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WHO SHOULD LEAD? Ashburton could be heading for an all-time To gauge public support for the person the low return rate when community believes should lead the Ashburton it comes to votes cast District as mayor for the next three years, the in this year’s local body Guardian is running an online poll. Guardian readers elections. can log on to www.guardianonline.co.nz to cast a vote With just over a week for their choice from the three mayoral candidates: remaining until election day (October 12), just Russell Ellis Angus McKay Don McLeod 17.9 per cent of ballot papers have been completed and sent back to the returning officer.

At the same time in the 2010 election, 32.1 per cent of papers had been returned. they could also suggest a significant And that low return rate is worrying the district’s three amount of apathy, he said.

“You worry that the fewer people mayoral candidates.

Sitting mayor Angus McKay said who vote the lesser the mandate the it was important for the district that people who get in will feel they have.”

Taking the time to vote in the year’s people took the time and the interest to vote. “This is not just about individ- local body elections was one of the ual candidates, it’s important for the most important things a person could do for the future health of their disdistrict,” he said.

He suggests some people may be put trict, candidate Russell Ellis said.

“That you vote is more important off voting because of the Auckland address on the ballot paper envelope, than whichever way you vote, particubut while papers might be counted in larly for the mayoralty,” he said.

Ballot papers must reach the returnAuckland it was still very much a local ing officer no later than noon on Ocelection, Mr McKay said.

Candidate Don McLeod said that tober 12. They should be in the mail low voter numbers could suggest by October 9 to reach the Auckland satisfaction with the status quo, but returning office on time.

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Donald Trump (left) is considering buying New York’s Plum Island. The real estate mogul and television reality star says he would consider purchasing the island off the east coast of Long Island. The US government has announced plans to sell the 341-hectare island. It plans to move an animal disease laboratory from there to a facility being built in Kansas. In an interview, Trump said he had yet to study what he might do with the island if he were to purchase it.

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The United Nations says that about one out of eight of the world’s people suffered chronic hunger over the past two years.

Three UN food agencies say in a new report that about 842 million people did not get enough food in the 2011 to 2013 period. That is a slight improvement from the last study done in 2010-2012 when 868 million people were found to be hungry.

The UN World Food Program, the Food and Agricultural Organisation and the international Fund for Agricultural Development say that most hunger was in poorer nations.

A Simpsons character voiced by an Emmy-winning actor is going to be killed off. Al Jean, executive producer of the longrunning show, has told reporters that writers are “working on a script where a character will pass away”. He would not reveal which character would die. However, he said the actor who voiced the character had won an Emmy for the role. “We are doing this story for the same reason we do all others - we think it has a good emotional through line,” he said. Jean said the death episode would air in mid-to-late 2014.

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UK’s sexiest stars British actors Benedict Cumberbatch (right) and ex-Harry Potter star Emma Watson have been named the world’s sexiest film stars, according to British movie fans. Australian stars Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman also rated mentions in the poll conducted by Empire magazine, although no Aussie women made it into its Top 10. Watson, 23, triumphed over US actresses Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Angelina Jolie in the survey of more than 50,000 movie fans. Cumberbatch, 37, was followed by fellow British actors Tom Hiddleston and Man Of Steel’s Henry Cavill in the top three.

Canadian Ryan Gosling was fourth, with Robert Downey Jr in fifth place.

Ellis hangs up his hat Marc Ellis yesterday announced on the MoreFM Breakfast show he hosts with Hayley Holt and Stu Tolan that he will be leaving the station to spend more time with his young family. “After two years with More the time has come for me to enjoy more time with my little family,” he said. “Sofia and Tomas are starting to remember things now, so I want them enjoying Daddy at home in the morning and full of energy. Waking up at 5.15am and working a full day after the show is pretty intense”. Ellis said he would miss the MoreFM team.

Ellis’ last day on air will be October 30.

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Policy could become fact of life

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One-way door policies might be controversial, but unless there is overwhelming public opposition, they could be a fact of life for late night bar patrons in Ashburton.

The policy features strongly in the Ashburton District Council’s draft local alcohol policy (LAP), a document developed by

a working party that included district councillors, council staff, licensees, police and health representatives.

Rather than adopt the national liquor policy as its default mechanism, the council opted to develop a community policy that would reflect community need and community concern.

It was driven by the desire to minimise harm from alcohol and

a key factor was tidying up late night issues around drunkeness.

The one-way door policy is seen as key in stopping intoxicated people wandering the street and bar hopping late at night.

It would see bars remain open until 3am but stop new patrons entering after 1am.

This would ensure patrons who left a premise could not re-

enter that premise or another that night.

The policy was implemented in Christchurch in 2006 but was not well supported by licensees.

It was reintroduced in 2008.

It gained higher buy-in and continued until the February 2011 earthquake.

Experience in other areas where a one-way door policy has been imposed is that a vis-

ible police presence, particularly at peak times around the beginning of the lock-out period and at the end of trade, is required.

Blenheim has adopted the one-way door policy and one is also on the drawing board for Nelson.

The policy has been used in Australia where it was known as a ‘lockdown’ but has largely been rejected.

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Bartenders at Kelly’s Café Bar and the Devon Tavern reckon they’ve got what it takes to deliver the goods when it comes to delivering the perfect pint, and both bars have entered the competition, now in its fifth year.

Patience is a virtue in the art of Guinness pouring, because it takes a few minutes, but for devotees of the “dark stuff ” it’s well worth the wait.

A successful “pour” relies on holding the glass at just the right angle, 45 degrees to be precise, straightening slowly while pouring until it is ¾ full. Next comes the “surge” – where the beverage settles, and is “finished” with a creamy head.

Guinness will hunt the nation for those bartenders who live and breathe the two-part pour, surge and friendly service that make drinking Guinness such an exquisite experience.

This year, punters can also play a role simply visit participating pubs and ordering a pint of Guinness.

Grab a scorecard from the bartender rate your Guinness experience.

Finalists will be selected to compete in four regional finals and the cream of the crop will make it through to the national finals in November.

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In brief Chance to reminisce Ashburton High School merged with Ashburton Hakatere College in 1965 to form Ashburton College, but the old pupils of those two schools still gather to reminisce.

In October past pupils of Ashburton High School will be gathering at the Ashburton Golf Club for a lunch and organiser Margaret Cullimore is hoping for a large turnout. While regular reunions are held in Christchurch and a number of class reunions are held each year, it has been a long time since an Ashburton-based reunion was held, Mrs Cullimore said. Ex-students wanting to attend the reunion, to be held at 11.30am on October 20 should contact Mrs Cullimore on 3084298

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Domestic violence Ashburton police attended a domestic violence incident on Monday.

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When it comes to musical theatre in Ashburton it can’t get much better than 120-plus years of combined experience.

And that and more is what Margaret Jackson, Jenny Beach and Susan Spencer bring to a show they have created from scratch to raise money for the Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s catering arm.

The trio have spent decades on stage, behind stage and on the directors and choreographers podium during countless Ashburton Operatic and Variety Theatre show.

In the past few years they’ve also joined forces to turn on a

■ Magic Moments is on stage in the Ashburton Event Centre at 1.30pm and 7.30pm on October 22 and at 7.30pm on October 23. range of toe tapping, audience pleasing shows of their own.

This year they’ve gone all out with a 28-strong cast and ninepiece band production called Magic Moments.

The show is a journey in music and dance through the 1950s and 1960s.

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Event centre manager Roger Farr said it was a great windfall to have a group prepared to give their time to stage a show where it would be the recipient of profits.

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Not guilty plea Three men accused of the attempted murder of two Kawerau men have pleaded not guilty.

Name suppression was yesterday lifted for Derek Maynard Savage, 52, Deuce Derrick Junior Rua Savage, 21, and Terere Kiwaho McDonald, 29, when they appeared in the High Court at Tauranga.

The three men are charged in relation to a double shooting at a property on River Road in Kawerau on September 13. They appeared before Justice Graham Lang via video link. Justice Lang remanded the trio in custody for a case review on November 20 where the men’s attendance is excused.

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A man’s body and a bicycle have been recovered from a Blenheim creek yesterday. The find was made shortly after 11am by a member of the public in the Riverlands area. Police are investigating how the man came to be in the water. “At this stage they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the death,” a spokeswoman said. “The person has been formally identified however the name will not be released until next of kin have been advised.”

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It’s a show the three women have been working on since November with rehearsals now down to fine tuning.

All three are life members of Variety Theatre and decided to call on singers and dancers from past shows to secure their cast for Magic Moments.

And when the shoulder tapping started, they were delighted to find no one turned them down, Mrs Spencer said.

For the event centre the show will be a winner.

It’s low budget, the hard work is being done by volunteers and apart from overheads it will be all pure profit, she said.

“We’ve put in thousands of hours. It’s hard work but it’s

A Christchurch man was arrested in Ashburton on Monday. It is alleged the man assaulted a person in Christchurch before police found and arrested him in Ashburton.

Claimants battling ACC for entitlements say its $4.9 billion surplus is “ridiculous” and “obscene” given how difficult it has made it for New Zealanders to obtain compensation.

But the Accident Compensation Corporation, which boasts it is in its “best shape ever”, says the money will underpin big investments in improving its systems and services following a series of privacy blunders.

Chairwoman Paula Rebstock said the net surplus was $3.6 billion ahead of budget and would allow the corporation to reduce the deficit between its assets and the life-

time cost of every claim on its books from $7.2 billion to $2.3 billion.

Chief executive Scott Pickering said the corporation had surpassed its budget because investment returns on its $24.6 billion reserves were $920 million better than expected, higher interest rates reduced the current value of the future cost of claims by $1.2 billion and improved rehabilitation services reduced estimated future costs by $1.2 billion.

ACC Futures Coalition spokeswoman Hazel Armstrong said that while the corporation was financially well managed, “what they haven’t been doing for a few years now is investing in claimants”.

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he key suspect in an aggravated bank robbery in central Auckland on Tuesday is still on the run.

A BNZ bank branch on lower Queen Street in Auckland was robbed of between $100 and $500 in the heist about 10.20am.

A CCTV image of a Caucasian man, thought to be in his 50s, who police believe committed the robbery was issued on Tuesday, however Detective Sergeant Nina Pedersen said he had not yet been apprehended. An investigation into the robbery and the suspect’s identity was continuing, she said.

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Urgent demolition of hotel The earthquake-damaged Copthorne Hotel in Christchurch, which collapsed at the weekend, has been issued with an urgent demolition notice.

Demolition workers ran for their lives when the 10-storey central city tower collapsed on Saturday afternoon.

The floors pancaked on top

of each other, leaving two outside walls standing. Nobody was injured.

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) yesterday issued its owners with a section 38 notice in order to speed up the removal of the site’s remaining structure.

The Ministry of Business,

Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has halted work on the Colombo St site while it investigates Saturday’s unexpected collapse.

The owners have up to 10 days to submit a plan to remove the hazard and make the site safe.

MBIE and Cera will work

with the site owners and their contractors to review the demolition methodology, a statement said yesterday.

If it is approved by Cera engineers, MBIE will in turn lift its prohibition notice, allowing the demolition work to begin as soon as the owner’s contractor is able.

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Quality key to recycling By sue NewmaN

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China’s new green fence policy on recyclable materials is hitting many recycling businesses around New Zealand, Ashburton recycling expert Sheryl Stivens says.

Many of the country’s recycling depots are looking at growing mountains of plastics that are failing the quality test for export to China and that has everything to do with the poor quality of the material rather than market demand, Mrs Stivens said.

“A lot of places collect their recyclables in wheelie bins and then they’re mechanically sorted. That leads to contamination.

Material is being rejected as dirty. In Ashburton our material is collected and then hand sorted and that’s the key. It’s taken to Christchurch and sorted into specific grades.”

Timaru and Dunedin have hundreds of tonnes of plastics for recycling stockpiled because China has refused to accept material it says is contaminated.

Ashburton material collected at the Mastagard site is still finding ready acceptance in that market because it is delivered sorted and it is delivered clean, Mrs Stivens said.

The refusal of China to accept less than high quality plastics for recycling was a timely reminder to everyone in the recycling chain about the need for quality, and that went from households washing material before putting in the recycling bin to recycling centres sorting material by hand, she said.

“China is tightening up and improving its quality controls.

The market has changed and it’s important now to be able to deliver what it requires. It is no longer a market you can drop crud into; you now need to meet that market’s criteria.”

Meeting the quality criteria that was now a hallmark of international recyclers and hand sorting was the best way to do that, Mrs Stivens said.

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Laura (left) and Caitlin McSorley check out some of the books by Margaret Mahy that will be donated to new entrants at Ashburton primary schools next year with Rotary Club of Ashburton president elect John Leadley and charitable trust chair John Driscoll (right).

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Books for new school entrants New entrants at the Ashburton District’s primary schools will receive a special birthday present next year.

As part of its Books for Babies project, the Rotary Club of Ashburton will give a new book to each new school entrant who was born in the Ashburton District.

The books project is part of Rotary’s drive to support literacy and it is funded through the club’s charitable trust from the proceeds of this year’s Bookarama, held last week.

Six Margaret Mahy titles have been chosen for the programme including Jam, The Boy with two Shadows, A

Summery Saturday Morning and other favourites.

The 600 books, which will all carry a label noting the Rotary Club of Ashburton as donor, will be distributed to the district’s primary schools during term four of this year ready for gifting to 2014’s new entrants.

Hundreds of teachers chasing jobs

By Nicholas JoNes Hundreds of teachers are out of work as graduates fight for vacancies which can attract as many as 100 applications each.

A new Ministry of Education report on teacher supply shows jobs remain hard to come by.

Aucklander Rebecca Young, 40, has been looking throughout the country for a primary school job since graduating in May last year. At least 40 of her graduating class were in the same position, she said.

“I get letters that say my CV is fantastic, but it is just the high volume of applicants. I got a letter the other day saying I was one of 100, so it has come down a little bit, from 140 or 150.”

Ms Young is now looking overseas after sending in more than 80 applications for primary school posts.

However, both the Government and an education school say the situation has improved, and further relief is on the horizon as population growth increases the need for teachers.

The 2013 Monitoring Teacher Supply report, released on Tuesday, provides a snapshot of vacancies in schools at the start of term 1.

There were 220.5 full-time equivalent vacancies in state and state-integrated schools at the start of the 2013 school year. That is the highest number since 2010 and speaks of an improvement in job prospects, however vacancies are still well down from the 2006-2009 period. The report noted that “this drop in teacher vacancies may reflect the tightening of the New Zealand and global labour market or a change in the supply of teachers applying”. - APNZ

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Team NZ to be welcomed home tomorrow

By Teuila FuaTai Thousands of loyal Emirates Team New Zealand fans are expected to turn out for the crew’s official welcome home event tomorrow.

Auckland Council has cleared Queen’s Wharf for the special event, which will kick off at about noon at Shed 10.

Grant Dalton and Dean Barker are expected to speak, with a “Welcome Home” performance from Dave Dobbyn also in the programme.

While the event is free, Team New Zealand loyalists will likely need to arrive in downtown Auckland relatively early for a good spot, the council said.

People could begin queuing for entry to Shed 10 at 11am, with the doors set to open at 11.30am.

A council spokesman said the venue could hold about 3000 people at capacity. Those who don’t make it inside will be directed towards The Cloud and other viewing areas at Queen’s Wharf.

Auckland Council will also set up big screens around The Cloud and Queen’s Wharf, and TVNZ will livestream the event for those who can’t attend.

While no road closures have been set down for the day, the council has contingency plans in place should there be a need.

About 80 family members of the Team New Zealand crew were also expected to attend, along with Auckland Mayor Len Brown and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

A spokesman for Mr Joyce would not confirm whether he would announce a funding decision for any future Team New Zealand America’s Cup challenge. Mr Joyce is one of the decision-makers on any potential government funding, but it would require approval from all of Cabinet.

Dalton, who arrived back in New Zealand yesterday, said securing funding for another campaign would have to be done quickly before sailors were poached.

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■ LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY

$14 million for economy

By Sue NewmaN

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The alcohol industry contributes $14 million to the Ashburton District’s GDP and employs 675 people across 86 business units.

There are 112 liquor licences held by 98 premises across the district.

This breaks down into 52 on-licenced premises such as restaurants and bars, 30 offlicences such as supermarkets and bottle stores and 30 club licences. In addition between 80 and 100 special licences are issued each year in the district.

The Ashburton District is below the national and Canter-

bury average when it comes to on-licences.

We have 1.70 per 1000 people, while New Zealand has 1.78 and Canterbury 1.76. Our off-licence numbers are higher however at 0.98 per 1000 people (national, 0.94 and Canterbury 0.91).

Methven has the highest concentration of on-licenced premises at 18, equating to 13.57 per 1000 people. Ashburton central has 14, 9.01 per 1000 people and Rakaia three, 2.80 per 1000 people.

Rakaia leads the way with the number of off-licences – four, equating to 3.73 per 1000 people, followed by Ashburton

central, five, 3.22 per 1000 people and Methven, four, 3.02 per 1000 people.

