stephen McKernan Director–General of Health This information is advisory only and is required to be published on a six-monthly basis. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the water services department.

A GUTHRIE Water Services manager

Pursuant to Section 19 of Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 notice is hereby given that a Restricted Fire Season has been declared from midnight Friday 21 December 2012 for the Rakaia Gorge and Ashburton Lakes areas to the Main Divide west of a line from the Rakaia River, up Hutt Stream and along the ridge to Mount Hutt thence a line to Mount Alford to Mount Somers to Mount Barrosa and the Rangitata River at Boundary Stream.

This means that the lighting of all fires in the open air without permit in the above referenced part of the Ashburton District is forbidden, with the exception of gas fired barbecues and gas cookers.

This restriction shall remain in force until further notice.

Kilworth Financial Ltd is a financial advisory service with over 40 years experience, operating from offices in Ashburton and Christchurch.

We are looking for someone who displays excellence in the following areas: • An good telephone manner • Organisational skills and a keen sense of initiative • Strong work ethic • A ‘people person’ who is a team player • Confident computer skills including MS Word and Excel We can offer you: • Excellent working conditions in modern premises • On the job and industry training • Salary commensurate with qualifications If you have these qualities and you would like the opportunity to join our team, please apply in writing including your CV and references to: The Directors Kilworth Financial Ltd PO Box 5 Ashburton Or email ashburton@kilworths.co.nz Applications close Thursday 10th January 2013

An Open Fire Season currently remains in force for the Ashburton Plains. People should be advised however that there is still a duty of care when conducting any burning in the open air, and due attention should be given to weather conditions, adequacy of fire breaks, and the patrolling/ supervision of fires until completely out, and it is requested that fires not be lit after dark.

People should also be advised that the legal liability for suppression costs associated with uncontrolled fires lie with the person lighting the fire.

Under Environment Canterbury’s Natural Resources Regional Plan rules, no outdoor burning is allowed at any time within all residential areas and industrial areas adjacent to residential areas without a resource consent from ECan.

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From a shovel load to a CONTAINERS for sale or trailer load. hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter Dobson Street West available for delivery. – Ph: 307 8302 Wilson Bulk Transport, Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Phone 308-7772.

The responsibility for maintenance is as follows: • For “localâ€? stockwater races on private property or on the property’s road frontage, these are the responsibility of the relevant property owner.

HIRE

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Contact: Paul Annear Former All Blacks Physio ACC provider

FUNCTION / party equipment available for hire.

Ph 307-0560 Marquees, tables, chairs, glasses, cutlery, cooking 306 Havelock St, equipment, heaters and Ashburton more. See U-Hire Ashburton.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.30am - 5.30pm; Sat LOST, FOUND 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. Ph: 3088061, A/h: 308-7460, FOUND - young black and www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz. white, short haired, female cat. Ph 308-3614.

MOTORING WHEEL Alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. – Phone 308-6737.

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• For “mainâ€? stockwater races and road crossings, these are the responsibility of Council.

If in doubt as to the status of a race on your property please contact Council Customer Services on 307 7700.

Draft mayfield village Plan: Our community, our future The draft Mayfield Village Plan: Our community, our future is now available for community feedback and we want to hear from you.

Two workshops were held with the Mayfield community to develop the plan. These workshops helped to confirm the goals Mayfield has for the future and the specific actions of how Mayfield will achieve those goals.

We wish to invite you to give us feedback on the draft Mayfield Village Plan.

Copies of the plan and submission forms are available at the Mayfield Udder Dairy, Ashburton District Council Offices, 5 Baring Square West and from council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz For any further information please contact the Community Planning Team on 03 307 7700 or email communityplanning@adc.govt.nz

DAILY DIARY TODAY - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd.

TOMORROW - THURSDAY - JANUARY 3 9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. Closed until 7 January.

PLANTS, PRODUCE FOR SALE - new potatoes, Osprey, Purple Passion. A Brown. Phone 308-5972.

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BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272-101-621 A/H 03-3227626.

Please attend to any requests from ranger staff to clean races in a timely way. Bylaw Enforcement Notices may be issued for races that do not comply with the maintenance requirements of the Stockwater Bylaw.

Deadline 2pm prior publication day

DRAFT PLAN

Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

CLEAN out your garage, by advertising your garage sale in the Ashburton Guardian . – Phone 307-7900.

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Council wishes to remind stockwater customers that races are to be kept clean with water flowing at all times. Throughout the year, Council water rangers closely monitor the standard of race maintenance in the network.

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Further information and application forms are available on the Council website www.ashburtondc. govt.nz or by contacting Council on 03 307 7700

Submissions on the Plan close at 5pm on 1 February 2013

WANTED

We are looking for young leaders aged 15 – 24 with energy and passion to be the voice for their peers in 2013.

Applications for the Youth Council close 15 February 2013.

RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON – Ashburton Lakes and Rakaia Gorge

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The Ashburton Youth Council is a diverse group of young leaders committed to making a difference for youth in Ashburton District.

If you would like to represent Ashburton youth in the decision making process for youth issues, build your leadership skills and help improve your community, then Ashburton Youth Council needs you.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE Call 0800 aa WOrKs (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133

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24 hour health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. ask for the

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember Crisis Team. your Community Services Card.

WEDNESDAY Dr Ryan, Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore SAFE CARE - ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis Street, will be the duty doctor for Wednesday until 8am Thursday. support. Phone 03 364 8791 he will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. no appointment necessary. surgery phone 308 3066. emergency phone until VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer.

8am Thursday 0800 700 155.

Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of METHVEN AND RAKAIA AREA - METHVENthese hours leave a message on answer-phone.

For medical attention there are drop in Clinics from 11am - 12noon and 5 - 6pm Wednesday. Phone 03 302 8105.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on (0800 787

emergency phone until 8am Thursday: 0800 700 155

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

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at ashburton hospital must have a general practitioners referral note.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free number: 0800 353 353

PHARMACIES

Phone 308 1133. saturday and sunday 10am - 4pm.

community services ART GALLERY

East Street Pharmacy, 182 East Street will be open from 10am until ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 12pm and from 6pm till 7pm on Wednesday. havelock street. Ph 308 7192. saturday 10am-1 pm; sunday 1pm – 4 pm

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and surgical): daILy, 2pm until 4pm & Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment &

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Baring square east, ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Open saturday and sunday 1pm - 4pm MATERNITY WARD — daILy, 10am - 8pm. husbands and patient’s Closed statutory holidays only. own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 TUARANGI HOME (Cameron street) — daILy, unrestricted visiting.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES ASHBURTON REST HOMES: ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE COLDSTREAM HOUSE — daILy, unrestricted visiting.