Ashburton is well above the national average for club licences with 0.98 per 1000 people, while the national average is 0.53 and Canterbury, 0.52.

The high number of club licences is the result of a large geographical area and is similar to other local authorities based in largely rural areas.

Nationally the amount of pure alcohol consumed per person has increased 9 per cent over the past 10 years and across New Zealand last year, alcohol producers and importers made 460.9 million litres of

alcoholic beverages.

This equated to about 9.4 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over.

Statistics for liquor sales for 2008 show that New Zealanders spent between $4 billion and $5 billion on retail alcohol sales, about $85 million per week. In the same year, alcohol sales in bars and clubs was estimated at nearly $1 billion.

Statistics New Zealand’s figures for 2010 show that private households spent $33.6 million on alcoholic beverages, equating to about $21 per week, per household, the same amount spent on fruit and vegetables for a week.

Little support for more liberal approach

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton people do not support a more liberal approach to the control of alcohol in the Ashburton District.

They do not want bars, clubs and bottle stores to be open for longer, but they’re keen to see a one-way door policy introduced for late night venues.

They also support the current liquor ban on inner town streets.

The community’s attitude to alcohol and licensing issues was gauged in a survey commissioned by the Ashburton District Council as part of its information gathering exercise ahead of the development of its local alcohol policy.

The results showed that people were concerned about the

issues alcohol could cause in the community and were generally happy that the status quo was retained in terms of opening hours for retail outlets.

Virtually every person surveyed was concerned about the contribution of alcohol to antisocial behaviour and violence and the impact on late night behaviour of people who preloaded with alcohol at home before heading into town.

Few people favoured extending trading hours for liquor outlets although more than half wanted reduced hours for bars, pubs and nightclubs.

Nearly two thirds thought one-way door restrictions should be implemented for pubs and bars after 1am.

This had much stronger support from respondents over the

age of 35 than it did from 18 to 35-year-olds. The majority of people surveyed also agreed that local liquor bans were a good way to curb alcohol-related problems in specific parts of the town. Again, younger respondents were less likely to support a liquor ban.

When they were asked about their own drinking patterns, 26 per cent said they consumed alcohol up to three times a week with 15 per cent saying they drank four or more times each week.

More than half said they drank up to four times a month or monthly.

People aged 45 to 54 were the heaviest drinkers with 24 per cent saying they drank on four or more occasions each week.

Younger respondents and fe-

males drank less frequently.

Respondents were asked to indicate the largest number of alcoholic drinks they had consumed on one occasion during the past year with 12 per cent saying this was 13 or more. Another 11 per cent drank 10 to 12 alcoholic drinks.

Their own homes or at the homes of friends or family members was by far the most common locations for those surveyed to consume alcohol.

The incidence of drinking at home increased with the frequency of drinking.

For 67 per cent, home was their most frequent drinking location.

The survey involved 400 residents and had a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 per cent.

Pre-loading common

By Sue NewmaN

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Before they head into town for a big night out, many young people are pre-loading with up to nine alcoholic drinks.

A youth survey carried out for the Ashburton District Council to gather information for its local alcohol policy revealed some alarming facts about the drinking habits of young people in the district. It confirmed that pre-loading before hitting the town is almost a prerequisite for a night out.

One third said they drank between four and six drinks before going out while another third drank between seven and nine glasses of alcohol.

When asked about the number of drinks they would typically consume in one sitting 8 per cent said they would have more than 13; 34 per cent consume between seven and 12 drinks.

Alcohol had resulted in 21 per cent of respondents being involved in a fight or being attacked and another 21 per cent had been involved in a serious argument because of alcohol.

Youth drinkers appear to binge, rather than regularly consume alcohol, with 42 per cent saying they drank alcohol only once a week; 14 per cent drank up to three times a week and 33 per cent drank only once a month.

Private homes were the place where most consumed alcohol but most respondents said it was important that bars and clubs were open late at night, with most wanting the status quo, 3am, to be retained.

The majority were not in favour of the one-way door policy about to be introduced in Ashburton.

Comments made as part of the survey indicated that parents are not taking a responsible attitude to teenage drinking. The respondent said: “I went to a party a couple of weeks ago where the oldest person there was two weeks away from being 18. The pile of booze was so high it nearly reached the roof in the garage the party was held in.

The parents were there and they were looking after anyone who got intoxicated and calling parents if they needed to be picked up…” “…there is an increasing number of youth drinking from a very young age these days which is becoming more and more common.

It has to come from the parents so there needs to be more negative publicity about the short and long term effects of alcohol. Raising the drinking age is not going to solve the problem as kids can still get hold of alcohol no matter what….”

The survey was carried out online using Survey Monkey with 42 per cent of those responding under the legal drinking age of 18.

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■ FIREFIGHTERS BUSY

■ BOMB ALERT

Pressure on local firefighters

Evacuations after threat

BY MYLES HUME

MYLES.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A major spike in rural fires and medical calls has seen Ashburton volunteer firefighters tied up in an unprecedented number of incidents during the past year.

The increase has prompted the Ashburton brigade to consider bolstering its ranks to deal with future call-out numbers.

Ashburton brigade figures show in the year from July 1, 2012 to June 30 this year, there were 453 call-outs, significantly up from the same 2011/2012 period which saw 348 incidents.

Rural fires and medical callouts were the main reasons for the influx, with fires in rural Mid Canterbury jumping from 59 in 2011/2012 to 83 call-outs during the past year. Medical calls to assist St John Ambulance saw the biggest spike, going from 16 in 2011/2012 to 43 this year, almost trebling the number of call-outs.

Ashburton deputy chief fire officer Graeme Baker said the increased call-outs did put pressure on volunteer firefighters who drop tools to attend call outs.

“We wouldn’t have seen that

BY PETER FRANKLIN

CALL-OUTS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Call-outs

2011/2012

2012/2013

Medical call out Rural fires Rural rescue (vehicle crash) Urban property fires Assists Total

16 59 32 27 2 348

43 83 56 39 11 453

THE TOTAL INCIDENTS DO NOT ADD UP BECAUSE THE GUARDIAN WAS SUPPLIED SIGNIFICANT CALL OUT CATEGORIES

many (453) before, maybe we have had a few near 400 in previous years, but it’s creeping up all the time.”

He said adding to the 30 volunteers in the brigade had been floated and was under consideration, but “nothing is in concrete just yet”.

St John ambulance and the

New Zealand Fire Service have a memorandum of understanding, meaning firefighters would attend medical calls if ambulance staff were tied up.

Attending an unmatched 48 medical calls during the past year, Mr Baker said firefighters knew it was part of the job with general first aid skills and

■ CANTERBURY QUAKES

Crown acquires nine sites in central Christchurch The Crown is using its post-earthquake powers of compulsory acquisition for the first time.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has signed a proclamation to compulsorily acquire nine sites in the northern-most four blocks of land in the eastern frame. The eastern frame is one of three main sections - East, South, and North - that define a compact central Christchurch core.

Mr Brownlee says the move will ensure the crucial $30 billion rebuild of central Christchurch is not held up.

“Progress to date by the Crown in purchasing central city properties has been very good, with the vast majority of land already secured for priority anchor projects without any compulsory acquisition being required,” Mr Brownlee said.

“However we have now reached the point where we need to compulsorily acquire a small number of properties.

“It is important for the recovery of the whole city that we push on with the development of these anchor projects, which will in turn give confidence to private sector developers to progress their own projects and benefit the whole economy.”

Further compulsory acquisitions are likely to follow in other anchor project areas, he said.

The properties are being acquired under Section 55 of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011.

A proclamation to take land must be approved by both the Governor-General and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and must be publicly notified and gazetted. The land is vested in the Crown 14 days after it is gazetted.

Compensation will be based on the market value of the property at the date of the acquisition.

The owner and any other person who suffers a loss in the compulsory acquisition have the right to appear before Mr Brownlee or his delegate to make representations on the compensation.

Properties to be compulsorily acquired by the Crown include those where the parties have been unable to reach agreement on price, and situations where compulsory acquisition is the most practical method to acquire those properties owing to the individual circumstances.

The Crown now owns 55 per cent of the total land area it requires for the anchor projects, which equates to 171 of the 345 properties.

- APNZ

oxygen tanks and defibrillators on board.

But he insisted minor calls needed to be reduced to ensure fire service resources were not dispatched unnecessarily.

“Once we were called out at 1-2am in the morning and it was a bee sting, to me that is just abusing the service.”

There was an anxious wait for Horowhenua District Mayor Brendan Duffy and council staff yesterday as a police bomb detector dog and handler searched the council building for explosive device.

The building was evacuated just after 2pm when police were alerted to a bomb threat in the council chambers.

A section of State Highway 1 from Bath Street south was cordoned off, and traffic and pedestrians were diverted away from the potential danger zone.

After a 40-minute search of the building the police handler and his dog came out of the building and gave the all clear.

Sergeant Martin Bull of the Levin police said police received a call at 1.55pm stating a bomb had been placed in the building and was due to detonate at 2.30pm.

Shortly after the deadline, the police detection dog and handler arrived from Wellington and, along with a local police sergeant went into the council chambers to search for the device.

- APNZ

Comments spark investigation An employment investigation has been launched after a senior police officer described a 10-year-old rape victim as a “willing” participant in her sexual abuse.

Central District commander Superintendent Russell Gibson made the comments in a letter to the rapist’s wife.

In it he said the girl, who was 10 at the time of the abuse, was a “willing party”, 3News reported last week.

“There is evidence contained within the file which clearly establishes that the

young girl was a willing party to these instances,” Mr Gibson wrote to the wife of father-of-seven Robin Abraham.

But he said that was irrelevant because of her age and the law.

Yesterday, a spokesman at Police National Headquarters said an employment investigation had been launched following the comment.

Mr Gibson has since apologised and said he should have worded the letter better.

- APNZ

The support has kept coming!

On behalf of the Ashburton Stadium Complex Trust, thank you again to everyone who has contributed towards the EA Networks Centre, from the first donors in mid-2011 to our most recent contributors – for example, Stewart and Holland Ltd and Rotokaia Farms Ltd have recently joined as Business Partners, taking the number of businesses and organisations who have contributed $10,000 or more to 124!

Combine this with the continuing general public and farming support, there are now over 450 different businesses, organisations and families who have made a donation to the Centre, and amazingly 226 of these have contributed $1,000 or more – for our Trust it has been truly humbling.

Also reported in these pages, the Centre construction is well underway and now 7 weeks into a 333 day construction programme. Roll on the Centre opening in early 2015.

So what’s the Trust currently doing – in summary, other than catching our breath, there are mainly three areas of activity:

•Donations are still being received. If you’d still like to contribute all additional funding will go towards those extra fit-out items, which I’m sure will test the final budget. Plus some fundraising activity is still occurring, with the Classic Hits Golf Tournament at Terrace Downs on 11 October •The overwhelming support means we’ve also got lots of signage requirements to steadily work through – this work is on-going. One of the things we are looking to do is to acknowledge the 78 Business Partners, each in their own separate basketball or netball, down the side of the Stadium floor

EA Networks Centre on track to open Q1 2015!

•Naylor Love won the $25 million contract to construct the EA Networks Centre and construction is well underway, with all resource consents having been granted •Naylor Love have established the site and are 7 weeks into a 333 day construction programme.

Completion is scheduled for January 2015 •Detailed excavation is occurring and concrete

foundations are being poured. Concrete columns and panels are scheduled to be erected in November.

•In separate work ACL are nearing completion of the enabling works which includes the installation of a new culvert and headwall •A signboard will be erected at a viewing point off River Terrace/Alfred Forest Drive

EA Networks Golf Tournament Friday, October 11 Terrace Downs

•And we’re continuing to pass on to Council the widespread community feedback that a waterslide solution is needed, and we hope to have further discussion on this with the new Ashburton District Council and CEO post elections Looking forward to continuing to update you as we keep getting closer to Opening.

Chris Robertson Fundraising Chairman Ashburton Stadium Complex Trust

All’s looking great for the second Golf Tournament being organised by Classic Hits for the EA Networks Centre, which will be held on Friday 11 October.

We’ve nearly got a full entry card, but if there’s one or two teams that still want to play, please contact us straight away”.

Says Classic Hits Carol Johns, “we’ve again had a great response from the community, and our thanks again to Terrace Downs for providing the course.

Entry is $400 for a team of 4 (with packed lunch included). If you’d like to play, please phone Carol now on 307 8927.

Stewart and Holland Ltd Business Partner Stewart and Holland Ltd is one of our recent Business Partner’s to come on-board.

Stewart and Holland has been in business and supporting the community in Mid Canterbury for over 80 years. Stewart and Holland provide a wide range of services from dairy refrigeration to domestic refrigeration, commercial air conditioning, to electrical work and installing heat pumps. The team’s committed to the highest standards and go the extra mile for all clients, and can now be found at their new premises on Alford Forest Road.

Mark and Jo Cartwright lead the management team at Stewart and Holland, and together with Scott MacKenzie are also the company’s owners. Ashburton is a community they both hold close to their heart, believing the tightknit community where they have

lived all their lives has a lot on offer. This close connection with the community has also allowed a strong focus on helping grow the labour market of qualified Electricians and Refrigeration Engineers by taking on apprentices and school leavers.

Hence their support for the new Centre was simply a must-do. Explains Mark and Jo, “the new EA Networks Centre will be amazing for a District that already punches above its weight in sporting achievements. It will be a great asset for the community”.

Thanks to our fantastic partners and supporters Major Partners - EA Networks - New Zealand Lottery Board - Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury - Ashburton Trust / Lion Foundation

Gold Partners Ashburton Contracting Ltd Ashburton Guardian Co. Ltd BNZ Briggs Family Jennian Homes Mid Canterbury Ltd – for HouseBuild

Silver Partners Allenton Swimming Charitable Trust Ashburton Trading Society Ashburton Trust – Trading Arm Carr Group Dairy Holdings Ltd Fulton Hogan Ltd Laser Plumbing and Electrical – for HouseBuild Murney Family Turton Developments Ltd The Radio Network – Classic Hits 92.5fm VetEnt Riverside Wilson Bulk Transport Ltd

Bronze Partners Adams Sawmilling Co Ltd Ashburton Club and MSA Ashford Handicrafts Ltd Busch Irrigation Systems Ltd CJ Redmond Ltd CMP Canterbury & Five Star Beef Cochranes of Canterbury Dpi Design & Print and Elite Embroidery Drummond and Etheridge Ltd KFC Ashburton Neumanns Tyre Service Ltd Newlands Group Paper Plus Ashburton/Office Spot Ashburton Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd Rosebank Residential Care Ltd Rotary Club of Ashburton Inc Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains RX Plastics Ltd Spray Marks Group Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Ltd Tricroft Properties Ltd Murray and Margaret Turley Vision Insurance (S.I.) Ltd Woodham Family

Business Partners Plus Ashburton College Everest Farm Consulting Ltd Johnston Bros Kelvin Holmes Insurance Services Ltd Mid Canterbury Badminton Club Mid Canterbury Netball Molloy Agriculture Ltd Todds of Ashburton

Business Partners Andrew Quigley Contracting Ltd Arthur Cates Ltd Ashburton New World Ashburton Pre-Stress Concrete Beith Farm Ltd Brady’s Painting and Decorating – for HouseBuild Neil and Judy Brown Robin Burgess Cairns Groundspreading Canterbury Longrun Roofing – for HouseBuild Cartwright Insurance Brokers C.M. Trailer Equipment Ltd Cooney Silva Evatt Ltd Croys Ltd CRT/Farmlands Ross and Sue Duncan Robert and Jane Ellis Euro Agri Falloon and Co Ltd Frontrunner/Avanti Plus Gabites Ltd R&M Ganda Ltd/BP2Go Goodman Tavendale Reid Law Grieve Construction Ltd Ross and Rochelle Hewson Hinds Lions & Districts H. L. Rosevear & Co Ltd Honda Country Ashburton Hydraulink Mid Canterbury Ltd JFM Advertising and Design Rachel and Brian Leadley Leech & Partners Ltd Mainland Wool Ltd Midlands Seed Ltd Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton – for HouseBuild Murney Grandchildren Murray Smith Aluminium Myers Business Solutions Ltd Parr Family Paul Summerfield Plumbing Ltd Paveco – for HouseBuild Penbridge Farms Ltd Peter May Ltd Philip Wareing Ltd Plucks Engineering Ltd Precision Cutting and Processing Ltd Property Brokers – for HouseBuild Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative Ross Bros Transport Ltd Rotokaia Farms Ltd Rural Transport Ltd Russell Moon and Fail Ryal Bush Transport Ashburton Rylock Ashburton Sebco – Fuel Storage Systems Ltd Seven Bottles Syndicate Shearer Family Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra – for HouseBuild Smith and Church/Electraserve – for HouseBuild Smith Seeds Ltd Stewart & Holland Ltd Stocker Dairy Services Ltd Subway Ashburton Tinwald Canvas and Upholstery Ltd David and Hilary Ward Peter and Nicki Webster West Farms Ltd John and Jane Wright

“Also, the more than 250 public supporters from our campaign at the BNZ, urban and rural mail drops and the schools district wide mufti day, who we are unable to individually name in this edition due to space restrictions – but please be assured your generous support is valued and appreciated”

Supporters Aberavon Farm Ltd Alan Dowdle Home Maintenance – for HouseBuild Allens Ashburton – for HouseBuild Allenton Auto Centre Allied Concrete – for HouseBuild Antrim Developments – for HouseBuild Ashburton Aerials – for HouseBuild Ashburton Computer Associates Ashburton Forks Engineering Ashburton Joinery – for HouseBuild John and Ruth Bilverstone Bonifants N & D Bradley Ltd – for HouseBuild Brown Family Cochrane Bros Colourplus Ashburton – for HouseBuild Cranfield Glass – for HouseBuild Dale Smith Garden Services – for HouseBuild Dominator Doors Ashburton – for HouseBuild Vern and Phyl Ellis EML – Springs Firth – for HouseBuild Jo Goodhew, Rangitata MP Gary McCormick Transport – for HouseBuild Hec’s Four Square Supermarket Grant Hood Contracting David and Jackie Howden G.J. & T.L. Hunt Keeley Farming Co Kiwanis J.H. Lemon D.T. Lowe and Co Lynnford Rural Women McBain Family McLaren Contracting – for HouseBuild Marley – for HouseBuild Mayfield and Districts Lions Club Melrose Dairy Ltd Netherby Pharmacy Niagara – for HouseBuild Noahs Art – for HouseBuild Owen and Rosemary Moore Pendarves Rural Fire Unit Pendene Farm Ltd Penmore Farm Ltd Perry Farms Pinegrove Ag Ltd Pink Batts – for HouseBuild Plains Irrigators Ltd Plumbing World and Methven Tapware – for HouseBuild Porter Fields Ltd B.V. Quinn Redmonds – for HouseBuild Roadley Family Ross McDonald Electrical Roy Farming Co Ltd Shearmac Aluminium – for HouseBuild Smith Attachments (2012) Ltd SmithScapes – for HouseBuild Sparkle N Shine – for HouseBuild Sparks Bros Pat Summerfield Electrical The Finishing Company – for HouseBuild Total Climate Solutions – for HouseBuild Vern and Kay Thomas U Hire Ashburton – for HouseBuild VIP Frames and Trusses – for HouseBuild Waioto Farm Ltd L.G. Webb White Fox and Jones Wire Plus – for HouseBuild

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OUR VIEW

Don’t complain if you don’t vote Michelle Nelson CHIEF REPORTER

V

oter apathy is at an alltime high in Mid Canterbury.

With a little over a week left to run in this year’s local body elections just 17.9 per cent of ballot papers have been returned – compared to 32 per cent at the same time in the 2010 elections.

Surely there must be more people than that in the community who have a view?

After all the governance of the district is on the line and the decisions made by council today reverberate well into the future – and will be funded by the rates you pay.

There’s little point in complaining if you’re not prepared to participate in the democratic process which puts councillors and the mayor into power.

People generally have plenty to say about the choices made by the district council; in fact many of those who contribute to our opinion pages are very passionate about what is happening.

Almost everyone has an opinion on where the new bridge should go and there is still plenty of discussion around the decision to build the art gallery/museum.

But when it comes to taking 30 minutes to fill in the ballot papers, it seems few eligible voters have the time or the inclination.

Several meet-the-candidates meetings have attracted good turn-outs in recent weeks, but the numbers are not translated in the poor polling response.

There has been plenty of information detailing the candidates’ credentials and where they stand on important issues, so that’s no excuse for not voting.

It’s possible that many local body electoral packs have been shuffled in to piles of paperwork awaiting attention – the “I must get around to that” pile.

It’s time to hunt them out and make a stand. The ballot papers need to be in the post

by October 9 – that’s just seven days away.

YOUR VIEW The bridge The question was recently asked in your paper as to who voted to go ahead with both the art gallery and the bridge.

The art gallery question was answered by a very good letter in Tuesday’s edition of your paper.

On July 4, 2013, the following councillors (who are standing for re-election) voted to progress the Chalmers AvenueEast Tinwald option: D. Nelson, J. Sparks, D. McLeod (candidates in the 2013 election), plus J. Leadley, R. Kilworth, J. Burgess (retiring) and N. Brown (elected unopposed in 2013).

This week at a council meeting on October 4 they will probably vote to take this project to land designation of the east Tinwald landowners’ properties, with little regard to the objections of those landowners.

CRUMB

Again another massive cost to be burdened on the ratepayers, along with the art gallery, and other projects already under way.

How much more can our rate payers absorb? Please think carefully when you vote this time.

Another ratepayer

Thank you On behalf of Jennian Homes Mid Canterbury and the Heart Foundation we would like to say a huge thank you to the local community for supporting last week’s Go Red For Women Breakfast.

Over 170 people turned out to the event, MC’d by our own Dame Jenny Shipley.

Guests were informed and entertained by Dame Jenny, cardiologist Sue O’Malley and Masterchef Series Two winner,

by David Fletcher

Nadia Lim. As one of three breakfasts held nationally (the other two in Christchurch and Auckland) the event helped raise over $10,000 for Go Red For Women.

Guests were wonderfully supportive of the auction, run

by Craig Harrison and Nadia Lim’s book (of which a proportion of the proceeds went to the Heart Foundation) sold out.

We would also like to thank the local Heart Foundation volunteers as well as members of the Jennian Ashburton Swim Team for their assistance up to and on the day of the event.

As always, the Mid Canterbury community has shown what brilliant supporters they are. Your continued support of the Heart Foundation and Go Red For Women is very much appreciated.

Jennian Homes

Mid Canterbury

Waste not Agree absolutely with person in today’s paper re the wood going to people who need it!

There are a lot more people requiring wood than we think!

Some even froze thru winter!

Great to share for warmth, not waste!

Kat (Text message)

Positive progress How exciting it is to see the heritage centre/museum and art gallery taking shape and the stadium complex getting started.

Congratulations to our councillors for voting to make our town a vibrant and exciting place to live. Positive progress is what we need.

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

The world is calling your name

POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Will you be pleased to see the return of Georgie Pies at McDonalds later this year?

Finau Fakapelea OUT OF COLLEGE

A

s I awoke at 10 on the first week of my second to last school holidays ever, it hits me, where has the time gone?

Where has the little girl who wished of nothing but to be older gone? I hardly recognise her from this stressed out zombie-brained teenager standing in front of me.

A step towards independency is another step away from the childhood we thought we would never grow out of, and now, here I am and here we are.

Teenagers around the world, beginning to wake up, and see the reality of our situations.

We aren’t little kids anymore.

Gone are the days where our hardest task was choosing which colour to colour-in the dinosaur picture.

Here are the days, where four assignements are due on the last day of school. Don’t you worry, because you are not alone.

Did we ever know “growing up” would be like this? Where we would be stressing about the oncoming year and getting accepted into our choice of school? Or handing in an assignment that was actually due last week, but we couldn’t finish it because we had two other assignments to hand in?

It’s a handful when you really think about it isn’t it? Another step towards tomorrow feels like a million miles away from yesterday. It may seem like a lot, but that’s independency, and, yes, we are now young adults.

Don’t worry, you didn’t just suddenly wake up and, boom, you were an adult. Sometimes it may feel like it, but it’s not

Today’s online poll question Q: Who should be the next Mayor of Ashburton? (Poll closes at midnight on October 12)

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Growing up may be scary, but no-one else can leave your footprint on earth but you, and you alone.

the case. So don’t sweat, because when all is said and done, the decisions we make today effect who we are tomorrow.

That first moment you get your learner’s licence, or your first phone.

These little things in life are the journey we must take to get to our destinations. Fellow teens all around Ashburton that are probably still asleep, because, let’s face it, if it’s not pm it’s not happening, do not worry about the uncertainty of tomorrow and the surprises it will most definitely bring.

Because as a wise man once said to me, ‘this is it’. These

stressful, chaotic and sometimes impossible days will be some of the best years of your life, and as much as we don’t like to say it, parents are always right.

When we stress about the unknown future, we’re failing to take in and learn today’s lessons.

To follow your path and be independent, you must first endure the sourness of today to enjoy the sweetness of tomorrow. I believe in creating your own world, where nothing holds you back but you.

My independency relies on no-one else but me, and I must

admit that at times it can be scary.

To know that time is ticking, and the world is calling your name. But as soon as you let go of the pressures that weighs you down, you begin to appreciate why tomorrow has and will have the impact that it does.

No-one else can leave your footprint on earth but you, and you alone.

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■ UNITED STATES

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■ ROMANIA

In brief

Tourists’ plans ruined by shutdown Tourists have been turned away from some of America’s most popular attractions - museums, parks and historical sights forced to shut because Congress has failed to agree on a budget bill.

Many visitors saw the shutdown ruin long-standing plans to visit places such as the museums that hold national treasures and the national parks that safeguard places of natural beauty such as Grand Canyon.

In San Francisco, tourists queuing to visit the former prison on Alcatraz Island were frustrated to instead be offered a refund.

“I come from Italy, and we have our political problems there for sure, but nothing like this,” said Michael Rossi, who was visiting the city on business.

“What kind of crazy country is this?” asked Bettina Turan, a student from Germany. “What does it mean that the government is shutting down? I just don’t understand.”

The closures of hundreds of federally-funded sites across the US are some of the most visible effects of the shutdown.

Tourists in Washington, DC, were left standing in front of all 19 museums belonging to the Smithsonian Institution - from the space museum housing US achievements in flight to the national zoo and monuments on the National Mall.

The National World War II Memorial is one of the most prominent of those monuments.

- AAP

91 elephants poisoned The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe, where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephants were poisoned with cyanide by poachers who hack off the tusks for the lucrative illegal ivory market. Massive bones, some already bleached by the blistering sun in the Hwange National Park, litter the landscape around one remote watering hole where 18 carcasses were found. Officials say cyanide used in gold mining was spread by poachers over flat “salt pans,” also known as natural, mineral-rich salt licks.

They say lions, hyenas and vultures have died from feeding on contaminated carcasses or drinking nearby.

Amazon hires 70,000

Coldest winter in Romania since 1929 A municipal worker lifts a part of an uprooted tree in Bucharest, Romania. Storms, high winds and snow have swept Romania disrupting traffic in the capital and central Romania on what forecasters said was the coldest October 1 since 1929. Emergency services were called in to clear several roads blocked by fallen trees.

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■ MALAYSIA

Corby wins first step to parole Schapelle Corby has edged closer to parole after winning crucial approval from the Justice Ministry’s office in Bali.

A spokesman for the office confirmed the 36-year-old’s parole application had been approved and would be immediately forwarded to Jakarta for further consideration.

“From the hearing yesterday, we have issued a recommendation which is approving Corby to receive her parole,” Justice Ministry office spokesman Made Badra said in Bali.

“Our consideration is that Corby has fulfilled a substantive requirement, which is she has served two-thirds of her sentence and behaved well.”

It’s still likely to be months before Corby, caught in 2004 attempting to smuggle more than 4kg of marijuana into Bali in a bodyboard bag, wins final approval for parole from the Justice Ministry in Jakarta.

Another hearing is expected to take place within the next two weeks in Jakarta

at the office of the DirectorGeneral of Prisons.

“Based on previous experience, the answer of approval or rejection to parole should be received within 12 days after the documents are received by the Prisons Director-General,” Made Badra said. However, even if Corby wins the support of the Prisons Director-General, the final approval for her parole application would still have to come from the Justice Minister.

- AAP

Holden deal It will be “one hell of a challenge”, but Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane wants Holden to continue to build cars in Australia for the next 100 years.

He’s not sure how much money the federal government can offer to help save the company or where it will come from and he’s urged its US parent General Motors to be patient.

A deal, he says, could take some time and if it comes will be the last handout from the commonwealth. The minister says everyone involved needs to put politics aside and understand that there will be “one shot at this”.

“This is one hell of a challenge. One hell of a solution is required,” Mr Macfarlane told reporters after touring Holden’s plant in Adelaide. Holden boss Mike Devereux welcomed the minister’s commitment to finding a solution but declined to detail just what that might involve.

Amazon.com says it is hiring 70,000 full-time seasonal workers around the US to fill orders during the holiday season. The world’s largest online retailer says the hires are an increase of 40 per cent over last year’s 50,000 workers.

Seasonal employees at Amazon. com Inc. order fulfillment centers are eligible for health care benefits and, on average, earn 94 per cent of the wages of regular employees.

Amazon says it plans to convert “thousands” of the temporary jobs into full-time roles after the holiday season. Tuesday’s announcement from the Seattlebased company follows seasonal hiring announcements from other large retailers. Wal-Mart Stores said last week that it is hiring 55,000 seasonal workers.

Wild Tassie weather Ten thousand people have been left without electricity after wild storms lashed northern Tasmania, blowing trees onto power lines and causing flash flooding. A cold front has brought heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 140km/h, leaving many with a lengthy wait for power to be restored. At one point 16,000 customers were affected, while winds and lightning forced energy company Aurora to stand down crews for safety reasons.

Tourists behave Chinese tourists should not pick their noses in public, pee in pools or steal aeroplane life jackets, China’s image-conscious authorities have warned in a handbook in their latest effort to counter unruly behaviour.

The National Tourism administration publicised its 64-page Guidebook for Civilised Tourism - with illustrations to accompany its list of dos and don’ts - on its website ahead of a “Golden Week” public holiday that started on October 1.

Jellyfish clog reactor It wasn’t a tsunami but it had the same effect: A huge cluster of jellyfish forced one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors to shut down — a phenomenon that marine biologists say could become more common. Operators of the Oskarshamn nuclear plant in southeastern Sweden had to scramble reactor number three on Sunday after tons of jellyfish clogged the pipes that bring in cool water to the plant’s turbines.

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New Zealand commodity prices rose for a third month, edging closer to the record set in April, led by a jump in the price of wool to an 18-month high.

The ANZ Commodity Price Index rose 0.9 per cent in September to 323.2 for an annual increase of 23 per cent. In April the index reached 333.5.

Nine of the 17 commodities tracked rose last month, five fell and three were unchanged.

Wool rose 13 per cent, while prices for beef, pelts and whole milk powder gained 2 per cent.

Prices of apples, sheepmeat, casein and cheese rose 1 per

FH bounces back

Left – Wool prices rose 13 per cent.

BY HEATHER MCCRACKEN

get that obligation. “We have a higher standard that we have to Z Energy a ‘buy’ New Zealander Ross McEwan live by than any other bank in the Z Energy is on track to beat its has started work as head of the UK. We can find that daunting, pre-float prospectus earnings UK’s troubled Royal Bank of or we can find that aspirational.” forecasts and is rated a “buy” up Scotland with a warning to staff The bank needed to be better to $4.21 a share, says Deutsche that they have to live by “a high- at looking after its customers in Bank, a lead manager in the er standard” than any of their the next five years, he said. mid-August Z listing whose rivals.

“One of the reasons I got this research is now public after a The 56-year-old is the new job is I was able to demonstrate statutory “black-out” period. chief executive of the to the board that I know Z shares closed on Tuesday at bank that received a 45 what a great business $3.81, compared with the issue billion pound governthat looks after customprice at listing on August 19 of ment bailout in 2008. He ers looks like and what it $3.50.

– APNZ was previously the head does.” of its retail banking opThis came from his exMadison sold eration. perience at the CommonIn a speech to staff wealth Bank in AustralAWF Group shares rose to yesterday, posted on the ia, which “turned itself the highest in more than two bank’s website, Mr McEfrom being the worst months after New Zealand’s Ross wan said taking over the customer service busilargest provider of temporary McEwan reins of the 300-year ness to the finest cusstaff agreed to buy Madison institution was “an absotomer service business Group for as much as $36 millute thrill”. in the Australian marketplace”. lion to add recruitment of pro“I take the job on with a high RBS chairman Sir Philip fessionals to its core business of level of trepidation, slight levels Hampton said Mr McEwan was recruiting labourers. Shares in of fear, but absolute delight in “a customer banker through and AWF jumped as much as 9.2 per becoming your CEO.” through and is determined to cent to $3.20 and recently tradMr McEwan thanked his pre- transform the bank into a real ed up 2.4 per cent at $3. Madidecessor Stephen Hester for asset for the UK economy”. son had sales of more than $56 “bringing the business back from “Ross will be an outstanding million in the year ended March the brink”, but said there were leader for the bank’s employees 31, compared with AWF’s revmore challenges to face and the and customers.” enues of $131 million. AWF bank had a “special obligation” to Mr McEwan, a Massey Uniwants to bolster earnings by British taxpayers because of the versity graduate, is married with diversifying its business away bailout. two children. from its core base of “blue col“Five years ago the people of He was previously chief exlar” workers into the “white colthe UK put their hands in their ecutive of insurance and investlar” recruitment and contractpocket the government ment company AXA New Zeaing sector where Madison is the fathers Also captiondaythrough – to save us. We should never for- land Ltd. – APNZ market leader.