FasT POsT: Mon - Fri 6pm CAMERON COURTS — daILy, unrestricted visiting. sTandard POsT: Mon - Fri 6pm PRINCES COURT — daILy, unrestricted visiting.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES — EMERGENCY DENTIST Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm dec 31 - Jan 2 dr Justin Wall from 10am til 1pm, phone Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 308 1953 or 027 201 1193.

Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm helpline services Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rehabilitation Unit) — OPen VIsITInG.

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RASPBERRIES RANUI TAYBERRIES BLACKBERRIES 56 Tinwald Mayfield Westerfield Road Phone 308 1338 No eftpos available

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REFUSE, RECYCLABLES AND RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS The ashburton resource recovery Park and will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2012. rubbish and recycling scheduled to be collected on Tuesday, January 1 will be collected on the Monday, december 31. That scheduled to be collected on Wednesday, January 2 will be collected on Thursday, January 3 instead.

BUS DEPARTURES reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

INFORMATION CENTRES ASHBURTON — saturday 10am until 2pm. sunday CLOsed. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN — saturday and sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

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DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: all enquiries - Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER Contact (cats) andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred street. The duty vet for emergencies refer to Vetent: 10am - 2pm.

CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West street Clinic, Main road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies is: steve Williams.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr east street and smithfield road. The duty vets for emergencies are: Large: reon McMurtie, small: alex avery.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 smallbone drive. The duty vets for emergencies are: Large: nathan Back, small: Ian hodge.

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Central Tauranga fields, form and riders Central Press Features Ltd Press Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.30pm (NZT) INTERISLANDER ‘1300’ MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1300m 1 738 Apachee Taat (2) 58.5...................... L Innes 2 9P. Assertive (6) 58.5............................. T Harris 3 39x89 Doolgunna (4) 58.5............................ M Hills 4 60x0. Watt Align h (7) 58.5...................M Sweeney 5 0x Royalty (5) 57 6 824 Irish Blues (3) 56.5....................... O Bosson 7 7239x The Link h (1) 56.5......................... A Calder 8 60 Brisayus h (11) 56.5................... M D Plessis 9 507x8 Chantilly Rose h (9) 56.5.............D Johnson 10 35952 Coat du Roan (8) 55.................. M Cameron 11 5 Our Pink Diamond (10) 55...........T Thornton 2 1.05pm DOMETT TRAILERS 1300 F&M MAIDEN $7000, MDN F&M, 1300m 1 77x2 Waitoki Flower (9) 57.5.................... C Grylls 2 09x20 Hardtaluva (13) 57.5...................... V Colgan 3 49x03 Lady Eiko (2) 57.5 4 588x0 My Cracker (4) 57.5................. K Leung (a3) 5 06868 Resume (8) 57.5..............................R Jones 6 x3437 Agostini (5) 56............................... O Bosson 7 024 Hermione (12) 56.........................D Johnson 8 025 Wealth Lady (1) 56........................... L Innes 9 59 Heart Of Hearts (6) 56..................... S Spratt 10 7x More Than Sacred (10) 56.............. A Calder 11 9x0 Chardon h (16) 56......................... R Norvall 12 0x990 Saveadance (15) 56............. R Hutchings (a) 13 Screw Loose (11) 56...................M Sweeney 14 Summer Rose (3) 56................. M D Plessis 15 38x90 Third Rate Romance 57.5............ Scratched 16 56x Domestic Goddess (7) 56 17 507x8 Chantilly Rose h (14) 57.5...........T Thornton Em: Third Rate Romance, Domestic Goddess, Chantilly Rose 3 1.40pm GILMOURS TAURANGA ‘2100’ MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 40233 Juggernaut Rock (16) 58.5........ M Cameron

2 02924 Even Better (15) 58.5.....................J Waddell 3 8428x Andrassy (12) 58.5....................... O Bosson 4 0x009 Borntobeking h (6) 58.5...............T Thornton 5 383 Undertheradar (8) 57..................M Coleman 6 5x634 I’ve Got Faith (2) 56.5...................... S Spratt 7 50345 Kept In Style b (5) 56.5...................... M Hills 8 x5464 Kakahu Nell (4) 56.5.........S Shirahama (a2) 9 005 Astana (14) 56.5............................M Tanaka 10 0x099 Champagne Girl (13) 56.5...........C Lammas 11 093 Duchessofcambridge (3) 55........... V Colgan 12 7373 Picture Perfect (11) 55.............. A Taylor (a3) 13 0x903 Rise And Fall (9) 55......................... C Grylls 14 x0399 Natassja Kinski (7) 55..................D Johnson 15 080x0 Solyn (1) 56.5 16 000 Granada (10) 58.5 4 2.15pm MILLS REEF WINERY STARS UNDER THE STARS-27 JAN $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 x7005 Roddick 58.................................... Scratched 2 70040 Stingray (5) 58.................................. L Innes 3 4x503 Mrs Neat (6) 56.5...........................J Waddell 4 41035 Istilane th (1) 56.5...................... M D Plessis 5 6x827 Rockonby mh (3) 56...................... R Norvall 6 6x654 Bon Genie (9) 55.5........................ V Colgan 7 80x73 Roydon (7) 55.5.................. J Whiteside (a3) 8 64902 Straight Furrow m (10) 55.5............. C Grylls 9 65676 Steel (4) 54.5....................... R Hutchings (a) 10 78946 Torque It (8) 54.......................... M Cameron 11 8x970 Okcoral (2) 54 5 2.50pm NEW WORLD MOUNT MAUNGANUI ‘1300’ RATING 65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1300m 1 7x712 Goyescas (3) 59.................................. S Dye 2 x5344 Melody Celebre (8) 59 3 5x716 Miss Mimo (5) 58.5...................... D Johnson 4 0x228 My Blossom Lady (4) 58.5............... T Harris 5 22901 Parvati (7) 56.5.................... R Hutchings (a) 6 1 Sacred Point td (2) 56.5.................... L Innes 7 0835x Belorussiya (1) 56.5.....................C Lammas 8 x570x Commie Star t (6) 56.5............... L Satherley

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16. Sea Major th (9) 56.................... M D Plessis