– APNZ Sunday 1st of September.

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Fulton Hogan, the privatelyheld construction firm that gets 60 per cent of revenue in Australia, reported a bounce back in full-year profit on record sales and a lack of year-earlier charges for a then-troubled highway project. Profit was $96.5 million in the year ended June 30, from $7.9 million a year earlier, the Dunedin-based company said in a statement. Sales rose about 19 per cent to an all-time high of $3.22 billion.

– APNZ

cent, and sawn timber edged up 0.3 per cent to the highest level since October 2007.

Aluminium fell 3 per cent to a four-year low. Butter, logs, skim milk powder and kiwifruit all fell 1 per cent. Seafood, wood pulp and venison were unchanged.

Local producers didn’t necessarily feel the benefits of price gains because the tradeweighted index climbed 2 per cent in the month.

That saw the ANZ NZD Commodity Price Index fall 1.1 per cent, although the index is still up 24 per cent in the year.

– APNZ

20/9

Air New Zealand has been voted Australasia’s Leading Airline for the fifth year in a row at the World Travel Awards announced in Dubai yesterday.

The airline’s new Koru Lounge at Christchurch airport also scooped a prize, for Australasia’s Leading Airline Lounge.

Air New Zealand spokesman Calum Laming, who was in Dubai to accept the awards, said it was an honour to enjoy such success up against some of the world’s biggest airlines operating in the Australasian market.

– APNZ

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

 NZX 50 index

4,768.87

+25.0

+0.53%

 NZX 20 index

3,734.02 +23.05 +0.62%

 NZX All index

5,093.54 +28.06 +0.55%

 Rises 53

 Falls 25

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,206.8

–12.1

–0.23%

At close of trading on October 1, 2013

 Dow Jones Indust.

15,191.7 +62.03 +0.41% At close of trading on October 1, 2013

 FTSE 100 index

6,460.01

–2.21

–0.03%

At close of trading on October 1, 2013

 Nikkei 225 index

14,170.49 –314.23 –2.17%

At close of trading on October 2, 2013

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

London – $US/ounce

1,290.75

 Silver

21.7

–35.75

–2.7%

London – $US/ounce

+0.02

+0.09%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,219.0

–71.5

–0.98%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm October 2, 2013

Country

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.8883 0.864 5.355 0.6202 1.5654 0.5168 82.19 1.9748 8.4581 26.05 0.8358

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0.8673 0.8362 4.7073 0.5972 1.4509 0.5006 79.00 1.7065 8.152 24.82 0.8107

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Sustainable farming will be on the agenda at a field day in Methven this month.

Craige and Roz Mackenzie will host the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards event on October 18.

The Mackenzies were the national winners of this year’s BFEA Awards, they also won the Canterbury Regional Supreme Award, as well as the Environment Canterbury Water Efficiency Award, and Ballance Agri-Nutrient Nutrient Management Award.

Jocelyn Muller, the Canterbury regional co-ordinator for the Ballance Awards, said the field day at the couple’s Greenvale Pastures farm is a rare opportunity for people to see what makes an award-winning farm.

“We are delighted to be able to provide members of the public with a chance to see why Craige and Roz won, and hear from the judges,” she said.

“We are sure plenty of people will be keen to see how this intensive irrigated arable operation runs, and how they might benefit from embracing and supporting sustainable farming practices.”

The field day will include a tour of the farm to see how the Mackenzies utilise state-of-the-art technology to maximise production in a sustainable manner, and ensure any associated environmental risks are carefully managed.

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Industry experts will also speak on a variety of topics, including farm technology, soil composition and monitoring, biosecurity risks, resource use efficiency, hybrid seeds, and irrigation efficiency.

Andy Macfarlane (Macfarlane Rural Business) will be the MC on the day.

Once a 425ha mixed sheep and cropping family enterprise, the Greenvale property is now a 200ha intensive irrigated arable operation, which grows a range of seeds including hybrid carrot and radish, chicory, wheat, ryegrass, fescue, and faba beans. The remaining 225ha is now part of their dairy enterprise, Three Springs Dairies Ltd. Electromagnetic soil mapping allows a clear picture of water holding and productive capacity within specific zones, and the introduction of variable rate irrigation on centre pivots has increased productivity and saved up to 50 per cent of water use.

FIELD DAY INFO Date: October 18, 10am (rain or shine) Venue: Greenvale Pastures, 337 Reynolds Road Methven Catering: BYO packed lunch, BBQ and refreshments will be provided from 3:30pm

Mike Wilkins is part of an innovative generation. One that’s focused on growing successful businesses, not waiting expectantly for them. Wilkins Farming is a prime example.

Together with his family, he’s transformed it into something unique.

See what’s shaping the future of agribusiness at sharedstories.co.nz

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TINWALD SALE

Prime lamb prices lift Prime lamb prices lifted $2$3 a head at this week’s PGG Wrightson sheep sale at Tinwald.

Heavy lambs fetched $123 to $130, mediums $100 to $$118, and lighter lambs $90 to $102.

Heavy ewes made $110 to $126 and lighter ewes, $85 to $100.

A line of crossbred ewes with lambs at foot earned $73.

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Fonterra working through Danone Karicare dispute Fonterra has confirmed it is in a dispute resolution process with a key customer, French food group Danone, following the whey protein concentrate precautionary recall in August this year.

“The discussions between Fonterra and Danone had been confidential with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable commercial outcome, however some aspects of these discussions have been made public this morning in the press,” it said.

“Fonterra confirms that the discussions remain ongoing but strongly denies any legal liability to Danone in relation to the recall,” Fonterra said.

Columnist Fran O’Sullivan wrote in today’s edition of the New Zealand Herald that Danone had invoked the dispute mechanism in its multimillion-dollar contract with Fonterra after it met Prime Minister John Key in Paris last week to discuss the New Zealand firm’s refusal to stump up major financial damages over the botulism food scare.

Danone owns the Auckland-based manufacturer Nutricia, maker of the Ka-

ricare infant formula brand which took a punishing after the Fonterra scare resulted in some of its key products being subject to a multi-country food recall.

Much of the alleged brand damage occurred in China where many Chinese consumers boycotted New Zealand-sourced infant formula (which had been selling at a premium on supermarket shelves) after the food scare became public, O’Sullivan wrote.

The Karicare brand was strongly affected in New Zealand after former Fonterra executive Gary Romano wrongly said on TV3’s Campbell Live that all Karicare brands were potentially affected. This was later corrected to just two specific Karicare lines, but Danone has since argued Romano’s statements compounded the damage.

The scare turned out to be the upshot of a false-positive test.

Units in the NZX-listed Fonterra Shareholders Fund last traded at $7.05, up 2c from Tuesday’s close.

– APNZ

Dairy prices rise 2.4% in auction Prices of dairy products rose in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, paced by whole and skim milk powder, the biggest products by volume, while overall volumes stabilised.

The GDT Price Index, previously known as the GDT-TWI Price Index, rose 2.4 per cent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price was $US4980 a tonne compared to $US4880 a tonne.

The average winning price of whole milk powder rose 2.3 per cent to $US5183 a tonne and skim milk powder gained 3.9 per cent to $US4491 a tonne.

They account for about 80 per cent of all products sold through the platform, based on the latest volume figures available, for the July 2 sale.

It is the first auction since Fonterra Cooperative Group posted its annual results last week and warned of a challenging first half in the current year

with “significantly lower” earnings because of high input costs, with prices of milk powder outpacing gains in cheese and casein.

In the overnight auction, cheddar rose 2.3 per cent to $4389 a tonne and rennet casein fell 0.8 per cent to $9753 a tonne.

The total volume of dairy products sold at the latest auction slipped to 45,253 tonnes from 46,664 tonnes two weeks ago.

The price of anhydrous milk fat rose 2.7 per cent to $US5062 a tonne and butter milk powder rose 2.7 per cent to $US4695 a tonne. Butter rose 0.1 per cent to $US3915 a tonne.

Milk protein concentrate fell 3.9 per cent to $US7279 a tonne.

There were 114 winning bidders over 13 rounds. There were 195 participating bidders out of a total number of qualified bidders of 886.

– APNZ

Westland trumps big brother New Zealand’s second largest dairy cooperative, Westland Milk Products, has managed to beat Fonterra with $6.34 per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS) payout before retentions.

“That 2012-13 season must rank as one of the weirdest we’ve had here on the Coast,” says Richard Reynolds, Federated Farmers West Coast Dairy chairperson.

“After a promising start, we had a summer flood which washed out bridges before a drought so severe some sections of our rivers like the Taramakau actually dried up.

“Despite all of this, Westland deserves credit for managing to make a surplus of $6.34 kg/MS. That compares to Fonterra’s $6.30 kg/MS before retentions.”

He said the difference in the final payout was due to Fonterra retaining 14

cents kg/MS while Westland retained 30 cents kg/MS. “We are comfortable with what Westland is retaining despite it leaving us with slightly less cash in the hand at $6.04 kg/MS. “Retentions are vital to grow our cooperative and while we may benchmark ourselves to Fonterra, we must not fall into the trap of trying to go toe-to-toe with them.”

He said Westland needed to do its own thing and that it was working, as shown

by Tatua’s results from how well the subsidiary is doing.

“That is where the greater level of retentions will go to: building the ingredients and value-add aspects of our business. Of course the dollar isn’t giving us much relief but there is precious little we can do about that until the United States and other countries stop the printing presses.”

– APNZ

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Chicken, tomato and penne bake 250g penne pasta 2T olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 t Italian herbs or oregano 1/2C dry white wine 1 425g can crushed tomatoes 2 T tomato paste 1 C chicken stock 1 Tegel Hot Cooked Chicken, shredded, skin discarded 1/4 C chopped Italian parsley 1/2 C finely grated parmesan ■ Preheat the oven to 180°C. ■ Cook the pasta following the packet directions. Drain and set aside.

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Visitors at the opening of Momentum exhibition at the Methven Heritage Centre last month.

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From primary school teacher to artist at the helm of a solo exhibition, the last decade has brought massive changes to the life of Angela Mole.

It was the move to Ashburton that started it all.

Ten years ago Angie was a busy mum with a growing family, frequent moves around the country and work as a teacher taking up any free time.

She doesn’t want to use the words ‘midlife crisis’ – but when the family moved to Ashburton she felt it was time for a change.

“Teaching filled my time, but I just knew I needed to do something different. The art classes were just a hobby at first, something I did for fun in the evenings.

“But the more I got into it, the more I realised that this was what I was always meant to be doing.”

It wasn’t until 2006 that she took the plunge, enrolling in an Aoraki Polytechnic art course and beginning to seriously explore the idea of becoming a fulltime artist.

Seven years on, with several successful exhibitions under her belt she is building a name for herself, and her hard work and big dreams are beginning to come together.

But although things are looking good, she still needs to pay the bills.

“When people ask what’s my occupation I say I’m an artist, because that’s my passion.

Working fulltime on my art is my dream, but you could probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of artists in New Zealand who can make a

Mixed media piece Infinite by Angie Mole, one of the artist’s paintings exhibited at the Methven Heritage Centre this month.

fulltime living from their work!

You’ve got to do it because you love it, because if you didn’t love it you’d go mad. ” Her latest exhibition in Methven brings together some of her favourite pieces created over the past five years, and dramatically shows the way the artist’s style has grown and developed over those years.

“That was the reason for bringing it to Methven, really, because the district shaped my

work and I’ve always wanted to bring back to the district what I had done.”

From conventional paintings on canvas to a gorgeous handcrafted kimono, the exhibition features her art in many forms and often reflects the changes in her own life.

“I don’t just paint what I see, it’s also what I’m experiencing. So over the past few years a lot of that parallels the earthquakes, with periods of calm

October 4-6 – Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre junior production of Aladdin at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre. Fri 7pm, Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm.

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October 5 – Art fair and opening of The Ashburton Society of Arts Spring show, from 10am at the Short St Studio.

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October 5 – Talk with photographer Mary Macpherson on her exhibition on the changing face of small town NZ at the Ashburton Art Gallery from 1.30pm. The exhibition will run to November 10.

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October 6 – Metro Maori Jgeeks Eggs Factor concert cancelled.

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October 17 – Kelvin Cruickshank from TV series ‘Sensing Murder’ visiting Ashburton Trust Event Centre. 7pm, R18.

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October 19 – Watercolour show at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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October 22-23 – Magic Moments local 50s and 60s song and dance show at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Tues 1.30 and 7.30pm, Wed 7.30pm.

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October 25 – Arts on Tour Bella Kalolo Band concert from 7.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 26 – Court Theatre Production Bombshells from 7.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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To October 28 – Extended Momentum exhibition by artist Angela Mole at the Methven Heritage Centre.

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November 16 – Schools exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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November 19 – NZ rural comedy You Gotta Be Joking from 7.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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November 21 – A Festival of Russian Ballet by the Imperial Russian Ballet Company from 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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November 29 – Four-man band Beyondsemble performing from 7pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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December 1 – Strassman Careful What You Wish For! comedy night from 6pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art and printmaking group Wednesdays 10am to 2pm, life drawing group first Monday of the month 10am to midday, mixed media art group Mondays 10am to 2pm, Saturday painting group 10am to 2pm.

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Angela’s found her true colours

BY GABRIELLE STUART

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and periods of upheaval that all come out.

“Some of my early pieces were very Japanese, because I was teaching English to Japanese students and became really fascinated by their culture. Sometimes it’s purposeful and sometimes I don’t realise until I’ve finished them what I’ve created.

“One painting in the exhibition started as a life drawing of a lady. I was working on it just when the quakes hit, and as I worked on her she became a wee bit abstract, almost part of the landscape.

“Later I realised she was the Canterbury Plains, with the mountains behind. It was almost spooky, because I didn’t intend it at all.”

With work and travel keeping her busy she has had little time to paint lately, but with another big exhibition in Christchurch coming up next year she said that she was looking forward to getting back into it.

Motivation for the artist simply comes from the thrill of creating something beautiful.

“I’m just hanging out for some uninterrupted time. I’ve got so many ideas collected up that I’m just itching to create, to turn into something beautiful.”

EXHIBITION Artist Angela Mole’s Momentum exhibition has been extended at the Methven Heritage Centre this month.

Her artwork will be on display until October 28 during the centre open hours, from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 3pm on weekends.

If you have an event coming up and you think it might be suited to the Arts Diary, please let us know by contacting Susan Sandys on 307-7961 or susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

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■ SCHOOL YARD STORIES

Education, in many guises O

ne of the songs written by Cat Stevens now known as Yusuf Islam included the lyrics remember the days of the old school yard, we used to laugh a lot.

For most of my school contemporaries there were just two old school yards, and they were the grounds around the primary and secondary schools we attended.

Most of us had not gone to pre-school, kindergarten or intermediate, it was just primary and secondary for us.

Although we only spent time around two school yards where we did laugh a lot, many of my class were actually pupils of two schools at the second site of our education.

When we ended our fourth form (now year 10) Ashburton High School and Hakatere College were amalgamated to form Ashburton College, and all of us from both former schools who experienced that can look back on attending great places of education.

These thoughts have come to mind because on Sunday October 20 the Ashburton High School Old Pupils Association is holding its annual lunch in Ashburton.

The association is active in Christchurch and has regularly held gatherings there, but this time around the annual gettogether will take place locally and it’s a wonderful opportunity to share memories of some great time spent many years ago at school.

School days are formative years, a time when we often make lifelong friends and develop both career and recreational interests.

While my high school class was not the final one to enrol at the Ashburton High School it did have the distinction of being the last one to complete all our secondary education at that site.

When Ashburton College began, the junior school was based at the former Hakatere site and the senior school which we joined remained where we were.

It was the teachers who often moved up and down Cass Street in Bedford vans with sliding doors, in what appeared at times to be a rather interesting and possibly life threatening logistical exercise.

In another song of the time Bob Dylan said the times they are a changing.

Moments that stick in the memory

Bernard Egan MOTORING

And they certainly were!

Influences like The Beatles and changing social attitudes had come along.

Cars were changing too.

We were introduced to the Mini. Both the car and the skirt!

By this stage many of us had become interested in Minis. Of both varieties.

Looking back we didn’t just talk about cars, but they were something of interest.

Shared interests led to many friendships and quite a few funny stories.

Students and those who pass

by Ashburton College these days may find it hard to believe that back then it was uncommon for any of us to drive to school.

But those who did sometimes paid a price.

Just as a classmate was about to drive off others would often lift the rear of the cars, leaving the back wheels spinning and the car its unfortunate driver going nowhere. It was just one of those harmless pranks which became a tradition.

But then along came the Mini – the car variety – which was front wheel drive.

We talked a lot about this incredible innovation, being little aware that Andre Citroën had introduced his famous traction avant (front wheel drive) many years before and this leads to a school memory that has remained in the minds of many of us.