6 3.25pm NEW WORLD SUMMER CUP $15,000, 1400m

1 9x743 Alegrio tdm (2) 59.5................. D Turner (a4) 2 623x9 Stupendous d (3) 57.5.....................R Jones 3 x1111 Mosse (4) 55.5...............................J Waddell 4 34364 Rough Odds (1) 54.5........................ L Innes 5 78830 Trapiche (6) 54........................... M D Plessis 6 x6830 Cool Storm (8) 54............................ S Spratt 7 40576 Cosabella dm (9) 54....................D Johnson 8 08007 Fastnfree td (5) 54.......................C Lammas 9 16x15 One Above d (7) 54......................... C Grylls 10 24607 Happy Man 54.............................. Scratched 7 4.00pm STEWART BROWNE GROUP ‘1300’ RATING 75 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1300m 1 21x24 Jubilate (10) 59...........................M Coleman 2 x0326 Eightlives t (9) 58.........................D Johnson 3 63153 Agent Ziva (5) 57............................. M Wenn 4 62x33 Sans Souci m (6) 57 5 43x06 Tale To Tell (1) 57....................... M D Plessis 6 29x42 Heat Blast m (2) 56........................J Waddell 7 611x So Wotif (3) 55.5............................. A Calder 8 0x524 Matimba h (11) 54.5....................C Lammas 9 x7260 Street Party (8) 54..................... M Cameron 10 4650x Thatz It td (4) 54.............................. C Grylls 11 38607 Wainui Prince tmh (7) 54.............T Thornton 8 4.35pm NEW WORLD GATE PA ‘1600’ RATING 75 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 79x34 Mons Calpe (5) 59.......................T Thornton 2 6x340 Master Zenno td (15) 58..................N Harris 3 31358 Nine Pin d (11) 58............................. L Innes 4 33x09 Leadership td (4) 57.5.......... M Cheung (a4) 5 0x011 He Sure Is (2) 57 6 6x241 Ididit d (13) 56.................................. C Grylls 7 50x17 Princess Kyoto d (6) 56.............. L Satherley 8 32x15 Darci’s Gold tb (1) 55.5.............. M Cameron 9 24607 Happy Man (8) 55.5.......................J Waddell 10 61943 Ohope Prince th (7) 55...............M Sweeney 11 16x10 Mapmaker b (9) 54.5..................... V Colgan 12 92655 Day Walker (12) 54.5................. M D Plessis

13 x0830 Wine’nsoda (3) 54............................ S Spratt 14 18106 Wing Naprayer tm (10) 54 15 47221 Gardez La Foi tdh (14) 54.............. A Calder 9 5.10pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION ‘1600’ MDN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 393x0 Soldier’s Leap (12) 58.5................. V Colgan 2 4 La Hoya (15) 58.5......................... O Bosson 3 4 Just Bolting (1) 57...................... M D Plessis 4 7 Typhoon (5) 57................................. C Grylls 5 896 View From The Top (17) 57... M McNab (a1) 6 St Remy (3) 57 7 46202 Emma’s Choice (21) 56.5................ S Spratt 8 225x4 Ribbony Rose (6) 56.5.................C Lammas 9 0x308 Toppick (14) 56.5 10 546x0 Miss Indy (10) 56.5............. J Whiteside (a3) 11 96 Rocket Queen (18) 56.5.................... M Hills 12 5903 Revolutionary (9) 55......................J Waddell 13 854. Passionate (13) 55.......................T Thornton 14 74 Rompers (16) 55 15 0 Jagersfontein (11) 55...................D Johnson 16 Port Elizabeth (2) 55.................. M Cameron 17 Notuagain (4) 58.5 18 78 Johnny Bravo 58.5........................ Scratched 19 90 Don Gallardo (19) 58.5 20 00. Lucky Spirit (7) 58.5 21 0x0x Joyful Spirit (8) 58.5 22 50x8 Cardon Boy (20) 58.5 -

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SELECTIONS Race 1: Irish Blues, Apachee Taat, Our Pink Diamond Race 2: Waitoki Flower, Wealth Lady, Heart Of Hearts, Hermione Race 3: Undertheradar, Juggernaut Rock, Andrassy, Kakahu Nell Race 4: Bon Genie, Stingray, Torque It, Istilane, Roydon Race 5: Goyescas, Sacred Point, Sea Major, My Blossom Lady Race 6: Mosse, Alegrio, Cosabella, Stupendous, Rough Odds Race 7: Jubilate, So Wotif, Heat Blast, Eightlives, Agent Ziva Race 8: Ididit, Mapmaker, Master Zenno, Nine Pin, Darci’s Gold Race 9: Just Bolting, La Hoya, Soldier’s Leap, Emma’s Choice

Central Otago fields, form and drivers

Central Otago Trotting Club Inc Venue: Omakau Racecourse Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number : 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.09pm MCLARENS TRANSPORT/WEDDERBURN TAVERN TROT $6000, 3yo+ non winners, stand, 2600m 1 000x Mississippi Dream (1) fr.................D Gordon 2 5 Veecewah (2) fr................................. A Milne 3 96064 Face Value (3) fr................. B Williamson (J) 4 70xD8 So King (4) fr................................B Norman 5 Earl Mountbatten (5) fr 6 55 Sappy’s Brite Star (6) fr................ C Buchan 7 88000 Queen Mary fr............................... Scratched 8 Countess Pippa (7) fr................. B Munro (J) 9 80266 Infusion (8) fr..................................A Armour 10 Zachary Smith (9) fr 11 x2433 Maidofdiamonds (10) fr..................K Barclay 12 48279 Dragon Lady (U1) fr...................... R Holmes 13 0 John The Fib (U2) fr............M Williamson (J) 14 2000x Galleons Triumph (U3) fr 15 08 Experiment (U4) fr 16 3x2 Nickelson (U5) fr...................... N Williamson Emergencies: Mississippi Dream, Queen Mary 2 12.40pm GALLAGHER FAMILY GOLD CUP 3YO MBL PACE $6500, 3yo non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 Galactic Galleon (1) fr........................J Dunn 2 Whynotedna (2) fr............................... G Lee 3 56504 Fabulous Abbey (3) fr.....................P Hunter 4 2x Moonlight Gambler (4) fr................. K Barron 5 Jaccka Art (5) fr 6 477x Marshal Dale (6) fr................... N Williamson 7 5x0 Matai Bryan (7) fr.............................. A Milne 8 Central Seven (8) fr.......................... D Dunn 9 26 Levels Legacy (9) fr............M Williamson (J) 10 7x32 Lucky Getaway (21) fr....................A Armour

11 2 Sonova Gun (22) fr 12 0 Cossack (23) fr.................................P Davis 3 1.15pm OMAKAU AUTO CENTRE/GLASS EARTH MINING $6500, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2600m 1 07658 Kardinya (1) fr................................T Holland 2 Double Oh Seven (2) fr 3 335x2 Kate Stephanie (3) fr........................ D Dunn 4 4 Super Caesar (4) fr 5 3x300 Seaview Gold (5) fr 6 Franco Tiago (6) fr................... C D Thornley 7 87x69 Manchester Tom (7) fr............M Prendergast 8 Somnio Denario (8) fr...................T Williams 9 53467 Farmer Dons (9) fr............................ A Milne 4 1.50pm BECKER TRANSPORT/MCINTYRE FLANNERY & TAIT HCP TROT $7500, 1 to 3 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 13224 Yankee One (1) fr................M Williamson (J) 2 94x18 Winfield Dougall (2) fr........................A Beck 3 65952 John Henry Galleon (3) fr 4 3132x Waitoto Express (4) fr 5 87x00 Holdon Toyaspurs (5) fr 6 10842 Trade Me Now (6) fr 7 50000 Sophistication (7) fr........................ M Tapper 8 x7253 Southland Reflector (8) fr............. C Buchan 9 00637 Moon Countess (9) fr.......................... G Lee 10 98889 The Doctor (U1) fr.............................P Davis 11 96315 Amy’s Invasion (1) 10........... M Hjalmarsson 12 00x40 Spencer Gore (2) 10................ N Williamson 5 2.25pm CRITERION SPORTS & CULTURE CLUB MOBILE PACE $9000, 4yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 Lucca Franco (1) fr.................. C D Thornley 2 052 The Witch Doctor (2) fr............ N Williamson 3 07 Sunset Franco (3) fr...................... S McNally 4 44235 Not Sure (4) fr.....................M Williamson (J) 5 415 Willys Boy (5) fr.............................T Williams

tV1 6.00 60 Minute Makeover.

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7.00 Going Going Gone. (G,

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eVeNING

MORNING

7.30 The Rich List. (G, R, T) 8.30 Infomercial.

9.00 Dancing On Ice. (G, R,

T)

Infomercial.

Mucking In. (G, R, T) Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. (G, R, T) 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents US. (PGR, T) 2.55 60 Minute Makeover.

11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30

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tV3

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Pajanimals.

(G, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R, T) 11.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, R, T) 12.00 The Celebrity Apprentice.

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R, T)

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Border Security. (G, R, T) Officers suspect a transgender passenger is planning to work in the sex industry.

7.30 Unsung Heroes. (PGR,

6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 6.30 Spin City. (G, R, T) 7.00 2 Broke Girls. (PGR, R, T) Max tries to pass off her cupcakes as kosher when she and Caroline serve them at a boy’s Bar Mitzvah.

7.30 FILM: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl.

T)

8.00 Recruits Paramedics.

(G, T) Blake soon discovers childbirth is well out of his comfort zone.

8.30 Alcatraz. (AO, T) For the first time, an Alcatraz guard reappears.

9.30 Criminal Minds. (AO, R, 10.30 Kath And Kim. (PGR, R,

T)

11.05 Prime Suspect. (AO, T) 12.00 24 Hours In A&E. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.25 Our World: The Edge of the Earth. 2.30 My Country India. 3.00 BBC News.

3.30 World Business. 3.45 Sport Today. 4.00 BBC News. 4.30 HARDtalk. 5.00 BBC News. 5.05 Believer’s Voice. (R) 5.35 Te Karere.

Spongebob. (G, R, T) Zeke & Luther. (G, R, T) Pair Of Kings. (G, T) Horace. (G, R) America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids. (G,

5.30 Last Man Standing. (G, R, T) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart does publicity for Mike’s store.

11.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 Best Of The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

(G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.25 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.35 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 3.45 What’s Up Warthogs. (G, R) 4.10 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 That ‘70s Show. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PGR, R)

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

(PG)

7.15 7.40 8.05 8.50

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9.40 The Rundown. (M) 11.35 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Celebration 2012. (M) 2.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.50 Monk. (PG) 3.40 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 4.05 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 4.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG)

5.00 Hooters Dream Girl Special.

6.35 6.50 8.20 9.55 11.50 1.40 3.10 4.40 6.10

8.30

(M)

6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG)

6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 8.30 Replicant. (18) 10.30 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 USA. (PG) 2.15 Monk. (PG) 3.05 CSI: Miami.

(M) 3.55 Replicant. (18) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(G)

7.30 Glee. (PGR, R) While Mr. Schuester and Coach Beiste work to make peace between the glee club and football team, Sue devises a risky strategy to win the cheerleading Nationals.

8.30 FILM: For Richer Or Poorer. (1997, AO, R) Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Michael Lerner. An affluent, bickering couple pretend to be Amish farmers to hide from the tax department.

10.45 Life Unexpected. (AO, R) 11.35 Entertainment Tonight. (G)

Cash Cab USA. (PG) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) Monk. (PG) Criss Angel Mindfreak Special.

(PG)

sky sPORt 2 sky sPORt 1 6.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 14.

Semi-finals. Replay.

9.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 15 Final. Live.

12.00 The Dirt.

1.00 A-League Highlights Show.

1.30 Soccer. A-League. Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Replay.

3.30 Basketball. NBL. Cairns Taipans v NZ Breakers. Replay.

5.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 6.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 15 Final. Replay.

9.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 1st Test Day One Morning Session. From Newlands, Cape Town. Live.

11.35 ICC Cricket 360.

12.05 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 1st Test Day One Afternoon Session. From Newlands, Cape Town. Live.

5.00 Hammerhead MMA Warzone.

Episode 2.

6.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Southampton v Arsenal. Live.

8.30 Soccer. English Premier League.

Wigan Athletics v Manchester United.

Delayed.

10.30 Lawn Bowls. New Zealand Open.

Womens Triples.

12.00 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

12.30 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

1.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Manchester City v Stoke City. Replay.

3.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Southampton v Arsenal. Replay.

5.00 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League.

Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers.

From Blundstone Arena, Hobart.

Replay.

8.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League.

Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. Live.

12.30 The Cricket Show.

1.00 Tennis. ASB Classic Womens International. Day Three. Match Of The Day. From ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland.

2.30 Tennis. ASB Classic Womens International. Day Three. Match Of The Night. From ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland.

4.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Wigan Athletics v Manchester United.

Replay.

ACROSS 7. Wanderer (5) 8. By now (7) 9. Complaint (7) 10. Danger (5) 12. Impoliteness (10) 15. Priceless (10) 18. Vats (5) 19. Prop (7) 21. Weakened (3-4) 22. Wrath (5)

10.05 11.35 1.05 2.35

Across: 1 Cowardice; 8 Eon; 9 Disgraceful; 11 Surpl 12 Racer; 13 Prince; 15 Female; 17 Ruler; 18 Imprint; Common sense; 22 Sue; 23 Concerned.

Down: 2 Obi; 3 Rural; 4 Incise; 5 Enforce; 6 Delectatio 7 Incorrect; 10 Strait-laced; 11 Supervise; 14 Ceram 16 Disown; 19 Passé; 21 See.

Making Of Safe House. (2012, M).

A Family Thanksgiving. (2010, PG) Flicka 3: Best Friends. (2012, G) Safe House. (2012, M) Friends With Benefits. (2011, 16) Tooth Fairy 2. (2012, G) Larry the Cable Guy. Turn The Beat Around. (2010, PG) Romina D’Ugo, David Giuntoli.

True Justice: Lethal Justice. (2011, M) Steven Seagal.