You see it wasn’t only pupils who were subjected to the tradition – we treated our teachers equally – so if the occasion was right, maybe a birthday or a teacher leaving (mind you with great kids like us why would they

The mini and the Mini - Both a source of constant attention.

want to?) they were given the treatment too.

Amongst our teachers was a gentleman who taught and was obviously very interested in the culture of France.

To us he seemed the epitome of a Frenchman, often wearing a beret and driving his Citroën Light Fifteen.

For whatever reasons his day and his turn to experience this wonderful tradition finally came.

Just as he was about to drive off the back wheels were lifted off the ground, but the joke was on those who did the lifting, they found out Minis – the car variety – were not the only cars with front wheel drive.

It probably looked quite funny - a Citroën taking off down Grey Street with several chaps being dragged behind it, and the driver possibly singing Viva la France!

All the drag and lifting the holders could muster was to no avail so finally they were forced to let go.

The car and no doubt the driver

still resplendent in his beret gave a bit of a lurch and a bump then carried on while those involved swallowed their pride.

Gradually during our final years one or two did get cars, and I recall one classmate inheriting his grandfather’s Model A canvas top truck.

One Monday he recounted being at a rather posh weekend party during which some ponce in an attempt to embarrass a young fellow asked “and what kind of car do you drive?” to which he promptly retorted “a Ford convertible”.

Perhaps it was during those days that our classmate Murray Sinclair, who has very successfully competed and made a name for himself in classic car racing, developed his interest.

They were good days, we were fortunate to have that time.

The lunch on Sunday October 20 will provide a great chance to talk about the learning we did, the friends we made, the fun we had, the laughter in the old school yard and the cars we liked.

And those Minis!

Many of us remember where we were and what we were doing when momentous events occurred.

I well recall hearing the news of Winston Churchill’s death.

It occurred while we were in Wellington during the summer school holidays and the broadcast came over the radio in my uncle’s new Chrysler Valiant.

I remember thinking it was a nice car and it was somehow appropriate to hear of the passing of a valiant warrior in a model bearing that name.

There will be quite a few Valiants and other special cars in town over Labour Weekend for the Mopar Forum, and no doubt many tales will be told and memories shared.

Look out for the cars and if you can take the chance to visit the public display.

Early Chrysler Valiant: Evoking memories of days gone by.

OLD PUPILS LUNCH If you would like more information about the Ashburton High School old pupils lunch on Sunday, October 20, 2013, please phone 308-3999

The Mini was far from the first front-wheel drive car, Citroen’s Light Fifteen was well ahead of it.

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Allenton Outdoor Bowling Club The Progressive Pairs were held at the club on 28 Sept with a good attendance the following winners were: Leads - 1st.

Betty Beck, 2nd. Ken McLaren. Skips – 1st. Bob Holdom, 2nd. Sandra Keith.

Well done to you all.

Now further to last week, here is a list of our wonderful Sponsors and Donations for Sandra Keith’s Fund Raising Tournament: Raffle: Ashburton Licensing Trust, Ashburton Club & MSA, Super Liquor, BNZ, Knitcola Stitchery.

Sponsors & Donations: Cates Plumbing, Ashfords, Allenton Meats, Speights (Lion Brewery), Mountain River Processors, Devon Tavern, Temuka Bowling Club, Holdom Family, John Drayton, Uncle Pat, Aunty Pat, Gordon Sparks, Wendy & Rose, Murray Palmer, Graham Clarke, Graeme Bishop, Wendy Petrie, Alan McIntosh, Wendy Suttie, Jill May, Alison & Richard Smitheram.

Our Thanks and Appreciation to these wonderful generous people and also to everyone else who helped to make the day a great success. Excellent Team effort from our Club!!! Go The All Blacks and The Otago Volts. Cheers

Ashburton Bowling Club The new season was opened on Saturday Sept. 28 with the raising of the flag

by Life member Trevor Grigg, rolling of the jack by Life member Janet Moore and delivery of the first bowl by the Mayor Mr Angus MacKay who then declared the season open. Over 60 members then took part in a game of Triples.

The winning teams were G Taylor, John Lilley and Shirley Maw, 2nd. C Leech, A Miller and John MacLay, 3rd T Watson, R Keeling and Jo Dennis. With congratulations by the President G Taylor they were awarded, a trip around the nearest lamppost. a free burial at sea with a friend or a free car park. Such was the good humour of the day.

We were lucky to get the opening and the play in before the weather broke later in the day so at least the weather gods were on our side. The members and visitors enjoyed a scrumptious afternoon tea supplied by all. Graham welcomed all the new members to the club and wished them all a happy season of bowling. The new shirts are still to arrive but we hope that they will not be too long away. It seems that China had a week’s holiday somewhere along the process so we have to be patient.

Cost will be $34 to those that have them ordered. Barry will be happy to take your money separately from your membership fees.

Competitions will begin this weekend for the men and Oct 8 for the ladies. Good bowling to you all and best wishes for a happy and successful season.

Ashburton County Lions A good attendance of members and guests was welcomed to the recent meeting. Attending were District Governor Allan Prakash of Oamaru, prospective member Marie Soper, and visitor Janice Rickard.

Odd shoes, bling and wacky hair were required accessories for the evening.

As the usual meal was enjoyed, members were encouraged to indicate their interest in a Lions Old Time Dance; and two possible Mystery Trips; as well as express willingness to help with Day Care Centre driving.

Acknowledgement of a sympathy message was received from the Early family; thanks for a donation to Mania-O-Roto Scout association had been sent; and a request was made for assistance with catering for Masonic Lodge conference.

The induction of Marie Soper as a member of the club was conducted by DG Allan.

He spoke to members about the international Convention held in Hamburg in July; talked about the hopes and goals of the International President; encouraged the care and retention of members; stressed the importance of productive and enjoyable meetings in which all members can feel they belong; and congratulated leaders and members on the successes of our club.

At the conclusion of his address he presented his personal banner and accept-

Mid Canterbury Hockey’s Collier Cup team The Mid Canterbury Collier Girls’ Hockey Team heads to Wellington on October 6 to represent their region against some of New Zealand’s best primary under 13 hockey players. The team is (back row, from left) Susan Moore (coach), Erin Connelly-Whyte, Tayla Love, Kate O’Reilly, Taylor McKenzie, Zoe Aschen; (middle row, from left) Nathan Busch (coach), Abby Brownlie, Hannah McDougall, Jaidyen Busch, Marika Mellish, Kate Brady, Maria O’Reilly (manager); (front row, from left) Lucy Moore, Emma Warmerdam, Kate Donald, Hayley Riordan, Britney Moore.

ed one of our club banners.

Lion Christine Stewart thanked him for sharing his message.

Treasurer Fiona Williamson reported club finances in a healthy state and reminded payment of subscriptions was due.

Plans were announced for “Toot for Tucker” on 18 November; help with the Blind Foundation Appeal was agreed; future programmes for the club were outlined, including the Old Time Dance on 18 October, and Christmas celebration on 8 December.

Reports were received of a successful sale of lily bulbs and lavender plants at Boulevard Day; and of buoyant sales of Camp Quality raffle tickets. Three future catering opportunities (October 2013 and May 2014) were agreed.

Ten members entertained with an original song reflecting the activities of the club.

General business included agreement to assist with Can Bead fund raising garden party Devonshire Teas; a decision to bid to host District Convention 2016; an explanation of the club Charitable Trust; and reminder to recycle used spectacles (may be left at Unichem Pharmacy).

Members paraded their odd shoes, and bling, with Lion Jackie Ryan receiving first prize. The monthly raffle was won

by Lion Annette McCully; and Tail Twisting with Lion Jackie ended the evening on a light hearted note.

Ashburton Harrier Club Championships - The Ashburton Harrier Club contested their annual club championship road race around the Northpark Industrial Estate on Saturday 21st September 2013.

Two Junior runners completed a 3km course: - Ben Baker 11:24 and Josh Sheridan 11:55.

Jo Ford was the first runner home in the men’s 8.32km race with a time of 31:20, closely followed by Brian Goods 32:47, Peter Larkin 32:51, Graeme Wall 34:15, Gary Whiting 34:55, Ian Broadbelt 35:00, Bruce Henderson 36:28, Neill 36:38, Merv Gilbert 41:03, Jimmy Stubbs 48:49 and Mike Callaghan 50:18.

The first home on handicap for the runners was Graeme Wall, followed by Gary

Whiting and Ian Broadbelt.

The walkers completed a 6.25km course with Dave Strong finishing first with a time of 39:07 followed by Patrice Ansell 39:37, Lori Rusbath 43: 38, Barbara Taylor 44:44, Linda Bayne 46:54, Robin Ford 47:23, Jackie Gilbert 50:17, Trish Harvey 50:17, Anita Hayes 53:17 and Viv Strong 56:11.

The overall winner for the walkers handicap was Anita Hayes closely followed

by Viv Strong, Jackie Gilbert and Dave Strong.

This race wrapped up a very successful winter season for the harrier club which commenced back in March 2013.

Ashburton Woodworkers President Geoff Brown welcomed 20members and friends to our September meeting, and announced that the club finally received our charitable status from the department of Internal Affairs. A report on Boulevard Day raffle raised approximately $500.00, well down on last year. October meeting will again feature Ken Newton as a demonstrator; also in attendance will be the club’s patron Tom Dotta who is on a visit from the USA. Forthcoming events, A&P Show, Oamaru Spin Around 1-3rd Nov, Roly Munro at Timaru 30th November, Christmas social 5th December.

Show and Tell table: Bruce Ferriman an off centre goblet in cherry wood.

Adriaan Slooten nice bowl in beech and a suitable looking wooden apple inside.

Dave Busby a rimu rough turned bowl and a small elm bowl.

John Howe a fancy three legged carved vase. Well executed.

Wim Melchers three vases made to a drawn profile. He explained how difficult it was to actually turn to given dimensions.

Chris Thompson, our master demonstrator for the evening, showed us his method of teaching his pupils how to make a ukulele. Firstly he made a form for the sides of three layers of MDF. Steam heated the 1.7mm strips of pine with a hot iron which were then fitted inside this form. Top and bottom plates were glued in with the edges re-inforced

by kerfed strips. Neck was then shaped using beech timber using files and spoke shave. Using a jig he marked out the position of the frets and finally the bridge was fitted. After stringing and tuning it was ready to be played. Chris played a few notes. Thanks Chris, a fascinating display along with his witty humour.

Ashvegas Country Club The Presidents Cup will once again remain with Ashvegas following its comprehensive win over a star studded Tinwald Golf Club side last Sunday. With the team he had selected Tinwald president Chris Hart would have been confident of success going into last weekends clash and it was plain to see from the dejected looks of his players afterwards that much work will be needed over the next 12 months if they are to get their hands on the cup next year.

A good team effort was the key for the Ashvegas side winning 5 of the 6 four ball matches and with Daz Young, Pete Bettle, Brock Peddie, Tim Johnson, Graeme Mills and Cheyne Mapu all picking up maximum points in their matches a comfortable win was a fitting result.

This Sunday is the clubs monthly premier day and is scheduled to be held at the Tai Tapu course near Lincoln. Those wishing to attend should meet at the Devon by 8.30am.

The Ashvegas sponsored Mayfield 27 hole tournament is to be held the following Saturday, October 12th, and we will be looking for a good turnout of our golfers to ensure the success of this very enjoyable event, tee off time for this is 10.00am.

MSA Outdoor Bowling Club The beautiful smell of newly mown grass, the big yellow in a clear blue sky and happy faces all around. What more could one ask for?

That was the scene at the M.S.A. Bowling Club, when a full complement of Men & Women took to the green to play the first M.S.A. 1/2 day Friday Triples, for the new season. Some good bowling was witnessed on the perfectly conditioned green, and a happy day was had by All.

Weather has played a big part in the use of the green and unfortunately Sunday was scheduled to play the “Peters Cup”.

Players donned their warm clothes and play commenced but it was not long before play was abandoned due to heavy rain, a warm Clubhouse and nice warm cuppa was most acceptable by very cold and wet players.

This was a big disappointment for both players and organisers but hopefully the tournament will be played at a later date. The ‘Peters Cup” competition has always been popular and was first played for in 1967. The Cup itself was donated by Mr. W.C. Peters, (a foundation Member) and was first President of the M.S.A. Bowling Club.

Hopefully skies will clear and everyone can take to their greens and enjoy their favourite “Summer” sport.

M.S.A. are looking forward to playing the Lowery Cup Men’s Singles on Sunday October 6th and would be grateful to anyone offering to act as Markers ph John Argyle 308 5871 Women’s Championship Pairs: will commence on Tuesday October 8th at 9:30am.

The Men’s Match Committee wish to remind All Men wishing to play in Championships that Names MUST be entered by October 20th.

Good Bowling All and fingers crossed for better weather TEA DUTY; October 8th—10th L. Boud —M. Watson.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed everyone on Thursday September 26th 2013. She asked members to observe a minutes silence for the late Dawn Keepa.

Joy Tarbotton said Grace before the 68th birthday potluck lunch was served.

There was a great selection of finger food. The birthday cake was cut by Connie Burgess and Una Green.

Vi Williams congratulated the Women’s Section, for celebrating 68 years. She had a scrapbook of ‘Memories” for members to look at. Hope McIntosh played a selection of tunes on the piano. As usual this was lovely to listen to.

Apologies were accepted. Hope played the piano, while we sang the R.S.A. song

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and Happy Birthday to several members.

Sympathy was extended to anyone who has lost a loved one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery.

A card was received from Ann Rennie with thanks for good wishes sent to her. She is home again. Please note change of date for Christmas Dinner – from the 2nd to the 9th of December. Colleen thanked the hostesses of the day for their efforts. Colleen then introduced our speaker Jenny Ewing, who has nursing and paramedic training.

Jenny spoke of her volunteer work in Laos.

She has had 12 years involvement and lived there for 6½ years. She gave an excellent account of her work with orphans – restoration programme and emergency care programme.

A truly dedicated person. Jenny was thanked for giving her time to speak to us.

Raffles were won by Hope McIntosh and Judy Peck. Afternoon tea was served to bring a lovely day to an end.

Music concert On Sunday 22nd September a very appreciative audience of over 100 enjoyed the Ashburton Branch of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers’ annual concert for junior performers. 27 young students aged from 5 to 12 who are taught by local music teachers performed items on piano, violin and cello. The concert, held annually at the Sinclair Centre, gives junior students the opportunity to perform before an audience.

Performers in the concert were:Piano - Ruby Appleby, Abbey Bennet, Lacey Cairns, Toby Cairns, Emma Cochrane, Madilyn Leak, Rachael Leak, Kate McIlroy, Amelia Parker, Amy Pearson, Emma Petrie, Joel Stevenson, Gregory Taumaoe, Poe-Joseph Taumaoe,Angus Tsui, Eliane Vinculado, Zac Woolf, Tiffany Yang Violin - Zanthe-Lee Butterick, Willow Diedricks, Daniel Dolan, Hannah Kuipers, Breanna Sutton, Daniel Petrie, Danielle Stevenson. Cello - Zoe Diedricks, Ella Pearson

Poe-Joseph Taumaoe (left) and Gregory Taumaoe play a duet.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS

Results

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Tinwald Golf Club

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Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association Bisque Par Mayfield Golf Club September 30 1st with a score of + 11 was Peter Kiddey; 2nd with a score of + 10 was Charlie Reid; 3rd = with a score of + 8 were: Dave Tilson, Eddie Tulip, John Easton and George Cartney; 7th = with a score of + 7 were: Earle Jackson, Merv Green and Graham Taylor; 10th = with a score of + 6 were: Gavin Santy, Bernie Caldwell and Ray Goodman.

Twos: Bill Mason x2 and Malcolm Fech-

Tuesday Ladies, October 1 Val Scammell Memorial Trophy Di Lowe nett 73, Phyl Ellis 74, Val Cartney 75 on C/B from Di Bell 75, Barbara Cochrane 77 on C/b from Pat Bell 77, Maree Moore 78 Nearest The Pins: No. 6 Stables Family Restaurant Marion Oakley: No12. Hair by Mac & Maggie Di Lowe No. 2 2nd Shot Dairy Business Centre Maureen Colville. No. 16: 2nd Shot Outdoor Adventure Pat McLauchlan Two’s Di Lowe 9 Hole Combined Stableford Round Valda Johnson & Deb Ellery 27 Stableford.

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Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women October 8 LGU, Rnd 3 Tucker Salver, Barnett Vase Tuesday Starters: Bev Watkins, Kathryn Green No 1 Tee 9.30 S Simpson, H Robertson, B Martin 9.36 K McRae, J McArthur, D Simmons 9.42 A Grant, R Bennett, B Gregory 9.48 H Trott, H Benke, B Cameron 9.54 M Bean, K Green, E Langford 10.00 G Lane, W Carter, B Watkins, F Matsinger No 7 Tee 9.48 S Lemon, L Wackrow, A Hopwood 9.54 K Shaw, H Ward, A Hunt

10.00 J Dunlop, M Watson, J McKeown No 10 Tee 9.30 V Moore, H Lovett, J Guilford 9.36 B Turton, D Hinton, H Argyle 9.42 P Bell, W Parr, F Williamson 9.48 C Trott, T Cates, K Robb 9.54 G Sloper, N Gill, K Read Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section October 10 - report 9:15am Round 5 Medal, stroke Nine Hole convenors – Carolyn King 308 7022 and Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 October 5 – report 8.15am LGU, Rnd 3 Tucker salver, Barnett Vase Club Captain – Alison Grant 302 4635 County Stroke, October 6 12.00pm report for 12.30pm start.