Warrior. (2011, M) Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte. An ex-Marine returns home to enlist the help of his father to train for the biggest winner takes all mixed martial arts tournament.

The Darkest Hour. (2011, M) Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby. Five young people find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.

Love, Wedding, Marriage. (2011, PG) Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz.

Madso’s War. (2010, 16) Matthew Marsden, Kevin Chapman.

It Waits. (2005, 16) Cerina Vincent, Dominic Zamprogna.

Biography: George Clooney. (2009,

PG).

3.25 True Justice: Lethal Justice. (2011, M) Steven Seagal.

4.55 Turn The Beat Around. (2010, PG) Romina D’Ugo, David Giuntoli.

DIsCOVeRy Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Secrets Of. (PG) Mighty Planes. (PG) First Week In. (M) Evil, I. (M) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) River Monsters Goes Tribal. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) After The Catch. (PG) Gamblers. The captains discuss their strategies for dealing with the red crab quota and the brutal ice. Keith comes face to face with his most disgruntled Greenhorn yet.

8.30 Inside The Catch: Near Death.

6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.00 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 7.30

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9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) One Last Shove.

I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Most Evil. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Inside The Catch: Near Death. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M)

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

DOWN 1. Opponent (10) 2. Odour (5) 3. Border (4) 4. Badinage (6) 5. Motion (8) 6. Obstruction (7) 11. Writings (10) 13. Chimera (8) 14. Nightfall (7) 16. Away (6) 17. Uneven (5) 20. Design (4)

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FOUR 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) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (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, R) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

4.30 Tennis. (G) ASB Classic. Day Two. Highlights.

5.30 Prime News.

11.10 Numb3rs. (AO, T) A geneticist’s daughter is kidnapped and suspicion falls on the girl’s unstable mother.

12.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Bayless Conley. (G)

Across: 8 Fickle; 10 Contain; 11 Talon; 12 Loll; Across:7 Parity; 1 Realm; 4 Sceptic; 8 Cookery; 9 Chair; 10 13Idea; Genus; 17 Manly; 18 23 Accurate; Disgust; 2417 11 Entrance; 13 Hole; Ever; 22 14 Rebus; Clue; 16 Breeze; 25Irate; Bazaar.

Lean; 20 21 Enlarge; 22 Numbers; 23 Wrest.

Down: 2 Wrangle; 3 Stray;3 4Mien; Wistful; 5 Skulk;5 Down:1 1Speckle; Recrimination; 2 Abode; 4 Spying; 6 Encircle; Being; 9 Interlude; 14 Capsize; 15 Jocular; 16 Venture; 6 Trainee; 7 Correspondent; 12 Reprieve; 13 19Exclaim; Bribe; 20 15Ebbed; Stress;21 18Oscar.

Eerie; 19 Slow.

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days to discover a new approach to family life.

3.30 The Late Show With David Letterman.

7.00 Best Of QI. (PGR, R) 7.30 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) Bear continues his adventures in the wilds of Alaska.

8.30 The Great British Bake Off. (G) This week the remaining five have to impress with their dessert skills.

9.30 FILM: City Slickers.

(1991, AO, R) Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern.

Three city men take a cattle-driving holiday through the American desert.

ACROSS DOWN ACROSS DOWN 1.7.Faint-heartedness 2.1.Japanese Dot (7) sash (3) Equality (6) 3.2.Rustic (5)(7) Dispute 8.(9) Inconsistent (6) 8.10.Epoch (3) 4.

Cut (6) 3. Wander (5) Hold (7) 9.11.Shameful 5.4.Oblige Sadly (7) pensive (7) Claw (5) (11) 11.

Extra (7) 6.

Delight 5. Lurk (5)(11) 12. Sprawl (4) 12.

(5) 7.6.Wrong (9) (5) Existence 13.Runner Class (5) 13.

Monarch (6) 10.

Puritanical 9. Break (9) (6-5) 17. Virile (5) 15.

11.

14.Oversee Overturn(9) (7) 18.Feminine Gap (4) (6) 17.

(5) (5) 14. pottery(7) (7) 15.InJesting 22.Governor Picture puzzle 18.

(7)(7) 16.

16.Renounce Dare (7) (6) 23.Engrave Repulsion 20.

Nous (6,5) 19.

Outmoded 19. Sop (5) (5) 24. Zephyr (6) 22.

Prosecute (3) 21.

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TV2, 7.30pm Johnny Depp is unmissable as a half-drunk, half-mad pirate in this (G) high-seas thriller. His boat has 1.00 Best Of The Crowd been seized by the evil Barbossa Goes Wild. (G, R) (Geoffrey Rush), whose crew have 1.30 America’s Got Talent. been turned into living skeletons (PGR, R) 2.30 Wife Swap USA. (PGR, by a curse. Volunteering to help R) Two US couples with Depp get his vessel back is Orlando different outlooks ©veryCentral Press Features Bloom. A terrific yarn. exchange wives for ten

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush. A young man joins forces with an infamous pirate to rescue the daughter of a local governor.

R, T)

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6.00 3 News.

7.00 Road Cops. (PGR, R, T) The Armed Offenders Squad surround a man’s house after he throws a knife at a passing driver.

7.30 The Block Australia.

(PGR) Scott sets a 24 Hour challenge in association with The Builders App. 8.30 FILM: Cast Away.

(2000, PGR, R) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Lari White, Michael Forest. A workaholic executive is stranded on a deserted tropical island after a plane crash.

(2003, PGR, R, T)

11.50 Sensing Murder. (AO, R) 1.15 Infomercials. 2.15 Greek.

(PGR, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercial.

7.30 Tennis. (G) ASB Classic.

Day Two. Highlights.

8.30 Home Shopping.

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7.30 Chelsea New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker.

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6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 Bondi Vet. (G, R) 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

8.30 Infomercials. (G) 10.30 Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 Terra Nova. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Royal Pains. (PGR) 2.00 White Collar. (PGR) 3.00 The Real Housewives Of New York City. (PGR) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.10 Special Agent Oso. (G,

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3.55 Te Karere. (T) Te Karere brings you key events and stories of interest to Maori.

4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat.

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E Swain 9 4.45pm FLOORING XTRA MOBILE PACE $9000, 2 to ACROSS DOWN 11 x6372 Shadoogie (22) fr....................S Walkinshaw 4 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2600m (13)Dunn 1. Province (5) 1 67416 Ultra Shok1.(1)Countercharge 6 3.00pm OMAKAU COMMERICAL HOTEL FFA MOBILE fr................................D TROT $10,000, 2 or more wins ffa mob. trot, 2600m fr.............................P Davis 2. (2) Home (5) 4. mobile, Doubter (7) 2 19606 Alta Capone 1 11072 Murcielargo (1) fr................M8.

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MOVIe GReats 6.30 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere With Dominic Bowden.

(2012, PG).

7.00 Panic Room. (2002, 16) Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart.

8.50 The Lake House. (2006, M) Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock.

10.30 The Fabulous Baker Boys. (1990, M) Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer.

12.25 Van Helsing. (2004, M) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale.

2.35 Panic Room. (2002, 16) Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart.

4.30 Doom. (2005, 16) Karl Urban, The Rock.

6.15 Rain Man. (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise. Barry Levinson’s Oscarwinning film about a voyage of discovery for an ambitious yuppie and his autistic brother after the death of their father.

8.30 A Knight’s Tale. (2001, M) Heath Ledger. Take a ride with a young squire on a quest to change his stars, win the heart of a fair maiden and rock the medieval world.

10.45 Hostel. (2006, 18) Jay Hernandez.

12.20 Biography: Mickey Rourke. (2009,

PG).

1.15 Doom. (2005, 16) Karl Urban, The Rock.

3.00 Rain Man. (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman.

5.10 A Knight’s Tale. (2001, M)

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HOWZAT!! 2012 was a big year of sport in Mid Canterbury and this week we rewind to see what the Guardian photographers captured throughout the year.

Left, top: Tamsin Franco was the leader of the pack during race seven of the Chertsey Trotting Club workouts at the Ashburton Raceway.

Richard Hewson watches the progress of a shot during the Tinwald Golf Club’s nine hole ambrose tournament.

Methven A’s Sally Williams and College B’s Sophie Congdon are caught in a tussle for the ball during Methven A’s 50-15 win in senior A netball.

Bottom left: Chris Protheroe smoking up the Street Sprints during the drifting demo.

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Above: Sasha Arnold, 5, of the Wakanui Wackers works on her stick control at the first day of fun stick hockey.

RIght, top: Connor Galbraith with his Arsenal team-mate Josh Bellew do battle at the Fun Football and First Kicks programme.

Right: second from top: Hampstead’s Isoa Korowake dives in for a try in the first half against Southbridge.

Right, above: Phillip Wilkinson peels out of the starting block in his Oldsmobile in the Ashburton Car Club’s standing quarter mile sprint along Winslow-Willowby road on Saturday.

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Right: Mid Canterbury’s Sophie Ness plays a forehand during the Country Zone trIal on Sunday.

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RACING SPORT Wairarapa RC fields, form, riders Wairarapa RC Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 2 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.51pm MCKENZIES’S ELECTRICAL/RE SOLUTIONS 2200 R75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2200m 1 6x013 Floaisha td (6) 59............................ J Riddell 2 00422 Sadlers Rock b (4) 59...................... K Myers 3 11333 Angel Mine tdb (1) 58.................... H Tinsley 4 36x44 Valley Of Pentire (7) 56.5.............. L Allpress 5 18030 Good One Glady m (2) 56........B Grylls (a3) 6 40x81 Lady Platinum t (5) 55.5................. J Parkes 7 27612 Kindacool (3) 54.............................D Bradley 2 2.01pm B&B CONTRACTING MAIDEN 3YO $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 62. Benzini b (6) 57.5........................... J Riddell 2 0x74 Corporal Lincoln (1) 57.5................. K Myers 3 4 Stamen (4) 57.5 4 x6437 Dragon Beauty (3) 55.5................ L Allpress 5 6 Aplomb (8) 55.5................................K Smith 6 6 Skywards b (7) 55.5....................... H Tinsley 7 Puff (5) 55.5.................................... J Parkes 8 St’ruth (2) 55.5...............................D Bradley 3 2.36pm CARFINANCE.CO.NZ 1300 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1300m 1 84368 Exceeding A Dream (4) 58.5........ L Allpress 2 4 Mr Woohoo (7) 58.5..........................K Smith 3 x0x96 Armani Code (3) 58.5...................... K Myers 4 22843 Sunseka (1) 56.5............................ J Riddell 5 4. La Clairette (2) 56.5........................ J Parkes 6 Alicia (8) 56.5................................. H Tinsley 7 97080 Ambitious Beauty (6) 56.5..............D Walker 8 MacKenzie (5) 56.5......................R Hannam 4 3.11pm MARQUIS HOTEL CARTERTON 1250 RAT-

ING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1250m 1 27282 Basildon Bond t (3) 59.................C Dell (a2) 2 x2130 Floral Scent t (2) 56.........................D Walsh

Darryl Bradley rides Kindacool in the first on the card at Tauherenikau

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5 55817 Quin Bay d (1) 57......................... L Allpress 6 319 Miss Serena d (6) 56.5................C Dell (a2) 7 21x70 Irish Dream (9) 56.......................... H Tinsley 8 x6950 Kevildo m (8) 55.5........................B Lammas 9 35484 Lady Shannon (5) 54.5................R Hannam 8 5.31pm QUALITY DEMOLITION & CONTRACTING (2011) LTD MDN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 7390x Lieutenant Lincoln (8) 58.5..........R Hannam 2 40549 Mibachelorboy (6) 58.5................ B Lammas 3 x0356 Waive The Rules (7) 58.5............. L Allpress 4 0x556 Just Call Me Blue (4) 58.5............. H Tinsley 5 89 Ruger (9) 58.5..............................C Dell (a2) 6 x6635 Saniani (2) 56.5.............................. J Parkes 7 85446 Lajuca (3) 56.5................................. K Myers 8 Fantazi (10) 56.5.............................D Walker 9 0x880 Madam Zenno (11) 56.5..................D Walsh 10 x9680 Sunday’s News (5) 56.5.................. J Riddell 11 x6437 Dragon Beauty (1) 55 Blinkers on : Ashburn Lane (R6), Quin Bay (R7), Waive The Rules (R8) Blinkers off : Lakota (R7), Madam Zenno (R8) Winkers on : Lakota (R7), Madam Zenno (R8) Winkers off : Floral Scent (R4), Quin Bay (R7) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Sadlers Rock, Good One Glady, Lady Platinum, Floaisha Race 2: Skywards, Corporal Lincoln, Benzini, Dragon Beauty Race 3: Sunseka, Mr Woohoo, La Clairette, Exceeding A Dream Race 4: Basildon Bond, Delirium, Edensong, Floral Scent Race 5: Rebound, Wolverhampton, Sarah Jane, Wee Jean Race 6: Anagram, Jerrico, Jakob Gambino, That’sourexcuse Race 7: Irish Dream, Dal Dantrix, Lakota, Miss Serena Race 8: Saniani, Dragon Beauty, Mibachelorboy, Sunday’s News