No 1 A. Grant, C. Linney, G. Lambert, Methven 2 No 1 F. Williamson, T. Booker, T. Corbett, J. Van der Heide No 2 D. Houghton, C. Hart, M. Keir, Meth-

ven 3 No 7 W. Blair, B. Nuttal, A. Copland, Methven 1 No 7 D. Gill, D. Lake, S. Lambert, M. Smith No 10 J. Sim, B. Collins, B. Macgregor, Methven 2 No 10 P. Marshall, P. Dolan, M. Holmes, Methven 4 No 11 L. Mulligan, W. Stevenson, B. Sutherland, Methven 2 No 16 S. Lemon, E. Tomlin, J Beardsley, Methven 3 No 16 Methven 4, M. Cross, A. Vessey, H. Argyle Post entries from all clubs accepted.

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7.10pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND STAKES C4, 520m 1 18441 Popstar Rocket 30.57 ........................M Flipp 2 85537 Homebush Iris 30.66 .................J McInerney 3 55254 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp 4 28135 Red Typhoon 30.56 ......................... M Grant 5 x3864 Flying Moe 30.56 .............................B Shaw 6 72273 Starburst Clemmy 30.86 ................. M Grant 7 38177 Maximum Jewel 30.46 .................C Roberts 8 26578 No Undies Sundy 30.39 ............J McInerney 9 83886 Should Be Carlos 30.79 ............J McInerney 10 45868 Fear Go 30.48 ................................G Cleeve 9 7.36pm CAROL’S TAB MAIDEN DISTANCE C0d, 645m 1 57177 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve 2 63231 Opawa Jed nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 3 84475 Homebush Marlow nwtd ...........J McInerney 4 53576 Opawa Cassidy nwtd L & ................... Wales 5 68667 Law To Excel nwtd M & .....................Jopson 6 23788 Baby James nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 32148 Cawbourne Kesha nwtd ............J McInerney 8 35686 Banbit nwtd ......................................B Shaw 9 78866 Big Girl Welshy nwtd .................J McInerney 10 8.05pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ STAKES C5, 520m 1 53252 Brighton Bullet 30.01 J & ................D Fahey 2 31311 Russell Hart 30.22 ....................J McInerney 3 34711 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 4 43432 Know Class 30.12 ..........................G Cleeve

5 6 7 8 9 10

42616 Indi’s Grace 30.20 ........................... M Grant 11221 Palucka 30.47 J & ...........................D Fahey 51173 Zarishel 30.35 H & ..............................Taylor 252F1 Homebush Violet 30.41 .............J McInerney 25385 Bigtime Kelina 30.36 ........................B Shaw 44121 Jinja Power 30.41 J & .....................D Fahey 11 8.32pm SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING DASH C4/5, 295m 1 14841 Homebush Chopper 17.31 ........J McInerney 2 18x48 Wandy Hallee 17.29 .......................G Cleeve 3 72432 Know Advantage 17.04 ..................G Cleeve 4 38853 Homebush Churro 17.35 ...........J McInerney 5 82316 Bellwave 17.20 W & .......................... Nissen 6 26271 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 7 85817 Campaigner 17.15 H & .......................Taylor 8 75717 Etched In Stone 17.25 ..............R Blackburn 9 7x377 Know Rival 17.22 ...........................G Cleeve 10 77646 Hot Mango 17.37 A &.........................Seque 12 8.57pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C4, 295m 1 88556 Botany Prancer 17.54 ...............J McInerney 2 36667 Just A Mate 17.21 .....................J McInerney 3 68647 Okuku Ollie 17.29 ...........................R Casey 4 15171 Bit Piccadilly 17.34 H & .......................Taylor 5 28546 Smash Amy 17.19........................... M Grant 6 22867 Memphis Hotcakes 17.38 .................M Flipp 7 26243 Wandy Chick 17.36 ........................G Cleeve 8 21321 Arkaden 17.53 A & .............................Seque 9 88744 Ramrada 17.21 ............................C Roberts 10 64875 Primitive 17.19 ...........................D Stapleton

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12 22725 Tartan Trilogy (23) fr ................ M Williamson 13 00x C J’s Delight (24) fr .............. C Ferguson (J) 14 60x5 Special Delight (25) fr ...................... D Dunn 10 9.35pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT MOBILE PACE $8000, 6yo+ 3 to 7 wins +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 01745 Kellyrox (1) fr ........................... S Golding (J) 2 11226 Roxy Rocket (2) fr .................. S Walkinshaw 3 372x3 Cherokee Charlie (3) fr ...................J W Cox 4 87538 Vic N Art (4) fr ..................................P Davis 5 15141 Electric Ollie fr .............................. Scratched 6 12311 Delightful Song (5) fr ..................... K Barclay 7 02865 Captain Peacock (6) fr ....................M Jones 8 65656 Motu Speedy Star (7) fr C Ferguson (J, ...Cl) 9 25216 Lionels Meddle (8) fr ............... M Williamson 11 10.00pm BIDVEST TROT $5500, 4yo+ 1 win ffa trot, stand, 2200m 1 3086x Trade Me Now (1) fr ................... R Close (J) 2 5618x Conrock (2) fr ................................ M Shirley 3 01D0x Makarewa Jake (3) fr .............. N Williamson 4 65810 Monorail (4) fr............................... A Lethaby 5 71508 Speedy Success (5) fr...................... A Clark 6 556x5 Frisson (6) fr ............................ M Williamson 7 30340 Face Value (7) fr ............................C Buchan 8 56773 Chevy Corvette (8) fr .......................J W Cox 9 75x13 Experiment (U1) fr......................... B Barclay 10 48x04 Hubie Hudson (U2) fr ....................... D Dunn - APNZ

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies, October 8. Mystery Bus Trip. Bus Leaves the car park 8.45a.m.

Starters & Cards - Committee

M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on October 3. NZ Meeting number: 10 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 4.32pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C4, 295m 1 44872 Pick The Tip 17.11 .......................... D Voyce 2 74672 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 3 64411 Wandy Grant 17.19 ........................G Cleeve 4 47767 Speedy Kazza 17.27 .................J McInerney 5 32832 Opawa Legs 17.42 .......................M Roberts 6 66875 Marmalade Skies 17.43 ....................J Dunn 7 58746 Gitcha Easy 17.25 W & ..................... Nissen 8 43283 Dyna Groll nwtd ...........................C Roberts 9 88744 Ramrada 17.21 ............................C Roberts 10 77646 Hot Mango 17.37 A &.........................Seque 2 4.50pm CTV STAKES C1/2, 520m 1 34562 Know Peril 30.62 ............................G Cleeve 2 26144 Rocky Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 3 47366 Botany Seaton 31.12 ................J McInerney 4 11437 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 5 67725 Fireman’s Rocket 31.08 ................... B Dann 6 16868 Opawa Romeo 30.71 ................J McInerney 7 72164 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 L & .................. Wales 8 23352 Pseudonym 30.63 .....................R Blackburn 9 47367 Massage Only 31.09 ...................D Kingston 3 5.07pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4/5, 295m

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82487 Another Colt 17.35 ....................J McInerney 52748 Homebush Mayhem 17.27 ........J McInerney 14x12 Follow Fame 17.32 ............................M Flipp 23126 More Better 16.99 W &...................... Nissen 36373 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 11854 Life’s A Laugh 17.17..................R Blackburn 53831 Go Housie 17.06 ............................G Cleeve 51365 Swip And Tear 17.30 H & ....................Taylor 7x377 Know Rival 17.22 ...........................G Cleeve 88744 Ramrada 17.21 ............................C Roberts 4 5.25pm (NZT) KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C3, 520m 1 65445 Bob’s Eye 30.73 ........................J McInerney 2 57756 Lincoln Flyer nwtd ........................C Roberts 3 32188 Botany Pete 31.07.....................J McInerney 4 32235 Ohoka Frenchi 30.69.................... L Waretini 5 47562 Bone Nerd 30.62 ..........................M Roberts 6 x7574 Business Plan 30.50 .................R Blackburn 7 76687 Know Honour 30.81 .......................G Cleeve 8 3256F Girl Racer 30.42 H & ...........................Taylor 9 56353 Alisaray 30.59 .............................. L Waretini 10 12186 Gee Cee Bee 30.70 ...................H Anderton 5 5.50pm (NZT) ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C4/5, 295m 1 23475 Callahan 17.26 .............................M Roberts 2 11147 Ciri Rioli 17.04 J & ..........................D Fahey 3 36162 Know Lies 17.37 ............................G Cleeve 4 61611 Dixie Lee 16.99 .........................R Blackburn

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22575 Homebush Helen 17.18 ............J McInerney 23731 Trans Tasman 17.23 ..................R Blackburn 33125 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 72643 Mr. Whippy 17.19 W & ....................... Nissen 7x377 Know Rival 17.22 ...........................G Cleeve 64875 Primitive 17.19 ...........................D Stapleton 6 6.18pm (NZT) SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C4, 295m 1 44883 Starburst Blanch 17.26 ................... M Grant 2 46213 Taieri Plains 17.41 C &....................... Fagan 3 31366 Wandy Gaylene 17.30....................G Cleeve 4 76275 Tepirita Rita 17.43 ............................B Shaw 5 78428 Jumpin’ Julia 17.30....................J McInerney 6 45322 Cawbourne Chief 17.39 .................. M Grant 7 63742 Homebush Edith 17.21 .............J McInerney 8 x7776 Red Carpet 17.29...........................G Cleeve 9 88744 Ramrada 17.21 ............................C Roberts 10 57576 Sosan 17.43 .................................C Roberts 7 6.44pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 51553 Drysdale 17.17 ....................................A Lee 2 56623 Not A Know 17.22 ........................A Waretini 3 72666 Ate Pizza 17.18 ................................B Shaw 4 56354 Homebush Sarge 17.35 ............J McInerney 5 13141 Attack Wide 17.23 ..........................G Cleeve 6 16753 Wandy Geno 17.27 ........................G Cleeve 7 71181 Damarjo 17.30 H & .............................Taylor 8 14216 Batiatus 17.34 ...........................R Blackburn 9 7x377 Know Rival 17.22 ...........................G Cleeve 10 57576 Sosan 17.43 .................................C Roberts

Forbury harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club meeting at Forbury Park on October 3. NZ Meeting number: 7.Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11.

1 5.40pm (NZT) MAINLINE ELECTRICAL TROT $5500, 3yo+ non winners trot, stand, 2200m 1 7x588 Makarewa Rick (1) fr ...................... K Franks 2 87x79 Pop Goes The Weasel (2) fr ......... B Norman 3 94x Cheeky Pat (3) fr ..................... S Golding (J) 4 8P Venus Was Her Name (4) fr ............J W Cox 5 8x242 American Holiday (5) fr .......... S Walkinshaw 6 7780 Lady Hest (6) fr ................................ D Dunn 7 17095 Mr Majestic (U1) fr .................. M Williamson 8 6986x Zoogin (U2) fr ................................K Barclay 9 0 The Jinja Ninja (U3) fr ...................... A Clark 10 635x9 Flying Buck (U4) fr ........................R Jenkins 11 75070 Queen Mary (U5) fr ............. D D McCormick 2 6.08pm SIGNPRINT PACE $5500, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2200m 1 0740 Black George (1) fr ........................... D Dunn 2 306 Maybe Foxy (2) fr ...............................R May 3 42844 Bryleigh Star (3) fr ................... M Williamson 4 308x0 Getinbehind (4) fr ......................... A Lethaby 5 45 Darjeeling Bromac (5) fr .............. G A Payne 6 71Dx6 Whozideawasthis (6) fr.......................M Kerr 7 85034 Heavenly Creature (7) fr...................P Davis 8 x09x6 Pure Christian (8) fr.........................J W Cox 9 Carletta (9) fr ................................. K Barclay 10 097x7 Extremelea (10) fr ......................... A Armour

3 6.34pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ 2 wins mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 34527 Rock Of Tara (1) fr ...................... S Ottley (J) 2 1210x Saveapatrol (2) fr .......................... K Butt (J) 3 41431 Chers Bettor Babe (3) fr ..... B Williamson (J) 4 95000 Cullen’s Mercy (4) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 5 55576 Sonia Ellen (5) fr ..................M Anderson (J) 6 5571x Jaccka Nat (6) fr ....................R McIlwrick (J) 7 54919 VC’s Honour (7) fr ...................... R Close (J) 8 92131 De Malmanche fr.......................... Scratched 4 6.59pm SUPERFAST STUART HANDICAP TROT $7000, 5yo+ 1 to 5 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 44694 Joltin Joe Demagio (1) fr .................... R May 2 16528 Marchesa (1) 10 ......................... R Close (J) 3 00951 Freefall (2) 10 ............................ B Borcoskie 4 9613x Starlight Invasion (3) 10 ......... S Walkinshaw 5 0x636 The Doctor (U1) 10 ....................... K Barclay 6 6405x Space Ace (U2) 10........................ B Barclay 7 89389 Mum Beat Lyall (U1) 20 ..................J W Cox 8 00735 So King (1) 30 .................................. D Dunn 5 7.25pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK PACE $6000, 4yo+ 1 win pace, stand, 2700m 1 89887 The Witch Doctor (1) fr ............ M Williamson 2 42232 Vera’s Delight (2) fr......................B McLellan 3 48051 Mustang fr .................................... Scratched 4 68390 Sixonenine (3) fr..................... S Walkinshaw 5 0x223 Homeforabubbly (4) fr .....................J W Cox

6 396x6 I’m Bettor (5) fr ..............................R Jenkins 7 19585 Glenferrie Ann (6) fr .................. C McDowell 8 6304x V C Dell (7) fr ................................... D Dunn 6 7.53pm NRM 3YO SIRES STAKES HEAT 3 MOBILE PACE $18,000, 3yo c&g mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 436x Groomsman (1) fr.......................... B Barclay 2 4 Weedon’s Express (2) fr ...................P Davis 3 455x3 Regulus (3) fr ................................... D Dunn 4 1 Alleluia (4) fr ..................................M Purdon 5 155x1 Onedin Mach (5) fr .................. N Williamson 6 P80x9 My Guy Mac (6) fr ................ C Ferguson (J) 7 2 Mr Mach (7) fr ...............................B Orange 8 23x11 Pay Me Mach (8) fr................. S Walkinshaw 7 8.20pm KEEP IT CLEAN MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 85407 Tuscaloosa (1) fr ................................ R May 2 2789x Its Bella (2) fr........................... N Williamson 3 956x8 Majors Blue Jean (3) fr..................R Jenkins 4 32393 Infrequently (4) fr..................... M Williamson 5 52669 Lockey (5) fr .............................. C McDowell 6 2931 Born In The USA (6) fr ..................... D Dunn 7 59867 Mystery Boy (7) fr..........................B Orange 8 0000x Garbo (8) fr .........................................P Kay 9 54089 Kaylea Bolter (9) fr ................R McIlwrick (J) 10 95001 Juliana Belle (21) fr ....................... A Armour 11 137 Bad Peach (22) fr .................... S Golding (J) 12 34302 Aveross Rustler (23) fr ................... A Faulks 13 62096 Caesars Gamble (24) fr...................J W Cox

BILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ f&m non winners mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 90x86 Moonlight Spirit (1) fr.......................... R May 2 31x Speights Girl (2) fr ............................ D Dunn 3 663 Fleets Classy Jet (3) fr ..................B Orange 4 4707 Digital Art fr .................................. Scratched 5 4046x Steffi Road (4) fr............................ A Armour 6 73390 Cracklin Rosie (5) fr ................ M Williamson 7 Jodi Lindenny (6) fr ..................... G A Payne 8 584x6 Go The Stags (7) fr ....................... K Barclay 9 8x Amounis (21) fr ...............................M Jones 10 895x Miss Ali Mach (22) fr ..........................M Kerr 11 399x4 Curragh’s Princess (23) fr ...........B McLellan 12 00x63 Neat N Petite (24) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 9 9.10pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 25 Kym’s Boy (1) fr .................................. R May 2 550x0 Streamline Boy (2) fr .....................R Jenkins 3 7 Ireby Owen (3) fr ......................... G A Payne 4 Kiwi Az (4) fr............................ N Williamson 5 561x7 Bhappy (5) fr ................................ A Lethaby 6 37337 Sammy The Bull (6) fr .................B McLellan 7 86657 Spirit Of Chronos (7) fr .....................P Davis 8 3969x Shamrocks Boy (8) fr ......................M Jones 9 42468 Rescarn (9) fr .....................................M Kerr 10 89x00 Mach Cullen (21) fr .......................B Orange 11 4 Washington’s Flier (22) fr ................J W Cox

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In brief College basketball After back-to-back wins the Ashburton College senior girls were bounced by Rangitoto College at the National Secondary School Basketball championships in Palmerston North yesterday.