Wanganui greyhound fields, form Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.58pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 4344 Your On Fire nwtd....................... B Johnston 2 65742 Working Camarade nwtd............... D Donlon 3 577 Puppet Master nwtd....................R N Maisey 4 525 Golden Elle nwtd..........................J McArthur 5 666 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 6 Billy Holmes nwtd..........................J Harland 7 68777 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 8 8x Winsome Extra nwtd..................J McInerney 9 867 Liquorice Whip nwtd..................J McInerney 10 7775 Alamein Eel nwtd.................................J Udy 2 1.32pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 1 8744 Working Polar nwtd........................ D Donlon 2 66524 Cluain Meala nwtd...................... B Johnston

John McInerney heads to Wanganui with a big team today to keep up his winning strike rate

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1 25215 Homebush Julie 18.55.............. S Gommans 2 38163 Another Gunna 18.31................J McInerney 3 53143 Working Waikato 18.23.................. D Donlon 4 26274 Belfast Skertz nwtd H &.......................Taylor 5 34244 Homebush Anabel 18.12.................. C Clark 6 42F21 Tanybryn 18.18 L &............................. Morris 7 63535 All In All nwtd.......................................J Udy 8 51213 Go Fern Go 17.83........................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 27634 Random Act 17.80...................... S Drysdale 10 573Fx Te Popo Joe 18.03 B G &............... S Denby 7 4.28pm GARY ROSS DECORATOR C1 C1, 305m 1 82752 Sedgebrook Skite 18.19......................F Kite 2 62457 Rebel Joe nwtd................................. A Clark 3 24122 Run Mischief Run 18.13..............A Turnwald 4 22413 Working Working 17.76.................. D Donlon 5 31225 Shaga Banga Bang nwtd B G &..... S Denby 6 44572 Pegson Fire nwtd H &..........................Taylor 7 35641 Cawbourne Brooke 18.14..........J McInerney 8 66262 Ronray Cruiser nwtd.............. R M Bannister 9 33728 Homebush Esme nwtd...............J McInerney 10 55583 Mister Whisker 17.69...................J McArthur 8 5.03pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 24433 Opawa Miata nwtd...........................S Maher 2 613 Sheza Terror..........................................nwtd 3 64874 Big Girl Welshy 30.23................J McInerney 4 65425 Botany Molly nwtd......................J McInerney 5 22480 Rijeka nwtd....................................M Gowan 6 7823F Thrilling Cloud nwtd.................T McCracken 7 21225 Squeezer nwtd..................................G Quirk 8 7F741 Viohlay 30.67....................................T Agent Emergencies: 9 55566 Petrol Voucher 30.34........................M Olden 10 x5666 Libbylicious 31.27.............................T Agent 9 5.38pm MICKEY’S SUPER LIQUOR C1 C1, 305m 1 18224 Mr. Reece nwtd................................... R Udy 2 58453 Gunna Excite 18.03 L &...................... Morris 3 23x12 Run Kayla Run 18.12 F &...............Turnwald 4 12876 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 5 35655 Home Brewer 17.86..........................G Quirk

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Radwanska breezes into Auckland second round Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska has breezed into the second round of the ASB Classic tennis tournament with a straight-sets win over former champion Greta Arn. Radwanska, the Polish world No.4, defeated her Hungarian opponent 6-2 6-2 in 75 minutes in Auckland yesterday.

Arn, the 2011 champion, had a reprieve into the main draw after losing her final qualifying match on Monday.

The withdrawal of Radwanska’s original opponent, Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic, because of a wrist injury allowed Arn in as the “lucky loser”.

But she was outclassed by

6 22384 Blair Ninety 17.97 B G &................ S Denby 7 45423 Fawn Allegro 18.08..........................P Knight 8 57722 El Maestro nwtd H &............................Taylor 9 84826 Back At Ya 17.75............................M Gowan 10 15682 Hey You 18.10.....................................W Kite 10 5.58pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 C1, 520m 1 177T7 Opawa Chance nwtd.................J McInerney 2 46527 Cawbourne Tilly nwtd.................J McInerney 3 7x613 Time Fraud nwtd F &......................Turnwald 4 54472 Mac Tan nwtd B &......................... G Atwood 5 64655 Thrilling News nwtd..............................J Udy 6 28532 Lucylicious 30.79..............................T Agent 7 63345 Rollem Up Joany 31.07.............J McInerney 8 74564 Regal Step 31.00........................ B Hodgson Emergencies: 9 24548 Bullabakanka 30.54 U &............. McCracken 10 77547 Darby Lane nwtd L &.......................... Morris 11 6.18pm BROAD ROOFING C1 C1, 305m 1 22112 Time’s Up 18.04 B G &................... S Denby 2 52622 Smidged nwtd...................................G Quirk 3 33413 Sedgebrook Lad 18.06........................F Kite 4 71354 Thrilling Abra nwtd............................. L Bliek 5 88254 Cyclone Six 18.00 B &.................. G Atwood 6 58786 Homebush Kelly 17.82...................... C Clark 7 53432 Aversion nwtd H &...............................Taylor 8 x1433 Where’s Chicken 18.14 F &............Turnwald 9 33728 Homebush Esme nwtd...............J McInerney 10 86663 Tui Hotlips nwtd......................... S Gommans 12 6.39pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 46252 Kezz 17.97...............................T McCracken 2 26152 Stevie’s Magic 18.28...........................W Kite 3 13325 Pick The Tip nwtd............................ D Voyce 4 22153 Easy Silence 18.00....................J McInerney 5 38447 Homebush Gwen 17.87.................... C Clark 6 44554 Kazillion 17.89...................................D Edlin 7 241 Miss Foxy Minx 18.08 B G &.......... S Denby 8 58254 Scarilicious nwtd L &.......................... Morris 9 53755 Kurohara nwtd B G &...................... S Denby 10 5344x Miss Moet nwtd.............................P Blanche LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Radwanska, who showed precision and variety of shot to move her around court.

Two breaks of serve gave Radwanska the opening set. The pair traded breaks early in the second, before Radwanska broke again in a marathon game five, which ended with an Arn double fault.

Radwanska broke once more in game seven and then served out the match with an ace.

In the next round, she will meet unseeded Romanian Simona Halep, against whom she has a 2-0 record.

Earlier, the tournament lost a third seed with the retirement of Romanian Sorana Cirstea because of a viral illness.

Cirstea, the fifth seed, had dropped the first set to Britain’s Heather Watson 6-3 when she retired.

An interested spectator was Judy Murray, the British Fed Cup captain and mother of men’s world No.3 Andy Murray.

On day one, defending champion and fourth seed Zhang Jie of China and American seventh seed Christina McHale were both upset.

In other first-round matches on Tuesday, No.6 seed Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan beat Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 6-3 6-2, while unseeded Swiss Romina Oprandi downed Thai qualifier Nudnida Luangnam 6-0 6-2.

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Team confident Clarke will play test

By Ben Horne

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Opener Ed Cowan says Australia are preparing for the third test against Sri Lanka believing captain Michael Clarke is certain to play.

Clarke has been troubled by a hamstring injury since the first test in Hobart and plugged on to play the second test in Melbourne last week, scoring a century.

Clarke was put through his paces by physio Alex Kountouris at the SCG yesterday, two days out from the Sydney test, and seemed to have

no problem completing the fitness session which included running and walking exercises.

Cowan was confident Clarke would lead the team into battle as Australia attempt to secure a clean-sweep of the series and send Mike Hussey into test retirement a winner.

“I think everyone is assuming Michael’s playing,” said Cowan.

“He’s certainly much better than he was two days out from the Melbourne Test and we saw what happened there so I think he’s right to go mentally.

“Physically I imagine he’ll get up for the test match and we saw just

another example of mind over matter or mind over body last test when he batted so beautifully but didn’t look inhibited in any way.

“It was a pretty inspirational innings I thought considering where he’d come from.” Cowan admitted there was a risk Australia could let their guard slip leading into a dead-rubber.

However, the left-hander says they were desperate to avoid complacency and had discussed that as a team.

“We have spoken at some length about our determination to make sure we win this series 3-0,” he said.

- AAP

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turns at No 1 but there’s a determination to make this tenure in possession of the International Cricket Council’s gold and silver mace longer than the last, short period.

“Now there’s a real sense of care, there’s an amazing team spirit and we’re looking forward to what’s lying ahead in 2013.

“We believe if we can come through this year with very solid performances we have a chance to dominate for the next four or five years around the world.”

It’s a big call, but there’s no shortage of self-belief in the South African camp.

They have the world’s best pace attack in Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander, a strong and deep batting lineup and catch and field like demons.

There is a desire to start as they mean to carry on, which could be grim news for New Zealand.

The last time they played at Cape Town, de Villiers made 160 not out, Jacques Kallis 224 and Alviro Peterson 109.

“We play really well here,” de Villiers said.

“There is a good sense of confidence when we play at Newlands.

It’s almost like we free up and express our skills.

“But it’s our first [test] game in a while so we really have to pull together. It’s important to get that glue and do the basics well in the first two days.”

Which sounds a lot like getting straight back down to business.

- APNZ

By David Leggat South Africa have New Zealand in their sights as a means of starting what they hope could extend into a top-of-the-world reign for years to come.

They’ll start the New Year as the world’s No 1 test side on the back of their 2-0 series win in England a few months ago and they reinforced that with their recent 1-0 series win over Australia.

Even a drawn series against No 8-ranked New Zealand will be enough to keep Graeme Smith’s team top of the pile. But that outcome is not part of the plan.

The first test starting tomorrow is South Africa’s first at home since beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, also at Newlands, last January.

Since then, they have won away series against New Zealand, England and Australia – nine tests producing four wins and five draws.

After New Zealand, they host Pakistan in February-March, travel to Sri Lanka and have an away series against Pakistan, most likely in the United Arab Emirates, and are home to India next season.

That’s likely to total 11 tests.

“We sat down and looked at everything that’s happened in the last year, what’s coming up this year, what we can achieve and where we want to go,” senior batsman AB de Villiers said.

“Last time we got to the No 1 spot we threw it away like it didn’t matter [in 2009].”

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Ashburton youngster Luke Rhodes gained quite a following as he signed up as the youngest rider at the New Year’s Day meeting at the Tinwald Velodrome yesterday. The five-year-old went toe-to-toe with 30 other keen riders, who competed in various age group races throughout the day. Race organiser Donald Sutton said the meet was in its fourth year after it was created to allow riders to keep up their fitness over the summer break. Riders from as far as Invercargill competed, along with Sarah Maw of Melbourne, who was on holiday in the area and decided to don the lycra. Ashburton riders Josh Connor and Sam Cullimore featured highly in their respective races, while Christchurch’s Andrew Ward showed his cycling strength at the Tinwald track.

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By David Leggat New Zealand’s 28th test captain steps out for his first toss in charge of the national side tomorrow night.

So what qualities will Brendon McCullum, in his 71st test, bring to the role?

The expectation is he’ll be prepared to gamble, won’t let situations drift, and will try to approach the job with a positive mindset.

Whether that is a recipe to make a strong fist of the job, and lift New Zealand’s overall situation as eighth-best test nation out of nine, remains to be seen. But McCullum is likely to want to try to do things his way, starting with the biggest challenge in the game, against the world’s best side in their back yard.

In a sense, McCullum, who replaced Ross Taylor at the end of New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka last month, has little to lose.

Which is not to say events in this potentially most gruelling of series won’t go into the overall end-of-summer assessment of his

performance in the job.

In fact, it might give McCullum encouragement to take some risks, on the basis that going through the motions isn’t going to be anything like enough to put any sort of squeeze on the South Africans.

Experienced allrounder James Franklin has played all but two of his 30 tests alongside McCullum.

“He’s quite aggressive with his field placements and brand of cricket,” Franklin said.

“I don’t think with Brendon you’re always going to get run-of-the-mill field placings.

He’s very detailed with bowlers on different placements. He’s always looking to try things out just to break up the norm.

“We all know the way he plays himself. He likes to impose himself on the opposition.

He’s got his own brand of playing cricket and I think he certainly brings that to the captaincy.”

McCullum is squaring off against the most experienced captain in test history, Graeme Smith, who has overseen 45 victories in 97 matches in charge.

Franklin insists that won’t faze the new guy at the helm.

It’s also worth remembering McCullum’s manager is Stephen Fleming, who led New Zealand in more tests than anyone, and who successfully got under Smith’s skin when they clashed in New Zealand in 2004.

“He won’t be daunted by coming up against Smith,” said Franklin. “Smith has got a hell of a record but what Brendon will worry about is the team and trying to get best out of us in terms getting into a position to win.”

New Zealand’s most successful test captains • Geoff Howarth (1980-85): tests 30, wins 11, 36.6 per cent • Stephen Fleming (1997-06): tests 80, wins 28, 35 per cent • Jeremy Coney (1984-87): tests 15, wins 5, 33.3 per cent • Ross Taylor (2011-12): tests 13, wins 4, 30.76 per cent • John Wright (1988-90): tests 14, wins 3, 21.42 per cent - APNZ

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Rain with heavy falls near the foothills, but only a few spots further east. Blustery northwesterlies, gale gusting 120 km/h inland.

Rain spreading everywhere from afternoon, and squally thunderstorms with hail possible as winds change strong southerly.

Morning rain easing to a few showers.

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Heavy rain and squally thunderstorms, easing to showers from the south during the afternoon and evening. Snow level lowering to 1200 metres.

Wind at 1000m: Severe gale NW 90 km/h, easing in the afternoon, turning SW 40 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 120 km/h, easing in the afternoon, turning W 50 km/h in the evening.

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A few showers and increasing fine spells.

Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h in exposed places.

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