Touted as a title contender, Rangitoto showed why as they beat Ashburton 94-25. Ashburton then rounded out pool play losing to Saint Kentigerns 42-61.

Having earlier beaten Massey 62-57 and Waikato Diocesan 55-45, Ashburton finished fifth in pool play and now go into the crossovers.

Under 15 hockey

Veterans finally on course Tony Bennett follows through on his tee shot in the Brandon Vets tournament at the Ashburton Golf Club yesterday.

Having been blown off the first time by last month’s big winds, that wreaked havoc on the course, and by rain, it was third time lucky for the tournament as it was finally played in fine conditions.

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The breeze on course was considered gentle in comparison to the wild winds for the just over 80 players that teed off.

In the 80-plus age bracket Bruce Leighton was top with a net 65 with Earl Jackson runner-up on 67 by lot from Peter Bain. In the 70s, Ray Welsh won with a net 66 with Murray Anderson second on a count back

from Graham Taylor.

Ray Suttie was the best of the 60s on 66 with Kevin Smith second on 67 and Tom King third on the same score.

Sa Tufuga’s 71 had him win the 50s. The winning team on 205 for the best three net scores was K. Smith, Anderson, George Brown and Brian Hawksby.

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Tasman Warriors release Packer dominate Squad depth and defence are crucial parts of modern rugby.

The All Blacks preach those values as do the Super 15 franchises.

Those values are playing a greater role in the ITM Cup too as it travels deeper into the competition.

Tasman showed the benefits of most rugby components last night in Nelson as beat Waikato 64-28. They began the demolition early and brought too many layers of variation, skill and power for their Waikato opponents.

It was a top night for rugby, fine and fast and Tasman were determined to be creative. They were disciplined about their tactics too even after obvious early signs there was only going to be one result.

Captain Sam Christie set the tone with another committed shift on the open side flank, his mates followed and Tasman collected their bonus point try soon after the interval when Joe Wheeler crashed over.

Waikato tried, and staged a temporary resurgence at one stage, but to no avail. - APNZ

Prop Russell Packer has been released from the final year of his Warriors contract, freeing him up to join the Newcastle Knights on a four-year deal.

The 23-year-old endured a difficult season, playing only nine games because of biceps and hamstring injuries and he also grabbed unwanted attention and a A$15,000 fine for the club when he urinated on Suncorp Stadium immediately before the Warriors 56-18 hammering of the Broncos.

He played only once more for the first-grade side after that

incident, spending the rest of the year with the Vulcans or in the treatment room.

Packer played 110 games for the Warriors after making his debut against Canberra in 2008 as an 18-year-old.

He was seen as one of the most promising props in the game and made his test debut against the Kiwis in Newcastle in 2011. His only other test was against England in the Four Nations later that year.

“While he had injury issues this year, Russell has given us good service in his six seasons

after coming to the club as a young player with potential,” Warriors general manager football operations Dean Bell said. “We appreciate what he achieved with the Vodafone Warriors and wish him all the best as he looks to make a new start in the NRL.” The Knights had been in the market for a prop and had initially targeted Melbourne youngster Mitchell Garbutt, a Newcastle junior who played in their under-20s in 2008 and 2009, but Packer offers both youth and experience. - APNZ

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Bassett set to hound Ferns She could develop into the next Irene van Dyk - but unfortunately Caitlin Bassett won’t be wearing a black dress.

Australian Bassett is set to become a recurring nightmare for the Silver Ferns - not just over the next two weeks but across the next few years.

She has already proved a pivotal figure in this Constellation Cup series. She shot at

100 per cent in the 55-51 loss in Invercargill, then hit 32/36 in Auckland as the Diamonds won 48-45 (no other shooter got more than 25).

But beyond the bare statistics, Bassett offers a presence that can be almost impossible to counter.

At 1.92m, she is the tallest player on the court in this series and allows Australia the option of a genuine holding

shooter, for long the domain of van Dyk in international netball.

“She offers real height at the back of the circle,” says Ferns captain Casey Kopua of Bassett. “It hasn’t always been the typical Australian style and is obviously a good weapon for them. She has developed a lot over the last few years and is now a lot stronger and much more accurate.”

- APNZ

The Mid Canterbury girls meet Waikato in the quarter-finals of the national under 15 hockey tournament in Dunedin today after finishing second in pool B. Mid Canterbury completed pool play against Auckland yesterday and went down 2-0 but having beaten Otago 1-0 on Monday, with a goal from Emma Mealings, finished second in the pool to meet Waikato which had two wins and a draw in pool C. In Christchurch the Mid Canterbury boys play Hawkes Bay in the bottom eight quarter-finals. Yesterday they met Manawatu and lost 0-5, which followed a 1-0 loss to South Canterbury after they were well beaten by North Harbour on day one, to finish fourth in pool C.

Footballers away The Mid Canterbury 14th grade boys are the next to kick off their South Island football tournament in Dunedin tomorrow. The 10th and 11th grade teams were first up in Nelson earlier in the week, where the 10s finished 16th and the 11s were 18th. The 13th grade boys start in Queenstown on Sunday.

Next Thursday the 16th grade boys are in Timaru with the 12th grade boys bound for Blenheim and the 14th grade girls to Christchurch.

The 17th grade girls’ tournament is again in Methven starting on Tuesday absent a Mid Canterbury team, but three Mid Canterbury girls feature in the Selwyn side.

Highlanders’ signing The Highlanders signed young Argentinian tight-head prop Matias Diaz on a one-year deal yesterday.

The 20-year old Diaz plays for the Teqüe Rugby Club rugby in Argentina, and made his Test debut for the Pumas this year against Uruguay in the South American Championships. After making his test debut, Diaz played for the Argentinian under 20 team at the IRB Junior World Champions in France and was re-selected in the Pumas squad for the Test Championship.

Father banned Bernard Tomic’s father and coach John Tomic will be banned from the Australian Open in January following his assault conviction.

Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said John Tomic would not be allowed into Melbourne Park in any capacity. He was arrested in Madrid in May after allegedly head-butting Bernard’s hitting partner Thomas Drouet and is serving a 12-month suspension by the ATP that expires in May.

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McCaw’s eye on one more milestone Richie McCaw has ticked off most marks in his illustrious test rugby career.

Most All Black tests, most successful international captain, first All Black to a century of test caps, first forward to 100 test points; the list is still building for McCaw, who expects to return from a knee ligament injury for his 120th test on Sunday against the Springboks.

He has played 21 tests against the All Blacks’ greatest rival but has never played at South Africa’s spiritual home at Ellis Park.

McCaw had a chance in 2004 but missed that year’s Tri-Nations because of concussion. He

was hurt in the first test against England and sat out the next but suffered a relapse when he returned against Argentina.

This year he damaged his medial knee ligament against Argentina and his chance of playing the Boks at Ellis Park looked marginal. But his superb fitness, powers of recovery and dedication have him on track to wear his No7 jersey again for the Rugby Championship decider at Ellis Park.

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised after McCaw’s heroics during the march to World Cup success in 2011 when he played with a broken foot.

Now it appears it will take more than the infamous 1995 World Cup food poisoner Suzie to keep the All Black skipper out of this test.

McCaw’s first test against the Boks in 2002 was nearly as dramatic when he caught a beerfuelled spectator who avoided security at Durban and tackled referee David McHugh, dislocating his shoulder. Play was held up for 10 minutes while McHugh was assisted from the field and replacement official Chris White suited up for the rest of the match - which the All Blacks won 30-23.

Two years later when they

played at Ellis Park and were well beaten 40-26, McCaw watched the game on television as Marty Holah played on the openside. The All Blacks have not played at the stadium since.

Keven Mealamu is the only current All Black who experienced the on-field fury that afternoon in Johannesburg because Andrew Hore did not make it off the bench.

“Beating the Springboks at Ellis Park is a new challenge for most of the team. We need to put history aside and make sure this team is ready to go,” said Mealamu.

- APNZ

Richie McCaw

Volts turning up the heat on the cricket pitch

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watched the Otago Volts play the in the very early hours of Monday morning, and what an edge-of-theseat thriller it was. (Watched them yesterday morning too, till 6.30am, but that’s another story).

Not making a habit of yelling ‘Otagoooooooo’ a lot in the past (unless they were playing Auckland of course), I’d only taken cursory note that the Volts were even involved in the Champions T20 competition, but I happened to catch their early games (they had to qualify just to get in the main draw), and I was impressed by they way they went about their game, and quite simply their team line-up.

If your batting list reads Broom, Rutherford, McCullum, ten Doeschates, Neesham, de Boorder, McCullum, Butler you just know that somebody’s going to put runs on the board.

McCullum (B that is) is a card-carrying superstar of world T20 cricket, but his supporting cast is so strong

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that if he fails on the day, the next man just steps up and it’s business as normal.

Neil Broom knocked up a century in one game (pushing the Volts to a record CT20 total on the way), ten Doeschate stepped off a plane from London, padded up and smashed 60-something off 30 balls, newboy Jimmy Neesham, who has some serious supporters beating their breast in his camp, was instrumental in keeping Otago in a game they had no right to still be competing in on Monday morning; they’re like an Aussie team of a few years ago, you just know that somebody, somewhere is going to turn up and do the business.

Ten Doeschate is a fascinating study; I recall being impressed

when he turned out for Canterbury a couple of seasons ago, and since then he’s played for about a hundred teams, all around the globe, performing for all of them and making a name for himself as the leader of the new breed of cricketing mercenaries; best of luck to him!

Anyway, in Monday’s game the Volts were way, way behind the 8-ball (a situation of their own making, de Kock was dropped on 50-something and went on to a superb century), but somehow they stayed just in touch, despite the wickets tumbling.

Those wickets included a couple of the softest catches to mid-on that would have had many a fan shouting angrily at their TV screen, seemingly putting their team just too deep in the mire to recover.

But recover they did, and they just got up to score exactly the same runs as the Lions, forcing the Super Over decider.

In the penultimate over a free-

hit no-ball was deposited into the crowd - all just adding to the unbelievable tension level.

Brendon McCullum hit a six off the last ball of the super over to give the Lions something to chase.

Jimmy Neesham was surprisingly thrown the ball when it was the Volts’ turn to bowl, and things looked grim when he gave up a four and a six in the first two balls, but a wicket and a dot ball proved that this young man has what it takes to go a long way in this game.

A run-out on the last ball, when the scores were tied yet again, meant the Volts won the match because McCullum’s six off the last ball meant that Otago had hit one more boundary than their opposition.

The tournament format could easily have ruled that number of wickets lost in the main game decided that outcome at that point, but you gotta be lucky sometimes, and it was Otago’s day. This was heart-stopping sport at its very best.

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The Pumas pushed the ABs for a while on Sunday, but the tension was never remotely near this level, the Men in Black just did what they do, piling on more and more pressure until the opposition cracked, sort of like Oracle (oops, don’t mention The Cup!), although at Ellis Park next week we should see some serious fireworks as the Boks will have to score a four-try bonus point to take the tournament.

But whatever happens to them from this point on, and the closeness of Wednesday morning’s match should have sealed a semi-final berth, its cricket’s southern men who have been turning up the sporting voltage for New Zealanders in recent times.

And Neeshan has made himself a millionaire in the last few days; The IPL auction is not far away, and the men (sorry, and women) with big pockets will not have missed his antics over the past few days, and he’ll be in all their top 10 lists.

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Sanzar pushing for Argentina

By Patrick McKendry APNZ

The addition of a Pacific Islands team to Super Rugby from 2016 is a preferred option by many within the New Zealand franchises but it appears a new team from Argentina has a better chance of being included.

The Herald reported yesterday that feedback from New Zealand’s franchise coaches had suggested including a team from the Islands and one from Japan in a two-conference model split between New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

However, Greg Peters, the chief executive of Sanzar, the organisation which overseas the competition, said while consultation was ongoing, he had yet to see the New Zealand document. He added that while a two-conference model was Sanzar’s preference, the other guiding principal was the inclusion of a franchise based in Argentina.

“There have been two cornerstones that we have been guided by, one is that South Africa will have six teams and the second is that we’ll use our best endeavours to include Argentina if that’s at all possible,” he said.

The New Zealand feedback left no room for Argentina, although it suggested players from that country could be involved with the other franchises.

Instead, it suggested a Japanese team could be incorporated into the Australian side of the competition, with another new franchise based in Auckland and made up of

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players with a Pacific Islands heritage.

“The models we’re working on endeavour to include Argentina because they play in one of our competitions now and it’s logical to include them in the other one to create a professional rugby base for the future development of professional players out of Argentina,” Peters said.

“They would come through to the Pumas and the Rugby Championship. That is not without its logistical and geographical problems, but we are endeavouring to include them if at all possible.”

Willie Lose, who captained Tonga at the 1995 World Cup, said of the proposal to include a team with a Pacific Islands flavour: “I’m pretty optimistic about it ... personally I think it would be fantastic. I think it’s what the competition needs. Obviously they’re not going to generate more money by getting [Sky] subscribers into Tonga and Samoa and Fiji but what it could do is give an alternative to players who would normally have to search for a contract in Japan or Europe; to play for a franchise here would be really special and unique.”

Adding a team from Argentina would increase the travel factor significantly, something which is already high given Super franchises are spread between Johannesburg, Perth and Dunedin.

“The problem for us is one of our primary considerations is player welfare, we’re not extending the number of weeks.”

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Daily Events Thursday 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, new players very welcome.

Friday 9.30am - 11.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street Tinwald.

Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

Newcomers coffee morning group.

McDonald’s Restaurant, Moore Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main Street, Methven.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Petanque has started, everyone welcome, Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. UFB = Ultra fast broadband by EA Networks and one of their providers Ultimate Mobile, questions and answers. M.S.A. Lounge off Burnett Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing, learn to dance.

All welcome. Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

9.30am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Street. 10.30am MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS 10.00am NETWORK. 10.00am 50+ With an interesting speaker: Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art

Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main 11.00am - 3.00pm Seafield Road.

TE HUB. Street, Methven.

1.30pm Seeds, seedlings, workshops, enviro centre. 35 R.S.A. Euchre, R.S.A. Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.30am Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

ASHBURTON PARENTS CENTRE. 2.00pm 1.00pm - 3.00pm Playgroup, all welcome, free. Netherby CAVENDISH CLUB. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. shopping Centre, Chalmers Avenue.

Fashion parade. 31 Tancred Street.

Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport,

Puzzles Thursday, October 3, 2013

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) In the lead up to tomorrow’s New Moon in your relationship sector there is a need to pay attention to any personal and/or relationship tension.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) While the Moon’s return to your work sector will exacerbate work tension, this is a valuable chance to get everything out in the open.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) There is no doubt that you have reached your busiest and most important time of year for work matters, but the love gods aren’t accepting defeat.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Work/life balance issues coming to a head are temporary and important, with your home and professional lives needing your attention.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) You have a chance to start giving your emotional responses a voice and to work with a natural tendency in play today to speak out and be heard.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) As the Moon wraps up his last visit to your sign before Mars returns he’ll leave clues to what you need to be lining up for and what really excites you.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) A fear of rocking the boat is the greatest impediment to relationship authenticity, with a chance today to face those fears.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) In the month long wind down of your solar year there is a need for quality navel gazing and you need to make the time for it.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Be a team player, a good friend when you need to and practice random acts of kindness, aware that what goes around comes around, especially today.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With your professional star on the rise it’s important to face any work/life balance issues head on, rather than sticking your head in the sand.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Anything that either challenges your excuses when it comes to living life to the full or living in the moment needs to be embraced today.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) Where there is financial tension you will find potential on financial and income fronts, especially with things moving professionally.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS ANSTEY, Norman Dinsmore – On October 1, 2013 at Rosebank Resthome. Dearly loved twin brother, and brother in law of Peter and the late Daphne Anstey.

Respected uncle and great uncle of Noel, Vince, Tegan and Hunter Anstey (Australia), Robyn, the late Stephen, and Sharita Boyd (Dunedin), Spike, Karyn and Simon Foley (Australia), Pete, Steph and Lauren Anstey (Nelson/Christchurch), Ellen, Michael and Sam Kemp (Methven), Bill and Prue Anstey (Australia), and Kate (Dunedin). Will be sadly missed.

BURDETT, Mildred Ruby Mary – On October 1, 2013, her family by her side, at age 97 years. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Pamela, Jillian, and Roger and Denise. A loving nana, great nana, and great great nana.

We are thankful for her loyal friends, and for the care given

by Karadean Court, and Christchurch Hospital. Cut flowers or donations to the Rangiora Cancer Support Group would be appreciated and may be given at the service. The funeral service for Mildred will be held at Northbrook Chapel, Rossburn Reception, Spark Lane [off Northbrook Road], Rangiora, on SATURDAY, October 5, at 11am. Private thereafter.

Gulliver & Tyler Ltd North Canterbury F.D.A.N.Z. Ph. 03 313 8222

CHASE, Keith Frederick George – (Merchant Navy WW2 Reg No R313010, Royal Tank Reg No 14480483). NZ Police, Dep. Supt. Paparua Prison (retired). On October 2, 2013 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 85 years.

Much loved husband of Margot (Margaret). Cherished mother and mother in law of Wendy and Allan, Angeline and Brian, Margaret and J.B., Corina and Robin, Freda and Ivor, Hans and Karen, and the late Barbara. Much loved granddad to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740.

A service to celebrate Keith’s life will be held at the Rosebank Community Centre, Walnut Avenue, Ashburton on FRIDAY, October 4, commencing at 3.00pm. To be followed by Private Cremation.

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Wanted CHASE, Keith – Loved father of Angeline, partner Brian and grandfather of Darryl, Tania, Rachel and Nathan.

There is always a face before me, A voice I would love to hear, A smile I will always remember, Of a father I loved so dear.

Deep in my heart lies a picture, More precious than silver or gold, It’s a picture of my father, Whose memory will never grow old.

DAVIS, Kenneth Humphries (Humphrey) – 26-1-1950 – 2-10-2013 (63 years young). Dearly loved husband for 37 years of Kath.

Loved and cherished dad and father-in-law of Kim and Cory Holdaway. Very special grandy of Alissa, Tia, Jaydn and Josh. Loved father of Nathan. Beloved son and son-in-law of the late Arthur and Isla Davis and the late Jimmy and Joan Hydes.

Messages to 620 Wakamarina Road RD Havelock or www.marlexpress.co.nz/deat hnotices. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Marlborough Hospice c/- PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240 would be appreciated or may be made at the service. A Funeral service for Ken will be held at the Canvastown Hall, Canvastown on MONDAY 7 October at 2.00pm followed by private cremation. At Ken’s request, tidy casual dress is to be worn.

CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES F.D.A.N.Z. www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz Phone (03) 5782004 DAVIS, Kenneth – Loved and respected brother and brother-in-law of Ivan and Mary Davis, Judy and Peter Jardine, Lex and Mary Davis, Gary and Katie Davis, Barbara and Derek Busch, Allan and Sharon Hydes, Colin and Tracy Hydes, Linda Phelps, Gail and Jimmy Protos, Robyn Wilson, and the late Sharon Hydes. Much loved and respected uncle of his many nieces and nephews.

PATERSON PATERSON,Joan JoanMyra Myra–– On October October 2, peace2013, On 2, 2013, peacefully LonaOamaru, Home, fully at IonaatHome, Oamaru, herDearly 93rd loved year. in her 93rdinyear.

Dearlyof loved wife Roy. of theMuch late wife the late Roy. Much loved loved mother andmother motherand in mother in law and of Bruce law of Bruce Keri, and the Keri, the late Michael, and late Michael, and Anne and Anne and Mervyn.

Loved Mervyn.

Loved grandmother grandmother and great and great grandmother of grandmother Darin, Anita, ofandDarin, Eva,Anita, Katand Eva, Katrina, Chris, rina, Chris, Corey, and Bryce; Corey,Keri, and and Bryce; Nigel, Jay.Nigel, LovedKeri, sisandofJay. sister of Jas ter Jas Loved (Jimmy) A Funeral (Jimmy) A Funeral Mass for Mass for Joan will be held Joan be held at Holy The at Thewill Church of The Church Sealy of The Holy AshburName, Name, Street, Sealy Street,4,Ashburton on ton on Friday October comFRIDAY, at 1.30pm.

October 4, mencing Followed commencing at Ashburton 1.30pm. by interment at the Followed by interment at the Cemetery.

Ashburton Cemetery.

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CHASE, Keith – Very much loved father of Please note all late death Wendy and Allan Taylor. notices or notices sent outLoved grandad of Renee and side ordinary office hours Jolene. Loved great grandad must be emailed to: of Tyler and Alexi. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

There’s an open gate at the During office hours notices end of the road may also be sent to: Through which we must classifieds@theguardian.co.nz go alone And there in a light we Any queries cannot see please contact Our Father claims his own.

0800 Beyond the gate father is ASHBURTON resting (0800-274-287).

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Wind at 2000m: NW dying away during the morning, but rising to 60 km/h in the evening.

TOMORROW High cloud increasing, and occasional rain from afternoon. Light winds.

SATURDAY Scattered rain clearing in the morning and fine spells increasing. Light winds.

Fine with northerly breezes at first.

Southerlies and a few showers spreading north late in the day.

SATURDAY Rain clearing from most places in the morning, but further rain near the divide.

Light winds at low levels, northwesterlies 40 km/h about the tops.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 Talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

11am House Gift Three interiordesign experts visit an ordinary home and compete to find a house gift that will win a permanent place in the heart of the household.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Katie is at Andy’s as Declan keeps trying to call her; Bernice is rattled; Chas is puzzled. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me 2pm May The Best House Win 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen With guest Ricky Martin.

5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street Becky stokes Tracy’s paranoia; David plots; Carla is unnerved. 0 8:30 Packed to the Rafters PGR After months of putting her own needs last to take care of her family, Julie feels the strain. 0 9:30 Gavin and Stacey PGR 0 10:05 F Vicious AO 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0 11:05 Tagata Pasifika 11:35 Air Crash Confidential PGR 0 12:40 The Zoo – This Is Your Life 30 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

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TV THREE

FOUR

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:25 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 0 8:15 Franklin 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon The Nine Lives Of Chloe King 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Bethenny 3pm Melissa And Joey 3 0 3:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Sarah is diverted from her true path; Vinnie’s teasing bites back; Len drives Murray around the bend. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 A brawler hopes to sweet talk his way out of trouble; another begs to be sent back to prison. 0 8pm Street Hospital 0 8:30 F Arrow AO 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 Nikita AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 3 Ray hosts a lame bachelor party for Robert, and is shamed by Debra, Marie, and Amy into giving him another one at the lodge. 0 1pm Dr Phil PGR 3 2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR 3 3pm Top Chef – All Stars PGR 3 4pm Rachael Ray 3 Celebrities answer viewers’ questions.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:25 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals 3 Jamie makes glazed pork fillet, cajun-style pepper rice, and barbecue sauce, and tapas bruschetta, and golden grilled sardines. 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live A daily look at issues touching the lives of New Zealanders.

7:30 The X Factor USA PGR The competition continues.

9:30 Project Runway – All Stars PGR Thirteen returning contestants receive an unconventional challenge.

10:30 Nightline

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV Holiday Edition 7:05 BeyWheelz 3 7:30 Beyblade – Metal Fury 3 8am Sticky TV Holiday Edition 8:30 Planet Sheen 3 9am Ready, Steady, Wiggles 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:25 Tree Fu Tom 3 9:50 Humf 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV Featuring Wonder Pets and Dragons – Riders Of Berk.

4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 The perpetually late Chris tries his best to avoid being late to school.

6:30 Futurama 3

11:30 Police Ten 7 3 0 Midnight Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 12:55 Renters PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:15 Huge 3 4:05 Anderson Live PGR 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

11:40 Medium AO 0 12:40 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 Excused AO Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

Midnight Infomercials

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30 9pm 9:30

The Simpsons PGR 3 0 Family Guy PGR 3 American Dad PGR 3 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 South Park AO Californication AO (Starting Today) 3 Hank is in jail, and the gossip blogs are already buzzing with news of the Hollywood’s latest sex scandal. 0 10:40 Against the Wall AO 3

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 1:55 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK 3 2:55 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 3:25 Nigella Feasts 3 Nigella has company for breakfast, and shares her foolproof, stress-free recipes for a meal of bacon-and-tomato hash followed by chocolate-peanut granola.

4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best of Man v Wild PGR 3 8:30 Death in Paradise AO 9:40 Prime Rocks – Abba AO Documentary that looks back at the music career and off-stage life of former Abba member Agnetha Faltskog, one of the best known and most enigmatic icons of pop culture.

10:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 11:25 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:25 Home Shopping 1:55 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:25 Home Shopping

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am My Kitchen 8:30 Make My Home Bigger 9am Food Safari 9:30 Bath Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am American Restoration 11:30 Military Driving School PGR Noon Celebrity DIY 12:30 Where The Wild Men Are 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Combat Hospital PGR 3:30 Make My Home Bigger 4pm Taste 5pm The Home Show 6pm My Kitchen 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Room 7:30 Escape To River Cottage Celebrity chef Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall takes over a Dorset cottage and sets out to achieve a form of rural self-sufficiency.

8:05 Paul Hollywood’s Bread The secrets of breads from all over the world.

8:50 Gourmet Farmer 9:20 Food Safari 9:55 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo AO 10:35 Woodley AO 11pm Auction Room 11:30 Combat Hospital PGR

FRIDAY

TV TWO

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Make My Home Bigger 1:30 Woodley AO 2am Taste 3am The Home Show 4am My Kitchen 4:30 Yard Crashers 5am Paul Hollywood’s Bread 5:30 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo

10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Warrant Of Fitness 3 3:30 Mythic Warriors – Guardians Of The Legend 3 4pm Pukoro 2 4:30 F Pukana Ka Pao 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako

THE BOX 6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 My Name Is Earl PG 8:30 My Name Is Earl PG 8:55 24 MVLS 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 NCIS MV 12:15 SVU MV 1:05 NYPD Blue MVLS 1:55 Modern Family PGL 2:20 My Name Is Earl PG 2:45 My Name Is Earl PG 3:15 24 MVLS 4:05 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Law And Order MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 8:35 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 9:40 SVU MV 10:40 Law And Order MV 11:35 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS

FRIDAY

12:40 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 1:45 24 MVLS 2:35 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:30 My Name Is Earl PG 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Southland v Hawke’s Bay. From Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill.

9:30 Red Bull Chronicles A magazine style programme featuring extreme sport action.

10pm Boxing – Bradley v Marquez 24/7 10:30 Boxing – Fight Night Julio Cesar Chavez jr v Brian Vera.

12:30 Gridiron – Lingerie Football League 2am The Ultimate Fighter 3am Golf World 3:30 Inside The PGA Tour 4am Golf – Presidents Cup (Replay) 5am L Golf – Presidents Cup Day One. From Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

SKY SPORT 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Survive Aotearoa PGR The guys are lost trampers stranded in the Tararua Ranges, where they encounter obstacles including swamps, a slip causing an injury, and a river crossing.

8:30 Code 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Head 2 Head PGR 10:30 F Beneath The Maori Moon 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

9:30pm on FOUR

SKY MOVIES

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Ice-Cold Gold PG Redemption Ridge. 7:30 Man v Wild PG Costa Rican Rainforest.

8:30 Deadliest Catch PG 9:30 Mythbusters PG Myth Evolution.

10:30 Deadliest Catch – The Bait PG Opilio Kicks Off. 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG 12:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1pm I Married A Mobster M 1:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 2:30 Sons Of Guns M Last Round.

3:30 American Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG Trail Blazers.

6:30 American Guns M 7:30 Bering Sea Gold PG The American Dream.

8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Getting to the Bottom.

9:30 Forbidden M Weird Worship.

10:30 Blood Relatives M 11:30 Disappeared M

FRIDAY

Californication

12:30 American Guns M 1:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 2:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 3:30 Dirty Jobs PG 4:30 Beyond Survival With Les Stroud PG 5:30 Time Warp PG

6:20 Another Earth MVS 2011 Drama.

Brit Marling, William Mapother.

7:55 The Amazing Spider-Man MV 2012 Action. Andrew Garfield.

10:10 Ironclad 16V 2011 Action.

Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng.

12:10 Pitch Perfect MLS 2012 Comedy. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson.

2pm The Making Of Battleship MV 2:15 Made… The Movie PG 2010 Comedy. Cyrina Fiallo.

3:40 Everything She Ever Wanted Part 1 MVS 2009 Drama. Gina Gershon, Rachel Blanchard.

5:10 Jeff, Who Lives At Home MVL 2012 Comedy. Jason Segel, Ed Helms.

6:35 Good Deeds MLS 2012 Drama.

Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton.

8:30 Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2 MV 2012 Fantasy.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson.

10:30 Texas Killing Fields 16VL 2011 Crime. Sam Worthington.

FRIDAY

12:15 Sea Beast 16V 2008 Sci-fi.

Corin Nemec, Brent Stait.

1:45 Left In Darkness 16V 2006 Horror. Monica Keena, David Anders.

3:15 Sea Beast 16V 2008 Sci-fi.

4:40 Left In Darkness 16V 2006 Horror. Monica Keena, David Anders.

Prime Rocks – Abba 9:40pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 The Skeleton Key MC 2005 Horror. Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands.

8:20 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba.

10:05 The Watcher 16VL 2000 Thriller. Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves.

11:45 Shanghai Knights MV 2003 Action. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson.

1:40 The Skeleton Key MC 2005 Horror. Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands.

3:25 Schindler’s List MVL 1993 Drama. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes.

6:40 Click MLS 2006 Comedy.

Christopher Walken, Adam Sandler.

8:30 National Treasure 2 – Book Of Secrets PGV 2007 Action.

Benjamin Franklin Gates investigates the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and searches for the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary. Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger.

10:35 The Firm PGL 1993 Thriller.

Tom Cruise, Holly Hunter.

FRIDAY

1:05 The Hobbit World Premiere PG 1:35 Schindler’s List MVL 1993 Drama. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes.

4:45 Click MLS 2006 Comedy.

Christopher Walken, Adam Sandler.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am AFL Weekly (Highlights) 7am Golf – PGA Champions Tour (Highlights) Nature Valley First Tee Open.

8am Golf – Presidents Cup Preview Show 8:30 Golf World 9am Sky Sport – What’s On 9:30 Re:Union (Replay) 10:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Tasman v Waikato.

12:30 Deaker On Sport (Replay) 1:30 Boxing – Bradley v Marquez 24/7 2pm Re:Union (Replay) 3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Tasman v Waikato. From Trafalgar Park in Nelson.

6pm Total Rugby 6:30 Heartland Rugby

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6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Tasman v Waikato.

8am Motorsport – FIA World Touring Car Championship (Highlights) Budapest – Race One. 9am Motorsport – FIA World Touring Car Championship (Highlights) Budapest – Race Two. 10am Motorsport – FIA World Rally Championship Rally France Preview. From Strasbourg, France.

10:30 Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Replay) Chennai Super Kings v Trinidad and Tobago.

2pm Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) Perth Scorchers v Mumbai Indians.

3pm Arena Access 3:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Argentina v New Zealand.

5:30 Inside The PGA Tour 6pm Golf World 6:30 Golf – Presidents Cup (Replay) Opening Ceremony. From Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

7:30 L Basketball – PreSeason Match New Zealand Breakers v China’s Dongguan Leopards. From Vector Arena in Auckland.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

10:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia.

11pm Rugby – International (Highlights) Argentina v New Zealand.

11:30 NRL Footy Show

FRIDAY

2am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Southland v Hawke’s Bay. 4am Red Bull Chronicles 4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am L Motorsport – WRC Power Stage

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Sport ■ CRICKET

Fielding focus first up Kirk Chettleburgh watches Deon Biggs taking a catch with wicketkeeper Mark Mably covering at the Ashburton College 1st XI’s cricket training this week.

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The Ashburton College 1st XI have had their first training as they prepare for the start of their Canterbury Secondary School 1st XI Cup season.

The secondary school season operates in the calendar year and in the resumption of the season Ashburton College have their first day of a two-day game against South West Cricket in the division two competi-

tion next Saturday.

Some of the players in the squad have trained right through with the Mid Canterbury Cricket winter training programme, but a lot of players are yet to even pick up a cricket bat just over a week out from the first game.

“It’s going to be a bit of a disjointed lead-in I guess,” coach Michael O’Callaghan said.

“We still have a few guys busy with winter sports but I think a lot of teams will be in the same

boat as us at the moment.”

A limited build-up may not be ideal to addressing the issues that plagued the team in the first half of the season, which was a sorry tale of not scoring enough runs in the one-day format of the game.

“We have a well-balanced bowling attack with seamers, spinners, left-arm and right-arm bowlers, so our bowling attack is genuinely strong, but our batting is haphazard.”

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back in January-March, college only had two wins beating St Bedes 1st XI by three wickets and finished with a 25-run win over North West Cricket, despite failing to reach 200 in the seven games.

“Scoring consistent runs is our biggest problem and we need to address that but hopefully twoday cricket will give us the opportunity to bat a bit of time without the run-rate pressure.”

O’Callighan said the side’s major downfall was its inability

to accumulate singles.

“We are probably the poorest runners between wickets in Canterbury.

“We aren’t good enough to go out and slam boundaries so by not taking singles it builds pressure.”

Rotating the strike through effective running between the wickets will be a focus in the second half of the season, but with a limited preparation the first test may just be getting bat on ball.

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